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Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 12:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 12:16 p.m.
Dr. Carl Weiss got the blame for the shooting death, 75 years ago, of U.S. Sen. Huey Pierce Long inside the "new" capitol building erected during Long's governorship.
Weiss was present when Long was shot, and was himself killed in the hail of bullets fired by Long's bodyguards. But in the years since, researchers have pointed out that Long's fatal wounds could also have been caused by stray bullets from the guards' guns.
The evidence on both sides of the question will be presented in the upcoming Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne production "Who Killed the Kingfish; The Huey Long Murder Case."
Playwrights David Zinman and Michael Wynne have turned the fatal shooting incident into a trial, by pretending that Weiss survived to face murder charges.
On stage: The accused, Weiss, is played by Reggie Pontiff; Larry Hyatt plays Huey Long in flashback; Janet Owens plays Weiss' attorney; Frank Davis plays attorney general, Gaston B. Porterie; and Bud Barnes plays Judge Oliver P. Carriere.
More than a dozen additional cast members are witnesses and such. Greg Whitney directs. Audience members serve as jurors to decide innocence or guilt. Playgoers are warned that gunshots are fired offstage during the play.
Opening: "Who Killed the Kingfish," opens Feb. 25 and runs through March 7. For reservations, visit www.houmalittletheatre.com or call the box office at 876-4278.
Holiday cluster: Mardi Gras, always some 40 days before Easter, wanders about the calendar as Easter does, and this year, fell close to both Valentine's and Presidents days.
Add to this 2010 winter holiday overlap, the Super Bowl and the following victory parade. An observant celebrator of holidays could appropriately fly black and gold; or red, white and blue; or sweetheart red; or purple, green and gold, banners.
Additionally, snow-lovers in much of Louisiana got a rare opportunity to build snowmen and throw snowballs. Their celebratory banners? White, I suppose.
Lorton items: They are still asking for Lorton Preparatory School memorabilia for an exhibit planned for Southdown Plantation.
The school closed in 1940, and graduate Roland Champagne says only a handful of its students survive, but school keepsakes may still linger in scrapbook boxes of memorabilia.
The graduates of 1927 and 1929 include Claude Robert Buquet, Eugene Anna Richard, Consuela Lucille Villavaso, Shelly Paul Bergeron, Helen Margaret Bowie, Samuel Clark Collins, Louis Cyrille Dupont, Marie Louise Duncan, Joseph Propser LeBlanc, Florence Emelia LeBlanc and Margaret Elizabeth Sundbery.
If any of these are in your family and any of their school items still exist, contact Champagne, or museum director Katie LeCompte at 851-1054.
Travel education: In Mexico, if you inquire about "menudo" on a breakfast menu, don't be surprised if locals smile and rub their stomachs. But that may not indicate fond memories.
Menudo is considered a poor-man's soup, eaten at breakfast as a hangover cure. It's made from cow stomachs, emptied, cleaned, cut into chunks and cooked into a spicy broth. But it tastes better if you can somehow forget its anatomical origins.
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Cop show reveals the U.S.-Mexico divide
What makes "The Bridge" fascinating is not only its characters, but what is going on behind them.
"Fruitvale Station": an American tragedy
Ryan Coogler gives us Fruitvale Station as a symbolic recapitulation of the Stations of the Cross, recounting the last 30-plus hours of Oscar Grant III's life.
"The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: A Comedy": What??
Lefcourt's cream pie in the face of the old Bolshevik is Trotsky's second assassination.
Stevie Wonder boycotts Florida, opposes "stand your ground" (video)
The 63-year-old singer said at a concert in Quebec City, Canada, on July 14, that until the law is abolished in Florida, he will "never" perform there again.
"What Lies Across the Water": Revealing new book on Cuban 5
In comprehensive and convincing fashion the book explains how the Cuban Five came to be arrested, tried, and imprisoned.
"The Attack": Can a love story explain the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Like many of the best movies ever, the story of Amin, Siham and their friends and family, is only the front part of the film, while the real story is taking place in the background.
Class struggle from the couch
Back in 2011, the video-gaming industry was already three-fifths the size of the movie industry. For that reason alone, games deserve serious critical attention.
Pacific Rim: a great giant monster film!
Del Toro is a master of visual design. The monsters and robots are so full of detail they become characters. The scale is truly immersive and the action is spectacular.
"Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead:" A review
Women of every race and class face corresponding challenges, but the dramatically different circumstances leave you wondering if there's the basis for an alliance?
"The East" probes ultra-left minds in twisted plot
Ellen Page is wonderful in "The East." I've never seen her in a movie when she wasn't wonderful.

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Lake, Czechoslovakia
This skinny-dipping scene (1, 2, 3, 4) in a Czech movie launches the career of Hedy Lamarr when the film is banned in America. Lamarr's plight is complicated when her horse--upon which she has draped her clothes, wanders away and she is forced to chase after it naked (5, 6, 7, 8). A workman rescues the horse, and Lamarr hides (9, 10, 11, 12) before eventually revealing herself and making love to her savior (13, 14). Lamarr becomes famous, moves to America and becomes a movie star.
An attributed stray studio nude (15).
Ecstasy is controversial not only because of the nude swimming scene, but because the movie includes a non-pornographic depiction of sexual congress, and although nothing more than the actor's faces are shown, it depicts Lamarr coming to orgasm.
Nude swimming in the cinema has existed in the past (e.g., CB2755), and nude bathing scenes are popularized by Hollywood stars Claudette Colbert and Myrna Loy (ML3308), but nudity in the cinema gets banned until the 1960s.
Scene from the movie Ecstasy, Czechoslovakian,1933, directed by Gustasv Machaty. #.10 from Daniel Blum, A Pictorial History of the Talkies, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1958, p.64. .05 and .20 from Film Stills. .02, .07, .09, .18 from Arthur Knight and Hollis Alpert, "The History of Sex in Cinema, Part Seven: The Thirties," Playboy, February 1966. Other sources include 50ansdefilmes.com.br, exquisitedesign.ca, and many instances on flickr.com. 15 pictures.


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CLAREMONT - Hikers will soon see new operating hours on signs at Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
City Council members recently approved an ordinance to change the hours due to an increase in complaints from neighbors as well as to provide more clarity to park-goers.
The park as well as its north and south parking lots will be open from 7 a.m. to sunset starting in late October. The current hours are from dusk to dawn.
"We want to keep it as simple as possible," Councilman Larry Schroeder said.
Police Chief Paul Cooper said there has been more people using the park in recent months as well as an increase in complaints about after-hours visitors as well as noise and parking issues.
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The council also adopted a resolution establishing fines and penalties for violators:
- A first offense would be $50.
- A second offense within one year will cost $100
- Third and subsequent offenses within a year will be $200.
The actions were taken at a
Sept. 13 city council meeting.
"No one needs to be in the park at dark," said David Jacks, who lives near the park.
The council has also approved new fines and penalties for violators:
• First offense: $50.
• Second offense within one year: $100
• Third and subsequent offenses in a year: $200.
The council has been busy recently issuing citations to park-goers.
Council members on Sept. 1 voted to issue citations to 205 people for violating park hours. The recipients now have 60 days to determine if they want to pay a fine, have their case be decided through Los Angeles Superior Court in Pomona or use a local review process. A citation addressed in Pomona court will be about $229.
The council also earlier this month decided another 105 people who were issued citations will have them processed locally. Their fine will be $35.
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Legend Sarovar Portico, Baddi
Getting There
Baddi is a leading industrial centre of Himachal Pradesh, being part of an industrial corridor stretching from Barotiwala to Nalagarh along the western border of Solan district. The town lies on the border of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana states in the Shivalik Hills, around 35 kilometres west of Solan. Chandigarh, a union territory and the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, is around 40 kilometres west of Baddi.
After the Government of India announced a special package for the industrial development of states like Himachal Pradesh in 2003, Baddi's industrial development picked up pace. It is already home to some of the country's biggest Pharma investors including Alkem Laboratories Ltd, Unichem Labs, Morepan Laboratories, Colgate Palmolive, Havells, Cadbury's India, Cipla, Panacea Biotech, Dr. Reddy's Lab, Hindustan Unilever, Godrej, Wipro, Gillette India, Proctor & Gamble India Limited, Su-kam, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Nicholas Healthcare, Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and many more
Many Indian companies are now seeking to relocate operations to Baddi because of tax concessions being offered by the Central and State government. Indian Government has decided to link this industrial township with rail Link to boost business in city. Baddi's scenic settings also attract a lot of leisure travellers over the weekend from Chandigarh and nearby.
Nearby places of interest
Rock Garden - Located in Chandigarh, this is an open-air museum showcasing a massive array of natural rock forms and stones situated adjacent to Sukhna Lake. It is an idea conceived by Nek Chand as a solution to the disposal of city waste and domestic garbage.
Dr. Zakir Rose Garden - This is Asia's largest rose garden and an important tourist attraction near Baddi. The garden features over 50,000 rose plants with 1600 different species, planted in beautifully carved and arranged lawns. Along with the roses, medicinal trees like bel, bahera, hararetc and unique specimen trees are also seen here which enhance the beauty of the garden. The annual 'Rose Festival' celebrated here in February or March is a major draw. Cultural celebrations and competitions add to its splendour.
Sukhna Lake - This is an artificial, manmade lake spread over 3 square kilometers on the northern border of Chandigarh, beautifully located on the foothills of scenic Shivalik. It is a sanctuary for many exotic migratory birds and venue for paddle boats and yachting of the Asian rowing championships. The lake which is the spot for many festive celebrations has been declared as Protected National Wetland by the Government of India.
The Open Hand Monument - Made of a metal sheet, 14 meters high, weighing 50 tons, this rotates freely in the wind from a high concrete pedestal. The design of this giant hand emblem located in Chandigarh was conceived by Le Corbusier. It is the official emblem of the city that stands for peace and unity - 'Open to give - Open to receive'.
The Natural History Museum - Also called the 'Museum of Evolution of Life' opened to public in 1973. It comprises of various sections like Evolution of Man, Dinosaurs section, Cyclorama of Evolution of Life, Nature in Art and Manuscript. The museum exhibits exquisite paintings on the origin of earth, evolution of life to its present state of biological diversity, also 5,000 years of Indian History from the Indus Valley Civilization to the present day.
Mansa Devi Temple - It is a popular worship shrine 12 kms from Chandigarh. Worshippers throng the temple on festivals and religious occasions.
Key Landmarks
Chandigarh Airport (IXC): 37 kms (22 miles)
Chandigarh Railway Station: 38 kms (22 miles)
Hospital: 2 kms (1.2 miles)
Sector-17, Chandigarh: 32 kms (19 miles)
By Air
Daily direct flights to Chandigarh from Delhi & Mumbai are available. Chandigarh Airport is around 37 kms from the hotel. It takes only 45 minutes to reach Legend Sarovar Portico, Baddi. Commercial cabs are available. The hotel may also be requested for a pick-up.
By Rail
The Hotel is located within 38kms from Chandigarh rail head and 25 kms from Kalka railway station. Fast trains like Shatabdi Express and Himalayan Queen runs daily from Delhi to Chandigarh and Kalka. The travel time is approximately 1 hour. Taxi pick up can be arranged from Chandigarh and Kalka railway stations.
By Road
Baddi is well connected to areas like Delhi and Chandigarh by road. The Hotel is located off the Baddi - Nalagarh National Highway (NH 21A) and is 40 kms away from Chandigarh and 290 kms from Delhi. The drive from Delhi to Legend Sarovar Portico Baddi takes approximately 5 hours and from Chandigarh to hotel, approximately 45 minutes. The hotel is also located close to Parwanoo (30 kms) and Mohali (40 kms).


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Flagship Merchant Services20 City Sq, Charlestown, MA 02129 Internet United States of America
Flagship Merchant Services First Data Account mismanagement/no supervisor available for complaint/dishonest/rude customer service rep/scam artists Internet
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*Consumer Comment: I was ripped off by Kyle Hicks
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representative stated to me before my enrollment a week ago. Last Friday,when I
called Customer support, I got bullied to the extreme from a representative
called Joseph (Risk Department) who flat out refused to let me speak to any
supervisor,when I asked to and later on in the conversation just hang up the
phone on me. Today(Monday)I just found out that the above mentioned Joseph,
closed my account without my permission on Friday after talking to me.He didn't
have the decency,or/and the ethic to send me an email or to call to inform me
about his decision.So my business was without payment means all weekend until
today. When I called him today,he was very arrogant and condescending towards
me and he bullied me anew. Also he informed me that according to my contract he
can close my account without stating any reason. He wouldn't explain anything
to me and threaten to hang up the phone. Furthermore he informed me that the
funds of the two(2) transactions ($approximately $1700) that were made from my
business through this company within that week membership, will be held up to
90 days for "security purposes". He would not explain further. I
tried to call a supervisor or/and manager without success, but was always
directed back to that representative: Joseph. Today has been 2 and a half weeks
and I still do not have my funds and I still did not receive no call, no emails
from Flagship Merchant Services. My business has a legal umbrella along with business
insurance, and I am going to look for legal counsel because of unfair practices
and loss of gain. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY, as they are a bunch of scam
artists that will sit on your money for ever and treat you like garbage.This
is by far the worst customer service I ever
experimented. Believe me no one show have to deal with such rude, disrespectful,
dishonest people.
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AUTHOR: Hottipsfashion - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, November 01, 2012POSTED: Thursday, November 01, 2012
This is what we found out:
Flagship Merchant Services work for a company called iPayment,Inc ( http://www.ipaymentinc.com/ )
Ipayment,Inc (not Flagship Merchant Services) is in fact the company that is registered respectively with Visa, MasterCard and the sponsoring Member Bank (in this case Wells Fargo Bank, NA 1200 Montego Bay, Walnut Creek, CA) and that is charged with the duty of acquiring merchant contracts and supporting them on behalf of said sponsoring bank & credit cards companies
Flagship Merchant Services work is to recruit small business merchants online or else for Ipayment,Inc
When a small business owner signs a Flagship Merchant account agreement/contract it is NOT AT ALL with Flagship Merchant Services, it is just a binding contact giving the company iPayment,Inc ( http://www.ipaymentinc.com/ ) ALL TYPES of legal right to basically do whatever with your money, including unlawful fees & money withholding.( Please read the fine print of the bottom of page 2 of your contract, as well as page 3 -you will be amazed_)
Also, looked over your Flagship Merchant Services application/contract today, you will notice that said Merchant application/contract has not been signed either by:
a)- any representative from Flagship
b)- any representative from Ipayment,Inc
which in fact makes that application/contract incorrect, unlawful and voidable.
The contract company Flagship have violated a state's consumer protection laws by not having specifics in writing (role of Flagship and role of Ipayment) and by not giving you a document that is dutifully signed , among other things. Depending on how the offered merchant services was "sold" to you, Flagship may have had to give you a notice of Ipayment right to cancel your merchant account processor.
Flagship Merchant Services as well as Ipayment,Inc are guilty of unfair and deceptive acts & practices (UDAP) but they are very careful in choosing small businesses with small merchants that are not able to legally defend themselves, whether it is because of lack of knowledge or/and lack of money for legal battles.
If you have been victim from Flagship Merchant Services and consequently Ipayment,Inc, I will advise you to do the following:
- Locate and hire a Consumer Law Attorney if you can afford it
- email all your supporting documents (email addresses provided), for the transaction(s) made by your business, through Flagship Merchant Account Services, whose funds are withheld.
Here below is a link for all available Ipayment,Inc emails addresses & telephone numbers;
Contact SPECIFICALLY t those four (4) top executives at Ipayment, inc listed below:
Carl Grimstad: President and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman (private phone: 212-802-7200)
Philip J. Ragona: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Mark Monaco: Chief Financial Officer, Director Tel: 615-665-1858, ext 115
Robert Torino: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Hope this advice will help you.
Good Luck!
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Connecting Trek, Old And New.
New adventures are in store for the starship Enterprise in 2013, and theLogBook.com founder and head writer Earl Green brings you a guide to Star Trek old and new in the same format as VWORP! (in fact, the two are compatible and cross-referenced).
Starting with WARP!1, the WARP! books will cover the original series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, and the new movies, complete with episode-by-episode reviews and behind-the-scenes notes.
Also covered will be the glut of fan films, surprisingly slick "amateur" productions that have arisen to satisfy fans' hunger for new TV-style Star Trek was the franchise is officially reborn as a series of movies.
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by Bram Stoker
Dracula Foreignness and "The Other" Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
The impression I had was that we were leaving the West and entering the East. (1.1)
Harker considers Budapest, the capital of Hungary, to be the last outpost of "the West" as he enters "the East." It's a total cultural change after crossing the river—in the "East," everyone is superstitious and caught up in traditions. Also, there are vampires.
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In the library I found, to my great delight, a vast number of English books, whole shelves full of them, and bound volumes of magazines and newspapers. (2.28)
Dracula learns about Englishness by reading English literature. Just another thing that Dracula and non-English Shmoopers have in common?
Quote #3
"I long to go through the crowded streets of your mighty London, to be in the midst of the whirl and rush of humanity, to share its life, its change, its death, and all that makes it what it is." (2.30)
Of course Dracula wants to be "in the midst of the whirl and rush of humanity." He'd be like a kid in a candy store! So many people to feed on, so little time. That's the trouble with Transylvania—there just aren't enough people.


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Business jets aim to deliver the ability to fly at high altitudes because of the following benefits:
Lower air resistance in the thin atmosphere at high altitude allows faster flight speeds.
Lower air resistance means the engine requires less power than at lower altitude, improving fuel economy.
At higher altitudes aircraft are less affected by bad weather and turbulence from jet streams, allowing a smoother journey.
As the atmosphere becomes thinner and air pressure drops at high altitude, cabin pressure must be maintained by sealing the plane's interior with an airtight wall and circulating air via an air conditioning system.
In this situation, cabin air tries to swell outward to reduce the pressure differential. The ability of the fuselage to withstand this pressure is what determines an aircraft's maximum operating altitude.
The HondaJet has achieved a class-leading maximum operating altitude of 13,000m (43,000ft) in an FAA-conforming test model, a product of the superior fuselage strength of the aircraft's integrally molded carbon composite body. (May 17, 2011)


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In 1990, when he was 17 years old, Jeffrey Deskovic was falsely accused, tried and incarcerated in the United States for the rape and murder of his classmate, even though there was evidence that proved his innocence.
Deskovic spoke to St. Thomas University students last night about his wrongful conviction, the time he spent in prison trying to plead his case, and the repercussions he still faces even after being exonerated.
In 1989 the body of a 15-year-old girl, originally from Columbia, was found in Peekskill, New York. When being interviewed by police, schoolmates of Deskovic immediately pointed him out as a subject of interest because he seemed strange to them.
"This is what the police said initially attracted to them to me," said Deskovic. "The other factor they claimed attracted them to me was that I was overly upset at the victim having been murdered."
After being coerced into a false confession by the police, he was arrested and charged with rape and murder. However, before the trial, DNA test results came back showing that semen and hair found on the victim did not match his own. But they continued with the trial anyway claiming fraud on the part of the medical examiner.
Deskovic said he feels like they just wanted to close the case because they were receiving a lot of pressure from the public. So they ignored the evidence and continued with the case.
"At the same time, the public defender that I had was not very good. He never interviewed, or called as a witness my alibi," said Deskovic. "He never explained to the jury the significance of the DNA not matching me, nor using it to argue that the so called confession was coerced with force."
Deskovic was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. He spent 16 years incarcerated, and after many pleas to review his case and the DNA evidence, he was finally released in 2006 with the help of The Innocence Project.
"They [The Innocence Project] approached the district attorney… and they got her to agree to allow me to have more sophisticated testing…," said Deskovic. "They took the crime scene DNA evidence, which already didn't match me, and compared it to the DNA databank… and the results matched the actual perpetrator."
The perpetrator's DNA was in the system because three and half years after he murdered the 15-year-old, he murdered a school teacher. By the time Deskovic was released, the perpetrator had served 13 years of a 20 year sentence. And when this evidence was presented, he was sentenced to 20 additional years.
Life after prison was not an easy one for him. He dealt with anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder among other issues. And he also had to deal with the changes in the world; the introduction of cellphones, the internet and the changes in his town.
"…I'm in an alternate world, one in which I don't belong," said Deskovic.
Even though he was exonerated, he still faced the stigma of being in jail. He spoke of working with a female tutor a few years after being released. He said that even though she was fine with being around him, she had a friend that told her to be careful because even though he was innocent he still spent a long time in jail.
One of the most recent challenges he faced was getting into Canada. Deskovic said he was cleared to travel within the U.S., but wasn't cleared internationally. The customs officer did a search on him and saw reports of his case and foundation; however the Chief still wanted his lawyer to fax over proof that he was in fact not a criminal.
After a press conference held following his release, Deskovic realized he wanted to take part in the innocence movement and serve as an advocate for those who are in similar situations like his, and to prevent future injustices from happening.
"If I can prevent injustice from happening, even just to one person, then at least I can take some solace in that," said Deskovic. "I can make sense of what happened to me. And I truly believe that this is my calling."
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Here comes a preview of an upcoming colorway of the Nike Zoom Bruin SB. The popular low top sneaker from the Nike SB range will be released in the coming weeks in a University Blue/Neutral Grey colorway. A clean and solid summer colorway.
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BELPRE - Everything is under way and running smoothly for tonight's kickoff of the 78th annual Belpre Homecoming in Civitan Park.
"Things are going very, very well," said Erica Bennekamper, executive director of the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce. "Everything is going smoothly, and I look forward to a great weekend."
The annual fete will be filled with new additions and old favorites under the theme "An Ageless Tradition... Keep It Alive."
The theme plays off of previous homecoming themes of "Back to Basics" and "Unity in the Community."
Bennekamper said the chamber's homecoming board wanted a theme that reflected the timeless quality of homecoming itself.
"We wanted a theme that showed what a family-centered community Belpre is," she said.
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6 to 11 p.m. - Carnival and Kiddie Town inflatables.
6:30 - Opening Ceremonies at the gazebo in Civitan Park.
7 - Little Miss and Mister Belpre Pageant at the gazebo.
8:30 - The Carter Twins on the main stage.
5 p.m. - Cruise-In at Civitan Park.
6 - Cornhole registration at the basketball court.
6 to 11 - Carnival and Kiddie Town inflatables.
6 - Junior Miss Belpre Pageant in the gazebo.
6:30 - Wheelie Wizzard at the Riverfront Stage.
7:30 - Cornhole: Singles Tournament at the basketball court.
7:30 - Wheelie Wizzard at the Riverfront Stage.
7:30 - Hard Drive on the main stage.
8:30 - Wheelie Wizzard at the Riverfront Stage.
9:15 - South of the River Band
The three-day festival will include family friendly rides, inflatables and continuing entertainment such as a cruise-in to display antique cars.
"We have been getting phone calls every day from people who want to set up a booth," Bennekamper said. "The park will be full of crafters, vendors and food.
"I don't think we've ever had this many businesses at homecoming before," she added.
Musical acts will be back this year after a short hiatus from last year's festival.
National country act The Carter Twins, made up of Joshua and Zachary Carter, who were raised in Akron, will perform tonight as the headliners of the event.
Last year's Great Lakes Timber Show was a popular attraction on the riverfront, and the chamber will place Wheelie Wizzard there this year.
There will be a biodiesel fuel demonstration where festival attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to make their own biodiesel.
"It should be very interesting," Bennekamper said.
The main festival is scheduled to begin today with opening ceremonies at Civitan Park and the Little Miss and Little Mister pageants after the formal ceremonies.
"This year, more than before, we are focused on making homecoming a family friendly and family oriented weekend," Bennekamper said.
For more information, visit the homecoming Web site at www.belprehomecoming.com.


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Like a Chameleon, a player may change his color many times during the game. However, players who change colors too often will not do well and may even earn minus points for doing so. This means that a player must wait for the proper time and place to make the change, but do it before his opponents do.
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Michael Schacht
Rio Grande Games, Abacus
Michael Schacht
Year: 2003
Players: 3 - 5
Time: 30 minutes
Ages: 8 and up
Weight: 176 grams
All-Time Sales Rank: #61
Language Requirements: This is an international edition or domestic edition of an imported item. Game components are language-independent. Manufacturer's rules are printed in multiple languages (including English).
- 88 cards
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Average Rating: 4.7 in 13 reviews
I love games, and have lots of friends who are willing to play games but the challenge is the environment. When my friends are all together we are drinking, talking loud and often in a bar. So I have needed to find some games that can be taught easy, remembered after a few beers, and doesn't require lots of discussion. This game has been incredible for that. And for me there is enough strategy that I feel like I am still really playing something. A really great game. I need to find more like it.
There are a LOT of filler games available nowadays, so many that some of them never make it to the table. The bar has been raised, and a filler has to be quick, fun, and exciting and easy to teach. A filler game that does not meet all of these qualities will probably be played rarely, if at all. So, when my friend first introduced me to Coloretto (Abacus Spiele, 2003 Michael Schact), it didnt immediately strike me as a game that was any of the above. The cards were pretty enough, but the rules seemed TOO simple to be any fun.
Boy, was I wrong. Coloretto, after that one playing and many more has shot up to be one of the top filler games Ive played, and one of my favorite games from 2003. For a game that offers so few choices, it has great promise and is extremely fun! The only problem I had with the game was the horrible card backs, but the fronts were gorgeous and handled the color-blindness problem splendidly.
Coloretto is simply composed of a deck of cards. This deck is composed of seven sets of colored cards nine of each color (blue, pink, orange, yellow, green, brown, and gray). There are also three wild cards and ten light blue cards that have +2 on them. Each player takes a card of one color and places it in front of them, along with a point summary card. The remainder of the cards are shuffled, with a last round card inserted fifteen cards from the bottom. One row card for each player is placed in a row on the table, a player is chosen to go first, and the first round begins.
On a turn, a player can do one of two things. For one thing, they can draw the top card from the deck, and place it with any row card on the table (as long as that row card has less then three cards already with it.) Or, they can take all the cards from one row card on the table, placing them in front of them. The next player to the right then goes, etc., etc. Once a player takes a stack of cards, they are out of that round and must wait until all players have taken a stack of cards. If every row card has three cards associated with them, then the player has no choice but to take a set of cards. After all players have taken cards, the round ends; and another begins. When the last round card is revealed, players play until the end of that round, and scoring occurs.
Each player scores points for every color they have collected, depending on how many cards of that color they got. For example, one card of blue is worth one point, but 6 cards of blue (the max) are worth 21 points! The catch is that only three colors count for positive points. If a player has more than three colors (which is almost inevitable), they must pick which three they want to count towards their total in a positive way, and the rest to detract points from their total. The +2 cards give two points to a player and are added to the total after the other points are computed. The player with the most points wins the game!
Some comments on the game
1.) Components: The cards are of fantastic quality, something Ive grown accustomed to from Abacus Spiele. Each card has a picture of a chameleon on it, with a background of a different color, and different texture (for color blind). The row cards, last round card, and summary cards are all a bland tan, contrasting sharply with the very colorful cards. This means I love the cards, right? Well, the faces yes. BUT, the backs of the cards are a generic back that simply says Abacusspiele that they use for other games, such as Mamma Mia. This is simply poor taste, bad design, and frankly quite disappointing. I dont care if the company thinks it will save them money they shouldnt cut corners like this I want nice backs of cards! Also, included with the game was a bunch of blank cards for a game called Knatsch. Well, that may be a nice touch, but a bad marketing move on their part I dont want to be forced to buy an expansion for a game I dont own. Still, even with these annoyances I do like the cards, as long as we keep them face-up on the table.
2.) Rules: The rules are extremely easy and really dont entail much more than Ive written above. The format (mixed with two other languages), really isnt that great, and I had to look a few times to figure out where the English rules were. However, since they were so simplistic, I only had to read them once. The game is a breeze to teach, and I have found NO one who hasnt picked up on it after one round child or adult.
3.) Strategy: This game gives the player, at maximum, 6 choices per round. He first decides whether to take a row of cards or place a card. If placing, he then decides which row to place the card in. All in all, this really doesnt present much analysis paralysis, and the game moves at an incredibly quick pace sometimes finishing in only ten minutes. However, the choice of taking cards or placing a card can sometimes be hair pulling. A row may only have one card but you want that card! Should you take it, or stay in the round hoping for a better card to be placed on it? This isnt a decision that takes more than ten seconds, but it can be an agonizing ten seconds.
4.) Valentines: Just a quick note here. People who cannot do harm to one another should stay away from this game. If one person puts cards down that HELP another person, instead of hindering them, they can really throw off the game for everyone else. Its a kindly cutthroat game, but its still cutthroat; and if you cant handle that stay away youll annoy the other players.
5.) Fun Factor: When I read the rules, I wasnt that impressed. But upon playing, I found that not only I had fun, but everyone I taught the game to did also. I have yet to see anyone dislike this game. Its not always asked for; but when I suggest it, it is heartily welcomed. Luck plays a decent factor in this game but knowing when to take cards, and when to hold is probably the greatest source of fun in the game.
I highly recommend this game. Despite my problems with the card backs, I think the production is excellent. I love games that take 1 minute to explain, 1 minute to set up, and 1 minute for people to catch onto the strategy. Then, only taking an average of twenty minutes to play how can you go wrong? This is one of my favorite fillers, and I think will see play at our table for many years to come.
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The deck's unnumbered cards feature seven colors, "Plus 2" cards, and the End card (shuffled near the bottom). Each turn, you may choose to draw a card and place it faceup in any row with less than three cards (the number of rows equals the number of players). Alternately, you may end your participation in the round by picking and retaining faceup all cards in any row, eliminating that row. Rounds end when everyone has selected cards. A lone remaining player can add cards to the last row before picking.
When the End card appears, play stops. Choose three of your colors to score positive points: 1 to 21 in each color, depending on quantity. Remaining colors score negative points. Each Plus 2 card earns two points. Highest score wins. Schacht again dazzles us with the beguiling challenges radiating from his elegant rules.
I like card games and in my collection [page scan/se=0088/sf=category/fi=stockin.asc/ml=10]Hattrick gets top marks. I must have played it several hundred times and what is attractive to me is that no matter how good or bad your hand appears to be, and whether you play with 4 or 6 players, it is always great fun.Coloretto has some flavour of Hattrick and has already had many outings in its short life time. It is too early for me to classify it as being as good, but it is showing some similar tendencies. The game is incredibly simple. Seven coloured suits of cards are shuffled and placed in a pile. The 16th from bottom card is a last round marker and when this appears, it shows that the last round of cards will be concluded. There are a number of rows of cards laid out with one per player. In order to make the game even easier, there are special row cards, which show how many rows are available to select. Each player only has two choices on their turn - either draw a card from the face-down deck and play it against one of the rows or take all the cards in a row. The clever part of the game is that when you take a row of cards, you are out of this round and cannot take further rows or add cards to rows. So you have to choose your moment. There is maximum of three cards in a row, at which time you can either add to other rows or select a row to collect. Each player tries to collect cards in the same colour. You can score up to three sets with positive scores, while the rest will be scored negatively. (Just like Hattrick and Mit List and Tcke except the number of positive and negative suits are different.) The scoring in Coloretto is 1 point for the first card, 3 points for two cards, 6 points for three and so on with a maximum of 21 points for 6 matching cards. (This is a difference between Coloretto and Hattrick as there is no imposed maximum in Hattrick, but the rule works well.) Initially the game is quite simple. Draw a card and play it. But very quickly the decisions are slightly more difficult. Do you add a second colour to the first one or place it on a separate row? When a matching colour comes up do you mix it with another card or match the colours? As the rounds progress, players focus on specific colours. So one person might collect yellow, brown and green while another is after yellow, pink and blue. When a row has a yellow and you draw a blue, you will probably split it from the yellow. But if there was already another blue card on the row that you could place it with, do you add it to yellow or make blue doubly valuable? Just to add spice to the colour mix there are a few jokers and +2 cards which make the combinations of cards more interesting. Jokers are always taken straight away as they can be added to any coloured set at the end of the round and increase the value of that set by one card's value, which is usually 6 or 5 points. We play a round per player and while scores are higher with 3 players, it is equally playable with 3, 4 or 5 players. The game has so many tough choices, but from simple options, that it is instantly enjoyable. It is a wonderful end of evening closer and terrific value. If you have the remotest interest in cards, it is well worth getting. If you like card games a great deal, then this is a must buy.


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SIKESTON -- A 19-month-old was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on Friday.
Around 2 p.m. Friday, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety was contacted by Missouri Delta Medical in Sikeston in reference to a small child in the emergency room, with injuries sustained from a motor vehicle accident.
When officers arrived on the scene, they began questioning ER staff and witnesses.
"Reportedly a subject was in her vehicle on Watson Street and struck a 19 month old girl as she backed out of the driveway," Sgt. Jim McMillen, DPS public information officer said in a news release. "The driver was apparently unaware the child was near her vehicle as she began backing."
Others at the scene immediately took the child to MDMC to treat her injuries, which McMillen described as serious. Soon after, the child was flown to St. Louis Children's Hospital for treatment, where she is believed to be in critical condition.
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Just a brief update on cleanup and rebuilding efforts in Ruidoso, after last weekend's flood that hit the river areas of Upper Canyon, Hwy 70 campgrounds / RV parks, and the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. Property owners who can provide proof of residence, have been allowed back in to their homes that were flooded, even though water and sewer services are out in some areas.
Eagle Drive Bridge – one of several bridges destroyed in flood
See recent news stories on the cleanup efforts at: KOAT – Albuquerque
Officials from FEMA have been working in the Village to assess damage, and determine whether federal aid from FEMA will be available to help with repairs. Residents living in the Upper Canyon and Black Forest remain under a "boil water" advisory. Work to clear debris from the river and bridges is ongoing.
Ruidoso Downs Racetrack resumed operation this past weekend, after flood waters forced a brief closure.
Some campgrounds located north west of Ruidoso, mainly those near Bonito Lake, remain closed while clean up continues. Anyone planning to camp near Bonito Lake, may want to call the Smokey Bear Ranger District Office in Ruidoso at 505-257-4095. Most of the area private campgrounds, as well as those Forest Service areas outside of the Bonito Lake area are open.
For non-threatening emergencies and additional information, residents are encouraged to call the Flood Hotline at (575) 258-3482.
The Damage Assessment Center (Ruidoso Convention Center) is available to assist residents with reporting damage as a direct result of the flooding and is open from 8am-5pm. American Red Cross, City and County Assessors, Region VI Housing Authority, and Department of Agriculture are all present at the Center. The Center can be reached at (575) 937-3719.
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Remembering 9/11: A community concert
The Arts District Chorale will perform in a 9/11 remembrance concert on at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 (a Sunday) at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas Ave. (near Northwest Highway and the Dallas North Tollway).
The program will feature orchestral players, soloists, and narrators interpreting works by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, David Conte, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
The narrators are three members of the clergy: the Rev. Robert Dannals, rector of St. Michael; Iman Yusuf Kavakci of the Islamic Association of North Texas; and Rabbi Debra Robbins of Temple Emanu-El.
The concert is free, although donations, which will benefit the American Red Cross, are welcome.
Those wishing to attend have to pick up tickets at St. Michael, the Dallas Central Mosque (which is actually in Richardson), or Temple Emanu-El. Call for hours and ticket availability.
Founded in 1989 as the Cathedral Chorale at the downtown cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, the Arts District Chorale has expanded its reach and now collaborates with cultural institutions throughout the city, especially in the Dallas Arts District. Its 60 volunteer members are amateur and professional singers whose aim, according to the group's website, is "to present masterworks of vocal music to the general public at the highest level of excellence."
You can hear samples of past performances here.
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Customer service continues to be a major social media initiative for B2B companies, but not every customer service rep is ready to represent your company or brand online. Social profiles are usually managed by marketing, public relations or even an outside agency, and often customer service personnel are charged with responding to product issues and service inquiries.
Studies have shown that people who complain on social channels are already dissatisfied with the response they received through traditional service channels (phone and email). This means that online responses need to be carefully composed to effectively answer the customer. While it is sometimes necessary to take the conversation offline, it can also be important for others to see the details of the situation. Frequently customer service reps are familiar with the customer and their issues, so it is less about solving the problem, and more about discussing it in a public space.
The following five points can help evaluate who in a customer service department can be initially responsible for creating and posting responses on social profiles.
1. They Have a Facebook Profile
Even though over half of the US population is on Facebook and it seems like everyone has a profile, there are still people who don't. But just having a profile is a start for a customer service rep. Someone who is interacting with customers online needs to understand how people communicate on social networks. There is much less formality and often people post comments to get a reaction. If someone misses the tone of a post, they can respond inappropriately.
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Often customer service reps are hired for their people skills, their telephone skills and their ability to follow a script to resolve a situation quickly. Responding to customers in writing, whether in email or online, requires a different set of skills. Reps need the ability to combine standard answers with a customer's specific problem in a clear and concise way. A simple writing test can determine how someone would respond online.
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A good customer service rep must understand the product to be truly effective in responding to customers. Due to length requirements of online commenting, it is important to be able to write succinctly about product issues. It is much easier to discuss something briefly if you truly understand it. It is also likely that customers discussing products online, especially technical products, may have a deep understanding of product specs and functionality. Reps need to be able to interact at that level.
4. They Understand Public Perception
A good customer service rep understands that every response, whether it is made via phone, email or online, can be shared with the world. This is true in both positive and negative interactions. As that information spreads across other networks, the perception of others is shaped by that information. People who have worked for the company for a long time can sometimes be challenged by this significant change in their world view.
5. They Know They are on the Front Lines
No matter how much content and company messaging your B2B company puts out through traditional and online methods, an interaction with a customer service rep, even responding on a social profile, can completely change a customer's opinion. If many B2B purchases are about relationships, make sure the customer service team is part of the relationship. Sometimes large companies have dedicated customer service teams to their largest customers, and this supports the relationship. This approach is about more than service. It's about the relationship with specific people as well. Even in one time interactions, customer service reps are the company.
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A crash has closed an entrance ramp from Interstate 71 to Interstate 275.
A vehicle went over an embankment on the ramp from southbound I-71 to eastbound I-275 in Sycamore Township.
Dispatchers said the vehicle may have overturned, and at least one person may be trapped inside.
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I was impressed by a sentence I read on The Age: "the mobile phone's most humble application – SMS, or Short Message Service – has finally attracted the attention of big business". I wasn't surprised by the content itself but rather by the use of the adjective "humble" to define SMS. If you think about it, it's true. SMS is just about 160 characters of text, something that isn't complex at all if compared to MMS, mobile video, mobile games or whatever else you want to name. A part from this initial consideration, the article is interesting, because it talks the potentials of wireless marketing in Australia.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The photographer who took the picture of a New York City man who'd been pushed into the path of a subway train says he was too far down the platform to have saved him.
Freelance photographer R. Umar Abbasi tells NBC's "Today" show that he wasn't trying to take a photo of the man, but was trying to alert the motorman to what was going on. He says he's shocked that people nearer to the victim didn't try to help in 22 seconds before the train struck.
Abbasi's photo set off an ethical debate after it appeared on the front page of the New York Post.
Ki-Suck Han of Queens died shortly after being pushed by a stranger onto the tracks Monday.
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>>>> How do I get those things in linux, since I choose an US keyboard at
>>>> installation ... ?
>>> Don't know about KDE but with Gnome desktop, I can get them by using the
>>> Right ALT key.
>>> Right ALT ... ' ... e (hitting each key separartely) produces é
>>> Cheers.
>> Thanks, but: <alt> + ` + e or so activates (in mousepad and abiword) the
>> menubar ...
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combinations ...
é ü ÿ, and many others are available in GUI Ubuntu 704 with Character Map
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NEW DELHI: Amid uncertainty about the future of its operations, Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL) today expanded its handset portfolio with the launch of three new Android-based smartphones.
SSTL, whose 21 licences are among those cancelled by the Supreme Court in the 2G spectrum case, offers CDMA telephony services under the MTS brand name. The company's licences are valid till September 7 and to continue its operations, it will have to participate in auctions to secure fresh licences.


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Learning from Rejection
I was flooded with emails from an image I posted on G+ yesterday in regards to my comment, "rejected." "How can you take rejection" one emailer asked. Another simply said, "You get rejected at this point in your career?" Failure is part of photography, from the taking of the image to getting it printed in a magazine and a whole lot more. Living in the editorial world, I have a filing cabinet drawer full of rejection notices, and that's before the days of email! You have a lot of ways you can take rejection. In the world of editorial, I always ask why the images didn't work. In the early years, it was because the images sucked and I often got an ear full how I could improve. Taking heed of what I was told, my photography improved. That's how it works, you learn and grow. When rejection happens now, it's not an image quality issue, it's a simple, the photo didn't work for the story being told. Now I still ask why, what's missing because storytelling is very important to me. But I don't take any of this personally, I embrace it as a learning possibility even if it hurts.


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Stocks to Watch: Qualcomm, Baxter, Cheesecake Factory and More
By Caitlin Nish and Corrie Driebusch
Some stocks to watch this morning, including Qualcomm and Fifth Third Bancorp.
Qualcomm Inc. reported a 35% increase in third-quarter earnings and boosted its guidance for the year as the wireless chip maker benefits from strong global demand for smartphones and its recent acquisition of Atheros Communications Inc. Shares, though, fell 3.1% to $55.55 in pre-market trading on concerns about Qualcomm's licensing revenue and its guidance for chip shipments in the fourth quarter.
Baxter International Inc.'s second-quarter earnings rose a better-than-expected 15% as the medical-products company reported double-digit sales growth and benefited from foreign-exchange impacts. For the year, the maker of medical products used in biosurgery as well as various critical therapies and vaccines again raised its per-share earnings forecast. Shares rose 1.9% to $61.96 premarket.
Fifth Third Bancorp's second-quarter profit soared 76% as the regional lender benefited from improving credit conditions and lower loan-loss provisions than a year earlier. Shares rose 2.4% to $12.63 premarket.
Ingersoll-Rand PLC's second-quarter earnings fell 53% as the diversified manufacturer was hurt by a $215.2 million loss from discontinued operations and a higher effective tax rate. For the year, the company raised its revenue view, while affirming its per-share earnings forecast. Shares fell 6.1% to $42.02 in pre-market trading.
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…couple leftover, so I decided to have one for lunch today. The burger really hit the spot! Later this afternoon I snacked on a fresh pear and a small container of vanilla yogurt.
Tonight for dinner, I was inspired by the bok choy I had from my CSA basket this past week to create an Asian-inspired meal. I stir-fried the bok choy with some garlic and ginger and drizzled it with sesame oil. Then I baked some salmon with a teriyaki glaze and made some whole wheat noodles and tossed them in a little lower sodium soy sauce with some frozen Asian veggies that I first steamed in the microwave. It was a really good dinner and actually came together pretty quickly. This meal had approximately: 600 calories, 20g carb, 18g fat, and 39g protein.
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News Release: Navy Office of Community Outreach
by Lt. Ana Maring, Navy Office of Community Outreach
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - A 2005 Lincoln High School graduate and Tallahassee, Fla., native is serving aboard a U.S. Navy attack submarine, the USS Columbia (SSN 771).
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Forstall is a sonar technician (submarine) aboard the Hawaii-based boat, a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, and was specifically named in honor of Columbia, S. C., Columbia, Mo., and Columbia, Ill. Measuring 361 feet long, 33 feet wide, weighing 7,000 tons when submerged and with a complement of more than 130 sailors, USS Columbia is one of the most versatile weapons platforms ever placed in the world's oceans, capable of long range Tomahawk strike operations, anti-submarine and surface shipping operations, surveillance and intelligence gathering, and special forces insertions.
Attack submarines are designed to pursue and attack enemy submarines and surface ships using torpedoes. They also carry cruise missiles with conventional high-explosive warheads to attack enemy shore facilities. They also conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, mine laying and support special operations.
As a 27 year-old with many life experiences under his belt, Forstall said he always wanted to be a part of the military. He added he had pursued a career in culinary arts but felt he should give something back to his country. "My family instilled in me if you love your country you should serve it," said Forstall. "I didn't have to join the Navy; it was something I really wanted to do."
Columbia, along with all other U.S. Navy submarines, is manned solely by volunteers from within the Navy. Because of the stressful environment aboard submarines, personnel are accepted only after rigorous testing and observation. Submariners are some of the most highly trained and skilled people in the Navy. The training is highly technical and each crew has to be able to operate, maintain, and repair every system or piece of equipment on board. Regardless of their specialty, everyone also has to learn how everything on the ship works and how to respond in emergencies to become "qualified in submarines" and earn the right to wear the coveted gold or silver dolphins on their uniform.
Although it is difficult for most people to imagine living on a submarine, challenging submarine living conditions actually build strong fellowship among the crew. The crews are highly motivated, and quickly adapt to changing conditions. It is a busy life of specialized work, watches, and drills.
Forstall said he is very proud of the work he is doing as part of the Columbia's 130-member crew, protecting America on the world's oceans. Imagine working and living in a 361-foot long, 33-foot wide, three-story building with no windows and surrounded by technology. Then lock the doors, submerge beneath the surface of the ocean and travel silently underwater for months. This requires a tremendous amount of skill, knowledge, personal discipline, and teamwork.
"I'm very proud of all USS Columbia sailors and equally impressed with the type and quality of work that goes aboard the submarine each day," said Cmdr. J. Patrick Friedman, Columbia's commanding officer. "Our team is filled with highly qualified young adults, reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide at any time. Their work ethic, enthusiasm, and esprit de corps are second to none and they are the backbone of the Navy's undersea warfighting capability."
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy's most relied upon assets, Forstall and other USS Columbia sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes.
"I have already gotten to visit several other states and now I am looking forward to going to Asia," said Forstall. "I would like to make a career of the Navy. My family and I really like it.


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UPDATE: News International has finally confirmed that the paid for archive website for The Sun, which appeared online earlier this week, is not part of an effort to charge UK consumers for historic content from The Sun and News of the World.
I blogged on Tuesday that this could be the case as on the surface that is what it looked like. However, while the site is still there, it is said to be connected to News Corporation's Australian arm and syndication efforts, including The Australian which launched a metered paywall in October. So no tabloid paywall for the UK any time soon, at least as far as News International is concerned.
Is News International looking again at charging for content from The Sun?
I blogged last year that News International had ditched the idea of putting up a paywall for The Sun, but an archive website has now appeared offering access to historical Sun content for 50p an article.
It looks like the real thing although no word back yet from News International as to whether this is something new for 2012 and what it means.
According to the site "downloads are valid for one year from the date of purchase" and "searching the database is free but each download is chargeable".
The charges are listed as starting at 50p per article with a minimum payment £2.50. You can get 12 downloads for £5 (42p per article) or 25 downloads for £10 (40p per article).
It says its free to search, but you need a username and password to do that and it asks for your credit card details upon registration.
If it is the real thing it will be a sign that News International is beginning to lower the threshold on what content it gives away for free.
It will also be another sign of its intentions to charge for tabloid content at some point in the future.


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Wax figures have been a part of Show Business for as long as we can remember, and the statues at Madame Tuassaud's Museum are by far the best in the world.
Peep the following pages to see some of your favorite celebs and their waxy look-alikes to see if you can tell who's real, and who's not. Showtime!


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The runner-up in the 600 meters last winter, Livingston captured the gold at this year�s Indoor State Championships with a time of 1:36.05. She also won that event at the Dartmouth Relays (1:34.87) and the Medium Class Championships (1:41.1). Livingston, who will continue her running career at Dartmouth College, was also a member of Barrington�s 4x800 relay that won both the state and New England titles.
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Turner, DP, Ritts, WD, Cohen, WB, Maeirsperger, TK, Gower, ST, Kirschbaum, AA, Running, SW, Zhao, MS, Wofsy, SC, Dunn, AL, Law, BE, Campbell, JL, Oechel, WC, Kwon, HJ, Meyers, TP, Small, EE, Kurc, SA, Gamon, JA (2005). Site-level evaluation of satellite-based global terrestrial gross primary production and net primary production monitoring. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 11(4), 666-684.
AbstractOperational monitoring of global terrestrial gross primary production (GPP) and net primary production (NPP) is now underway using imagery from the satellite-borne Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor. Evaluation of MODIS GPP and NPP products will require site-level studies across a range of biomes, with close attention to numerous scaling issues that must be addressed to link ground measurements to the satellite-based carbon flux estimates. Here, we report results of a study aimed at evaluating MODIS NPP/GPP products at six sites varying widely in climate, land use, and vegetation physiognomy. Comparisons were made for twenty-five 1 km(2) cells at each site, with 8-day averages for GPP and an annual value for NPP. The validation data layers were made with a combination of ground measurements, relatively high resolution satellite data (Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus at similar to 30 m resolution), and process-based modeling. There was strong seasonality in the MODIS GPP at all sites, and mean NPP ranged from 80 g C m(-2) yr(-1) at an arctic tundra site to 550 g C m(-2) yr(-1) at a temperate deciduous forest site. There was not a consistent over- or underprediction of NPP across sites relative to the validation estimates. The closest agreements in NPP and GPP were at the temperate deciduous forest, arctic tundra, and boreal forest sites. There was moderate underestimation in the MODIS products at the agricultural field site, and strong overestimation at the desert grassland and at the dry coniferous forest sites. Analyses of specific inputs to the MODIS NPP/GPP algorithm - notably the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation absorbed by the vegetation canopy, the maximum light use efficiency (LUE), and the climate data - revealed the causes of the over- and underestimates. Suggestions for algorithm improvement include selectively altering values for maximum LUE (based on observations at eddy covariance flux towers) and parameters regulating autotrophic respiration.
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Southern Vermont College hosts career fair April 4March 29,2013College hosts career fair
BENNINGTON Southern Vermont College will host its annual spring career and internship fair April 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Everett Mansions Burgdorff Gallery.
Information will be available at the fair about employment, career and internship opportunities. The event is free and open to the general public, students from other area colleges and current students and alumni from Southern Vermont College.
Representatives will attend from, among others, Avon; Berkshire Family and Individual Resources; the Bennington School; Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.; the Lebanon, N.H., Police Department; Peace Corps; Porter Medical Center; Sage Graduate College; Southwestern Vermont Health Care; Union Graduate College; The Vermont Country Store; Vermont Voltage/Bennington Sports Center; and the Vermont State Police.
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2012-13... Competed in six events and played 13 rounds for the Falcons during his senior season... posted a season-best round of 1-over par 72 in the second round of the Full Moon Invitational... finished with a 79.00 stroke average.
2011-12... Competed in six events for the Falcons... finished in a tie for 5th with an 8-over par 152 in the North Georgia Spring Invitational.
2010-11... Competed in four events for the Falcons... finished tied for 24th at the Lander Bearcat Classic... had a pair of low round 73s at the Lander Bearcat Classic... finished with a 78.7 stroke average good for fourth on the team.
2009-10... Finished tied for 67th at the Laker Collegiate… finished tied for 70th at the Lander Bearcat Golf Classic… finished 71st at the Outback Steakhouse Intercollegiate.
High School... Prepped at Lee-Scott Academy... member of the three-time State Championship team.
Personal... A marketing major at UM... son of Suzanne Harris and Scott Murphey... has four brothers, Eli, Cam, Sawyer and Jackson, and three sisters, Jessica, Clayton and Lyndsey.


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SIKESTON -Lucille Hahs won second place in an international business English letter writing contest. It is sponsored each month by the Business Education World, a monthly business periodical.
SIKESTON - Fair skies welcomed Easter worshipers at Sunrise services yesterday at the high school band shell. The Rev. James E. Fitch, pastor of the Fellowship Baptist Church, delivered the sermon, "He's Alive."
SIKESTON - The Elks Lodge will install officers at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the new lodge. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The Chaffee Elks will be installing the new officers.
SIKESTON - Gov. John Ashcroft presented John David, president of the Sikeston Development Council, with a Best of Class award for community-
based economic development literature at the 28th annual Governor's Economic Conference. Sikeston won the top award in the statistical studies and fact books category for its promotional publication, "A Community That Works."
SIKESTON - Jeanne Williams' first few hours as the newly elected president of the Sikeston Public Schools Board of Education proved not to be quite what she had expected. Halfway through the board meeting about 20 members of Mothers Against Violence in Schools filed into the room. Janice Dukes read a letter of a parents pleading for security from violence in the school system. "The law says we have to send our children to school or we go to jail. The same law says if we are abusive parents we go to jail. In that case, every parent who sends their child to Sikeston Public Schools should be in jail, because they are being abused or seeing abuse every day," she read. Although the group was included on the agenda, board members were unaware of the specific reason MAVIS had asked to be heard.


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If a validated cleaning procedure has not been developed, it will be expected that swab or rinsate analyses will be conducted on each occasion to demonstrate effectiveness of the cleaning procedure; this practice is referred to as cleaning verification.
For both cleaning validations and verifications, analytical testing of samples is a crucial step. Typically, analytical procedures that are specific for the APIs that were used for the manufacturing of previous products are applied. It is expected that a separate analytical procedure will be developed and validated for each individual API that is handled in any manufacturing facility. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is probably the most widely used analytical procedure for this application with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) gaining increasing popularity, but liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) also offers potential opportunities.


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July 3, 2014 MACON, GA-- In 2015, Kennesaw State officially launches its football program. Another college team to keep an eye on in the state of Georgia. In the CSRA, high school football recruits are doing just that.
The Owls signed their first recruiting class this spring. Three CSRA athletes are making their way to the North Georgia mountains. Two of them are standout running backs-- Lincoln County's Mike McIntire and Washington County's Melvin Hill.
Projecting down the road, the Owls should have a stocked backfield with area talent. At least, that's what Owls head coach Brian Bohanon wants.
"They've all had unbelievable careers at their high school. We're excited about all of them. The great thing about all of them is they have a chance to come in and make an impression. There's no depth chart. They've got a chance to come in and make a name for themselves," Bohanon said.
That's the name of the game for Kennesaw State.
As for the finer details of putting a program on the field, the Owls are ahead of schedule compared to other start-up programs of recent years.
The construction of facilities, the hiring of staff are all in place. It's time put on the practice pads and play some football.
"We've gone through a year of kind of getting everything in order from hiring to our first year of recruiting and now we get a chance to have kids on campus for the first time ever at Kennesaw State and that's exciting. I know our coaching staff is excited to get back on the grass and coach," Bohanon said.
When the Owls get back on the turf for the 2015 inaugural season. There will be another local tie-in to consider. Paine college is currently on the schedule for a non-conference game in the middle of September.


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Beautiful Creatures
by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Beautiful Creatures Before Summary
How It All Goes Down
The Middle of Nowhere
- You're at the beginning of 2,000 pages of reading (if you count the entire series, of course). So take a deep breath and get comfortable.
- To start us off, the narrator sets the scene of the novel: we're in Gatlin, South Carolina, the "middle of nowhere" in the chapter title, which is populated by two kinds of people: "the stupid and the stuck" (Before.1).
- It's the last day of summer and our narrator is about to go to sleep. He's thinking that nothing ever changes in Gatlin and, well, he thinks he knows everything.
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Tips for Recruiting New Members
Recruiting new members should be easy and fun! In fact, we know many nonmember statisticians have not joined the ASA yet simply because they either haven't been asked or don't know about all the ASA has to offer. You'll see that sometimes just asking a nonmember to join is all it takes.
Here are some recruitment tips from the ASA:
- Be familiar with the benefits of membership in the ASA. It's your association; think of the reason you are a member!
- Recommend the ASA to your colleagues in a positive manner. Show your enthusiasm and give first-hand accounts of how your ASA membership has been a great investment in your career.
- Provide new recruits with the ASA's website&emdash; www.amstat.org &emdash; so they can join online right away.
- Personally deliver New Member application forms to your recruits.
- Identify the best candidates for ASA membership. The key to successful recruitment is asking the right people to join. Your coworkers, young professionals, new employees in your organization, students, and interns are all great prospects and will appreciate that you have gone out of your way to help them with their careers.
- Follow up with prospective members to see if they've mailed their applications or joined online. Remind your recruits that the ASA sponsors annual conferences and workshops, publishes many publications, and provides a number of career-building resources.
- Send an email or handwritten note thanking your recruits for considering ASA membership and expressing appreciation for their support of the ASA.


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By Judyrae Kruse Herald Columnist
Think about all of the fab food we've baked, cooked and served (and, admittedly, eaten ourselves), meal after meal, starting with Thanksgiving, then Christmas, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Then we were into the fix-its for Super Bowl Sunday's game and ads, not to forget Valentine's Day.
Whew! It's time, then, isn't it, to bring back some comfy food …
So let's bring it on, thanks to Terry Brundage, formerly a longtime Everett resident.
"I haven't sent in any recipes for a long time," she says, "but when I was over in Everett a couple weekends ago visiting friends and family, my aunt showed me that my recipes for toffee bars and triple layer bars were in the paper. But I haven't actually sent any recipes in for a while, so I thought I'd send a few that I have discovered since moving to Sequim."
The first is an easy-do slow-cooker pork roast specialty. It comes complete with a quick-to-fix cooking sauce that goes on to do double duty as a sweet finish of a pour-over for the roast.
The second is for meatballs, always a family pleaser.
"This recipe," Terry says, "is from Margy Green. I grew up with the Greens in Everett, and now their daughter, Eileen Green Butler, and I are both living in Sequim and reliving many wonderful memories of times past."
These meatballs also come with a swifty-nifty sauce mixture that goes into the meatballs and on them, too. If mashed potatoes, noodles or rice sound like a good go-with and you, like me, like plenty of sauce, nothing says we can't double those ingredients.
Terry's pork roast with peach sauce
1boneless pork loin roast (Terry uses the ones from Costco)
Salt and pepper to taste
1large (28-29 ounces) can sliced peaches in heavy syrup
1cup chili sauce
2/3cup brown sugar
6tablespoons white vinegar
2teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
Coat a 6-quart slow-cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place roast in pot and season with salt and pepper.
Drain peaches, reserving both the peaches and the syrup. In a mixing bowl, whisk the reserved peach syrup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and pumpkin pie spice. Pour half of the sauce over the roast and save the other half to make a sauce right before you serve the roast. Cover the slow cooker and cook 3 hours on high or 6 hours on low. Remove meat and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut reserved peaches into bite-size bites and set aside momentarily. To make the sauce when it's time, turn reserved sauce mixture into a saucepan; add the cornstarch-water mixture and cook until the sauce thickens over medium heat. After sauce has thickened, add the peaches and heat.
Terry's new favorite meatballs
1can cream of mushroom soup
1soup can milk
1pound hamburger
1/4cup diced onion
1/2cup fine cracker crumbs
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2cup chili sauce
In a bowl, mix together the soup and milk. Mix hamburger with onion, crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Add 1/2 cup of the soup mixture to the meat mixture and form into balls. Brown in a skillet. Place in a baking dish. Add the chili sauce to the rest of the soup mixture, pour over the meatballs and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, depending on the size of your meatballs.
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