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Jocelyn Johnson and James Allen were married Monday, March 23 at Island of Jamaica in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Conrad H. Pitte officiated.
Art Force to host luncheon
Art Force will host its spring membership luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the home of Ilene Balliett, 7600 Norwood Drive.
WT student on TV show
One West Texas A&M University student will vie for the attentions of Daisy De La Hoya on VH1's "Daisy of Love" reality show.
Ballet set for 2 performances
Amarillo Ballet will present a pair of original dance arrangements this week for its spring performance.
String quartet to play up-close at museum
Music lovers can have an up-close experience with the region's premier string quartet when it performs its final season concert this week.
AC to stage musical
Boring shoe salesman Harry Witherspoon stands to inherit $6 million from an uncle he never even met.
Golden Nail Award gala set for Friday
The 2009 Golden Nail Awards Gala is scheduled this week.
Beethoven works to be showcased
Two violin sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven will be performed at Chamber Music Amarillo's final season concert this week.
Youth choirs to perform today
The Amarillo Youth Choirs will perform their annual Spring Concert today.
A cappella Mosaic to perform
The six-man vocal band, Mosaic, will perform in Amarillo this week.
Genome could improve milk
WASHINGTON - It took 300 scientists six years to outline the genetic sequence of "L1 Dominette 01449," a Hereford cow living on a research farm near Miles City, Mont.
Workers put retirement on hold
America's workers are delaying retirement, their human-resources executives said in a recent survey.
Manufactured goods, homes rise
WASHINGTON - Demand for big-ticket manufactured goods and new home sales both were better than expected in March, raising hopes that the long slides in manufacturing and housing are slowly coming to an end.
Crisis fosters new gold rush
COLOMA, Calif. - There's still gold in California's Sierra Nevada foothills, and a new rush is under way to find it.
Drought-stricken farmers get relief
FRESNO, Calif. - Farmers in California's drought-stricken agricultural basin finally will get a meager supply of federal water to nurture their crops this summer.
Bank stress-test results spur stress
NEW YORK - It was the banking industry's equivalent of Judgment Day: Dark-suited bank executives called in to top-secret meetings with Federal Reserve officials to learn whether their institutions might live or die if the economy took a sharp turn for the worse.
Ex-Freddie Mac CEO returning as consultant
WASHINGTON - Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac, coping with the apparent suicide of its acting chief financial officer, said Friday that its former chief executive is coming back temporarily to help oversee the company's finances.
Credit-card issuers cut consumers more slack
For years, consumers deep in debt turned to counseling agencies to negotiate repayment plans with credit-card issuers. But consumers are now in such dire straits, some can't even afford repayment plans despite concessions from card companies.
Help for hoops team
Johnna Pointer was still coaching basketball at Wayland Baptist in Plainview when parents of school-aged children would approach her, asking for more coaching or clinics.
Other people's business: Offer cleans plates at Popeye's
I begin with an item for the chicken watchers in town.
A collection of tuxes tell a tale
LINCOLN, Neb. - Fifty years ago, a red-headed woman named Betty and her husband bought a tuxedo shop.
Dr. Gott: Hyperparathyroidism needs to be taken seriously
Dear Dr. Gott: I was recently diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism. I went several years without a diagnosis. My family doctor referred me to an endocrinologist, who did nothing to help me.
Dear Abby: Girl wants to turn empathy into action
Dear Abby: I am a 13-year-old girl, soon to graduate from elementary school. Please don't judge me by my age because I have an important question.
Hypnobirthing natural way to go
MIAMI - I was in the bathroom just after midnight, wishing I'd skipped that extra piece of my husband's birthday cake. At nine months and a day, my pregnant body didn't have room for extra anything.
Spring into fresh looks
April is one of the prettiest months of the year. That's because flowers bloom not only in garden shops, but also in boutiques and department stores.
Violence is down: Time to marry in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Three cars bedecked in flowers and ribbons swerve around blast walls and honk through police checkpoints, before screeching to a halt outside a Baghdad hotel. A brass band runs up to a shining sedan as the bride, struggling with her gown, emerges.
Dear Abby: Wrong credit cards passed unnoticed
Dear Abby: A few weeks ago, my family and I went to one of our favorite restaurants for lunch. Afterward, I glanced at the check, gave my credit card to the server, signed the receipt and left.
Brown returns to shelves
NEW YORK - The book world has a stimulus plan: a new Dan Brown novel.
Heloise: Washing out marker stains
Dear Heloise: How can I remove permanent marker from a shirt pocket? - Teresa Burch
'Ladies, share your period stories'
Though it eventually happens to almost every girl, it's rare that women and girls talk about it aloud with ease.
Travel Briefs
Historic locomotive tracked on Twitter
Twain stories released
When he died 99 years ago, Mark Twain was this country's most beloved writer, yet his status as both an author and protean example of the now-familiar pop cultural celebrity seems to grow with each passing decade.
Spring's sandals bigger kick
NEW YORK - Gladiators were tough, but spring's towering, leather-covered, often-studded sandals are an even bigger kick in the aggressive-shoe trend.
New self-help books inspire during our troubled times
NEW YORK - Finding a better job. Staying calm. Reinventing yourself.
Weddings: A united effort
In some cultures, it is customary for the parents of the bride, or even the couple themselves, to pay for the majority of the wedding expenses. In the Hispanic tradition, friends and family on both sides play an important role.
Walk a mile in his shoes
LOS ANGELES - The power of shoes. It's something most women and many men understand completely. And it is what transformed the young, shaggy-haired, rope-bracelet-wearing entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie into a visionary business leader hobnobbing with former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu in fewer than three years. The 32-year-old founded Toms Shoes based on the simple idea that for every pair of his canvas shoes you buy, a pair is given to a child in need.
Cannes fest names 20 films up for top prize
PARIS - This year's Cannes film festival will pit a roster of festival veterans, including four former winners of the glamorous film competition's top prize, against challengers from emerging cinema hotbeds from China to the Philippines.
Battered island is on rebound
GALVESTON - Here's a snapshot taken on a recent weekday morning in Galveston: Tanned surfers ride breaking waves. Souvenir hunters stroll past roadside shops. Sightseers pedal rented bicycles on the shoulder of Seawall Boulevard while hungry vacationers munch on blackened catfish and fried shrimp at beachfront eateries.
Wedding still nice on shoestring budget
Television shows like "Bridezillas" and "Platinum Weddings" make the idea of saving money on the bride's day seem quaint. But the reality for many brides, and parents of brides, is that not everyone has tens of thousands of dollars to spend on a one-day event.
Kelly claims first victory since '02
Jerry Kelly rallied with a pair of birdies on the back nine Sunday at Avondale, La., showing steady nerves to win the Zurich Classic for his first PGA Tour victory since 2002.
Busy week for elite athletes
More than 350 area athletes will compete in Region I track and field meets this week.
Pampa tops Caprock in seeding game
Pampa beat Caprock, 9-4, on Saturday in a softball playoff to determine the third and fourth playoff seeds in District 3-4A.
Tascosa, Central split pair
After playing what coach Jason Patrick called "our worst game of the year" in a 9-1 loss in Game 1 of a District 2-5A baseball doubleheader to San Angelo Central, Tascosa came back and won the second game, 10-5.
Surge continues
Entering last week, the Caprock baseball team was clinging to playoff hopes with a District 3-4A record of 2-7 after four consecutive losses, including three straight by one run.
Yard Dawgs beat Dusters, 41-28
Oklahoma City quarterback Robert Kent threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns as the Yard Dawgz beat the Amarillo Dusters, 41-28, on Saturday night at Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.
Jones, Orioles rally past Texas
BALTIMORE - Adam Jones enjoyed beating the high-powered Texas Rangers at their own game.
Rodeo: Team ropers LeMond, Adams match record
A West Texan roped his way into the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's record book.
Keselowski wins on scary last lap
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Even with a car flying upside-down and another on fire and crashing near the finish line Sunday, Brad Keselowski never lifted his foot off the pedal at the end of the Aaron's 499.
Finishing is a victory for many drivers at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Greg Biffle has an ambitious goal for today's Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway - to finish.
Route 66 season opens
Route 66 Motor Speedway started its season Saturday night with two defending champions winning races.
Mavs overcome Parker to take 3-1 lead on Spurs
DALLAS - Tony Parker was exhausted, having done everything the San Antonio Spurs wanted him to by aggressively taking the ball to the basket.
Rockets' Yao just fine with quiet role in playoffs
HOUSTON - Yao Ming has taken only 13 shots in the last two games of Houston's first-round series against Portland. That's OK with him.
Scoring balance works for Mavs
DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki is nearly 10 points below his season scoring average in the playoffs - and the Dallas Mavericks are still on the verge of advancing.
Area officials meet over swine flu situation
Emergency management and public officials in the Amarillo and Canyon areas met Sunday for a statewide conference call regarding swine flu.
Perryton authorities probe killing
A Perryton man was arraigned today in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man.
Many kids in violent homes CPS taking fewer away
A child's behavior speaks volumes to April Leming.
Profiles of Success: Education provided self-worth
When I started classes at Amarillo College my self esteem was pretty low. I really was going just for me, not for a better job, or more money, but to prove to myself that I was smart and had worth. Every time those grades came out I just got a little taller and today I am very sure of my value in society.
Family argument leaves man dead, teen in jail
An argument between family members Saturday ended with gunfire, leaving a 65-year-old man dead and a teenager behind bars.
Jon Mark Beilue: Finish line never enough for racer
Vikram Mittal, 28, has always been focused and driven. Everything, it seems, has a finish line. Once he crosses one, he's ready for another. And then another. And another.
Perryton man arraigned on murder charge
A Perryton man was arraigned Saturday in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man.
Bob Wills Day Festival rocks Turkey
The sweet sounds of fiddles belting out western swing filled the air Saturday afternoon in Turkey as the Texas Playboys played to a big crowd in town for the annual Bob Wills Day Festival.
From Palo Duro to Pittsburgh: Steelers pick Ziggy
Ziggy! Ziggy! Ziggy! That chant and a booming noise of celebration from a couple hundred of people attending Hood's watch party echoed through the bottom floor of the Ambassador Hotel about 6:40 p.m. Saturday.
Ranger Day: Kids go wild over scats
SANFORD - Jose Ochoa and Ricardo Rodarte were fascinated by the skulls.
Missing woman's body found at house
A man searching a vacant home for junk to sell stumbled across the body of a missing 55-year-old woman Saturday morning in an abandoned garage in northeast Amarillo.
New lab gets to the core
A new laboratory at Pantex will conduct detailed surface studies of plutonium cores recovered from dismantled nuclear warheads.
Globe-News snares 8 awards
The Amarillo Globe-News received eight awards from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association during its annual convention last weekend in Austin.
Window on the Past: St. Andrew's pride
Congregation members marched across the wide-open field at 16th Avenue and Bryan Street in April 1949 to break ground for the new St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The windy scene and blessing of the location was captured by an Amarillo Sunday Globe-News photographer.
Swinford: Area slighted
AUSTIN - If you don't think redistricting is a serious matter, you have never met Rep. David Swinford.
Police: Crash on overpass sends 3 to hospital
A two-vehicle wreck sent three people to the hospital Sunday night.
One-vehicle wreck ties up Interstate 40 traffic
A one-vehicle wreck tied up eastbound traffic on Interstate 40 for about an hour Sunday.
Panhandle early voting begins
Voters have a job to do. They can do it May 9 or take care of it in advance.
May 9 elections
Early voting for municipalities and school districts will run on weekdays from Monday through May 5.
Two die in two traffic wrecks
Two traffic wrecks Saturday in Randall County claimed the lives of two area men.
Eye on Austin: Voter-ID debate nears head
Sometime this week Texas House Elections Committee chairman Todd Smith expects to send a voter-identification bill to the chamber's Calendars Committee, the panel that decides what bills go to the House floor for a vote.
Man chases assailant after being shot
A 31-year-old man was in critical condition Saturday evening after he was shot several times in the torso, Amarillo police said.
It's all Trew: What became of old marker on state line?
Those of us living along Route 66 who research and promote the old road's history have long pondered the fate of a missing Texas Highway monument. Many old-timers still remember entering Texas from Texola, Okla., to the east and passing by a neat, art-deco design granite monument alerting motorists they were now in Texas.
Globe-News wins 7 statewide awards
The Amarillo Globe-News received eight awards from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association during its annual convention Saturday and today in Austin.
Teen held in man's shooting
A teenager has been charged with shooting a 65-year-old relative after a shooting that police say may have been triggered by an argument.
Bond sought to fix Memphis schools
Travis Elementary School in Memphis hasn't aged well.
Food Establishment Inspection Report
The Food Establishment Inspection Report is a weekly report that appears on Mondays. Information is taken from reports provided by the Bi-City-County Health District and individual reports can be viewed at their Web site at www.ci.amarillo.tx.us/departments/environhealth/foodestablishments.htm.
Redistricting in early stage
AUSTIN - Maybe it was the light agenda. Or perhaps legislative fatigue is already setting in.
20 people evacuated during apartment fire
About 20 people were evacuated from a three-story apartment complex when a fire charred one of the units Sunday afternoon.
Cowboys get busy on Day 2
IRVING - The Dallas Cowboys took Western Illinois linebacker Jason Williams and Ball State offensive tackle Robert Brewster in the third round of the NFL draft Sunday after not making a selection on the first day.
Jones, Cowboys deal second-round pick to Buffalo; team has 12 picks in draft today
IRVING - For the first time since he bought the team, Jerry Jones didn't make a selection for the Dallas Cowboys in the first two rounds of the NFL draft.
NFL Draft: First, Second Rounds
Texans shore up defense with linebacker Cushing
HOUSTON - With his uncle Bruce Matthews recently hired as a Houston Texans assistant, many figured the team would draft Southern Cal linebacker Clay Matthews with the 15th pick.
Robinson issues threat to Texans
Houston Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson is threatening to sit out regular-season games unless the team promises not to put the franchise tag on him next year.
Lance Lahnert: 'This is unreal'
Evander "Ziggy" Hood put his cleat marks in a place football in Amarillo had never seen before at about 6:40 p.m. Saturday.
Rams draft WT's Null in sixth round
Keith Null wasn't invited to the Senior Bowl or the NFL Combine.
Campbell hasn't given up on NFL dream
A year ago, Caleb Campbell's captivating story was making headlines across the country. A tough, hard-nosed kid from the Texas Panhandle had burst onto the radar of NFL scouts with his impressive strength and speed after wrapping up a stellar four year career at Army.
Team-By-Team Draft Selections
With round number plus overall selection number in parentheses
Amarillo man wins six-figure Mega Millions prize
Motorcyclist critical after crash
No swine flu cases in Panhandle
Officials get glimpse of $48.2M airport renovation
Roger Carry
Roger Carry, 76, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Christy Nichole Thatcher
FARWELL - Christy Nichole Thatcher, 18, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, near Weatherford, Okla.
Ronald Dean Neal
MELROSE, N.M. - Ronald Dean Neal, 56, died Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Leola Irene Roe
Leola Irene Roe, 91, of Amarillo, formerly of Austin and Abilene, died Friday, April 24, 2009.
Delores LaVaughn Healy
Delores LaVaughn Healy, 96, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Betty Jean Grider Hammock
HOWARDWICK - Betty Jean Grider Hammock, 73, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Amarillo.
Delridge Block
Delridge Block, 63, of Amarillo died Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
Elvira Pena
NAZARETH - Elvira Pena, 72, died Friday, April 24, 2009, in Dimmitt.
Jean Lyles
Jean Lyles, 87, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 25, 2009.
Katie Morgan LaFemina
Katie Morgan LaFemina, 38, of Amarillo died Friday, April 24, 2009.
Annette Johnson
Annette Johnson, 78, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Jesse J. Hein
Jesse J. Hein, 76, of Amarillo died Friday, April 24, 2009.
Dorothy Marie Standley
BEAVER, Okla. - Dorothy Marie Standley, 88, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Corn.
Leola Irene Roe
Leola Irene Roe, 91, of Amarillo, formerly of Austin and Abilene, died Friday, April 24, 2009.
Mondeleen Miles "Rusty" Baker
RICHMOND, Va. - Mondeleen Miles "Rusty" Baker, 84, formerly of Hereford and Childress, Texas, died Sunday, March 29, 2009.
James Ziessel
James Ziessel, 71, of Amarillo died Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
John Jerry "Jack" Merchant Jr.
TIGARD, Ore. - John Jerry "Jack" Merchant Jr., 50, formerly of Amarillo, Texas, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
Kelley Don Youngblood
Kelley Don Youngblood, 40, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 25, 2009.
Karen Ann Stafford Simmons
CLARENDON - Karen Ann Stafford Simmons, 55, died Friday, April 24, 2009, in Amarillo.
Mary Helen Mock Teague
CHILDRESS - Mary Helen Mock Teague, 86, died Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Jud Tomlinson
Jud Tomlinson, 76, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Johnny Glenn Parks
STINNETT - Johnny Glenn Parks, 62, died Friday, April 24, 2009.
Frank Miller
Frank Miller, 73, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 25, 2009.
Barbara June Musgraves
Barbara June Musgraves, 75, of Amarillo died Sunday, April 26, 2009.
Evelyn Roberts Green Jackson
Evelyn Roberts Green Jackson, 88, of Canyon died Saturday, April 25, 2009, in Amarillo.
Column - Dianne Hill: Work goes on as long as need exists
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Opportunity School, a nonprofit early childhood education program in Amarillo.
Editorial: City Hall 'ain't broke'
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Column - Kelly Utsinger: Proclaim love for the law; it's earned it
This year marks a half century since President Eisenhower signed the proclamation declaring May 1 as Law Day-USA.
Editorial: Vote early for key offices
Government has made it easy to vote. We can do it early and not have to wait until Election Day.
Letter: Setting record straight on emergency services
(Re: News story, March 2, "Villagers demand emergency services.")
Letter: Democrats launch laughable protest of Rove
I consider it laughable that the local Democratic Party is disturbed about Karl Rove speaking at WTAMU next month.
Column - Tyonda Hill: Program enriches young lives
FORT WORTH - I attended Opportunity School more than 30 years ago, but I remember my years there as if it were yesterday.
Letter: Secession talk ignores many harsh realities
The letter last week supporting the secession talk was certainly blind optimism. Does the writer not foresee the federal government might oppose the secession?
Editorial: AISD trustees earn new terms
Has there been a huge turnover of teachers and administrators at the Amarillo Independent School District? Are our children failing to achieve? Do buildings need constant repair?
Letter: Tea party brought out civil concern among residents
I didn't see any right-wing extremists at our "tea party." But I did see lots of concerned Americans.
Column - Reginald Armstrong: We must act now or pay a lot later
(Re: Editorial, April 19.)
Letter: This 'passionate' pro-lifer is no crazed terrorist
I am a passionate pro-lifer. There are not too many other things that get me out of my closet faster than that subject. If there is a forum available, I will try to participate every time.
Column - John Kanelis: County PREPs inmates for new life
You've heard this before, right?
Public invited to watch Palo Duro 3-D shoot
The Palo Duro Bowhunters will host their May 3-D shoot May 3. The public is invited. A traditional course will not be set up due to the Traditional Bowhunters of Texas shoot in Memphis.
Up the creek
When Pete Gunter took a boat tour of the Big Thicket's latest land acquisition recently, he saw concrete results of years of work and struggle by a core group of supporters.
Ride of Silence honors cyclists killed on roads
Amarillo's fifth annual Ride of Silence will be May 20.
Bow shoot draws top talent to Memphis
The Traditional Bowhunters of Texas tour will make its annual stop in Memphis on Saturday and May 3. The 3-D shoot will draw some of the top traditional shooters from across the state as well as from Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and beyond.
Losses end WT's season
The West Texas A&M softball team's first postseason appearance - after three straight years of sub-.500 records - has ended.
ENMU sweeps Buffs in season finale
West Texas A&M dropped a Lone Star Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday to Eastern New Mexico, 11-10 and 9-1, at Greyhound Field in Portales, N.M.
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"There's an English show I love called Whose Line Is It Anyway? It's all improvisation. Brilliant, quick, clever comics - spontaneity with both barrels. I wish I could do that show."
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"...What I like does tend to be left-field. I feel somehow much more comfortable playing it. I relate more easily than I do when I run across straight roles. I hate the obvious stuff, I just don't respond to it."
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"America is dumb, it's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you, aggressive. My daughter is four, my boy is one. I'd like them to see America as a toy, a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out."

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Fujifilm X-M1 Review
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Why don't you publish prices also in €? It is funny that anybody from EU who read tests of yours, must look for prices elsewhere. Is it so difficult to get prices in € from http://www.ebay.de ?
It's funny that you can't find a price closer to your home. I reside in Australia. Should PhotographyBlog post Australian prices too?
sample images look really promising overall
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Doesn't seem to be that much cheaper than X-E1, I'd go for that just for extra features
It is incorrect to say: "...if you prefer to compose your images at arms length…". Tilting rear screen allows one to use a camera at waist level, close to your body, in a similar way to old style waist level cameras. It is fixed rear screen which forces one to compose at arms length, or to use a view finder. It is also worth noting that there are many optical finders which are perfect for X-M1 with a prime lens (not for zoom lens, of course).
The absence of a VF "prevent[s] us from recommending the X-M1 even more highly to more advanced photographers".
I am an advanced photographer, brought up in the MF tradition. I only ever use rear screen for waist level shooting. What am I to make of your statement?
Vladislav +1
If you are going to consider publishing prices in euro (reasonable request), would you also please forward plan for publishing in Scottish Pounds as well as English Pounds. I live in Inververryshitplace just north of Loch Sporren, and we are sure Scotland will be independent soon.
What len is used for the sample image??
@Cynic - great idea .. why not?
How is the Australian weather at the moment?
And kangaroos .. do you take photos of kangaroos?
It must be funny to celebrate the Christmans when summer is in the air.
best regards
@ Jure. Dont be a smartass, and STFU.
Also price in IDR too :p
@Jure it's simple, go to review site written by European blogger, they should place the price in Euro
I would like to know what the life of the gate in this model Fujifilm X-M1
Can't really compare the sample images with those made by other cameras if most of these are at ISO400 and above..
in your review of the Fuji x-m1you state that you would need to compose your images at arms length. why would you need to do that when it has a tilting screen. I would have thought that was obvious. any comments thanks mike.
The review is incorrect where it reports that you can turn off the artificial sound of the electronic shutter. This camera has a mechanical shutter like the XE2 and will not silence, like the X100S does.
I like to compare bokeh effect of XM1 with XA1 . when the official Fuji page says XA1 is the bokeh master , I really prefer the warm and natural bokeh of XM1 . did anyone compare them ?
how is the battery life on it?
This review is a sloppy edit of the X100s review to better suit this model. While it's nice to see what others have to say about a camera before I purchase one myself, I feel like I'm a more advanced photographer than this reviewer. Aside from the obvious typos that do not relate to this model, things like the lack of viewfinder aren't a con necessarily, maybe a point to be aware of, but those of us who shot with TLR's should be able to manage just fine, it's just an electronic waist level finder (EWLF?). Anyhow, keep it up, but proof read things better.
I am not so happy with my X-m1, therefore I searched the web for sample pictures and here I am! The pictures you upload are a proof that it is not just me… I find shutter speed and autofocus the biggest problems of the x-m1, and I refuse to get extra lenses, therefore I am reverting to using reflex cameras like I used to (then the money in lenses seems better spent).
For instance, take a look at many of the pictures, for instance the flowers. In some of them, nothing is really 100% focused (although oftentimes you manage to get the depth contrast feeling), and +640ISO for a picture of a flower in what seems to be broad daylight? I am baffled at the lack of sensitivity of this camera.
That said, it takes nice landscape pictures. I am still updating my library but here you can check some of the landscape pics I've taken in my two most recent trips: http://www.happyhealthycrafty.com/photography
Also, for all of you who are wondering about prices, I will be selling my x-m1 soon for about 400 euro (350 pounds?), basic lens included :)
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Elite Scouting Services is a prep scouting service based out of Tampa, Fla. NJ.com caught up with Charles Fishbein, the company's president, to get a gauge on some of the prospects Rutgers is recruiting within the sunshine state. Fishbein is one of the county's most respected recruiting analysts and has a terrific grasp on southeast recruiting. In this multi-part series, we will analyze Rutgers' remaining targets from the state of Florida as well as players they have attained commitments from within the class of 2013.
Mackensie Alexander of Immokalee (Fla.) high is one of the top cornerback prospects in the entire nation. He is a U.S. Army All-American, and considers Rutgers one of his favorite schools. Although previously committed to Tennessee, Alexander de-committed back in March, and re-opened his recruitment. He has taken official visits to Clemson and Texas A&M, so far, with three visits remaining.
Rutgers, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Auburn and Mississippi State are competing for those final three visit slots. According to Fishbein, Rutgers is in really good position to land one. Clemson is thought to have a slight edge over the other contending schools, but Rutgers is rallying strong behind them. Alexander will make his decision public on National Signing Day.
Fishbein has a high opinion of the star cornerback, a player he dubs one of the top overall prospects in the state of Florida.
"Mackensie Alexander is the best cornerback in the state of Florida behind Vernon Hargreaves III," Fishbein said of the 5-11, 180-pounder. "He's an identical kid to Janoris Jenkins, a kid Rutgers recruited a few years back. He doesn't have great speed but what he does is puts himself in position. He's very good at getting inside position on a receiver."
Fishbein points out the confidence that Alexander plays with which allows him to consistently compete at a high level. Physicality is also mentioned as one of Alexander's most prevalent traits.
"He's physical at the point of attack as well as at the line of scrimmage," he said. "He's not going to get beat. And if he does, he forgets about it.
"He has a short memory," continued Fishbein. "He's very confident in his ability. You are probably looking at a 4.55 (40-yard dash time) guy so you don't have the great top-end speed, but technique-wise, the kid is sound."
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Throughout the Year, committees formed at city, state and national levels have mobilized representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector to promote the four goals of IYV 2001: enhanced recognition, facilitation, promotion and networking of volunteers.
"It's been amazing to watch this Internet-driven year virtually explode in activities far too numerous to mention," said Sharon Capeling-Alakija, Executive Coordinator of the Bonn-based United Nations Volunteers (UNV) -- IYV's global focal point. "From coins, flags and postage stamps to IYV messages on scientific rockets in outer space: it's all been done."
During the year, lawmakers in France, Germany, Spain and the UK have passed pro-volunteer legislation, while new laws have been proposed in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, Senegal and Tanzania.
During 2001, UNV and INDEPENDENT SECTOR, a US-based non-profit organization, released "Measuring Volunteering: A Practical Toolkit" -- a survey guide to measure the economic contribution of volunteering. The Toolkit was adapted for use in Botswana, China, Lao PDR, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Research on volunteering has also begun in Cambodia, Madagascar, Namibia, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.
In addition to thousands of events organized worldwide, including Benetton's volunteer campaign in more than 50 countries, IYV enthusiasts composed 27 volunteer songs, created 50 national IYV web sites and drafted nearly 100 slogans. Some 18,000 individual volunteers and organizations are registered on the IYV web site, www.iyv2001.org.
A recently-released report of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on government and UN support for volunteering states: "Volunteerism is the backbone of many projects and programmes on the ground and underpins much of the campaigning for causes supported by the United Nations and resource mobilization."
There are several large-scale events in the coming months:
28-31 October 2001, Dakar, Senegal
The first IYV Francophone Regional Workshop is to discuss volunteering in the African context and strategize for volunteer activities beyond 2001.
7-9 November 2001 - Beijing, China
The 2001 International Conference on Volunteering, sponsored jointly by the Chinese National IYV Committee and UNDP/UNV, is to be held.
18-21 November 2001 - Geneva, Switzerland
The International Symposium on Volunteering is to gather representatives from all the IYV national Committees to discuss the outcomes of IYV 2001 and provide input in a common statement to be presented at the December 2001 session of the General Assembly.
5 December 2001 - New York, USA
The 56th session of the General Assembly is to hold two sessions on ways governments and the UN system can support volunteering.
The closing of the Year will be celebrated globally on 5 December - the annual International Volunteer Day.
Beyond 2001
In 2002, final results of an IYV review conducted by the Institute for Volunteering Research in the UK and the Development Resource Centre in South Africa will be released as part of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's report on the outcomes of IYV 2001.


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Invisible Children and the Religious Right: What's the Deal?
Submitted by Josh Glasstetter on Friday, 3/16/2012 4:46 pm
Long before Kony 2012 became an Internet sensation, the film's director, Jason Russell, was a hit with the Religious Right and the broader evangelical community. Russell, the founder of Invisible Children, has been lavished with praise on Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network and on stage at Jerry Falwell's university. Additionally, as Bruce Wilson has explored, Invisible Children has received substantial funding from extremely conservative Christian groups and foundations. Why?
The reason is not that Invisible Children is part of the Religious Right – it's not. And while it's true that the organization and the Religious Right share some interests and enemies in Uganda and Sudan, that's not the reason either.
Instead it's the religious basis of the organization. Russell first went to Africa as a child missionary and formed the organization as an alternative to traditional missionary organizations, whose model he found problematic. While Russell and his staff are careful to project a strictly secular brand, Russell has projected quite a different image when speaking to evangelical and Religious Right audiences.
In a 2010 podcast interview with Relevant magazine (listen below), Russell discussed his reason for keeping religion out of their brand and marketing:
We just always felt really, not offended, but felt it was too delicate of a choice to put the cross on our website, or to put a fish on the website because you're honestly dealing with the truth, and the creator, and so to make a brand around that and to have money flow in and out around that idea, at least in our paradigm, felt cheap or inauthentic. … That's just me candidly speaking. […]
He said that spirituality is an inescapable part of their work, but that it's difficult to explain to a western audience that has been "raised on science, logic, and reasoning."
Host: What conversations have you guys had about the holistic rehabilitation of some of the children you guys have worked with, and what role their spiritual development might play in some of the rehabilitation you believe should take place in their lives.Russell: For us, the mentors that are rehabilitating the children who've been affected by this for, it is not a question whether spirituality plays into it or doesn't. It is not something like a line item on an annual report or anything. It's like, of course. I've never met a Ugandan who is an atheist. […]Their spiritual life is so much more engaged and involved in their day to day, that having a spiritual holistic healing element to these children who have been affected by the war is a no-brainer. It's totally a part of the healing and the message. And at the same time it's difficult to communicate that or translate to the West who has been raised on science, logic, and reasoning and not so much the spiritual realm.
He also addressed criticism from other Christians that Invisible Children isn't doing enough to evangelize:
Host: How have you guys wrestled with the issues of faith, not only in your personal lives but in the stories of your organization, as you guys have become more and more a topic of mainstream conversation?Russell: For myself, I accepted Christ into my heart when I was 5, and my first experience with Africa was on a mission trip spreading the gospel through drama. There was a disillusionment, or a distaste, for that approach to the Christendom message being spread. I felt that there was a bridge that needed to be built. […]We're not afraid to say "I'm a lover of Christ and what he brought to Earth and what he's doing in the world." But there's such a delicate balance to bringing that into the work arena when it comes to the culture right now.I think that, there's been a lot of criticism that we've had over the years, but when it comes down to it, we are not afraid to say "I as an individual am this." But Invisible Children, it's not its mission to bring Christ's message to the invisible children. And when people say, "well why don't you bring Christ to those children in Uganda?" And my answer has always been, because they know Christ far more than I or anyone in Western world or in the Christian church knows Christ, because it's truly all that they've ever had. […]
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Fractures, or "tiger stripes," where icy jets erupt on Saturn's moon Enceladus will be the target of a close flyby by the Cassini spacecraft on Monday, Aug. 11.
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In the US not much is on TV during saturday night as that is usually when people go out. Not everyone goes to bars and clubs but even just restaurants and movies. Thats why NFL is on sunday and monday. Now of course boxing doesnt want to compete with the NFL either. But probably not too many people caught boxing just channel surfing either.
Stupid Dana white likes to put on UFC fights during boxing events so boxing should reverse that and put on network boxing during UFC fights that are on network TV. Because then you might get some guys catching the boxing while channel surfing during commercials. Beat him at his own game. It will have to be boxers who like to trade like angulo or something to get the UFC crowd into it though.
Otherwise I think the only people who will know its even on TV will be the hardcore fans who keep up with boxing on the internet.
Maybe they should try to get some boxing on during the week days but it might be hard with all of the prime time TV shows filling the slots.
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This was a good thing for boxing. Saturday is a big sports day so more than likely a lot of people tuned in. Santa Cruz has an exciting style with his high work rate, so id say it was a win for boxing and hopefully more cards will be aired in the coming months.
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In the Republican-controlled Legislature, the votes on Senate Bill 59 were mainly along party lines Thursday - with Republicans voting "yes" and Democrats voting "no."
The vote was 68-41 in the House, with five Democrats joining 63 Republicans in support and one Republican and 40 Democrats against.
The vote was 27-11 in the Senate, with one Democrat joining 26 Republicans in support and 11 Democrats against.
Republicans voting yes: David Agema of Grandville, Jase Bolger of Marshall, Jon Bumstead of Newaygo, Mike Callton of Nashville, Kevin Cotter of Mount Pleasant, Hugh Crawford of Novi, Kevin Daley of Attica, Kurt Damrow of Port Austin, Cindy Denby of Fowlerville, Jeff Farrington of Utica, Anthony Forlini of Harrison Township, Frank Foster of Pellston, Ray Franz of Onekama, Bob Genetski of Saugatuck, Jud Gilbert of Algonac, Ben Glardon of Owosso, Ken Goike of Ray Township, Joe Graves of Argentine, Gail Haines of Lake Angelus, Joe Haveman of Holland, Kurt Heise of Plymouth, Thomas Hooker of Byron Center, Ken Horn of Frankenmuth, Holly Hughes of Montague, Matt Huuki of Atlantic Mine, Bradford Jacobsen of Oxford, Nancy Jenkins of Clayton, Joel Johnson of Clare, Marty Knollenberg of Troy, Eileen Kowall of White Lake, Kenneth Kurtz of Coldwater, Andrea LaFontaine of Richmond, Pete Lund of Shelby, Lisa Posthumus Lyons of Alto, Peter MacGregor of Rockford, Greg MacMaster of Kewadin, Ed McBroom of Vulcan, Tom McMillin of Rochester Hills, Chuck Moss of Birmingham, Paul Muxlow of Brown City, Aric Nesbitt of Lawton, Margaret O'Brien of Portage, Rick Olson of Saline, Paul Opsommer of DeWitt, Mark Ouimet of Ann Arbor, Rick Outman of Six Lakes, Peter Pettalia of Presque Isle, Earl Poleski of Jackson, Phil Potvin of Cadillac, Amanda Price of Holland, Al Pscholka of Stevensville, Bruce Rendon of Lake City, Bill Rogers of Brighton, Roy Schmidt of Grand Rapids, Wayne Schmidt of Traverse City, Deb Shaughnessy of Charlotte, Mike Shirkey of Clark Lake, Pat Somerville of New Boston, Jim Stamas of Midland, Sharon Tyler of Niles, John Walsh of Livonia, Ken Yonker of Caledonia, Dale Zorn of Ida
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At my last contract, the other guy on the project and I introduced a couple of practices at a time (eventually getting up to about half). Some were easy to sell: for
, I just dragged my partner over to my cube and started programming with him. Once we were started, it was hard to stop.
Some were harder to sell, such as the
. Our manager was our
. He really did know more about what the program should do than anyone else in the building. When we went to him with a bunch of estimated
s that we'd created from his list of features, his first reaction was, "This is too hard." But we kind of dragged him through it: we made him sort them into "Now", "Later", and "Maybe Never" piles, then asked him about rearranging one or two stories so the "Now" pile would fit in our first two-week iteration. It took about forty-five minutes, and while we didn't ask him if he still thought it was hard, I think we'd changed his mind.
Maybe this is a general pattern for selling
"Our manager was our
Doesn't sound like XP to me.
Well, doing only half the practices hardly counts as XP either. So keep a caveat in mind for what follows: This may not apply to you, your project, or any XP project; your life may be vastly improved by never reading it at all. But I think it's probably broadly applicable, and it raises some interesting issues, so:
The guy we had as our
was a mechanical engineer by training who knew a lot about the problem domain and how actual engineers got actual work done in it. When I say he was our "manager", I mean he was the one who got us our budget, fought the rest of the organization to keep us from getting cannibalized, asked us to fill out various legume-enumeration reporting devices, etc.
The company had no sales or marketing organization, which is usually where you'd find an internal
. Additionally, the product was being developed for a sister company, rather than some big external market (though, in my opinion, management never realized how broadly applicable the product is).
So was he the ideal
? No: he didn't have to use the software to get his job done. Was he better than some random MBA? Definitely: he'd done the things the software was supposed to help with, and had a theoretical knowledge of the area to go with that practical knowledge. Did the fact that he was formally our "superior" hamper him in his role as Customer? No: we had a very free hand in how we got things done. As I said, we even got him to do some XP things.
Would one of the actual users of the software have been a better
? Yes, but there really was no chance in hell we could get one of them to our location for the project; we couldn't even get down to their location to orient them to the software. (You'd think the fact that the users were in a sister company would make this easier, wouldn't you?)
The lesson I learned (but see caveat, above): One of the ways a big, rigid organization hampers
is by making it hard to get a good
I would say that the
is the biggest shortcoming of XP. It simply is not practical for the vast majority of projects and a better requirements gathering and evaluation is needed. [I raise this as a problem in its implementation; the presentation of XP to "non-believers" has a lot of other problems.] --
"It simply is not practical."
I think this is one of those places where something new and different looks impractical, even if it isn't.
didn't look very practical to me at first, nor did
, or even ConstantRefactoring
. If you want to do XP, you have to re-examine ideas about what's practical and what's possible.
In my case, I think it would have been pretty easy for a multi-billion-dollar company to take a mechanical engineer and put him up in a different state for a couple of months. If that would blow the project budget (hard, given that it was in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, but still possible), here are some alternatives:
Tell one of the (off-site) users that his top priorities are answering the developers' questions over the phone and specifying
s; fly him up for
sessions. Ditto, but fly the developers to the customer location for
sessions. Assign the project to a development group that's closer to the customer (with being in the same room the ideal).
These are all clearly within the abilities of the company in question. So it's not a question of "practical, given our resources", but rather, "practical, given our politics and managerial will and commitment to
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Chambre de la Reine/salle à manger et salle de bain dans la maison de style Cottage anglais sur une rue calme qui se termine à un parc. Téléviseur HD, un lecteur DVD et WIFI inclus. Chambre confortable convenant aux personnes en voyage d'affaires ou de loisirs, une ou deux personnes. Boissons de bienvenue et des collations. Le dîner est disponible moyennant des frais supplémentaires.
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tMy wife found Bell Cottage last year during a trip to visit our daughter who attended UMKC. I took her advice and booked my last trip to KC where I grew up. I will be staying there again. Great location in the center of the KC metro area. Two minutes' drive through the quiet neighborhood to SW Traffic Way and easy access to both I-35 and I-70. This place is this business travelers dream! All the comfort, amenities and quiet it takes for me to be productive. All the amenities to relax when its time. Easy 15 or 20 minute walk to both the Country Club Plaza and Westport, a park at the end of the street. Dean and James are the most gracious hosts. The house is immaculate. Breakfast is cooked to order. Can't imagine of a better place to spend the week in KC. Have recommended The Bell Cottage to my son and a friend. Stan Parsons, Tallahassee, Florida
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My girlfriend and I came to KC during Thanksgiving, looking to get away. We were accepted into a beautiful home by Jim, he was so welcoming. The house is amazing!!! We had the entire upstairs to ourselves and it was super cozy. Jim and Dean were cooking Thanksgiving dinner and offered it to us, but we had a reservation at a local eatery. Honestly, I wish we would have taken them up on it, the food looked delicious. The next morning, we had coffee and breakfast with Jim, made small talk and went our separate ways. A very nice experience, highly recommended. Thanks again, Jim and Dean
5 sur novembre 22, 2015
During our two night stay at the Bell Cottage with Dean and James, we enjoyed complete privacy, great service and hospitality, along with wonderful refreshments and conversation. This is a great quiet getaway, close to the Country Club Plaza, in a peaceful neighborhood, near a park. We hope to go return soon. Susan and Dennis
5 sur juin 08, 2015
My wife and I just completed a restful stay at the Bell Cottage. Meeting us with wine and cheese upon our arrival, our hosts, Dean and Jim, were most attentive to our needs making us immediately feel at home. They are a wealth of information about things to see and do in the greater Kansas City area. The suite is quiet, peaceful, private and cozy, and we enjoyed restful sleep each night. A wonderful breakfast kicked off our days of sightseeing and exploration. Dining with Jim and Dean in the evening was a special treat enjoying Jim's fine cooking and their delightful company. We are looking for an opportunity to return.
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Stayed one night at The Bell Cottage just off the plaza in KC. Perfect location, beautiful home and wonderful hosts. Jim and Dean were very attentive and very personable, enjoyed talking with them. Wine and cheese served after we arrived, but we didn't have much time to enjoy since we had to rush out for a wedding, very nice treat! Breakfast was simple with scrambled eggs, yogurt and fruit, English muffins, etc. Will definitely stay there again for another overnight in our home city.
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The hosts of The Bell Cottage were so attentive to our needs during our stay, they thought of everything--and I felt very much at home. The guest rooms were immaculate and well-appointed, and we had plenty of privacy. The cottage is located just minutes from the Plaza and other attractions. It makes for a great walk through a lovely neighborhood. I must mention: they made a wonderful breakfast for us with the best eggs I've had in a long time!
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My friend and I were getting away for a girls long weekend and we started in Kansas City where we wanted to visit the Nelson Art Museum. We chose The Bell Cottage because of it's close proximity. We stayed only one night and it was wonderful. We felt very safe and secure there in this wonderful neighborhood. Jim and Dean were the most gracious of hosts, greeting us with wine and cheese upon our arrival and visiting with us as if we had known each other for years. They were very informative about places at the Plaza for eating and entertainment and we were close enough that we could walk there. The place was spotless and Jim cooked up a great breakfast. I would definitely stay there again if in the K.C. area.
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We stayed two nights at Bell Cottage while on a tourist visit to Kansas City. It was mid-March, and even in that most unlovely time of year the cottage's block and the park that it dead-ends into were enchanting. The area is ultra-quiet, too, which makes staying there especially restful. Slightly off the beaten track but close to attractions like the Plaza and the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Bell Cottage provides an excellent base for enjoying the city's many attractions. Jim and Dean, the hosts, are everything and more one might hope for: warmly welcoming, respectful of guests' privacy but also lively conversationalists when company is wanted, knowledgeable about the area and things to do in it. Jim's breakfasts are delicious and ready when guests want them and not at some pre-set time, and the hosts surpass expectations by laying out for guests pre-dinner appetizers and drinks. Guests have the upstairs entirely to themselves, a suite consisting of an attractive bedroom with an excellent double bed and plenty of closet space, a bathroom, and a sitting room that contains a television and comfortable chairs for watching it or for reading, as well as a desk. This suite, and the house as a whole, are very attractively arranged and decorated. Bell Cottage has our highest recommendation, and we will certainly plan to stay there again on our next visit to Kansas City.
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As a rookie in the Central Baseball League, Ozark third baseman Preston Harriman probably didn't know quite what to expect from his first all-star experience.
He certainly didn't expect it would involve getting into a scuffle with a 6-foot chicken.
But there Harriman was in the middle of the second inning, kicking traveling entertainer/mascot Bird-zirk! in the rear feathers in front of 3,208 fans at Colts Stadium on Tuesday.
The fight, which was obviously staged, culiminated with the mascot stealing Harriman's glove, which was obviously a ringer, and tossing over the left field fence.
Harriman made better use of his time at the plate, going 2-for-3 and knocking in three runs to help lead the Eastern Division to a 6-1 victory in Tuesday's much-anticipated CBL All-Star game.
Up until the top of the seventh, in fact, two trends were brewing.
Harriman had all of the East's RBIs, and San Angelo Colts had allowed all the East's runs.
San Angelo lefty Antowaine Anderson got the start for the West and walked the first two batters he faced to set the table for Harriman.
In the sixth, the Colts' Gilbert Landestoy gave up an unearned run that allowed the East to jump out to a 3-1 lead.
Those trends blew up in a three-run seventh for the East.
Jackson's Juan Moreno and a pair of Alexandria Aces - Ryan Rothe and Robert Hewes - all had RBI singles in the frame against Rio Grande Valley's Alex Guzman.
That gave the East a five-run edge the West just didn't seem capable of overcoming.
Not that the game was really about the score anyhow.
Mostly, it was about seeing the best in the league do what they do best. It was about having fun, hanging out, and home run derbies. It was about the show.
For one all-star, that even meant wrestling with a chicken.
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Calling Vitali a coward is so ****ing weak. And I am from the same neck of the woods as Haye.
What is wrong with people on here calling boxers cowards? Look at yourself before you disrespect the men who get us interested in the sport.
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I gotta beleive that Vitali is gonna be forced to offer Haye that Sept date and give Rocky Charr the Wlad v Chisora treatment.....sorry son, Big Boys gotta go to work now and terminate that fight altogether.
As for STUPIDMAN, WBC Pres and his bogus crap as of late.....well, sorry Joe, now sanctioning fees for one of the biggest fights of the decade.
Haye finally, after 4 yrs of talking let his hands do it for him tonight. He earned a lot of respect from the casual fan to the fightfans alike. He took a tough challnege and actually came to fight. Nice win David, and as a K2 fan, Im hoping you get that fight.
It SHOULD absolutely be Vitali's last fight. He's 42 this month. Time to let go and let Wlad. One last, likely best payday, but throw the title in the trash if it means passing on this fight.
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He went five rds tonight and would be better suited to get back in there sooner than later.
As for a december date. Aint happening. Vitali is 42 in about month and he's calling it quits before the Kiev elections.
He can't be forced to wait. He announce his intentions before the last election cycle. He retired once and came back, he aint coming out of retirement after his election loss for a paycheck.
Last fight. David Haye. Sept 8 or bust.
Haye can fight Wlad by going thru Potvetkin at any point he wants. And he's the WBAs baby so getting the mandate with Sasha could be done before December.
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I think Haye knew that to keep making mega paydays, he'd have to fight on, and even against threats, take it to them and get it done.
He didn't even trust himself when he fought Valuev. He knew what he was capable of tonight and it showed.
Vitali should give him the fight and Haye should take it for the title or not.
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If there's no problem to fight 2 times in 7 weeks then they can fight the last weekend of October.
I would be really surprised if the fight happened on september 8th, really surprised.
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JACKSON, MI – The crowd was roaring almost as loud as the truck engines at the Jackson County Fairgrounds on Friday night during the annual monster truck show.
Fans gathered in the grandstands despite the cool and rainy weather for the show, which began after 7 p.m., and plenty of first-timers came out to see what the hype was about.
"I like it," said Sandy Wheeler of Leslie, who attended the show for the first time with her husband, Scott.
"I like when they fly sideways and just when you think they're going to tip over they don't," she said. "It's exciting."
The two both said their favorite truck was the blue "Predator," which they said had the most power and guts when trampling over the stacks of cars in the mud.
Casey Hensley of Vermontville said it's been a tradition in her family to come to the Jackson truck show every year. This year she came with her 8-year-old son and her father, Don Toddy.
Hensley said she wasn't as impressed with the show as she has been in the past.
"It kind of sucks," she said. "They're not getting into it like before, and they're acting kind of scared of the jumps."
Even though Hensley said she has seen a better show than she did this year, she said she still loves monster trucks.
"I love the speed, the sound, the mud … the everything," she said.
Her father said he has always been a fan because he grew up around monster trucks. He said the show was pretty good but the large amount of rain and mud may be the cause of a less exciting event.
"It's pretty muddy so it makes it harder on them," he said.
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MARTINSBURG - Two fugitives wanted on drug charges were arrested in Martinsburg Tuesday after authorities received a tip about their whereabouts, the U.S. Marshals Service announced.
Dallas Cook, 35, and Meagan Teets, 28, were wanted on charges of delivery of heroin and conspiracy to deliver heroin by the West Virginia State Police. The U.S. Marshals Service was requested to provide assistance in locating and apprehending the two fugitives.
On Nov. 2, the Mountain State Fugitive Task Force began looking for Cook and Teets. Multiple addresses related to the two fugitives were checked in Berkeley and Jefferson counties. On Nov. 7, the public was asked to assist in locating the fugitives, who were believed to be traveling back and forth from Baltimore, Md., to the Martinsburg area.
On Tuesday, Cook and Teets were seen and a tip was called in to the Martinsburg Police Department, revealing their location. Officers responded to an address in the 200 block of Porter Avenue, and Cook and Teets were apprehended.
"This was a great effort by all law enforcement agencies involved and the public to get drug offenders off
the streets," Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Ulrich said in a news release issued Tuesday.
The Mountain State Fugitive Task Force is comprised of three offices and covers the northern portion of West Virginia.
Man charged with credit card fraud
MARTINSBURG - A Martinsburg man was arrested Friday for allegedly using a man's stolen credit cards to rack up more than $700 in unauthorized purchases.
Akeem Enrique Ellis, 24, of Desert Rose Way, was charged with five counts of felony credit card fraud and one count of attempted credit card fraud. He was later arraigned and released after posting $60,000 bail.
Man arrested on drug charge
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley Springs man accused of selling drugs to a confidential police informant in Martinsburg was arraigned Monday on one felony count of delivery of cocaine.
As of Tuesday, Earnest Spindle Jr., aka "Black Jack," 40, of Oriental Circle, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $20,000 bail.
According to court records, detectives with the Martinsburg Police Department conducted the controlled drug buy in September.
Woman charged with grand larceny
MARTINSBURG - A Maryland woman was arrested Friday after allegedly shoplifting more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Martinsburg Walmart.
Sandra Emily Casteel, 49, of Hagerstown, was arraigned Saturday on one felony count of grand larceny.
According to court records, Casteel is accused of stealing $1,126 worth of merchandise from the store. As of Tuesday, Casteel was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $10,000 bail.
Three face drug charges after traffic stop
MARTINSBURG - Three people were arraigned on drug-related charges Friday after a traffic stop last week resulted in the seizure of heroin, Oxycontin and Xanax.
Amber Nicole Desana, 20, of Teal Road North, Martinsburg, and Michelle Kimberly Wolfe, 31, of Cherry Hill Farm Drive, Kearneysville, were both charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. Jedidiah Dean Wolfe, 31, of Cherry Hill Farm Drive, Kearneysville, was charged with one count of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance. The drugs were discovered after officers with the Martinsburg Police Department pulled over the defendants' truck Thursday for traffic violations. As of Tuesday, all three defendants remained in custody at Eastern Regional Jail.
Man arrested for felony domestic battery
MARTINSBURG - A man who allegedly struck a woman earlier this month was arrested Friday on an outstanding warrant charging him with felony domestic battery third offense.
Lester Curtis Washington, 53, of no fixed address, was arraigned Saturday on the charge. Washington is accused of slapping the victim on the right side of her head Nov. 3. He was previously convicted twice of domestic battery, according to court records.
As of Tuesday, Washington was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $10,000 bail.
Man accused of attempting to smuggle pills into jail charged
MARTINSBURG - A Pennsylvania man faces drug charges after being accused of attempting to smuggle four Oxycontin pills into the Eastern Regional Jail.
Harry Oliver Bailey, 60, of Warfordsburg, Pa., was arraigned Saturday on one felony count of transporting a controlled substance into a jail. According to court records, on Friday, Bailey, who is serving weekends at the jail as an inmate, was being processed when a small baggie containing the pills fell from his underwear. Bailey told police he was prescribed the pills.
As of Tuesday, Bailey was being held at the Eastern Regional Jail on $10,000 bail.
Fugitive arrested
MARTINSBURG - A Martinsburg man wanted in Maryland on a bench warrant was arrested Sunday on a fugitive warrant.
Lindsey Russell Gift, 29, of East Moler Avenue, was wanted in Allegany County, Md., on one count of failure to appear in court. As of Tuesday, he was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $20,000 cash bail.
Man arraigned on 13-year-old warrant
MARTINSBURG - A Hedgesville man was arraigned Sunday on an outstanding warrant filed more than 13 years ago charging him with being in possession of a stolen vehicle.
Shannon Myers Jenkins, 30, of Cannon Hill Road, was later released on a $2,500 personal recognizance bond.
According to court records, the car was reported stolen in New Jersey on June 27, 1999. The car was recovered a month later in Martinsburg after a brief police pursuit. Police later determined that Myers allegedly pawned stereo equipment from the stolen vehicle at a Martinsburg pawn shop. Jenkins was also allegedly seen driving the car.
Two arrested on felony shoplifting charges
MARTINSBURG - Two people wanted for stealing $139 worth of merchandise Friday from the Martinsburg Walmart were arrested Monday on felony warrants.
Both Megan Ann Messick, 26, of Garden Drive, Martinsburg, and Thomas Lee Young, 32, of Place Drive, Martinsburg, were arraigned Monday on one count of felony shoplifting third offense. They were later released after posting $10,000 bail.
Man charged with wanton endangerment after firing shotgun at car
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County man was arrested Friday after allegedly firing a shotgun at a woman's car.
Thomas A. Deloso, of 63, of Falling Waters, was charged with one count of wanton endangerment, destruction of property and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
According to court records, at about 5:26 p.m. Friday, Berkeley County Sheriff's Deputy B. McGhee responded to a report of shots being fired on Bonneville Drive.
Deloso told police that he told the alleged victim multiple times that she was not to be on his property. He said when he saw the woman in his driveway, he fired his shotgun at her vehicle to get her to leave. As of Tuesday, Deloso remained free on $10,000 bail.
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Six people were left homeless - one of whom was burned - Friday afternoon when a garage fire in the 400 block of Penn Street quickly spread to two homes, according to neighbors and city fire officials.
Ron Saiers, 58, of 423 Penn St., suffered first and second-degree burns to his arms and face as he tried desperately to save some of his motorcycles from his burning garage about 2:30 p.m., officials said.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, Saiers' garage was engulfed in flames and the fire had already started to burn the siding of Saiers' home and that of his neighbor, Bill Hammons, at 419 Penn St.
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Saiers, who lives alone, was one of those to call 911 after he saw smoke coming from his garage as he was leaving for work.
The garage was just south of Washington Boulevard, about a block east of Lycoming College. Within minutes, thick black smoke, visible from several blocks, filled the sky over the college campus,
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A firefighter works to extinguish a fire that destroyed a garage and damaged two homes in the 400 block of Penn Street in the city on Friday afternoon. A total of six people were left homeless, including one who suffered burns, fire officials said.
Hammons used a garden hose on the garage in an effort to prevent the fire from spreading. The fire was declared under control in about 30 minutes.
Hammons, who lived with his girlfriend, their two children and his mother were all staying with relatives or friends. Saiers was taken to the Williamsport Regional Medical Center, but a nursing supervisor said Friday night "I have no information about him."
Initial damage estimates were expected to be in excess of $50,000, officials said.
Both Saiers and Hammons said they had fire insurance. The houses sustained minor to moderate interior damage and both homeowners should be able to move back in after repairs are made.
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Cooperating Teacher
Cooperating teachers for all of our field experiences are selected because of their willingness and ability to mentor, their excellence in teaching, their knowledge of best teaching practices and their devotion to the teaching profession.
As a cooperating teacher for any field experience, you provide a valuable opportunity for our students to observe a teaching professional and participate in a classroom setting . During the early field experience, students are expected to participate in daily classroom activities and work with individual students and small groups. Along with other course requirements, the integrated use of technology to support academic standards is stressed in all the education courses. To ensure clarity of purpose and expectations students are directed to share the information presented in this handbook and their course(s) syllabus(i) with you. Moravian asks that you accept only the best from its students and that you do this in an atmosphere of gentleness and support.
Specifically the Education Department asks the cooperating teacher to:
Be a model and mentor.
Discuss your philosophy of teaching.
Share your classroom and school policies and procedures regarding discipline, signing in/out, parking, fire drills, snow days, lock downs etc.
Discuss issues regarding curriculum, assessment, classroom management, record keeping etc.
Share information regarding support services and special programs.
Demonstrate the integration of technology in the curriculum.
Collaborate with the college personnel in evaluating the strengths and needs of the student.
Once again thank you for your commitment to our students. Without your support, Moravain College's teacher preparation program would not be as effective as it is.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Early Field Experience Student
The early field experience is an opportunity for the student to become familiar with classroom teaching and responsibilities while still being given extensive support and direction. We encourage you to take full advantage of this opportunity. The following suggestions are guidelines which may be adjusted to coordinate with the needs of your cooperating teacher's classroom. Read the information carefully and then ask your professor, cooperating teacher and Mrs. Modjadidi any questions you might have. The purpose of the early field experience is to help you decide if you wish to pursue a career in teaching. We want this to be a rewarding learning experience and will assist you in any way that we can.
The student is expected to:
Attend a minimum of 40 hours (4 hours per week for 10 weeks).
Attend on time.
Call the cooperating teacher and the Education Department office (610-861.1558) in the morning before 8:00am if she/he will be missing school. If the cooperating teacher prefers to be called at home, the student should make the necessary arrangements. (An unexcused absence will have a significant impact on the final grade and may result in a failing grade.)
E-mail Mrs. Modjadidi any changes in your schedule.
Follow the Moravian College Dress and Conduct Code. (attached).
Address all personnel as Ms. Smith, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Brown etc.
Follow school procedures for signing in/out, parking, and wearing visitor badges, etc.
Introduce yourself to the principal, secretaries, custodians.and other support staff.
Share the course(s) syllabus(i) with the cooperating teacher.
Assist the cooperating teacher with classroom activities.
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The student will discuss the following items with his/her cooperating teacher:
The cooperating teacher's philosophy of teaching.
Classroom and school policies and procedures regarding discipline, signing in/out, parking, fire drills, snow days, lock downs etc.
Classroom curriculum, assessment, management, record keeping, etc.
Classroom support services and special programs.
Integration of technology in the curriculum to support academic standards.
A portion of the student's final grade is determined by the cooperating teacher's evaluation. We ask that the evaluation checklist be used through out the experience as a reference tool. In addition, we ask that midway through the experience the cooperating teacher informally review the evaluation checklist with the student. This will help the student evaluate his/her performance and allow time for any necessary changes to occur. The final evaluation should be shared with the student prior to sending it to Mrs. Modjadidi by Monday, April 23, 2001.
If the school contacts Mrs. Modjadidi, a supervisor or a professor with a concern, the Field Experience Incident Report Form will be used to document the concern. This form will be reviewed with the student and filed in the student's folder. (attached) Depending on the severity of the infraction, the student's grade may be affected. Under extraordinary circumstances, a student may be removed from an early field experience. This may result in a failing grade for the course.
The Education Department of Moravian College considers sexual harassment to be a serious offense which will not be tolerated. Sexual harassment is any repeated or unwanted verbal or physical sexual advance, sexually explicit derogatory statement, or sexually discriminatory remark made by someone in the workplace which is offensive or objectionable to the recipient, or which causes the recipient discomfort or humiliation, or which interferes with the recipient's work performance. This is only one of many definitions of sexual harassment. All definitions however, share three characteristics:
1. Sexual harassment is unwelcome. This means the victim is not asking for it.
2. The victim does not have the overt power to end the harassment. This characteristic indicates that sexual harassment is a power play.
Students and cooperating teachers are encouraged to report any instance of sexual harassment to the College supervisor immediately.
The Education Department wants this to be a positive, successful experience for everyone. Therefore, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Modjadidi with any question or concern.