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Scalp Rescue™ Texture Paste enhances your hair style with natural definition and hold without greasiness. Best of all its wax-free and silicone-free so it wont build-up or coat your scalp.
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Those seeking a rich and organic experience should look no further than Claverach Farm and Vineyards in Eureka, Missouri. Taking it's name from the Welch word for "Clover Fields," this country estate grows clover in the vineyards to enrich the soil in an environmentally friendly way.
This family owned and operated establishment prides itself for its sustainable farming methods and seeks to produce the richest tasting hand-crafted wines available on the market today.
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Joined by district attorneys from all five boroughs, Sen. Charles Schumer today announced legislation that would better protect homeowners from a recent wave of housing scams that have plagued residents of New York and across the country.
The Fighting Real Estate Fraud Act of 2009 creates a Department of Justice grant program that local prosecutors can use to battle real estate fraud. The bill authorizes $100 million in grants for hiring specialized staff, such as investigators, forensic accountants and attorneys to prosecutors who demonstrate a need for increased resources to combat mortgage scams.
Schumer secured $875,000 last month toward the creation of a Real Estate Fraud Unit at the Brooklyn D.A.'s office.
Because of a lack of staff and funding, district attorneys across the country have had a hard time prosecuting real estate fraud.
"Housing scams are a nationwide problem and they require a nationwide solution," Schumer said. "Homeowners in New York and across the country have suffered for too long because of scam artists who feel they can take advantage of people without any repercussions. These fraud units will help protect homeowners from these criminals and ensure that rather than walking away from their crimes, they are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Nationwide, mortgage fraud and deed theft cost homeowners $4 billion to $6 billion annually, according to the FBI. In New York City, housing fraud has wiped out tens of millions of dollars for thousands of predominantly black and Latino homeowners in large parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
"For far too many New Yorkers, the American Dream of homeownership has turned into a nightmare of foreclosure," said Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan. "In some cases, families have fallen victim to con-artists promising easy homeownership, or even worse, some families already facing foreclosure desperately turned to scammers offering financial relief, only to wind up in a worse-off situation. Where crimes have been committed, prosecutors are committed to pursuing justice. But to pursue these crimes, we need the resources to conduct the exhaustive investigations that are required. This bill, proposed by Senator Schumer, will go a long-way to helping us restore the American Dream for so many who have been victimized."
The bill authorizes $100 million in grants for each year from the 2010 to 2013 fiscal years.


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Silverseas reputation can only be tarnished by its continued use of the Silver Cloud. For starters, it is the
noisiest ship on which we have ever sailed. Our cabin was located on deck 5 forward on the port side.
We might as well have been in the engine room. It was impossible to sleep because each time we docked the noise sounded like a bunch of pneumatic drills followed by a rolling earthquake that lasted for at least a half hour or, in some cases, longer. Only if you enjoyed sleeping in the afternoon could it have been called restful. The inside of our Veranda Suite was nicely appointed but only fit for sleep on days at sea.
Jorge, Dining Room Manager, should be considered one of the best in the business for his willingness to be of assistance and his attention to the diners. He is outstanding. Apart from Jorge, the service aboard Silver Cloud was ordinary at best. There was hardly a moment we didn't long to be back on Crystal. The food itself was ordinary except for the Champagne and Relais (extra charge), but worth it. I was appalled to witness pool deck staff re-rolling towels used by passengers who had left and replacing them on the lounges. That's disgraceful. The cruise director, whose contract was up at the end of the cruise, was indifferent and seemed like she couldn't wait to get off. Silver Cloud is a small ship and while one doesn't expect the activities of larger vessels there seemed to be the bare minimum.
For a 12-day cruise there was only one lecturer and no one ever lectured about the ports to which we were sailing. It would have been nice to hear someone with personal experience rather than receive printed material. The entertainment might charitably be described as average. This was Silverseas. Everything was supposed to be outstanding. It didn't come close.


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Well, AFFY went to that buck level and lower, .96 cents today. So did you double down, or what ratio to your current holdings did u buy? Downtrend is solid. What will be your next buy point, and at what ratio?
And be honest. After the "confidence" you've carried here for several years and your "Spot On" calls, your credibility is on thin ice here.


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December 18, 2012
Drilling Finally Riles the American West
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — This used to be a land proud of its oil barons. Now the energy industry that has brought wealth and jobs across the interior West is prompting angry protests by citizens sporting gas masks and using bullhorns at public hearings. A generation after the fictional oil tycoons of the TV soap "Dynasty" gave Denver's oil and gas industry a glamorous sheen, the Rocky Mountain region appears to be questioning its romance with the industry. New drilling technology has moved oil and gas production from the sparsely populated plains, where oil rigs are embraced as job creators, closer to cities and suburbs. Now, conflicts are increasing along the populous eastern fringe of the Rockies.
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London's Newest Top Suite: Sleep Royally at the Mandarian Oriental Hyde Park
Want a suite fit for royalty? We hear the newly reopened Royal Suite at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London will sweep even Queen Elizabeth off her feet.
Extensive renovations of the top accommodation at this chic London address have produced a fresh, contemporary style and an addition of 794 square feet. Design Touch: The hotel made sure to maintain tradition, while simultaneously blending in modern amenities. Consider the Bang & Olufsen sound and audio-visual systems, which are concealed behind antique mirror panels that have crystal rose-embossed detailing. There is also a restored original fireplace and a platinum-topped coffee table specially designed for the hotel, which sits on a Veedon Fleece rug in front of a private bar.
The suite also has high ceilings, a touch we think is a hallmark of a top suite (because who doesn't love loads of headroom?). A balcony adds an additional 230 square feet and hugs the entire length of the suite. Hint: This is the perfect place to host a swank event, as the space can accommodate 40 guests. Make sure and ask the hotel about bespoke meals, which can be hosted in the private dining room and prepared by staff in the adjoining kitchen.
Fashionistas will love the master bedroom, most notably because of the large walk-in closet with separate male and female areas. Top Touches: The vanity area is framed by Lalique crystal lights, while a convex mirror—designed to reflect the park views—is affixed above the bed.
Moving into the bathroom, we say the fixtures can turn a shower into a religious experience, as guests have a choice of what setting suits them best (think "Thunder and Tropic Water"). A fiber-optic chandelier emulates the look of falling water, making the bathroom a true aquatic playground.
Art admirers will also love the suite for its sculptures and other appointments, which are showcased throughout the Royal Suite via a partnership with the Halcyon Gallery. Word is that the Isis sculpture in the living room is a replica of the one in Hyde Park. Pieces will be replaced with others on a rotating basis. Note: Guests can purchase a piece that catches their eye.
Guest Services Managers are also at the ready to take care of all guests' needs from unpacking bags and running a bath on arrival to suggesting the city's hottest scenes.
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Like so many women, Jan found herself in her thirties with a career, a husband, and a strong desire to get pregnant. At 33, this corporate attorney had already had one miscarriage and two unsuccessful IUIs (intrauterine insemination), and she was "very upset and unsettled," as described in Aimee Raupp's new book Yes, You Can Get Pregnant: The Diet That Will Improve Your Fertility Now and Into Your 40s.
Jan is a real-life client of Aimee's, a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and author of Chill Out and Get Healthy, who is included as a case study in this new book. Jan is described as arriving at Aimee's office with a diet iced tea and a story of "fertility reducing eating habits," a nutritionally void diet of low-fat, sugar-free, processed foods. Jen is probably not unlike a lot of women visiting Aimee or fertility specialists across the country; in fact, she's probably more like the average infertility patient than not.
Where Jan may take a left fork in the road is in the diet she now follows, as prescribed by Aimee and outlined in the Yes, You Can Get Pregnant book. Today, Aimee excitedly told me that Jan is pregnant, and she did it naturally without the invasive IVF she was prepared to do. Aimee explained that Jan cleaned up her diet, took liver pills, and did eight acupuncture treatments. Then, after two menstrual cycles, learned she was expecting.
So is another of Aimee's clients, a 43-year-old woman pregnant with her second child. "She followed my diet to a T, better than I do sometimes," said Aimee. "She's 20 weeks pregnant with a clean amnio."
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The Electric Fetus has been a gathering place for music heads and counter-culturists in Minnesota since 1968. It began as a place to get turned on to something a little out of the ordinary, and that still holds true today. We stock a comprehensive selection of CDs, DVDs, and LPs: old classics to the newest blog hype, from all different genres and styles. Our great local scene means we have exclusives on the bands poised to be the next Replacements, Husker Du, or Atmosphere.
The Fetus also carries an array of great gifts including books, toys, clothing, stationery, incense, bath & beauty products and more, with locations in Minneapolis and Duluth.
The Electric Fetus: A Brief History The first thing people usually notice is the name. National Lampoon magazine singled the store out for having the worst name for a business. Be that as it may, it's a name people don't forget. No one seems to remember the exact original inspiration for the lighting rod of a moniker that our store was born under; it just seemed to fit the times. There were a lot of electric things going on in 1968: The Electric Flag, Electric Ladyland… The year 1968 was one of extreme change for the country. It was in this spirit of revolution that the Fetus began its existence, founded by four friends on Minneapolis' West Bank, the center of the city's hippie scene. The original Electric Fetus was as much of a cultural experiment as a retail establishment. The stories from those halcyon days are part of Twin Cities underground legend. There's the story of one of the owners being given a citation for refusing to take down a drawn, caricature poster of John and Yoko's Two Virgins with Richard and Pat Nixon's faces on the bodies. Or the time another of the owners was arrested for having a "peace flag" in the store window. Or the numerous accounts of customers finding the front counter vacant except for a note asking to patrons to leave the money for what they took by the register (most customers did). And of course, there's the Streakers' Sale, in which customers were allowed to take all that they could carry for free as long as they shopped in the buff. By 1972 the country began to experience a loss of innocence and a dissolution of the ideals of the hippie dream (Altamont, Manson, Watergate, etc). The Electric Fetus followed with the sign of the times and left the West Bank to move to its current location on the corner of 4th Avenue and Franklin. That location expanded and eventually two more branches opened in Duluth and St. Cloud. Of the original four founders only Keith Covart remains. A few years ago Keith's daughter Stephanie has come aboard to carry on the Fetus tradition. Although different from its West Bank origins, the Fetus is still a fixture of the community, where you're likely to run into many of the Twin Cities' up-and-coming musicians (either behind the counter or browsing the stacks), sports stars, newscasters, or even the mayor. It's a place to talk about music with the staff or to find that totally unique gift for that person in your family who's impossible to buy for. We not only sell tickets to shows around town but often host free in-store performances where you can see your favorite artists up close in an intimate setting. There've been a lot of changes at the Electric Fetus over the past 40-odd (and I do mean odd) years and there will continue to be. What won't change is our commitment to turning our community on to cool music and unique gifts, much of it homegrown. So stop in and find out what's going on. You'll probably bump into someone you know, or someone you'd want to.
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Over the last year, The French parliament passed new laws granting additional powers to intelligence services regarding interception of communications and data requests. This is part of a broader reform aimed at creating a legal framework for intelligence practices which were not formally authorized by law before 2015. In the press, it was said that these laws allowed sweeping new surveillance powers, legalizing highly intrusive methods without guarantees for individual freedom and privacy.
This article will focus on the provisions related to communications intelligence (COMINT), including targeted telephone tapping (lawful interception or LI), metadata collection and data requests to internet service providers (ISPs). Targeted interception of the content of internet communications is not regulated by these new laws, but only by older decrees which are still a bit unclear. The new laws are only about collection the metadata of internet communications.
In France, communications interception is authorized under two distinct frameworks :
- Judicial interceptions ordered by a judge of inquiry (juge d'instruction) during a criminal investigation. These interceptions can be done both by the police, the gendarmerie (a military force charged with police duties) and by DGSI.
- Administrative interceptions, also known as security interceptions, which are requested by both the domestic security and the foreign intelligence services.
Administrative interceptions are approved by the Prime Minister for various motives, such as defending and supporting major national interests including national defense, foreign policy interests, economical and industrial interests, or preventing terrorism and organized crime. Whereas the Unites States strongly denies conducting commercial espionage in the sense of stealing trade secrets for the benefit of individual companies, France is known for being less strict on this.
The main French security and intelligence services are:
- Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure (DGSI) which reports to the Interior Ministry and is responsible for domestic security. It has some 3500 employees and an annual budget of 300 million euros. DGSI was formed in 2008 through the merger of the direction centrale des Renseignements Généraux (RG); Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST) of the French National Police.
- Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE), which reports to the Minister of Defence and is responsible for collecting foreign intelligence on civilian issues and also performs paramilitary and counterintelligence operations abroad. DGSE is responsible for both HUMINT and SIGINT.
- Direction du Renseignement Militaire (DRM), which reports directly to the Chief of Staff and to the President of France as supreme commander of the French military. DRM is responsible for collecting military intelligence in support of the French armed forces.
- Direction de la Protection et de la Sécurité de la Défense (DPSD), which is also part of the Ministry of Defence. DPSD is responsible for the security of information, personnel, material and facilities of the armed forces as well as the defence industry.


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Heroes Surround Us: An Exhibition without Borders
The Arts Center invited people from across the nation to draw inspiration from street artists who find muses among the individuals in their community. These artists work to change the way people look at and engage with the city around them. This exhibition features portraits on paper that depict the submitting artists' personal heroes. Subjects range from pop-culture personalities to community leaders to friends and family. Each work begins a journey here in the gallery. As the summer progresses, the works will be wheat-pasted and displayed on selected building exteriors throughout the city of Sheboygan.
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Nintendo Japan to Fix Borked Skyward Sword Save Games
Doing things in a certain order could wreck your save in the latest Zelda game.
Update: Nintendo of America thankfully also has plans to resolve this issue. Like in Japan, a program will be released that can repair save games, but a launch date for that is not known at this time. Alternatively, those who can't connect to the Internet can send their save data to Nintendo to be fixed; more information on that option is available by calling 1-800-255-3700.
Original Story: Should you be among those unfortunate enough to have encountered the game-breaking bug in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, you may not have to restart your game from scratch if you live in Japan.
Nintendo of Japan's website published a message today explaining how to avoid the bug, which occurs when players do things in an order that was not intended. These instructions have been making the rounds (see here for how to avoid running into the issue yourself) but was only of help to those who had not yet run into the bug. Those who have were told they could not proceed any further in the game and would have to start over.
While it's unclear if Nintendo's North American and European branches will follow suit, Nintendo of Japan intends to make affected players' save games usable once again. It'll do this in one of two ways. Those who can connect their Wii to the Internet will be able to download a program that can alter your save game so you can continue to progress through the game. Those who can't get on the Internet can instead send in either their SD card (with the save game on it) or Wii for Nintendo to fix for them. Items will be sent back about a week later.
The latter is hardly an ideal scenario, but for those who have no other choice and aren't interested in restarting the game from the beginning, at least it's an option.
A date for the program's release has not yet been determined. We're checking with NoA about whether it plans to do something similar for those who have been affected.
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WeirdPosted: Dec 21, 2011 12:00AM PST by Undead_Knight
I played and beaten skyward sword and never experienced this. I am glad they found out this problem and alerted us immediately and and have a solution soon. I hope i never experience this on my second play through.
WiiUPosted: Dec 15, 2011 12:00AM PST by James_McClellan
I hope with the WiiU Nintendo will embrace patching like their competitors, but still maintain the high quality QA. It is really asinine what needs to be done since there is no ability to patch.
Well, there you go.Posted: Dec 15, 2011 12:00AM PST by GenesisDoes
Problem apparently solved...Eventually...I think?
Well...Posted: Dec 15, 2011 12:00AM PST by steelerzfan101
I am glad that I have not bought the game yet. I probably should wait now till that program is sent out. Knowing me, I probably would have been the one to mess up my save data by doing the wrong thing...


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Here are my selections for this week. Remember, when a Middlesex County team plays on the road outside of the GMC, I do not make the picks. Those games appear on the bottom.
Perth Amboy (1-5) at J.P. Stevens (1-5): Perth Amboy and emerging running back Raymond Arce lost to a 1-5 Edison team last week and will now face another 1-5 team from the same town. Stevens, meanwhile, must have quarterback Charles Conley in the game to be competitive (he did not play last week).
J.P. Stevens, 20-12
Colonia (0-6) at South Plainfield (0-6): Two programs used to winning are both struggling this season. Colonia and quarterback J.T. Kotowski were competitive in a loss to Carteret last week, while South Plainfield ran into a buzzsaw in Bishop Ahr.
Colonia, 15-14
Iselin Kennedy (3-4) at Carteret (2-4): Iselin Kennedy, led by option quarterback Matt Creighton, has a lot of talent as indicated by its 25-point average per game, but inconsistency has been a problem. Carteret is on a roll as wideout/running back Billy Merz has moved into the spotlight.
Carteret, 22-20
Monroe (5-1) at New Brunswick (5-2): The Greater Middlesex Conference-White Division title will be decided here as both enter with 4-0 division records and one to go. Monroe has every facet of its game in high gear and that includes the kicking game as Chris Mattos booms his kicks into the end zone. New Brunswick has an emerging offense, while its defense has given up a mere 34 points during a five-game winning streak. Corey Scott and Simuel Williams had big games in a huge victory over North Brunswick last week.
Monroe, 24-14
North Brunswick (3-3) at Bishop Ahr (5-1): After playing its last three games against teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference-Blue Division that were all winless at the time, Bishop Ahr is stepping up to the White Division against a tough team led by LB/FB Brad Pastrick, QB Armand Gorrell and WR/K Michael Curran. Bishop Ahr, averaging 36.6 points a game, is led by QB Robbie Meade and RB Steve Dumchus.
Bishop Ahr, 21-14
St. John Vianney (2-4) at Middlesex (2-4): How even is this game? Both teams are 2-4 and Middlesex lost to Manasquan by 28 points, while St. John Vianney fell to Manasquan by 27. Both teams rely on the ground game as St.Jjohn Vianney is led by running back Anthony Corona, while Middlesex is led by option quarterback Dan Skazenski.
Middlesex, 22-16
Metuchen (5-2) at Cardinal McCarrick (2-5): Metuchen, known for its potent passing game led by QB Steven Deinzer, now has a formidable running attack led by Elijah Sellers and Ray Bonet. McCarrick has an excellent running back in Jose Ruiz.
Metuchen, 35-13
South River (4-3) at Spotswood (4-3): Both teams are tied for fifth in the Central Jersey, Group 1race with 67 power points. South River running back Steven Moore is coming off a 267-yard, five touchdown performance over Iselin Kennedy.
Picks made by Mike Moretti:
Old Bridge (3-3) at Southern (3-3): Quarterback Mike Larson is in charge of the Old Bridge spread offense. Southern's top receivers are Nick Tampone and Dave Troutman.
Southern, 20-12.
South Brunswick (2-4) at Jackson (2-4): Mike Muha is the quarterback in South Brunswick's Wing-T formation. Jackson features hard-charging tailback Drew Murphy.
Jackson, 19-12
Highland Park (5-2) at Asbury Park (5-1): Pass catchers for Highland Park include tight end Lashawn Parkey and wideout David Webb.
Asbury Park has standout backfield mates in runner George Stephens and quarterback Lamar Small.
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HACKENSACK — The Garden State Plaza mall gunman left a note saying he suspected he was under investigation and sold drugs to an undercover officer 10 days before he killed himself at the state's largest shopping center in November, police said Tuesday.
Richard Shoop, 20, of Teaneck, was among at least 100 people nabbed in a months long narcotics crackdown in Hackensack, according to Hackensack Police Director Michael Mordaga. Authorities have said Shoop may have feared a possible pending arrest in the days leading up to his Nov. 4 suicide, but the police announcement was the first time officials publicly acknowledged he was among those targeted in an undercover probe.
An autopsy showed Shoop had Molly, generally a powder form of Ecstasy, in his body when he opened fire at the mall before killing himself, Mordaga revealed in a statement.
Investigators began eyeing Shoop as part of a case into a group dealing Molly in the Hackensack-area, Mordaga said. Shoop and others were involved with importing "raw materials" from China used to make their own Molly.
City police arrested Shoop on April 23 as he delivered the drug near Anderson Street Park, Mordaga said. The investigation continued and on Oct. 24, he sold Molly to an undercover officer, police added.
Ten days later, Shoop walked into the mall armed with a .22 caliber rifle he took from his older brother and fired several shots, according to authorities. The gunfire touched off a major police response and panicked scores of shoppers.
About six hours later, a heavily-armed law enforcement team found Shoop dead in a secluded area of the mall. Investigators have said they don't believe he aimed to hurt anyone and his public suicide left friends baffled.
Shoop apparently feared police were closing in before his death and texted the girlfriend of his longtime friend Jordan Conahan about three hours before he went to the mall.
"He texted her saying cops have been watching me and I'm going to leave my car to you in my will," Conahan told The Star-Ledger.
In the announcement Tuesday, authorities named Shoop and said more than 160 alleged street and mid-level drug dealers were rounded up in what Hackensack police officials said was the largest such crackdown in city history. Those charged included a convicted sex offender, a convicted murderer and an emergency medical technician.


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A trip to the Division III district title game seemed far-fetched for Garfield coach Beau Norton a few weeks ago.
Nowadays, it's a reality. The G-Men knocked off top-seeded Gilmour Academy, 7-6, in a district semifinal at Euclid High School. Garfield, a No. 3 seed, advanced to tonight's district championship against Wickliffe (14-13).
It was the fifth straight victory for Garfield (15-13), which was on a downward spiral before the streak, losing seven in a row.
"There were times where we definitely didn't show the character and ability to come back from failure to make this kind of run," Norton said. "We had some tough losses in the league. I think the guys just took it to heart. There were some one-run games where we just didn't make plays. We've really grown. Some of the games we didn't come through, the guys learned from it. Three weeks ago, we don't win a game like today. The wheels would've come off."
They nearly did.
Gilmour loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh, trailing 7-3. The Lancers (17-4) scored a run on an RBI single by No. 3 hitter Ethan Pawlak. Garfield starting pitcher Tim Schwan then struck out clean-up batter Peter Dolan before allowing a two-run bloop single that cut the lead to 7-6. Schwan earned his 11th strikeout of the game on three pitches to end the rally and send the G-Men to their first district title game since 2009.
Schwan walked one and allowed four unearned runs over seven innings as he improved to 8-5. Chase Chapman powered Garfield's offense with two hits and three RBIs. He hit a two-run single to spark a four-run rally in the third inning and smashed a solo home run, his first of the year, to left-center field in the fourth.
In a Division II district final, Gino DiVincenzo tossed a 3-hitter for Cardinal Mooney in a 12-0, five-inning win over Struthers. Ryan Megyesi knocked a double and triple for the Cardinals.


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With the recent launch of the Intel Core i5 and i7 LGA1156 processors came a plethora of motherboards based on the Intel P55 express chipset. With motherboard prices ranging from $90.00 USD to $300.00 USD, and processor prices starting under $200.00 USD, an affordable Intel (Core Series) solution for the mainstream user's needs has been met. Depending on your budget, you have numerous options to choose from and it will be up to you to decide what performance point suits your needs.Will you purchase a quicker processor and a performance board or maybe you like the option of a more moderately priced motherboard and a quicker processor? This choice will be up to you and what you choose should be the best fit for your needs.
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Canyon City Commission: 5:30 p.m., Commission Chambers, City Hall, 301 16th St. Commissioners will consider and take action on project funding agreements between Mandy Williams of The Cake Co. and the Canyon Economic Development Corp., as well as between the Canyon Economic Development Corp. and the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation.
Amarillo City Commission: 3 p.m., Commission Chambers, City Hall, third floor, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. Following a 2 p.m. work session, commissioners will consider and take action on an ordinance approving a local portion of tax exempt industrial bond financing for Allied Waste North America Inc. Allied Waste is using the Mission Economic Development Corp. to issue $65 million in tax exempt industrial bonds for improvements to more than 50 of its solid waste facilities in Texas. Commissioners also will consider and take action on a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for continuation of the city's Shelter Plus Care Program.
Amarillo-Potter Events Venue District: 10 a.m., City Commission Conference Room, City Hall, third floor, room 303, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. Members will hear a presentation on financial statements and an audit of 2006, and consider the Energy Management System for the Amarillo National Center.
Amarillo Advisory Commission for People with Disabilities: noon, Commission Chambers, City Hall, third floor, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. Commission members will discuss route 7 of the Fixed Route and Spec-Trans Service and talk about accessibility improvements along Clearwell Street.
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Allan I. Pack, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., FRCP
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Translational Research Laboratories
125 South 31st Street, Suite 2100
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3403
Translational Research Laboratories
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University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1967.
Ph.D. (Mathematical models of lung function)
University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1976.
University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1967.
Ph.D. (Mathematical models of lung function)
University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1976.
Description of Research ExpertiseDr. Pack is pursuing research on genetics/genomics of sleep and its disorders. His laboratory is conducting studies in Drosophila and mice and translating these findings to humans. A particular focus of Dr. Pack's work is to evaluate the genetic determinants of sleep homeostasis. Studies are ongoing to evaluate molecular mechanisms of sleepiness and sleep promotion using both hypothesis-driven and discovery science. The latter involves analysis of the changes in the transcription with sleep/wake and sleep deprivation in identified neuronal populations. Techniques being used include behavioral/sleep studies in Drosophila and mice, RT-PCR, Western analysis of protein, expression profiling, laser microcapture dissection, RNA seq and immunohistochemistry. Dr. Pack is committed to research training and directs two training grants from the National Institutes of Health.
Selected PublicationsLim, D.C., Brady, D.C., Soans, R., Kim, E.Y., Valverde, L., Keenan, B.T., Guo, X., Kim, W.Y., Park, M.J., Galante, R.J., Shackleford, J.A. and Pack, A.I.: Different cyclical intermittent hypoxia severities have different effects on hippocampal microvasculature. Journal of Applied Physiology (1985) 121(1): 78-88, Jul 2016.
Prasad, B., Usmani, S., Steffen, A.D., Van Dongen, H., Pack, F.M., Strakovsky, I., Staley, B., Dinges, D., Maislin, G., Pack, A.I. and Weaver, T.E.: Short-term variability in apnea-hypopnea index during extended home portable monitoring. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 12(6): 855-863, Jun 2016.
Benotti, P., Wood, G.C., Argyropoulos, G., Pack, A., Keenan, B.T., Gao, X., Gerhard, G. and Still, C.: The impact of obstructive sleep apnea on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with severe obesity. Obesity 24(4): 871-877, Apr 2016.
Mullington, J.M., Abbott, .SM., Carroll, J.E., Dijk, D.J., Dinges, D.F., Gehrman, P.R., Ginsburg, G.S., Gozal, D., Haack, M., Lim, D.C., Macrea, M., Pack, A.I., Plante, D.T., Teske, J.A. and Zee, P.C.: Developing biomarker arrays predicting sleep and circadian-coupled risks to health. Sleep 39(4): 727-736, Apr 2016.
Lyons, M.M., Bhatt, N.Y., Kneeland-Szanto, E., Keenan, B.T., Pechar, J., Stearns, B., Elkassabany, N.M., Memtsoudis, S.G., Pack, A.I. and Gurubhagavatula, I.: Sleep apnea in total joint arthroplasty patients and the role for cardiac biomarkers for risk stratification: an exploration of feasibility. Biomarkers in Medicine 10(3): 265-300, 2016.
Malone, S.K., Zemel, B., Compher, C., Souders, M., Chittams, J., Thompson, A.L., Pack, A. and Lipman, T.H.: Social jet lag, chronotype and body mass index in 14-17-year-old adolescents. Chronobiology International 2016 Notes: DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2016.1196697.
Soans, R.E., Lim, D.C., Keenan, B.T., Pack, A.I. and Shackleford, J.A.: Automated protein localization of blood brain barrier vasculature in brightfield IHC images. PLoS One 11(2): e0148411, 2016.
Perron, I.J., Pack, A.I. and Veasey, S.: Diet/energy balance affect wakefulness independent of body weight. Sleep 38(12): 1893-1903, Dec 2015.
Bjornsdottir, E., Keenan, B.T., Eysteinsdottir, B., Arnardottir, E.S., Janson, C., Gislason, T., Sigurdsson, J.F., Kuna, S.T., Pack, A.I. and Benediktsdottir, B.: Quality of life among untreated sleep apnea patients compared with the general population and changes after treatment with positive airway pressure. Journal of Sleep Research 24(3): 328-338, Jun 2015.
Li, Q.Y., Berry, R.B., Goetting, M.G., Staley, B., Soto-Calderon, H., Tsai, S.C., Jasko, J.G., Pack, A.I. and Kuna, S.T.: Detection of upper airway status and respiratory events by a current generation positive airway pressure device. Sleep 38(4): 597-605, Apr 2015.
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Amarillo police on Sunday arrested a man on charges of aggravated assault and evading arrest after a chase on foot and by vehicle.
At 9:39 p.m., an officer saw a panel truck hit and knock down a pole at 734 N. Pierce St. The driver, Eric Ramos, 30, of Amarillo left the scene of the accident, police said.
When officers attempted a traffic stop, Ramos refused to stop, leading to a pursuit, authorities said. A Department of Public Safety helicopter took over observation of the truck, but at Northeast 34th Avenue and Grand Street, Ramos turned toward officers, who took evasive action to get out of the path of the vehicle, police said.
Officers began pursuit of the truck again, and Ramos continued to flee until he struck a house in the 1400 block of Hilltop Drive, where he fled on foot.
After a short foot chase, Ramos was arrested and booked into Potter County Correction Center on charges of evading arrest with a motor vehicle, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and aggravated assault on a peace officer.


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Private higher education is a rapidly expanding part
of Ethiopia's higher education system. Investment in
private higher institutions is growing, but little
is known about the management in general, and the
nature of work factors and employees commitment in
particular. This study revieled that instructors in
private colleges were satisfied with intrinsic
factors of work such as opportunity for
achievement,challenging work, responsibility, and
opportunity for growth and development. Where as,
they were dissatisfied with extrinsic content of
work such as salary, fringe benefits, incentives,
job security, opportunity for training, and post
employment security. Moreover, there was a
structural inequity, a perception that they are
required to do too much work for small pay.
Consequently, employees were not committed to their
organization which implies the availability of high
turnover and lower performance. To build a viable
work force for the success and industrial peace, the
colleges should invest in the long term goal of
their employees and learn to balance their interest
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"Television's Most 'Incredible' Series"
At the end of tonight's episode of Fringe we were told (a surprise to me) that "television's most incredible series will be back in April."
Bad Robot has a history with that word "incredible" and might want to use it more cautiously. Here's what I said about Alias in Stacey Abbott and Simon Brown's completely credible book.
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NEW YORK — Before Phil Hughes even stepped on the mound Saturday afternoon, his manager sat in the press room at Yankee Stadium and heaped praise on his starting pitcher. About how his stuff was getting better with each start. That he had pitched well enough to win his last three starts.
Only he hadn't. Before toeing the rubber on Saturday, Hughes had not won a single start in 2013.
Not anymore.
"I don't really worry about the wins and losses, to be honest," Hughes said afterward. "I came if the team wins the game. And the last couple of times out, we've done that, so I've been satisfied. Sometimes, as a starting pitcher, wins and losses don't indicate how you've thrown."
Before Saturday's 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics, that had been the thread of Hughes' season. After a rocky beginning to his season — losing his first two games and not lasting past the fourth inning in either start — Hughes had suddenly found something. In his last three starts, he pitched well: Working deep into games, cutting down on earned runs and showing command of his pitches.
Only each time he was left with a no-decision.
But against the A's, he left nothing to chance. Hughes pitched eight innings, scattered four hits and most importantly — didn't allow a single run.
"It was just the consistency of his pitches every inning," Girardi said. "If he was in some long at-bats, he kept after them. Making quality pitch after quality pitch."
While Hughes (1-2) threw 118 pitches on the day, he saw 82 of those thrown for strikes which helped keep the A's hitters off-balance. With the exception of a brief two-run hiccup by his bullpen in the top of ninth inning, the Yankees' afternoon was a flawlessly-played one.
There was the starting pitching, the timely hitting — home runs by catcher Chris Stewart and first baseman Lyle Overbay, as well as a triple by shortstop Eduardo Nunez — all of which made it a relatively pain-free day. Oakland starter Bartolo Colon (3-1) labored through 5 1/3 innings and allowed six hits and three of the four Yankee runs. Plus, with Hughes dealing, Oakland wasn't able to provide Colon with any run support.
"He didn't pitch badly," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "When you don't score any runs and you give up three — he gave up two homers and a bloop hit — so he didn't pitch poorly. For the most part, that will keep you in a game and give you a chance to win."
Only it didn't. Not with Hughes continuing his streak of consistent and efficient starts.
"To win some of the games that he's won, he's had to have some pretty good stretches," Girardi said when asked if this run of Hughes starts is among his best. "Is there one that really comes to mind? No. But I've got to believe he's had some pretty good stretches."
Where this ranks among them, Hughes doesn't know or care.
The superficial things, to him, are like wins — they're not important if at the end of the day, your team doesn't win the game. But now that he officially has erased that zero attached to the win column under his name, there is some validation that what he's been doing over the past few starts isn't a fluke.
"In Tampa, we won, and the last game we won," Hughes said of his prior two no-decisions. It's gratifying to pick up a win, but as long as I keep throwing the ball well, the wins and losses they'll all even out at the end of the year."


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Market stats for Sugar Hill, GA , December, 2012 indicates that there were 105 homes on the market. An increase of 2 from last month. Overall, there is about an 3.4 month supply (3.9 last month). There were 29 sales, compared to 28 last month and 31 last December. Of course, then there were 158 listings on the market.
For Sugar Hill homes priced under $200k, there were 64 listings, with about 2.8 months supply. There were 18 sales this December, below last year for the same time (24). There were 22 sales last month. Inventories have been fluid, rising and falling. This time of year we often see a slight decrease in listings… but we are already very low. In fact, sales may be stifled by lack of inventory.
Sugar Hill Listings between $200k and $400k, there are 38 listings for sale, and about 5.2 months of supply. Last December there was a 11.3 month supply. There were 7 sales then, this year there were 10. Last month had 5 sales. That makes three of the last four months look reasonably strong. We are in a slight Seller's Market here.
For listings in the $400k to $600k range, there were 3 homes on the market. The absorption rate was around 3.0 months, but with 1 sale this month (and May, August, October and November single sales being the only others since last November), it is tough to calculate accurately. Obviously, a sale or two could make a BIG difference. I still hope to see some consistent activity in this segment.
In the $600k to $800k, $800k to $1m and Above $1m (combined), the sales are too inconsistent to have a solid read on, but there were 0 homes listed for sale in these price ranges. No sales have been recorded in the last 2+ years.
Sugar Hill, GA is a suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The population is 2000 was 11,399, but that only included the area inside the city limits. The name comes from a bag of Sugar that spilled on a hill while in transit between Cumming and the railroad in Buford. And while it is actually a big market, it is in the shadows of Lawrenceville, Duluth and Suwanee… which all are nearby. That also makes it a great location, as it is close to everything that Gwinnett County, GA has to offer.
I have a page dedicated to Sugar Hill Market Data.
Related articles
- Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, March 2012 (lanebailey.com)
- Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, February 2012 (lanebailey.com)
- Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, January 2012 (lanebailey.com)
- Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, December 2011 (lanebailey.com)


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Cramer: Oil drillers are worth the pain
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Yet all that happens is that we hear about the funding gaps from oil and gas companies, and the fact that the service companies aren't making enough, especially if oil crashes.
To which I say, you have to be kidding me. If it hasn't crashed yet, why would it crash now? The stuff is going in the OPPOSITE direction. There is no amount of money that companies won't pay to get it out of the ground, and it is worth so much more than the drilling costs.
Doesn't matter. The group trades as if all that matters is the next tick.
But anyone who listened to Chesapeake or EOG Resources or Apache or Occidental or Continental Resources knows one thing: The money for drilling is there and it is growing quickly.
For these stocks, particularly for Schlumberger, Halliburton, Core Laboratories, and Ensco, it is well worth the pain.
Disclosures: Cramer's charitable trust is long APA, ESV, and SLB.
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The main focus of the international Conference Uses, Abuses and Misuses of the Holocaust Paradigm, is not so much the relation of the Holocaust and other genocides in itself. It is the fact that this relation, ever since Raphael Lemkin coined the term genocide in 1944 and the United Nations adopted the Genocide Convention on December 9, 1948, is a pivotal part of the international discourse.
The conference is organized on the occasion of the Dutch chair of the ITF in 2011.
27 November:
Keynotes by prof. Christian Gerlach, prof. Debórah Dwork, prof. Eric Weitz, prof. Abram de Swaan and dr. Stephen Smith.
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Workshops on the themes of research, education and sites of remembrance.
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your recipe looks great and is a nice new variation…hope I have the opportunity to make it…(can't do grains at all right now)
thanks for sharing…looks so yum.
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Blissings All!!
As you may or may not know a while back I fractured my back (yowser!) during a skateboarding tour. I had a compression fracture in my first vertibra. Yoga helped, but I seriously took months and months of healing time – I couldn't skate as much as I wanted, when I did it would flare up and be realllllly screwed up.
Over the years I've seen many chiropractors and really none of them helped much. Last year I found an AWESOME chiropractor here in Saskatoon so I've been working with him and the results have been incredible – even he is shocked – hahaha!!!
After breaking my wrist in Hawaii this spring and that really shocking my system, he wanted to do some x-rays. He compared them to the x-rays from 3 years ago. At that point I had some issues with the vertibra and the bone and this time it appears the bone has actually REGENERATED!! Sweet!!!
I'm hoping soon to post an interview with my chiropractor and my doctor – he's so impressed with my blood work that he is starting to follow the diet a bit!
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Vacancy Announcement in NGO Sukkur Foundation (SF) for WASH Project of UNICEF in District Tharparkar – – Published in Daily Kawish 23rd April 2012, Following Job Opportunities are available there :
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If you only do one thing this weekend . . . go traditional
Laurence Mackin
Tradition edition: Temple Bar Trad Fest is preparing to sign off in fine, raucous style this weekend. Tonight, the highlight is at the Button Factory where Teada, featuring Seamus Begley, headlines a roster of acts that includes Aoife Scott, Perfect Friction and Truancy. Tomorrow night, Stephen Rea will launch the West Ocean String Quartet's new album, An Indigo Sky, with Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill also on the roster to perform Neil Martin's song cycle Oileán na Marbh, at St Werburgh's Church. On Sunday, the inimitable Sharon Shannon will be celebrating her 21st anniversary with Irish music (no, we can't make head nor tail of that one either), with a concert at St Patrick's Cathedral. Expect her to call in more than a few favours for guest appearances to get the party properly rolling. (And if you do find yourself in that part of town, make sure to spare some time for a pint in Fallon's, one of the finest pubs in all of Dublin town.)
Well all White then: He's big dude with a big beard and an album on Domino that is picking up more stars than a black hole on tour. And on Sunday, Matthew E White will be bringing his country soul shadings to Whelan's in Dublin. He recorded his debut in seven days, and it's got the kind of texture and depth that usually takes years to perfect, so there's little doubt that Mr White is the real deal. He'll soon be playing much bigger venues than this, so take this rare opportunity to see the man on his way up, and experience a little bit of special Americana soul of a Sunday.
Follow up show: WillFredd Theatre Company set themselves a very high bar back in 2011, when they debuted with Follow, Shane O'Reilly's complex one-man show that was one of the Dublin Fringe's highlights. It blends performance, technology, live music, clever use of lighting and more to create an engaging work with communication at its heart – made all the more remarkable that O'Reilly, the son of deaf parents, uses sign language and words throughout to create a show that is utterly adept on a number of levels. Now the show is back at the Project Arts Centre, though you only have until Saturday to get a piece of the action.
Horse it into you: This weekend, the White Horse in Ballincollig, Co Cork is having its own festival – the Ballincollig Winter Music Festival is a clever way to pull together a line-up at a time of the year when decent gigs can be few and far between outside the larger towns and cities. On Friday, Dirk Powell and Riley Baugus perform with Aoife O'Donovan. On Saturday, there's a double header of
Fionn Regan and Gemma Hayes, while Sunday sees Iarla O'Lionaird and Steve Cooney headline a bill with Dermot Byrne and Floriane Blancke. There's also be community events and masterclasses throughout the weekend.
Crumbs: The Digital Biscuit festival kicks off tonight, and starts three days
of hyperactive promotion of digital technologies for film and television production. There is a very strong selection of events and workshops on offer, from workshops and clinics on crowdsourcing, digital production, and marketing to public discussions with the likes of Anton Nelson (Apple UK), Robert Levine (author of Freeride, who's also giving a talk in Hodges & Figgis on Dawson Street, Dublin tonight), and director Jim Sheridan. It's organised by Screen
Directors Guild Ireland, and the majority of it takes place in Dublin's Science Gallery. Go down and get your creative juices flowing with some of the best in the business.


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Modernizing Performance: Using the New Framework
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee Task Force on Government Performance
SOURCE: Center for American Progress
CAP President and CEO John Podesta testifies before the Senate Budget Committee Task Force on Government Performance. Read the full testimony (CAP Action).
Mr. Chairman, members of the task force, I am pleased to be here today to celebrate enactment of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 and talk about the implementation challenges ahead. But first I want to talk about the broader government performance agenda, of which the new law is an important piece, and how it relates to our fiscal troubles.
As you know, the Congressional Budget Office is projecting a nearly $1.5 trillion federal deficit this year. The record-breaking size of this year's deficit is mostly a product of past fiscal mismanagement combined with the enormous impact of the Great Recession. But that is behind us now. Virtually everyone agrees that we must return to balance over the long term.
That will be difficult under any circumstances, and more so if we act rashly. Economic recovery is underway, but it remains fragile. Harsh "austerity measures" in the United Kingdom may be pushing that country back into recession.
Nevertheless, we need to consider all of our options for deficit reduction. And though spending is only one side of the equation, we are facing hard choices and cuts are part of the solution.
Congress and the executive branch will have to make smart decisions about where to make cuts so that we continue to see growth and job creation while bringing down our long-term deficits. This requires, as President Obama has said, a scalpel, not a hatchet.
CAP President and CEO John Podesta testifies before the Senate Budget Committee Task Force on Government Performance. Read the full testimony (CAP Action).
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SEMINOLE — Mayor Leslie Waters has returned after two weeks spent coaching elected officials in eastern Africa on communications in democracy.
Waters was sent to Hargesia, Somaliland, by the International Republican Institute and the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide consulting services to more than 150 elected local government officials and political party leaders in Somaliland.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan IRI was formed in the early 1980s to advance freedom and democracy worldwide by developing political parties, civic institutions, open elections, democratic governance and the rule of law. USAID was formed by the federal government in 1961 to help advance foreign economic development. Its specific goal is to further America's foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and free markets.
Waters' seminars focused on ways to be more effective government officials, improve communications with their constituents, the importance of cooperation between elected and party officials on reaching out to residents, and the significance of planning and hosting of town hall meetings.
"Working with the good people of Somaliland was truly a humbling experience," Waters said. "It was my intention to help make a difference in helping to enhance their democracy and improve the political process for the benefit of all Somalilanders."
Somaliland is on the eastern African coast on the Gulf of Aden. It borders the Republic of Djibouti, Federal Republic of Ethiopia and Somalia. It is an unrecognized self-declared de facto sovereign state that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. It has about 3.5 million people.
Information from somalilandgov.com, iri,org and usaid.gov was used in this report.


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Clemson and Kansas State tumbled in The Associated Press college football poll after losing for the first time this season, and the top five teams in the rankings held their ground heading into the showdown between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama.
Clemson slipped five spots after losing 31-17 at Georgia Tech and Kansas fell seven spots to No. 17 after getting thumped 58-17 by Oklahoma.
LSU received 47 first-place votes from the media panel, Alabama had 10 and No. 5 Boise State had one.
No. 3 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Stanford held on to their spots after victories, while the Broncos were idle.
Georgia Tech's upset pushed the Yellow Jackets back into the rankings at No. 22 and Auburn jumped back in at No. 25.


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We're making another short film!
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We're extremely excited to announce that we're making another short film, and we've just launched our Kickstarter campaign! It's called Mime... Read more
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Kapalua Resort is putting the concept of farm to table right in the middle of its growing fields.
Now you may "dine from the vine" and then some at your choice of four yummy tasting tours that combine walking in scenic fields, riding in luxurious vans and dining in the shade outdoors.
All of the tours welcome Hawaii residents with discounted kamaaina rates throughout 2009. All depart from the Kapalua Resort Center on Office Road.
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Jasper and Torin Callender (from left) with auntie Tova Callender, Alicia McGee and her mom, Tamara McGee, enjoy tastes of organic arugula on their walking tour at the 188-acre certified organic Kapalua Farms.
Why would locals want to do farm tours that feature pineapple, you say? Because its history on Maui is of great sentimental value and it's a wonderful experience for visiting family and friends. Kids also love the tours and they're priced right.
The newest of the bunch, simply called A Farm Tour, runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Sample farm-fresh produce and pineapple varieties on the 188-acre certified organic Kapalua Farms as you learn about Kapalua Resort's colorful plantation past as well as its diversified future.
Afterwards, pick a sweet Kapalua Gold pineapple to take home as a souvenir. Lunch is then served under a shady pergola at the ocean-view farm. Menu selections include the roasted garden vegetable sandwich with grilled Kapalua Farms' eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, melted provolone and pesto sauce. Other items include curried chicken wrap with baby arugula, avocado and organic pineapple chutney; and mahi sandwich with pink Eureka lemon and garlic aioli on ciabatta roll.
All lunches feature an organic green salad and mini pineapple upside-down cake made with Kapalua Gold organic pineapple and caramel sauce. The new A Farm Tour costs $50 per kamaaina.
The Picnic Tour with a plantation plate lunch at the scenic Pineapple Pavilion up in the West Maui Mountains runs from 1:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The kamaaina price is $55 per person.
Hot entrees are catch of the day, beef stir fry, chicken curry, kalua pork, and ginger soy tofu. Steamed white rice, salad, cookies and water are included.
On all tours, guests will venture into the ocean-view fields where workers are planting pineapple slips or sorting golden globes of pineapple - get a taste - and then pick one to take home.
For more information or reservations on these and other tours, call 665-5491.


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308: Career racing wins, including sprint cars and late models.
305: Career sprint car wins.
129: Sprint car wins at Port Royal Speedway.
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51: Sprint car wins at Williams Grove Speedway.
34: Most wins in a season.
32: Number of different sprint cars raced.
24: All Star Circuit of Champions wins
24: Sprint car wins at Susquehanna Speedway Park.
15: Most feature wins in a season at Port Royal.
13: Most feature wins in a season at Williams Grove.
13: Track championships at Port Royal.
12: Sprint car wins at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway.
8: World of Outlaws feature wins.
3: Mitch Smith Memorial wins at Williams Grove.
3: Wins at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.
2: Labor Day Classic wins at Port Royal.
2: Tuscarora 50 wins at Port Royal.
2: Track championships at Williams Grove.
1: Pennsylvania Speedweek championship (1996 - Bob Stewart No. 12)
1: Western Pennsylvania Speedweek championship (1997)
1: Ohio Speedweek championship (1987)
1: Third-place finish in the first ever Historical Big One ($100,000 to win) at Eldora Speedway.
1: USAC Champ Car win at Nazareth Speedway in 1983.
Other highlights
First Race: In 1970 at Port Royal Speedway driving his own blue No. 2. Kauffman owned his own cars for the first 10 years he raced.
First Win: East Windsor Speedway in New Jersey in 1976 in a race promoted by the late Hall of Famer Jack Gunn.
Most Money Won: Numerous 10, 12 and $15,000 wins.
Most memorable win: The first Tuscarora 50 he won at Port Royal in 1978 driving his own car. His primary motor broke and he drove home and put in a spare that was smaller than the normal cubic inch size for a sprint car engine at the time (312). He returned just in time to make the consolation. Had it not been for a wreck on the first lap, Kauffman wouldn't have made it. He qualified through the consolation and started at the back. He drove through the field and passed Steve Smith on the final lap for the win.
"That was a major deal," he said. "We got lucky enough to get the motor changed. You didn't change motors a lot back then. That was something you didn't do."
Biggest win: "Anytime you win a race, that's the neat part, and that's why we do this. Any of the bigger races. There's a lot of them. It's hard to pick one out."
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We hit 47 in Springfield today with blue skies and sunshine but now it looks as though our weather will be going downhill.
If you're heading for a night out on the town tonight there will be no problems. The weather will remain fair and quiet.
However, the clouds will move in tomorrow and it looks as though rain and snow will develop late tomorrow afternoon. The snow will pile up across the hills and higher terrain while the transition over to snow in the valley will take longer. Because temperatures will be right around 32 the snow will be heavy and wet so as it piles up across the hills and collects on the trees and power lines we might see some scattered power outages. Several inches of that pasty springtime snow will accumulate. Lighter amounts will fall in the valley.
Stay tuned to abc40 and Fox6 for the latest tonight at 10 and 11. Have a great night. Dan Brown.


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Lukashin, Armenia – On April 25, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), VivaCell-MTS telecommunications company, and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) announced the launch of water supply projects that will improve access to drinking water in four Armenian communities– Berkaber in Tavush province, and Haykavan, Arazap and Lukashin in Armavir province. The projects will be implemented as part of the joint agreement, signed by the three partners in March 2014.
Yerevan, Armenia – The National Gallery of Armenia hosted on April 4 the Best Woman Entrepreneur award ceremony. The event is held annually under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan with the aim of inspiring and encouraging women entrepreneurs in Armenia. This year the event was supported by the USAID-funded Partnerships for Rural Prosperity Program, implemented by the SME Development National Center of Armenia (SME DNC).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah announced on April 3 the establishment of the U.S. Global Development Lab at an event in New York City. The launch event featured a keynote address by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has been a strong supporter of the use of science, innovation, and partnerships to further U.S development goals.
Yerevan, Armenia – On March 18, the USAID Clean Energy and Water Program (CEWP) presented to water sector stakeholders the findings of the Study of Groundwater Resources in the Ararat Valley, Armenia. Participants included Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan, Head of USAID/Armenia Karen Hilliard, officials from the Ministries of Nature Protection, Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources, as well as representatives of the regional governments of Ararat and Armavir provinces, the Armenian National Assembly, and sector related scientific institutions.
Yerevan, Armenia – At an official ceremony held in the Armenian parliament on February 21, Speaker of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan and USAID/Armenia Mission Director Karen Hilliard signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking the beginning of a new year-long commitment whereby USAID will provide technical assistance to the Armenian parliament to improve its procedural operations, public outreach, and the informational, analytical and research capacities of National Assembly deputies and staff.
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Cupcakes are all the rage these days and it's not surprising that more and more people are taking advantage of that craze by opening up bakeries as a side gig. Today's Side Gig Thursday is with Aprille Cole, owner and proprietor of Cups 'N' Cakes [3], a bakery in Collegeville, PA that grew out of her "small domestic bakery." With the help of her husband and three children, her side gig grew to the point where she was able to open a storefront.
Not everyone is able to turn a hobby into a business but Aprille has and we discuss with her what she did to make it happen.
What is your day job?
I am the Director of Leasing for residential and student housing for GMH Capital Partners located of Newtown Square Pa. I have been in the property management industry for approximately 20 years.
What is your side gig?
I am the owner of Cups 'N' Cakes, a small bakery that specializes in custom cakes and cupcakes located in Collegeville Pa.
Why this business and how did you start it?
I have always made cakes and cupcakes for friends and family. When my daughter was young I ordered a specialty cake for her and while it was very pretty, it tasted horrible. So I started making all of my kids' cakes from that point on.
Years later, while at work one day a co-worker had mentioned a very well known bakery where they had a specialty cake made and stated that it "looked great but tasted bland and was dry". I offered to make their next events cake and my co-worker was so pleased with the look and taste that he convinced me to make a website and make cakes in my spare time. I am artistically inclined and wanted and I desperately needed an outlet for my art. So in April of 2010 I began branding the business and I set up my website.
By April of 2011 I saw that I had outgrown my homes kitchen and that the orders for specialty cakes and cupcakes were increasing so I began to look for a "bricks and mortar" location.
After doing a few market studies on three areas and doing a number of cost analysis I decided that Collegeville would be the perfect location. Not only because I lived in Collegeville but also because I already had a good size customer base from the local area.
How do you find new customers? Is it word of mouth? Advertising?
You would be amazed how word of mouth really helps. Every cake or cupcake we make for a customer in essence is its own form of advertising. When a person shares their dessert with someone and a person asks "where did you get this?" they are able to give our information. We also participate with many local events through Collegeville Main Streets programs. Lastly social media is HUGE for us. We have custmers who place their orders via Facebook. We also have a twitter account, mobile website and Yelp accounts. We participate in many events that have a high amount of exposure. Currently we will be on a billboard on 422 East for the next 4 months.
How much does it make each month?
The "bricks and mortar" location will have been in operation for a year in December of 2012. Our average income thus far is about 10K per month.
Do you have a plan to try to turn it into your full time gig?
I would eventually like to do that. Currently we are adding more products and selections to our store front and have increased our wedding cake production. We are also increasing our marketing efforts to a targeted audience.
6. What resources did you rely on in starting the business?
While in my home Cups 'N' Cakes funded itself. When I opened the store front I used my home equity line of credit. It is very important to me to recycle, renew and reuse. So 90% of the front of the stores furnishings was from thrift stores and auction sites. The kitchen is 80% used equipment. By shopping around and buying predominantly used items I was able to save a considerable amount of money.
I purchased sinks, prep tables and shelves from a Borders café and book store that went out of business. Other items were purchased used from another baker and eBay. Lastly I purchased a mix of used and new equipment from John F. Brennan, Inc in Souderton Pa.
What was the most interesting cake you've made?
There have been a number of interesting cakes over the years and it is hard to pick just one. One that stands out was a cake designed by an 8 year old girl. She drew the cake in crayon for us and it had three tiers with crazy patterns and colors and she insisted on a big red and whit polka dot wire bow on the top. I mean HUGE! At the last moment she then asked for Taylor Swifts picture be added to the front of the cake. It was definitely interesting 🙂
Any funny bakery/cake related stories?
Sometime while baking in the kitchen we have music playing and we have been known to start dancing and singing along. While my 17 year old daughter and I were baking one afternoon we decided to have a Disney song marathon. Unbeknowst to us we had a group of parents and children watching us through our kitchen door, while we danced and sang to Aladdin and the Genie's Prince Ali song. We were even acting out some of the scenes. When they started to clap and were laughing we took a bow and continued to bake (red faced I might add).
Any words of warning/advice for any prospective bakers?
Everyone thinks they have the best recipes in the world, but it is not what you think, it is what the customer thinks. If you are going to try a new recipe, make sure you have impartial taste tester. Be open to their suggestions and never be afraid to learn something new. Your customers opinion can make or break you. That being said also be aware that not ever customer is YOUR customer. There are customers who you will not be able to accomidate or make happy. Be able to recommned someone else to help them with their needs.
Do you have any advice for people looking to start something on the side?
Yes, be passionate about it. There will be days that it may seem more like work than fun and that is completely normal. Anything worth doing is work! Always be open to learning from others because what they are willing to share with you could save you time, money and make your business better. Make your decisions carefully and weigh the raw product cost, production time and your expertise into the final retail price. Do your research and shop your competition because they can make or break your business. Lastly establish a good working relationship with your competitors. They can be your greatest source of information and be there to help you in the long run.
I hope you enjoyed the chat with Aprille – if you know someone who would like to talk about their side gig, let us know [4]!


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DOVER, Del: Saturday is always a busy day when the NASCAR Sprint Cup stars invade Dover International Speedway.
The Nationwide Series takes center stage, while the Sprint Cup teams fine tune their cars a final time in preparation for Sunday's FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks.
Four favorites — Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson — are at the front of the grid. But there are 20 drivers that have a crack at sitting in Victory Lane after 400 brutal miles around the concrete monster.
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Baltimore County police had to close a popular section of road in Parkville for a time Friday morning so crews could put out a fire.
Firefighters were called shorty before 8 a.m. to a house in the 3000 block of Putty Hill Avenue after a crossing guard called 911 to report the fire at a single-family home.
Police did not say if anyone was at home at the time of the fire, but no injuries were reported.
It took crews about 45 minutes to put the flames out.
Putty Hill Avenue was closed from Harford Road to Avondale Road for cleanup and an investigation until about 10:15 a.m.
Officials are still trying to figure out what caused the fire.
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