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Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Horsehead Holding's revenues will grow 6.4% and EPS will remain in the red.
The average estimate for revenue is $106.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.05.
Revenue details
Last quarter, Horsehead Holding logged revenue of $100.4 million. GAAP reported sales were 31% lower than the prior-year quarter's $145.8 million.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
Last quarter, EPS came in at -$0.21. GAAP EPS were -$0.21 for Q3 against $0.52 per share for the prior-year quarter.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Recent performance
For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 5.9%, 2,820 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -5.2%, 3,180 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -9.1%, 2,490 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
The full year's average estimate for revenue is $450.2 million. The average EPS estimate is -$0.52.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 728 members out of 745 rating the stock outperform, and 17 members rating it underperform. Among 245 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 244 give Horsehead Holding a green thumbs-up, and one give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Horsehead Holding is buy, with an average price target of $13.80.
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Quakertown Council approves Economic Development Liquor License Request
The Quakertown Council approved a request for an Economic Development Liquor License within the Borough at their brief meeting on Wednesday night.
Council opened a public hearing prior to the regular business meeting for any community members to express their opinion regarding the request. Although Council advertised for the hearing, no community members were present to speak on the issue.
John Schlupp made the request for the Economic Development Liquor License to Council for his business located at 117 W. Broad Street.
According to Council President L. James Roberts, Jr., this license is specific to Schlupp and his address. If Schlupp decides to eventually sell his property or business, the liquor license will not be transferred with the sale.
Council approved this request by a unanimous vote.
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Which Leagues Have The Highest Average Player Salaries?
This week, Sporting Intelligence and ESPN the Magazine released the Global Sports Salary Survey 2014, a worldwide look at which leagues pay the most on a per-athlete basis.
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OK, hold on, just—just wait a second. This does actually make sense. A new study from the University of Toledo has found that white American NBA players are not discriminated against in their wages. We do have a question, though.
USA Today has released its annual roundup of FBS coaches' salaries, and the numbers are once again eye-popping. Alabama's Nick Saban tops the list with more than $5.5 million not counting bonuses—and he wants a raise.
You may want to wait a bit before checking out Phil Roth's wonderful little tool that allows you to explore baseball teams' payrolls, because you'll be there a while.
That little guy on the left? That's Joao Plata, a 21-year-old Ecuadorean forward making a splash in his first season after being traded to Real Salt Lake. He had a hell of a game on Saturday, assisting on both RSL goals in a 2-0 win. That ties him for the MLS lead in assists. There's a very good chance you make more…
It's that time of the year. Time to unveil MLB's opening day payrolls, and laugh at the teams spending like drunkards (Yankees, $229 million) and the ones fielding quadruple-A rosters (Astros, $24 million). Let's dive in.
The NFL is a dictatorship masquerading as a benevolent dictatorship. In redistributing $46 million in salary cap space from the Redskins and Cowboys to the rest of the league, the NFL is enforcing laws that don't exist, playing Robin Hood with blackmail, and generally continuing a tradition of arbitrary, paternalistic…
Everyone breathlessly re-published USA Today's annual salary survey, with the shocking news that the average salary is down 17 percent from 2009. In actuality, average salaries are up from last season. Whoopsie.
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What better way to start 2013 than with a Brian Spaeth chat? After writing my article about the Browns and their handling of the media, Brian wanted to talk about it. He initially thought I was being a "baby." Is that the way he finished thinking about it? You'll have to listen to find out. (Tease.)
Here's what else we talked about.
- The Browns and the current Cleveland media
- Twitter and the information economy
- What do the Browns owe the media?
- What do the Browns owe the fans?
- Chip Kelly and his agent controlling the message
- Does talking in the face of rumors help the Browns in any way?
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This strikes and 'staches bowling party just looks like a blast! Jenny of Bloom Designs Online put so many clever details into this fun birthday party for her son – from playful invitation wording to themed post-game treats like cake pop and ding dong "bowling balls" and juice box "bowling brew". But those "bowling pin" milk and cookie shooters? O.M.G. ;)
PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for:
– "manwiches" shaped like bowling balls & packaged in cool retro bags
– super cute ice cream sandwiches on 'stache sticks
– party favor bags filled with "things that roll"
– a "Whopper" of a cake! {completely covered in malt balls}
PARTY DETAILS, as told by Jenny…
Hey Man! Ready to roll? My son, Luke really wanted to have a bowling party for his 6th birthday. We have an amazing old bowling alley across town that was the perfect setting. Luke's friend all very competitive boys so to play up their manliness, we decided to throw in the mustaches and make it a strikes and 'staches party. They had a ball!
When the boys came in, they put on their fake 'staches and took a photo in front of the framed backdrop stocked with lots of fun props. After several great frames of bowling they treated themselves to the manwiches shaped like bowling balls and to the chip bar. They wetted their whiskers with soda 'stache and then headed to the dessert table.
The color scheme of the dessert table was black and white with pops of red. Round treats included a fun whopper covered cake, oreo cakester cake, bowling pops, ice cream sandwiches on stache sticks and donut balls. The kids also got to make a sweet stache at the candy table, which had all red candies that played on the theme of the party. My favorite dessert element was the milk jars to which I added red tape to create bowling pins.
For the booths, I simply filled vases with sour cherry balls and cut out a bowling ball, mustache and the number 6. I made placemats to match the other printables. Then added white dots to black paper plates to change them into bowling balls
As the boys left, they took home personalized muslin bags filled with things that roll and gumball tubes. For the printable, I used a manly herringbone pattern and black and white polka dots to play up both the man and bowling aspects of the party. The 'staches collection available here includes everything from invitations, to food labels, water bottle wraps, juice box covers, straw flags, banners and more!
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1Ysabel Reyna SAYS:
Adorable, where did you find the clear tube containers?
Jenny Raulli SAYS:
Thanks Ysabel- They are also available in my etsy store on the link above
2Lauren SAYS:
What a great birthday present to have your party featured today, Jenny! It was an incredible party (once again) and the pictures look great!!!
3Brittany @GreyGrey Designs SAYS:
Love it! Such clever details!
4Sandra SAYS:
Very cool party Jenny! Love all the detail and fun.
5Leonie @ Ashlee Rae SAYS:
LOVE it, Jenny!!! So many fun details.
6Reinventing Nadine SAYS:
OMG!!! I blogged yesterday about Father's day treats: (drum roll please) Mustache and bow ties cookie pops!! they go so well with your party theme! check them out at
7Jennifer @ Double the Fun Parties SAYS:
Jenny – It is just fabulous! I love the plates and your sweet 'stache candy table. Shared on FB!
8Abby @ Belle & Beau Antiquarian SAYS:
We love this and we have linked up to your post over at: http://belleandbeauantiquarian.blogspot.com/2012/11/more-than-message-in-bottle.html.
Come visit us!
9Kaylie SAYS:
where did you find the bowling ball plates, napkins, ect….Thanks
10Monica SAYS:
Hi, how did you apply the white circles to the plates? Is there food safe glue? Thanks
11Chanda SAYS:
LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!! just wondering how you kept the icecream sandwiches from melting?


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The Cure for Toddler Cabin FeverEmily McClements
It's only the beginning of December, and I can already tell that my toddler has pent up energy. He runs like a wild child all around the house, picks fights with his sister, and climbs and jumps off of anything and everything.
It's going to be a long winter.
But, I realized this past week that there is a very simple and easy cure for his cabin fever. It just requires one thing.
Getting over myself.
You see, the simple and easy cure to cabin fever is simply to go outside.
Yep, it really is as easy as that. Get your toddler and yourself outside. It will make all the difference in the world.
If you're anything like me, probably the biggest obstacle you will face in curing your toddler's cabin fever is yourself.
Have you ever noticed that kids LOVE to be outside, no matter what the weather is like? If it's hot, they want to run through the sprinklers, if it's raining, they want to splash in the puddles, if it's freezing cold, they just run around to stay warm, and if it's snowing, they catch snowflakes on their tongues and make snow angles and snowballs.
But me, yeah, not so much. Unless the weather is between a nice 55-80 degrees and sunny, I'm just fine with staying inside, thank you very much.
So, I realized, that I am actually the one holding my kids back from getting out the pent up energy that they feel from being in the house all day, every day. And I am also the one who has to deal with effects of all that energy. And that's not so fun either.
The thing is, right now where I live, there is no snow on the ground, the temperature only dips below freezing during the night, and even though the sun doesn't shine all that often (we call it the perma-cloud), it's really not that bad outside. Sure, it's a little cold out, and we've had a few days of rain, but other than that, there is nothing about the weather that is stopping us from getting outside. The only thing stopping us is me.
I just don't really want to go outside.
Wow, I sound like a whiny toddler myself, don't I?
But, the truth is, that getting some fresh air, getting our energy out, and maybe even getting a little exercise is really good for us. Getting outside helps to improve our mood and our immune systems, things that are definitely needed during the winter months.
So over the past week, we've gone outside and taken a few walks. It's not like we do it every day, but it's been enough that I have noticed the difference. Once I get myself moving and actually get outside, I'm really glad that I did. I feel better, and my kids feel better, and that just makes everything a little bit better.
So if your toddler is getting a little stir crazy from being inside too much already, do yourself a favor, even if you don't really want to, and even if the weather is not your favorite, and take them outside. I'm pretty sure you'll be glad you did, and even if your not, it's sure to cure your toddler's cabin fever. At least for today.
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Gresko, 43, a Carrolltown native now living in Indiana County, worked with Cope at Three Rivers Stadium during Gresko's years in the Steelers' personnel department.
On Wednesday, he remembered the longtime Steelers broadcaster as ''a good friend'' who loved life and his profession.
''Myron was the kind of guy who woke up and couldn't wait to get to work. He loved the players and the coaches — and really just loved talking to anyone,'' Gresko said.
Cope, of course, spent more than a generation as the animated, excitable voice of the Steelers.
Known as a wordsmith in his own right and the architect of the Terrible Towel, Cope died Wednesday of respiratory failure at 79.
''Myron was an institution in Pittsburgh. Being in broadcasting with the voice he had, you never would've thought it possible,'' said Ted Beam of Altoona, who did part-time work for KDKA-TV and now-WPXI-TV on Steelers preseason shows for several years.
''But the kind of person he was and the following he had, he not only got away with it, [he] became a big part of Pittsburgh.
''The city embraced him,'' Beam said. ''And I know he'll be sorely missed."
Gresko met Cope in 1988. At the time, Gresko was a Steelers Scouting Department intern. During the next 2¢ years, the pair became close, Gresko said, handling a post-game locker room show together.
''On the third segment, we'd name an MVP,'' Gresko said. ''But one time we forgot to talk about it before the show. The next thing you know, it's time to announce, and we've got nothing."
Myron looked at Gresko and mouthed the words, "Who is it?''
Gresko froze. Then he thought about his friend Mike Mularkey.
Mularkey quickly was named the game's most valuable player. Better known for his years as an offensive coaching guru than for three mediocre seasons as a Pittsburgh tight end, Mularkey had one or two catches in the game — totaling about 18 yards, Gresko recalled.
Linebacker Greg Lloyd had two sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery, they quickly realized. Steelers fans knew it, too, and flooded the phone lines, hammering Cope for his poor choice.
''He stuck up for me for awhile,'' Gresko said.
By the time he got home to Carrolltown, he heard Cope yelp on the radio, '''OK, Ron Gresko told me to pick him. Leave me alone.'''
''He gave up his informant,'' Gresko said, laughing. ''We never forgot about that one."
Gresko, who left his Steelers stint to return to Cambria County in late 1990, never forgot about Cope either.
Cope attended his wedding later that year — even serving as a bartender at the reception for a bit. They saw each other a few times afterward, most recently during training camp seven years ago, Gresko said.
''We talked about good times, the time we spent at Three Rivers,'' he said. ''But he asked how [my family] was doing and reminded me to take care of them. Family was so important to Myron."
Gresko said that thought crossed his mind several times Wednesday, recalling how much Cope missed his wife, Mildred, who died in 1994.
''I know he'll be with her now — and that he's better off," he said, recalling Cope's years of health problems.
There's a tradition in the Gresko home these days.
The 43-year-old father of three carries his youngest —now 4 — downstairs every Sunday before the Steelers play to smack a Terrible Towel that adorns his wall for luck.
''I told him, 'You know the guy who invented that and Daddy were buddies,''' Gresko said. ''One day, he'll understand what that means."
Mirror Staff Writer David Hurst is at 946-7457.
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A Korean legacy in Léogâne: Taekwondo27 December 2012
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (MINUSTAH) — For more than a year, members of ROKENGCOY, the Korean military engineer contingent of MINUSTAH, taught Taekwondo, an Asian martial art, to some fifty teenagers of Léogâne, Haiti. On December 22, as Blue Helmets left Haiti after spending 34 months under the UN flag, some of their young apprentices reflected on what they had inherited from the Korean soldiers.
"Taekwondo taught me to be wise, disciplined and, especially, respectful of myself and of others," explained Bolivar Saintilus, strapped in his white cotton kimono.
Since the beginning of training sessions in October 2011, the young 18 year-old man from Léogâne has learned a lot. In fact, he has been selected among some 50 of his comrades – a group that includes about 10 girls – who practice Taekwondo every week under the Blue Helmets' leadership, to attend an internship in Seoul, South Korea's capital.
Bolivar was chosen "because of his performance", explains Choi Chung Il, one of ROKENGCOY's five teachers, who has been based in Léogâne since February 2010. "Not only did we teach Taekwondo; we also introduced Korean culture through songs and dances", underlines Mr. Choi, member of the Korean Marines.
Bolivar, who has impressively already earned his black belt and 1st dan (an indicator of advanced proficiency in Taekwondo custom), already sees himself as a teacher or "master of the house" at the New Mission Christian School, where classes were taught three times a week.
"I feel ready to assume leadership, because everything that they taught me is well anchored in my memory," declared the teenager who has earned his spurs. When asked about his instructors, he affirmed that they "were very proper, armed with patience and goodwill", and that he felt grateful that they chose to share with them their knowledge of the discipline - one that unites self-defense and meditation.
Marc Joel Jean Gilles, the school's censor, noted for his part that, among the 80 youngsters who subscribed to and attended the first classes, 50 managed to complete all steps necessary to get access to the free courses offered by the Korean Blue Helmets. He further introduced Bolivar as one of the most "patient, hardworking and wisest" student of the school where the yard has turned into a dojang*, by virtue of its space, shadow, and soft grass.
« To me, Taekwondo is not a game or simply a sport; it is a craftsmanship and a livelihood. This is why I strive to be the best and keep giving the best of me while I practice. It is a pity that some people consider that it is only entertainment," noted this 9th grade student who leaves his house as early as 7 in the morning in order to attend school classes till 1:00 pm, and who joins in Taekwondo classes from 2 to 5 in the afternoon.
Bolivar, who dreams of opening his own Taekwondo school soon, encourages fellow young adults and teenagers to practice this sport that involves many types of exercises that are "very important to maintaining good health and physical condition".
In addition to completing multiple infrastructure works and training tens of students in the field of computer science and the handling of heavy machinery, Korean Blue Helmets have left behind, in the aftermath of the earthquake that shook the Haiti in 2010, a heritage of Taekwondo, a discipline that Léogâne's youth does not intend to forget. According to one of the departing teachers, local devotees are in search of a new Korean instructor. For his part, Bolivar is ready to preserve the transition...
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4th Quarter 2010 Commentary - ASTON/Herndon Large Cap Value Fund
4th Quarter 2010 Commentary
2010 Recap
By virtue of the leading sectors in 2010, the market clearly showed an affinity for a cyclical upturn. The four highest returning sectors in the Fund's Russell 1000 Value Index benchmark each gained nearly 25% or more. Real and potential demand on a global basis sparked interest in companies that may key growth at the commercial level. The possibility of complimentary consumer spending helped the Consumer Discretionary sector to be the best performing area in the index, rising 27.5%. Overall, performance within the benchmark was still fairly broad with six sectors—Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Industrials, Materials, Telecom, and Consumer Staples—performing better than the index itself.
The portfolio clearly benefited from superior stock selection in outperforming the benchmark since the Fund's March 31, 2010 inception. We have been able to find value creating opportunities in several sectors at the individual stock level while also having sector weights tilted toward exploiting aggregate opportunities. We have not attempted to select sectors from a macro perspective. Instead, we let the sector weights be determined from our bottom-up work on stocks.
Two holdings that made significant contributions to the Fund's returns since inception were CF Industries, within Materials, and specialty retailer Coach in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Both stocks remain a part of the current portfolio. Computer disk-drive maker Western Digital, contract oil and natural gas driller Diamond Offshore, and Freeport McMoran detracted from performance since inception. Only Western Digital remained in the portfolio as of year-end.
Fourth Quarter Review
The Fund outperformed the Russell 1000 Value in seven out of the benchmark's ten sectors during the fourth quarter, in outperforming the index overall. Stock selection and sector allocation were both positive with stock selection contributing 24% of outperformance and sector allocation 76%. That was unusual in that it was a near reversal of the typical attribution for our strategy, as stock selection generally tops sector allocation. It highlights again, however, the importance of our fundamental work at the security level as part of a carefully constructed sector allocation methodology to overall results. The three lagging sectors in the benchmark during the period were Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, and Consumer Staples.
The three sectors with the highest contribution for the Fund during the quarter were Energy, Financials, and Materials. Financials has been a significant contributor in absolute terms for several quarters, though the portfolio remains underweight the sector. We have predominantly centered on asset managers and specialty insurers since the inception of the Fund, while staying away from regional and commercial banking stocks that dominate the benchmark. We are gradually seeing an evolution of this focus to other financials such as credit card exposure with American Express, student loan exposure with SLM Corporation (formerly Sallie Mae) and less focus on insurers. Asset managers still account for approximately 50% of the exposure in the portfolio, though the Fund now only owns one insurance company, AFLAC, as three were sold as they reached our calculation of fair value during the period. Asset manager Waddell & Reed was among the top-three individual stock contributors during the quarter, along with previously mentioned CF Industries and Coach.
The sectors with the lowest level of contribution were Telecom, Utilities, and Consumer Staples. The commonality among these sectors is that, historically, they represent stability and low volatility in growth as well as returns. As the economy has continued to show signs of strength, investors have begun to gravitate toward areas with more cyclical exposure, leaving these groups behind.
Dean Foods, Avon Products, and Eli Lilly were the three stocks with greatest negative contribution to performance. With the exception of Dean Foods, the Fund continues to maintain a position in each of these securities. Dean Foods was sold due to our lack of confidence in its fundamentals, despite a still attractive upside in terms of valuation. The company has been caught in a quagmire of offering branded products in a highly commoditized area—dairy products. Although the company's premium branded products in competitive areas such as soy milk remain sound, pure dairy fare is being challenged by private labels and consumers trading down due to the economic cycle. We question whether the trading down phenomena is short-term or more secular in nature.
Currently, the Fund is overweight Energy, Consumer Staples, Materials and Technology. With the exception of Consumer Staples, which is traditionally considered a more defensive sector, all of the other sectors tilt more towards cyclical growth. We are not making a stand on the macroeconomic outlook but our process has revealed that collectively the companies in these sectors represent a higher percentage of value creating opportunities than the overall Russell 1000 universe. We are most significantly underweight Financials, Utilities, and Telecom.
In addition to American Express and SLM mentioned above, another new holding added to the portfolio during the quarter was Herbalife. The nutrition and fitness retailer helped to replace part of the exposure from the sale of Dean Foods. As with all of the Fund's holdings, Herbalife was purchased after first being identified as a value creating opportunity followed by a detailed fundamental analysis of its business model.
A new year brings new challenges as well as new opportunities. We have begun to listen to market pundits trumpeting the current environment as a stock-picker's market. From our perspective, we are wondering why that statement is a revelation. As has been the case since the inception of our strategy, we have always focused on the promise of individual stock opportunities aggregated up into a diversified portfolio.
But, is this year different? While the Fund outperformed during the fourth quarter of 2010, we faced a significant headwind with the resurgence of the Financials sector which was the second best performing sector in the benchmark. The portfolio's Financials holdings outperformed the overall Russell 1000 Value but failed to keep pace with the Financial sector returns itself. This torrid performance from the largest sector in the index, which the Fund is underweight by nearly 10 percentage points (our maximum allowable level), caused us to further evaluate our stance on Financials. Was this performance an indication that the world had changed? Perhaps, our way of looking at Financials had become outmoded and insufficient to illuminate value within our investment universe. Or, maybe, we had simply lost our way as managers. A lot of soul-searching was undertaken for a relatively short period of underperformance.
We are not performance chasers but we do have to evaluate ourselves against a benchmark. We focus as much on how we generate upside as much as we do seeking to protect against the downside knowing that complacency and ego are a key part of the foundation of investment failure. Thus, we stepped back and assessed the fundamental environment to see why our process had failed to highlight many of the stocks that had clearly caught the market's fancy at the end of the year.
In our assessment, we see an economic environment that continues to be on a path of getting better rather than worse. To some degree, less worse has become the new better: Unemployment is still quite high and companies are showing bottom line growth through cost-cutting and efficiency more so than tremendous growth in sales and revenues. Still, the forecast is cloudy at best. Only a skillful juggler could handle the many economic balls in the air to try and direct their portfolio. Alas, we have many skills here at Herndon Capital, but juggling is not a core competency.
Instead of looking outward to a less worse economic environment and trying to position the portfolio accordingly, we look at individual companies to see which ones appear to have temporarily lost the sparkle in investors' eyes yet may still have long-term value relative to their fundamentals. We believe that we have a portfolio of much greater value than today's assessment by the market, which keeps us from worrying about the quickness of eye and hand coordination necessary to juggle the myriad of information available in the market. Our focus is on finding the value creating opportunities.
As we move through the quarter and the year, we will continue this process of seeking out value creating opportunities for investors. We know they are available and we believe we have assembled a portfolio of them that can yield long-term results more satisfactory than our benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.
In terms of the Financials, we think that the fundamentals are still too poor to justify the valuations. Or, conversely, valuations are still too high to justify the fundamentals. The environment feels eerily similar to the hope without substance that surrounded many Technology stocks prior to and right after the Y2K euphoria. We may be proven wrong, but from our current perspective these stocks collectively do not represent value creating opportunities. Thus, we will have to occasionally lose ground to the benchmark in the near term when we find that the stocks or sectors du jour are unpalatable to our process and therefore, in our determination, unprofitable opportunities for investors over the long run.
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January 6, 2010
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Published: 11th September 2013 08:43 AM
Last Updated: 11th September 2013 01:47 PM
Kollywood supporting actress Sindhu, who recently attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills in excess, has alleged that it was a kandhuvatti (usury) gang that forced her to take the extreme step.
Submitting a petition at the city police office on Tuesday seeking action against the gang, Sindhu said she was being intimidated by the gang, which was issuing her life threats, as she is currently unable to pay the interest levied by them.
"I've come to lodge the complaint directly after getting discharged from the hospital. The gang members even visited me at the hospital and said they would kill me if I did not pay back the amount with interest," she told reporters before submitting the petition.
The actress had attempted suicide on Friday at her residence in Virugambakkam.
Sindhu claimed that she took the loan from five women belonging to a family in Purasawalkam about eight months ago for production of a film that was being directed by her brother. "I had paid an interest of Rs 90,000 per month for six months, which is more than the actual amount borrowed by me. For last two months I was not able to pay the interest after which they started threatening me. I was forced to take the loan after the co-producer of the film abandoned the film," the actress said.
She alleged that the women had been repeatedly threatening her with acid attacks fearing which she attempted suicide.
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The Florida Gators have a pretty important football game coming up against the Alabama Crimson Tide, and they enter the game in relatively good health.
Starting linebacker A.J. Jones won't play with a sprained MCL, but otherwise Urban Meyer expects to have all of his major and secondary pieces for Saturday's SEC Championship Game.
Cornerback Janoris Jenkins was removed from Saturday's win over Florida State with a hip strain, but Meyer said …
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Florida coach Urban Meyer has plenty to be thankful for today — a healthy family, an 11-0 record, a $4 million annual contract and a couple of "iconic" national championship rings, for starters.
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Talking points from the Gators' 62-3 win over Florida International……
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Brandon Spikes' suspension Saturday against Vanderbilt has a silver lining for freshman linebacker Jon Bostic.
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Talking points from the Gators' 41-17 win over Georgia….
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In the days after Major David Gray's death on Aug. 8, his wife, Heather, wanted to be bitter that her husband had been taken from her.
"I came to (God) with the raw emotion of 'I'm really angry. I don't like that I'm going to Dover, Delaware, to receive my husband's body on my birthday,'" said Gray, 32. "I really questioned what God had in store. I wanted to get angry and let bitterness seep in, but I felt like the Lord was telling me this was not the end."
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"The Other is Britain, Student protests, Riots, Neo Liberalism, Fear, Nationalism, Haiti, Chess, Geopolitical sum games, Potlatch, Celebrities, Obama, The Shoah, Love, Reflexive Impotence, The Wheel, Inversion, Tarkovsky, The Zone. At least if you ask Paul Baran himself. To others, it might as well be an equally challenging and diverse collection of electro-acoustic atmospheres, rhythmic experiments, and theoretical manoeuvres, not without a touch of funk. The Other was composed by Baran and recorded together with Werner Dafeldecker, Axel Doerner, Lucio Capece, Sebastian Lexer and many others in Glasgow, and in STEIM studios in Amsterdam, over the last few years. Born in 1975, Paul Baran is a composer, electro-acoustic sound designer and improviser based in Glasgow, Scotland. Baran's first album, Panoptic, was released by Fang Bomb in 2009. It was received with great reviews by the global press, and featured collaborations with artists such as Werner Dafeldecker, Ekkehard Ehlers, Keith Rowe and Andrea Belfi. Panoptic was also featured in The Wire's 2009 rewind issue." (label info)
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Bob Arehart has served as a volunteer trainer's assistant for the Hershey Bears since 1996.
The longtime Bears fan came to a practice during the 1996-97 season and saw Harry Hipple, a former steel mill colleague, helping the club's training staff and offered a hand. Arehart took over for Hipple when he died that season.
Arehart, 79, who worked as a supervisor for AMP Inc. before his retirement, began attending Hershey games in 1957-58 with his future wife, Margie. The Bears won the Calder Cup that season and the 1958-59 season, and he has been hooked on the club ever since.
Question: What do you do at practice every day?
Answer: I come in in the morning and make sure the doors are all open. I make coffee for the coaches and for the staff and players. Basically, I just get everything ready for the bench. Fill the bottles up. Make sure there's enough pucks in the bucket and take it to the bench with all the things that are needed -- tape and towels and so forth.
It's basically putting at the bench the things the coaches and the players are going to need throughout the practice. I carry a bag of various supplies: band-aids and extra shoestrings. Whatever they break, whatever they need, I can just reach in the bag and I have it for them. It allows them to keep right on full speed with the practice.
Question: What do you enjoy the most about working with the team?
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The South Louisiana Submerged Roads Program, a $118 million program to repair and resurface major roadways damaged because of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, came to an end this week with the completion of repairs to six roads in the Gentilly area.
The final project completed was on Elysian Fields Avenue.
Almost 94 percent of the $118 million was spent in Orleans Parish, with the rest in St. Bernard and Jefferson.
Among the New Orleans streets that benefited from the program were segments of St. Charles Avenue, Magazine Street, Carrollton Avenue, Galvez Street, Orleans Avenue, Downman Road, Poland Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Harrison Avenue, Whitney Avenue and several streets in the Central Business District.
The final $19.7 million in work in the Gentilly area included:
- Filmore Avenue from Elysian Fields to Wisner Boulevard.
- Mirabeau Avenue from Elysian Fields to Bayou St. John.
- St. Bernard Avenue from Interstate 610 to Filmore.
- Leon C. Simon Drive from the London Avenue Canal to Elysian Fields.
- Paris Avenue from I-610 to Mirabeau.
- Elysian Fields from Lakeshore Drive to Gentilly Boulevard.
The Gentilly projects included $3.3 million in work paid for by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, usually known as the stimulus act. That money covered about 25,000 square yards of sidewalk repairs, the planting of almost 800 trees, and signing and restriping for more than 46,000 feet of shared-use bike lanes and 33,000 feet of dedicated bike lanes.
The Elysian Fields project consisted of replacing concrete roadway panels, asphalt resurfacing, curb repair and installing wheelchair-accessible ramps.
Although some of the streets repaired under the Submerged Roads Program, such as St. Charles and Magazine, sustained little direct damage from Katrina's floodwaters, they were among the primary roads used after the storm for recovery and relief operations, which meant they were damaged by heavy equipment and trucks, officials said.
The program's money came from the Emergency Relief Program of the Federal Highway Administration. No state or local match was required.
Repairs to major streets damaged by Katrina were eligible for FHA money. FEMA is responsible for repairing minor streets, and that work continues. Just this month, the city and FEMA announced $68 million in new grants to repair neighborhood streets in New Orleans.
The Submerged Roads Program was administered by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and managed by the national engineering company HNTB.
When the program was first announced in 2007, Cedric Grant, then deputy secretary of the state Department of Transportation and Development, said the state had $300 million available to spend on repairs to Katrina-damaged roads in the New Orleans area.
He said the $300 million was what remained of a $1.3 billion federal appropriation for post-Katrina emergency road repairs that was covering the $800 million cost of building new Interstate 10 twin spans. It also paid for repairs to the city's traffic signals.
Grant is now a New Orleans deputy mayor responsible for infrastructure and facilities.
Despite the $300 million figure mentioned in 2007, Alex Wommack of HNTB said $118 million was the total amount available under the current program.
State Transportation Secretary Sherri LeBas said, "This program highlights the success of our federal, state and local partners working together to rebuild south Louisiana." She said plans will be announced soon "to continue to revitalize infrastructure and provide quality-of-life enhancements for Louisiana residents."
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For the first time ever, the Defense Department said it will bend the rules and allow pro-gay military members to wear their government-issued uniforms in a San Diego parade on Saturday.
The memorandum stating the allowance was sent to all military branches, even though military policy generally bans troops from marching in uniform in parades.
The Defense Department made the decision in anticipation of the national attention surrounding the event and because organizers had encouraged military personnel to participate in their uniforms.
The Pentagon said the allowance is only for this years parade in San Diego and does not extend beyond that. Military personnel wearing civilian clothes do not need permission to march in any parades.
This weekend, participating troops must still strictly adhere to military policy regarding behavior while in uniform. The policy states that uniformed personnel cannot appear to endorse or selectively benefit groups or individuals, provide a platform for a political message, or appear to be commercially sponsored.
They also must ensure their presence in uniform is not intended to increase sales and business traffic.
Thursday's move came only weeks after the Pentagon joined in marking June as gay pride month and made an official salute to gay and lesbian service members.
More than 300 service members are expected to participate this weekend in the parade.
About 200 active-duty troops participated in last year's San Diego gay pride parade, but they wore T-shirts with their branch's name, not military dress.
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- California's Roy Motter a strong advocate for US wheat
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- For 31 years, Roy Motter - a former accountant - has successfully managed Spruce Farms' wheat operation in Brawley, Calif.
- This summer, Motter will accept a post as secretary/treasurer for U.S. Wheat Associates, the wheat industry's export market development organization which promotes U.S. wheat sales to 100-plus countries.
- His new USW Board responsibility will take him to more countries to help develop more markets for U.S. wheat.
Roy Motter, Brawley, Calif. wheat producer.
Roy Motter has a twinkle in his eye that speaks volumes about the California and U.S. wheat industries.
Born into a California family with restaurant management as its core, Motter married a farmer's daughter, Jacqueline Fleming, in California's Imperial Valley in 1972. He sensed the call to farm and quit an accounting job in San Diego to join the Fleming family's Spruce Farms located in Brawley (Imperial County).
For 31 years, Motter has successfully managed Spruce Farms' wheat operation. This summer, Motter will accept a post as an officer for U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), the wheat industry's export market development organization which promotes U.S. wheat sales to 100-plus countries.
"I am very excited about the opportunity that the U.S. Wheat Associates Board has bestowed on me as an officer," Motter said in his farm office in late March.
Motter, 63, is a managing partner of the 2,500-acre diversified farming operation. He and his third-generation farmer brothers-in-law Larry and Robert Fleming, grow winter produce, Desert Durum wheat, sugar beets, seed alfalfa, and Sudan hay. The Fleming family has farmed for about 90 years.
"I enjoy faming," Motter said. "I like the green color of growing fields of wheat and its transition to the amber color. The song America the Beautiful includes the phrase 'amber waves of grain.' It's a good feeling to know our farm feeds people."
With fingers flying, Motter — the former accountant — rapidly struck the keys of the well-used office calculator and grinned.
"Spruce Farms produces about 3,500 tons of wheat annually which generates 2,500 tons of flour which becomes about 2,500 tons of pasta. With annual pasta consumption at about 20 pounds, Spruce Farms produces enough pasta to feed about 250,000 people."
Spoken like an accountant — and a farmer.
Most years, wheat is a rotational crop at Spruce Farms. It has become a cash crop over the last three years due to good prices. Most of Motter's 2012 crop is forward contracted to Barkley Seed, El Toro, and Imperial Grain Growers which sell the wheat to mills.
In the early days of wheat production, Spruce Farms Motter grew the Yecora Rojo red wheat variety and Mexicali Durum wheat. Grain head shattering under occasional windy conditions at harvest convinced Motter to eliminate red wheat in planting decisions.
Today, 100 percent of Motter's wheat crop is Durum wheat, specifically Desert Durum, mainly used for pasta. Late this spring he will harvest fields planted in the RSI 59, Orita, Desert King, and Havasu varieties.
At Spruce Farms LLC, wheat requires about 3.5 acre-feet of water annually. The water is supplied from the Colorado River at a $20-per-acre-foot cost.
Last year's wheat yields totaled about 3.6 tons per acre; an average crop for this low-desert production area.
Desert Durum is grown under irrigation in the desert valleys and lowlands in California and Arizona. About 12 percent of California's 700,000 wheat acres is Desert Durum. About 95 percent of Arizona's 100,000 acres of wheat are Desert Durum.


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P-39: Fighter originally built in the late 30s and early 40s. Most were sent to the Soviet Union under lend-lease and were used against the Nazi's in the invasion of Russia in WWII. Has a 20 mm canon in the nose and was an excellent tank killer. This is the only P-39 flying in the Western Hemisphere.
Bell P-39Q-5-BE, Bell construction number 21-9597, Army air Force serial number 42-19597 is the CAFs P-39 registered as civilian number N6968.It is the only regularly flying P-39 in the world.The aircraft was delivered to the AAF onMay 25, 1943 at a cost of $48,673.It was the second Q-5 produced. Through July 1943, it was on loan to Bell at Buffalo.On December 29, 1943, it was flown to Cincinnati, OH and then transferred to Laredo, TX by January 1944.By June 1944 it was transferred to Harlingen, Texas to support gunnery training there.
On July 20, 1945, it was making a cross-country flight to the Reconstruction Finance Corp scrap yard to be disposed of when the engine failed and the pilot landed the airplane at a crop dusting strip in Hobbs, New Mexico. The AAF abandoned the aircraft and it was later moved to a schoolyard display at Capitan High School in Lincoln, NM.
After acquiring the aircraft, Joe Brown of Hobbs, NM donated the hulk to the CAF in 1962.The aircraft only had 392 recorded hours on it at that time. The aircraft was then dismantled and trucked to Harlingen.In 1968, Don Hull of Sugarland, TX began restoring the aircraft to flying condition. It flew again on October 21, 1974. That same year John Stokes, the founder and first leader of the CENTEX Wing, bought the aircraft and again donated the restored P-39 to the CAF.
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The Game made headlines this week when he, along with Drake, donated $20,000 to Anna Angel, an Ohio woman who lost her five children and boyfriend in a horrific fire.
But the rapper from Compton, Calif., isn't stopping there. The Game, 33, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, plans on channeling $1 million of his own money into the Robin Hood Project, with the goal of giving money to people around the world.
"It's a hand-to-hand project," he explains. "If I see someone who looks like they could use it and my heart tells me I should contribute to their struggles, I'll give them something. The direction comes from within."
While the Robin Hood Project was only launched three weeks ago, The Game has already donated about $80,000, and the phone is ringing off the hook with celebrity friends wanting to contribute.
"So many people want to be part of it already," he says. "It's crazy. I had no idea I'd set something like this off."
The Game acknowledges that this generosity doesn't exactly fit in with his bad-boy image. "When people tell me what I'm doing is great, I'm like, 'Are you talking to me? I'm The Game! I'm dangerous!' But doing all of these acts has brought a tremendous amount of positivity to my life. I'm still who I am at the core, but I have a heart."
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Jacuzzi Boys release Glazin' at Churchill's Pub August 27
When it comes to music from Miami, all of the big names are either Gloria Estefan or rappers. Who's got time for rock 'n' roll when you've got a city full of people constantly blasting the trap-rap bangers of Rick Ross, dancing in the street to the Latin-tinged hip-hop of Pitbull, or jiggling their badonks to the booty bass of 2 Live Crew?
The answer to that question is Jacuzzi Boys, Miami's leading garage-pop trio. They've got nothing but time for rockin', rollin', and related activities. The boys began generating momentum with an early flurry of seven-inch singles. But really, it was No Seasons, their debut full-length on Orlando garage/punk label Florida's Dying that catapulted them out of the swamp and into broader American consciousness.
These days, they have a new label — Seattle's Hardly Art — and a new LP — Glazin' — and something tells us their consciousness expansion program is set to explode. But don't let all of this psychic hippie talk confuse you. The Jacuzzi Boys won't really melt your face off or blow your mind. Instead, their particular take on the garage template involves slightly surfy riffage, a danceable tempo, and a slickly retro (though not gratuitously reverbed) tone.
Vocalist Gabriel Alcala describes the new album's music as the ideal soundtrack for "a car packed with friends on the way to a party." Drummer Diego Monasterios calls the record "a rock 'n' roll piñata," an image that seems to be a particularly striking metaphor for the Jacuzzi sound — which, like a piñata, is colorful and playful on the surface, and aggressively confirms its whimsy by vomiting candy everywhere.
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If you know what's in the "The Covenant" you'll understand better the things I'm going to be sharing with you.
One of my favorite quotes is from Henry Ford:
"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right"
This may sound very simple or obvious to some people, but it's one of the most profound and powerful quotes that I've come across.
"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right"
Once you get it, and USE it in your own life you'll see that your thoughts alone can change ANYTHING for you.
The fact is that your thoughts, your mind, your attitude and your actions are all responsible for your position in life today! Like it or not, its true.
Regardless of your circumstances, background, education, abilities or disabilities, you are in complete control of your life, and the things that are in it today.
Before I get into details of The Covenant, I want you be in the right frame of mind and understand just how powerful your thoughts and beliefs can be. To help explain this a little more I want you to watch this video from Nick Vujicic, I must warn you though, that Nick ( If you don't know him already) is a very inspirational man with the most incredible disability that he will probably move you to tears. this video of Nick always leaves me with tears in my eye's.
Though I haven't met Nick yet, I will do, and I will give him a hug, thank him for being an inspiration to both me and my family, especially my children, they think he's great! and I often watch a video of Nick with my children to remind them that no matter what circumstances you have in life, you don't have to let them prevent you from doing and being what you want to!
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Flying Dream Alps- First Impression
The Alps sparked my interest when it first appeared here:
I didn't rush to buy it because there was very little info on it- just a couple of posts in the Kunlun thread. The price was right on the Black Friday sale, so I hit the "buy" button.
Here's what I noted:
-Quality, fit and finish are very good. Flying surfaces and fuse are straight, wing and stab are properly aligned and square to the fin. Covering is smooth and tight. On the minus side, this makes the aileron hinge so stiff that there's almost no down travel. Heat iron to the hinge line with the aileron in down position may fix this.
-The fuse is not fiberglass, but "high impact materials, HIP". It's rigid, heavier than glass, and may be brittle. Time will tell.
-The ribbed wings are fully balsa sheeted top and bottom. However, typical of other Chinese kits, the carbon (?) wing joiner tube is only suspended by ply uprights glued to the ribs. The instructions specify gluing the wings together for strength. (I plan to replace the joiner tube with a brass one, embedded in a ply "coffin box" as I did with my Mouton/Monton so I can keep the wings in two pieces while still retaining strength.)
-Kit hardware includes a 6 x 160mm steel wing rod, thinwall cf elevator pushrod, aluminum motor mount, the usual package of horns, clevises, servo covers, aileron pushrods, screws, etc. plus a fairly long strip of Velcro and servo lead grommets for the wing.
Overall, it's of much better quality than the Mouton/Monton but will probably fly faster due to the heavier weight of the sheeted wings, fuslage material and integral fin. It may fly better as a pure sloper, rather than a flat field electric flier. With its low parts count, pre-installed ply trays, complete hardware package, it should be a pretty quick build if it's built per instructions without any mods. Mine will have to to sit on the bench for awhile due to other projects, holidays, etc.
Great looking model for the price. Keep us posted on your progress with and be the first to do a report on this kit. You know we will be looking for a flight report on it. So far it sounds pretty good.
Have you decided on a drive system for it along with what radio and servos?
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The nice sleek lines of the Alps sparked my interest when I first saw it. Hope it flies as good as it looks.
I haven't decided on a power system yet, but my original thought was to use one of two Suppo outrunners that I have on hand, e.g. the 2814-8 with an 11x6 folder, or 2217/8 with 10x6. Firewall mounting of the 2814 will be a tight fight for the motor leads, and the 2217 may not be strong enough. I may end up shopping for another motor at the AMA show next month. I'd welcome any suggestions you or anyone else might have for a suitable power plant. I don't need vertical OOS performance, just a reasonably strong climb out.
I'd normally put a Hitec HS-85 or 82MG in the wings, but will probably go with the HS -65HB for weight savings in this already heavy model. I've been flying my electrics with a JR XP9303 with Assan 2.4 module for the past year and a half or so with no problems, using their 4, 6, or 7 channel rx's. I haven't converted all of my planes to 2.4, so the module system allows me to switch to 72mhz when needed. I've also been using the Assan module in an Optic 6, my slope tx, for a few months longer than than the 9303, also with no problems.
My Alps probably won't be in the air by the end of January. Someone else who has this model may be able to share a flight report before then.
Always curious about new model that has not yet been reviewed adn see what the rest of the guys have to say about it as you go along. Will be interesting.
Good to have options............Will be watching.
I bought one of these for the black friday ad's too... it looks pretty nice, I'll be watching what you guy's do...
One thing I may do, is once the servo extension wires are run for the ailerons, and the wing joined... I may drip gorilla glue in the middle to create a foam center... this will make it very hard to break the wings in half... it will also only add a very little amount of weight... but makes it very rigid....
I'm going to try making mine a "warm-liner"
Do you think I'll need more than 450 watts on a 3cell 2200mah?
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No work on mine yet, still sitting in the queue. I got some feedback at the AMA show today from another Alps owner who was thinking of buying another one. He has the Monton too, but says the Alps flies better. I don't know what motor he has in it, but he's pushing 600 watts. One complaint- the plastic material is brittle, and cracking around the motor mount.
I guess it comes down to your flying style/preferences- warm liner with better soaring capability, or screaming hotliner.
Good to hear that feedback and that he would consider buying another one. Sounds like he's gone the screaming hotliner route.
I'm new to powered glider so I'm not up on what exactly constitutes a warm liner, hotliner, etc.
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Doubletap, the front end of the firewall measures 40mm, so I'd use a 38mm spinner. The 38mm x 35mm long which I have is a little too long to match the nose taper, so I'd try to get a shorter one.
I have a Suppo 2814 with 35mm o.d. which fits in the nose with just enough clearance for the motor leads when firewall mounted.
Fishjunky, I don't know it there's an exact definition to distinguish between "hotliner" and "warmliner", but it's basically the degree of performance of a powered glider. Hotliners are usually capable of vertical flight under power, with higher gliding speeds, compared to warmliners with more moderate climb outs (45+degrees?) and power off performance. Both usually have some aerobatic capabilities, contrasted to a thermal type electric sailplane which just uses power to get to altitude for power off soaring. Others can chime in with their definitions.
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Glad to help, Doubletap. Since I bought mine simply based on the attractive pics and dealer's/manufacturer's writeup, I know that any detailed info can be helpful to anyone thinking about buying one.
Here's a post (#158) from the Kunlun thread which provides a little more info on the Alps:
Since it's tail heavy, stuffing a large motor up front won't be a problem.
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Good afternoon!
High daytime and nighttime temperatures, high humidity, intense sunshine and lack of wind will make the area seem like the middle of the tropics.
The pattern will pose health risks ranging from poor air quality to a dangerous buildup of heat in urban areas to risk of heat stroke for those physically very active.
Approximately 130 million people were experiencing the heat wave in the Midwest and Northeast this week.
The extreme part of the heat is not forecast to ease until over the coming weekend, when thunderstorms may return to many areas."
Real Feel temps will surpass 100 degrees.
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On Sunday, 4-year-old Justin Donald Johnson, who resides in Elmer, became the champion of the Jersey Shore's annual John Winfield Sykes Fishing Tournament.
He competed against over 100 other anglers and 30 other children.
His Spot Fish weighed in at 13 ounces, the closest to the New Jersey state record of any fish caught in the tournament.
He is by far the youngest person to ever have their name on the Avalon Yacht Club's most prestigious trophy.
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This is the eighth in a series of nine articles based on the book, Broad Street Cemetery — Bridgeton, NJ — A History 1791-2013 and Guide.
Part IV of Chapter IV — Soul Tours
South East Section
The southeast section has the most open look in the cemetery due to the lack of many large trees.
This section was acquired in 1854.
There are many Civil War soldiers buried in this section.
One of note was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. The ball entered his head just below his right eye and traveled to the roof of his mouth.
The next day, it dropped into his throat and he coughed it up. He kept it as a souvenir.
One of the more philanthropic businessmen of the late 18th century is buried in this section.
He made his money in glass and gave back his wealth to many local and statewide organizations. He also donated the land for Cumberland Park.
Did you ever hear of or see a tree-stump monument?
There is only one in the cemetery and from a distance it looks like a cut-off tree.
These were popular between 1870 and 1930.
There are many unmarked graves in this section.
Several are in row 10 and belong to relatives of this author.
One is a WW I soldier who was gassed in France, returned home and died shortly thereafter in 1918
The only Celtic cross is also in row 10.
Toward Vine Street near the corner of Lawrence is a tall square monument with an urn on top. It had toppled over but has just recently been restored.
In the southeast corner is the Baby Plot that contains 56 grave sites.
Along Lawrence Street is what is known as Strangers' Row. The significance of this nomenclature has been lost over time.
As you head back toward the Chapel on the east-west road, you will find a shiny pink monument of the jolly German who owned a lager beer saloon and also numerous other properties in Bridgeton.
This ends your trip around the 10-acre park-like cemetery.
(To be continued)
The first edition of the book has sold out, but the BSCA is now taking orders for a second printing. For information please call 856-575-0582.
Adding another element to the upcoming ARCA Racing Series weekend, New Jersey Motorsports Park has announced a live music event at The Finish Line Pub on Saturday night, July 27.
Local recording artist Megan Knight and The Truth, a rock band touring with the ARCA Racing Series this summer, are both scheduled to perform.
Performances are set to begin at 6 p.m.
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The four seniors who teed it up at the Section III state qualifier today gave coach Donna Goddard a nice graduation present - another title and a perfect season.
Larissa Carter repeated as medalist for the Maroons, with a 75, and eighth-grader Lindsay May shot 82, good for fourth overall and a return trip to states in June.
The Maroons also got a 90 from state alternate Kaitlyn Hlywa and a 91 from senior Alayna Slayton for a four-player total of 338 on the Kanon Valley Country Club course, just north of Oneida.
Auburn was followed in Division I by F-M (369), New Hartford (371), J-D (372) and CBA (386).
"I had a wonderful golf season with my kids," Goddard said. "It was great. These girls have accomplished so much - they've raised the bar for girls golf in Central New York."
"We were 14-0 as a team this year, which is awesome," said Carter, who will head to SUNY Delhi in mid-June to try and improve on last year's third-place finish at the state tournament. "We had 11 seniors on the team this year, so we definitely wanted to go out with a bang."
The team went undefeated and set a number of course records in winning matches throughout the soggy, cold spring.
Carter was happy with her round - the same number she shot to win last year's sectional event.
"It was different. The course played a lot shorter for me," said Carter, who explained that she's been working a lot to lengthen her drives.
"It was a good round," said Carter, who started off with an eagle when she chipped in on the par-5 No. 1 hole. "Overall I'm excited with the way I played."
Goddard said she'll miss the seniors.
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Platinum Jumping Hour Automatic Gübelin, No. 2355. Made in two examples only in the early 1990s. Very fine and unusual, thin, jumping-hour, self-winding, water resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with a platinum Gübelin buckle.
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In the 1930s Gübelin bought a few watches from Breguet with wandering hour. These watches were sold under both the Gübelin and Breguet names. Two movements remained in stock at Gübelin, and in the early 1990s it was decided to case these two movements in platinum. The present watch is one of these two pieces.
Important Collectors Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks


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Fast carbs not listed, but primal approved are yams, all squash and zucchinis, and even carrots.
Note the connection that these are all starchy root vegetables and that should put you on the right track.
Damn, now you've got me drooling over the thought of a good plate of mashed butternut squash. *drools*


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Lenox, NY -- Madison County is set to receive a $55,600 federal grant to help with the packaging of butter made from milk from grass-fed cows.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will hold a press conference at the FRESH! Gala at Monanfran Farm in Lenox at 3 p.m. Sunday as a part of Madison County's 4th Annual Buy Local Week.
The $55,600 Rural Business Enterprise Grant was awarded to Madison County to purchase and install a butter filler which will be used to assist Kriemhild Dairy Farms, LLC.
Kriemhild Dairy Farms was started in 2008, in part with multiple grants, including assistance from the USDA Value Added Producer Grant, which provided the funding for the preliminary planning phases for marketing and production.
Although the company is able to segregate, separate, pasteurize and process their butter, it is only able to package it in 2-, 5-, and 10-pound containers. Packaging in smaller, more consumer-friendly 8-ounce containers will allow the company to sell more of this locally-produced, grass-fed dairy product.


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