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Newspapers--Around-the-clock Profits
Downtime. Million-dollar web presses standing idle, making no money.
The thought of such lost productivity is enough to make a newspaper printer lose sleep.
Wait! What's that sound? Presses running around the clock?
Emerging from an era where large web presses took naps in between morning, afternoon and/or evening editions, newspaper printers are replacing the sounds of silence with the crinkling of cash.
No longer afforded the luxury of just printing newspapers, newspaper publishers are getting a rude, but profitable, awakening. As publishers fill costly holes in their print schedules, presses are running at far greater capacities, producing far greater profit.
Some newspaper printers are scheduling commercial products to generate new revenue streams for their stagnant retail bases. Others are doing commercial work to supplement their core accounts.
"Our presses are running 24 hours a day, six and a half days a week, since we've added commercial work," says John Disera, director of production at Fox Valley Press, printer of Copley Chicago Newspapers, in Plainfield, IL. "Commercial products are profitable. We wouldn't run them if they weren't. That's the key to commercial printing. You can always rely on it being profitable."
Fox Valley prints four commercial products: two labor union titles; La Raza, Chicago's leading Hispanic weekly paper with 80-plus pages and a paid circulation of 50,000; and the Midwest edition of Investor's Business Daily, a five-times-weekly publication with 40-plus pages and a circulation of 35,000. The company also prints La Raza's total marketing coverage supplement, which reaches an additional 100,000 non-subscriber households weekly. (Fox Valley's core business consists of four daily newspapers, 15 weeklies and three additional weeklies planned for future launch.)
With just under 400,000 commercial pieces per week, Fox Valley, Disera reveals, is going from "press run to makeready to press run to makeready—24 hours a day. If you can keep your presses running around the clock, you're going to be profitable."


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All botulisms are due to toxins given off by Clostridium botulinum bacteria that attack the body's nervous system.
Food-borne botulism is caused by eating toxin already formed in contaminated food.
In infant botulism, the baby does not ingest toxin; instead, spores from the botulism bacteria produce toxin in the baby's immature digestive tract. The toxins then travel to the baby's nerve cells leading to the characteristics symptoms of weakness and the "floppy infant syndrome."

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7 Series - E65 / E66 (2002 - 2008)
Discussion of BMW's 4th generation E65/E66 7 Series flagship. The E65 generated much controversy, due to its radical styling and iDrive user difficulties. Nonetheless, the E65 broke records to become the best-selling 7-series iteration ever, especially after its 2005 facelift.
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im think mine went out too. i have a 2002 745LI and the windown is all the way down, it goes up almost half way then it goes back down. makes a weird nose as well.......can i get one on ebay for a good price? the dealership is charging me 850 for parts and labor. that's just crazy..
I got mine for $54 shipped on ebay. no problems, OEM quality.
Do you have the link by any chance??? That's amazing...lol sorry that just made me a little happy bc I was thinking I was gonna pay like 800
Please do NOT use the eBay ones. I bought 2 before finally buying one from autozone with a lifetime warranty for $90 more.
Both of the eBay ones I bought lasted slighty longer than the 6 month warrant and then broke.
Autozone - $144 I think.
Am I crazy or am I?
The one I bought had a BMW parts tag on it. The same as you would get from a dealer. $54 shipped. learn how to shop ebay. you sift through the bs and find the right parts. Paying more for something does not necessarily make it better.
Got the front driver side window regulator for $90 bucks free shipping on ebay and paid a local mechanic $40 bucks for labor and its working great! Did the Window re-initialise from the DIY I found on here..thanks guys!!
It's only been on for 2 days hopefully I don't jinx myself
replace power window master switch?
Anyone have links or pdf about changing the 2003 bmw 745i power window master switch left front door. My master switch doesn't seem to work. Nothing on it works, mirrors, windows. Took off the door panel in hopes that it would be just a lose connection, but now I see that even this piece is a computer component with just three wires going into it. So I was going to try and replace whole switch, need a pdf or link on how to remove the switch from the dash. Or could it be something else? I see that the switch connects into another computer box within the door. could that be the problem? All other door window switches work, but drivers door controls are totally out, mirrors too... Any ideas?
Is this what you are looking for? It just pops out.
pdf thank you
thanks for this... BTY, where do you find these great pdf's?
Just pops out, so simple!!!
I've got the re-initialization sequence off another thread. But when I went to do mine, it goes down about 3" and stops, another 3" and stops, ect all the way to the bottom. I get the same thing going up. How do I reset everything so I can reinitialize the window from "scratch"?
Here's a few things that I learned from my regulator replacement, which is awaiting a few plastic replacement clips before I finish sewing it up.
First, the directions from Call Me Daddy (CMD) are quite good. I did not disconnect the battery but rather took it out and hung it from the inner panel with a zip tie.
Second, there's a phillips head screw on the outside edge of the outer panel, about half way up, near the door jamb. It's covered with a color matching cover that needs to be pried off to expose the phillips head. In addition, you'll have to tilt the entire upper panel outward from the bottom to disengage the metal retainer clips that run the length of the lower part of the window opening, holding the outer door panel to the door.
I removed the electrical connector to the window switches and removed the airbag from the door, but you'll also have to remove the cable that runs from the door handle to the door opening linkage. You'll see a plastic head slipped over a metal arm in the door near the latching mechanism. Pull the cable down where it is held, just under that connection, and release the cable by pulling down and away. Pull down the metal arm and slide off the plastic head.
Once inside the door panel, which I swung aside per CMD's direction, you'll see the window regulator and window. I had to plug the window controls back in and raise my window so I could get at the fasteners holding the window to the regulator (to avoid this, put your window between 1/3 and 2/3 up before starting). Once the window was out, removing the regulator was straight forward, but....... One point of extra emphasis: The lower fastener holding the window regulator nearest the door jam is a very, very tight fit. You'll have to work a standard sized 5mm socket in there. I used a low profile headed 1/4" drive and had to dig for the lowest profile socket I could find. Even still, it took some effort to get it on the fastener to get it off, and to get it off when I was finished. You might consider a 5mm wrench as a back up. Unfortunately, my set only goes to 6mm!
I could not get the window motor out while it was in the door, so I swapped it out on the bench. But there is a bracket that mounts to the a structural cross rail near the motor that needs to be loosened and removed in order for the assembly to be removed as one. The window motor swap on the bench was the easiest part of the project.
After looking over the old regulator I noticed it made a crunching sound when moving it up and down. The source of that noise was the wheel where the motor mounts. That wheel gathers and gives off the metal cable that raises and lowers the window. The crunching noise was made by the cable crossing over itself and binding. I can see where that binding would either burn out the motor, fray and sever the cable or cause the window to de-initialize. My advice to those just hearing this noise is to leave the window in the up position and replace the regulator before the problem compounds.
When you swing away the inner plastic panel to access the window regulator, you may pull out the big rubber connector protecting the wiring that comes into the door near the door jamb and protects the wiring going into the controller box, from which you disconnected the door switches. If this happens, you'll need to reattach it. It's a bit of a pain, but a bit of WD40 and pinching the rubber to get it inside the opening will see you through.
Recommended tools;
Low profile 1/4" drive ratchet
5-12MM sockets, standard length and wall thickness
Torex set in 1/4 or 3/8 drive with adapter
Panel Prying set (plastic/fiberglass)
Regular & Phillips head screw drivers
I did this project by myself, but if you have a friend that wants to be handy, there's a couple of things they could help out with. Lapsed time on this project was less than 2 hours. I'm a cautious worker.
Now, to initialize the window! http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=394423
Last edited by trward; 01-14-2014 at 09:30 AM. Reason: added note about how high to put window before starting project
Great post guys! The initialization tip following that link was gold!
Do NOT buy the eBay $90 shipped. I bought it and it came in defective, if not worse than the one it was replacing. They exchanged it immediately, but I lost faith in the product, especially after seeing the reviews here. I will eventually replace it with an oem as suggested above whether it needs it or not.
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1998 528i 2001 330CiC
My introduction to this wonderful line of machines.
This is how to re-initialise the power windows :
1) Start the Car.
2) Roll down the window all the way to the bottom on the "defective" window using that windows own button not the driver's one (the window wants to stop every xx inches, keep making it go down all the way)(all the way down)
3) Release the window switch
4) Push and hold down the switch for EXACTLY 17 seconds (17 SECONDS IS CRITICAL) (15-25 seconds)
5) After 17 seconds immediatly pull and HOLD up the switch to roll the window up. (Emphasis on immediately, then leave the bitton held up to do #6, do not release)
6) While still holding up the button, the window should travel all the way up to the top, then travel all the way down again , and finally all the way up once more.
After step 6 the window was functioning normally again.
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1998 528i 2001 330CiC
My introduction to this wonderful line of machines.
Window is initialized and working fine. The regulator I put in is the ebay 90$ shipped version, and if it fails I'll replace. But right now it works just fine. I have to say that I put them side by side while moving the motor over. I couldn't find a difference in the heft of the material or the way it was put together. There's got to be a difference between a $90 after market and a $300 OEM beyond the cost, but I couldn't see it.
It's funny you say that. Is it AM Auto? I'm on the second in two weeks and it just failed. Now I have to figure out how to raise my window. Two failed regulators in two weeks, can't be coincidental. I'm glad yours is good.
When we put the first one, which failed minutes after install, next to the original and could tell the spring area was angled slightly different. Unfortunately the second one was finicky from the start, would go down fine but raise with effort. Three days later, I'm in a public parking lot trying to figure out how to make it go back up. It does tge classic crunching noise amd goes all the way back down.
Is there a legit go to brand???
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1998 528i 2001 330CiC
My introduction to this wonderful line of machines.
I have to do this now for our 750i... fun stuff thanks for the useful thread!
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BMW 750i Monaco Blue w/ oyster interior.
BMW 750LI Sport Package Barbera Red w/Nat. Brown Interior-SOLD
Just got mine done the other day, bought the window regulator online on ebay for $65 and had the indy shop put it in. Window would go up half way make a noise like the teeth were broken and then go down immediately after that. Unfortunately the window tint was scratched a bit, but all in all. Window works now.
The AM Autoparts regulator I put in failed yesterday. Damn I hate doing my chores twice. Ok......Who out there has replaced a regulator and has at least 6 months of normal use on the replacement regulator, and still has a normally functioning window? Please share where you got the regulator, what you paid, and what the brand or manufacturer is. I need to place an order..............
Bought a new URO regulator and installed it today, reinitialized the window and put it away. Couldn't find the mythical $60 OEM part on ebay, and paid $139 for the URO part from OEM Bimmer Parts. I've got a two year warranty, and I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that the part makes it two years!
FWIW, I found the URO part for $86 and change at RockAuto; same 2-year warranty. If it lasts 2 years it'll be worth it.
2007 750Li Toledo Blue Metallic
Update: So I replaced the window regulator with the URO one I got, which by the way looked pretty much identical to the one I took out, and it worked great - for a week. Yesterday I put the window down to get the mail out of the mailbox and when I put it back up, it started to go up and went back down. I put it back up and it went up, and I have put it down and back up a few times since then but I am once again hearing a slight (nothing like the first time) noise like the cable is catching. There didn't seem to be much in the way of adjustment possibilities when I replaced it, is it possible I missed an adjustment step that would make it work better? I'm glad I at least have a 2 year warranty on the regulator, but I don't want to have to replace it every week.
I don't know how some of you guys say it's a 30-minute job. I could certainly do it faster now that I did it the first time, but it took me several (like 7-8) hours to do it. Part of that was the learning process and part was that I was doing it in 25 degree weather but it was not the easiest thing I've ever done on a car.
Any ideas as to what to look for? One thing I thought of was that I tightened down the bolts holding the glass to the regulator cleats before I ever put it up and down and initialized it. Maybe I should have left them a little loose until I got it moving?
2007 750Li Toledo Blue Metallic
URO Sucks, too
My URO replacement went out on me about a week after I replaced the AM Auto failure. One day it went down and I lost the initialization. When I tried to re-initialize, it wouldn't bottom or top out. When I held the switch down it would make a noise like plastic gears stripping.
Bought the next best one made by VDO and installed it over the weekend. The folks I bought it from said that they have a lot of re-failures, even the OEM's by BMW, because the old rubber looses its slickness and gets dirty, making the regulator and motor work hard. They suggested cleaning the tracks and rubber, and spraying on silicone to make it slick again. Seems to be some video's of others doing this on YouTube.
Siemens regulator was $189............................hopefully this is my last thread on this subject!
Last edited by trward; 03-11-2014 at 07:09 AM. Reason: corrected mfg of new regulator
Replacement Front, Driver Side Window Regulator - Power without motor Part Number: REPB462914 Manufacturer Number: REPB462914 , $94.14 from Autoparts Warehouse. I installed this one earlier today. So far so good. Re-install the regulator....
Note: Replacement is the brand name!!
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Cameron Simcik is a graduate of Bucknell University. She has written for Her Campus and is currently the Philadelphia Travel City Editor for The Daily Meal and a contributing writer for TheFW and GuySpeed.
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New Hampshire Senior News Notes
February 16. 2014 4:11PM
EXETER — A free luncheon seminar featuring Ross Gittell, chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, will address the 2014 economic outlook for retirement trends on Thursday, Feb. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at RiverWoods in Exeter.
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Senior Leadership Program is accepting applications for 2014 program designed to train those who want to advocate for older adults.
A collaboration among AARP, Center on Aging and Community Living at UNH and Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, the program is designed for older adults, caregivers, family members and friends who want to advocate for older adults in New Hampshire.
Members of the 2014 class should represent diverse backgrounds, ages and geographic regions of the state. Twenty participants will be selected on their motivation to become well informed and active in policymaking and systems change for aging New Hampshire citizens.
NH Retired Men's Assoc. to tour technology school
MANCHESTER — New Hampshire Retired Men's Association will tour Manchester School of Technology on Feb. 18.
The school is located at 530 South Porter St., across from Memorial High School. Should classes be cancelled that day, the meeting is also cancelled
NASHUA — Sanders Burstein, M.D., will speak on Advanced Care Planning and the role of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment at the Feb. 26 meeting of the Breakfast Exchange Club of Nashua.
The presentation begins at 8 a.m. and breakfast will be provided. There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is required.
Feb. 22 is AARP Day at Millyard Museum
CONCORD — The Millyard Museum is offering a $3 discount on admission and a special lecture for AARP members all day Saturday, Feb. 22. Admission includes access to all the exhibits as well as a special lecture on The Ledge.
The Millyard Museum is at 200 Bedford St. in downtown Manchester. The museum features the permanent exhibit, Woven in Time: 11,000 years at Amoskeag Falls, that tells the story of Manchester and the people who have lived and worked here.
Learn about The Ledge, the year-round swimmers, and their daring dive routines. Preregistration for the special lecture is recommended by calling 622-7531.
• AARP members also receive $10 off admission to The Divas Through the Decades on Thursday, Feb. 20. The performance starts at 7:30 at The Palace Theatre at 72 Hanover St., in downtown Manchester.
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Can you tell me how to actually get my music onto my MP3 player? I've been trying for awhile now, but it just doesn't seem to be working. Please help!
We've had several people ask that just this week, so this is perfect timing. I was actually on the phone yesterday with a customer who was having trouble with this. After that, I figured I should put an article together about it so I could help anyone else who was running into problems. Keep reading to learn the exact procedure you can use to add music to your MP3 player, with no hassle!
Before being able to listen to music on your new MP3 player, there are a few procedures you should be familiar with to make the process more successful. Here we go!
1. If you are a Windows 98 Second Edition user, you must install the drivers in order for the MP3 player to be seen by your PC and work properly. Any older operating systems are not going to work for an MP3 player. The drivers are on the accompanying CD and have an easy to follow install wizard that should walk you through the driver install.
2. Before you put any music or audio files onto your MP3 player, you have to have music and audio files available on your PC. For instance, if you have a music CD that you would like to transfer the music from to your MP3 player, you are should first "rip" the music into an MP3 format on your PC's hard drive. This can be done by using Windows Media Player 10 (or above) and by following the instructions laid out in this other article.
Note: The above article does not use MP3 as the format, but that can be easily fixed by opening up your Windows Media Player 10 (or 11) and go to Tools, Options. From there, select the Rip Music tab and there you will see the format selection pull down menu. Choose MP3 for the best results.
One More Note: On older CDs, there may not be any information that the computer can read, such as the track, artist, album, etc. In this case, you should add the information yourself, so you don't just have list after list of unknown information.
3. When ripping the music, you really want to make sure you know where you put the music (the default is the My Music folder in the My Documents folder, right off of the Start menu). This is important to remember so you can find it when you want to transfer it to your MP3 player.
4. Okay, so now we have the drivers installed (if you have Windows 98) and we have our music ripped to our hard drive, so we are ready to connect the MP3 player and transfer the files.
5. When you first connect the MP3 player, Windows should pop up with a window that asks you to choose what you would like to do with the device you just connected.
Note: If this is the first time you connect the MP3 player to the PC, you may have to wait awhile. Windows will install its drivers for it, but that should only happen the first time you connect the MP3 player to the machine.
6. Once Windows opens the MP3 player, you are basically looking at a folder with basic audio files in it. Next, all you have to do is locate the music you want to transfer to the MP3 player ( which will probably be the music you ripped to your PC earlier in the process). Again, the default location is the My Music folder in the My Documents folder. Open the folder with the music you want, select it, copy them and then go back to the window that represents the MP3 player and paste the files there. Once the process bar has disappeared, the transfer should be complete and the MP3 player is ready to go.
Note: I think it's easier to open up both folders and then right click on your toolbar to select the "Tile Windows Vertically" option. This makes it very easy to simply drag and drop the files right from the My Music folder onto your MP3 player.
7. Disconnect the MP3 player from the PC and power it up. You may notice that the library is updating from the message that appears on the screen. It will show the music finalizing the transfer. Once that's done, you should be able to see and play the audio files you just dumped onto your MP3 player. Remember, if you never labeled the tracks and albums when it was ripping, they are not going to have any album information to display other than "Unknown Artist."
That pretty much does it, but here are a few other articles that may help you complete this process even faster and easier:
Learn all about the different kinds of media files and players here.
Learn some digital audio player basics here.
Hope this helps clear some things up for you! Happy MP3ing!
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A website decided to publish the names, ID numbers and addresses of members of the Israel Defense Force who were involved in the 2008 invasion of Gaza. Apparently, someone in the IDF disagrees with his nation's policy and gave this information to those seeking action against the invaders. According to the website: "the people listed have held positions of command at the time of the invasion," and not only "did they perform on behalf of a murderous state mechanism, but actively encouraged other people to do so." There was even a hint at doing something "physical" about anger toward these soldiers. I agree the invasion of Gaza was a criminal act which resulted in the death of innocent people. At the same time, there were members of Hamas who fired rockets aimed at killing innocent people, and one can only wonder why their names are not on a list. If we proceed by the thinking inherent in this website than every American soldier who served in Vietnam is a war criminal, every American, British, etc… who served in the war in Iraq is also a criminal. Unfortunately, if everyone is guilty then no one is guilty.
I was once told this story in 1970 by a German educator with whom I worked. He told me his father was a Socialist union leader in the 1920s who was arrested and beaten by the Gestapo. Manfred said when he was eleven a group of his friends got together and tried to figure out if they could help their fathers who had union backgrounds in Nazi Germany. The boys all marched down to the Hitler Youth office an volunteered to serve. They asked their fathers to tell the Gestapo that they had raised good Nazi children. Life is a bit more complicated than this website grasps.


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Julio ready for Kirkland!
By Lee Bates
Recent world title challenger Joel Julio (34-2, 31 KOs) sets out to upset unbeaten world ranked contender James Kirkland (24-0, 21 KOs) this Saturday at the Tank in San Jose,California. A native of Monteria, Colombia, Julio is coming off a decision loss to world champion Sergiy Dzinziruk in his last fight and knows he has a major opportunity in front of him. "This is a huge opportunity for me and I fully expect to be victorious come Saturday night" stated Julio. Fightnews spoke with Julio as he arrived to San Jose from Miami, Florida. Julio spoke about his last fight, his advantage having fought southpaws in the past, and how his big fight experience will be a major factor to his success.
Outside of Germany and Europe, most people didn't get to see your last fight which was your first world title opportunity against unbeaten WBO light middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (36-0, 22 KOs). Can you speak on that experience?
There is no doubt in my mind I won that fight. Dzinziruk has decent speed, a very good consistent jab, very good movement, and physically is very strong. With all that being said, the main punch he landed all night was his jab but I landed the harder and more effective blows. I really thought I had him in the first round as I landed a hard punch to his chin and thought he was going down but I have to give him credit because he stayed up.
You only have two losses in your career. One to former world champion Carlos Quintana and the other in your last fight to world champion Dzinziruk, who both are southpaws. Do you feel you've improved as a fighter since those losses and have learned to fight southpaws better now?
Absolutely and I've really improved a lot since the Quintana fight. The Dzinzuruk fight like I said before I feel I won that fight. In that fight I showed that I'm much better at fighting southpaws since the Quintana fight. I definitely feel my past experience with those two southpaws will work in my advantage against Kirkland. I had a really good camp for this fight and it will show in my performance come Saturday night.
Do you feel your edge in experience will play a key role in you being successful Saturday night?
For sure. I respect Kirkland as a fighter and for what he has done in his career so far. I also know that this promotion is being built as his coming out party but his people made a bad mistake bringing me as an opponent. He has not fought the level of competition that I have fought and defeated.
So bascially you feel you can match his power as well?
I know I can for sure. I can punch, I can take a punch, I can box, etc… I've already proven all this. Now he has to prove that he can do what he's being doing throughout his career against me a fighter who's more experienced, hits just as hard as he does, and I take it as good as I can give it. Add to that we're the same age and I'm in my prime.
I also understand that you've enrolled in school for English classes is that correct?
That's true. I'm taking English at Miami Dade Community College. I live in Miami, Florida and have been working extremely hard on my English. I understand a lot of English and am working on my conversational English speaking.
How important is this fight to you at this stage of your career?
This is a huge opportunity for me as this fight will be broadcast worldwide on HBO. I can't ask for a much bigger stage to fight on and I plan on taking full advantage of this with an impressive victory.


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The clip I speak about holds the aluminum hoop at each end, they are located over each wheel well. I've attached a picture of the screwdriver for everyone, great little tool. Fits nicely into the center leg of the clasp, just a little force and it opens up to get that hoop loose.
As far as getting the four plastic retainer clips, at each end of the compartment floor there are spring loaded end caps. I put a flash light in the trunk to see where the slots are, kind of reached over the top with each clip and pushed them on place. It took me a few minutes to figure out the spring loaded end plate thing then even where these stupid things went. Make sure to get the open portion of the clamp towards the rod it grabs on, I think the opening goes inwards towards the trunk.
See if this helps.
Drop us a picture of that boot you're having a problem with. The top boot that is the last item to install is a bugger. I put a little paint thinner on the rubber to make is slide easier. Keep it away from the 3M Trim Tape. Yea a little challenging but it finally fit in OK. I did it a few times without the tape to see how it fit. Drop a picture so we can see it....
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By Eli Pearlstein / Hagerstown Suns | April 6, 2014 8:31 PM ET
HAGERSTOWN, M.D. - The Hagerstown Suns (3-1) used a three-run sixth inning on Sunday to secure a 6-2 win over the Rome Braves (1-3). The win gave the Suns the season series win over the Braves for a second straight year.
First baseman John Wooten began the Suns half of the sixth inning by drawing a walk. He went to third on a double by DH Wilman Rodriguez. Following a pitching change, LF Estarlin Martinez grounded out to second to drive Wooten in from third and tie the game at 2-2. Following a walk to 3B Khayyan Norfork, SS David Masters reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Rodriguez to score from third and Norfork to move to third. Norfork scored the final run of the frame on a sacrifice fly by catcher Craig Manuel.
Rome scored their lone two runs of the game in the first inning on a two-run single by DH Jacob Schrader. Hagerstown responded with one run of its own in the bottom of the frame. CF Isaac Ballou led off with a triple and scored when Wooten grounded out to short with one out.
The Suns added an insurance run in both the seventh and eighth inning to set the final score. In the seventh 2B Wilmer Difo reached first on a one-out bunt single. He moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored when Rodriguez smacked a line drive single to left. In the eighth a leadoff walk to Norfork proved costly as he wound up scoring on a throwing error by Braves SS Johan Camargo.
RHP Dixon Anderson (1-0) pitched four scoreless innings in relief for Hagerstown to earn the win. He took over for starting LHP Hector Silvestre, who worked five innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six. LHP Jared Dettmann (0-1) suffered the loss for Rome, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out three.
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Brown said that subject-focused communities have advantages over the sprawling social networking giants because users are more engaged and more motivated to spend time on the site.
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And therein lies the rub. When Gilbert and George began making art in the 60s, they fashioned a manifesto. They wanted to make "art for all". In this, I would say, certainly on the evidence of the attendance at the Tate, they have failed. Walking around the exhibition, a sense of foreboding heaviness hung in the air, as tends to happen when the middle classes coalesce in an art gallery with the main purpose of agreeing on something. There is a vaguely funereal air to the hushed reverence that accompanies this sort of art seen by this sort of people. Undoubtedly, they are a sort.
What is art for all? And can high art of this type ever hope to achieve it? Beyond Damien Hirst, whose spot patterns have appeared in diluted form everywhere from Cath Kidston teacups to Paperchase stationary, and Andy Warhol, whose basic principles of art can now be applied to your pet dog in Snappy Snaps, I would struggle to reconcile the manifesto to the discipline. Outside of high art, things get a little easier. A film like Little Miss Sunshine or the odd Almodóvar moment is art for all, possibly. Irvine Welsh's uncommonly brilliant Wedding Belles for Channel 4 was art for all. And Avenue Q is the nearest theatre has come to art for all in recent memory.
Two days after seeing the Gilbert and George exhibit, I was slapped around the face into submission on this private little conundrum of art for all at the V&A. Due to the damnation which it and its gallery has suffered at the hands of critics - whose business it is to keep "art for few" - I was half expecting the Kylie exhibit to be rammed with the type of people that would not know art if Warhol himself ordered them a melon Bacardi Breezer down the local Wetherspoons.
Instead, I was confronted by the whole spectrum of society. This exhibition knows no boundaries in terms of class, gender, age, sexuality or race. It is worth visiting alone to listen to the breadth of conversations across society that it is encouraging. Almost all of these conversations begin with "is she really that small?", before taking tangential turns to accidentally prove just how large a persona Kylie Minogue has become in British popular culture. The atmosphere is neither stuffy nor elitist but noisy and fun. If art is the representation of something meaningful in visual form then this collection of outfits, fashion shoots, pop videos, documentary and fashion, cut from the most imaginative popular costumiers working today, stands for one thing in a condensed form. And that thing is joy.
Is the Kylie exhibit art? I have no idea. Is it the most fun that you can have in an art gallery at the moment, without any of the pomposity that might blight going to galleries, theatres or any other artful Mecca that relies on taking an antithetic stance to Gilbert and George's original principle of art for all? Something tells me that Gilbert and George would be jealous. If not necessarily of the work on display, then in the gleeful reaction that it is eliciting from people who neither know nor care whether this is real art, but love it all the same. In her exhibition, Kylie has proved to be an art form in herself. Which is precisely what Gilbert and George set out to do in the first place.


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American warplanes launched a series of airstrikes today (August 8) against Islamic militants in northern Iraq. Tad Oelstrom, adjunct lecturer in public policy and U.S. Air Force (retired), shares his perspectives on the strategic and military tactics behind this operation.
Q: What is the U.S. trying to achieve through the use of airstrikes?
Oelstrom: On the surface, the U.S. inferred objectives are humanitarian – with a focus on protecting a religious group called the Yazidis; to protect U.S. citizens and forces, there are currently 40 U.S. troops reported in Irbil; and to respond to the government of Iraq's request for help.
Q: What resources are being deployed in this operation?
Oelstrom: Employed will be a large array of intelligence resources used to find, fix, and target enemy assets; weapons and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) platforms in the form of tactical and strategic aircraft that are directly linked to the intelligence sources and the command and control elements; U.S. Air Force airlift assets to provide humanitarian aid to the isolated religious group; and a robust capability of air-to-air refueling and special operations assets.
Q: How long do you foresee this operation to last?
Oelstrom: Until clearer objectives are laid out, it is impossible to forecast the length of the operation. With the inferred goals mentioned in my answer to the first question, the potential length could be months.
Q: Could these airstrikes prove to be a 'game changer' in Iraq?
Oelstrom: Define 'game changer.' Use of airstrikes has potential to impact—both negatively and positively—the ground situation, security and humanitarian concerns, and geopolitics. These strikes will not solve the complex issues in the region, but may—at this point—help to save lives and provide time to initiate and consummate longer term solutions.
Q: Have similar air strikes served American interests in the past?
Oelstrom: As short term actions to save lives and create space to implement more lasting solutions, the answer is yes. The question must be broadened to include service to the interests of allies and the contribution to global security. Intervention into the situation near Irbil, Iraq today should be considered a 'thumb in the dike' to an unbelievably complex array of security issues in the region. Air strikes are merely one tool available to decision makers—and should be considered as part of a more broadly based set of military and diplomatic actions.
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Mecklenburg County District Court Judge (March 2009 - December 2010; March 2011 - present) - appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue.
Clerkship, Chief Justice Frye, North Carolina Supreme Court;
Clerkship, Justice Becker, Nevada Supreme Court;
Associate, Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore, Charlotte - complex commercial litigation (firm became Helms Mulliss & Wicker and is now McGuire Woods);
Associate, The Dummit Law Firm, Winston-Salem - personal injury, workers compensation and district court criminal cases;
Founder/Partner, Baker & Blake LLP, Charlotte - general district court practice;
Partner, Hands Law Office, Charlotte - general district court practice.
Bar and Court Admissions:
North Carolina State Bar (1999);
Western District of North Carolina Bar (2001);
United States Supreme Court (2004
Winston-Salem State University, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude;
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Forester Instituto Internacional, (Costa Rica), fluent in Spanish
Professional Involvement:
· Member, Rotary of Charlotte
· Member, Bar Leadership Institute committee
· NC Association of Women Attorneys
· North Carolina Bar Association Member
· Former Mecklenburg County Bar Board of Directors Member
· North Carolina Bar Association, Pathways to Leadership Scholar, 2008
· Bar 2010 Committee, 2006-08 " John S. Leary, Jr. Bar Assoc., 2007 Chair
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· Bar Leadership Institute, 2006 Graduate
· Student Defense Project Scales of Justice Award: 2006 Law Firm of the Year
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· 2012 Women of Justice Award winner (Lawyers Weekly) " Winston-Salem State University Board of Visitors Member since 2008
· Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee Member since 2006
· The International House Board of Directors/ Advisory Board member since 2005
· Big Brothers Big Sisters Volunteer 1994-2010
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· 2007 Woman of the Year, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Western North Carolina Chapter
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I am the best candidate for the Hands seat because of my proven experience. After two Supreme Court clerkships, I practiced law for a large and small firm before I opened my own law firm. Before I became a judge, I practiced law in every area of district court and appeared in state and federal court in over fifteen counties on a daily basis. I have a commitment to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community from volunteering countless hours on domestic violence initiatives and boards and mentoring law students and young attorneys to serving on bar committees and boards. As a sitting district court judge, I have presided over thousands of district court cases. It is proven experience because I maintain a solid reputation for making knowledgeable and impartial decisions. My hard work and service are further exemplified by being the second-highest rated judge in Mecklenburg County in the NCBA judicial performance evaluation.
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I will send you an invitation to join the group Rainbow Bridge Angel Babies. In the group, you will see a thread where you can ask for wings. You just post your request and then one of the wonderful people who are making wings these days will either post your wings photo in the thread for you to save it to your page or else they will send you a pawmail with the photo in it to save to your page.
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An evidence-based consensus for the classification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota)
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The publication of a large number of taxon names at all levels within the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) has resulted in conflicting systematic schemes and generated considerable confusion among biologists working with these important plant symbionts. A group of biologists with more than a century of collective experience in the systematics of Glomeromycota examined all available molecular–phylogenetic evidence within the framework of phylogenetic hypotheses, incorporating morphological characters when they were congruent. This study is the outcome, wherein the classification of Glomeromycota is revised by rejecting some new names on the grounds that they are founded in error and by synonymizing others that, while validly published, are not evidence-based. The proposed "consensus" will provide a framework for additional original research aimed at clarifying the evolutionary history of this important group of symbiotic fungi.


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One observation....
that was the stupidest place for a bike to pull over I have ever seen.
This is a discussion on Illegal seizure of a helmet cam? Police brutality? For you bikers out there,.... within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; While not gun-related, definitely interesting and I'd like to hear folks on the board weigh in. It appears there was a "bike cruise" and this ...
While not gun-related, definitely interesting and I'd like to hear folks on the board weigh in. It appears there was a "bike cruise" and this guy got singled out by a LEO because he had a visible helmet cam. When he first gets pulled, the LEO never mentions an actual traffic offense after being asked multiple times. It isn't until AFTER he gets back out of his cruiser he brings up the license plate issue (which you can see if you look closely in the video, doesn't look obstructed to me.)You can also see him slam the biker down on his cruiser, and violently push the biker into the back of his car without even asking him to get in first, its not like he was resisting.
Thoughts? Comments?
If the LEO did not see him commit an offense, and he didn't have a warrant come up under his plate he should haven't been pulled in the first place IMHO.
Here is the unedited version of the video from his helmet cam,...
From,...DALLAS - The Dallas Sheriff's Office has launched an internal affairs investigation into the conduct of a deputy who made a questionable arrest of a sport biker, following reports from News 8.
The arrest happened on Memorial Day weekend, as law enforcement was on heightened alert to crack down on reckless bikers.
But was that reason enough for Deputy James Westbrook to pull over biker Chris Moore in an effort to seize a camera mounted on his helmet?
Not according to Toby Shook, a former Dallas County Prosecutor.
"Well, I think in this particular case, you did need a warrant to get that piece of evidence," Shook said.
And now, with an internal affairs investigation underway, Westbrook will have to explain his actions.
In response to this case, the sheriff's office also released a dash cam video showing how stunt bikers taunted and antagonized officers by slamming on their brakes and blocking the squad car's path.
Then, when a truck traveling with the pack of bikes gets pulled over by officers, a female passenger is seen handing something off to a rider. Moments later, that same woman hops on the back of a different bike and rides away, all while other bikers drive the wrong way on Stemmons Freeway.
How frustrating is that? Not enough to violate the constitution, Shook said.
"The Constitution wins out over frustration every time," he said.
Though none of that happened to Deputy Westbrook, Shook said the deputy likely felt that afternoon's frustration when he pulled over Moore in order to seize Moore's helmet camera.
Here's what Westbrook says as Moore helmet camera is rolling:
MOORE: "Was I doing something wrong? What am I being pulled over for?"
WESTBROOK: "The whole group of you guys."
MOORE: "No. I was not, individually. How can you pull me over?"
WESTBROOK: "The reason you're being pulled over is because I'm going to take your camera, and we're going to use it as evidence of in the crimes that have been committed by other bikers."
Westbrook later arrested Moore for a concealed license plate, a charge Moore alleges was trumped up to get his camera.
Sheriff launches internal affairs investigation in response to biker arrest | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth
I originally got the story from:
Frustrated Sheriff Arrests Motorcyclist For Wearing A Helmet Camera
News 8 asked to see Westbrook's dash cam video. We were told no video exists and therefore cannot be used in the internal affairs investigation that is now open.
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One observation....
that was the stupidest place for a bike to pull over I have ever seen.
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A serious question: To any of you LEOs out there, this officer took a biker to jail for license plate obstruction. Is that even remotely legal?
I understand that the officer was frustrated but what can happen to him now that he arrested this biker, verbally stating that the only reasoning was an obstructed license plate?
In my opinion the guy should not be a cop any longer. If you can't learn to control yourself and are taking your frustrations out on citizens for no reason then your in the wrong profession.
I may or may not have arrested him. I damn sure would have put a piece of duct tape over his mouth.
You also have to factor in what transpired 15 minutes before hand.
Going by what was shown on the video the deputy had no reason to pull the biker over and deserves a reprimand.
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And die to find out there isn't, than live my life
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Three observations:
1) If you get pulled over, just shut up and give him your license
2) If you get arrested, remind yourself to adhere to number one, you're not going to say anything that will reverse the course of direction.
3) I dunno why you guys keep wanting to discuss police abuse and misuse of power here when you know it gets the powers that be here in a twist. PM me and I'll refer you to a gun blog where you can speak your mind freely on any topic.
Before anyone comments they should watch the video from the Police cruiser.
These bikers are a bunch of hooligan law breakers. The hi-way was apparently closed the year prior due to the rampage they caused. They show a complete disrespect for the law and give other bikers a bad name. I do wonder why this guy was singled out to get pulled over. Guilty by association? Maybe. Perhaps there's more to the other side of the story.
If you hang with criminals don't be surprised if you get treated like one.
"Confidence is food for the wise man but liquor for the fool"
Guilty by association wont stand up in a court of law.
It may have worked if all of the other bikers were arrested and found guilty of something, but arresting him for being a biker aint gonna cut it.
The rider asked why he was pulled over, what did he do wrong. The first thing the officer said was, "The reason you were pulled over is I'm going to take your camera and it's going to be used as evidence of the crimes that have been committed."
Now, the rider was outraged at this and did not exercise very good self-control. HOWEVER, the officer was in the wrong for pulling him over for the reason stated. He knew this and had to go fishing for a better excuse. And the officer, due to his position of authority, is expected to act to a higher standard. Instead he gets visibly angry and abusive. IMO, the officer should be disciplined for this. I don't know what is appropriate discipline, but somewhere between a reprimand and dismissal from his job. The rider should get all charges dismissed, his property back and all legal fees reimbursed by the City for this illicit arrest. An LEO cannot be permitted to act this way. It is an injustice to the public and a disgrace to the police dept. and the city.
The motorcyclist has a lesson to learn as well: if you hang out with hoodlums and act disrespectfully to an LEO, it might ruin your day. He could have possibly avoided some of this trouble by being polite and respectful.
Anyway, that's my take on it. I'm a motorcycle rider, but other than two wheels and a helmet, there was very little similarity between what I do and what these hooligans were up to.
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Everyone has an opinion & this is just mine sorry if it offends anyone.
ALSO I don't HATE LEOs I just Hold them to a Higher Standard of the LAW & nothing anyone says will change my opinion on this


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ABC World News reported Bush greenhouse gas reduction proposal, ignored criticism of it
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On the May 31 edition of ABC's World News, host Charles Gibson reported that President Bush "call[ed] on 15 major nations to set a goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions" and that "[t]his is a major change for the White House." Gibson noted that "the Bush administration was expected to face heavy criticism [at next week's G8 summit] for not doing enough about global warming." However, he failed to mention that Bush's greenhouse gas reduction proposal does not include any specific targets to be met or penalties for failing to reduce emissions -- shortcomings highlighted by numerous lawmakers and environmentalists. By contrast, other media outlets did report on the criticism of Bush's proposal, including the May 31 editions of the CBS Evening News and NBC's Nightly News.
In his May 31 speech on the U.S. international development agenda, Bush presented his proposal to reduce greenhouse gases emissions:
In recent years, science has deepened our understanding of climate change and opened new possibilities for confronting it. The United States takes this issue seriously. The new initiative I am outlining today will contribute to the important dialogue that will take place in Germany next week. The United States will work with other nations to establish a new framework on greenhouse gas emissions for when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
So my proposal is this: By the end of next year, America and other nations will set a long-term global goal for reducing greenhouse gases. To help develop this goal, the United States will convene a series of meetings of nations that produce most greenhouse gas emissions, including nations with rapidly growing economies like India and China.
In addition to this long-term global goal, each country would establish midterm national targets, and programs that reflect their own mix of energy sources and future energy needs. Over the course of the next 18 months, our nations would bring together industry leaders from different sectors of our economies, such as power generation and alternative fuels and transportation. These leaders will form working groups that will cooperate on ways to share clean energy technology and best practices.
Gibson called Bush's proposal a "major change," and ABC News correspondent Bill Blakemore later reported that Bush said in his speech that "the U.S. would now take the lead in the fight against global warming." But while Blakemore noted that Bush's speech came only hours after NASA administrator Michael Griffin said, "I am not sure that it is fair to say that it [global warming] is a problem we must wrestle with," neither Gibson nor Blakemore mentioned any specific criticism of Bush's proposal.
Yet other media outlets did. For example:
- On the May 31 edition of the CBS Evening News, chief White House correspondent Jim Axelrod reported: "[T]he Bush approach calls for voluntary international goals to reduce greenhouse gases, not binding commitments. And that troubles climate change experts." Axelrod's report then quoted Elliot Diringer from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change as saying, "Unless you have all the countries sitting down together and saying, 'Here's what we're prepared to do, what are you prepared to do?' and then working toward an agreement on a package of commitments, you're not going to get the critical mass of action that you need to reduce emission."
- On the May 31 edition of NBC's Nightly News, chief environmental correspondent Anne Thompson reported that "[e]nvironmental leaders I talked to today certainly weren't impressed" with Bush's proposal. Thompson added: "One said it was worse than too little, too late, and several agreed that it was a PR strategy, designed to keep President Bush from looking like an obstructionist at next week's G8 meeting."
- The Washington Post reported on June 1 that Bush's proposal "came under heavy fire from key members of Congress" and that "[v]irtually without exception, environmentalists questioned why Bush has devised a plan that lacks mandatory cuts in greenhouse gas emissions":
"The president is not offering commitments, and he's not asking for commitments, and without them we won't get the job done," said Elliot Diringer, director of international strategies for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. "The administration has done all it can to squelch discussion of future climate commitments. This could keep them off the table until the end of this administration."
- In a June 1 article on Bush's proposal, The New York Times reported that "environmental advocates and some European officials" said that "the president delivered no clear statement on what steps the United States would take to limit emissions over the next 10 to 20 years, while he was working on long-term goals for the next 50 years and beyond." The Times noted that the goals Bush laid out "would not be binding unless individual nations chose to bind themselves."
- A June 1 Wall Street Journal article (subscription required) reported that "Mr. Bush's announcement doesn't so much represent a revolutionary change in his approach, but an evolution of thought."
- A June 17 Los Angeles Times article reported: "Some of [Bush's] most persistent critics praised him for taking on the issue. But they also expressed skepticism, saying that mandatory limits on emissions were the only way to turn around the growing release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases blamed for causing Earth's temperature to rise."
From the May 31 edition of ABC's World News with Charles Gibson:
GIBSON: Well, President Bush today addressed the issue of global warming. The president is calling on 15 major nations to set a goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is a major change for the White House and comes just days before the president goes to a meeting of major industrialized nations, at which the Bush administration was expected to face heavy criticism for not doing enough about global warming.
The president made his proposal on day when a major debate over global warming erupted at NASA, of all places. The nation's space agency is responsible for producing much of the data we have on global warming, and today its top administrator seemed to play down the problem. And that did not sit well with his researchers on the subject. Here's ABC's Bill Blakemore.
BLAKEMORE: NASA's satellite photos and data have always been at the center of research on global warming. So it was startling today to hear NASA's administrator, Michael Griffin, say this on National Public Radio.
MICHAEL GRIFFIN (NASA administrator): I have no doubt that a trend of global warming exists. I am not sure that it is fair to say that it is a problem we must wrestle with.
BLAKEMORE: Even the president distanced himself from Griffin today, saying the U.S. would now take the lead in the fight against global warming. Bill Blakemore, ABC News, New York.
From the May 31 edition of NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams:
THOMPSON: Good evening, Brian. Environmental leaders I talked to today certainly weren't impressed. One said it was worse than too little, too late, and several agreed that it was a PR strategy designed to keep President Bush from looking like an obstructionist at next week's G8 meeting.
David Doniger of the Natural Resources Defense Council said that the world is full of lots of international meetings and summits; the question is whether you're ready to lead at home. Environmentalists want the president to get behind legislation that would mandates cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that scientists believe contribute to global warming. The United States is the largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, and environmentalists believe only after the U.S. makes cuts at home can it pressure countries like China and India to do the same.
From the May 31 edition of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric:
AXELROD: Still, the Bush approach calls for voluntary international goals to reduce greenhouse gases, not binding commitments. And that troubles climate change experts.
DIRINGER: Unless you have all the countries sitting down together and saying, "Here's what we're prepared to do, what are you prepared to do?" and then working toward an agreement on a package of commitments, you're not going to get the critical mass of action that you need to reduce emission.
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Attention fellas: if you're looking for a tasty, decently priced and chic resto to take a lady on a date, I highly recommend La Griglia D'oro. The atmosphere is sexy, food is on point and the service is fabulous.
La Griglia D'oro's dishes have so much flavour and pizazz. It really is top notch Italian cuisine. They have a wide variety of dishes ranging from perfectly grilled steaks, fresh seafood, delicious pasta to some snazzy desserts. The inside is cozy and beautifully decorated. Also, If it's date night you'll definitely be feeling the romance in here. Queue Barry White music.
Aside from the laidback, loungey decor, the food is another fucking story. Their menu can be a tad overwhelming, as there is so much to choose from and you just want to fucking try it all. But unless you're a billionaire, I don't suggest you do that.
Let me go on the record and say that I have never in my life tasted a better risotto than I did at this place. It was multiple orgasm good. The seafood was probably my favourite part about their menu.
Grilled Meat – FILET MIGNON – 8 oz. $28.00
Accompanied with potatoes, vegetables and a choice of sauce: Chianti red wine, green Peppercorn, Cognac Dijonaise or Porcini sauce.
Appetizer – GRILLED OCTOPUS – $14.00
With sun dried cherry tomatoes, capers and black olives on a bed of roasted garlic white bean hummus.
Risotto – SCALLOPS PAN SEARED – $20.00
Topped with fried oysters and baby spinach in a white wine sun dried tomato cream sauce.
Appetizer -PAN SEARED SCALLOPS – $14.00
Crusted in sesame seeds wrapped in prosciutto and served with an oriental peanut sauce.
Even if you're just looking for a quiet dinner out with a friend, La Griglia D'oro offers such a great culinary experience. Fucking go, I promise you will not be disappointed.


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Through the cold conditions of winter it was lovely to see Mara Hoffman's fall / winter 2013 collection so full of color. Spirits were elevated on Saturday when walking down the runway were Mara's boho, fun, gypsy-inspired looks, each very unique from one another.
The designs were heavily influenced by pattern and prints from around the world. The color palette consisted of intense corals, light blue, and fuchsia. The looks contrasted between flowing dresses and tight, body-conscious, ones.
A highlight of the collection was the metal toed footwear that every model wore: they toughed up the look, along with the added accessorie of a Pamela Love armor ring to complete the tough-girl edge. Each model was given a little cat eye creating an intensity in their face that contrasted well with each look, while the hair was slicked back but left straight and long down the back.
You can see all of the Mara Hoffman autumn (fall) / winter 2013 runway collection by clicking on a thumbnail on the left. From there you can browse through each of the pictures from the fashion show.
Also from this fashion show.
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This manifests three ways. First, I see you embarking on an overhaul of your financial plans and how you both structure and think about money. For too long you have been under the influence and indeed the power of others, and Pluto in Capricorn is helping you work out how this has been, and offering you many suggestions for how to open up to your own strength. While this plan has been in the works for a while, you're likely to feel a lot of change all at once — and this will come with other changes in a relationship that is in a sense bound together by sex and money.
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Here's a Luther Strode pin-up that will be available exclusively at our signing at Big Planet Comics (4/14)! Come see us and snag a print!
Colors by Felipe Sobreiro
Here's info on the event from Big Planet's website:
April 14 – Justin Jordan/Tradd Moore Signing
Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore, creators of the great new series The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, will be appearing at both our Vienna and College Park stores on Saturday, April 14, to promote the release of the collection of the series.
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i love those wheels.. my set is pretty scratched up though (used for winter)... What are you running for suspension? Any other mods?
Just got air ride in it and my rims are equally as beat up lol
nice.. it looks super clean.. what are the future plans? is that a 1.8 or v6?
its a 1.8t 6 speed really got no other plans for it its 100% stock except air ride..kinda looking for something different
How much the air ride setup cost you ?
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Go fast or don't go at all
thats entirely way too low...not sure what i expected as im on vortex
thats slammed all the way no notch or other suspension modification i a little lower then stock height, the air actually drives really nice


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A prestigious American art gallery is set to play host to an exhibition of artwork by former The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.
The Ohio-based Butler Institute of American Art will show 30 paintings and 22 drawings by the English rock 'n' roll musician for eight weeks from 21 September.
Several paintings feature Wood's band-mates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards performing onstage. One example, 'Beggars Banquet,' is a playful representation of the rockers' notorious wild parties, showing them in a Bacchanalian state of revelry.
Click here or on the image above to preview the exhibition
As a British citizen whose career as a painter has long come second to his music, Wood is an unusual choice for a gallery better known for exhibiting American artists like Jackson Pollock, Edward Hopper and Chuck Close.
Butler director Dr. Louis Zona said: "Wood is a most accomplished painter whose work demonstrates a wonderful knowledge of the medium, outstanding technical abilities and an extraordinarily creative mind."
"The Butler is honoured to host the artist's first major American museum exhibition."
Middlesex-born Wood, who has been drawing and painting since age 12, studied fine art at the Ealing College of Art in London prior to beginning his musical career.
The last major solo exhibition of his work was held at the Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1996.
Wood is due to attend a reception for the opening of the exhibition on 21 September.
'Ronnie Wood: Paintings, Drawings and Prints' opens Tuesday 21 September for 8 weeks at the Butler Institute of American Art, butlerart.com
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RICHMOND, Va. – While it is the
middle of winter in Richmond, the Virginia Commonwealth University
women's tennis team was scolding hot this weekend.
After dropping top-30 ranked Florida International on Friday, the Rams capped it off with a 7-0 manhandling of the Owls of Temple University on Saturday afternoon.
All six Black & Gold singles players captured straight set wins and VCU swept the doubles point, led by sophomore Alex Bara (Oradea, Romania) and senior Olena Leonchuk (Kiev, Ukraine), who dominated at third doubles, 8-2, over Temple's May Johnson and Josephine Bergman.
Leonchuk and classmate Laura Burns (Hertford, England) led the way in singles with 6-1, 6-0 victories at fourth and fifth singles. The veteran duo is now a combined 12-1 in dual matches this spring.
Sophomore Ana Bara (Oradea, Romania) picked up her second consecutive win at first singles with a decisive 6-0, 6-3 over Lucie Pazderova.
The Rams return to action next Saturday in an 11 a.m. showdown with in-state rival Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.
#36 VCU def. Temple, 7-0
1. Ana Bara/Hjertquist def. Rukavyshnykova/Pazderova, 8-5
2. Burns/Yergina def. Stangl/Mittag (TU), 8-4
3. Alex Bara/Leonchuk def. Johnson/Bergman (TU), 8-2
Order of finish: 3,2,1
1. Ana Bara def. Lucie Pazderova (TU), 6-0, 6-3
2. Hjertquist def. Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova (TU), 7-5, 6-1
3. Alex Bara def. Theresa Stangl (TU), 6-0, 6-1
4. Leonchuk def. Katharina Mittag (TU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Burns def. May Johnson (TU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Pietzuch def. Josephine Bergman (TU), 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 4,5,1,3,2,6
RICHMOND, Va. – While it is the
middle of winter in Richmond, the Virginia Commonwealth University
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YouTube Sensation Toby Turner Cast in Cartoon Network's ANNOYING ORANGE
Coming off of a successful New York Upfront presentation from a few weeks ago, television's #1 network with boys 6-11, continued to celebrate its 20th Anniversary by announcing today at its Upfront in Los Angeles, that it would soon begin streaming its content live across multiple platforms, including on-line at Cartoon Network.com, and for mobile viewers on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. Along with the previously announced slate of new and returning series (see below), the network also announced that YouTube sensation, comedian/actor/songwriter Toby Turner would be joining the highly anticipated series, Annoying Orange.
"It is our commitment to the TV Everywhere strategy to let our audiences enjoy our shows whenever and wherever they want," said Stuart Snyder, president and COO, Turner Broadcasting's Animation, Young, Adults & Kids Media (AYAKM). "Soon, viewers will be able to catch Cartoon Network anywhere and everywhere - whether they are in front of their television or maybe even at the airport waiting for a flight, we will be available for viewers to experience the live telecast seamlessly."
Having its best first quarter with kids in prime in five years (up 30% vs. 2011) and showing the most gains compared to the competition in the kids space, Cartoon Network once more paid tribute to the past and present with a full orchestra playing classic Cartoon Network television theme songs, showcasing live voice-actor performances from the creative talent behind the hit animated comedy series Adventure Time and Regular Show.
Along with an appearance by Annoying Orange's newest cast member Toby Turner, entertainer and producer Nick Cannon talked to the audience about his upcoming live-action sketch comedy series and showed the audience the video, "Running Errands with Mom" which has already become a viral sensation.
Further details of Cartoon Network's programming announcements include the following:
· Nick Cannon Sketch Comedy Series: The series is a live-action, half-hour, sketch comedy show rooted in raw mischief, high energy and slapstick humor. You'll never know what will happen next! Some of the silliest kids you know will make up this wild comedy troupe led by teen stars Jeremy Shada (Adventure Time), Brandon Soo Hoo (Enders Game, Tropic Thunder), Shameik Moore (Joyful Noise), Shauna Case (American Horror Story) and Chanelle Peloso (Level Up). Nick Cannon will bring the funny as creator and executive producer along with executive producers Michael Goldman and Scott Tomlinson. The series is being produced by Cartoon Network Studios in association with NCredible Entertainment.
· Annoying Orange: Boasting more than 1 billion YouTube online views to date, Annoying Orange is the Web sensation transformed into A New Television series that follows Orange and his buddies as they go on a wide range of adventures that take them from the fruit stand to parts unknown and everything in between. The television series was developed and will be produced by The Collective. Dane Boedigheimer co-created the television series with Tom Sheppard (Emmy Award-winning writer for Pinky and the Brain). Conrad Vernon (director of Madagascar 3 and Monsters vs. Aliens) will serve as executive producer for the series along with Gary Binkow and Dan Weinstein of The Collective. The series will premiere on Cartoon Network this summer.
· DreamWorks Dragons: The Series: Picking up where the critically-acclaimed feature film, How to Train Your Dragon, left off, this weekly animated series follows the continuing adventures of Hiccup and his dragon Toothless on the island of Berk, along with the band of dragon trainers, all of whom now have dragons of their own! Through their training, the kids are finding out the cool things dragons can do. Not only will they learn more about their dragons, they'll also discover new ones and battle against enemies as they explore worlds they never dreamed existed. In addition, the talented cast from the feature film - Jay Baruchel (Hiccup), America Ferrera (Astrid), Christopher Mitz-Plasse (Fishlegs) and T.J. Miller (Tuffnut) - will lend their voices to the series, which is produced by Dreamworks Animation and premieres this fall.
· New LEGO Project: Following the instant ratings success of the CG-animated Ninjago, LEGO and Cartoon Network plan to expand their partnership with an all-new series from LEGO for 2013.
· Ben 10: Omniverse: In the brand-new animated series, Ben 10: Omniverse, Ben will have a new character design that pays homage to his past, and he'll have a whole new batch of aliens to battle. Beating the bad guys is just part of the superhero gig. With a little help from his new, by-the-book rookie partner, Ben explores the quirkier side of things in the alien underground and discovers enemies from his past looking for a re-match, all while a mysterious hunter is hot on his trail! With 10 new aliens at his disposal and a brand new lease on life, Ben 10 is back and more fun than ever! Ben 10: Omniverse is produced by Cartoon Network Studios with Matt Youngberg as supervising producer. The series will premiere on Cartoon Network this fall. Ben 10 is Cartoon Network's most successful original global franchise. Since the premiere of the original Ben 10 series, created by Man of Action Studios, in 2006, the franchise has spawned four animated series, one animated movie, two live-action movies, a CG movie, a feature film currently in development, a widely-popular consumer products line and has captured the imaginations of viewers on a worldwide scale.


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Sarah Houghton, Director
This integrated program offers three choruses for a range of age levels. The program is designed to supplement NEC's early instrumental studies and theory program, as well as teach early-to-advanced choral singing technique.
The ages listed are guidelines. Each child will have an individual meeting with the director for appropriate placement in the program. Placement auditions are scheduled in May and September.
Preparatory Chorus
Open to singers, ages 6-9, with little or no former experience, by placement audition. Students build a foundation of healthy vocal production and aural skills, through developmentally-appropriate vocal activities and repertoire. Students perform in two concerts yearly in Jordan Hall. Students must have text-reading ability. For rehearsal information, click here.
Rehearsals: Saturday, 8:00 - 8:45 AM
Children's Chorus
Open to singers, ages 8-12, by placement audition. Instruction in CC emphasizes healthy vocal quality, musicianship, and notation- and score-reading skills. Students sing unison and 2-part repertoire in a variety of styles and languages, and perform two concerts yearly in Jordan Hall. For rehearsal information, click here.
In January 2009, the NEC Children's Chorus participated in a residency with composer William Bolcom as part of "Today's Youth Perform Today's Music." In this video clip from YouTube, this lively collection of students perform Bolcom's Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise to the delight of all in attendance.
Rehearsals: Saturday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Chamber Chorus
Open to singers, ages 10-14, with unchanged treble voices, by audition. This group is an advanced ensemble, which collaborates with musical ensembles throughout the Boston area. Students should have notation- and score-reading ability. Students perform 2-, 3-, and 4-part traditional and contemporary choral literature in many styles and languages, and perform in a minimum of two concerts in Jordan Hall yearly. For rehearsal information, click here.
Rehearsals: Saturday, 10:15 - 11:45 AM
Chorus Audition Information
The NEC Prep Choral Program holds auditions each May for the following academic year. We begin scheduling May auditions in March of each year. Once the spring audition season has concluded, any interested new students can audition on September 10, 2016. To schedule a Fall 2016 audition, please contact the Prep Office at email@example.com or 617-585-1160 for further information.
For audition requirements, click here.
Absence Requests
Please submit an Absence Request Form to the Children's Choruses Student Manager. Requests need to be submitted at least two weeks before the date of absence. We urge you to submit requests as soon as you know about them so that there is plenty of time for them to be approved. All absences must be approved by the NEC Prep Office, prior to the absence date.
You may submit it in using one of the following methods:
- Print and hand deliver to the Prep Office at 241 St. Botolph Street, Room SB 120.
- Scan and e-mail to the Children's Choruses Student Manager
- Fax your form to (617) 585-1135 attn: Children's Choruses
- Mail to: NEC Preparatory School attn: Children's Choruses, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-5018
You may also email a letter of request to Children's Choruses Student Manager.
NOTE: You will receive an email from the Children's Choruses Student Manager when your absence has been approved.
Still have questions?
Please contact Cassandra McBride, Program Manager or call the Prep Office at 617-585-1160.


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United Lacrosse, a program with a presence in New York and New Jersey and led by a number of well respected former players, has a huge weekend on tap as the Capital Challenge will be held on University at Albany campus Friday through Sunday, July 19 through 21. As many as 60 different college coaches are expected to be on hand to get a look at the many promising recruits that will take the field. Read more about the event on InsideLacrosse.com and on the United Lacrosse website.
United Lacrosse has a number of teams based in New Jersey, Albany and Central New York, and we have a look at some of the gear these elite club teams are rocking on the field this summer.
United Lacrosse teams are wearing custom Cascade CPX-R helmets with one of the coolest decals we've seen, with the outline of the team's home state portrayed in a chrome-outlined design on the side with the United "U" logo the other. The teams are also wearing custom Maverik Rome gloves. (Check out the gear we showed you from United last year here.)
Be sure to visit the United Lacrosse website for more information on the organization and the range of offerings for both boys and girls. See more content ILGear.com has featured from United Lacrosse via our archives. To see more equipment and apparel from the club scene, check out our huge Club Gear section.
A look the helmet concept United Lacrosse teams are using this summer, shown here on a Cascade CPX-R.
New York version of the helmet.
One of several different United full kits.
Custom Maverik Rome gloves for United club teams
Another look at this sick helmet
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