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Happy new year! Over the past month I have prefiled 16 bills or resolutions for the 2014 session. In the Senate, prefiling bills is important because bills are referred in order. To get an early hearing date on a bill, it is best to get the bill filed as soon as possible. Some of these priorities carry over from last year and that is not unusual. It often takes several years to get a bill to become law. Here is a quick synopsis of this year's bills I have prefiled:
SB 509 – Tax Reform – The base bill for this year's tax reform discussion. It currently contains tax rate cuts for personal income, and deductions for small businesses and individuals making less than $20,000.
SB 510 – Unemployment Insurance Reform – Changes the definition of "misconduct" for purposes of unemployment insurance.
SB 511 – Voter Photo Identification – Sets up the process to require a government-issued photo ID for voting. It excludes those born before 1941, provides for a free, state-issued photo ID for those who cannot afford one, and provides for filing a provisional ballot. This would not take effect until a constitutional change.
SJR 31 - Voter Photo Identification (Constitutional Amendment) – Would place an amendment on the ballot in 2014 to change the constitution, allowing the state legislature to require a photo ID for voting.
SB 577 – Tax Credit Reform – Reduces the size, eliminates or sunsets some of Missouri's more than 60 tax credit programs.
SB 578 – Jackson County Party Committee Changes – Bases the number of party committee positions in Jackson County on representative districts rather than wards and precincts.
SB 580 – Candidate Filing Procedures for Deployed Military and Disabled –Allows anyone deployed in the military or any disabled person to send a representative to file for them for any elective office. As I had to take leave to return from serving in Iraq to file to run as a state representative, this hits close to home.
SB 586 – Single License Plate – Removes the requirement to have two plates on most Missouri vehicles.
SB 587 – Automated Traffic Enforcement – Sends any fines collected by automatic traffic enforcement (red light cameras, speed cameras, school bus cameras) to the local school district.
SB 588 – Registration Waiver for Private Sale Auto Transactions – Allows someone purchasing a vehicle in a private sale 15 days to have the car registered.
SB 599 – Automatic License Plate Reader Data Restrictions – Requires jurisdictions that collect data using an automatic license plate reader to delete that data after 30 days.
SB 629 – Ethics, Campaign Finance and Lobbying Reforms – Puts caps on contributions for political campaigns and lobbyists gifts to legislators and tightens restrictions on various campaign and fundraising activities.
SB 655 – Landlord / Tenant Revision – Defines who is the lessee, tenant or occupant and clarifies eviction procedures.
SB 656 – Concealed Carry Weapons – Reduces the training requirement to having to load and fire either a revolver or semi-automatic, not both.
SB 657 – Special Education Due Process – Extends bans on certain persons participating in due process hearings and directs federal funds.
SB 662 – Taxation – Requires the Department of Revenue to notify resellers of changes in sales tax law that affect them.
Future Capitol Reports will likely cover many of these bills in greater detail as they move through the process. In the meantime, please feel free to reply or call with any questions. I urge you to visit my website at www.senate.mo.gov/kraus to read the summary of each of these bills. Often times, opposing parties and organizations report inaccurately on legislation.
State Senator Will Kraus-R serves District Eight and is a resident of Lees Summit.


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Unfortunately, these vicious creatures do exist and pose as a threat to contractors, construction workers, Home Depot employees, and boyfriends everywhere. No human is powerful enough to stop one, but there are a few precautions one might take to prevent or avoid impending attacks:
*Zillas enjoy extra ice cream or vacation… they do not like spending extra money, time, or effort on their renovations. Once any of these are added on to a project, take cover!
*Never take paint selection lightly around a zilla. Each and every paint sample IS different. Why else would the zilla pick them out in the first place? The zilla needs a specific opinion that does not include the following: "It's hideous," "I don't care," or "Isn't that the color that is already on the walls?"
*Although large and slimy, renozillas are surprisingly tidy creatures! As a result, when they are forced to live in less-than ideal conditions, they tend to get a little cranky. This can lead to many, many unprovoked attacks. If you find a zilla that cannot use its kitchen or has a trail of dust going through its home, make a quick retreat.
*Nothing feeds a renozilla like a mistake- paint spills, incorrect orders, or lost receipts are all grounds for an outburst. It could be the zilla's mistake, your mistake, or the mistake of a third party that sets it off, but chances are that the zilla will unleash its wrath on the closest target.
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Noisy brakes are almost 95% installation. Were the brakes thoroughly greased? Are the caliper slide pins greased or otherwise working properly? Etc.
Then bed-in and whether or not they were installed on used rotors, which sometimes the grooves on the new rotors and the surface on the fresh brake pads create harmonics.
I've used centric rotors several times with outstanding results. In many worlds, they are considered an outstanding OE-style rotor. It is very rare for rotors to warp under normal driving conditions. If they are off-set to the hub, if the wheel lugnuts are way over-torqued, or if the calipers are not evenly applying the brake pad....those things will all warp a rotor quickly....and yet the rotor will often get the blame as crap.
Just to be clear, I've used cheap chinese $25 rotors that don't warp when installed properly, with good hub centricity, working calipers, and torqued lug nuts. Centric is far from a cheap chinese rotor.At the very least, they are an appropriately priced chinese rotor
Great post and mostly true in my case as I didn't replace my rotors since they only had about 5k miles on them. I made sure i greased every point of movement I could which explains the lack of noise going forward. They only squeal if the pads are wet going in reverse (like after washing the car)..once dry they are perfectly quiet.
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Bethel Regional High School shooting
|Bethel Regional High School shooting
|Bethel, Alaska, U.S.
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The Bethel Regional High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on February 19, 1997, when student Evan Ramsey shot and killed two people and wounded two others at Bethel Regional High School in Bethel, Alaska. Ramsey is serving two 99-year prison sentences and will be eligible for parole in 2064 when he is 82.
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Reports say in the two weeks prior to the incident, more than 15 students knew of Ramsey's intention to commit a school shooting, and two actually assisted him.[1] One student named James Randall taught him how to load and fire a shotgun, and another named Matthew Charles told him of the infamy that would come.[2] Reports say that several students brought cameras to school on the day of the shooting, and that many students were watching the shooting from a library balcony overlooking the student commons area.[3]
On February 19, 1997, Ramsey armed himself with a Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun, and arrived at Bethel Regional High School by school bus. He approached the student commons area, brandishing the shotgun, and shot 15-year-old Josh Palacios in the abdomen, who later passed away after emergency surgery. He then shot and injured two other students. Reyne Athanas, an art teacher, entered the commons area after hearing the gunshots. Athanas said she tried and failed to convince Ramsey to surrender. He then entered the main lobby, where he shot principal Ron Edwards twice, killing him. Ramsey then retreated to the commons area, shooting once at police. Ramsey later placed the shotgun barrel under his chin, and reportedly said, "I don't want to die," and laid the shotgun on the ground and surrendered without further incident.
Ramsey was believed to be frequently bullied at school.[4][5][6] According to his friends, Ramsey complained of being harassed and teased by other students, even to the extent of only addressing him as "Screech", a character from the TV series Saved by the Bell.[5] In addition to being picked on by peers, however, Ramsey had a long history of abuse. His mother lived with a series of violent men who abused Ramsey and his brothers. He also was physically and sexually abused by an older boy in one of the foster homes he was placed.[7]
|Evan Ramsey
February 8, 1981
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A
|Criminal charge
|Murder, attempted murder
|Criminal penalty
|198 years in prison
|Criminal status
|School bullying
Ramsey was born February 8, 1981. When he was five years old his father was imprisoned after a police standoff and his mother became an alcoholic. Ramsey and his family soon after were forced to relocate to the Anchorage area after their house was set on fire. When he was seven, the Anchorage Department of Youth and Family Services removed Ramsey and his two brothers from his mother's custody and placed them in foster care. He was soon separated from his older brother, John, and lived in eleven different foster homes between 1988 and 1991.[2] Ramsey and his younger brother were allegedly abused by several foster parents. His younger brother, William, claimed that their foster brothers would pay other children to beat Evan for their amusement.
Ramsey was adopted with his brother at age 10, and settled in Bethel, Alaska with their foster mother. Ramsey has suffered from depression since early childhood, and attempted suicide when he was 10 years old.[2]
Ramsey was not the first in his family to bring a firearm into a public place. In October 1986, his father, Don Ramsey, went to the Anchorage Times newspaper office armed with an Armalite AR-18 rifle, a revolver, and more than 210 rounds of ammunition. While inside the building, Don Ramsey began taking hostages and was involved in a brief standoff with police until he surrendered. His motive for doing this was because he was angered that the Times refused to publish a political letter he had written. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and was paroled just several weeks before his son Evan perpetrated the school shooting.[2] Also, a week before Evan's attack, his older brother was arrested for armed robbery.[8]
Following his arrest, Ramsey claimed he did not understand his actions would kill anyone.[1] His trial was delayed as prosecutors discussed whether Ramsey should be tried as a juvenile or as an adult. Prosecutors decided to try Ramsey as an adult in Anchorage. On Dec. 2, 1998, Ramsey was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree attempted murder, and fifteen counts of third-degree assault. Judge Mark Isaac Wood sentenced him to 210 years in prison; on appeal, however, his sentence was reduced to two 99-year prison sentences.[9] He is imprisoned at the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward, and will be eligible for parole in 2066, when he will be 85 years old.
On February 15, 2006, Ramsey participated in an interview with Anderson Cooper titled In the Mind of a Killer, in which his father Don Ramsey blamed the video game Doom for the shooting.[10] His crime was also profiled on the Court TV series Anatomy of a Crime.
- ^ a b "School shooter: "I didn't realize they would die"". Abcnews.go.com. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ a b c d Rage: a look at a teen killer (March 7, 2001)
- ^ School shooters usually tell friends their plans Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Bethel remembers and reflects on school shooting anniversary[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "/0,8599,127231,00.html Young Voices from the Cell". Time.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ Bethel works to prevent bullying Archived May 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Langman, Peter. Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. Pages 113-114.
- ^ Langman, Peter. Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. Page 115.
- ^ "Microsoft Word - Ramsey Resentencing 062104_1.doc" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "Video games cause school shootings". Salsa.net. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
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Air-con tests reveal chilling facts
Most commercial buildings are ignoring Donald Tsang's energy-saving targets, survey suggests
Civil servants may be following Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen's lead to save energy by turning their air conditioners up to his recommended 25.5 degrees Celsius. But a Sunday Morning Post survey indicates his plea may be falling on deaf ears at three-quarters of commercial venues.
Temperature tests by the Post at 29 government and private venues last week revealed that nearly seven in 10 of the offices, hotels, restaurants, public transport, shopping centres and leisure venues tested were missing the mark.
Sixteen of the 21 commercial premises tested were colder - by up to 4.7 degrees - than the recommended 25.5 degrees and more than a quarter had temperatures 10 degrees or more lower than outside.
Government buildings fared better, with the coldest - the second floor of the Central Public Library - missing the target by just 1.4 degrees, at 24.1 Celsius.
The tests were done with a sophisticated digital thermometer from Polytechnic University.
The coldest place, the lobby of the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, was just 20.8 degrees, a drop of 13.7 degrees for customers walking in from the blazing 34.5-degree heat last Thursday.
A hotel spokeswoman defended the temperature: 'The warm ocean breeze is always blowing in when people open the doors to the hotel. We do regular temperature checks to make sure the conditions are comfortable. If we set the temperature at 25.5 degrees our clients would complain.'
A Pret a Manger sandwich shop inside an office complex and The Peninsula hotel, which were 23.1 and 22.3 degrees respectively, blamed big windows for the cold indoor temperature.
'Most of our restaurant is covered in glass, so when it's sunny there is a greenhouse effect. We base the temperature setting on the seats beside the window even if the rest of the shop feels cold,' said Andy Mak, general manager of Quarry Bay's Pret.
Peninsula public relations director Lamey Chang Nga-sun said: 'We set our temperature between 22 and 23 degrees. The recommended 25.5 degrees will not work here. If someone has hot soup in the lobby restaurant they will feel hot. The summer heat permeates the windows.'
Environmental and engineering experts, disappointed by the results, said companies could save up to 3 per cent on their electricity bills by setting the temperature 1 degree higher.
'A 50-storey building can save more than $10 million on electricity each year. Hong Kong can save hundreds of millions of dollars; plus, think of the environmental impact,' said Daniel Chan Wai-tin, of Polytechnic University's building services engineering department.
The expert, who advises the Legislative Council on air conditioning, said public perceptions of what an air conditioner was needed to be altered. 'Hong Kong is the only place in the world that calls the device a 'cold air system',' he said. 'They don't realise air-conditioning is meant to create a comfortable environment and not a cold one.
'If we followed the rest of the world, including the mainland, by changing the Cantonese name to 'air-conditioner', perceptions would be altered and people would accept a 1 to 1.5 degree warmer environment.'
Friends of the Earth's Hahn Chu Hon-keung agreed the name should be changed. The Conservancy Association said setting temperatures below 23 degrees was 'unacceptable'. It wasted energy, caused pollution and affected the health of workers.
The government does not seem to share environmentalists' worries.
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Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that built the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes super-strong asphalt paving material for real highways, researchers in China are reporting in a new study. It is scheduled for the Feb. 1 issue of ACS' Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal. They describe development of a new recycling process that can convert discarded electronic circuit boards into an asphalt "modifier." The material makes high-performance paving material asphalt that is cheaper, longer lasting, and more environmentally friendly than conventional asphalt, the scientists report.
In the new study, Zhenming Xu and colleagues note that millions of tons of electronic waste (e-waste) pile up each year. The printed circuit boards used in personal computers, cell phones, and other electronic gear, contain toxic metals such as lead and mercury and pose a difficult disposal problem. The boards also are difficult to recycle. Xu's group, however, realized that the boards, which provide mechanical support and connections for transistors and other electronic components, contain glass fibers and plastic resins that could strengthen asphalt paving.
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It tasted so good, the taste of coconut milk, lemon and lentils are just awesome!! :)
this is a yummy recipe! i used grated coconut (frozen days before) and water and that tasted great too.. really liked your info on how lemon is more than just for taste. didnt add lemon though as i was having raita with my pulao to beat the summer.. thanks..
Depends on the rice. The so named Basmati in the regular US markets don't turn like the ones you get in India. Try the ones available in your local Indian grocery and wash it until the water runs clear. Presoaking it for 15-20 minutes also helps. Another important tip is leaving the rice alone while it cooks and once cooked, letting it slowly cool down. Fluff it gently then and see the difference :) --DK
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?? I do not add citrus juice to reduce the content of iron. I instead add it to help our body to absorb the iron from the lentils which lemon juice aids.
Its the quality of the rice. Many times the same proportion of liquid to rice ratio will not work across the board. Guess its the experience/used to factor of the rice you are using on a regular basis
Believe u me - I am trying to learn it from you :) I should sue you probably for making me salivate on my KB so many times.....dont u know its bad manners making one salivate this way ;)..Guess my learnings from you are slowly starting to pay off :) :) :)
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Clothing Found In Forest Belongs to Missing Man
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is currently searching the area of 314A and NE 49th St. Rd. today in reference to the disappearance of Derek McGivern. On Wednesday at approximately 4 pm, a citizen reported to the Sheriff's Office that they had discovered bloody clothing in this area so detectives and K-9 units responded to investigate.
At this time, detectives have confirmed that the clothing found at this scene belonged to Derek McGivern which has tested positive for traces of human blood. The clothing includes shorts, pants, a shirt and sneakers. Sheriff's Office Field Force Team and K-9 Unit, along with Marion County Fire Rescue and Florida Fish and Game and other volunteers, will be conducting the search throughout today.
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It's time to talk about a new vision for the economy
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Canada's booming clean technology industry will bust without political support
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Ontario climate discussion invites public participation
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A Magical Nuit Blanche at The Royal Conservatory
Beginning at 7pm on Saturday, September 29 and lasting until 7am the next day, Toronto hosted its seventh annual Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, and The Royal Conservatory was among the night's highlights.
Over 6,000 art-lovers filed through The Conservatory's historic Bloor Street building for its third foray into Nuit Blanche. Koerner Hall hosted a diverse line-up of artists and performers, while audience members also engaged in a visual art project spanning the length of the building. The event was free and open to everyone.
The Koerner Hall portion of the evening kicked off with a full house for French harpist Sylvain Blassel playing the complete Goldberg Variations, followed by a spotlight on the talented students of the Young Artists Performance Academy and The Glenn Gould School. The roof was nearly torn off when a raucous performance by Toronto's 14-piece "Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Punk-Super-Party-Band" Lemon Bucket Orkestra saw the group roaming off stage and into the seats, offering folk dancing lessons to surprised audience members when they weren't busy dancing on stage. They finished their set by leading attendees into the lobby and outside the building like pied pipers. Small Wooden Shoe Theatre Company "Reads Difficult Plays and Sings Simple Songs" closed out the evening with a series of readings and performances.
Accompanying all the musicians on stage in Koerner Hall throughout all the performances were acclaimed Canadian visual artists John Coburn, Cybèle Young, Travis Shilling, and others. Their live-painting corresponded with the music filling the hall to create visual works of art, projected onto a large screen and available for sale at a future date.
Our Learning Through The Arts® (LTTA) team created a wonderfully inclusive art project lining the Koerner lobby, encouraging participants to cut and paste various shapes onto a lit background, creating a shadow puppet effect when viewed from outside. Students of The Academy and The Glenn Gould School, as well as other visual artists, were scattered throughout the building, performing and painting. Nuit Blanche visitors were delighted with unexpected encounters with music and art around every corner.
The Royal Conservatory was a hub of activity all night long and into the early morning, as hordes of visitors young and old took part in all The Conservatory had to offer. We are looking forward to future participation in Nuit Blanche, and hope you will join us next time!
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The sophomore point guard's three-point attempt in the game's final seconds remains the last memory from a loss that moved the Buckeyes from the top of the Big Ten standings to the middle of the pack.
"He's a fighter, he's a competitor," junior point guard Aaron Craft said. "I'd much rather have him react the way he did rather than just shrug it off and not care at all because that means he cares about winning and cares about making the right decision."
Maybe Scott's reaction to the game's final play wasn't that he simply missed the jumper. It was likely more about the confused, off-balanced nature that made the play look more like a blunder than a missed opportunity.
Ohio State coach Thad Matta looks at it as yet another teachable moment for the still-growing Scott, who will again this season have the ball in his hands but in far bigger moments.
"You have to learn from it, but we have another game (tonight)," Matta said. "Trust me, that was not why we lost the game, there's no doubt about it. Everybody remembers the last play. There were things that we did very well in that game, but there were a few things that were costly that probably caused us not to win the basketball game.
"You can't hang onto things. You have to play forward."
Deshaun Thomas scored 28 points in the game where the Buckeyes failed to produce any other viable scoring threat, and Matta would have much preferred to have the junior forward take the final shot.
But in that moment with the camera lights glaring on the back of his neck, Scott anticipated a foul that wasn't coming and shot an awkward-looking jumper that didn't reach the vicinity of the rim.
"I talked to him and I told him, 'Just keep your head up, man. I was in that situation before, and you've got more games. Just keep your head up and stay focused,' " Thomas said. "In that position, I probably would have thought that a guy was going to foul me and I probably would've done the same thing. I just told him to move forward."
The short layover between games could be a blessing for Scott, as the No. 14 Buckeyes host Iowa tonight in Value City Arena at 6:30 p.m. Ohio State (13-4, 3-2 Big Ten) will again turn to Scott to help run an offense still looking to solidify its identity.
"He's not going to be defined by that moment," Craft said. "He's going to be defined on how he came back, how he practices and how he plays (tonight)."
A Steal Away From History
Craft has already made Ohio State history, but odds are he'll have it all to himself after tonight's game against the Hawkeyes comes to an end. Currently tied with Jay Burson for all-time career steals in Ohio State history with 204, Craft is only one theft away from being the program's all-time leader in takeaways.
"I couldn't even imagine what the number would be if (Mike Conley Jr.) would have stayed, but luckily he didn't," Craft joked. "It worked out for him, and it is working out for me as well. Maybe toward the end of the year when we get done we can kind of reflect back, but right now we have much more important things to talk about and worry about."
While with the Buckeyes for a single season in 2006-07 before leaving for the NBA Draft, Conley posted 87 steals in 39 games (2.23 per game) while helping lead the Buckeyes to the national title game.
Craft posted 73 steals in 37 games (1.97 pg) during his freshman season in 2010-11, and improved dramatically last season with 98 in 39 games (2.51 pg). Thus far this season, Craft has 33 steals in 17 games (1.94 per game).
"It doesn't mean a ton in the middle of a season," Craft said. "We have much more important things to worry about, especially with this team and continuing to get better with the heart of the Big Ten schedule coming up. Maybe we can talk about it a little more at the end of the year."
The all-time leader in steals in Big Ten history is Bruce Douglas, who recorded 324 for Illinois from 1983-86. Craft will likely break into the top 10 in conference history in the next month, as No. 10 on the list is a tie at 215 between Melvin Newbern (Minnesota, 1987-90) and Jitim Young (Northwestern, 2001-04).
Secondary Scoring Options
Though Scott's shot in the final seconds of the game at Michigan State is what is remembered, the box score reveals a problem that has been plaguing the Buckeyes in big games all season.
Ohio State has the most prolific scorer in the Big Ten in Thomas, who has scored 23.2 points per game during conference action. Thomas was efficient again against the Spartans with 28 points.
The problem? No other Buckeye scored more than six. And given the fact that Ohio State doesn't have another player on its roster that averages more than eight points in Big Ten play, the process of identifying secondary scoring options is ongoing.
"Other teams have that second- or third-leading scorer," Thomas said. "With the offense we have, anybody can score. Everybody thinks it's a play running for me, but it's not. In our offense, it's for everybody to get a shot off.
"I have faith in my guys. There are guys on this team who are capable of scoring in double digits every night. We just have to be patient within our offense and run it with great pace. Anybody can be that second scorer."
Though scoring has been a chronic issue for Ohio State all season, Matta has remained calm in the development of his team. The head coach said he sees drastic improvement from his players in understanding the team's offensive principles.
"It's probably going to lend itself to really playing off each other," he said. "That's one of the things that we have to continue to do is to play off of each other, making simpler plays, and kind of letting things unfold."
Scouting Iowa
Prior to the season, Iowa wasn't figured to be a Big Ten powerhouse. Though that may be the case, the Hawkeyes (13-5, 2-3) aren't a pushover, either.
Though Iowa began the Big Ten slate with three consecutive losses, all three of them came to ranked foes – No. 7 Indiana, No. 2 Michigan and No. 13 Michigan State. The Hawkeyes responded with two consecutive conference wins since, including a win over Wisconsin on Saturday that gave the Badgers their first Big Ten loss.
"You look at their team and who they're starting, and the guys that are coming off the bench have been starters for them," Matta said. "They are a very deep team, they play 10 guys. They have been right there (in most of their games) and they are playing great basketball. They have one two in a row… Our guys are fully aware of what we have to do and how we have to do it."
Perhaps the game wasn't penciled in as a crucial contest before the Big Ten slate began. Now, Craft sees it as a game the Buckeyes must win in order to stay within reach of their goals.
"It's huge," Craft said. "We are in the thick of the league race and you have to protect home court in this league. It is very hard to be there at the end if you love home games."
Game Notes
• The last time Ohio State faced Iowa, the Buckeyes dispatched the Hawkeyes 76-57 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Jan. 7, 2012. Former big man Jared Sullinger posted a season-high 28 points and Thomas added 10.
• Ohio State has won the last seven meetings with the Hawkeyes and have wins in the last six games played in Columbus.
• Thomas has scored double figures in each of Ohio State's 17 games, but no other Buckeye has scored more than 10 points more than nine times. Lenzelle Smith Jr. has posted double-figures scoring in nine games, and Craft has in seven.
• Thomas has reached 20 or more points in five consecutive Big Ten regular-season games, the first time a Buckeye accomplished that since Jim Jackson reached the feat during both his junior (1992) and sophomore (1991) seasons with the Buckeyes.
• The Buckeyes are No. 2 in scoring defense (57.9 ppg.), field goal percentage defense (.382) and turnover margin (+3.4) among Big Ten teams.


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Getting drafted in the WNBA is a difficult task in itself, there are only 36 selections made after all. More challenging than getting drafted is staying in the league. Three former Lady Bulldogs have found out the hard way how difficult it is to make that lifelong dream a reality.
Four months into the season only 23 of those 36 draft picks remain in the league. The first 19 selections are all still on rosters as of September 4. Only four choices from the final 17 picks are signed to WNBA contracts as of that date. Three of those four are Georgia's Jasmine Hassell, Jasmine James, and Anne Marie Armstrong.
Hassell was drafted 21st overall by the Indiana Fever with James going 31st to the Seattle Storm and Armstrong one pick later to her hometown Atlanta Dream. Both Hassell and Armstrong were able to make their respective teams out of training camp. Seattle, however, released James before the start of the season. It was an experience that the Memphis, Tenn., native had never been through before.
"It made me work even harder. I had never been through being cut from a team or anything like that before so it was an eye opening experience," James said. "I didn't let it discourage me too bad. I have seen a lot of good players go through that and I knew it was a part of the process so I continued to work on my goal and that was to be a WNBA player."
Like their former teammate, Hassell and Armstrong would have to deal with being released by Indiana and Atlanta, respectively, as injuries and players returning from absences shifted the ever-delicate balance of the rosters. While a tough time to negotiate all three agreed that it only served to motivate them even more to achieve their goal.
"I was sad but I didn't let it get me down," Hassell said. "I knew that an opportunity would come one day and just had to keep focus on what I wanted to do and that was play in the league. I knew that at that time I wasn't what they needed so I needed to get better. I learned more about the game, I learned more about myself, I learned a lot and I definitely got better mentally, physically and basketball wise."
Having an agent helped remove the shock factor for Armstrong, but being released was still difficult for her to come to terms with at first.
"Having an agent you kind of know things before they happen, so I wasn't too shocked about the situation," she said. "I kind of knew it was coming so I think that helped me prepare for when they did waive me. It's hard when you've worked hard, you've bonded with the team, you've got to know everybody, and play with everybody and to know you're getting waived is definitely a big disappointment. It's also something I could use to continue to help me strive to reach my goals and train hard so that if I did have another opportunity I'd be ready."
For James the first WNBA contract she signed was a seven-day contract with the Phoenix Mercury as they looked to fill a void created by injury. Her play during two initial short-term deals has since earned James a contract through the end of the season. However, the initial offer came as somewhat of a surprise as she had been preparing for the 2014 season.
"There was a sense of relief. You're sitting around at home and you're training and you're watching the WNBA games on TV and it's like you're training and you're not exactly sure what you're training for because you don't have a team to play for so there's a lot of uncertainty," James said. "To get that call from them it was a great feeling and a great thing. Everything happens for a reason and something good may come out of something you see as bad."
While James was able to stick in Phoenix; Seattle signed Hassell initially on a seven-day contract before she returned to Indiana until the end of the season. Armstrong resigned with Atlanta on a seven-day contract of her own knowing that her fight to stay in the league isn't yet over.
Georgia head coach Andy Landers said that the perseverance the three Georgia standouts have shown is a testament to them as people as much as their basketball ability.
"They're resilient, they're mentally tough players because they stayed the course. Teams resigning them tells you that they believe in these players or they wouldn't resign them, it's not as if they released them because they were bad people or players," Landers said. "At times in a season at that level you have people get hurt and you need to do certain things to bolster your team and make your team better. I think that's a measure of what they've endured to stay focused, come back home, and keep working. I know for a fact all three of them did that."
All three players say that Georgia and Landers prepared them well for their careers in the WNBA.
Seeing the three players make it and remain consistently on WNBA rosters is a source of pride for the Lady Bulldog's hall-of-fame head coach.
"On a number of fronts it makes me extremely proud. We have three senior starters, all three of them get drafted and all three of them are on a team going into the end of the WNBA season. As far as a program it makes you feel like you're doing the right thing, that you're developing players that can play at the next level," Landers said. "It makes you proud because you know you've helped young people realize their dreams. All three of these young ladies wanted to play at that level and they're able to do that so that brings all of us a lot of joy and a lot of satisfaction."
With the success of Hassell, James, and Armstrong the Lady Bulldogs now have 24 former student-athletes who have played in the WNBA. With all three planning to play overseas at the completion of their respective seasons, Georgia will also have sent 38 former players to compete overseas.
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Posted on: Jan 26, 2013 - 2:21pm IST
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J.D. Drew is doing his best to look like David Ortiz. Now, his appearance and personality are very different than the big slugger. But, Drew's on-field performance is the closest to Ortiz the Sox have. Hitting out of Big Papi's No. 3 hole, J.D. Drew again impressed, going 2-4 with another HR (his 10th). He now has an 11-game hitting streak.
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Is it still good?
Their basic package ($20/m) offers 100 GB storage and 1TB monthly bandwidth, which I think is way more than required to host the demos here.
I remember reading in some of the thread here that they often charge extra, is it true?
I didn't mean that you said something wrong, its the website which does not state the terms of use correctly.
Its not correct to assume that you cannot use for the commerical purposes and you need special permissions. Just check the license of the item you want to use and if the license allows, you do not need any special permissions.
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Although most of these scripts are schoolboy level stuff, they are NOT free to use here without permission. http://postimg.org/image/qwcdd1bt9/
That's not correct. In your screenshot, it is also mentioned:
Please note that all the resources are gathered by users and public sources on the internet."
The website does not own any of those scripts, so what is says is totally irrelavant, you only need to check the license of each of the item. For example I checked the first item and it has MIT license, so there should be absolutely no issue to use it in the project.
Did I see correct that "BeTheme" has almost 80 separate installations set up for the demo? It seems to be that most of the demos are stand alone themes completely different than each other. What is the criteria to call a design a "variant" as they have nothing in common?
PS. I'm not calling out the above mentioned theme/author in anyway, I am only trying to understand how it works.
Seriously dude? That's only a PHP function call, the only common thing I see there is the pattern parameter and couple of variable names.
If you have sent the DMCA just based on the above code, you have done certainly wrong.
Forums front page is full of spam which has been posted several hours ago, making it look like an abandoned site.
Its not like all forums on internet face such spam, if they cannot make the registration/forum posting process better, they can at least get some volunteer moderators to help. I'm sure many users will be ready to do that for free. Please do something.
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Editor's note: The 2014 Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held at Grace Brethren Church, 4599 Burbank Road, Wooster, on June 28. Profiled today is inductee Fitz Hurd.
One can only imagine how many more points Fitz Hurd would have scored if the 3-point line would have been used back when he was playing high school basketball for Norwayne from 1977-78 to 1979-80.
Even without getting rewarded with an extra point for his long-distance marksmanship, the 5-foot-11 guard was the most prolific single-season scorer in Wayne County Athletic League history.
The 38.9 points a game in WCAL play that Hurd scored as a senior in 1979-80 are an all-time league record, while his overall 35.2 scoring average is believed to be the area record. He scored 810 points in that single season.
Think about that, Hurd didn't just have a couple of 38-point games. He averaged that for an entire season in the WCAL while playing under coach Terry O'Hare, who he'll join as a member of the Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame.
Hurd's single-game high during that record-setting senior campaign was a 61-point effort against Waynedale, the second-highest total behind Northwestern's Don Hershey (67 in 1955) in area history. O'Hare later said he wasn't aware of Hershey's point total, or else he would have left Hurd in the game to break the mark.
After the record-setting season, Hurd was named UPI second-team All-Ohio. His 1,313 career points are still a Norwayne record.
As a junior, Hurd led the WCAL with 20.9 points a game and he played on a regional team as a sophomore. The Bobcats won WCAL titles his senior and sophomore years.
Although known for his long-range jumpers, Hurd could also take the ball inside to score when needed.
Hurd played briefly in college at Allegheny, before transferring to Kent State.
After graduating as a Golden Flash with a degree in geography in 1985, Hurd headed west to Colorado to visit his older brother, Bill, and fell in love with the area. He has made his home in Carbondale, Colorado, near Aspen, ever since and more family members have moved out there as well.
Today, Hurd is the owner-operator of Mountain Blue Pool and Spa and is married to wife, Jill. The couple enjoy their dogs, as well as skiing, golfing, hiking, camping, mountain biking and especially, the weather.
The WCSHOF Induction Banquet on June 28 will begin at 6 p.m. with a meal catered by Omahoma Bob's Barbeque. Admittance to the induction banquet and dinner is $35 per person, and seats can be reserved by calling Ralph Durbin at 330-658-4294 or send $35 per reservation to Durbin at 268 S. Portage St., Doylestown 44230. For more information on the Internet visit the website sponsored by Zephyr's 24-hour fitness and Park Mazda of Wooster at waynecountysportshof.com, or on Facebook or Twitter at @wcshof.
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mainline Republicans like Mitch McConnell backed the losing candidate in the Republican primary.
mainline Protestant denominations are in marked decline and Evangelical Christianity is in slow retrograde.
mainline and black Protestants rarely regard Southern Baptists and Mormons as political allies.
The decline of mainline Protestantism has also undermined this sort of prudent, empirically-minded Republicanism.
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- #10/9 Tennessee (27-7), the No. 2 seed in the Oklahoma City Region, will meet No. 5 seed Louisville (27-8) on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Eastern time (8 p.m. CT) in an NCAA Elite Eight game at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
- The winner of Tuesday's contest will advance to the NCAA Final Four, which will be held April 7 and 9 at the New Orleans Arena.
- ESPN2 will televise the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional Final in high definition, with Pam Ward and Rebecca Lobo calling the action and Maria Taylor reporting on the sidelines.
- The Lady Vols earned the opportunity to meet Louisville in the Elite Eight by defeating No. 6 seed Oklahoma (74-59) in the Sweet 16, No. 10 seed Creighton (68-52) in the Second Round and No. 15 seed Oral Roberts (83-62) in the First Round.
- The Cardinals, meanwhile, moved on to the Elite Eight when they knocked out No. 1 seed and defending NCAA champ Baylor (82-81) in the Sweet 16, No. 4 Purdue (76-63) in the Second Round and No. 12 Middle Tennessee (74-49) in the First Round.
- Tennessee is making its 26th appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight and owns an 18-7 all-time record in its previous 25 contests.
- The Lady Vols are making their third-consecutive appearance in the Elite Eight and are seeking their first trip to the Final Four since 2008 and 19th overall.
- Tennessee is 3-1 in NCAA Regional Finals vs. BIG EAST teams, defeating UConn (91-81) in 1997, Villanova (73-49) in 2003 and Rutgers (59-49) in 2005 and falling to Notre Dame (73-59) in 2011.


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Almost half of the city's public school students are squeezed into overcrowded buildings, where classrooms often spill out into trailers and annexes. That's according to the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which released a report that analyzes public school data. The non-profit also launched a web site so parents can see which schools the group considers "overcrowded." The analysis shows that some of the schools have been over capacity for more than a decade. A Department of Education spokesman says the number of students who are in overcrowded schools has gone down dramatically since 2002, and will continue to decrease under the current capital plan. Later today, the City Council will hold a hearing to look into that plan.


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Applications Invited for Research Technician
Applications are invited for a Research Technician in the Developmental Biomechanics group. The successful candidate will be a key member of a dynamic, interdisciplinary research team based in the Department of Bioengineering. The post holder will provide support for molecular biology, imaging and histology, and will have responsibilities for coordination and maintenance of the laboratory. Additional responsibilities include technical training of students and research staff, management of an experimental model colony, and oversight of laboratory safety and risk assessments. Active involvement in specific research projects will be highly encouraged and there is also the possibility for authorship on published manuscripts. For more information about the post and to apply online please see here.
UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme) Summer 2014
If you are a registered undergraduate student at Imperial College or at another UK higher education institute and would like to gain hands-on research experience in the Developmental Biomechanics Lab then a UROP (more details here) is a great way to spend your summer. If interested, please email Niamh, explaining why you are interested in doing a UROP. There are options for applying for funding for a bursary during the UROP, as detailed in full here.
PhD Opportunity (Starting October 2014)Deadline for Application: January 20th
We will be looking for an exceptional graduate from the UK or EU to start a PhD in October 2014, to work on the biomechanics of prenatal skeletal development. A minimum requirement is a 2.1 (upper second class) Masters level degree (either obtained or expected). To apply, please email Niamh with your CV and a description of your interests and experience before January 20th.
MRes (Masters in Research) Opportunities
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California has asked large banks that underwrite the state's bond sales to detail their trading in credit default swaps on its debt, raising fresh questions about whether derivatives play a disruptive role in financial markets.
The S&P 500 has barely budged since hitting a 17-month high last week as volume continues to be light. Where is everybody?
Barclays Capital, the investment banking unit of Barclays Group, is considering a partnership structure a la Goldman Sachs and Lazard before the latter two went public, according to the Financial Times.
Barclays Capital, the fast growing investment banking arm of the UK's Barclays group, is looking to recreate the partnership models of Goldman Sachs and Lazard before they became listed companies, the Financial Times reported.
If you're looking for a trading idea, you might want to check out regional banks or the retailers. Find out why!
Our traders are hearing that cash rich companies are ready to spend. Don't agree? Just take a look at some of the action that's come down over the past few days!
The government's trash appears to be investors' treasure with AIG as well as Citigroup leading the markets higher. Is the trade fundamental or froth?
What must you know to trade this market? According to the Fast Money traders it's that deal making will be a big driver going forward.
Buzz on the Street suggests the gov't is going to off-load some of its stake in Citi after the lock-up expires. If the gov't is selling, should you be buying?
The Greek government's second bond auction of the year will be one of the key drivers of global markets over the coming days. While no date is yet set, Athens must raise significant funds via bond sales or face the prospect of default.
After years of profiting from debt-ridden credit-card holders, banks, faced with tight new regulations, are aggressively targeting wealthier card holders, to try to get them to pay more —and generate more revenue.
Stocks rallied Tuesday after a better-than-expected manufacturing report and some decent earnings reports. Merck and Chevron led the Dow. Kraft was the biggest drag.
With the euro appearing to stabilize on Tuesday, should you bet conditions in Europe are starting to even out. Or is this the calm before the storm?
Stocks rallied Tuesday after a manufacturing report blew past expectations and some decent earnings reports. Merck and Chevron led the Dow. Kraft was the biggest drag.
While the Greek stock market is down 2.4 percent this morning, most of the rest of Europe is up fractionally. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia markets are closed due to the Chinese New Year, while Brazil is in the middle of Carnival. Barclays rose 11 percent pre-open, as it reported profits nearly double that of 2008. And Simon Property Group made a $10 billion offer to buy all of General Growth Properties.
Investors return from the three-day holiday Tuesday and stock index futures pointed to a strong start for the broader markets.
Is the rally just recharging or are we about to lose our shirts again?
Friday's late day reversal seems to have calmed overseas markets; European indices are plus or minus one percent for the most part, though Greek bonds are again weak. There are 3 percent to 4 percent declines in European banks. These banks have recently been dragged down by concerns of exposure to worrisome bonds issued by Greece, Spain, and Portugal.
S&P 500 futures lost about 4 points on the disappointing weekly initial jobless claims number. Sovereign debt issues, which popped up again yesterday, are back down in a big way today: Portugal down 3.2 percent, Spain down 2.6 percent, Greece down 1.7 percent. European banks are weak.
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, how are the brand values of the world's major banks holding up? The latest report from independent consulting firm Brand Finance sounds an optimistic note — especially for HSBC, which has retained the top spot for the third year in a row. David Haigh, CEO of Brand Finance, shared his findings with CNBC.


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By Stefano Ambrogi
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Think the heinous crimes, disastrous wars and seemingly never-ending financial scandals of recent years are something new? Then think again.
Courtesy of the British Library, readers can now immerse themselves in vivid newspaper accounts of a 19th Century society that appears to have changed little from today's chaotic world.
Evocative descriptions of children as young as nine smoking and getting drunk, a banking collapse in 1878 and first-hand reports of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 can all be pored over for free online.
Some of the period's most celebrated authors, Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray are also represented, as is one of its most infamous villains: Jack the Ripper.
The digital archive, made available for the first time, comprises more than two million pages of 49 national and regional newspapers dating back to 1800.
Then as now, public drunkenness was often a problem, with sunshine and public holidays triggering a rise in public disorder.
Under the headline "Whit Monday and Drunkenness," The Penny Illustrated of 1874 reported: "In the afternoon and evening it was impossible to walk along the streets of London without meeting drunken men -- many of them inclined to be violent and disorderly."
Children who have been labeled feral and antisocial in the press today, appeared to display the some of the same characteristics more than 100 years ago. Continued...