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Sometime they are known by name. All of the time, the face and the purchase are familiar. Another clue is their manner - how friendly and how willing they are to talk. The polite ones save the talk story if they are at the head of a line.
These are the regulars, the mostly males who are in the store at about the same time each day. The regulars who have one sort of addiction or another appear in the dark hours.
The sleeping sun has yet to wake. A graybeard rolls up. His older late-model pickup truck glistens in the halogen lights. It's a well-cared-for machine. It takes muscle and sweat to win the battle with country dust, mud, irrigation water spots and salt air.
The graybeard is a regular. At the counter, he grins at the clerk and asks for a pack of cigarettes.
"'Date of birth, please.' Minit Stop cash registers need a date before the bar code can be scanned. Otherwise, the clerk has to type in the bar code number."
The date springs to mouth easily. Daily repetition tends to sharpen certain memories. For example, PIN numbers stored in either mind or muscle. The mind stores the figures. Hand and finger muscles will automatically march across the keypad.
The clerk is young. She considers the date. "How old does that make you?"
An eight-decade answer. He expects her to say "You don't look it" or something similar. The graybeard recoils in surprise. "What's most important to you?"
Hmmm. After a pause, he reels off a series of activities, ending with a person's name. The question deserved a more considered answer. Maybe she's a student facing some sort of essay assignment. Could be philosophy or literature or . . . whatever.
The early-morning regulars straggle in, their nerves jumping from the lack of nicotine, caffeine or alcohol. They ran out sometime during the night. Of course, they could have gone to a 24-hour supermarket or one of those mini-marts behind the pumps of a all-night gasoline station. Yes, "gasoline," a volatile liquid fuel that produces "gas," a generic term for stuff floating around in the air. OK, put the high horse out to pasture, Mr. Wordsmith.
A few decades back, Maui's legal drug addicts had to be organized. Stores closed before dinner and opened for breakfast. Filling stations dispensed only gasoline, oil and service. Got enough cigarettes, coffee, beer? No place to get 'em. The last night places with cigarette machines were carefully charted. Upcountry stores took their time getting in step with the all-night da kine imported from the Mainland. Today, er, tonight, there are any number of choices. See above.
The irregulars might be looking for a Coke, something salty, something sweet, an impulse buy in this place today and that place tomorrow. Impulses are strong early in the day when there is a full selection of fresh pastries delivered by a guy who starts work at Home Maid Bakery at 3 a.m - donuts, cinnamon rolls, apple fritters, glazed crescent rolls, bread pudding, chunks of corn bread, twists, etc. Anytime of the day there are bags of chips, stacks of cookies and bins of candy bars.
A Mustang convertible pulls into a stall. The man and woman were obvious tourists. He approached two local guys talking story. "Are there any coffee shops around here?" Places to sit and talk? Nah, places that serve a legal stimulant.
Coffee is no problem. Maybe credit Starbucks - there's even one Upcounty - but nearly all of the available brew is palatable. Like coffee-flavored drinks? Head over to the cappuccino machine and load up on stuff that should be reserved for pancake syrup. The last truly bad coffee was served in Pukalani by the late, lamented Bullocks. Paul made the stuff out of instant. Down country, Toda's in the old Kahului Shopping Center served a good cup early but allowed the pots to cook. Not so tasty later in the day. Morihara Store serves cowboy coffee to those who like to get their teeth into an eye-opener.
The addicts among the regulars could stock up. Buying a pack at a time enforces a kind of limiting control. Not much, but a little.
Pack crumpled. Can or bottle emptied.
A run into the night can wait. But soon: The road is empty. The sky is littered with stars. Once a month, mahina piha turns the landscape into a wonderland. It's nice being out. The store is an island of light. Inside, there's what you want, and maybe need. Maui is all grown up.
* Ron Youngblood is a retired editor and staff writer for The Maui News. His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Breezy Point's Virgin Mary Statue to be Part of Sandy Remembrance
On Tuesday night, St. Thomas More church will once again be the cornerstone of Breezy Point, the close-knit, mostly Irish community where hundreds of homes burned and flooded during superstorm Sandy.
To remember the one-year anniversary, the church will host a Mass with readings and a sermon. And at the center of the ceremony will be a state of the Virgin Mary that came to symbolize Sandy's devastation and rebirth.
It's fitting that the church is playing such a major role in many residents' commemoration of the anniversary. After the storm, it became a public shelter for victims–cots lined its floors for several days and meals were distributed outside. "The church was flooded, so everyone was up in the choir loft. People were sleeping in the choir loft," said Father Sean Suckiel.
Once the water receded, church members mopped the floors and held a Sunday service, where parishioners sang hymns. There was no electricity or heat, but 600 people attended. Many poured into the aisles and spilled outside into the piazza, Mr. Suckiel said.
About two weeks later, Regina Bodnar came to the church, carrying her three-foot statue of the Virgin Mary that came to signify the community's strength. Though hundreds of homes burned, the statue, located at the corner of Gotham Walk and Oceanside Avenue, somehow survived unscathed.
"This same water moved vehicles, it moved rows of homes but it did not move this statue," said Ms. Bodnar, who lives in Maryland full-time. "It was just sitting on top of two cinder blocks, it wasn't bolted down. It was so easy to move but it didn't move. It was nothing short of a miracle."
She asked the church to keep the statue — which belonged to her family for 23 years — safe while she rebuilds her home. Mr. Suckiel says he often finds parishioners kneeling before the statue, crying out in prayer and writing notes. "They're simple notes that say thank you Mother Mary or I need your help Mary or I feel alone, Mary," he said.
The statue will be there Tuesday night for the service. The church will soon build a garden shrine, and Mary will move back outside. "There is always a bright moment even among the most horrible devastating events," Ms. Bodnar said.

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ACQUIRING STOCK BY SELLLING PUTS ----- A SOUND STRATEGY? 2 commentsJun 16, 2013 7:24 PM | about stocks: ASTX
A frequently mentioned strategy for acquiring shares of a desirable stock is that of selling naked puts and waiting to have the stock assigned. Advocates of this strategy argue that this is a great way to buy a stock at a discount price. While there is some potential value to this strategy, it is unclear that this approach is always a sound way to acquire a stock.
Let's look at a case that was recently profiled in the financial press to investigate the pros and cons of acquiring stock by selling naked puts.
Astex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ASTX) is a popular stock with a price that has been in a steep decline since the beginning of May. Recently the stock price appears to have bottomed out near $4.50 per share.
On June 11, with ASTX stock trading at $4.60 per share, a single order to sell 5,000 contracts of the Jul 4.5 puts was filled at $.32 per share. There was no evidence that this was part of a spread order that would have hedged the short puts. Ostensibly, this order was placed by a put seller (firm or individual) that has some potential interest in owning 500,000 shares of ASTX stock.
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The arguments in favor of this trade point out that if the stock price is above $4.50 at the July expiration date, the short naked puts will expire worthless and the seller keeps the $.32 per share. On the other hand, if the stock price is below $4.50, the seller will be assigned the stock and thereby acquire 500,000 shares at the discounted price $4.18 per share [4.50 - .32 = 4.18]. An important point about this stock acquisition strategy is that while the put seller does not need to have all of the cash available to purchase the stock prior to the options expiration date, there will still be a substantial margin requirement imposed as soon as the puts are sold.
Negative side of this strategy
To see the negative side of this strategy of selling naked puts, suppose that ASTX stock has bottomed out near $4.50 a share and rises to $5.00 or higher by the July options expiration date. The put seller may regret not having decided to buy 500,000 shares of stock at $4.60 per share while simultaneously selling the Jul 5 calls for $.35 per share. That combination represents a discounted stock price of $4.25 per share [4.60 - .35 = 4.25], and if the stock price is above $5.0 at the July options expiration, the stock will be called away for a total profit of $.75 per share [.35 + (5.00 - 4.60) = .75]. On the other hand, if the stock price begins to fall, it may be possible to roll the short Jul 5 calls down to the Jul 4.5 calls so as to receive a total of say $.45 from the two short call transactions, thereby reducing the cost basis of the ASTX stock down to $4.15 per share [4.60 - .45 = 4.15].
The primary point of this discussion is if you are bullish on a stock that is near a bottom in price, you may be better off buying the stock than going through the acquisition process of selling naked puts. If you are correct in your assessment that the stock is ready to start moving up, you are likely to achieve a better return by simply buying the stock and selling out-of-the-money calls. Even if the stock continues to fall a bit lower, your cost basis for stock ownership may be about the same as that of the put selling strategy.
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Well, it's at 4.02 today and dropping. Neither approach is better than waiting until it turns. A crappy stock is a crappy stock no matter how you buy it. But the naked puts will get the stock at 4.18 with one set of commissions, while the buy/sell calls/roll strategy will generate a lot more commissions to get this dog for 4.15. And he could roll the puts down a strike and out a couple months to save the 10-15% capital loss. Only opportunity cost then. I'd rather have all my capital and 6 months wasted time than buy a stock at 4.15 (or 4.60) that goes to 3.00. Or maybe the dude knows the stock will go to 5.00 by expiration and just wanted to make .32 on a 4.60 margin investment. Who knows?
Well said and further illustrates the questionable strategy of selling puts to acquire stock, particularly for a high risk stock.
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Author Affiliations: Departments of General Surgery (Dr Gravante) and Plastic Surgery (Dr Cervelli) and Division of Human Nutrition (Dr De Lorenzo), University of Tor Vergata, and Department of Pharmacology, University [[ldquo]]La Sapienza[[rdquo]] (Ms Delogu), Rome, Italy; and Department of Plastic Surgery, Dolan Park Hospital, Birmingham, England (Drs Gravante, A. Araco, and F. Araco).
To evaluate potential differences between 2 devices used to perform laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandings (the Swedish adjustable gastric band and the Lap-Band).
The following groups were considered eligible: (1) patients with a body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of greater than 40; (2) patients with a body mass index between 35 and 40, with associated comorbidities; and (3) patients with a body mass index of greater than 60 who could not undergo derivative procedures.
We recruited 400 patients. The mean ± SD body mass index decreased to 40.6 ± 3.0 after the first year and to 35.2 ± 7.0 after 2 years. The average excess weight loss reduction was 48.2% after 1 year and 56.0% after 2 years. The excess weight loss reduction was inversely related to the initial weight: patients with an estimated weight excess of 50 kg or less (108 patients [27.0%]) had an excess weight loss reduction of 55% after 2 years; those with a weight excess of greater than 50 kg (292 patients [73.0%]) had an excess weight loss reduction of 44% (P = .004). We recorded 1 death (0.2%). Transient gastric occlusions (24 patients [6.0%]) and slippages (12 patients [3.0%]) were the most common complications. The devices used (Swedish adjustable gastric band and Lap-Band) were similar in terms of correction of obesity and morbidity.
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a safe and feasible technique with specific indications in moderately obese patients and, secondarily, in highly obese patients who are unfit for more invasive techniques. No differences were found among the devices examined.
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Morbid obesity has been spreading among industrialized countries; its incidence has increased in the United States and worldwide.1- 4 Gastric restrictive procedures have been valid treatment options for many decades. The least invasive operation—laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB)—has been used since 1993 as a minimally invasive alternative to various procedures.5 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding proved safe, did not require interruption of bowel continuity, and provided satisfactory long-term results in terms of weight loss and correction of associated comorbidities.6
There are several types of adjustable gastric bands on the market, with 2 leading systems—the Swedish adjustable gastric band (SAGB) (Obtech, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, Ohio) and the Lap-Band (Inamed Health, Santa Barbara, California). The Lap-Band is a 13-mm-wide band that, when fastened, forms a circular ring with an inside circumference of 9.75 or 10.00 cm and transitions to a 50-cm-long silicone tube. The band is made of silicone elastomer, chosen for its biocompatibility. The inner surface of the band is inflatable, and the radiopaque kink-resistant tube is used to connect the inflatable section to the access port. An end plug is provided to seal the system while the band is being passed around the stomach. The access port is for percutaneous adjustment of the stoma diameter and is self-sealing when penetrated by the access port needle. The SAGB adheres to the same functional principles as the Lap-Band. It was used for the first time in 1984 in Sweden and was implanted by vertical gastroplasty. The band is wider and has a larger fill volume; however, the additional volume should not be filled with more than 8.5 mL of liquid. The stoma diameter ranges from 0 to 30 mm, a wider range than that of a Lap-Band. At larger fill volumes, it works as a "vacuum system," thus making the precise adjustment of the stoma diameter somewhat easier.
The aim of this study was to analyze, in a prospective randomized trial of 400 patients, eventual differences with these devices.
The following groups were considered eligible for bariatric surgery: (1) patients with a body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of greater than 40; (2) patients with a BMI between 35 and 40, with associated comorbidities; and (3) patients with a BMI of greater than 60 who could not undergo derivative procedures. Exclusion criteria consisted of a BMI of greater than 60 (fit for derivative procedures), previous surgery on the upper abdomen, and psychic illnesses that could endanger a close postoperative follow-up. Excluded patients were operated on with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. All operations were performed by the same team (3 different surgeons [A.A., F.A., and V.C.] experienced with the technique) at Dolan Park Hospital.
An accurate evaluation of patients was done during preoperative visits, including the attainment of a general history, a physical examination, specific examination of body fat and skin elasticity-redundancy, BMI measurements, and assessment of associated pathological features. Oral anticoagulants were discontinued 7 days before surgery. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines were adopted for preoperative testing.7
An extensive pulmonary evaluation was done on patients who had symptoms of sleep apnea syndrome. Those with a positive history for cardiac disease were evaluated with echocardiography. For the greater safety of surgery, a preoperative weight loss of 4 kg was achieved with a diet (10 kg for those with a BMI of > 60).
All patients received low-molecular-weight heparin, 4000 U/d, 1 hour before surgery and in the first postoperative day until mobilization was achieved. Furthermore, during surgery, elastic stockings and mechanical calf compression were also used for the prevention of deep venous thrombosis. One dose of cephazoline, 2 g intravenously, or ciprofloxacin, 400 mg, was administered 10 to 30 minutes before the operation for infection prophylaxis. All patients underwent general anesthesia and nasogastric suction.
Patients underwent LAGB. We used the "pars flaccida technique" modification of the old perigastic technique first described by Forsell8,9 and Kuzmak10,11 and coworkers. Two different types of gastric bandings were used: the Lap-Band and the SAGB.
Nasogastric suction was removed after surgery, and patients could drink fluids 2 hours later. Early mobilization occurred 3 hours after the operation, for deep venous thrombosis prevention. A second dose of antibiotic was administered in the early postoperative period. The day after surgery, a barium swallow was performed before discharge. Patients with normal conditions were discharged during the first postoperative day. Elastic bands or garments were maintained for 2 weeks.
Outpatient follow-up visits were planned on the 7th, 14th, 30th, 60th, and 90th postoperative days. After that, visits were planned every 6 months during the first 2 years. The postoperative diet consisted of liquids during the first 2 weeks, with a gradual passage to a regular diet. Patients have their first follow-up visits on the 7th and 14th postoperative days. During these visits, the dietitian recorded clinical data and the nurse helped the patient undress. Gastric banding adjustments begin 6 weeks after surgery. Adjustments are usually 2 to 8 per year, when the body weight stabilizes or patients begin to change their nutrition habits. Control of the gastric banding with barium swallow is routinely scheduled 12 weeks after surgery if the patient is asymptomatic; otherwise, it is scheduled when clinically required. The excess weight loss (EWL) was calculated every 6 months after surgery.
Participants were recruited during preoperative outpatient visits after assessment of eligibility. During the visits, 2 surgeons (G.G. and A.A.) explained the experimental nature of the trial, obtained the signed informed consent, and randomly allocated patients to treatments. Randomization was performed using closed envelopes (2 similar closed envelopes were presented to the patient, containing 2 different papers: "Lap-Band" and "SAGB"). Patients were blinded to treatment and to the researcher assessing outcomes (D.D.). After data analysis, group allocation was revealed.
All data analysis was performed using a commercially available software program (SPSS for Windows, version 13.0; SPSS Inc, Chicago, Illinois). Descriptive statistics were mean ± SD for parametric continuous variables (after confirmation of normal distribution with histograms, Q-Q plots, and the skewness-kurtosis test), median (minimum-maximum) for nonparametric continuous variables (postoperative stay), and frequencies for categorical variables. The t test (1-tailed) was used to compare EWL reduction after 1 and 2 postoperative years. The χ2 test was used to analyze differences among categorical variables (ie, complications). P < .05 was considered significant.
We followed Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials criteria for the development and description of this trial.12 The study began November 3, 2002, and ended November 27, 2004, with the enrollment of the last patient. Follow-up terminated November 14, 2006. We analyzed 400 patients. Eight patients (2.0%) had a BMI of less than 35 but were operated on to improve associated medical comorbidities, such as severe diabetes mellitus (n = 2), hypertension (n = 3), asthma (n = 1), depression (n = 1), and sleep apnea syndrome (n = 2) (1 patient had hypertension and sleep apnea syndrome). Furthermore, 6 patients (1.5%) with a BMI of greater than 60 were operated on with the LAGB and not with the gastric bypass or the biliopancreatic diversion for the elevated surgical risk.
There were 354 women (88.5%) and 46 men (11.5%); their mean ± SD age was 43.6 ± 10.2 years. Their mean ± SD weight was 128.7 ± 25.7 kg, and their mean ± SD BMI was 46.2 ± 6.6. The mean ± SD operative time was 62.7 ± 27.0 minutes. The Lap-Band and the SAGB were each used on 200 patients. Seven patients (1.8%) had concomitant gallbladder lithiasis and were treated with concomitant laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Thirty-two patients (8.0%) had a hiatal hernia and asymptomatic acid reflux. They underwent a concomitant Nissen fundoplication at LAGB and, of these, 19 (4.8%) were treated with the Lap-Band and 13 (3.2%) with SAGB (P > .05).
The median postoperative stay was 1 day (minimum, 1 day; and maximum, 3 days), excluding 2 patients who had complications with colonic perforations (12 and 14 days of recovery) and 1 patient who died on the 15th postoperative day. Complications are listed in the Table. There were no gastric erosions, infections, conversions to open surgery, or cases of esophageal achalasia. All ring slippages were anterior and treated laparoscopically by removing and replacing the old band. Transient gastric occlusions resolved spontaneously. Among the 24 patients with a transient gastric occlusion, 4 underwent Lap-Band surgery and fundoplication and 3 underwent SAGB and fundoplication. The incidence of transient gastric occlusion in patients operated on with the Lap-Band and fundoplication was higher than the incidence in those operated on with the Lap-Band alone (4 of 19 patients [21.1%] vs 10 of 181 patients [5.5%]), and the difference was significant (P = .01). The incidence of transient gastric occlusion in patients operated on with SAGB and fundoplication was higher than the incidence in those operated on with SAGB alone (3 of 13 patients [23.1%] vs 7 of 187 patients [3.7%]), and the difference was significant (P = .002). Among the 12 patients with a ring slippage, 2 underwent Lap-Band surgery and fundoplication and 1 underwent SAGB and fundoplication. The incidence of ring slippages in patients operated on with the Lap-Band and fundoplication was higher than the incidence in those operated on with the Lap-Band alone (2 of 19 patients [10.5%] vs 6 of 181 patients [3.3%]), but the difference was not significant (P > .05). Even the incidence of ring slippages in patients operated on with SAGB and fundoplication was higher than the incidence in those operated on with SAGB alone (1 of 13 patients [7.7%] vs 3 of 184 patients [1.6%]), but the difference was not significant (P > .05).
Both intestinal perforations involved the colon and received laparoscopic treatment with bandage removal (because of the increased risk of infections). The first patient had a left colonic perforation, probably because of the trocar insertion. In this case, we formed a temporary stoma in the transverse colon. The second patient experienced a transverse colonic perforation during adhesion removal and was treated with an ileal stoma. Both patients underwent recanalization surgery 3 months later. One patient died of pneumonia that occurred on the 15th postoperative day.
We observed 392 patients (98.0%) for 1 year (192 who underwent Lap-Band surgery and 200 who underwent SAGB) and 355 patients (88.8%) for 2 years (174 who underwent Lap-Band surgery and 181 who underwent SAGB). Follow-up data show that the mean ± SD BMI decreased to 40.6 ± 3.0 after the first year and to 35.2 ± 7.0 after 2 years. The average EWL reduction is 48.2% after 1 year and 56.0% after 2 years. The EWL reduction was inversely related to the initial weight. Patients with an estimated weight excess of 50 kg or less (108 patients [27.0%]) had an EWL reduction of 55% after 2 years; those with a weight excess of greater than 50 kg (292 patients [73.0%]) had an EWL reduction of 44% (t test, P = .004).
Gastric banding is a favorable treatment for morbid obesity. It is the least invasive of available surgical options and has given good long-term results.13 In recent years, the laparoscopic insertion has been adopted in clinical practice, with consistent further improvements in hospital stay, postoperative pain, and return to normal activities, with similar results to the classic "open" technique for correction of obesity and comorbidities.13- 16 Laparoscopic gastric banding also recorded minor complication rates and, in cases of failure, did not prevent the use of more invasive and radical procedures.17- 19
Different devices for laparoscopic gastric banding exist. The most used are the SAGBs13,15,16 and the Lap-Bands.13,15 These devices differ conceptually: the SAGB is a low-pressure and high-volume system, whereas the Lap-Band is a high-pressure and low-volume system. Excellent results were published for both, and no significant differences in terms of complication rates were registered, as shown by a recent meta-analysis.13 However, the meta-analysis also indicated that it was difficult to compare single-institution articles because of the heterogeneity of data and because no specific study compared the SAGB with the Lap-Band.
In our experience, LAGB has been an effective operation for the treatment of clinically moderate and severe obesity. The short duration of surgery, the indication even in patients unfit for derivative procedures, the low morbidity and mortality rates, and the postoperative weight loss indicated that this technique was a safe and effective procedure. We found no significant differences in terms of weight loss or complication rates between the Lap-Band and the SAGB groups.
In our series, we recorded 12 anterior slippages. We used the pars flaccida technique, which involves minimal dissection around the stomach with placement of the band circumferentially behind the right diaphragmatic crus and the angle of His. We also put stitches on the anterior stomach serosa to better fix the band. The anterior gastric wall prolapse is thought to be the result of an insufficient fixation to the anterior stomach wall. Three patients were asymptomatic, and complications were detected by radiographic assessment during follow-up, while 6 patients were symptomatic (epigastric pain, vomiting, and reflux). We had 24 transient gastric occlusions (6.0%) that spontaneously resolved. In these cases, the perigastric inflammation created an indirect tightening of the band.
Derivative procedures are more radical than LAGB. In highly obese patients, the EWL obtained with these techniques is greater than the EWL obtained with LAGB.20 The final result is that LAGB is often not enough for this subset of patients and derivations are necessary, except in specific risky cases. In moderate obesity, the EWL obtained with derivative procedures is approximately similar to that obtained with LAGB, but the former have greater rates of complications.21 Our results recorded after 2 years of follow-up outline that the EWL of those undergoing laparoscopic banding was greater in the moderately obese patients (reaching approximately a normal weight) than in the highly obese patients. For these reasons, we believe that the primary correct indication of LAGB is moderate obesity and our experience also suggests that it can find a role in highly obese patients unfit for more radical procedures. Furthermore, although not directly investigated, we confirm that LAGB procedures have shorter operative times and lower complication rates when compared with published results for the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.22- 24
In conclusion, LAGB is a safe and feasible technique with specific indications in moderately obese patients and, secondarily, in highly obese patients who are unfit for more invasive techniques. Transient gastric occlusions and slippages were the most common postoperative complications. The devices used (SAGB and Lap-Band) were similar in terms of correction of obesity and morbidity.
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I really can't predict but I'm hoping that Wagner kicks some butt and redeems herself here with good skates.
With US nationals controversy, if Wagner makes one or two mistakes, her pcs will drop down low and her tes wouldnt get any GOEs. Her combine score would be something between 140-180 and would be in top 10 not top 5
Her stock isn't falling too poorly... she got the highest PCS, although not much higher than Sotnikova. It's higher PCS, and overall score from Cup of Russia though. More importantly, it's two clean short programs in a row from her.
No I did not say a clean Kostner could challenge a clean Kim. I was one of those who heavily opposed the suggestion at the end of last season, even when Kostner's stock was alot higher than it is now. Even at the point I felt she was the silver medal favorite above Asada I was sure to also point out repeatedly Mao was the only and bigger threat to Kim by far, as Kostner doesnt do more difficulty than Kim and if you dont outdo her in base value you have no hope of beating her. You can check my past messages if you want. As usual you love to put words in my mouth.
As for stock falling she skated cleanly and was beaten by both Russians, one who did the same jumps as her. That is a couple months after skating cleanly and losing to one of them by 5 points. For someone who was touted as on par with Kim and ahead of Asada to end last year, that is stock falling very fast. Add to that her inconsistency, Olympics being in Russia which will heavily favor Julia and Adelina, and like I said, winning a medal of any color in sochi, even a bronze, would be a huge feat for her to pull off at this point. People need to get over even considering Kostner a potential gold winner, even considering Suzuki or Gold for that makes more sense at this point, and just hope she can somehow win the bronze.
Kim will probably lose to both Russians in Sochi. The way their PCS are going up, it will not surprise me if their PCS are within .5 of Kim's.
Kim has not failed to medal even once in her 8 year Senior career. Heck one of here more devout fans did research on her whole career and found out she hasnt not medalled in a competition (local, regional, juvenile, pre school, whatever) since she was in since she was 9. So yes I would agree it is an impossiability for her not to medal. Asada meanwhile isnt an impossability to not medal at all, but both her and Kim being off the podium at the same event is even more an impossability as Kim alone missing it already is. Wagner being outside the top 3 at Nationals was a big surprise, but she is no Yu Na Kim, and she has both fallen and failed to medal (aka excluding the pewter medal) several times since first debuting as a contender in 2008.
The favorite isn't suppose to always win. Otherwise Michelle Kwan would have two Olympic gold medals. If it was up to the power of wanting she would also have Olympic gold. The Americans are sure that Gracie is capable of this...where's the proof. She has crumpled under pressure before and with so many other matured skaters that are in the mix, she is bound to crumble again. She does well on home ice with all the gushing and fanfare but it's a different story in Sochi. Osmond has a good a chance as Gracie to medal. P


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Baton Rouge had the highest rate of new AIDS cases of any city in the United States in 2010, and New Orleans was not far behind at number five, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those rankings -- as well as Louisiana's fourth place among the states -- are depressing and should spur greater efforts to stop the spread of this disease.
Louisiana doesn't have the most cases in raw numbers. The CDC uses case rates in its national watch of AIDS and HIV infection so that states and cities with different populations and case totals are put on an equal statistical footing. Louisiana had an estimated 900 new cases in 2010.
But the high rankings are still worrisome, especially since Louisiana is moving in the wrong direction. The state went from fifth place in 2009 to fourth in 2010, according to the CDC. Baton Rouge moved up from second place in 2009 to first and New Orleans from ninth to sixth.
The picture is bleak for HIV as well. Baton Rouge repeated its second-place ranking in 2010 for rates of HIV infection per 100,000 people. New Orleans went from sixth place to third. Overall, Louisiana had the second-highest rate of HIV infection in the country, up from fourth in 2009.
Jean Redmann, NO/AIDS Task Force's prevention director, said the report shows that Louisiana still has a significant problem with AIDS, and that's clearly the case.
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February 3, 2012, 11:27 AM
I think probably that a 22-250 should be the cartridge of choice for Nevada 'yotes. But I can't seem to decide on a bolt action or an AR platform. How much scope do I need for that? What say you?
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February 3, 2012, 11:33 AM
The .22-250 is most traditionally used in a bolt action. A moderate level variable scope would probably be best -- I like Leupolds.
February 3, 2012, 12:34 PM
I'm not even sure anyone has an AR in that caliber. It would have to be a custom rifle on a .308 size AR platform.
February 3, 2012, 01:48 PM
Olympic builds a .22-250 ar, now idea the cost tho. Personally if you want a .22-250, id stick with a bolt or single shot. A 24" AR-10 based rifle is going to be heavier then pretty much anything else. Thats personal preference tho, I like longer barrels, and lighter guns, go figgure LOL.
As for a scope id chose a 3-9 or a 4-12/16. Nikon would be MY first choice, but again thats just personal preference, i think the other majors produce good products also.
February 3, 2012, 02:15 PM
white oak armament .204 Ruger AR upper - doesnt get any better!
February 3, 2012, 03:58 PM
.243 comes in an AR platform. would be a good round. As far as scope 4.5-14 will do really good for hunting. for target work then I would go to higher power. but hunting most of the time you will set it on 6-8 power and that is what you will shoot at.
Art Eatman
February 3, 2012, 09:16 PM
I'd go bolt-action, myself. Scope? 3x9x40 or maybe 4x14x40 will do just fine. Night time when calling, 3X is better for light and field of view, since the shots are generally closer. FWIW, I've had no trouble with prairie dogs to 300 with 7X, so 9X oughta be plenty good for coyotes...
February 3, 2012, 09:22 PM
Bolt, in whatever caliber you like. I chose .223 for its ease of reloading.
If I went varmint hunting with an AR I'd go through ten times the ammo and not hit any more critters.
February 3, 2012, 09:50 PM
Do care about the pelts, or just want to put the critters down?
If just making them dead is your goal, there are a number of good options. Personally, I would use my 6mm Rem. with 65 Gr. V-max for that.
However, I save the pelts, so my coyote rifle is a .17 Rem.-chambered 700 LVSF with a weaver V-16 UFCH. The lightning-fast little round is devastating once on the inside, but leaves a BB-sized entry hole and pretty much never exits, so the pelts are pristine. .22-250 and the like, OTOH, tend to leave gaping exit wounds on an average sized 'yote.
This female never knew what hit her. Neck shot; Bang, flop. No exit.
February 3, 2012, 09:55 PM
I really agree on the 22-250 with 50-55 gr. ammo. My dad shot a hell of a lot of em with a 6 power weaver, so I would say anything over 4X would be good. The thing is if they are moving the higher powers make it harder to make a good shot.
February 4, 2012, 11:39 AM
I have to admit that for coyotes, I much prefer a bolt gun to any other action type. It's not a high volume of fire activity. In the high desert I hunt them in, range and accuracy are more important.
My pick, might be considered a bit out there, and even outdated, but I'd suggest looking at the 25-06.
February 4, 2012, 12:43 PM
A .223 is coyote-lethal at 400 yards from a 16" barrel in my experience, maybe more.
I'd go with a bolt gun in .204 or .308, though, for a dedicated coyote gun. My AR has sufficed at the task during my visits with friends in Montana and the mid-west.
I always used a 1-4x or 1-6x scope.
February 4, 2012, 12:48 PM
I like 22-250, 204, and 17 fireball. But a dpms 243l would fit the bill with 75 gr. BTHP from Hornady. Actually that would be a great rig for me!
February 4, 2012, 02:10 PM
Bolt: .243 is a great all around predator platform.....
AR: I'd check out the 6.8 SPC II.....
Just a thought.....
February 4, 2012, 02:28 PM
I have heard that the problem with a 22-250 in an AR platform is that the cases are too angled, they have problems making them feed reliably. I just inherited a Remington 700 VSSF in 22-250, which I love, but I am also building an AR-10 in .243.
February 4, 2012, 02:33 PM
I looked on Olympic's web site, I couldn't find a 22-250.
February 4, 2012, 02:40 PM
I pulled it up with google, dont know crap about it one way or t'other
February 4, 2012, 02:45 PM
I have heard that the problem with a 22-250 in an AR platform is that the cases are too angled, they have problems making them feed reliably.
Magazine can deal with that.
The biggest issue is that they're an in-between size, not really appropriate for AR-10 actions but too long for AR-15 platforms.
I'm sure if there were enough demand, it would exist. But the .204 basically gives .22-250 performance while working in an unmodified AR-15 receiver and magazines. It just makes more sense.
February 5, 2012, 01:47 AM
Ok, I didn't see it because I was looking under hunting rifles. They are using a lengthened mag well. It is great if it works well, I just smell a lot of non-standard parts.
February 5, 2012, 07:04 AM
I would get a 233, a RRA Coyote Carbine with a 3-9x40mm Nikon Buckmaster scope.
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Twelve of the world's leading experts in equitable, ethical and eco-friendly agriculture have advised the Sustainable Agriculture Network to take up the life-threatening challenges presented by biofuels. Rapidly expanding oil palm and sugar plantations for biofuels are displacing wildlife, communities and small farmers.
The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), the oldest and largest coalition of NGOs striving to improve commodity production in the tropics, develops criteria for responsible farm management. Those farms that can meet the criteria are awarded the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal of approval. Since 1992, more than 23,000 plantations, small family farms and cooperatives in 18 countries have met the detailed standards, which protect workers and wildlife, conserve natural resources, and help farmers turn a profit.
The twelve members of the recently formed International Standards Committee were elected by the network to serve as voluntary advisors. The committee met for the first time in November 2007 in Costa Rica and finalized their recommendations to the network in January 2008. They approved a process for extending the SAN standards to cover nearly any crop, including those grown for fuel.
Oliver Bach, manager of standards and policy for the SAN, said that the standards guide farmers to manage their crops and workers in a responsible way, and they are the basis of the annual audits for every farm in the program. The SAN standards have been revised many times with input from farmers, NGOs, scientists, environmentalists, advocates for labor rights, governments and global groups such as the International Labour Organisation. It is the only standard for tropical agriculture that was developed in the South and is managed by a coalition of NGOs.
"We have several mechanisms to keep the standards current with the latest science and farming practices while at the same time honoring local traditions and knowledge," Bach said. "The new advisory committee, which brings together some of the best minds and experience in sustainable agriculture, ensures that we are going in the right direction."
The committee, which includes experts from ten countries, reviewed many highly technical proposals for standards structure, organization and content. They agreed to fold the specialized criteria for bananas, cocoa, tea, coffee and other crops into one document and then to extend the standards to cover nearly any farm product. The discussion became impassioned as the group considered how to address biofuels. Conservationists worldwide are concerned about the ill-considered impacts of biofuel production on food prices, biodiversity, freshwater supplies, indigenous peoples and smallholders. Other groups are setting standards for biofuels, and the advisory committee wants to be certain that the SAN has a meaningful and important role.
"We believe that farm management must meet the same high standards, maximizing the social values and minimizing the environmental impacts, whether the crops are enjoyed for food or burned for fuel," said committee member Luis Fernando Guedes Pinto, executive director of the Institute for Agricultural and Forestry Management and Certification (IMAFLORA), a leading NGO in Brazil and a member of the SAN.
The general SAN standards have hundreds of detailed checkpoints that allow a farmer or auditor to accurately evaluate farm management practices. Any additional criteria developed for crops such as oil palm and sugar will be embedded into the omnibus standard.
The SAN has begun a round of public consultations for the new addendum to the standards. This process will include local stakeholder workshops in 12 countries, meetings with expert groups and a special Web site, where any interested farmer, scientist, activist, specialist or consumer can make comments. Ensuring that all views are considered makes the resulting standards strong, comprehensive and enriched by sustainability experiences and knowledge from around the world.
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Andrew or James?
A debate about which Jackson is the namesake of Jackson County has been raised as local historians prepared this year for Tuesday's bicentennial celebration.
It has been commonly held belief that Jackson County was named after Gen. Andrew Jackson, who went on to become the seventh President of the United States.
History buffs, who have methodically searched records and archives, can find no documentation where it actually states the county was named for Andrew Jackson. It's just a story that's been passed from generation to generation.
George Sholl, the county's E-911 director and chairman of the bicentennial committee, makes a strong case that the county was more likely named for Gen. James Jackson, a Revolutionary War hero and statesman in the Georgia Territory and U.S. Congress.
According to his theory, Andrew Jackson's timeline shows that he had not made any significant achievements before 1812, the year Jackson County was created.
Other counties named during this era were in honor of Revolutionary War or Founding Father figures. For example, Greene County was named for Nathanial Greene, Hancock for John Hancock, Franklin County for Ben Franklin, Adams County for John Adams, and Jefferson County for Thomas Jefferson.
It was not until 1814 that Andrew Jackson led the Tennessee militia to defeat the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, and in 1815, he was credited with winning the battle of New Orleans.
"This timeline does not fit and Andrew Jackson does not meet the standard for being our namesake," Sholl said. "Our county was named in 1812 before Andrew Jackson's more notable achievements and he would not have been well-known to our citizenry."
On the other hand, sholl believes, Gen. James Jackson (1757-1806) would have been known to local residents as the Georgia state legislator, who in 1796 exposed a land fraud deal that would have transferred 35 million acres of present-day Alabama and Mississippi to four private companies for $500,000.
James Jackson was elected to the Georgia State Assembly in 1783. In 1789, he was elected to the first U.S. Congress House of Representatives and in 1793 was elected a U.S. Senator.
On Jan. 7, 1795, the fraudulent Yazoo Land Act was signed into law. "When he heard of the action, James Jackson resigned his U.S. Senate seat and returned home, determined to overturn the sale," Sholl said.
First he won a seat in the Georgia Legislature and began holding hearings that substantiated the corruption charges, "Then he dictated the terms of the 1796 Rescinding Act, which nullified the Yazoo sale," Sholl said. "All copies of the act were collected and burned on the Georgia capital grounds."
James Jackson went on to serve as governor of Georgia and a senator.
Charles L. Sullivan, archivist at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and author of Mississippi Gulf Coast: Portrait of a People, said Andrew Jackson was a regional celebrity, particularly in Natchez where the Mississippi Territorial Legislature approved the act creating Jackson County.
According to Sullivan's research, most from Robert V. Remini's "The Life of Andrew Jackson," he found that although Andrew Jackson was a Tennessean, he was well-known throughout the region.
He married in Natchez in 1791, had a log house about 30 miles north of Natchez and was involved in trading with the Natchez District. The representatives in session in 1812 knew Jackson personally or they knew about him as a major general of U.S. volunteer soldiers, his reputation as a state Supreme Court judge and U.S. Representative and Senator.
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TAMPA — Advocates will go to the Capitol next week to press for changes in zero-tolerance policies in schools and the juvenile justice system, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The April 8 event was announced during an event Monday at Beulah Baptist Institutional Church in Tampa. It will coincide with this year's Children's Week, when groups advocate for children's and family issues in Florida.
In Tallahassee, advocates will try to meet with legislators serving on criminal justice and education committees, said Christine Henderson, co-director of advocacy for the Southern Poverty Law Center.
"They're going to kind of walk the hall, talk to legislators," she said.
Henderson said advocates hope to discuss what they think is the over-criminalization — and over-penalization — of juveniles in Florida.
Being honored at Monday's dinner was Kiera Wilmot, a Polk County high school student who made national headlines when she was arrested and faced expulsion for setting off a chemical explosion in what she said was just a science experiment. The charges were later dropped, and she was allowed back in school.
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Mariliyn Merritt Morrow passed away Sept. 23, 2010 in Seattle. Born July 17th, 1925 in Renton, Wash. to Kenneth "Doc" and Jessie Merritt, she moved to Juneau in 1937 where she attended Juneau schools. Marilyn was a Crimson Bear cheerleader for Juneau High School, graduating in 1943. She married Robert Morrow in 1947 and after living in Alaska, Hawaii and California, they settled in Seattle, raising three sons. She traveled the world with her husband, who was a flight engineer for Pan American Airways.
Marilyn was a lifelong learner, returning to school after her youngest son graduated from college. She earned a bachelor's degree in physiology from the University of Washington and a master's degree in counseling from Seattle University. She began a successful counseling practice and was a guest instructor at local community colleges. She enjoyed reading, traveling, being a grandma and visiting with her sons, brothers and close friends.
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In my imagination, I'm the cool kind of laid back mom who just let's her kids have fun. While I imagine that, the truth is that as a mom, I tend to say no way too often.
No! Don't play with the pots and pans.
No! The laundry isn't a play pit for jumping in.
No! The dog is not a horse.
UGH. I know, I need to get over it. Life is short and if my laundry ends up being more of a mess, or the pots and pans get broken or if my dog stops barking and starts neigh'ing—who cares right?
I'm trying to make myself let go as a mom and just roll with it. The rest of my life is just that, and I want my kids to be able to just play without my first reaction being, "No!"
A few weeks ago, we had good rain storm come through. Rain in June in Texas? That's worth dancing about! Rather than worrying about my 3-year old's clothes getting wet and him dragging the dirt through out the house as he ran for the puddles, I just embraced it and let him enjoy playing in the rain.
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What is Football Trader?
- Real-time fantasy football trading game.
- Think words-with-friends meets fantasy football and moves to wall-street.
- The goal of the game is to amas the biggest portfolio ($$$).
- Everyone starts with 50M.
- You buy "shares" in football players, you can buy more than one share in each football player - this is your "portfolio".
- The prices of the players change over time due to trading activity and the players performance in real matches.
- Therefore the value of your portfolio changes also.
Job Description:
The Role
We require a Virtual Assistant to help us on keeping the app running and up-to-date. Assistance in:
1. Data Entry (80%)
2. Helpdesk / Email handling / General Admin (20%)
The main area of support will be in data entry. The VA will enter football data onto our database on a regular periodic basis. The timing of data entry is ESSENTIAL, therefore we require a VA who will not miss deadlines.
Hours of work (estimated)
1. 2 Hours every Saturday
2. 1 Hour every Sunday
3. 1 Hour every Monday
For a period of up to 3 months (and potentially longer for the right candidate).
What we are looking for
- Data entry competency and accuracy with good attention to detail.
- Work to deadlines on time
- Handling email support
- Interest in football (English Premier League) is highly preferable
How to apply
If you are interested, please send a message with a short background to yourself and what makes you a good candidate.
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With his win in Dubai last week, Roger Federer passed John McEnroe on the list of career ATP title-holders, moving into third place all-time with 78 singles crowns.
But he's still far behind Johnny Mac in a different category, and he'd be happy if it stayed that way.
McEnroe, at 25, dominated tennis in 1984 like no player since Rod Laver 15 years earlier, easily sweeping Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. And then Mac never won another major singles championship. Year after year fans wondered if the angry American would score another big one until, finally, they stopped wondering. McEnroe retired in 1992, closing his career with an eight-year Grand Slam singles drought.
Federer has 17 singles majors, 10 more than McEnroe. His last came at Wimbledon in 2012. Will he win another? McEnroe has gone on record with an emphatic "no," insisting that it's too much to ask the 32-year-old Swiss to beat two or three of the Top 5 in back-to-back best-of-five-set matches. Federer's contemporaries, however, would not be surprised to see Federer add to his record haul – and thus end his Grand Slam frustration far short of McEnroe's standard.
"He's the greatest player of all time and he'll never give up and give you anything for free," World No. 5 Tomas Berdych said after falling to Federer in the Dubai final.
This week, Federer seeks to prove that his Dubai win was no accident as he goes for his fifth Indian Wells Masters trophy. Here are some of the other tennis stories floating around the Web right now:
• Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka think the men should play best-of-three sets at the majors. Andy Murray disagrees. "I like that it's best of five sets, because I don't think you get fluke results," he says.
• Mahesh Bhupathi's International Premier Tennis League has scored many big names for its first season, including eight men in the ATP Top 10 and three women in the WTA Top 5. India's Firstpost is intrigued by the possibilities, but cautions fans not to expect success on the scale of cricket's blockbuster Indian Premier League: "Whether (Bhupati) can sustain its relevance in a world where the grand slams remain the ultimate goal ... is the question to ask."
• Federer wasn't the only veteran champion to turn back the clock in Dubai. Venus Williams grabbed the women's title, beating Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki along the way. That was enough for the WTA to name the 33-year-old, who last won a major singles championship in 2008, its player of the month.
• Venus's triumph was too good to be true for some conspiracy-minded observers. As soon as Serena Williams lost unexpectedly in the Dubai semifinals to Alize Cornet, up popped suggestions that the World No. 1 had tanked the match to help her big sis win the tournament. ESPN's Johnette Howard correctly points out, "No other great tennis champions have had to deal with these dark insinuations when they might play, or actually do meet."
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I was reading a not so tongue-in-cheek blog on FirefighterNation.com written by my good friend Art Goodrich titled: �Ordering From the Risk Menu� and it reminded me of a Saturday I spent recently, full of fire service activities.
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Not long after the news about Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend broke, a new social media trend took hold: Te'oing. Te'oing involves posting a picture of yourself sharing a romantic moment with someone who isn't there.
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Michelle Shocked's May 4 show in Madison - the last remaining gig on her tour, after anti-gay comments at a concert over the weekend led the rest of the venues to cancel the alt-folk singer's shows - is still on, at least for now.
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Jay Baruchel Broke Apatow Ranks to Make The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and It Didn't Work Out So Well
How did Baruchel come to flout the Apatow crew's unofficial policy of avoiding well-paying blockbuster crap?By Amos Barshad
How did Baruchel come to flout the Apatow crew's unofficial policy of avoiding well-paying blockbuster crap?By Amos Barshad
Just what could that Twitpic mean?By Claude Brodesser-Akner and Josef Adalian
'Inception' brings in $60.4 million. 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' takes $24.5, in two more days.By Josef Adalian
Owing to spotty tracking and possibly fear of 'Inception' this weekend, they're giving them away two-for-one.By Lane Brown
Guess what role Jack Black was born to play?By Cooper Marshall
Plus: Helen Mirren, Cedric the Entertainer, Jerry Bruckheimer ...By Jada Yuan
This actually looks okay, though. Times Square Sbarro, you may not have died in vain.By Lane Brown
Who do the voodoo that you do?By Mark Graham
Plus: Monica Belucci joins cursed 'Sorcerer's Apprentice.'By Amos Barshad
Seriously, somebody upstairs does NOT want this movie made.By Chris Rovzar
Another car crash on the set of 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' sent nine crew members to the hospital last night.By Lane Brown
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Good news for KISS, Nirvana, Hall & Oates, Peter Gabriel, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens fans — the announcement came an hour ago.
In October, the Hall revealed its nominees for the class of 2014 — a typically odd mix, including Deep Purple and N.W.A. In what has become an annual tradition, the Hall snubbed Hub artists: no nods for J. Geils Band, the Cars, Boston, the Pixies or our other local luminaries.
Picked by more than 700 artists, writers and music industry professionals that make up the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, the 2014 honorees receive an exhibit at the museum in Cleveland in conjunction with the ceremony. Artists are eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording.
The 29th annual induction ceremony will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 10, and tickets will be available to the public. The event will air as an HBO special in May.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
That is what the students at Eagle Nest Elementary were screaming at the schools' rally for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life on Friday, April 12th. Each year, the school participates in raising money for the American Cancer Society for a few months and then has a mini-relay to celebrate and honor cancer survivors. This school year though, the Relay committee added a few new fundraisers to generate even more excitement. Teachers sold footprints that honor or remember loved ones suffering from cancer and they were put up all around the school on the walls. This year, a new twist was added in the form of targets. When the footprints reached the target, the person on the target would get slimed at the mini-relay.
Four people graciously accepted the challenge and the targets were 5th grade teacher Jamie McDowell, PE Coach Jeremy Compton, Assistant Principal Michelle Nicholson and of course Principal Karen Spillane. Each week Mrs. Kelly Nobbs or Mrs. Marian Lovenshimer, Relay Team Captains, would go on the EES morning show to update the school on fundraising efforts and to remind the students about the sliming goals. Mrs. Spillane even talked up the fundraiser and told the students there was no way they would sell enough footprints to get to her target. Eagle Nest even had a third grade student, Mason Maddox, who asked for donations at his parents' business and he alone raised almost $100.
The students at the school purchased 714 footprints, which are colorfully twisted around the front halls, and made it to all four targets. What a sight it was during the mini-relay as 8 students were picked for the honor of sliming one of the fantastic volunteers. All you could hear was "EWWWW" as the green and orange chunky slime was poured all over Mrs. Spillane.
The other new fundraiser involved selling pickles to the students and that was a great success because the students bought over 360 pickles during the month of March. During the first two weeks of April, students voted for the favorite hairstyle of music teacher Blake Bredemeier, which involved lots of ribbons, pinkie tails or braids. He wore the winning hairstyle all day on Relay Friday. Eagle Nest Elementary raised over $4,000 this year with these fundraisers as well as selling Valentines and color-changing cups with the Relay logo. Now its team will look ahead to the next school year and see what crazy fundraiser they can think of next.
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Clare County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for a man who robbed the Isabella Bank in Lake Friday afternoon.
Deputies say the suspect told a teller he had a gun and demanded money. He got away with anywhere between $8 thousand to $12 thousand.
The suspect was wearing a black hoodie, jeans, a camo stocking hat and sunglasses.
He drove off in what appeared to be a newer wine-colored SUV, possibly an Aztec. He headed north on Lake Station Avenue.
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Personal problems and alcohol derailed a Lock Haven man's readjustment to freedom after five years in federal prison.
Brian Andrus, 35, was sentenced to spend another 14 months in custody Thursday by U.S. District Senior Judge Malcolm Muir for violating conditions of his three-year post-prison supervisory period.
Andrus admitted the violations occurred and offered no excuses for his conduct.
"Everything just fell apart," he told the judge.
The primary violations leading to his return to custody were alcohol consumption and fleeing from police when they attempted to stop a vehicle he was driving.
According to Ann Shapiro of Lewisburg, Andrus' attorney, the father of seven did well during the first two years after his release from prison. He held a job, but was injured in a work-related accident in August 209 and required surgery.
He recovered, she said, returned to work and continued to do well until a stressful family issue surfaced, and he began drinking again, lost his job and was arrested.
"I never had anything I cared more for than my family," Andrus told Muir, "and now it's gone."
Andrus could have faced a sentence longer than 14 months, but the government and judge agreed it was enough.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George Rocktashel called the sentence "sufficient."
Andrus' original 60-month sentence was imposed for conspiracy to commit arson and mail fraud.


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ADB Releases Report on Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific
20 September 2011: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a report titled "Greening Growth in Asia and the Pacific," which aims to present a snapshot of ADB's support to environmentally sustainable growth in the region.
The report outlines emerging environment challenges including: increasing resource-intensive industry, pollution, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; increasing need for urban infrastructure and services; projected scarcities in food, water, and non-renewable resources; vulnerability to climate change; and weak environmental governance.
The report highlights several ADB initiatives promoting clean energy, sustainable transport and urban development, and climate resilient development. It also sets out ADB's medium-term operation programme on the environment, which will focus on three strategic directions: promoting transitions to sustainable infrastructure, including infrastructure that will counteract the causes and consequences of climate change; improving natural resource management and maintaining ecosystem integrity; and building environmental governance capacity. [Publication: Greening Growth in Asia and the Pacific]


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Jeffrey K. Harvey, a 2001 graduate of Elkins High School, graduated May 24 from Johns Hopkins University. He received a Master of Arts in international relations/strategic studies and international economics from Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. The ceremony took place in Washington, D.C. He is employed by the U.S. government as an economic analyst. He and his wife, Deanna, and daughter, Talia Robin, live in Falls Church, Va. He is the son of T. Richard and Roseann Harvey of Elkins and the grandson of Barbara Harvey of Elkins and the late Robin L. Harvey.
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text: I'm gearing up for EBF. Should be a good time. But I see there's a 'white stout'. What the heck is a white stout? Anyone? Anyone? The only one in the system is listed as a barleywine and is considered a strong pale ale. Anyone have any info on this style?