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Back in October they ran this bundle for $9.99 as the deal of the week. It was supposed to last a week, but they ran out of keys several times. They restocked acouple of times, but they finally had to cancel the deal on Monday of that week after the publisher got skittish over how many bundles they were selling for so cheap.
Not gonna say that it will happen here. But it has happened before.
EDIT: Looks like while I was busy hunting down the link for the Square pack, jatan11t already posted about it.
Im sure Tony will be careful this time. Coz he knows the sales stats.
Amazon should add a tab in there web page called Game bundles or something. so people can look @ them easily. Amazon need to fix there Digital download page user friendly. Its not very impressive for my eye


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OLD FORT - Calvert kept pace at the top of the Midland Athletic League standings moving to 5-0 in league play and 8-4 overall, with a 25-12, 25-13, 25-20 win over Old Fort.
Calvert used a balanced attack in the win. Haley Felter and Amber Perry led with seven kills each. Kaleigh Hendrix, Meridith Lucius and Jordan Gase each had six.
"It's hard to try and scheme to stop our attack because we have such balance," Calvert coach Greg Hendrix said. "If one hitter is struggling, we have other options to pick her up."
Perry added five blocks and Felter had three. Hendrix dished out 20 assists. Lucius picked up seven digs defensively.
Kristin Bender lead Old Fort (2-10, 2-3) with 16 kills and four blocks. Shelby Bigler added seven digs.
Buckettes power off
NORTH ROBINSON - Maddie Williams registered a double-double despite not playing in the first game, and sophomore Emily Weithman nearly had a double-double of her own Thursday in Buckeye Central's 19-25, 25-9, 26-24, 25-19 North Central Conference win over Colonel Crawford.
Williams missed the first game because an illness the day before caused her to miss practice, but the junior pounded a team-high 16 kills after that and added 12 digs and three aces.
"She really stepped it up when she had to," Buckeye Central coach Bill Bonham said.
Weithman chipped in 20 assists, nine kills, three blocks and two aces for the Buckettes (13-2, 7-0 NCC), and freshman Jenna Delarber drilled nine kills and two blocks.
"They played ball tonight the way they're supposed to play ball," Bonham said of his younger players.
Meanwhile, Brooke Karl provided 21 digs and went 14 of 14 passing and committed only two errors on 37 serve receptions.
"She lets our offense work and run, and lets all the big players get the credit," Bonham said.
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CAREY - It took 22 years, but Carey finally found a way.
Hannah Tong turned in a double-double and Sydney Wentling handed out 36 assists Thursday as the Blue Devils won 13-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18 to claim their first Midland Athletic League win over Hopewell-Loudon in school history.
Carey joined the MAL in 1990, losing 22 MAL matches to the Chieftains until Thursday's four-set victory.
Tong led the way with 17 kills, 16 digs, four blocks and an ace. Wentling also served an ace for the Blue Devils (8-4, 3-2 MAL).
Shelby Seifert hammered 14 kills for Carey, Logan Johnson had 27 digs and seven kills, and Mackenzie Wentling also served an ace.
The Chieftains (3-10, 2-3) got a triple-double of 15 digs, 12 kills and 12 assists from Racquel Hossler (2 aces).
Courtney Burns (2 block assists) added 17 kills, 16 assists and five digs and Logan Frank (2 aces) had 15 dig and 12 kills. Kassie Welly came up with 17 digs and Kassie Shaver tallied 15.
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ATTICA - Kristen Bowerman's 19 kills helped lift Seneca East to a three-game victory over Bettsville 25-16, 2-10, 25-6. Backing up Bowerman was Alison Hescht with seven aces and four digs.
Cameil Ruffing and Rachel Bauman each chipped in five kills with Bauman adding 11 assists.
Samantha Miller dished out 18 assists, as the Tigers improved to 5-9, 3-2 Midland Athletic League.
Raiders win thriller
KANSAS - Lakota took the first two games from St. Wendelin, only to see the Mohawks rally to take the next two. The Raiders, though, recovered to win a thrilling fifth game and take the match 25-18, 25-14, 15-25, 14-25, 19-17 for the team's first Midland Athletic League win of the season.
Katie Park led the Raiders (2-9, 1-4 MAL) with 11 kills, followed closely by Rachel Feick who slammed down 10. Stephanie Miller had a double-double with 17 digs and 17 assists, to go along with four kills.
Also for Lakota, Alaina Bickford led the defense with 24 digs while Morgan Gangwer chipped in 12. Destiny Long Meyer had four kills and three blocks. Aly Hovis added three kills and three blocks. Makayla Kiser had 13 assists and 13 digs.
Rams roll up Ontario
MANSFIELD - Three Upper Sandusky players combined for 41 kills Thursday in a 25-9, 25-12, 25-15 North Central Conference win over Ontario.
Taylor Graboski registered 16 kills, eight aces and 13 digs for the Rams (7-3, 6-2 NCC), Jessi Holli had 15 kills and six digs and Kalene Johnson turned in 10 kills and five digs.
Allison Snyder backed them with 26 assists, and Jenna Holly had nine digs and six aces.
TC takes a tumble
BELLEVUE - Bellevue overpowered Northern Ohio League foe Columbian 25-12, 25-14, 25-20 Thursday.
Megan Murphy's 10 digs and six kills led the Tornadoes (3-5, 1-4 NOL) in the loss.

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Even when you know the good things about being active, you may find it hard to change your lifestyle until you deal with the reasons you give yourself for not being active. Barriers to exercise include the valid reasons you aren't active and the excuses you make to avoid something you dislike or fear.
Why don't you exercise? For a few days or a week, write down your reasons for not exercising. Then for each of your reasons, write a response that prompts you to reconsider your choice. Look at this list of reasons and responses whenever you are about to make a choice about exercising.
Perhaps the greatest fear that holds people back is the fear of failure. The most helpful approach to this fear is to carefully define "success" and "failure" using realistic goals. If your goal is simply to become more active than you are now, it will be hard to fail. If your goal is to look like the people in health club ads or to lose a certain amount of weight, then the fear of failure is likely to hold you back.
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Mayor Byron W. Brown is relying on the city's surplus funds and many unfilled positions to keep his pledge not to raise taxes.
The mayor's proposed budget for 2013-14 calls for the use of $12 million in unrestricted surplus funds and expects that the city will employ 50 fewer people as workers retire and positions are left open.
Brown unveiled a $482.5 million spending plan Wednesday for the year that begins July 1. The proposal calls for $100,000 less spending than in the current budget. It would keep property taxes for residences level and reduce taxes for commercial properties by 3.2 percent.
No fees would increase, and the city's rainy day fund – enough to cover all expenses for a month – would remain intact, Brown said. The city's unrestricted fund balance also would grow, but Brown did not say how.
"We feel this is very prudent budgeting," he said. "The fund balance at the end of the day will be substantially the same as it was going into this budget year."
The city's credit ratings are the highest in its history, but ratings agencies have shown concern that continued use of funds left over from prior years to cover recurring expenses could affect the city's long-term fiscal health.
Since Brown took office, residential property taxes have decreased by 15 percent, and commercial property taxes have decreased by nearly 28 percent.
The Buffalo News asked the Brown administration several follow-up questions about the budget, but they were not answered.
They include:
• How did the city's unrestricted surplus, which can be used for any purpose, increase by $11 million? The city's audited financial statements, released at the end of 2012, stated that the unrestricted surplus was $12.2 million, but Brown said Wednesday that it was $23 million.
Funds that had been restricted were now free to be spent, Brown said, but he did not elaborate.
• How does the budget supplement the loss of $18.7 million in state aid the city had in 2012-13 but will not have in 2013-14?
Common Council President Richard A. Fontana said that he was happy the commercial property rate would be going down but that he was concerned about the proposed budget's use of fund balance. The Council, which begins budget hearings today, has until May 22 to amend the spending plan.
Budget highlights include:
• $70.3 million to fund the school district, which is the same as it has been in prior years.
• The highest allocation for summer youth employment in the city's history. The city would spend $1.1 million, employing about 1,400 young people.
• $1 million for police cars, covering the purchase of 25 to 30 vehicles.
• $171,000 to fund two attendance teachers in the city school district.
• The city plans to demolish nearly 325 blighted structures, using $6.5 million from various sources, including $500,000 from the proposed budget.
• A new competitive grant of $100,000 for cultural organizations. Many arts and cultural groups are still waiting for funding from the current budget year, which is expected to be distributed in the next few weeks, Brown said.
• Funding for new classes of police officers and firefighters. The number in each class was not available Wednesday.
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Haha, he really get into the questions, but, I really like it because I need to know these as well. I am just getting started, so these questions also helped me to learn as well. Thank
This is great. Although I've been developing for a good few years, a lot of the sites I develop are quite small and require a quick deployment. WebMatrix seems perfect for this. I've already started working with the Beta. Keep up the good work.
Very good interview Dan ! Loved how you asked questions I would ask, not knowing there answer beforehand (or you hide it really good )
Nice technical overview of Razor syntax. Looking forward to get the helper functions in the real ASP.NET
This is a serious step backwards. It looks like these guys don't realize classic ASP was a bad idea and we've moved on for good reason. Don't know that inline SQL is a travesty, and isn't simpler, it's harder.
Instead of integrating out-of-the-box with good practices, OR/M (NHibernate), seperation of concerns, they have created a tweaked view language and encouraged terrible development.
Microsoft shouldn't spend it's time creating a bad toy, yet "another way" to do the same thing. It should lead and encourage best practices, and make them as developer friendly as possible.
but for very small projects don't you think this makes sense? that's why php makes sense on small light weight projects.
This is not for large-scale applications is it? ASP was a bad idea (compared to what we have now, retrospect is great, isn't it?) for reasons other than just ASP itself but also the languages one typically developed in, such as VBScript, with no static typing. This Razor syntax, that is extremely discrete, and the tools around it will create an extremely low barrier to entry. That's not bad, that's good.
I think SharePoint Foundation + SharePoint Designer (free products for anyone with a Windows Server license) provides most of the functionality that a simple application developer might need - Lists (similar to SQL tables), abillity to host simple client side code (js/xap/swf) and also ability to write ASP .net (through a very simple setting change) code. SP Designer is way advanced in terms of design and coding experience. How do you pitch your product with SharePoint already in marketplace (and remember SP has a huge deployment/user base/dev & power user community).
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Having been a user of VWD Express for a number of years, I just have to say that Microsoft seems to be all over the place.
If you think that Web-Matrix is useful for start up developers with little or no experience then the mind boggles. No design interface except to run it in the browser first? Are you crazy? I'm telling you from personal experience that VWD is far easier for the novice to get started with than a purely code driven development 'tool'.
I came to look at Web-Matrix because I have written a web site but I wanted to make it a bit more snazzy with a better interface and animated effects. Having been completely overwhelmed by the best choice to make from Expression Blend, Visual Studio, or VWD Express and whether to use Silverlight, Ajax, or plain old HTML with Javascript, I thought I'd see what Web-Matrix had to offer. The answer is nothing. There are far better entry level web design tools out there. In my humble opinion, Web-Matrix is one instance where "free" is decidedly not good value and a complete waste of time.
Microsoft seems to have lost its way regarding development tools, at least down here at my lowly level. Perhaps it's just me, but it seems to me that there so much "choice" from Microsoft today that seeing the wood from the trees is becoming very difficult indeed. If I want to develop a site, not too complex, but with a nice user interface including some basic animation, nice graphics, with database interaction, why should I need 2 Microsoft products (Expression and Visual Studio) to write it? And then comes along Lighthouse... Confusing or what?
That should have been "Lightswitch", of course.
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Delbert August Nicklaus, 78, of Iowa City, Iowa, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 23 at First Presbyterian Church, 2701 Rochester Ave., Iowa City. A luncheon will immediately follow the service. Memorials may be made to the University of Northern Iowa Foundation designated for the men's basketball program.
Del was born on Jan. 4, 1935, in Parkersburg, Iowa, the son of August and Tillie Nicklaus. He attended UNI on a basketball scholarship, graduating in 1957. From 1957 to 1959, Del served his country in the White House under Eisenhower. He married Karen Troen in Newton, Iowa on July 2, 1961. Del spent his entire career in teaching, coaching and athletic administration, including 26 years at Geneseo High School. He retired in 1995.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Karen; children, Kristi (Ken) Markuson of Libertyville and Tor (Laura) Nicklaus of North Liberty, Iowa; and grandchildren, Claire and Luke Markuson and August and Samuel Nicklaus.
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When is this year's Call of Duty being announced?
New Call of Duty should be revealed soon if previous games are to go by.
Double XP for Black Ops 2 and Advanced Warfare this weekend
Getting fans in the mood for the April 26 Black Ops 3 reveal.
Should Black Ops 3 have gone back (in time) to go forward?
Black Ops 3 has finally been announced. But can Call of Duty really sustain two future-set franchises?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 announced; full reveal due April 26
Treyarch working on Black Ops 3, Activision confirms.
Black Ops 2 'updated with viral marketing for next Call of Duty'
Mysterious Call of Duty teaser allegedly uploaded to Call of Duty Snapchat.
Activision expects this year's Call of Duty to sell similarly to Advanced Warfare
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'Exciting' new Call of Duty in development at Treyarch, coming later this year
Call of Duty 2015 to be "loaded with innovation", Activision reveals.
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MAKAWAO - Sunny Jordan and her husband were "so scared" as rainwater from nearby Maliko Gulch overwhelmed their property and lifted their rental cottage off its foundation during heavy rains Thursday afternoon.
"We were so scared. It came so fast," Jordan said of the floodwaters as rain continued to fall Friday on the lush property along Kaluanui Road. "We never had that do that before."
The 13-year-old cottage that washed down the gulch - and was nowhere to be seen - was about 4 feet high off the ground and was being rented to visitors from St. Louis. They were not in the cottage at the time of the flash flood but lost everything, including their suitcases and plane tickets, Jordan said.
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Property owner Bob Flint (left in green jacket) is assisted by friend Jerry Labb on Friday morning on Flint's property off Kaluanui Road. The two men were standing where Flint's rental cottage was located until floodwaters washed it down nearby Maliko Gulch on Thursday as heavy rains pounded Upcountry. A concrete slab to the right of the photo is about the only remaining visible marker of where the cottage once stood.
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The home of Sunny Jordan and Bob Flint was mostly left unscathed by floodwaters from nearby Maliko Gulch on Thursday during a flash flood. A covered and screened-in patio attached to their garage was filled with mud. Rainwater continued to flow down their driveway Friday.
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A garden chair rests on debris on the property off Kaluanui Road, where a cottage was washed away during heavy rains. A waterfall near the property continued to dump water into a streambed as rain fell in the area.
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If the two visitors had been in the cottage, they would not have survived, Jordan said.
On Friday morning, mud, debris, pipes and wires were all that were left of the cottage that was part of the Jordans' bed-and-breakfast business. A sign described the area and the rental as "Wild Ginger Falls," referring to a waterfall near the property. There used to be wild ginger near the stream until the flash flood washed it away. Large boulders replaced the ginger, washed onto the property by the flood.
Maui County Civil Defense Emergency Management Officer Anna Foust said Friday afternoon that the damage to the cottage was the worst incident reported from Thursday's floods.
"We're not out of the woods yet," she cautioned.
There was a flash-flood warning posted for Maui for most of Friday but it was taken down in the afternoon. A flash-flood watch remains in effect until at least this afternoon.
Foust reminded residents to stay away from rising water and to clean out any culverts or drains on their property that could cause a clog and flooding. While it may not be raining in one area, she said a flash flood could occur elsewhere with water flowing into the dry areas.
For most of the day, residents in parts of Haiku and Makawao were either without water or with low water pressure because the rain washed out a 12-inch waterline Thursday. A tanker with potable water had been stationed on Kokomo Road at a vacant lot between Hoolea Place and Puuomalei Road.
Around 6 p.m. Friday, the county Department of Water Supply reported water service had been restored in those areas after crews created a temporary bypass until the damaged 12-inch waterline can be replaced next week.
Water department crews put in a 2-inch bypass line Friday.
"Flow is limited, and pressure will fluctuate (from very high to very low). But everyone should have water," said water department spokeswoman Jacky Takakura in an email Friday evening.
The areas affected included the upper section of Kokomo Road, Hoolea Place, Puuomalei Road, the upper section of Kaupakalua Road and Piiholo Road.
Also on Friday, Baldwin Park in Paia was closed because of flooding. No other information was immediately available from the county about damage or prospects of reopening the park.
The Kapalua Arboretum trail in West Maui will be closed until at least Monday morning because of the heavy rains, Kapalua officials said. The Kapalua Shuttle will not be conducting transfers to or pickups from the arboretum.
The Mahana Ridge Trail continues to be closed because of construction activity around Mahana Estates.
Upcountry roads that were closed Thursday all were re-opened by Friday, according to a county announcement.
The Red Cross shelter at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani that was opened on Thursday evening for those displaced by flooding or unable to return to their homes was closed at 7:30 a.m. Friday. Two residents who were unable to return to their home spent part of the night at the shelter, the Red Cross said.
According to the National Weather Service, the most rainfall on Maui in the 24-hour period ending at 2 p.m. Friday fell at Puu Kukui in the West Maui Mountains with a gauge showing 8.96 inches. In the same time period, 4.43 inches fell in Pukalani and 2.13 inches fell in Kaupo Gap.
Foust said she did not have an estimate of damage caused by the heavy rain Thursday. Those who may have incurred damage from the storm are urged to fill out a preliminary damage assessment report for the county. The report could be used to seek assistance from state and federal agencies, she said.
The form may be found online at www.mauicounty.gov/floodsurvey. Those seeking information may call Maui Civil Defense at 270-7285.
The deadline to submit the damage assessment report online is Thursday.
Although Foust said she didn't think the damage Thursday would breach a threshold to qualify for Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, the county still would like to get a total assessment of the damage.
Jordan hoped that there could be some kind of government assistance for them.
"The bad thing is we don't have flood insurance," Jordan said. "It's like kicking us when we are down."
Jordan and her husband, Bob Flint, had thought flood coverage was included in their overall insurance policy. Estimated damage for at least the cottage was around $200,000, Jordan said.
The floodwaters mostly spared the main home structurally on the 2.25-acre property filled with bamboo trees and ginger, which is accessible via a short descending private road off Kaluanui Road. However, a screened-in and covered patio attached to the garage was filled with mud, and Flint's ceramics studio, which is a separate structure from the house, got flooded with water.
Floodwaters also got under the asphalt driveway leading to the cottage that was swept away. It was cracked and warped.
Jordan said that at one point Thursday, she and Flint were trapped in their home as floodwaters surrounded their main house. After the rain and water subsided for a while Thursday, the couple left the property as advised by fire crews and spent the night elsewhere.
Jordan said the visitors who were renting the cottage stayed at a hotel Thursday night and on Friday had gone to Ross Dress for Less to buy clothes. They planned to leave the island later in the day, she said.
Jordan, who has lived on the property since 1997, couldn't believe how high the water rose Thursday.
"This is a wild one," she said.
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MARTINSBURG - Burke Street Elementary School visitors may be surprised to see a flyer banning fast food for students - written in both English and Spanish -at the front entrance.
But that's only the beginning, since various items around the school - including a door and bulletin board in a nearby hall - are also labeled in Spanish.
And recently, it was standing room only as family members gathered in the school's auditorium to hear the students - pre-K through third grade - perform all of their spring concert songs in Spanish.
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Foreign Language in Elementary School teacher Karin Rentas-Colon (center), who teaches at Burke Street Elementary in a unique pilot program, takes some time with FLES students Wendolin Rodriquez (left) and Jordyn E. Kelso at their recent spring concert that was performed entirely in Spanish.
At that time, family members received specially-designed bookmarks, proclaiming the same message students wore on their T-shirts- "En Burke Street hablamos Espanol" (At Burke Street we speak Spanish).
It's all part of a unique pilot program, the Foreign Language in Elementary Schools, now in its first year locally, but set to expand to Eagle School Intermediate during the 2014 academic year, said principal Todd Cutlip.
"We were asked last summer to participate in this Spanish immersion program and we saw it as a great opportunity. And that's exactly how it has turned out, especially since the students participate in it three times a week, 30 minutes each class," Cutlip said.
Currently there's only one other FLES program in the state, and it is in Monongalia County, Cutlip said.
A big part of the local success is due to Puerto Rico native Karin Rentas-Colon, who was hired as the program's teacher and has been "a great fit with our kids," he said.
"She makes it fun to learn, and that makes a world of difference. They are having a really good time with her," Cutlip said.
Rentas-Colon credits the youngsters with being open to learning a foreign language.
"And that is important since I speak Spanish right from the start. Some of my students didn't even know that I spoke English," she said with a laugh.
It's also helpful to begin learning a new language at an early age, Rentas-Colon said.
"I think earlier is better for learning. Having this language skill is also important when they grow up, because we live in a world where many, many people speak Spanish, so it may also help with getting a job," she said.
Although the school has several Hispanic children, students have various backgrounds including Haiti and the Middle East, Rentas-Colon said.
"It is really interesting because I also learn from them," she said. "But overall, they are all doing a really good job and I am proud of them."
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The Bachelor of Fine Arts is the most intensive degree in fine arts offered at Westminster. With this course of study, you'll be introduced to varied art forms, as well as choose an area of emphasis in painting and drawing, pottery, photography or studio arts. In this studio-heavy program, in addition to gaining an appreciation for the cultural significance of visual expression, you will get the personal attention and gain the experience that you need to develop a strong body of work. You'll spend most of your time making your own art, with plenty of opportunities for feedback from your teachers and fellow students. If you intend to become a serious professional artist, continue the study of art in graduate school, pursue one of the many careers in art, or simply devote yourself to your artwork to make your portfolio as strong as it can be, the BFA is for you.
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A term to describe the tedious and boring indentured servitude that most people are forced to endure to get money. Generally, not a pleasant experience.
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text: The Foundation has the pleasure to invite you to its watchmaking initiation workshops. Lasting three hours, they allow you to become acquainted with the basics of watchmaking by assembling and dismantling a simple watch mechanism. In the latest of our workshops, the mechanism is decorated. Other than a passion for watches and watchmaking, no skills are required to take part and the workshops are open to all watch and watchmaking enthusiasts, whether amateur or professional. The workshops will take place in the historic salon of Geneva's "Palais de l'Athénée".


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Space for Cycling
The national Space for Cycling campaign aims to create the conditions where anyone can cycle anywhere.
Cycle-friendly streets are the life-blood of safe, pleasant and healthy communities. They are good for everybody's quality of life, whether or not they chose to cycle.
You can help create Space for Cycling by calling on your Councillors to pledge their support for high standards of cycle-friendly planning and design, and the funding needed to deliver this. Cycling needs to become a safe, convenient and enjoyable option for people of all ages and backgrounds, for any local journey.
What does Space for Cycling mean?
What Space for Cycling means will depend on the location, with different solutions for major and minor roads and junctions, in urban and rural areas alike. In general though, the answers are covered by the the Space for Cycling campaign's 6 themes
- Protected space on main roads
- Removing through motor traffic in residential areas
- Lower speed limits
- Cycle-friendly town centres
- Safe routes to school
- Routes through green spaces
You can also view a 2-minute video by Cycling UK President Jon Snow, explaining what the campaign is calling for, or read our 8 page guide for local decision makers.
How much support has the campaign had so far?
- Over 700 councillors have signed up across the UK, with another 792 having already signed up to support local calls in London. See the map of who has signed up, where, here.
How you can get involved in Space for Cycling?
- Write to your councillors, demanding space for cycling.
- Contact your local cycle campaign group or Cycling UK local campaigner to get involved with the campaign in your area.
Cycling infrastructure mapped
If you've got photos of good - or bad - cycling infrastructure, you can upload them to Cycling UK's map of infrastructure
Where does the campaign come from?
The Space for Cycling campaign was originally created by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC). The LCC's campaign in London was focussed on lobbying candidates in the 2014 London borough elections.
Cycling UK has taken LCC's London-born campaign nationwide, and works together with the Cyclenation federation of local campaign groups. All funding currently stems from private donations, and if you would like to contribute to the campaign go to: www.cyclinguk.org/donate-to-campaigns. Read more about the background to the Space for Cycling campaign.
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With schools, hospitals, and other institutions, we develop designs for campuses that offer attractive, useful spaces for living and learning. From the details of garden beds to master plans for hundreds of acres, we guide the transition from high-input lawns to diverse landscapes, following the patterns of healthy ecosystems.
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Weaving together ecological restoration and site improvement with the creation of beautiful and functional human habitat, we work with owner-designers and communities to develop plans that maximize both the conservation and productivity of their land. Using innovative, ecological design solutions, we integrate the needs of society with the resources of a site in a sustainable way.
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What: Kentucky Chautauqua Performance of Mark Twain
When: September 17, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Where: Somerset North Campus, Meece Auditorium
In an effort to increase the numbers of offerings for students at all SCC campuses and centers, the Student Government Association has been coordinating events and increasing the numbers of student organizations available to students at all locations.
As part of their initiative, please support SGA's "Chautauqua Series for 2013-2014." Kentucky Chautauqua performers travel throughout the state delivering to community organizations their historically accurate dramatizations of Kentuckians who made a difference. The program provides an entertaining and educational experience for participants. The aim is to have one Chautauqua presentation at each campus/center over the next few months, as funding allows.
The first in the series will be "Mark Twain" portrayed by Robert Brock. This presentation will be held September 17 from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. on the Somerset Campus in Meece Auditorium. There is no charge to attend.
This program is funded in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council. To learn more, go to: http://www.kyhumanities.org/chautauquacharacters.html. Please mark your calendars now and make plans to attend.


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Logitech has unveiled the first peripheral of its latest gaming range – with the G13 Gameboard aiming to put a brand new spin on an old concept and lure gamers away from their keyboards.
Nostromo had some success with their SpeedPads, but Logitech's latest game pad is aiming to bring its customary flair to the peripheral and not only catch the attention of hardcore gamers but also the World of Warcraft addicts that are proliferating across the globe.
The G13 Gameboard certainly doesn't lack the necessary aesthetic – it curves gracefully to minimise stress on the wrist – one of the pad's largest selling points. The keys mimic the left side of the keyboard but with the added advantage of a mini-joystick for the left thumb.
This joystick is a key factor in the Logitech G13 Gameboard's appeal – quite simply the thumb is far more useful when its dexterity can be used rather than wasted on simply the space bar.
The extra movement allows gamers to put key actions at the swivel of the thumb – potentially much faster than having to move a finger to another key. It's an incredibly effective idea – although it takes some time to get used to.
The only complaint you are likely to have about this mini-joystick is that it feels a little flat. By the end of our extensive testing session I was still feeling like I was straining to move the joystick right – but it's a minor quibble.
The keys are excellent – arranged in a shallow concave curve that never feels uncomfortable or strange. Years of first person shooters on a keyboard may have given us tendons of steel, but the Logitech G13 certainly doesn't take a lot of adjusting to.
To be fair, Logitech in their wisdom had pre-configured the G13 Gameboard for the games that we had the chance to test the peripheral on, but being naturally difficult I immediately switched things round and found tinkering with things to move 'jump' away from my thumb quick and easy.
The N13 has two major challenges ahead of it, if it is to crack the mainstream – the first of which is to justify its not inconsiderable £74.99 price tag and the second is to convince gamers to back away from their keyboard in favour of something a little left-field.
The first challenge will certainly be tricky – for all its quality the Logitech G13 Gamepad is more than twice as expensive as Nostromo's N52 SpeedPad.
Of course, the justification behind this is the neat touches that really push the G13 to the next level. Programmable back lighting will appeal to those who like to keep things looking geektastic, but it does also serve a bigger purpose.
The keyboard can be flicked into three separate modes – essentially meaning that you can programme each key with three separate tasks and you can flit in and out of whichever mode suits – so a different colour can be assigned to each different function set.
So for something like World of Warcraft you can have different control sets depending on what you are doing.
This is aided by the fact that the G13 Gameboard can be programmed for macros – which can be recorded on the fly – allowing you to loop common functions and create custom combinations that should lighten the load on your fingertips. Grinding may never be so fun.
Now macros are nothing new – but another neat trick that links all of the above together is that you can store this configuration on the device itself – allowing you to take the peripheral, and your mass of macros/key configurations and profiles with you wherever you go.
Of course, one of the gamer's traditional bugbears is having to run third-party software for their devices – with many simply taking advantage of plug and play and not letting the drivers CD near their box – but memory usage doesn't seem outrageously high, even with the programme running.
That memory usage is ramped up a little by the novel 160x43 monochrome LCD screen which can impart gaming information like health and ammo as well as other communications.
It's an idea ported directly from Logitech's gaming keyboards and opinion is split as to whether it is a brilliant tool or a memory hogging white elephant.
For me – it's not likely to become part of my everyday gaming, but it does add a little wow factor to an already impressive piece of kit.
Let's be frank £75 is a lot of money, and this is a product that is pitched squarely at people who spend enough time gaming to justify a major outlay.
It's a brave move from Logitech as they try to make the mini-gaming keyboard part of gaming culture – but, make no bones about it, this is a device that could catch the mood.
A lot depends on whether the gaming communities take the Logitech G13 Gameboard to their hearts – but judging by the amount of technology packed into this device, it should at least have a shot at glory.


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Animal cruelty bill
Efforts to get Mississippi out of the bottom group of states in yet another national ranking got a boost last week in the state Senate.
The Senate passed 47-1 and sent to the House bill that would make it a felony to maliciously "torture, mutilate, maim, burn, starve, disfigure or kill any domesticated dog or cat."
According to The Humane Society of the United States, Mississippi is one of only four states in the country that does not have a felony penalty for egregious acts of animal cruelty. Mississippi also is one of 11 states that do not a felony penalty for cockfighting, but that is another issue not covered in the current proposal.
Wayne Pacelle, president of The Humane Society, said there are major gaps in animal protection laws throughout the nation.
"Anemic animal protection laws in many states will allow cruelty and abuse to continue, and that must change," he said.
Supporters of the bill say the current Mississippi law that makes violations a misdemeanor with a maximum fine of $1,000 and six months in jail discourages prosecution.
It encourages unscrupulous people, including those who operate puppy mills, to just ignore the law, knowing that little will result from it.
The bill, which is opposed by the Mississippi Canine Coalition, faces a less certain future in the state House.
We don't know why anyone would oppose the bill. In fact, we don't know why it would not have passed the Senate unanimously.
Certainly, anyone who would have seen the Union County puppy mill raided last year by the county sheriff and the Humane Society could not oppose it.
Mississippi needs to join most of the rest of the country in dealing quickly and harshly with those who do terrible things to dogs and cats.
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The College of General Studies is a two-year gateway program for all incoming freshmen. It contains a number of high-impact activities designed to enhance preparation for majors, increase graduation rates, and foster a greater sense of community through a common experience. After completing the General Education Core Curriculum, students transition into their majors for their junior and senior years.
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Best known for their early-'80s new wave pop hits, particularly "I Got You,"
Split Enz
-- after surviving a dizzying array of image and personnel changes and a full decade without any recognition outside of their homeland -- became the first New Zealand band to achieve worldwide success. Although they never reached superstar status outside of Australia and New Zealand, the band developed a strong international cult following that continued to thrive over a decade after their breakup.
Split Enz
's output always seemed slightly outside of the times and often frustratingly obscure, but in the end, they left behind a body of work that was always interesting and often reached pure pop brilliance.
The group was founded in 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand, by
Brian Timothy Finn
Phil Judd
. Initially, the band was a light acoustic combo called Split Ends consisting of
(guitar, vocals),
(vocals, piano),
Miles Golding
Mike Howard
(flute), and
Mike Chunn
were the main songwriting force of the band's early years.
drew his inspiration from a wild variety of often non-musical sources while
's tastes leaned toward the British pop of
the Beatles
the Kinks
, and
the Move
. In a creative rush that lasted several months, the two bashed out songs on acoustic guitars --
working out the basic song with lyrics and
providing the melodies.
Miles Golding
came from a classical background and pushed the band into complex, neo-classical structures and arrangements. The result was an eclectic mix of styles that was quite original though not very commercial. After months of rehearsals, the group went into the studio to record their first single, "For You"/"Split Ends," in February of 1973. After the single was released, the band launched a small tour; upon its completion,
left the group to study in London. At
's urging, the band went for a new, electric sound, adding
Geoff Chunn
on drums,
Wally Wilkinson
on guitar, and saxophonist
Rob Gillies
, who was only a part-time member. After the new lineup was in place,
refused to tour, claiming their music was too complex for stage presentation; he stayed behind to write and record new material while the rest of the band toured, although he would later rejoin the live lineup. The group made an appearance on the televised New Zealand talent contest New Faces -- though they finished second to last, it gave them some crucial early exposure. In 1974, former Space Waltz keyboardist
Tony (Eddie) Rayner
was added to the band and they changed their name to
Split Enz
. Following the name change, the group embarked on a series of radio-sponsored "Buck-a-Head" shows -- rather than play the more traditional pub circuit, they played theaters, which seemed more suited to the band's style. The group's shows took on a theatrical tone, as the bandmembers wore wild, colorful costumes and sported a variety of odd hairdos.
acted as master of ceremonies, giving odd spoken soliloquies.
made the occasional appearances as did costume designer and spoons soloist
Noel Crombie
. By the fall of 1974,
was added as a full-time member on percussion. Before the tour was completed,
Geoff Chunn
was replaced by
Paul Crowther
Rob Gillies
left the group.
In March of 1975, the group traveled to Australia -- at this time, all members except
switched to using their middle names. Mistakenly billed as "New Zealand's raunchiest rock & roll band," the band struggled for nine months but they eventually earned a small cult following and secured a contract with Mushroom Records. Their debut album,
Mental Notes
, was recorded in two weeks. While their inexperience in the studio combined with an unsympathetic producer led to a less than satisfying result in the band's eyes, the album encapsulated the band at its artiest and most ambitious. The album made a brief appearance on both the Australian and New Zealand charts. By November of 1975
was fired and
Split Enz
had caught the attention of
Roxy Music
Phil Manzanera
, who offered to help the band with their next album; they arranged to meet him in England to redo
Mental Notes
. Before leaving, they recorded a new single, "Late Last Night." Despite the complex song structure, the single showed the band moving toward a pop direction; nevertheless, it failed to have much impact. "Late Last Night" was accompanied by a video clip, which was an uncommon practice in 1976; the band would continue to make conceptual clips from that point on. In April of 1976,
Split Enz
joined up with
in England and signed to Chrysalis for worldwide distribution. While the recordings went well, they found it impossible to secure live work in Britain without an agent. The band rehearsed constantly, although the songwriting partnership of
had dried up and no new songs were being written.
Second Thoughts
, essentially a reworked
Mental Notes
, was released toward the end of 1976 (it was released internationally as
Mental Notes
). Before the band supported the album with a U.S. tour in early 1977,
was replaced on drums by
Mal Green
, fed up with uninterested audiences and the demands of promotion, left the band during the tour and
left two months later. The band returned to England to regroup -- they replaced
's younger brother
and recruited bassist
Nigel Griggs
Tim Finn
assumed leadership of the new incarnation of
Split Enz
and the group began to move away from its arty, theatrical tendencies on their next LP, 1977's
. In Australia, the album went gold and the single "My Mistake" became their first Top 20 hit. In England, the group fared far worse. In the wake of the punk explosion,
Split Enz
seemed slightly out of touch. Though their odd looks and new, leaner material wasn't so far removed from post-punk styles, their earlier reputation seemed more in line with the progressive rock the punks sought to destroy. However, they did manage to keep a small cult following within the U.K.
By early 1978,
Split Enz
had been dropped by Chrysalis and, unable to get gigs, they were forced to go on the dole. They continued writing new material at a feverish pace and rehearsing constantly.
was fired and
rejoined but he found himself unable to fit into the new direction of the band and left the group shortly thereafter; he later found limited success as the leader of
the Swingers
and as a solo artist. The New Zealand Arts Council came to the band's aid with a 5,000-dollar grant. A studio in Luton was booked and the band knocked off 28 songs in under five days. These sessions, known as the "Rootin' Tootin' Luton Tapes," displayed a newfound edge and considerable commercial potential. Around the same time, they recorded a new single with producer
David Tickle
-- a straight-ahead rocker called "I See Red" -- which charted respectably in Australia.
Split Enz
returned to Australia to make their next album, 1978's Frenzy, re-recording many songs from the Luton tapes. However, the final product paled in comparison to the demos -- the high energy of the original tapes simply wasn't captured and many of the best songs were left on the demos. Many of the Luton recordings would later resurface on the A&M version of Frenzy, released in North America in 1981.
The band teamed up again with
David Tickle
for their next album,
True Colours
, in 1979. The album lacked the excesses of their previous albums and showcased their new pure pop direction. With
Neil Finn
's seductive "I Got You," the band finally broke through -- the single and album hit number one in Australia and New Zealand, with the album eventually selling 200,000 albums in Australia, the equivalent of one in every ten homes in that country. The success led to an international deal with A&M Records.
True Colours
performed well in the U.K. and the U.S. and went platinum in Canada. The band quickly recorded a follow-up during a mid-year break in touring. The result -- called
in Australia and
internationally -- was released in April of 1981. The record was somewhat disappointing, seeming to follow the same formula as its predecessor but with decidedly lesser material. The album failed to match the success of
True Colours
, but it did manage two hit singles, "One Step Ahead" and "History Never Repeats." On their subsequent North American tour,
Split Enz
were billed equally with
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
, which stands as a testament to the band's growing popularity.
Mal Green
left the band to work on solo projects and
took over on drums.
By late 1981, after many months of intensive touring, the band retreated to the studio to record their most personal and creatively satisfying album to date,
Time and Tide
. Released in 1982, it immediately topped the Australian and New Zealand charts. The advent of MTV and the channel's commitment to new wave acts helped the band's growing cult status in America -- both "Dirty Creature" and "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (as well as earlier videos) saw heavy airplay on the channel -- but the album failed to see much chart action.
Early in 1983,
took a break from
Split Enz
to work on a solo album,
. The album was a big success in Australasia, spawning several hits singles including the Top Ten "Fraction Too Much Friction." For all of its success, though, the album distracted
, delaying the follow-up to
Time and Tide
and effectively ending the momentum
Split Enz
had built over the previous three albums.
Conflicting Emotions
was finally finished by the fall of 1983. Prior to this album,
had been the primary contributor, but for this effort, he was overshadowed by brother
who had written a considerable majority of songs for the first time. The album, while predictably successful in Australia/New Zealand, saw a delayed release in the States and failed to make much impact. A new drummer,
Paul Hester
, was added, demoting
to percussion. Before work was begun on the next album,
announced that he was leaving the band. With
Neil Finn
as the leader, the band carried on for one more album -- 1984's
See Ya Round
, an uneven album that was released only in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
decided to fold the band following a farewell tour, Enz with a Bang!, for which
rejoined the group.
Paul Hester
went on to form the internationally successful
Crowded House
continued a sporadic solo career, joining
Crowded House
for the
album in 1991.
Nigel Griggs
Noel Crombie
, and
Phil Judd
Schnell Fenster
, releasing two albums before disbanding and
Eddie Rayner
has done session work and formed his own combo,
the Makers
Neil Finn
reunited for a
Finn Brothers
album in 1995.
Split Enz
remains an institution in their homeland, occassionally playing reunion gigs. In 1996,
the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
performed a symphonic tribute to
Split Enz
under the direction of
Eddie Rayner
with contributions from both
Neil Finn
as well as other New Zealand artists including
Dave Dobbyn
. The resulting album,
, spent several weeks in the Australian and New Zealand Top Ten. A second ENZSO project,
, followed in 1999. The classic
lineup reunited for a New Year's Eve millennium gig in New Zealand. In 2005 the band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and the
True Colours
-era lineup reunited again for a brief but highly successful Australian tour in 2006.
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3. Reffering to a bag of Cunt/whore
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3. Reffering to a bag of Cunt/whore
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A Back stabber, shallow, un-trustworthy, lier, jerk, asshole, bitch, someone that is two faced, douchebag
Matt is such a cuntbag, that he can even tell his best freinds why hes being a complete dickhead
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1) A person who is more than just a prick, more than a bitch and more than a frikkin asshole.
2) Someone who insults other people without giving a shit.
3) Someone you dislike/hate
2) Someone who insults other people without giving a shit.
3) Someone you dislike/hate
- Oh my god, look at Peachen playing Phantasy Star Universe AGAIN!
- Yeah I know, SUCH a cuntbag!
- Yeah I know, SUCH a cuntbag!
লিখেছেন- alliMnatakS 17 de জুলাই de 2008
(kunt-bag) bag which holds a cunt; or, bag in which several cunts are placed. Poor drivers are often called this by Arby's mechanics.
The driver that pulled out in front of Richard was a Cunt-Bag.
লিখেছেন- Douche LaRue 8 de অক্টোবার de 2009
An old lady that is acting like a cunt.
i was at wal-mart parking a cart in an empty spot, and some cuntbag came running up to me trying to tell me where to put the cart.
লিখেছেন- Mike0 19 de এপ্রিল de 2007
A person who is a notch lower than just a plain douchebag.
লিখেছেন- Chooks177 13 de মার্চ de 2010


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Trip to Luzerne County facility highlights pros
September 22, 2013
The chronic overcrowding at Lycoming County Prison raises the question of who really should remain behind bar....
Nobud, I agree. Locking up nonviolent offenders serves no purpose and too often they come out of being locked up worse than when they went in. A center such as this would be perfect for those found guilty of the types of offenses you outlined. Judge Butts once said that she has never been able to sentence anyone to sobriety and that is so true. This would be a perfect opportunity to get the users rehabilitation. Drug test them each day they report and help them get control of their lives. I think a big reason Campana is against this is because they were talking about using the former Mater Dolorosa Church property and his family were long time members of that Parrish and they strongly protested when it closed.
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I'm still at a loss as why they haven't looked at possibly using one of the schools that they plan on auctioning off as a day reporting center. They are talking about spending close to a million dollars to build a center when they already have buildings available that would be perfect for this application. What better place to provide training and education than a school house.
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So interesting to see Judge Butts advocating for rehabilitative measures for inmates, yet she refuses to allow bail after 9 months, to a 100% disabled 20 year veteran who can receive free care at a VA facility. This inmate who suffered knee damage due to negligent medical care while incarcerated at the lycoming county prison, is listed as in need of a knee replacement. Also on record is evidence the inmate is in need of mental care and evaluation from PTSD. Family members have begged Judge Butts and prison officials for most of the 9 months to allow monitored bail conditions for the inmate so he may seek needed ADEQUATE care. Both parties have become unresponsive to all request, while prison board members read us a prepared statement to the effect that the prisoner is being held as a flight risk. It is my understanding that under state law, bail can not be denied solely for the purpose of retention to avoid flight. I am a strong advocate of rehabilitation efforts, requested and denie
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"County President Judge Nancy Butts was the one to suggest a day-reporting center in Williamsport as a multifaceted answer, not just to "free up bodies," but with the above benefits in mind, along with increased level of surveillance and accountability.
"We can't just put people in jail and expect them to come out and be different," Butts said."
Whatta perfect example of deep-sixing "Three Strikes"...and, allowing judges to do-their-job!!!!
Well DONE, Judge Nancy!!!!!
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The prison over crowding is in large part attributable to drug crimes and other non-violent crimes such as DUI and dead beat dads. None of these problems is cured by imprisonment, but DUI is a money maker and facilitator of law enforcement growth, drugs are one way law enforcement justifies its budget and dead beat dads can't pay if they are in prison. This is not to suggest I am in favor of any of these, but it is that we spend so much and get so little in return that we need to rethink our stance and spending to become more effective.
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I have this thing about Christmas cards. I really enjoy planning out a photo of the kids and creating beautiful cards to send our friends and families every year. Even though they can see us all here on the blog. It's my must-splurge every year. And I am always sure to have them ordered before Thanksgiving. It's my thing.
But, I try not to send them until December 1st. You know, I don't want to look like a show off. The first batch went in the mail today, btw. I lifted Ivy up to put every single one into the slot.
This time around I ordered two different styles of holiday cards from Hallmark. I purchased them myself, but did have a coupon code. If you're feeling like checking 'em out for yourself, save 20% off with SOCIAL20 .
I'll show the actual cards after everyone's had time to receive theirs in the mail, of course.
This will be my last post with Hallmark this year. Aww. I am truly thankful for their nudge to hug those anytime moments and treat them like the special occasions that they are.
Today we visited Mommal and took her the cutest little gold sparkled tree with a teensy tree skirt and everything. Ivy decorated it for her and then we had lunch together. Not much, but yes much.
When we got home, Ivy had fallen asleep and I carried her inside to the couch. I really needed to work, but she really needed me to hold her. And so I did and I really held her. I didn't hold my phone, I didn't just sit and let myself worry about stupid stuff, and I didn't try to maneuver her body so that I could reach my laptop okay so maybe I tried that but I'm glad it didn't work ...
because then I just held her and felt my arms around her and how she gave in to me and I let her in. No, not much.
So much.
Happy happy special tiny momentous occasions, my friends. They are all around you. They are here, right now. What a present.
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I've enjoyed partnering with Hallmark this year- so much. As always, all content, memories, and opinions expressed are my own.


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A&E suspended Robertson this week for comments to GQ in which he likened homosexuality to bestiality, among other controversial remarks. In a statement posted to their website, the family defended him.
"We want you to know that first and foremost we are a family rooted in our faith in God and our belief that the Bible is His word," the statement reads in part. "While some of Phil's unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the Bible."
"Phil is a Godly man who follows what the Bible says are the greatest commandments: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Phil would never incite or encourage hate. We are disappointed that Phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith, which is his constitutionally protected right."
Robertson, 67, has been suspended from filming indefinitely. But the family says that without him, there is no show.
"We have had a successful working relationship with A&E but, as a family, we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm," they write. "We are in discussions with A&E to see what that means for the future of Duck Dynasty. Again, thank you for your continued support of our family."
There has been a firestorm of debate over Robertson's comments, with groups including GLAAD calling it hate speech and politicians including Bobby Jindal and Sarah Palin calling it free speech.


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But I strongly believe our leadership and our security cannot depend on our outstanding military alone. As commander in chief, I have used force when needed to protect the American people, and I will never hesitate to do so as long as I hold this office. But I will not send our troops into harm's way unless it is truly necessary, nor will I allow our sons and daughters to be mired in open-ended conflicts. We must fight the battles — that need to be fought, not those that terrorists prefer from us — large-scale deployments that drain our strength and may ultimately feed extremism.
So even as we actively and aggressively pursue terrorist networks, through more targeted efforts and by building the capacity of our foreign partners, America must move off a permanent war footing. That's why I've imposed prudent limits on the use of drones, for we will not be safer if people abroad believe we strike within their countries without regard for the consequence.
That's why, working with this Congress, I will reform our surveillance programs because the vital work of our intelligence community depends on public confidence, here and abroad, that privacy of ordinary people is not being violated. And with the Afghan war ending, this needs to be the year Congress lifts the remaining restrictions on detainee transfers and we close the prison at Guantanamo Bay— because we counter terrorism not just through intelligence and military action but by remaining true to our constitutional ideals and setting an example for the rest of the world.
You see, in a world of complex threats, our security, our leadership depends on all elements of our power — including strong and principled diplomacy. American diplomacy has rallied more than 50 countries to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands, and allowed us to reduce our own reliance on Cold War stockpiles.
American diplomacy, backed by the threat of force, is why Syria's chemical weapons are being eliminated. And we will continue to work with the international community to usher in the future the Syrian people deserve — a future free of dictatorship, terror and fear.
As we speak, American diplomacy is supporting Israelis and Palestinians as they engage in the difficult but necessary talks to end the conflict there; to achieve dignity and an independent state for Palestinians, and lasting peace and security for the state of Israel — a Jewish state that knows America will always be at their side.
And it is American diplomacy, backed by pressure, that has halted the progress of Iran's nuclear program — and rolled back parts of that program — for the very first time in a decade. As we gather here tonight, Iran has begun to eliminate its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranium.
It's not installing advanced centrifuges. Unprecedented inspections help the world verify every day that Iran is not building a bomb. And with our allies and partners, we're engaged in negotiations to see if we can peacefully achieve a goal we all share: preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
These negotiations will be difficult; they may not succeed. We are cleareyed about Iran's support for terrorist organizations like Hezbollah, which threaten our allies; and we're clear about the mistrust between our nations, mistrust that cannot be wished away. But these negotiations don't rely on trust; any long-term deal we agree to must be based on verifiable action that convinces us and the international community that Iran is not building a nuclear bomb. If John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan could negotiate with the Soviet Union, then surely a strong and confident America can negotiate with less powerful adversaries today.
The sanctions that we put in place helped make this opportunity possible. But let me be clear: if this Congress sends me a new sanctions bill now that threatens to derail these talks, I will veto it.
For the sake of our national security, we must give diplomacy a chance to succeed.
If Iran's leaders do not seize this opportunity, then I will be the first to call for more sanctions and stand ready to exercise all options to make sure Iran does not build a nuclear weapon. But if Iran's leaders do seize the chance — and we'll know soon enough — then Iran could take an important step to rejoin the community of nations, and we will have resolved one of the leading security challenges of our time without the risks of war.
And finally, let's remember that our leadership is defined not just by our defense against threats but by the enormous opportunities to do good and promote understanding around the globe, to forge greater cooperation, to expand new markets, to free people from fear and want. And no one is better positioned to take advantage of those opportunities than America.
Our alliance with Europe remains the strongest the world has ever known. From Tunisia to Burma, we're supporting those who are willing to do the hard work of building democracy. In Ukraine, we stand for the principle that all people have the right to express themselves freely and peacefully and to have a say in their country's future. Across Africa, we're bringing together businesses and governments to double access to electricity and help end extreme poverty. In the Americas, we're building new ties of commerce, but we're also expanding cultural and educational exchanges among young people.
And we will continue to focus on the Asia-Pacific, where we support our allies, shape a future of greater security and prosperity and extend a hand to those devastated by disaster, as we did in the Philippines, when our Marines and civilians rushed to aid those battered by a typhoon, and were greeted with words like, "We will never forget your kindness" and "God bless America."
We do these things because they help promote our long-term security. And we do them because we believe in the inherent dignity and equality of every human being, regardless of race or religion, creed or sexual orientation. And next week the world will see one expression of that commitment when Team USA marches the red, white and blue into the Olympic stadium and brings home the gold.
My fellow Americans, no other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might but because of the ideals we stand for and the burdens we bear to advance them.
No one knows this better than those who serve in uniform. As this time of war draws to a close, a new generation of heroes returns to civilian life. We'll keep slashing that backlog so our veterans receive the benefits they've earned and our wounded warriors receive the health care -- including the mental health care -- that they need. We'll keep working to help all our veterans translate their skills and leadership into jobs here at home, and we will all continue to join forces to honor and support our remarkable military families.
Let me tell you about one of those families I've come to know.
I first met Cory Remsburg, a proud Army Ranger, at Omaha Beach on the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Along with some of his fellow Rangers, he walked me through the program, the ceremony. He was a strong, impressive young man, had an easy manner. He was sharp as a tack. And we joked around, and took pictures, and I told him to stay in touch.
A few months later, on his 10th deployment, Cory was nearly killed by a massive roadside bomb in Afghanistan. His comrades found him in a canal, face down, underwater, shrapnel in his brain.
For months, he lay in a coma. And the next time I met him, in the hospital, he couldn't speak; he could barely move. Over the years, he's endured dozens of surgeries and procedures, hours of grueling rehab every day.
Even now, Cory is still blind in one eye. He still struggles on his left side. But slowly, steadily, with the support of caregivers like his dad Craig, and the community around him, Cory has grown stronger. Day by day, he's learned to speak again and stand again and walk again, and he's working toward the day when he can serve his country again.
"My recovery has not been easy," he says. "Nothing in life that's worth anything is easy."
Cory is here tonight. And like the Army he loves, like the America he serves, Sergeant First Class Cory Remsburg never gives up, and he does not quit.


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Name: Taylor Freeman
School: Penn Cambria
Age: 17
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Grade: Senior
Sport: Volleyball
Athlete of the week achievement: Freeman had 19 kills and 16 digs in Penn Cambria's district championship victory on Saturday, 18 kills and nine digs in the semifinals on Thursday, and 16 digs and 12 kills in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Season update: Freeman has tallied 494 kills and 322 digs this season for the 21-0 Lady Panthers.
Coach Leah Montgomery's quote: "She's just a good all-around player. She is consistent. She doesn't let much get to her. She keeps her composure and is positive for the whole match, even if she makes a mistake. She is also a very good student as she is No. 1 in her class."
Favorite teacher: Mr. McCombie
Favorite subject: Anatomy
Favorite movie: "Field of Dreams"
Favorite food: Pasta
Favorite song: "Whistle" by Flo Rida
Outside interests: Softball, swimming, hanging out with friends
Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite college team: Pittsburgh Panthers
Pro athlete most admired: Misty May Treanor
Best athlete I ever played with: Jess Delic
Best athlete I ever competed against: Altoona's Adena Delozier
Most influential person on my athletic career: My parents and Coach Montgomery
Proudest athletic achievement: Winning two District 6 titles
How I got my start in volleyball: I tried out for the junior high team in seventh grade
Future goal: To go to college, possibly play volleyball and enter the medical field


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Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Undergraduate Program
LITTLE ROCK, AR (Oct. 16, 2012) --- Philander Smith College's Division of Natural and Physical Sciences received a $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Undergraduate Program. The program aims to increase the number of minorities graduating from a Historically Black College with degrees centered on careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
Philander Smith College received the first phase of this project's funding in 2006
with an allocated amount of $3 million. That funding phase expires in February 2013.
The second phase of the project's $1.75 million grant extends from Oct. 1, 2012 to
Sept. 30, 2017.
HBCU-UP Organizational Chart (2012-2017)
Arkansas Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ARK-LSAMP)
ARK-LSAMP Member Institutions (8)
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
University of Arkansas, Little Rock University of Arkansas, Monticello Arkansas State University ** Philander Smith College **
Pulaski Technical College South East Arkansas College
ARK-LSAMP *Scholar Requirements:
*STEM students accepted into ARK-LSAMP program are required to attend regular weekly
meetings. Paid research experiences are offered during the Fall and Spring semesters
in compliance with grant guidelines for the program.
ARK-LSAMP Application Deadline: April 15, 2013
PSC ARK-LSAMP Participant Profile (2011)
ARK-LSAMP Organizational Chart (2012-2013)


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Cowboys fall to 1-1 after 17-16 loss to the Chiefs
Photo: Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams (83) is brought down by a trio of Kansas City defenders after a pass reception during the Dallas Cowboys vs. the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Sunday, September 15, 2013.
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BROOKLYN, Mich. � After four years and 143 races � the agonizing near-misses and all those questions about when he might finally win again � Dale Earnhardt Jr. was alone in his car, comfortably ahead of the field and only a few minutes from victory.
�That was the worst feeling, riding around there with 15 laps to go, wondering what was going to happen � how you were going to lose,� Earnhardt said. �Those laps couldn�t go by fast enough.�
There was no falling short this time. Earnhardt held on smoothly at Michigan International Speedway for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory since 2008, and he did it in convincing fashion, beating Tony Stewart by 5.393 seconds Sunday. When the black Chevrolet with the green No. 88 crossed the finish line, Earnhardt ended a streak of 143 Cup races without a win and gave his legions of fans a thrilling reward for all their support � and patience.
�They stayed loyal,� he said. �As soon as I got out of the car, that was my initial thought � was about how many people were in their living rooms screaming at the top of their lungs, or running out in the yard, or whatever they do. I just wish I could see it all at once.�
The victory came almost exactly four years to the day after his last trip to Victory Lane in a Cup race. That also was in Michigan on June 15, 2008. He led for 36 laps a week ago at Pocono but made a late stop for gas instead of trying to stretch the fuel to the end.
On Sunday, it wasn�t even close � but Earnhardt still was sweating out the finish, waiting for the other shoe to drop during the final moments of the 200-lap, 400-mile race.
�I was in there just going crazy,� he said. �I just knew I was going to come around the next corner and see a piece of metal laying in the racetrack. I just was waiting on something to happen. That was terrifying.�
Earnhardt already had 11 top-10 finishes this season and was second in the points standings entering this race. But after another close run at Pocono, the questions kept coming about his dry spell.
That�s now over.
�Dale had the fastest car all day,� Stewart said. �It�s not a national holiday, guys. This morning they were celebrating his fourth anniversary of his last win, so I guess we�re all in a state of mourning now because he�s broke that string now, so I don�t know what we�re all supposed to think.�
Earnhardt remains second to Matt Kenseth in the standings.
Earnhardt�s 143 races between wins was the sixth-longest streak in Sprint Cup history.
Like his last victory in Michigan, this one came on Father�s Day � fitting for the driver whose father has been so revered around NASCAR circles. Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500 in 2001. �Junior� now is stock-car racing�s most popular driver.
Earnhardt had lost 76 races in a row when he won in Michigan four years ago.
�That race four years ago was a fuel-mileage race,� Earnhardt said. �(Sunday), we just whooped �em really good.�
Earnhardt moved past pole winner Marcos Ambrose on lap 70 to take the lead.
Earnhardt led for 95 laps.
Nobody else led more than 38.
�This is incredible,� Earnhardt said. �I just didn�t know when it would happen. I knew it was going to happen, just didn�t know when.�


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Published October 31, 2013
The award-winning Irish-born poet Eamon Grennan's productive and distinguished career has earned him a reputation among his peers for lyrical skill and psychological intensity.
Grennan will present UB's 2013 Oscar Silverman Poetry Reading at 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Butler Mansion, 672 Delaware Ave., at North Street.
The reading is free and open to the public.
Grennan has written several collections of poetry, most recently "Out of Sight: New and Collected Poems," published in 2010, which the New Yorker described as "the definitive book by one of contemporary poetry's most sensuous and shimmering voices."
He also has written a book of essays on Irish poetry in the 20th century and won the PEN Award for poetry in translation for "Selected Poems of Giacomo Leopardi," the 19th-century Italian poet, essayist, philosopher and philologist.
He won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets for "Still Life with Waterfall" (2002), several Pushcart Prizes and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation.
The author of more than 10 collections of poetry, Grennan has also written a book of essays, "Facing the Music: Irish Poetry in the 20th Century" (1999). He won the PEN Award for poetry in translation for "Selected Poems of Giacomo Leopardi" (1997), and the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets for "Still Life with Waterfall" (2002). He has also won several Pushcart Prizes. He has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Educated at University College, Dublin, and Harvard University, Grennan has lived in the United States since 1964. He was the Dexter M. Ferry Jr. Professor of English at Vassar College until his retirement in 2004.
The annual Oscar Silverman reading is presented in honor of the late distinguished scholar and teacher who taught in the UB Department of English from 1926-63, and served as chair from 1955-63.
Silverman's daughter, Ansie Baird, describes the process of choosing a poet to give the annual reading.
"Every year Carl Dennis (emeritus professor of English at UB) and I select a poet of some long-term distinction to give this reading. We read the work of various poets and each of us has particular voices we would like to have read locally, poets whose work is accessible perhaps to nonreaders of poetry, as well as those who are immersed in contemporary poetry.
"This process has worked well," she says, "as the reading has long been a very popular and well-attended event, and I'm confident it will be this year. Grennan is a wonderful poet and a charming man. For the first time, we're holding the reading off campus to make it more accessible to many in our audience."


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Sources: All Things D, CNET, 9 To 5 Mac, Reuters
quote: The iPad 3 launch may be exactly what Apple needs after a tough start to 2012. Last month, The New York Times released its second installment to its iEconomy series, which focused on the poor treatment of workers at Apple's suppliers in China. The report, which cited issues like working long hours with extended overtime, poor working conditions that have led to explosions, and crowded living spaces, drew plenty of attention from both Apple and the public.Apple CEO Tim Cook blasted the report, saying that Apple cares about each and every worker employed by its overseas suppliers. However, his speech didn't seem to sway the public. Just yesterday, social activist groups Change.org and SumOfUs.org organized demonstrations in front of key Apple stores around the globe to protest Apple's lack of empathy for the workers in factories like Foxconn.