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Horizon Community Learning Center will host information sessions for families interested in having their child attend the school.
Attendees will meet with administrators and faculty members, hear a brief history about the school and enjoy demonstrations of student projects.
The information session will occur today, with pre-kindergarten sessions beginning at 5 p.m. The K-12 sessions begin at 6 p.m. in the HCLC Multi-purpose Room.
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A SHORTAGE of trappers has led to an explosion of the mole population across Cumbria and north Lancashire.
In a bid to address the problem, a mole trapping training course was held at Lane Farm, Crooklands.
Five volunteers who took part in the course heard that the rise in mole numbers was causing increasing problems for farmers and gardeners.
The aim was to teach the volunteers about how to properly use traps to stop moles from digging up farmland and footpaths as well as football and cricket pitches.
One of the people on the course, Andrew Kirkwood, who owns a farm at Old Hutton – where moles are causing him problems – said the lack of mole-catchers was the key reason why the mammals were fluorishing both in the area and across the country.
"You need to have a properly-trained person to get rid of moles," said Mr Kirkwood. "Moles are like rabbits, and one family can take over a whole field."
The forays of the moles can also cause cattle to be blinded and sheep to die.
The earth which they dig up can make its way into silage, and once it is eaten it can cause Listeriosis in sheep and cattle.
Mike Ashton, of Warton, who was also on the course, said: "Moles are a problem that is getting worse. There are now very few mole-catchers because it's a dying trade –the people who used to be in the business are not being replaced and that's why I wanted to come here today.
"It's one of the many rural skills which are simple dying out."
The five people on the course were each awarded a certificate, which proves that they can safely get rid of moles.
People have been advised to seek professional help in catching moles, rather than buying traps and trying to kill them themselves.
* Anyone having a problem with moles can call one of the people on the course, Walter Scrogham, on 015395 62976.

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There has been a service bulletin for that type of concern. Here is what it states.
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The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom described in the PI.
The vehicle may exhibit a SES Light due to a P0300 and misfire. If the misfire is related to the information below, it will typically happen while cruising uphill, pulling a trailer or on hard acceleration and then stop misfiring shortly after returning to an idle. Typically, cylinders 3, 4, 5 or 6 will be the ones to experience this.
If the P0300 SI diagnostics did not isolate a concern, the following may help:
Remove the valve cover, valve springs and valve seals on the effected cylinder or cylinders. A small wire tie or rubber bands can be placed in the valve stem keeper groove to prevent the valve from falling into the cylinder. Rotate the valve while moving it up and down in the guide to see if it binds. If a binding valve is found, remove both cylinder heads and use either of the following methods to increase the stem to guide clearance:
Reassemble the cylinder heads using new valve seals.
Does the service bulletin obligate the manufacturer to research and repair the issue?
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Hebrews - Chapter 1
Hebrews Chapters
1 At many moments in the past and by many means, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; but
2 in our time, the final days, he has spoken to us in the person of his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he made the ages.
3 He is the reflection of God's glory and bears the impress of God's own being, sustaining all things by his powerful command; and now that he has purged sins away, he has taken his seat at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high.
4 So he is now as far above the angels as the title which he has inherited is higher than their own name.
5 To which of the angels, then, has God ever said: You are my Son, today I have fathered you, or: I shall be a father to him and he a son to me?
6 Again, when he brings the First-born into the world, he says: Let all the angels of God pay him homage.
7 To the angels, he says: appointing the winds his messengers and flames of fire his servants,
8 but to the Son he says: Your throne, God, is for ever and ever; and: the sceptre of his kingdom is a sceptre of justice;
9 you love uprightness and detest evil. This is why God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness, as none of your rivals.
10 And again: Long ago, Lord, you laid earth's foundations, the heavens are the work of your hands.
11 They pass away but you remain, they all wear out like a garment.
12 Like a cloak you will roll them up, like a garment, and they will be changed. But you never alter and your years are unending.
13 To which of the angels has God ever said: Take your seat at my right hand till I have made your enemies your footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
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A large gray whale and a much smaller skipjack tuna each propels itself through water. Which is the more efficient swimmer? It has been difficult to compare propulsion efficiencies of animals of different sizes, like comparing apples and oranges, but now Northwestern University researchers have developed a new metric, or standard, to measure individual energy consumption efficiency and make such a comparison possible.
Contrary to what one might expect, the Northwestern researchers found that, despite the great difference in mass, the whale and the tuna are almost equally efficient.
Much like a semi-trailer truck needs more fuel to go the same distance compared to a small car, one might think the much heavier whale would consume more energy compared to the tuna. While this is true, does it mean that the muscular "engine" propelling the whale is less efficient compared to the tuna or is the higher fuel consumption of the whale an unavoidable consequence of the laws of physics?
The whale's higher fuel consumption is unavoidable, the researchers report, and the engine efficiencies of the whale and tuna are similar. The new Northwestern metric for efficiency that enabled this comparison could be extremely useful in designing underwater vehicles -- such as those used to study fragile coral reefs, repair damaged deep-sea oil rigs or investigate sunken ships -- to be as efficient and agile as a real fish.
"Our study is about how energy flow changes with size or mass," said Neelesh Patankar, who led the research.
"This is good insight to have in the transportation field, whether you are working with cars, ships or planes. What are the limits of how good you can become? Our metric can be used to determine the point where an animal or a vehicle would function most efficiently. We want to know the sweet spot."
Patankar is a professor of mechanical engineering in Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. He currently is doing a mini-sabbatical at Argonne National Laboratory's Advanced Vehicle Technology Center investigating efficiency metrics for automotive vehicles.
The metric, called the energy consumption coefficient, is a non-dimensional measure of fuel consumption. Now, for the first time, scientists and engineers can compare apples to apples, no matter what the size of the animals or vehicles, to understand the energy efficiency of a self-propelled body or machine. This metric is as useful to quantify efficiency of self-propelled bodies as the drag coefficient metric is to quantify aerodynamic shapes of vehicles.
While the Northwestern study focused on swimming and flying animals, the concept potentially could be applied to define efficiencies of cars, too -- something the researchers are now pursuing.
"The study helps quench my curiosity about how nature works, but, as an engineer, I also want to see utility," Patankar said. "The energy consumption coefficient can be an important tool in designing self-propelled underwater vehicles as well as aerial vehicles. And, as a driver, I also would like to know how efficient my car is, information currently not available to me."
The study will be published the week of May 12 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The energy consumption coefficient takes into consideration metabolic rate, muscle mass and, of course, physics. After developing the metric, first author Rahul Bale and Patankar applied it to data for energy consumption by animals available from biologists.
The data represented thousands of species of swimming and flying animals. Swimming animals ranged from tiny larval zebrafish to massive mammalian swimmers such as dolphins and whales. Flying animals ranged from tiny insects to the largest flying birds.
The new metric successfully collapsed energy consumption data on to a single trend with respect to mass -- mass that varied almost a trillion times from the smallest to the largest animal. The key idea was not to plot the energy consumption itself versus mass but instead to plot energy consumption normalized by an appropriate scale that accounts for the size of the animal.
This is conceptually analogous to how aerodynamic shapes of vehicles are assessed not by comparing drag but by comparing drag that is suitably normalized -- the normalized drag being the drag coefficient.
The new metric, the researchers said, is a step in the direction of eventually providing efficiency information to consumers about their cars.
The title of the paper is "Energy efficiency and allometry of movement of swimming and flying animals." In addition to Patankar and Bale, other authors of the paper are Max Hao and Amneet Pal Singh Bhalla, both from Northwestern.
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Hedy Goldsmith's Macallan 12-Year-Old Sherry Oak Spiced Pecans Recipe
Hedy Goldsmith's spiced pecans taste like a crisp fall afternoon.
Laine Doss
Earlier this week, we interviewed Michael's Genuine Food & Drink executive pastry chef, Hedy Goldsmith. If you missed the interview, read Part 1 and Part 2. As promised, we're bringing you a recipe from Hedy's kitchen.
Simply put, these spiced pecans are delicious. A first bite releases the tastes of a crisp autumn afternoon. Subsequent bites (and there will be, because these babies are addictive) allow the rich flavors to mingle together -- sugar, Scotch, nutmeg, and cinnamon. All work together beautifully.
These pecans are easy to make. They're a great hostess gift or are fabulous when served with cocktails at a get-together.
The Macallan 12-Year-Old Sherry Oak Spiced Pecans
By Michael's Genuine Food & Drink executive chef Hedy Goldsmith
Yields 1 quart
3 ounces The Macallan 12-year-old Sherry Oak
1 pound pecan halves
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tablespoon Angostura bitters
1 vanilla bean, split down the middle and seeds scraped
2 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 325.
Place the Scotch in a small pan and reduce by half over a high heat, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Blanch the pecans in boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain well in a
strainer. Place the hot nuts in a bowl with the Scotch, sugar, bitters,
vanilla seeds, and oil. Toss to completely coat. Cover with plastic wrap
and let sit for 15 minutes.
Place nuts on a sheet pan lined with a Silpat or parchment paper. Bake
for 30 to 35 minutes. Set your timer every 10 minutes to stir nuts.
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The place to be Saturday, April 13 is the Seward County Community College/Area Technical School campus for the annual Car Show.
Individuals who would like to participate in the car show, which is $20 per vehicle in advance or $25 the day of the show, may call 620-417-1065 to register. Registration begins at 9 a.m., April 13. The Tek Styles sound off is $5.
The custom car show runs from 10-4 p.m. at the Area Technical School, 2215 N. Kansas in Liberal. This year the show will include a class for high school students, in addition to motorcycles, pickups, classic cars, muscle cars, street rods, imports and low riders.
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Insurers have received claims worth $43 million as of Monday afternoon, from damage caused by catastrophic storms in Queensland and northern New South Wales over the Australia Day long weekend.
The bill for the wet weather, which is a result of cyclone Oswald, is set to reach $50 million by mid week, Insurance Council of Australia spokesperson Campbell Fuller told The Australian Financial Review. The mid-afternoon estimate of $43 million is a significant increase on the $27 million, which Mr Fuller reported around midday. Just over 5000 claims have been lodged with many more to come, he said.
"We are still waiting and seeing rivers rise in many areas and the impact of those [claims] is still to be assessed," Mr Fuller said. "In many instances it may take several days for policy holders to contact their insurer."
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However he added, "it's not going to look anything like 2011." Losses from Cyclone Yasi amounted to $1.4 billion, with flood losses in Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba contributing another $2.4 billion.
About 16 per cent of claims are for motor vehicles and the rest is property damage, mostly from over-flowing gutters, which can cause damage to the interior of houses, Mr Fuller said.
Mr Fuller said the insurance industry had learned important lessons from the devastation of 2011 and now had in place "very strong escalation procedures" such as giving priority to primary household residences and reducing the delay in assessing and acting on claims.
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"Thankfully, there has been a minimal amount of large losses, but it is important to remember that this storm cell is expected to continue over the coming days," Mr Keogh said in a statement.
The Brisbane City Council has released flood maps, which show that 3600 residential properties and 1250 business properties in the state capital are expected to be affected by rising waters. Peak flooding is expected to occur between 10am Tuesday and midday Wednesday. A further 50 homes in the Ipswich suburb of Goodna are also expected to experience flooding.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects rain and wind to ease in most areas from Tuesday as the low-pressure system tracks eastwards, but dangerous surf in NSW will continue into Wednesday.
This is the third catastrophe declared by the ICA in 2013, with insurers managing claims following severe bushfires in south-eastern Tasmania and northern NSW. Since early 2010, the ICA has declared six catastrophes in Queensland for flooding and cyclone damage, with losses of almost $4 billion.
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Wally Gives Dog Travel Advice
During this holiday season, or as Ethel calls it, The Eating Season, there are some fun and not so fun things that happen. One fun thing to do is travel to visit friends and relatives. Two is to eat, and eat, and eat. Therefore, Wally Dog would like to offer some Wally Dog Wear custom dog clothes tips on traveling and eating.
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Best wishes on your trip and a very Merry Christmas!


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Career development and preparation is an integral part of Hawai'i Pacific University's mission statement. The Career Services Center assists students and alumni by educating, engaging and facilitating their career development process so that they are empowered to make personally authentic career decisions. Our goal is to arm students with the career knowledge and job skills necessary to obtain a variety of opportunities locally, nationally, and internationally. To learn more about our Center and what we do for students, alumni and employers, we encourage you to read our Annual Report.
The Career Services Center cordially invites you to partner with us to fill your recruiting needs. Our office can put you in touch with motivated, qualified HPU students and alumni from Hawai'i and around the world, through a variety of recruitment activities and services. Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss recruiting options for your organization.
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"The HPU Career Services staff has been extremely influential in the business community and helpful to our company. We enjoy participating in their Company Visits, Career Fairs and On-Campus Interviews. We are always impressed by the high quality of students we get from the Hawaii Pacific University and we continue to recruit from their campus."
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A SCENE of wintry sunlight streaming across a field of sheep at Addingham has landed an amateur photographer a place in the BBC Countryfile calendar for 2014.
'Sunlit Sheep' by Ilkley's Luke Oyston was one of 12 photographs - out of more than 32,000 entered - to be shortlisted for the 2015 calendar.
The best pictures on the theme of 'Animal Magic' were selected by comedian and keen wildlife photographer Bill Bailey, and zoologist and natural history presenter Dr Charlotte Uhlenbroek, and Countryfile presenter John Craven.
Now members of the public have until Next Thursday, September 7, to vote for their favourite, with the overall winner in line to win £1,000 of photography equipment.
The judges' favourite will also win £500 worth of equipment.
Mr Oyston, 39, shot the picture on chilly day on January, looking across a misty field towardsthe moors.
He has enjoyed photography as a hobby for about 20 years, but his interest really took off after he bought high quality equipment about three to four years ago.
Mr Oyston says he has entered the annual Countryfile photography competition several times, but this is the first year
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This past weekend I attended the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and I have to admit that I found myself spending more time people watching than listening to the music. I couldn't get past the amount of outfit envy that I was having and thanks to my experience this semester as a Style Guru, I ended up stopping a few concert goers to capture their looks. I was inspired by so many different people, such as a florist who had weaved flowers throughout her updo and a number of women wearing jumpsuits and patterned soft pants. Floral hair accessories and breezy pants are two of my favorite looks for spring, both for festivals and everyday outfits. In my previous post I wrote about Crawfest, the annual festival hosted by Tulane, and ideas for what to wear. While I still think that Crawfest is a time to show off one's personal style, after attending Jazzfest it's clear that this is an even bigger unofficial fashion show for men and women.
On my way to Jazzfest, I found this Fashionisto in unique concert attire. This outfit is perfect for looking and keeping cool on the hot and humid New Orleans' days. I was especially drawn to his interesting mixing of patterns. Not everyone attempts this trend but when done right it can really pay off. This Fashionisto kept the color schemes of his printed button-up and socks similar to make the outfit more cohesive. The black, blue and orange in his shirt can also be found on his shoes and socks which keeps the outfit from looking mismatched.
For both men and women, I noticed an abundance of hats at Jazzfest. Hats can be practical and fashionable at the same time and are a staple for all day concerts when you will be outside in the sun. This Fashionisto chose a simple pale blue snapback style hat to follow his color scheme and protect his face from the sun. I recommend this retro inspired hat because it's good for keeping cool as well as incorporating subtle mixed patterns into an outfit.
Hint: If you're new to mixing prints, try wearing this black and white button-up from American Apparel. Add a black and white hat to keep the colors neutral and the focus on the patterns. When tackling this trend I also try to keep one print bigger and bolder compared to a smaller and less complex pattern, such as small polka dots and large florals.


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Has the roughing-up on the Transformers movie set in Quarry Bay involving alleged triads damaged the city's international reputation? I rather think the opposite, though many people believe otherwise.
Reading his blog [1], you will find Michael Bay was not only unfussed, but rather amused by the altercation.
"He came by my crew as we were shooting, carrying a long air-conditioner unit," he wrote.
"He walked right up to me and tried to smack my face, but I ducked, threw the air unit on the floor and pushed him away.
"That's when the security jumped on him. But it took seven big guys to subdue him. After that, we had a great day shooting here in Hong Kong. The place couldn't be better."
Seven guys! And they were just Bay's personal security. In the end, it took 15 police officers in riot gear to arrest four suspects. Given their obvious kung fu prowess, maybe Bay should just hire those guys for his movies, rather than letting them be charged with blackmail and assault.
If only the suspected triads had managed to disrupt Bay and his film crew in the making of yet another mind-numbing, deafness-inducing Transformers movie for the cinematically challenged! Perhaps they were only trying to do the world a favour.
Tourism Board chairman Peter Lam Kin-ngok said he hoped there would not be a repeat of such incidents "[as] the reputation of Hong Kong will deteriorate".
Will the latest incident scare off Hollywood types like Bay from coming here again? I seriously doubt it. They will probably come back for more.
The incident will only reinforce Hollywood's stereotypical image of Hong Kong as an exotic, crime-infested city. And it has been great publicity for Bay. So what's not to like?
Think of all those wondrous Jean-Claude Van Damme movies shot in Hong Kong in which the Muscle from Brussels took down triad baddies one by one.
We must never underestimate Hollywood's love of the cliched, the trite and stereotypical.
Now that the triad incident has spread far and wide, not least thanks to Bay's own bragging in his blog, we can rest assured that our city's international reputation is secure.


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Ricky Stenhouse Jr & Kasey Kahne
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (born October 2, 1987) is an American NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #6 Blackwell Angus Beef Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing in the Nationwide Series. Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980) is a NASCAR driver. /5
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fastest in final practice with Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola, Kyle Larson behind him.
Final Cup practice is over. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (!) was fastest, followed by Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola and Kyle Larson.
Notables not advancing to second round: Casey Mears, Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Marcos Ambrose.
LAP 39Running order as the red flag hit: Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Brian Vickers, Paul Menard, Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Austin Dillon. that was before the red flag ha
Who's my main role model? Cindy Smith!! My two favorite racecar drivers.. Austen Becerra and Scott Kitch Favorite race team... duh Kitch27Racing! Who do I like spending the most time with. Michael and Cindy!!! Who are my 5 favorite Nascar Drivers?? 1)Kasey Kahne!!! 2)Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 3) Denny Hamlin 4) Kevin Harvick 5) Jeff Gordon
Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth swept the front row for Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway. PHOTOS! NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series hit the high banks of Daytona. CHECK OUT THE ACTION Busch turned a lap at 193.723 mph in Friday qualifying to win the pole. Kenseth was second at 193.299. Clint Bowyer qualified second and Michael Waltrip Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. was fifth as Toyota drivers took four of the first five spots. Kasey Kahne wedged his Chevrolet in at fourth. Paul Menard was sixth in a Chevrolet, and MWR co-owner Michael Waltrip was seventh in another Toyota. Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson was eighth, followed by rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his Roush-Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle as the highest-qualifying Fords. Danica Patrick wound up 11th in in her return to Daytona, where she became the first woman to start from the pole in the season-opening Daytona 500.
Kasey Kahne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to fast exiting.-Allen
awesome I love Kasey Kahne and Trevor Bayne and Ty and Austin Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse jr but I love all the drivers besides
Earnhardt Jr, HARVICK, PATRICK AMONG DRIVERS TAKING PART IN FOOD CITY RACE NIGHT AT BMS MARCH 15 BRISTOL, Tenn. (Monday, Feb. 18, 2013) – The ever-popular Food City Race Night, one of NASCAR's largest and most successful fan events, features some of racing's biggest stars at the free festivities Friday, March 15 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Drivers expected to take part in Food City Race Night include Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, Austin and Ty Dillon, Kasey Kahne, Trevor Bayne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Justin Allgaier, Brian Vickers and Brian Scott, to name a few. Earnhardt Jr., Harvick, Hamlin and Kahne all are scheduled to sign autographs while Austin, Ty and Mike Dillon, along with Bowyer and Vickers, are among personalities scheduled to put their competitive natures to the test with a variety of games held on stage. Wii Boxing, the anchor event at Food City Race Night, returns with four-time defending champion E ...
NOTES FROM THE NASCAR NATION: While we've all been enjoying the SPEED Channel's live coverage of the Pre Season Thunder test sessions from Daytona, some hard working numbers crunchers, from the "Las Vegas Insider.Com" has been very busy analyzing which driver is going to win the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. The LVI has reached the conclusion that "Jimmie Five Time" is going to become "Jimmie Six Pack" by next November. 5 to 1 odds: Jimmie Johnson. 8 to 1: Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne. 10 to 1: Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon. 12 to 1: Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer and Carl Edwards. 15 to 1: Martin Truex Jr and Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20 to 1: Kevin Harvick. 40 to 1: Joey Logano. 60 to 1: Ryan Newman. 100 to 1: Kurt Busch. 200 to 1: Marcos Ambrose and Paul Menard. 300 to 1: Danica Patrick, Aric Almirola, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jamie Mcmurray and Jeff Burton. Any drivers not on the list are automatically listed in the "others" category at 50 to 1 odds ...
Without a doubt , Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. should be in the Eldora truck race IMO
Ryan Blaney scored his first career win in the Camping World Truck Series at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night! Earlier that day, Ricky Stenhouse Jr scored his fifth win in the Nationwide Series at Chicagoland! The Chase is on! Brad Keselowski held off a dominant Jimmie Johnson and scored his fourth win of the season at Chicagoland Speedway and won Chase race Kasey Kahne, the first wild card in the Chase at the start of the race, finished a solid third place and jumped all the way from 11th to 5th place in the points standings!!! Next Sunday, the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series will be back at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire! Last time the Sprint Cup Series teams were there, Kasey Kahne ended up taking home the win!!! Who will will win the second Chase race and will Kasey Kahne pull off the Sweep in Loudon? I don't know, so you'll have to watch and find out!! Reach up there and pull those belts tight one more time! SMOKE THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES! LETS GO RACING BOYS! H ...
I love my friend Tabbie Allen so much I cry over her. We have heart to heart conversations all the time. We make each other laugh everyday. She means a lot to me. We both love Carl Edwards,Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,Trevor Bayne,Kasey Kahne and Denny Hamlin. I'm proud to call her my sister. I love her so much. I can't live without her. She's special to me.
for my birthday, which is in two days, I want a lifetime supply of iced animal *** cupcakes, Kasey Kahne, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. :)
best of luck to Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Justin Allgaier in the Nwide race. and best of luck to Kasey Kahne and KKR in the WoO race tonight(:
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Two men were arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and cash from a home and several vehicles in Snowmass Village.
Kelsey Dean Vasten, 21, and Maxwell Ryan Stephenson, also 21, both of Snowmass Village, were advised Monday on felony charges of burglary, criminal trespass and theft. They are also charged with two lesser theft counts.
And an Aspen woman faces a misdemeanor theft count for stealing from a baby-sitting client, who also was allegedly victimized by Vasten and Stephenson. The incidents are apparently unrelated.
The arrest warrants for the men, written by village police officer Tom Rockwell, describe a hectic investigation that began on Friday around 6:45 a.m.
A resident of Lower Woodbridge Road called police to report that he had scuffled with a man he had caught breaking into his car.
The resident also said he knew the man, describing him as "Max from Texas," and said he lived at the Snowmass Club Commons, an affordable housing complex, Rockwell wrote.
"The person was wearing a black hoodie, black beanie and black shirt," the warrant says, citing the resident's description. "He had a round face, round chin, googlie eyes and short hair."
Rockwell wrote that within an hour of responding to the first call, "I received five other calls of cars, parked along Upper Woodbridge Road and Lower Woodbridge Road, being opened and valuables taken ..."
One resident reported that a $200 TV was stolen from her car, the warrant says.
The resident who reported fighting with Stephenson later found the defendant's phone in his car.
Police believe Stephenson was using it as a flashlight and dropped it when the resident confronted him, said Art Smythe, Snowmass Village police chief.
The Snowmass Commons housing manager provided Rockwell with the name of Stephenson, who is originally from Plano, Texas.
"I recognized Stephenson from him being involved in several theft calls in the village earlier in the year," Rockwell wrote.
Police had been called to Stephenson's apartment at the Club Commons on at least three occasions because his roommates had reported items missing, Smythe said.
Stephenson was a suspect but was never charged with a crime.
In an interview later Friday morning with Rockwell in his apartment, Stephenson said he did not know why the officer was there, the warrant says.
"Stephenson showed me his room and his car," and none of the missing items were there, Rockwell wrote.
The housing manager provided video footage that allegedly showed Vasten and Stephenson, dressed in black, leaving the complex between 3:30 and 3:50 a.m. Friday.
At 1:15 p.m., another Woodbridge resident told police he had several things taken after someone broke in through a window. Among the items stolen were a laptop valued at $1,200, a $1,000 50-inch flat screen TV and a "Jerome Bake glass bong" valued at $500, the warrant says.
Around 3:30 p.m., police went to Vasten's apartment. He wasn't there, but a roommate, in response to an officer's question about electronics in the residence, said that "there's a television ... I don't know where that came from," Rockwell wrote.
The housing manager around this time called police again to report that video surveillance showed Vasten walking in with a flat-screen TV.
About two hours later, Laurie Smith, an animal control officer with the town, radioed that she saw a man with no shirt and shoes hiding in bushes near the housing complex.
Police stopped Vasten as he was walking back to the complex, the warrant says.
He allegedly admitted to breaking into the home and taking the 50-inch TV, the bong, a bag of marijuana and other items.
But he said he found the other TV, which was allegedly taken from the woman's car, "in the planter in the center" of the complex's turnaround area, the warrant says. He also denied breaking into any vehicles.
Police say they recovered from either Vasten's apartment or car both TVs, an iPad Mini, the bong, five models of iPods and other items.
Stephenson allegedly admitted to helping Vasten steal the items from the home and that he broke into the car of the resident who caught him.
On Monday, prosecutor Andrea Bryan said that Vasten has a pending disorderly conduct charge, though Vasten said it's been dismissed.
Vasten has little in the way of a criminal history, but Bryan asked for a $7,000 bond, telling Judge Gail Nichols of Pitkin County District Court that the amount was warranted because of the crimes' severity.
Vasten said he grew up in the Aspen area and now works as a ranch hand on his grandparents' property in the Ruedi Reservoir area.
Nichols set bond at $5,000 for Vasten and $7,000 for Stephenson, who said he's lived in the valley for a year. He said he's unemployed but was hoping to work again for the Aspen Skiing Co. Bryan said his record shows a felony drug conviction from out of state, but Nichols noted that SkiCo doesn't hire people with a felony conviction on their record.
A day before the men were arrested, an Aspen woman was arrested for misdemeanor theft.
Heather Kae Van Pelt, 27, is accused of stealing $800 and 10 to 13 painkillers from the house where she was baby-sitting a couple's 4-year-old.
The female resident, who would tell police Friday that $40 worth of TV converter cables were stolen from her vehicle — a crime that Vasten and Stephenson allegedly committed — told police that she hired Van Pelt in late May as a sitter.
Accused of the theft by the woman, Van Pelt returned the cash, but said she didn't know where the pills were, a police report says. It's unclear why such a length of time passed between her alleged crime and when she was arrested.
Smythe said he was unaware of any connection between Van Pelt and the men accused of burglary.
"I think it's just bad luck" for the alleged victim in both crimes, he said.
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Angelina Jolie Hasn't Kicked Her Adoption Habit
Us reports that newly declared Obama supporter Angelina Jolie appeared on the Today show for an interview with Matt Lauer about her new film, Changeling, and told a fawning Lauer that she intends to adopt more children.
"Yeah," Angie said. "I have something in mind."
Don't send your photographers or reporters out on the case just yet. She isn't setting a date.
"You can't even start the process until any new children are six months old," Jolie said. "It's a smart thing…to understand when to bring another child in."
And how are the rest of the kids relating to three-month-old twins Vivienne and Knox?
"They play with them, they change their diapers, they call them their babies, and they dress them up and you know, they have fun with them," Jolie says.
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Because of new legislation, all homeowners receiving a Basic STAR exemption are required to register with the New York State Tax Department in order to receive the exemption in 2014 and subsequent years.
The STAR Program provides 2.6 million homeowners with savings on their school property tax bills each year, but is only available for an individual's or family's primary residence. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's initiative follows a tax department investigation that showed some homeowners were receiving the exemption on more than one property.
It should be noted that homeowners will not have to register in order to receive their 2013 STAR exemptions and will not have to re-register every year. Senior citizens receiving the Enhanced STAR exemptions are not affected by the new registration.
The new registration period began Aug. 19 and continues through Dec. 31, 2013.
Register online at the state's tax department or call the office at 518-457-2036 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday or from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.


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Leading safety trainers BC HAZMAT Management Ltd. have been selected as a finalist for the Business Examiner, Vancouver Island 2014 Business Excellence Awards.
January 9, 2014 by Hazmat Management
Leading safety trainers BC HAZMAT Management Ltd. have been selected as a finalist for the Business Examiner, Vancouver Island 2014 Business Excellence Awards.
Presentations will be on Thursday, January 23rd, during a Gala Dinner Event, at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in the Hub City of Nanaimo British Columbia.
David Rogers, President of BC HAZMAT Management Ltd., stated that he "is proud of what BC HAZMAT and Staff have accomplished in the last decade, and is enthused with the new products and training services they have introduced."
Rogers founded BC HAZMAT Management Ltd. 13 years ago. It is now Vancouver Island's largest safety training facility.
Of note are the versatile and innovative Spill Trailers & Environmental Emergency Response Units developed by BC HAZMAT along with partners, West Coast Spill Supplies and Van Isle Container. A video featuring the new product can be viewed at www.bchazmat.com, showcasing how they are designed specifically for responding to spills on land or on the shoreline where spill response equipment and supplies are not readily available. Because of their close proximity, the units allow for fast response to spills, saving time, and saving the environment.
Further information on BC HAZMAT Management Ltd. is available at www.bchazmat.com
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Sonny is, by all accounts, a real fusspot when it comes to meals. He is not too bad at breakfast and will eat a sandwich for lunch, but it is dinner we struggle with. He is so fussy that he will not touch vegetables, will not eat anything that comes with sauce of any kind and will not even eat something he does like if something he does not like is on the same plate. This inevitably means that he either has fish fingers or a sandwich for dinner every evening. Upon hearing about our plight, Organix sent us a lovely toddler hamper, in the hopes that Sonny would be tempted by the meals and snacks on offer.
Unfortunately, this was not the case. Sonny was offered one of the soups and two of the meals and refused both without so much as a lick of the contents; James ended up eating them so as not to waste the food. The remainder of the meals were given to a friend. However, despite the lack of success with the meals, Sonny really enjoyed the snacks, particularly the oaty bars. We regularly buy these now and even I enjoy them! As for the rest of the range, I like the idea of a quick, easy, healthy ready meal or soup to offer the children on occasion, but it just not the right thing for Sonny at this time. Jasmine did try them but wasn't too keen; I think this was due to her eating with us every night and therefore being accustomed to the herbs and spices that these meals are slightly lacking.
Overall, we are huge fans of the Organix snacks and will no doubt continue to buy them for a while yet, but the meals are not for us. Have you fed them to your little ones? What did you think?
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Cables play an important role in cable-stayed systems, but are vulnerable to corrosion and fatigue damage. There is a dearth of studies on the fatigue damage evolution of corroded cable. In the present study, the acoustic emission (AE) technology is adopted to monitor the fatigue damage evolution process. First, the relationship between stress and strain is determined through a tensile test for corroded and non-corroded steel wires. Results show that the mechanical performance of corroded cables is changed considerably. The AE characteristic parameters for fatigue damage are then established. AE energy cumulative parameters can accurately describe the fatigue damage evolution of corroded cables. The failure modes in each phase as well as the type of acoustic emission source are determined based on the results of scanning electron microscopy. The waveform characteristics, damage types, and frequency distribution of the corroded cable at different damage phases are collected. Finally, the number of broken wires and breakage time of the cables are determined according to the variation in the margin index.
Cables are the most critical bridge components and play an important role in cable-stayed systems. However, corrosion and fatigue damage easily occur, thereby reducing the security of cable-stayed bridges [
Several detection methods for fatigue in bridge cables are available, including visual inspection, magnetic flux leakage testing, X-ray testing, ultrasonic testing, and cable stress detection [
Acoustic emission (AE) is a dynamic nondestructive detection method that has been widely used to detect the deformation, fracture and phase transition of various materials, based on the characteristics of the emitted sound waves and the external conditions that generate AE signals [
Considerable research has been done on the AE technique for the fatigue damage monitoring and AE signals processing. In the present study, AE technology is introduced to study the fatigue damage evolution of the corroded cable of TianJin YongHe Bridge in China. The aims of this research are to identify the defects by analyzing AE signals; to understand the mechanism of crack generation, expansion, and damage generation; and to find an effective method of determining the fatigue damage evolution of corroded bridge cables.
The performance of a cable degrades with the passage of time, and its bearing capacity is reduced in the actual conditions. The mechanical properties of corroded steel wires from a selection of dismantled stay cables of the 18-year-old Tianjin Yonghe Bridge were examined. The length of the steel wire was 500 mm, and the test loading rate was 100 N/s. The chemical composition of the steel wires is given in
By analyzing the experimental results, the elastic modulus of the corroded and non-corroded steel wires were shown to be the same. Corrosion had less effect on the elastic modulus; thus, this effect could be ignored. The mean nominal yield strength and nominal ultimate strength were decreased by 4%, the mean ultimate strain was reduced by 11.10%, and the percent of elongation decreased by 9.37%. Hence the elastic modulus and steel wire strength are not sensitive to corrosion, but ductility is highly sensitive. Moreover, the deformation performance of the corroded wire is very poor based on the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the corroded and non-corroded steel wires fracture characteristics.
The results in Section 2 showed that corrosion reduced the ultimate strain and elongation of bridge cable, however, these two factors have great influence on steel wire fatigue performance. The steel wire mechanical properties undergo some changes due to corrosion, so characteristic fatigue damage AE signals are different with non-corroded steel wires. Currently, there is a dearth of studies on the corroded bridge cable using AE techniques. The research on corroded bridge cable fatigue damage evolution using AE signals is helpful to explain failure mechanism(s) and provide an effective method to determine its safety state. It is necessary to do fatigue testing for corroded bridge cable and offer a research base to assess the safety and predict the remaining life for the bridge cable.
A total of 69 wires were chosen from dismantled stay cables of the 18-year-old TianJin YongHe Bridge. In order to judge damage state according to AE signals, the selected steel wires should have different corrosion degree through the surface detection. In the re-manufactured new stay cable process, from outside to inside, the wires were ranged according to corrosion degree from serious to slight. This would ensure failure occurred first in the outside wires during the fatigue testing. The outside wires' fatigue crack initiation and propagation can be easily observed through visual inspection. The length of the steel wires is 1,750 mm. These steel wires were re-manufactured into new stay cables in Liuzhou OVM Co., Ltd. (China). The cable specimen was fixed on the MTS fatigue testing machine. Force was used to control the fatigue test. All specimens were tested under sinusoidal cyclic loading at a frequency of 5.0 Hz. The initial stress amplitude is 360 MPa, and the stress ratio is 0.5.
AE technology was adopted to monitor the damage evolution of the corroded bridge cable. The AE eight-channel AE equipment was manufactured by the Physical Acoustics Corporation. The AE parameters (hits, energy, amplitude, waveform, risetime and duration, and so on) were collected via the AEwin software. Three AE transducers were installed in the cable specimen to assess the integrality of the structure. Two R15 AE transducers were installed on the anchor as alarm transducers, filtering the signals generated from the friction between the anchor and the clamp. The AE transducers were fixed using a magnetic mechanical clamp. The third wideband AE S9208 transducer was installed in the middle of the specimen and was designed for receiving the signal generated by the cable fatigue damage of the cable. A ferrule was attached to the middle of the cable to fix the AE transducer, which was mounted on the ferrule. Prior to the fatigue experiment, a broken lead experiment was performed to test and ensure the AE transducers have the same sensitivity. The instrument settings were set at a fixed threshold level of 40 dB, a preamplifier gain of 40 dB, main amplifier gain of 20 dB, a sampling rate of 2 MHz, and a filter frequency range from 50 kHz to 1 MHz, peak definition time (PDT) of 200 μs, hit definition time (HDT) of 800 μs, hit lock time (HLT) of 1,000 μs. A schematic diagram of the experimental equipment is shown in
Before cable fatigue testing, the cable was tensioned in advance with a 500 kN static loading to investigate the strain difference of the different wires. The mean wire strain was 1,896.18 με and the maximum strain difference of the wire was less than the 3% of the average strain. Therefore, each wire stress was uniform based on these data. The fatigue experiment ignored the effect of nonuniform stress on the fatigue life of the wires. The load-displacement curve of the fatigue performance experiment is presented in
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The fatigue fracture characteristic and fracture mechanism of steel wires were studied and analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM image of the fatigue fracture is shown in
Based on the SEM images, the AE statistical characteristics parameter mean value of the different stages of the corroded bridge cable fatigue damage was integrated in
Low-amplitude and low-energy AE signals appeared during the initial fatigue stage of the corroded bridge cable. The AE characteristic parameters rapidly increased with fatigue crack propagation, particularly at the fatigue fracture zones.
Many factors can generate AE signals during the generation of cable fatigue damage, such as metal plastic deformation, crack formation, crack propagation, fractures, and so on. The different damage mechanisms of the AE signal have different waveforms and frequency characteristics. The wavelet packet transform method was used to obtain relevant information from the AE signals to distinguish the various types of damage.
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The wavelet packet energy spectrum vector
The energy percentage of the characteristic frequency bands as the characteristic parameters of the AE source is defined as:
When the signal characteristics change, the wavelet packet energy spectrum in the same frequency band also changes. The energy of some bands is reduced and those of the other bands will increase, enabling the determination of the signal characteristics through the energy percentage difference.
The waveform shape depends on the cracking mode, enabling the classification of cracks in different materials [
The Daubechies family of wavelets is the most popular system in wavelet transform applications, and exhibits orthogonality and compact support. It also displays rapid attenuation in the frequency domain, so as to effectively present a singular AE signal, therefore the Daubechies wavelet was used as the basis for the analysis of monitored data. In this paper, the db5 wavelet base was chosen. The AE sampling rate in the corroded cable fatigue testing is 2 MHz, and the signal Nyquist frequency is 1 MHz. Assuming that the AE signal was decomposed into six levels, and given the algorithm of the wavelet packet analysis using a binary-scale transformation, the AE signal was decomposed into 64 sub-bands, with the lowest band at 0 kHz to 15.625 kHz.
The main waveform types of fatigue crack propagation are shown in
Under fatigue loading, the preferential slip systems of the steel wires evolved from the dominant crack through strain accumulation via crack initiation and propagation. When the steel wire entered the rapid crack propagation stage, the energy of the AE signal increased until the cable completely failed, and the AE waveform amplitude is higher than those of other stages (
In machine fault diagnosis, the parameters in the time domain amplitude of the statistical analysis are used for fault detection. The diagnostic method is roughly divided into two categories: namely, the parameter of the dimension amplitude, and the parameter of the dimensionless amplitude. The parameter of the dimension amplitude is not sensitive to the change in the amplitude and frequency, whereas that of the dimensionless amplitude is independent of external factors, making it a good diagnostic parameter, thus, the parameter of the dimensionless amplitude was used to detect the damage of the AE signal in this section.
Generally speaking, the diagnostic indices have a margin index
Considering that the energy parameters of AE can reflect the change in material performance, the AE energy data of the entire fatigue process were equally divided into 100 sub-intervals to simplify the calculations, and the three diagnostic indices of each sub-interval were calculated. The time of the AE fracture signal was determined by the mutation of the diagnostic indices, which shows the number of cycle loading for the fractures.
In the present study, corroded bridge cables from the TianJin YongHe Bridge were subjected to fatigue experiments using the AE technique. The main conclusions are as follows:
The steel wires elastic modulus was not sensitive to corrosion, but nominal yield strength, nominal ultimate strength and elongation rate were highly sensitive. The corroded steel wire fatigue performance had some difference with respect to uncorroded steel wire. The AE characteristic parameters were determined through corroded bridge cable fatigue experiments. The test results show that the fatigue damage evolution process of the corroded bridge cable can be expressed according to the curves of the cumulative AE energy. The types of damage at the different stages were identified based on SEM images of the fatigue fracture. The AE statistical parameters and waveform characteristics were combined to analyze the the characteristics of the the AE source. The different damage mechanisms of the AE signals have different waveform characteristics and frequency scales. The AE signals of broke wire can be evaluated by calculating the fault detection indices of the AE parameter signals. The margin index is more sensitive compared to other indices. The load cycles can also be reported when the wire fails. The results show that the life of the corroded cable is shorter than the standard life of uncorroded cables.
The steel wires elastic modulus was not sensitive to corrosion, but nominal yield strength, nominal ultimate strength and elongation rate were highly sensitive. The corroded steel wire fatigue performance had some difference with respect to uncorroded steel wire.
The AE characteristic parameters were determined through corroded bridge cable fatigue experiments. The test results show that the fatigue damage evolution process of the corroded bridge cable can be expressed according to the curves of the cumulative AE energy.
The types of damage at the different stages were identified based on SEM images of the fatigue fracture. The AE statistical parameters and waveform characteristics were combined to analyze the the characteristics of the the AE source. The different damage mechanisms of the AE signals have different waveform characteristics and frequency scales.
The AE signals of broke wire can be evaluated by calculating the fault detection indices of the AE parameter signals. The margin index is more sensitive compared to other indices. The load cycles can also be reported when the wire fails. The results show that the life of the corroded cable is shorter than the standard life of uncorroded cables.
The results in this paper are based on the signals received by a channel and were not obtained from a combination of the best of results of other AE channel signals. An effective method of combining multi-channel information is to highlight the principal component signal and increase the accuracy of the analytical results. This approach should be the main direction of future studies.
The authors are grateful for the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant Nos. 50808030, Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China under Grant Nos. 200801411102, and Science and Technology Support Program of China Nos. 2011BAK02B04.
Relationship between stress and strain of wires.
Schematic diagram of the experiment.
Relationship between load and displacement.
Cumulative AE energy of steel wires.
SEM images of fatigue fracture.
Fatigue source crack initiation AE waveform and wavelet packet analysis. (
Fatigue crack propagation AE waveform and wavelet packet analysis. (
Steel wires failure AE waveform and wavelet packet analysis. (
The parameters in the time domain amplitude under different load cycles. Peak value 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 presented the numbers of the fracture.
Chemical compositions (wt.%) of steel wires.
The AE signal mean values characteristic parameters range at different fatigue damage stages.
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The chance to dive into a pool full of sharks or straddle one of Sydney's tallest buildings is to be used to sell NSW holidays as an adventure experience to overseas visitors.
The new bid to present the state as an "extreme" experience will be used by tourist bosses at a conference for industry specialists who sell NSW to international travel agents.
They are meeting this week at one of the Australian tourism industry's largest business gatherings.
Alongside World Heritage eco-tourism at places like Lord Howe Island, the greater Blue Mountains, the Barrington Tops and the Northern Rivers will be cool new experiences such as swimming with sharks at Oceanworld Manly and doing the Sydney Skywalk.
Visitors to the skywalk, which opens in February, will be able to walk on a clear screen at the top of Sydney Tower.
The international travel agents will also be told about the food and wine trails of the Hunter and the Central West, coastal beaches - home to whales and dolphins - and about how to spend time in the iconic red outback of inland New South Wales.
At the conference, co-ordinated by the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC), Tourism New South Wales and its Sydney marketing arm, Tourism Sydney, will join more than 180 tourism suppliers presenting experiences to some 120 inbound tour operators.
ATEC managing director Peter Shelley said: "This year the Sydney industry workshops and seminars are particularly timely. The number of international visitor arrivals is starting to improve, we have just promoted Australia to the world via the Rugby World Cup and the Federal Government invested $235 million in the industry through the launch of the Tourism White Paper."
There is renewed optimism in the tourism industry and this series of industry meetings will be a great springboard towards a positive 2004, Mr Shelley said.
The ATEC program runs from December 9-12 with updates on the Asian market, including China, and a tour of Sydney Olympic Park.
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After being away from the limelight for some time, the sexy singer-songwriter is back with a new steamy video featuring Sammy Adams.
Enrique Iglesias is making his presence felt on the dance floor once again with the release of his latest music video "Finally Found You", from his tenth studio album "Reloaded". The video had its world premiere today, October 23 and did not fail to entice and please his loyal fans as it showed sexy visuals and Iglesias' slender physique.
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With the release of this new sexy video from the 36-year-old Latino pop-dance star, things are expected to sizzle once again for him in the music charts. Both the song, which is also available as a digital download, and the video have received great airplay. "The song made me feel like a child again," said Iglesias, referring to the track's "heavily processed" vocals.
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I used to go down and block shots all the time, then this happened two years ago:
We were playing against a team where the majority of the players were Canadian grad students, and I took that one from less than 10 feet away. Was down on the ice for quite a bit, lost my breath for a moment, and could barely skate back to the bench when I got up.
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Ignore the Apple logo near the bottom right of the bruise, haha. It hurt to move for like a month. To this day, I still have two scars from the puck.
Funny how yours looks like hell and also hurt like it. I usually get horrendous looking bruises that don't hurt too much, or otherwise rather tame bruises and they pain me for a week. Right now I've got a yellow and purple cross-checking mark on my shoulder that's a week old but I only notice it's there pain-wise if I apply pressure to it.
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Does Apple have a scholarship program? That would be great..start training interested individuals to become future Apple pioneers. Too much hush hush over there..open it up and let people in :] All of their secrets get leaked anyway..they pay a lot for secrecy that gets spilled most of the time. Put that money into something that actually gives back. Oh can I borrow $5? haha!
Obviously, only the rich can afford to invest in Apple (I'm not talking about buying 1 or 2 shares)....If there is a better example of "The rich get richer", I would love to hear it!
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Approved at the April 24, 2014 Board of Trustees Meeting
Present: J. Ashford, P. Behling, S. Carter, F. Cherney, P. Cox, L. Davis-Brown, M. Furgal, J. Krems, S. Martin, M. McCarville, K. Michaelis, M. Nelson, G. Poulson, J. Pugh
Also Present: M. Van Pelt
Excused: N. Brien, J. Carter, J. Harrington, D. Heimstead, M. Hokamp, T. Iaccarino, P. Westby
Call to Order: P. Cox, V. President, called the meeting to order at 12:17 p.m.
Minutes: J. Ashford moved approval of the February 27, 2014 minutes. Motion seconded and carried.
Bills for Payment/Financial Statements: P. Behling reviewed the bills for payment in the amount of $130,098.73 and moved approval. S. Martin seconded. Motion carried.
Board Member Biographies: P. Behling and J. Pugh presented their biographies.
Committee Reports:
Advocacy: M. Nelson noted National Library Week is April 13 – 19.
Personnel: K. Michaelis noted the committee met to discuss and approve the system director's 2014 goals. The committee will meet again in July for the mid-year review of the system director's goals.
Changes to the employee handbook were also reviewed. There were three specific additions to the handbook (page 16 – no call/no show, page 19 – exempt employee salary deduction policy, and page 37 – employee grievance procedures).
Action Items:
Approval of the 2014 SCLS Employee Handbook Revisions: On behalf of the personnel committee, K. Michaelis moved approval of the 2014 SCLS employee handbook revisions. S. Martin seconded. Motion carried.
SCLS Foundation Report: No report.
Circulation and ILL Statistics: There was an error in the 2013 YTD circulation statistics vs. 2014 YTD. A revised copy will be sent to the board members.
System Director's Report: M. Van Pelt noted MPL received a $1,000 donation from a patron to put towards Overdrive. SCLS was awarded a grant in the amount of $2,000 from the Magic Pebble Association and Marshfield contributed $15,000 toward this project. To date, almost $50,000 has been contributed toward OverDrive Advantage!
SCLS and its member libraries will be migrating to Office 365 for email and calendaring.
Sheri Carter will be replaced by Jamie Healy-Plotkin as the MPL representative and Sue Martin's term on the board expires with the April election.
Samuel Streiffer is doing a 12 week internship at SCLS HQ migrating member library website software to Drupal.
The system effectiveness survey from the annual report was included in the board packet. The board discussed the responses.
Administrative Council (AC) Report: J. Pugh attended the All Director meeting in March and shared her observations with the board. The AC Minutes may be viewed here: http://www.scls.info/committees/ac/All%20Directors/index.html
Other Business: None.
Information sharing: S. Martin noted the Columbia County Library Advocate of the year will go to Mrs. Wills, a trustee of the Columbus Public Library. Because of her donation, the Columbus Public Library will be able to create an outdoor "wifi" garden and a parking lot next to the library.
The next board meeting will be held on Thursday, March 27th at SCLS Headquarters.
Meeting adjourned at 1:24 p.m.
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CLEARWATER — Lester E. Rollins Jr. told a court psychologist many years ago that he had learned an important lesson in Vietnam: Never let anyone harm or kill you.
In the four decades since he returned from the war, Rollins has pulled the trigger on three people — four if you count Tuesday morning.
Early Tuesday, about 4:45 a.m., as the 58-year-old tells it, he was sitting in the garage of his house at 902 Pennsylvania Ave. smoking and reading the paper as usual.
Alexander Stephen, 21, walked up to him and broke the quiet solitude of the morning by asking Rollins for a light. "I said, 'Give you a light? What the hell are you talking about, I haven't got a light, man, at this time in the morning,' " Rollins said in an interview with Bay News 9.
Then, Rollins said, Stephen grew belligerent and poked him in the chest with his finger. Rollins said Stephen spotted a pistol next to him and threatened Rollins, saying he would be back the next morning.
"I said 'no you won't because I'm going to take care of you right now,' " according to Rollins, "and then I shot him." He said he used his .38-caliber revolver in self-defense to ward off a robbery and protect his wife inside. After the shooting, he called 911.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Stephen, of Clearwater, was in guarded condition at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg and police were still trying to make sense of the situation.
What was Stephen doing in the garage? How did the fight start? Was Rollins even allowed to own a gun?
In Florida, convicted felons are barred from possessing guns, unless their rights have been restored.
Court records paint Rollins as a man with a violent history:
• June 19, 1981: Rollins is accused of firing his revolver at a woman inside the Blue Fountain bar in Clearwater. He is also accused of shooting a man in the face and in the arm out on the street. Rollins pleads guilty and serves two-and-a-half years of an eight-year sentence. In 1987 his rights are restored.
• May 13, 1989: Rollins is accused of beating a man in Clearwater with a baseball bat and pouring cleaning solutions down his throat. The state attorney's office decides not to prosecute. Rollins has his rights restored again in 1994.
• July 3, 1998: Rollins is working in construction. When payday comes around, he and Tim Bryant, the man handing out the money, get into a dispute. Rollins threatens to kill Bryan, according to a deposition, then pulls out his .38, aims it at Bryant, and pulls the trigger. The gun does not go off. A few minutes later, Rollins comes back to say he is sorry.
Rollins pleads no contest to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and improper exhibition of a firearm. He serves 14 months.
Since then, he has not had his rights restored, according to the Office of Executive Clemency.
On Tuesday, police still hadn't decided what to do with the incident. No one has been charged with a crime.
Stephen had one prior arrest for possession of marijuana. He pleaded no contest to that misdemeanor charge in December.
Staff photographer Douglas R. Clifford contributed to this report. Jonathan Abel can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (727) 445-4157.


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Kim Kardashian Shows Off Darker 'Do and Midriff for Lunch Date With Khloé and Kris
Kim Kardashian showed off her newly brunette ("annoying") hair and her toned tummy while out on a lunch date with her mom Kris Jenner and her sister Khloé Kardashian. The ladies met up at Fins Seafood Grill in Los Angeles yesterday, and appeared to be filming scenes for the current season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
The always glam Kim looked like she was dressing up her workout capri pants with elaborate, jeweled sandals and mostly hid her figure under a black coat. She did show a bit of her skin in a midriff-baring top however. Kris also dressed up for the meeting, wearing a black sheath dress with gold detailing and heels. Only Khloé opted for a much more casual look.
Perhaps she had just come from the hospital? Her sister Kylie Jenner suffered a trampoline mishap as the family revealed on Instagram earlier in the week. Kylie, 16, wasn't seriously injured however.
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