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From colleague Matt Verderame's article for Tuesday's paper:
This just in, the Oklahoma City Barons have some serious young talent.
The Barons parent club, the Edmonton Oilers, was able to sign prized rookie defenseman Justin Schultz before the 2012-13 season, and it appears they made a wise investment.
As of Monday morning, the two-time Hobey Baker finalist leads the American Hockey League with 15 points, including six goals.
Schultz is one of many budding stars for Edmonton, including the first overall picks of the past three years; Nail Yakupov, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall. The two latter players are also current members of Oklahoma City.
A bit of somber news also comes out of Oklahoma City, with the story breaking that Brandon Davidson has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. The rookie defenseman will begin treatment for his condition immediately in Oklahoma.
Collateral damage
Due to the cancellation of the NHL Winter Classic and Hockeytown Winter Festival, the Grand Rapid Griffins' Dec. 30 outdoor contest against the Toronto Marlies has been moved to Dec. 29 inside the Van Andel Arena.
Originally scheduled to be played at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, the game was relocated following the news.
IceHog honored
Kyle Beach of the Rockford Icehogs was named the American Hockey League Player of the Week.
Beach scored three goals and added two assists over a two-game stretch. The 22-year-old was a 2008 first-round draft choice of the Chicago Blackhawks.
In his AHL career, Beach has amassed 52 points (25 goals, 27 assists) in 104 games.
Mikael Granlund of the Houston Aeros was named Rookie of the Month. The 2010 first-round pick has 10 points in seven games.
Untouchable record
In the strange-but-true department, the Abbotsford Heat made some history on Friday night.
The Heat found a way to score two goals in three seconds against the Toronto Marlies, setting an AHL mark that may never be broken.
After a Steve McCarthy tally, Ben Street took a shot from center ice that beat Marlies' goaltender and Cornell graduate Ben Scrivens.


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77 year old Ione C. Muehlenhardt of Arlington, formerly of the Henderson area, died on Wednesday, August 29, at Waconia Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services will be on Saturday, September 8, at 11am at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Henderson. Visitation will be at the Church on Saturday one hour prior to the services. Interment will be in Brown Cemetery, Henderson.
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Obituaries from the week of September 19, 2001 Headlight Herald - Serving Tracy, Minnesota, since 1880
Evelyn Haney, 81
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at the Hamilton-Birk Funeral Home for Evelyn M. Haney of Marshall. Evelyn passed away at the Weiner Memorial Medical Center on Saturday, Sept. 15. She reached the age of 81 years, 7 months and 21 days.
Evelyn Mae Haney was born to David and Ethel (Jones) Harris in Custer Township on January 25, 1920. She attended country school in Custer Township and Tracy High School, graduating in 1938.
On February 4, 1940, Evelyn was united in marriage to Joseph Haney in Worthington, MN. She was a former member of the Methodist Church in Tracy and Marshall and sang in the choir. During her life, she was employed as a clerk at Red and White Grocery in Tracy, the Marshall Produce and at F.W. Woolworths in Marshall for 18 years. She was an excellent seamstress and did alterations for many years. She touched many lives through her gift of sewing. Evelyn was also a member of the Eagles Auxiliary.
Evelyn's enjoyments in life were sewing, crocheting, cross-stitch and canning fruits and vegetables. She and Joe went to at least one dance every week for many years. They also enjoyed listening to country music. She was devoted to her family and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph of Marshall; two sons, Richard (Mary) and David (Lisa), both of Marshall, and one daughter, Darlys (Don) Brewers of Marshall; 6 grandchildren: Debbie Schraffran, Stacy Brewers, Denise Birman, Angela Hughes, Joseph Haney and Ed Haney; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family prefers all Memorials be given to the Hospice House project of Prairie Home Hospice.
Burial was in the Custer Cemetery with the Hamilton-Birk Funeral Home of Marshall handling arrangements.
Roman G. Zwach, 87
Roman G. Zwach, age 87 of Wabasso, formerly of Milroy, died Sunday, September 16, 2001 in the Redwood Area Hospital in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2001 in St. Michael's Catholic Church in Milroy with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday and continue Friday one hour prior to services at the St. Michael's Catholic Church in Milroy. There will be a parish prayer service Thursday evening at 7 p.m. followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary in the church. Military rights will be conducted by the Milroy American Legion Post 274 at the cemetery.
The Sunset Funeral Home of Echo is handling the arrangements.
Gerald Rykhus, 77
Funeral services were held on Monday, September 17, 2001 for Gerald "Pat" Rykhus at the Church of Christ in Tracy, MN. Rev. Homer Dobson officiated with Eleanor Hewitt as organist.
Casket bearers were Dan McDonough, David Buysse, Harvey Rykhus, James Quigley, Eugene Olson and David Rykhus.
Gerald Oscar "Pat" Rykhus was born March 3, 1924 to Ole and Mabel (Drake) Rykhus in Holly Township of Murray County, Minnesota. He was baptized in the Christian faith and as a young boy attended country school in Holly Township.
Pat's first job was working on the railroad and then began farming with his father.
Pat was married to Luella Hay on December 21, 1943 and they made their home on various farms until 1967 when they moved to Custer Township. Pat farmed for many years and then worked as a mechanic in several different garages. He was employed at Rupp Construction in Slayton until he retired in 1987. In 1988, he and Luella raised vegetables and sold locally for about six years. In 1997, they moved to Belgrade to make their home.
Pat enjoyed gardening, farming, auctions, fishing, hunting, bird watching and visiting with family and friends. Pat always had a new joke to tell.
He died on Thursday, September 13, 2001, at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, at the age of 77 years.
Pat is survived by his wife, Luella of Belgrade, MN; two sons, Ronald of New London, MN and Arnold and his wife, Kim of Belgrade, MN; one brother, Don and wife Vivian of Tracy, MN; one sister, Shirley "Dolly" Hall of Virginia, MN; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins.
His parents, one brother, Harold "Mike", two sisters, Ethel "Sis" Peterson and Mildred Sorbel preceded him in death.
Interment was at the Tracy City Cemetery with the Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy handling arrangements.
John T. Ankrum, 62
John T. Ankrum of Redwood Falls died Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at his home. Funeral services were held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls. Nelson-Martin Funeral Home in Redwood Falls is in charge of the arrangements.
John Thomas Ankrum was born April 22, 1939 in Lake Sara Township, Murray County to William and Stella (Smarzik) Ankrum. He resided with his family on a farm and attended Tracy schools, graduating from Tracy High School in 1956. John moved to Redwood Falls in 1968. John was once married to Kathy Ankrum. On November 24, 1982, John married Beverly Marie Gokey in Redwood Falls. John was employed at the Redwood Falls Farmers Elevator for 25 years, retiring from Meadowland Farmers Elevator in 1999. He had been employed at Jackpot Junction for the past 11 years; full-time since 1999. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. John was a volunteer fireman and ambulance driver from 1972 until 1989. He enjoyed bowling, pool and working with wood.
John is survived by his wife Beverly Marie Ankrum of Redwood Falls; and seven children Scott Ankrum and wife Deb of Minneapolis, Robert Skogstad of Kansas, Barbie Skogstad of Redwood Falls, Janay Nordby of Coon Rapids, Ann Brown of St. Peter and Scott Gokey of Chicago. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, John was preceded in death by a sister Sylvia Keleher in 1993 and a step-son Ken Skogstad in 1996
Beulah Nelson, 88
Funeral services were held on Thurs., Sept. 6, 2001 for Beulah F. Nelson at Sillerud Lutheran Church in Balaton, MN. Pastor Steven Quist officiated with Raymond Nelson as soloist and Donna Swan as organist.
Casket bearers were Don Nelson, Bob Nelson, Gary Hansen, Larry Hansen, Roger Schave and Jerry Dean Miller. Honorary casket bearers were William Carlson, Vi Carlson, Leonard Lohre, Doris Lohre, Gilbert DeZeeuw and Elvina DeZeeuw.
Beulah F. Nelson was born September 4, 1912 to Willis and Bird (Drake) Greenman on a farm south of Garvin, MN in Murray County, Minnesota.
In 1919, at the close of World War I, when the influenza epidemic spread over the country, and doctors had no cure, Beulah's father and mother both died of the dreaded disease, only five days apart. The six young children were given homes with relatives in the area. Beulah went to live with her mother's sister and husband, Elizabeth and Ed Jennings at Tracy, when she was five years old.
Beulah went to grade school and high school in Tracy and after she graduated, she attended Mankato State Teacher's College. After receiving her teaching degree, she taught in country schools in Lyon County and then in the Balaton Elementary School where she taught grades 4, 5, and 6 and was the elementary principal from 1954 to 1974.
On March 20, 1964, Beulah and Marlow Nelson were married at the Presbyterian Church in Balaton. They lived on their farm south of Balaton until 1980 when they moved into Balaton. In 1990 they moved into the Circle Pines Apartments in Balaton. She was a member of Sillerud Lutheran Church and had been active in church work.
After their retirements, they traveled to Arizona, Texas and Florida for the winter months, and made two trips to Alaska with their car and trailer.
Her interests included crotcheting, quilting, gardening and enjoying visiting with everyone, especially with family.
Beulah died on Monday, September 3, 2001 at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Balaton.
She is survived by her husband, Marlow; three children, Bob and Don of Monticello, MN and Marlys Schave of Park Rapids, MN; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Beulah and Marlow also fostered two girls, Kay and Loretta Johnson for several years. They are married and both live in Tracy. Other survivors include nieces, nephews and cousins.
Her parents, step-parents, four brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
Interment was at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Balaton, MN with the Almlie Funeral Home of Balaton handling arrangements.


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Ice Capades
In his first year at the helm of Pillitteri Estate Winery, Marc Bradshaw had something special in mind for the small block of Semillon grapes behind the Niagara-on-the-Lake winery. In his words, he thought he'd "have a go at producing a Semillon Icewine."
After all, the golden grape variety was already responsible for one of world's great dessert wines, Bordeaux's Sauternes. Why not see how Semillon fared as an Icewine grape?
"I had no benchmark whatsoever, which was part of the fun. There was nothing to compare it to except the Semillons I had tasted back home," explained Bradshaw, 34, a native of Red Cliffe in Queensland who worked as an assistant winemaker at Pillitteri in 2004 and 2005.
Australia has a long tradition of creating Semillon-based "sticky wines" as sweet wines are commonly called Down Under. De Bortoli's Noble One is one of the best examples, which occasionally turns up at Vintages outlets.
Pillitteri's 2006 Semillon Icewine ($40/200 mL) presents the tropical fruit flavours you'll find in top examples of Riesling Icewines, but with an electric citrussy charge that's unlike any other sumptuous sweet wine produced with grapes that were naturally frozen on the vine.
"The juice was beautiful - really intense. Really fat in the mouth, too," says Bradshaw, who harvested the grapes January 21, 2007 at an intensely sweet 41.2 º Brix (a measurement the sugar level of a grape). "There was this rich, tropical fruit flavour, a sense of stewed apricot. The lychee and lime zest notes came out during the fermentation."
As good as the finished Icewine is, Bradshaw says he had something else in mind for the fruit from those 10 rows of Semillon vines for 2007. He harvested the fruit in the fall to see how it would fare as a dry table wine. "The plan that's in my head is a big white blend," he says, with a glint in his eye. "I'm thinking about blending it with Sauvignon Blanc, but I'm not sure... Now is when the fun begins."
Bradshaw's arrival at Pillitteri in 2004 likely helped inspire the production of the winery's 2004 Shiraz Icewine. Since that initial bottling, Konzelmann Estate Winery and Stratus Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake have created delicious examples with the dark skinned grape that is alternatively referred to as Shiraz or Syrah. Stratus's version sees Syrah blended with Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon to create an unorthodox yet extremely enjoyable taste experience. It's clear there's much more to Ontario Icewine than the traditional Vidal, Riesling and Cabernet Franc examples.
Wines of the Week:
Pillitteri Estates Winery 2006 Semillon Icewine
Niagara Peninsula $40/200 mL
The signature of any great sweet wine comes from its acidity. An Icewine that doesn't finish with a clean sweep of acidity isn't a good Icewine. It is fat and flabby - better used as pancake syrup. This electric version manages to convey both the rush of honeyed tropical fruit flavour and the zesty charge of acidity that keeps things fresh and interesting. Ontario's first Semillon Icewine is more than just a novelty. It's an exciting new style that's well worth exploring. Available exclusively from the winery. www.pillitteri.com
Stratus Wines 2006 Icewine Red
Niagara Peninsula $39/200 mL (056689)
Following Stratus's assemblage philosophy, this red icewine is a blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. The resulting sweet wine is awash in red berry and sour cherry fruit that makes for an interesting tart vs. sweet flavour contrast. Watch for this wine to be released at Vintages outlets Feb. 2. www.stratuswines.com
Thirty Bench Wine Makers 2006 Cabernet Icewine
Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula $90/375 mL
The first (and reportedly only) Cabernet Icewine to be made at Thirty Bench is a blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grown at the Beamsville estate. It is remarkable for the smoky, curranty character that actually smells and tastes like Cabernet, not some pink candied confection. Thirty Bench will continue making Icewine from the Riesling vines located behind the winery. Available exclusively from the winery. www.thirtybench.com


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Poop (race)
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Poop (船尾) is the waste most living creatures leave behind from digesting their food. In real life, it is brown, but in Dr. Slump, it comes in several different colors and are all living entities.
Dr. Slump
Arale Norimaki is known for poking poop and poop contributes to a major factor in the comic relief of Dr. Slump. The first living poop appeared in the chapter "Citizen Arale".
Dragon Ball
It is seen early in the series, in chapter 19: "At Last... the Dragon!", Mai is seen holding poop on a stick and Emperor Pilaf criticizes that she is making a Dr. Slump reference. As a joke by Akira Toriyama, Pilaf's states to Mai that Shonen Jump has actually been a lot more sophisticated and intelligent since Dr. Slump has finished and that she should not ruin it.
None of the living Poops appeared in the Dragon Ball manga during the General Blue Saga, but they did in Dragon Ball anime filler. Poop-Boy, Manure-Boy and Bird-Poop-Boy is seen watching Arale race the Gatchans. When Arale accidently smashes the car General Blue stole from the police, Arale offers him some poop on a stick which he rejects in disgust. Afterwards, both the Gatchans lift up a giant poop and Arale states "would you like another flavor?"
Video game appearances
Poop are used as weapons by the Dr. Slump characters in the crossover games Jump Ultimate Stars and J-Stars Victory Vs. They also appear in the other Nintendo DS games Dr. Slump: Arale-Chan and the Dragon Ball: Origins games.
In Dragon Ball: Origins, during the battle of she and Shu against Goku at Pilaf's Castle, Mai chases Goku around in an attempt to touch him with a pair of electric pink poop on sticks. When her attack hurts Goku, the poop spreads all over the screen, making it harder to see. In its sequel Dragon Ball: Origins 2, living Poops are regular enemies encountered in Penguin Village.
In the computer game Dragon Ball Online, electric poop on sticks are used as weapons by flies.
In the fighting game Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, Mr. Poo (poop on a stick) is an item that slightly increases the speed of EN recovery.


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Hi! and welcome to my flute studio website.
Take a look around and contact me if you are interested in lessons or have any questions. - Melissa-Kay Grey
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Student and parent goals, learning styles, and age
are some of the components of customized flute lessons.
Lesson times offered: 1 hour / 45 min
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There will be a Spring 2014 studio recital
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Offer multiple opportunities to join community flute choirs
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Group classes will be offered starting Fall 2014
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My mission, in teaching, is to nurture my students so they can develop a lasting appreciation for music. My goal is to help students develop the skills they need to build a solid technical foundation for playing the flute, and to guide them in their studies of musicianship as individuals and members of a group.
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Currently, I have the pleasure of working with the Brighton School District as well as the Birmingham School District
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Trial By Combat: The Law Evolves
by Marshall Snider
One of the wonderful aspects of the law is how it evolves and grows to meet modern needs. In prehistoric times, disputes were decided by force: if you improperly settled in my cave, I resolved the dispute by bonking you on the head with a club and evicting you. This use of VDR (Violent Dispute Resolution) worked for eons, but as society developed, humans sought a more civilized dispute resolution approach.
Many new ideas were tried on for size. Village elders stirred the entrails of a chicken to divine just answers to local disagreements. In the criminal law field, some societies used dunking to identify witches and the Spanish Inquisition developed torture as a truth-finding tool.
But for a quick, fair resolution of conflict, you couldn't beat trial by combat. Today we use courts to resolve disputes not so much to ensure that the result is correct, but to establish a system of final adjudication. From society's standpoint, as long as there is a neutral decision-making process, accepted as final by the community, the goals of dispute resolution are met. And all of these objectives are gained as easily in trial by combat as in protracted litigation.
Put the two disputants in a room with a couple of deadly weapons and see what happens. The result is an accepted, final resolution determined by neutral means (the resolution is, indeed, quite final for at least one of the disputants). No costly discovery or complicated procedural rules. Conflict resolved; next case, please!
Unfortunately, we tired of trial by combat over time for reasons that remain unclear; something about having a civilized society, I think. So we moved to a judicial process, all neat and lacking in blood. Neutral courts resolved disputes and we accepted the results. Unfortunately, this method of conflict resolution was so popular that over time monumental court backlogs developed. In addition, lawyers turned trials into a costly, scorched earth process that could be afforded and endured only by the most wealthy and committed litigants.
So, 40 or so years ago, we were back to square one, looking for an affordable and fair system. And we came up with alternative dispute resolution (ADR). No one was very crazy about ADR until around 1990, and then all conflict-resolution-hell broke loose. Arbitration, mediation, med-arb, arb-med; you name it, the processes and providers of services proliferated like weapons of mass destruction in the countries that don't like us. It seemed that every retired judge or attorney set up an ADR shop. And of course, delays and cost increases ensued, and it was time to start over again.
It was absolutely refreshing recently to see a modern move back to VDR and trial by combat; quick, cheap and final. This occurred in New Zealand, which is, despite what you may think about sheep and their owners, an extremely advanced and civilized society (the descendants of the clergy, the Kiwis will remind you, should you make the unpardonable sin of confusing them with Australians, who are the descendants of convicts).
Two big telecom companies in New Zealand developed a dispute over market territories. Their CEOs and boards of directors looked at all of the dispute resolution options, ranging from fire-and-brimstone litigation to soft and fuzzy mediation and its ilk. None of these ideas resonated, however; whatever they did would be costly and protracted. So, they took a page from history and decided that the fastest, cheapest way to resolve this conflict was to have the two CEOs arm-wrestle for the territory. You may have seen their epic bicep battle on TV earlier this year. Just like that, a forearm hit the table and it was over.
I think the Kiwis are onto something, and I propose that as attorneys we begin to explore trial by combat options to litigation. We could even put a provision into our Code of Professional Responsibility requiring lawyers to advise their clients about VDR before resorting to the courts.
The options are provocative. CEOs could mud-wrestle for markets. Court TV could televise disputants in a legally oriented version of American Gladiators, complete with helmets and pugil sticks (last one standing wins a fully executable judgment). Prosecutors and defense lawyers would bulk up in order to better their chances of convictions or acquittals in Criminal Case Sumo Wrestling (televised on ESPN 2 or The Nashville Network; no debates about cameras in the courtroom here).
It is wonderful to see that the law has evolved again to meet changing times and needs. This is what makes lawyers so valuable to society. Keep up the good work, colleagues. Even as we speak, the Department of Revenue is busy working up the protocols for Fear Factor Driver's License Revocation; swallow those maggots and you get to keep your wheels.


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A sequence is "bounded", if there is a constant C>0 , such that
|a_n|< C for all n.
A "subsequential limit" of a sequence is a limit of a subsequence a_n_k of a_n.
If {an} is bounded sequence with exactly one subsequential limit a, the {an} converges to a.
Could you help me understand what bounded sequence with one subsequential limit is? I don't understand the question. Thanks very much in advance
so by definition lim {a_n_k} = a so for every e > 0 there exists n* in N such that for all n_k>= n* we have with any arbitrary a_n_k being subsequence of a_n:
|a_n_1 - a| < e/n for all n >= n1*
|a_n_2 - a| < e/n for all n >= n2*
|a_n_3 - a| < e/n for all n >= n3*
|a_n_k - a| < e/n for all n_k >= nk*
we need to prove that |a_n - a| < e
we know what a_n is bounded so by definition there exist some real number M such that |a_n| < M
since a_n_k is a subsequence of a_n so we have: n_1 < n_2 < n_3,...with i <= n_i , i in N.
Pick n* = min (n_1, n_2, n_3, ....) so for all n >= n* we have
|an_1 + an_2 + an_3 +...+ an_k+.....-n.a| <e
I started getting confused from this. Please help *_*
Furthermore |a_n|<C for all n.
We need to show that a_n also converges.
Assume that this is not the case. In particular a_n does not converge against a. Then there is an e>0 , so that there is a subsequence a_n_j of a_n with |a_n_j-a|>=e for all j.
But a_n_j is also a bounded sequence and any bounded sequence has a convergent subsequence. So a_n_j has a subsequence which converges, but it can't converge against a, because its distance from a is always greater or equal than e.
This subsequence is also a convergent subsequence of a_n. => Contradiction to our assumption.


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A breathtaking starry night sky in Michigan. Photo by @danfreiphoto.
A priceless pastel sunrise over Charlevoix. Photo by @danberck.
Some brave adventurers take the plunge into the lingering icy waters of Lake Superior. Photo by @lizziecorser.
Magnificent shot of a blustery day along the shores of Marquette, MI. Photo by @ztwede.
A blazing Ludington sunset to end the day in Pure Michigan. Photo by @ramble142.
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Speeding excessive on Ohio 7
MARTINS FERRY – The impending modifications to the intersection of Ohio 7 and Hanover St. should help some in curtailing the high rate of accidents that occur at one of the more dangerous intersections on the road.
The usage of a red-arrow for the northbound turning lane onto Hanover St. will help some.
The additions of a turning late heading southbound onto Hanover will help even more. But that's not coming until 2016 at the earliest.
In the meantime, officers with the Martins Ferry Police Department are doing their part to help curb the issue by tackling what seems to be the prevailing cause of accidents, at least in the southbound lanes of travel … speed.
"A lot of those accidents have to do with speeding," Martins Ferry Mayor Paul Riethmiller explained. "Drivers are traveling too fast and are unable to stop in time and end up rear-ending the car in front of them."
Martins Ferry officers have been standing in the middle of the footbridge that spans atop Ohio 7 just north of the intersection of Ohio 7 and Hanover St.
It's a two-man system. One officers, utilizing a laser-reading system, clocks the speed of oncoming drivers as they approach the intersection.
Those clocked going in excess of the speed limit have their vehicle description given via radio to a second officer waiting to pull them over.
Riethmiller noted that in one month, 192 people came before him during mayor's court. Of that total, 168 were cited for speeding on Ohio 7.
"I just don't get it," Riethmiller admitted. "They know we are up there. They see a guy standing there and come into court and say they weren't speeding."
The laser system, according to Riethmiller, is more difficult to pinpoint on a vehicle. But on the other hand, there is far less error in reading the correct vehicle.
The laser has to be targeted on the license plate of a particular vehicle. One a reading is taken, the first officer has the rate of speed and the distance from the gun to the vehicle.
Riethmiller noted while 50 miles per hour is the speed limit, he asked the officers to give some leeway in how fast a car can be traveling before being pulled over.
And yet … "The average speed of people who are pulled over and taken to mayor's court is 64 mpg," Riethmiller said. "They are getting pulled over on (Ohio) 7 going at least 14 miles over the speed limit.
"We've had people driving in the 70s, the 80s and have had two since I've been in office travelling 90. Last week, we clocked someone going 93."
Cars traveling southbound in excess are having difficulty stopping when approaching the red light at the intersection.
Worse, the light is green, but a car is still sitting in the turning lane on Hanover, unable to complete its turn because of traffic.
Cars that are speeding are unable to slow down in time, or, the driver is not paying attention and doesn't see the car unable to turn.
The results have been rear-end collisions.
For northbound traffic, drivers are trying to beat the light and barrel down on the gas pedal when approaching the intersection. After all, it's the last traffic light drivers will see between Martins Ferry and Steubenville. It's smooth sailing in between.
Throw in distracted driver issues, including texting, cell phone calls, messing with the radio … any number of distractions … and the problem only increases.
So while help is on the way, the laser on the bridge will provide another tool for law enforcement to try and minimize the accidents.
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Last Thursday, November 29th, we had the opportunity to rub elbows with the industry's elite at a VIP presentation of Alex and Ani at Bairro Alto Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. In attendance were two national Portuguese TV channels, representatives from top fashion magazines like Elle, Vogue and Maxim, social magazines like Caras and Lux, fashion bloggers, models and actresses. We couldn't have been happier with the turn out. Everyone was so responsive to the bangles and we look forward to continuing to growing our presence in Portugal.
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Bunge Reports 2Q Net Income of $272 Million, Up From $110 Million in 2Q 2013
Date Posted: July 31, 2014
White Plains, NY—Bunge Limited reported July 31 its second quarter 2014 financial results.
Soren Schroder, Bunge's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We had a strong performance in the second quarter with all segments reporting higher year-over-year results.
"Strong global oilseed processing margins, driven by big crops and growing demand, led to significantly better results in agribusiness. Improved operational and commercial performance and the addition of our new wheat mills in Mexico contributed to a record quarter in food & ingredients.
"The results demonstrate the potential of this segment and the value of managing integrated oilseed and grain chains.
"Sugar & bioenergy performed as expected, due in part to our continued progress in containing costs and increasing productivity.
"We expect the momentum of the second quarter to carry through for the remainder of the year and that we will meet or exceed our targeted full-year combined returns in agribusiness and food & ingredients of 1.5 points above cost of capital.
"In agribusiness, big Northern Hemisphere crops combined with strong global livestock economics should continue to drive demand and encourage trade.
"In food & ingredients, we expect continued strong results as our performance improvement initiatives reach greater scale.
"And in sugar & bioenergy, we are now entering the peak milling season and continue to forecast full year breakeven EBIT.
"The strategic review of our sugarcane milling business is progressing.
"We are running the business free cash flow neutral as we explore various alternatives.
"We remain committed to completing the review and achieving the best result for shareholders.
"During the quarter we returned $108 million to Bunge's shareholders through our share repurchase program."
Second Quarter Results
A strong global oilseed processing environment in most regions of the world was the primary driver of higher results in the quarter. In the Southern Hemisphere, record soybean crops, strong export demand and good farmer selling led to solid processing margins.
Our team in Brazil continued to do an excellent job in managing logistical flows of crops through a complicated interior structure resulting in lower transportation and execution costs.
Oilseed processing results were also higher in the Northern Hemisphere led by strong softseed margins in Canada and soybean margins in Europe.
U.S. soybean processing results were comparable to last year. Results in China were down.
Grain origination results were within expectations, but lower than last year primarily due to Brazilian farmers postponing commercialization of the safrinha corn crop as a result of the drop in market prices.
Risk management results were comparable to last year and in line with expectations.
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Strong results in the quarter were driven by improved performances in Brazil and in Europe with both regions expanding margins and tightly managing costs and working capital.
While margins expanded in North America, one-time costs in logistics due to backlogs and some short-term cost increases in maintenance led to lower results in this region.
Results in Argentina were flat with last year; results in Asia were slightly lower.
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Record results in the quarter were driven by strong performances in our wheat milling operations in Brazil and Mexico.
In Brazil, results benefitted from an increased focus on margins and driving greater efficiencies in our plants and supply chain network.
Milling results in Mexico reflected our new wheat milling acquisition and synergies from its integration with our existing operation.
Results in U.S. corn milling were lower than last year primarily due to lower margins.
Results in rice milling were comparable to last year.
Sugar & Bioenergy
Higher results in our sugarcane milling and biofuels businesses more than offset lower results in our trading & merchandising operation.
Improved performance in sugarcane milling was driven by higher crush volumes, increased energy sales, improved Brazilian ethanol prices and approximately $10 million of mark-to-market gains related to hedges on our forward sugar sales.
The second quarter is typically a weak period for milling operations as it marks the beginning of the sugarcane harvest in the Center-South of Brazil when the sugar content of the sugarcane is at its lowest level.
Consequently, mills produce less sugar and ethanol per unit of sugarcane milled than they will in the second half of the year when the yield increases.
Results in our biofuels business were higher than last year, primarily due to the favorable ethanol margin environment in the U.S. and the contribution from our new corn wet milling joint venture in Argentina.
Weaker results in our trading & merchandising business were primarily due to lower margins.
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Green-cheeked Parakeet
The Green-cheeked Parakeet, or Green-cheeked Conure (Pyrrhura molinae), is a small parrot of the genus Pyrrhura.They belong to several genera within a long-tailed group of the New World Parrot subfamily Arinae. The term "conure" is used primarily in referring to this bird. It is native to forests of South America.
The Green cheeked Conure is typically 26 cm (10 in) long and weighs 60 to 80 g. It is mainly green, with a brown/black/grey crown, white periophthalmic rings, green cheeks, blue primary wing feathers, a grey beak, and its long pointed tail is mostly maroon. It has short transverse striations on its breast and a red abdominal area. Males and females have an identical external appearance.[2]
The Green-cheeked Conure has six subspecies:[2][3]
- Pyrrhura molinae, (Massena & Souance 1854)
- P. m. australis, Todd 1915
- P. m. flavoptera, Maijer, Herzog, Kessler, Friggens & Fjeldsa 1998
- P. m. sordida,[2]
- P. m. molinae, (Massena & Souance 1854)
- P. m. phoenicura, (Schlegel 1864)
- P. m. restricta, Todd 1947
P. m. sordida naturally occurs as a green morph or as a yellow morph,[2] The yellow morph is also called the Yellow-sided Conure,[4] and was once erroneously considered to be a separate species, P. hypoxantha.[5]
The Green-cheeked Conure is similar to the Maroon-bellied Conure (P. frontalis),[4] and formerly there have been speculations that they were conspecific.[5] It is also similar in appearance to the Blaze-winged Conure and the Black-capped Conure.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The Green-cheeked Conure occurs in west-central and southern Mato Grosso, Brazil, through northern and eastern Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and northern Paraguay. Its habitat is forests and woodland, where it usually forms flocks of 10 to 20 individuals at treetop level, or larger flocks where there is more food. It is also emerging as a popular pet for families and individuals.[4]
The Green-cheeked Conure eats various seeds and fruits and probably other kinds of vegetable matter. The average clutch is 4–6 eggs. Average incubation is 24 days, varying from 22 to 25 days. They have a lower noise level in general than many conures and can learn tricks and have a limited vocabulary, with extensive training.[citation needed].
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Green-cheeked Conure are common in aviculture and are popular companion parrots. They are playful, affectionate and intelligent, known as having a "big personality in a small body". They can learn to talk, albeit with a limited vocabulary and a gravelly voice. They like to be held (although some like it more than others) and can learn tricks such as lying on their backs and "kissing." Green-cheeked Conures are quiet, so even a unit dweller can enjoy their companionship.[6] They can be prone to biting, particularly when young, but an owner can cure this behavior with patience and time. They love fruits, (especially bananas and raisins), and seeds such as sunflower, safflower and hemp seeds; all things found in their natural environments. Green-cheeked Conure also love table food; they are flock animals and love to eat with their family. They can eat potatoes, carrots, corn, bread, pasta, and plain popcorn. A clipped and/or caged bird can become obese from eating too many fatty seeds such as sunflower seeds and peanuts. A bird-pellet diet with a calcium supplement will give them the proper nutrition, but should not be used exclusively due to the presence of trace chemical additives and bonding agents not found in the Conure's natural habitat.[citation needed] A good rule of thumb is 30% pellet diet, 10% seeds, and the rest being fresh foods- fruits, vegetables, or cooked food. Conures with health problems related to the kidneys should not be fed a diet that is high in protein, as it may lead to gout;[7] veterinarian prescribed low-protein diets are available for birds with such conditions. Green-cheeked Conures can live to 30 years with proper care, though the average lifespan is typically 10 years due to owner neglect.[8]
Colour mutations
In addition to the natural color forms, color mutants have been selectively bred in aviculture:
- Cinnamon are lime green and have a lighter, almost pale color to the feathers. The head is tan and the tail feathers are a lighter maroon than in normal Green-cheeked Conure.
- Yellow-Sided have a breast of bright colors.
- Pineapple is Cinnamon and Yellow-sided combination. They have a breast of bright colors, a tan head and lime green feathers on the back like a Cinnamon. The tail feathers are the same as a Yellow-sided showing a halo effect.
- Turquoise have a body with some blue-green and green feathers. The breast feathers are grayish and the tail feathers are gray.
There is also a green/red/blue apple mutation which is not very common but has been seen.
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- ^ a b BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhura molinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106001593. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d Forshaw (2006). plate 85.
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.026)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-07-26. http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html.
- ^ a b c d Forshaw (2006). page 114.
- ^ a b Juniper; Parr (1998). Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World. p. 462. ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
- ^ "Specialist Breeders - Birds for Sale - All About Green Cheek Conures". All About Birds. http://www.allaboutbirds.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46:all-about-green-cheek-conures&catid=34:green-cheek-conures&Itemid=53. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Gout in Pet Birds". http://www.2ndchance.info/gout.htm.
- ^ "Green Cheeked Conure". Central Pets Educational Foundation. Web Archive Copy. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080212044543/http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt1342.html.
Cited texts
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.


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Skip to comments.Risks Seen for TV Chain Showing Film About Kerry
Posted on 10/17/2004 10:19:30 PM PDT by neverdem
Senator John Kerry could find his presidential hopes damaged this week when the 62 television stations owned or managed by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group carry a documentary about his antiwar activities 30 years ago.
But the Democratic nominee for the White House may not be the only one adversely affected.
Sinclair - the nation's largest owner of television stations, many of them in electoral swing states - is itself running a significant financial and political risk by telling its stations to pre-empt regular programming and carry the film. Already, Sinclair's decision has alienated some advertisers; enraged consumer and media watchdog groups, who are vowing to challenge its station licenses when they come up for renewal; and given pause to some analysts and investors considering the company's financial outlook.
Representatives of Sinclair did not return repeated phone calls seeking comment. But the company, whose executives have been among the largest media contributors to President Bush, has said the documentary deserves to be seen because it is news, and as such does not fall under federally mandated equal-time provisions for political candidates.
In the film, "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," former prisoners of war in Vietnam call Mr. Kerry's 1971 Senate testimony a betrayal that prolonged their captivity. In that testimony, Mr. Kerry quoted other veterans talking about American atrocities.
The Kerry campaign has called the film a politically motivated attack that is unfair and inaccurate.
Last week, the Kerry campaign formally asked Sinclair for equal time to respond to the film, a move that could lead the Federal Communications Commission to consider whether to order the stations to allow a response.
Sinclair is no stranger to political controversy. In April, its eight ABC affiliates pre-empted the "Nightline" program in which Ted Koppel read aloud the names of American soldiers killed in Iraq. Sinclair declared the show "unpatriotic" and harmful to the war effort, adding that "Nightline'' was motivated by an antiwar agenda; it instead offered its ABC affiliates a special that debated the issue.
Earlier this year, Mark Hyman, the vice president for corporate relations at Sinclair who doubles as a conservative commentator on the company's newscasts, took a crew to Iraq to find what he called the untold positive news of the war. And after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Sinclair ordered newscasters at its Fox affiliate in Baltimore to read patriotic statements praising President Bush.
But the furor over "Stolen Honor'' appears to be affecting Sinclair in ways these previous actions did not. In some cities - among them, Portland, Me.; Madison, Wis.; Springfield, Ill.; and Minneapolis - local advertisers, including car dealers, furniture makers, supermarkets and restaurants, have taken their commercials off the company's stations.
"I've decided I don't want to advertise on them," said Adam Lee, the president of Lee Auto Malls, which owns 10 auto dealerships in Portland Me., and has ordered its advertising off the CBS affiliate, WGME. "It's a public trust. It seems they're abusing it. If it were a news show and they were really trying to do a fair and balanced story on both sides, that would be a different matter. I don't think they are. That's not their intention.''
Groups, including Common Cause, the Alliance for Better Campaigns, Media Access Project, Media for Democracy and the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, are putting together a database listing all Sinclair advertisers and will try to persuade others to withdraw their commercials. Among those on the list are chains like Applebee's International, Best Buy, Chili's, Circuit City, Domino's Pizza, Lowe's, Papa John's, Subway, Taco Bell and Wal-Mart Stores.
The groups are also vowing to find groups in cities with Sinclair stations who will challenge the broadcast licenses of every Sinclair-owned station over the next several years. Such challenges almost never result in lost licenses, but they often result in heavy legal costs for the station having to defend them.
In addition, some analysts said Sinclair might have hurt itself in the continuing battle over loosening media ownership rules, a fight in which Sinclair has been a leader. Efforts at further deregulation were stalled this year when the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Philadelphia, ordered the F.C.C. to reconsider its relaxation of such rules.
A report issued by the firm Legg Mason last week cited the controversy over the film and asked the question, "Is this good for investors in terms of increasing the odds for favorable deregulation?" The conclusion: "We think not."
Blair Levin, the managing director of Legg Mason and a former F.C.C. official, added in a telephone interview, "Deregulation usually happens when you do it quietly."
Leland Westerfield, a media analyst for Harris Nesbitt Gerard who has followed Sinclair since 1998, had already listed the company as an "underperforming" stock. Now, he said, the company seems to be more at risk.
"The recoil from Democrats at the F.C.C., and frankly moderate Republicans alike, suggests that Sinclair might be harming itself short term in revenues and long term in deregulation tactics," he said. "If the company intends to curry favor with the Republican free marketers and swing the scales back toward the deregulation of media, Sinclair may have harmed its own cause by hardening the resolve of the consumer advocates."
With the documentary becoming a point of contention in the presidential race, Mr. Levin said, Sinclair could face a no-win situation. If Mr. Bush is re-elected, Sinclair has created a circumstance where the deregulation it wants would be widely interpreted as what the Legg Mason report called "the Sinclair payback provision." If Mr. Kerry wins, he might try to lead the F.C.C. to consider regulations that could hurt Sinclair's position.
It appears to have only reinforced the opinions of some F.C.C. commissioners. Michael J. Copps, a Democratic commissioner on the F.C.C., said last week that Sinclair's action was "an abuse of the public trust.''
Other F.C.C. staff members said Sinclair might be more vulnerable than other companies because of the leading role it has played in exploiting certain loopholes allowing it to operate more stations in a market than regulations have allowed. Sinclair has a number of so-called L.M.A.'s, or local marketing agreements, that permit a company to program and run a second station in a market even though it does not own it.
But the F.C.C. officials said Sinclair had L.M.A.'s for five stations with the Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation; Carolyn Smith, the matriarch of the family that controls Sinclair, has an ownership position in Cunningham. The officials said the commission had been divided over the L.M.A's originally.
The controversy of the last week comes at a time when Sinclair's stock, like that of other local broadcasting companies, has already been hammered by a sluggish advertising environment and the dashing of deregulation hopes. It has fallen 53 percent this year. It dropped 7 cents, or 1 percent, on Friday to close at $7.04, near its 52-week low of $6.87. Before The Los Angeles Times first reported Sinclair's plans to show the documentary more than a week ago, the stock was at $7.50.
But several of the company's opponents predict that the comments of analysts and defections by advertisers are not likely to affect Sinclair's executives. "They don't seem to mind being criticized or questioned," said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, the president of the Media Access Project, a group that advocates greater media regulation. He and other critics noted that Sinclair has always been an unusual company, run by a family that pays little heed to conventions in the business.
Sinclair was begun by Julian Sinclair Smith in 1971 with one UHF station in Baltimore. His four sons now oversee a company that operates in 39 markets, from Columbus, Ohio, to Tampa, Fla., and last year posted net income of $24 million on revenue of $739 million. The chief executive is David D. Smith.
Mr. Westerfield said Sinclair deserved credit for being innovative in areas like digital television and for its aggressive techniques in finding ways to expand despite F.C.C. hindrances, which have resulted in the company's owning or managing two stations in 21 of 39 markets (so-called duopolies).
"I fully credit them for that pioneering spirit,'' Mr. Westerfield said, "but not for journalistic integrity."
One journalistic flashpoint has been the centralized newscast operation that feeds many of Sinclair's stations, always including the conservative commentaries by Mr. Hyman. "Fox News sells itself as a conservative contrast to the perceived liberal media," Mr. Westerfield said. But he added, "The last time I checked, local weather and the unfortunate news events you see on local television don't conform with a left or right point of view."
The company has defended its centralized newsgathering operation in the past, arguing it is an efficient way to cut the costs of local journalism and brings news to small stations that otherwise would go without and bolsters existing newscasts with material they could not afford.
Ultimately, however, most investors care little about the politics of a company, except when it interferes with making money. Barry Lucas, senior vice president for research at Gabelli & Company, a major Sinclair shareholder, summarized his philosophy as: "Make money, not news."
"My point of view is simple,'' he said. "I am apolitical on this, but I don't like to see media companies above the fold on Page 1."
"You are dealing in a business that people in public office have some influence over,'' he added. "In this case, we are talking about a regulated business by parties in Washington, and in my estimation it does not make a lot of sense to take a sharp stick and punch it in the eye of potential regulators. Those guys at Sinclair better watch out if Kerry is elected."
Geraldine Fabrikant, Jacques Steinberg and Stuart Elliott contributed reporting for this article.
Marty Katz for The New York Times; Red, White & Blue Productions
David D. Smith, top, chief executive of Sinclair Broadcasting. Sinclair is showing a film on John Kerry, above, and his 1970's antiwar activities.
NYT trying to protect Kerry... of course...
So if you want you get the truth of honored POWs and other Vets out into a political debate, you're at risk. Putting on sleaze merchants like Kitty Kelley and Michael Moore to spread lies...that's just "news"?
What planet am I on?
The Dems are mindlessly falling into another trap. All their hand-wringing about Sinclair is just getting the documentary free publicity. Now, more people are going to want to watch it to see what all the fuss was about.
Nice response from the NYSlimes.
BAD BAD for Sinclair......oh btw go see Moore's film.
This article reeks of desperation.
Amazing how scared they are of this....
Guess Dan Rather didn't much bother Adam Lee.
They forget about us. They ignore the little people who will fill in the gaps. Who will buy Sinclair stocks and buy ads left out by the left-wing.
The far left doesn't care that Kerry called our troops rampaging Mongols, because they think are troops are the equivalent.
But Joe Unionvoter may not see things the same way...especially if our Vietnam Vets get to tell things as they really were...
Yeah,and trying to send Sinclair a clantonesque message at the same time.
How very first amendment-ish of them.
The only honest line in the story:
"If Mr. Kerry wins, he might try to lead the F.C.C. to consider regulations that could hurt Sinclair's position."
Have you or anyone here seen the whole video? What is your impression?
They TRY to ignore us and then can't understand why we don't agree with them like the little lemmings we are suppose to be.
They hate it when you shake their fishbowl they live in.
Haven't seen it myself, but I've heard it is quite powerful...
Free speech is just for 'ol Hanoi John and the socialists; conservatives need not apply.
Every one should be heard and not theatened by the MSM or other democratic operatives...BRING IT ON SINCLAIR FOLKS - LET THE NATION SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF JOHNFONDA KERRY!
3 stations in Oklahoma City, will they ALL run it??? at the samr time?? saturation coverage??
Hey, all Freepers, if you've got the money, go out and buy Sinclair stocks. Let's give these guys some help here. Would love it if the price of their stocks went up. Would send a message to the libs.
I'm in Naples, FL, and there's a Sinclair branch up in Tampa... anyone know of a way to see this documentary if I can't get the station?
I was honored to see the documentary "Stolen Honor" this past Friday evening in the company of Carlton Sherwood, the producer. This event was held in Blue Bell, PA at the local GOP headquarters.
I fancied myself as an informed person on the subject of Vietnam, the POW/MIA issue and Kerry's role. However, this video really opened my eyes to the issues the POW's faced (and are facing today seeing Kerry run for Commander in Chief). Every veteran should see this documentary.
Mr. Sherwood shared many poignant thoughts on his experience making this film. He became friends with many of the POW's and their wives. They all have their own horrific stories of what they and their families went through. Many of them just want an apology and explanation from John Kerry for what he said implicating them for war crimes.
The most striking thing Mr. Sherwood said, in my opinion was, "How can we expect John Kerry as Commander in Chief to bravely face our enemies when he is afraid to sit across a table with 80+ year old Bud Day (Congressional Medal of Honor recipient)?
Too bad for the Dems; the only thing to fear is 'truth'. . .
The DVD is apparently for sale
Local groups to challenge Sinclair's License. How do we protest CBS's License because of Dirty Dan's little side show. Talk about losing the "Public Trust" !! None of the alphabet soup stations have reported on anu progress that our troops have made in Iraq, is this not a violation of the public trust? Using the airways to promote their own political agenda, is this not a violation of the public trust?? I think I will e-mail that dimorat on the FCC about the violation of the public trust by these prpaganda mouthpieces that abuse our airways.
Well, it looks like I have my work cut out for me - what a long list of advertisers I have to e-mail.
Wal-Mart will probably buy extra advertising from Sinclair.
Go to the following site to obtain the video:
Great challenge and question.
Where indeed???
Here's their site. The video is for sale there;
Sinclair has the guts to show it. No other broadcasters have the guts to show it or anything like it, even though reality tells the owners that liberals make plenty of noise but their threats don't matter much in the long run.
Amazing ain't the word for it. I Googled Sinclair Broadcasting Group+Texas stations because I hadn't seen that channel name before, and most of the articles read like primal screams.
I couldn't pick out just one article to link to so here's the Google page if you're interested:He's Melting! Stop Them, My Pretties!!!!!.
A risk Sinclair is more than willing to take. Should really help in the "SCHWING" States.
I don't think they're going to get very far with these people, they make most of their money in red states.
I went to this guys website and sent him an E-mail,stating tha I supported the showing of "Stolen Honor". send him some e-mail, I used yahoo search for Lee auto mall
Its really Kerry that's "Tawdry". Not Sinclair. Finally a broadaster with some "Cahones".
If this video goes mainstream, Kerry stands no chance of winning. It shows film clips of Kerry working with a "witness" of atrocities to get him to speak out about what he saw. It is particularly damning of Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden.
Carlton Sherwood, the producer, said that all around the country, small events are sprouting up where this video is being played (At firehouses, churches, in homes, etc...)
Kerry and his thug attorneys are pulling out all the stops to get Sinclair not to play this. Thank goodness someone like Sinclair sees the value to our country by having this aired.
It is my understanding that Sinclair has from the beginning tried to get Kerry involved with his side of the story. Kerry has refused to participate and sent his band of lawyers after everyone involved in making this movie.
PLEASE GET A COPY (www.stolenhonor.com) AND SHOW IT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN!!!!
Sinclair is showing their heroism. Go guys.
I was thinking the same thing. I'd be willing to buy the stock.
Thanks to Sponge Mike Sweatpants' F 9/11 crap, they have all the precedent and equal time they need to air "Stolen Honor." Go for it.
I ordered it, should have it any day now.
"Meanwhile we'll continue to use the pensive and unthreatening photo of young John Kerry here at his 1971 testimony in which he saved America from the Nixonian Nazis."
Now if only we could get Abe Foxman to denounce the film....
Let's hope that some of the viewers around the country record "Stolen Honor" and pass it around to their friends.
Translated from MSM-Speak: "This is a threat...desist or we will destroy you."
I heard one of the top execs at Sinclair on a talk show the other day. He said the first day they were getting an obviously organized email campaign against airing it. But by the next day his email was running 80% in favor of it. As far as threats of boycotts and complaints to the FCC, his response was "Bring it on!".
Thanks for the links! I'm bookmarking in case anybody needs them.
Considering all the anti-Bush propaganda that saturates the airwaves and print media, this complaint by the NY Slimes rings completely hollow. Where's their condemnation of Michael Moore's pay-per-view of F9/11? Where's their condemnation of the Sundance channel? Of the CBS memo hit piece? Eh? EH?
Oh right...that stuff is "fair game," right?
Exactly. This story has one audience and one audience only - to try to scare Sinclair's advertisers into dumping their buys to Sinclair stations.
I'm always amazed at how the mainstream media acts so offended whenever somebody on the conservative side presents the same agenda-driven propaganda they provide on a regular basis. They seem to think there's a difference between Sinclair putting on a documentary critical of Kerry and them putting on news programs that are critical of Republicans. There is no difference other than the point of view presented.
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About Us
The Kokopelli Choir Association is an Edmonton-based family of choirs that provides young singers with opportunities for musical education, musical growth and public performance, and fosters connections among communities at home and abroad through choral music.
Our choirs are known for vibrant innovative performances that often combine traditional choral music with unconventional presentation. Incorporating movement, colour, energy, and passion, Kokopelli's choirs strive to push the boundaries of choral music education for children, youth, and young adults. Our repertoire ranges from the ancient to the avant garde and is drawn from traditions around the world.
In the 2014-2015 season, we were delighted to receive several honours, including first place (Kokopelli) and second place (Kikimasu) in the National Music Festival, and first place in the youth choir category (Kokopelli) in Choral Canada's National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs.
We have toured widely since our organization's inception in 1996, performing in Canada, the USA, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, Cuba, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, and Zambia. Highlights include:
- International Society of Music Educators in Bergen, Norway, 2002
- Festival 500 in St. John's, Newfoundland, 2005, 2011, 2013
- Podium (the biennial conference of Choral Canada), 2000, 2004, 2008, 2014
- Missoula International Choral Festival, 2013
- International Choral Kathaumixw, 2014
- Three tours to southern Africa, 2004, 2007, 2013
- American Choral Directors Association regional conventions, Salt Lake City 2006, and Seattle 2012
- Laval International Choral Festival, Laval, Québec, 2009
- Dresden International Children's Choir Festival, Germany, 2010
- Unisong festival in Ottawa, 1997, 2011
- Cuba, 2011
- Kaleid Festival in Ontario, 2012
- Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and France in July 2012
- Canadian Music Educators Association, Winnipeg 2015


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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Clute with free breakfast and outdoor pool
Situated in Clute, this hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Mammoth Lake Dive Park and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Sea Center Texas. Brazosport Museum of Natural Science and Lake Jackson Historical Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a business center. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include conference rooms, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
Room Amenities
All 45 rooms provide conveniences like sitting areas and refrigerators, plus free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include microwaves, separate bathtubs and showers, and coffee makers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Baymont Inn and Suites Clute
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Baymont Inn and Suites Clute features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities consist of a business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Event facilities measuring 1100 square feet (102 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Computer station
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Meeting rooms
- Pool umbrellas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Multilingual staff
- Laundry facilities
- Free breakfast
- Business center
- Conference space
- Total number of rooms - 45
- Elevator/lift
- Breakfast service
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (feet) - 1100
- Conference space size (meters) - 102
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Coffee/tea maker
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Separate sitting area
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Television
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 35 per accommodation, per night
- 1 per room (up to 20 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Pet fee: USD 35 per accommodation, per night
Hotel Name
- Baymont Inn Clute
- Baymont Inn Hotel Clute
- Best Western Clute
- Clute Best Western
- Baymont Inn Clute Hotel