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A 65-year-old truck driver has been arrested for felony hit and run after allegedly leaving the scene of a Saturday crash where a woman was struck and killed on northbound Highway 14, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The truck driver, Porterville resident Nicolas M. Hernandez, was allegedly driving a 2012 Freightliner truck northbound north of Agua Dulce Canyon Road on Saturday when his truck struck a woman, identified as 44-year-old Pomona resident Reyna Palacios.
Palacios was standing outside her vehicle, a 1999 Honda, which was disabled at the time of the crash. She was airlifted from the scene to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, where she later died as a result of her injuries, according to CHP officials.
Hernandez allegedly left the scene of the incident and was later stopped by a California Highway Patrol officer traveling southbound on Highway 14 near Agua Dulce Canyon Road. He was arrested for felony hit and run.
Saturday's crash closed down Highway 14 in the area for several hours, leaving motorists stalled in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees.
It was the second fatal collision on Highway 14 within a month and the third collision for which a driver was arrested.
Burbank resident Bradford Pate, 38, was charged last week with murder for allegedly causing a traffic collision while traveling the wrong way on northbound Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon Road. Two people died in that crash.
Rick Allen Walker, 54, of Canyon Country was arrested earlier last month on suspicion of driving under the influence in connection with a wrong-way crash that injured 13 people on Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon Road.
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Keeping a successful marine aquarium of any size or complexity is mostly knowledge, observation and maintenance. Sure, a big tank with expensive equipment allows an aquarist to keep a greater abundance of marine organisms, including many that require coral reef water quality and lighting almost like natural sunlight. On the other hand, a 20-gallon tank doesn't require too much maintenance, either, and as long as one knows the limitations of a small, simple marine aquarium, many species of marine fish and invertebrates can thrive and grow in a simple little aquarium far from the sea.
A simple, undergravel-filtered, marine aquarium setup can be made from construction materials obtained at hardware and building supply stores or from equipment designed for marine aquariums and sold in aquarium stores. A tank as small as 5 gallons, built and operated in the "traditional" marine method, can support a few saltwater organisms, and 30- to 75-gallon tanks set up the same way can support many more. These tanks will not be as low in maintenance or support as great a number and variety of organisms as a tank established with a high-capacity protein skimmer and high intensity lighting, but these simple setups still works very well as a low-cost introduction to the fascinating world of marine aquarium keeping.
The four topics in the first half of this article — tanks, water, biological filtration and chemical filtration — and the six in this half will help a developing marine aquarist understand the basics. A small, uncomplicated marine aquarium setup is an excellent way to learn the nuts and bolts of the hobby.
Secret Five: Water ManagementA water change can be considered a type of filtration, because you are removing accumulated dissolved organic compounds, as well as adding trace elements that have been depleted. In a typical small aquarium, a 10- to 20-percent water change per month is about right. An aquarium with a heavy biological load may require more, and a light biological load may do well with less. Weekly water changes of 5 percent are even better because the smaller, more frequent changes create less stress on the fish and invertebrates.
The saltwater should be made up about a day before the actual change because this allows time for all elements in the salt to completely dissolve and "stabilize." Changing small amounts of water in small marine aquariums is not difficult and is one of the greatest "secrets" to a successful, small and simple marine aquarium.
Water movement in the aquarium is also of critical importance. A slow cycling of water around the aquarium and through the filter may keep everything alive, but carbon dioxide can easily accumulate to dangerous levels with such slow water movement, especially if algae growth is limited. Most oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange takes place at the surface of the water, so it is important to provide a strong turnover of tank water from bottom to top. An airstone or two placed in the tank will provide this turnover, as well as increase the turbulence of the tank water, which increases the rate of exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Secret Six: TemperatureThere are two important considerations about temperature. First, a marine tank should always be within the range of 75 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Many tropical marine fish and invertebrates are stressed if temperatures go below or above this range, and many die if the temperature dips below 70 or above 90 degrees. Second, the temperature should not change with great rapidity. For example, suppose the aquarium heater ceases to work and you find the tank at 66 degrees Fahrenheit one morning. Many or all the fish may well survive if the temperature is increased to 75 or 80 degrees over a period of a couple of hours, but moving them immediately into 80-degree water may well cause immediate death.
Most marine aquariums, small and large, require a heater all or part of the year. Make it a point to be aware of how the heater is functioning. Keep a small thermometer in the tank and check it frequently. Watch the little light on the heater. Make sure it goes on and off when the room is cooler than the tank. If it stays on all the time, the heater may be broken or it may be too small for the tank. If it never comes on, it may be broken or set too low.
Now here's a tip that may make reading this whole article worthwhile. Make sure that the heater is unplugged when water changes are made or whenever the water level in the tank is lowered. If the glass tube on the heater is exposed to the air and the heater turns on, the glass tube may well overheat and crack, and expose the electric elements in the heater to saltwater. Trust me, you don't want this to happen. It can cause an electrifying experience.
Secret Seven: LightingLighting is very important with a tropical marine aquarium. It is far more important to have proper lighting in a marine tank than in a freshwater tank. Freshwater fish often live in dark waters and shaded areas where light levels are low and variable, whereas marine tropical fish and invertebrates typically come from relatively shallow, clear tropical seas where sunlight is bright and intense all day long.
The best light for a marine aquarium, and essential for systems in which algae and coral are grown, is very bright and has strong peaks in the violet/blue and orange/red parts of the spectrum. An ordinary 2- or 4-foot shop light fixture with two daylight or full-spectrum fluorescent tubes provides enough light for most low-cost, traditional marine aquarium setups. Such a setup is not adequate for most corals and other photosynthetic animals, but is far better than the single small bulb provided with many light hoods designed for freshwater use.
Many marine fish can be kept under such low-light conditions, but chose the fish carefully. Pick fish that normally live in deep water or spend the day in caves or under ledges. These species require less intense lighting. Steer away from tangs and angelfish and other species that need the high light levels of the reef tops. Many crustaceans, shrimp and crabs also do well under low-light conditions.
Secret Eight: Animal SelectionKeeping a marine aquarium is far easier if one starts with strong, healthy specimens. Look for fish with clear eyes, a full round abdomen and clear, full fins. Avoid fish with sunken abdomens, missing scales, blotchy skin and ragged fins. Behavior should be alert and aware. There should be a strong interest in food and feeding, except if the fish has just fed. A slow-swimming fish with its head pointed up and little interest in its environment or in feeding seldom survives for long.
Crustaceans should have all their appendages, and their color should be clear and normal. Most crustaceans prefer the cover of reef structures. One that sits in the open and has little reaction to stimuli is to be avoided. A combination of fish and invertebrates in the same tank is more difficult to maintain than just fish or invertebrates, but once a combination tank is established, the result is very interesting. Be sure that there are plenty of hiding places for shrimp and crabs.
Secret Nine: Disease and QuarantineAfter problems with "new tank syndrome" (high ammonia and nitrite levels) and the lack of proper water changes, parasite disease is the next greatest cause of defeat and distress among marine aquarists. Disease diagnosis and cure is a complex topic, and I refer you to my book, The Marine Aquarium Handbook: Beginner to Breeder, for more complete information. But I can provide a few tips here.
The most common and most destructive parasite that plagues marine aquariums is Amyloodinium ocellatum. This is a dinoflagellate parasite of marine fishes that reproduces rapidly and can easily complete its life cycle in a marine aquarium. Although there are many other types of bacterial and parasitic diseases that affect marine aquarium fish, this is the biggie. If most or many of your fish die over a period of several days to a week, the most probable cause is an infestation of this parasite.
A heavily infected fish will be covered with numerous very tiny white specks on the sides and fins. Lightly infected fish often scratch, rub or flick themselves against the substrate or reef structures in the tank. Heavily infected fish respire rapidly, lie on their sides on the bottom or hide in the reef structure and show no interest in feeding. If any of your fish have this parasite, the entire tank must be treated.
There are three basic life stages of this parasite. The first is a free-swimming, microscopic dinospore that lives for one to two days and must find a fish host or die. The second is a small cyst that lives for several days in the gills or on sides and fins of a fish. The third is a larger cyst that drops from the fish and completes development on the bottom of the tank over a period of one to four weeks. A couple of hundred dinospores can be released from the resting cyst on the tank bottom, and they then infest other fish in the tank.
A copper level of 0.15 to 0.2 parts per million in the tank water will kill the dinospore, so continuously maintaining this level of copper in the tank water for three to five weeks will remove this parasite from the tank. Copper levels must be checked every day, especially during the first week of treatment, because some copper compounds precipitate quickly from the water in a tank that has never been treated with copper. A single copper treatment is often gone from the water in about 24 hours and the tank is then unprotected from the parasite.
The standard treatment if you have only a single marine tank is to give infected fish a 1-minute freshwater bath (make sure there is no chlorine in the freshwater and that water temperature in tank and bath are about the same). The immediate switch to freshwater causes the cysts to drop off the fish. The fish are then returned to the tank and the proper copper level is kept in the tank water for at least four weeks. The cysts that drop off the fish in the freshwater bath are still alive, so this water must not be added to the tank. Copper in the water also kills other invertebrates, especially corals and anemones, so these animals cannot be kept in a tank treated with copper.
An alternative method for removing these parasites from a tank is to keep the tank free of fish and at a high temperature (83 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit) for at least six weeks. The cysts on the bottom all hatch, the dinospores die without finding a host fish and the tank is then free of the Amyloodinium parasite.
A marine aquarist can avoid a great deal of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth through use of a quarantine system. This consists of a small, 10- to 20-gallon, fully functional marine tank. Newly acquired fish are given a freshwater bath and placed in the quarantine tank for several weeks. Here they are watched for disease and parasites, treated if necessary and are given a chance to acclimate to captivity and to the particular diet choices provided by the aquarist. After three to four weeks of disease-free acclimation, the fish is placed in the main display tank with at least some assurance that it is not carrying disease or parasites into the tank.
Secret Ten: Food and FeedingIf you intend to set up a low-cost marine aquarium and feed your fish nothing but an inexpensive flake food, I have two words of advice: forget it. A high-quality, marine fish flake food is good for fish and invertebrates, but even the best flake food should not be the only food. Most marine fish feed on a variety of organisms in nature, and many fish and invertebrates include various types of algae in their diet.
There are a number of different types of frozen foods available these days for marine fish and invertebrates. These are made from marine food sources that provide close to a natural diet for many marine animals. Also, it is very easy for a marine aquarist to get shrimp, oysters, fish, squid and other marine food organisms from the supermarket and make up a homemade food mix for marine fish. If marine algae are not available for inclusion in the food mix, use a little spinach or romaine lettuce to provide the necessary vegetable matter.
It's not difficult to put these ingredients into a blender and then freeze the mix in ice cube trays. There are many recipes available in a number of books and articles. Even if you don't make a mix from a variety of ingredients, freeze some raw, peeled shrimp and grate a spoonful or two for the fish every other day or so. The inclusion of this fresh food will greatly improve the quality of life of your fish and invertebrates.
Feed at the same time each day if possible. Do not overfeed. A few small feedings are much preferred over one large feeding. Pay attention to your fish during feeding times. Careful observation will tell you when they have had enough for one feeding, and then you will have a good idea of how much to feed at any one time.
Feeding more than they can eat only wastes food and pollutes the tank. Remove uneaten food from the aquarium whenever possible. A length of rigid air line tubing works well to remove small bits of uneaten food. Put your thumb over the end of the tube, extend the air-filled tube into the tank and place the end near the food particle. When you take your thumb off the other end, the food will be sucked up into the tube. Replace your thumb over the end of the tube and remove the tube containing a small amount of water and the food particles from the tank. (I know, I know, everybody knows how to do that, but just in case you didn't, you do now.)
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I would disagree that an ALL GLASS tank is the "best" way to go. Acrylic gives more options for flltration, sumps, overflows etc etc. Drilling acrylic is easier and therfore gives the owner a better possibility of hiding all the extras. Plus acrylic is 100 x's more resistent to cracking than glass.
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The Oscar-winning actress, 34, has signed on to star in Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth installment of the futuristic Mad Max series, Variety reports. Shooting will begin next August in Australia.
This follows Theron's starring role in The Road, an adventure film opening next month based on the Cormac McCarthy novel set in a similar dusty dystopia. Theron won the Academy Award for Best Actress for 2003's Monster.
Mel Gibson played the title character Max Rockatansky in the three previous Mad Max films, but is not returning for the one, according to the Hollywood Reporter. British actor Tom Hardy will take over the role.
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Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday that he has been working with leaders from the insurance and hospital industries to form an Iowa alternative to President Obama's health-reform plan.
"We've had kind of a working group that's been looking at this for a long time," Branstad told Des Moines Register writers and editors. The governor said the state has several advantages, including that it has a history of providing high-quality, low-cost care and that relatively few of its residents lack health insurance. (About 12 percent of Iowans lack insurance, giving the state the 10th-lowest rate in the country, according to the Kaiser Health Foundation.)
Branstad said the informal group includes representatives of Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, which is the state's dominant private health-insurer, plus Iowa Health System, the Mercy hospital network and University of Iowa hospitals, which together run most of the state's large hospitals. The group also includes leaders of Medicaid, the joint state and federal health-insurance program for the poor.
The governor's comments came as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule on whether all or parts of the Obama health-reform program are constitutional. Even if the court allows the entire program to move forward, presidential candidate Mitt Romney and other Republicans have vowed to repeal it after the fall election. Branstad said his hope is that the federal government would grant Iowa flexibility to design its own program to help residents obtain affordable, high-quality care. He said details of the idea have not been fleshed out, but it would be less extensive than the plan the president pushed through Congress.
"We're going to see this court decision come down, and then we're going to have to determine where we go from there," the governor said. "But I just think Obamacare is unaffordable, and unsustainable, and regardless of what the court does, it's going to have to be dramatically reformed or repealed, because the country can't afford it. And we're going to have to come up with our own system, I think. And in Iowa we're probably in a better place than a lot of states are to try to come up with a good way to deal with it."
Branstad noted that he is a former president of Des Moines University osteopathic medical school and a former board member of Iowa Health System, and that he knows the leaders of Wellmark, Mercy and University of Iowa Hospitals. He also noted that he is supporting efforts to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation by urging Iowans to improve their diets, exercise and other habits.
His staff said later that it was too soon to specify what an alternative state program might include. "Obviously, the Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare will have a broad, overarching effect on what this system will look like and how it will move forward. We are awaiting the results of their ruling, as it would be impossible to predict what our system looks like until the decision is handed down," spokesman Tim Albrecht wrote in an e-mail.
Later Tuesday, Iowa Democratic Party spokesman Michael Hunt fired back at Branstad's criticism of the Obama health-reform program. "If Terry Branstad and Mitt Romney support repealing Obamacare, they are going to have to answer to the 42,000 Iowans who have saved money on prescription drugs, 18,000 Iowans under 26 who can now stay on their parent's insurance and the 2 million Iowans who no longer have to worry about lifetime caps or losing insurance when they get sick," Hunt wrote. "President Obama believes quality, affordable health insurance you can rely on is at the heart of middle class security."


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Thomas R. Russell, MD, former chair of the Department of Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center and clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, has become executive director of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Ill. He succeeds David J. Nahrwold, MD.
R. Gordon Douglas, Jr, MD, who recently retired as head of the Merck Vaccine Division and is now a consultant at the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md, has received the Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
Josef E. Fischer, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, has been appointed the college's associate dean of commuity affairs. J. Wesley Alexander, MD, chief of the college's Division of Immunology, has been appointed to the Altemeier Chair.
Basil A. Pruitt, Jr, MD, clinical professor of surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, will receive the 2000 Distinguished Investigator Award from the American College of Critical Care Medicine at the college's convocation this month. Pruitt served as commander and director of the US Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio for 27 years.
Jack Soterakis, MD, has been appointed director, Department of Medicine, at St Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY. At the same institution, Thomas Nicosia, MD, has been appointed director, Division of Cardiology, and James LaRosa, MD, has been named to the position of physician advisor.
Charles M. Balch, MD, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, has been named executive vice president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, Va. He succeeds John R. Durant, MD.
Alan Pritsker, PhD, creator of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Liver Allocation Model, has received the Lifetime Professional Achievement Award from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) College on Simulation.
Michael Karl Porayko, MD, has been named medical director, Liver Transplantation Program, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa.
Harold E. Varmus, MD, former director of the National Institutes of Health and a Nobel laureate, is the new president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
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Queens of the West
They have the gift of grit, gab and glamour. They proudly carry the flag and they are guided by the Cowboy Code. They are legend. They are emulated. They are the ambassadors of rodeo.
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Miss Rodeo America
But when it comes to selecting a rodeo queen, here's where the wheat separates from the chaff.
"For more than 50 years, Miss Rodeo America has traveled the length and the breadth of our country, promoting and representing the great sport of professional rodeo and the Western way of life . . ." transcript from the website of Miss Rodeo America
While they clearly are the beauties of the rodeo circuit, these young women don't get their titles by mere looks, marriage, birthright, or battle, but they do get them through bone-busting rides, book study, and passion. They are expected to be beauties with brains who are proud of their country roots. They are genuine cowgirls.
"She is a cowgirl, an athlete and a gifted communicator who knows her sport and works diligently to raise the awareness level of professional rodeo and its related industries . . ."
While there are any number of events and hometown rodeos where local girls and young women can vie for the honor of queen—just as local boys can participate in the riding and timed events—there is also a separate group that takes a more professional and long-term approach to "queening." These contestants have the ultimate goal of "Miss Rodeo America."
The ideal Western-type girl
For those fully committed to being a rodeo queen, time is what they must spend the most of. To remain in the top ranks of local, regional, and state competition takes miles in the saddle, travel, and self-education.
"Miss Rodeo America is the ideal Western-type girl who, with great enthusiasm, takes to heart the job of representing America's number one sport . . ."
Here is a brief rundown on the weeklong competition for Miss Rodeo America and the minimum requirement rules for all state and local contests:
Contestants are judged equally in three categories: appearance, personality, and horsemanship. The scores from a contestant's speech presentation, photogenic judging, interviews, extemporaneous questions, introductions, and fashion show presentation are also included.
The horsemanship competition is a vital part of the Miss Rodeo America Pageant. Miss Rodeo America is introduced during professional rodeo performances, rides horseback in parades, and makes countless appearances where she is expected to ride an American quarter horse. During each of the two rounds of competition, the contestants draw for the horses they will compete on. These horses belong to rodeo stock contractors and are unfamiliar to the contestants.
In the appearance category, (supposedly this is not a beauty contest, but good looks don't hurt) contestants should be aware of what is fashionable Western dress and should be knowledgeable on current trends in the Western wear industry. Other considerations are attractiveness and grooming. Meticulous care and grooming in every detail is essential for a young woman to be considered for the title.
Common sense, charm, and a good seat in the saddle
Intelligence and common sense are big factors in the personality division. Education and conversational ability in professional rodeo current events and other areas are vital, with special emphasis on grammar and enunciation. A contestant should radiate self-confidence, showing maturity, high moral standards, sincerity, and integrity. Contestants should have the ability to project their personality, whether from horseback in an arena, on television, or before an audience. Also considered are a sense of humor, showmanship, ambition, desire, enthusiasm, and a happy outlook on life in general.
Whew! And all a cowboy has to do is stay on an enraged bull for eight seconds!
Gathering from the above (which is just the bare-bones, black-and-white version without the myriad subtleties) it's possible to get a small idea of what goes into the making of a rodeo queen.
Bad food, doing makeup in a pickup mirror, and sharing cheap rooms are a few more "bennies" of the circuit. But don't underestimate the dangers of the sport.
Constantly working around horses and other stock, riding in noisy parades on poor footing, taking those fast circuits of the rodeo arenas in less than perfect conditions. It's all part of the game and like many of their cowboy compatriots in the sport, the queen often "rides hurt."
It's about prizes . . . and pride
So what's in it for these young women? What are the rewards? Some are obvious, like scholarships, horse trailers and tack, clothing, possible modeling contracts, and national recognition. All of these are worthy and tangible rewards, but nothing that any young woman with the drive and perseverance to spend 10 years in any endeavor, could not acquire for herself. As contestants, these women have learned to articulate and project themselves onto the public consciousness. And there is not much talk of the material gains or rewards. Instead, conversations are laden with meaningful descriptions. "Pride," "perseverance," "friendships," all good words and true; and almost always combined with that most basic of human aspirations, "a sense of belonging."
So now . . . at the end of 10 years what does the mirror reveal? The awkward young girl is long gone, and in her place, refined by years of hard work, defined by steadiness of purpose, stands a fully-formed young woman. Poised, physically fit, and confident. Ready to accept the responsibility of representing herself, her sport, and her way of life, to the world.
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The Daily News' Frank Isola spoke to a source who told him Smith was "vocal with coach Mike Woodson about not starting the extra session against Phoenix after missing what would have been a game-winning shot at the end of regulation."
That led to Smith sitting vs. the Bobcats, though Woodson didn't reveal the reason behind the benching. And there's an added wrinkle to Smith's increasingly uncomfortable situation in New York: He's officially eligible to be dealt by the club starting on Wednesday. So anyone looking for a talented-but-frustrating shooting guard with a hefty contract could figure out a way to get Smith, though that team would also have to remember to keep its shoelaces tied extra tight during practice.


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Special crimes is investigating the suspicious death of a 51-year-old Amarillo man.
Danny Taylor died May 11 from blunt force trauma to the head that caused his brain to bleed. However, an autopsy could not determine whether the trauma was the result of a fall or an assault.
Lt. Gary Trupe, coordinator of the Potter-Randall Special Crimes Unit, said Taylor drank too much May 10 and was placed in his truck, where police later discovered him. He was transported to a local hospital where he died the next day.
Trupe said they were told by family members Taylor had fallen a few days before his death.
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Someone incapable of breathing out their nose because their mouth is always yapping. They can often be seen in forums where they're assumed to be clever. However, assumptions usually land you in jail.
Kia salespeople=everybody at Kia, involved with Kia or even knows about Kia is a mouth-breather.
door am_rockstar 22 december 2005
The actual meaning of Mouthbreather is someone who has a deviated septum and therefore has trouble breathing through the nose. But people misunderstand the reason that they breathe through their mouths and misintepret it as an insult and don't realize that it is not their fault.
Poor John has a deviated septum and can't breathe very well through his nose. He doesn't have enough money or insurance for the surgery, so he has to endure all the insults and is labeled a mouthbreather
door Frostivers 4 februari 2009
anyone who you see with their mouth wide open, like a booger has clogged their nasal orifice. They just look like they're dumb, doing everything with their mouth open, with no care in the world.
"That mouthbreather had his mouth open so long that his tongue chapped."
door jeremy 27 augustus 2003
a fat person who cant breath through their nose because walking is too much excercise for them
terrence you're such a mouthbreather!
door bobbypoo 24 mei 2005
a person who lays in bed next to you asking 1,000,000s of questions and even when they are not talking you still get to breathe in their out cause they are breathing through their mouths
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A person who breathes loudly through their mouth with a nasally voice. Generally seen playing Dungeons and Dragons in the school library and looking at pictures of naked anime women in the computer labs.
Studies indicate that mouth breathers also have loud obnoxious laughter.
Studies indicate that mouth breathers also have loud obnoxious laughter.
The ugly guy with the long red hair who is taking an arts degree but likes to pretend he's in Computer Science.
door Ace 13 oktober 2004
Derogatory. Special species of fanboy dork who breathes through his mouth. When not collecting funny books, watching cartoons, playing dungeons and dragons, or video games, he is stalking goth girls or getting beat up.
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The show is simply (and simply) a Polynesian version of Going to Extremes, last year's series about medical-school students in the Caribbean. It runs aground on the same shoals: a slavishly metronomic seriocomic-rhythm, an attitude toward the native population that vacillates between glorification and condescension, overwritten scripts and a parade of tortuously idiosyncratic minor characters.
The supporting cast includes the Barbara Carrera-like Elizabeth Lindsey as a faculty member, the Charles Laughton-like Warren Frost as the island's gruff patron and the Bruce Weitz-like Bruce Weitz as a beachfront family therapist from Brooklyn. Busfield is a gifted actor, but he's reduced to Father Knows Best posturing here.
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Reprint as at 26 March 2015
Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.
Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
This Act is administered by the Department of Conservation.
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Act to bind the Crown
Part 1National parks
Principles to be applied in national parks
4 Parks to be maintained in natural state, and public to have right of entry
5 Indigenous plants and animals to be preserved
5A Introduction of biological organisms
Establishment, exclusion of land from, and definition of parks
6 Existing national parks
7 Constitution of other national parks and addition of land to national parks
8 Investigation of proposals to add to parks or establish new parks
9 Acquisition of land for national parks
10 Park land administered under certain other Acts
11 Exclusion of land from national park
12 Specially protected areas in national parks
12A Orders in Council to be published in Gazette
13 Permits for access to specially protected areas
14 Wilderness areas
14A Special provisions relating to wilderness areas under Reserves Act 1977 or Conservation Act 1987
15 Amenities areas
16 Plans of national parks
Part 2National Parks and Reserves Authority
17 National Parks and Reserves Authority [Repealed]
18 Functions of Authority
18A Minister to consult Authority in respect of access notice under Crown Minerals Act 1991
19 Authority to implement policy of the Government [Repealed]
20 Authority may release recommendations, reports, or advice to public [Repealed]
21 Annual report [Repealed]
22 Term of office of members of Authority [Repealed]
23 Chairman of Authority [Repealed]
24 Meetings of Authority [Repealed]
25 Director-General entitled to attend meetings of Authority [Repealed]
26 Servicing of Authority [Repealed]
27 Fees and travelling expenses of members of Authority [Repealed]
28 Public Bodies Meetings Act 1962 to apply to Authority [Repealed]
Part 3National parks and reserves boards
29 National parks and reserves boards [Repealed]
30 Functions of Boards
31 Board may release recommendations, reports, or advice to public [Repealed]
32 Membership of boards [Repealed]
33 Term of office of members of board [Repealed]
34 Chairman of board [Repealed]
35 Meetings of Board [Repealed]
36 Director-General entitled to attend meetings of board [Repealed]
37 Servicing of boards [Repealed]
38 Fees and travelling expenses of members of board [Repealed]
39 Public Bodies Meetings Act 1962 to apply to board [Repealed]
Part 4Administration
40 Rangers
41 Delegation of Minister's powers and functions
42 Delegation of Director-General's powers and functions
Part 5Control and management of national parks
Administration of parks
43 Parks to be administered by Department
General policy statements
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44A Conservation management strategies
Management plans
45 Preparation of management plans
46 Amendment and review of management plans
47 Procedure for preparing and reviewing management plans
48 Approval of management plans
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49 Concessions
50 Accommodation within parks
51 Farming within parks
51A Other activities in parks
52 Conservation Act 1987 to apply to leases and licences [Repealed]
53 Powers of Minister where services provided by the Crown [Repealed]
54 Minister may grant easements [Repealed]
55 Roads within park
56 Bylaws
Part 5AControl of dogs
56A Restrictions in relation to dogs
56B Dog control permits
56C Requirements in relation to dog control permits
56D Power to amend or revoke dog control permit
56E Persons authorised to take dogs into national park area without dog control permit
56F Seizure and destruction of dogs
56G Disposal of seized dogs
56H Recovery of costs relating to dogs
56I Offences
56J Power of ranger to request information
56K Evidence in proceedings
56L Strict liability
Part 6Financial provisions
57 Application of revenue from national parks
58 Application of proceeds where land excluded from national park
59 Local authorities may make contributions for national park purposes
Part 7Offences
60 Offences in parks
61 Seizure and forfeiture of property
62 Trespassing animals
63 Offences in respect of rangers
64 Powers of rangers
65 Ranger may stop and search boats, vehicles, premises, and possessions in park
66 Stopping and searching boats outside parks
67 Proceedings in respect of offences
68 Time for filing charging document
69 Presumptions relating to offences
69A Penalties for certain offences
69B Penalties for offences committed for commercial gain or reward
70 Penalties
70A Sentence of community work
71 Removal and disposal of abandoned boats and vehicles, and vehicles parked in prohibited places
Part 8Miscellaneous provisions
72 Former Authority and boards to cease to exist
73 Assets, liabilities, and rights of former Authority and boards transferred to Crown
74 Director-General may execute documents on behalf of the Crown
75 Director-General may act in proceedings on behalf of the Crown
76 Certificates of title in respect of national parks
77 Approval under this Act not to authorise actions in contravention of other Acts
78 Mining operations in national parks [Repealed]
79 Certain other Acts unaffected
80 Amendments, repeals, and revocations
Schedule 1Enactments amended
Schedule 2Enactments repealed
Schedule 3Bylaws revoked
National Parks Amendment Act 1996
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WAILUKU - Overall water demand fell by more than 2 million gallons per day last week, compared with the week before. Upcountry reservoirs were full or filling up, and water flowing in the Wailoa Ditch topped 90 percent of its capacity on six out of seven days.
"The cool temperatures and overcast skies this past reporting period led to lower water production demand in all areas of Maui County, excluding Hana, which showed no change," said Department of Water Supply Director Jeff Eng.
Countywide average daily water use went from 34.36 mgd for the week of Feb. 26 to March 4 to 32.01 last week, according to a weekly report issued by the water department. Much of the reduction in water usage - 1.85 mgd less - came from Central and South Maui water consumers who went from using an average of 22.09 mgd a week earlier to 20.24 mgd last week.
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Carrie Tam Sing of Wailuku hangs onto her hood while directing cars at the St. Anthony Grade School Fun Daze Bazaar on Saturday. Tam Sing was one of many people trying to keep dry amid the day's wind and rain. "We're surviving. At least we have our ponchos on," she said.
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On Friday, the 100-million-gallon Kahakapao Reservoir was nearly full at 95.8 percent, while the 50-mg Piiholo Reservoir topped off at 100 percent.
The Waikamoi Reservoirs - two 15-mg facilities - were at 80 percent and 50.1 percent, respectively.
The Wailoa Ditch recorded only one day last week at less than 90 percent of its nearly 200-mgd capacity. That was Thursday, when the ditch was running at 86.5 percent of capacity.
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DistrictMarch 5-11Feb. 26-March 4March '08
Central Maui20.24 mgd22.09 mgd24.39 mgd
Upcountry5.8 mgd6.09 mgd7.63 mgd
Lahaina4.65 mgd4.8 mgd5.88 mgd
Hana0.36 mgd0.36 mgd0.36 mgd
Molokai0.96 mgd1.02 mgd1.3 mgd
Total32.01 mgd34.36 mgd39.56 mgd
The ditch captures stream water from the East Maui watershed, and it's a good indication of the amount of rain in the area.
The water department also continued to save money on pumping costs, reporting no pumping uphill from the Kamole water-treatment facility near Haliimaile.
Over the weekend, National Weather Service rain gauges showed rainfall in normally dry leeward areas.
For a 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. Sunday, Mahinahina in West Maui reported 2.61 inches, Lahainaluna had 1.27 inches and Kihei showed 0.72 inch.
Deep in the West Maui watershed, Puu Kukui received 3.07 inches. And, at Kahului Airport, there was 1.05 inches.


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I hope you're ready to get hit right in the feels, because ICO joins the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection tomorrow. The classic title has been an industry favorite ever since its release, so if you haven't had a chance to play it, you can finally learn what all the fuss was about.
We've got some great news for PS Vita owners today concerning Remote Play, the application that enables you to interact remotely with PS3 using your PS Vita and a Wi-Fi connection. Starting today, PS3 owners will be able to download an update for God of War Collection and Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection that will enable these classic games to be played from their PS Vita using the Remote Play function.
So what does this mean? It means you'll be able to enjoy two classic HD collections almost anywhere, whether you're around your PS3 or not, from the comfort of your PS Vita and a Wi-Fi signal. Both collections include customizable control options, so you can choose to have the R2 and L2 buttons from your PS3 mapped to PS Vita's rear touchpad.
The Legend of Dragoon was one of the last projects I worked on as a producer in Japan Studio and by far the biggest team I managed hands-on. We started the project in 1996 with only a handful of people, hired one by one as we were building up teams for Ape Escape, The Legend of Dragoon, and Ico simultaneously. During the peak of the game's development, we had well over 100 people working internally in the studio on The Legend of Dragoon — for a PSone game! We had roughly 10 artists dedicated just to drawing concept art for this gigantic RPG. As the game contained lots of pre-rendered maps and full-motion videos, we were forced to spread the content over four CDs, which was the maximum number of discs that the fattest PSone game case could hold.
I'm excited to share a great bit of news that I know many of you have been eagerly awaiting! The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection will be hitting stores starting September 27th, 2011 for $39.99 (MSRP). Featuring two of the most beloved video games of all time from famed visionary Fumito Ueda and his talented team of developers, this collection is a must-have for gamers.
ICO and Shadow of the Colossus have never looked or sounded this good. Both games have been re-mastered to support full 1080p HD resolution for a stunning, razor-sharp presentation, as well as full stereoscopic 3D support to bring the games to life in a brand new dimension.
It's official! At the Tokyo Game Show, Team Ico just announced that their PS2 classics Shadow of the Colossus and Ico are officially heading to the PS3 on one Blu-ray disc. Ico and Shadow of the Colossus: The Collection for the PS3 will sport full HD compatibility as well as support for 3D and Trophies. […]
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Perrysburg board member gave no reason for leaving position.
Cal Smith did not provide a reason for leaving his position
The Salvation Army partnered with local nonprofits to hold a back-to-school fair at the Woodland Mall.
Department's 2nd event gives exams, vaccinations.
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Squad received the Academic All-State Award for having the highest GPA in Division I.
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The purpose of Sempervirens Fund is to protect and permanently preserve coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests, wildlife habitat, watersheds, and other important natural and scenic features of California's Santa Cruz Mountains, and to encourage public appreciation and enjoyment of this environment.
The purpose of Sempervirens Fund is to protect and permanently preserve coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests, wildlife habitat, watersheds, and other important natural and scenic features of California's Santa Cruz Mountains, and to encourage public appreciation and enjoyment of this environment.
Since our founding in 1900, Sempervirens Fund has protected 34,000 acres of redwood forests; planted more than 93,000 trees; and built and maintained more than 60 miles of hiking trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Target demographics:
Sempervirens Fund serves our partnering agencies and organizations, including California State Parks and Peninsula Open Space Trust; residents of the nearby communities of Boulder Creek, Felton, and the entire Bay Area; and countless thousands of visitors from around the world who come to experience the last remaining redwood forests on earth.
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If you met me, you'd never guess that I've never went on a hike until I was in my 20's (I'm a lover of nature) and my very first hike was at Big Basin. One of the first thoughts that ran across my mind was, "Wow. This is what I've been missing?!" All this in my own backyard (i.e. w/in a 30 mile radius) and to know that a place like this was that close made it that much more special. When I found out there was an organization that has a mission to protect places like Big Basin and the redwoods, it gave me a very comforting feeling. I truly hope Sempervirens will continue to protect these places and the wildlife that cannot protect themselves. Thank you Sempervirens!
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Sempervirens is an amazing organization that protects the Coastal Redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. They are responsible for starting some of the best parks in the area such as Big Basin and Castle Rock. These parks and many others that Sempervirens has started not only protect these gigantic majestic trees, but also provide the community with a place to hike, camp, and enjoy nature. Even after protecting all these areas, they are continually working to protect more, both for the better of the environment as well as provide more areas for the public.
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I have volunteered for Sempervirens a few times now. They are an amazing organization with great staff. Sempervirens started Big Basin as well as many other parks. They are continually creating parks and protected areas to preserve California for generations to come. As an avid outdoors-man, I would not have all the great places to hike, backpack, and camp without the outstanding work that Sempervirens does. If you are looking for an organization to donate your time and money to, you won;t be able to find many origranizations are more worthwhile.
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For me, Semper Virens protects the essential parts of our fabulous coastal forests. These huge and beautiful trees provide for every other living member of nature's bounty. I consider the soil, the water and the air to be the living warp and weft of the great fabric we call nature. These redwoods clean the air and water and hold the soil in place in addition to enriching their components. They provide an anchor for the flora and fauna that decorate this carpet of life and give us a gift of peacefulness and beauty that turns our prosaic existence into joyful bliss. The noblest response we can muster is to support this cause with our gifts and energies. To this end Semper Virens is the perfect vehicle of action.
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I've always had a special place in my heart for the redwoods of the coast range in Northern California. The Sempervirens Fund helps protect and preserve this precious resource for our kids and their kids someday. I've been particularly impressed with what Sempervirens has done over the years with Big Basin State Park. I'm an HP employee, and was glad to see Little Basin (which used to be a getaway for HP employees) move into the public domain, with help from the Sempervirens Fund and POST. Keep up the good work!
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The Sempervirens Fund has greatly contributed to the creation and expansion of many of the State Parks in the Santa Cruz Mountains. They developed a regional, science-based plan to guide their work to further expand and connect existing protected lands, in order to protect redwood forests, conserve biodiversity and wildlife connectivity, and create more opportunities for compatible public uses of the land in this important bioregion. Sempervirens Fund staff are hard working, dedicated, and innovative; the organization is highly collaborative, and works effectively with diverse groups including local, state, and federal agencies, other conservation organizations, private landowners, and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Ohlone/Costanoan Indians--the native people of the region. I look forward to witnessing the next era of conservation in this region, which I call home.
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I love going hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It was amazing to
encounter the beautiful redwoods in Big Basin. And I learned how
Sempervirens Fund was instrumental in protecting these trees back then
and how they continue to protect more of them today. It's such an
important mission and they undertake it with great dedication. I highly
recommend them as a place to donate or volunteer.
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I have hiked extensively in the Santa Cruz mountains, but only in the last two years have I realized the importance of Sempervirens Fund in creating the state parks and preserving this wonderful resource for all the people living in Silicon Valley and the surrounding areas.
Since 1900 when Sempervirens Fund was founded, the donations to Sempervirens Fund have create Big Basin Redwoods State Park (the first state park in California), and Castle Rock State Park, and the fund is trying to create an uninterrupted wildlife corridors and an ecological preserve in cooperation with existing land owners, as well as by acquiring land as it becomes available.
This is important to our present as well as to our children's future.
Jim Mott, Oakland, CA
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I have been a donor for around 14 years and now also a volunteer since 2013. Preserving and managing local redwood forest is so important for the present and the future. Sempervirens Fund does a great job to accomplish its goals. All the staff, board members and volunteers work very hard. Every cent of my donation is put to good use. I will keep on donating to Sempervirens Fund. Thank you so much.
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I am so grateful to Sempervirens Fund for preserving the redwood forests of California and the wildlife habitat they provide.
The redwoods are an American legacy that held a storied place in my childhood, spent all the way across the country in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. My Granddaddy loves trees, and he loves none more than California's redwoods. He drove all the way across the country, twice, just to see them.
They are magical. Even if I had never had the joy of living in Santa Cruz and seeing them everyday, I would (and did) support the mission of preserving them for future generations. Thank you Sempervirens!


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20 Biggest Mama's Boys in Sports
Mother's Day is quickly approaching. It's time to start scouting gifts and thinking of ways to express your gratitude for all the years your mom has helped you find lost items over the phone or made you soup when you were sick. Some sons, however, show their love all year along. And judging by the popularity of most of these guys, we're guessing they are never given much slack over it either.
Our partners at Bleacher Report have compiled a list of the 20 biggest mama's boys in sports. From swimmers like Ryan Lochte to basketball players like Denver Nuggets' JaVale McGee, these stars worship their moms (two moms for Kenneth Faried).
Inspired to start showing your own mother some love? Check out the 2012 mother's day gift guide for ideas, and stay tuned for this year's best gift picks.
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Marc Schimsky
Born in Brooklyn, NY, and raised on Long Island, Marc Schimsky began painting and drawing at an early age. He learned how to make original hand-pulled prints in high school and in college, he focused on printmaking, painting and design. Marc's father was a factory worker who supported his son's interest in art by frequently taking him to art museums in Manhattan. Marc's mother was an aspiring writer. From 1969 to 1970, he studied at the University of Siena, Italy, and attended classes in fresco painting and sculpture at the Istituto Statale d'Arte di Duccio di Buoninsegna. During that time, he lived just outside Siena's medieval walls beyond "San Domenico" in a residential area below Siena's famous "Fortezza Medicea". Marc would often sketch the visitors to the fortezza. They became a source of inspiration for him during the late 1960s. His adventure in Italy in those early years reinforced his desire to devote his life to art.
Artist Statement
Since 2001, I have been painting exclusively in oils and acrylics. Friends and family are my main source of inspiration. Within the past 4 or 5 years, my work has become increasingly representational although not necessarily realistic. My paintings deal mainly with matters of movement, energy, rhythm, the ephemeral nature of life, the passage of time and a fascination with people. My subjects are explored through the use of vibrant color, loose yet authoritative brushwork and the illusion of motion. Borrowing qualities found in photography, I often blur parts of my subjects as if to freeze-frame them in the fleeting moment of a familiar experience. My intention is to reveal something mysterious or magical about their personalities. I have always been a great admirer of the works of Hans Hofmann, Max Beckmann, Willem deKooning, Francis Bacon, Manel Anoro and the San Francisco Bay Area painters, particularly David Park, Elmer Bischoff, Paul Wonner, James Weeks and Theophilus Brown. These artists have profoundly influenced my way of seeing the world.
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Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, MFA, 1976 S.U.C. Buffalo, NY, B.S., 1971 2001 - Fellowship, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine - Drawing, Jewelry Design - Honour Mack & Sharon Portelance, instructors 2000 - Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Drawing, Painting - Matthew Girson, instructor 1984 - C.W.Post/L.I.U., Brookville, NY - Computer Art 1981 - SUNY, Stony Brook, Stone Lithography - Dan Welden, instructor
While working on my master's degree at Pratt Institute in 1976, I was awarded an assistantship with Clare Romano-Ross, innovator of the collagraph process, at the Pratt Graphics Center in New York City. It was during this time, that I was first introduced to the possibilities of mixed media. Twenty years later, in 1996, I received the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation's "Power of Art" Award which gave me the opportunity to briefly visit with the world-famous contemporary American "POP" artist, Robert Rauschenberg, at the National Gallery in Washington, DC. Inspired by Rauschenberg's personality and by his canvasses on view in the Meyerhof Collection at the National Gallery, I became interested in experimenting with materials ordinarily thought to be incompatible with each other on the picture plane and began a series of works in mixed media that communicated issues of memory and abandonment. 2008 - Artist's Magazine 25th Annual Competition - Finalist in Abstract/Experimental Category 2008 - B. J. Spoke Gallery, 27th Annual EXPO Competition, Huntington, New York Winner in Painting Category, juried by Marjorie Weinstein, Whitney Mus. of American Art 2007 - "Two Generations of Artists: A Father and Son Exhibition," Orazio Salati Studio & Gallery, Binghamton, New York 2007 - Artist's Magazine's 24th Annual Art Competition - Finalist in the Portrait & Figure Category 2007 - Roberson Museum's Regional Art Exhibition, Sears Harkness Gallery, Binghamton, NY. Awarded "Best-in-Show" by juror Philip Pearlstein, internationally-acclaimed realist. 2007 - Solo Exhibition, Butternut Gallery, Montrose, Pennsylvania 2006 - "Exhibition of Five Regional Artists," Windsor Whip Works Gallery, Windsor, NY 2006 - "Driven to Abstraction," Long Beach Arts Center, Long Beach, California 2005 - "Art in Human Motion," Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA. 2005 - "Light Effects," Open Competition, Firehouse Gallery, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York 2004 - 22nd Annual Natl. Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY 2004 - Solo Exhibition, New Paintings and Mixed Media Works, Orazio Salati Studio & Gallery, Binghamton, New York 2004 - "Merit Award," International Juried Exhibition, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, New Jersey.


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A private investment company led by one of London's top theater producers has bought Live Nation's North American Theatrical Company, which includes Broadway Across America -- Birmingham.
The deal means that Key Brand Entertainment will take over Broadway Across America, which produces Broadway series in 42 cities in North America.
The purchase will not affect upcoming Broadway Across America -- Birmingham shows, which this season include "Camelot" and "Spamalot" and "Jesus Christ Superstar," according to David Barry, director of public relations for Broadway Across America -- Birmingham.
"It will be business as usual for us," he says. That also includes an already-announced engagement of "Wicked," which will open the 2008-2009 season in September, he says.
Key Brand Entertainment's CEO is 45-year-old John Gore, whose has invested in shows including the original London productions of "Cats," "The Phantom of the Opera," "Wicked" and the recent revival of "The Sound of Music."
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Hundreds of rioters attacked the campaign headquarters of an Egyptian presidential candidate who's up against the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate.
Former Egyptian Premier Ahmed Shafiq will face off with the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi in an election runoff June 16-17.
The pair were announced as the top vote-getters in last week's first round of voting. Shafiq is widely viewed by opponents as an extension of the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, and the Morsi-Shafiq runoff is the most polarizing contest possible.
Soon after the announcement, the protestors attacked Shafiq's campaign office, smashing windows, trashing campaign signs and posters, and setting the building on fire.
Shafiq's supporters blame the powerful Muslim Brotherhood for the violence. "It's a crime. They are criminals. This is not freedom," counterprotestor Almel Ibrahim said.
After the attack, Shafiq supporters came to the site and shouted, "The Muslim Brotherhood are God's enemies. Down down Morsi."
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It took a special opportunity to convince Greg Colbrunn to leave his job as hitting coach for the Charleston RiverDogs, and his familys home in Mount Pleasant.
A job as hitting coach for one of the most storied franchises in Major League Baseball, the Boston Red Sox, certainly qualifies.
You never know what opportunities are around the corner, said Colbrunn, hired Wednesday as the Red Sox new hitting coach. I sat down with my family, and this is an opportunity we could not pass up.
Colbrunn, 43, spent six years with the RiverDogs, five as hitting coach and one season (2010) as manager of the Yankees Class A affiliate. Now, hell wear the uniform of the Yankees chief rival.
The more we did our homework, the more it became clear that Greg was a strong candidate, said new Red Sox manager John Farrell. Not only does he have a wealth of knowledge, but he has the ability to relate that knowledge. His fundamental approach to hitting is aligned with what we value.
A 13-year veteran of Major League Baseball, Colbrunn will go from instructing 19-year-old rookies to working with veteran Red Sox stars such as David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia.
When you are in Class A ball, youre dealing with mechanical adjustments and work ethic, trying to build a foundation so they can become good major league hitters, Colbrunn said. When you are dealing with big leaguers, theyve been through that. It becomes more mental than physical. You are dealing more with game plan and approach, keeping them in rhythm and in time.
RiverDogs general manager Dave Echols said Colbrunn was very popular with the teams players and fans due to his hard work and dedication to his craft.
A sixth-round pick by Montreal out of Fontana (Calif.) High School in 1987, Colbrunn hit .289 in 992 career games in the Major Leagues, and won the World Series in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
His career included two years with the Atlanta Braves, in 1997-98.


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UN envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco left Dhaka on Wednesday evening after having brought the bickering politicians to negotiating table and advocating home-grown solutions.
His arrival last Friday evening, nearly seven months apart, had been at a time when the Jan 5 elections process was in progress with the major opposition BNP staying away.Violence has been widespread with the opposition camp's continuous road, railway and waterway blockades.The UN Resident Coordination in Dhaka Neal Walker before his arrival in a statement said the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs would encourage dialogue to create a conducive environment for the Jan 5 elections.It took at least 22 known meetings during his visit before he first disclosed on Tuesday that the two parties had met and held talks.He extended his stay by a day and held a news conference a few hours before leaving Dhaka, where he said it was now the 'responsibility' of the parties to continue talks.He said the United Nations' first aim was to get the two parties sit for talks. Solution was still possible, but that must come from the two parties, he said at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka."I firmly believe there is a ground for an agreement. Bangladeshi leaders must continue to come together."I encouraged both sides to continue their dialogue in the spirit of good will, and compromise," he continued."Bangladeshis expect them to work together constructively to decrease tensions and to find mutually agreeable solutions for free, fair, inclusive and non-violent elections," he said.
The Argentine, who has 25 years of UN experience in dealing "increasingly complex" situations, said he was "very happy" with his Dhaka mission outcome.But he said it still remained "critical to reduce tension and to continue to engage in constructive dialogue" to create a congenial atmosphere."There are measures that would contribute immensely - a call by all sides to end the violence, the release of opposition political leaders, and a mutually satisfactory solution to concerns regarding the elections schedule".Fernandez-Taranco would not go into the "specifics" of the dialogue and whether the elections that the BNP has declared to boycott would be held on Jan 5.He said in the process of dialogue the parties would find solutions to hold "free, fair, inclusive and credible" elections and that both parties agreed to hold a third round of dialogue.Top leaders of the Awami League and BNP have already met twice over the past two days.The emissary continued that it was "very constructive" and "they have been addressing how to reduce tension and build confidence so that many issues can be discussed and come to an agreement".He said all the issues that were relevant to the current situation had been "raised and discussed constructively" and that both sides would be "responsible" in trying to "keep their space of dialogue alive".The UN envoy said both sides made concrete proposals and they would go to discuss them with their leaders and come back. "This is how a dialogue takes place"."This is how representative of parties engage," he said and added that there had to be solutions and "home-grown" solutions.He, however, said he strongly believed that a solution to the current deadlock was still possible, "if there is political will, leadership and an attitude of compromise".He will report back to the UN chief Ban Ki-moon who called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier in the day and hoped that Bangladesh will hold general elections as per its Constitution.Fernandez-Taranco extolled Bangladesh's progress and said everybody knew the consequences if the dialogue failed."Bangladesh is an important member state of the United Nations. It has a powerful voice in shaping the global development agenda beyond 2015".During his stay, apart from his meeting with the leaders of the two parties, he had meetings with the two top leaders –Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia.He met Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad.He said he had conveyed to everybody he met the UN Secretary-General's extreme concerns about the rising levels of violence and majority of this violence victims were innocent civilians including women and children."I strongly urge everybody I met to exercise restraint, uphold human rights, and to respect the rule of law," he said.The current political crisis was exacting "a heavy human, social and economic toll on Bangladesh", he observed.Fernandez-Taranco said his top priority was stopping violence, and stopping unnecessary killing and deaths, reducing tensions and building space for dialogue.


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PITTSBURGH -- If you didn't know that Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmur was going to be fired before Sunday's loss to the Steelers, you know it now.
Shurmur admitted after the Steelers' 24-10 win that he hasn't spoken to either owner James Haslam III or CEO Joe Banner in "quite some time." Haslam and Banner were on the field prior to kick off Sunday, but somehow neither managed to come close enough to Shurmur to exchange a few words.
That sounds borderline dysfunctional for a NFL franchise. Owners and other personnel high in organizations meet on a weekly basis with the head coach. Former Brown coach Sam Rutigliano used to have dinner with owner Art Modell when Rutigliano coached the Browns in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
It's so obvious that Shurmur is on his way out. He could get the word tonight (Sunday) if not Monday.
Shurmur gave an emotional speech to the players after the game. According to players he was close to tears at times. There were times when Shurmur's eyes were tearful during his press conference.
"To me he was trying to hold back tears," linebacker D'Qwell Jackson said. "He put everything into it. We were trying to do something we hadn't done since 1988 (sweep the Steelers), and with everything else that's looming above his head, he's in a tough spot.
"The players appreciate him and we'd run through a brick wall for him. It's too bad we couldn't get a win for him."
Jackson spoke to the team following Shurmur's speech. Jackson knows that changes are coming, not only high in the organization but on the player level.
"This is a long battle and it's a grind," Jackson said. "Through injuries; through those groundhog days in camp; it's a long process from spring to January. I told the guys I appreciate them and it's a pleasure playing with them. The young guys gained a ton of experience. Take that experience and take this feeling and carry that over."
Shurmur said he planned to go about his normal routine the day after the season ends, which is to meet with players in the morning. By then he might know that he's no longer the coach of the Browns.
"If (I'm) not (coaching), then what I'm going to do is help coach and help inspire a team to win games in some role," he said. "I have kids in college. I have mouths to feed, and this is my profession and this is what I choose to do. That is how simple it is in my mind."
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