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INC. Magazine Introduces Hire Power Awards Honoring America's 100 Top Job Creators
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Conservice, a Logan-based company that employs more than 70 current and former Huntsman School students. We congratulate them on this prestigious honor.
Conservice honored for Utah and Real Estate Industry job creation over the past three years
Logan, UT – December 4, 2012 | Logan-based Conservice Utility Management and Billing has been featured in the inaugural ranking of Inc.'s Hire Power Awards, recognizing the private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past three years.
Conservice generated 203 jobs from 2008 to 2011, placing it among the top 10 private business job creators in two categories. Conservice ranked second this year within the state of Utah and fourth within the real estate category.
"It's an honor to be recognized for creating jobs and rebuilding the economy," said CEO and Conservice founder Dave Jenkins. "Such rapid growth has allowed me see many new employees enter Conservice and quickly become leaders within the company."
With Utah State University so close to Conservice, the company has been able to employ many new graduates. Internship opportunities and part time work with Conservice are also available to students. Many interns and student employees have gone on to start a career with the company.
"At Conservice, we strive to provide a positive work environment for our employees where new ideas are encouraged," said HR Director Michelle Howa. "We truly value each of our employees and believe we wouldn't be where we are today without their contributions to the team."
Since the end of 2011, Conservice has added another 132 jobs. During the fourth quarter of 2012, Conservice will hire nearly 100 team members bringing the total number of Conservice employees to nearly 500. The company has grown without acquiring other companies and their employees, but instead from a growing base of satisfied clients and new service offerings.
About Conservice
Conservice provides utility management and billing to the multifamily industry. The company focuses on meeting the needs of their clients by offering fully integrated solutions that greatly reduce operating costs and promote conservation, while maintaining an unmatched level of customer service to both the customer and the resident.
Press Contact: Shauna Karren, Director of Marketing & Training, firstname.lastname@example.com, 435-792-6186
About Inc.
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today's innovative company builders. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 6,000,000 today. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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If you were a Citadel graduate searching for your lost class ring, the school would have suggested you contact Herbert Olen Hardwick.
About Olen
Age: 63
Community: North Charleston.
Occupation: Trades specialist at MUSC.
People will remember: An outgoing person who loved people, sports, cooking, dancing and many other things.
Affiliation: Midland Park United Methodist Church.
Survivors include: Wife Paula Hardwick of North Charleston; daughters, Kristen Logue (Jonathan) of North Charleston and Kelly Perry (Justin) of Hinesville, Ga.; grandchildren, Jonathan, Chance, Jackson, Carter, Chloe and Kinsley; brothers, Kenneth Hardwick and Chris Hardwick; and sisters, Helen Crowe and Patricia Leonard.
Sometimes, Hardwick, known to most as Olen, searched for a ring that belonged to the person.
Other times, he searched for the person who belonged to a ring.
Hardwick worked as a trades specialist in maintenance at MUSC, but he spent many off hours combing Lowcountry beaches with his metal detectors, his wife, Paula Hardwick, an MUSC nurse, says.
He found a couple of Cita-del rings on Folly Beach and two or three more on the Isle of Palms; a Harvard University football coach's ring on Isle of Palms; and an heirloom diamond engagement ring and wedding band on Folly.
He returned those and many other pieces of jewelry.
Hardwick, who was born April 22, 1950, and died Oct. 13, never once asked for a reward, she says.
It upset him to hear that someone had found something significant but did not search for its owner, she says.
Metal detecting, racing and socializing with friends were passions.
On those weekends when Hardwick wasn't looking for metals, he might be found at Darlington Raceway.
Many nurses on the seventh and eighth floors at MUSC, where he worked, and their families are NASCAR fans, Paula Hardwick says. They would take tents to Darlington, camp out and tailgate for a couple of nights. He was firmly in Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s camp.
While Hardwick stuck to grilling hamburgers, hot dogs and occasionally steaks at Darlington, he was a very able cook. "Oh man! Could he cook? He did all of the cooking in my house," Paula Hardwick says.
"That man could put a swing on anything you wanted to eat. He would always enter the chili cook-off here at the Med U. I think he came in second one year."
A great co-worker
Vanessa Jackson describes Hardwick as a big brother at work. Together, they fixed broken ceiling tiles and toilets, repaired baseboards, painted and did small wiring jobs, she says.
"I am good at fixing commodes, a little bit better than he was," Jackson says. "He was good at helping me with changing out ballasts and things on wiring jobs. He also was a good Gamecock buddy. You could battle him all day long about the Gamecocks."
The maintenance shop honored that passion by having a Gamecock statue made for him and placing it on his coffin.
They also had his name and birth and death dates put on the side of their work truck.
Fred Miles was Hardwick's supervisor.
Hardwick was knowledgeable, dependable and everybody's friend, Miles says. He was the type of co-worker who recognized and greeted everyone who walked down the hall.
He would always share metal detecting and NASCAR stories with co-workers, Miles says. They didn't just know the co-worker, they knew the person.
"He loved his job and the people just loved him," Miles says."He is sorely missed."
Reach Wevonneda Minis at 937-5705.

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A young girl who was allegedly assaulted while riding her bike on Plateau Circle April 13 has admitted she made up the attack after being embarrassed because she was the slowest in a group of bicyclists. The 9-year-old girl for forgiveness and promised to have the courage to tell the truth in a letter she gave to the Tribune.
"I was embarrassed, so when the others came back for me, I lied," she wrote in the letter. "I didn't really get choked. There is no excuse for what I did. I know I wasted the sheriff's time and scared my community, and I am very sorry. Probably a lot of kids didn't get to play outside because of my lie. I hope you will all forgive me."


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Mobile Computing Initiative
In Fall 2011, the college introduced a Mobile Computing Initiative. This Initiative states that all incoming students must have access to a laptop computer with at least Windows 7 or Snow Leopard (10.6.8). At this time, we do not support tablets. Current students may continue to use their previously certified laptops, which may be running older operating systems.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The Town of St. Stephens annual October Festival is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11. Vendors are needed.
Mark your calendars for a weekend of fun entertainment, food and amusement rides. There will be crafts, a firefighting competition, Puppets Praising Jesus, plus lots more.
If you are interested in an application to be a vendor or have any questions, contact Cindy Wadford at 567-3565.
Farmers Market
The Moncks Corner Farmers Market is now open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the corner of Gulledge and Heatley Street in Moncks Corner.
For more information, call 257-2727.
Hood Family Reunion
There will be a family reunion for all John and Phil Hood families on Saturday, Aug. 2 at noon. The location will be at the Oak Grove Holiness Church Family Worship Center in Macedonia.
If more information is needed, contact Linda Hood by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Canoe, Kayak Book
Canoe Kayak South Carolina: A Guide to Paddling the Palmetto State is a first edition guidebook to canoeing and kayaking rivers, creeks, and swamps of South Carolina. This guidebook includes over 1,700 miles of paddling trips on 31 streams in South Carolinas river basins. Each trip includes detailed descriptions, maps, distance, difficulty and other information. The book is available on Amazon.
Blood Drive
A blood drive will be hosted by the Macedonia Fire Department Junior Explorers at the Macedonia Fire Department located at 2108 North Hwy 17-A on Monday, Aug. 11 from 2 until 7 p.m. Invite everyone you know to this event. Ages 16 and up can give.
For more information contact Junior Explorers Randy Cannon Jr. at 826-1959, or Corey Port at 934-9805.
Birthday Wishes
Happy Birthday this week to Cheryl Best, Gary Grunsky, Claudia Guerry, Carolyn Jett, Claudette Knight, Darlene McMakin, Jennifer Moody, Landan Moody, Sheila Moody, Betty Orvin, Mary Pipkin, Alice Snyder, Darrel Wadford, Robert Wadford, Scott Wadford Sr., Patricia Ward and Gloria Weatherford.
Prayers and Get Well
Take time out of your busy day to pray for and to offer best wishes to Rev. Tom Aldrich, Elma Atkins, David Ayers and family, Metro Borop, Ruth Brassell, Tania Brinson, Dickie Carr, Frank Conrad, Mary Driggers, Roy Edens, Dale Funk, Wayne Gamble, Pastor Donald Gaskins, Claudia Guerry, Faye Harris, J.W. Harris, Joe Holleman, Christopher Hood, Janice Lyons Hood, Jerry Hood, Shelby Hood, Gail Humbert, Robert Humbert, Joyce Lewis, Earline Brown-May, Louise McMakin, Betty Rich Morris, Joyce Morris, Samuel Pipkin, Peggy Schipmann, Thelma Schurlknight, Family of Edwin Simmons, Wilson Thrower, Ginny Tucker, Jay Wyman, Mae Welch and for any unspoken prayers needed.
Pray for our troops and their families, for the selfless acts they perform for us. Keep in prayer our Gov. Haley and her family, all Veterans, SC Masons, SC Order of the Eastern Star, Rainbow families, and our school system in Berkeley County.
Heartfelt sympathy and prayers this week to the family and friends of loved ones John Phillips Jr., Edwin Simmons, Furman Thomas and Pauline Villeponteaux, who will all be missed but never forgotten.
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Threat sends students home
November 16, 2013
HAMBLETON — The West Virginia State Police investigated a bomb threat at Tucker County High School Friday, resulting in students being sent home early....
If these young miscreants commit adult crimes and or felonies ... then they should do be required to do adult time in jail or prison ... that might make some punk think twice before calling in a fake bomb threat so as to get a long weekend off from school ... and if WV had not created jails and prisons for the purpose of profit ... they would not be overcrowded at this point ...
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Magix, The idea of locking the kids up won't work, first there isn't any room in the correctional facilities to handle more kids. Second the parents are responsible for their kids until they are 18. If a kid breaks a neighbors picture window which would cost well over $400.00 to fix, the kids most likely won't have that kind of money, so the parents are the ones who pay for the new window. Even making the kids do community work on the week ends wouldn't work, they must have their free time from school. So it all comes back to who is going to pay for the fire department, police, investigators, etc( the answer is you and i the tax payers who pay their salary. WV needs to see what is happening around the state and come up with a way to punish the kids and recover the money lost. This is happening way too many times throughout the school year. Like i said the kids think it's a joke and want time off from school or they are doing it on a dare.
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It may just be me, however i feel like after reading this article that all the schools are worried about are the lost hours of teaching. What about all the hours and manpower from the police, fire departments, etc that cost so much money? I think it's time the parents paid for all this cost. These kids want a Friday afternoon off from school so they pull a stunt like this! This type action has happened way too many time in all the schools in the surrounding counties. Wake up WV, start recovering your monies wasted!!!!
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Bishop Johnie Johnson of Goose Creek was among a distinguished group of World War II veterans who took part in last month's Lowcountry Honor Flight Program's trip to Washington, DC.
The group visited the World War II Memorial, the Korean and Vietnam Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, Iwo jima Memorial, and the FDR Memorial. The trip was taken on May 4.
Johnson, the only World War II Veteran to hold the title of Pastor and Bishop in South Carolina, will be celebrating his 90th birthday in November. He is the youngest of three remaining World War II African Americans in Goose Creek; Mr. George Hargrove Sr. (U.S. Navy) is 94 and Mr. Samuel Jefferson (U.S. Army) is 93.
Bishop Johnson was born in Summerton, and at an early age he learned the significance of hard work from his parents. Along with his parents and brothers they moved from Summerton to sharecrop for the Meade family at Marrington Plantation in Goose Creek.
His sharecropping part of his life ended when he was drafted into the United States Navy in 1944. Shortly thereafter, he became Seaman First Class Johnson, serving his country well.
Johnson recently shared his thoughts on his service and life.
Boot camp, he recalled, "was pretty intense and it left me real sore … my instructor's name was Officer Weed."
Johnson remembered the beginning of U.S. involvement in World War II.
"After the bombing of Pearl Harbor I can recall boarding the 'Troop Train' and we were headed for Great Lake, Illinois," he said. "It was a two-day trip that I never would forget because we ran out of food along the way … we eventually ate but our commander made sure he ate long before us."
Johnson credited a fellow soldier he called C.J. Johnson for "talking about the goodness of the Lord. It changed my whole life."
As a great leader over the years, Johnson continues to be a beacon of light in the Goose Creek Community and surrounding areas. For his love, compassion, family oriented experiences and cultural understanding of Goose Creek, he has been cited numerous times for his leadership, including by Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler who declared October 2, 2011 Bishop Johnie Johnson day in The City of Goose Creek.
He received additional citations and proclamations from the Goose Creek NAACP and a host of other elected officials including the governor.
"The trip was a blessed experience for me," said Johnson.
Bishop Johnson is married to Lady Mary Ann Ellis. He is the Pastor of Calvary COGIC in Goose Creek, and is also the South Carolina Jurisdictional Prelate for The Church Of God In Christ. Bishop Charles E. Blake is the Presiding Bishop.
On the recent trip, Johnson was shadowed by Retired Navy Man Tim Gourdine also a native of Goose Creek, his neice Chaplain Elaine Barnett, writer and videographer, Pastor Reggie Wooten of New York, and his grandson Nicholas Gourdine was elated to be there and take a part in this historic event.
Editor's note: The version of this story that ran in last week's Gazette contained incorrect information concerning the late PFC Larry R. Gourdine, who lost his life serving as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam. The newspaper regrets the error.
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DETROIT — The Michigan's governor's office says a deal has been struck to build a new Canadian-financed bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
A summary of the agreement provided Friday morning to The Associated Press says Michigan wouldn't be obligated to pay any of the costs of the bridge. Both countries would be represented on a bridge board, and a Canadian entity would handle design, construction and operation.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley plan to join officials including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper for an announcement Friday in Windsor.
The bridge will span the Detroit River south of the existing Ambassador Bridge.
Plans for a Canadian-financed span have been opposed by Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel "Matty" Moroun. His company wants to add a span of its own.


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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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Senior Annie Blanton (right) was crowned Stratford High School's homecoming queen on Friday night. The Knights won the game 42-7 over Wando.
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A quiet cove at dawn, where the only sound is the whir of a casting reel and the gentle splash of the fly hitting the water's surface...that's Lake Sara. A sunny afternoon slalom skiing behind a powerboat or running along the beach...that's Lake Sara. A family picnic in the grass at water's edge or a family reunion, with fried chicken and the works, under one of the pavilions...that's Lake Sara. Lake Sara is an 800-acre recreational lake nestled into a wooded shoreline, encircled by a winding road. Spend a day, a week, or a season on the shores of Lake Sara. Lake Sara has something for everyone, in every season of the year.
Showcasing classic and one-of-a-kind Corvettes and memorabilia, My Garage Museum is a must-see attraction for any car enthusiast. Corvettes on display include Indy pace cars, racing machines, the last C-4 and the first 21st century model.
Baseball Card Connection offers a wide selection of baseball memorabilia, but that isn't all they have to offer! Items pertaining to football, soccer, NASCAR and more are available as well.
This nine-hole course is par 36/38. Located 3 miles West of Mattoon, Il. on Route 16.
This 18-hole, par 72 course features moderate to gently rolling terrain, manicured greens, a full-service pro shop and a food court.
18-hole golf course set in the countryside of Windsor. The Fox offers a golf experience for everyone from the casual golfer to those looking for a real challenge. The course was built on 160 acres of rolling farmland and woods in 1998. Located close to Lake Shelbyville. GPS ADDRESS: 1300 N 3050 E
Watch circular racing at this speedway.
Effingham has four community parks. All offer baseball diamonds, play grounds, basketball courts and great areas for family picnics.
Watch modified midget racing at this speedway.
Home of the "World's Largest Golf Tee" Casey Country Club features a nine-hole, par 35 golf course. The Club House is open 7am - 8pm everyday (during season).
This 18-hole, par 70 course is a challenge for players of all levels. Fun course, lots of water - a good stop for all level players.
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US Sends Military Aid to SyriaUPDATED 5:54 PM CDT Jun 14, 2013
The White House says it is dramatically ramping up support for the Syrian rebels. The administration announced Thursday that the Assad regime used chemical weapons against opposition forces. Sally Kidd reports from Washington.
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'Niksons' | Stand Collar Leather Jacket by BOSS
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This zip up leather jacket by BOSS has a stand collar and stitching detail at the shoulders, arms, waist and back. The front includes two slash pockets with snap closure. Side darts provide structure. The interior features two pockets. Model is 6'2" with a 40" chest, 31" waist, and is wearing size 40R.
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Build 2012 Hackathon Kickoff
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The Build hackathon is underway and loads of developers are hard at work creating apps for Windows 8, Windows Azure and Windows Phone 8. I stopped by just as they kicked off and caught some of the pre-event excitement. Take a look!
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Damn, I missed Laura because I was sleepy.
Come to the Hackathon awards show today at 11:15!
Clint & Laura : maybe the new Ping! team in action?
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Man Comics: The Manliest Way to Take Out Space Aliens
Fellows and lads! Man Comics returns just in time for punching season! Be warned! As your eyes scan across each astounding panel, your dick-measuring yardstick will scream in terror at what Man Comics has unleashed! Ladies, I'd warn you, too, but it's already too late! Look down and gasp, for Man Comics just installed a rail-to-rail toolbox in your desperate vagina. Man! Comics!


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Serves 5 |
Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 15 minutes
2 cups Eden Vegetable Shellsor Eden Small Vegetable Shells
2 cups broccoli, florets
1 cup carrots, julienned
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
1 cup green onion, sliced thin
15 ounces Eden Navy Beans, drainedor cooked Eden Dry Navy Beans
4 cloves garlic, pressed
1/4 cup Eden Toasted Sesame Oil
2 tsp Eden Umeboshi Paste, or to taste
1/4 cup water
Cook pasta as package directs, rinse and drain. While pasta is cooking, bring 3 cups water to a boil. Blanch carrots and broccoli, separately for 1 to 2 minutes each. Vegetables should be lightly cooked, crisp and bright. Drain and rinse quickly under cold water to set the color. Mix pasta, beans, and vegetables. Prepare salad dressing by mixing ingredients in a blender. Add water to desired consistency. Mix into salad. Serve cold or hot.
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Some states are having a tough time coming to terms with the health care reform law that was enacted in 2010 and that will pick up steam this year. They are uniformly Republican states and they are not only resisting the law for political reasons, but are at the same time – and contrary to conservative orthodoxy – ceding authority to Washington. It makes no sense.
But four Republican states recently did what others are not doing: They set up insurance exchanges to benefit their residents who buy health insurance on the open market. The Obama administration last week conditionally approved exchanges organized in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Mississippi may yet have an exchange approved, depending on the outcome of a dispute between the state's Republican governor, who does not want to set up an exchange, and its Republican insurance commissioner, who does.
These were wise moves and, it must be said, wiser than the one that came out of the New York State Legislature, whose Senate Republicans also refused to act. What saved the state was the decision by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to do the job administratively.
Insurance exchanges are meant to offer a range of health insurance plans in the way that websites like Travelocity and Expedia provide travel choices. They are clearinghouses of competing insurance options for Americans who buy their health insurance directly.
So far, 17 states have received preliminary approval for their exchanges, including California, which has more uninsured residents than any other state. But some states are sitting down in the mud and refusing to act. They include Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
These states – champions of states rights and smaller government – have by default allowed the federal government to set up their exchanges for them. Not only does this fly in the face of conservatism, but of what was originally a Republican idea. Insurance exchanges were the conservative substitute for the "public option" that would have seen the government, itself, competing against private insurers to keep prices down.
Such are Republican politics in the 21st century: President Obama adopted a Republican idea, which causes Republicans to reject it.


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CulinaryHot stone, fondue meals, pizza meals, Chämi Bar. At the Chämi Bar from 6 December to 15 April and from 4 to 4.30 pm each day: Free beer and mineral water, and you may also smoke.
DetailsThe Berggasthaus Klewenstock is 10 minutes from the Klewenalp mountain station between Klewenstock and Ergglen on a slightly elevated vantage point. Enjoy the fascinating snow-covered mountains and relax with a refreshing drink on the panorama sun terrace. The Berggasthaus is located on the north side, and so the sun makes its appearance in mid-January each year.
For events such as Schichilbi visit: www.klewenalp.ch
At the Chämi Bar from 6.12 to 15.4 from 4 pm to 4.30 pm: Free beer and mineral water.
Sauna for hotel guests!
Altitude: 1,617 metres
Accessibility: Cable railway, mountain railway/ski lift, winter hiking trail, toboggan run and ski slope
Last renovations: 2011
No. of seats: 30 - 100 seats on the terrace as well as in the restaurant
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CorbinI wanted Karina as my Dancing with the Stars partner so badly. I am extremely grateful that I got my wish. We're having a good time. She's working me hard. We're having fun, though. We laugh every day. She is such a hard worker and wants to produce the best performances we can get.
We haven't really had any spats. The only thing that we've actually butted heads about was a mishap when we were working on a tough lift for our first dance. She had hurt her leg a little bit and I told her to rest on it and not risk further injury. She said, "No! Let's go again." We push ourselves more than the other pushes. That's really where we're most combative.
The fact that I'm athletic and go to the gym constantly has been useful in rehearsals. I'm able to move and pick up choreography quickly. I have a really great memory, so I'm pretty good when it comes to learning lines and everything.
Having some dance background – especially in tap and ballet – I'm sort of used to falling on that in certain dances. It's literally the complete opposite movement. For instance, we're working on some jive dances right now and I'm used to trying to tuck my butt under, but you're supposed to stick it out. Certain things like that are so ingrained in my body. I have to retrain myself. It's not even learning something from scratch as much as breaking down old habits and relearning them.
I'm nervous about our lift during Monday's dance. It's a very tough lift, especially for week one. Our first dance is contemporary, which allows lifts. We're attempting a pretty big one. We're doing really well, but we did have that one fall. We're working hard at it and getting so much more comfortable with each other's bodies, so I think we're going to be okay.
KarinaI think everybody is excited about this season. Usually when we look at the cast, there are one or two people at most who have had dance experience. And then sometimes you might have to pull up people on IMDB. But I think this season is going to be really exciting because everybody has got an edge. Half the cast has had dance experience and some people are so popular because they've been in the press recently.
Having Corbin as a partner has been great because he just doesn't stop. We work hard every day. He's a bubble of joy to be around and to dance with. He's always positive and joking around. I use this experience to get away from every day problems. I love it. So far, I love every single second of this season. Happy Smirnoff is always better than angry Smirnoff! I think the whole cast is happy this season.
Corbin and I have a very similar sense of humor. We make each other laugh all the time. We spend so many hours together that it can seem even longer than it really is, but we make the time go by fast.
It does help when you have a partner who has had dance experience, but ballroom and ballet are polar opposites. I have students who were principle dancers of ballet before and the moment they start doing ballroom, it looks so awkward. Sometimes, having a partner who had experience before is a good thing. And other times, it's a bad thing because you have to re-teach certain things. Relearning is a lot more difficult at times than starting from scratch.
Overall, though, I don't think Corbin has any weaknesses. But also, it's only the honeymoon stage. I'm sure we've all got to find each other's weaknesses – it's just a matter of time.
Neither of us has ever done a contemporary dance before. I'm nervous for Monday. Our dance has a crazy lift in it. It's nerve-racking. You only get to do it once. You work so hard and then you get this one chance to make a first impression.


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme - EUR-Lex
The European Union (EU) is establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading for the cost-effective reduction of such emissions. This scheme should enable the EU and the Member States to meet the commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions made in the context of the Kyoto Protocol. Installations operating in the energy sector, iron and steel production and processing, the mineral industry and the paper and board industry will automatically be subject to the emission trading scheme.
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC [See amending act(s)].
This Directive aims to introduce significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions with a view to reducing the influence of such emissions on the climate.
Greenhouse gas emission permits
Since 1 January 2005, all installations carrying out any of the activities listed in Annex I to this Directive (activities in the energy sector, iron and steel production and processing, the mineral industry and the wood pulp, paper and board industry) and emitting the specific greenhouse gases associated with that activity must be in possession of an appropriate permit issued by the competent authorities.
Applications for greenhouse gas emission permits must describe:
- the installation, its activities and the technology used;
- the materials used which could emit the greenhouse gases listed in Annex II;
- the sources of gas emissions;
- the measures planned to monitor and report emissions.
The authorities will issue a permit provided that they are satisfied that the operator of the installation is capable of monitoring and reporting the emissions. A permit may cover one or more installations on the same site operated by the same operator. The permit will contain details of:
- the name and address of the operator;
- the installation's activities and emissions;
- a monitoring programme;
- the reporting requirements in respect of emissions;
- the obligation to surrender, during the first four months of each year, a quantity of allowances commensurate with the total emissions over the previous year.
The competent authority will reexamine the greenhouses gas emissions permit at least every five years and make the necessary modifications.
Management of allowances
The Community-wide quantity of allowances issued each year shall decrease in a linear manner as from 2013. For 2013, the absolute Community-wide quantity of allowances shall be calculated on the basis of the national plans accepted by the Commission and introduced between 2008 and 2012.
Member States shall auction all allowances which are not allocated free of charge. The distribution of allowances by auction shall take place according to the following procedures:
- 88 % shall be distributed amongst Member States on the basis of their emissions;
- 10 % shall be distributed for the purpose of solidarity and growth;
- 2 % shall be distributed amongst Member States the greenhouse gas emissions of which were, in 2005, at least 20 % below their emissions in the base year applicable to them under the Kyoto Protocol.
At least 50 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances should be used for the following purposes:
- to reduce greenhouse gases;
- to develop renewable energies, and other technologies contributing to the transition to a low-carbon economy;
- measures to avoid deforestation and increase afforestation and reforestation;
- forestry sequestration;
- capture and geological storage;
- a shift to low-emission and public forms of transport;
- research in energy efficiency and clean technologies;
- improvements in energy efficiency and insulation;
- to cover administrative expenses of the management of the European scheme.
By 31 December 2010, the European Commission shall adopt Europe-wide harmonised measures for the allocation of allowances.
By 30 June 2010, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with regard to energy-intensive sectors or subsectors that have been determined to be to a significant risks of carbon leakage.
Monitoring and reporting of emissions
By 31 December 2011, the Commission shall adopt a regulation for the monitoring and reporting of emissions. That regulation shall take into account the most accurate and up-to-date scientific evidence available.
Member States and the Commission shall ensure that all decisions and reports relating to the quantity and allocation of allowances and to the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions are immediately disclosed in an orderly manner ensuring non-discriminatory access.
Verification and accreditation
By 31 December 2011, the Commission shall propose a regulation for the verification of emission reports and for the accreditation and supervision of verifiers. It shall specify conditions for the accreditation and withdrawal of accreditation, for mutual recognition and peer evaluation of accreditation bodies, as appropriate.
Kyoto Protocol project mechanisms
Directive 2004/101/EC reinforces the link between the EU's emission allowance trading scheme and the Kyoto Protocol by making the latter's 'project-based' mechanisms (Joint Implementation and the Clean Development Mechanism) compatible with the scheme. This will enable operators to use these two mechanisms in the allowance trading scheme to fulfil their obligations. The result will be lower compliance costs for installations in the scheme.
This Directive thus recognises joint implementation (JI) and clean development mechanism (CDM) credits as equivalent to EU emission allowances, except for those generated by nuclear installations and those from land use, land use change and forestry activities. Credits from JI projects are called 'emission reduction units' (ERU), while credits from CDM projects are called 'certified emission reductions' (CER). The Directive also takes steps to prevent ERUs and CERs being counted twice where they result from activities which also lead to a reduction in, or limitation of, emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC.
Registries, reports and agreements
The Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 920/2010 for the establishment of a system of standardised registries in the form of electronic databases for monitoring the issue, holding, transfer and cancellation of allowances. These registries will also guarantee public access to information, confidentiality and conformity with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol.
The Commission will nominate a Central Administrator to maintain an independent transaction log recording the issue, transfer and cancellation of allowances at Community level. The Central Administrator will conduct an automated check on each transaction relating to allowances. If irregularities are identified, the transactions in question will be suspended until the irregularities have been corrected.
Each year, the Member States will submit to the Commission a report on the application of this Directive.
Agreements may be made to provide for the recognition of allowances between the European scheme and compatible mandatory greenhouse gas emissions trading systems with absolute emissions caps established in any other country or in sub-federal or regional entities. Non-binding arrangements may be made with third countries or with sub-federal or regional entities to provide for administrative and technical coordination in relation to allowances in the European scheme or other mandatory greenhouse gas emissions trading systems with absolute emissions caps.
Adjustments applicable upon the approval by the Community of an international agreement on climate change
The signing of such an agreement requires Member States to reduce greenhouse gases by over 20 % compared to 1990 levels, as reflected in the 30 % reduction commitment as endorsed by the European Council of March 2007. In that regard, the Commission undertakes to submit a report assessing the following elements:
- the measures taken at international level;
- the action to be taken to reach a target of a 30 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions;
- the risk of carbon leakage in the context of business competitiveness;
- the implications of the agreement on other economic sectors;
- the impact on the agriculture sector;
- afforestation, reforestation, avoided deforestation and forest degradation.
Operators are permitted to use the credits provided for in this Directive, CERs (certified emission reductions), ERUs (emission reduction units) or other approved credits from third countries which have ratified the international agreement.
The adoption of the Kyoto Protocol by the Community and its Member States in 2002 commits them to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 8 % in relation to 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. This Directive, by establishing a market in greenhouse gas emission allowances, will help the EU and its Member States to effectively meet the commitments made in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol while safeguarding economic development and employment.
In March 2007, the European Council approved the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30 % by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, as a contribution with a view to an agreement after 2012, on condition that other developed countries undertake to set comparable reduction targets, depending on their respective responsibilities and capacities. The EU is strongly committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 % by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. In October 2009, the European Council supported the objective of reducing emissions by 80 to 95 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, within the context of the IPPC Directive. The Copenhagen Conference from 7 to 18 December 2009 is also in line with those objectives.
Entry into force - Date of expiry
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OJ L 275 of 25.10.2003
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OJ L 338 of 13.11.2004
Directive 2008/101/EC
OJ L 8 of 13.1.2009
Directive 2009/29/EC
OJ L 140 of 5.6.2009
Regulation (EC) No 219/2009
OJ L 87 of 31.3.2009
The successive amendments and corrections to Directive 2003/87/EC have been incorporated in to the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [Official Journal L 181 of 12.7.2012]: the Regulation sets rules for the monitoring and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions and activity data under Directive 2003/87/EC for the trading period of the European Union's emission quota trading system to begin on January 1, 2013 and for the subsequent exchange periods. The regulation requires each operator or aircraft operator to monitor greenhouse gas emissions on the basis of a monitoring plan describing in a detailed, exhaustive and transparent way the monitoring methodology to be applied by a specific facility or by a given aircraft operator. The regulation also defines basic methods for monitoring, so as to reduce the burden on operators as much as possible. Provisions specifically for the aviation sector are planned with regard to the monitoring of emissions.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community [Official Journal L 302 of 18.11.2010].
Commission Decision 2007/589/EC of 18 July 2007 establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [Official Journal L 229 of 31.8.2007].
The 12 Annexes to this Decision contain guidelines for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions. Annex I sets out general guidelines. Additional guidelines for specific activities are set out in Annexes II to XI. Annex XII gives guidelines on continuous greenhouse gas emission measurement systems. These guidelines are designed to ensure regular and precise monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in the Community. Their application is facilitated in the case of installations with average verified reported emissions of less than 25 000 tonnes of fossil CO2 per year during the previous trading period.
Commission Decision 2006/780/EC of 16 November 2006 on avoiding double counting of greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Community emissions trading scheme for project activities under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [Official Journal L 316 of 16 November 2006].


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1. "Man, these new socks are really helping me maintain optimal, maximize comfort and minimize disgusting foot odor. And look, I have one for each foot."
2. "John, where have all your socks gone? I could've sworn that I bought you a pack just last week."
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Dude, wool socks are bad news.
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Term used to describe a hit using one's fists.
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The IMF has played an important role in research support for multiple myeloma since the first Brian D. Novis Award was given in 1995. The number of awards has gradually increased and now currently funds nine new investigators annually. These awards are given to junior faculty members who we hope will develop an on-going research interest in multiple myeloma. The size of the grants is rather modest at $40,000 per year, but this provides seed money for the investigator to obtain preliminary data which will lead to success in extramural funding.
During the past three years the IMF has awarded senior grants in the amount of $80,000 to $100,000 annually. These are given to senior investigators who are already established in the field of multiple myeloma.
2002 Brian D. Novis Junior Grants
The Brian D. Novis Junior awardees for 2002 include Jaime O. Claudio, Ph.D. from the Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The development of microarray platforms for gene expression analysis is important in multiple myeloma. New gene discovery will be useful for the future. Dr. Claudio and his group have developed a first generation myeloma chip containing 4,300 myeloma-enriched genes. There is a genetic heterogeneity in the genesis of multiple myeloma and in the gene expression profile. This heterogeneity may account for varied responses of patients to current treatment regimens. He is developing a more gene-focused myeloma chip that may lead to the development of a molecular diagnostic test for myeloma therapy. Thus, this study aims to design a second generation myeloma chip with a smaller but a well-defined subset of gene markers from their first generation myeloma enriched cDNA microarray. The results of these cDNA microarrays will be used for patient stratification, assessment of validation of therapeutic interventions, and molecular profiling of myeloma patients.
Amit C. Nathwani, MBChB, Ph.D., University College, London Medical School, London, England, will attempt to deliver the relevant genes for anti-angiogenesis rather than utilizing anti-angiogeneic drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma. He plans to use the lenti-viral system to deliver the genes. He has already transferred sFIK-1 and TiMP-3 genes in Raji cells which resulted in a marked reduction of tumor growth in SCID mice. He has developed a murine xenograft model that replicates many of the key features of multiple myeloma. He has constructed three lenti-viral vectors that encode different anti-angiogenic genes. He will eventually test the combined efficacy of cytotoxic drugs and anti-angiogenic agents.
The next project will define the novel signal pathways of c-KIT in myeloma cells by Atanasio Pandiella, M.D., Ph.D. at the Spanish National Research Council, Salamanca, Spain. He will infect c-KIT in multiple myeloma cell lines that have previously been shown to be unresponsive to c-KIT ligand. He will then utilize Gleevec? since it specifically inhibits c-KIT. A novel MAPK pathway, Erk5 has been implicated recently in proliferative responses. He proposes to study the role of the Erk5 pathway in the regulation of myeloma cell proliferation. He will also study the Erk1-2 and the p38 pathways to determine the relative contribution of each to the growth of myeloma cells. He plans to use both established cell lines and myeloma cells isolated from patients. Erk5 activation will be correlated with the activation status of other classical MAPK pathways.
Klaus Podar, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, will continue his work on the pathophysiological relevance of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) in multiple myeloma. During his 2001 Brian D. Novis Award he has demonstrated that VEGF triggers proliferation and migration by myeloma cells, proliferation by a protein kinase-C-independent pathway, and migration by a PKC-dependent pathway. He has also shown that these effects are mediated by binding of VEGF to the Flt-1 receptor which is expressed in plasma cells. He has proven that VEGF induced Erk phosphorylation is blocked by antibody to Flt-1. He has shown that stimulation by VEGF leads to Raf-1 activation in myeloma cells which may have an anti-apoptotic effect. He plans to extend his work to look at the effect of Flt-1 antibody and Raf-1 antisense on VEGF-induced proliferation and migration. He will use biological and chemical assays in a mouse model of myeloma. He will also use both myeloma cell lines and myeloma cells from patients. The actions of VEGF will be explored by looking to see if, like IL-6, it can protect against dexamethasone-induced apoptosis. VEGF is one of the most important biological mediators in the interaction of myeloma cells with the marrow stroma, and the proposed work will further advance our understanding of the biology of myeloma. It may also result in therapeutic targeting of the pathways that are involved.
Ivan Van Riet, Ph.D. was the recipient of a Brian D. Novis grant in 1999. He is a post-doctoral fellow and Director of the Stem Cell Laboratory at the Free University Brussels in Brussels, Belgium. He has utilized a mouse model, 5T2, for his work which indicated that the homing of myeloma cells comes from a combination of selective entry/adhesion of the 5T2 myeloma cells and the selective survival and growth of these tumor cells in the bone marrow and spleen. He proved that homing to the bone marrow involves the CD44v10 molecule. He has shown that laminin-1, which is a component of the basement membrane, acts as an important chemo-attractant for myeloma cells. He has also reported that the chemokine receptor CCR2 can be demonstrated in several human myeloma cell lines. The monocyte chemotactic proteins MCP-1, 2, and 3 which are ligands for CCR-2, are produced by bone marrow stromal cells. This suggests a potential contribution of CCR-2 and MCP's to the bone marrow homing of myeloma cells. He plans to determine the function of the chemokine receptors, CCR-4, CXRC-4, and CCR-8 in the bone marrow homing of myeloma cells. He also will study the adhesion molecules VLA-4, CD44, and CD38 which are expressed by myeloma cells and their involvement in binding and migration through the bone marrow endothelium. He also plans to investigate the functional role of the metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in the transendothelial migration of myeloma cells.
Michael A. Morgan, Ph.D. from Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, will study the inhibition of ras signaling in multiple myeloma. Ras activation may potentiate myeloma cell growth, increase the expression of adhesion molecules, and increase the production of VEGF, MMP's, and cyclin D1. He plans to study the activation of ras and the MAP-K pathway and cell lines as well as in myeloma cells. He will compare myeloma cells with ras mutations with cells containing no ras mutations. He will also look at the therapeutic potential of the inhibition of ras signaling by looking at the effects of inhibitors on cells lines and primary myeloma cells. The expression of adhesion molecules and MMP's will be addressed. Cell viability and proliferation as well as migration and cell-cycle dependent expression will also be studied.
The IMF (Japan) awarded its first research grant to Masahiro Abe, M.D. of the University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan. This award was presented in memory of IMF (Japan) founder Akira Horinouchi. Dr. Abe will study the mechanism of skeletal destruction in patients with multiple myeloma. He has found that the macrophage inflammatory proteins (MIP-1a and b) are secreted by most myeloma cells. They induce osteoclast activity which leads to bone destruction. The osteoclasts also support myeloma cell growth and survival. Dr. Abe plans to investigate the possibility of the use of inhibitors of MIP-1 production or its activity. There are several MIP-1 receptor antagonists that are currently available for study.
2002 Brian D. Novis Senior Grants
Senior research awards have been made available since 2000 when two awards were made. Two awards were also granted in 2001. The recipients of the 2002 awards are Hervé Avet-Loiseau, M.D., Ph.D. of the University of Nantes, Nantes, France. The other award was granted to Elliot Epner, M.D., Ph.D. of the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Dr. Avet-Loiseau plans to analyze a large number of plasma cell specimens including normal, premalignant, and malignant plasma cells using DNA microarray technologies. He will attempt to define genes specifically associated with different types of normal plasma cells as well as genes associated with MGUS, and genes responsible for disease progression. He also hopes to identify genes involved in response to therapy or genes predicting patients' outcome. His ultimate goal is to develop an optimized "myeloma chip" enabling one to determine prognosis and to propose an individual patient-adapted therapeutic approach.
Dr. Epner points out that the majority of B-cell malignancies including multiple myeloma contain translocations involving the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) locus. These translocations result in deregulated expression of target genes such as cyclin D1, c-maf, and FGFR3 by regulatory elements from the IgH locus located up to several hundred kilobases away. He has developed homologous recombination approaches to study the mechanisms involved in long-distance, deregulated gene expression in B-cell malignancies. He also plans to determine the functional requirement for the expression of these deregulated genes in malignant B-cells. The identification of the sequences and proteins involved in long-range deregulation will be used to develop and test new therapies for multiple myeloma.


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Klay Ahles of Tomahawk Troop 548 Boy Scouts of America received his Eagle Scout Award on Oct. 9th, 2008. Klay is the 38th Eagle Scout of Troop 548 to earn the award.
In addition to earning 28 merit badges, he has held the leadership positions of Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and Senior Patrol Leader. Klay is currently holding the position of Instructor in the troop. As an instructor he works with the new Scouts in learning the skills required to advance in the Scouting program.
As part of the requirements for Eagle Scout, Klay developed and carried out a community service project which consisted of doing the landscaping and building and installing benches in Mary's Park, a new park the is located in the Town of Nokomis where Klay lives. It was his responsibility to design the plan, arrange the materials and along with the help of other scouts and leaders to complete the project.
Klay has been a member of the troop for seven years and has attended Summer camp with the troop at Camp Tesomas each year. He has also gone on six High Adventure trips including several canoe trips to the Boundary waters, Backpacking Isle Royal, and Pictured Rocks. He has also attended almost all of the troop's campouts that are held monthly, winter and summer.
Organized as Troop 48 in 1932, Troop 548 is part of the Northwoods District of Samoset Council. Troop 548 has been sponsored by Bronsted-Searl Post 93 of the American Legion for the entire 76 years.


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LOCKPORT – The City of Lockport, which hardly recycled any garbage before the fall of 2011, now recycles a larger percentage of its trash than almost any community in the Buffalo Niagara region.
Modern Disposal says that of the communities its serves, only Amherst surpasses Lockport in the percentage of waste recycled.
The change came in October 2011, when Lockport switched from city pickup of trash to a privatized system with every-other-week collection of recyclables in wheeled 64- or 96-gallon carts, also called totes.
Regular garbage is also collected in such totes, but those pickups are weekly. Property owners are charged a user fee depending on the size of the totes they choose.
"Overall, 30 percent less waste is being disposed of by Lockport residents," said Dawn M. Timm, Niagara County environmental coordinator and the main architect of Lockport's system.
Lockport residents are now recycling 22 percent of their trash, while the figure in Amherst is 27 percent, according to Katy Duggan-Haas, Modern's sustainability coordinator.
Amherst improved from 20 percent to 27 percent recycling after the introduction of a cart-based system during 2012. The figure does not include yard waste collected in either community.
Besides the environmental aspect, Lockport Mayor Michael W. Tucker has another reason to like the program. "It's a money-saving machine," he said.
The total cost of Lockport's refuse and recycling program in 2012, operated by Modern, was $1.23 million, which was $474,430, or 28 percent, less than the cost of the final 12 months of the city-run program from October 2010 to October 2011.
Timm said that meant Lockport did better than the $430,000 in savings she had projected for the year.
The towns of Wheatfield and Wilson moved to the every-other-week recycling format last year, and early returns show increased recycling participation and savings for the towns, Timm said.
Duggan-Haas said other Modern-serviced communities that now have cart-based recycling programs are the towns of Alden, Newstead, Pendleton, Porter, Royalton, Somerset and the villages of Akron, Sloan and Wilson. She said Depew may switch to a cart-based recycling program as soon as July.
"Because of carts, more people are participating in recycling, and many of those who have always participated are recycling more material," Duggan-Haas said. "The broader list of acceptable items in carts means more people than ever are recycling their yogurt and butter tubs, pizza boxes, kitty litter buckets, food and beverage cartons and even worn out pots and pans."
"Twelve of the 14 [other] municipalities in Niagara County have reached out to Dawn Timm," Tucker said. "It has been a vindication for us. We took this on at a time when nobody wanted to touch it. It was an election year."
Despite public complaints about the user fee and the totes, Tucker was re-elected in 2011 and participation in recycling has remained strong.
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And You Call Yourself a Film Buff?! – Goodfellas
By Caroline Meuser
Though I was exposed to Goodfellas early in life, I did not experience the type of positive introduction that most "cinephiles" probably have. To me, it was one of those films that TNT constantly featured and, while my dad sat enrapt as Joe Pesci pumps seven bullets into his friend's chest, I classified it as a film I may watch in full eventually, but for the time, I could do without the emotional disturbance incurred by seeing men willfully destroy their lives and the lives of others through organized crime.
Martin Scorsese adapted Goodfellas from the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi. By 1990, Scorsese and Pileggi organized an utterly triumphant cast and screenplay. Ray Liotta narrates most of the film as Henry Hill, an aspiring-turned-successful Brooklyn gangster. In a menacing, poignant performance, Liotta illustrates Hill's tumultuous existence – from his collaboration with mob figures Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) and Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) in 1955 to his dramatic fall from criminal grace in 1980. Within this time period, the glamour of violence and riches blind Hill and company. With each murder, drug deal and robbery, the line distinguishing their actions between dutiful and disturbing rapidly fades.


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Like a great country song, Nashville's season finale looks to be full of emotion, memorable lines and hard knocks.
Although the clip from the season 2 finale doesn't feature any car crashes like last year, or an appearance by First Lady Michelle Obama like last week, it does showcase a lot of personal and musical drama – as well as an appearance from PEOPLE Editorial Director Jess Cagle.
"How's that album launch going?" Deacon Claybourne (Charles Esten) asks country music queen Rayna James (Connie Britton) in an exclusive preview from the episode.
"It's a huge week, and I have bet the house on this album, literally, and that idiot at Edgehill is trying to completely screw me over," says Rayna. "And I have the opportunity to screw him over ... but then that would mean I'm selling out."
"That business we grew up in? That's gone," replies Deacon. "You do what you have to do to make it fly, and you kick his ass. You won't find any judgment here."
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Under Christine Hanna's guidance, the winery has evolved into an estate philosophy that blends the viticultural diversity of fruit cultivated in its four vineyard estates in three unique appellations. With the help of winemaker Jeff Hinchliffe, they craft award-winning wines, such as its Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc and Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. View all Hanna Winery Wines
About Sonoma CountyView a map of Sonoma County wineries
Twice as large as Napa in size, Sonoma County only makes about a half the amount of wine as her northeasterly neighbor. But Sonoma, with her size, is able to vouch for more diversity within her borders, including sub-AVAs that are climatically varied. The atmosphere of Sonoma is decidedly laid back and down home country style. But in wines, they are keeping up with the Joneses, or Napa-ites if you will. Grape varieties are more varied here, from Pinot Noir and Zinfandel to Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
Notable FactsThe largest sub-AVAs of Sonoma include Dry Creek Valley, Russian River Valley, Alexander Valley and Sonoma Valley. Each sub-AVA, with its own micro-climate, is unique in its grape varieties and styles of wine. Dry Creek makes a mean Zinfandel while Russian River produces stand up Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Alexander Valley makes some of the better Cabernet Sauvignons in the county and Sonoma Valley creates excellent wines from all the above varieties. Other grapes found throughout Sonoma include Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Syrah.
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The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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By SAVANNAH DEMPSEY firstname.lastname@example.com Massive clouds of thick, black smoke filled the air early Sunday morning as flames ravaged the Lonza Inc. chemical plant, 3500 Trenton Ave., in the cit....
I remember the 95 incident, I was in 8th grade, me and my friends showed up to the bus stop and there was no one there but we were complaining the entire time there, that it smelled like chlorine. Take it from me, they don't do a very good job keeping the public in the loop. Luckily it didn't matter this time.
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We as landlords went to Newberry when they had that money from the fed to put a plan in place for such emergencies and no one listened, thought we were being extreme, if I lived or worked in Newberry ESPECIALLY I would want to be in the loop thank god for facebook and cell phones.
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Yes MimLogue, I agree. Thank you God for Facebook and cell phones. Also, thank you for Twitter, Vine, and Instagram. Also, God, if you find it appropriate, please bring back Myspace.
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"Air safe" is a crock. You mean, "as safe as a normal fire where people breath smoke from burning materials". That it could have been much worse had chemicals been burning doesn't mean this fire left the air "safe".
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In all seriousness, facebook is how I initially found out about it.
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.....and social media works more effectively than anything gov't could put in place ----- AND ITS FREE!!!!!
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Just remember erik that Facebook isn't always the whole truth.
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I guess we could pay Google to use our GPS on our phone to determine our location and mailing addresses tied to home phone numbers and computers within in some radius of an incident; then they would send a text, email, phone call and social media notification of a problem and how to respond.
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She skated with anesthetics, her coach twice (before SP and before FS) wanted her to WD, she refused. Program was simplified to make load on leg with injury lower (but included triples and 2A).
Result was normal for her at that season.
Injury was absolutely real and serious.
Only skaters and people most close to them know how often they compete with injury or illness. Much more often than it seems for most of people.
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From what I could get from the report, it sounds like Julia's 3-3 is hit or miss;she fell on one attempt, hit another cleanly, had trouble and fell again (2/2), and then landed one but not cleanly.
Given her past performance at COC, Julia could dumb down her tech content and still be competitive. A 3lz-2t, 2a and 3f plus the GOE she'll get on her spins should be enough to keep her in the top 3 of the SP. Liza will probably go for a 3-3 but she assuming she hits it, her spin levels aren't as high as Julia's. Same thing for Gao. As for Ashley, I know she has plans to add a 3-3 but I'm not sure if she's adding it for this competition.
Lol! How is that possible? Maybe b/c she rotates so fast she over-rotates her doubles?? :D
I was really worried but happy she did well today
good for Julia! I don't particularly like her skating, but she has a character of a champion, I like that a lot! Wish her all luck in FS!
Never mind a great prospect for the future - she is a great prospect NOW!!!
It's just a pity she's too young to compete in the big competitions this year...
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Surfboarding has acquired new maneuvers and new names as it crossed the Pacific Ocean from Polynesia to the Animas River.
The evolution changed a Polynesian sport into a stand-up tool of physical fitness in Durango.
Paddleboarding as it�s called now offers an all-around workout, says personal trainer Ingrid Foutz, who uses a paddleboard in her instruction.
The boards, generally 9 to 12 feet long, can be solid or inflatable and are propelled by a paddle. The boards are stable enough, however, to allow exercises.
�Stand-up paddleboarding works all muscles and improves balance,� Foutz said. �It is particularly good for strengthening the core.�
Mary Ann Erickson, who had a year of paddleboard experience when she joined a Foutz level-3 class on the Animas River north of the 32nd Street bridge last week, agrees it�s a workout.
�I run, do spinning and lift weights, but I knew I�d used other muscles when I got off the board,� Erickson said. �I felt it, but it felt good.�
Erickson, 56, said maintaining balance on a paddleboard to reduce the risk of falling requires core strength.
She said going against the river current with Foutz is slightly more challenging than paddling on Lemon Reservoir where she and husband, Joe, exercised two or three times a week last summer.
Paddleboarding downstream is level-4, Foutz said. She leaves that instruction to Jon Krueger at 4Corners Riversports, which refers all basic classes to her.
Krueger, in his second year as instructor with Four Corners, is certified by the American Canoe Association.
�Paddleboarding is in an explosive growth stage now,� Krueger said. It�s big enough to provide certification.�
He mentioned that during the recent Animas River Days celebration there were four events featuring paddleboards.
Trey Knight, education and outreach coordinator at the American Canoe Association, said stand-up paddleboarding went mainstream in the U.S. about six years ago.
The association has been certifying instructors for about 2� years, Knight said. The association, which was founded in 1880, has 5,600 certified instructors in canoeing, kayaking, rafting, paddleboarding and swift-water rescue.
If a novice is intimidated by the thought of getting on the water, Foutz starts the student on a paddleboard resting on a pair of bosu balls (a half-sphere used to learn balance).
�It�s the same sensation as being on the water,� Foutz said. �When students feel comfortable they can progress to a body of flat water such as Turtle Lake.�
Foutz spent her formative years in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a California beach community in northern San Diego County, where she learned to surf.
�There were tons of surfing races there,� Foutz said. �Now there�s paddleboard races up and down the coast.�
Foutz began a 22-year career in fitness training at age 16 when she taught aerobics at the YMCA in Encinitas, Calif. She later trained fitness instructors for several months in the Cayman Islands.
Paddleboarding is growing worldwide, Foutz said.
�There is wide interest because anyone can do it,� Foutz said. �Little kids and people in their 70s are doing it.�
Paddling or exercising on a board is a full-body workout, Foutz said. Maintaining one�s balance requires core strength, she said.
Breezy Hinojosa is new to paddleboarding, but as a personal fitness trainer and Zumba instructor she recognizes the value of the discipline.
�Paddleboarding is incredibly effective,� said Hinojosa, 28. �On the water you work not only the larger muscles but also the smaller interior stabilizers.
�This is beneficial in daily life,� Hinojosa said. �By strengthening those stabilizing muscles you help keep your balance and prevent falls.�
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Designing and building an Intel Dual Core Fanless Car System
By David Clack on Apr 22, 2009
So I've been asked to help with the design and build of an Intel Dual Core Fanless system for a car.
I'm starting with an Axiomtek EP840 Motherboard with C2D 1.8GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, the specs call for:
2 x Ethernet 10/100/1000
1 x Serial
4 x Canbus controllers
1 x 8Gb SSD
1 x car power adapter
I have to run Solaris 10 X86 U6 and Java Real Time System
I've got the EP840 installed with SX86, everything looks like it's working, I did have issues with the Realtek RTL8111/RTL8168B ethernet controllers but SX86 engineering sent me updated drivers last night.
I have a fan on the processor currently, we will swap it out for heat sink when we design the case.
Hilscher is supplying the Canbus controllers for the PCI104 connector, we should be able to stack two high, giving us four Canbus ports.
I have a real SATA hard drive connected right now, I'm waiting for delivery of the Trancend 2.5" cased 8Gb SATA SSD.


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