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on January 24, 2013 - 11:55 PM
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There was a lot of talk about energy during a group press conference with the new offensive staff at One Bills Drive. And they do have energy. Hackett took one question and launched into a Gettysburg Address of offensive football. Morris is no slouch, either. After about 10 minutes, I was agreeing to march with him in the St. Patrick's Day parade. Maybe we shouldn't judge coaches by their age. Morris, who turns 59 in April, is the oldest guy on Marrone's staff, but he might have the most energy of them all.
You see, Morris spent the last year out of coaching. After 36 years in the profession, including 15 in the NFL, he was swept out of a job early in 2012 when Raheem Morris was fired in Tampa Bay.
But he didn't sit idle. Morris hooked up with Jon Gruden, who maintains an office for the Fired Football Coaches of America (FFCA) at a strip mall in Tampa. Morris spent the NFL season watching game film with Gruden, the iconic former coach who studies film to prepare for his weekly gig on Monday Night Football.
"So I stayed fresh with what happened in the league last year," said Morris. "It was very interesting for me. You're not coaching games every week with a gun to your head. We took every game and analyzed it. I would suggest it to guys.
"It's not a bad idea to take a year off," he said. "Being with Jon was good for me. It was a way to look at it from the other side of the fence. It really got me re-energized to get back into the game and realize how much I really enjoyed it."
Morris said he had coaching offers after Tampa Bay (also some rejections), but nothing that felt comfortable. It briefly occurred to him that Tampa would be a nice place for retirement. But once he got busy with Gruden, he knew his heart was still in the game. He was just waiting for a place that fit.
That place was Buffalo. Doug Marrone, an offensive lineman by trade, had great respect for Morris. Marrone coached in the 2006 Pro Bowl when he was with the Saints. He talked with two of Morris' linemen, the Vikings' Matt Birk and Steve Hutchinson, who raved about him.
Hackett knew Morris, too. His dad, Paul Hackett, coached at USC when Morris began his coaching career there in the late 1970s. Paul later spent three years on the same 49ers staff as Bobb McKittrick, who coached the offensive line for five Super Bowl champions from 1979 to '99.
Morris coached with the Niners from 1997 to 2003. He took over as the Niners' O-line coach when McKittrick died in 2000. So in Morris, the Bills get an offensive line coach from the Bill Walsh tree, whose branches extend through several generations of offensive football.
"I grew up knowing who Pat Morris was," Hackett said. "I have clinic tapes of Bobb McKittrick and Bill Walsh speaking. I watch them to learn from that old school world. It's valuable to have a veteran guy like Pat, who was there from the foundation and the very beginning."
NFL offenses continue to evolve. Some teams are running plays at a faster pace than ever. Young quarterbacks are winning with the read option. Marrone and Hackett ran the no-huddle in Syracuse. But offensive line play doesn't change that much.
"There's different ways to present it, but they're basically all the same," Morris said. "Pass protection is pass protection. Run blocking is run blocking. There might be little tweaks. I may have a different personality, but football is football."
Morris is a buddy of Jim McNally, a UB grad who had a celebrated career as an NFL O-line coach and finished his career with the Bills. Morris and McNally are members of the Mushroom Club, so-named because offensive line coaches work in dark, drab obscurity.
"Oh yeah, Jim and I go way back," Morris said. "As soon as he saw my name in the paper, he reached out to me. I've felt a great tie with Jim and the Buffalo community, which I'm excited about. I've known the Gicewicz family for years. Rich played for me at Michigan State."
As McNally could tell you, this can be a tough place for a coach when the Bills are losing. Morris understands that. He knows that the first time a defender shoots through a gap and sacks the quarterback, people will be howling his name in derision.
"There's pressure everywhere," Morris said. "As a coach, you like that. I thought it was a perfect fit. I've always thought of Buffalo as a storied franchise. Other coaches have told me what a great place it was, what a good football town. I'm excited to be here.
"I just got up here last week. My wife will probably wait until I get a house. We lived five years in Minneapolis, so I just had to get retrained to walk in the snow and get the scraper. It didn't take me long to figure that out."
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text: Ever feel like your house is too small? Too cheap? Not made from the right kinds of materials? Not enough for the expectations of the people around you? Dreading your high school reunion and the inevitable questions about where youre living, followed by requests to see pictures of "the house"? Wondering if you should substitute some clippings from Architectural Digest for your actual abode to deflect the inevitable raised eyebrow? Youre not alone. See full article.


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When was the last time you or your A.I. technicians had an A.I. refresher course? A.I. breeding is not like riding a bicycle - once you master the skill of cycling you have no need of a refresher course.
In field day A.I. refresher course surveys, herdsmen inseminators confess to not knowing exactly where they deposit the semen approximately 40 to 50 percent of the time. Compounding the problem is the fact that dairy cows are more difficult to inseminate than beef cows or heifers because of the larger size of their reproductive tracts and its extra pelvic length. Let's re-examine the importance of semen placement and discuss the fate of sperm after deposition in the reproductive tract of the cow.
Not created equal
Many years ago, Ed Graham at the University of Minnesota conducted an important study that revealed the proficiency differences of A.I. technicians. Based on real field experiences and conception rates in cows, professional A.I. technicians were rated as above or below average.
These technicians were summoned to an A.I. refresher course in which they inseminated cows going to slaughter. They were instructed to inseminate cows in the normal target site - the uterine body. Instead of depositing semen, however, they deposited a dye product that color-marked the genital tissue at first contact upon insemination. Cows were then slaughtered, reproductive tracts removed, and incised to determine "site of insemination." The results are in Table 1.
It is clear that semen placed in the uterus differentiated the above average from the below average technicians. The largest difference among technicians was that the above average technicians never placed semen in the vagina or cervix.
Site of deposition
Research shows that sperm deposited into only one uterine horn of the cow will be transported to the other uterine horn - what is called intercornual transport. Sperm deposited in one horn will redistribute to both uterine horns so both horns eventually contain substantial numbers of sperm. Fertility is not compromised when semen is deposited in the uterine body or in either or both of the horns (Table 2). Only cervical depositions reduce conception rates!
Dr. Phil Senger points out in his colorful reproductive physiology text that, for years, it was erroneously assumed that most sperm find their way into the oviducts after A.I. In recent studies, however, a large proportion of sperm deposited in the uterus of the cow are lost from the tract by retrograde transport. In most cows, approximately 60 percent of sperm inseminated into the uterus are lost to the exterior within 12 hours. Most of these sperm are lost via mucous discharge and urination.
One would assume then that deeper insemination of sperm into both uterine horns might prevent these retrograde sperm losses. On the contrary, sperm losses were similar whether semen deposition occurred in the uterine body or in both uterine horns (one-half of the inseminate placed 2.5 inches beyond the uterine body into each horn).
Senger's group repeated the experiment and found twice as many sperm losses when the inseminate was deposited into the cervix rather into both uterine horns. When semen is deposited beyond the cervix into the uterine body or into one or both uterine horns, conception rates do not differ (Table 2). In fact, uterine body or horn inseminations guarantee that the semen was deposited in the uterus and bypasses the cervix where conception rates will be reduced.
We understand very little about what regulates sperm transport in the cow after A.I. breeding. We do know that after insemination, sperm are transported either in a rapid transport phase or a sustained transport phase. Within a few minutes of sperm deposition, sperm can be found in the oviducts (site of fertilization). Research has demonstrated that these rapidly transported sperm are not viable or normal sperm.
The more important component of transport is the sustained phase where sperm are transported to the oviducts in a "trickle-like" effect from the so-called reservoirs in the cervix and the uterotubal junction (junction between the uterine horn and the oviduct). The sustained sperm transport phase delivers sperm to the ampulla portion of the oviduct in a more uniform manner over a sustained period of time.
After A.I. breeding, the population of sperm found at the uterotubal junction is capable of fertilizing the egg after ovulation. It is important that a large portion of sperm is found at that junction so fertilization rates can be maximized. Correct semen placement is even more critical when using reduced doses of sexed or gender-biased semen. Generally, conventional semen is packaged in doses of 10 to 30 million sperm. Sexed semen doses contain significantly fewer sperm in the range of 2 to 4 million.
Therefore, site of semen deposition is very important in any insemination program, whether A.I. breeding at estrus or by appointment in a timed A.I. program. Contact your A.I. representative or university extension specialist about enrolling in an A.I. refresher course. Remember, it may only take one sperm, but let's put as many sperm in the right place as possible.


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6 Things That Are Far Sadder Than They Should Be
A few months ago, I wrote a column about everyday things that were much sadder than they ought to be. Why sadder? Because a list of things that were just as sad as you'd expect would include entries like terminal cancer and genocide. It's not really the best comedy fodder, even for the worst people in the world (the Internet).
So over the last few months, I've been living my life while keeping a list of all the little things that make me feel disproportionately sad. Then I deleted all the entries that involved Cracked's Soren Bowie pretending to have any ethnicity and, voila, a new Cracked list was born!
#6. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
There are all sorts of cookies in this world. Oreos, black and white, rainbow and even those weird tubey ones that your Grandma might pull out on a special occasion. (Yes, I know your Grandma. She's a heck of a sweet kid. You should call her more often.) Anyway, despite all these tasty cookie creations, most kind-hearted non-weirdos can agree that homemade chocolate chip cookies are just about the greatest things in the world. (Second only maybe to your Grandma's smile, bless her heart.)
"You should Facebook share that Gladstone's columns more. He's a fine young man."
Yet inexplicably, there are occasions when people take the time to make cookies and don't make chocolate chip. I can't pretend to understand the workings of such a mind, but, hey, it's a free country, I guess. If some freak wants to make Christmas cookies or M&M cookies or something, I can accept that. But what I can't understand -- and what I will not accept -- is a world where people are free to make oatmeal raisin cookies. And not just because such a concoction is dangerously close to being healthful, but because it's a tease. Do you know how many times I've gotten excited about the prospect of eating a chocolate chip cookie, only to find out it's oatmeal raisin? Me either. One sec, let me ask your Grandma. Ten! Ten times.
Not to engage in hyperbole, but that's like coming home to find what you believe is a naked Megan Fox in your bed only to discover it's a plate of oatmeal raisin cookies.
I think I may have messed that example up.
#5. Old People With Shoes But No Socks
In truth, I'm not sure this one actually belongs on the list because it might be understandably sad, but I'm including it anyway, and not just because the last time I handed in a list with only five entries, Jack O'Brien flashed those hurt Jared Leto puppy dog eyes that broke my heart.
"Hey, buddy. You don't want to make me sad, do you?"
I'm including it because you've probably seen sockless, shoe-wearing geriatrics many times in your life and not thought much of it. Hey, they're the greatest generation. If they want to rock their shoes sans sock, so be it! But here's the sad truth behind this phenomenon. Y'see, it's a lot easier to slip on Velcro Payless loafers than bend over and put on some socks. Or to pull your foot up to your thigh. But it would be easy to do if you had some help. Yep. Every time you see an elderly person without socks, you know you're witnessing someone on the road to dying alone.
Yeah, that's legit sad. It doesn't really fit the list -- you're right. But seriously, when you make Jack happy, not even sunglasses can hide the love that flows from this man's peepers.
"Six entries! Thanks, buddy."
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This one's a little difficult to explain. It's sort of like when people are stupid enough to answer a rhetorical question, but somehow far worse. It actually happens to me on Twitter a lot, and it always bums me out. I make a joke and then one of my followers replies, making the same joke while thinking they're adding to it. Now, I'm not going to give any examples from my account, because I think anyone who follows me on Twitter is the smartest and sexiest person alive and undeserving of such ridicule. Also, I don't have the patience to scroll through all my nonsense. So instead, I'll use Photoshop to create the illusion that Adam Tod Brown is not funny because, seriously, screw that guy.
I'll tweet:
And Adam will reply:
Or let's say I tweet:
And then comes the reply:
I was gonna do a third example, because comedy writers like to do that, but those last two have already saddened me so greatly that I'm starting to swallow my tongue. Also, Adam might beat me to death if I libel him any further.


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Some agricultural producers in Nebraska were reminded again this month that the future of water won't come cheap.
An occupational tax was recently passed by a southwest Nebraska water district, which could add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional costs for land owners over the tax's 25-year duration.
The tax will be applied on irrigated land in the Twin Platte Natural Resources District, based in North Platte, Neb., and used to fund a water project — reportedly the largest stream flow augmentation project ever in Nebraska.
At $10 per acre per year, the occupational tax would add up to an additional $7,000 expense each year, or about $175,000 all together by 2038, for John Morgan, a McPherson County, Neb., producer, whose 2,400-acre operation includes about 700 irrigated acres.
Morgan, who also has about 300 head of Angus cattle, said that's a large input cost, on top of many others, that he can't recover.
"I have to pay this tax each year, but I can't pass that on to the buyer. I'm still at the mercy of the markets, which I have no control over ... and will constantly change over the years," he said.
Ann Dimmitt — integrated projects manager at Twin Platte, a district that encompasses Arthur and Keith counties, and portions of Lincoln and McPherson counties — said she's heard from many others concerned like Morgan.
The tax was approved at a September board meeting, and letters went out to residents in the district in recent weeks.
Since then, Dimmitt said she's done plenty of explaining about where the tax dollars are going.
The occupational taxes will go toward paying Twin Platte's share of the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project, known better as N-CORPE.
In this proposal, four natural resources districts in southwest Nebraska — including Twin Platte — purchased about 19,500 acres in southern Lincoln County last year.
Twin Platte and the three other districts involved — the Upper, Middle and Lower Republican districts — paid $83 million for the land.
About 15,800 of those acres have been irrigated, and ceasing irrigation of those acres in the future will allow groundwater — otherwise pumped to irrigate crops — to be stored in the underlying Ogallala Aquifer. By retiring the 15,800 irrigated acres on the tract, the N-CORPE project will generate a savings of about 45,000 acre feet of water per year.
That stored water then can then be piped from approximately 30 groundwater wells into the Republican and Platte Rivers when needed to meet river flow obligations.
All together, the project is expected to cost between $120 and $130 million — with the occupational taxes from land owners in the four districts paying for the project.
With the land bought and the occupational taxes now being passed by the districts, it's catching some producers off guard, Dimmitt said.
"Some people have been surprised by the letters they're receiving, but these discussions of the project have been going on for years," Dimmitt said, referring to the eight Twin Platte public hearings and 120 board meetings held in the last 10 years, which included discussions on the project.
"It wasn't at all an easy choice," said Dimmitt, explaining that the Twin Platte board struggled with the decision, but felt that applying the occupational tax on irrigated land — instead of putting limits on groundwater pumping, that could have put crop production at risk in dry years — was the best route to go. "We have obligations to meet ... and with that come tough choices."
Dimmitt said that, once the reason for the occupational tax is explained, the concerned producers are more understanding.
Morgan and others say they understand that meeting future of water needs will require plenty of dollars, but feel owners of irrigated land were treated unfairly by the Twin Platte District.
The Twin Platte District covers 2.6 million acres, but only the owners of the district's 343,156 acres of irrigated land are paying the occupational tax.
"I know we use the majority of it (water), but everyone uses it, and we're the only ones paying," Morgan said of the occupational tax, which will be applied for 25 years — the duration of the project's bond issue.
The N-CORPE effort comes in response to a state law passed in 2004, that requires natural resource districts in the upper Platte Basin in Nebraska to impose moratoriums on new groundwater irrigated acres in a large stretch of the river that was deemed over-appropriated — or having an imbalance between water supplies and demands.
The natural resources districts in the over-appropriated area initially have to return the Platte River to 1997 conditions, and ultimately back to a fully appropriated condition.
For the Republican River, more water is needed for future dry times to meet requirements of a 2002 compact settlement with Kansas. The goal is to have N-CORPSE operational by 2014.
N-CORPE has been a source of controversy for some time.
According to reports, some questioned the speed at which the four districts pulled together to negotiate for the property and form N-CORPE.
Some expressed concerns that the loss of corn production on the 15,800 acres of land would harm feed supplies for cattle feeders.
Another concern has been the loss of property tax dollars school districts collect from the large tract of land.
The project was even the focal point of an unsuccessful lawsuit.
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on August 3, 2013 - 5:21 PM
The bleachers weren't filled with rowdy fans and the scoreboard wasn't lit up, but the approximately 200 kids who flocked to Coca-Cola Field Saturday as part of the Bisons' seventh annual free youth clinic didn't appear to mind.
"The look on his face was awesome when he walked onto this field," Kari Hicks said of her 7-year-old son, Mason.
The clinic originated as an event for at-risk youth with the Boys and Girls Club but has evolved over the years to welcome all kids ages 6 to 13.
"It's exciting to give these kids an opportunity to do something they would not have," had the chance to do, said Don Slough, an area manager for Enterprise, one of the event's sponsors. "It's exciting to see how excited they are."
The young baseball players rotated through different stations led by volunteers and college baseball players, learning the basics of different techniques, including hitting, throwing and fielding.
As her 8-year-old daughter, Alicia, fielded a baseball to make a throw to first base, Kim Hernandez, 50, said the free clinic offered her kids a chance to learn techniques that would otherwise be difficult for her to afford.
"I love this kind of stuff," Hernandez said. "It's good to give them exposure."
Both Alicia and Hernandez's son, Antonio, are special education students. The afternoon clinic offered Antonio an opportunity to test his abilities and see if he's up for the challenge of playing as part of a team, Hernandez said.
"This lets him see if it can fit him," she said.
Setting foot on the turf and looking up into the rows of seats from the players' vantage point was also a treat.
"He was just enamored when he first walked in," Jen Gratien, 39, said of her son Jeremey. "A little bit different than the diamonds they play in."
Jeremey, 7, plays Little League and said his favorite part of Saturday was watching the whiffle ball he hit clear the fence as part of a batting drill.
"I swung, and it went over the fence," Jeremey recalled, a smile widening across his face. His mother added that Jeremey also relished the opportunity to sit in the dug-out.
Melvin Jones, 37, used the afternoon as an opportunity to pry his daughter and son from computer games and television, and expose them to one of his childhood pastimes. "It's good that they have something like this because you can't get a pick-up game in the neighborhood anymore," Jones said.
His son, Jorryn, had a slightly different reason for enjoying the outing.
"I get to hit something without getting in trouble," he said.


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The federal government shutdown has slowed the mortgage application process, threatening home sales for some in the Lowcountry.
Real estate agents are jammed up because data provided by the federal government is inaccessible.
Realtor Trina Woods, an agent at Century 21 Properties Plus in Summerville, is stalled in the mortgage for two clients who are unable to get records verified.
"It's tax transcripts, and that's something that comes from the IRS," she said. "That's an intricate part of the process, and that's the only place you can get that information from."
Woods said the delay can threaten a home sale since buyers are working under tight deadlines to close on a house. Loans generally take 30 to 60 days to close.
"Buyers could be delayed significantly and they can lose an opportunity and have to start all over again," she said. "There could be some fallout from this shutdown. Realtors have to do their best, they have to be communicating with each other up front and let them know ... 'We need to delay that closing.' "
The federal government shutdown Oct. 1 has either slimmed or shuttered operations at agencies, such as the IRS and the Social Security Administration. The agencies provide key pieces of information for banks to process loan applications.
"Lenders processing loans that need tax transcripts, Social Security number verification, or FHA home loans face longer delays and reduced functionality from HUD, IRS, and the Social Security Administration," David H. Stevens, president and chief executive of the Mortgage Bankers Association, said in a written statement Thursday. "Different loan programs have different requirements, and these disruptions impact lenders in different ways, leading to confusion and fear among borrowers about whether they will be able to close on a home purchase or refinance."
Local financial institutions, such as Harbor National Bank, are still processing traditional loan applications with intent to verify some data at a later time. The bigger delays, however, are in regards to federally backed loans, said Chuck Stuart, the Charleston-based bank's senior vice president of mortgage banking.
"Government loans are pretty much on hold until they come back into operations," he said, adding that they are usually loans for first-time homebuyers.
The has meant a standstill for loans such as the Department of Agriculture's Rural Home Loans. The Veterans Affairs home loans are still being processed, as well as Federal Housing Administration single-family home loans. The FHA is not processing applications for multi-family home loans, officials have said.
Still, real estate agents remain optimistic that the loan applications will have a small impact on the region's housing market.
"We definitely anticipate delays, but fortunately many of the agencies do have contingency plans in place so some functionality may continue" said Meghan Byrnes Weinreich, spokeswoman for the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors. "The long-term impacts to the market and how significant these delays will be will depend on how long the shutdown lasts."
Disruptions in the homebuying process could unravel a rebounding local housing market.
Through August, 8,706 homes have changed hands at a median price of $205,417. Compared with this time in 2012, sales volume is up by 24 percent, and the median price is 7.6 percent higher.
Reach Tyrone Richardson at 843-937-5550 and follow him on Twitter @tyrichardsonPC.


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Source: Detroit News
quote: So anyone who doesn't have a seatbelt on during a crash and is lucky enough to not die somehow deserves to suffer physically and financially for the rest of their life?
quote: As if anyone wears their seatbelt 100% of the time and has never taken it off for any reason even for a second.
quote: Why would you even care about who gets covered, you aren't paying their insurance premiums, at least not until ObamaCare mutates and takes over all types of insurance.


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Agadir International held a Los Angeles press event, introducing invited editors, bloggers and guests to their professional hair care line and launching new Hair Shield 450 Plus, a spray-on heat protector.
Agadir Argan Oil hair products are infused with Argan Oil and new Hair Shield 450 Plus provides extra protection that withstands heat up to 450 degrees.
"We feature a blend of oils and botanicals in our line," said Agadir International Executive Vice President Paul Bogosian. "It moisturizes and conditions the hair. We've had tremendous response already because every woman wants smooth, hydrated hair."


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I've got inflation on my mind.
Not because there's been a great deal of inflation recently, but because the newspaper was full of inflation-related stories and even advertisements as I wrote this.
OK, stop yawning and keep reading. Inflation is a big influence on financial well-being, and beating inflation is a key to financial success.
Inflation is the evil twin of compound interest. In both cases, small changes each year add up to big changes over time. For example, earning 2 percent interest yearly means your money grows by 22 percent over 10 years.
Even the mild inflation seen in recent years is one reason why so many people are finding it harder to pay the bills every month. Just as compound interest grows your savings, the compounded effect of small rises in inflation drags your purchasing power down.
That's at the heart of a recurring national debate about the minimum wage that was rekindled in the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. It's also a central focus of efforts to squeeze federal budget savings out of Social Security and other programs by changing the way inflation is measured.
Whether you earn the minimum wage or many times the minimum wage, if your pay hasn't increase since 2009 (when the minimum wage last increased), then you are earning less every year. That's because what cost $100 in 2009 cost about $107 in 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and that means the dollar you earned in 2009 was about 93 cents last year.
That's inflation, and if your wages don't keep up with inflation, then your real wages are falling.
Retirees who live on fixed incomes are acutely aware of this. Unlike the minimum wage, Social Security checks are adjusted for inflation each year, but there's a debate about whether the inflation adjustments are too large.
Cost-of-living-adjustments, or COLAs, are inflation adjustments that keep Social Security payments and some other government benefits from declining in real terms. Recently, measured inflation has been so low that there was no COLA in 2009 or 2010, but checks increased 3.6 percent in 2011 and 1.7 percent in 2012.
Federal tax rate brackets are also adjusted for inflation, because the assumption is that people's pay will rise as inflation rises.
Understanding the impact of inflation is crucial to long-term personal financial planning.
For example, saving money for a child's college education is going to turn out badly unless one considers what college will cost when the child reaches college age, not what it costs today. And of course, the cost of college and other necessities, such as medical care and electricity, tend to grow well above the broader rate of inflation.
Buying a house is a good example of how inflation and the compounding effect of yearly changes affect individual finances. Although the concept was turned upside-down during the housing bubble and the meltdown that followed, it used to be assumed that a home would slowly but surely gain in value over the long term, providing some protection against inflation.
Consider this. Someone who borrows $150,000 to buy a house at today's low interest rates, say 3.6 percent for 30 years, would end up paying more than $245,000 over the life of the loan. But if a $150,000 house increases in value by just 3 percent each year, in 30 years it would be worth more than $350,000.
It works out like that because mortgage loan balances decline over time, but the small changes in a home's value can compound, with each increase coming on top of all the previous ones.
The catch is you might know what interest rate you'll pay on a mortgage, but we've all seen how hard it can be to predict real estate values and rates of inflation.
Reach David Slade at 937-5552 or Twitter @DSladeNews.


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on December 24, 2012 - 7:52 AM
Two people shot early Saturday after a disturbance inside a Clinton Street bar spilled outside were treated in area hospitals, Buffalo police said.
A fight broke out after 3:10 a.m. in the bar at 898 Clinton, just west of North Fillmore Avenue, police said. One man said he was robbed of $600 before the thief started shooting wildly, with one bullet striking him in the head. Another man, who was shot in the stomach, said as many as three people were shooting because the shots came from different directions.
The shooters fled in a silver Ford Explorer or Mercury Mountaineer SUV, Ferry-Fillmore district officers said.
A 24-year-old man was discharged from Erie County Medical Center, and a 26-year-old man was treated in Buffalo General Medical Center and released, according to police spokesman Michael J. DeGeorge.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call the confidential tip line at 847-2255.


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Published September 5, 2013
A new study on mentholated cigarette use in the U.S. has found an increase in menthol cigarette smoking among young adults and concludes that efforts to reduce smoking likely are being thwarted by the sale and marketing of mentholated cigarettes, including emerging varieties of established youth brands.
"Our findings indicate that youth are heavy consumers of mentholated cigarettes, and that overall menthol cigarette smoking has either remained constant or increased in all three age groups we studied, while non-menthol smoking has decreased," says lead researcher Gary Giovino, professor and chair of the UB Department of Community Health and Health Behaviors, School of Public Health and Health Professions.
Giovino, one of the world's leading tobacco-surveillance researchers, estimated menthol and non-menthol cigarette use during 2004-10 using annual data on nearly 390,000 persons 12 years old and older who took part in the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. The data included more than 84,000 smokers.
The results, which were published online in the international journal Tobacco Control, showed that:
"The study results should inform the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regarding the potential public health impact of a menthol ban," Giovino says.
"The FDA is considering banning menthol cigarettes or other regulatory options," he says. "This research provides an important view of the trends and patterns of menthol use in the nation as a whole. The FDA will consider these findings and findings from multiple other studies as it goes forward."
Giovino is particularly alarmed that the findings show youth are heavy consumers of mentholated cigarettes and the use of menthols is specifically associated with being younger, female and of non-white ethnicity.
"This finding indicates that mentholated cigarettes are a 'starter product' for kids, in part because menthol makes it easier to inhale for beginners," says Giovino. "Simply stated, menthol sweetens the poison, making it easier to smoke. Young people often think menthol cigarettes are safer, in part because they feel less harsh.
"When I was growing up, one of my older friends said he didn't think that menthol cigarette smoking was that dangerous because he was told that they were good for you if you got a cold," says Giovino. "It turns out that Kool was advertising that way for a long time but was stopped from doing so by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) around 1955.
"This 'urban legend' has persisted."
Funding for the research was provided by Legacy, a leading public health non-profit whose primary mission is to reduce tobacco use. Co-author Andrea Villanti, associate director for regulatory science and policy at Legacy's Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, notes that the findings "support that the presence of menthol cigarettes in the marketplace has slowed progress in reducing smoking prevalence in the U.S. This is of great concern, given the tremendous health effects of smoking cigarettes."
In addition to Giovino and Villanti, researchers collaborating on the study were David Abrams and Raymond Niaura from the Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, Legacy, and the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Donna Vallone from the Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy, and the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Paul Mowery and Varadan Sevilimedu from Biostatistics Inc.


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But fret not, ye who suffered a painful football and postseason baseball loss last evening, for Brooklyn Decker is here to soothe your mind. And your eyes.
Mostly your eyes.
Decker—along with Irina Shayk, Hilary Rhoda, Esti Ginzburg and Christine Teigen, to name a few—will be featured in the forthcoming the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio: "Fantasy Islands" book. What's that, you ask? Here are the details:
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But if all of that reading doesn't interest you, I understand—here are some hot pictures of Decker that will be appearing in the book. Oh, and Guyism dug up a behind-the-scenes video of Decker from a 2009 Esquire photo shoot that was recently uploaded.
Still not feeling better? Would Marion Barber attempting a backflip but landing on his face help?
That's just embarrassing. Though I can't tell if Barber feels the same way...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
It was embarrassing enough to weigh more than 300 pounds, but to be slapped in the face with a no seat-belt ticket by a state trooper because of it was worse.
On March 11, 2011, Janette Colantonio was pulled over by a state trooper and issued a citation for not wearing her seat belt. The officer could clearly see that it would not fit around her waist, and apologetically handed her the ticket, suggesting she get a doctor's note and have the ticket excused when she appeared in court.
Colantonio comically laughed it off by agreeing that, yes, she was too fat. But, later she realized it was not funny at all. "Here I am, 30 years old, and I am too fat to buckle my seat belt," she said she thought to herself.
That was the straw that broke the camel's back, she said. She refused to get a doctor's note because her weight was something she could fix.
Colantonio said her continuous weight gain came about while suffering minor spells of depression. She lost her sibling and parents in the span of just a few years. She had her first child at the young age of 16 years old. That child was diagnosed with autism.
"I knew nothing about autism. But I learned about it real quick. It was a hard lesson. But my mom kept telling me I could do it."
So while she had some excuses for letting herself go, she knew there was nothing medically wrong with her and with determination, she could lose the weight if she wanted to. And she did.
Colantonio paid that ticket and her weight loss journey began. She told herself that she would refuse to fail.
"I knew I had to lose big, so I started researching what to do. I began eating fruits and vegetables and lean meats. And I didn't know anything about calorie counting. I just started eating less and better," she said.
After watching an episode of "The Biggest Loser" she learned that her caloric intake per day should be just 1,200 calories.
She began that nutrition regimen and vowed to never stay stagnant. She added more minutes to her workout routine and if she wasn't at the gym, she would park far away and walk every chance she got. Colantonio said those first few months at the gym were not easy. She was too big to use any of the machines and could only use the tread mill (or what she referred to as the dread mill) and free weights. She maximized her time on what she could do.
In just 12 months, Colantonio had lost 201 pounds all on her own.
Having grown up watching Debbie Chard on television, Colantonio reached out to her to see if the news station would be interested in telling her story and helping her thank the police officer who put her on this journey.
Chard did just that and the story went viral all over the world - literally. In fact, she posted her goals on her personal Facebook page and now has more than 5,000 people following her there. "I was down only 80 pounds when I started posting what I was up to. I am normally a private person but I posted it so I could be lifted up in my journey and have some accountability."
She then created a public Facebook page, to motivate herself and others and now has more than 9,000 friends following her. She can be found at Refusing to fail: Janette's weight loss journey.
"I didn't think people would gravitate to the story because I wasn't done yet. I still weighed 207 pounds. But I wanted to show people this was possible and inspire others." Colantonio had a face-to-face meeting with the officer so she could personally thank him. He was thrilled with her progress and as it turned out, the two went to high school together.
National news outlets began calling her and she appeared on numerous morning shows around the country. A producer from "The Doctors" television show even contacted and asked her to be a guest on their show.
Colantonio agreed to do so and little did she know, a huge weight would be lifted from her.
Just having a guest tell their story was not enough for the producers of "The Doctors." They wanted to add an element of hope, encouragement and support. Unbeknownst to Colantonio, they contacted Dr. Jack Hensel, Jr. and his wife Michelle at Lowcountry Plastic surgery. Known for their charitable work and philanthropy, Dr. Hensel and his wife were more than willing to help.
They offered Colantonio a consultation and after assessing her skin issues, performed a lower body lift, to include a tummy tuck and removal of excess skin at no charge. The surgery took place on Feb. 4 at Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital, where the staff there also donated their time and operating room facilities and anesthesia.
According to Dr. Hensel, Colantonio by this point had lost more than 230 pounds. Her skin had become deflated and was left loose and hanging. Once that was removed, her body has now begun to be transformed. Her other goal is to become a health and weight loss coach and a motivational speaker.
Weight loss is life changing, but what Dr. Hensel is so impressed with is that Colantonio changed her life all on her own. And the moment he was able to stand back and watch her expression when she saw herself in the mirror made it all worth it, he said.
For Colantonio, she said she not only feels good, but she can smile because she can wear, cute, pretty clothes again. Her jeans no longer require an elastic waist band. She can wear a belt. She can tie her own shoes. She can cross her legs again.
"I feel like I can do anything," she said. "Losing the weight was the hardest thing but looking back on it I realized along the way that success is within you. You don't go outside of yourself looking to succeed. You look within."
Her husband Matthew said the biggest difference her weight loss has made in his life is that he can now take her out on a date. He explained that she would not go to the movies because she could not fit into the chairs. More often than not, she wouldn't go out to eat either because she couldn't fit in a booth or most restaurant chairs. In fact, Colantonio would send Matthew inside a restaurant first to check out the seating situation.
"It was embarrassing," she said. "We took the kids out once and I couldn't fit in the booth with them. I had to grab a chair," she said tearing up. "I almost couldn't sit down to eat with my family."
But last October, Colantonio and Matthew went to the Coastal Carolina Fair for the first time with their children. She hadn't been to the fair in a decade and her children had never been.
And to the best of their ability, Matthew and the kids follow in Colantonio's footsteps by exercising and eating right. Colantonio has also taken on more household duties such as cutting the grass. If Matthew goes to do it, she steps in and tells him, "Nope. You're not taking my calories. I'm losing these today."
"You have to feel uncomfortable to get comfortable," she said. And while she misses her Italian husband's cooking, such as Chicken Marseille or Baked Ziti, she's met her weight loss goal of 345 pounds and is well on her way to dropping down to that 135 pounds this year.
"I am so impressed with what she did for herself before the surgery and I am proud to have had the opportunity to give back, because Janette truly is an inspiration," said Hensel.
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Keeping people at work should be a top priority
January 25, 2013
In order to cover escalating costs for the Medicaid program in West Virginia, state officials must find ways to slash spending elsewhere in the budget. Many of the necessary cuts will be painful....
Education to move this country away from fossil fuels.
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If you think that education gets most (99%) of the attention, then you aren't paying attention (and you don't know math).
Many college degrees do not match up with the jobs market. This is due to the lack of a comprehensive Industrial Policy in the US. Such a policy would coordinate with businesses and colleges to provide incentives to students who choose certain majors that are anticipated to be in demand in the near future.
This is a very simple concept, yet conservatives label it social engineering or, gasp, socialism.
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hmmm.. if education is the answer, then why, in a time where there's more College degrees per 1000 capita than anytime in history, is the country in the worst financial and economic crisis in it's history ????..if it weren't for post-1929 legislation, we'd already HAD another Great Depression a few years ago... education is only PART of the equation,yet it gets 99% of the attention...
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Education should be the top priority just like Obama has said in many of his speeches. Providing people opportunities to pull themselves out of poverty. I believe Bill Clinton implemented something similar. But 8 years of paying companies to ship jobs overseas has ruined this country. Just like Clinton, Obama has to fix what has been destroyed by gross mismanagement. Oh, that's right West Virginia is a red state, the very ones who are promoting the plan to pay down the deficit for the two unfunded wars on the backs of the elderly and the poor.
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Yes Squirm, this a refreshing editorial to read from the Journal. And Sandpiper, the world needs people to sweep floors, pick up trash, and clean bathrooms. Putting those people who work very hard in janitorial service is very offensive to me.
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Tell you what. Subsidize only those whose children maintain a B or better average in school. Without the good grades, the kids are future floor sweepers anyway.
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When two males, either of the same family lines or two really drunk friends, attack each other with their streams of urine.
CollegeGuy1: Move over, I challenge you to a sword fight.
CollegeGuy2: Yeah sur...wait, WHAT? Are you drunk?
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Two guys having sex simultaneously with the same woman-- one in her ass and one in her snapper.
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The 10 Most Brilliant Comedy Gems Hiding on YouTube (Pt. 8)
It's hidden YouTube gems time, baby! We dig up the most criminally underappreciated videos and give them the respect that they deserve. At the risk of taking liberties with your sanity, here are the other parts, which you can use to fill the ever deepening cavern in your soul:
Part 1
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(And if you still have more soul-cavern filling to do, watch Cracked's new mini-series Rom.Com.)
#10. Crazy Licking Guy
Let me just say that I hate the sound of someone smacking their lips when they eat, but as far as I can tell, this guy is some sort of taste tester for some company. That being said, the lip smacking is actually why I laughed so much at this video. The person who made it not only focused on it, but made dozens of picture-in-picture overlays of his mouth licking and smacking all over the damn place. What would have otherwise been an annoying clip of a man taunting you to punch him in his stupid lick-smacker metamorphoses into a brilliant, nightmarish lick frenzy of comedy.
#9. You Shall Not Pass
I can't imagine the time and planning this must have taken to pull off. The costume work, the props, the timing. It's a guy dressed as Gandalf, complete with a staff and a sword, standing on train tracks as a subway-type car pulls up and is forced to stop as he yells, "Go back to the shadows! You shall not pass!" Then he awkwardly sticks the sword in the rocks and lightly thuds the train with his staff. Just when you think that's it, a group of costumed people run out of the woods as he keeps the train at bay, just lightly whopping it as the conductor comes out and tries to get him out of the damn way.
#8. Benny Hill Dancers
I'm of the belief that you can take any situation and add "Yakety Sax" to it and it will become instant comedy. The darker, the better. I'm insisting that it be played at my funeral on a loop. This video is exactly that, except replace the funeral with weird white-guy dancing. Which, actually, now that I think about it, is pretty much the same thing. The next time you're having a shitty day, just put this video on a loop, and I promise you, your day will do a 180.
#7. The Tuba Wizard
Undoubtedly someone will pop up and say, "That's not a tuba. That's a frinzeffel flopula horn." But I don't give a shit, I'm calling it a tuba. And even though that guy looks like he's just wearing a green bathrobe, he looks like a wizard to me, so that's what he is. A wizard playing a tuba. Badly. Switching from location to location, just happily mouth farting into his dented, tarnished tuba and steadily losing his powerful wizard breath. Right up until the end, when he has to pull away in a fit of wizard coughing.
#6. Just a Normal Day in Class
You'll hear me say this a lot in these articles, but I love it when someone knows exactly when to cut off the joke and just leave it for what it is. This one is eight seconds of perfection, and I won't ruin the ending for you. Just know that I've watched it way more than what a normal human would consider sane.


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"there goes a forever virgin, hes my neighbour, i dont want to talk to him in case i become like him" or "forever virgins cause fires and are usually foreigners"
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Some who's dedicated their entire life to never loose their virginity.
I'm a forevervirgin, my body's pure as fuck.
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people who constantly miss opportunities to score. these opportunities continue to accumulate until it becomes of concern and realise "theres only so many ways i can make love with my hand" as blink 182 stated
a forever virgins being attracted to and wanting to score wif a hot artist at a bus station to the point mr happy bcomes very excited however another opportunity goes missing as this forever virgin "isnt in the mood" and denies mr happy the opportunity of tru happiness :( opportunities missed : 4
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Breaker sees fire at Daytona Beach hotel, jumps from balcony
Fire crews fight flames at Mayan Inn
A student on spring break leapt from a hotel balcony after spotting flames Thursday.
A fire broke out at the Mayan Inn in Daytona Beach. It started in a storage unit and quickly grew, even damaging a nearby car.
The breaker, who was staying at the hotel, was spooked by the flames, according to authorities, so he jumped off a balcony. He suffered only minor injuries.
Firefighters arrived to heavy smoke and flames. They immediately evacuated the hotel.
Crews quickly knocked down the flames. There was no immediate word on how much damage was done to the building.
It was not immediately clear what started the blaze. Investigators will look into it.
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Each day we'll bring you the very latest tabloid rumors as the biggest clubs around splash the cash to bolster their rosters. True or not, they're always entertaining...
Paul Ince is on the verge of becoming the new manager of Championship side Blackpool where his son, Tom, is a player.
Stoke are planning a fresh move in the summer for Birmingham defender Curtis Davies after missing out on him last month.
West Ham will make a new summer bid for Southampton striker Rickie Lambert.
Football fans could be allowed to drink alcohol in their seats for the first time in almost 30 years if a campaign led by Ipswich Town gets the go-ahead.
Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez has warned skipper John Terry that he is not guaranteed a start.
Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna, 30, says manager Arsene Wenger has more options this season because the Gunners are no longer reliant on striker Robin van Persie, who joined Manchester United in the summer.
Coventry are set to build a new stadium after talks over unpaid rent at the Ricoh Arena collapsed.
Winger Ryan Giggs says England manager Roy Hodgson is making a massive mistake by ignoring his Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand.
West Ham's hopes of signing Vitesse Arnhem's Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony are fading as he wants to join a Russian club.
Brendan Rodgers insists Liverpool's Europa League dream is still alive despite his side crashing to a demoralising defeat.
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is interested in Roma's Argentine forward Erik Lamela and Brazilian center back Marquinhos.
Real Madrid frontman Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to end Manchester United's Champions League campaign in the second leg at Old Trafford.
Newcastle were left fuming about their 0-0 draw at home against Metalist Kharkiv last night after Papiss Cisse had two 'goals' ruled out for offside.
Former Blackburn and MK Dons manager Paul Ince, 45, is set to become the new manager of Blackpool after watching most of the games this season because of his son Tom.
Liverpool are developing an unhealthy reputation for becoming one of Europe's most attractive losers.
Chelsea's interim manager Rafael Benitez says defender John Terry's knee injury has locked the 32-year-old into a "vicious circle" in which he is not sufficiently fit to play but cannot regain his sharpness without time on the pitch.
Nani's future at Manchester United is in fresh doubt after the Portugal winger was left out of the squad to face Real Madrid on Wednesday.
A defiant Brendan Rodgers claimed that Liverpool's Europa League hopes remained alive last night despite a 2-0 away defeat to Zenit St Petersburg that left him bemoaning failings in defense and attack.
Manchester United's players have demanded that their young goalkeeper David de Gea be given the time and patience to succeed at their club after the 22-year-old's huge role in securing a draw in the Bernabeu left Spain salivating over the prospect of him returning to La Liga.
Chelsea began life in the Europa League with an unconvincing win in Prague, which did little to suggest that Rafael Benitez's love affair with the club has much time to run.
Brendan Rodgers claimed Liverpool have "a fighting chance" of reaching the last 16 of the Europa League despite falling to a 2-0 defeat at Zenit St Petersburg on a night when fears of racist abuse from Russian fans proved unfounded.
Andre Villas-Boas hailed Gareth Bale as "incredible" after a stunning performance for Tottenham against Lyon in which two superb free-kicks earned his side a 2-1 lead going into the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie.


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"Why would you assume that someone was dating?" Lutz said to Today hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, when asked about a photo of the two celebs taken at a party in Las Vegas (left).
"It's comical for me," Lutz, 28, added. "I'm a public figure, she's a public figure. I've been friends with her for six years, and we're in the same circle."
Lutz, who up until now was best known for his role as Emmett Cullen in the Twilight series, says the press has become increasingly interested in his love life.
"When two people are single in the industry, they'll crop out pictures – I just saw one with Michelle Rodriguez and I where, she's on one end of the photo, I'm on the other – they put us together," he says.
"I'm dating everyone these days. Let's just start that rumor!"
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quote: It is not really illegal per say. If you are held in contempt for a reason they can hold you until you are no longer in contempt. Say you keep disrupting the court proceeding, the judge can send you back to lock up and bring you back the next day. If you keep doing it your case will not get anywhere and you spend most of your time in county.
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USU's Active Learning Lab brings analytics to learning
Editor's note: This post from the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services blog mentions the work our own Nicole Forsgren Velasquez is contributing to research on learning analytics.
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About twenty years ago, a mysterious new thing called the Information Superhighway was on the horizon. Everybody knew it was coming, and its impact on education would be huge.
Today, the field of Learning Analytics is approaching, and the discussion sounds almost as mysterious the Internet did in 1993. At a recent conference at Stanford University, participants were invited to do more than join a field—they were encouraged to help build it.
The lab is bringing the different types of researchers together, and has invited data analysis expertise from the ITLS Department and the Huntsman School of Business into the mix. Deborah Fields, Assistant Professor in the ITLS Department, is engaged in research related to 2 of the 6 research projects in the lab. She brings expertise in qualitative research, such as ethnographic methods. Nicole Forsgren Velasquez, Assistant Professor in MIS and Accounting Departments of the School of Business is engaged in research related to 4 of the 6 research projects in the lab. She adds expertise in business intelligence and learning analytics.


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Saturday, August 17, 2013
This summer, Coca-Cola is partnering with Live Nation and American Music Awards for a "Share Happiness" promotion occurring exclusively at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers, where two lucky guests will win a VIP experience to the 2013 American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, and more than 6,000 instant win prizes are available throughout the promotion including Live Nation Concert Cash and Mellow Mushroom gift cards.
In addition to the grand prize trips and instant win prizes, guests will also have the opportunity to share virtual e-cards to friends and family, all related to the "Share Happiness" and music concept of this promotion.
Annica Kreider, vice president of brand development for Mellow Mushroom, is thrilled to provide this promotion and experience to the restaurant guests. "Mellow Mushroom is a brand that provides every guest with something unique and different, from the food and craft beer to the music, restaurant décor and atmosphere. We feel this Share Happiness that leverages the Coca-Cola partnerships with Live Nation and also with American Music Awards provides a natural extension of this brand experience: allowing us to give our guests the opportunity to win something they couldn't buy - a VIP experience to the American Music Awards. The ability to win Live Nation instant prizes and create unique Mellow e-cards will also add a fun brand engagement that we know our guests will love."
Play "Spin the Coke Bottle" at your table, an in-store digital table top game where guests can interact and learn more about each other with a series of conversation starters and trivia questions, centered around music, Coca-Cola and Mellow.
"The 'Spin the Coke Bottle' in-store digital table top game that we have added as an experiential element of the Share Happiness summer promotion is sure to provide our guests with something they have never seen before: a fun, unique way to interact with their table mates," states Kreider.
For more information about this experience and opportunity, stop into your local Mellow Mushroom now through Aug. 31, visit www.mellowmushroom.com and like the restaurant on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mellowmushroomHQ. For special offers and exclusive hookups, join the Mellow e-Club at http://mellowmushroom.fbmta.com/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Subscribe&InputSource=PR
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Ricoh Dealer Gateway Goes Live23 May, 2013
MALVERN, PA - May 22, 2013 – Office equipment dealers working with Ricoh Americas Corporation and using Digital Gateway, Inc.'s (DGI) e-automate™ management systems can now seamlessly accept electronic product information from Ricoh through the Ricoh Dealer Gateway, enabling them to more quickly and efficiently transact business with Ricoh.
"We could not be more excited to see Ricoh and Digital Gateway work together to streamline the process for getting new items, as well as price, description and other product updates, from Ricoh into our accounting system, e-automate," said Chap Breard, Owner of Monroe Office Equipment. "I will never have to manually enter product and configuration data from a PDF or spreadsheet again. The Ricoh Dealer Gateway is just another great tool in my toolbox to be more efficient in this ever-changing and competitive market."
Launched today, the Ricoh Dealer Gateway affirms Ricoh's commitment to being easy for dealers to do business with. The technology provides dealers with real-time access to information via Ricoh's Oracle ERP system through a consolidated dealer portal that interfaces with DGI's e-automate system and similar ERP systems from DGI's sister companies, OMD Corporation and La Crosse Management Systems, Inc. The automated systems interface pushes model, configuration, part, supply and other data from Ricoh directly into the dealers' management systems. Dealers no longer have to manually key in the information, a time-consuming, error-prone process that can complicate ordering and daily operations.
"As a dealer, I really appreciate the responsiveness to suggestions and openness to feedback from both Ricoh and Digital Gateway on this project," said Anita Willoughby, Purchasing Director, Systel Business Equipment. "It has been a pleasant experience to see the dealers' suggestions heard and turned into the enhancements in the software so it will actually work the way all of us on the front lines need it to."
Future plans for upgrades to the system include features that would permit a dealer to place equipment orders, track them, check Ricoh inventory and read printer/MFP meters in the field through the gateway.
The Ricoh Dealer Gateway is being developed by Digital Gateway, Inc., whose e-automate dealer management software is the choice of a majority of Ricoh dealers. "We deeply support Ricoh's commitment to the dealers' success," said Laryssa Alexander, President of DGI. "This is a model for seamless dealer/manufacturer collaboration, one we hope to see replicated across this industry and the entire business world."
Said Jim Coriddi, Vice President, Dealer Division, Ricoh Americas Corporation, "DGI's automated systems interface helps increase dealer efficiencies through better management of their business-critical information. This is another major step in our commitment to make Ricoh easier for dealers to do business with."
To learn more about Ricoh's full line of products, services and solutions, please visit http://www.ricoh-usa.com
About Digital Gateway, Inc.
Digital Gateway, Inc., a subsidiary of ECi Software Solutions, is a leading provider of dealer management software solutions for the office equipment industry. Since 1995, Digital Gateway has helped over 1,200 dealerships drive their business operations successfully with its innovative e-automate dealer management software. For further information, please visit www.digitalgateway.com.
About Ricoh
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen (approx. 20 billion USD).
The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.
Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.
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Once again West Virginia Wesleyan College has been named one of 136 of the best colleges in the Southeast by The Princeton Review.
The Princeton Review recommends West Virginia Wesleyan in its "Best in the Southeast" section of its website feature, "2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region," on PrincetonReview.com.
Robert Franek, Princeton Review's senior vice president and publisher, said the publication chose Wesleyan and the other institutions as the "regional best" colleges mainly for their excellent academic programs.
"We're pleased to recommend West Virginia Wesleyan to users of our site as one of the best schools to earn their undergrad degree," Franek said. "From several hundred schools in each region, we winnowed our list based on institutional data we collected directly from the schools, our visits to schools over the years and the opinions of our staff, plus college counselors and advisors whose recommendations we invite."
The Princeton Review also considers what students at the schools reported to the publication about their campus experiences on an 80-question student survey for the project.
The schools in The Princeton Review's "2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region" website section also are rated in six categories by The Princeton Review. The ratings, which appear on the school profiles, are scores on a scale of 60 to 99. Wesleyan received an academic rating of 80.
"We are very proud to be one of the Princeton Review's choices for The Best Southeastern Colleges," said Wesleyan President Pamela Balch. "Our high academic ranking by The Review is a testament to our quality curriculum, faculty and students. At Wesleyan, students receive quality education in small classes on a beautiful campus; and, all at an affordable price."
The 136 colleges The Princeton Review chose for its "Best in the Southeast" designations are located in 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
The Princeton Review also designated 222 colleges in the Northeast, 122 in the West, and 153 in the Midwest as best in their locales on the company's "2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region" lists. Collectively, the 633 colleges named "regional best(s)" constitute about 25 percent of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges.
West Virginia Wesleyan is a private, four-year residential liberal arts college in Buckhannon. Wesleyan was founded in 1890. The college is closely affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers its students vast educational experiences, and encourages good citizenship and community service. Students at West Virginia Wesleyan are engaged in 43 majors and 35 minors; graduate programs in athletic training, business administration, education, English writing, and nursing; 19 NCAA Division II sports teams; 10 performing arts groups; and more than 70 organizations.
More information about West Virginia Wesleyan College is available by contacting the Office of Admission at 304-473-8510 or visiting www.wvwc.edu.
The Princeton Review is an education services company known for its test-prep courses, tutoring, books and other student resources. Headquartered in Framingham, Mass., with editorial offices in New York and locations across the U.S.A. and abroad, the Princeton Review, which is a privately held company, is not affiliated with Princeton University.


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The KCRA First Alert Weather team is tracking a wet weather system into Northern California.
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The heaviest rainfall was expected overnight into the Sacramento Valley and will continue through Wednesday's morning commute.
Sierra snow will remain high, but have fallen.
Levels will start close to the 7,000-foot area Tuesday before it shifts to the 6,500-foot level by Wednesday.
The rain and snow will wrap up by Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday and Friday are expected to remain dry.
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