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The Average Wedding Costs Nearly $30,000
Getting married soon? Chances are you'll spend more than you planned on!
Getting married soon? Chances are you'll spend more than you planned on!
The Weddings With Style International Magazine's Signature Bridal Show is coming up this Sunday, January 31, 2016 and will have everything you need to plan your special day!
The trend to get married may be moving toward the Fall.
Go home, organist. You're drunk.
Looks like this woman is already married...to her phone.
We're not sure what decade you're living in, but unless you're using Photoshop to radically alter your engagement photos, you're never going to get internet famous from a bunch of pictures. NEVER!
There are few things as touching as a father walking his daughter down the aisle.
If you've been stalking, er, following Patrick Stewart on Twitter, then you know he's been doing some super cute things with his 35-year-old girlfriend, singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell. First there was his first time exposure to pizza. Then there was his awesome demonstration of the "quadruple take." And now the couple has gone and gotten hitched, in a ceremony officiated by Patrick's dear friend and 'X-Men' costar Ian McKellen.
A lady decided to do a "seductive" dance down the aisle to her own version of "Crazy B----" by Buckcherry, and now it is being called the white trashiest wedding in history. (NSFW, btw.)
It's wedding season! Along with wedding season comes tears of joy and fond remembrances. Check out this father's speech to his soon to be son-in-law regarding his precious daughter...
Wedding planning is already full of potential friendship traps. Who's going to be in the bridal party? Who gets invited with a date? Who sits where?
Thanks to a new trend in "you're not invited" alerts, now newlyweds-to-be can also thoroughly offend those who aren't necessarily in their inner circle.
When a newly married couple exits a church, a synagogue, a courthouse or wherever they've just tied the knot, people often shower them with rice (not the sticky kind, of course). Most of us have seen this in the movies or in real life.
If you're wondering how this grain-throwing tradition came about, don't fret. We're going to tell you.


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Every day at Inverdoorn is different, but there is a tentative schedule that most days follow. There are many things that students will be helping with and taking part in each day. Flexibility is key at the reserve though as every day new surprises and tasks arise that must be completed.
7:50 am
Morning Meeting
8:00 – 9:30 am
Morning Routine
(feed the rhinos, feed the rabbits, clean Velvet and Iziba's camp, prepare Velvet and Iziba's food and feed them, check on the cheetahs in the breeding camps)
9:30 – 10:30 am
Prepare set up for guests' Cheetah Interaction
Chores (e.g. fetching lucern and straw for the rabbits and rhinos, cleaning rabbit camps, meat work, cleaning the cheetah kitchen, cleaning the cheetah enclosures in the breeding camp, untangling the pulleys, etc.)
Time with Velvet and Iziba (e.g. Taking them to the dam or the playground, taking them for a walk, doing a run with them at the landing strip)
10:30 – Noon
Cheetah Interaction with guests (location varies)
*If no guests have signed up for a cheetah interaction then chores continue till noon
Noon – 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:30 pm
Odd chores (see examples above)
*Sometimes depending on the number of visitors for lunch we help serve drinks to guests
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Take Velvet and/or Iziba out to the lawn in front of the lodge over guests' lunch break for them to see
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Chores/Walk the cheetahs
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Set up and conduct the cheetah run with the wild cheetahs for the overnight guests
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Feed the rabbits and rhinos
5:00 pm
End of the day
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Aperitif at the Tower in the main reserve
*If there are more than 10 overnight guests then we prepare drinks and light snacks for the guests
Every day at Inverdoorn is different, but each day starts out with the morning routine. After the morning meeting we go off to conduct our morning chores. This consists of feeding the two rhino babies (Bundu and Livinia), feeding the rabbits, cleaning Velvet and Iziba's enclosure and feeding Velvet and Iziba. After the morning routine is complete the rest of the day's tasks largely depend on the number of visitors at the lodge, their requests and the weather. Most days will involve some odd chores that need to be done such as cleaning the cheetah kitchen, cleaning the rabbit camps, meat work, untangling the pulley machines, etc. Each day also involves time spent with Velvet and Iziba too though. They are very affectionate and energetic cheetahs and need to be given attention every day. Some days there will be Cheetah Interactions if guests have signed up for them. If there are no Interactions scheduled for the day we like to take the cheetahs out to the dam or the playground where we can let them off their leashes to explore and play. Sometimes at the dam they even try to hunt buck. Our lunch break is typically from noon till 1pm, but this can change depending on the day's activities. After lunch we check on the rabbits and refill their water bowls and clean up the cheetah kitchen a bit. Over the guests' lunch break, if the weather permits, we take Velvet or Iziba (sometimes both) out to the grass area in front of the lodge for the guests. This is a very important part of the educational component at Inverdoorn, because it gives guests the opportunity to see the cheetahs and ask questions about them.
Cheetah conservation is one of the main focuses at Inverdoorn. At 3pm we leave to set up the cheetah run with the wild cheetahs for the overnight guests. Afterwards, before going home for the day, we feed the rhinos and rabbits in the evening.
Tel: +27 (0)214 220 013
Fax: +27 (0)86 719 71 50
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Meeting the Interns: Thomas Prevot
For all the latest news about your favourite animals at Inverdoorn like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for the latest news and blog posts about the cheetahs, the rhinos, the lions and all the other animals that live on the reserve. Read about the people who look after them and have dedicated their lives to wildlife and its conservation.
Did you enjoy your trip to Inverdoorn? Submit a review to Trip Advisor or send us a review via our website. We want to hear all about your trip: what you liked, what you saw, the best parts and any suggestions and ideas for how we can improve the experience for YOU are also welcome. You can read what others have said about us by checking out some of the articles and press releases or chat to other guests on Trip Advisor. You can even join our Inverdoorn Community and stay in touch with our rangers, animal handlers and other guests.
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COLO - For the third time this cross country season, South Hardin freshman Lydia Rose has claimed a runner-up finish.
This time, Rose - ranked seventh in Class 2A - was just 4 seconds off Class 1A No. 11 Jaclyn Rittgers of Prairie Valley at the Nevada Invitational at Hickory Grove Park. But overall, the youngster was happy with how she ran.
"I am just a freshman so there is always something I can improve on and work on, but it was a pretty good day," said Rose, whose runner-up finish was clocked at 16 minutes, 5 seconds.
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East Marshall runner Paige Flugge, left, runs in the Nevada Invitational at Hickory Grove Park on Monday.
South Hardin's Claire Damon, center, finished eighth overall at the Nevada Invitational at Hickory Grove Park on Monday. State-ranked South Hardin was sixth overall as a team.
The best area finish team-wise went to East Marshall, which took fourth overall with 104 points. Collins-Maxwell-Baxter won the meet with 80 points, while Roland-Story was just one point behind at 81. Class 2A No. 9 South Hamilton finished in third with 97 points and Class 2A No. 13 South Hardin was sixth at 124 points.
BCLUW, West Marshall, GMG and Colo-NESCO also had runners in the varsity race, but only BCLUW and West Marshall had enough for a team score. The Comets were eighth with 177 points and the Trojans finished ninth with 210.
East Marshall coach Christian Grandgenett really feels like his Mustang girls are as good as some of the other ranked teams they have run against this year, and Monday's effort proves that.
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Class A
Team Standings - 1. Grinnell 84; 2. Gilbert 87; 3. Dallas Center-Grimes 105; 4. Winterset 106; 5. Ballard 120; 6. North Polk 130; 7. Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR 163; 8. Norwalk 192; 9. Nevada 195; 10. South Tama 239; 11. Carlisle 276.
Individual (top 10) - 1. Abby Kohut-Jackson, BAL, 15:17; 2. Sybbie Sears, NP, 15:38; 3. Brittany Sawyers, WINT, 15:46; 4. Sadie Timms, GIL, 15:49; 4. Dominique Fleming, WINT, 16:11; 6. Sydnee Hendricks, DCG, 16:11. 77; 7. Jessica Lippert, IFA-AGWSR, 16:12; 8. Jenna Leland, BAL, 16:13; 9. Sarah Adams, NOR, 16:13.70; 10. Jessie Eyerly, WINT, 16:19.
South Tama (239) - 20. Kelsey Kupka, 16:43; 29. Taylor Ellenbecker, 17:24; 55. Dahiana Puentes, 18:36; 62. Erin Filloon, 19:03; 73. Ericka Dunning, 20:02
Class B
Team Standings - 1. Collins-Maxwell-Baxter 80; 2. Roland-Story 81; 3. South Hamilton 97; 4 East Marshall 104; 5. Madrid 123; 6. South Hardin 124; 7. Prairie Valley 129; 8. BCLUW 177; 9. West Marshall 210.
Individual (top 10) - 1. Jaclyn Rittgers, PV, 16:01; 2. Lydia Rose, South Hardin, 16:05; 3. Hayley Leonard, CMB, 16:09; 4. Sarah Lunn, R-S, 16:25; 5. Eden DeWald, R-S, 16:33; 6. Kayla Lucas, South Hamilton, 16:34; 7. Sydney Lawrence, MAD, 16:39; 8. Claire Damon, South Hardin, 16:42; 9. Victoria Pothast, WM, 16:43; 10. Haley Fye, EM, 16:48.
East Marshall (104) - 10. Fye, 16:48; 12. Kristen Amendt, 16:50.22; 14. Paige Miller, 17:01; 32. Paige Flugge, 18:20.12; 40. Allie Roberts, 18:44.
South Hardin (124) - 2. Rose, 16:05; 8. Damon, 16:42; 26. Megan Carr, 17:59; 46. Sam Topp, 19:01.15; 49. Kylee Zoske, 19:20.
BCLUW (177) - 17. Becca Steckelberg, 17:12; 18. Amelia Tonner, 17:18; 45. Michelle Schmitt, 19:01; 52. Bailey Nash, 19:23.44; 56. Madison VanCleave, 19:55.
West Marshall (210) - 9. Pothast, 16:43; 37. Rachel Knights, 18:37; 55. Maggie Sodders, 19:40; 60. Carly Kielman, 20:24; 62. Ashley Pfantz, 20:38.
Colo-NESCO - 30. Shelby Dailey, 18:18; 57. Taylor Brown, 20:02; 65. Leah Vincent, 21:27; 66. Alex Saunders, 21:41.
"I really believe we belong in there with those other teams," Grandgenett said. "We just haven't put it together yet. We need to keep getting healthy and get fit."
A third-place finish against some of the best teams in the state was a good start for the Mustangs. Their top finisher was 10th, but East Marshall had three in the top 14.
Leading the way was freshman Haley Fye's 10th place finish in 16 minutes, 48 seconds. Kristen Amendt was 12th in 16:50.22, while Paige Miller was 14th in 17:01. Miller has only run in two varsity meets this season after working her way back from injury.
"We proved we belong in the conversation today," Grandgenette said. "We're right there in the mix."
While Grandgenett was happy with his team's performance, South Hardin coach Mike Olson was not thrilled with the efforts of his Tigers.
Rose was second overall, and sophomore Claire Damon was eighth, but after that the next best finshers were 26th, 49th and 50th. Damon, who is ranked No. 21 in Class 2A, crossed the line in 16:42.
"There are some really tough teams here, but we have some work to do now for sure," said Olson. "It should be a wake up call to our kids. We gave up way too many points tonight."
Megan Carr was the 26th place finisher for South Hardin, while the other two scoring runners were Sam Topp in 46th and Kylee Zoske in 49th.
BCLUW placed eighth as a team and was led individually by Becca Steckelberg and Amelia Tonner, who took 17th and 18th, respectively. Steckelberg crossed in 17:12, while Tonner hit the line in 17:18. Michelle Schmitt finished in 45th place, and Bailey Nash was 52nd. The final scoring runner was Madison VanCleave in 56th.
West Marshall was ninth overall but Victoria Pothast claimed another top 10 finish. Pothast wound up ninth with a time of 16:43, but the next best Trojan was Rachel Knights and she finshed 37th.
"They're trying to find their identity right now," West Marshall coach Brian Weig said. "We just can't get it going. I am glad that Victoria had her PR for the year and Rachel earned a PR by more than a minute."
Colo-NESCO's top finisher was Shelby Dailey in 30th place, while Taylor Brown was 57th.
In Class A action on the night, South Tama County was 10th overall with 239 points. Grinnell won the meet with 84 points, while Class 2A No. 3 Gilbert was second with 87 points.
The best area finisher in the Class A race was Jessica Lippert of AGWSR. Lippert placed seventh overall in a time of 16:12 for Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR.
STC's top runner was once again Kelsey Kupka as she took 20th overall in 16:43. Taylor Ellenbecker was 29th and Dahiana Puentes finished 55th.
"The girls ran really well, from runners one through seven," South Tama coach George Kuhter said. "I am happy with the way we ran.
The Trojans competed without one of their top runners in Naomi Hoskey, who will be out until at least Saturday with an ankle injury.


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The Eveline Rosina Henty Scholarship was established to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to pursue full time studies in an approved course at any university or college of advanced education in Australia. Scholarship selection is based on financial need, academic merit and other related factors.
Application opening date: March 2017
Application closing date: April 2017
Method of application: Application form
Amount: up to $5000 can vary depending on funds available and / or needs of recipient
In order to be eligible, applicants must:
Note: Students who are on federal or state cadetships or who are sponsored by government departments or organisations will not be considered
ECU students apply for this scholarship through UWA. As the scholarship is administered by UWA, all queries relating to application, eligibility, selection and payments should be directed to UWA - please see contact details below.
Application forms are available from Indigenous Centres at each university and from the address below. Completed applications should be mailed to:
Eveline Rosina Henty Scholarship Committee
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The University of Western Australia
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Applications close: 5.00pm - Thursday, 2 April 2015
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Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop "Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 2010–2012": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 70, no. 2 (Fall, 2012)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide provides a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe.
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Explore highlights of the collection through a variety of tours.
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Killer Joe, now playing at midtown cinema, is not for the faint of heart. Simply put this harrowing, often comedic adaptation of the stage play of the same name written by Tracy Letts, is grueling and full of shocking, grotesque moments that either induce nervous laughter or anger. It is an emotional tornado with great performances by Emile Hirsch and Matthew Mconaughey. Mconaughey plays Joe Cooper- a ruthless hitman- with the ease of someone whose quest has been to play such a character. Seems whatever Mconaughey was holding back in previous films has come to the surface in this haunting perspective on greed and violence. Directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist) Killer Joe's plot unfolds as Chris Smith, played by Hirsch, requests the services of Joe, but hits a snag when he fails to come up with Joe's advance fee of $25,000. As Chris struggles to come up with the money Joe callously suggest a retainer, the retainer being Dottie, Chris' younger sister who so happens to be twelve years of age. With his mind set on having his evil mother killed and desperately wanting to save himself from goons he must pay back or else, Chris decides to offer his sister to Joe and this unravels the darkness of a film so disturbing and funny that one cannot help but invest their time into the lives of what has to be the most horrible group of men and women on screen today.
Set in the bowels of Dallas, Letts' screenplay is a powerful look at what people will do to change their lives. Friedkin's directorial chops evenly blend elements such as pure evil and hate and lack of intelligence, which happen to fuel this story and drive its comedy. Suitable supporting performances from Nina Gershon and Thomas Haden Church as bumbling trailer trash with ulterior motives and spines made of jell-o, along with Juno Temple as the walking-talking mindless collateral make this film an interesting satire about human desperation...and fried chicken.
This film is rated NC-17 and no one under 17 will be admitted. It is playing now at Midtown Cinema. www.midtowncinema.com
Paul Hood is a freelance film and theater critic and writer. He lives in Harrisburg, PA. Register and follow his reviews here on www.pennlive.com


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The Jaguars finished the 54-hole event at 45-over-par 909, 33 strokes behind winner Vanderbilt.
Maverick Antcliff tied for 11th at 6-over 222 (74-73-75) to lead Georgia Regents. Viktor Edin (75-78-75) and Alex Wennstam (73-78-77) tied for 37th place at 228. Cody Shafer (79-78-77), a former Greenbrier standout, and Jake Marriott (78-78-78) tied for 65th at 234. Meechai Padung (76-80-80) tied for 72nd at 236.
Emmanuel Kountakis, a former Lakeside standout, tied for 59th for Mercer at 233 (75-80-78). The Bears finished third, 13 strokes behind Vanderbilt.
Tulsa's Logan McCraken was the medalist at 211 (72-71-68).


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TROY, Alabama – Troy's 24th season under legendary head coach Larry Blakeney officially gets underway Thursday when the Trojans open fall camp after 105 student-athletes reported to campus on Tuesday.
The Trojans will practice from approximately 8:30-11 a.m. until school starts on August 13 when they will start at 3:45 p.m. Practices are open to the public and will take place on the practice fields behind Tine Davis Fieldhouse. Troy will scrimmage on back-to-back Saturdays (Aug. 9 & 16) in Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Troy enters the 2014 season picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt Conference after coming off a 6-6 campaign a year ago. However, expectations within the program are set higher than that as the Trojans are eying their Sun Belt record sixth conference title in the past nine years.
"We've got a room full of folks, we just need to find out how they all fit together and we don't have a long time to get it done," Blakeney said. "I'm looking forward to getting started tomorrow and seeing what we've got. Hopefully there will not be too many distractions and injuries that every team has to deal with this time of year."
Fall camp will feature many position battles with the most high-profiled competition coming at the quarterback position. Troy must replace four-year starter Corey Robinson, who owns multiple Troy, Sun Belt and NCAA records. Redshirt freshman Brandon Silvers and junior college transfer Dontreal Pruitt were the leaders coming out of the spring, but returning junior Dallas Tidwell and JUCO transfer Connor Bravard still have an opportunity to win the job.
The good news for whoever wins the starting quarterback job is that he will have eight returning starters surrounding him, including a veteran offensive line anchored by All-Sun Belt tackle Terrence Jones. Troy has led the Sun Belt in passing offense in four of the past five seasons and led the league in total offense and scoring a year ago.
Fans can either purchase season tickets online at TroyTrojans.com, by calling 1-877-878-WINS (9467) or in person in the Tine Davis Fieldhouse.
Troy opens the 2014 season at in-state rival UAB on Aug. 30 at Legion Field. Kickoff between the Trojans and Blazers is set for 11 a.m. and the game will be televised live on Fox College Sports.
Fall Practice Schedule:
Practice 1 – July 31 (8:30 a.m.)
Practice 2 – Aug. 1 (8:30 a.m.)
Practice 3 – Aug. 2 (8:30 a.m.)
Practice 4 – Aug. 3 (8:30 a.m.)
Practice 5 – Aug. 4 (8:30 a.m.)
Practice 6 & 7 – Aug. 5 (8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.)
Practice 8 – Aug. 6 (8:30 a.m.)
Practice 9 & 10 – Aug. 7 (8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.)
Practice 11 – Aug. 8 (8:30 a.m.)
Scrimmage 1 – Aug. 9 (10 a.m.) – MEDIA DAY
Practice 12 – Aug. 11 (8:30 a.m.)
Practice 13 – Aug. 12 (8:30 a.m.)
Practice 14 – Aug. 13 (School Starts) (3:45 p.m.)
Practice 15 – Aug. 14 (3:45 p.m.)
Practice 16 – Aug. 15 (3:45 p.m.)
Scrimmage 2 – Aug. 16 (10 a.m.) – FAN DAY & FOOTBALL APPRECIATION DAY
Practice 17 – Aug. 17 (3:45 p.m.)
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We're delighted to announce that Y Combinator has two new partners: Kirsty Nathoo and Carolynn Levy.
Kirsty has already worked for YC for several years and by making her a partner and CFO we're simply recognizing what had already become de facto the case. She runs everything to do with money at YC.
Carolynn joins us from Wilson Sonsini, where she had been our lawyer for something like 6 years. We'd been trying to recruit her for a while and we're delighted she finally said yes.
With the addition of Kirsty and Carolynn, YC has now grown to 11 partners total.


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Just because the snow flies in the winter does not mean that the work dies for those of us fighting invasive species. Here is a roundup of notable news that you may have missed in the last six months.
Feral swine in Clinton County secured the spotlight in newspaper, radio and television reports. Also known as Russian boar, feral swine inhabit more than 40 states, but are a recent addition to North Country fauna. Their rooting behavior wreaks havoc on farms and natural areas, and they carry diseases that threaten livestock and human health. These pesky pigs either escaped from farms or licensed hunting preserves or were intentionally released for game purposes.
Once in the wild, feral swine are extremely difficult to eradicate. Winter is the most effective time of year to bait them since food is scarce. Trapping efforts and landowner outreach spearheaded by the state Department of Environmental Conservation took center stage in recent months. Little snowpack, however, hampered trapping efforts.
Quick action is critical - the summer season brings with it the risk of multiple breeding cycles and exponential population increases. A new initiative is under way among DEC, the state Department of Agriculture and Markets and the United States Department of Agriculture to establish a task force to formalize a statewide plan to prevent further widespread destruction by feral swine.
In other news, scientists recently confirmed a sobering link between invasive species and a massive die-off of bats in the Northeast. Staggering winter mortality of several bat species, including little brown bats, started six years ago prompting studies of the cause of their waking from hibernation.
White-nose syndrome, named for the white powdery substance on the snouts of affected bats, is a fungus, Geomyces destructans, now known to be from Europe. Fungal spores may have been carried here on a caver's boots, clothing or other gear. This fast-spreading invasive fungus is responsible for the loss of more than 5.7 million bats, the ecological consequences of which are still being investigated.
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Ask APIPP
"Ask APIPP" is a new feature that will address readers' questions about invasive species, such as identification, impacts or management, or solutions to combat their spread.
Submit questions via email to the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP). Include "Ask APIPP" in the subject heading and send your question to email@example.com. Questions and answers will be considered for publishing in the biweekly "Eye on Invasives" column.
Winter also brought the opportunity for citizen scientists to conduct tree inventories searching for signs of emerald ash borer infestations. Winter is a good time to see insect exit holes or heavy woodpecker damage on tree trunks and limbs because there are no leaves to obscure visibility. Luckily nothing was found?- yet?- in the Adirondacks, but a recent detection in Dutchess County is the first infestation east of the Hudson River. May marks the onset of the flight season. Extra vigilance in the coming months will help managers know the extent of its spread across the state.
The New York Legislature has also been busy. Several proposed bills would establish safeguards to protect the state from future invasions. If passed, legislation would regulate the commercial sale of invasive species, prohibit the release of feral swine and mandate education about invasive species regulations in sportsmen publications.
From pigs to pathogens to forest pests, invasive species come in all shapes and sizes. The field season is upon us, and this brings opportunities to stop the spread of these and other harmful invasives -Are you ready? With your help, we are!
Eye on Invasives is a biweekly column that spotlights a top invader when it is easiest to identify. Hilary Smith directs the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, a partnership program housed at the Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy in Keene Valley. Find out more about this award-winning program online at www.adkinvasives.com.


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National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional hockey leauge with teams across Canada and the United States. Comprised of 30 teams, divided into 2 Conferences and six Divisions each of 5 teams, the NHL teams play for the Championship: the Stanley Cup. The teams play 82 game seasons, and the top 16 teams (3 top teams from each division plus the next 5 teams from the Conference) from the Regular Season advance to a playoff phase where a best of seven series are played between the seeded teams.
Canadian and American players make up the majority of the players in the NHL, however many skilled players have been brought into the league from Europe, making it a premier place for playing hockey. The large number of Canadian players and the large support for the sport of hockey make the NHL a popular draw in Canada, with playoff hockey actually drawing more viewers in Canada than in the United States.
List of Teams
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To most Columbians, the fear of failure is a hackneyed part of Columbian culture, losing even its most intrinsic psychological shock value. The fear of failure, much like a bowel movement, simply exists as a necessary but unavoidable aspect of Ivy League life. It has become something monitored and even cultivated, for no truly successful career has emerged without it.
The fear of failure inhabits and seeks deep approbation from its Columbian host. Residing in minds already deformed by abnormal childhood, the fear of failure rests comfortably in its ambition-driven home, with its ambition-driven sofa, and its ambition-driven TV. Here we see the fear in its natural habitat.
But the fear is more than a sentiment or parasite. It has become our friend on lonely Butler nights, providing the internal alarm clock when our own alarm fails during our 20-minute 3 a.m. nap. The fear also gives us the superhuman dose of adrenaline afterward, and keeps us going well after our 12 p.m. exam. The fear is the fear that prompted us to select Columbia in the first place, when we were asked where we would like to send our Common Application.
But years of the Columbia cuisine has slowly plumped our skeletal, bare, and vulnerable fear into its more ostentatious and lavish self, addiction. The fear of failure–inevitable and crass–was never once invited into our souls. Squatting in the filth of our mental attic, we fed the fear with our own ambition, allowing it to stay and make itself at home. As time passed on, this fear was shown to come to our aid in times of need, but, still unwanted, its method of helping was through traumatization and terror.
The more it came to our rescue, the more our debt grew, and the more inextricable became our reliance on this fear. Although this fear was born as a response, its adult years have turned it into an addiction for our success. We are addicted to fearing failure.
I would like us simply to recognize, as a student body, the way in which our fear has evolved into an addiction, the way in which we heedlessly search for success without justification or warrant. The fear was only the beginning: In witnessing its use, we have come to love the fear and love the impetus it has become for our success.


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Hairston Heritage
TUCSON, Ariz. — Big league brothers Jerry Hairston Jr. and Scott Hairston were born in the United States but are a natural fit for Team Mexico in this year's World Baseball Classic.
Call it their birthright.
"It is a tremendous honor to be asked to play for Mexico," Jerry Hairston Jr. said. "We understand the culture and how important this team is to the country. It's a tremendous opportunity, and I'm very thankful."
Junior should probably thank his dad first. You can argue Hairston's father, former Major League player Jerry Hairston Sr., made it all possible. Baseball also probably deserves a little credit, too.
Hairston Sr. played most of his summers in his 14-year career during the 1970s and 1980s with the Chicago White Sox, but he spent every winter in Mexico, playing primarily for the Hermosillo Naranjeros.
The elder Hairston smiles when he thinks of his time south of the border. He is especially proud to be the first player to hit a home run at Hermosillo's famed Hector Espino Stadium in 1972.
"I don't know if people really know how much I appreciated being down there and what the Mexican people mean to me," said Hairston Sr., now the hitting coach for the White Sox Rookie League team. "When you go down there as a young kid at 21 having never experienced another culture, you embrace it. They knew I wanted to learn the language, and they tried to help me."
Hairston Sr. became a baseball hero in the country, winning a Mexican League batting title and playing on a pair of Caribbean Series teams for Mexico.
He also became a husband.
Hairston Sr. met his wife-to-be, then known as professor Esperanza Arellano, at a dinner party after one of his Winter League games. The attraction was instant. She was pretty, smart and kind. Fortunately for Hairston Sr., she was also bilingual. Arellano was born in Navojoa, Mexico, in the northern state of Sonora and moved to Hermosillo to teach English. She's been teaching her husband Spanish ever since.
"There was this teacher friend of Esperanza's that was always at the ballpark with the children, and I would sign autographs for the kids," Hairston Sr. said. "I guess she thought I was a nice guy, so she invites me to this party and I meet Esperanza there. We hit it off, and I get her number. I guess you can say the rest is history."
The couple married on Jan. 6, 1974, at a church named Santuario Guadalupano in Hermosillo. A few hours later, the newlyweds were recognized in a ceremony near home plate at Hector Espino Stadium, complete with bridesmaids and an aisle created by players' raised bats.
The Hairstons returned to the United States, and Jerry Jr. was born about two years later, on May 29, 1976, in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott was born on May 25, 1980, in Fort Worth, Texas. The couple also has three other children, all born in Illinois.
"They were all born in different places, but my children know where they come from and what their heritage is," Hairston Sr. said. "We Hairstons, we just fly under the radar. Live life, play our game and do what we do. I'm very proud of them."
Papa should be proud.
Hairston Jr. is currently an infielder with the Reds. In 11 big league seasons, he has a .260 batting average in 898 games. In five seasons with the Diamondbacks and Padres, Scott Hairston has a .246 average in 344 games starting in 2004.
Hairston Jr. will see some action at second base for Team Mexico but can also play in the outfield. His brother will likely start in the outfield on Sunday, when Mexico opens up World Baseball Classic play against Australia in Mexico City's Foro Del Sol.
But first, Team Mexico will play three exhibition games, including a matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday in Hermosillo on the same field the Hairstons celebrated their nuptials 35 years ago. This week also marks the first time the brothers will play on the same team as adults.
"A lot of people think because I don't speak Spanish that I'm not proud to be Mexican, but I am," Scott Hairston said. "It just turned out that growing up we spoke English at home and at the schools we went to. I want to learn. I'm committed to learn Spanish so I can better communicate with my family in Mexico and my teammates."
If it seems as if Scott is starting to sound like his father, it's because he is. And it's fitting because it is going to be like the 1970s all over again. Look for Esperanza in the stands at Hector Espino Stadium cheering on a Hairston. Only this time, Hairston Sr. will be seated next to her.
"My wife is so happy and so excited about them representing Mexico, her country, their country," Hairston Sr. said. "She was a little upset they weren't selected the first time around, but she can't wait to get down there for this one."


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There will be a memorial service at Park Presbyterian Church in Newark on Monday (January 7) at 11:00 a.m., followed by a reception in the church hall, during which her friends and family can share memories and celebrate her long life.
Mrs. Matthes spent countless hours knitting hats and mittens for the children staying at Ronald McDonald House in Durham. Over the years, she donated more then 800 caps and pairs of mittens for critically ill children living there while undergoing treatment at Duke University Hospital. If you wish to honor her with a memorial gift, it would be especially meaningful for her if you would consider contributing to the Ronald McDonald House of Durham, 506 Alexander Ave., Durham, NC 27705.
She had been a resident of Durham, N.C. since 1998, when she and her husband, Herland Matthes, relocated from Newark, to be near her children and grandchildren.
Helen was born in Mud Mills on July 16, 1919. She graduated from Newark High School in 1937, and married Herley on June 28, 1938. They owned and operated Graham Florist and Greenhouses for many years. In addition, Helen was the secretary to the principal at Newark High School for 25 years, until her retirement in 1978. She was a life-long member of Park Presbyterian Church, and a past matron of the Eastern Star.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Nine reported robberies to a string of dollar stores in the past few months are prompting Huntsville police to increase patrol and prevention.
Sgt. Wayne West of the Huntsville Police Department's Robbery Task Force said Tuesday that arrests were made in four of the nine dollar store robberies this year, and three stores are repeat victims.
According to information from Huntsville police, eight of the nine reported incidents were armed robbery and one "strong arm."
"In addressing commercial robberies, we have spoken to Chief (Lewis) Morris and we are taking a proactive approach to patrol and increasing second-shift coverage of plain-clothes investigators," said West at a news conference. "We are going to try to be there when things are occurring."
The first reported dollar store robbery was Jan. 14 at the Family Dollar on Winchester Road, which was also robbed Monday night. It was the second store to be robbed Monday night less than 30 minutes after the Dollar General on Meridian Street, police said.
Other stores that were robbed twice this year include Family Dollar on Triana Boulevard - robbed Jan. 11 and Friday - and Dollar General on North Memorial Parkway, which was robbed March 20 and April 29. Family Dollar on Pulaski Pike, Dollar General on Countess Road and Dollar General on Meridian Street were also victims of robbery this year.
Interim Chief Morris is hopeful of more arrests, citing the benefit of crime analysis. Using information such as the location and time frame of the robberies when committed, Morris said all factors will be considered and officers will be deployed appropriately.
"Rest assured we have a plan and will address this issue correctly," said Morris, who advised robbers "we will get you."
Tuesday's news conference also tackled citywide concerns about the spike in robberies to both businesses and individuals. Morris confirmed Huntsville police are responding to a reported robbery every day and emphasized the robbery task force's involvement in the crimes.
Huntsville saw 178 robberies this year and made 86 arrests. The city has seen an average of about 440 robberies per year for the last four years.
Since the robbery task force's inception in October 2010, 698 total robberies were reported and 438 cleared. That's a 63 percent clearance rate compared to an average 50 percent clearance rate from 2008 to 2010 robberies before the task force. Huntsville police's robbery clearance rate also exceeds the national average of 28 percent in 2010, according to a FBI Uniform Crime Report.
"They (numbers) go up and down," Morris said. "The numbers are not that far out of line."
There are theories why the dollar stores are being targeted, West said, but the department is not disclosing that information now. He also said if people have information about any robberies to individuals or businesses, contact Huntsville police or the robbery task force.


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When American Synthetic Fiber (ASF) planned the construction of a new 240,000-ft2 factory for non-woven fibermostly used as leak-proof lining for landfillsthe company wanted to ensure the production of 14 million pounds of fiber annually. To prevent production downtime, ASF decided to combine PC control, multi-drive ac motor control, and a 700-volt dc bus power supply for all processes from the carding system to the fiber winder. It did the project with systems integrator Electric Systems Inc. (EIS), a subsidiary of N.S.C. Schlumberger (Chattanooga, TN).
The multi-drive, built by EIS, uses 43 ac motor drives from ABB Automation Inc. (New Berlin, WI), ranging from 3 to 200 hp, all connected to a common dc bus, which delivers the power supply to each drive. "ABB's multi-drive products were historically used in pulp paper and steel-making applicationsapplications that require high reliability," says Mike Mauny, director of business development for EIS. "Their multi-drives looked right for the ASF process, in which man-made fibers are locked together in a web and held together with barbed needles in a continuous sheet," he adds. "The ABB drivers are economical, as well."
When designing a system like this, Mauny says, EIS devises the amount of power needed for the line from the horsepower specified by the manufacturer of the processing equipment. The horsepower controls the amount of torque, so EIS chooses motors based on the equipment's needs and then works with the manufacturer to make sure a given motor fits the space available for it.
"In general, the motors are in continuous forward rotation, during which they need only about 60% of the power for which they're rated," Mauny says. The power requirement increases, however, during acceleration and deceleration. The multi-drives control those speeds and provide an added benefit. "As the power ramps up during those times, some areas of the production line use more power than othersand the drivers allow motors that don't need the extra power to share their 'surplus' with other motors down the line," says Mauny. The common DC bus makes it possible for all the drives in the multi-drive system to share energy within the system. This enables all the energy to be used, rather than excess energy being removed as heat from the system via resistors.
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Amazon App-Store Now Allows For In-App Purchases
The Amazon Appstore is a fantastic alternative to the Google Play store and has been for a lengthy time. Consider their free app of the day, or the ability to reach the Amazon store when Google Play just won't work, Amazon is there for you. Now, Amazon will be there for you in a new way as they introduce in-app purchase options for developers. Developers often use in-app purchases for things like buying extra items, removing ads, upgrades and more. This is great for both Amazon, developers and the user alike as Amazon continues to improve on their already excellent Google Play competitor.


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This is the Australian waitress Courtney Webb who claims she recently slept with One Direction's Zayn Malik behind Perrie Edwards' back.
CJ (as she's known to friends) told The Sun that they slept together on Wednesday while Perrie was busy rehearsing for Little Mix's UK tour.
She insists Zayn lied and told her he was single – 'He's an absolute s**t. How dare he – not only to me but to Perrie?' and claims he later referred to Perrie but just said "Don't worry about her she's on tour."
CJ Webb claims they met in the nightclub DSTRKT before going back to his home. She adds things went well until he awkwardly tried calling her a taxi just after sex. But she ended up staying and says she has a pic of Zayn lying in the bed.
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Well here's someone we haven't seen in ages. It's Mischa Barton! The former television star was spotted doing a little shopping while at Sunset Plaza in Los Angeles, Calif. on Monday afternoon.
To be honest with you, I really don't know what to say about Mischa's out and about look here. The choker just screams 1992 while the tattered jean shorts kind of scare me. I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to revisit 90's fashion trends just yet, LOL. Take a look at our photo gallery below and let us know if you feel the same.
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Huckaby, Laurie Stroh; Kaufmann, Merrill R.; Fornwalt, Paula J.; Stoker, Jason M.; and Dennis, Chuck. 2003. Identification and ecology of old ponderosa pine trees in the Colorado Front Range. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-110. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 47 p.
We describe the distinguishing physical characteristics of old ponderosa pine trees in the Front Range of Colorado, the processes that tend to preserve them, their past and present ecological significance, and their role in ecosystem restoration. Photographs illustrate identifying features of old ponderosa pines and show how to differentiate them from mature and young trees. The publication includes a photographic gallery of old ponderosa pine trees growing on poor, moderate, and good sites. We illustrate trees growing under various forest conditions and with different injuries and histories. We discuss dendrochronological methods of aging old trees and determining their fire history. The companion field guide includes a condensed description of ponderosa pine ecology, distinguishing characteristics of old ponderosa pines, and a photographic gallery illustrating their identifying features.
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Apple and Netflix Could Learn From Amazon
Editor's Note: Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos' surprise purchase of The Washington Post is a personal investment, reportedly not related to Amazon. The following story is about Amazon.com. For more on Bezos's takeout of WAPO, see Chris Ciaccia's story on the subject: Washington Post Sold to Jeff Bezos for $250M .
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- In March 2011, the visionaries over at Seeking Alpha rejected an article I wrote about Amazon.com's
All of a sudden, Amazon Fresh is not only a relevant story, it could become an increasingly important part of Jeff Bezos's seemingly wide-ranging, but ultra-focused strategy. Bezos wants the tentacles of the Amazon ecosystem to touch your life in some way, shape or form as often as possible.
After a roughly six-year pilot program in the Seattle area, Amazon Fresh debuted in and around Los Angeles this past June.
In 2011, I asked Will Amazon Fresh Go The Way of Webvan ? If not the biggest dot-com bust of the early 2000's, Webvan was one of the better poster children for things that went wrong during that time:
As a San Francisco resident from 1999 to 2006, I recall, with fondness ... -- Webvan. The company blew its venture capital and IPO money on everything from television spots during the Oscars to a $1 billion warehouse and more than 100 swanky Herman Miller Aeron chairs. To make matters worse, former CEO George Shaheen walked away with a golden parachute that pays him $375,000 a year for the rest of his life.
While I could not confirm it, I assume Shaheen, who turned 69 last month, still collects that check.
In any event, under the radar since I discovered it in early 2011, Amazon made Webvan "part of the Amazon family." At least Webvan.com, which remains active today. You can order a whole slew of non-perishable grocery items via the Website just as you can Amazon.com.
But now, if you live in select areas of the Seattle and Los Angeles metropolitan regions, Amazon gives you Webvan-style service, delivering everything from non-perishables to produce, meat and dairy. You name it. I live in Santa Monica -- part of Los Angeles County, but it's own city -- and Amazon offers "Fresh" in my zip code. In the past week, I have seen trucks on two occasions -- driving through my neighborhood and, as captured below, in Santa Monica's Downtown core.
Amazon uses groceries to lure you into purchasing other, higher-priced, presumably higher-margin items. The layout of the Amazon Fresh Web site actively encourages customers to go browse beyond groceries ("Over 500,000 Amazon Items") from media to small appliances to home improvement to pet supplies, patio, lawn and garden, automotive and more.


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The end of the NFL season ushers in the offeseason quickly. Indeed, the scouting combine is just two weeks away, and free agency is just over a month away.
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10 Expensive Stars @ BPL Auction
The auction for the Bangladesh Premier League was full of drama. Here are the ten most expensive players...
1. Brad Hodge
Australian Brad Hodge was acquired by Barisal Burners for $125000.
2. Mohammad Mahmudullah
Bangladesh's Mahmudullah was acquired by Chittagong Kings for $125000.
3. Tamim Iqbal
Bangladeshi star Tamim Iqbal was acquired by Duronto Rajshahi for $165000.
4. Dwayne Bravo
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was acquired by Chittagong Kings for $175000.
5. Lasith Malinga
Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga was acquired by Dhaka Gladiators for $175000.
6. Mushfiqur Rahim
Local hero Mushfiqur Rahim was acquired by Sylhet Royals for $205000.
7. Azhar Mahmood
Pakistani T20 specialist Azhar Mahmood was acquired by Barisal Burners for $260000.
8. Shahid Afridi
Former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi was acquired by Dhaka Gladiators for $275000.
9. Imran Nazir
Pakistani star Imran Nazir was the second most expensive player at $280,000, and was bought by Chittagong Kings.
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Shakib Al Hasan became the most expensive player at the Bangladesh Premier League, after he was acquired by Dhaka Gladiators for $365,000.


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MURRAY HILL – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that New Jersey attorney Cynthia M. Jacob is featured in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2013. Ms. Jacob, who is among 50 Fisher & Phillips attorneys nationwide recognized this year, has been listed in Chambers USA since 2003 for Labor and Employment Law.
Each year, Chambers USA publishes a list of the top law firms and attorneys across the United States. It determines rankings through thousands of in-depth interviews with randomly selected attorneys, clients, and businesses.
Cynthia Jacob is Senior Counsel in the New Jersey office of Fisher & Phillips and a recipient of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation's prestigious Medal of Honor for her longstanding commitment to New Jersey's legal legacy. She began her legal career in the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender and is past President of the New Jersey State Bar Association—only the second elected woman officer in the Association's 100-year history. Cynthia has extensive experience litigating employment-related cases, including wrongful termination, employee benefits disputes, race, sex and age discrimination and other civil rights litigation, all on behalf of management. Over the last few years, Cynthia, who lives in Lebanon, has focused on arbitration and mediation of state and federal employment-related claims.
Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers nationally in labor, employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration matters. The firm has 280 attorneys in 31 offices. Founded in 1943, it is one of the largest U.S. law firms to concentrate its practice exclusively upon representation of employers in labor and employment matters. In addition to the New Jersey office, the firm has offices in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Gulfport, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, New England, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa, and Washington, D.C.


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How is Sawyer Airport part of a medical team? Because it's a critical link between area hospitals, their doctors and staffs, and their patients and suppliers.
A PET scanner is a typical example of how a hospital is involved with Sawyer Airport. A radioactive sugar solution with a very short half-life is prepared in another location, flown to the airport on those days on which PET scans are scheduled, and rushed to a hospital.
When injected into a patient, the radioactive sugar solution excites cancer cells so they are able to be photographed by a special camera. Imaging specialists exam the results to locate the cancer, determine its extent, and plan a course of treatment.
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An EMS?team makes a patient transfer at the airport. (Courtesy photo)
The airport is located in the heart of the Upper Peninsula at the site of the former K.I. Sawer Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)
PET scans have led to effective treatment programs for countless cancer patients in those hospitals which have PET scan technology available, and Sawyer Airport has had a critical role in these treatments.
The airport plays a big part in the timely delivery of other key factors in the health system:
- Organ transplant teams count on Sawyer Airport for quick and convenient access for the harvesting and transplanting of human organs. A recent highly publicized case showed how the system works efficiently.
- Visiting physicians, job candidates, and other specialists fly into Sawyer for hospital visits in Marquette County.
- Special care patients in need fly to Sawyer for treatment at area hospitals, or to fly to larger hospitals and clinics.
- Vital supplies and devices arrive via the airport.
- Locally made, world-famous devices are shipped to end users, to save lives elsewhere.
Marquette General Hospital, as a regional medical center for the Upper Peninsula, has worked with the airport to improve quality health care in its service area. Bell Hospital in Ishpeming also has numerous contacts with Sawyer.
Airport management can be reached at 346-3308, or at www.sawyerairport.com
100 Years In
The Air
Marquette's aviation history began over 100 years ago with an exciting flight at the 1912 county fair, only nine years after the Wright Brothers first flew.
The first official county air field opened in Negaunee Township in 1937. North Central Airlines began service there in 1948 but moved to Sawyer location north of Gwinn in 1949 until the new K.I. Sawyer Air Force base sent North Central back to Negaunee in 1957.
For two years (1955 to 1957) both North Central and Air Force flights shared the long runway at Sawyer.
Before closure of the air base in 1994, it was the U.P.'s largest employer with 4,600 jobs.
Commercial flights returned to Sawyer in 1999. It's now the U.P.'s busiest airport, served by American and Delta, and is economic force with 70 businesses and over 1,000 workers.
because it can save big money!
A study of fares to 111 domestic and foreign cities from Sawyer and two nearby airports over a six-day period in January showed that Sawyer fares were lower than one of them on 88 flights and lower than the other on 73 flights.
Combined results had Sawyer beating the other two on 75 percent of the fares. The study is www.sawyerairport.com and click on Press Releases.
Too often, the savings flying from elsewhere are erased by driving costs and time wasted gripping a wheel.
Here's how to save with a computer, smart phone, or calling the airline:
- Change the departure time or date.
- Change the return time or date.
- Alter routes via another hub (only Sawyer has two major hubs).
A few minutes of research can save hundreds of dollars.
Booking a flight is like buying a car: check local dealers first! The more time saved by 'flying from nearby,' the more time is spent at your destination. If you fly from a far-off airport to save money, you still have a long drive back.
Sawyer airport has:
- Michigan's longest runway
- U.P.'s only control tower
- Most airline seats
- All passenger boarding bridges
- Twice hosted Air Force One
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My wife and I are six months pregnant, and will be welcoming our baby girl in July 2011. At work I have been posted for 4 years to work in Harare, Zimbabwe as a South African diplomat. So I just want to find out if its advicable to travel to Zimbabwe two weeks a baby is born or should we wait for the baby to be 4 months old? the other question is how old should a baby be in order to travel by plane? I hope this is in order. All your advices will be highly appreciated.
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Early morning and I'm up at it
Throw on my cons and my fresh fabrics
Wahoo fitted, pick my beard incase it's matted
Today I'm at it no time to get comfortable
Cause money comes and money goes
And I done blew a lot of dough taking time slow
So I'm early caught in those
Worm catching, these birds fetching
Tryna nest in my house of leaves like they on my side but they pocket thieves
Shaking bad feathers
I flew through bad weathers without any umbrellas
No rain coat or shelters, days I've seen better so I ain't never let up
Another obstacle every day I get up
It's like I am being pulled down
Funny how I keep my head up
It was slow dough then it sped up
I made my bed up
They say the way you leave your room is how your days determined
Clear space, clear mind
For this money earning
I go on
Cause I done had a pocket full of bread
And I am still on my grind like I ain't ate yet
I go on
Never satisfied on this ride
Only got a certain number of days before I die
I go on
On like a brother tryna reproduce
Just planted the seed and already can smell the fruit
Don't sit on your ass my dude the only one that's gon' be last is you, you
Stalley drops some knowledge on achieving those goals and getting through those hard times.
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Grand Rapids Chamber Choir performs 3 p.m. Sunday at The Basilica of Saint Adalbert, 701 Fourth St. NW. Details: 458-0563.
Hymn Sing to the King will be performed 7 p.m. Sunday at Fair Haven Ministries, 2900 Baldwin in Hudsonville. Details: 662-2100.
Singing Crusaders Kalamazoo Male Chorus perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at Postma Conference Center, Pine Rest, 300 68th St. SE. Details: 891-0475.
Performers Nancy Van Baak, Frans Van Lier, Stephen Redmon, Verlyn Schultz perform 12:15 p.m. Tuesday during a luncheon from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at First Park Congregational Church, 10 East Park Place NE. Cost: $5 for lunch. Details: 459-3203.
"The Name ... Jesus" dinner concert will have a special music guest, dance ministry and a children's choir, 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Calvary Reformed Church, 995 East 8th Street in Holland Heights. $12 admission includes dinner. For tickets: 616-392-8559 or visit calvaryreformedholland.org/christmas2008.
"Forms of Buddhist Meditation," presented by Dena Blay-Stroba, 11 a.m. Sunday at Mothers Trust/Lakeshore Interfaith Institute, 6676 122nd Ave. in Ganges. Details: (269) 543-3951 or motherstrust.org.
"Focus on Advent," presented by Dawn Tillema, 11 a.m. Sunday and Dec. 7 at Central Reformed Church, 10 College Ave. NE. Details: 456-1773.
"Interactions Amongst Jews, Nabateans and Romans from the First Century BCE through the Second Century CE" will be presented in a three-week series by Benjamin Dolinka, program coordinator of the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15 at Congregation Ahavas Israel, 2727 Michigan St. NE. $45 for all three sessions. Details and registration: 949-2840.
"Banking on Faith" will be presented by Ronald VanHouten, president of Chemical Bank and BankWest, 7 a.m. Wednesday at Monroe Community Church, 800 Monroe NW. Complimentary breakfast included. Details: 233-7515.
"Wendell Berry and the Cultivation of Life" will be presented by Cornerstone University professors Matt Bonzo and Michael Stevens, 7 p.m. Wednesday at Grand Rapids Main Library, 111 Library St. NE.
Veggie Tales Puppet Show and Music Extravaganza, 11 a.m. to noon Sunday at Central Reformed Church, 10 College Ave. NE. Details: 456-1773.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt, all 54 tons of handmade tapestry will be on display Saturday through Monday at East Congregational United Church of Christ, 1005 Giddings SE from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. Details: 295-2248.
An Annual Dutch Advent Service, 7:30 p.m. Monday at Raybrook Manor Chapel, 2121 Raybrook SE will feature Rev. Pieter Tuit and organist Dick Gootjes. Details: 949-7872.
Taize Sung Prayer will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 227 East Fulton St. Details: 451-2879.
Rabbi Funnye will present a sermon 9 a.m. Saturday at Congregation Ahavas Israel, 2727 Michigan St. NE presented by of the Jewish Congregation Ahavas Israel and the Revolution Christian Ministries. A meal will follow the sermon. A second sermon will be 12:15 p.m. Dec. 7 at Revolution Christian Ministries, 5301 28th St. Court, Cascade Commons Building.
The 12th Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, presented by the Swedish American Heritage Society of West Michigan. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for students 14 and older, free for 13 and under. Details: 458-0420 or visit sahswm.org.
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An area couple brought their concerns about emergency response times in rural areas to the Ward County Commission during its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday morning.
Alan and Donna Harvey told the county commission about two incidents they've had to endure, both situations made worse by slow response times by emergency personnel.
The first situation happened about three years ago when an uncle of Alan Harvey's was visiting and had a heart attack.
"I called 911," Alan Harvey said. "They took 45 minutes to get there and he died at our place."
The Harveys live west of U.S. Highway 83 on Ward County Road 18, which is about 11 miles south of Minot.
After waiting for a time, Harvey called 911 back to ask about the ambulance. He was told it had to come from Makoti since that was the fire district the Harveys lived in.
"I said my uncle laid there for 45 minutes because they had to come from Makoti and he died? He might have died anyway, I don't know," he said. "But that was just unacceptable. I think that's something that should be checked into."
Harvey said a second incident on June 18 is what made him and his wife decide to speak before the commission. Harvey said he woke up around 12:30 a.m. to a loud noise he originally attributed to an unlatched door or window being battered by a storm that was supposed to be moving through the area. The real reason for the noise was far more frightening.
"I started getting up, and it dawned on me," Harvey said. "It wasn't just the wind. I heard somebody kicking my door in the house."
After quickly dressing and taking the pistol he keeps in his bedroom for just such an emergency, Harvey walked into his kitchen and was met by two screaming men, one of whom was carrying a baby. The men yelled at Harvey not to shoot, and Harvey made them sit down at the kitchen table before calling 911.
It took deputies 64 minutes to arrive on scene, which Harvey said were some of the tensest minutes of his life. One deputy had to come from Kenmare and the other ran into a flooded road, which forced him to backtrack all the way to Rice Lake to get around.
One of the men said he had been kicked out of his girlfriend's house with the baby and they were looking for shelter. In talking with them, Harvey found out they had been to a neighbor's empty house earlier and kicked the door in there, as well. This made him doubt their story about only wanting shelter.
Child Protective Services was called to take the baby, but they never did come. The Harveys and authorities had to wait for the baby's grandmother to come from Douglas to take the child. When all was said and done, it was 5:30 a.m. before everything was sorted out.
Harvey noted the men bonded out of jail and both have since been arrested again.
Commission chairman John Fjeldahl said the Child Protective Services issue was definitely troubling and needs to be looked into. As for the roads, he said he knows there are some bad sections that remain submerged. Fjeldahl said unfortunately, they are currently at the mercy of federal officials to fund repairs. If something doesn't happen in the near future, however, Fjeldahl said the county will probably have to take matters into its own hands.
The commission thanked the Harveys for bringing those concerns up, and complimented Alan Harvey for not pulling the trigger in such a dangerous situation.
The commission also spoke with Terry Traynor, director of the North Dakota Association of Counties, about a next generation 911 agreement between the association and Ward County.
Currently, the association receives 20 percent of wireless revenue from the county. A new agreement to fund next generation 911 service would change that to 15 percent of wireless and landline revenue. Traynor said it would be a projected increase of around $180,000 per year statewide. Currently around $960,000 per year is raised.
Traynor said 17 counties have already approved the new agreement. If a county wants to drop out of the agreement at any time, it has only to send a letter stating its intention to do so. He said if not enough counties join together to make the next generation system, the state will be forced to step in and mandate whatever it wants. This is something Traynor said state officials have already stated they want to avoid.
The commissioners agreed the extra money would be worth it to help fund the new system, although Fjeldahl did have concerns about counties being able to drop out at any time, whereas state management would negate any county boundary issues.
The commission voted to accept the new agreement, with Fjeldahl the lone "no" vote.
In other business:
-The commission accepted a low bid from Keller Paving of $196,684.50 for highway patching work throughout the county.
-Work in the amount of $2,081.50 was approved to update a meeting and break room in the sheriff's department.
-The commission will be gathering more facts about the City of Minot's announcement to use sales tax revenue to help fund its Community Development Block Grant commitment and how that might affect the county's decision to put a 1/2 cent sales tax on the November ballot to help fund a new office building and courthouse remodel.


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ALLEGAN, MI – Perrigo Co. PLC reported solid fourth-quarter and full-year sales and earnings for its 2014 fiscal year.
For the quarter, the period ended June 28, the generic pharmaceuticals and store-brand products maker reported net income of $131.7 million, up 11 percent from $118.5 million in the fourth quarter of its 2013 fiscal year.
That translated into 98 cents per fully diluted share, down 22 percent from $1.25 per share a year ago, and was based on net sales of $1.14 billion for the quarter, up 18 percent from $967.2 million a year ago.
Adjusted for one-time events, net income for the quarter, was $234.1 million, up 58 percent from $148.1 million a year ago. On a per-share basis, it was $1.74 per fully diluted share, up 11 percent from $1.57 per fully diluted share a year ago.
That beat analysts estimate of $1.55 per share, according to Zacks.com and revenues topped Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09 billion.
"The difference between the reported net income and adjusted net income was attributable primarily to amortization expense and other items not related to the ongoing operations (of) the company's business," Perrigo management reported in their financial statement.
In their report, managers stated that gains were driven primarily by: new product sales of $65 million; $112 million in sales attributable the acquisition of Irish biotech company Elan Corp. PLC; and product acquisitions from Fera Pharmaceuticals LLC and Aspen Global Inc.
For its 2014 fiscal year, Perrigo reported net income of $205.3 million, down 54 percent from some $441.9 million for fiscal 2013. That was $1.77 per fully diluted share, down from $4.68 per share a year ago.
That was based on net sales of $4.06 billion, up 15 percent from $3.54 billion in fiscal 2013.
Adjusted for one-time events, net income for the year was $739.5 million, up 40 percent from $529.7 million in fiscal 2013. On a per-share basis, that was $6.39 per fully diluted share, compared with to $5.61 per fully diluted share a year ago.
According to the company, net sales for the year were primarily driven by: $290 million in sales attributable to the acquisitions of Elan, Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Sergeant's Pet Care Products Inc., Fera Pharmaceuticals LLC, Velcera Inc. and Aspen; and new product sales of $231 million.
Management again attributed the difference between reported net income and adjusted net income primarily to amortization expense and items not related to the ongoing operations of the company's business.
"I am pleased to report that Perrigo has delivered year-over-year record sales and adjusted earnings for the ninth straight fiscal year," Perrigo Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph C. Papa stated in the report. "While the year was not without its challenges, including an historically weak cough/cold season among other headwinds, this team was able to deliver record results. I am proud of our top line organic growth of 7 percent, driven by $231 million in new product sales and great execution in our business segments."
He also said, "We transformed Perrigo into a truly global organization with the acquisition of Elan and are uniquely positioned to continue our growth, while making quality healthcare products more affordable for the world."
With the acquisition of Elan, Perrigo reincorporated last year as an Irish corporation, allowing it Ireland's corporate tax rate of about 12.5 percent, compared to the 35 percent rate in the U.S.
Perrigo has acquired several companies over the last two years including:
Elan Pharmaceuticals -- Perrigo acquired the Irish biotech company last year in a $8.6 billion cash and stock deal. Elan has a lucrative royalty stream from the sale of blockbuster Multiple Sclerosis treatment Tysabri.
Aspen Global Inc. - Perrigo acquired various value-brand over-the-counter products sold in Australia and New Zealand from Aspen Global Inc. from for $51 million in cash.
Fera Pharmaceuticals LLC - Perrigo acquired a portfolio of ophthalmic sterile ointment and solution products from the he Long Island, N.Y.-based specialty pharmaceutical company.
Sergeant's Pet Care Products Inc.-- The Omaha-Neb.-based over-the-counter animal health company is known for its animal health medications, including those to rid pets of fleas and ticks;
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd. -- Based in Leeds in the United Kingdom, Rosemont is a specialty and generic prescription pharmaceutical company focused on making and marketing oral liquid formulations;
Velcera Inc. - The Yardley, Pa.-based pet-care company is perhaps best known for its PetArmor flea and tick products.
Perrigo is one of the world's largest manufacturers of over-the-counter and generic prescription pharmaceuticals sold under the labels of major retailers such as Walmart, Walgreen and Kroger. It also produces nutritional products, infant formulas and animal health products, as well as active pharmaceutical ingredients.
The company was established in 1887 in Allegan but reincorporated itself last year in Dublin after the acquisition of Irish biopharmaceutical company Elan Pharmaceuticals. Its operational headquarters and top executives continue to be based in Allegan.
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Chryst cited disciplinary reasons when handing out the suspension Friday.
Howard played in 11 games as a freshman last year, finishing with 21 tackles and two pass breakups. Chryst said Howard, who is from Clairton, Pennsylvania, will remain with the program and can participate in practice.
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WATERLOO, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Ralph Hardiek and Julie King were struck multiple times by a series of shots fired by police officers as the man and woman were confronted in the backyard of a home on the 200 block of South Center Street in Waterloo.
41-year-old Ralph Hardiek died at the scene in a barrage of bullets.
Hardiek had an arrest record in Noble County for meth.
King, 33, remains in critical condition at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Officer Stephen Brady was shot in an earlier confrontation, we're told the bullet went through the left eye socket and exited near his right ear.
We are led to believe he'll survive the ordeal.
It all started before 3 a.m. at a home north of Waterloo, where the two suspects came asking for help with a vehicle they claimed was stuck in a ditch.
Two Waterloo officers were dispatched to find the two and their disabled vehicle. Officer Brady encountered the pair back in town just after three a.m., where he took a bullet to the face.
A manhunt that followed wound up in the neighborhood where we're at, a homeowner alerting authorities to the fact people were hiding on her property.
Sgt. Ron Galaviz from the Indiana State Police says the pair was "Hunkered down underneath a deck, failing to obey officers' commands. A taser device was deployed and shortly thereafter, the male was said to have displayed a handgun, pointing it at officers, thus putting their safety and their lives in jeopardy."
At this time no one knows why the pair shot Officer Brady. It goes from a report of two people wanting help with a disabled car, to a police officer shot in the face.
Sgt. Galaviz says he doesn't have an answer as to motive.
Indiana's NewsCenter spoke with some witnesses to the gun fight that took place on the 200 block of South Center Street.
We spoke to a neighbor, a man who witnessed the shooting. We also caught up with woman who used to live in the house where the male suspect was shot and killed.
Both tell us that the town is in shock they say it's a town that sticks by its officers.
A.J. Kelton one of the witnesses says, "Looked outside and saw the state troopers lined from here all around. They blocked off the street, looked out and saw one Indiana State Trooper armed with an assault rifle, which makes my morning interesting."
From there, Kelton says a gun fight ensued.
"What to me I could only describe as basically a gun battle. A couple of shots returned by several more."
That gun battle was also heard by Tammy Beechler.
She knows the house well. She used to live here and even built the deck the two suspects hid under. The deck where gun battle took place.
"There's no way that they could have got all the way into that," says Beechler, "because the kids would lose toys and stuff down in there. There was no way, so they had to be on the outside."
Witnesses say it was a sad day for the town of Waterloo. A town that is close-knit and knows its police officers.
"Go in there and have coffee with them in the morning at the gas station. We're pretty well small town and we all stick together and we're in with our cops. So it's a pretty sad day for it."
"I honestly don't want to hear that one of my one of the officers in my town had been hurt in any kind of injury like that. Especially one that comes about it a way that you're not expecting."
Police have released the names of the two suspect who shot a Waterloo Police Officer in the face early Thursday morning.
Ralph Daniel Hardiek, 41, of Auburn died at the scene after emerging from a hiding spot underneath a porch with a gun. Officers responded by discharging an unknown number of rounds.
And Julie King, 33, also from Auburn was shot and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The police officer that was originally shot has been identified as 47-year-old Deputy-Marshal Stephen Brady.
Brady is listed in serious but stable condition.
He's married to Waterloo Police Sergeant Janet Brady.
Everything started shortly before 3 AM when officials say a man, Hardiek, and a woman knocked on a door on County Road 35 to get help with a wrecked car.
Two Waterloo officers were then called out to find the people. Shortly after 3 AM one of the officers apparently encountered the two people and was shot in the face. They were found by another officer in a squad car. The wounded 13-year veteran, Brady, was then hospitalized in serious condition.
The shooting prompted a massive manhunt in Waterloo. Police had scant information on the suspects' description, except that they were a man and a woman wearing dark colored clothing.
Then right around 6 AM, a home owner called police stating that someone may be hiding underneath their porch. When police arrived they ordered the suspects out and when they refused police shot tasers at the suspects.
When the male suspect emerged from hiding holding a gun, officers responded by discharging their weapons. The gunfire was heard during a live interview Indiana's NewsCenter was having with State Police Sergeant Ron Galaviz at the time.
INC Video-journalist Aaron Dohring says the second shooting came from a house on Center Street, about two blocks from the initial shooting.
Details of what happened there have not yet been released.
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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Market Mentors LLC, a full-service marketing firm in West Springfield, is proud to announce 10 years in business. The firm's beginnings date back to 2003 when Michelle Abdow opened shop in her Longmeadow home. Since then, the firm has grown to include a strong client base of small to medium-sized businesses and international companies with global reach.
"In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we organized support for a local philanthropic initiative that will benefit our community and our clients, most of whom have been with us since the very beginning," said Abdow, president of Market Mentors.
The company partnered with Rays of Hope to organize a 'Pink Day' celebration on Friday that raised funds to contribute to breast cancer research in Western Massachusetts," she said.
Rays of Hope is a philanthropic initiative that was launched in 1994 by the Baystate Regional Cancer Program's Comprehensive Breast Center and includes an annual walk and run, and Pink Day celebrations. This year's walk and run were held on Sunday at both Forest Park in Springfield and Energy Park in Greenfield.
Local businesses and organizations can support the Rays of Hope foundation by hosting a Pink Day, where corporate or personal donations are made to Rays of Hope and participants wear pink to work in an effort to raise awareness for the cause.
Market Mentors is a full-service marketing firm specializing in advertising and public relations while providing creative expertise to clients in a wide variety of industries from banking and law to health care, higher education, manufacturing and retail. Every client is assigned a talented team that works hard to grow business with equal parts creativity and flawless execution; every campaign is customized for specific business needs, and includes any one, or a combination, of services including advertising, branding, media buying, graphic design, public relations, digital and social media and event planning.


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On Wednesday morning, County Attorney Jeff Rich filed a petition in Madison County Circuit Court seeking a judge's permission to open a sealed box thought to contain provisional ballots cast by two voters at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Bailey Cove Road.
Board of Registrars member Susan Newman said the precinct supervisor at that location inadvertently boxed up the ballots, rather than sending them in an envelope to the registrars' office.
The Board of Registrars needs a court order because the sealed boxes are under the protection of the sheriff's department, Newman said Wednesday.
If a judge grants the request, Newman's office will verify whether the two people were authorized to vote in the Nov. 6 election. If so, their votes will be added to the totals.
A total of 335 provisional ballots were cast countywide -- mostly by people who showed up at a polling place where they were not on the list of registered voters. Board of Registrars Chairwoman Lynda Hairston said a number of those cases involved people who had moved within the county but not given their new address to election officials.
The registrars' office determined that 119 provisional ballots met all the requirements, and those were counted Tuesday.
The rest were thrown out for a variety of reasons, said Hairston, including
absentee voters forgetting to include a copy of their driver's license
or other form of identification.
Provisional ballots did not change the outcome of any local races. In the only remaining undecided contest, incumbent Madison County Probate Judge Tommy Ragland increased his slim lead over Republican challenger Patty Demos to 134 votes after provisional ballots were factored in.
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Lloyd Rice was a young saxophonist during the bebop era, playing in San Francisco. But as he watched many of his fellow jazz cats fall to drugs, he converted to Hinduism and decided to devote himself to his spiritual life.
He gave up wine, women and song to work as a gardener and meditate for 10 years before realizing there was no reason his spiritual life should be separate from the world. He took up singing and became a Sinatra impersonator. He spent more than 20 years in Portland performing on stages big and small as saxophonist and Sinatra impersonator while maintaining his string Hindu faith.
Below are a couple of Rice's songs. Click on the song titles to listen:
"I've Got the World on a String"