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As I have a habit of trying to stitch an incredibly tenuous link between motoring and the news of the day together, you may have thought that the General Election would be an absolute God-send; I know I did. Simply make some sweeping, stereotypical generalisations about each party, throw in one or two snappy lines comparing those who don't tickle my own particular political fancy to an Austin Allegro or similar and the job would be done. I could then get on to my usual Friday night routine of Mac's Gold and advanced lethargy.
Unfortunately a spanner has been thrown in the works. Because most of my evening has been occupied by a wedding in the incredibly beautiful Waitakere ranges, there is every chance that once I've actually got a suitable work of literary genius cobbled together and uploaded onto the interweb, Friday night will have become Saturday morning. And because we are still governed by laws designed to stop people threatening one another with swords on their way to the polling booths, anything I say which could be construed as an attempt to influence the way people tick their boxes on Election Day itself could, in theory, land me in hot water with the boys in blue.
Given that the P. M has already confirmed that our police force has more spare time than it knows what to do with, this is a chance that I don't want to take. While voting is a key matter of national importance I'm certainly not prepared to do hard labour just for writing about it. I'm sure some of you would say being so risk averse is a little conservative and I will admit, it is against my usual manner to act in this way, but I'm not so green as to ignore the potential consequences. So politics in any shape and form is a no-go this week.
Instead I will talk about roads; or to be more specific, a road. On my little jaunt to the nuptials tonight, I took my first drive on the new Hobsonville extension of State Highway 18 and there is only one word that can sum it up. Brilliant. Utterly, utterly, brilliant.
It has never been much of a secret that the good folk of New Zealand are pretty handy when it comes to building stuff. There's something about the 'can do' attitude ingrained in the national genotype that gets people rolling up their sleeves and making things work. Famously this is done by men in sheds, utilising number 8 wire to achieve an end result and there is nothing wrong with that – anyone worth their salt knows that men in sheds are the very cornerstone of a progressive society – but there is not enough credit handed out for the ability to produce on a grander and more professional scale.
I very rarely get excited about a motorway – German Autobahns excluded – as they are generally drab expanses of tarmac which expedite your journey from A to B by cutting out all forms of driving pleasure. And while our newest addition to the nation's high speed road network can hardly claim to be a riveting test of man and machine, it does get the details just right.
To start with the road surface is excellent, providing a smooth ride and minimal noise. Then there are the surrounds which look neat and precise, giving the impression that the road was not so much laid as drawn on the countryside. Even the curvatures of the bends when it feeds into and from State Highway 16 are very pleasing indeed – possibly too pleasing for our speed limit – all of which means that the good Kiwis who worked on it, from the person who first penned the idea right down to the chap who painted the white lines, can pat themselves on the back for a job very well done.
In fact, we would do well to keep this talented team together, because if they can do this good a job on a mere motorway, they could seriously rock our world with some proper driving roads. While there is currently a lot of focus on 'roads of national significance', it may not be such a bad idea to consider pencilling in some 'roads of national enjoyment' too.
Ask anyone who has tackled the Alpine passes of Europe and they will tell you that there is not much more fun to be had on four wheels. The thrilling roads, epic scenery and constant whiff of danger make for an intoxicating driving experience. Well we have our very own Southern Alps and we've certainly proved a talent for road construction, so there's absolutely no reason why we can't get started and build ourselves some fun that is the envy of the motoring world.
Actually I tell a lie – there is a reason we can't start and that's money. Roads do not come cheaply and to pull that kind of money together you'd need to do something pretty drastic; like selling off a state owned Energy Company or two for example.
But, let's be honest, it would almost certainly be worth it, so get out and vote for…… hang on; there are blue lights outside the window.


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An Iowa woman severely hurt in a dog attack is about to undergo the first of many surgeries to repair the damage Friday.
Caren Henry told KCCI's Amanda Lewis that under the bandages half of her nose is missing. Henry's husband, Laine, injured his arm and bit the attacking dog to save his wife and their dog during the attack Sunday.
Henry said the dog was coming at her and her dog so she put her hand out and knee up to stop the dog. Henry said it bit her thigh, side and then went for her face.
She said it dug at her eyes, breaking her sunglasses and bit off half of her nose.
Henry is undergoing multiple surgeries to repair the damage. The first surgery will take skin from her forehead and legs to reconstruct her nose, she said.
Caren and her husband said they were appalled to learn Dallas County does not have a vicious dog ordinance. Laine said the dog has been quarantined at the home where it was staying near Madrid, but when the quarantine is over there appears to be no way to stop the dog from being lose again.
"What if this had been a five year old kid?" Laine said. "The kid would probably be dead."
Look for more on this story coming up on KCCI-TV, KCCI.com and our mobile website m.kcci.com and apps.

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BENNINGTON — Police arrested a local man who thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl at the Bennington Recreation Center on Monday as part of a sting operation.
Jonathan D. Tobin, 25, of Bennington, was cited for lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, two counts of attempting to lure a child, attempted sexual assault of a child and resisting arrest.
According to a press release sent by Detective Robert Zink, a Vermont State Police trooper assigned to the Bennington County Special Investigation Unit, Tobin will be charged as a habitual offender, a sentencing enhancement which can be filed against a defendant who has previously been convicted of three or more felonies. A person convicted as a habitual offender can be sentenced to up to life in prison if convicted.
Zink said police with the special investigations unit had been looking into accusations against Tobin since early June.
A 15-year-old girl had reported to police that Tobin had attempted to lure her into a sexual encounter using a popular social networking site on the Internet.
Police said the girl agreed to go for a walk with Tobin although the date was not specified. Police believe Tobin performed sexual acts on the girl.
Text messages recovered from the girl's phone supported the girl's statements to police, Zink said.
A request was made to officers from the Bennington Police Department and troopers with the Vermont State Police that Tobin be located and arrested on July 2.
Zink said a Bennington police officer found Tobin on Main Street in Bennington on July 3, around 7:30 a.m., but Tobin fled on foot while the officer was attempting to identify him and take him into custody.
Police were unable to find Tobin again on July 3.
Zink said police believed Tobin might attempt to flee the area and were concerned about his prior criminal record.
Using a Web page, Zink contacted Tobin while claiming to be a 14-year-old girl.
According to Zink, Tobin sent sexually explicit messages and pictures to the Web page, and propositioned the girl to have sex with him.
A meeting was arranged for 10 a.m. on Monday at the Bennington Recreation Center. Zink said Tobin agreed and police were able to arrest Tobin, without further incident, when he appeared at the recreation center.
Zink said Tobin was being held without bail at the Rutland jail on Monday evening.
In August 2009, Tobin, who was listed as homeless at the time, was arraigned on felony charges of burglary and false personation. Police said at the time he had stolen a truck and burglarized scrap metal from a Pownal business.
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World Vision's Child-Friendly Spaces offer a safe haven for children impacted by war.
After her father was killed and her mother injured in an attack in their neighborhood in Syria, Nagham, age 8, fled with her two younger siblings, an older brother, and her aunt, Laila.
"We had to get the children out from there and come to Lebanon," says Laila. "But their mother had to stay, as she was hit [in the attack and unable to travel]."
Nagham sits with the others in a World Vision children's center in Lebanon. Sharing art, games, and snacks at the center twice a week boosts her spirits.
"Every time she comes from the center, I feel she is happier and happier," says Laila. "She always brings some kind of drawing or craft with her, and now she wants to take her 6-year-old sister with her, too."
The number of refugees pouring into neighboring countries from conflict-ridden Syria has tripled in the last three months, according to UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency.
Together, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq are hosting more than 300,000 Syrians. More than 80,800 of them are in Lebanon, though the number could reach 120,000 by the end of 2012.
"World Vision is adjusting its response [in Lebanon] to prepare for longer-term solutions and winterization for the thousands of women and children who fled into the Bekaa Valley," says national director Anita Delhaas-van Dijk.
In addition to operating four Child-Friendly Spaces, World Vision distributed hygiene kits and food vouchers to refugee families. More than 10,000 refugees benefited from food vouchers during September alone. World Vision estimates that number will increase 10 percent per month through December 2012.
World Vision has worked in the Bekaa Valley for ten years, addressing health and education needs.
Pray for children and families impacted by the violence in Syria. Pray especially for families who have been separated due to the conflict, and pray for emotional and physical protection for vulnerable children and families.
Make a one-time gift to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Your gift will help us provide basic hygiene kits and food vouchers for refugee families, as well as established Child-Friendly Spaces to provide affected children with a safe place to play, learn, and interact with their peers.


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Vegan Fast Food is Here! Try These Options on the Go
What's the deal with vegan fast food? Some of us never thought that we'd see the day when Burger King or Denny's offered veggie burgers, but now that they do, the millions of omnivores who eat there can see that choosing meat-free meals is easy and tasty.
Almost every restaurant has at least one vegan dish. By making educated choices and asking the server for assistance, dining out can be a delicious—and cruelty-free—experience! We put together this handy guide to help you navigate the chain restaurant world.
Remember going to Baskin-Robbins when you were knee-high to a grasshopper? Awaken the kid in you by trying the chain's dairy-free and gelatin-free ices and sorbets, which are just as yummy and cooling as ice cream—without the pus and hormones.
A delicious vegetarian Boca burger and a fresh garden salad are your options at Bennigan's.
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
The pizza crust and marinara sauce at BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse is vegan! Order a veggie pizza without cheese, and ask for your pizza not to be brushed with butter. Not in the mood for pizza? Order the spaghetti marinara.
Blaze Pizza
Blaze Pizza's traditional and gluten-free crusts are vegan, and it also offers Daiya cheese. For your sauce, try the classic red or the spicy red sauce or a drizzle of BBQ sauce or olive oil.
Bruegger's Bagels
Bruegger's Bagels has several breakfast and lunch options for vegans, including its blueberry, chocolate chip, cinnamon-sugar, cranberry-orange, pumpernickel, and rosemary–olive oil bagels, which can be topped with fresh vegetables, Dijon mustard, or vegan hummus spread. Bruegger's also serves several vegetarian sandwiches, which can be made vegan by leaving off the cheese and dressing.
Buffalo Wild Wings
The black-bean burger at Buffalo Wild Wings is vegetarian (not vegan), and another option is a salad with light balsamic, French, or Asian sesame dressing.
Burger King
At Burger King, you can get a garden salad, fries, and hash browns as well as some accidentally vegan treasures such as the French Toast Sticks and Dutch Apple Pie.
Carl's Jr. (and Hardee's)
The French fries, CrissCut® fries, hash rounds, and hash-brown nuggets at Carl's Jr. (and Hardee's) are all vegan. In the restaurant, there is an all-you-can-eat salad bar that offers a variety of fresh vegetables and a three-bean salad that can be topped with Italian dressing, or raspberry or low-fat balsamic vinaigrette. You can also get the grits.
Cheeburger Cheeburger
At Cheeburger Cheeburger, which can be found throughout the Midwest, the South, and the East Coast, the grilled portobello mushroom sandwich, wrap, and salad are vegan.
Cheers offers a veggie burger. Load it up with all the fixings for a filling meal.
The Cheesecake Factory
There are plenty of vegan options at The Cheesecake Factory, including a veggie burger made with brown rice, farro, couscous, mushrooms, black beans, and onion and a penne pasta dish tossed with broccoli, oven-dried tomato, roasted eggplant, peppers, artichoke, Kalamata olives, garlic, and pine nuts.
At Chili's, you can have the tostada chips and salsa as an appetizer, followed by the veggie quesadillas—replacing the cheese and sour cream with extra vegetables—or the Cadillac Fajitas without the meat.
Chipotle offers Sofritas—organic tofu braised with peppers and spices—which you can order in a bowl, burrito, taco, or salad. You have the option of black or pinto beans and brown or white rice. Plus, the restaurant has a great selection of vegan toppings, including mixed fajita veggies, salsas, lettuce, and guacamole.
CiCi's Pizza
CiCi's Pizza is inexpensive, and you can have it delivered to your home. Just be sure to ask about the vegan status of each item on your pizza. The restaurant also offers a pasta and salad buffet with many vegan options.
Claim Jumper
The pizzas at Claim Jumper are vegan if you ask for no cheese. You can also get a Chinese salad with spicy peanut dressing.
Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a vegetable plate with your choice of several veggies, including steamed broccoli and a baked sweet potato.
The Daily Grill
The Daily Grill offers vegan starters such as gazpacho soup, a trio of hummus, sweet potato fries, and herbed brown rice with almonds. Vegan entrées are also offered, including penne pasta primavera, angel hair pasta pomodoro, and a grilled vegetable plate. You can also get a house salad with Asian ginger dressing or balsamic vinaigrette.
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen's light smoothies and are all vegan and come in several flavors.
Del Taco
For a vegan burrito, Del Taco is a good place to go. You can get the 8 Layer Veggie Burrito, the 1/2 lb. Bean & Cheese Burrito, or the Value Bean & Cheese Burrito with red or green sauce. Simply ask for no cheese, no rice and no sour cream.
Even Denny's—known for its traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner fare—has some vegan options. Denny's vegan offerings include oatmeal, the Fit Fare® Veggie Skillet (ask for no egg whites), English muffins, bagels, grits, applesauce, fresh fruit, vegetable plates, seasoned French fries, baked potatoes with several vegetable toppings, garden salads with light Italian dressing or oil and vinegar dressing, and sandwiches that can be made with several vegetable options. It also serves a Boca burger.
El Pollo Loco
At El Pollo Loco, you can get the BRC burrito without cheese for a vegan option. Vegan side dishes include pinto beans and corn on the cob.
5 & Diner
5 & Diner has several vegan options, including a black-bean veggie burger.
Flamers Grill
The vegan option at Flamers Grill is the Veggie Pattie.
Freebirds World Burrito
Order a veggie burrito from Freebirds World Burrito, which offers four vegan tortilla options and a choice between cilantro-lime or Spanish rice and black, pinto, or refried beans. Add additional toppings, such as roasted vegetables, guacamole, jalapeños, cilantro, tomatoes, tortilla strips, pico de gallo and a variety of other salsas.
Hard Times Cafe
You have several vegan options at Hard Times Cafe, including the veggie burger and the vegetarian chili. (Be sure to tell your server that you don't want any dairy products in your chili.)
Houston's Restaurant
Houston's Restaurant offers a veggie plate and a vegetarian burger. Just be sure to order the burger on vegan bread.
At IHOP, you can get hash browns, fresh fruit, grits, sautéed spinach and mushrooms, a plain baked potato, or a salad with fat-free or regular raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
Iron Skillet
Swing by a Petrotruck stop, and you'll find an Iron Skillet restaurant, where you can refuel with the stacked salad bar and spaghetti with meat-free sauce.
Jack in the Box
Jack in the Box's black beans, potato wedges, seasoned curly fries, and breakfast blueberry muffin oatmeal are all vegan.
Jason's Deli
The vegan options at Jason's Deli include organic vegetable soup, a spinach veggie wrap (request no cheese), salsa, hummus, guacamole, and many options from the salad bar. Be sure to ask about the vegan status of each of these dishes—it varies by location.
John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House offers a vegetarian burger and a veggie sampler entrée or vegetarian stir-fry, depending on the location. Be sure to check the vegan status of your choice when ordering.
Johnny Rockets
Johnny Rockets features The Streamliner, a vegan Boca burger with grilled onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and mustard.
Kelsey's, with locations in Canada, has Kelsey's Veggie Burger. The vegan status of these dishes varies by location, so be sure to check with your server when ordering.
Kona Grill
Kona Grill now has a vegan menu. For appetizers, you've got edamame and seaweed salad. For sushi, there's a cucumber roll, an avocado roll, and a vegetarian roll (with asparagus, avocado, yamagobo, cucumber, and sprouts). The house, roasted asparagus, and oriental salads are all vegan, and there are many vegan dressings, including onion soy, sweet soy, oil and vinegar, and balsamic, red, or white wine vinegar. Finally, both the Pan-Asian noodles and the linguine with marinara sauce are vegan, as are the sides of steamed baby bok choy, white rice, and seasonal vegetables.
Little Caesars, Papa John's, Pizza Hut
The pizza sauce and dough at Little Caesars and Papa John's are vegan, while Pizza Hut uses vegan marinara sauce and its Thin 'N Crispy Pizza crusts are vegan. By omitting the cheese and choosing your favorite vegetable toppings, you can easily make a delicious vegan pizza.
Manhattan Bagel
All of Manhattan Bagel's bagels are vegan, except for the jalapeño cheddar cheese and egg varieties, and its bialys—a flattened onion and poppy seed bagel—are also vegan. The Manhattan Grille and Vegetable Garden sandwiches can be made on a bagel, roll, or tortilla and are vegan if you omit the spreads and cheese.
Mellow Mushroom
Pizza chain Mellow Mushroom offers a vegan menu that includes tofu, tempeh, and Daiya cheese and a variety of sauces for your pizza, including red sauce, olive oil, or BBQ sauce.
Moe's Southwest Grill
All tacos, fajitas, salads, and burritos can be made vegan by substituting tofu for meat and skipping the cheese at Moe's Southwest Grill.
Newk's Eatery
Newk's Eatery has a vegan Grilled Veggie Salad with grilled zucchini, eggplant, and asparagus layered with fresh roasted corn, sundried tomatoes, green onions, and crisp romaine lettuce. The restaurant also offers a large assortment of vegan dressings, including balsamic vinaigrette, ginger wasabi, Greek dressing, and sherry vinaigrette.
Noodles & Company
Noodles & Company is noodle heaven for vegans. It has five vegan dishes: the Chinese Chop Salad without wontons, the Indonesian Peanut Sauté, the Japanese Pan Noodles, the Penne Rosa without cream and cheese, and the Whole Grain Tuscan Fresca without cheese. Tofu can also be added to any dish.
O'Naturals, a restaurant chain in New England, offers healthy, all-natural fast food for diners who want great food to go. Its menu features a large vegetarian selection, and vegan items are marked for easy identification, such as the vegetarian chili, the carrot-ginger soup, and the chipotle sweet potato and veggie lentil soup.
Olive Garden
The Olive Garden's breadsticks are vegan, as the butter topping is made with soy, not dairy products. There are many vegan pasta options: angel hair, cavatappi, fettuccine, gluten-free rotini, rigatoni, small shells, spaghetti, and whole-wheat linguine. All these can be topped with the vegan marinara sauce or kid's tomato sauce. The minestrone is now dairy-free at all locations, too, so you can order the soup, salad, and breadsticks combo! Simply hold the croutons and choose the oil and vinegar dressing. You can also get a side of steamed broccoli to round out your meal.
#vegan Whole Wheat Linguine with Marinara Sauce and a side of Steamed Broccoli from Olive Garden @olivegarden (Laguna Woods, CA, USA, also national US chain)…and yes, the unlimited breadsticks are vegan as ordered too! 👏😄 Olive Garden now has a Veg/Vegan chart on their website clearly identifying vegan options (this was not available at the restaurant, so be sure to check in advance or have your phone with you). Minestrone Soup is now vegan as ordered, and the unlimited Salad can be vegan if you request NO croutons, NO cheese, and NO dressing (ask for oil & vinegar instead). Thank you @olivegarden for taking care of your vegan and animal-loving customers! 👍💞 Thank you also to @tonia_hart for the heads-up on this info. 🌱💚😊 #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #whatveganseat #veganpasta #pasta #linguine #marinara #wholewheatpasta #ilovepasta #veganbreadsticks #breadsticks #veganolivegarden #olivegarden #veganfriendly #vegansofoc #ocvegan #lagunawoods #veganfortheanimals #veganforlife
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
P.F. Chang's China Bistro is one of the most vegan-friendly restaurant chains around. Its vegetarian menu is terrific, and everything can be made vegan, from appetizers such as tofu lettuce wraps to entrées such as Buddha's Feast.
Pieology offers Daiya cheese at select locations, and its red sauce, olive oil, and BBQ sauce as well as its gluten-free crust are all vegan—so are the delicious veggie toppings.
PizzaRev has vegan sausage at many of its locations when you're in the mood for a hearty pizza, and it also offers vegan cheese. Choose either the original or gluten-free crust, which are both vegan, and top it with some veggies.
Pollo Tropical
Located throughout the southern United States, Pollo Tropical offers Caribbean-inspired fast food. Vegan options include the Vegetarian TropiChop®, and the Balsamic Tomatoe.. The chain's black beans, French fries, white rice, boiled or fried yucca, sweet plantains, and corn are vegan, too.
Pyramid Breweries
Pyramid Breweries restaurants offers a Boca burger that can be substituted for any nonvegan burger on its menu. The Margherita Pizza can be made vegan if you get it without cheese.
Qdoba Mexican Grill
At Qdoba Mexican Grill, you can make a burrito, taco, or salad bowl with the following vegan ingredients: corn or flour tortillas, black or pinto beans, brown or cilantro-lime rice, fajita vegetables, grilled vegetables, potatoes, guacamole, and most salsas. You can also enjoy the tortilla soup.
Quiznos offers a veggie sub that's filled with guacamole, black olives, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and mushrooms—just be sure to order it without the cheese and ask for the balsamic vinaigrette instead of the red-wine vinaigrette. The vegan bread options include white or wheat, and there's also an herb wrap. Grab a side garden salad and some potato chips, and your stomach will be appeased in no time.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has a hummus plate and a vegan Boca burger patty.
Roy Rogers
If you stop at Roy Rogers, you'll find baked potatoes, sides of veggies, and a salad bar.
Ruby Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday has an Endless Garden Bar, where you can make your own vegan salad.
Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes
Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes, located throughout the South and the West, has a variety of salads, sandwiches, and soups, including the Strawberry Fields Tossed Salad With Caramelized Walnuts and the Summer Vegetable Soup. Their menu changes seasonally, and vegan items are clearly marked on the menu.
Starbucks has a sesame noodle dish made with broccoli, carrots, red pepper, snap peas, tofu, pickled cucumbers, and sesame peanuts. The dish comes with a bar of Starbucks dark chocolate for dessert. Other options include a plain or multigrain bagel, classic or blueberry oatmeal, the Seasonal Harvest Fruit Blend, and the Hearty Veggie & Brown Rice Salad Bowl.
Subway's Veggie Delite—on Italian bread and without cheese or mayo—is delish. And in select locations, you can enjoy two completely vegan subs: the Malibu Garden (a vegan patty topped with fire-roasted tomato sauce) and the Black Bean (a vegan patty topped with sweet potato curry sauce).
Swensons Drive In
Ohio's Swensons Drive In offers the Veggie Special.
Taco Bell
Taco Bell has many great options for vegans! The fast-food chain has a variety of sides that are vegan—including the cinnamon twists, chips and guacamole (or pico de gallo), cilantro rice, black or refried beans, and Mexican rice—and all of its salsas are vegan. You can also order the Bean Burrito "fresco style," the regular Black Bean Burrito without cheese, or the Veggie Cantina Power Bowl (ask for no sauce). Several of Taco Bell's other dishes can be veganized simply by omitting a few ingredients or asking for it "fresco style." The 7 Layer Bean Burrito can be made vegan if it has five layers—just forgo the cheese and sour cream. The tacos, nachos, Crunchwrap Supreme, and Mexican Pizza are vegan when you hold the meat (substitute beans if you'd like), cheese, and sour cream.
TGI Fridays
The nachos at TGI Fridays come with tortilla chips, jalapeños, guacamole, and pico de gallo and are an option for vegans if you get them with no cheese or sour cream. Cilantro-lime or balsamic vinaigrette are great for a house salad. The restaurant's Jack Daniel's and BBQ sauces are vegan and go well with its crispy fries or Cajun onion rings.
Tubby's Grilled Submarines
Tubby's Grilled Submarines, with locations in Michigan, has the vegan Hot Veggie Stir Fry sub and Cold Veggie specialty sub.
Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt
Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt offers vegan soy flavors, such as peanut butter, soy latte, black sesame, banana milk, and plain soy as well as fruity sorbets, including raspberry, strawberry, pineapple, and more. Top your frozen yogurt off with some fresh fruit, nuts, or other vegan toppings, and you'll have a delicious treat.
Head to Wendy's for a plain baked potato, the garden side salad with red Italian dressing, or French fries. You can also ask for a veggie sandwich, which has everything that would normally be included on the burger except the meat—there's even a button for it on the cash register.
White Castle
White Castle now offers vegan sliders (it uses Dr. Praeger's brand), which you can get plain or with a sweet Thai sauce.
World Wrapps
World Wrapps, with locations in California and Washington, offers its vegan customers the Teriyaki Tofu and the Bombay Curry Wrapp, and the Classic Burrito Wrapp can be made vegan by omitting the cheese and sour cream.
Yard House
Gardein is offered at all Yard House locations. Although not all dishes featuring Gardein products are vegan, they can easily be modified. Two dishes that are vegan by default are the Gardein Chicken Rice Bowl and the Gardein Orange Peel Chicken. You can also order the Summer Salad or Citrus Soy Salad.
The Berkeley Vegan Pizza and the California Salad are completely vegan at zpizza. And by simply swapping dairy cheese for vegan cheese, you can have more than a dozen of the pizzas, three of the salads, the veggie calzone, and the veggie sandwich. Check the online menu to see all the vegan options.


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A trial could deeply hurt the pair's relationship, regardless of the outcome
Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (
) and Apple, Inc. (
) will have one final talk before they take their case before a federal court jury in the United States, in
a war that could limit U.S. consumer selection
or grant artificial dominance in the smartphone market.
I. A Bitter Battle
As the
world's largest display manufacturer
and a top maker of DRAM, NAND, and mobile CPUs, Samsung is vitally important to Apple. Samsung makes the system-on-a-chip (SoC) brains
inside every iPad and iPhone
Yet in 2010, growing competition between the pair in the tablet and smartphone space prompted late Apple CEO Steve Jobs to
accuse Samsung
of "slavishly copying" his company's devices, filing suit in
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
. Samsung
hit back
shortly thereafter, and the war was on.
The court battle has been fierce.
Judge Koh has admonished both sides in the case, at times. [Image Source: IB Times]
Judge Lucy Koh
admonished Apple's lawyers
for belligerent filings, while earlier chastising Samsung from
destroying potential evidence
The case currently dangles in the realm of subjectivity.
While emails and internal documents demonstrate that Samsung was indeed
looking to imitate traits
of Apple's highly successful star tablet/smartphone, Apple was
shown to borrow ideas
for those devices from Samsung, Sony Corp. (
), and other players who predated its market entry.
There are some visual similarities between Samsung's original Galaxy S smartphone and the iPhone -- likewise for iPad and Galaxy Tab. There are also noticeable differences.
At the end of the day much of Apple's design claims boil down to its assertion that it
"owns" exclusive rights to produce rectangular tablets/smartphones
with rounded edges. Apple claims that
some tablets/smartphones
may be sufficiently different from the iPad/iPhone to escape design infringement, but its design experts have
struggled to quantify
discrete details of how Samsung and others can escape design infringement.
II. One Last Effort at Peace
Amidst this backdrop Samsung CEO Kwon Oh-hyun will call Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a final chance at settlement before the trial heads to the jury for a verdict.
Apple CEO Tim Cook (left) and Samsung CEO Kwon Oh-hyun (right) will have one last attempt to make peace. [Image Source: Reuters (left); Bug.hr (right)]
At stake in the battle is the $219.1B (valuation by Bloomberg) smartphone market. Combined with the tablet sector, these two markets could easily eclipse a trillion dollars in the next several years.
Apple would love to gain a monopoly in the smartphone market, to complement its dominant position in the tablet space. But it has seemed sluggish in advancing the experience of its handheld devices opting for a
slower pace of changes
than Android. As a result Android devices today have many capabilities and hardware advantages that their Apple counterparts do not -- such as larger screens, LTE modems, and near field communications. Those factors have given Android phonemakers approximately 68 percent of the global market at last count [
To counteract that, it's taken up the sword. Apple is looking for $2.5B-$2.75B USD in infringement damages, as well as multiple sales bans on Samsung product -- a crippling outcome. It is still
pursuing similar terms
in its case against HTC Corp. (
), as well. In the U.S. only Motorola Mobility -- a Google Inc. (
) subsidiary is free from the wrath of Apple, after the pairs legal strife was
"with prejudice" by a federal judge.
III. Samsung Presents Quandary for War-maker Apple
The Samsung case is made unique by two factors.
First, Apple and Samsung are expected to do $12B USD in business in 2012, up 50 percent from the $8B USD in 2011. Without Samsung's chips Apple could not make its products. Fortunately, regardless of the lawsuit outcome, Samsung is contractually obligated to provide those chips to its archrival. But the danger for Apple comes for the future.
If it hurts Samsung too bad, Samsung could retaliate by refusing to renew chip production contracts. And given the level of design expertise employed by Samsung in making the chips -- particularly the SoC -- that could amount to almost a redesign for Apple of its smartphone chips. Further, quality would likely suffer --
initial trial runs with third-party fabs
reportedly did not go well for Apple; it was hard for them to match savvy Samsung's level of chip-making prowess.
Without Samsung, the iPhone could get a lot dumber. [Image Source: Snapguide]
Second, Samsung is the
largest of the Android phonemakers
, and the
only one to approach Apple
in profitability. However, the promise of killing Android's superstar offers powerful motivation in the other direction -- for war.
It was Judge Koh who suggested the second peacemaking effort, with Samsung and later Apple agreeing. The Judge called herself "pathologically optimistic" in her hope that this second round of intimate talks between company chiefs would produce
a different outcome
If it does not, the jury should be in for an arduous trial, as both companies -- after
initial reductions
-- argued that they were unable to further reduce their claims or exhibits. At least one member of the jury has
family members who reportedly hold a significant number of shares of Apple stock
, something Judge Koh said was okay, as the individual themselves would not directly profit off of damaging Samsung and boosting Apple. Still it's hard to imagine that couldn't introduce a certain level of bias in that member's mind.
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"Hello, do you sell feeder ants?" I asked the lady who answered at the pet store.
"Put it back where you found it," the voice on the other end of the line responded.
"Excuse me? What do you mean?"
"The horned toad. Take it back where you found it, you can't keep it," she answered.
In hindsight my call was a dead giveaway since not a lot of things depend on ants for their diet in these parts and ants are a food source that make it near impossible to keep horned toads in captivity, according to the lecture I got that day.
I did let the little fellow go, and I set him down close to an ant hill by way of an apology. Sadly, I admit I was an adult at the time — though in my defense it has been several years.
Growing up we always sought out wildlife — fireflies and tadpoles in jars, salamanders, turtles we found wandering, granddaddy longlegs, snakes, preying mantis', lady bugs and more.
You name it, we caught it.
I can still remember all of us children gathered in a circle on the playground and the feel of a baby possums' tail winding around my finger while we watched in amazement as he hung upside down.
Another of our favorite things to do was catch moles. We would see them tunneling near the top of the soil and put our hand in the way of the trail, then scoop it up.
Looking back it must have been torture to them, but blinded by the sun, the strange little guys would sit docile in our hands until we would put them back, then off they'd go, tunneling the other direction as fast as they could.
There's something about the line between kids (adult kids too) and wild animals that just begs to be crossed regardless of economics or location.
Out of curiosity, I asked some folks from a smattering of different regions what wildlife they remember playing with as children:
• Muleshoe kid: Raised in west Texas, one man — for no good reason other than it was fun — remembers sneaking into barns at night and catching sleeping pigeons, which he then took home and raised in cages. There were also the tadpoles he kept in a fishbowl until his family went on a lengthy vacation and returned to a lesson in evolution and a near empty bowl. They never found the frogs but to this day he clearly remembers his mother being more than a little unhappy.
• New England kid: His brother had a penchant for raising wild caught critters of all kinds and their back yard was a "zoo" of cages and ponds filled with frogs, turtles, salamanders and snakes. One of his stronger memories involved a painted turtle, who, while he was holding it to admire its cute face, admired him back and latched onto his nose. Getting the turtle off his nose proved a challenge, he said, remembering that he shook his head from side to side like a dog but the turtle wouldn't let go.
• Philippine kid: Living in the inner city, surprisingly he said there was no shortage of critters around. A lot of kids played with the lizards that lived in and around homes, taking them for pets, but what he remembers most was spider games. Kids would gather to pit their arachnid pets against each other in shoe boxes. They also caught jumping spiders, then rotated their hands around each other creating a treadmill of sorts. While the spider kept jumping forward, getting nowhere fast, it would create a web that wrapped around the kids hands — endless hours of fun, for the kids at least.
• Northern Michigan kid: Growing up on a remote dairy farm, wildlife was part of life. He remembers raising orphaned possums, skunks and baby birds. One night he encountered a bobcat in the milk barn, initially mistaking it for a large Tom cat until it jumped from a hay pile and made it out the door in two, lightening speed hops. After that, he started leaving the door cracked and setting out a dish of milk every night. Everything was fine until one night when his father, noticing the open door, discovered the bobcat in the barn. It was hard to tell who was more startled, the cat or the man, but he clearly remembers his father booming, "You did WHAT?"
It never fails, regardless of where someone comes from, where they're going or where they end up, somewhere along the path there was a little fur or feathers. And those memories can bring a smile to the most hardened face.
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I work 3 days per week from 830 - 3. My 9 month old has never been great with a bottle but was drinking about 4-5 ounces when I was at work. I recently had 11 days off and exclusively nursed him. He has not taken the bottle or sippy cup (takes about 1/2 - 1ounce) for the 2 weeks I have been back to work. Any suggestions?
I only have 2 weeks (6 days) of work left and then I have off until September. I will be working from 730 - 4 3 days per week starting then. I would prefer to exclusively nurse but do you think I need to offer a bottle or sippy every day?
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3. 2012 Fiat 500
The cinquecento is giving the remaining misogynists at Chrysler a quick tutorial in what qualifies as "cool" during the 21st century. The 500 measures a scant 140 inches long and 64 inches wide, gives parallel parkers a 30.6-inch turning radius for squeezing into tight spots and finds room for 10 cubic feet of trunk space -- nearly double that of the Mini. The retractable, pool-cover-style sunroof, power outlets, five cupholders, cruise control, power windows and 38 miles-per-gallon highway mileage are a whole lot cooler to the post-bailout buyer base than gas-guzzling reincarnations of Dodge Charger and Challenger muscle cars. Unless testosterone becomes the biofuel of the future, expect more of Chrysler's lineup to take its cues from corporate parent Fiat and its zippy little 500.
2. 2012 Hyundai Veloster
Aimed toward the same drivers who loved the Mini's deceptive quickness, the Veloster's a light little speedster whose 1.6-liter engine and 138 horsepower are more than adequate for its needs. Unlike the Mini, however, the Veloster's sleek styling evokes more of a sports car than a retro subcompact. Hyundai's had a bit of trouble keeping them in stock recently, as evidenced by customers shelling out beyond the MSRP. Given the frugal nature of today's car buyer, the Veloster's popularity is likely based more on its combined 34 miles per gallon and 10-year warranty than its alloy wheels, touchscreen entertainment system or Blue Link telematics and roadside assistance.
1. 2013 Dodge Dart
The last time most Americans saw a Dodge Dart, it was in the final stages of its devolution from chromed-out, tail-finned '60s dream boat to a browned-out, ugly compact that had its V8 muscle reduced to a costly option. After nearly 36 years of dormancy, the Dart is being revived with an Italian makeover. The folks at Fiat stretched out an Alfa Romeo and shrugged off the big-box muscle for four-cylinder 2.0- and 2.4-liter engines and 160 horsepower. Since "cool" is largely about artifice anyway, Dodge has tricked out the Dart's options with 12 available exterior colors, 14 interior color combinations, three types of wheels, rear LED lighting and dual exhaust. It'll look race-ready, but its combined 31 miles per gallon of efficiency and 13 cubic feet of cargo space in the trunk are more suited for weekend traffic than the track.
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Intelligent Mathematics
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Intelligent Mathematics (colloquially Intelligent Math) is the assertion that "certain features of the mathematics and numbers are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as logic and reasoning." It is a teleological proof of the existence of God. The idea was developed by a group of American theological scientists who recognise the nature of absolute truth. They have determined that modern mathematical thinking is flawed, and that science is currently feeding us false information.[1]
In 1956, Samuel Smith, a Fellow of the Royal Theological Society and the Royal Mathematics Society, wrote a book on Intelligent Mathematics titled Understanding Intelligent Math, which was published by the Gideon press.[1]
In this he proved beyond any shadow of a doubt that intelligent mathematics was a universally held belief until approximately 250 B. C. At this time, a Greek Gentile by the name of Archimedes started to spread false witness about mathematics. He was obsessed by multi-dimensional facets, believed to be due to the fact that his name, translated from the Koine Greek, literally means little Arch.[1]
Understanding π
|And he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
—1 Kings 7:23, NCE
So, given that
where is the circumference of a circle and is the diameter, as stated in the example in the absolute truth
Further study has shown that Archimedes was partially correct; however, he made some fundamental mistakes relating to the value of π. The digits after the decimal actually form a geometric series. If we were to extend this out to its full length, which would actually be infinite as π is transcendental, it would converge to the value zero.
Pseudo-scientists have argued that this is an unfair misrepresentation of Archimedes; however, Archimedes has been proven wrong on numerous occasions. For instance, he was thought to have burnt invading ships during the Siege of Syracuse, using only mirrors. René Descartes proved this to be false, as it has been disproved by the most credible scientific minds for generations.[1]
As a side note, Descartes is often misquoted in a number of different areas, most notably with the statement Cogito, ergo sum. While this translates into English as I am thinking, therefore I exist, this was actually a mistranslation of the original in French, which reads as Je pense donc je suis. This is because he was relating this to a scribe, who actually misheard Dieu pense donc je suis, which translates as God thinks, therefore I am. This is teleological proof that God exists, because without him thinking us into existence, we wouldn't exist.[1]
The shape of the world
|He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
—Isaiah 40:22, NCE
Despite what witches and demonologists like Galileo stated, the Earth could not be a sphere if God were enthroned above the circle of Earth, and the heavens were spread out over the Earth like a tent.
Some pseudo-scientists in the past have argued that this is because a sphere, viewed from any angle, looks like a circle. Koine Hebraic, however, has sufficient grasp to be able to describe a sphere. This means that the Earth is round, but also flat.[1]
This was later updated in 1969 to show that the Apollo Moon landings were a hoax staged by Hollywood and based on a script by Arthur C. Clarke. When asked for for evidence of this, Smith referred to the letter sent by Clarke to NASA, which read:
|Dear Sir, on checking my records, I see that I have never received payment for this work. Could you please look into this matter with some urgency? Otherwise you will be hearing from my solicitors, Messrs Geldsnatch, Geldsnatch and Blubberclutch.
Smith also lent his considerable scientific mind into the study of cartography, and determined that the Earth was a disc 40,000 km in diameter. This would then mean that the circumference of the earth would be . [1]
He also disproved Isaac Newton, who had claimed that if the Earth was flat, it would not have gravity. The reason why things didn't float off the Earth is that the Earth is being drawn toward God at the same rate we are. He proved this by filling a cup with water, putting a small hole in the side and then dropping the cup. As the cup and the water moved at the same rate, only a minimal amount of liquid came from the cup.[1]
The size of the universe
|Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, Thou art there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Thy hand will lead me, And Thy right hand will lay hold of me.
—Psalm 139:7-10, NCE
So the next question he asked was "how large is God?", which would determine the size of the universe. Smith reflected on the fact that God is omnipotent, meaning that he has infinite power. [1]
And given that:
- Power is directly proportional to Work ( )
- Work is directly proportional to Energy ()
- Energy is directly proportional to Mass [1]
As God has infinite power, he would therefore have infinite mass. As he is in the universe, the universe would have to have infinite space for him to exist in. Therefore, the Universe is infinite. [1]
A brief history of time
|But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
—2 Peter 3:8, NCE
- If and
Multiplying both sides of the equation by
Divide both sides by
And given that earlier we determined that energy is infinite, then:
As any figure divided by infinity becomes zero:
This would mean that time did not exist. As a result there would be no possibility of a beginning of time, which would mean that there would be no creation. And of course if there was no creation, then therefore there couldn't possibly be a creator...
Oh dear.
Suggested reading
- Understanding Intelligent Math. Samuel Smith, Gideon Press, 1956
- Absolute truth
See also
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15
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MONTPELIER U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders told Vermont lawmakers Wednesday more needs to be done to provide early childhood education and encourage children to think about going to college long before high school.
During a 45-minute meeting with state lawmakers on the House and Senate education committees, Sanders said he feared the country is failing its young people, especially those up to age four.
We have got to make sure that every kid in this country, regardless of income, has high quality early childhood education. Thats an expensive proposition, but we are a long, long way from doing that, Sanders said.
I worry that today you probably have millions of kids who are right now sitting in somebodys living room watching dumb television programs rather than getting the quality early childhood education both on an intellectual and emotional basis that they need, he said.
There are other challenges to a quality education, Sanders said, including 22 percent of children who are living in poverty, about 25 percent who are on food stamps, and hundreds of thousands of homeless children across the country, including some in Vermont.
While Vermont does well in many national measures of education, nationwide the country is falling further behind the rest of the world, Sanders said. A well-educated workforce is needed to ensure the United States remains competitive in an increasingly competitive world, according to Sanders.
About 30 years ago, the U.S. had the highest percentage of people going on to higher education, the same rate as today. But now the country ranks 15th in the world in the percentage of people going on to college.
Sanders also talked about how the cost of college is so expensive that many young people are choosing not to go, and many who do attend college are saddled with huge student debt when they graduate.
We have to take a hard look at whats going on. We all understand and we appreciate that in a democratic society, by definition we want a well-educated population, Sanders said.
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Number 6– Johnny Pesky
As I normally do in these dedication posts, I will start out with a huge 'Thank You!'. To all of you who read this, I really appreciate it– I never thought that I would find a place like this where people actually read and care about my stuff. You guys were so kind to help out with my research paper, which I definitely killed a tree by printing it– and I always love reading what you guys have to say about what I have to say. You can see the latest leaders list here
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Thanks for the shout out! Pesky was truly a Red Sox great who should have had his number retired a long time ago.
Bob: Yes, you're right! But the important part is, that it is retired now! Pete Rose should have been admitted to the HOF a long time ago too. But that's another discussion for another day.
Way to land on #6. Liz just hit one past the Pesky pole and the Red Sox win again thanks to her!
Hey, Elizabeth! Thanks for stopping by. Don't give up on softball just yet … maybe you can find a team that you really like.
Enjoy the season!
Congrats on #6, and great entry on Pesky! I know you'll have an absolutely great time at the game, take lots of pictures. To get autographs, make sure you ask the player by his first name and always say please and thank you. I hope you have a great time!
Aaron: Thanks lol!
Tiff: Maybe I'll look into a private league or something like that!
Kaybee: Thanks, and thanks for the tips!
Congrats on #6 and can you show my school – Northeastern – a little love this weekend? Great blog – how can you not love Johnny Pesky!
Julia: I'll take lots of pictures for ya!
Pesky has a great signature. It's so…legible! Hahaha! I've always heard of Pesky's Pole, but I never knew where it came from, so thanks for educating me! Have fun at spring training!!
Thanks Jen!! One of the few guys who has legible signatures right?
Congratulations on being number 6! You're really rising fast through the ranks of the MLBlogsophere! And great dedication post, too. I had also heard of Pesky's pole but didn't know the story behind the name. What an interesting story!
Erin: Thanks!! And the Fisk pole has a nice story too🙂
I liked the Pesky pole story. I had not heard of that but should I make Fenway I'll be sure to look for it : )
Hey, Elizabeth …
"Congratulations" on your #6 ranking on the latest "Leader's List" !!! … Way to go, moving up the list … You clearly have #1 in sight !!! … Very nice dedication in honor of a great Red Sox player, #6, Johnny Pesky !!! … Also, great pictures of him in your post … I didn't realize he hit over .300 so many times, and led the AL in hitting three times; but, I have heard the story about the "Pesky Pole" [these are the stories that make baseball so much fun to follow] … And, players like Pesky in the game for 58 years, "baseball lifers", like Yogi Berra, Don Zimmer, etc. It is very special when people get a chance to do something [all their lives] that they have so much passion for !!! … Anyway, enjoy the Red Sox Spring Training game this weekend; and, I agree: The World Baseball Classic should not be played at this time of year !!! … November would be better, or like you said, December or January — any time, but now !!! … Take care !!! Jimmy [27NYY], "BY&L" … http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/
I'm so jealous that you're going to Red Sox spring training games! That's so far for me and it's tough to get off from work. I'm eager to read your opinions on the newer players and who you might think will break into the majors. Didn't you mention something about Lowrie one time? You knew he'd make it and something about a truck. That's all I remember! Hope you do well on your paper. I liked reading that too.
Elizabeth – great dedication! Congrats on your ranking!
Good luck getting autographs at ST – I'm sure that's a tough job in Fort Myers! Basic politeness goes a long way – try not to stand next to any loudmouths, players usually seem to try to avoid them! And being female never hurts either!🙂
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Tom: I hope you can make Fenway, it's so beautiful. Pesky Pole is hard to miss😉. Just look into right field– the big tall yellow thing. You can't miss it! lol
Jimmy: Thanks! Regardless of my ranking, I'm excited to dedicate numbers. I love learning stuff about players. It's special when people love the game so much that they want to stay in it forever. Pesky, Berra and Zimmer are like that. Jeff Kent on the other hand is done with baseball from the looks of it.
Jacobyluvr: I'm sorry that you won't be able to make it, but I'd be happy to send pictures to you! I'll definitely know what you think and I'll mention the story again in my next post.
Sue: Thanks for the tips!!
Mets Main Man: It is strange isn't it! Fenway Park is full of eccentricities– like that gigantic green wall out in left field lol!
Elizabeth, congrats and it was a very nice dedication to Johnny Pesky. You are so lucky to go to the spring training games. Good luck getting those autographs!


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Tom Jessee, head coach of the very successful Bluefield State College "Lady Blues" basketball team for the past nine seasons, has submitted his resignation to College officials, effective June 30. Jessee and his wife, Tiffany, (both of whom are BSC graduates) are moving to Florida where she will complete her medical residency requirements after graduating from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and he intends to continue coaching.
"Tom Jessee has done a wonderful job in establishing a firm foundation for our women's basketball program," BSC President Dr. Robert Moore noted. "His teams have finished either first or second in the conference in six of his nine seasons here. We wish Tom the best in his future endeavors."
"Bluefield State College is moving forward with steps to identify and select an outstanding successor as coach of the women's basketball program in the near future," Moore said.
Jessee's Lady Blues won four WVIAC championships and his teams reached the NAIA National Tournament in 1985 and '93. He coached the Lady Blues to a record of 177-85, including a 136-47 mark in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference. He was named NAIA District 28/WVIAC "Coach of the Year" in 1989. BSC placed 29 players on all-conference teams, and two on NAIA All-American teams during his nine year coaching career at BSC. He is the all-time winningest coach in the history of BSC women's basketball and his four-year players achieved a 99% graduation rate and placed one student-athlete on the Academic All-American team (1992). Jessee also chaired the WVIAC Women's Coaches' Association in 1990-91.


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BLACKWATER DRAW — Eastern New Mexico University coach Mark Ribaudo knew it would be tough for his team to just line up and play with fourth-ranked Abilene Christian, so he decided to throw a few things at the Wildcats.
Like an onside kick to start the game (it didn't work), a 2-point conversion off the swinging gate (it did work), and a fake punt from midfield (it also was successful).
The Greyhounds played reasonably well for much of Saturday's Lone Star Conference South Division opener, but they didn't have the manpower to stay with the Wildcats in what turned into a 56-11 thrashing at Greyhound Stadium.
The score certainly doesn't indicate it, but the Hounds (1-4) made ACU work for a lot of what it got.
"I thought we battled for quite a while," Ribaudo said. "We tried everything we could. I can't think of anything else we could do."
Senior running back Bernard Scott rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns for the Wildcats (5-0), while quarterback Billy Malone found wide receiver Edmund Gates eight times for 164 yards and a pair of scores.
And while the Hounds had several sustained drives, including a 75-yard touchdown march that featured the fake punt on the first play of the second quarter and two ACU penalties that kept it alive late, the Wildcats' defense put its own points on the board.
Freshman defensive end Aston Whiteside wrapped up quarterback J.J. Harp for a sack near the ENMU 10 late in the first quarter, then ripped the ball away as Harp was going down and took it in for a score. In the third quarter, sophomore linebacker Casey Carr intercepted Harp's option pitch near the goalline and carried that into the end zone.
"Mark is a great coach," ACU coach Chris Thomsen said. "They caught us off-guard in the first half.
"I thought Eastern played really good. Their offense did a nice job of throwing the short stuff and converting some third downs."
Harp, a freshman making his first college start, completed 36-of-61 mostly-short passes for 199 yards. The completions tied a school record set by Kevin Kott in 1984 and the attempts fell one short of Corey Baker's school mark set two weeks ago at Southeastern Oklahoma.
The Wildcats' defense, though, was so quick it turned some of those short passes into losses.
"I think Harp is going to be a good player, and (running back) Joseph Banyard and (wide receiver Jessie) Poku," Thomsen said. "They gave us some problems tonight."
Abilene Christian pretty much took the starch out of ENMU in the third quarter, after the Hounds opened the period with an 11-play, 53-yard drive lasting more than five minutes and ending in a 40-yard field goal by freshman Adam Richards.
On the first play after the kickoff, Malone found Gates rambling wide open down the middle for a 74-yard score.
"They just have so many weapons," Ribaudo said. "They're definitely the No. 4 team in the nation, in my humble opinion.
"For us to win that game, we'd have had to play nearly a perfect game and they would've had to turn the ball over four or five times."


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I wouldn't call it hate. I'm rather disappointed in Tyson, especially for his comments to the media after game 3 of the Pacers series.
There's been some good reasons not being happy with some of our players, but wanting to get rid of some of these players are going a little bit too far in my opinion.
Tyson Chandler - He's gone through his own injuries and illnesses. Could you imagine the Knicks without him? Find me a good enough replacement. K-Mart is great, but who knows if age will catch up with him.
Kidd - He was HUGE for the Knicks. He needs to be used like Popovich would use him. Give him rest some games. He's a rare, intellectual player.
Camby - I know his, and Kidd's contract are not the greatest considering their age, but Camby didn't get much of a shot. Woodson might be to blame for this.
The Knicks spent quite a bit of money on old players, but they also came up with some great deals on youth (Felton, Smith, who, even though didn't have a good impact in the second round, they were great additions for the price. There could have been MUCH worse players instead of them).
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I wouldn't call it hate. I'm rather disappointed in Tyson, especially for his comments to the media after game 3 of the Pacers series.
Kidd gets TOO much hate from young Knick fans.
Kidd wasn't brought here to score the ball. He's been in a slump, but his contributions in 2012 helped us get to an elite level and play some of our best basketball, we actually play our best basketball when Kidd is playing his best.
He's obviously declining...dude has been in the NBA for 2 decades...I want him to take a coaching job and replace Herb Williams.
Chandler is done, IMO. He has had a history injuries and believe this is the point of his career that it will all catch up to him and he will be vulnerable to a seriously decline in his career. We must move him now before it's too late.
i do not think there was any hate towards Kidd....it was more directed to Woodson....Kidd obviously ran out of gas and did not need to play when he seemed useless on the court......I never heard any negative about Kidd...
Chandler as always received raved reviews from Knicks fans despite his offensive non-existance. I think it was his comments about the Knicks offense , His terrible play and his constant crying about calls and his complaining enough for many technicals....
I hate Smith
I don't hate Kidd at all. I respect the hell out of him but he's done and should not be getting minutes ahead of guys like Pablo and Cope. But that's more on Woody than Kidd. Tyson and Jr on the other hand I could not hate anymore than I do right now.
Our performance of being 2-4 after Game-3 did not look good, so our powerful Big-Apple Media wasn't budging until they get a long game interview with Melo & Tyson ($35M tandem), on the 4 game losses in 6 games ....
Tyson was disappointed about the majority of Hibbert's 35 minutes per game were alongside teammate West's 35 minutes per on the court .. Tyson wanted all his (29) minutes on court alongside teammate PF-K-Mart to challenge the Pacers 4 bigmen rotation in a 7 game series.
Tyson had to be upset about PF-K-Mart being his backup in 9 straight games .. when a healthy Camby, Copeland, and Amare has been DNP for 9 straight playoff games.
The only thing bothering me is Tyson's comment after Game-3 resemble the comment Camby made his final season with the Denver Nuggets during the playoffs.
Will the Knicks trade Tyson in the offseason like the Nuggets done Camby for mentioning "players are trying to win the game by themselves when this is a team game."???
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I know it didnt look good when we have a "HOF" play in 12 games, and took a total of 18 shots (and missed all), when we have certain players on the team that take 9 & 10 shots (and miss all) in the first-half of a game.
HOF Jason Kidd gets Super BIG-PROPS for his outstanding 4th quarter performance in helping us get a 50 win season, plus winning the Atlantic Division Title .. The Postseason coaching of the Knicks shouldve been handed over to our "Old-Heads Kidd, Camby, Kurt, and Rasheed" to coach the same-page in the locker-room, practice, bench, and court.
It didnt look good not having Kurt Thomas mouth on the bench challenging his teammates performance in the postseason. It wouldve been nice to see Kurt boxing-out and screening for Novak's 3-ball.
HATE? We had an ECF roster in the 2012-13 season...
Ibaka can shoot 3s he is blocking machine he can shoot FT's his not a center but he can play center + his age
I dont hate any of our players, I do hate Mike Woodson, and I do blame Tyson Chandler.
Mike Woodson is an absolute garbage post season head coach, no discussion. And Tyson Chandler has no place to open his mouth when it comes to anything offensive especially when he's downright getting his @$$ kicked in the one thing he's supposed to be good at, defense!


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As we wind down these (hopefully) last few weeks of lockout news, we are getting a vibe that the players sense the whole thing is about to end. So while there are still some interesting things going on, we really hope this is the proverbial "calm before the storm."
Tiki Barber goes at it with NYC radio host… OK, maybe "calm" was the wrong word to use. In a contentious interview with New York's "Numbah One" Mike Francesa, former Giant RB Tiki Barber was insistent he is ready to return to the NFL and talked down the notion that his widely panned broadcasting career with NBC was a failure. Barber's agent Mark Lepselter apparently had to be included in the interview as well, which makes for some interesting confrontations with Francesa. In the interview, Barber and his agent revealed that they apparently already know where he'll be playing football once the lockout is lifted, although they wouldn't offer any hints as to where exactly that might be. Seriously, this interview is worth a listen if you like comedy or awkwardness, because Francesa grills Barber about his tenure at NBC and his perception in New York, where he went from hero to [...]


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Both the incoming and outgoing district attorneys said they want to make the next seven months an effective transition period.
Incumbent 9th Judicial District Attorney Brett Carter said he hasn't yet called his successful challenger, Matt Chandler, but will consult with him as the time comes near for Carter to leave office in January.
"We'll just keep running the way we have in the past; we will run an efficient office and there's no reason to change what we've been doing," Carter said. "If something comes up that will affect the office past January, 2005, we will talk with Matt about it."
Chandler said he wants to cooperate with Carter so he can be prepared when he takes office, but will make some changes.
"Over the last couple of years, the crime rates in our district have reached an all-time high," Chandler said. "One of the things we will focus on is a very aggressive prosecution style, especially with repeat offenders. Those who have been violent offenders or those who are repeat felony offenders, we are going to prosecute to the full extent of the law."
Chandler said his new approach will include enforcing existing state statutes for enhanced sentencing of repeat offenders and making all violent offenders serve 85 percent of their time without possibility of parole.
Although Curry County's recently built jail is often overcrowded and housing inmates elsewhere is costing the county large amounts of money, Chandler said he's already spoken to jail administrators and has a plan to keep a tough prosecution approach from making problems worse.
"Over the past few years, a lot of people have been convicted of felonies but have plea-bargained to get county time. If you get county time, we have to pay county expenses," Chandler said. "If you've been convicted of a felony, your sentence is going to be carried out in the Department of Corrections."
Chandler said he also plans to reduce the time inmates sit in jail after their arrest waiting for trial by speeding up the processing of court paperwork.
Taking more cases to trial shouldn't lead to more acquittals, Chandler said.
"If you have a case where the evidence is clear and both sides agree the criminal defendant is guilty, you can use the tool of plea bargaining to avoid wasting the jury's time and the state's money, but if justice will not be served to the victim, you must have the confidence to go to trial," Chandler said. "If we are very thorough and very meticulous in the way we present our evidence, the jury will 95 percent of the time come back with a conviction, but you have to be very diligent in answering any question a jury might have."
Chandler and Carter both said they expect the office's eight other attorneys to remain following the transition.
"I expect they'll all be kept on because it can take up to a year to fill an attorney slot," Carter said. "This is the first time in a long time we've had every attorney slot filled."
Chandler confirmed that he'd like to see all the other attorneys remain — even those who endorsed his opponent and publicly said Chandler was exaggerating his experience in advertisements.
"The fact is that I have had the opportunity to work with everyone who is in the 9th Judicial District Attorney's office; we have very good relationships, we have a lot of respect for each other," Chandler said.
Three of the four signers of the letter, Bryan L. McKay, Brent Capshaw and Michelle Reeves, couldn't be reached for immediate comment Wednesday afternoon. Fred Van Soelen, the fourth signer, said he had been planning all along to decide after five years in the prosecutor's office whether he wanted to remain in that role, and the election results wouldn't be a factor in his decision. Van Soelen said he will reach the five-year mark this month.
For now, Carter said he'll focus on trying to take a few weeks of vacation and make decisions on his future about a month from now.
"At least one civil firm has asked if I want to go work with them, and in 2008 they will allow me to take a leave of absence and run for district attorney again if that's what I want," Carter said. "I've been approached by a lot of people today who said they wished they'd gotten out and voted but because I am the incumbent they thought I would win. I'm not saying (Chandler) can't run the office, but I spent 17 years as a career prosecutor and I'd like to end my career as a prosecutor."


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Single-payer has built-in safeguardsAugust 31,2014Rep. Paul Ralstons recent commentary, Single-payer is the only campaign issue, raises some understandable concerns about Vermonts move to create a publicly funded, universal health care system. Fortunately, in 2011 the Legislature foresaw the need to have these questions answered as it had its debate over passing legislation to create Green Mountain Care.
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As someone who also consulted with the state of Vermont to help launch the exchange, comparisons of its IT and administrative functioning to Green Mountain Care are wildly off base. In fact, the processes needed to implement Green Mountain Care are a much closer cousin to those the state has already successfully put in place through Dr. Dynasaur: a Vermont-created, Vermont-run, single-payer solution providing publicly funded, affordable and comprehensive health care to pregnant women and children. And I would encourage any doubters to go and talk to any one of the tens of thousands of Vermonters who have been on Dr. Dynasaur and ask if they ever experienced administrative nightmares or found it too complex. I am confident that as many as 98 percent would answer with a resounding no.
By comparison, the exchange is a federally mandated administrative nightmare with multiple private insurance carriers forced to communicate complex and ever-changing data with multiple public institutions such as the U.S. Treasury Department and the Department of Vermont Health Access. And then consumers have to negotiate 18 different plans with varying premiums, co-insurance, co-pays, deductibles and out-of-pocket limits along with federally mandated regulations such as open enrollment periods. Green Mountain Care is the antithesis of this: a single plan that every Vermonter has access to by right of living in Vermont paid for by taxes. Its as simple as that.
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We supplemeneted my first son right away (i had a previous breast reduction) but this time, my baby is gaining well so I have not needed to supplement. We are really enjoying our nursing relationship, so I have not bothered pumping yet. Am I waiting too long?
We are going to FL next week so I was going to try to pump once we got back when he is 10 weeks old. That will give us a good 4 weeks to work on me pumping (I hate to pump - I have a PIS but I am splurging on a Freestyle) and for the baby to get used to the bottle. Do you guys think this is enough time? I will not have to always pump as I work from home some days and some days my husband may be able to meet us for a lunchtime nursing session.


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