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10Solar flareI picture some sun worshipping stud out on the back deck with his RayBans, iPod and banana hammock looking for that perfect golden hue to impress the laaaaydays. Then wham! A coronal mass ejection blasts in from the sun and Sonny McStallion is reduced, cartoon-style, to a speedo shaped mound of ash. Id point and laugh at him, but by that point, the nations electronic infrastructure would have been fried and Id be busy scurrying to hoard food just like the rest of the humans reduced to a cockroach mentality. I give most of humanity one week without communications and the basic comforts provided by electricity before they turn into Escape from New York freak barbarians. The good news: feasting on Adrienne Barbeau. Or Donald Pleasance, depending on your proclivities.
9Nuclear warIt seemed a forgone conclusion for decades until the Soviet Union crumbled and the Cold War was over, rendering movies like Red Dawn obsolete. But newer and nastier weapons are always in the works and the technology to make them is not just for superpowers anymore. Most military experts believe it will likely begin as an accident. One country might mistakenly lob a nuke and then others will retaliate. Before a single phone call is made, bombs will be glowing like fireflies in the sky. The good news: You can get a copy of Red Dawn for about 39 cents in the Wal-Mart bin.
8Asteroid impactIn the movies, Bruce Willis leads a team of explosive experts who fly into space and blast the menacing rock to smithereens. In reality, hed be brooding over a glass of Tangeruay and wondering when Demi is going to get fat and ugly so he might feel better about the divorce. Then BAM! A giant rock slamming into the Earth at 15 miles per second, bringing on many varieties of hell. At the epicenter, man and metal would be vaporized, perhaps the luckiest of the victims. Massive tsunamis would cross the globe at supersonic speeds. A huge section of the earth, and parts of it crust, would be blasted into space to rain down on us again. The result: an atmosphere of fire and a planet that wont see the sun again any time soon through the thick cloud. Fire and then ice, as a brutal winter descends and lasts for decades. Survivors will emerge to a frigid, uncivilized world to scrounge for food. The good news: Almost everybodys last word will be what th...
7Rise of the machinesEven before computers were linked across the globe, there were fears the machines might, through man-inspired evolution, develop a form of high tech attitude. They control our economy, our water supplies, our food distribution, our public safety. Every year, the speed and storage capacity of them doubles. The age of quantum computing is not far off. Computers are rapidly becoming the most powerful population on the planet and we are gleefully blind to the deadly potential because they enhance our lives so and because there's some funny ass stuff on YouTube. But when the machines want us gone, brother, the Geek Squad is not going to save us. There is almost no limit to the ways they can make it happen. The good news: Firefox still does a decent job of blocking pop-up advertising.
6Bio-terrorismMan has been lobbing nasty stuff at his enemies for thousands of years. And every day, he gets a little better at both manufacturing and delivering new poisons or old ones. Couple that with global unrest, advances in bio-technology and growing numbers of extremists and its not altogether fantastic to imagine such an end. It might come in the form of something recognizable, like small pox or the flu. It might come as something less familiar, like anthrax or Ebola. It could be delivered in one massive strike or it could start with just one infected person. A sneeze and it spreads to two others. Those two spread it to four, who spread it to eight, and on it goes until the last man is standing The good news: Stephen Kings epic The Stand was made into a decent motion picture you can watch before the sneezing starts.
5PlagueThe Black Plague, typhus, influenza. Microscopic buggers have been hacking at the population as long as theres been life on the planet. New infections are always rising out of the muck. Germs and viruses grow resistant to medicines and other attempts to combat them. It was only two decades ago we feared AIDS would spell the end for us. Now there are more infectious diseases and not all of them dominate the headlines. Avian flu, SARS, Ebola Nobody really knows which infection will grow into a superbug and outwit the best medical minds we have. The good news: Chances are a global plague will begin with something man has manufactured in a lab. Dude, you really need to read The Stand.
4Alien invasionWe spend so much time wondering if were alone and searching for signs that we are not. Hollyweird is fascinated by the notion of visitations from other planets and most of us hope it happens in our lifetimes. Yet if a species from another part of the universe is able to set their suction cups down on our little blue planet, they will no doubt be far more advanced than we are. So advanced, maybe, that they will be like superintelligent aardvarks looking for the meaningless, tasty ants that is us. We think were pretty hot with our Bluetooth ear pieces and GPS guided cars. But for all our advances, to a highly evolved society, we probably look like an open bag of Doritos just waiting to be gobbled. The good news: That alien probing youve been secretly craving might not be such an unrealistic fantasy after all.
3Super volcanoGo ahead. Take the wife and snot-nosed kids to Yellowstone. Feed the animals and watch the geysers. Take a picture with your honey. Just be aware that below your feet, is a massive crater known as a caldera. It is one of perhaps 40 super volcanoes in the world and if it blows, it will take most of us with it, cheesy vacation shorts and souvenir t-shirts and all. The wrath of the eruption will move quickly across the country, burning the brains right out of the heads of those people unfortunate enough to be in the area. A blanket of ash eight feet deep will cover the ground. More debris will rise into the sky, blocking out the sun around the globe. Crops will die. Regenerating in everlasting winter will be nearly impossible. Those who survive will likely do so only to exist in extreme and miserable conditions. The good news: The caldera beneath Yellowstone is said to erupt ever 600,000 years. Its been 640,000 since the last eruption. In case you didnt notice, thats actually bad news. Enjoy your vacation.
2Gamma raysThe most powerful explosions in all the universe, a ten second burst could wipe out life on our planet almost immediately. The result of a massive star collapse, proximity provides no real comfort gamma rays from halfway across the galaxy are intense enough to destroy all living things, large and microbial, on earth. Except maybe for cockroaches and editors. Game over, man. The good news: the galaxy in which we reside is not the kind where gamma rays are common. Dont spend all your dough on hooch and hookers just yet.
1Global warmingHurricanes have doubled in number over the past three decades. Forest fires are far more numerous. Parts of Greenland is melting and the rise of the seas is already underway. Extreme climate changes will result in extreme living conditions. Entire nations may disappear beneath the ocean. Massive storms might wipe out other segments of the population. Drought here, flood there. Food supplies threatened, species dying in numbers, a planet in complete disarray. The good news: The Day after Tomorrow was a ridiculous movie that frightened nobody.


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In a season of change, Valencia High School made another big shift on Friday by relieving longtime boys head basketball coach Rocket Collins of his duties.
It's the second coaching move in 10 days for the athletic program, which removed the interim tag from Mike Killinger and hired him as its head baseball coach on May 28.
Collins was the Vikings head coach for 13 seasons and in that time he took the team to 12 postseasons, his teams won four Foothill League titles and he compiled a 244-117 record overall.
The team made four CIF-Southern Section divisional quarterfinal appearances.
"We are moving in a different direction with our basketball program. We want to thank coach Collins for all the years and hard work he's put in. But at this time we feel it necessary for our basketball program to move in a different direction," said Valencia athletic director Brian Stiman.
Stiman said it was a group decision led by incoming Principal John Costanzo.
Collins was upbeat about the decision, but said he was taken off guard by it.
He conducted a practice with the team on Friday then was called into a meeting.
"I'm disappointed in the way it's gone down because it's not basketball related," Collins said. "The reason they gave is it's more of my other job."
Stiman said the move was not disciplinary and that Collins will still work on campus at Valencia High as a campus supervisor.
Collins' Valencia team went 20-9 in 2013-14 and finished third in the Foothill League with a record of 6-4.
Collins has a rich basketball history in the Santa Clarita Valley, having played at The Master's College, was an assistant coach there, was the varsity girls basketball coach at Canyon High and coached the lower level boys programs there.
"To be honest with you, the last two, three months I've been doing some soul searching and things have been going pretty good for me," Collins said. "Two years from now I was planning on stepping down.
"I appreciate all the kids who played for me and will miss them tremendously. Some have already texted me and said things that have touched me."
The Valencia boys basketball job is a coveted one and the list of possible candidates is intriguing.
Former Saugus High boys basketball coach Derek Ballard, whose tenure ended with the Centurions in February after six seasons, wouldn't say whether or not he would be applying for the job.
Valencia girls basketball coach Jerry Mike, whose intensity and style would translate well to the boys' side, said he didn't know if he'd be interested.
"I haven't processed everything yet," said Mike, who has run the girls program for 16 years. "I'm still a little surprised. It's intriguing. They have a lot of talented guys who can play for sure."
Mike, though, said he's comfortable coaching a girls program with it's own crop of young talent that just came off a co-Foothill League title.
Former Canyon boys basketball head coach Chad Phillips, who had a highly successful run with the Cowboys from 2000 to 2012, has expressed interest in coaching again.
Phillips could not ne reached for this story.
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Mega Man Powered Up
Mega Man, our blue here, has been kicking ass on all sorts of consoles for 20 years now. Although less known over here, PSP remakes are ideal to get to know the franchise and you can hardly ignore that quite some good titles have been released in this series. After the decent Mega Man Maverick Hunter X on the PSP, Capcom also wanted to release the first game of the series on Sony's handheld. We see whether that was a good decision.
What immediately gets noticed is that this platform-action game has gotten a completel facelift and one that can be called succesful both technically as well as creatively. The whole looks a bit overly cute, but thanks to the beautiful and plentyful present animations, the sharp figures and the screensplashing colors you won't be able not to appreciate this decision for a remake. On top of that you also get a ton of pleasant cut-scenes, something that wasn't present in the original game and which really helps to support the storyline.
Who wants to relive the 1987 original can choose the Old Style version in singleplayer. You get the new visuals but for the rest the game remains completely faithful to the original, including the levels, difficulty degree and the aspect ratio that doesn't make use of the widescreen image.
Lovers of modern times of course choose the New Style singleplayer and here you get revised levels and two new maps with new opponents and end bosses (Oil Man and Time Man). Luckily these two extra levels are very original and perfectly integrated with the original ones.
Also fun is the idea to make the defeated endbosses available as playable character! That way the replayability becomes a lot higher. Eventhough some characters are less useful for certain level. Also cool is the fact that certain areas aren't accessible to Mega Man while they are for Boss characters thanks to their special weapons. Also handy is of course the save-function that allows to continue playing where you quit. Seeing the difficulty level of the game, this is more than welcome.
Surprisingly enough, also the online component of Mega Man Powered Up is very strong. You get a Construction Mode with which you can make your own levels. Incredibly addictive and quite easy to work with. Beware, quite a lot of time can crawl into this if you want to create a good and challenging level. The satisfaction afterwards is of course so much bigger when you exchange your creation over the internet with other players. This of course also means that in theory there's an unlimited amount of levels present thanks to player-created content.
I also mention the Challenge-mode in which you get to take on no les than 100 different challenges, all very original and different. In short: you get a lot of extra content compared to the original version of this game.
Mega Man Powered Up is one of the best platform games I've played up to now and then I'm not only talking about PSP games! Not only was the rock solid gameplay from the original kept, you get a lot of additional content on top and also the visual facelift is very good although some people might be bothered by the high "cuteness" factor of the graphics. If you're looking for a fun game with old-skool charms, you're at the right address with this title!
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There's been a lot of talk about how green energy will drive the new economy. But one entrepreneur and Texas town have moved beyond speculation and broken ground on a new renewable energy project in the Lone Star State.
Daven Mehta, CEO of RRE Austin Solar, LLC, has wanted to build a flagship solar farm for a long time to prove harnessing the sun's power can be economical, practical and profitable.
Now his company has cut a deal with Pflugerville, Texas officials to use nearby farm land for amassing 400,000 solar panels that can power up to 7,000 homes.
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Pflugerville will get its name on the project and roughly $750,000 worth of free solar panels to place around town.
"We're open for green business," Pflugerville Mayor Jeff Coleman said. "Our city council has made a concerted decision that's the direction we want to go. Pflugerville is going to become known as the solar city, and Texas is going to become known as a solar state."
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lee, my left elevon after i attached i notice that at the bevel, it is 2 mm thicker than t.e. of wing. since its flush at top the way i taped it it hangs down ....is this gonna cause drag on that side because the right side matches up nicely.?
i will send pics later if needed im at work.
ok no problem. i will leave the laminate off ofthat hinge untill i test it out. the assassin is a little uneven because of the way i taped it... i ccant tell.
It's not difficult to make an adjustment to the foam on the elevons.
Lay the elevons flat on a table behind the wing. The angle of the elevons should blend in well with the wing with the front of the elevon the same size or slightly smaller than the trailing edge of the wing. If they don't, you can heat your iron hot enough that it will barely melt the foam and use several strokes to thin the front of the bottom of the elevon until they blend well together. Don't try to do the whole elevon, just the front. Don't distort the trailing edge of the elevon by ironing it too.
Also .... We started cutting the beveled angle bigger on the elevons so that they wouldn't bind up when going down and could go down farther. This creates a bigger cut area on the bevel that sometimes will hang below the wing when the elevon is down but does not affect the flying or function of the elevons.
Both of these are more cosmetic than functional and hardly affect the flying of the plane.
Did I answer your question?
About heating it, that would have to be done on the bare foam right? Mine is already e-taped and laminated.
My first reply was from my mobile, so messy and mispelled. It should read, I can't tell that it flys unlike it should. (assassin)
The way I learned this was when I got the iron too hot when I was applying the laminate and reshaped a wing. The most common customer problem is the iron is too hot and it thins or distorts the wing cores. often they don't even know it.
Maiden report. WOW. that was a lot of fun. It was finless. I tried an 1800 mah first because I already had one on hand. it was 147 grams. So this put my AUW at 27.30 OZ.!! I was really pleased with that number.
It's cut down to 50", drilled motor mount and radiused to fit motor with no extra to reduce weight 20%. I used 1" extreme tape for the spar covers. 1.25" for the cross tape of formica plate. And I omitted the upper formica plate for now. I used 2 nylon .25" screws, with nuts and large washers to distribute pinch force for motor mount.
I did not use fins for my 2 flights this evening. I will be trying various methods as the yaw is significant with any deceleration or basically anytime the elevons go from significant travel, to straight. Not that it makes it fall out of the sky or anything, its just not "clean and controlled" looking. Of course Lee has already stated this so no surprise here.
The acceleration was very unexpected, when cruising at 3/8ths throttle then hit 100% it launches. Verticle was impressive, I did not go verticle too high altitude as i'm trying out a small size rx that I did not do any long range tests on yet.
Roll rate was really surprising, even though I still have the elevon travel set a little too high, I will probably try moving links down to middle on the horns. But the roll rate was scary fast for the span that it has.! It loops in what looks like a 8-10ft diameter circle,
Glide is exactly as others have described. REALLY LONG. Remember, I am used to high angle dropping my assassin down like a carrier landing.! It took 3 tries to keep it within walking distance, I had some big puddles to deal with so it did really needed to be pretty close to me.!
The 2200mah batts that I picked up on my way home are a little over 1 oz heavier than the 1800 I first tried. So this should make my AUW around 28.4 oz. Still pretty good.
Thanks again Lee, can't wait to make some contact.
Wondering how the CG turned out with the 1800mah batteries? I measured the CG on mine 10-1/2" back from from the point on the nose of the plane and I'm still tail heavy? I'm using the HK 3530-1700 Kv motor & 7x6 prop and HK Zippy 2200mah battery with the edge of the battery corners almost touching the front spars. I have not flown it yet as I still waiting for a couple of items. Wondering what others are seeing on CG with similar set-up's.
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Wheelspinner20- Congrats on such a light frame. 28.4oz is impressive. I am at 61.2oz but plan on loosing some weight at SEFF with a lighter motor. Currently at little over 100mph but will fix that problem soon.
Tailwind1- 10-1/2" back is acceptable and what most are at now. From 9-1/2" to 10-1/2" I found acceptable.
Tailwind, the 1800 was a temporary get it in the air thing. I taped it on, and yes to get the cg to my best measure was 10 3/8" the 1800 was way up there. The 2200 zippy flightmax that I installed ended up about a .25 to .375 behind the fiberglass spars. with the cg in about the same area. this is probably at or near the aft limit. It is very responsive.!
Video coming soon... has an awesome day in 20+ mph winds, which, even though I tried, I could not really safely fly anything else in this wind today.! Still grinning like a child.!
Like Kid Rock says... it aint braggin if you back it up.!
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Thanks Mike for the video, appreciate it. I have on-board vid too, just didnt get it edited into this one.
One of the best things about the Grim is we will fly them on days that we wouldn't even think of flying our other planes. We have been known to fly combat on days where we can all just park our planes in one spot and almost hover until we hit each other. The Grims are flyable in a 30mph wind and I would guess even more. They have really helped us get a lot more stick time. Looks like you are having fun! I love to see the Grims take abuse
Glad to see your technique for launching and catching the plane. Not bad for this size of a plane but you are making it look easy.
If you want to make it a little easier stand so the plane is coming directly at you through the goal with the nose of the plane heading into the wind. (the wind is at your back.) Don't stand to the side. You had the wind right but it is easier if you change the place you are standing.
Adding a little low throttle helps to keep the speed up for more control and it won't drift as much. Do a landing approach and bring her through.
Last Uncivil war I gave away a plane to the first person who flew through inverted. The limbo wire was about 2 feet off the ground.
Looking back at it, I didnt really try the limbo too much again, so I'm gonna chalk that one up to dumb luck. ! Although if I can do that one a few times, a soccer goal is going to seem huge and easy.
For sure if I had the rescources, I would definately get out there to utah for the un-civil war. Just out of curiousity, do most that come bring spares? At a big event like that, what is the average carnage? It must be handfuls of props and saver rings. Horns, rx's?? A guy asked me the other day, how do you keep score with something like that?? is it honor system for hits, or is it the last one flying or what?
After the war there are always a few planes that will never be the same. A few prop stabs and broken props are the rule but I personally have never had a plane that never flew again. I usually take about 6 planes to the war. If something breaks I switch planes so I don't loose flying time.
I made the mistake the last couple of years of not spending enough time with the camera in hand. We used to have a photographer who shot some great video from unusual angles. I talked to him this week and he is stuck in Texas. The cameras have to be running to catch the best stuff.
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Second set of roundtables on media accountability starts in South East Europe
UNESCO is giving a new kick-off to the discussion on media accountability in South East Europe by launching the second cycle of national events in the region. The project, Alignment to International Standards in the Media Sector of South-East European Countries, aims at encouraging, assisting and accelerating media reforms in the South-East European countries.
The first set of roundtables took place during the fall of 2009 in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244). The second round is scheduled for 20 September - 1 November 2010 in the following cities:

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Zadar, Croatia;

Tirana, Albania;

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Podgorica, Montenegro;

Skopje, Macedonia; and

Pristina, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244).
In the era of knowledge and information societies any effort at limiting the free flow of information is futile. UNESCO's focus on the promotion of ethical and professional standards is the result of an ongoing dialogue with the media and their associations, and with the civil society. This includes ensuring that self- and co-regulatory mechanisms are entrenched in media laws and regulatory frameworks.
Voluntary self-regulation by promoting standards helps maintain the media's credibility with the public. The forthcoming roundtables aim at building the capacity of media professionals in South East Europe on voluntary self-regulatory and newsroom ombudsman mechanisms. The agenda will also include issues related to professional journalistic standards on Internet.
The two-and-half-year project, which began in 2008, is funded by the European Commission and implemented by UNESCO. The round tables are organized in close collaboration with the South-East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM), which is an umbrella organization uniting 18 media centres and institutes from the region, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
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|With fall approaching, do not turn to tanning booths
(NAPSI)-The sun's rays can be harmful all year, and as people turn to tanning beds moving into the fall, it is important to think about UV exposure. Every year, more than 2 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer, making it the most common type of cancer in the United States.
The people at greatest risk for skin cancer are those who are exposed often to UV (ultraviolet) rays during childhood and the teen years and who have a fair skin type, defined by:
• Blonde or red hair and light eye color;
• Fair skin that freckles and sunburns easily;
• Skin that does not easily tan.
The good news is that skin cancer is preventable if you limit exposure to UV rays, and that counseling young people about protecting themselves works. Too much exposure to UV rays damages skin cells, which can lead to skin cancer. UV rays come from the sun, tanning booths and sunlamps.
The two most common types of skin cancer-basal cell and squamous cell-can usually be cured when they are found and treated early, though they can lead to permanent scars and disfigurement. These types of skin cancer are also called nonmelanoma skin cancer. A third kind of skin cancer is melanoma. It is much less common, but more serious and more life threatening.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine, examined the research on counseling to prevent skin cancer. It issued a recommendation that health care professionals counsel young people ages 10 to 24 years old with a fair skin type about minimizing their exposure to UV rays to reduce their risk.
Ask your health care professional to speak with your children who are in this older age range and have fair skin about the dangers of sun exposure and indoor tanning.
Since appearance can be important to young people, a doctor or nurse can explain how tanning will damage how their skin looks. Using effective methods such as brochures and interactive computer programs, a health care professional can help convince teens and young adults to protect themselves from UV rays.
Parents who help their children have healthy sun behaviors are helping their kids reduce their chances of skin cancer for their entire lives. They can help encourage their children to take simple actions that health care professionals recommend, including:
• Using "broad-spectrum" sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or greater;
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Copper Mountain announces Ski and Ride University
Ryan Summerlin January 17, 2014
In recognition of January being National Learn to Ski and Snowboard month, Copper Mountain Resort this week announced the launch of its Ski and Ride University.
The brand-new program provides newcomers to the sports of skiing and snowboarding an inexpensive and hassle-free way to learn how to slide on snow.
For $199, the Ski and Ride University package includes three ski or snowboard lessons, lift tickets, equipment rentals, parking close to the resort and lunch. Upon completion of the third lesson, Copper Mountain will toss in a free season pass, allowing guests to continue to progress for the rest of the 2014 season.
Closing day at Copper Mountain is April 20.
"Taking a lesson and actually getting the correct guidance really is what generates a love for the skiing and riding."
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Austyn Williams, communication manager for Copper Mountain, said officials spent a lot of time exploring ways to expand the sports of skiing and snowboarding to a growing audience of never-evers — those who've never skied or boarded — taking into consideration that cost is a prohibitive factor for many people.
At $199, less than the price of two peak-season lift tickets, the program provides guests with a unique opportunity to get a lot of bang for their buck, Williams said, but Copper Mountain officials wanted to do more than simply introduce people to skiing and snowboarding. By offering three professional lessons in the package, Copper officials think they'll be able to cultivate a fresh crop of die-hard snow riders.
"We're targeting that never-ever audience because learning correctly plays a huge part in getting into the sport," Williams said. "Taking a lesson and actually getting the correct guidance really is what generates a love for the skiing and riding."
To participate in Ski and Ride U, guests must be at least 16 years of age and completely new to skiing or snowboarding. Participants must complete the third lesson on or before March 30 to be eligible for a complimentary season pass.
Ski and Ride U can be purchased in person at guest services or the Mountain Sport Sales Center located in the Copper One Building in Center Village. For more information on Ski and Ride U, visit www.CopperColorado.com/SRSU.
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Steve,Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone? It's kind of unnerving knowing that my exact location is being recorded at all times. Maybe you could shed some light on this for me before I switch to a Droid. They don't track me.
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Property Location Located in Torgiano, Hotel Le Tre Vaselle is connected to the airport and minutes from Wine Museum and Olive Oil Museum. This 5-star hotel is within close proximity of Fondazione Lungarotti and Regional Museum of Ceramics.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 52 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature designer toiletries and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club, an indoor pool, and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).Dining Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Meet other guests and eat at a complimentary reception. Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. A train station pick-up service is provided at no charge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
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Mauritius: An Example of the Role of Constitutions in Development
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Even in the twenty-first century, violence and death followed elections in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world. Though post-electoral conflict and violence has a number of possible causes and plausible explanations, this article examines the island nation of Mauritius and considers the role that the structure of its electoral systems play in lessening post-electoral ethnic violence, and suggests these systems as a possible model for other countries in the developing world. Most urgently, this article considers what lessons Mauritius may provide for Haiti, an island nation in the developing world with very pressing needs after the January 2010 earthquake.
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Hollywood Video: Hollywood's parent notified state officials Monday that it will shut down all of its 35 Oregon stores and phase out its Wilsonville corporate headquarters by October, costing 60 people their jobs.
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PHILIPSBURG - After taking a 5-0 lead in the first inning against Ligonier Valley on Monday, the Philipsburg-Osceola baseball team escaped a late rally by the Rams to take the 8-6 victory.
Ligonier Valley scored six runs over the final three innings of the game, including a three-run seventh, where it left runners on the corners as the Mounties recorded the final out.
"It's baseball," Philipsburg-Osceola manager Doug Sankey said. "Once you aren't successful a couple of times through the order, they get some confidence and they got a couple of runs.
"We let them in there with that double-play ball there we booted [in the fifth inning]."
Things looked good early on for the Mounties, who didn't even have to swing at any pitches by Rams' starter Billy Elliot.
Elliot walked seven of the first eight batters he faced, giving Philipsburg-Osceola a 5-0 advantage. Elliot threw 46 pitches in the first frame before recording the final out as the Mounties lineup batted around.
"That's been our thing all year," Sankey said. "We have had a lot of walks all year. We have been preaching to our guys to have three or four pitches per at bat. They've done a nice job with it all year.
"Their pitcher was throwing well. He just couldn't locate early."
P-O widened its lead to 7-0, scoring two more runs in the third inning.
Mark Curtis reached on an error before Matt Kephart drew a two-out walk. Ligonier Valley catcher Adam Torrence attempted to catch Kephart off first, but the ball sailed into right field, and Curtis was able to easily score from second.
Kephart later scored on an RBI single from Mike Marcinko, putting the Mounties up 7-0.
But the Rams didn't go quietly, as they scored three unearned runs in the fifth inning off P-O starter Parker Watson.
The Mounties scored an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, as Watson brought home Andrew Greenawalt on a fielder's choice to increase the lead to 8-3.
Ligonier Valley continued the rally in the top of the seventh, as Anthony Tutino doubled to start the inning. Ryan Torrence then singled him home to cut the score to 8-4.
After another double by Yeskey, Watson was relieved by Cody Lee, who got the first out of the inning with a grounder to second. A run scored on the play.
A sacrifice fly by Matt Ryan scored Yeskey, cutting the advantage to 8-6. But Lee struck out the next batter swinging to set the final.
"Parker has been one of the best pitchers I've had in 15 years," said Sankey. "He really has. If there is one negative, it's that he gets too excited. He gets amped up.
"I think because of that, he is maxing out almost every pitch. Plus, because of the back injury, it's hard for him to stay loose. If you aren't bending, you aren't in the zone. And he was up pretty much the last two innings.
"Lee is the opposite of Parker. He has no emotion. It's just a flat line. He's the guy you want there in the end."
The Mounties had just five hits on the day. Watson knocked in two runs without a hit, while Greenawalt and Mark Curtis each scored twice.
P-O improved to 18-4 overall. The Mounties will face Mount Union in the Class AA title game on Friday evening at 7 at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Ligonier Valley (6): Taggert cf 4110, Tutino ss 4210, R. Torrence lf 4121, Yeskey 1b-p 4132, Ritenour rf 3011, A. Torrence c 4020, Bloom 3b 3000, Markowsky pr 0000, Ryan 2b 3011, Elliot p 0000, Jones 1b 0000, Nemeth dh 3100. Totals: 40-6-11-4.
Philipsburg-Osceola (8): Marcinko ss 3111, Smith c 1100, Greenawalt rf 2210, Lee dh 4000, Belko 1b 0000, Curtis 2b 3211, Watson p-1b 3102, Carpin lf 3001, Kephart 3b 1111, Walstorm cf 3010. Totals: 23-8-5-6.
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Ligonier Valley: Elliot-5+ IP, 4 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 11 BB, 4 SO; Yeskey-1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.
Philipsburg-Osceola: Watson-6+ IP, 10 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO; Lee-1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.
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The family of Brannon Rhine has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.Video Transcript
WHILE WORKING ON THE VUE APARTMENTS IS NOW SUING THE CONTRACTOR , SAYING IT VIOLATED SAFETY REGULATIONS AND LED TO HIS DEATH. 40/29's EMILY MAHER SPOKE WITH THE LAWYER REPRESENTING THAT MAN'S FAMILY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THIS LAWSUIT. SHE'S LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE. IT WAS RIGHT HERE, AT THE NOW FULLY CONSTRUCTED VUE APARTMENT COMPLEX, WHERE 20-YEAR-OLD BRANNON RHINE DIED IN MAY AFTER A UTILITY TRENCH COLLAPSED ON HIM WHILE HE WAS WORKING EARLIER THIS YEAR. TONIGHT, HIS FAMILY HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT AGAINST THE CONTRACTORS, CLAIMING THEY HAD NOT INSPECTED THE TRENCH WHERE RHINE DIED. His older brother came out and said Meagon Brannie didn't make it THAT WAS BRANNON RHINE'S FIANCEE, MEAGON CAPEHART, WHEN 40/29 NEWS SPOKE WITH HER IN JULY. THE TWO HAVE A BABY GIRL TOGETHER. What I can tell her is he didn't leave us he died trying to provide for his family . I SPOKE WITH THE ATTORNEY WHO WILL BE REPRESENTING BRANNON RHINE'S FAMILY. HE TELLS ME NOW THAT RHINE'S FAMILY HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT, HIS FIRM WILL BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION. "when you have this large company with this multi- million dollar project and you have deadlines and you have safety rules and obviously safety rules got cut here." SACH OLIVER IS AN ATTORNEY FOCUSED ON HANDLING WRONGFUL DEATH SUITS. "there are black and white rules that have to be followed, that were not followed and what happens when you don't follow those safety rules, you're pushing those profits and those deadlines, people get hurt. In this case a 20 year old man with a baby got killed." HE SAYS THE FIRST STEP IS DETERMINING WHO RHINE WORKED FOR WHEN HE DIED - THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR: PARKCREST BUILDERS OR THE SUBCONTRACTOR: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC. "we have reached out before even filing suit, written letters, we've placed several phone calls and nobody's even returned our queries, so I'm a little concerned about how difficult it'll be." THE ATTORNEY I SPOKE WITH TELLS ME IF THIS CASE GOES TO TRIAL, IT WOULD BE UP TO A JURY TO DECIDE HOW MUCH MONEY THE FAMILY COULD BE AWARDED. REPORTING LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE, EMILY MAHER, 40/29 NEWS. IN JULY, OSHA FINED BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 76- HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS.
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Attention, Girls: Being Aggressive Doesn't Make You BossyDresden Shumaker
I only played team sports once in my life. Oh yes, in the summer before third grade, my calling to play soccer was pretty huge. My mother took me to the local YMCA to inquire about signing up, and we discovered that there were no girl soccer teams. One of the perks of having a non-traditional first name is that I was able to simply sign up for soccer, which was very much "boys soccer" and not have anyone realize it until I showed up.
The soccer coach was elated to discover I was a girl. She welcomed me enthusiastically, and I was excited about being part of the team. The boys on the team were not so thrilled. Oh, no — not at all.
During practice I was painfully aware of how the boys avoided playing with me. The coach would call out for them to kick the ball to me and nothing would happen. I would scream out, "I'm open! Here! Kick the ball to me!" The boys on the team shut me out and told the coach I was a bossy girl.
On the weekends when we had games, I tried to play just as aggressively as the boys, but that was not cool. Not on my team. "Stop bossing us around!" That is what was snapped at me during games when I pleaded to be included in plays.
I honestly didn't understand what the problem was. I was playing just like the boys in skill and attitude, but for whatever reason my behavior was less than. I started to get teased and mocked. It happened so much that other teams would pick up on it during games and chime in. Kids I didn't even know would tell me to shut up.
All because I was asking to play. Begging to play. When I played well — and since I only had a tiny window of sports achievement, allow me to admit that I did play pretty well — it was not celebrated.
My coach tried to help me. Her aim was to get me to be more aggressive, to play like "one of the boys," but every step toward that backfired. The boys didn't want a girl on their team, and they certainly didn't want a girl who played hard. They didn't want a girl they had labeled as bossy.
Being bossy is defined as someone who orders people around, is overly authoritative; domineering.
I thought I was being aggressive — that's what I was coached to be. "Get in there!" "Get the ball!" "If you see an opportunity to advance — TAKE IT!"
Being aggressive is defined as someone who makes an "all-out effort to win or succeed; competitive." Aggressive people are "vigorously energetic" and "boldly assertive and forward."
In sports, athletes are encouraged to be aggressive. Remember that popular cheer: "Be Aggressive"? That's not a cheer to be bossy.
After a handful of games, my enthusiasm for soccer completely left. I started to feel ill before practice, and going to a game felt like torture. Probably because it was torture. Looking back, I can see how my being assertive with the team caused me to be ostracized. I do wonder if I was a boy if that same assertive behavior would have made any waves.
When I look at the photos I have from the games, what hits me is not just that I am the only girl on the team, but also that I was the tallest player on the team. Two strikes in the "different" box. I think some of the kids on the team thought I was making a mockery of the sport by joining, and they took it as a personal attack. On more than one occasion I was asked, "Why are you even here?"
I was a strong girl. I was an athletic girl who was ready to be coached. I was excited to be a part of a team. Being labeled a bossy girl took the wind out of my sails. It made me question my enthusiasm. It made me feel like a freak. At the end of the season I was done with soccer. Sadly, I was also done with sports.
Of course, I have been called bossy many times since I was a kid. I am now aware of how my height can contribute to how people hear me. Tall women, I am told, are bossy before they even open their mouths. I wish that I had known more tall women when I was growing up or had friends who were tall girls.
The evolution of my love affair with my height has been a quirky one. I was bold and proud when I was very young. Then when I outgrew the boys, I was made fun off. I started to recognize that kids backed up when I had an opinion. Are opinionated tall girls bossy? Not any more than smaller opinionated girls, but you put two opinionated girls next to each other, and I know from experience that the tall girl will be told to be quiet first.
It wasn't until I found the world of theater that I started to really own my height and own my ability to have opinions. I performed in my first play when I was in the 5th grade. I was cast as the Nurse in a kid's musical production of Romeo and Juliet. I was over the moon when I found out I got the part, but the transformation happened the first week of rehearsals when I got stuck understanding a scene. I remember I asked the director what my lines meant, and he replied, "What do you think she means?" I blinked back at him, aware that he was asking for my opinion. I began with, "I think…" and he cut me off. "You get to decide!"
I was really lucky to have someone guide me to the realization that it is okay to have opinions. Not only is it okay, but encouraged. I know my soccer coach did what she was able to do at the time, but I wish she had pushed me harder to stay and play. When I hear someone remark about a kid being bossy today, I ask, "What do you mean by that?" Bossy doesn't mean what people think it means. If your kid is being disrespectful, call it that. But if your kid is being aggressive on the playing field or opinionated about a project, call it aggressive and opinionated. Being aggressive and having opinions should be celebrated. Being "bossy" should be banned.
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Created by Kimchi and Chips and commissioned by FutureEverything and the British Council, Light Barrier is the latest installation by Seoul based duo consisting of Elliot Woods and Mimi Son. First shown at New Media Night Festival, Nikola-Lenivets Park (4–6 June 2014), the installation creates phantoms of light in the air by crossing millions of calibrated beams; creating floating graphic objects which animate through space.
A fascination with natural light drove the technique of the impressionist painters, they explored new qualities of colour and the trail of time. Kimchi and Chips' study of digital light discusses a new visual mechanic, their installation adding to the visual language of space and light. As the artist's inquiry deepens, brush strokes become descriptive like code, detailing reality and allying light with canvas.
Elliot and Mimi created a system that creates truly volumetric projections which can define 3-dimensional forms in space. This is different to 'hologram' and fog screens which are planar images. The principle is quite simple, trying to cross over 2 or more beams of light in smoke and create a bright spot. If the same cane be achieved with ~100 beams being crossed over, then the effect starts to become interesting, as the brightness of the cross-over becomes significantly brighter than the approaching beams.
The duo used curved mirrors to split one projector into many. For each point on a curved mirror, the reflected light off of it travels in a different direction. Each curved mirror takes a part of the projection image, and redirects each pixel into a different outgoing directions. This makes each curved mirror into a low resolution (highly distorted) projector. Each reflected pixel travels along a unique path through the space, coming from many different locations which creates a Light Field Projector, where it is possible to control a large set of light rays with differing position and direction.
A set of projectors are positioned directly above the a set of mirrors set on a 45degree slope. This way, the light incident on the mirrors is travelling vertically downwards, and the light reflected is generally horizontally out towards the audience. The paths of the incoming and reflected rays do not significantly cross over, this helps Mimi and Elliot during calibration as the incident rays don't get in the way of the calibration, and they can concentrate on the reflected rays only. When a beam of light passes through haze, a part of it is scattered along every step of its journey, so this scattered light is observed and the path of the beam becomes visible. Especially with haze machines (rather than smoke machines, dry ice, etc), most of this light is scattered in a direction close to parallel with the direction of the beam. For example with a laser show, any lasers shining at the front the audience will be much brighter than ones shone from behind the audience, or shining up/down. Following this principle, the beams shone downwards from the projectors to mirrors become less visible than the beams shining out from the mirrors towards the viewer (this conveniently counter-acts the effect the curved mirrors have on dispersing and therefore dimming the reflected beams).
Calibration routines measure things and give you a mathematical model of what's going on in your system. They give you a mechanism you can use to construct your intended result, cancelling out the variations and inaccuracies in various parts of the system. A good calibration routine, Elliot tells CAN, measures something close to the result so they do not measure the physical geometry of the mirrors or the calibration of the projectors in order to calculate the path of each pixel ray travelling through space, instead they simply measure the path of each pixel as it travels through space, which is exactly the information they want to know.
The project will exhibited in Seoul in September as part of the Da Vinci Festival. The duo are also looking into working with 200 pico projectors for this install. This would be much higher resolution and clearer, since each projector would be higher resolution, and the projectors themselves can be packed more tightly. Imagine 200 pico projectors driven from 200 raspberry pi's.
Many thanks to Elliot and Mimi for providing such detailed information to CAN. We are extremely excited about the recent work of Kimchi and Chips and are following closely…
Project Page | Kimchi and Chips
Artists: Mimi Son & Elliot Woods
Sound Design: Junghoon Pi (junghoonpi.com)
Production Designer: Onjeong Rhee
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Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Smith said he was surprised to have been subpoenaed to be a defense witness in the case of a Horner man charged with kidnapping and killing his mother and grandmother in an effort to conceal another man's supposedly illegal business affairs.
"I'm willing to be a witness, but they probably wouldn't like my testimony," Smith said. "When I got subpoenaed, I called it 'The Subpoena from Mars.' I have never heard of a prosecutor being subpoenaed. I've never heard of that in my 45 years of law. I've heard of it now."
Defense attorneys Steve Nanners and Dennis Willett had issued seven subpoenas seeking Smith and six law enforcement officers to show up for Monday's preliminary hearing for Joseph Edward Metz, 39, in Lewis County Magistrate Court and bring all of the documents associated with this case over the past 14 years. Because of the nature of the request, the hearing has been postponed until 9 a.m. Friday.
Metz, who is being held in the Central Regional Jail, is facing two counts each of murder, robbery and kidnapping. He is alleged to have killed his mother, 45-year-old Mary Friend, and his 69-year-old grandmother, Maxine Stalnaker, in 1999 after allegedly being asked to do so by David Martin Hughes, who believed the women to be in possession of a tablet that contained information about criminal transactions regarding Hughes' business affairs. Metz is alleged to have acted with Charles Steven Freeman in carrying out the deed.
Freeman and Hughes are in Ohio awaiting extradition. Both are facing the same charges as Metz.
Harrison County Magistrate Tammy Marple, who was specially appointed to hear the cases because of both local magistrates' involvement in the investigation of the 14-year-old missing persons case, ruled that the defense team's request would be handled during the discovery phase, which would start if Metz is indicted by a grand jury. Smith argued that the case file is so voluminous that if it were introduced, "we would be in this preliminary hearing from now to Christmas, maybe the summer."
But Willett argued that the documents are necessary, claiming that he believes no such evidence to link Metz to the allegations exist except for a statement from Hughes.
"I've been informed the prosecutor is sitting on a thick file," Willett said. "Mr. Smith says this is a 14-year investigation. My client is facing life. There is not one shred of evidence against Mr. Metz that would lead us to conclude that Joseph Edward Metz is guilty of murder, robbery and kidnapping. The only evidence against Mr. Metz is the word of Mr. Hughes."
Nanners argued that Metz has the right to question the evidence presented against him, but cannot do so without knowing what that evidence is.
"He's going to be bound over to the grand jury without evidence," Nanners said. "You just cannot say, 'probable cause and you can sit in jail until we get some evidence.'''
Marple ruled that those subpoenaed - with the exception of the prosecuting attorney - can testify during Friday's hearing, but that they will not be required to bring any and all documents associated with Hughes or anyone else charged in the case. Willett said he would seek to overturn that ruling in Lewis County Circuit Court, but said he did not think such a move would be done in time for Friday's hearing.


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LOS ANGELES -- California is getting drenched with desperately needed rain after one of the worst droughts in years.
The National Weather Service predicts the storm could bring the most rain Southern California has received in almost two years.
Many in the state prayed for rain and downpours soaked the region, with more on the way.
Forecasters said the rainfall totals will reach up to 3 inches across the coasts and valley, with up to 6 inches possible in the foothills and mountains.
"We need it," Californian Jerry Dean said. "I don't necessarily like it, but we need it."
In the Bay Area, the storms snapped trees and wreaked havoc on the roads. More than 100 crashes were reported in L.A. County.
On Thursday, residents of some 1,000 homes in the suburbs of Los Angeles were forced to evacuate.
Morgan Marich only had time to take a suitcase with "papers and special items."
Meanwhile, a 10-mile stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway is closed in Ventura County because of the likelihood of rock slides.
There are also big worries about flash flooding and mudslides in areas recently burned by wildfires.
Residents in the path of the storm prepared for the worst, filling sandbags around their homes.
"I think we are aware that a lot or rain in a short period of time could create some problems with mudslides," resident Matt Elam said.
AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno predicted, "It's going to cause major problems on Friday from the possibility of flash flooding to mudslides to major travel delays." Forecasters said the full force of the storm could be felt Friday morning, with rain falling up to an inch per hour.
The same storm will move across the country over the weekend. It could bring snow, ice and rain to the central and eastern United States by Sunday and Monday.
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Money Leaks: Driving Like A Maniac
When I first started driving, I was like any other early driver – I wanted to get where I was going as quickly as I could. If that meant sacrificing a few MPG to do it, I didn't think twice. Back then, gasoline was much cheaper, I had far more disposable income, and my fuel efficiency wasn't something I spent too much time thinking about it. Now that I use the car more often, see the pain at the pump each time, I'm more cognizant of how my driving habits affect my fuel use.
Nowadays, I drive more casually. I tend to drive at slower speeds, I'm almost never in a rush, and it's done wonders for both my fuel mileage and my general disposition. At first, it was tough. It didn't bother me that trips took a few minutes longer (I hardly noticed), but driving felt a little longer because I wasn't going as fast. Then I learned to enjoy what was on the radio, enjoy the sights (even if it's just some trees whizzing by on the highway), and I felt zero anxiety about seeing police cars stopped at the side of the highway (when you're going at the speed limit or just a few miles over it, instead of ten, you will never get pulled over for speeding). I think it has translated to better fuel efficiency but more importantly, I think I'm calmer. 🙂
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LOCK HAVEN - Love was in the air. Not candy-sweet puppy love but love seasoned by the years, the flavorful dessert of a life built together.
Susque-View Home and Health Center honored love, marriage and more with its Sweetheart Lunch on Valentine's Day. Spouses were invited to share a romantic meal in the garden atrium where tables offered seating for two and music set the mood.
The annual luncheon is an opportunity for spouses to share a special meal together, whether one or both of them reside in the nursing home.
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Couples divided by health concerns were able to get together for a romantic Valentine's Day meal at Susque-View Home and Health Center's annual Sweethearts Lunch. Pictured above are Richard and Addalee Shortledge and below is Dora and LaRue Sweeley.
Don Fravel and Lucy Duck ate together Thursday, which is not unusual for these two Susque-View residents. They have been engaged for 15 months, Lucy said, and they always participate in activities together.
"We see each other every day," she said.
"All we do is laugh all the time," Don said. He is known for his love of music and was still smiling from the evening before when he had the chance to play harmonica with the visiting Gnarled Knuckles String Band.
John and Lily Warren of Avis are also Susque-View residents. They have been married 42 years and met through a mutual friend. Even though he lived in Dutch Hollow near Woolrich and she lived in Bath, N.Y., they dated, married and had a son. Now they also have a step-granddaughter.
"We've had a great life together," John said.
LaRue and Dora Sweeley have been married for 54 years and have spent all of those years in Loganton. They met through LaRue's brother, and even though LaRue lived in this area and she lived in Pittsburgh, "he just started coming to see me," Dora said.
It wasn't love at first sight, her husband said. Theirs was a love that grew a bit before it reached full bloom.
For the full story, please see today's print edition of The Express.


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Bloomsburg University
WILLIAMSPORT - Kyla R. Blanton, bachelor's, criminal justice; Audra B. Chapman, bachelor's, speech path and audiology; Amy M. Lusk, bachelor's, social work; Kelli S. Vassallo, master's, curriculum and instruction.
BERWICK - Justin B. Eveland, bachelor's, computer science and mathematics; Destiny Marie Farrell, bachelor's, communication studies; Krysta M. Humphrey, bachelor's, English and secondary education; Andrea J. Malatesta, master's, business administration; Haley R. McClaflin, bachelor's, special education; Shaley Ann Redmond, bachelor's, social work; Edward J. Tarlecky, bachelor's, business administration, accounting and mathematics.
BLOOMSBURG - Antonina Albrecht, bachelor's, early childhood education; Gabriel M. Barrile, bachelor's, biology; Aaron T. Beck, bachelor's, chemistry; Corey D. Bower, bachelor's, biology; Patrick J. Brinich, bachelor's, computer science, German; Austin L. Carpenter, bachelor's, sociology; Erica A. Cooke, bachelor's, communication studies; Kyle E. Diltz, bachelor's, health physics; Robin A. Estrella, bachelor's, exercise science; Michael A. Guardiola, bachelor's, communication studies; Ryan D. Hock, bachelor's, business administration, marketing; Lauren E. Holmes, master's, special education; Sarah M. Houck, bachelor's, criminal justice; Erik M. Kile, bachelor's, art studio, English; Rania Kokandy, master's, instructional technology; Cassandra J. Lex, bachelor's, special education; Zhanqing Lin, master's, instructional technology; Devin McLaughlin, bachelor's, communication studies; Caleb E. Meyers, bachelor's, criminal justice; Kevin Garrett Mitchell, bachelor's, exercise science; Michael R. Mock, bachelor's, history; Samantha R. Oman bachelor's, ASL/ English interpreting; Pavol Pribula, master's, curriculum and instruction; Christopher G. Ulloth, bachelor's, English; Steve D. Weigle, bachelor's, mathematics; Anthony D. Yusup, bachelor's, nursing; Richard Zantoli, bachelor's, business administration, marketing.
CANTON - Elaina Maureen Barnes, bachelor's, exercise science.
CATAWISSA - Matthew J. Buckenberger, bachelor's, exercise science; Krista L. Kobbe, bachelor's, psychology; Adrienne R. Miller, bachelor's, mid-level education; Megan Rose, bachelor's, mathematics, secondary education.
COAL TOWNSHIP - Kallie Elizabeth Liendo, bachelor's, secondary education, history; Janine Mensch, bachelor's, psychology.
CONYNGHAM - Marie Capozzelli, master's, curriculum and instruction.
DANVILLE - Michelle T. Plastow, bachelor's, geoscience; David M. Roosa, bachelor's, electric engineering technology; Ryan R. Yanny, bachelor's, business administration, accounting; Kali B. Bentzel, bachelor's, nursing; Shaina A. Davis, bachelor's, anthropology; Derek P. Degennaro, bachelor's, business administration, management; Stephanie M. Fritz, bachelor's, early childhood education; Curtis C. Klein, bachelor's, business administration, finance; Guy Moses, master's, reading; Jonathan L. Purdy, bachelor's, communication studies; Christy A. Roberson, bachelor's, business administration, accounting and finance; Disa M. Turner, bachelor's, art history; Meghan E. Drumheller, master's, counseling.
DEWART - Rebecc Truett Weikel, bachelor's, special education.
DUSHORE - Justin J. Cairns, bachelor's, criminal justice; Tina M. Felker, bachelor's, criminal justice.
ELYSBURG - Ezekiel D. Conrad, bachelor's, art studio; Elizabeth C. Dorkoski, bachelor's, music; Steven R. Roth, bachelor's, middle level education; Kyrie A. Snarski, bachelor's, early childhood; Tessa R. Varias, bachelor's, business administration, accounting.
HUGHESVILLE - Hannah M. Stom, bachelor's, special education.
KULPMONT - Amanda Lynn Gidaro, bachelor's, early childhood education; Ashley M. Roble, bachelor's, psychology.
LECK HILL - Curtis N. Gessner, bachelor's, sociology.
LEWISBURG - Gregory C. Schuster, bachelor's, criminal justice.
LOCK HAVEN - John S. Keiper, bachelor's, criminal justice.
LOCUST GAP - Ryan Beaver, bachelor's, geography.
MIFFLINBURG - Megan M. Catherman, master's, reading; Amy Jean Crandell, bachelor's, middle level education; Mary E. Emery, bachelor's, history, languages and cultures; Ryan T. Osborne, bachelor's, psychology.
MILLVILLE - Wyatt O. Smith, bachelor's, secondary education, mathematics; Lauren Strauch, bachelor's, early childhood; Seth S. Trump, bachelor's, art studio.
MILTON - Raymond A. Adames, bachelor's, language and cultures; Jared D. Clark, bachelor's, business administration, management; Leonard J. Oddo, bachelor's, chemistry; Margaret E. Taggart, bachelor's, special education.
MONTGOMERY - Sarah M. Kay, master's, reading.
MOUNT CARMEL - Sherry L. Brosius, master's, nursing; Kyle E. Grybos, master's, political science; Jared R. Morgan, bachelor's, special education; Hannah E. Kolody, bachelor's, nursing; Shauna L. Polifka, bachelor's, medical imaging; Jordan M. Politza, bachelor's, electric engineering technology.
MUNCY - Megan Marie Mottern, bachelor's, psychology.
NEW COLUMBIA - Christen E. Yost, bachelor's, social work.
NORTHUMBERLAND - Gunilla Eva Bjerkman-Geise, bachelor's, English; Andrew D. Burger-Renn, bachelor's, electric engineering technology.
ORANGEVILLE - Serena D. Gibney, doctorate, audiology; Archie Holsomback III, master's, nursing; Curt N. Middleton, bachelor's, environment, geography and geology science; Robert J. Scerbo, master's, instructional technology.
PAXINOS - Mary F. Klebon, master's, counseling; Sarah J. Lagerman, bachelor's, mass communications.
ROME - Corey L. Brown, bachelor's business administration, marketing and management; Courtney M. Slater, bachelor's, mathematics.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT - Jessica L. Fry, bachelor's, sociology.
SAYRE - Maricia J. Douglas, bachelor's, mass communications; Kayla N. Sredenschek, bachelor's, early childhood.
SHAMOKIN - Brianne E. Gross, bachelor's, business administration, management; Matthew J. Gunn, bachelor's, psychology.
SUNBURY - Kory Scott Kramer, bachelor's, business administration, management; Michael B. Morton, master's, exercise science; Adam R. Renn, bachelor's, English; Kimberly S. Winters, master's, curriculum and instruction.
WATSONTOWN - Kristen N. Miller, bachelor's, early childhood education; Mitchell C. Younger, bachelor's, history.
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[Editor's note: The following is an unedited press release from the candidate's campaign. We have blogged this item in order to give MassLive users the ability to comment.]
SPRINGFIELD – Democratic candidate for Hampden County District Attorney, Michael T. Kogut, today called upon the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives Conference Committee to focus on a steady stream of funding to combat increased crime as it resolves differences between two versions of legislation to construct casinos in the state.
"It would be irresponsible for me or any other candidate for District Attorney not to raise our voices and petition the legislature to ensure a certain and steady stream of funds to deal with and combat the increased crime we all know will occur wherever casinos are placed," Kogut stated in an e-mail he sent to the six members appointed to the Conference Committee.
Kogut also urged House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray to ensure that Committee Members stay focused on the stressors that gaming and casinos will have on public agencies. "We cannot ignore the fact that study after study has shown when casinos come to town, crime increases. Robberies, aggravated assaults, domestic violence, motor vehicle violations, including DUI's, and embezzlements all increase. Those crimes place an added burden on the already inadequately funded local law enforcement, prosecutors, victims' services and courts." Kogut stated.
"As you know, the Massachusetts Bar Association recently released a report describing the crisis in our courts due to inadequate funding. Court administrators are bracing for layoffs and furloughs as a result of decreased funding. Placing additional cases before our courts will only exacerbate the problem. Those crimes take a serious and permanent economic and social toll. I do not believe that can go unaddressed," he concluded.
Kogut previously urged the legislature to take a deep breath and consider the crime associated with casinos before voting in favor of the legislation. Kogut has also chided his democratic rival, Sen. Stephen J. Buoniconti, for failing to take a leadership position on casinos and gaming by advocating for the funds to combat crime.


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I`m new to this so I have a question.
How can i have multiple maps on my SD card, i download all of them in gmasupp.img format and I don`t know how to rename the files so all of them can be read from the device (I have nuvi 205)
merging them will be exactly like having them all but I will only have one file?
no other problems will happen if lets say i have europe map and adria route (europe map contains small part of adria route)?
I also have a couple of maps stored on my SD .. how do I find out which map is from which country ?
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You can do the same with Mapsource. Select the parts of the cards you want and send it to your GPS.
1 gmapsupp.img but your device will show all the cards.
I have 62s and I just rename the maps what I want and they still load.
Why cant people just do that?
Garmin 62s
8Gb Micro SD
because it`s easier to have all the map loaded at once and not think about which maps are loaded before going on trip
Its just soo much easier, I have a map named Afghanistan.img, Another named UK&Ireleand.img. and a few others.
I dont like them all under 1 file as i find it slower, plus this way when these are unlocked its easier to move the maps to other GPS when needed and not worry about installing mapsource.,
I am new to GPS's, i always would use map and compass so this was a massive jump for me. Does it sound right what im doing, just it seemed logical to do things this way.
Garmin 62s
8Gb Micro SD


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Dissecting the Idiosyncratic Volatility Anomaly
Linda H. Chen
Washington State University
George J. Jiang
Washington State University
Danielle Xu
Gonzaga University
Tong Yao
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
January 28, 2012
The idiosyncratic volatility anomaly, as first documented in Ang, Hodrick, Xing, and Zhang (2006), has received considerable attention in the literature. In this paper, we examine the pervasiveness of the anomaly in various stock samples and provide evidence towards distinguishing potential explanations. Our results show that the idiosyncratic volatility anomaly is a common stock phenomenon. It is rather robust once we exclude microcaps, as defined in Fama and French (2008), or penny stocks (with prices below $5), or the month of January, corroborating the findings in Doran, Jiang, and Peterson (2010). In addition, we show that the idiosyncratic volatility anomaly is not due to the market microstructure effect and cannot be explained by short-term stock return reversal.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 40
Keywords: idiosyncratic volatility, stock returns, robustness, market microstructure effect
JEL Classification: G12, G14
Date posted: March 17, 2012
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Graeme Broadbent
Graeme Broadbent studied at the Royal College of Music and with Yevgeny Nesterenko at the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Moscow. He was a member of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, where his many roles included Colline ("La Boheme"), Timur ("Turandot") and King Marke ("Tristan und Isolde").
For Opera North he has sung Zemlinsky's "Der Zwerg", Weill's "Seven Deadly Sins", Falla's "La Vida Breve", Angelotti ("Tosca"), Caronte (Monteverdi's "Orfeo") and Jonathan Dove's "Pinocchio"; for Opera Holland Park he has sung Gremin ("Eugene Onegin"), Sulpice ("Fille du Regiment"), Raleigh ("Roberto Devereux"), Nilakantha ("Lakme") and Sparafucile ("Rigoletto). Other engagements have included Commendatore ("Don Giovanni") and Foltz ("Meistersinger") for the Glyndebourne Festival, Father Trulove ("The Rake's Progress") and Basilio for Scottish Opera, Basilio ("The Barber of Seville") for English National Opera and the Knussen double bill of "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Higgledy Piggledy Pop" in Los Angeles, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. He has appeared with the Opera Comique, in Lyon, Montpellier, Nimes, Caen, Monte Carlo, at the Lugano, Granada, Athens and Peralada Festivals, the New Zealand Opera, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Theater an der Wien and the Baden-Baden Festival. Recently he sang his first Claggart in Billy Budd for the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Sergeant Major in Pirates of Penzance for Scottish Opera, and Swallow in Billy Budd with Sir Antonio Pappano and the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome. Graeme will appear in the Royal Opera production of Cavalli's Ormindo, which will be staged at the Globe Theatre, and will return to the Glyndebourne Festival.
This is for information only and should not be reproduced. Please contact Jonathan Turnbull for a full biography and for performance details.


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A North Charleston man awaiting a court appearance on charges of distributing crack near a school was charged Saturday with unlawful carrying of a pistol.
According to the incident report, a North Charleston police officer spotted Andrew John Davis, 35, of Lowell Drive in North Charleston about 11 a.m. Saturday at Meeting and Dorchester roads hiding an object under his waist band with his left hand. The officer stopped his patrol car and turned on his blue lights, and Davis took off running with his left hand at his waist band.
Davis eventually quit running, his hand no longer at his waist band.
Officers found a black .40 caliber Smith & Wesson on the other side of a chain-link fence around Palmetto Masonry on Meeting Street Road. They also noted a depression in the dirt that showed the pistol had been thrown from the other side of the fence, according to the report.
Davis eventually admitted the pistol was his, according to the report. The gun was loaded with 13 bullets in the magazine and one in the chamber.
Davis was also charged with resisting arrest. He was also charged with trespass after notice, because he ran through the property of Home Quick Bail Bonds, which was posted with no-trespassing notices, according to the report.
He remains in custody at the Charleston County jail on $20,600 bail.


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Earned Income Tax Credit
What is the EIC?
The earned income credit (EITC or EIC) is a refundable tax credit for lower-income workers. The credit can decrease or get rid of the taxes you owe. Also, the EIC is a "refundable" credit. This means that if your credit is more than the taxes you owe, the IRS pays you money - rather than you paying them money.
Can I claim the EIC?
To claim the EIC, you must pass these tests.
Rules for everybody:
2014 earned Income* and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:
Tax Year 2014 Maximum Credit:
- $6,143 with three or more qualifying children
- $5,460 with two qualifying children
- $3,305 with one qualifying child
- $496 with no qualifying children
Investment income must be $3,350 or less for the year.
For more information on whether a child qualifies you for EITC, see Qualifying Child Rules orPublication 596, Rules If You Have a Qualifying Child.
*Earned income is salaries, wages, tips, professional fees, and other amounts received as pay for work you perform, including income from self-employment. Child support, TANF, and disability benefits are not earned income.
Rules if you have a qualifying child:
Your child must meet the age, relationship, and residency tests (see below).
Your qualifying child cannot be used by more than one person to claim the EIC. However, you can claim the EIC even if another person can claim the child as a dependent. You cannot be a qualifying child of another person.
Qualifying Child
Relationship Test: Your child must be your son, daughter, adopted child, grandchild, stepchild, sibling or stepsibling (or their descendants), or a foster child placed in your home by an authorized placement agency. The child must live in your home for more than half of the year.
Age Test: Your child must be
Under age 19 at the end of the year, or
A full-time student under age 24 at the end of the year, or
Permanently and totally disabled at any time during the year, regardless of age.
Residency Test: Your child must have
Lived with you in the United States for more than half of 2014. "In the United States" means in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. If your child was born before December 31, 2014, he or she must have a valid Social Security number.
Rules if you do not have a qualifying child:
- You must be a least age 25 and under age 65.
- You cannot be the dependent of another person.
- You cannot be a qualifying child of another person.
- You must have lived in the United States more than half of the year.
How much is the Credit?
The EIC varies based on your adjusted gross and the number of qualifying children. For tax year 2014, the maximum amounts of the EIC are:
- $6,143 with three or more qualifying children
- $5,460 with two qualifying children
- $3,305 with one qualifying child
- $496 with no qualifying children
Not sure how much EIC you are eligible for? Get an estimate of the amount you could get from the Earned Income Credit now! It's easy.
Frequently Asked Questions
My children live with me, but their other parent claims them for the EIC. The person who did my taxes says that I can't claim the EIC. Is this true?
No, it is not true. You can and should claim the EIC. Only the parent who has "primary residence" of the children may claim them as qualifying children for EIC eligibility. This is true even if your ex-spouse pays child support and claims the children as dependents. Claiming the EIC under these conditions will lead to an audit of your tax return, which will give you the chance to prove your eligibility.
My children live with me, but I've agreed that there other parent can claim the EIC every other year. Is this a problem?
Yes. Only the parent with whom the children live for more than one-half the year may claim the EIC for those children. Federal law prohibits parents from "taking turns" claiming the EIC unless the child actually changes residence each year. When a non-custodial parent claims the EIC (for household with children), he or she runs the risk of severe penalties as well as the certainty of having to pay back all EIC amounts improperly received. A custodial parent who assists in this violation of the tax code also risks exposure to IRS penalties.
The simplest way of approaching this is to ask, "With whom does the child live for more than half the year?" Only that person, if otherwise eligible, can claim the EIC for household with children.


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