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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Max Greenfield for "New Girl"
Ed Harris for "Game Change"
Danny Huston for "Magic City"
Mandy Patinkin for "Homeland"
Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family"
Who will win: Mandy Patinkin
Upset special: Danny Huston
Lowdown: This is probably the most unpredictable category for Golden Globe night, since it's also a weird category because of the obvious people -- Aaron Paul, Jared Harris, anybody from "Downton Abbey" et al -- who were excluded. The prediction here is that "Homeland" replicates its huge Emmy night and raises the bar with a win for Patinkin. But maybe the voters will prefer to become the first group to give a win to Huston or Max Greenfield? Don't over-invest in this category if you're in a pool. All options are equally likely, or unlikely.


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A pre-application scoping report for the Benshinnie wind farm was submitted to Scottish Ministers in March 2012.The proposal includes 24 turbines at a height of 125m to tip, although the exact dimensions may change before an application is submitted.
The proposed site is next to Loch Ken and River Dee Special Protection Area (SPA), designated for the importance of its overwintering Greenland white-fronted and greylag geese. The area is also heavily used by breeding red kites, a species listed in Annex 1 of the EU Birds Directive.
We are concerned that Burcote Wind Ltd is pursuing a major wind farm project in such a sensitive location and have raised serious concerns about potential impacts on the SPA and the red kite population.
Red kites are listed on Annex 1 of the EU Birds Directive and therefore subject to 'special conservation measures'. Red kites are also on the 'amber list' of Birds of Conservation Concern, which means they are a species of critical conservation concern in the UK.
The Loch Ken and River Dee SPA provides important habitat for overwintering Greenland white-fronted and greylag geese. Even with mitigation, this proposal is likely to leave outstanding threats and uncertainties over the potential impact on the SPA, which is adjacent to the site.
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Proposal could end Metro transport for students
In response to a proposed federal law restricting the use of public buses for student transportation, the Mercer Island School District (MISD) and King County Metro are voicing their dissent. Both parties have written letters of protest to CFR 49, a recent proposal by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that could prohibit Metro routes from transporting students to and from school.
The statement, initiated by the Bush administration in an attempt to regulate competition between public and private bus companies, was published in the FTAs federal register in May. Before moving any further, the FTA asked for comments due on June 18 from those parties affected by the legislation.
MISD Transportation Supervisor Todd Kelsay, particularly alarmed by the proposal, urged the FTA against cutting Metro school routes. Defending his request, Kelsay cited the 600 students who depend on Metros daily service and the districts pressing budget constraints.
Like many surrounding districts, declining enrollment has forced us to reduce non-instructional costs (including transportation) in order to keep the focus where it should be, on student learning. One major cost-saving adjustment implemented was to use King County Department of Transportation Metro Transit service (Metro) to transport eligible Mercer Island High School (MIHS) students, Kelsay wrote in his letter, dated June 17.
The director went on to explain that, if the FTA proposal does pass, the money necessary for replacing the current Metro-based routes with a private bus company would have to come at the expense of student learning as there is no other available alternative.
Kelsay estimated that the cost of hiring private bus companies would triple what the school currently pays for Metro transportation. The school district distributes approximately 600 free Metro passes to qualifying students three times a year. The majority of students both Island residents and non-residents are unable to get to school via the districts regular yellow-bus routes. The Metro passes cost $18 last year but are jumping to $27 due to soaring diesel prices.
We pay for those students who are outside of the walk zone, Kelsay said. The passes we distribute are good for everywhere Metro goes. It provides [students] transportation to and from school.
Metro representatives wrote a similar letter of concern to the FTA, echoing many of the points made by Kelsay in his comment. According to Metro Transit Contract Administrator Mike Beck, other school districts using Metro routes chimed in on the same chord.
The districts at least want the option of going to Metro if it makes sense, he said, adding that Bellevue and Lake Washington have also used Metro buses. Weve argued in particular for school services because its good to help districts, which are already tight on money, to save a little and put this into educational elements.
As Mercer Islands student population grows, so does the need for Metro transportation. Several years ago, the MISD asked Metro to introduce two routes 891 and 892 that snake through the Island, stopping at MIHS in the morning and afternoon. These rides are in addition to Metros regular Island routes, some of which also stop close to the high school.
According to Beck, the FTA has been swamped with comments sent from school districts and transportation services across the nation. Until FTA members read over the responses, no further decision on the issue can be made. Kelsay and his allies at Metro are hopeful that the proposal will fail. Yet it could be months, Kelsay said, before they hear back from the FTA.
Meanwhile, similar federal legislation has thrown Seattle football fans into a grudge.
Just last week, Metros $6 shuttle service to and from Seahawks games at Qwest Field was stopped due to a recently passed federal charter-service rule. The law stipulates that Metro must give up its shuttling service if a private company offers a bid. And thats exactly what happened.
With the new legislation on its side, Seattles Starline Luxury Coaches signed a shuttling agreement with the Seahawks on Aug. 15. Much to the chagrin of Seattle football fans, they will now have to pay $12.50 to and from games instead of Metros $3 each way.
Whether or not this change is a foreshadowing of things to come for King County school districts remains to be seen.
We understand the FTAs push to provide more opportunities for private firms, Baker said. Were not taking over as an entire [school district] bus system. We just see where we can fill holes for them.
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Asked in a recent interview what she thought of Miley Cyrus's twerking routine, Ross, 85, recalled what her mother told her when she was starting out as an actress.
"[She] would say, 'It's what you are on the inside, not what you are on the outside.' Now, when I go to Hollywood, I think, well, obviously she had it all wrong. It's what you are on the outside!" Ross tells Parade.
But in fact, young actresses don't have to sell themselves out to get noticed, says Ross. "They should be very careful with the way they run their lives. It's dangerous out there," she says. "I was so green, so pure. I was so damn good. But I ended up being Mrs. C. So, if you stick it out, it can be good for you."
Ross admits with a smile that she's still reaping the rewards of her Emmy-nominated role on Happy Days. "It's a very great blessing, and I've never regretted being Mrs. C," she says. "I take advantage of it every time I want the plumber to come – anything I want … I use it."
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Capt. Jack Bennett, of the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, said no one was injured, and no one was apprehended Saturday afternoon.
He said there was an ongoing investigation.
On Saturdays, Wells Fargo, located at 432 W. Union Ave., is supposed to close at 1 p.m., but employees at a West Union Avenue Dunkin Donuts location said they could still see police outside the Wells Fargo bank before 2 p.m.
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The attacks of 9/11 left a permanent mark on the psyche of the American people. For those who were in middle or high school, or just starting college in 2001, their lives and worldviews were changed by 9/11 in a way that no other event could compare during these formative years.
"Growing Up 9/11" tells the story of some of the young men and women who will soon become the leaders of our country. The video asks the 15- to 30-year-olds who currently make up 30 percent of our nation: What did 9/11 mean to you? From the career paths they choose to the media they consume, this generation's views on 9/11 and the impact it had on them will shape our society and our policies over the next few decades.
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- The 9/11 Generation by Eleni Towns
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ECG Frequency EP
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The twenty ninth release of Jeton Records, originally based in Istanbul and with a branch in Berlin, owned and managed by Turkish Techno Player Ferhat Albayrak, welcomes Squicciarini, Nick Vono - ECG Frequency EP with Ferhat Albayrak & Roel Salemink Remixes.
We love Italy ! We love the food, the landscape, the history, the cars and the people ! And recently we love its Techno Artists too. After our Italian Heavy Weapon Peja, we are really happy to have Italian Squicciarini, Nick Vono on their debut release of Jeton Records.
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Ferhat Albayrak Remix, brings to the track a little darkness. More button heavy and more saturated percs, filters and fxs transforms the original to a heavy bullet.
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The Federal Reserve and its announcement that it will soon begin slowing stimulus surely is still playing on investors' minds today, but it's more conceivable that the Chinese government's decision to allow its country's markets to work through a credit crunch was the real cause for the declines in the U.S. markets.
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Shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA ) fell 2.13% after news that a 787 Dreamliner had to make an emergency landing today. This marks the third time in the past week that a 787 Dreamliner needed to land unexpectedly. We have seen the Dreamliner have problems in the past with its battery system, and now mechanical problems seem to be the issue for the planes, which when we look at the big picture shouldn't be something that weighs on investors' minds for too long.
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS ) also fell into the red today despite what should be seen as good news from its Pixar unit. The animated film Monsters University took first place this past weekend at the box office, bringing in $82.4 million in ticket sales. It had been estimated that the film would bring in $78 million, so this was a nice surprise for the company. But Disney was still lower by 0.46% today and again similar to Boeing, investors shouldn't be discouraged by this one-day move lower. It's very plausible that the company was simply pulled lower by the overall negative sentiment moving throughout the market.
Lastly, shares of both the Dow's banking giants also fell. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) lost 3.07% while JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) declined by 2.00% as investors look toward China and its tightening monetary policies. Both companies have operations in Asia and will likely be hurt by what's going on in China, but investors may be overreacting today. Bank of America only realizes about 4% of its revenue from Asian markets while JPMorgan gets about 6%. In the big picture, these amounts are a drop in the bucket and really shouldn't affect the overall financial health of either company.
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) rescheduled its IG Fabricator Workshop event, which will now take place May 3-5 in Plano, Texas, at the Intertek (ATI) Testing Facilities.
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The members of the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) were hard at work last week, hashing out technical matters and pushing forward with educational and certification efforts. The Alliance also covered emerging technologies and innovations, which rounded out the conference at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells in Indian Wells, Calif. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) task group, part of the Emerging Technology and Innovation Committee, which met last Thursday, recently developed a business-to-business Product Category Rule (PCR). This was published on the Institute for Environmental Research and Education (IERE) website last September. The possibility of a business-to-consumer version for residential is being explored.
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Foiled is the fourth studio album by Blue October. The album was certified gold in the United States on August 9, 2006, and on February 22, 2007, was certified platinum. The album is also popular in Canada where it has also achieved platinum status.
The album was recorded during the summer of 2005. Most of the songs on the album are older Blue October and 5591 songs, except for "Into the Ocean" and "Hate Me", which were written in early 2005 while Justin Furstenfeld was living in Los Angeles and recording the early demos for the album. Foiled was originally going to be titled Beyond the Sadness and was to be released October 11, 2005. During the fall of 2005 the working title was changed to Living Just to Watch It All Go By, which is a lyric from the song "It's Just Me". The eventual album title Foiled was coined by Justin Furstenfeld and Jeremy Furstenfeld's father, Dan Furstenfeld. Two promotional spin-offs, Foiled Again, and Foiled for the Last Time were released in 2007. Foiled was listed at number 150 among Billboard's top 200 albums of 2007.[6]
"Hate Me" is the first single from the album. A video for the song appeared on VH1, and the song peaked at number two on the Modern Rock charts.
The second single, "Into the Ocean", was also successful on radio, and the video peaked at number one on VH1.
The track "Congratulations" features guest vocals by Imogen Heap. The track "Into The Ocean" features guest vocals from Zayra Alvarez (best known for her appearance on Rock Star: Supernova). Other guest singers appear on the song "Overweight" but are not named in the album credits.
"Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" was also included on the Saw III soundtrack and features guest vocals by Kirk Baxley. It is the "heaviest" track on the album because of its masochistic themed lyrics.
The version of the album released in Europe contains the bonus tracks "Independently Happy" and "Chameleon Boy", from Consent to Treatment and History for Sale, respectively, but does not contain the hidden track "It's Just Me".
A premium version of the album, Foiled for the Last Time, was released on September 25, 2007, which includes fourteen of the Live at Stubb's tracks as well as the remastered "Calling You" and two remixes of "X Amount of Words".
Foiled remains Blue October's highest selling and most popular album, with the two hit singles "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean" being Blue October's most popular and recognizable songs, and have become rock radio and concert staples for the band. Although Blue October had been touring and releasing albums for eleven years prior to the release of the album, Foiled put them on the map and resulted in a surge in popularity for the band. Every one of the band's subsequent albums has charted in the top 20, and the band continues to perform sold out tours.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Justin Furstenfeld except when noted.
- "You Make Me Smile" (Furstenfeld, Noveskey) – 4:21
- "She's My Ride Home" – 4:41
- "Into the Ocean" – 3:59
- "What If We Could" – 4:03
- "Hate Me" – 6:20
- "Let It Go" – 4:03
- "Congratulations" (featuring Imogen Heap) – 4:01
- "Overweight" – 4:24
- "X Amount of Words" – 4:14
- "Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" (Furstenfeld, Sugg) – 4:32
- "Sound of Pulling Heaven Down" – 4:42
- "Everlasting Friend" – 4:05
- "18th Floor Balcony" (Furstenfeld, Hudson) – 4:32
- "Independently Happy" - 4:55 (Bonus Track)
- "Chameleon Boy" - 5:49 (Bonus Track)
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- Justin Furstenfeld — vocals, guitar, producer
- Jeremy Furstenfeld — drums
- C.B. Hudson — guitar
- Matt Noveskey — bass
- Ryan Delahoussaye — violin, keyboards
- Sarah Donaldson — cello
- Zayra Alvarez — vocals on "Into the Ocean" (track 3)
- Imogen Heap — vocals on "Congratulations" (track 7)
- Kirk Baxley — vocals on "Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" (track 10)
- Jose Alcantar — producer, mixing
- David Castell — producer, mixing
- Phil Kaffel — mixing
- Patrick Leonard — producer, mixing
- Michael Perfitt — mixing
- Chick Reed — producer, mixing
- Joe Spix — art direction, design
- Paul Oakenfold — mixing
- Carmen Rizzo — mixing
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Billboard review
- ^ IGN review
- ^ Sputnikmusic review
- ^ The Tune review
- ^ "Best of 2007 Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for February 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.


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Fire in Sandias now 70 percent contained
20-acre Chimney Fire sparked Friday
Published 1:33 PM MDT Oct 22, 2012
The 20-acre Chimney fire burning in Sandia Mountains is now 70 percent contained.
Crews hope to have the fire fully contained by Monday night. The fire is burning in steep, rugged terrain in the Sandias.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Forest Road 333 and the La Luz and Piedra Lisa Trails are back open open. The parking lots for La Luz and Piedra Lisa are expected to be open on Tuesday.
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What will happen to Afghan women?
As the United States winds down its presence in Afghanistan and tries to talk to the Taliban, will Afghan women pay the price? Will the gains they've made over the last decade be rolled back?
Last week, I heard Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton make a passionate commitment to the contrary at a lunch marking the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Afghan Women's Council.


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Did you have a happy Thanksgiving, Canadian friends? 2.0 and I did. We spent Thanksgiving Sunday with The Beaucoups, and Thanksgiving Monday with The Ocean Family. We ate a lot. And guess what? Nope. Guess again. Nope. Guess again! No! What's wrong with you? Okay, I'll just tell you. I've been doing some thinking, and I've decided to get smart. Like, really smart. And I'm going to give you a gift. The gift of movita's genius. I know. You just peed your pants a little.
In the beginning, most of the recipes I posted on this here blog were adapted from other sources, with a smattering of movita gems in between. A lot of bloggers do this – and don't get me wrong, it's totally awesome. Taking a recipe and then making it a little more… you. This entire blog started with a smattering of ideas that had no real direction, but recently has developed into something a little more… me. (Read: food obsessed.) And now we've got this little thing going on where I tell you all about what we eat here at the Cat Farm, and you keep pretending to find it interesting. And sure, I could tell you to get off the damn computer and live a real life, but how would that benefit me?
This blog has become something of a love affair. I think about it – and you – all of the time. I picture you eating my recipes in your pyjamas. Oops! You just dribbled some sauce down your chin. Oh no! You got some on your Huey Lewis t-shirt. Yah, that's right, let the dog lick it off…
I spend a lot of time searching for recipes that I think we'll all like. Then I test them out, and tweak when I feel it's necessary. And then I take about 150 photos, sit in front of the computer sobbing, and choose a couple to slap up on the world wide web. And all of this photographing and testing of recipes has left me wanting to give you a little more. Because I love you. Don't feel awkward. Come here, you! Embrace me.
In recent months, I've become more and more excited about cooking and most especially, baking. I'm really into the how-tos, the science of, and the art of developing recipes. Basically, I'm falling deeper and deeper into the pit of loserdom that is me. I have started doing some research into the science of baking and cooking. Are you pickin' up what I'm puttin' down? I'm basically my own culinary school. Books, people! I'm reading books. And taking classes. And perusing what other geniuses are posting on the interweb. Oh, and I'm learning a little more about photography. Have you noticed that the photos are actually in focus now, and most are actually of the intended subject? That's what edumication will do for you. And sure, there will be loads of people out there who will always know way more than me, but that's okay. I don't know them personally.
Wondering how this affects you? Well, I'm gunna lay it out for ya. I have inherited a large number of recipes, mostly from family, that are basically a list of ingredients with absolutely no cooking/baking instructions. 2.0′s mother, Jackie, is a great source of what are essentially shopping lists with no other procedural information. She'll hand me a card with a recipe for, say, whoopie pies. It will have a list of ingredients and quantities. I will flip the card over. There is nothing else written. I will ask for the rest of the recipe. Jackie will stare blankly at me. I will then ask her about the procedure, and she'll say things like, "yah, sure, you could cream the butter," or, "I dunno, I guess you could combine the dry ingredients first." But she says it like I'm crazy. And you've gotta believe me, you want some of these recipes – these shopping lists that are passed onto me. But if you're like me, you'll probably want to know exactly what to do with that list to create a little magic. Correction: a lot of magic.
So, because a mere listing of ingredients is not protected under copyright laws, and certainly doesn't constitute a recipe or procedure, I'm going to develop some of these shopping lists into… well, actual recipes. movita tested recipes. Exciting, right? And I'm going to try my hand at developing some recipes from scratch. Total scratch, yo. movita originals, if you will. And because a recipe's directions and added instructions become copywrited by law, I will basically own
your asses these recipes, thus ensuring that I am indeed a legend when I die/get assassinated. (Because famous people are assassinated.)
So, I've started testing recipes. Fun,right? And you can try the recipes and let me know if you like them. And if you don't, you can jam it. (Kidding.) (Sort of.) (Not really.)
So, let's begin, shall we? These pumpkin cheesecake muffins are perfectly delightful! And the recipe was handed down to me (with half-assed instructions) by Rosie Beaucoup. She's my mummy. And sure, there are lots of pumpkin muffin recipes out there, but this one has a sweet cream cheese filling in the centre. So it's better than the other recipes out there. And it's movita tested! The recipes yields about 2 dozen muffins, so you can put some in the freezer. If you have extra batter, and not enough filling, just make a few plain pumpkin muffins for the jerk in your family who says he doesn't like cream cheese.
Okay. That's enough. Your eyes are sore. We'll talk again later this week. I'm outtie.
UPDATE: I'M GOING TO BAKING SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2012! Sometimes dreams do come true…
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Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins
adapted from a recipe handed down by Rosie Beaucoup
Yields about 24 muffins.
For the muffin batter:
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups oil
- 1 3/4 cups pureed pumpkin
For the filling:
- 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
For the topping (optional):
- brown sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or line 24 muffin wells (2 standard size muffin pans).
Begin by making the filling. Cream together the cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Set aside.
Next, make the muffin batter. Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl, and set aside.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the eggs lightly on medium speed (you could also do this with a hand mixer or by hand). Then add 2 cups of sugar, oil, and the pumpkin puree. Beat well on medium speed (1-2 minutes).
Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture, and blend well.
To assemble the muffins, fill muffin wells halfway with batter. Add a dollop of filling (about a teaspoon) and top with remaining batter. Sprinkle brown sugar lightly over top of muffins (if using).
Bake 15-20 minutes, until a golden brown hue appears and muffins are springy to the touch.


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Kinder-Garden - sowing the seeds of learning
The Kinder Garden will provide the opportunity for the children to participate in hands on, real world gardening experiences which correspond to our Living Things Science Unit as well as teaching them responsibility, observation skills and cause and effect. Students will be able to practice speaking and listening, as they will be able to learn about and discuss plants and nature in a convenient location that helps maximize the effective use of all of the space at Ben Franklin. The Kinder Garden will continue the engaging, hands-on nature of the other garden at the school, but will allow students to plant and harvest edible plants to be studied and enjoyed.
Students will be able to plant, cultivate and maintain a garden. Various types of plants will be included that will highlight colors, textures, smells and tastes. All students in kindergarten (100) will participate in whole-class and small group activities to plant, monitor and harvest simple crops including lettuce, tomatoes, herbs and more. Students will discuss the plant lifecycle, plant parts and other scientific concepts located in the kindergarten curriculum.
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KGI is a nonprofit community of over 30,000 people who are growing some of our own food and helping others to do the same.
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Web Links
Bay Area Zen Center
Santa Rosa Zen Center
Zen Center of San Diego
Illinois: Prairie Zen Center
Ordinary Mind Center New York, NY
Zen Center of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ordinary Mind Zen Brisbane, Australia
Ordinary Mind Zen Sydney, Australia
To be added to the Zen Center of Portland mailing list write your name and email address on the sign-up sheet located on the bulletin board at the Zen Center.
Zen Center of Portland has a Facebooks page It is an open group, anyone can see the posts. Request to join the group on Facebook in order to post on the site.


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Dead Island Cheats for PS3On: PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC
Zombie action all set on a lovely tropical island.
Other 1
10 heads are better than 1 (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 10 zombies in a row with headshots.
A taste of everything (Bronze)
Objective: Kill a zombie with 10 different melee weapons.
Ah! Spoiled meat! (Bronze)
Objective: Kill a Butcher using an axe.
Can't touch this (Bronze)
Objective: Use a hammer to kill a series of 15 zombies without taking damage.
Cardio (Bronze)
Objective: Travel a distance of 20 kilometers on foot.
Catch! (Bronze)
Objective: Kill an Infected with a grenade blast.
Dedicated student (Bronze)
Objective: Reach level 25.
First! (Bronze)
Objective: Kill a Suicider with a grenade.
Gesundheit! (Bronze)
Objective: Heal yourself with a medikit 100 times.
Going steady (Bronze)
Objective: Complete 25 quests while playing with at least one co-op partner.
Gotta find'em all (Bronze)
Objective: Find 60 collectibles.
Guns don't kill but they help (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 250 zombies using firearms.
Hack & slash (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 250 zombies using edged melee weapons.
Humanitarian (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 50 human enemies.
Karma-geddon (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 50 zombies using a vehicle.
Knock, knock (Bronze)
Objective: Breach a locked door with the first blow.
Learning the ropes (Bronze)
Objective: Reach level 10.
Light my fire (Bronze)
Objective: Set 10 zombies on fire simultaneously.
Ménage à trois (Bronze)
Objective: Complete 5 quests with 3 co-op partners.
Nearly there (Bronze)
Objective: Find 120 collectibles.
Need a hand? (Bronze)
Objective: Join another player's game.
On, no you didn't (Bronze)
Objective: Kill a Ram using tackle skill.
One is all I need (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 5 Infected in a row with a single blow.
Originality (Bronze)
Objective: Play in a co-op team of 4 different playable characters.
People Person (Bronze)
Objective: Play with 10 different co-op partners for at least 15 minutes each.
Rageman (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 100 enemies with Fury attacks.
Road Trip (Bronze)
Objective: Drive a total distance of 10 kilometers.
Tae Kwon Leap (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 25 zombies with your bare fists.
Tis but a flesh wound! (Bronze)
Objective: Sever 100 limbs.
To put it bluntly (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 250 zombies using blunt melee weapons.
Together in the light (Bronze)
Objective: Complete 5 quests in a single co-op game with the game partners.
Warranty Void if Used (Bronze)
Objective: Create a customized weapon.
Busy, busy, busy (Silver)
Objective: Finish 75 quests cumulatively.
I want one of those (Silver)
Objective: Customize 25 weapons.
Right 4 Life (Silver)
Objective: Complete act I with 4 different characters.
School of hard knocks (Silver)
Objective: Reach level 50.
Steam Punk (Silver)
Objective: Create weapons to rival the gods of fire or thunder.
Swing them sticks (Silver)
Objective: Kill 150 enemies using Analog Fighting controls.
There and back again (Silver)
Objective: Explore the entire island.
Rootin' Tootin' Lootin' (Gold)
Objective: Loot 5 Exceptional Weapons.
The Whole World Went Away (Platinum)
Objective: Collect all other trophies.
Secret Trophies
A very special day (Bronze)
Objective: Kill 250 zombies with modified weapons.
Everybody lies (Bronze)
Objective: Use a large medkit to heal an injury of 5% or less.
How many days exactly? (Bronze)
Objective: Play Dead Island at least 28 days after starting it for the first time.
Savior (Bronze)
Objective: Save 5 people besieged by zombies.
Banoi Redemption (Silver)
Objective: Complete act IV.
Hell in paradise (Silver)
Objective: Complete act I.
King of the jungle (Silver)
Objective: Complete act III.
No raccoons in here (Silver)
Objective: Complete act II.
DLC: Bloodbath Arena
Complete a set (Bronze)
Objective: Kill enemies of 6 different types during a single round.
Fancy (Bronze)
Objective: Survive 10 consecutive waves using only custom weapons.
Gladiator school (Bronze)
Objective: Survive 15 consecutive waves with each of the 4 characters.
Looking for trouble (Bronze)
Objective: Survive 5 waves in each of the 4 Arenas.
Out of honey? Chew bees! (Bronze)
Objective: Survive 5 waves using only your fists and legs.
Stick it to the enemy (Bronze)
Objective: Survive 15 consecutive waves using the analog combat controls.
Wave and Smile (Bronze)
Objective: Survive a wave of enemies in any Arena.
Death Incarnate (Silver)
Objective: Survive wave 30.
Extreme Firefighting (Silver)
Objective: Set 5 enemies on fire and then kill them with explosives.
Morituri te salutant (Silver)
Objective: Survive 30 consecutive waves with at least one co-op player.


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Days Inn >> Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium is fun and exciting for all ages and while in Vancouver on vacation or for business it is a site that should not be missed. This is an aquarium that has approximately 8,000 mammals and fish, such as sea lions and seals, dolphins and sharks. There are so amazing to watch that every member of the family will be excited waiting to see what they will do and to make the aquarium more exciting there are shows throughout the day for visitors. These shows include the Beluga Whales, sea otters, sea turtles, sea lions and other inhabitants of the ocean.
There are other activities at the Vancouver aquarium, for the young visitor there are sleepovers and birthday parties can be arranged. There are also kids camps where marine biology is a part of what they will learn. The older visitors can take tours with trainers and watch them work with the mammals. Making this an exciting day for everyone in the family.
This is one outing that will educate visitors about marine life in a way that is so interesting and fun that one trip might not be enough to see all the marine life that live at the aquarium. Some of the events that will take place while visitors are at the Vancouver Aquarium is the Sea Otter Feed. This is where visitors can see the Sea Otters being fed and learn about the part they play in marine life. A show involving Reef Sharks, where they are fed while visitors learn about them and their habits in the ocean.
Visiting the Vancouver Aquarium is a perfect way to spend a day of vacation or a day away from business while staying at the Days Inn Vancouver. So much to see and so much to learn and it is something that the entire family will enjoy.


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Carson Kressley & Ted Allen Say Queer Eye Forced Them to Come Out
Originally posted 10/18/2013 03:00PM
Ten years ago, a handsome and gabby group of five gay lifestyle experts blazed onto the TV scene as makeover savants, opening doors to their worlds of culture, beauty, food and style – and in the process, exposing for many hopeless heteros what it's like to live and thrive as a gay men.
On Sunday, the much-loved Queer Eye for the Straight Guy cast will return with a reunion show on Bravo, talking to Andy Cohen about their pioneering entry into reality television and how it's changed their lives thus far, turning nearly all of the Fab 5, as they were known, into household names.
Among the show's biggest revelations? Fashion and style guru Carson Kressley and recently engaged celeb chef Ted Allen were not out to their families when the show was about to air.
Ashley Judd's Other Talent
Originally posted 06/25/2004 06:00AM
Perhaps you never outgrow being raised in a family full of talented people. After growing up in the shadow of her singing duo mother, Naomi, and sister Wynonna, Ashley Judd became a huge star in her own right, of course. But when we asked her recently whether she identified with Linda Lee Porter, wife of composer Cole Porter, whom she plays in De-Lovely (opening in limited release July 2), she said, "I think I relate to her a lot. If I know how to do something, it's be in a room with a talented person." Director Irwin Winkler added of Judd: "If I said to Ashley, 'I want you to jump off that building,' she would say to me, 'Where do you want me to land?' But when I said to her, 'I want you to sing a couple of songs,' she said, 'Wait a minute. Don't ask me to jump off that building,' because of her family and the competition with her mother and her sister. But I thought she did a wonderful job, and once I explained to her how important it was, she was great."
Straight Girls to Get Their 'Queer Eye'
Originally posted 04/07/2004 01:00PM
Turnabout being fair play, Bravo is spinning off of its ratings hit "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" with the gender-switching new series "Queer Eye for the Straight Girl," reports Variety.
'Queer' Guy Replaces Kirstie Alley in Ads
Originally posted 03/10/2004 01:00PM
Advertising, like TV programming, it seems, is getting more gay, reports The New York Times.
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SPRINGFIELD -- The four falcon chicks that hatched at Monarch Place earlier this month are sporting new accessories after a visit from MassWildlife officials this morning: sets of metal bands that will help biologists study the once-threatened raptors.
Thomas W. French, assistant director of the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife's Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, and Ralph Taylor, district manager for the agency's Connecticut Valley District arrived at the building shortly before 9 a.m. and spread out the tools of their trade in an empty office. The gear included a pair of nets and a helmet, but in the end French only needed sturdy gloves and a canvas bag as he scooped the brood from the nesting box on the building's 21st floor.
The mother falcon protested by chattering and flying in circles outside the window, drawing the curiosity of pedestrians far below. But, French said, the adult female was not as aggressive as others he has encountered, and the chicks were among the most cooperative he's dealt with. French said the banding process does not harm the chicks, and that handling them does not cause the adult birds to reject their young.
Biologists rely on the banding program to study the success of restoration programs and to better understand the birds' habitat preferences and survival rates. The bands also help biologists determine how far young birds will travel to establish their own territories and track causes of death, according to an item in MassWildlife's May newsletter.
French and Taylor also collected downy feathers from the chicks during the banding process to test the birds for elevated mercury levels. Before returning the chicks to the nest, French filled a plastic bag with leftover prey from the gravel-filled tray. The young have been raised on a steady diet of starlings -- as evidenced by a number of severed heads -- but French also retrieved the remains of a Northern Flicker.
MassWildlife has been banding falcons at Monarch Place for over 20 years, French said, and the first birds took up residence there while the building was still under construction. The current pair kept their home on the Memorial Bridge for the past several years, until the nest took a direct hit as the June 1 tornado swept across the Connecticut River.
The chicks from the pair's 2011 brood were killed in the storm, French said, and this year the falcons returned to the nesting box on the 21st floor of Monarch Place.
The four chicks hatched during the first week of May, and will be strong enough to fly as they reach seven weeks of age.
After the pesticide DDT ravaged the country's falcon population during the first half of the 20th century, restoration efforts have brought the species back from the brink of extinction. Peregrines were taken off the federal Endangered Species list in 1999, but the bird still listed as endangered in Massachusetts.
In the MassWildlife newsletter, French said there were 25 nesting falcon pairs in the state in 2011. A number of nest sites are in the Pioneer Valley, including pairs in Holyoke, Erving, Deerfield, and atop the W.E.B. Dubois Library at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Viewers have been able to watch the Springfield nest up close this spring via a webcam maintained by CBS3 Springfield; a camera has also been set up at the UMass nest.


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The Noble Art of Scambaiting Volume II
March 6. 2007 In an article entitled The Noble Sport of Scambaiting last June, we paid homage to the sublime skills of Shiver Metimbers, the administrator of scambaiting information resource 419Eater. Scambaiting is the sport of scamming the would-be scammer and although vigilantism has its downsides, it's hard to see scambaiting as anything but a noble pastime and some of the better efforts truly are priceless. As we concluded at the time, should Scambaiting ever become an Olympic sport, Shiver Metimbers would be a Gold Medal contender. His latest effort is truly outstanding having tricked scambaiters into performing Monty Python's Dead parrot comedy sketch for the camera. Mister Metimbers, we salute you! Via The Spam Diaries


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• The role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in the regulation of muscle protein turnover was studied in rats. Protein synthesis and total and myofibrillar protein breakdown rates were measured in incubated extensor digitorum longus muscles. Intraperitoneal administration of recombinant TNF-α (300 μg/kg of body weight) increased total and myofibrillar protein breakdown rates by 28% and threefold, respectively, with no effect on protein synthesis. In subsequent experiments, sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture or a sham-operation was performed. Rats received TNF antiserum (1 mL/100 g of body weight) or control serum 2 hours before cecal ligation and puncture or shamoperation. Treatment with TNF antiserum reduced the mortality rate from 25% to 5% following cecal ligation and puncture. The treatment had no effect on protein synthesis but reduced total and myofibrillar protein breakdown rates by 26% and 39%, respectively, in septic animals. Results suggest TNF is involved in the regulation of sepsis-induced muscle proteolysis.
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Jobs, jobs, jobs! No matter who wins Jersey City's mayoral contest this year more jobs should be their campaign mantra.
Pat O'Melia, the owner of Hudson Media Group, has been a stalwart of that cause for years and much if not all of his exhortations on the subject have been on the mark. Instead of ever more condos in Hudson County's largest municipality, the current administration or the next should be scouring the country for developers or light industry manufacturers, warehouse persons, or anyone and anybody looking to relocate their business -- and why not to Jersey City.
O'Melia even sees the slow death of many of the private bus lines that once crisscrossed Jersey City as a symptom of the city's high unemployment. When North Hudson (Union City) was the embroidery capital of the world, bus lines that moved riders from Jersey City to work thrived. The light manufacturing plants that produced pocket books, shoes and a host of other products may have paid minimum wage, but they provided their workers a way to get a toe hold into the larger economy.
Transporting workers to and from those factories kept local bus lines busy and solvent. Though there are a number of other mitigating factors that are responsible for the disappearance of light industry in Hudson County, outsourcing -- the relocating of jobs from America to other countries -- is perhaps the major factor.
There is also the shortsightedness of not having a balanced development strategy that allowed those jobs to be traded away in favor of high-rise commercial and residential buildings that offered few jobs while enjoying substantial and generous tax breaks.
Things change and China, once considered an adversary of the United States, has absorbed many jobs that were once U.S.-based. China's entry into the world of industry has all but rendered the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in this country extinct, having had to merge with other unions. You no longer hear or see those ads -exhorting Americans to "look for the union label" when they're buying apparel.
However, recent articles in the prestige magazines, i.e. The Economist and Atlantic Monthly, suggest conditions for the revitalization of manufacturing here are becoming more favorable. If that's so, now is the time for the city and the county to search out light or even heavy industry to locate here, close to transport facilities such as the Jersey City/Bayonne, Elizabeth and Newark ports.
The city might consider offering businesses incentives, including the same tax abatements currently doled out to condo developers, to lure or encourage industrial development of fallow land in exchange for a pledge to hire a portion of their workforces locally.
I'm sure some of these possibilities have already occurred to city planners, but it's time now, with the economy beginning to stir, to redouble those efforts. More permanent industrial jobs is a surer way to reduce crime, save our public transportation system, insure local domestic tranquillity, then investing in construction of yet another condo highrise.


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Shared holiday
Kassim Hussin, 59, left, laughs with Steve Ropski, 56, right, both of Erie, as Hussin attends the 24th annual Sisters of St. Joseph Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Gannon University at the university's Waldron Campus Center on Thursday. Ropski, a Gannon biology professor, was one of more than 180 volunteers who helped prepare and serve meals for the free dinner event. Volunteers also delivered hundreds of meals to those in need who were unable to attend in person. Event organizer Sister Mary Herrmann, of the Sisters of St. Joseph, said the event served at least 800 people, and monetary donations will be able to give funds to various food banks in the city to help provide food throughout the winter months.


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CHICAGO — Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott, accused of referring to blacks as ''gorillas" and Jews as "sneaky bastards," was suspended from baseball for one year and fined $25,000 by her colleagues yesterday. She agreed to accept the punishment.
After an investigation that began Dec. 1, a committee of owners voted in a nine-hour meeting at an airport hotel here to bar Schott from any direct involvement with the Reds until Feb. 28, 1994, for "using language that is racially and ethnically offensive."


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Magic Man
|Chapter 29
|Posted: February 3, 2012
|"Ethan!" I gasped. He was the last person I thought I would see at my door. "Ethan, what are you doing here?"
He stood there for a moment before answering me. "Well, I was watching the news and saw the storm and the damage and… well… I just had to know you were o.k."
I eyed him for a moment. How long had it been since we broke up and now he was worried about me? Something was up. "What? Did you lose my number? You could have called. And why do you care all of a sudden. You didn't seem so hurt about our break up. From what I remember, you got over it pretty quick."
Ethan's face fell. He knew I was right and he looked broken. I started to feel sorry for him but knocked that thought out of my head real fast.
"Listen, I'm sorry if I hurt you. Things were just moving so fast and people were…" he stopped himself. "I messed up alright? I knew it the moment I moved out. We were getting to that point in our lives when everything was falling into place and I knew marriage wasn't far behind. I guess I got scared. I don't know what else to say except that I am very sorry. I needed to make amends with you and a phone call wasn't good enough. Then with the storm and everything, I felt it was time to see you."
I just stood there and gave him a glare. Did he really think I was going to fall for that? Although, he did look pitiful standing there, shivering on my front porch. I never was the type to kick someone when they were down. I rolled my eyes and stepped aside. "Alright, come on in." I said with no enthusiasm at all. With hunched shoulders, Ethan came in. He looked around.
"Wow, you've really fixed the place up. It looks great." he said taking off his coat. I guess he was staying for a while.
"Yeah well, I had help." I said taking his coat and hanging it up. "Come on in the kitchen and I'll make you something to eat. I was just getting ready to make breakfast. Eggs O.K.?"
"That would be great." he answered as he followed me into the kitchen and had a seat at the table.
I worked in silence, not wanting to start any conversation with him. I just didn't know how to behave. Ethan had been out of sight and out of mind for so long. He seemed like a stranger to me now. "So, uh, whatcha been up to?" I asked to make small talk.
"Oh well, same thing, real estate. Business has been booming. What about you? How have you been?"
My mind flashed to Legolas for a split second. "I've been great. Life out here has been… exciting I guess you could say, at least for country life it has been. The crops were great. Brought in a lot of money. A couple of old friends of mine do the farming and I manage the business end of things. I've managed to keep things afloat since Dad died."
Ethan looked around. "I think he'd be very proud of you. I gotta say, I didn't think you could handle this place on your own. I thought for sure you would have sold it by now and maybe moved back to the city."
"I think I've had enough of city life for a while. Too many people, too rushed and not enough trees." I laughed to myself at the last part. I handed a plate of fried eggs and toast to Ethan, and then sat down across from him. We ate in silence. When we were done, I finally found the courage to ask the one thing that was on my mind since he showed up. "Ethan, what happened to us? We were together for so long and then it was over. You know, I never saw anyone while we were separated. I thought we were just taking some time apart. When I saw you with that girl at your party, I realized what a complete fool I was for thinking we still had a chance. You hurt me Ethan, and for that, I don't know if I can forgive you."
"I didn't come here for forgiveness. I can only imagine what you think of me. I was stupid, babe. I should have known better. You were the best thing that ever happened to me. It has always bothered me, the way we left things. I just needed to tell you that I am deeply sorry I hurt you. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would. I would never have let you go. I guess I just needed you to know that I am not as big a jerk as you think I am."
I glared at him from across the table. "Well, I don't know about that. You ARE kind-of a jerk." Boy that felt good. I think I had always wanted the chance to say that to him. "You are an inconsiderate, lowly, selfish, arrogant jerk." I spit out.
He sat there for a moment, listening to every insult I gave him. "And I deserved that. I know what I am, at least now I do. Are you glad to get that off of your chest?"
You know, no matter how mad he made me, he could always find the humor in a situation. It was the one thing I liked about Ethan. That hadn't changed. "For now I am or at least until I think of a few more things to call you."
"Good." he said simply. Then he got up from the table. "Well, I better get out of your hair. I'm glad things have worked out for you. I just needed to know you were good. So… I'll be leaving now." He walked out of the kitchen and over to where I hung his coat. I watched him get dressed. I was determined not to interfere with his leaving, though a little voice inside my brain disagreed. Ethan turned the door knob and opened the door. He looked back at me once more. "Take care. I hope life gives you everything you deserve." He exited the house.
I watched him walk down the steps and head for his car. He would be gone and I'd probably never see him again. Good. 'Not good' said the little voice which soon became very loud. "Ethan." I shouted before I realized what I was doing. I knew this was a stupid idea but I couldn't stop myself. "Ethan, won't you come back inside for a while. I mean, you drove an awful long way just for breakfast and a few words. Come on. Stay for a little while anyways." Right at that moment, I hated myself.
Ethan came back and stood before me. "Are you sure it's alright?"
"I wouldn't have said anything if it wasn't. Come on, I'll make more coffee." I said and he came back in the house.
I don't know what happened to me but Ethan's little visit turned out to be anything but that. We talked a lot and got a lot of things out into the open. We realized we both made mistakes and apologized. He ended up spending the night… on my couch.
The next day, my power was restored. It was nice to be able to make coffee the modern way again instead of on the stove. Ethan helped make breakfast that morning. I knew what he was doing. He was trying to finagle his way back into my life. I kept thinking about seeing him with that girl. And then when he thought he could make things right by finally proposing to me. It was still too fresh or maybe I just never dealt with it. You know, right after that happened, I moved back here and jumped into my work and friends. I put Ethan right out of my mind. Then Legolas came back and consumed ever thought. I guess I never grieved for losing Ethan. I felt like I had no need to. Legolas came back and made me feel strong and independent. He was a breath of fresh air, a summer breeze. He would be back soon. He promised me he would. In fact, it felt like he was already here.
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The future of the Times: Better than you think
David Geffen, your services may not be required.
Last month, the billionaire Dreamworks co-founder quietly extended a lifeline to the Sulzberger family, signaling his willingness to buy The New York Times and set it up as a non-profit. It looked like a plausible out for the Sulzbergers, who were thought by some observers to be in real danger of losing control of the paper.
But maybe not? Advertising Age crunched the relevant numbers and pronounced the Times more solvent than its critics would have you believe. On current trends, and assuming only the very modest improvement in the advertising market that most analysts expect to see over the next couple years, the Times Co. will most likely be able to meet its debt obligations until 2015, says Ad Age.
Six years may not sound like much of a reprieve for a paper that's been around since 1851 and owned by the same family since 1896. But this is going to be a pretty important six years. Already, the past six months have seen more experimentation and intellectual ferment in the newspaper business than the decade that came before.
By the end of this year, the Times will probably have shifted from its current all-free, all-ad-supported digital model to a "freemium" model wherein readers are expected to pay for certain types of enhanced content. (The first step looks to be charging for Times access on mobile devices.) It may also have joined forces with Journalism Online, which says it could help a Times-sized paper earn an extra $110 million over two years, or with Attributor, which thinks it can help news organizations extract licensing fees from outside websites that repurpose their content.
And that's just in the remainder of 2009. By 2015, the media environment will have changed in all sorts of unforeseeable ways. Maybe widespread failures of other newspapers will have driven up demand for the Times's reporting. Maybe new ad formats or targeting technologies will have made it possible to charge ad rates for digital content similar to those it now charges for print.
And if not, there's always David Geffen.


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Dollar General Store - Spirit Lake, IA - Phone: (712) 336-0307
A department store in Spirit Lake is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories. Department stores usually sell products including apparel, furniture, home appliances, electronics, and additionally select other lines of products such as paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, photographic equipment, jewelry, toys and sporting goods. Some of them are further classified as discount stores. Department stores in Spirit Lake are usually part of a retail chain of many stores.
NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Addresses Clean Energy Leadership Task Force
Audits Confirm Savings from Energy Efficiency Improvements at Long Island School Districts (Long Island, NY) On Friday, February 19th, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli spoke before the Clean Energy Leadership Task Force which is a project directed by the Sustainability Institute at Molloy College located at Republic Airport in Farmingdale NY. Mr. DiNapoli discussed the results of audits..


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Man I was 1v4 by the end of that 4v4 StarCraft game and I pulled off a winctory!
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Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 06:53:09AM +0200, Oliver Lehmann wrote:
> > Because it is a Server Board it offers a lot of managing features and
> > other nice things like serial console at bootup and system monitoring
> > features... but all unsupported withn FreeBSDs software
> Really? That's interesting, because Charles Sprickman told me that
> there is no hardware monitoring information in the BIOS if you go in
> there. Most motherboards provide that in the BIOS as a centralised
> place above all else.
You are right - I could have sworn that there was such an screen in the
BIOS but all I can see is for setting up stuff like enabling eventlog and
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but no display screen for "health information"...
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A man was caught selling marijuana to a juvenile two months ago by undercover police officers looking for a suspect in an attempted homicide, officials said.
Walter G. Rosario-Sales was seen selling two baggies of marijuana to the juvenile at Williams and East 4th streets in Bethlehem at about 3:15 p.m. Feb 4, after the juvenile left a home plainclothes officers were watching, officials said.
Rosario-Sales was found to have six other baggies and $10 in cash, and the juvenile tried to discard the marijuana he had just bought, officials said.
Rosario-Sales, 21, of 1276 Steel Ave., Bethlehem, was arraigned late Monday night on charges of delivery of a controlled substance and drug possession and committed to the Northampton County Prison on $25,000 bail, according to court documents.
A preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. May 2.


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Former titleholder Robert Guerrero declared himself "hungry" in advance of his welterweight return against Yoshihiro Kamegai; division counterpart Devon Alexander is "ready for another run at the title" and featherweights Gary Russell and Vasyl Lomachenko are fired up for their clash for the vacant WBO belt in a tripleheader slated for June 21 on Showtime at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
"The fans in Carson always demand the best fights possible and we've got two more for them on June 21. It's great to have Robert Guerrero back in the ring where he belongs and his fight with Kamegai is going to be action-packed from start to finish," said Oscar De la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions, in a release on Wednesday.
"Also, Russell vs. Lomachenko is a fight fans have been asking for and looking forward to seeing for quite some time. Given what these two young men can do in the ring, it may not be the last time we see them fighting each other. Add in Alexander vs. [Jesus] Soto Karass and this is another great card that I can't wait to see."
Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 knockouts) signed with powerful advisor Al Haymon in March, this after having earned a career-high $3 million for his loss to Floyd Mayweather in May 2013. The loss to Mayweather ended Guerrero's seven-and-a-half-year undefeated streak. Guerrero had won 15 consecutive fights, having previously lost by a split decision to Gamaliel Diaz in December 2005 only to win their rematch with a sixth-round knockout the following June.
"I'm excited to be making my ring return on June 21, especially for my fans in California," said Guerrero, a former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder who entered the bout with Mayweather following consecutive unanimous decision victories over Selcuk Aydin in his 147-pound debut and former titleholder Andre Berto in July and November 2012, respectively.
"Although I've been out for a while – make no mistake about it – I'm in great shape. I'm hungry and I'm looking forward to the challenge Kamegai presents. I am just happy to be fighting again while bringing excitement to the hottest division in boxing, the welterweight division. I have no doubt that I will be victorious in my return."
Kamegai (24-1-1, 21 KOs) will be after his third straight stoppage victory since falling by unanimous decision to Johan Perez last June and was last in action for April's fourth-round knockout of Jung-Hoon Yang.
"It's good to fight in the United States again at StubHub Center, especially after I was treated so well by the fans there the first time," said Kamegai, 31. "This time though, I'm going to get the win. While Robert Guerrero is a great fighter, I will be better than him on June 21."
A 2008 U.S. Olympian, Russell is 24-0 with 14 knockouts, having been declared by WBO President Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel in October to be the WBO's mandatory challenger to face then-beltholder Orlando Salido. The ruling did not preclude Salido from making a voluntary defense against Lomachenko, which he did on March 1. Lomachenko fell by split decision but Salido lost his belt at the scales after failing to make the 126-pound weight limit.
As a result, the title became vacant.
"This is the moment I've been waiting for and now it is time to show the world my boxing skills and talent," said Russell, 25. "Lomachenko's reputation speaks for itself. I respect him as a fighter but he doesn't know what he is about to face fighting me. He's going to find out that I'm on a whole different level and come June 21, that belt is going to be mine to take home."
Lomachenko, 26, had he had wanted to make history by becoming a titleholder in what was being billed as his second professional fight. According to Fight Fax Inc., Lomachenko is actually 7-1 because he was paid to take part in six World Series of Boxing contests.
"I know how good Gary Russell is and it's going to be a good fight for the fans on June 21," said Lomachenko. "I learned a lot from my fight with Orlando Salido and I will be the best I can against Russell. I want that world title and I plan on taking it."
Alexander (25-2, 14 KOs) is returning to action for the first time since December, when he was dethroned as IBF beltholder by Shawn Porter in a unanimous decision. Prior to facing Porter, Alexander had scored a seventh-round stoppage of Lee Purdy in May, representing Alexanders' fourth straight victory since falling to former WBO 147-pound beltholder Tim Bradley by 10th-round technical decision in January 2011.
"I had a nice break after my last fight," said Alexander, 25, whose run had included a split-decision over Lucas Matthysse, currently THE RING's number one-rated 140-pounder, and a unanimous decision over Marcos Maidana.
"It allowed me to regroup, recharge my batteries and get ready for another run at the title. Soto Karass is a tough guy. There's no denying that but tough won't be enough when we fight. I'm a man on a mission now and he's in the way."
Alexander dethroned hard-hitting Randall Bailey for the IBF belt in October 2012 before facing Purdy, has stopped former titleholders Juan Urango and Junior Witter and decisioned DeMarcus Corley and Andriy Kotelnik.
"Devon Alexander is fast and slick and you have to respect his skills," said Soto Karass, 31. "But if he doesn't respect mine, he's going to get knocked out. And even if he does respect me, I'm going to beat him on June 21 and get back in line for a title fight."
Soto Karass (28-9-3, 18 KOs) has fought as high as junior middleweight for a fifth-round knockout loss to middleweight title challenger Gabriel Rosado in January 2012 and is 4-2 with two knockouts over the course of his past six fights.


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At the start of the discussion, Harris attempted to get Koplin, the township manager, to recuse herself from any future planning commission actions on the quarry.
He distributed emails and other documents to the planning commission that he maintained show Koplin, as township manager, has been involved in the "day-to-day litigation" regarding Geryville Materials' quarry applications.
Harris said he doesn't fault the township manager for participating in litigation between Geryville and the township. But he argued members of the planning commission are required to be fair and impartial.
"You can't be participating in the litigation opposing the quarry and at the same time be fair and impartial regarding decisions concerning the quarry," argued Harris.
"This isn't just about what's happening tonight regarding the preliminary plan," he said. "The importance of this is going forward. It has to do with the continued review of the final plan."
Township solicitor Cappuccio said he did not believe Koplin had to recuse herself.
Backenstoe asked Koplin if she thought being the township manager had made her biased and unable to be fair and impartial reviewing Geryville's land development plan.
"Absolutely not," she replied. "We are entitled as residents to serve on various commissions and boards."
In addition to being a township employee she said: "I'm also a resident, a taxpayer, a landowner. I am entitled under the Municipalities Planning Code to be appointed and sit on the board. I am just as capable of reviewing their application as any other member."
One resident weighs in
The only resident to speak on the issue was Jean Schoch, who asked if any members of the planning commission belong to the Lower Milford Residents Association, which opposes the quarry and is represented by a lawyer.
If any planning commission members are members of the association, Schoch said, they also should recuse themselves from reviewing the plans.
None of the planners at the meeting admitted to being members of that association.
Gadek said Schoch was only "making a suggestion; an expression of concern."
After the meeting, Schoch said she believes at least two planning commission members are members of the anti-quarry group.
Not a hearing
Although it was not a hearing, Geryville had a court stenographer at the planning commission meeting.
Planning commission secretary Ann Frey asked Harris if the township would be getting a copy of the transcript.
Replied the lawyer: "If you pay for it, we'll be happy to see that you get a copy."
Later, when Cappuccio, the township solicitor, spoke up to take issue with something Harris was saying about Koplin, the Geryville lawyer snapped: "One person speaks at a time, Mr. Cappuccio. I have the floor."


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Natalie Maines cancels Anaheim appearance
No detailed reason has been given, so we're left to speculate why Natalie Maines' L.A. date is still on but her first solo appearance in O.C. is off.
Regardless, Maines has canceled her Oct. 9 show at House of Blues Anaheim. Refunds are available at point of purchase. Credit card purchases are automatically being processed.
The only explanation is that there has been "a change of scheduling," which I suppose could have something to do with prep time needed for a series of Dixie Chicks appearances across Canada starting later this month.
Yet Maines' schedule still allows for a recently added gig at L.A.'s El Rey Theatre on Oct. 8, the night before what would have been her Downtown Disney gig. Those tickets, $38.50, are still available.
Maines isn't the only act scrubbing shows: Irish ensemble Clannad, featuring vocalist Moya Brennan. Nádúr, the group's first album in more than a dozen years, just dropped last week, but its performance at El Rey on Oct. 16 has been canceled anyway. Refunds also available at point of purchase.
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Keep criminals here
The message conveyed by acting state Attorney General John Hoffman is that he envisions the penalty facing slave traders charged with human trafficking as a quick trip to Mexico. That abdication of his prosecutorial responsibility to seek justice is just as disgraceful as the accusations lodged against the traffickers, who are charged with raping and enslaving women smuggled to the United States.
From The Star-Ledger article ("Sex-slave traffic linked to Lakewood," July 19), "... Hoffman said he was not sure if any of the defendants would serve in prison before being deported if they are convicted."
Does Hoffman have no shame? His statement says the Department of Homeland Security is expected to just ship those men out and Hoffman won't lift a finger to stop the deportation so that the accused can face justice after committing horrific acts.
Hoffman needs to be reminded that he was appointed to his position by the loudest governor in the country. One would think such a governor would be on the phone immediately to insist to the president that more than just a slap on the wrist is merited by such dehumanizing and disgusting behavior.
Human trafficking is a crime against humanity perpetrated by inflicting incredible physical and psychological damage on vulnerable individuals.
The defendants must be tried, convicted, sentenced and imprisoned as prescribed by law and then, only after their sentence is completed, should they be deported.
Oscar Ruiz, Livingston
Catholics' fight
Yogi Berra said, "You can observe a lot by watching." In this latest report about an accused sexual predator priest, Rev. Robert Chabak ("Archdiocese allowed accused priest to live in rectory," July 21), we non-ordained Catholics watch yet another example of clerical arrogance, and the clergy's egregious disrespect for the people it is supposed to serve. And so, "Bravo!" to Daniel O'Toole for his fortitude and perseverance to right another wrong perpetrated by these so-called "shepherds" at both the local and archdiocesan level.
You are not alone, Mr. O'Toole. There are many of us who continue to observe and fight these injustices in our own way. We must keep watching and fighting until these unmarried clergy rewrite the bylaws of their exclusive boys' club. All of us are supposed to be the church.
Margaret O'Hara, West Orange
Obama's divisiveness
President Obama's remarks about racial injustice "that doesn't go away" ("Trayvon 'could have been me 35 years ago,' " July 20) disparages America's legal system, even though Martin v. Zimmerman had to be one of the most closely tested incidents for racism, from the moment the police arrived at the scene to the verdict.
Instead of using the presidency to bring America together as an example that America has long ago risen above simple-mindedness, Obama fuels division that risks inciting race violence similar to that after the Rodney King trial. Fortunately, Americans know better.
Jeffrey E. Grant, Belle Mead
Selective outrage
What ever happened to Gov. Chris Christie's proclamation that no public employee should ever make more than his $175,000 salary?
Rutgers, the state university, just announced its intention to hire a new chancellor for $675,000 per year, plus $101,250 in annual bonuses, plus an extra $40,000 a year in deferred compensation if he stays in the job for five years. He also gets a two-bedroom apartment, paid for by Rutgers, while he looks for a house. He will then get a $12,000-a-year housing allowance, plus a car and driver. That sweet deal comes to more than $800,000.
The governor called former Parsippany schools superintendent Lee Seitz "the poster boy for greed" because his salary was more than Christie thought it should be. I would ask the governor what epithet he plans on hurling at the new chancellor for making four times as much as "poster boy" Seitz?
Jack Curtis, Brookside
Bad federal move
I was disappointed to learn that Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11th Dist.) voted "yes" this month on the House Farm Bill, which includes a dangerous amendment that threatens to nullify state animal welfare legislation. The "King Amendment," if passed, could undo a number of important state laws that reduce the suffering of dogs in puppy mills, animals on factory farms, horses to be slaughtered and more.
We have laws of this sort both on the books and pending here in New Jersey. I can't see why Frelinghuysen would let federal law prevent his state's laws from being enforced.
This amendment should not stand, and it is up to Frelinghuysen and the rest of the New Jersey delegation to make sure it is eliminated from the final version of the Farm Bill.
Nancy Kaplan, Montclair
Not a funding problem
In their July 17 op-ed, "Raging against the machine," Jaysen Bazile and Thais Marquez stated: "Our public schools are robbed of the funds we need to properly educate our young people, and do so in buildings that are falling apart."
Newark spent $23,160 per student in 2011-12 while the New Jersey average was $18,047. The latest available national average amount from 2008-09 is $10,694. It's safe to say that Newark spends double the national average, yet the president of the Newark Students Union complains about schools getting robbed of funds. The average high school graduation rate in 2008-09 for the United States is 70.5 percent, and 86.4 percent for New Jersey. In 2009-10, Newark's graduation rate was only 55 percent.
I do not understand how anyone can claim that Newark schools are underfunded because it's clearly not the case. One can only question how they are spending those funds.
Rob Chadwick, East Windsor
Thomas's darker past
With reference to the many tributes for the late Helen Thomas, she accomplished many things, but such a tribute should not have been provided to such a bigot. Would anyone have done so for someone who called for the expulsion of blacks, Indians or Muslims? I think not.
Despite all that she accomplished, she should be remembered as what she was — an anti-Semite.
Jack de Lowe, Raanana, Israel
Mental health hurdles
Thank you for the coverage by The Star-Ledger's Susan K. Livio ("Families outline issues with mental care," July 19), focusing on the effects of parity laws for mental health benefits. In addition to obstacles outlined, countless individuals are denied what is, in essence, preventive care.
Psychiatrists charge $75 for 15-minute appointments for medication monitoring. This essentially allows you to purchase your medication from a very elite store. They may choose to not accept insurance, leaving you to do the paperwork. When your claim is denied ("lack of proper coding," because you are not a doctor) and you mention the parity law, they don't say "sue me," but they might as well.
You can give up your legal right to privacy to fight for mental health care. If you win this battle, but lose your job, it isn't much of a win, and your psychiatrist knows this. Add this to the shrinking number of psychiatrists and you can see that the problem is much larger than a law that hasn't kept up with the reality of mental health care availability.
Jaye Roth, Leonardo


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Kayak Angler Tournament Series – Lake Travis Video
ACK's Chris Hackerd made a surprise visit to the Lake Travis KATS event on March 24th to interview a few unsuspecting participants. Check out this video we recently posted and expect more from our next event!
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Logic Express 9.1.8, Logic Pro 9.1.8 updates
Those GarageBand issues addressed in the last update? Yeah, for Logic Pro, the word "lingering" probably doesn't cover it. But Apple is back with a fix for that and a whole bunch of other nasty, nagging and not so much problems — step inside, please.
Logic Express 9.1.8, download
— Resolves an issue in which the Save As command sometimes resulted in an alert dialog in Logic 9.1.7.
— Fixes an issue that caused an Airplay dialog to repeatedly appear.
— Relaunching the audio driver now reliably applies changes made to the buffer size.
— Resolves performance issues when using plug-ins that provide frequent graphic feedback.
— Resolves an issue that could cause an abnormally large monitoring delay after a computer wakes from sleep.
— Additional issues here
Logic Pro 9.1.8, download
— Provides compatibility with songs created with GarageBand for iOS 1.2.
— Resolves an issue in Logic Pro 9.1.6 in which projects with a large number of fades displayed "I/O Error, Result code = -36" when playback was started.
— Improves performance when using multiple instances of EXS24 in 32-bit mode with EXS24 Virtual Memory mode active.
— Resolves several issues related to the download and installation of basic and additional content.
— Resolves an issue that could occur which caused the application to stop responding when performing Undo. This would occur after deleting a file or region in the Audio Bin.
— Additional issues here
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Forecasters today widened their warnings for a powerful storm expected to batter England and Wales in the early hours of Monday morning.
They say it is now looking more likely than before that the storm — with wind speeds of 80mph (128km/h) or more — will cross the southern half of Britain, rather than passing south of the country — and a larger area than previously thought could be affected.
The Met Office issued an amber warning, meaning "be prepared", for the southern half of England and the southern half of Wales.
It gave a lesser yellow warning, meaning "be aware", for the