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Business is like a game of chess. Pricing, as well as the research and development of a product, must be carefully considered before it goes to market. Then, there's the competition, which may change the overall strategy of the company developing the product.
Over the Spring semester, business students from all over the world who were willing to take on the challenge were put through a simulated business scenario in the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition.
Ten students from Missouri Western were put in charge of their own company, forcing them to adapt to a changing economic and political environment.
The teams from Missouri Western, team "Keeps-It" and team "Ekkozeit," represented Western at the competition.
Makayla Thygerson, a member of team "Keeps-It," believed the competition benefited her in many ways.
"It helps you to think things through, and how to predict your competition and what they're going to do," Thygerson said.
On April 23, the teams from Western traveled to Anaheim, Calif., to participate in what is known as the "intensive phase" of the competition. Whereas students were making only one or two decisions per week for their simulated company, the "intensive phase" pushed them to make many more difficult decisions in a constantly changing environment.
Sarah Williams took on the position of vice president of market analysis and research and development for her team, "Keeps-It." Her experience was ultimately a positive one.
"It's a really great learning experience," Williams said. "It's, I think, definitely one of the best things offered through the business department, because you do get more hands-on experience than you would in, say, an internship."
Team "Keeps-It" took second place in the competition and first place in outstanding reports, while team "Ekkozeit" took first place overall. Student can view each group's data and performance graphs on the bulletin board on the third floor of Popplewell Hall.


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We're just over six weeks away from the Sundance Film Festival, and it's shaping up to be a fun fest. I love film festivals, and thankfully, haven't yet gotten so jaded that I don't get excited when fest lineups are announced (seriously, if I ever get to the point that I'm not excited about the possibility of finding a wonderful film or two a fest, someone please just shoot me and put me out of my misery). We've already told you about the competition films and the Midnight offerings, which Scott Weinberg will be covering extensively for us at Sundance, once he recovers from his deep disappointment at the lack of horror there this year.
Now it's time to unwrap the big, shiny packages labled "Premiere", "Spectrum" and "New Frontier" and take a peek at what's inside ...p>It was previously announced that doc Chicago 10, about the 1968 anti-war protest and trials, will open the fest. Today we've learned the Gala opener will be Sarah Polley's Away from Her, which played to positive buzz at Toronto (I'm glad to hear this, because this is one of the films I wanted to see at TIFF and missed). Closer will be HBO Films' Life Support, starring Queen Latifah as a crack-addict-turned-AIDS-activist. In general, there are quite a few comedies/dramadies in the line-up -- perhaps the response to Little Miss Sunshine last year is going to help bring us a fest with a little less gloom, doom and shoegazing than usual. Here's a rundown of a few of the films I'm particularly interested in:
PREMIERE FILMS - This is the category that brings the stars to Sundance. Fortunately, it looks like many of them are doing different things than we've seen before.
An American Crime -- True-crime story about the worst torture-murder case in Indiana history (at least, it was in 1965), about a teenage girl held captive in a basement and beaten and tortured to death by a pack of adolescents led by the woman who was supposed to be boarding the girl and her sister. Stars Ellen Page (Hard Candy) and Catherine Keener.
Black Snake Moan-- Christina Ricci (pictured, above) stars as the "white trash sexual target" (that's directly from the Sundance press release, kids) who's taken in by a blues singer (Samuel L. Jackson) after she's beaten and left for dead.
King of California -- Okay, I admit it. I like Michael Douglas, especially when he plays roles where he gets to be slightly crazy (Wonder Boys, War of the Roses, Wall Street, Falling Down). In King of California, he plays a mentally unstable dad just released from an institution, who tries to convince his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) that there's Spanish gold buried under suburbia. This one sounds just out there enough that it could either really rock, or be really bad. Either way, I'm interested.
Resurrecting the Champ -- We're gonna see a lot of Samuel L. Jackson around Park City. This film has him starring as a homeless man who turns out to be a boxing champ long thought to be dead. Josh Hartnett is a sports reporter who seeks redemption in his career and personal life, and hopes to find it by scoring this story. It's a bit concerning that the film has four -- count 'em, four -- screenwriters, but it sounds somewhat intriguing nonetheless.
The Savages -- Just based on the description -- two adult siblings have to care for their ailing father, who never cared for them -- I'm not sure this would be on my radar. But toss in Laura Linney, who is one of my favorite actresses, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and add writer/director Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills), and suddenly, my interest is piqued.
Trade -- Thirteen-year-old Ariana is kidnapped from Mexico City for the sex trade, and her brother Jorge must find her and rescue her, while dodging immigration officers and other obstacles. It stars Kevin Kline, and the screenwriter, Jose Rivera, scripted The Motorcycle Diaries.
SPECTRUM - The Spectrum category offers a nice mix -- docs, features, Americans and foreigns -- and is my favorite category, because there are typically some gems of truly indie films to be found there. There are 24 films in the Spectrum category. Those that have caught my eye thus far:
Angel-A -- Directed by Luc Besson, this film is fairy tale about what happens after a man saves a mysterious beauty from suicide. Cool. Besson wrote and directed one of my fave films ever, the very excellent Léon, and anything he brings to Sundance is on my must-see list, period.
Dedication -- Another comedy/drama in this year's lineup, this one features Billy Crudup as a misogynistic kiddie-lit author who is forced to work with a female (oh, the humanity!) played by Mandy Moore after he loses his long-time illustrator and only friend (Tom Wilkinson). I really liked Moore in Saved!, and the film also has Amy Sedaris, Dianne Weist, Bob Balaban, and Bobby Cannavale -- all good reasons to check it out.
The Devil Came on Horseback -- Documentary about the genocide in Sudan. Probably horribly depressing, but sounds good nonetheless.
The Go-Getter -- A teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car after his mother dies, to find his long-lost brother. Stars Lou Taylor Pucci and Zooey Deschanel
Interview -- Steve Buscemi directed and stars in this film about a political journalist (Buscemi) who has a falling-out with his editor and is forced to interview a popular soap star (Sienna Miller).
La Misma Luna -- When a young Mexican boy's grandmother dies, he decides to make the journey to Los Angeles alone, to reunite with his mother, who is working to make a better life for her family.
Save Me -- A sex and drug addicted young man is forced into a Christian-run ministry, where comes to terms with the truth about himself when they try to save him from his "gay affliction".
Tuli -- A young girl in a remote village in the Phillipines is forced into an arranged marriage by her abusive father; she rejects her role in her village and creates a new life for herself.
Waitress -- Adrienne Shelly's last film, which is reason enough to see it.
NEW FRONTIER -- Experimental film. Good or bad, weird or fascinating, but almost always interesting. Not my favorite category, but there are a couple I'm interested in:
Artist Spotlight: Pierre Huyghe -- I know almost nothing about this French filmmaker, whose work has rarely been screened outside of museums and art galleries, which intrigues me enough to want to see and learn more about him.
Phantom Love -- Surreal drama about a woman trapped in a enmeshed family, and her gradual liberation. Combines fairy tale elements with harsh black-and-white photography -- could be interesting.
There's also a New Frontier on Main this year, which offers media installations, media-based performances, and panel discussions. Hopefully I'll have some time to check that out as well.
That's it for my first-glance picks. Take a look at the full lineup of non-competition films yourself and let us know what you're particularly interested in us covering at Sundance!


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Police are investigating the shooting death of an Oklahoma City man.
Officers say Cody Davis, 21, who was shot at an apartment complex just before midnight in Tuesday, was rushed to the hospital, but pronounced dead a short time later. Investigators say they found a car with bullet holes in it and are now trying to determine if it is connected to the victim.
Davis' was the 80th slaying in Oklahoma City in 2012. In 2011 there were 60 homicides in Oklahoma City.
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These national and state parks don't get as much attention as others, but we think they're among the best parks in the United States.
By Robin Hoffman
You might think it's a bit incongruous to call a 10,000-square-mile national forest a "hidden" gem. But this country is so big, even a scenic wonder larger than seven of our 50 states can disappear into the vastness.
When we launched our Hidden Gems series last year, we gave our photographers three criteria: The places had to be public, beautiful and not among the 100 most-visited national parks. It's yet another way of noting that nature's beauty surrounds each and every one of us—if you know where to look.
And many of the gems in this issue do require a bit of looking. Most of them, including Massachusetts-size Chugach National Forest, are well off the beaten path. Some are also hidden in plain sight. If you've traveled much with a spouse, you'll recognize the conversation my wife, Kathy, and I shared as we drove across the West Texas plains looking for Palo Duro Canyon.
"You must've taken a wrong turn. There's nothing here."
"There weren't any turns, and the sign said Palo Duro Canyon."
"Well, there's nothing here. Maybe the sign was wrong."
"Wrong? Like Texas forgot where its canyon was? Or Panhandle bandits put it up to lure unwary tourists?"
"I didn't say that—but there's nothing here."
"I know there's nothing here! What do you want…" And we're suddenly staring into a 120-mile-long, 800-foot-deep geological wonder that you literally can't see from a quarter-mile away.
One of our gems was even hidden on purpose, though no one knows for sure why. I've written before about the eerily profound sense of wonder and loss I felt standing in the ruins of the Cliff Palace of Mesa Verde (below). So imagine how Richard Wetherill and Charlie Mason must've felt when they first glimpsed this scene through a snowstorm in 1888 as they searched for lost cattle.
With a little imagination, that's how you'll feel when you visit these uncrowded yet spectacular places. As far as we're concerned, America is still waiting to be discovered—and always will be. For more photos and information on each of these hidden gems, click the links below.
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Red River Gorge Geographical Area
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park


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Originally Posted by THEMUGG: Cleveland swallowed the hook
Browns made a bad move by giving up their picks just to move up one spot.
Even if the Vikings got Richardson, getting Matt Kalil would have helped Colt Mccoy and that offensive line against the Steelers and Ravens pass rushers.
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Politics podcast: June 30th
In this week's Politics podcast Harry McGee talks to Fiach Mac Conghail, director of the Abbey Theatre, newly appointed Senator and chairman of We the Citizens.
In this week's Politics podcast Harry McGee talks to Fiach Mac Conghail, director of the Abbey Theatre, newly appointed Senator and chairman of We the Citizens.
It is impossible to convey to those who weren't around at the time the sheer excitement of Mrs Gaj's Restaurant in the Dublin of a previous era. It was a gathering-place for the left and liberals in an Ireland that was still a cold house for adherents of such views.
I note that the Chinese human rights campaigner, Hu Jia, has been released although still seemingly under restrictions. Three years ago, the present writer was covering a trip to China by then-Taoiseach, Brian Cowen. Our governments have not been exactly to the fore in campaigning for human rights in China but even Ireland could not ignore the Hu Jia case. In order to get the following piece done, I had to pass up a rare opportunity to visit the Great Wall. But … no regrets!
The passing of Kader Asmal is a huge loss to South Africa, Ireland and the world. His achievements were great and, despite failing health, he remained active and outspoken until his death this week at the age of 76 years.
In this week's politics podcast Harry McGee discusses presidential candidates and this week's EU summit in Brussels with Senators Catherine Noone (FG) and Averil Power (FF) and Independent TD Thomas Pringle.
I know my many friends will be deeply disappointed but unfortunately I have to break the news to them today that I shall not be running for the high office of Uachtarán na hÉireann. I am painfully aware of the unvarnished reality that this will come as a further blow to national morale at a time when Mother Ireland faces great peril.
It may be the longest political honeymoon in recent decades but, after 100 days, it is well and truly over. From now until the next Budget in December, the Fine Gael-Labour coalition will be coming under increasingly severe scrutiny from media and public alike. As suggested in this piece on the mood in the Labour Party, which I wrote for the print edition of the paper recently, one of the Government's problems may be that its majority is too big.
In this week's Politics podcast Harry McGee discusses the Government's first 100 days in office with Paschal Donohoe (FG), Joanna Tuffy (Lab), Thomas Byrne (FF) and Eoin Ó Broin (SF)
Sadly, I was unable to attend the funeral of Brian Lenihan since I was in Cork, covering the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. However, I would not like to let the opportunity pass wihout paying tribute to his courtesy, civility, eloquence and intelligence.
In this week's Politics podcast Harry McGee talks to Labour Party Louth TD Ged Nash and Fine Gael Cork South Central TD Jerry Buttimer about the importance of social media in politics, the race for the Áras and the interest rate on the bailout package.
The race for the Presidency is intensely interesting, albeit at times a little silly. For some, it seems to be almost a vanity project, whereas this is a very serious political office. By way of a reminder, herewith the main section from the English-language version of Bunreacht na hÉireann/The Irish Constituion on the Presidency dealing with this topic. There's more at http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/upload/static/256.htm
The way things are going, it will soon be easier to list the people who are NOT running for President than those who are. There is a bit of a race on for the Fine Gael nomination and Labour will be deciding on Sunday June 19th.


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December 6, 2012
Thoughts on Long-Awaited Study
Michael Levi, Council of Foreign Relations
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Earlier today, the Department of Energy released a long-awaited (and long-delayed) study on the macroeconomic impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The study, prepared by the consultants NERA, is the most in depth look at the economics of LNG exports published to date. That means it's long, and will take a while to digest. Here are a few quick observations and context. I'll write another post later on differences between the NERA results and what I reported in my own LNG exports study earlier this year.
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Just put this up to showcase my home made
24" drum sander. I HATE sanding. And trying to get a
glued up panel perfectly flat is time consuming and dirty.
So I found
a plan on the internet which I adapted to a larger unit.
The drum is approximately 5.5" in diameter. The sand paper
is held on with velcro. I bought the motor on Ebay for a
steal, around $60. The table I already had laying around
for the last couple of years, as it was going to be my workbench
top. Nearly the entire base is made from 2x4 construction
lumber, except for the horizontal members which hold the pillow
block bearings (which I also bought on ebay).
velcro mat and
sand paper comes from Woodmaster Tools, whose website really
blows. You'd think they would have all the sand paper in
one section.
is the out feed of the drum sander with the dust hood and
collection hose hooked up.
is the in feed side. You of course feed the panel in with
the sand paper pushing against you. Otherwise I'm sure this
thing would project the wood across the floor!
close up of the laminated table. It consists of two
particle boards and, yes, it's only laminated on the top.
When I build this table two years ago, I had no idea that you're
supposed to laminate both sides to prevent warping. But it
hasn't warped, so I didn't touch it. I believe I glued and
screwed the two pieces together.
the drum. It's 3/4" MDF discs that I cut using a router.
I think there are 32 of the discs, with a 5/8" hole drilled and
placed on a metal rod I got from Home Depot. If it were
any longer, I would use a 1" rod.
Here's what happens when you don't get the leading edge of the
paper held down securely!
what I did was cut a notch in the drum and placed the edge of
the paper into it. In this view, the drum rotates
clockwise. A corresponding notch on the other side was not
cut because the rotation is not into the leading edge, but with
the trailing edge...
motor is a single phase 1.5 HP deal I bought on ebay. It's
a brand I had never heard of, but it really runs smooth. I
still need to install a power switch.
can't recall where I bought the belt and pulley, but you can get
them pretty cheap online. The drum has a 5" pulley, and
the motor a 4". With the motor turning at 1725 RPM, I get
approximately 2000 linear feet per minute with this setup, which
is close to what commercial sanders run.


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In recent years sports have prompted a wide range of approaches from the field of culture studies. Some perspectives emphasize a critical discourse analysis of mass media representations and attention to corporate frameworks. Others focus on sports as vernacular practice, accentuating their creative and potentially subversive potential. In this dynamic field, basketball ranks as a particularly interesting case. Its commercialized context and its improvisatory qualities produce a tension relevant to a diverse group of scholars in the humanities.
The conference "Cultures of Basketball", to be held in Berlin (28-30 November, 2013), addresses basketball as a transnational phenomenon, exploring how one and the same sport produces distinct, even contrasting images and functions in different cultural contexts. Starting from this observation, our conference investigates national as well as transnational "cultures of basketball". We are interested in papers addressing professional, school, and collegiate basketball, playground and club basketball – all levels of the game.
Topics for papers might include
- the roles of basketball in national and transnational sports cultures
- its function in co-constructing categories such as 'race'/ethnicity, sexuality, class, (dis)ability, nationality and diaspora
- basketball as language and/or sign system (body language, game plans, statistics, aesthetics)
- representations of the sport in literature and visual culture
- basketball as a component of "street culture"
- mediated spectacles of basketball (live games, sports coverage in the media)
- basketball as part of globalizing regimes of production and consumption
- historical dimensions of basketball.
Abstracts of approximately one page should be sent to Christoph Ribbat, University of Paderborn (firstname.lastname@example.com) and Eva Boesenberg, Humboldt University, Berlin (email@example.com) by August 20, 2012.


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For many of these companies, playing the long game and keeping their options beyond oil and gas open is an investment in the long-term future, as some see their current business models fading. Watch the video below, in which fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe explains why Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A ) thinks its largest client will be non-existent in 2070, and how investors should treat this kind of forward thinking.
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WAILUKU - Now, the Maui High School baseball team can take a deep breath.
The Sabers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wally Yonamine Foundation Division I State Championship with an oh-so-close 4-3 win over Pearl City on Wednesday night at Maehara Stadium.
Maui High (12-4) will play third-seeded Campbell today.
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Micah Isagawa pitches for Maui High School in the first inning of the Sabers' 4-3 victory over Pearl City on Wednesday in a Wally Yonamine Foundation Division I State Baseball Championship first-round game at Maehara Stadium.
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Sammy Sutton connects on a squeeze bunt for Maui High during the second inning
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Going to the top of the seventh inning with a two-run lead, Mark Karaviotis came on for starter Micah Isagawa, who lived on the edge in an up-and-down outing in front of a solid defense.
"I came in there, you know, Micah pitched a good game," said Karaviotis, regularly a shortstop. "I couldn't let this one go."
It almost did get away, though.
Fact Box
Wally Yonamine Foundation State Baseball Championships
At Maehara Stadium
Wednesday's Results
First Round
Mililani 2, Waipahu 1
Waiakea 14, Leilehua 3
Kailua 2, Iolani 0
Maui High 4, Pearl City 3
Today's Games
Waipahu vs. Iolani, 9 a.m.
No. 4 Hilo vs. Kailua, 11:30 a.m.
No. 2 Mid-Pacific vs. Waiakea, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Campbell vs. Maui High, 4:30 p.m.
No. 1 Baldwin vs. Mililani, 7 p.m.
At Hans L'Orange Field
Today's Games
No. 1 Waianae vs. Kaimuki, 10 a.m.
No. 3 Molokai vs. Radford, 1 p.m.
No. 4 Kapaa vs. Kamehameha Hawaii, 4 p.m.
No. 2 Maryknoll vs. Konawaena, 7 p.m.
Karaviotis, who is headed to Oregon on a baseball scholarship, recorded the save after two one-out walks and an infield single loaded the bases and another walk to Kamalu Neal brought in the game's final run.
Karaviotis then went to a full count on Kyle Tom, who eventually chopped a high bouncer to Isagawa, now at first base.
Isagawa fired high to home plate, but catcher Jaylan Suda snagged the ball, dove back and got his glove on the plate just before Colby Hirano touched it.
Karaviotis then struck out Sean Milan to end the game.
"That was a big league-type play," Karaviotis said of Suda's game-saver. "High throw, he came down, he knew exactly where the plate was and came through for us. I wouldn't want to be in any other situation than that."
The Sabers used small ball in the second inning to score all their runs.
Chazz Ishikawa, the only Maui High player with two hits, singled, as did Jacob Tiu before Suda reached on an error to load the bases.
Sammy Sutton put down a squeeze bunt to score a run - and leave the bases loaded when the throw home was late. Dustin Kokubun then walked on four pitches, T.J. Molina lofted a sacrifice fly to right field and Sutton scored on the front end of a double steal.
The Chargers took a 1-0 lead in the second. Milan doubled to left field and scored on a two-out single by Kaneshiro.
Isagawa walked four batters, struck out two and picked off two runners.
The Chargers put leadoff runners on in four of the first six innings, but the Sabers played near-flawless defense and erased one of those in the fifth with a double play started by Tiu at second base. Sutton, the starting first baseman, finished the fifth with a diving stop on a sharp grounder by Matt Tsutomi - Sutton had four unassisted putouts in the first five innings.
Pearl City finally cashed in a leadoff runner in the sixth on Shaye Higa's one-out RBI single. The Sabers ended the rally with another double play.
"Pearl City is a scrappy bunch and they proved it to-night," said Maui High coach Chase Corniel. "The state tournament is about making plays, and execution. You play catch, take care of the ball, good things happen."
The Chargers had 14 runners reach base in the first six innings. Tanner Tokunaga finished with two hits.
"That was a hell of a ballgame, two good teams, you cannot ask for anything more," said Pearl City coach Mitch Yamato. "That was our season all along, down to one game, losing by one run, that's how it ends."
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Tanner Tokunaga, Sean Milan (6) and Kamalu Neal; Micah Isagawa, Mark Karaviotis (7) and Jaylan Suda. W-Isagawa. L-Tokuanaga. Sv-Karaviotis. 2B-Pearl City: Sean Milan.


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Sen. John Thune
Mr. President, today I join the Rapid City Police Department in honoring Officer Tim Doyle.
Officer Doyle was serving temporarily on the Street Crimes Unit, before resuming his work as a school liaison officer. The Street Crimes Unit was specially designed to handle public nuisance issues and has made noticeable improvements to the quality of life in Rapid City neighborhoods. During what seemed to be a typical stop on August 2, 2011, Officer Doyle was one of three officers shot while on duty. Officer Doyle was shot in the face, and two of his fellow officers, Officer Ryan McCandless and Officer Nick Armstrong, later died from their injuries.
Officer Doyle left the hospital 1 week after the shooting and then returned to work in less than 3 weeks. He assumed his newly assigned position as a Central High School liaison officer in time for the first week of school, with his jaw still wired shut and a bullet lodged in his chest.
Officer Tim Doyle is a four-year veteran of the Rapid City Police Department, and a certain hero. Tim joined the Rapid City Police Department on July 30, 2007. He was hired as a police officer assigned to the Field Services Division. In August 2010, he was assigned as the school liaison officer for Southwest Middle School in Rapid City, SD.
Originally from Minnesota, he received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. He worked as an engineer in Minnesota for more than a decade before returning to Rapid City to pursue a career in law enforcement.
Officer Doyle continues to recover quickly, due to his remarkable courage and the incredible support of his family, friends, fellow officers, and the Rapid City community.
On September 14, 2011, Officer Tim Doyle will be honored with two awards from the Rapid City Police Department. He will receive the Distinguished Service Cross, which is bestowed upon members who distinguish themselves by demonstrating exceptional bravery, despite an imminent risk of serious bodily injury or death. Officer Doyle will also receive the Purple Heart medal, awarded for a serious physical injury received in the line of duty.
So today I wish to honor this extraordinary public servant. I extend my thoughts, prayers and best wishes to Officer Doyle, his family, friends, his fellow public servants in the Rapid City Police Department, as well as the community at large who have shown outstanding support.
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Martin Crandall
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|Martin Crandall
April 20, 1975
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
|Keyboards, bass guitar
|Associated acts
|The Shins
Martin Lesley Crandall (born April 20, 1975) is the former keyboardist of The Shins, who also played bass guitar during some live performances, allowing fellow band member Dave Hernandez to play electric guitar. Crandall is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico and spent some of his high school years in Las Vegas, Nevada (where he formed a band called Captain Go). He previously resided along with the rest of the band in Portland, Oregon. Crandall is featured extensively in Current TV documentary All Eyes on The Shins.
In 2009, Crandall was dismissed from The Shins along with Jesse Sandoval.[1]
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LISBON - State Rep. Nick Barborak and state Sen. Joe Schiavoni both voted against the recently passed state budget for several reasons, the chief being tax changes they say will be benefit richer Ohioans at the expense of others.
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BATON ROUGE -- There was another delay at Alex Box Stadium on Saturday, and it didn't involve rain.
The underdog Seawolves (51-13) bounced back from a heartbreaking 5-4 loss earlier in the day, in which Mason Katz's RBI single won the continued portion of Game 1, delayed by rain, for the Tigers (46-17). They recovered against LSU ace Kevin Gausman, who was fresh and ready for the second game after throwing 12 pitches in one inning to win the first.
But Stony Brook starter Tyler Johnson outpitched Gausman, the No. 4 pick in the Major League draft, throttling the Tigers with a three-hit complete game.
The victory sets up winner-take-all Game 3 at noon for a trip to Omaha for the College World Series. Right-hander Ryan Eades (5-2, 3.55) will start for LSU, aiming for its 16th trip to Omaha.
LSU is 8-0 at home in do-or-die games at home for a trip to the CWS.
Seawolves Coach Matt Senk did not announce a starting pitcher.
"Our team's going to go out there confident tomorrow," LSU Coach Paul Mainieri said. "It's our ballpark, we're the home team, we'll be in our dugout. It's not going to be easy for the other team to stop us at the end. Ryan's got to lead the way. He's got to give us a chance to win."
It won't be easy. Nothing has for the Tigers against the underdog Seawolves, who missed three opportunities to win the first game Friday when LSU hit tying solo homers in the ninth 10th and 11th innings.
LSU has yet to score an earned run off Stony Brook starting pitching, and the Seawolves have outhit the Tigers 20-12 and have not appeared rattled by the crowd, the heat, the rain or the raucous LSU home atmosphere. The loss was the first for LSU in new Alex Box Stadium in 10 NCAA Tournament games.
"We had to win three in a row to get here," said Stony Brook first baseman Kevin Courtney, who was 3-for-3 off Gausman with a solo home run. "The biggest thing is we know we can do it. We did it last week. Coming in as the underdog, we know that if we put our best out on the field it's all we can do and we have a good chance of winning."
Said Senk: "We are a very tough-minded group, a gutsy group. They love playing the game. They keep on playing to keep on playing."
The Seawolves proved their mettle after the crushing Game 1 loss. They had to watch the Tigers celebrate as Katz' single to left-center field scored Tyler Moore from second base. Then they had to face Gausman, the surprise LSU pitcher in the 12th.
Mainieri's move nearly worked to perfection, except for Johnson. The 6-foot, 180-pound senior, who was the 1,009th player selected, in the 33rd round, struck out only one batter but forced the Tigers to pound the ball into the ground or pop it up. Only two LSU runners reached third base.
It came on the heels of the Tigers getting three hits in the first eight innings of Game 1 before the barrage of homers bailed them out. LSU is 12-for-68 in the two games, a .176 average.
"We need to be better in every aspect of our offense," Katz said. "The last two days have not been good. We had clutch hitting late, but you're not going to pop one out three innings in a row often to save yourself. We easily could have lost that game."
The late inning heroics failed to materialize against Johnson, who threw 229 pitches in a four-day span to win two starts in the Coral Gables Regional last weekend.
"Tyler just keeps outdoing himself every time he gets the ball," Senk said.
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Instead of having runners on first and second and no outs, the Tigers had one out and a runner on first. Alex Edward was then hit by a pitch, but Tyler Hanover hit into a force play and Austin Nola grounded out to end the inning.
"In my years of coaching I don't think I've seen a guy get thrown out at second on ball four when he was forced at second base," Mainieri said. "We had a few tough breaks go against us, and against a kid like that you don't have many opportunities."
LSU managed a run off Johnson when JaCoby Jones beat out an infield hit and went to second on Johnson's throwing error on the play. Raph Rhymes singled home Jones with one out. Ross walked, but Snikeris hit into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
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Even after yoga guru Baba Ramdev was booked on Saturday for his statement that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi visited Dalits' homes for "honeymoon and picnics", two more groups in Lucknow approached police for lodging FIRs on Sunday.
A group called Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Mahasabha approached the Hazratganj police station while another social organisation submitted its application to the Mahanagar police station for booking Ramdev under the SC/ST Act.
However, police officials are confused about further action given that one FIR has already been registered against Ramdev with Mahanagar police under IPC section 171 (g) for commenting on a candidate's personal conduct with an intent to affect the election results.
Accepting the applications of these groups, police have sought legal opinion and will move court to get further directions in the matter, said a police official.
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Circle officer of Hazratganj confirmed that the complaint of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Mahasabha workers had been forwarded to the Mahanagar police station.
Similarly, Nagendra Chaubey, inspector of Mahanagar police station, confirmed that a group had approached him for the same but refused to comment.
Ramdev had made the derogatory remark on Friday while interacting with the media at a guesthouse in Mahanagar here. The FIR was lodged following the election commission's directives.
Ramdev later apologised to the Dalit community for his remarks but denied having used the word "honeymoon".?


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Fraudscape: report reveals the UK's fraud landscape in 2010
CIFAS - the UK's Fraud Prevention Service, today releases
: a 44-page report that lays bare the frauds recorded by over 260 CIFAS Members during 2010, and examines the patterns in the context of previous years.
Click here to download a copy of
. An interactive contents page will help you to pinpoint sections of particular interest.
Notable findings
As previously revealed in CIFAS' annual trends press release (20 January 2011), despite a decrease in the overall level of fraud recorded in 2010, the outlook is far from rosy because:
even after taking into account the 7% decrease in 2010, fraud has still increased by 25% over the past five years. In 2010, 217,385 frauds were recorded to the National Fraud Database by CIFAS Member organisations.
identity fraud now accounts for nearly half of all frauds recorded (47% in 2010).
misuse of facility accounted for 22% of all fraud cases, and 55% of these cases are associated with paying in false financial instruments – potentially indicative of accounts being used for 'money mule' purposes (where funds are laundered or dispersed illegally through bank accounts).
the continuing migration of fraud to new sectors: fewer bank accounts and plastic cards were targeted by fraudsters (15% and 37% decreases respectively) only to be offset by increases of 30% in communications products and 34% in mail order, when compared with 2009.
Further analysis
The small decrease in fraud in 2010 is no cause for complacency. In the context of numerous shifts in fraudster activity during the last few years, the frauds recorded in 2010 reveal several complexities:
While fraud targeting bank account products decreased by 15% in 2010, it still accounted for the largest proportion (31%) of all frauds recorded.
The nature of many misuse of facility frauds points towards a rise in accounts being used for money laundering and the use of 'money mules'. In 2010, this was associated with over half of all misuse of facility frauds.
Furthermore, the increased use of savings accounts being misused to lodge unauthorised or fraudulent payments also marks a further shift in the way that such activity is carried out, with frauds targeting personal fixed notice savings accounts remaining relatively low in volume but more than doubling in 2010 from 2009 levels.
While the fact that nearly 1 in 2 of all frauds recorded were identity frauds is alarming, the most worrying aspect is that more identity frauds were recorded as having been successful: almost two thirds in 2010 compared with 56% in 2009. This can be largely attributed to a decrease in frauds for those types of products that traditionally have lower success rates (such as bank accounts and plastic cards) and higher rates for those products which have different security checks or processes, such as online shopping, where there is less necessity to provide identifying documentation such as passports or utility bills. It also demonstrates the very real presence of data compromise; as fraudsters are able to amass large quantities of personal data, to use for impersonations.
Other trends and explanations – such as identity fraud on loan accounts being predominantly attempted online or by phone – are presented throughout
, along with a range of maps, figures, analysis and definitions which reveal the truth about fraud in the UK today.
Comment from CIFAS – the UK's Fraud Prevention Service
Richard Hurley, CIFAS Communications Manager, comments: "The findings presented in
clearly demonstrate the benefits of mutual collaboration, in bringing about a holistic understanding of an immense problem. While the small decrease in fraud identified in 2010 is welcome, the threat has not gone away, and it must be viewed in its proper context: as the latest in a series of changes that have taken place over several years.
"Whether it is malicious software, data compromise, inflated insurance claims or money laundering through bank accounts, fraud is a pernicious crime whose effects are widespread and whose prevention can only come about through cross sector collaborative measures. The findings presented in
can be considered a tip of the iceberg in terms of society at large, thus proving clearly that industries should not operate in silos, and other sectors would also benefit from pooling their resources in order to stop fraud."
Notes to Editors:
1. CIFAS is the UK's Fraud Prevention Service with over 260 Member organisations spread across banking, credit cards, asset finance, retail credit, mail order, insurance, investment management, telecommunications, factoring and share dealing and the public sector. Members share information on identified frauds in the fight to prevent further fraud. CIFAS is unique and was the first data sharing scheme of its type in the world. Other schemes modelled on CIFAS have been set up in Southern Africa and Germany.
2010 Fraud Trends - CIFAS warns against greeting reduction in fraud too enthusiastically (20 January 2011)
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The cost of books and supplies can vary greatly from term to term. Also, different programs have different requirements. The first school term usually is the most expensive one as students purchase books and supplies that they also use in later terms. The average expense for books and supplies is $550 per term.
Students may purchase books at the Cincinnati State bookstore, online, or at an off-campus textbook vendor. Students are advised to learn about bookstore policies, including return policies, before purchasing books.


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It is a feature of television signals that they can be effected by the weather. Aside from the obvious damaged that can be caused by wind or torrential rain, the onset of summer can cause a more intriguing problem called "inversion".
Basically, when the sun heats up the land, the hot air can get trapped below cold air at high level. This creates an "inversion layer" which acts like a polished mirror to TV signals. This causes two problems: you can receive both the original and a reflected signal from your own transmitter (on analogue TV this appears as "ghosting") or interference from TV transmitters that are normally too far distant.
The ITV/C4 multiplex of channels (ITV-1, ITV-2, ITV-3, ITV-4, CITV, C4, More4, E4, Quizcall) use a transmission "mode" called 64QAM, and it is sadly much more prone to these problems.
So, whilst a loft-mounted aerial will provide reception at some time, it will fail at others. The only real solution is to mount the aerial (or a new Class I aerial) outside on a pole, but some people report that changing the cable from the aerial to the set-top box to the high-grade satellite cable can also help.
The SCART connection, by the way, only carries a single TV picture, not the Freeview transmission multiplexes, so if this is disconnected it will result in degradation to every channel at once.
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Q: Recently you had an article about climate change and how that has modified our planting zone designation and that maybe someday we would be able to plant skimmia and have it survive. I planted a skimmia 15 years ago, and it has thrived, growing to 30 inches tall and 5 feet wide.
It is likely planted in the ideal spot -- sheltered from west winds, moist soil and morning sun. This is a female plant and never produced berries, so about 2 years ago I asked Erica at Highland Gardens to order two males. Slowly, I am beginning to see some red berries show up. Just thought you might like to hear about what has been considered an "anomaly" for this area.
A: Thanks for the feedback. I think people around here will like skimmias if we can get this broad-leaf evergreen to be reliable enough in our warming winters (assuming it stays warmer than before).
Skimmia is already a fairly common shrub in the Philadelphia area. Based on the latest revision to our hardiness-zone maps, our climate is now much like Philly's was 20 years ago.
I'm sure your protected siting and good care had something to do with your plants surviving. I tried a couple of skimmias a few years ago and didn't have very good success. One died over the first winter, and the other croaked when the weather got really hot and dry the second summer. I may try again in a different spot. Usually the first year is the most "iffy" for any plant.
Now that you've got a male or two on duty, you should see some good fruiting on your Miss Skimmia. Have fun pushing our plant envelope...


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For anyone soothed by the careful filling in of white space or enthused by wrecking it all with random slashes of color and unconventional hues, there's been a recent influx of coloring books created by artists.Continue Reading →
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I really don't know what happened to Wynwood Walls, but this year's event was a major let down after last year's fun-filled festivities. If last year's evening bash was an unexpected mix of murals, Sissy Bounce, and bold-faced art names, all organized by Jeffrey Deitch, the current director of LA's Museum of Contemporary Art, this year's event is reputedly the work of Deitch's "ghost" dealer, Kathy Grayson, whose The Hole Gallery has been trying to fill the gap left by Deitch. This was opening night and it felt like a casual block party. Maybe it was the new restaurant that sits on the corner of the property that reigned in the freak antics, but the energy was unfortunately more subdued than I expected.Continue Reading →


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(Mr. QUAYLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Rep. Ben Quayle
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about a very happy occasion for every member of the Arizona delegation. I'm proud to have introduced H. Con. Res. 100, which invites the entire House of Representatives to join with the Arizona delegation in commemorating Arizona's centennial.
For the past 100 years, Arizona has stood as a beacon of opportunity for millions of individuals who came to the State to make a better life for themselves and their families. They came to Arizona and built the State we know today, a State with rich diversity, a soaring optimism, driven by an innovative spirit. They came because they know that Arizona embodies what's best in America.
I can't imagine a better place to live, and I'm proud to call Arizona home. I'm proud that it's the place that I've chosen to start my family, and representing this wonderful State is an honor beyond words.
Arizona has had 100 great years. We start the next 100 with the same spirit of optimism and determination that made our State great, and we still possess that same fierce independence needed to keep it great.
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Tibetan protests follow surge in self-immolations
At least 47 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since March 2011, writes CLIFFORD COONANin Beijing
HUNDREDS OF ethnic Tibetans have demonstrated in western China to protest police brutality, following a surge in the number of self-immolations within the Tibetan community to protest against Chinese rule.
Five Tibetans set themselves on fire in China in the past week to protest at the growing influence of Han China in the Tibetan plateau and to seek the return of the Dalai Lama, who fled in 1959 amid a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
Beijing blames the Dalai Lama for encouraging the monks and nuns in their actions, and has deployed thousands of troops to western China and Tibet itself to try and stop the wave of protest. He denies he is behind the surge in self-immolations.
The London-based Free Tibet group said hundreds of Tibetans protested outside the police headquarters in the Tongren county of Qinghai province.
The group said the protests began after police dragged four ethnic Tibetans from a car, severely beat them and threatened them with guns.
Two Tibetans set themselves on fire on Monday in Aba county in Sichuan province, which triggered clashes between Tibetans and police that ended up with a Tibetan being beaten to death, advocacy groups say, quoting sources in the remote Himalayan region.
Lungtok, a monk from the restive Kirti monastery in Ngaba, and another Tibetan, believed to be a layperson and identified as Tashi, torched themselves around 6pm local time, a Tibetan source in the area told Radio Free Asia.
"A large contingent of police and armed PSB [Public Security Bureau] personnel arrived at the site of the self-immolation and imposed stern restrictions in the area," the source said.
"The local Tibetans gathered in the area clashed with police and the situation became very tense. One Tibetan died from being beaten by the police," the source said.
There were reports of a third immolation in Aba, but it could not be confirmed. There were no immediate details of the condition of the two self-immolators.
Riot police patrol the streets near Kirti monastery carrying fire extinguishers, so frequent have the self-immolations become in the town over the past year.
Once the latest incidents are included, at least 47 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since March 2011 to protest Chinese rule over Tibet, according to rights groups.
Most of the immolations have taken place outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region, in Sichuan province, which has a sizeable Tibetan population, focused on two prefectures – Aba, which the Tibetans call Ngawa, and Ganzi, or Kardze in Tibetan. About one million Tibetans live in these areas.
"In the last week alone, we have seen numerous cases of self-immolations and other protests in Tibet. Tensions are high as Tibetans are not prepared to sit back and allow Chinese state oppression to continue unchallenged," said Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden.
China has ruled Tibet since 1950, when communist troops marched in and announced its "peaceful liberation" from feudal rule by the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy. Beijing insists Chinese rule has brought economic development, and denies that it is trying to contain Tibetans' ability to practice their religion.
Demonstrations calling for greater independence, including an outbreak of rioting in March 2008 which focused on the Tibetan city of Lhasa but spread to many areas where Tibetans live in China, have been brutally suppressed.
The Chinese government is expected to go through a difficult leadership transition in the autumn, and it usually cracks down on ethnic unrest in the run-up to these kind of events. At the same time, it is wary about inflaming tensions at a time of broader sensitivity.


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"The only translation in English that feels as rambunctious as the original feels in Spanish. It opens up the book completely."--Salman Rushdie
"Battestin's handsome edition for the University of Georgia Press Works of Tobias Smollett, supported by O. M. Brack's meticulous squiring of the text, restores the book to its proper state, along with its magnificent series of illustrations by Francis Hayman. The Smollett Quixote finally sallies forth as the essential translation for readers of Cervantes who are interested in his profound influence on eighteenth-century British culture, or on the development of the novel as a modern literary genre. . . . Smollett transforms the prose of his template into something mucky, rumbustious and deliciously readable. . . . Smollett's notes on the faithfulness of Cervantes to 'the memory of the real substantial chivalry' also anticipate a later romantic tradition of Quixotism, and confirm that his translation represents the closest engagement of any writer with a book that gave form and spirit to the British comic novel."--Times Literary Suppplement
"Beyond contributing to discussions about the visual dynamics of the eighteenth-century text, this edition of Don Quixote has the potential to influence current conversations about the role translation played in shaping eighteenth-century fiction. . . .The importance of [this] edition to Smollett studies cannot be overstated."--Eighteenth Century Scotland
"The edition produced by Battestin and O M Brack Jr., is an extraordinary achievement, nothing short of inspirational."--Jim May, editor of ECCB
"Somehow lost in the simultaneous and shuffling dust behind Edith Grossman's triumphal chariot is another extraordinary translation of Cervante's masterpiece . . . This edition, a product of superb critical and textual scholarship, goes back to Thursday, 25 February, 1755, to the publication of Don Quixote as translated by the novelist Tobias Smollett, probably, in the good opinion and judgement of people of knowledge and authority, the finest rendering of Don Quixote in the English language. . . . In the absence of Harold Bloom, permit me, if you please, to blow the trumpet for the definitive English version and translation of a magnificent novel."--George Garrett, Hollins Critic


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Within a short walk of Herndon Centennial Golf Course, Extended Stay America Washington, D.C. - Herndon - Dulles is within 2 miles (3 km) of Industrial Strength Theatre. This 104-room hotel has in-room conveniences like kitchens, refrigerators, and microwaves. Center for Innovative Technology Complex and Reston Hospital Center are also near this Herndon hotel.
Free continental breakfast is included with your stay and awaits you each morning from 6 AM to 9:30 AM.
The 104 air-conditioned rooms feature kitchens with refrigerators, microwaves, and stovetops. 32-inch flat-screen TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Coffee makers, free local calls, and ironing boards are other standard amenities. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Property features
Extended Stay America Washington, D.C. - Herndon - Dulles features free WiFi in public areas, coffee in a common area, and laundry facilities. The front desk is staffed 24/7 to help secure valuables, and answer any questions about the accommodations.
- Free continental breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour front desk
Extended Stay America Washington, D.C. - Herndon - Dulles1021 Elden St Herndon VA 20170
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This Herndon hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, laundry facilities, and discounted use of a nearby fitness facility.
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Free breakfast
- Number of floors - 3
- Elevator/lift
- Laundry facilities
- Total number of rooms - 104
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- Flat-panel TV
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Cable TV service
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
- Free WiFi
- Microwave
- Shower/tub combination
Where to Eat
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 9:30 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per day (maximum USD 150 per stay)
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
A valid credit card is required at check-in for incidentals/damages otherwise a US$100 cash deposit per stay, per room will be collected. The deposit is refunded at check-out after satisfactory inspection. If refund is over US$100 a check will be mailed within 14 days of departure.
- Cash deposit: USD 100 per stay
Optional extras
- Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per day (maximum USD 150 per stay)
- Weekly housekeeping provided; fees apply for additional cleaning
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- Extended Stay America D.C. Hotel Herndon Washington Dulles
- Extended Stay America Washington D.C. Herndon Dulles
- Extended Stay America Washington D.C. Herndon Dulles Hotel
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Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).


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Health Enhancement and Safety
School Food Service Years of ExperienceThursday, April 1, 2010, 3:24 pm
School Nutrition Programs would like to recognize school foodservice staff with 20, 25, or 30 years of uninterrupted service to the profession. We would also like to recognize retiring staff that have 20 or more years of service in your school food service program. Please submit names of foodservice staff meeting the criteria so they can be recognized at the annual summer conference this June. Download the nomination form at /pdf/SchoolFood/CurrentNews/10YearsServiceLtr.pdf. Deadline for submission is April 1st.
For more information, contact School Nutrition Programs, 406-444-2501


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Two area high school football teams who competed at the Big Prep Showdown on Friday at Eastern Michigan University will have their season-openers aired on television this week thanks to the new Michigan High School Athletic Association Network programming.
Still other area teams will be videotaped this week -- and in the future -- for viewing on Comcast Cable Channels 900 or 901. Additional cable clearances will be announced as they are secured.
• Rockford vs. Lake Orion: 9 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m. Sunday
• Muskegon vs. Detroit Martin Luther King: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 p.m. Sunday
Additional games also are available on Comcast Video on Demand. In order to access these games, choose the "Get Local" category and click on the "MHSAA" folder. These games should be available for viewing about a week after taping.
Local football teams that played last Thursday whose games will be on VOD this week include:
Hudsonville at Traverse City West and Forest Hills Central at Traverse City Central football.
This week, the MHSAA Network will cover football and volleyball. The schedule will be announced around noon Thursday.
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Dear Kay, I am having a Dusty Springfield kind of morning. "Son of a Preacher Man"–come ON, now. What more could you ever, ever want in a song? That video of her makes me CRY, it's so great. Also weeping with joy at the election of Nashville's new mayor, Karl Dean. This makes three mayors in a row who didn't grow up here. Speaking as somebody who did grow up here, I can tell you that the city seems to do best...Read More


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Fligoo Turns Facebook 'Likes' Into Gift Recommendations
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Just in time for the holidays, a new Web site is shaping up to be what could be one of the season's go-to destinations for gifts.
It's called fligoo.com. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based gift recommendation site analyzes social media data such as "likes," interests, activities and posts on a person's social media accounts like Facebook
It began operating two months ago and has 10,000 users, mainly ages 18 to 25. As the company ramps-up partners and general awareness, particularly in the all-important holiday retail season, it's aiming to increase its user base to 100,000 by February.
|Fligoo.com is a gift recommendation Web site that analyzes social media activity to create suggestions.
That means having an appropriate selection of gifts from partners is imperative. So far, retailers including Amazon
While fligoo is likely going to need some fine-tuning as it grows, (I allowed fligoo to find gifts for my Facebook friends and I am not sure my 71-year-old aunt would appreciate a water balloon slingshot), the site does have potential.
The U.S. market spends about $300 billion on gifts, approximately 20% of which are returned, according to fligoo.
The $60 billion gift return market is a big opportunity for retailers. As consumers turn increasingly to e-commerce shopping over in-store purchases, particularly when it comes to the mall, Lucas Olmedo, fligoo's co-founder and CEO, says so far no one has created a site quite like this.
"We saw an opportunity. We could create technology that could solve this problem ... that could identify people profiles on social networks and make and actually suggest gifts to that person," Olmedo says in an interview with TheStreet last week. Fligoo plans to have a mobile app launched in January.
Of course Fligoo isn't the first gift recommendation site (all you have to do is type in Gifts.com to your Web browser), however its ability to act as a bridge between social networking sites and retail e-commerce sites does make it different.


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The High Plains Library District is participating in a campaign designed to reintroduce the library to the community and get people thinking and talking about the library in a whole new way.
Outside the Lines is a weeklong celebration, Sept. 14-20, demonstrating the creativity and innovation happening in libraries.
"This is a unique opportunity to truly reintroduce ourselves to our entire community," said Kelli Johnson, spokeswoman for HPLD. "We want to get people's attention, make them smile, and create opportunities for conversations. The idea is that this interaction will help them associate the library with a happy experience and will influence their awareness of us down the road."
She added, "You can think of it as a library-initiated, pay-it-forward movement. Outside the Lines gives us a chance to be at the center of little moments of happiness in people's lives and inspire them to pass that happiness on to others, all the while making them aware that we are here to serve them."
HPLD will be taking a Mobile Happiness Coffee Truck throughout its service area and offering free coffee at locations where residents are likely to be.
For more information, go to www.getoutsidethelines.org.


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Police say it was a case of a man bringing a knife to a gun fight - and winning.
The Alamogordo Daily News reports a 65-year-old man stabbed Johnnie Ridley last week after Ridley fired a .22 caliber revolver during an argument.
Alamogordo Detective Sgt. Dave McColley says the man feared he was going to be shot and stabbed Ridley in the leg.
The 47-year-old Ridley faces a number of charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was taken to a hospital and later released.
The man who stabbed Ridley was not charged.
It was not known if Ridley had an attorney.
Ridley's arrest photo shows him wearing a T-shirt that reads: "You didn't beat me. I let you win."
Information from: Alamogordo Daily News
Police: New Mexico man escapes gun fire with knife
Police say it was a case of a man bringing a knife to a gun fight - and winning.
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Trish is cleaning the kitchen. A pervert is watching. Later, she lays on the couch to read but her eye lids are so heavy that she falls asleep. The filthy pervert stealthily approaches now that she has fallen into a deep slumber. He observes her flawless, curvy body and breathes heavily, wheezing like an asthmatic. He must have her.. possess her. His hands reach out to touch her tits, her legs, her lips. Finally Trish awakes, ready for the cock.
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A look at five burning questions in college basketball:
1. North Carolina has the 63rd-best shooting percentage in the country and far worse at the foul line (No. 261, 66.1 percent). Most consider the Tar Heels a Final Four/championship contender. How big of a deal are these numbers and is it a big red flag?
DeCourcy: It is a rare day, indeed, when I can align myself with the advanced-stats people. It is like the Corleones and Tattaglias deciding to share a plate of Clemenza's pasta.
When it comes to pursuit of an NCAA title, the statistics that are going to determine a team's fitness are more often its offensive and defensive efficiency. Those numbers correlate more commonly with championship-level excellence. Carolina's 46.5 percent shooting is not ideal, and it's difficult to figure given the size of the Carolina frontcourt and the team's interest in pursuing fastbreak baskets.
But even at that, the Heels rank 11th among Division I teams in statistician Ken Pomeroy's figuring of adjusted offensive efficiency; they're 14th in defensive efficiency. Over the past 10 years, no champion has ranked outside the top 20 in either category. One would feel better about UNC's chances if they ranked in the offensive top 5; seven of the past nine champions did.
The Tar Heels' issues appear to be as much situational as anything. They haven't handled adversity at all, and they haven't always managed tight games well. Perhaps if they did they'd register as more efficient, as well.
2. If Kentucky and Syracuse are considered locks for No. 1 seeds, which team outside of those two has the most control over its own destiny to join them on the top line?
DeCourcy: Michigan State has seven RPI top 25 wins, two more than anyone else. It has seven road wins, tied for the second-most among top-10 RPI clubs. It has another nice possible road win out there, at Indiana next Tuesday, and then a chance for a season sweep against Ohio State that would be difficult to top.
The champion of the No. 1-rated league has gotten a No. 1 seed in four of the past five years.
This isn't to say the Spartans' road to a top seed is easy. Far from it. But having control of a more difficult challenge is, in a sense, what gives them the best chance to earn that No. 1.
3. Temple's move to the Big East is obviously driven by football, but how would the Owls stack up against the remaining teams in the league for hoops?
DeCourcy: Fran Dunphy is an elite coach, perhaps the most underrated in Division I, and this is clear because there actually are people out there who complain he's never been to a Sweet 16.
He coached at Penn for 17 years. Should that even be an issue?
Dunphy has done a wonderful job of restoring the Owls to annual relevance. Temple would/will do fine in the Big East. But at what point does this league realize that it's got too many teams? Adding Temple will place the Big East at 18 basketball members once all the expansion and contraction are complete. That's to say nothing of the saturation in the Philadelphia market, something that's worked out oh so wonderfully for the Atlantic 10 over the years.
Engulf and Devour.
Having your fingers in everything isn't always good business.
4. Which winner from BracketBusters is best-equipped to advance the furthest once the brackets are unveiled: Iona, VCU, Murray State, Wichita State?
DeCourcy: That'll be easier to discern once we have a bracket, when we see which team got hosed worst on seeding, it being sort of committee tradition to underseed the best mid-majors, and which catch favorable matchups.
But Wichita State is the best team of the group, probably the hungriest because this group hasn't been to the NCAAs, and one of the hottest given the run of 15 victories in the past 16 games. That includes road wins at Creighton and Davidson. The only loss in that stretch was on the road at Drake—in triple overtime.
The Shockers, by the way, rank No. 8 in offensive efficiency, even though they built a reputation under Gregg Marshall as a defense-first operation.
5. If the Big East Tournament started Thursday, UConn would have played DePaul in a 9-16 game. Are the Huskies vulnerable enough to drop that kind of game?
DeCourcy: The Huskies are vulnerable enough to drop most any game, which is how they came to lose seven of their past 10. Five of the teams that conquered UConn in that stretch are legit, though—Syracuse, Marquette, Louisville, Georgetown and Notre Dame—and Cincinnati is a solid bubble squad.
Hey, there's an oxymoron for you: "solid bubble."
Point is, UConn wasn't out there losing to just anyone. They were playing in a lot of those games as though they might have, but given the occasion to play just anyone, in particular the very Blue Demons of whom you speak, the Huskies stomped them, 80-54. DePaul has lost 12 of its past 13 league games. The talent level appears to be improving, but the results remain the same.
If UConn does end up opening the Big East Tournament on that forlorn Tuesday in Madison Square Garden, they'll be playing on Wednesday, as well, when the action really starts to cook.