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This is the cordless prelit wreath that can be hung anywhere without requiring unsightly extension cords or proximity to an outlet. The wreath is decorated in a traditional assortment of red, green, and gold-painted ball ornaments with shiny and matte finishes, nestled among dense greenery that replicate the growth patterns of actual conifer branches. The PVC boughs vary in thickness to convey fullness while the shatterproof polystyrene ornaments vary in size for festivity. Festooned with warm white LEDs that provide cheerful illumination when set to twinkle randomly or remain on; an automatic timer turns the LEDs on for six hours and off for 18 hours. Requires two D batteries that will power the lights for an entire holiday season. With 50 LEDs, 189 branch tips, and 66 ball ornaments. For indoor or protected outdoor use. 27" Diam. x 6" D. (2 lbs.)
"The wreath is the perfect holiday complement to our mid-century home. Just insert batteries and hang it. You can set it on a timer, so it's worry-free. Very pleased!" - J, Wisconsin
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(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
wreath is so pretty
By lori
from canada
wreath is very pretty and fits the door prefect,i used a shorter wreath hanger so it fits higher in the door window
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
It is more beautiful than the picture
By ab
from Accokeek maryland
It is so beautiful and I love that it has timer. the bulbs are delicate and you have to be careful to store it face up.
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Beautiful large wreath!
By JRob
from Brushy Creek, Texas
Two loose ornaments in box when opened; was able re-attach and hang on front door. Best placed in a protected area.
Just gorgeous
By me4gop
from Virginia
This is just a beautiful addition to my Christmas decor. I've always felt a lack of lights outside, as I don't decorate any outdoor areas, but this wreath goes above and beyond anything I hoped for. When I saw it online, it touched something in my childhood memories and I had to have it.
georgeous wreath
By Chillybeaner
from NE Ohio
This wreath looks great in the day and at night with the white lights woven throughout the decorative balls. I especially like the 6 hr timer so I can enjoy the lights at dusk when I come home and have no additional task of turning them off when retiring for the night-no need to fuss with additional timers, etc. The price seemed a bit much but so far its been worth it.
By Chi Mom
from Fort Worth, TX
Left me speechless!
By Pam
from Newtown, PA
No negative comments. It is just beautiful. Delivered when you said it would be. Beautifully packed and in perfect condition. We just love it.
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Beautiful, Cordless & Large
By Cupcake
from AL
This is the perfect wreath for ease of use with timer operated light settings offering a blinking setting or constant light in the timer mode or manual setting.
I would recommend this to a friend.
By Delilah
from Texas
Can't wait to hang it on my door next Christmas. Love it!
Gorgeous Wreath!
By TwinMom65
from Mill Neck, NY
This wreath is beautiful and much larger than I thought. It is bright and festive when lit.
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Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
Office of the Attorney General
Provides referrals and informs victims as to case status at the appellate level. If case is being heard in county where no victim services are provided, they will provide service at the trial level. Open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Maryland Center for Missing Children
Maryland Commission on Human Relations
Handles discrimination cases based on age, religion, sex, marital status, and national origin. Also handles no cause termination cases, discrimination in public accommodations, and harassment at the workplace. Open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Provides victim and witness assistance for federal crime victims, including: court information, employer intercession, court accompaniment, and referral to other agencies. Open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Women's Services Program
Domestic violence, displaced homemaker, rape crisis and sexual assault, shelter for homeless women, transitional housing, and victims of crime focus on the special needs of women in crisis and transition. The program, an agency within the Community Services Administration, Maryland Department of Human Resources, is aligned with the Department's objectives of caring, prevention and self- sufficiency. By forming partnerships with community based organizations and county governments throughout Maryland, the program is able to use crisis intervention and preventive measures to promote self-sufficiency.


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NEW ORLEANS — The next-to-last Sugar Bowl as we've known it could look a lot like the ones to come.
If form holds, Alabama will meet Oklahoma on Jan. 2 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The Crimson Tide and the Sooners would be the highest-ranked teams from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 that aren't in the playoffs (which for this year and next is still limited to No. 1 vs. No. 2). That format is exactly what the Sugar Bowl secured last week when it landed what had been called the Champions Bowl for 12 years beginning in 2014.
Of course, this being college football, there are always late-season spoilers. LSU fans will be forever grateful to Pittsburgh for knocking off West Virginia in 2007 and just as forever damning Iowa State for knocking off Oklahoma State last year.
But unless similar misfortune befalls Oregon, Kansas State and/or Notre Dame, for the first time since 2005, the SEC champion actually will play in the Sugar Bowl, whether it's Alabama or Georgia, which the Crimson Tide still has to play in the SEC Championship Game, provided Bama doesn't have a monumental fail against Auburn.
And forces are at work to send the Sooners to New Orleans as well.
If Kansas State wins out to make the BCS Championship Game, the Fiesta Bowl normally would pick the next team from the Big 12 to replace the Wildcats.
But Oklahoma been to the Fiesta four times in the past seven years. Plus OU-Notre Dame would be a rematch. Not to mention the Fiesta's tie to the Big 12 is ending.
Thus, the Fiesta would gleefully snatch Notre Dame, letting the Sugar Bowl pick the Sooners, who haven't played here since 2003.
For its other team, the Fiesta would turn to the SEC, where LSU is the front-runner. Fiesta Bowl folks still remember at how well Tigers fans traveled to the hastily relocated game against Arizona State right after Katrina struck in 2005.
But never consider anything a done deal until the last game is over and the poll voters and computers are heard from.
The Pac-12 could fail to have an eligible team to replace title-game-bound Oregon in the Rose Bowl and would get the first crack at Notre Dame, which last played in Pasadena, Calif., in 1925.
That still would likely mean an Oklahoma-LSU Fiesta Bowl, with Clemson coming to the Sugar Bowl to face the SEC champion.
And Louisiana Tech could qualify for a BCS bowl, putting the Sugar Bowl in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between an in-state team or a far bigger name.
Right now, Tech's chances appear slim. Besides finishing in the top 16, the Bulldogs would have to finish ahead of a champion from one of the six AQ conferences.
But never discount anything happening when the BCS is concerned.
Who, outside of Johnny Football's mom and Reveille, saw Texas A&M beating Bama?


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MWL Preview: Young arms aplenty04/06/2013 6:00 AM ET
By Jonathan Raymond / Special to MLB.com
Prized young arms will be littering the Midwest this summer, with 10 starters who feature among their team's top-10 prospects alone slotting into rotations across the league.
The most notable name among these 10 figures to be Max Fried, the seventh overall pick in the 2012 Draft who will ace the staff at Fort Wayne. Fried, the Padres' No. 2 prospect, was given a brief introduction to pro ball last season after being taken out of Los Angeles' Harvard-Westlake High School. He threw 17 2/3 innings for the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres, compiling a 3.58 ERA with 17 strikeouts and six walks in 10 appearances.
Followed closely by Fried will be Taylor Guerrieri at Bowling Green, who put up a miniscule 1.04 ERA for Class A Short-Season Hudson Valley last year. The second-ranked Rays prospect was drafted 24th overall in 2011, and struck out 45 while walking just five in 52 innings in the New York-Penn League last season. He'll be joined on the Hot Rods by Blake Snell, Tampa's No. 7 prospect, who went 5-1 with a 2.09 ERA for Rookie-level Princeton last season and struck out 53 in 47 1/3 frames.
One other Midwest League rotation will feature two top-10 prospects, with the Blue Jays' Roberto Osuna (No. 2) and Daniel Norris (No. 3) earning the spotlight in Lansing. Osuna had a 2.27 ERA in 43 2/3 innings across two levels last year at the age of 17, while Norris is a projectable lefty who was taken in the second round of the 2011 Draft.
Among the prospects returning to the league will be Robert Stephenson, the second-ranked Reds prospect, at Dayton where he had a 4.19 ERA with 35 strikeouts to 15 walks over 34 1/3 innings in eight starts last season. No. 7 Cardinals prospect Tyrell Jenkins and No. 7 Dodgers prospect Angel Sanchez return to the circuit, as well.
Try to keep up: More than a third of the Midwest League saw affiliate changes over the offseason, with six Major League clubs setting up shop with new Class A affiliates in the league for 2013. In Beloit, the Twins are gone, replaced by the A's. In Burlington, the Angels have filled the A's void. The Twins, for their part, have gone to Cedar Rapids where the Angels were parked last season.
Beyond the musical chairs of those three teams, the Cubs took over the vacant affiliation in Kane County left by the Royals, who departed for the South Atlantic League. They'll be followed in Peoria by the Cardinals, while the Astros, who had been affiliated with the Sally League's Lexington franchise, move into the Midwest League at Quad Cities.
Try to keep up, Part II: The Midwest League was not without its fair share of managerial turnover this offseason, either. Perhaps the most high-profile hiring sees Larry Parrish return to the Tigers system to take the helm at West Michigan. He managed the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens to back-to-back championships in 2005-06 for the organization and was named the Minor League Manager of the Year in 2005 by The Sporting News.
Parrish spent last year away from the game after serving as the Atlanta Braves hitting coach in 2011.
In an October press release, Parrish said, "I'm excited about coming to West Michigan next season. During my entire coaching career, I've always felt it was important to make an impact. Class A ball is a level that requires a lot of hands-on teaching and will really allow me to make an impact on the young players."
A whopping 10 other new managers will be employed by Midwest League teams this year. Six of those are due to the new affiliations in the league, with Omar Lopez taking over at Quad Cities, Dan Bilardello at Peoria, Jamie Burke at Burlington, Jake Mauer at Cedar Rapdis, Ryan Christenson at Beloit and Mark Johnson at Kane County.
Additionally, new skippers include Scooter Tucker with Lake County, Razor Shines with Great Lakes, Jose Nieves with Dayton and Jared Sandberg with Bowling Green.
Spruced up digs for the champs: Fresh off a 2012 Midwest League title, Wisconsin's Fox Cities Stadium has seen a major facelift, which the team announced last June, and which was completed over the winter.
A second level behind home plate, encompassing a club level and six luxury suites, has been added to the park. Other improvements included an expansion of administrative offices for team staffers and, as Brewers prospects will surely appreciate, a nicer home clubhouse with a new player lounge, meeting area and weight room, training room and coach's offices expansions.
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By Gale Fiege Herald Writer
EVERETT — Within minutes of opening, the Everett Farmers Market is packed with shoppers.
The cool morning air off the bay makes it a great place to sip hot coffee or grab a croissant for breakfast from the Snohomish Bakery stand.
Some people sit at tables along the marina. Others charge madly across the open-air market looking for their favorite farmer before the good lettuce is all gone. Most stroll, checking out what's available before pulling out their wallets for flower bouquets, produce, baked goods, cheese, honey, crafts and seafood.
On Sunday, Judi Carr, 75, of Everett came looking for blueberries.
"I was going to try U-pick farm, but this is so much easier," Carr said. "What I don't eat with ice cream, I will freeze for the winter."
Annie Schmidt, 19, has been selling blueberries for her grandfather for about half her life. Schmidt's Blueberry Farm is northwest of Marysville.
A graduate of Archbishop Murphy High School, Schmidt is a Washington State University student. Selling the berries helps her pay for tuition.
"I like selling at the Everett market," she said. "People are so friendly and I love looking at all the authentic food available to shoppers here."
The Everett Farmers Market is celebrating its 20th anniversary season, said manager Karen Erickson.
The market's vendors include about 33 farms of various sizes from a four-county region and a few from Eastern Washington, Erickson said.
Currently, the market has a program to encourage people to bring their own bags from home. The market shares shopping bags donated by other shoppers.
"It would be nice if we didn't have single-use plastic bags at the market anymore," Erickson said. "We also have a token program for people with food stamp cards or people with debit cards. You buy tokens to spend with the vendors."
Erickson said one of her favorite farmers is Gaspar Rojas, who lives on his five-acre farm near Sedro-Woolley. He and his family run Carmen Garden, named for his wife, Carmen Martinez Rojas.
"For us, Everett is the best market. It's far better than Oak Harbor and Mount Vernon," he said.
Three generations work together at the Carmen Garden stand selling lettuce, beets, carrots, onions, peas and squash.
Rojas' daughter, Betty Rojas, 24, of Everett, waits on customers along with her nephews, Joseph Rojas, 11, a student at Eisenhower Middle School, and Daniel Mendez, 14, a student at Cascade High School.
"We like working together," Daniel said.
Everett artist Barbara Freeman loves eating and painting vegetables, and often makes Carmen Garden her first stop at the market.
"We just got back from a trip and our fridge needs to be filled," Freeman said, showing off her stuffed shopping bag. Her husband likes the market, too.
"The Rojas family grows beautiful food," Wayne Freeman said. "The Everett Farmers Market is fun, and you can't ask for a better setting along the water."
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Safe4Athletes Survey Results
Safe4Athletes Survey Results
Safe4Athletes developed an online survey to indentify current and former athletes and to learn about the type of harassment that may have been experienced over the course of their career. The survey allows for both the athlete and a parent of athlete to respond.
Aims: To determine if there were any trends across sport, gender and competition level, that identify abuse levels for emotional, verbal, physical and sexual abuse.
Methods: The survey was distributed in phases; the first phase was directed towards personal contacts, via Facebook ( friends and large number of Olympians from around the world), and private communication with contacts that have come to Safe4athletes with experience of abuse in some form in sports. The second phase included a more public distribution with websites like Huffington Post, Momsteam, (a focused parent/athlete audience) and the Safe4athletes website.
Results: 155 participants – 103 Athletes – 52 Athlete/Parent; Athletes 91 Female and 12 Male.
"Palo Alto" the upcoming film: Should the Coach Athlete Relationship be glorified?
Written by: Katherine Starr
The upcoming film "Palo Alto" centers around a 14 year old high school girl soccer athlete, played by Emma Roberts (actual age 22), who gets romantically involved with her high school soccer coach, played by James Franco. (Movie Trailer click here )
The trailer for this movie begins with scenes depicting the dynamics between Emma Roberts and her teammates, who are openly discussing the obvious attraction that is going on between Emma Roberts (Athlete) and James Franco (Coach). We see Emma Roberts displaying her shyness and obvious attraction for her coach as she is teased by her teammates.
The next vignette of the trailer shows a series of boys, the age of the girls, acting out of control and Robert's frustration with their immaturity when all she wants is a loving mature boyfriend. This sets the stage for James Franco to make sexual advances toward Emma Roberts, while Emma is showing open displays of frustration with boys her own age. Roberts is left vulnerable to be sexually molested by her coach as she sits in her locker alone at school as the coach approaches her. The Coach enters with the narration overlay "I'm older and I know that there aren't a lot of good things around". The coach molests the 14 year old high school soccer player.
Have 2 Minutes? Take the Safe4Athletes Survey to help Make Sports Safe4Athletes
A few minutes of your time could be the difference between an athlete being silent about their abuse or having a voice to speak up.
We are asking you to help make sports Safe4Athletes by taking a few minutes of your time to participate in our survey. By COMPLETING our survey we can learn a little bit more about each sport at every level.
There is very little current data to truly understand the type of abuse that has transpired in sports for decades. We know that it's there and know that each sport has different unique characteristics of the type of abuse (Sexual, verbal, physical and emotional). Help us change that by completing the survery. We want to hear from anyone that has competed for a single season to having committed to over 10,000 in pursuit of excellence in your sport. The more knowledge we can gain the bigger the impact. Help us change what is broken and preserve what makes sports great.
The survey can be completed by either the athlete or an athlete parent of a minor competitor. The minor competitor can complete the survey as well as Athlete Self. All responses are anonymous.
Please share this survey with your networks as the more the "past and present" athletes at all levels of sport participate the louder our collective voices become.
Click here to take the SURVEY we will look forward to sharing our findings in the coming months. (Stay Tuned)
Thank you for helping us Make Sports SAFE4ATHLETES
Safe4Athletes in February!!
Traveling Far and Thru the Snow to Bring Safe4athletes to Sharon, Pennsylvania
Safe4Athletes would like to welcome Sharon High School to the Safe4Athletes program and recognize them as a leader in addressing the topic of abuse, bullying and harassment in team sports. With the entire world currently watching the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, now is the time to elevate our message and inspire all athletes to be a part of a safe athletic community.
As part of the program we are proud announce our new mobile app for the Smartphone, soon to be available in the App Store and Google Play. The Safe4Athletes app puts the power of program into the hands of today's youth enabling school and club sports programs, coaches, parents and athletes to become part of a community that does not condone any kind of abuse in sports. The new app offers one of the first-of-its-kind Abuse Reporting features. On the app, anyone will be able to report abuse, anonymously, right from their mobile phone, helping to empower every athlete and provide a safe and positive environment free of abuse, bullying and harassment.
Check out our latest interview with Safe4Athletes founder, Katherine Starr at Sharon High School on WFMJ Local Sharon/Pittsburg Evening News.
Next Scheduled Interview is Feb 16th at 12:15pm (central time) Live Radio interview on America Weekend with Turi Ryder to discuss Athlete Safety.
To learn more about becoming a Safe4Athletes Program please see our 4-Clubs page for details on getting started.
The Truth about Coach-Athlete Relationships
By Katherine Starr – President & Founder Safe4Athletes
Since the Sandusky case we have jumped on the bandwagon in sports and addressed child sexual abuse in sports. We show videos of adolescent aged girls and boys being targeted and abused. Without a doubt, we react emotionally and with revulsion to something so horrific as the taking the innocence of a young child.
Yet, that isn't the whole truth when discussing coach-athlete sexual abuse. If you look at the list of banned swim coaches on the USA Swimming website, there isn't one coached banned for a sexual abuse who was accused of having a relationship with a swimmer under the age of 13.
We wouldn't know that based on the education videos that we are forced to watch in order to be certified in some capacity in sports. These videos only depict young children being cultivated by acquaintance pedophiles.
Why aren't we seeing videos of an 17-yr-old voicing how a close relationship with his or her coach went from athlete affection as a reward for their hard work on the practice field to molestation or, from the psyche and perspective of the artfully manipulated athlete, "a loving relationship." This scenario just doesn't pull at our heartstrings in the same way. Why aren't we seeing a video of a 25-year-old, who we assume is a consenting adult, talking about such a relationship? We react with even less sympathy in this case, if any at all.
If we truly want to address sexual abuse and harassment in sports we need to call it what it is, an abuse of power between the coach and the athlete that occurs at all ages. We are misled if educational materials imply something else.
If we look at the minimum age requirements to compete in the Olympics by sport, one would find that age requirements correlate to the vulnerability of athlete sexual abuse. The lower end sports that begin to peak around 13/14 like gymnastics, swimming and taekwondo is also the age where the "coach-athlete relationship" begins and coaches start to get banned for their inappropriate relationships with their athletes.
When you look at some of the old minimum-age sports like Team Handball, Cycling and Weightlifting that have age requirements of 17-or 18-years-old, we hear less about these cases, as it is presumed that there was consent with the coach at that point.
If you look at the website of listed organizations with a list of banned coaches, they are the ones with the younger age limits to compete at the international level.
GARDEN GROVE, California, September 14. THE USA Swimming House of Delegates met today as part of the United States Aquatic Sports Convention being held in Garden Grove this weekend. While several more technical rules were being voted on, the most high-profile proposals involved the Safe Sport program.
R-10, R-12, R-13 and R-14 all focused on strengthening the rulebook when it comes to protecting children from rogue members who may look to prey on them, and closing some other loopholes to be found in the Safe Sport rules
R-12 proposed, for the second year in a row, that consensual adult relationships between coaches and athletes be banned from the sport, where coaches have direct control over the athlete. Not only is this standard regarding sexual harassment laws throughout the country, it also is required by the United States Olympic Committee. This item was previously voted down by the House of Delegates, but passed today with zero discussion.
If this item had not been passed, it would have led to a showdown with the USOC regarding high performance funding as well as potential issues with USA Swimming continuing to be certified as the national governing body for the sport of swimming.
With some initial discussion following the proposal passing being concerned about currently married couples now being in violation, USA Swimming reminded its membership that it does not include pre-existing relationships.
Off to a Great Start for the New Year! – January 2014
Safe4Athletes had the privilege to take part in an Al Jazeera interview on The Stream - The high price of Olympic glory on January 9.
The broadcast included Attorney Jonathan Little, Dr. Mitch Abrams Ph.D and Nancy Hogshead-Makar. The program examines how more athletes are coming forward and openly talking about the abuse they received from their coaches, whether it's psychological or physical abuse, with several high profile cases making headlines. Allegations of abuse are not limited to the U.S. That's exactly the reason Safe4Athletes pushes for more stringent policies that protect athletes from abusive coaches, whether they are Olympians or in club sports.
Safe4Athletes is dedicated to athlete welfare -- where every athlete is provided a safe and positive environment free of sexual abuse, bullying and harassment.
Are You Really Prepared for the Upcoming Youth Sports Season?
Summer is almost over for most schools around the country with school sports and open amateur sports programs beginning across the United States. New sports season can often mean new coaches, supporting staff and new teammates.
As every parent prepares their young athlete for the new sports season, they get all the right equipment and make sure their children have everything they need to be successful for training and competition. Parents purchase the new team gear and may stock up on the latest trend in "energy" products to keep young athletes refreshed and hydrated in the field of play. Parents do as much as they can to ensure their children have whatever they needs to make the team, be successful at training and are in the best position they can be to win their races or contests.
As parent engage in this preparation, seldom do they consider the dark side of sports -- sexual abuse, bullying and harassment. If asked about the issue, most parents believe these are things they don't happen in their school or their children's youth sport program. At best, parents might say they've watched the latest educational video and know what to look for.
Even when parents have watched that video and feel educated about sexual abuse, bullying and harassment, when that behavior is right in front of them, they are at a loss with regard to what they should do, Without policies and procedures in place to address these issues, individuals who abuse our children continue operating in the sports system simply because there aren't mechanisms established to confront and penalize misconduct and ultimately to ban such individuals from continuing to work with our children.
United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (USA IGC) Adopts Safe4Athletes Policies
New York, NY—June 25, 2013—The United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (USAIGC) has announced it will formally adopt mandatory Safe4Atheles guidelines and policies Association-wide. The announcement came at the USAIGC/IAIGC World Championships in Palm Springs, California earlier this week.
Effective immediately, the USAIGC has made it mandatory for all member clubs to complete a 100% background check on all employees & club owners by the end of 2013.
"On behalf of our club owners and their students, I am very proud that we have taken this essential move to make Safe4Athletes' policies a reality for every one of our member clubs," said USAIGC President Paul Spadero. "USAIGC Clubs are now setting the standard in athlete and children's safety and welfare. Through this process, our member clubs will collectively provide a safe gymnastics club environment."
"The USAIGC is the first gymnastics organization to proactively take an 'athlete first' approach," said Safe4Athletes Founder and former Olympic swimmer, Katherine Starr. "It's an organization that is already taking a balanced sports/education lifestyle approach with its college gymnastics compulsory program track. Now they are taking the important step of protecting every one of their athletes from misconduct as well."
When did the System Fail Kelley Davies Currin and the Rest of Us?
Today Rick Curl was sentenced for 7 years for the sexual abuse of Kelley Currin that happen almost 30 years ago. Rick has been a free man and participating in life like the rest of us for the past 30 years without any consequence for his actions of sexually abusing this minor swimmer at the time in question.
Why didn't something happen sooner? Something did happen. The family settled a confidential case with an undisclosed amount and a gag order was imposed to prevent anyone from discussing the case. Life was meant to go on as normal and all is good. After all Rick Curl was a good coach. He produced Olympians and successful swimmers throughout the collegiate system.


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Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
When Sunday March 24, 2013 @ 3:00 PM (1586 days ago)
Where University Commons, MainStage Theater
Duration 2 hours
As a young lady awaits the return of her heroic fiancé from war, a disheveled soldier sneaks into her bedroom fleeing the fight. Finding his simplicity more alluring than her fiancé's arrogant posturing, she's faced with singling out the real man for her. Will it be the "accidental hero†who is more toy than soldier? Or the pragmatic "coward†who comes armed with chocolates instead of bullets? Crackling with wit, irony and charm, Shaw's romantic comedy pokes fun at the dangers of bravado in battle and idealistic notions of love.
Intended Audience General Public
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September 12 College Football Recap
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Here's a brief look at the highlights of the second week of the college football season, a week which featured three re-matches of past national championship games as well as a host of sensational rushing performances and a pair of shocking upsets. The rankings used in this recap are the AP rankings from prior to the games.
Robert Griffin, III, Baylor (20-of-35, 297 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT)
Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M (25-of-38, 349 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT
Landry Jones, Oklahoma (30-of-40, 380 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT)
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada (21-of-29, 241 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT)
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas (28-of-43, 400 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT)
Dominique Davis, East Carolina (27-of-38, 244 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT)
Bryant Moniz, Hawaii (25-of-36, 343 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT)
Denard Robinson, Michigan (24-of-40, 240 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT)
Geno Smith, West Virginia (32-of-45, 316 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT)


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1,200 lose power in Weare after car crash
Power is expected to be restored about 9 a.m., according to PSNH.
No one was injured in the crash, police said.
According to Weare police, an SUV slammed into the utility pole on Route 114, just north of Woodbury Road. Wires and a section of the pole, which was split in two, fell across the road, making it impassable.


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I feel so stupid. I forgot to lock my car last night. This morning I woke up to a ransacked car. The thief got away with my GPS, a really outdated ipod nano that keeps crashing, and a bunch of change. So it's a lesson to me to remember to lock my car and not keep anything valuable in there.
Quote from: sempronialou on April 28, 2013, 12:51:53 PMI feel so stupid. I forgot to lock my car last night. This morning I woke up to a ransacked car. The thief got away with my GPS, a really outdated ipod nano that keeps crashing, and a bunch of change. So it's a lesson to me to remember to lock my car and not keep anything valuable in there. First (((HUGS)))I've done that before. Fortunately, we live in a condo with full time security staff and they called me to let me know I left the door open. Not just unlocked, but open! D'oh! I can't count the times they called me to remind me that I left the overhead light on in the car. If it is left on overnight, the car won't start in the morning. We have a "jump box," so it doesn't take long for me to get the car started. It's just better done the night before instead of when DH needs to be at the radio station because his show starts in 15 minutes.Spinning slightly off topic: I've seen people post comments about timeliness and whether or not it is a big deal to be a couple minutes late to work. My job doesn't care if I get there on time or 5 minutes late. Even though DH is a volunteer, but he needs to be there before his show starts. He plans ahead and is usually there 20 minutes before his show starts, but if someone delays him or the car doesn't start, the consequences are painful. They won't fire him, but lots of people will know he is not punctual.
Tattling on my CW --CW did not receive her license plate/registration renewal form . . . it was due at the end of that month. She called the secy/state and asked them to send her a new form. No problem, she should receive it in 5 business days.She called them back 2 weeks later saying that she still hadn't receive the form. They said that they mailed it out a week ago. She asked could she pay for the sticker over the phone so that she didn't have to wait for the form? No problem. She'll receive the sticker in 5-10 business days.CW comes in the next day and says "I'm an idiot. I found the form in my recycle bin." But, no problem, she doesn't need the form any more, right?A week later she walks into work with her envelope where there should have been a sticker. She said "I'm jinxed! There is no sticker in the envelope!" To her credit, she showed the envelope to another CW. "This is where the sticker is supposed to be, right?" other CW agreed with her, "all there is is an imprint!, the envelope doesn't look tampered with. This is really odd." (I did not see the envelope.)She called secy/state back and asked "What do I do now? The sticker needs to be on my plate today!" She was told to take the registration envelope to the local DMV, they'd be able to issue her a sticker. They apologized and said it was an odd occurrence.CW left work early, stood in line for 1+ hours, got to the counter, politely explained her story of woe, asked "Would you please be able to issue me a sticker today. I don't want to get a ticket." then passed her envelope to the DMV worker.DMV worker looked at the envelope, bent it back where the sticker was supposed to be and said:DMVw: The sticker is right here.CW: What? No way!DMVw: Take a look. This month's sticker is white.CW: I'm soooo sorry for taking up your time. Please do me a favor. Don't tell anybody that I've been here.DMVw: Honestly? I really have to tell. You made my day! Can I tell please?CW: Okay, fine. You can tell. Just please wait until I get out of the building? Please?Other CW swore up and down that it did not look like a sticker was there.
Reviving this thread: Mischief the kitten is being well... lets just say he's living up to his name. I got a water gun from a friend for when he gets into places i don't want him. I found out you should never ever under any circumstances lay it anywhere, even if it is on a towel. The water gun is now empty and I have a large water spot on my bed. >.<
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Video-gamer John Salter of Oakland, OH, likes to smash high-score records. The arcade champion played Armor Attack for three days, setting two world records. He began playing the video on April 9, and concluded his Armor Attack run on April 12.
Salter played for a straight 85 hours and 16 minutes on a single quarter credit, scoring 2,211,990 points; the previous high-score record of 2,009,000 was set in 1982. The previous longevity record was held by George Leutz, who played Q-bert for 84 hours and 48 minutes last year.
The record-setting Armor Attack player endured by taking brief power naps every eight to 12 hours, sacrificing hundreds of extra lives he earned.
Armor Attack is a top-down vector shoot 'em up arcade game released by Cinematronics in 1980 and licensed to Sega in Japan. It was originally released in a coin-op arcade cabinet. It was also licensed for conversion to the Vectrex videogame console.
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Big Day for News? Al Jazeera America Is Here
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- The channel has decided to focus heavily on US news, and its "seemingly limitless financing" from the Qatari government may be "its biggest strength and its most remarked-upon weakness," writes Brian Stelter at theNew York Times. With 900 staff, it is "one of the most significant investments in TV journalism in modern times," he notes. The channel has bureaus in New York City; Washington, DC; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Dallas; Detroit; Chicago; Denver; Miami; Seattle; Nashville; and New Orleans.


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Ahoy Hearties! Next Thursday, September 19, 2013 is the International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Amaze your friends and family with your fluent pirate speaking skills by logging onto the Mango Languagesdatabase on the Belk Library and Information Commons website. From the main page click on the Databases link or type in Mango Languages, click on the link, create an account, and let the pirate conversations begin!
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When I tried it yesterday and again today, with From and Until as above, Update Metadata Index generated the empty error:
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The only way I can force the 'update' is to put a long ago date into From and today's date into Until, when of course it then reharvests all records, which is time-consuming. What's causing the empty error, can anyone tell me? More importantly, how can I fix it? As far as I know there hasn't been any config change to the repository software on the server, though I don't know for sure as I'm not the server admin. I've not made any config changes to the Harvester admin setup. What concerns me is that, eventually, we're going to automate harvesting via a scheduled job to run the update via the command line, and if this blank error occurs we many never know it's happening and our archive will go increasingly out of date.
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My ip5 battery on 6.1 is about 4.5 hours on screen usage time and that's a lot of use and still have about 7-8% left I guess I must be lucky, I don't use calendar sync though but I do always have wifi or 3G on which I switch when I go out.
i'll update in the morning and see how it does, but if it don't get much better i'm done with the iPhone... come on this is the biggest most powerful most ram iPhone yet and the worst battery life out of them all.. I've had the 3,4,4s and 5 now.. the 4s on iOS 5 was the best i've had. If apple can't do any better than this no way will i buy the 5s or 6...
Download tweak called "RespringCache Fix"
Is it normal that when I do a DFU restore I cannot bring my data back with iCloud as if I was doing a normal restore? Or am I doing something wrong?
Did the 6.1 and 6.1.1 update on my 4S both with the DFU method and I had to set as a brand new phone each time, I didnt care for 6.1 since I wanted to get rid of any bug-trash that could be leaking into the backup but if I ever go to 6.1.2 or the oncoming major update I just dont want to set it up all over again, I have enough with Cydia...
Does anyone have any info on an update to tinyumbrella to back up shsh's? Thanks
well i did it dfu restore cause I was having battery issues on my ip4. i use exchange for gmail and for google calendars. hopefully this fixes the issue restoring everything wasnt fun!
I'm about to attempt upgrading from 6.1 to 6.1.2 using PKGbackup
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I'm backing up to both iCloud & manual local iTunes backup just in case.
I'll do the DFU restore/upgrade to 6.1.2, I'll then restore my standard apps/data via either iCloud or iTunes. I'll try iTunes, but last time I used iTunes to restore my data and apps, the icons were ALL over the place. (lost their location) iCloud restores seem to go smoother.
Once I'm happy things are looking normal, I'll jailbreak once again. I'll then use PKGbackup to restore my Cydia stuff.
PKGbackup seems to backup ALL my apps (even local Apple AppStore data) so as a worst case scenerio I guess I will only Jailbreak the Clean Vanilla restored iPhone 5. It backs it all up to my DropBox cloud too nicely. You can do a selective restore of what you want
To be honest I'm still a bit confused on what the best practice here is, I'll just give it a go and see what works. I have multiple backups all over and can try again as needed.


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I wanted to write about how well everything went with Portland CityFest 2008 last weekend (especially the part where Luis Palau himself gave us a huge endorsement from the stage and how over 185,000 people attended!)...but came to the conclusion that they can say it better themselves.
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Get your travel planner out for our fifty-first flight over the Bible from 30,000 Feet. On this flight, Pastor Skip will take us on a tour through the book of Galatians, a clear letter to the church in Galatia about the importance of remembering grace through faith and not the law. Paul's forceful letter addresses issues of legalism in the church and the false gospel of works. The key chapters to review are Galatians 1-6.
DESTINATION: Galatians
This book is the only letter of Paul specifically addressed to a number of churches. It is a classic statement of the doctrine of justification by grace through faith, written to counter false teachers who believed a person must keep the Jewish law in order to be right with God. Like the epistle to the Romans, Galatians has played a strategic role in the history of the Christian church. Both Martin Luther and John Wesley recorded the crucial impact of this epistle on their lives.
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The book of Galatians has been called the "Magna Carta of Christian liberty." It addresses problems raised by the oppressive theology of certain Jewish legalizers who had caused some of the believers in Galatia to trade their freedom in Christ for bondage to the law. Paul writes this forceful epistle to do away with the false gospel of works and demonstrate the superiority of justification by grace through faith. Paul defends the gospel and his apostleship, then teaches about the differences between law and grace, and finally explains practical applications.
Galatia - At the time of Paul's visits and writing it was a Roman province in what is known today as Turkey.
Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe - Cities of Galatia where Paul started churches.
Arabia - Generally, the desert area south and east of Palestine. Paul spent time there after his conversion.
Cilicia - Another Roman province just to the south of Galatia; part of present-day Turkey.
Judaizers - A party of Jewish Christians in the early church. They adopted Jewish religious practices or sought to influence others to do so.
Paul and Peter's disagreement - In Galatians, Paul tells the story of his confrontation with Peter concerning Jewish Christians not eating with Gentile Christians.
The name "Galatians" was given to this Celtic people because they originally lived in Gaul before they migrated to Asia Minor.


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Losing my Faith, Gaining my Religion: A Mennonite Minister in the Belly of the Beast- David L. Myers
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Rev. David L. Myers, Director of the Department of Homeland Security's Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (a center of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships) talks about his recovered commitment to Mennonite political (dis)engagement. David is a former Mennonite minister who was appointed by President Obama in 2009 to this position with Homeland Security.
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Hi is there still a BJJ club at simkinmartialarts?
Hi is there still a BJJ club at simkinmartialarts?
yes I believe so under brown belt Neil Simkins OR there is Gracie Barra Walsall 10mins up the road with Blackbelt Victor Estima.......
I thought Victor was only giving support? as and when now the same as GB Halesowen
"He who goes to bed with itchy bum, wake up with stinky finger."
I think its the same situation as Halesowen Victor only supports as and when now that he has moved to Notts and has the full time academy?. any doubts I would just ring? to confirm if you are looking to train with Victor.
"He who goes to bed with itchy bum, wake up with stinky finger."
Thanks for for the help guys will check them both out.
victor has not open his new gym yet, should be soon thou! he still training and doing some teaching at gracie barra birmingham! stuart guilt will be taking over from victor at halesowen! i train with neil simkins at gb brum he is a good fighter and teacher! i have also trained with martin and he is a top guy and good teacher to!


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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:46 pm
Post subject: Hiding caches - How do you ensure accurate coordinates?
I searched but didn't find a topic that fit for my situation so I made a new one...
I have entered the world of hiding caches and I love it. On a couple hides I have had people post that my coordinates were off and they definitely were on one. I have started to mark the location several times and have found that the marks can be really off. I forgot how much bounce I was getting at times while searching and didn't think about this and how it would make my coords on hides off by so much. I now mark the spot several times while walking around the area and back to the location I want to hide the cache and then take an average of the closest group and it seems to be working. Do any of you have some advice from your experience that would make it easier for me to be as accurate as possible?
I'm using an etrex Vista Cx with the most current software update. I have the WAAS/EGNOS enabled and map datum WGS 84. Are there any other settings I could tweak to make it as accurate as possible?
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:49 pm
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I don't know if that GPS has an averaging function when you mark the point or not - if it does then I'd use it.
I make sure that the GPS has the best possible view of the sky. That may mean moving it a foot or two from the cache site. I then leave the GPS alone (ie. don't move it) for a couple of minutes prior to marking. Then I typically mark the spot a few times and average.
If you want to get really good coordinates (and I've never done this) then you'll revisit the site a few times over the span of a day or two. That's overkill to me, but to some it's not.
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:13 am
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This is stuff that more experienced hiders have suggested that I do, and I'm finding good luck (so far) with it. In case it helps...
I start out by taking at least two sets of four averaged waypoints on at least two different visits to the cache location. I use the waypoint averaging function on my Oregon to do this. Because the Oregon can be a bit slow to adjust, I usually wait a minute or so at ground zero before I start averaging waypoints.
After I generate one averaged waypoint on a visit, I'll walk 50 feet or so in one direction, then come back and average another. Then I'll go 50 feet in a different direction and average another, then repeat until I've got a set of four (or more). I do that on two (or more) different visits to the cache location so that the effects of clouds, temperatures, and evil spirits are mitigated.
If the cache is close to a large obstacle or in heavy cover that's interfering with the signal, or I'm just getting a wide range of coordinates in my averaged waypoint sets, I'll adjust where I take my waypoints by a few feet, average my waypoints at that point, then add or subtract as needed to get the cache location (6 feet for a north coordinate, 3 feet for a west coordinate).
When I pick the final coordinates, I'll toss out the outliers in the averaged waypoints and look over all the rest. Generally, at this point it's pretty clear what to put down for coordinates.
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:52 pm
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My Oregon has waypoint averaging, but I actually prefer the method I used with my old etrex Legend. I take a point right above the cache, then walk a ways away. I then follow the arrow until my GPS distance is 0 and see how far it is from the cache. I then adjust the coords manually until I finally get a set on the cache. Then I turn my reciever off, walk away, and turn it back on to get new satellites (not sure if that makes a difference since the same satellites would probably be used). Then I'll see how close they are. If they are still good after a few runs, I go with them. I think I've only had to adjust coordinates once or twice, so it must not be a terrible method.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:54 am
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I think the most important thing is that you shouldn't just mark the cache and go. Double checking the mark you took several times seems to be the key to success.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:00 am
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I was with kalli01 last night when we found Turtle. I found it on the ground. Its another story why I cant log it. Your coords were close enough, maybe 15 feet off. I dont have my girlfriends Legend Hcx (basically same gps) and havent used it enough to know if it has averaging but I think it does. When you hit mark there should be an option to average. I usually let it go for 5 minute reading and then save. Walk away and come back and if its off I do it again, and again if needed.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:35 pm
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Thanks for all the input. I really appreciate it and it's helping me learn this part of the sport. I really enjoy placing these and I'm finding there's a learning curve on this part of it. The marking of it, the classifying difficulty (hard to imagine how hard or easy it's going to be for others), and finding good places. It takes a good amount of time to research good places and locate a spot within that area to place one. I ended up going back to Turtle Park about 5 times before I could get a container that worked with the placement. All that for a 1-1.5 difficulty hide. It's made me appreciate even more the amount of work that goes into the creative cache containers and hides. It's a lot of fun and a challenge. I am looking forward to the breakfast get-together at the end of the month to finally meet the people I've gotten to know by searching for their caches.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:27 pm
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Several trips and mile high blue sky before we will publish a cache as final. We have never published a cache with co-ords taken on a cloudy day. Some take offense to reports of bad co-ordinates Us included. We take pride in giving accurate locations to our caches. Lets face it someone may be putting on the miles for a find. Try to make this as pin point accurate as possible, given what we have to endure in the North. 3 meter accuracy or better or we don't publish it. Use your skills in the art of camouflage to hide your caches. Firmware versions, and manufacturers of gps units all play a part as well. And from what we have seen you have the art of camouflage nailed down. Nice Job.
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I use Google Earth.
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speedysk1 wrote:
I use Google Earth.
What's Google Earth?
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speedysk1 wrote:
I use Google Earth.
You better hope Surfer Joe isn't reading this.
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I use Google Earth.
You better hope Surfer Joe isn't reading this.
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Just got back from caching in Brussels, Antwerp and Lille (France). I was amazed at how inaccurate the coords were there. Many were more than 50 feet off, and several were over 100. No one seemed to complain. I got the sense that was part of the caching experience. It was frustrating at times.
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Speedy, you bring this on yourself. I can't even feel sorry for you!
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Speedy, you bring this on yourself. I can't even feel sorry for you!
Well, sometimes I use my iPhone too.
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Are we closer to closing Guantanamo? It's beginning to look that way.
Earlier this week the Republican-led House and the Democratic-led Senate reached a compromise as part of an annual defense policy bill that would make it easier to transfer detainees from Guantanamo to foreign countries willing to take them. And while many in the press interpreted the news as evidence that Gitmowas here to stay, the bipartisan deal was actually a watershed moment in the long saga. It was the first time since Obama signed his original executive order that Congress moved to make it easier–not harder–to close the 12-year-old facility.
"It's as if the president finally decided to flip the on-switch and the White House and Defense Department got up and running to work towards closing Guantanamo," says Christopher Anders, senior legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union. "And it paid off, with a big Senate vote supporting easing some of the transfer restrictions."
There were many factors that led to this rare bit of tangible progress on Gitmo. Among them was a political climate that had been steadily shifting away from concerns about national security--especially as the country absorbs the reality that U.S. forces will be largely out of Afghanistan by year's end. Meanwhile, Washington has been preoccupied with all-consuming battles over debt ceilings and sequestration. And in a time of austerity, arguments about the high cost of maintaining the controversial prison started to gain considerable traction with moderate Democrats and even some Republicans.
But it is also the case that the Guantanamo stalemate began to give way to progress because of a resolute push by Obama as well as a willingness to spend political capital that was not always present during the president's first term. Obama drove his advisers hard and pushed them to regularly update him on progress. And crucially, he made sure that his team engaged Congress, both to win the cooperation of lawmakers but also to signal that closing Guantanamo was one of the highest priorities of his second term.
Obama first signaled his re-commitment to closing Gitmo last April during a press conference when he was asked about a hunger strike at the prison that had spread to about 100 inmates. Speaking with intensity, the president pledged to rededicate himself to the challenge of shuttering the prison. "Guantanamo is not necessary to keep us safe," he said, tapping at the lectern. "It is expensive. It is inefficient . . . It is a recruitment tool for extremists. It needs to be closed. I'm going to back at this," he said.
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AN Oldbury dog lover has launched a petition urging the Government to give legal protection to police dogs if they are attacked in the line of duty.
Currently, offenders only face a criminal damage charge if they injure or kill a police dog but the e-petition, started by Dave Hibbert, is calling on MPs explore the possibility of harsher punishment.
Mr Hibbert, who is a West Midlands Police puppy walker, said: "Police dogs do a fantastic job protecting our communities and on a daily basis there are examples where dogs have tracked crime suspects, uncovered stolen property or sniffed out vital evidence. They are the first to be called in when dangerous situations occur and they often put themselves on the line to protect their fellow officers.
"However, despite the invaluable work police dogs do for their communities, in law they are only considered property. At present an attack on a police dog would only be considered criminal damage which I don't think provides enough of a punishment or deterrent."
The dog lover, who has also set up a charity to support retired police dogs, said the attacks seemed to be "a growing trend".
He said: "I feel now is the time to push for a law change recognising the sterling work police dogs do for their communities."
The petition needs 100,000 signatures in order to bring the matter to parliament for discussion.
Mr Hibbert added: "Even if I don't reach that target I'm hoping the campaign will generate enough support so that MPs take notice and will take our campaign further."
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BREVARD, N.C. – Brevard college women's basketball sophomore Shelby Wolfe and men's basketball freshman Trevon Shaw have been named the Sports Spot Student-Athletes of the Month for December. The award is presented by Sports Spot, in conjunction with the Brevard College Athletic Department.
Wolfe was voted the Female Student-Athlete of the Month by the BC Head Coaching staff over teammates Madison Lenox and Katie Williams.
The sophomore started all four games in December, averaging 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds for the month. Wolfe had 10 points and a game-high seven rebounds against Cameron in the AT&T Hoops Classic.
Shaw claims the Men's Student-Athlete of the Month award by besting teammates Miles Leathers and Darius Moose.
Shaw averaged 18.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while scoring in double figures in all four games in December. The Buford, Georgia native shot a scorching 67.6 percent (25-for-37) from the field, and hit 18-of-25 attempts (72.0 percent) from three-point range. Shaw scored a season-high 25 points against Fayetteville State, and added a team-high six rebounds against the Citadel.
These two athletes will be presented with action shots recognizing their award, which will be displayed in the lobby of Boshamer Gymnasium for the entire school year. A total of eight female and male Sports Spot Athletes of the Month will be selected in the 2013-2014 academic year. The award is selected from qualified candidates each month by the athletic department staff.


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Well, well, then, what do we have here? A veritable crossroads for the Pringle of Scotland brand, with the differing directions indicated by two ideas about what you can do with a sweater brand of Scottish origins now in its 196th year, as seen at Pringle's show venue on Monday morning: On the first floor, Central Saint Martins students had been invited to rethink the brand's iconic pieces, which in some cases worked to a great degree (particularly the look that invoked Josef Albers–like color blocking). The other idea involved ascending one flight of stairs to Pringle's show venue, where everything was very much in the realm of the luxury brand, with high production values and a high-profile name—Tilda Swinton—sitting in the front row. What with there being so much sweater dressing around this fall—in particular, that combo of tunic-top and longer, leaner skirt—creative director Clare Waight Keller took things in a seventies direction, mixing in Peruvian-style ponchos, flared pants, a really chic side-slit camel coat, and sweaters in a graphic black-and-white Fair Isle embellished with fur, or pelts used for enormous hoods (for a city that barely touched it for so long, London's runways have been all furred up lately). It could have done, however, with some of the radical energy that was so readily on display one level down, just to shake everything up. A detour to a less known destination can be a good thing.


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California's push toward clean and renewable energy will likely translate into higher electric bills for both businesses and consumers, according to a newly released report.
The Little Hoover Commission, an independent state oversight agency, included that finding in its report, "Rewiring California: Integrating Agendas for Energy Reform."
The commission is concerned that too many green policies are being implemented at the same time, including the Renewable Portfolio Standard, greenhouse gas reduction (along with the associated cap-and- trade program) and regulations to reduce the use of coastal water to cool power plants.
Carole D'Elia, the commission's deputy executive director, said the mandates are coming from all directions.
"We have all of these different entities and not one central point to prioritize it," D'Elia said Tuesday. "So how do we get there? What's the road map?"
The report doesn't say how much electric bills might increase.
"That's what the commission would like to know and that's what's so frustrating," D'Elia said. "We would ask different people but no one really had an estimate."
D'Elia noted, however, that Joe Como, acting director for the California Public Utilities Commission's Division of Ratepayer Advocates, did offer a kind of estimate at a public hearing held in February.
"He had a back-of-the-envelope guesstimate that it would be a 5 to 7 percent increase," she said. "But that's just for the contracts - not for connecting to transmission or for any other backup that might be needed."
That raises another of the commission's concerns. Wind and solar are weather-dependent, so those power sources can be intermittent. As the sun sets and the wind dies, those generating resources require back-up power, which typically comes in the form of gas-fired plants that can ramp up quickly to replace the renewable energy on short notice.
"California's energy policy- makers face significant complexity in balancing the state's portfolio so that electricity remains reliable and affordable and utilities do not over- invest in new fossil-fuel powered back-up plants," the report said.
Some of the commission's greatest concerns are reliability and a lack of clarity regarding "the aggregated cost of implementing California's consolidated energy policy goals."
The Renewable Portfolio Standard requires California's investor-owned utilities to get 33 percent of their power through renewable energy sources by 2020.
Southern California Edison has already achieved an earlier target of 20 percent. Katie Sloan, manager of regulatory and legislative affairs for SCE's alternative power department, said the utility is feeling it.
"We are starting to see some impacts on our customer rates, but it's hard to say what percentage of that is coming from the cost of renewables," she said. "We'll have to see what the impact of 20 percent will be - and what 33 percent will be."
Sloan couldn't quantify how much of an increase has occurred with customer rates.
The California Public Utilities Commission just gave Edison the go-ahead to hike its rates by more than 5 percent, a move that will boost monthly residential electric bills by an average of about $7 a month.
The Rosemead-based utility, a division of Edison International, had sought an increase of 16 percent.
The 5.04 rate increase is retroactive to January of this year, although the changes won't go into effect until early 2013.
Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, who also serves as chairman of the California Independent System Operator (CAL ISO), has some thoughts about California's green energy policies.
CAL ISO manages the flow of electricity across the high- voltage, long-distance power lines that make up 80 percent of California's power grid.
"I am an advocate of energy efficiency and alternative energy policies," he said. "But there are always unexpected or unintended consequences. We need to make sure the system will operate effectively with that many renewables on it. The system right now is probably less stable than it was 10 years ago."
Foster agreed that the intermittent nature of wind- and solar-generated power can pose a problem.
"The electric system has to be balanced every four seconds according to demands on the system," he said. "So if you get a drop in wind or solar something has to back it up."
That requires gas-fired backup plants to ramp up quickly, he said, which means they are operating in the least efficient manner.
"They are the dirtiest when you ramp them up and down like that," he said. "And that could defeat the purpose."
The Little Hoover Commission and Foster agree that California's green energy policies should be centralized.
"We recognize that we need cleaner air," said Stuart Down, the commission's executive director. "We want to achieve all of the goals that the state has laid out for itself, but we have to know how much the pieces are going to cost so we can achieve our goals at the lowest possible cost."
The commission's report recommends that Gov. Jerry Brown, through a public process, establish a comprehensive plan to prioritize current and future energy goals.
Foster said a lot is riding on California's energy policies.
"We're the only state that has done this," he said. "If we fail ... it will set back implementation of renewable energy by a decade. We need to be successful."


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While Steve Jobs' resignation yesterday had investors anxiously watching how $AAPL fared in trading, we at Gnip were having fun watching a different ticker- the realtime Twitter feed.
As you can see from the graph below (these represent the number of "Steve Jobs" mentions per minute*), Twitter showed an incredible spike almost immediately. Apple-specific activity peaked 11 minutes after the news broke, showing how quickly the word spread. Honors for first tweet go to @AronPinson, who must have some blazing fast typing skills.
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