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As the Ball State football team nears the midway point of Spring Practice, Joel Godett takes a look behind the scenes at the Cardinals' offseason conditioning.
Ball State football strength and conditioning coordinator David Feeley lets the fans view what is accomplished in the weight room leading up to taking the football field for Spring Practice.
The competition for positions on the depth chart in Spring Practice starts with the workouts through the winter.
Ball State's spring practices are traditionally held at 3:45 p.m. on the weekdays and 10 a.m. on Saturday's. For the most up-to-date practice days and times, call the football office at 765.285.8251.
The Cardinals' remaining Spring Practice schedule is as follows:
Sat., April 5 - Practice #8
Tues., April 8 - Practice #9
Wed., April 9 - Practice #10
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The Glendale Vikings are in the market for a new boys' basketball coach - for the second time in two years.
The Glendale school board accepted the resignation of first-year coach Mark Yeckley at its May 15 meeting, effective immediately.
Yeckley cited "personal reasons" in leaving his post, not quite a year after he was voted in on June 22, 2011 in a 5-1-1 decision. Yeckley's father Mark Yeckley Sr., a school board member, abstained from that vote. Yeckley Sr. moved out of the district in August 2011, vacating his position on the board.
The younger Yeckley could not be reached for comment, and Glendale High School athletic director John Matchock and Yeckley's assistant, Ryan Pastva, both declined to comment in detail on specific issues that may have led to Yeckley's resignation. Yeckley just finished his first year teaching earth science at Glendale High School and is engaged to be married in August, Matchock said, and the strain of balancing a family with a new teaching job and a varsity coaching position could have played into Yeckley's decision.
"It's a few things," Pastva said. "I can't really blame Yeckley for anything. I won't speak negatively of him. I don't think he's unjust in any of his reasoning."
Pastva said the team was caught off guard by Yeckley's announcement.
"They didn't see it coming," he said.
Glendale had a successful 2011-2012 season, finishing 15-10 overall and 13-5 in the Inter-County Conference North Division.
"I think Mark did an excellent job with the kids," Matchock said.
The school board advertised the position to the public in June but got no applicants. A second advertisement this month landed one applicant; Matchock said the school would wait until August to either finalize the position or decide to advertise again.
Pastva, a second-year math teacher at the high school and Yeckley's lone assistant, took over the program after Yeckley's departure and has been coaching the team through the summer. He did not say whether he had applied for the head coaching position.
"If it came to it, I would probably take the position," he said. "I don't see it being right for them to have nobody."


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August 10, 2006
For people with treatment resistant depression, there's reason for new hope. A recently released study shows that small doses of ketamine injected in treatment resistant patients can provide relief from depression in as little as two hours. Ketamine is traditionally used as an anesthetic in humans and animals. Patients reported that the positive effects of the single dose of ketamine also had staying power -- 71 percent reported a major improvement in mood a day after, and 35 percent still felt better a week later. In contrast, current antidepressant medications take between four to six weeks before patients report improvements in mood. The results are also significant because ketamine targets a brain chemical called glutamate rather than the usual targets of antidepressants and may help researchers better understand a new mechanism for treating depression.
Although the study's results are impressive, ketamine is unlikely to be widely used as a new treatment because of potential side effects when taken at a higher dose. And, the study's sample of treatment resistant patients was very small – just 18 people. However, researchers do anticipate that the study will spur interest in the development of new treatments that are faster and longer-acting than current medications. According to Thomas Insel, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, the study's results "raise the bar on what we can expect of antidepressant treatments" and "redefines success [in depression treatment] not in terms of weeks, but in terms of hours." The study was published in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Read more about the study from the Boston Globe.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — In an effort to prevent overcrowding, IVGID will regulate who enters the district's restricted beaches prior to the community's Fourth of July fireworks display above Lake Tahoe.
Personnel will staff the entrances to Ski, Incline and Burnt Cedar beaches until 10 p.m. on Friday, July 4, the district announced Wednesday.
"Safety is the overriding driving factor here," said Steven Pinkerton, who took over as IVGID general manager on April 28. "The Fourth of July has become so popular over the years … we think that from a safety standpoint, controlling access during that time will allow for a better experience for people on the beach."
The eighth annual Red, White and Tahoe Blue fireworks show is scheduled to explode off the shores of Incline and Ski beaches at roughly 9:30 p.m. on Independence Day.
As the show has grown with better funding and bigger and better mortar rounds in recent years, so has the number of spectators who take to Incline's easternmost beaches to view it.
IVGID has reported record or near-record crowds at the beaches each of the past two July 4 holidays.
While no serious incidents have occurred in terms of injuries or drunken brawls, the number of people leaving the beaches and flowing onto Lakeshore Boulevard and adjacent streets has become troublesome for law enforcement, and measures such as closing Lakeshore to through traffic have been added in recent years.
"I would rather prevent than to react — that's the whole goal here," Pinkerton said when asked about the potential for future incidents.
On top of shutting down Lakeshore again for the Fourth this year, IVGID is working with the Washoe County Sheriff's Office to provide better lighting and a better exit strategy for pedestrians and motorists after the July 4 show, Pinkerton said.
Typically, beach entrances are staffed until 8 p.m. to ensure only IVGID residents with beach access and their guests can enter.
In previous years, IVGID treated the Fourth of July like any summer day and stopped manning entrances after 8 p.m. — thus allowing nonresidents and those without a valid IVGID picture pass or punch card onto the beaches.
"The IVGID board has supported staff's recommendation for everyone to come onto the beach to see the fireworks," former IVGID GM Bill Horn said in a 2009 Bonanza story. "It's been a historical policy — as long as we're not manning the kiosks, then no one will be checking for cards or wrist bands or anything."
Recent discussions about Ordinance 7 and the community's request for improved exclusivity also played a factor in Pinkerton's decision.
On June 11, before a crowd of more than 200 at The Chateau, the IVGID Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to rescind changes it adopted in March to the district's recreation pass laws.
The changes to Ordinance 7 — including eliminating the law's long-standing family tree requirement for passholders — drew heavy criticism from residents, many of whom expressed displeasure on June 11 and at a similarly well-attended meeting on April 30.
On Wednesday, Pinkerton said the board made the right choice to start over with the current ordinance, last updated in 1998.
"The public has spoken ... It was very clear that the first thing we want to do is increase the knowledge base for everyone regarding the existing ordinance," he said.
Pinkerton and staff will host a series of public forums in July and August, where residents can offer feedback on the current law. Residents also can take a survey at www.ivgidordinance7.com that will be online through Sept. 30.
Pinkerton also plans to meet with homeowner associations and organizations in the community in the coming weeks to learn more about what should or should not change.
"I think we can make a better decision (on changes) if we first have a large group of people who understand what exactly the status quo is," he said.
A tentative goal to bring proposed changes — if any — to the IVGID board is next spring, Pinkerton said.
"And if we don't feel ready, then we'll delay to the following spring," he said.


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Not everything lives up to the impressive-sounding, bullet-point list of features that appeared on the internet six months before launch.
Sometimes owning high-spec gadgets is best left to the imagination, as the result of your latest internet shopping spree can end with the courier dropping off something that isn't quite as life-changing and empowering as the multi-million pound, pan-European marketing assault initially suggested.
Spec sheets are one thing, but as tech gets more and more complex and attempts to please more and more people by combining ever-longer lists of features into one box, we're seeing companies fail to get the dizzying modern blend of software and hardware anything like right.
So what products have disappointed us this year? Which ones do we wish we'd waited for a few more reviews to filter through before maxing out the credit card? And which product was so terrible it was pulled from sale in the face of mass consumer disgust?
1. T-Mobile Pulse Mini
Barely passable when we reviewed it in May, it's now been absolutely shamed by the new wave of entry level Android phones. Comparing the Pulse Mini with the similarly priced Orange San Franciso, you'd think six years had passed, not six months.
An awful screen had you regretting the purchase within seconds, and the general laggy operation made it a pain to use if you had no choice in the matter due to contractual reasons between you and your network.
2. Disgo Tablet 6000
The post-iPad tablet explosion has seen some real duffers emerge, with their resistive screens, poor OS implementations and general corner cutting when it comes to features. The Disgo 6000 suffers from all of the above, with a touchscreen so unresponsive it hinders everything. It's slow, there's no Android Market, and it's... terrible. God knows how bad the Disgo 5000 must've been.
3. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
There's nothing incredibly wrong with the original, big X10. It's a lovely piece of plastic with a good screen and camera, it's just the user experience that's lacking.
In the ultra-competitive smartphone world Apple and HTC are delivering smash after glorious smash, so for Sony Ericsson to release a flagship phone with an old OS, no multitouch and a glitchy interface, it was product suicide. Even the 2.1 update arrived late - and significantly after many other Android phone users got 2.2. One big mess, this poor thing.
4. LG Viewty Snap
LG was caught out by the lightning fast evolution of smartphones, here. Launching a phone without 3G or Wi-Fi and charging £80 for it may have worked a year or two ago, but with blistering smartphones like the Orange San Francisco and LG Optimus One out there for only a few quid more nowadays, it's hard to see why the Viewty Snap exists at all. Still, it's got a radio. Radio is a bit like Spotify. You could put that on the box, LG - "Has a thing that is a bit like a popular other thing".
5. Sony Qriocity
Just what we need. Another way to shovel a regular, small amount of money to a major corporation in return for some of its media products. The main problem with Qriocity at the moment is that we just don't really need it. iTunes is entrenched already, many other movie streaming services exist, and charging £4.99 for a rental of a standalone HD film is rather excessive. Clever if you have a Qriocity enabled Bravia, but excessive.
6. ViewSonic ViewPad 10
Another product that reads like a fantasy creation on paper. A tablet with a 10" screen, the power to dual boot both Android and Windows 7 - what's not to get excited about here?
Well, there's the Android element for a start, which is the outdated 1.6 version of the OS, due to compatibility issues with the Intel chipset. And Windows 7 isn't great on touchscreens, so... what was the point again?
7. Boxee Box
Decent hardware in a pretty box that'd look great sitting beside your BT Home Hub, - but the problem with the Boxee Box is down to Boxee's lack of know-how when it comes to creating and managing the software side of things.
It's nice having apps for YouTube and iPlayer, but it'd be nicer still if they worked properly. The web browser's a nightmare and although it does work as a streamer you'd be better off shuffling things about on USB sticks than trying to learn and tolerate Boxee's many odd OS choices.
8. Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro
A QWERTY keyboard and the Sony Ericsson brand - what's not to like about the Vivaz Pro? Well, there's the Symbian S60 OS for a start, which used to dominate but is now very much showing its age in 2010.
Plus for some odd reason the Vivaz Pro fails to run it well, resulting in a slow experience hampered further still by a resistive touchscreen. Which makes the Vivaz Pro a clunky phone with an outdated OS that's hard to use. Awesome work, Sony Ericsson.
9. JooJoo
Another poorly planned tablet for the plastics recycling bin. The JooJoo's complex interface is a pain to use and the hardware big and awkward, while its Flash capabilities are so poor it's better to just not bother.
Oh, and battery life's pretty bad and it's generally glitchy to use as a web browser. When a thing fails at its primary function, you have to wonder how and why it exists at all.
10. Toshiba Folio
Surely this would be good? An Android tablet powered by Nvidia's cutting-edge Tegra 2 processor. The Folio wouldn't just kill the iPad - it'd dismember its body and disrespect it on the internet.
The reality was a disaster. The 10.1" screen featured an awful viewing angle, the OS was glitchy and it was received so poorly by the first wave of buyers that it was pulled from sale by Dixons Group due to the high number of returns. A proper tech catastrophe.
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Rumbling rara rhythms, simmering vocal chants and uncompromising lyrics dominate this powerful recording from Haiti's foremost rasin ("roots") band. Boukan Ginen dig deeper than ever into their African roots on Rev An Nou (XENO4027), as hand drums set up an irresistible beat, ... more
Boukan Ginen stands for "Fire from Africa" in Haitian creole. Founded in 1990, the 10-member group is at the forefront of the mizik rasin (roots music) movement that has captivated Haiti both musically and politically. Fronted by former Boukman Eksperyan's lead singer, Eddie Francois (called "Haiti's best male vocalist" by the Village Voice), Boukan Ginen plays a blend of powerful rara rhythms and group chanting of voodoo-inspired passion. The battery of hand-drummers rumble with African and reggae spirit.
Boukan Ginen won the prize for best carnival song at the 1991 Carnival in Port-au-Prince, for their performance of "Pale Pale W", a song later released on their debut album, Jou a Rive. The song title means "talk" and includes lyrics widely interpreted as supporting the presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The band's music was suppressed by the military authority of the junta led by Raoul Cadras that ruled the country from 1991 to 1994. In 1994, Boukan Ginen became the third Hatian musical group to receive the Prix DAcouverte from Radio France International.


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Prince William and Kate's little Lupo is set to become a fictional hero, as he takes the starring role in a series of children's books.
In the books, adventurous Lupo has to summon up all his courage as he tackles treachery and deception and even comes to blows with a "dastardly corgi" called Vulcan, according to a press release for the books by author Aby King.
King, who has her own cocker spaniel named Lilly, which she sometimes walks in Kensington Gardens close to the palace, says in a statement, "I'd seen in the papers that Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge now had their very own Lilly, and I started to think about what life as a royal puppy, with palaces and parks at your disposal, might be like.
"Over the next few months, the idea never strayed far from my mind. I began to see the scope for mystery and adventure – secret passageways and tunnels in royal palaces, portals to other times."
The first book, Lupo and the Secret of Windsor Castle, is due out in September. In it, the puppy is accused of a crime he did not commit – an attack on a precious swan.
As far as we know, the real-life Lupo – who Prince William and wife Kate say came from a litter born to one of her parents' spaniels – likely hasn't got into the same scrapes.
His life has been far more sedate and luxurious. Apart from joining Kate for park walks, he has visited polo games and posed for glossy family portraits at the palace.
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So you've grown tired of the Android wilds and bought your ticket to the land of Apple. In this guide, we'll help you pack for the trip and serve up a few tips to help the transition go smoothly. Breaking free of Google's ecosystem and its team of manufacturers will present a few difficulties, but we can find solutions.
We'll run through how to transfer your contacts, move your precious music, videos, photos, and find equivalent services on iOS to replace what you're leaving behind. We'll also help you find your feet with some tips, and show you how to get the best out of your shiny new iPhone.
Related: How to switch from iOS to Android
What you're leaving behind
As you prepare to abandon Android, it's worth considering what you can't take with you. Your phone case is not going to be compatible with your new iPhone, and your dock might not be either, but there's a good chance that any other Android accessories you bought will be. If they rely on Bluetooth to connect, then they'll work just fine with the iPhone. Most speaker accessories and docks have iPhone compatibility as standard.
You obviously can't take your Android apps with you, but there are lots of great options on iOS, so you'll be able to replace the vast majority. Wave goodbye to home screen customization, you won't really find it on iOS. Last, but not least, there's the question of what to do with your old phone. Your best bet might be to wipe it and sell it, because you'll need some cash for that new iPhone.
Transferring contacts
Naturally you'll want to take your contacts with you, and there are various ways you can do that. Start with this guide on how to transfer your contacts between iPhone and Android, and you'll find it's easy to handle the process using Gmail and iTunes, in case you need to do that.
Switching from Google to Apple services
When we covered how to switch from iPhone to Android, we discussed all the Google services that you might consider using in order to replace Apple's offerings, but going the other way is a lot easier because the Google services you've been using on Android are all available on iOS as well. You can find a complete list on this Google page.
Google Maps, Chrome, Google Play Music, Google Drive, and even Google Now (available through the Google Search app), among other things, can all be enjoyed on iOS. They might work a little differently from their Android counterparts, but if you're heavily invested in using any of them, then their presence on iOS should certainly help you feel at home.
Of course, there are still many Apple alternatives and they'll be set as the default options on your new iPhone. You'll want to try out:
- iTunes is good for buying and organizing your music, movies, TV shows, apps, audiobooks, and more
- Safari Web browser can sync bookmarks across all your Apple devices
- iCloud can back up your files, contacts, calendars, and photos
There's also the Maps app for turn-by-turn directions, and a lot of premium optional extras. Creative people will want to try iMovie and GarageBand. Workaholics will love Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. There's also iBooks for reading, and then there's the largest collection of free education content available through iTunes U.
Moving photos, videos, and music
Backing up your precious memories is vital. We recently took a look at how to back up, speed up, and clean up your iPhone or Android device, so you might want to start there.
If you'd like to copy files over a wired connection, then plug your Android phone into your computer using your Micro USB to USB cable. Pull down the Notification shade on your Android phone, and make sure it's connected. It should connect automatically in Media transfer mode (MTP). You should get a pop-up on your PC, which will give various options including Open device to view files. Alternatively you can go to Start > Computer, and you should find it listed. Navigate to the files you want, and drag and drop them onto your computer. Here's how to transfer files from an Android phone to a Mac.
To get files from your computer to your iPhone, you can plug your iPhone in and fire up iTunes. Select your device in the left panel in iTunes, click the Applications tab up top, and then scroll down to find File Transfer with a list of apps. Choose the app you want to transfer the file to, and then drag and drop the file from your computer into iTunes onto the space on the right.
If you want to transfer all your photos, first make sure that any new photos you have on your iPhone are backed up, then go and select your device in iTunes again, and select the Photos tab up top. Make sure the Sync photos from box is ticked and tap on the drop down menu to Choose folder. Now pick the folder of photos you want to transfer. Be warned: You may lose any photos you have on the iPhone when you do this, so back up first.
Going wireless and using the cloud to transfer files can prove a whole lot easier. You could log in and use iCloud, but remember you only get 5GB for free. You can always bolster it with Google Drive, Google Photos, Microsoft OneDrive, DropBox, or another cloud service.
You can access any movies, music, or books that you bought through Google Play through the browser on your iPhone, or by downloading the right Google iOS app. For example, if you've been using Google Play Books on Android, you just download the Google Play Books app for iOS and your collection is instantly accessible. If you've been backing up files on Google Drive or uploading photos to Google Photos, then you can do the same thing – snag the iOS apps and you have instant easy access to sync them across.
It's easy to transfer files using other cloud solutions. Most of the big names, like Dropbox, have Android and iOS apps, so simply download the iOS app, enter your account details, and copy across whatever you need.
It makes sense to import your music into iTunes, and it's easily done. Make sure you have the Music Manager for Google Play Music installed on your computer and select Download my library from the Download tab. Choose the folder you want to download to and then fire up iTunes and go to File > Add Folder to Library, choose the same folder, and it will all be copied across. Once you have all your music in iTunes, check out our guide on how to download music to your iPod or iPhone.
Moving your text messages
It's often a wrench to leave behind your old text messages when you switch to a new phone. Most of them won't be missed, but sometimes you'll have a special goodbye or a romantic message that you want to keep. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to transfer SMS to your new iPhone. You might consider using a free app like Super Backup: SMS & Contacts to create XML file backups of your old texts, just make sure you copy them onto your computer.
There are a few premium software options out there which claim to allow you to transfer SMS from Android to iPhone, but they tend to be expensive. We would advise caution and proper research before you splash out on one of them.


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mobile phone world is growing quickly in the high-end with more and more mobile
users migrating to feature laden smartphones from feature phones and
entry-level devices. The average smartphone can often replace multiple devices
for some users thanks to digital convergence.
The latest
statistics in from Gartner show that smartphone sales are booming in
the market with a growth rate of 72% last year. The global market for mobile
phones of all types has blossomed to 1.6 billion units according to the
research firm. While Apple grabs much of the news with the iPhone smartphone,
the company is ranked as the fifth largest mobile phone firm in the world with
RIM coming in fourth place.
Gartner also reports that Android smartphones passed Symbian devices in sales
for Q4. Symbian is still listed as the best selling smartphone OS overall
according to Gartner thanks to the widespread use by other makers of phones
using the OS.
Nokia is
hurting badly and feeling the heat with new CEO Stephen Elop noting
that Nokia was standing on a "burning platform" referring to
MeeGo and conceding that Apple owned the high-end market with the iPhone in an
employee memo leaked today. Nokia is still the largest mobile phone vendor
according to Gartner's numbers, but it declined from 36.4% of the market in
2009 to 28.9% in 2010.
Carolina Milanese from Gartner said, "The decline [of Nokia] is not solely
attributable to Nokia's continuing deficiency in high-end devices but is in
part the result of the growth of legitimate white-box sales."
Gartner also noted that about half the phones sold in Q4 in Europe and North
America were smartphones and that Android sales had increased by nine times.
Samsung Electronics is ranked second in the Gartner list and LG Electronics is
third. Both of these firms are selling a large number of Android devices.
quote: Apples marketshare shrunk
quote: While Apple profit share GREW
quote: then greed and failure to give the customers what they want, dropped them down to nothing
quote: Same trend is following the iPhone, they should of and would of grown with the market at least to 5-10%, especially since Nokia and RIM are dying off, but they're not
quote: More like the ousting of Jobs dropped them down to nothing. But how can it happen again when Jobs is back at helm?
quote: Why would they even try to grow market share if they can easily double and triple their profit share WITHOUT increasing market share substantially? Do you even understand that market share means nil when profit share is really really tiny?
quote: there's no guarantee he will be coming back
quote: look at the Mac, when marketshare dropped so did available software
quote: Look at the Apple's smartphone app catalog, the largest in the world of smartphones, created WITHOUT capturing huge market share . How come they have the largest app catalog for their phone when their market share is so tiny? Tell me Gio ;)
quote: There's no guarantee that Apple management (who learned a lot from Jobs over the past decade) will tank the company without him either.
quote: current developers have seen this and started porting their once exclusive to Apple apps to Android and some are looking to dump Apple and develop exclusively for Android
quote: Console games eclipsed PC games for exact same reason - hardware uniformity wins the wallets of both consumers and devs alike.
quote: Potential gains form the relatively large size of the Android market are seriously crippled by fragmentation


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For the summer of 2010 five Westminster Scholars were awarded summer research grants of $1500 each to work one on one with faculty and staff members on research projects. The students work twenty hours a week for eight weeks of the summer. Summer research grant recipients also receive a housing allowance if they choose to live on campus for the summer. There were weekly research seminar meetings and workshops conducted by Giovale Library research librarians about information literacy in which students create annotated bibliographies of related scholarship. Congratulations to the five students chosen for these awards.
The 2010 Westminster Scholars summer research grant recipients were:
Victoria Gonzalez:
Victoria worked with GSLI Coordinator Jaimi Butler and the Great Salt Lake Institute designing web pages and organizing data collected over the last three years of summer workshops and camps for K-12 students and teachers.
Samantha Hartford:
Samantha worked with Management Professor Steve Hurlbut collecting and organizing data about Westminster students' experiences with service and helping to put together an application for a Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.
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Nyssa worked with Math Professor Bill Bynum to collect and quantify data on the effects of an English language and math camp for refugee students who attend East High School.


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Awards - Cash prize: 2006 National Contact Center Cartoon Contest; Dallas, TX. First Place, Las Vegas Artists Guild 2004 Christmas Competition. Wisenheimer First Place Cartoon of the Week numerous times.
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Police lobbyist, a Dewhurst backer, chides Cruz for mailer's claim that Cruz's client helped prosecutors
Senate runoff finalist David Dewhurst's campaign has rushed out a flyer in which a top Austin lobbyist for police offer groups denounces a recent Ted Cruz mailer that says Cruz law client Robert K. Mericle helped federal prosecutors put corrupt Pennsylvania judges into prison.
"Ted Cruz should be ashamed of himself for making this claim, when he knows his client is a convicted felon who hurt kids," said Charlie Wilkison, lobbyist for the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, which have 18,500 members. "Cruz is trying to paint this villain as a hero. To follow the chain of Cruz's logic–every cornered criminal who cooperates with prosecutors to save their skin would be treated as a hero. Ted Cruz needs to answer whether he personally approved this mailer his campaign sent out."
Dewhurst says Cruz's appeals work for Mericle, a Pennsylvania developer who's copped a plea in a tawdry "kids for cash" judicial corruption scandal there, shows poor judgment by Cruz in his private law practice. Cruz, though, dismisses Dewhurst's claims as distorting his role in an insurance "breach of contract" civil suit. He says it's much ado about nothing, from a desperate opponent in Tuesday's GOP U.S. Senate runoff.
For background on the matter, see my post from Friday.
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Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman was removed from Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division last October.
He wasted no time dropping down to the lightweight division and working toward making his way back to mixed martial arts' ultimate stage.
After dropping down in weight class, the Hollidaysburg native made his debut in his new class by defeating Eric Irvin at Valley Fight League 40's Broad Avenue Brawlers 6, a mixed martial arts and boxing card at an energetic Jaffa Shrine.
Brenneman's victory was achieved at the 2:09 mark of the second round when he managed to get Irvin into a rear-naked chokehold.
"As soon as the ref stepped [in] right after and separated us after I won, the eruption at the Jaffa was awesome because I knew my friends and family were there," Brenneman said.
Brenneman was greeted with chants of "Spaniard, Spaniard'' throughout the fight and after the victory. The chance to fight near home was a surprise.
"It wasn't something I was planning on, and I didn't think I'd have the opportunity," he said. "It kind of came out of nowhere. As soon as we found out about it, we jumped on it."
After the fight was finished, he couldn't have been more energized by the chance to compete at home and get the victory.
"I came home, got to fight in front of my home crowd [and] drop down to a new weight class," Brenneman said. "I felt great, I felt powerful. It felt a lot better than fighting those guys at 170 [pounds].''
After the bout was finished, he felt he had to bring himself into focus on the moment that he was a part of, regardless of the result.
"Immediately when the fight's over, I have to pinch myself. Either way, the hard work paid off, or just did not pay off," he said.
Brenneman also expressed thanks to his local sponsors at Sheetz, Kranich's Jewelers, Al's Tavern, Summit Tennis & Athletic Club, and RC Print for supporting him every step of the way.
"It's been tremendous," Brenneman said. "As fighters, we get paid to fight. Any sponsorship we get is important, and those guys have been very loyal."
There have been no set plans for when "The Spaniard" will fight next, but he hopes to return to the cage by March or April.


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Depending on what part of Blair County you were in on Thursday, you might have had to take an alternate route home from work or simply stay put until the rain and water on the roads subsided.
At least 20 local roads were closed Thursday afternoon, Blair County Emergency Management Agency Director Dan Boyles said. He didn't have an official tally because he was more involved with responding, or "getting people freed up" who tried to drive through flooded roads, he said.
He noted specifically that Route 866 was closed down going into Martinsburg from Route 22, and Route 36 between Hollidaysburg and Altoona was closed.
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New Hollidaysburg Area School District Superintendent Robert Gildea and Andrea Bolan, president of Friends of the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library, watch as her husband, Vance, wades through knee-deep water in the school's front parking lot to remove his car from high rain waters.
To Boyles, it seemed storm drains were getting overloaded or covered up with debris, which caused flooding, he said.
However, Boyles had no power outages or residential flooding to report, so his worst fears, he said, were avoided.
Altoona Fire Station No. 1 and the Hollidaysburg base of the Pheonix Volunteer Fire Company were emptied Thursday afternoon as firefighters responded to flooding.
While storm drains overflowed, the last Altoona Water Authority worker in the office Thursday about 3 p.m. said water had not caused an overflow problem requiring manholes to be pumped.
PennDOT spokeswoman Tara Callahan-Henry said the Blair County PennDOT maintenance department crews worked to clear roads where water collected.
"We have crews out checking the roads and cleaning and sweeping because there is probably debris," she said.
At about 4 p.m., Boyles reported streams in the Morrisons Cove area were receding and the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River "are holding their own."
"We are out of it," he said. "It's headed toward Centre County."
Mirror Staff Writer Russ O'Reilly is at 946-7435.


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PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (1951) - The Case of the Devil's Heart: Stephen Allen investigates the strange death of Tommy Davidson, the son of a millionaire who also died under mysterious circumstances. A rare orchid and a children's nursery rhyme prove to be the keys to solving the crime. Starring John Howard, Anne Gwynne.
PARIS PRECINCT (1955) - Two Blind Men: Inspectors Beaumont and Bolbec, members of the Paris "Criminal Brigade," attempt to nab the culprit who murdered a blind beggar on a subway platform. Starring Louis Jourdan, Claude Dauphin.
MARTIN KANE, PRIVATE EYE (1953) - Subway Switch: A boarding-house resident is brutally murdered and Kane is charged with ferreting out the killer. Starring Lee Tracy, Walter Kinsella.


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quote: You do know that many teachers don't get paid during that 3 months off right? Or if they do its because they spread their salary across the whole year instead of opting for it just in 9 months? That most get 2nd jobs to cover the gap or teach summer school?
quote: As much as I despise teachers unions, they are not public government unions. They are independently run. Granted they might as well be in many cases since they run lock step with the Democrat party. Not to say all the teachers that are a part of them do though either.
quote: I would, myself, like a job where I can have not only 3 months off (at least) per year but notwithstanding that, get 2 - 4 weeks vacation, all to babysit little kids and tell them terrible lies and half truths of the past of our country. Add on the health benefits and guarenteed retirement, all on the taxpayers dime, and its a darn good job. However, I feel that while I could probably be a decent babysitter, it is a terrible way to make a living if you have any sort of conscience.


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on May 6, 2013 - 11:47 PM
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On a recent day, children enjoyed recess by going down a curvy slide, climbing a spirally pole and running on the school playground at Bennett Park Montessori School on the East Side.
Over at Ohio Elementary School in North Tonawanda, students moved energetically in their classrooms to an exercise video.
And at Sidway Elementary School in Grand Island, kindergartners drew outside on the pavement with chalk and ran a small obstacle course, while others spun hula hoops and jumped rope in the gymnasium.
Many kids have been able to get outside this spring to run around and play.
But the reality is that almost all school districts in Western New York and across New York State fail to meet the 120 minutes of physical education required weekly for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Kids in kindergarten through third grade are supposed to have PE daily, while fourth- to sixth-graders are expected to have it at least three times a week.
With blocks of time already dedicated to mandatory school instructionand standardized testing, there's little time left for exercise.
There is also no consistency in providing recess – unstructured play time that, unlike PE, is not required despite conclusive research that it promotes social learning, releases energy and stress, and minimizes disruptive behaviors.
The need to return balance to the physical needs of children, proponents say, is great, especially as obesity explodes among young people due at least in part to video games, unsafe neighborhoods and sugar- and fat-loaded diets.
"The medical and scientific evidence is irrefutable," said Dr. Steven Lana, medical director for Buffalo Public Schools. "Engaged children, active children, make better students. The lethargy that overcomes us when we're inactive translates not just to our bodies, but to our minds. So getting kids out and blowing off some energy not only keeps them healthy, but makes them better students."
In Buffalo, regulations by the end of June could require recess beginning in the fall, putting teeth on a district wellness policy adopted last year but that has yet to be fully implemented.
Superintendent Pamela C. Brown's draft regulations, which will be voted on by the Buffalo Board of Education, call for 20 minutes of recess daily.
"I think we all agree that the research is very clear. If children are going to be in our buildings for six hours a day, there need to be ample opportunities for physical activity classes, and it does mean recess, and they're not the same thing," said Will Keresztes, associate superintendent for educational services.
"We fully agree that recess is critical for our children to receive the whole education that parents expect."
Some parents have been clamoring for change.
Jessica Bauer Walker, chairwoman of the health committee for the District Parent Coordinating Council, led a large group who appeared at the School Board meeting April 10 urging more recess and phys ed.
"Generally speaking, children in grades K through 3 are getting physical education once maybe every six days for 30 minutes, which is about 25 percent of compliance. And you really do find in the lower-income schools, where there are not the same rates of empowered parents ... that they get it less. So it's an equity issue."
Many fifth- and sixth-graders also have fewer opportunities for physical activities after they leave elementary school.
"One of the things that's really unfortunate in the City of Buffalo is when the kids are changing schools at fifth grade, and are put into a high school environment where there are no playgrounds," said Kris Kemmis, an Olmsted 64 parent who obtained a $30,000 matching grant for new playground equipment when the school building reopens in September.
"The focus is academics, but the idea of play as an educational component is removed despite everything we know about its value."
The district estimates up to 30 physical education teachers could be needed if the district is to come into compliance, which with looming deficits appears unlikely.
While some officials have suggested more PE teachers could be hired, Sam Magavern, co-director of the Partnership for the Public Good, said state standards must be met.
"This is legally required by the state Department of Education and should be thought of not as optional but as a legally binding requirement that has to be followed. Most people can't imagine that kids would sit all day and not get any physical activity," Magavern said.
Five years ago, the State Comptroller's Office took a look at physical education in 20 districts and found almost none of them were living up to the minimum requirements. The audit jolted some districts to find creative solutions.
"That just put school districts on alert that they needed to do the best they can to meet these requirements," said Cynthia Bullis, director of physical education and athletics in North Tonawanda.
Schools there now have a classroom program known as GymB4, which is played on interactive white boards. It supplements gym classes for kindergarten through third grade.
Students stretch or do aerobic activities that can be done in class around their desks.
Bullis said anti-obesity campaigns such as the one championed by first lady Michelle Obama have helped put the need for physical activity on the radar screen for schools.
"It's just come to the forefront because of childhood obesity," Bullis said.
That's led some school administrators to become increasingly creative.
It has given rise to programs such as GymB4 and Deskercise, which provide teachers with daily fitness videos for use in the classroom.
Students at Sidway go to gym class two or three days a week. On the other days, their classroom teacher is responsible for teaching PE either in the classroom or in a smaller gym that has hula hoops, scooters and other equipment.
Teachers also integrate quick activities like jumping jacks into regular instruction – anything, Principal Denise Dunbar said, to get the "wiggles out."
"At this age, it's critical for 5- and 6-year-olds to be doing something," Dunbar said. "Their attention spans and their amount of time on task is shorter than in the older grades."
Physical education teachers in Niagara Falls came up with a plan to meet state requirements a few years ago.
Children in kindergarten through second grade have only 60 minutes of instruction a week with a PE teacher, so the district requires classroom teachers to make up the other required 60 minutes.
"We were aware of the mandate ,and we grappled with how are we going to do that?" said Carol Gold, administrator for curriculum and instruction in Niagara Falls City School District.
"We couldn't really afford to hire more physical education teachers, and you couldn't put one more thing in the day where the children were pulled out of the classroom."
To meet the standards, teachers were given access to a Deskercise program that guides children through calisthenics in the classroom, but they can also conduct organized physical activities outside for about 20 minutes a day.
Teachers must document in their plan books what activities were done each day.
There is also a movement nationwide to get kids outside more and away from learning with electronic devices.
Richard Louv, a central figure and author of "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Defecit Disorder," has warned that a lack of exposure to nature and free play is resulting in rising rates of attention disorders, depression and obesity.
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CHARLES TOWN - West Virginia will be able to welcome its first openly gay representative to the state legislature in January. Democratic candidate Stephen Skinner was elected to represent the 67th district, which is comprised of the northern tier of Jefferson County.
Skinner, a local attorney and Jefferson County native, said he was honored by the electorate's decision.
"I'm excited and I am humbled at the same time," Skinner said after results were announced Tuesday night at the Jefferson County courthouse.
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The candidate, while involved with community organizations such as the Jefferson County Democratic Executive Council and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, had never run for office before this campaign. While he will be a first-timer to the statehouse, Skinner said he is confident in his ability to represent Jefferson County and the Eastern Panhandle in Charleston.
"I'm ready to get in there and start working on day one," he said. "My number one priority is making sure that Charleston hears us and addresses our needs and not a one-size-fits-all solution to the problems in the state."
While Skinner confirmed he will be the first openly gay delegate to serve in the state's legislature, he said it was a non-issue when it came to his campaign.
"I want to commend everyone for voting in a race ... that didn't focus on sexual orientation," he said.
Elliot Simon, Skinner's Republican opponent, conceded the race when 75 percent of results were released on election night.
"I think we ran a very good race," Simon said. "I congratulate Stephen Skinner on his victory."
"It's very hard to compete with that kind of money," Simon said of the fundraising difference between the two camps. "I just thank everybody who worked so hard on our campaign."
Skinner, who was one of several candidates featured in a negative ad mailer campaign in late October, said he was nonetheless satisfied with the way his campaign ran.
"I am proud that I ran a hundred percent positive campaign," he said. "And that the people of the 67th district didn't let the negative ad mailers ... impact the vote."
- Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or rmolendajournal-news.net.


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It's been 10 years to the day since the tragic nightclub fire in West Warwick, R.I., killed 100 people. The anniversary is still painful for those who lost family members, but officials said a lot has changed since 2003, including rules for nightclubs.
Family members are still grieving the loss of their relatives that died at the Station nightclub when the band that was playing that night used pyrotechnics, which ignited inside the building.
"Every year, the 10 little kids in the family make butterflies. It's a happy way to remember him," said Andrea Mota, niece of one of the victims.
On Wednesday afternoon, friends and family members of the victims visited a makeshift memorial site to pay their respects. The vacant lot will soon become a permanent memorial, relatives said.
"The property now belongs to the families, and we will build a memorial so those who died here will live on forever," said Jessica Garvey, sister of one of the victims.
In New Hampshire, fire officials said there are laws and regulations in place to prevent a similar tragedy.
"It required any nightclub with over 100 people to have fire sprinklers," said State Fire Marshal Bill Degnan.
Degnan said the state acted quickly after the nightclub fire in 2003, so that new nightclubs that are opened in the Granite State can prevent fires from happening, especially with hundreds of people inside.
"We've strengthened our law when it comes to fire extinguishers to ensure that fire extinguishers are in the proper places and they are available and ready to be used in a fire emergency," said Degnan.


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on March 22, 2013 - 6:48 PM
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Buffalo's 4-month-old polar bear cub is about to get a friend.
Kali, an orphaned male of just about the same age who was found on March 12 near Point Lay, Alaska, is expected to come to Buffalo in a month or so. He is currently receiving care at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage.
Relocating Kali is a combined effort of both zoos, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the zoo association's Polar Bear Species Survival Plan working group.
"We are thrilled to have been chosen to receive Kali," Donna Fernandes, the Buffalo Zoo's president, said Friday. "Recovery of orphaned cubs is one of the reasons we are building our new polar bear habitat, Arctic Edge. Both cubs will benefit immensely from the opportunity to play with one another, to ensure that they learn to be bears and not become too attached to human caretakers."
"Peer-raising animals is generally preferred over human-rearing whenever possible," said Randi Meyerson, coordinator of the Polar Bear Species Survival Plan, in a statement. "Eventually, after the cubs have been introduced to one another and are bonded and doing well, we will work with the Fish and Wildlife Service to find a permanent home for Kali in a facility that meets the latest husbandry standards adopted by the AZA."
Both the Buffalo Zoo and the Saint Louis Zoo are building new polar bear exhibits, which are expected to be completed in 2015. There is a possibility Kali will end up in St. Louis.
Fundraising for the Buffalo Zoo's Arctic Edge, which will include other arctic animals, has taken in more than $500,000 since the public campaign to raise the remaining $4 million began March 1. More than $50,000 has come in small contributions.
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Our daughter was married at the Black Horse Inn this past weekend. We had planned a garden wedding at the gazebo and rain was in the forecast. Lynn (the owner) was fantastic. She ran an hour by hour weather report so that we would be able to make an informative decision on where to have the ceremony. The staff was ready and willing to make the necessary changes if needed. We were able to have the wedding outside and it was beautiful. The staff was so responsive to our needs. Golf carts were available for the elderly to be transported from one venue to the other and this relieved a lot of concerns. After the ceremony we moved to the tented cocktail hour. The tent was beautiful and our guests were very comfortable. Shortly after we moved into the Gilded Fox for the reception the rain came in torrents. As our guests were departing the reception Lynn and her staff arranged to transport our guests to their cars. We were so impressed that they had the foresight to arrange this service. Our stay for the weekend was spectacular. Thank you to Joyce for her wonderful stuffed French toast, breakfast quiche and sparkling personality. During the entire year of planning for this special day Lynn and her staff were very helpful and responsive. Anytime I had a question they were immediately back to me with an answer. Prior to the wedding we were able to access the Gilded Fox and Garden Terrace to decorate. Pam and Fatima were there helping and seeing to our every need. By the time the wedding day actually arrived we were ready and relaxed. I cannot say enough good things about the service we received at the Black Horse Inn. We experienced true "Southern Hospitality". I would highly recommend the BHI to anyone planning a wedding, anniversary, or weekend get away. The entire venue is very picturesque and the children at the wedding totally enjoyed feeding and petting the horses. Thank you Lynn, Mel, Pam, Joyce and Fatima for all you did to make our daughter's wedding day so spectacular. You all have a special place in our hearts.
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The Incline High wrestling season has begun, with practices Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the Wes Garrigan Gym.
All athletes are welcome to join the coaches and team members "on the mat." All student athletes must have a pink slip issued by the office to participate.
"Right now we have 12 wrestlers and we are happy to have more show up at practice," Incline assistant coach Jordan Cronin said. "This season we will have a full wrestling meet schedule and it will be a challenging, rewarding and winning season for the Highlanders and Incline High School."
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After more than a week, a propane tanker blaze has finally been extinguished. The fire, which started just before 8 a.m. March 8 on Talbott Road in Barbour County destroying Sisolack's Truck Repair, was snuffed at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Phil Hart, Chief of the Belington Fire Department, said Southern States Cooperative dispatched a crew at 9 a.m. Saturday to help douse the fire.
"S.W.S. Environmental came with a tractor-trailer and three guys to put out the blaze," Hart said. "They started at 3 p.m. Saturday by degassing the tank, and eventually burned all of the propane vapors from the tank. The fire went out at 9 a.m. Sunday."
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Firefighters attempt to put out a propane tanker blaze over the weekend that has been burning since March 8 at Sisolack's Truck Repair located on Talbott Road in Barbour County. The fire was finally extinguished at 9 a.m. on Sunday. Emergency personnel from the Belington Fire Department and Belington EMS had remained on scene around the clock since the blaze ignited 10 days ago. See Page A7 for additional photos.
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A fire at Sisolack's Truck Repair is extinguished. The blaze started a little before 8 a.m. March 8 and was finally smothered at 9 a.m. Sunday.
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Emergency personnel look on as a propane tanker burns at Sisolack's Truck Repair on the Talbott Road in Barbour County.
Hart said Talbott Road was reopened to traffic Sunday morning.
"The road is reopened to traffic because there is no longer a threat," Hart said. "All product and vapors have been removed and the scene is secure."
When questioned, Hart said he had no idea why it took so long for the Southern States Cooperative crews to arrive.
"You would have to ask Southern States why it took so long for them to send in the crews," Hart said. "This was a very serious situation. The liquid propane in the tank expands 270 times when converted to a vapor, and it hangs low to the ground because vapors are heavier than the air. This was a very dangerous, hazardous situation and I am glad no one was injured."
Emergency personnel from the Belington Fire Department and Belington EMS remained on scene at the blaze around the clock since the fire ignited 10 days ago.
A constant stream of water showered the liquid propane tanker, keeping it cool so it did not explode. An incident command station was established on Talbott Road the middle of the week.
Since there was a fear for the integrity of the tanker and its plumbing after burning for so long, residents close to the fire were evacuated Thursday evening.
"There has been a lot of talk about the fact that my fire crew did not immediately put out the fire," Hart said. "It wasn't that we could not put the fire out. But if we would have put it out, it would have created a greater hazard.
"Putting out the fire while there was still liquid propane in the tanker would have caused a mass evacuation of the liquid propane. Folks within one square mile of the scene would have to have been evacuated.
"The result could have been a fiery disaster."
Hart said he could not estimate the total loss resulting from the fire.
He said Fire Marshal Josh Amos is slated to visit the scene this morning.


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Wikileaks aired
hundreds of thousands of classified documents on the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars that were stolen from the U.S Military, and
shared 250,000
stolen classified U.S. State Department cables with The
New York Times and
other news organizations worldwide. The website certainly
irritated the governments of U.S., China, Britain and many other
organizations worldwide. They moved to cut off the site's
funding, first convincing Amazon to throw
it off its hosting platform, then working with Paypal to sever
its primary source of funding. But
when Wikileaks yesterday
published a list of top
targets to hurt U.S. national security, the site seemingly sealed
its own fate. Its Swiss bank account was closed,
and Wikileaks reportedly
lost the money in it (the bank contended that Wikileaks founder
Julian Assange lied in the paperwork, saying he resided in
Switzerland, which he does not).Now the DNS Company, the web
listing organization which provided Wikileaks with
the right to use the domain name "wikileaks.org",
has terminated its
affiliation with the site. That means that attempts to reach
the site by domain name no longer succeed.The site also
lost another
hosting service -- EveryDNS.net -- and has jumped to a mix
of Swiss and French hosting at the present. But France's
government is already moving to ban the site from its nations
servers.Meanwhile the site is under a distributed denial of
service attack from
a "hacktivist" who goes by the moniker The Jester – or
"th3 j35t3r". On his Twitter feed, The Jester writes,
"TANGO DOWN - for attempting to endanger the lives of our
troops, 'other assets' & foreign relations."An
earlier attack exceeded a modest 2-4 Gbps, but a Tuesday attack was
even more potent, reaching a mean 10 Gbps.About the only way
to get to Wikileaks these days is via a Google search, which comes up
with its direct IP address, which is occasionally reachable,
depending on the current volume of fake service requests.Facing
the possibility of his masterwork being taken offline and complete
loss of funding, Wikileaks founder
Julian Assange surrendered
to authorities in Britain on Swedish rape charges unrelated
to the recent leaks. He has warned his followers that if
anything happens to him while he is imprisoned, that a secret key
will be released which will unlock a distributed archived file
containing all the site's unreleased secrets.One of Mr.
Assange's accusers in the Swedish sex crimes trial coincidentally
has ties
to the CIA. Mr. Assange was denied
bail, as he is to be extradited to Sweden for questioning on
outstanding allegations of rape, molestation and unlawful coercion.
When asked if he understood the ruling, he commented, "I
understand that and I do not consent."Apparently the
matter was not left up to his determination.
quote: Wow you just wasted 3000 characters worshipping your beloved cancerous tumor known as The State. If you are a patriot, you dont rationalize with it. You dont compromise with it. It is diseased and the disease must be cut from it before it consumes us all. If the disease cannot be cut without killing it, then it must be killed. If you arent willing to take that stand then you have no business calling yourself a patriot.


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These Breathable Wine Glasses from Jeray use a top secret formula that drastically reduces the time it takes for wine to 'breathe', meaning the days of letting it sit in a decanter for a couple of hours are over.
Now you don't have to be a wine snob to enjoy a glass of red, white or rosé in its optimum condition. As well as having your wine ready to drink in a few minutes, the Breathable Glasses also greatly improve the smell of the wine, giving you a complete sensory experience.
A revolutionary product, the glasses can also be used to enhance the flavour of spirits and fruit juices, so you can enjoy any drink in its prime condition. - L.M.
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A really classic looking pair of wine glasses - lovely weight to them too
I was given these as a Secret Santa present and I can honestly say that they are awesome! I am in love. Since I received these either I have been managing to buy amazing wine of the glasses really do work, but from previous wine experience, I am going for the latter. I would really recommend these! They are really good quality and a very traditional style - packaging when I received this was really good as well. Overview: just buy them :-)
I bought these as a gift for my boss, and they're fab!!
The perfect present for my amateur wine buff dad! What to get the man who has everything wine related... a shortcut to perfectly decanted wine without the wait!
Love these glasses! Feel disappointed when I drink wine from anything else-it really Ames a difference to the taste! I was a total cynic before I tried them but totally worth the money.
Remarkable product - it really does improve the taste of wine In a side by side comparison with a normal glass of similar dimensions. I am a sceptical scientist and I don't understand how! Also excellent customer service. Many thanks for a really speedy response when one of the glasses arrived broken. I would not hesitate in recommending your product or service to anyone else. Best wishes for 2014.
Lovely present, great value :)
I have only given 3* as I have only tried the glasses out once. I did try the wine in an ordinary glass and it did seem to make a difference in the Breathable wine Glass - the wine (white) was a bit smoother and not as sharp as the ordinary glass. Further testing is definately required!!
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I received excellent service when purchasing the Two Breathable Wine Glasses, they were a great price and I received fast delivery! I was a bit worried because the items were fragile but they arrived in perfect condition and were packaged very well.
This is the second set of these I've had, the first set were a gift and I was sceptical, however these really do make a cheap bottle of wine taste like it cost far more. Having managed to break the first set, I was so impressed with them I've ordered these for myself.
When the Two Breathable Wine Glasses arrived my partner and I thought we had been duped as they looked like ordinary glasses to us. However, my father (who likes to think of himself as a wine connoisseur) informed us that they were excellent and he could tell the difference. To us, that was all we wanted to hear, so I'm fully satisfied.
After reading other reviews on the Two Breathable Wine Glasses, I decided to get a pair. Wow, I don't know how it works but tried the taste test and it certainly worked for me. I could completely smell the difference and taste. I will be buying these again as a gift for a friend's wedding.
I was excited to receive these and thought he would really appreciate them, however when they arrived (which was quick and efficient) I was disappointed to see two ordinary looking glasses. The writing barely describes what they do, so how do I present them to him? I won't be there when he opens them but will have to call to explain what they do. My partner believes I have been duped however I am not so sceptical and hopefully my father will notice once explained.
Love it! I very much recommend!
This is the second set of Two Breathable Wine Glasses I have bought because I am so impressed with them. I can definitely taste the difference!
Bought the Two Breathable Wine Glasses as a gift for a wine lover and they are amazing. Tested with a normal glass and the difference was noticeable within seconds. I have no idea how it works but it does.
The Two Breathable Wine Glasses does everything it promises. Very pleased with this product and at a very reasonable price too.
Not only do these look great, they really work too. They are a high quality product and they instantly help breathe life into any wine poured straight from the bottle, white wine included. Highly recommend.
I bought a pair of these a few years ago, and they were lovely. I don't have sufficient palate to tell if they really make the wine better but they are very nice glasses. The only downsides were that they were not dish washer safe, and that they seemed a bit delicate and prone to breaking so I did not use them as much as I'd like. Now I have bought another pair and discover that the new design is sturdier and dish washable - fantastic - I can now use them whenever I want.
Have not tried them myself but the person I got them for thinks they are great!
Look like good glasses. Box is plain white, but there is a leaflet inside explaining what they are. Great Christmas idea
The Two Breathable Wine Glasses are a great present for my parents (who are impossible to buy for!). They aren't really serious wine drinkers but do enjoy a tipple occasionally. The only thing is the box, which is a bit plain and also slightly squished. A lot of these are going to be gifts to people so jazz it up a little Iwoot team!
I got these Two Breathable Wine Glasses for my dad's birthday as he loves a good wine. He was a bit unsure that these glasses would make a difference but he says they are truly amazing!
I bought the Two Breathable Wine Glasses for some rather wine savvy famlily members. Much to my relief, they reported that a wine they knew well seemed more flavoursome in the breathable glasses. They were unable to do a proper comparison, as they did not have "normal" wine glasses of the same shape and size; however, they did think that the wine's bouquet was impressive, and they attribute this to the glasses. Besides this, they found the glasses to be of good size, elegant, and of good quality. They would like some more. That's Christmas settled then...
These Two Breathable Wine Glasses were a present for my brother after he loved my set at Christmas. He's extremely happy with them as well!
These Breathable Wine Glasses were replacement glasses having broken my previous ones. They do seem to get brittle stems as they get older. Definitely seem to improve the taste of all types of wine - white, red and rose.
I bought a set of these Two Breathable Wine Glasses for my son and wife for Christmas. They did the test and were amazed. So, I sent for another set to give to my other son and wife. They are real wine lovers and are very fussy, which is why I didn't risk buying them these glasses in the first place. However, they tried them 2 days ago and were amazed at how much better the wine tasted. So, of course now I have to send for a set for myself!
Really pleased with my purchase of these Two Breathable Wine Glasses!
These Two Breathable Wine Glasses save on the time and hassle of decanting and letting the wine breathe. You really can taste the difference!
These Two Breathable Wine Glasses are really excellent. They were much better than I thought they would be.
Made my wine fan of a husband very very happy, and even worked on white wines too. Definitely recommended!
These Two Breathable Wine Glasses arrived in good order. The presentation is a bit disappointing - in a plain cardboard box.
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Don't put these Two Breathable Wine Glasses in the dishwasher as the glass goes cloudy. These make very ordinary wine taste a lot more quaffable.
Basically the title says it all. If you like a drop of the vino, then you should splash out on a pair of these. When I first got them my wife and I did a taste test - splitting a heavy red between one of these and an expensive crystal glass and leaving for 30 minutes. When we tried the two glasses, the difference was startling - the one in the new glass tasted mellow and velvet smooth, whereas the more expensive glass tasted quite harsh and "oaky". These work equally well with white and rose wines as reds, but if you use sparkling wines then leave it in for less time, as they do seem to go flat slightly quicker. Other plus point is that these play beautifully - a wet finger around the rim produces a lovely musical tone. Oh and each glass holds half of the usual 750ml bottle - so obviously a pair will empty a bottle with no re-filling necessary - very convenient. They're also very, very light - especially compared to the crystal ones we were using previously. Downsides? Because they're light they're also very delicate - we're on our second set because our clumsy daughter managed to crack one of the original ones - so be a bit careful with them. They're also slightly harder to clean - if hand washing then I recommend a warm water rinse to remove any washing up liquid residue. Do that and they come up good as new! Tip: if you're impatient then use a wine aerator (Vinturi in my case) when pouring and you can cut the standing time by 50%.
These Two Breathable Wine Glasses are a lovely product that I purchased as a gift. The presentation box was quite boring but the glasses were well packed and of good quality.
An excellent purchase it really improves the taste of red wine. Makes an excellent Xmas gift.
I am buying the Two Breathable Wine Glasses for my mum as I think this product is amazing and very clever. I hope the inventors make more genius things like this! Thank you, I give it 10/10!
I bought this as a gift for my brother and partner who enjoy their fair share of red wine and after doing the required taste tests with numerous glasses both agreed that these glasses were fantastic! I know nothing about wine therefore can only take their word for it. Only small criticism was there was no description in the box, therefore, just looked like 2 standard issue wine glasses.
I love the idea of these Two Breathable Wine Glasses and I am sure my son will.
Purchased these Breathable Wine Glasses for my hubby who's a self confessed wine addict. He was completely sceptical about them and didn't believe they'd work when he opened the gift. We've tried numerous 'blindfold' challenges with friends and family and everyone has identified the wine from these glasses as the best, even when it's come from the same bottle. We've tried getting people to taste these glasses first, or last, it always works. Very good.
I bought these for my parents. Who were cautious at first but became massive fans of them. They enjoyed testing them against normal glasses. Despite the fact that both sets of glasses were broken by accident in a year. Doesn't stop me thinking that I can get them another pair and consider it a good buy. Although I had problems with delivery, it took 3 attempts to get a set in proper condition to me. Still if you love wine these glasses are for you. Hell even if you love orange juice these glasses are great
I bought these for my parents. Who were cautious at first but became massive fans of them. They enjoyed testing them against normal glasses. Despite the fact that both sets of glasses were broken by accident in a year. Doesn't stop me thinking that I can get them another pair and consider it a good buy. Although I had problems with delivery, it took 3 attempts to get a set in proper condition to me. Still if you love wine these glasses are for you. Hell even if you love orange juice these glasses are great.
these glasses are the best, i was not a red wine drinker, till we got these, i dont know how it works but it really does, i have now bought 4 wine glasses, one brandy glass and two wiskey glasses as presents, everyone loves them and wont use anything else
does excatly what it says on the tin!! great gift and great price too!
I was a bit dubious when I first got these, but after trying a variety of through these glasses and also standard glasses, you notice that they really do work! Apparently the better the wine, the greater the difference, now, I don't really buy exceptional wines, but I certainly noticed that what I was drinking was better quality when it came out of these glasses. Strongly recommended!!
Don't know how but these wiine glasses really do work they are amazing.
I was not sure these would have any noticable effect and was waiting with baited breathe as my wine loving relatives tried these out over christmas and was delighted to hear that the difference that these glasses made to a glass of wine was incredible! Much fun was had testing the same wine in one of these and an ordinary glass, something that strangely got more fun the more we did it :) Enjoy!!
I must admit I was a bit cynical when purchasing this item for my Dad's birthday. As someone who likes his wine and knows his stuff it was make or break, but after following the enclosed instructions and choosing a good bottle of wine my Dad was amazed at how the wine tasted, especially when he did a "taste test" in comparison to 'normal' everyday glasses. Very good, so much so I got set for a friend.


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The posts on this thread make me wonder about our education system. Cleary economics isn't being taught in school anymore. If the RW or any pro team doesn't have sponsorships, what happens? Ticket prices go up. Concession prices go up. Parking goes up. TV/cable prices go up. For the RW to spend 64.3 million on player salaries, they have to bring in twice that to cover all their expenses. GM's cost money, scouts cost money, the beer and hot dogs cost money, the JLA has utility bills to be paid. Plus all owners want to make a profit. or at worst, break even.
Now for those that dislike Amway, please get some idea of what you are talking about. You do realize that the De Vos family-co-founders of Amway own the Griffins right? The arena they pay in is owned by the Van Andel family, the other co-founders family. Not to mention the ties with the Whitecaps, the various lector hall/labs/residence halls on many of Michigan's college campuses. Plus the 5000 or so hourly workers at the Amway plant in Ada. The business model of Amway is no different than the franchise model of Little Caesars. Little Caesars doesn't make money off of selling pizzas. They make money off of selling the ingredients to the thousands of franchises around the world.
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Middle Attack Leads No. 15 MVB Over George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va. – The No. 15 Ball State men's volleyball team swept George Mason Friday evening 25-18, 25-18, 25-20. Ball State's middle attackers shined as seniors Kevin Owens and Matt Leske led the offense with nine and seven kills each.
With the win the Cardinals improve to 4-3 on the season and are on a three-match winning streak. The Patriots are now 4-3 in the 2014 campaign.
Owens had his best offensive night of the season with nine kills and no errors for a blistering .818 (9-0-11) hitting percentage. Leske was close to as efficient as well with seven kills and a .600 clip (7-1-10). Senior outside attacker Larry Wrather and sophomore outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski each added six kills while junior outside attacker Shane Witmer chipped in five.
Niemczewski got under a match-high eight digs while Wrather and current MIVA Defensive Player of the Week David Ryan Vander Meer each added five digs. On the blocking front, Leske picked up two solo blocks and assisted on a block with senior setter Graham McIlvaine. McIlvaine had a match-high 28 assists on the night.
Ball State hit at .364 for the match (33-9-66) and benefited from a .128 attack percentage from George Mason (33-22-86). The Patriots also committed 16 service errors.
The Patriots were led by Jonathan Lutz and Christian Malias who each had nine kills.
Ball State is back in action Saturday with a 7 p.m. match up against Princeton. Check ballstatesports.com for news and information on Ball State men's volleyball.