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Care for a pint and a poodle? An ale and an akita? A stout and a shorthair?
OK, so technically there are no actual animals allowed at Peoples Natural Gas Field during the Pints for Pets Brewfest this Saturday. But know that each brew you try supports our furry friends.
During its six-year history, the Pints for Pets Brewfest has raised more than $300,000 for the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society. The two sessions for this year's event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the home of the Altoona Curve.
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A shot of the Peoples Natural Gas Field concourse during last year's Pints for Pets Brewfest.
A brewer from Full Pint Brewing Company in Pittsburgh pours a glass of the company's "White Lightning" Belgian-Style Wheat Ale.
Like every year, this year's Brewfest will feature bands while attendees walk around and try craft brews of all shapes and sizes. This year's bands are Tree the Band and AC Express for Session 1 and Chris V. and the Stanley Street Band and R2B2 for Session 2.
"Tickets are selling very well," said event chairman Rick Vanevenhoven. "It looks like we're heading toward a record number of brewers. We usually have about 80, and we have 85 already committed."
As in past years, the breweries are coming from all over the country, with some international tastes mixed in here and there.
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What: Pints for Pets Brewfest, to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society
When: 1 to 4 p.m. (Session 1) and 6 to 9 p.m. (Session 2), Saturday
Where: Peoples Natural Gas Field, Altoona
Tickets: $35 for Session 1 and $40 for Session 2. Tickets are available online at www.pintsforpets.com or www.Altoonacurve.com or in person at Cassidy's Brew Zoo and Al's Tavern in Altoona, the PNG Field box office, the Argonne Cafe in Hollidaysburg and Pletcher's Beer Distributor in State College
"Some of the new [breweries] that we're pretty excited about are: Six Point Brewing out of Brooklyn. N.Y.; Uinta out of Utah; Lagunitas, out of Pedaluma, Calif.; Indigo Imp out of Cleveland; and Evil Genius, from eastern Pennsylvania," Vanevenhoven said. "And we have many, many others. We're getting new ones added every day."
The increased number of exhibitors has forced Pints for Pets to expand beyond the field's concourse, he explained.
"We have had to expand our footprint by tenting the third base side, and we may have to get more set up," he said. "So that's a great thing."
Vanevenhoven said that Pints for Pets is now the biggest craft brew event between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia - an event big enough that brewers can't pass it up.
"The brewers tend to pick those brewfests where they get the greatest exposure," he said. "Because we'll probably see about 3,000 people on Saturday ... they'll get a lot of exposure. ... And we're drawing a lot of people from out of town now."
One of the regular exhibitors at Pints for Pets is Sly Fox Brewing Co. of Phoenixville, Pa. The Philadelphia-area company has a production facility in Pottstown and its main facility and restaurant in Phoenixville.
"This is probably our fifth year attending," Corey Reid, Sly Fox "beer ambassador," said. "I think a big part of it is it's a great brewfest. It's an area we'd like to move into.
"Being that Philadelphia is our home market, a lot of people in that area aren't as familiar with our brand."
Reid said the baseball park is a unique location and adds to the appeal of the event.
"It's the only time I've done a beerfest in a venue like that," he said. "You have the room to spread around and mingle and it gives us the opportunity ... to have conversations with customers."
Reid says the brewery makes a lot of different types of beer, creating "45 to 50" batches last year. That kind of experimentation will be on display at Pints for Pets.
"This year I'm going to do three [varieties] - a pilsner, a pale ale and an IPA," he said. "And normally I'll bring something that's a surprise - like a limited supply of some big, knock-your-socks-off beer."
Vanevenhoven hopes for a "knock-your-socks-off" event each year and, so far, that's what Pints for Pets has been. The event is sold out or nearly sold out each year.
"We do hit our maximum and we're very careful to not exceed that," he said. "If the event gets overcrowded, it's not good for anybody. Last year, we had to shut down [sales for] the late session a day early. And I think we'll have to do the same thing this year."
That kind of popularity has been a boon for the Humane Society, which uses the Pints for Pets proceeds for its main operating costs.
"Last year, we raised $75,000 and this year our goal is $80,000," Vanevenhoven said. "If we reach that $80,000, that'll put us at about $400,000 over our six years.
"And that's a lot of kibble."
Mirror Staff Writer Keith Frederick is at 946-7466.


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Helix BioPharma is selling its Rivex Pharma division to Pharmascience for up to $8.5 million cash, the companies said today. Helix said it will use the proceeds to fund ongoing R&D and other operating activities.
"This transaction will enable Helix to focus our management and financial resources on our cancer therapeutics products, including our ongoing clinical trial with L-DOS47, a drug candidate for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer," Helix CEO Robert Verhagen said in a statement. "At the same time, the Rivex division will have greater growth potential under a new owner who is better positioned than we are to invest in the drug distribution business and unlock its potential."
Established in 1995, Helix is a biopharmaceutical focused on developing cancer prevention and treatment drugs. L-DOS47 is Helix' first drug to be developed using the company's DOS47 oncology platform technology. It uses the enzyme urease to induce an increase in pH locally at the site of cancerous cells in the body to create an environment inhospitable to their continued growth and survival.
In addition to L-DOS47, Helix' product pipeline includes Topical Interferon Alpha-2b, the company's most advanced product in development. Helix is developing Topical Interferon Alpha-2b under license from Merck & Co.'s Schering Corp. division as a treatment for some skin and mucosal lesions caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infections.
Pharmascience CEO David Goodman added in the statement that acquiring Rivex was part of a diversification and expansion strategy by its Pendopharm-branded drugs division.
Helix said it received "multiple" offers for Rivex during a three-month solicitation process, with Pharmascience offering "the best alternative" based on purchase price, low execution risk, absence of a financing condition, and greater assurance of meeting Helix's transaction timeline.
Helix will seek shareholder approval for the deal at an annual and special board of directors meeting set for Jan. 24, 2013. If approved by shareholders, Helix said it expects to close on its Rivex acquisition in late January.
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Robert Raymond Harris, 71, of Sullivan, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at Mason Point, Sullivan. A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28 at the St. Columcille Catholic Church, Sullivan. The Rev. John Sohm will officiate. A rite of committal and burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. A visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with a prayer service at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made directly to the Harris family, which will be given to the caregivers at Mason Point who provided loving and compassionate care throughout the final two years of his life. Alternately, donations can be made directly to the Bill Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Bob was born on April 8, 1941, in Geneseo, the son of Esther Harris-DeSplinter and Oliver Harris. His smile was known to light up every room, and he had an incredible gift for making everyone he met feel welcome. He married Glenda Lee Crist on June 7, 1969, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was a devoted husband to Glenda Harris for 43 years and a loving father to Bill and Cristina Harris. As a couple, he and Glenda traveled all over the world after retiring and visited all 50 states together. Bob was a devoutly religious Catholic who attended St. Columcille in Sullivan, where he was a lector for 41 years and a 50-year member of the Knights of Columbus.
Bob graduated from the University of Illinois in 1964 and received his master's degree in 1966. He and Glenda moved to Sullivan in 1971 and spent 41 years as members of the community. He was an incredibly generous and compassionate man who devoted his life to helping farmers as a University of Illinois Cooperative Extension adviser in Moultrie and Douglas counties, working for economic justice with C.E.F.S., and coordinating 4-H programs for youth for 35 years. His generous spirit and natural leadership were apparent in his positions as a member of Kiwanis, the Moultrie County Board, and his participation in Meals on Wheels. Though he had many professional accomplishments, he was best known for his character, integrity and warm spirit. He also loved to enjoy coffee in the morning with his friends and local farmers, and was known to often say, "Keep the faith!" as his parting line.
Survivors include his wife, Glenda of Sullivan; mother, Esther DeSplinter of Geneseo; daughter, Cristina Harris of Brooklyn, N.Y.; sisters, Sheryl Plumley of Geneseo and Laurie (Chip) Benjamin of New York City, N.Y.; nephews, Garett, Owen and Marshall Plumley and David Benjamin; and countless friends and community members who will miss him dearly. He was preceded in death by his son, Bill Harris, in 1999 and his father, Oliver Harris, in 1955.
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The sources say that Woods entered The Meadows, a clinic in Wickenburg, Ariz., sometime around the holidays – a rumor that first made the rounds last month. The clinic specializes in substance abuse, as well as compulsive disorders such as gambling or sex addiction.
A sex-therapy expert who claims to be familiar with the situation says Woods, 34, showed up in Wickenburg around New Year's and would likely plan to stay for 4 to 5 weeks of treatment. "He should be out by Valentine's Day or thereabouts," says the source.
The golf champ's whereabouts have been the subject of intense speculation since he crashed his car after a Thanksgiving fight with his wife Elin Nordegren. Reports have placed him on Long Island, in the Bahamas, in Africa, on the Oregon coast – and now again in Wickenburg, a town of only 6,400 people and some 60 miles northwest of Phoenix. There was talk around town that he flew in by helicopter shortly before Christmas, though a well-placed source placed him in California with Elin and his mother for Christmas.
On the heels of his alleged arrival, a local pizza shop posted a sign reading, "Hey, Tiger, we deliver," and a local TV station sent a crew. Yet for all the commotion, Woods has not actually been seen.
Can Therapy Help Tiger?Therapists differ on whether rehab would be of use to Woods, and even whether he suffers from sex addiction at all. Sharon O'Hara, clinical director of the Sexual Recovery Institute of Los Angeles, says she doesn't know where Woods is, but thinks it's more likely that he'd have a therapist come to him privately rather than check into a clinic. Still, she adds, he could benefit from being "with other guys with the same problem."
She and Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, think the fact that the golfer supposedly had months-long affairs with some of his mistresses is evidence of a "love addiction" more than sex obsession.
"The feature here that has caught everyone's attention is that he seems to be maintaining relationships with all these people – not just have sex with them," says Pinsky. "Exactly what's behind that, that's the part that hasn't come out yet … We're speculating sex and love are the primary issues. They may not be."
O'Hara agrees, saying, "Apparently he also has a need to be adored, to see himself reflected in their eyes and have it mean something."
In the end, Pinsky says Woods's best hope emotionally is if his wife, who is said to be considering a split, stands by him: "We would recommend his wife not break up with him and that she get involved in the treatment process."
"It's not," adds Pinsky, "a hopeless situation."
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Local government officials last month cheered the state for saving Niagara Falls' most popular tourist attraction from extinction.
But to Terry MacRae, the new lease on life for the Maid of the Mist is just another missed opportunity for the struggling American side of the falls.
His California boat tours soon will take the Maid's place on the Canadian side of the falls, and MacRae wanted to make his pitch for upgraded boat tours on the U.S. side, too.
He sought the kind of boat tour monopoly the locally owned Maid of the Mist enjoyed for more than a century, and he was willing to pay New York State big money for that chance: more than $100 million.
The problem, he said, is the cash-strapped state doesn't want his money and refused to even hear his offer.
"I don't understand what they are thinking," MacRae said from his San Francisco office. "What are they hoping to achieve here?"
State leaders say the Maid of the Mist is a national institution, an iconic brand that looms as large as the image of Niagara Falls itself.
And saving it was a major priority of Gov. Andrew Cuomo – especially after a political dispute in Canada put the American business in jeopardy.
"It's a win-win-win all around," Cuomo said in December, standing within sight of the falls. "For the Maid of the Mist, for the city and for the tourism industry."
The big loser, of course, is MacRae, who said his Hornblower Cruises were the victim of a "sweetheart political deal" intended to benefit the Maid of the Mist.
After losing its Canadian storage docks to MacRae's Hornblower Cruises, the Glynn family of Lewiston depended on getting permission to build a similar storage site on the American side if it was to keep its Maid of the Mist business afloat.
Cuomo's administration cleared the way, giving the Glynn family the go-ahead to build docks on prime parkland in the Niagara Gorge in exchange for $105 million in increased payments to the state.
MacRae was willing to double that figure, he said, but he also argued that the new U.S. facility – like any project on public lands – should be open to public bidding.
"What does the law require?" he asked. "What is in the public's good? How do you know unless you give it a go, that there aren't better choices?"
Just look at Canada, he said.
The Ontario government last year ended its no-bid lease with the Maid and entertained more than six new boat proposals.
Canada chose Hornblower, which runs tours in San Francisco and New York City and promised to build an outdoor viewing area and restaurant space at the base of the falls.
The deal netted the Ontario government more than $500 million over a 30-year span – more than double what it was getting from the Maid of the Mist.
MacRae said he wants to bring the same type of service – and payout – to the American side, whether by running the tours from Canada or by building a new dock in New York.
But officials at the local and state levels aren't interested.
For one, they said, the new Maid agreement keeps a valued local business operating after more than a century of success – and it requires the company to pay the state three times more than it did previously.
It also preserves what marketers call a brand known throughout the world – a national treasure synonymous with the falls themselves and trademarked by the Glynn family.
"It predates Olmsted. It's part of our history here," Mayor Paul A. Dyster said. "You have to make long-term decisions. You want to do this once and do this right."
Dyster said he was not involved in the negotiations but supports the state's decision. The main concern, he said, was the possibility of a service interruption if another company took over.
"This is not an inconsequential interest to us," Dyster said. "Outside the falls, this is the premiere attraction. This could do a long-term damage to our side."
MacRae countered that trying to complete a $30 million dock-building project on the side of the Niagara Gorge in less than a year only increases that possibility.
"Why would you want to build a new shipyard in an environmentally sensitive area of the gorge when there is already one that exists [in Canada]?" he asked.
Local officials said it is that scenario – depending on the Canadian storage docks Hornblower will take over – that caused the dilemma in the first place.
"I love the Canadians, but do we want them to have veto power over its operations?" Dyster asked. "The answer is no."
Dyster and MacRae agreed on one point: Both sides should have created a more unified strategy for bidding out the tours.
MacRae said there's no reason New York can't reverse its stance now, especially since only a tentative agreement has been signed.
He's also shocked at the loyalty people here seem to have to the Maid of the Mist name.
"Fear of change is what public policy [has become] in Niagara Falls, N.Y.," MacRae said. "Maybe they should examine that and see how successful it's been over many years. Maybe there's a reason why there's a lot more people going to Canada."
MacRae has hired a law firm from New York City to persuade Cuomo to reconsider the new deal for the Maid of the Mist. He has sent a letter to Cuomo and hasn't ruled out filing a lawsuit if the state doesn't budge.
But the state said its new deal with the Maid of the Mist is legal because it's an amendment to a 40-year contract already in place that gives the Maid the exclusive right to operate the New York tours.
It was signed in 2002 behind closed doors and without public bidding, because the Maid's docks in Canada made it the only company in a position to offer the tours.
That logic makes sense, MacRae said, except for the fact that those docks are now owned by Hornblower.
"Now, since it serves their purpose, they're thinking about it," MacRae said of the state.
Maid of the Mist president Christopher M. Glynn, through a spokesman, declined to comment, but state officials said they could not throw out the existing Maid contract, which is invalid only if the Maid ceases to deliver the tours.
They insist that rebidding the contract would have slowed the process and put the American tours in jeopardy.
"Our goal was to preserve the Maid of the Mist tours, which are a signature attraction for Western New York, and get the best deal for the taxpayers," said Matt Wing, a spokesman for the governor.
"The agreement we reached does exactly that, because it includes a $32 million investment from the private sector and increases the State Parks' share of tour ticket revenue by over $100 million."
Cuomo – when questioned by a Buffalo News reporter in December – said the agreement between the state and Maid was a "special circumstance."
State officials consider the boat tour controversy a done deal and are happy to see the Maid of the Mist set sail for decades to come. But MacRae disagreed.
"I don't think the story's over on this one yet," he said.
The full Maid of the Mist agreement, and Hornblower's letter to Cuomo, can be viewed at http://blogs.buffalonews.com/niagara_views/.
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St. Louis police said a 29-year-old man is dead after being shot because he spilled beer in a car.
St. Louis homicide detectives said an argument began late Wednesday when one of the men spilled beer while the men were in a car in downtown St. Louis.
KSDK reported one of the men in the car fired several shots at the 29-year-old man who spilled the beer, killing him.
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The South Carolina Department of Public Safety honored a North Charleston Police Department officer April 2 for exceptional DUI law enforcement.
Patrolman First Class Jonathan W. Lawrence of NCPD made 100 DUI arrests in 2013.
He was one of four who were honored for removing impaired drivers from roadways, based on agency size. PFC Lawrence won in the 101 or more officers category. He was also awarded as a DUI Gold Hero for making 50 or more DUI arrests.
Several other local officers were awarded for high performance.
NCPD officers PFC Chad Gantt, PFC Bradley Woods, PFC Anthony J. King, PFC Giovanni Brown and PFC Bradford Molina were recognized as DUI Silver Heroes for making 25-49 DUI arrests.
DUI Bronze Heroes, who made 10 24 DUI arrests, are: PFC Furman Brown of Dorchester County Sheriffs Office; PFC Michael Intini, PFC Thomas Bennett, Jr., PFC James Marshall and PFC Bryan Young of NCPD; and PFC Antonio Gantt, PFC Robert Blajszczak, PFC Marc Bailey and PFC Kenneth Driscoll of Summerville Police Department.
The officers were recognized at the DUI Enforcement Recognition and 2013 Law Enforcement DUI Challenge ceremonies, which too place April 2 for the 2013 year.
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Biopharma startups have always struggled to find early-stage financing. The economy's plunge into a severe recession in 2008 has made things even worse. The near-freeze of public markets has chilled the prospects for IPOs and dented the once-flourishing market for traditional venture capital. According to MoneyTree Report, the number of biotech VC deals fell 13.5% during Q3 2011 from the same period a year earlier to 96 even as the amount of capital raised rose to $1.1 billion from $855 million.
Small wonder, then, that biopharma startups and their worried investors are scrambling for alternatives. One such alternative that has emerged is for companies to stay private but trade their shares through private exchanges that allow them to raise capital through pre-vetted institutional networks as well as individual investors. Another key factor in the development of private exchanges has been the desire by private companies to avoid the red tape required of public companies.
"It's hard to get IPOs off the ground in this market," Antony Pfaffle, M.D., senior advisor for healthcare research at the investment fund Bearing Circle Capital, LP, told GEN. "By necessity, people are coming up with these new mechanisms to generate capital and to reduce costs. It's an issue of risk assessment and risk reduction. It's an issue of financing capacity or financing capability of the companies, and also what the industry deems to be a more efficient development pathway for these drugs that doesn't involve spending an inordinate amount of money to get the process right the first time."
The exchanges capitalize on the increasing impatience of investors for returns on their money as well as their willingness to accept smaller returns given the economy. "If you can't answer the question, 'When do I get paid?' with the answer 'three to five years' for a reasonable investment, then most people are not willing to invest," Dr. Pfaffle pointed out. The returns, he added, have shrunk from a 3x to 5x, to somewhere above 2x.
"Most of the time, if it's a high net worth individual, I would say that the amount of investment is $500,000 to $1 million per individual investor and $5 million to $15 million per institutional investor," added Dr. Pfaffle.
Two notable private exchanges that have emerged in recent years are SecondMarket and SharesPost. For the third quarter of 2011, SecondMarket's Private Company Market reported its best quarter to date, completing over $167 million in private stock transactions. During the first nine months of 2011, SecondMarket completed $435 million in private company stock transactions, a 75% year-over-year increase.
Biotech and pharmaceutical companies accounted for just 1.7% of shares that private exchange members expressed interest in purchasing and a paltrier 0.5% of shares that members sought to sell during Q3. Still, biotech, along with advertising, generated the most increased interest over the past year. Leading both in interest to buy and interest to sell were consumer web and social media companies, followed by retailing and commerce firms.
SharesPost did not respond to questions by GEN, but its website includes profiles of four biotech companies: Navigenics, Nodality, Response Scientific, and XDx. SecondMarket's website includes profile information for the investment fund Biotechnology Value Fund L.P. as well as 44 biotechs, 243 pharma companies, and 149 companies with "therapeutics" in their names. That does not necessarily mean all those companies have traded on SecondMarket, which won't disclose which companies are trading, usually at the companies' request.
SecondMarket was founded in 2004 by Barry Silbert, who saw a gap in the market for a centralized trading venue for shares not traded publicly. Initially focused on restricted stock, SecondMarket expanded to bankruptcy claims and fixed-income products such as auction-rate securities. When the latter market melted in 2008, SecondMarket brought holders of the suddenly illiquid securities scrambling to sell together with buyers seeking fixed assets.
Conditions that suggested the time was right for setting up SecondMarket included the rise of high-frequency trading, an increased focus by investors on quarterly earnings, and especially the decline of public markets, which has doubled the time private companies take to go public from about four to five years to as many as 10 years.
"There's this entire gap for a growth market structure for companies with a market cap of $150 million up to less than $1 billion," Aishwarya Iyer, a spokeswoman for SecondMarket, told GEN.
SecondMarket launched its private company market in 2009. Member companies determine when their shares will be open for trading, rather than allowing the constant trading typical of public markets. The result could be a weekly auction of shares or quarterly or annual liquidity programs. Companies can gain new investors without having to issue new shares, as when public companies raise new rounds of capital.
SecondMarket's investors must be "accredited" as defined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, i.e., investors with at least $200,000 in annual income or at least $1 million in assets. Most buyers are institutional investors, and the average transaction size is more than $1 million. That's above most angel and seed rounds, so SecondMarket companies have been in business for a few years when they first use the private exchange; exactly how many depends on the company. "Generally speaking, we come in around year four, five, or six, when a company has issued shares and has a certain number of shareholders whose shares are vested," Iyer said.
"We think that the markets are not really going to come back for these smaller companies," Iyer added, since high-volume trading and the focus on quarterly results aren't likely to end soon.
A comeback for public markets will be more possible if several bills with that purpose emerge from Congress. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has voiced support for three such bills:
Removing various hurdles to going public should jumpstart the weak IPO market, especially in biopharma, where the number of first-time-public companies in the U.S. dipped to 13 last year from 16 in 2010. SecondMarket says an IPO revival won't necessarily hurt it, more than likely because the company could still sell restricted stock from any private companies that rush to the public markets.
Even with that shift of business, SecondMarket and other private exchanges should still find growing private companies eager to raise capital by selling shares rather than take their chances in the VC market, which should continue to shrink as investors keep running away from early-stage biopharmas.
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Utilizes Familiar Wood Kit-Building Techniques, Tools and Materials
Precisely Interlocking Parts Designed through AUTOCAD, and a thorough
Photo-Illustated Manual Helps Guide Modelers Through the Assembly
Balsa-sheeted exterior provides an ideal surface for scale finishing
Easy to Build and Fly for the First Time Giant Scale Modeler
In the Air, the Giant P-47D Delivers Scale Flying Performance, and
its Large Size makes it Easy To See and Appreciate.
IMAA (International Miniature Aircraft Association) Legal
Uses a notable elliptical wing platform using the proven S8036
airfoil at the root and the S8037 airfoil at the tip. This
Combination delivers excellent flight performance and stability.
Fully-Symmetrical Wing
Vacuum-Formed ABS Cowl Included
Includes instructions and most parts for optional P-47D Razorback
version (except Canopy, See COMMENTS).
ABS Parts (Cowl, Turbo-Supercharger Cover, Air-Cooler Vents),
Clear Bubble Canopy, Pushrods, Full Size Plans, Photo-Illustrated
Instructions and All Wood to Complete the Kit and Decals.
Engine: 2.1-2.8 cu in (34.5-45cc) Glow OR
2.5-4.2 cu in (41-70cc) Gas (See COMMENTS on Flat Four)
5" Spinner, Propeller, Engine Mount, Fuel Tubing, Easy Filler Fuel
Valve, 24-32oz Fuel Tank (see commments on multicylinder option)
Main Retracts (see comments), Tailwheel Retract, Air Control Kit.
Radio: 6 to 7 Channel
Servos: 10 (Standard: 2-Flaps, 1-Retracts, 1-Tailwheel Steering,
High Torque (over 45 oz-in): 2-Elevator, 1-Rudder, 2-Ailerons
Y-Harness: 4 (Elevator, Flaps, Ailerons, Rudder/Tail Steering)
Servo Extensions (24"): 2
Receiver Battery: 6V 1200mAh
Covering: Five to Six 6-Foot Rolls and Matching Paint
Misc. Items: Two 5" Main Wheels, 1�" Tailwheel, Wheel Collars,
Five Heavy-Duty Control Horns, Twenty Six Heavy-Duty Hinge Points,
Sixteen #6x�" Sheet Metal Screws (for mounting the retracts)
�" Foam Rubber Padding, Switch and Charge Mounting Jack,
Pull-Pull Cable System for Steerable Tailwheel, Covering Tools,
Building and Field Equipment
Wingspan: 85" (2160mm)
Fuselage Length: 75�" (1917mm)
Wing Loading: 34.7-38.2 oz/sq ft (106-117g/sq dm)
Wing Area: 1327 sq in (85.6 sq dm)
Weight (w/radio): 20 - 22lbs (9-10kg)
Airfoil: Fully-Symmetrical, Low-Wing
Center of Gravity: 5�" back from the Leading Edge at Rib 5.
Control Throws: High Rate Low Rate
Elevator- Up and Down �" �"
Ailerons- Up and Down �" �"
Rudder- Left and Right 1�" 1�"
Flaps- Down 3�"
Cowling: Length, Firewall To Front:
Height, Rear At Firewall: 12-3/8"
Height At Front: 9�" (1" back from spinner)
Width At Rear: 9�"
Width At Front: 8" (1" back from spinner)
This kit can be fiberglassed or covered with film covering.
After market are available (retracts, cockpit interior, pilot)
(see optionals on the Accessory Completion Guide for these items)
This kit comes with the bubble canopy. For the Razorback version,
simply use the included wood for building and also purchase
TOPQ8042 clear canopy to convert this kit.
The O.S. FF-320 has plenty of power to fly the Giant P-47. The
cylinder will protrude through the sides of the cowl and only is
a couple of oz heavier than an US 41 and shouldn't be a problem.
The wing planform is scale, but the airfoil is a little different
compared to the actual airplane. The stab and fin have been
enlarged to help stability. Everything else is pretty close to
A small portion of the Robart landing gear protrudes from bottom of wing
when retracted.
The design and installation as specified are reasonable for a sport scale
airplane. The entire gear, wheel and mechanism are fully within the wing,
except for that portion of the strut that bends out and around the wheel,
which protrudes something like �". To get the strut completely inside the
wing, it would have required thickening the wing or placing the wheel
right where the spar is. Both of these alternatives would have been costly
and the second would have added much complexity. Robart now offers an
optional specialized strut, which we do not carry.
Call Robart directly to order.
http://www.top-flite.com/techsupport TOPA0415tech.html includes data
on installing functional gear doors.
Decal sheet P47GD01 sold only through GP Manufacturing includes:
Two 16-1/8" x 8�" Blue & White stars and bars
12 1-1/8" White stars
26 7/8" White stars
One 8�" x 2" Black & White Top Flite logo
Two 3�" x 7/8" Black & White Top Flite logos
12 3/8" White stars
One 2�" x 1�" ownership tag with clear frame
Decal sheet P47GD02 sold only through GP Manufacturing includes:
Two 11-3/8" x 6" Blue & White stars and bars
Two 6" x 1-3/8" Black 433240
Ten 7/8" White stars
Twelve 1�" White stars
21�" White stars
6-5/8" x 1-3/8" Black & White instrument panel
Two 5�" x 1" White "Tarheel"
Two 2-3/8" x 1" White "Hal"


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While most Americans would agree with U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey that criminals and mentally ill people shouldn't have guns, we're not sure his proposal to expand background checks will have much effect in stopping the massacres that have rocked our nation.
By the same token, it also won't unduly burden those seeking to lawfully purchase guns.
Toomey, the Pennsylvania Republican, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Wednesday announced a compromise that would expand background checks on firearms purchases while also prohibiting the government from compiling a national firearms registry.
The senators' Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act would close the so-called gun-show loophole by requiring that firearms purchasers at gun shows and over the Internet be subject to a background check, just like people who buy guns at licensed stores.
The legislation has some acceptable provisions, such as requiring background checks for more gun transactions and encouraging the states to submit mental health records that would be part of those checks, but this won't be a panacea for the gun violence that has rocked our nation.
Requiring gun-show and Internet transactions for firearms might stop some purchases, but the requirement might be largely symbolic because it only will affect people trying to legally purchase a gun.
It will do nothing to stop the illegal sales of weapons. Because of the willingness of these sellers and buyers to break the law, no legislation can stop them. Even if all guns were illegal - something that would violate our freedoms and Constitution - criminals would still find ways to get firearms.
Another mixed-bag aspect of the Toomey-Manchin bill is its exemption transfers of weapons between family members and neighbors from background checks.
How "family" and "neighbors" are defined will be interesting.
Many Americans can understand passing on a weapon between members of immediate families or even between a grandparent and a grandchild as an method of ensuring the cherished gun stays within the family.
But is, for example, family going to include a third cousin twice removed, especially if there is no evidence of a close, ongoing familial relationship?
Even potentially more troubling is what constitutes a neighbor. There's a huge difference between a neighbor who is a close, trusted friend and a person who just happens lives near you and who you wouldn't want in your home.
We understand the desire to find a way to address the problem of gun violence in our country, especially given the horrific massacres that we've seen.
The Toomey-Manchin measure might provide some relief around the edges, but we don't believe it or any other law will make the slightest difference when someone desires to cause as many deaths as possible.
You can't regulate a person's thoughts or desires - especially for someone deranged enough to contemplate a massacre - no matter how well-intentioned a law might be.


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Top Definition
Evelina is pleasing or attractive in a graceful or delicate way
di evelinkamalinka 03 febbraio 2010
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A girls' name used in Sweden. Evokes an image of a beautiful, feminine blonde with a sweet and sunny disposition.
"You're going out with Evelina? Lucky."
di RogerDT 04 febbraio 2010
This girl is the most unique person I have ever met. She has perfectly tan skin and beautiful brown eyes. Her hair can be VERY pretty but when it is straightened she looks like a model. She has amazing fashion sense! She is pretty stuburn, but her other amazing characteristics cover-up her stuburness. She can be serious or insanely funny. Whatever way she acts, she is an all-around great girl and an awesome friend you want to have your whole life.
evelina is an amazing girl.
di gabby727ily 19 novembre 2011
Evelina is the most amazing girl i have ever met and there in no one like her. She is more beautiful than any girl imaginable! She's a Polish girl with gorgeous green eyes :) She has perfect blonde hair, and a perfect fit dancers body! She's so nice and a great friend. She is soo cute! Just being with her will make you happy :) She can always make your day better! She deserves the greatest guy out there! She is very funny and it's not only because of her blonde clumsiness :p Her smile makes my heart melt, even from a mile away! :) She is an angel in my eyes and she is my best friend! :) <3
there is no example of Evelina, she is the one and only :) <3
di guess :$ 17 settembre 2011
the most beautiful girl ever< with blue eyes and brown hair!!!
she makes me smile everyday :P
she makes me smile everyday :P
hey Evelina
Now i feel like i'm on happy pills
Now i feel like i'm on happy pills
di Fire door 05 gennaio 2012
Beautiful, blue eyes, blond hair, funny and amazig. A special person. She was my best friend. Now... I think she's just a friend, but I still believe inside of me something I can not tell. I loved her and I still do it. I'm sorry for bad things I did to her. I really miss the time we spend together.
di AnonBu 12 marzo 2014
an ugly person with red hair and blue eyes.
hey bro!
hey! im going out with Evelina...
ohhh shiiit, she's not hot bro.
hey! im going out with Evelina...
ohhh shiiit, she's not hot bro.
di Rainbowspank69 01 maggio 2016


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LOS ANGELES — Three days after Green Day were forced to cancel a show in Bologna, Italy following frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's hospitalization, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool were backstage at Staples Center, getting ready to rehearse for their performance on the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.
'"Billie came down with heavy, heavy dehydration; it was like severe dehydration, influenza, and it was just a really, really bad situation." Dirnt said. "He woke up in the morning and it was bad. Let's put it this way, if you're in your hotel room and you're vomiting profusely, it's not fun. So what are you gonna do? It's hard to sing while you're puking."And though Armstrong wasn't doing press, his Green Day mates said that he was recovering nicely (on a strict regiment of "Push-ups, prayers and vitamins," according to Dirnt), and from the sound of things, it was back to business for one of the hardest-working bands in rock. They're not about to let a little dehydration get in the way."We're going to make our way back to Bologna and play that show ASAP," Dirnt said. "We don't miss many shows; we've maybe missed five shows out of our entire career and we pride ourselves on that, but we're human."And as for their VMA performance, well, it sounds like it's gonna be a doozy."We're ready to rock, we're gonna be here, we're gonna have a good time," Dirnt said with a smirk. "We're going to drink chicken blood""And angel piss," Cool added.And if that isn't enough to make you tune in, we don't know what is.The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are set to go live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET/PT. But before it all goes down, don't miss our "Jersey Shore" special "Gym, Tan, Look Back" at 6 p.m. and our pre-show with Demi Lovato at 7 p.m.! And head over to VMA.MTV.com to vote on Best New Artist and Most Share-Worthy Video!Full article and video @ MTV: HEREFiled under:14
LOS ANGELES — Three days after Green Day were forced to cancel a show in Bologna, Italy following frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's hospitalization, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool were backstage at Staples Center, getting ready to rehearse for their performance on the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.
Hi! My brother and I were in
Hi! My brother and I were in Bologna also. We have to say that we are happy because Billie Joe it's OK. We enjoyed a lot seeing the song that you played at MTV awards (We see at live, at 4:00 in the morning more or less), but we have to say also that we where very disgusting because the failed concert. We make a lot of kilometres: We take two flyes (to barcelona and to venecia after)and 1 train (to Bologna) for see you(and the return), but you cancell the concert (we know that was for ilness and we complained), but all the money that we expend in the trip and all our ilusions...
But we will go to London in june of 2013!We will get tickets when we take the flyes.
Thanks for your music!
Waiting your answering...
Glad Billie feels batter!I
Glad Billie feels batter!I love u guys!=)=*
Does this mean they're going
Does this mean they're going to play Nuclear Family?? :D
Quiet guys!The most important
Quiet guys!The most important thing is Billie feel good.We will wait,because we love you!!!A big hug from Bologna.
Glad billie joe got well and
Glad billie joe got well and green day is performing at the VMA's
so glad Billie's feeling
so glad Billie's feeling better!:D cant wait to watch the VMA's you guys will rock!<3
So happy to hear Billie is
So happy to hear Billie is doing better. MTV tonight!!!!!
Get well soon Billie!
Get well soon Billie!
Looking forward to watching
Looking forward to watching you guys on the VMA's
This is what I love with
This is what I love with Green Day: you never stop fighting and doing things totally. HARDEST-WORKING BAND EVER!
You guys fucking rule!
Get well soon Billie ! :)
Get well soon Billie ! :)
I was in Bologna last Sunday,
I was in Bologna last Sunday, with my wife and my son of twelve. He was so sorry about the failed concert. He started play guitar four years ago with Green Day songs. We sincerely hope that Billie Joe will get well soon. Hoping to see you soon. Bye.
We're going to drink chicken
We're going to drink chicken blood
Take it easy Billie.


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The 2011 college football season will be here before you know it. Thankfully, our Saturdays will soon be filled with the greatest sport in the country.
It won't be much longer until you can out off your yard work to watch you favorite team rule the gridiron.
As always, there is a lot of hype surrounding a few teams to start the season.
Will the Oklahoma Sooners live up to the No. 1 preseason ranking? Will an SEC team win a sixth BCS title in a row?
Soon, our questions will be answered, but for now, we wait.
So stay tuned to Bleacher Report for all the latest news as well as our predictions for the upcoming college football season.


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I was just going over my posts from the past couple weeks and realized it's been a bit too dark and heavy in here.
Maybe I should just start posting pictures again.
(And I'm over the fact that I don't have the best camera and yes these were taken with my iPhone. So what if they're fuzzy. I captured the moment and that's all that matters.)
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According to ousted NHLPA boss, Paul Kelly, the NHL spoke with him about adding 2 more teams.
(when this allegedly happened is not clear)
For anyone who thinks that the NHL can't handle another round of expansion, former NHLPA director Paul Kelly has got some news for you.
Kelly, at a city council meeting in Markham, Ontario, over the Toronto-area city's arena proposal, said the league discussed expanding from 30 to 32 teams with him, and that he believes Quebec City and Southern Ontario will have franchises in the next two to three years.
The NHL, throughout the lockout, said that expansion wasn't on the table.
The case actually isn't all that tough to make. A 32-team league would reap the benefits of expansion fees, balanced conferences and, certainly in the case of Quebec City and Ontario, two more packed arenas.
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The only thing is that Ryan's price will be much higher than Nash was. Murray can deal him to any team because Ryan does not have a no trade clause. Still, I'd give up Flip, Nyquist and a 1st to get a deal done. I'd be willing to give up Mule but I doubt Murray would want him.
Should be enough to get either Nash or Ryan,just hope Murray isn't dumb like Howson.


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Family History: What do we do with our 'stuff'?
One of my favorite blogs is The Signal, the digital preservation blog of the Library of Congress. A hot topic there centers on personal digital archiving, and much of that relates to family history and genealogy.
The LOC's Mike Ashenfelder, who writes online articles about personal digital archiving, digital preservation leaders and developments in digital preservation, writes on preserving personal genealogical collections in a digital age.
The popularity of genealogy websites and TV shows is rapidly growing, mainly because the Internet has made it so convenient to access family history information. Almost everything can be done through the computer now. Before the digital age, genealogical research was not only laborious and time consuming, it also resulted in boxes of documents: photos, charts, letters, copies of records and more. Online genealogy has replaced all that paper with digital files. But the trade-off for the ease of finding and gathering the stuff is the challenge of preserving it.
About genealogical databases, Ashenfelder writes:
that relational databases are the engines that drive digital genealogy. Databases make it possible to quickly search through enormous quantities of records, find the person you're looking for and discover related people and events. And when institutions collaborate and share databases, statistical information becomes enriched.
And, considering some demographics of family history aficionados, digital estate planning now a popular topic. What happens to our digital possessions after we die? And what can we do to preserve them? Getting your digital affairs in order offers much practical information.
Continue reading "Family History: What do we do with our 'stuff'?" »


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Sources: USA Today, Chrysler
quote: Why does cruddy dirty diesel fuel cost as much as premium petrol here? (rhetorical, I know it's taxes)
quote: Crazy maintenance fees for oil changes and what-not (like $100 for an oil change, seriously!)
quote: Other than that, there shouldn't be any required maintenance on a diesel except maybe an air filter for at least 100k miles, and most diesel owners I know have done nothing other than change oil and air filters for 200k plus miles on them.
quote: You obviously don't own a diesel. The pumps ARE "cruddy and dirty". I usually wear a glove. The only diesel pumps that I've seen that are clean are at stations fairly far away from the freeways and I never see another diesel fueling there. Sure ULSD is cleaner than the old stuff but still not as clean as gas.


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Wall Street Decline Takes Its Toll...
Companies presenting late-stage data on their type 2 diabetes candidates at the 72nd American Diabetes Association Congress included Sanofi, Janssen Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca. Sanofi reported positive data from the the GetGoal Duo 1 and GetGoal L studies evaluating the once-daily GLP-1 agonist lixisenatide (Lyxumia®). The studies, in a total of nearly 1,500 patients, showed that the addition of lixisenatide significantly reduced HbA1c levels and as a result lowered postprandial glucose.
GetGoal Duo1 evaluated the addition of lixisenatide to treatment with insulin glargine and oral antidiabetic agents (primarily metformin) in patients with type 2 diabetes who were either new to insulin therapy or had already been receiving insulin therapy for an average of three years. GetGoal-L evaluated lixisenatide therapy in type 2 diabetes patients whose disease wasn't adequately controlled on basal insulin with or without metformin.
Sanofi says it plans to file for regulatory approval of lixisenatide in the U.S. before the end of 2012. The firm submitted a marketing authorization application for the drug in Europe during November 2011.
Additionally, adult type 2 diabetes patients treated using the sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflozin in addition to sitagliptin (with or without metformin) demonstrated significantly greater reductions in HbA1c levels than those treated using sitagliptin-based therapy alone, according to Phase III data reported by partners Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and AstraZeneca. The addition of dapagliflozin to sitagliptin (with or without metformin) also led to significant reductions in total body weight and fasting plasma glucose levels that were maintained over the 48-week trial and extension period.
Dapagliflozin has been submitted for review to both FDA and the European regulatory body. In January FDA issued a complete response letter requesting additional clinical data to enable more evaluation of the drug's benefit-risk profile. In April EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued a positive opinion for dapagliflozin as an adjunct to diet and exercise in combination with other glucose-lowering drugs including insulin and as monotherapy in metformin-intolerant patients. A final ruling by the EC is pending.
Janssen Research & Development presented positive data from five Phase III studies evaluating canagliflozin as monotherapy and as add-on combination therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes. Two of the studies comparing canagliflozin with either sitagliptin or glimepiride showed that treatment with Janssen's once-daily sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor resulted in significantly greater reductions in HbA1c levels.
The global Phase III canagliflozin clinical program has enrolled over 10,300 patients in nine studies to evaluate the drug in patients exhibiting the full spectrum of type 2 diabetes severity, from those who require diet and exercise only to those requiring insulin injections, as well as studies in older patients and those with moderate renal impairment or who were at risk of cardiovascular disease. Janssen submitted an NDA to FDA for canagliflozin at the end of May. The firm licensed rights to the drug in territories including North America and Europe from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma.
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on February 18, 2013 - 11:38 PM
, updated February 19, 2013 at 7:05 AM
Niagara-Wheatfield will defend its Federation large school hockey title after eliminating Lancaster, 4-1, Monday night in a semifinal game at the Northtown Center in Amherst. Justin Durkee and Ryan Logar had two goals each. Matt Paonessa had two assists and goalie Nate Sommers had 21 saves.
The Falcons (16-4-2) will play Clarence next Monday at the First Niagara Center. They beat Clarence earlier this season, 7-4. Clarence beat Frontier, 4-2, in the other semi.
"We're pretty young, we took 15 new players in this year," said coach Rick Wrazin. "I think as a team we knew we could do it. We've had a very high ranking in the state [No. 4 in the state sportswriters poll] all year. We've been viewed as a young team locally and a lot of people didn't expect it."
In the second semifinal, Clarence (15-7) trailed 2-0 midway through the second period, but a goal by George Haugeto with 7:56 left in the period started the rally that enabled the Red Devils to earn their first trip to the title game. Josh Slowinski tied it 1:16 later.
Josh Owczarzak scored what proved to be the game-winner on a power play 45 seconds into the third period. Tristan Drescher added a short-handed goal at 4:34 for the Red Devils, who outshot Frontier, 36-17.
Boys basketball
St. Mary's might want a recount of this week's Buffalo News small school poll. Voting in the polls is closed before Monday's games, and the Lancers continued their fine late-season play with a big victory Monday night.
St. Mary's, ranked seventh, recorded its eighth straight win by handing No. 5 Cleveland Hill just its second loss of the season, 65-53, in a nonleague game.
St. Mary's got balanced scoring and good zone defense and used a 15-3 advantage second quarter to turn the game around for good. Corey Kiebzak had 15 points while Paul Rath had 14 as St. Mary's took a 33-25 halftime lead and built on it from there.
Latrell Tyson also had eight points for the Lancers, who take on Nichols in Thursday's Manhattan Cup quarterfinals at Canisius High.
Jordan Parker had 15 to lead the Golden Eagles (16-2), a No. 2 seed in the Section VI Class B-2 playoffs who host a quarterfinal on Friday.
Girls hockey
Nichols became the first in the 10-team North American Prep Hockey Association to win back-to-back playoff championships.
The Vikings wrapped up their second title in a row by scoring thrice in the final 6:15 to pull away from Ridley College (Ont.), 4-1, in Port Hope, Ont. Boston University-bound senior Maddie Elia scored the game-winner. Olivia Zafuto scored twice in a 24-second span, the first with 1:52 left to cap the win for Nichols (31-7-1).


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Sources: Groklaw [1], [2]
quote: I am glad Google is doing it. If for no other reason than to smack the smug look off Apples face.
quote: Since The Patent War is spreading well beyond tablets / phones...
quote: Thats a bit sensationalistic. <snip> Most of this crap will get dismissed.
quote: I'm just so glad companies aren't allowed to have armies or militias. Could you imagine what would've happened if Google and Apple where mob families instead of tech companies?
quote: IBM must be looking at this patent war like a disappointed parent.
quote: I think it may well be easier to alter my own birthday than to edit when it's currently set for in the Windows 8 calendar. I really want to be making this up.
quote: This suite will probably fail as Googrola are using weaker patents
quote: Meanwhile Apple have already won.
quote: it is now clear that the iPad..... have driven Microsoft into the insanity of attacking their own user base


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There is plenty of evidence around us showing that some people, actually too many, still don't get it.
If you believe the auto industry was saved with millions of taxpayers' money when most of that went to the union offices, then read The A-T of September about the Chevy Volt.
If you believe Obamacare will be the answer to future health care ... if you have a child in college you will join one in five homes with student debt and believe they will have good-paying jobs waiting for them when they graduate ... if you believe in departing this earth to leave your children and grandchildren with a debt they will never be able to repay ... if you believe there aren't 25 million people looking for work ... if you believe there aren't more people on food stamps than ever ... if you believe in same-sex marriage and their right to raise children, if you believe churches should provide contraceptive coverage ... if you believe that a cap-and-trade carbon tax will not skyrocket your future energy bills ... if you believe in taxpayer-funded abortion ... if you believe in taking the ability to defend themselves away from our brave servicemen and women ... if you don't believe you will be hit by a huge tax hike, read The A-T article of Oct. 2.
If you believe coal is an evil source of energy, talk to the coal miners and operators who did not get taxpayers' money ... if those of you living off the government and, thereby, off the taxpayers believe there will be money to pay you in the future ... if you believe all of these things, you are a loyal Democrat and should be proud to vote for Obama and his misguided surrogates who have been in charge for the past four years.
Let me leave you with one sobering thought. This election is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about the survival of our great nation. If Barack Hussein Obama gets in for another term, America as we know it will no longer be the greatest nation on the face of the earth. It will no longer be the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Now go and do the right thing.
Dieter G. Schneppat, Tiffin


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An Open Letter to the NYC Cab Driver Who Hit Me
[The following is based on a true story.]
Dear New York City Cab Driver Who Hit Me The Other Day,
Hey Cabbie, it's me, Daniel. The guy you hit with your car. Hello! I just wanted to check in, see how you were doing and introduce myself, since you didn't really stick around to chat after you hit me with your car (more on that later!). Things are OK with me. I'm (mostly) enjoying my time on the East Coast. I'm spending time with my family, seeing old friends, checking out my old college stomping grounds, doing some Christmas shopping, etc. Just generally having a good time.
If I had to do one part of this trip over again, I guess I'd say that I'd prefer not to be hit by you. And-
... Wait ...
It just occurred to me that you might not know what I'm talking about, Random NYC Cab Driver. Surely you must though. You must remember the guy you hit last Tuesday, unless you hit a bunch of guys last Tuesday (totally possible). Well, just so you're caught up on my situation, let me refresh your memory with ...
Getting Hit By a Car: A Dramatization
I begin to cross Broadway on West 3rd Street. About five feet from the curb, I turn to my right to see a yellow, taxi minivan heading straight for me. The driver doesn't see that the light's red (or maybe he does and he just hates me), so even though I'm supposed to cross, it's clear that he has no intention of letting me do that without a fight.
"So I says 'Don't tell ME; I already GOT a license. A license to thrill!' Anyway, cab-driving is super easy."
People talk about adrenaline a lot and how, in dire situations, it kicks in in unexpected ways and helps you accomplish goals you normally couldn't. You always hear those stories about the old woman who lifted up a car because there was a baby trapped underneath it, or how a cop will keep moving after getting shot because he's in Die Hard. So you already know that adrenaline does fun and amazing things in the pursuit of saving the body when it really needs saving. What they don't tell you is how cool it is. In my case, when adrenaline kicked in, all that happened was everything around me became slower, and I became much, much calmer. I didn't freeze or panic, I just saw the situation with clarity, where I only had to deal with a few, important facts. They were:
1) That car is moving far too quickly to stop before it reaches you;
2) There is not enough time to dive back to the curb, out of harm's way;
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Those were the only things that mattered at the time, so those were the only things I saw with total clarity, and the only things I focused on, just like an action movie badass. And this is me, we're talking about. I am not a cool guy. I don't own a leather jacket; I don't know how to wink; I never know what to do with my hands at parties; and I hyperventilate if I have to pee standing next to someone. I'm not very cool indeed. But when a car was coming right for me, and it was clear that I had to do something, my brain -- for maybe the first time in my life -- ignored all of the things it usually obsesses over (hand placement, if everyone's having a good time, the volume of my voice, how sweaty I am, etc.). There wasn't a whole lot of time between me seeing your car and your car hitting me (on account of how fast you were driving it at me without stopping), but enough for my brain to calm me down and tell my body what we needed to do. I couldn't dive to either side and, on my best day, am not strong enough to punch a moving car out of the way. My body and I had one choice.
We jump. Straight up in the air. Just like Spider-Man.
And that's what we did. Last-minute instincts (or "spider-sense"), assured me that, if I'd stood still, I would have been pulled right under the car. I don't want to beat a dead horse or put too fine a point on this, but if not for my spider-sense and spider-like agility, I probably would have been killed (and, worse yet, I'd have missed my deadline and wouldn't have had a column this week). So I jumped straight up, lifted my legs and turned my head away (a technique I would later learn was the safest way to get hit by a car). I cleared the hood, and slammed into the windshield, crushing my right hand in between my body and the windshield. I'd extended my hand in a futile attempt to save myself (or shoot some web, maybe?). Adrenaline was still slowing everything down for me, but momentum was already doing its job so well that there was no real action I could take. All I could do was slowly evaluate the situation and really process everything that was happening. Oh, wow, I'm getting hit by a car! I can't believe I'm getting hit by a car! was my only thought. In hind site I probably could have made better use of my slowed down Matrix time.
The cab stopped short after the impact, launching me forward, high into the air and then onto the street. I laid on my back for a full three seconds.
When I tell my grandchildren this story, I like to think that I'll lie about this next part. I like to think that, when they ask what I said as I rolled around on the pavement after being hit, I'll come up with some clever, badass line. Or, if not clever and badass, then, worst case scenario, classy. I hope that I don't tell them the truth, because, honestly, the first thing I said immediately after I got hit by a car, was ...
"Ooohhhohohoho, fuuuck me."
And "said" is generous. I shouted that business.
And "I hope your windshield's OK you piece of shiiiiiit!"
I immediately stood up because, once the crisis-management part of my brain had done its job, the rest of my brain kicked in, so I was instantly embarrassed. I don't know why, objectively. That's just how my brain works. I get hit by a car and suddenly I'm saying, "Oh, my God, ha ha, so sorry everybody, please, continue about your business, I'll be fine, GOD, what a GOOFBALL I am. DOY! Ha ha, really sorry to bother anyone." So I got up, and walked around to the driver of the car that hit me. The driver rolled down his window and said nothing. To be specific, he in fact glared at me, like I'm the asshole. And I apologized (because I sort of am).
"Sorry," I said. "I'm ... pretty sure I'm OK, though."
"Are you sure," he asked. Remind him not to trust your judgment, I said to myself, because you were just hit by a car, like, seconds ago.
"I think so? But, again, I just got hit by you, so maybe ... maybe hang out. Like, a minute? Please hang out here a minute."


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Why Public Schools are Better than Private Schools
Why Public Schools are Better than Private Schools
I had the privilege of going to a private school, but I'm not sure it was the right place for me. In this article I'll explain why I believe public schools are often a better choice, especially over religious private schools. If you're looking for Issaquah WA real estate, this might not be an issue because the schools are universally good.. But if you're looking for West Seattle homes, it's a major decision.
First, there's the cost. Enough said.
Second is the social structure. The school I attended had quite a few snotty kids who had a sense of entitlement. It had a very clique driven structure with way too many kids who felt like outcasts. I know this is common at any school, but a smaller private school makes it harder for kids to find peers who they relate to.
First let me say that I generally got a good education, I made it to college, and have been successful in life. So I don't want to over-state my preference for public schools
Socially there is also a distinct lack of diversity, be it political, ethnic, cultural, religious, or even socioeconomic. This is one the of main draw backs in that your child won't develop the ability to understand other points of view. Hey, if you like living in a bubble, then go for it. But I was disheartened at how I was basically taught to devalue other points of view and other ways of life. It's very elitist and narrow.
Third is the education. I actually got a great education in math, reading and writing. But science and history were terrible! This is specific to a religious school, not to private schools in general. My science courses consisted of convincing us that evolution was a scam, and really left me ill-prepared for college.
History courses had similar issues, with teachers focused on justifying their points of view instead of critically looking at the facts and helping students learn from the past.
This lack of critical thinking and a conformist attitude sum up the problem with a private Christian education. I turned out all right, but I've always been an independent thinker, so was able to call BS when it was necessary.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Mount Pleasant Town Council member Elton Carrier, a four year veteran of the role, announced on Aug 20 he will file to run again.
Carrier was elected in 2009 to the four-year term on Mount Pleasant Town Council. He received the third highest total of votes in the election. There were 19 candidates running for four seats in that election.
Carrier currently serves as the chair of the finance committee. He also presently serves on the economic development, bids and purchases, planning and development and police, legal and judicial committees of council. He is liaison to council on the Accommodations Tax Advisory Board and represents the town on the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Governors. He serves on the boards of East Cooper Habitat for Humanity and Emerging Creative Minds. He is also an Adopt-A-Highway coordinator.
Carrier is a 40-year Mount Pleasant resident. He graduated from The Citadel with a degree in Business Administration. He is also a graduate of the School of Banking of the South at LSU. He retired in April, 2010 from First Federal of Charleston after 35 years in the banking industry.
"The new mayor and council elected in November will need plenty of support from us 'veterans' of council," Carrier said in a statement to the Moultrie News. "We will have a new mayor and could have up to three new council members."
He said the issues he will focus on, if elected another four years, include
• Infrastructure Maintenance and Repair of our town owned streets and stormwater assets. "Our consultant Stantec estimated we would need $14 million annually over the next 20 years to solve our problems. We took a giant step last year in setting up a separate account for this work with minimal money and establishing a priority list of projects," he said.
• Maintaining a healthy general reserve fund for unknown emergencies.
• Completing the financing process for a new town hall through the bond procurement process then seeing the project underway satisfactorily.
• A major effort by the mayor and council in partnership with concerned citizens and PTA groups to create a solid voice to the Charleston County School District to accelerate the building time line for three new schools, including a new high school, to prevent the obvious overcrowding of present day classrooms with our residential explosion in the north section of Mount Pleasant.
• Special attention to residential development north of the Isle Of Palms Connector as it pertains to pressures on infrastructure and schools.
Carrier said other important issues include:
• The widening of Highway 41 from Highway 17 to the Dunes West/RiverTowne intersection.
• Completion of Phase II of the Shem Creek Park Plan.
• Find a business partner and location for a second senior center.
• Investigate the costs of and funds needed to expand the Park West Recreation Facility to include a 100 meter pool.
Carrier is a member of Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church where he is a resting elder. He is active with The Citadel's Brigadier Foundation and The Citadel Foundation.
He is marriedand has two grown children and three grandchildren. He resides in the Old Village of Mount Pleasant.
For more information, email Carrier at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit his website at www.carrierfortowncouncil.com.
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KENSINGTON - While many wake up Christmas morning in their decorated homes filled with presents and a Christmas tree, the holiday will also arrive for those living under bridges and in tunnels surrounded by graffiti, concrete, police sirens and littered streets.
Even on Dec. 25, someone will be searching for his next high and the girl down the street will be looking for her next customer.
Life does not stop just because it's Christmas.
Prostitutes and drug addicts will get a Christmas meal in the Philadelphia area this Dec. 25, provided by the hands of Christians representing the River Church in Mifflintown. They will also receive something they know little about - hope.
Sixteen individuals are leaving Juniata County at 7 a.m. Christmas morning, ready to spend their day on the streets of Philadelphia.
River Church has been cooperating with Victory Outreach Church in Philadelphia for the past few years, taking groups of people from this area to minister four times a year.
This is the first time members have taken a Christmas Day trip. Chelsie Sellers is a regular missionary to Philadelphia; and according to coordinator Renee Williamson, Sellers suggested "it would be a great opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus on Christmas Day."
Sellers recounted the moment she felt the leading of God to take such a trip in an email:
"I remember on our last trip to Philly. I had a man come up to me and ask why we were there, and when I told him that God sent us to answer their prayers, he just couldn't believe that we would take time out of our schedules to come be with them. After that trip I was reading a book about a family who every Christmas would make a big breakfast and take it out into the streets of their town to feed the hungry, and I immediately began thinking of the man that I had spoken with on the last trip. What better way to show people the love of God than to do as Jesus did and become a servant and put others before ourselves? Only through God can we lay down ourselves, our hopes for this Christmas and what we envisioned we'd be doing (eating a big meal, being with family, opening presents, etc.) and go out and serve others instead. I felt called to test my obedience because it would've been very easy just to say 'Christmas is just too busy for me' and not go. As important as family is, salvation is an even greater gift, and I felt that is what we were to be focusing on this Christmas. "
Besides Sellers, Williamson, and Sellers' mother, Tina Walters, have been arranging the trip and in contact with the Rev. Joe Bishop, the associate pastor at Victory Outreach.
Eleven people from River Church signed up immediately filling one van to head out on Christmas Day. Five others have since agreed to go along.
"We will serve a traditional Christmas meal of turkey, filling, mashed potatoes, corn and of course cookies from noon until 3 p.m.," Williamson said.
Victory Outreach has been handing out and hanging up flyers in Kensington to let people there know there will be a place to go that day. Church vans will be going into the Kensington area to bring folks back to the church for the meal.
And just as Jesus dined with tax collectors and prostitutes, the Christians involved in this mission are looking to serve those no one else will approach.
"We will be specifically targeting drug addicts and prostitutes at this location," Williamson said.
Walters shared the last time the group visited the area, the church served 500 hot dogs. This will be different, she shared, because individuals will be served a hot, full-course meal.
"As with every other trip, first and foremost, it is to share Jesus with those who are lost and feel hopeless. Also to show love to people who feel as if no one loves them," Walters added.
After the meal, the group from River Church will head into the areas where homeless men and women seek shelter in subway stations and city parks. They will hand out hats and gloves and blankets.
"We are not taking 'presents' but are giving the necessities to people and that is the gift of Jesus Christ, food to nourish their bodies, and clothing to help keep them warm. We will also be taking Bibles and tracks to hand out," Walters said.
The ladies expressed their desire to bring honor and glory to God during this day of ministry.
"The most important gift that we will be taking is the love of Christ. We, as sinful humans, expect to be honored on our birthdays. I truly believe that the best way to honor Jesus on his birthday is to serve others," Williamson said.
Anyone interested in donating necessary items to be taken to the homeless individuals in the Philadelphia area may contact River Church at 436-8507 or email email@example.com.


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DAMN!!! You didn't put no sugar in dis! Tastes like that nasty ass vitamin water stuff.. I'ma teach you how to make some hard lemonade.
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An alcoholic drink with Vodka and Lemonade.
9oz Vodka and half-can of Lemonade Concentrate is one HARD lemonade.
by SpikedLemon September 11, 2005
Adult Fanfiction (like "lemons") but of an extremely explicit nature. Lemonade being a fanfic with Lemons being the sex scenes in it, Hard Lemonade is used to describe the fanfics of an extremely explicit nature, usually written in gratuitous detail, leaving nothing to the imagination.
"I've read some good Harry Potter lemons before, but this latest update was nothing but hard lemonade! I had to take a shower after it!"
by harlita January 27, 2008
Semen. Purely and simply, semen.
"Yea, i sucked him off and drank his hard lemonade."
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when a guy goes down on you and you piss in his face
I heard he called me a dirty hoe so that night I gave him a hard lemonade.
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Gods right hand man, deliverer of god, Most beautiful and sexy being.
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The most amazingly handsome man. Stunning, perfect, beautiful, sexy and is the finest man you will meet in a life time. He's a man who is a class above classes and i can't begin to describe the truly magnificent person he is. He will touch your heart with his poetry; he will bless your spirit with his grace; he will love you like no other has loved you and he is the most giving human being to exist. you have not met a true gentleman until you meet Dante. He places his faith in the universe and is a lover of the arts. and music is his passion, his comforter his soul. He is someone who will stand by you no matter the circumstance. A loving God who is more than he will ever know. A person who has blessed my life and i love him dearly, if only he knew just how much he means to me. each letter he has written, each poem he has written i breath it and he is appreciated beyond. If truly are a lucky oyster if you have him in your life because he is like the pearl of the life.
- Oh my God have you seen Dante today?
- i have i met him and he is the most amazing guy ever
- have you read all the beautiful poetry he writes
- yes beautiful and it has changed my life... the more you read the more you can see what a Divine soul he is. He is special... very special.
- i have i met him and he is the most amazing guy ever
- have you read all the beautiful poetry he writes
- yes beautiful and it has changed my life... the more you read the more you can see what a Divine soul he is. He is special... very special.
door Iseeyouuu 2 juli 2010
1.) Author and protagonist of The Divine Comedy. Given tour of the afterlife by Virgil.
2.) Awesome half-demon badass from the Devil May Cry videogames. Has a now-dead brother named Virgil. Completely de-badassified and stripped of personality in the second game.
2.) Awesome half-demon badass from the Devil May Cry videogames. Has a now-dead brother named Virgil. Completely de-badassified and stripped of personality in the second game.
"Dude, did you play Devil May Cry 2?"
"Yeah. What happened to Dante's personality?"
"Yeah. What happened to Dante's personality?"
door quiznosubsratfan 10 maart 2004
Dante, the sweetest most amazing gentlemen you will ever meet. He brings so much joy into your life every single day. He has a smile that could light up an entire city. His laughter is contagious to those around him. His hugs send sparks through your entire body and he doesnt just give you butterflies in your belly, he gives you the entire zoo. Hes the kind of person who makes you want to be a better person, and everyone needs somebody like that in there life. He is one of the happiest, most delightfull people you will ever meet. He will change you life from the moment you meet him. He so reliable, you can always alwasy count on him. You can trust him with your life, your heart. Everyday he goes out of the way to show how much he cares for you. He will suprise you everyday with the amount of passion and dedication he holds. He takes your breath away everytime god allows you to see his prescious, stunning, handsome self, it stops time. When you hold his hand its like electricity and when you kiss his sweet sweet lips you feel ontop of the universe. When he looks into your eyes you feel it, you feel the love and affection he has for you. I am blessed to say this man is my best friend and i am completely and madly in love with him.
door Rosie5/20/12 3 juli 2012
The star of the Devil May Cry series and the biggest badass in videogame history. The inevitably fucked-up DMC2 destroyed his image, making his incredible return to form in DMC3 all the more sweet. His only rival is Sol Badguy from the Guilty Gear series.
"This party's gettin' crazy!"
door Demonhead 9 juni 2005
The main character from the Devil May Cry series. Is worshiped by both genders: Guys cause there's nothing cooler than a badass half-demon able slice monsters in half; Girls cause he has the build of a bishieand a nice ass.
Guy: "Damn. I bought DMC for the blood, but now my girlfriend plays it 24/7 it cause she's obsessed with Dante cause he's apparently "cuter" than me."
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on December 6, 2012 - 8:42 PM
A commemoration of the 1813 burning of Buffalo and Black Rock will take place Saturday, when bonfires will be lit on both sides of the border in memory of the events connected with the War of 1812, event organizers said.
Large bonfires will be lit in both Fort Erie and Buffalo to commemorate the devastating burning of the city, which took place Dec. 30, 1813, 199 years ago this month, said members of the Fort Erie 1812 Bicentennial Committee.
In 1813, British soldiers set fire to homes and neighborhoods in Black Rock and Buffalo in retaliation for American attacks in the area of Niagara-on-the Lake earlier in the month.
Few buildings in Buffalo survived the fires, and some Americans died in the attack, as did some British.
The Village of Lewiston was also attacked by the British and largely destroyed.
The "Flames Across Niagara" event this weekend is the third annual commemoration.
"More than 300 people attended last year's event," said John Sek, a committee member in Fort Erie. "We hope to have even more come out this year to take part in the commemoration of the burning of Black Rock."
The bonfires will be lit starting at 6 p.m.
A large fire will be lit in Fort Erie on the Old Coal Docks, at Jarvis Street and Niagara Parkway. Another large fire will be lit at the same time on Squaw Island in Black Rock.
For more details on the event, or on War of 1812 bicentennial commemorative events in general, visit the websites www.discover1812.com or www.FortErie1812.ca.
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The crowd tastes local beer and grabs bites from food trucks at Rahr & Sons Brewery on Saturday.
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Address: 19659 Boreal Ridge Rd. Soda Springs, 96161
Resort URL: http://dyn.onthesnow.com/c/l?a=3633&u=http://www.rideboreal.com
Resort Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Snow Phone: 530.426.3666
Main Phone: (530) 426-3666
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Projected Closing: 2010-04-01
Number of Acres: 380
Snow Making Acres: 200
Top Elevation: 7700 FT
Base Elevation: 7200 FT
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Number of Lifts: 9
Number Double Chairs: 1
Number Surface Lifts: 3
Total Lift Capacity: 13200
Average Snowfall (IN): 400 IN
Number of Runs: 41
Advanced Runs: 15
Intermediate Runs: 55
Beginner Runs: 30
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Boreal, conveniently located on Interstate 80, has become the Tahoe region's first - and only - all-mountain terrain park. Always a hit with families and legions of snowboarders, Boreal Jibassic Park has more than 100 features. Typically one of the first Northern California mountain resorts to open every season, the area offers a wide variety of features and terrain.
36-room motel at slope. Lodges and motels available in Soda Springs three miles away.
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Finland's Angry Birds Flock Takes Wing
HELSINKI—In December, a new indoor children's activity park based on the Angry Birds videogame will open in the Finnish resort town of Vuokatti, representing the latest addition to the small Arctic ski retreat's growing list of attractions.
Rovio Entertainment Ltd.'s popular Angry Birds game franchise has become an unusual but key selling point for playground equipment maker Lappset Group Oy, which designed the park. Its Angry Birds branded parks have pushed sales up 20% over a year earlier to a record €57 million ($74 million).
Lappset play equipment is just one piece of an expanding Angry Birds empire. Businesses from small Finnish candy makers to Swedish clothing chain Hennes & Mauritz HMB 0.40 % AB and U.S. toy maker Hasbro Inc. HAS -0.28 % are riding the tail feathers of Angry Birds. The round birds with dominant eyebrows and orange beaks are showing up on soda cans, flip flops and educational literature.
"We stopped looking upon ourselves as a gaming company a long time ago," Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio's chief marketing officer, said in an interview. "We are an entertainment company."
The company hopes to get half of its revenue from licenses or royalties within two years. Last year, its total revenue was €75.4 million, with the consumer-products division, which includes merchandising and licensing income, generating about a third of revenue.
Lev Mazin, chief executive of California-based Ask Your Target Market, an online market-research company, said the Angry Birds brand is showing some sign of fatigue. "Sooner or later people will be looking at other things to do," he said. He believes it will be difficult to sustain an Angry Birds narrative that is needed to sustain merchandise sales. "The smartest thing Rovio can do is continue experimenting and try to strike another golden opportunity."
Rovio employs about 500 people in Finland, and Mr. Vesterbacka estimates an additional 1,000 are employed elsewhere in the country working on the production of Angry Birds merchandise. In contrast, Finland's biggest private employer, Nokia Corp. now employs about 18,700 Finns and five years ago employed about 24,700 Finns.
The sharp decline at Nokia has the country all the more anxious to nurture its fledglings. A startup conference this month in Helsinki sold out all its tickets, attracting more than 3,000 visitors, twice as many as last year.
Helsinki's tech industry recently hatched another gaming powerhouse named Supercell Oy, which makes games for Apple Inc. AAPL -1.55 % 's iOS. That company today has two of the top three grossing games on Apple's App Store, and just moved into offices that once served as a large Nokia R&D center.
For companies like Lappset, the Angry Birds phenomenon, which began in 2009 after Rovio had already developed 50 other games without much success, has been a godsend.
"We saw what Rovio had managed to do in the U.S. and China and we figured that we aren't selling in either of these markets," Lappset's chief executive. Juha Laakkonen, said in an interview. "So we went to Rovio and asked if we could do something for them. First we just wanted to build up a product line, but Rovio thought we were thinking too small."
When Lappset approached Rovio, it was scrambling to figure out a way to grow even as municipalities and other buyers of massive play structures and activities parks were cutting back. Competitors were cutting staff, but Mr. Laakkonen needed to deliver on his promise to keep the company on track.
Mika Ilmola, an export manager for small Finnish beverages producer Olvi Oyj, OLVAS -0.42 % was on an airplane and noticed an Angry Birds sticker. He thought, "Why shouldn't Olvi make Angry Birds soft drinks?"
Today, the company produces four flavors under the Angry Birds name: Tropic, Paradise, Lagoon and Comet. The sodas, which hit stores in April, are the fastest sellers in Olvi's 134-year history due to 7.5 million cans being sold in eight months. That represents a third of its total soft-drink production.
The brand has allowed Mr. Ilmola to expand to new markets. "Right now, we have 100,000 liters of Angry Birds soda in containers at a harbor in Melbourne [Australia]." Plans are in the works for sales in Russia, Scandinavia and the Baltics.
Finland's main foods producer Oy Karl Fazer AB also hopes to cash in. Its candy factory in Lappeenranta hit a production record in 2012 with its Angry Birds candy. "They have been making candy in Lappeenranta for 125 years. Now they are exporting candy to China and Japan," Rovio's Mr. Vesterbacka said.
Lappset, the activity park maker, also is set to expand. Since its deal with Rovio, the company has constructed more than 30 Angry Birds playgrounds, ranging from small indoor playgrounds at supermarkets, to larger 10,000-square-meter theme parks, in countries such as China, the Netherlands and the U.K.
"You can't just sit and wait for the situation in Europe to improve. You have to do something," Mr. Laakkonen said, adding that it aims to build "hundreds" of Angry Birds playgrounds next year.


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Cool 2013 summer movie toys
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With the release of such summer movies as "Iron Man 3," "Man of Steel" and "Star Trek Into Darkness" comes some cool movie toy products. Take a look at some of them.
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One who does not/can not see all the potential positive benefits of technology. These feelings are often derived from and can be attributed to a lifelong confusion towards complex systems and products. Members of this group almost certainly majored in a liberal arts subject (as opposed to engineering).
When I pulled out my Treo 660, Jaime ran away. I tried text-messaging her, but she never replied. What a technology pessimist! If only she knew what she was missing...
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quote: Anytime that anyone says anything negative about or towards Apple, the #1 response is "do you hate Apple because you can't afford one ?"
quote: I would be homeless before I ever worked for Apple.
quote: Their products aren't even allowed in my house. That's right my house that I paid 75% of it as a down payment. For some reason I paid payments for 1 year before deciding to go ahead and pay it off with a check that is far greater than most people make in a year. I also have 2 new cars I paid CASH for. It's fantastic having no monthly bills minus utilities. Not bad for a "poor and non-college graduate" Android user huh ? Oh yeah I this was accomplished before my 29th birthday.
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3 ways veterans get screwed financially, and how to fight back
On Veterans Day, when we think of the sacrifices made by those who serve in the armed services, we often think of the physical and psychological trauma associated with war. But one thing that's often overlooked is the financial mess that many veterans face either during their years of service or afterward when trying to transition into civilian life.
Here are three ways military veterans and those currently serving are getting screwed financially, and how they can fight back.
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Dunlap dismissed by WVU
January 7, 2013
MORGANTOWN — Dana Holgorsen has fired defensive assistant coach Steve Dunlap from his West Virginia University football coaching staff....
Instead of firing him as the special teams coach, they maybe shouldve promoted him to D-Coordinator. Stupid...just stupid
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I really don' think Dunlap was/IS the problem and should have not be fired. I recommend firing someone else!
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