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Rebecca Naomi Jones, Fran Kranz and More Set for Page 73's SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING Readings
Off-Broadway's Page 73 Productions will present readings of their 2012 P73 Playwriting fellow Max Posner's play SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING on Monday, May 21 at 7:30pm and Tuesday, May 22 at 3pm at the Roundabout Rehearsal studio (32 East 31st Street, 4th Fl). Trip Cullman (LONELY I'M NOT) will direct.
The readings are free and open to the public, with a confirmed reservation. To reserve a seat please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING "turns a sharp eye on a group of twentysomethings blessed with plenty of education and jobs working for the nation's most respected non-profits and righteous causes. Unraveling over six breathless birthday parties in one year, SNORE maps the seismic shifts rumbling through their great friendships and good intentions and all the flailing and failing that goes into trying to make a difference."
Directed by Tripp Cullman, the cast of the reading of SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING will feature: Gayle Rankin (TRIBES), Rebecca Naomi Jones (AMERICAN IDIOT, PASSING STRANGE), Fran Kranz (DEATH OF A SALESMAN), Lisa Joyce (THE UGLY ONE, LA BETE), Cameron Scoggins (THE BIG MEAL), Sue Jean Kim (ASSISTANCE, THE HALLWAY TRILOGY), BrIan Kelly, Deidre O'Connell (MAGIC/BIRD) and Jo Lampert.
Earlier this year Page 73 Productions presented a reading of Mr. Posner's THE THING ABOUT AIR TRAVEL, directed by Kerry Whigham, and featured a cast of Debra Monk, Aya Cash, Tobias Segal, Larry Pine, Elizabeth Hess, and Sue Jean Kim.
Max Posner's plays include THE THING ABOUT AIR TRAVEL, THE FAMISHED, THE WAR ON SAFETY (published by Playscripts), YOU ME + THE SPIDERS, and SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING. His plays have been staged and developed at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Colt Coeur, The Hangar Theatre, Curious Theatre Company, The Blank Theatre, Young Playwrights Inc, and Production Workshop. Max is a 2011 graduate oF Brown University where he studied with Erik Ehn, Lisa D'Amour, Bonnie Metzgar, and Paula Vogel. He is the recipient of the Weston Award in Playwriting and the 2011 Heideman Award from Actors Theatre of Louisville. Max was a finalist for Clubbed Thumb's Biennial Commission, is a member of Interstate 73, the Page 73 writers group, and is a founding member of FRANK. He occasionally finds himself onstage (in the original production of Gregory Moss' PUNKPLAY and in FRANK's inaugural production of Wallace Shawn's A THOUGHT IN THREE PARTS). Max has led playwriting workshops with high schoolers in Nebraska, inmates in Rhode Island, and youth in Kenya's Kibera slum. He was born and raised in Denver and lives in Brooklyn.
PAGE 73 Productions – under the leadership of Executive Directors Liz Jones and Asher Richelli and Associate Director Michael Walkup – develops and produces the work of early-career playwrights who have yet to have their work professionally produced in New York. Page 73 produces at least one New York or world premiere by an early-career playwright each year. Page 73 also offers production-oriented development opportunities that help usher the works of early-career playwrights from first draft to final script. In addition to the P73 Playwriting Fellowship, a year-long program supporting one playwright's creative and career development, the company also hosts its writers group "Interstate 73," a week-long Summer Residency at Yale for 4 early-career playwrights, and "Page 2", a three-week workshop process culminating in public presentations.
Page 73 produced the world premieres of ELLIOT, A SOLDIER'S FUGUE by Quiara Alegría Hudes, directed by Davis McCallum (2007 Pulitzer finalist and the prequel to her play WATER BY THE SPOONFUL which garnered her the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Drama), SIXTY MILES TO SILVER LAKE by Dan LeFranc directed by Anne Kauffman and co-produced with Soho Rep (2010 New York Times Playwriting Award); CREATURE by Heidi Schreck, directed by Leigh Silverman and co-produced with New Georges; JACK'S PRECIOUS MOMENT by Samuel D. Hunter directed by Kip Fagan and EDGEWISE by Eliza Clark directed by Trip Cullman and co-produced with The Play Company, as well as the New York premieres of 1001 by Jason Grote, directed by Ethan McSweeney (Time Out New York - Top 10 of 2007) and LIDLESS by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, directed by Tea Alagic. The company received from the League of Professional Theatre Women their 2008 Lucille Lortel Award for "innovative and creative work dedicated to the emerging dramatist".
For more information about Page 73 Productions, please visit www.page73.org.


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Contract extension negotiations between David Wright and the Mets have been bumpy.
It appeared that the Mets started things off by lowballing their six-time All-Star third baseman with a six-year, $100 million offer, according to FOX Sports. With Wright expected to refuse that offer, however, the team reportedly upped the ante for the 29-year-old. The franchise added more cash and an extra year in its most recent proposal, according to the New York Daily News.
The Tampa Bay Rays have already set a benchmark for Wright's contract by signing third baseman Evan Longoria to a six-year, $100 million extension that could keep Longoria with the club through 2023.
Wright, who has played longer and with higher production than Longoria, is expected to wait for a more lucrative contract. The Mets have shown a willingness to keep Wright in New York for the rest of his career.
Wright rebounded from a subpar 2011 campaign with a terrific season in 2012, hitting 21 home runs and driving in 93 runs while batting .306. In nine years with the Mets, he's totaled 204 homers and 818 RBIs along with a .301 average.
Wright is due to become a free agent after the 2013 season.
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Dana White announced today during a media conference call that the winner of the UFC On FOX 4 main event will be the next man to challenge for the UFC Light-Heavyweight Title.
The bout will be contested between Shogun Rua and Brandon Vera. Shogun was defeated by Jones at UFC 128 and is coming off a loss to the current number one contender Dan Henderson White explained his decision.
"Shogun Rua just came off the fight of the year last year and he's probably one of the greatest fighters in the world in the last decade. This guy knocked out Rampage (Jackson), knocked out Chuck Liddell, knocked out Mark Coleman, knocked out Lyoto Machida, knocked out Forrest Griffin, knocked out Alistair Overeem twice, submitted Kevin Randleman. A win puts this guy right back into position, and he's probably the No. 2 guy in the world."
Vera is currently (1-2-1) in his last four UFC bouts. Vera was cut from the UFC following his loss to Thiago Silva before it was changed to a no-contest due to Silva handing in a false urine sample and Vera was reinstated. On top of that Vera was dominated and finished in the first round by the current Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones back in 2010.
"Brandon is a guy who burst onto the scene, was gonna be a 205-pound champion, a heavyweight champion, was running through guys left and right. I don't know what happened, but it's about opportunities,"
"He accepted this opportunity to fight one of the greatest fighters of this decade and we'll see what he does with it."
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Tony Sanneh May Return to Nurnberg's Line-up
He's back with a better back.
After missing Nurnberg's last seven games with a nagging back injury, U.S. international Tony Sanneh returned to full training Tuesday and gives himself a 50-50 chance to return to the line-up for the crucial match against Kaiserslautern this Saturday – pain or no pain.
"It's really not 100% better yet, but I'm at the point where I think I can start playing," Sanneh said. "I still have pain, but as long as it doesn't get worse, I can continue."
Getting Sanneh on the field is crucial to Nurnberg. The Bundesliga side has been hit with a number of injuries this year, and after a dismal 1-4-1 record since coming back from winter break, Nurnberg sits only two points above the regulation zone.
Last week, Sanneh had a surgical procedure done on his back, getting numerous painful injections in an attempt to help lessen the pain he's been suffering for the past four months. Only now has he had discovered the full effects of playing with the injury for so long.
"My muscles had to be retrained to work properly," said Sanneh, who routinely played in the first half of the Bundesliga season despite the constant discomfort. "Basically, everything worked the wrong way because of the back."
Sanneh is hoping to get back on the field to help keep his team's head above water, because he knows relegation to the second division would be disastrous.
"It's like going from a major league to a minor league," he said. "For the players, instead of playing in Yankee Stadium, they're playing in Tidewater. You go from playing in 50,000 seat stadiums to playing in 10,000 seat stadiums, from even fields to uneven fields, instead of flights you're taking buses. And, of course, there's huge money at stake for the club."
Sanneh added that he's still optimistic about playing with the U.S. Men's National Team against Japan on March 29 in Seattle.
"It always special to be a part of the national team," he said. "It would great to get a chance to play with some of the guys from the World Cup team, as well as get a look at some of the younger players. I'm confident that I'll be ready."


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Hundreds of Tucson-area homes are available as short-term furnished rentals by owners trying to get income from second properties, houses they couldn't sell or picked up at a bargain price during the real estate crash. Some owners vacate their primary residences to cash in on winter visitor season, or just the Gem & Mineral Show.
Turning a house into a stranger's vacation or extended business trip home is made easier by international Web-based services such as Home Away and Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO) that match would-be visitors with furnished residences by the day, week or month.
Home Away claims to have 735,000 vacation rental home listings spread over 168 countries, including more than 300 in Tucson and Green Valley.
Tucson properties rent for everything from $75 a night or $1,500 a month in off-season (roughly May through October or November) to $1,200 a night and $5,500 or more monthly in peak winter periods. Sometimes, they rent for even higher prices during the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, based on a check of local offerings on Vacation Rentals by Owner's (VRBO) and HomeAway's websites.
But it's not just a matter of paying for a listing, finding another place to sleep, cleaning house, handing over the keys to a visitor and saying "Thanks for the dough," warns J.C. Niles, a local real estate agent who manages some furnished vacation rental properties.
"It's not for everyone," says Niles. "What I tell people is if you were going to walk away from your home and start all over," it could be a moneymaker.
Niles says if you have to furnish the place, you can't do it on-the-cheap because the kind of people who rent furnished houses - at least the kind of clients he wants - don't want rundown college crash pad or beach house furnishings. "They want a nice place," Niles says.
Although he says furnished places rent for roughly twice what unfurnished places do, "you typically only get your furnished (property) rented about half a year."
Beyond that, Niles says he likes to rent his properties a month at a time, never by the night and preferably not just by the week. "I prefer to do monthly rentals because I get better tenants. They don't treat it like a hotel room. Your costs tend to rise with daily rentals. Also, return tenants tend to treat it more nicely."
Another tip he offers is being skeptical of potential renters who don't check him out thoroughly enough. If someone isn't interested enough to check out to whom they're sending a deposit check to for hundreds or often thousands of dollars, Niles says, there may be reason to worry. He's heard the stories about houses being rented as stash houses, though he hasn't had any problems.
Mary Ganapol has good things to say about the dozens of visitors who have stayed at her former main residence, a one-bedroom Craftsman house she calls Casa de Jacobus, in West University near Tucson Magnet High School. Despite its proximity to the university, with just a single bedroom it's made for no more than a couple, and doesn't attract college students. Ganapol says she prefers to rent to older adults, which cuts down on the potential for damages and aggravated neighbors. The 1,050-square-foot California Bungalow rents for $75 a night (with a three-night minimum), $500 a week and $1,500 per month.
Asked for an anecdote about a less than ideal rental experience, Ganapol pauses for several seconds, and then says the only thing she can think of was someone who asked for a $27 adjustment in their bill because she had lowered her rates since they made reservations.
"I've had such wonderful people in there," Ganapol says of her former primary residence. She left the house furnished and moved into her husband's home when she got married a few years ago.
"I did some work to prepare it. I redid the hardwood floors. I painted inside and out, a minor kitchen remodeling and it was good to go. That's about all I did," Ganapol says.
Her favorite tenants, like some other rental owners interviewed for this story, are, "People from Canada, mostly birders. They leave the place immaculate. They're so glad to be here. You walk in (after they leave) and you're not even sure they were there."
At first Ganapol had reservations about having strangers in her house, her home of nine years. But experience, she says, has built trust, so much so that Ganapol says her main rule is "fewer rules." She says she thinks too many furnished rental owners nag their visitors with too many rules.
"I can't stand when I go into a rental and see little signs on what to do and what not to do. There are people that have lots and lots of rules." When she sees a place like that, says Ganapol, who has rented through VRBO in Europe and throughout the U.S., "I move on."
The other thing she feels strongly about is keeping the rates simple. "I don't even charge higher rates in the winter," she says. No fee for the washer and dryer. No complicated deposit and cleaning deposit formulas and fees based on different lengths of stay.
She doesn't allow pets, not that she has anything against a well-behaved dog. "I have dogs. But if I had a choice between identical places, I'd probably choose the place that doesn't allow pets, just because I wouldn't know if it would smell like pets when you open the door."
Her simple plan seems to have worked. She says she's booked a year in advance for the peak season, with a number of repeat visitors. She doesn't rent the house much in the summer, but has had occasional visiting faculty from Europe and Canada.
She also avoided the plague of Arizona rentals and B&Bs - tacky Southwestern décor (no Kokopelli, no howling bandanna coyotes, she says) - and the bane of rentals everywhere - knickknack mania and gingham proliferation.
"I keep it real sparse and clean, a little Zen."
Her idea of the personal touch is providing menus to good local restaurants, places within walking distance, and plenty of information on art galleries.
Like Ganapol, Dick Guilmette, could recount nothing but positive experiences from the year-plus of handling a Catalina Foothills furnished one-bedroom rental condo for his daughter. The 900-square-foot, one-bedroom condo with a sleeper couch in the living room and community pool and tennis courts rents for $2,000 a month in high season, $1,200 in hotter months.
Of course, Guilmette, a retired Massachusetts corporate security director and former policeman, says his instincts are probably better than average in sniffing out potentially troublesome tenants. He, too, likes the Canadian and British visitors.
"We've had a lot of visitors from Canada," educators and bicyclists, says retiree Guilmette. One recent favorite was a visiting British professor who rented a Harley and toured Southern Arizona.
The one-bedroom, with a pullout couch in the living, limits visitors to singles or at most two couples, and Guilmette says he prefers people in their 60s.
"We've never had any damage to the apartment," he says.
His daughter, Jeana Huml, bought the condo unseen while she was still living in Europe and handled the website listings - on both VRBO and HomeAway - remotely while her father did the background checks, met the visitors and was the local contact.
Huml also bought five other Tucson area houses and condos, which are rented out by the year unfurnished. She says the furnished condo was an experiment. "I wasn't sure if I should do the vacation market," she says. But, besides acting as an experiment in vacation rentals, she says it gave her a place to stay when she came to visit. Now living in Tucson, she recently got her real estate license and is convinced the condo was a good investment.
Coming from Europe herself, she understands why people from colder climates such as Canada love it here in the winter. "And you get tennis, the pool, everything at way under resort prices."
And, she says, "No, really, I haven't had any problems. It's been amazing. They've all been so nice. They make me gifts. Cookies. One person bought me a candle set."
make your home ready for rent
Thinking of making your home available for vacation rental? Here are some tips from HomeAway.com
• Furnish with easy-to-clean items. Cleaning on a regular basis spruces up the look of your place.
• Keep the quality. Furnishings in vacation homes don't need to be the most expensive, but it should be high quality enough to look good and be durable.
• Go for comfort. The idea behind a vacation is to relax. Chairs and couches should be comfy. Futons may be less expensive, but they are also less comfortable.
• Have the decor match the rent. If you're looking for a luxury vacation tenant, make sure everything from your appliances to your linens are up to standard.
• Test those beds. Vacationers want to sleep well. Test the mattresses - if you don't like them, neither will they.
• Give them space. Closets and storage are essential. If you are short on closet space, consider an armoire.
• Make it kid friendly. Glass tables, sharp corners, or breakable knickknacks are an invitation for destruction.
• Looks count. Make the place tasteful and take good photographs for the websites. If painting or refinishing floors is needed, do it - it'll pay in the end.
Help from pros
There are dozens of store front and Web-based vacation property rental businesses, locally, regionally and worldwide offering Tucson properties.
HomeAway and Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO) are the two largest, part of a worldwide, Texas-based group that has grown in recent years by buying smaller companies here and abroad.
The fees range widely. Local property owners using the large Web services say they pay flat fees of between $350 and $500 per listing a year. In addition to the base subscription fee, which includes photos and guest reviews, there are additional services available, such as damage insurance and payment clearing services, and video listings. There are even seminars for subscribers.
Some vacation rental sites:
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- Jerry BrownGovernor of California
- Mohammad QayoumiPresident, San Jose State University
- Timothy P. WhiteCalifornia State University Chancellor
We demand an external, independent audit of all SJSU departments, colleges, offices, and foundations; starting with the "Justice" Studies Dept., Dr. Correia, Dr. Harris, and Mr. Bibb.
We demand an external, independent audit of SJSU [all departments, colleges, offices, and foundations]:
1) Starting with an investigation of the "Justice" Studies Department and the College of Applied Social Sciences and Arts.
2) An investigation of Dr. Correia (who has since left the campus).
3) An investigation of Dr. Harris and, if it is proven she has exploited students, then she should be fired.
4) An investigation of Shawn Bibb and his work in the financial and administrative affairs of the University.
5) We demand that SJSU enforce the ethical code in the faculty handbook to the fullest extent.
Last February, 2013, an anonymous whistleblower submitted a 1000+ page report to the State Auditor's Office about fraud at San Jose State University (SJSU) that resulted in no apparent justice. Dr. Mark Correia and Dr. Danielle Harris seem to have violated numerous explicit policies on academic integrity, including apparent misappropriation of public money.
Both Dr. Correia and Dr. Harris apparently abused their power and exploited students' vulnerable position for their personal gain and interest by offering strong letters of recommendations in return for students' misused labor.
A brave few people in the "Justice" Studies Department brought the corruption to the attention of the administration, who in turn apparently failed to respond; therefore, we the students are highly suspect and demand remedy in the "Justice" Studies Department and campus wide.
We suspect that because of the epic fail by the administration to prevent student exploitation and protect public money in recessionary times, these types of activities are probably occurring at larger scales without any intervention or oversight.
We do not know why SJSU allowed Dr. Correia to leave at the end of the Spring 2013 without seemingly any accountability or full restitution for the extensive fraud and abuse. Just because he has left does not make the crimes go away. And we do not know why Faculty Affairs and the larger administration have done seemingly nothing to remedy the apparent fraud that is Dr. Harris's career here at SJSU. But we do know we want justice and we want it systemically and without fail.
We want justice now. If SJSU fails to address these concerns seriously, we are prepared to get justice through the use of direct actions and protests. We ask SJSU students, faculty, staff, the greater CSU community, and taxpayers everywhere to support our efforts.
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We demand an external, independent audit of all SJSU departments, colleges, offices, and foundations; starting with the "Justice" Studies Dept., Dr. Correia, Dr. Harris, and Mr. Bibb.
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There are some common errors people make when buying a home. Be aware of the following home buying mistakes so that you can avoid them yourself.
Over-extending yourself financially
It is easy to get swept up in the excitement of buying a new home. One common home buying mistake is to make an offer on a house that will over-extend you financially. Even though you may qualify for the mortgage, it might put too much financial pressure on you. You do not want your new home purchase to add stress to your life. You should make sure that the monthly payment is something that you can comfortably afford. If you are thinking of getting an adjustable rate mortgage to keep your payments low, make sure you stress test your mortgage so you will be able to afford the highest possible payment, should interest rates rise.
Making significant financial changes prior to closing
Another common home buying mistake is to make some sort of financial change before closing. The approval for your mortgage is based on the financial information that you provided to the lender. Buying a new car, changing jobs, or even adding to your credit card debt can affect your ability to qualify for the loan that you need. Avoid making any big purchases or job changes until after you close on your home.
Not planning for resale
In todays mobile society, relatively few people stay in the same home for the full term of the mortgage. You may be selling the house yourself some day. A common home buying mistake is to forget to buy with resale of the home in mind. Be sure that the house you make an offer on is one that other people will like, too. Make sure that it is not too close to major roads or that it does not have an awkward floor plan. Buy a house that you are confident will be easy to sell when the time comes.
Not having a final walk-through
One of the last steps before closing is the final walk-through. Many buyers make the mistake of thinking that this is not necessary. It is important that all contingencies from the inspection have been taken care of and that you make sure that the home is in move-in condition. Make the time to have a final walk-through so youll be sure the home is ready prior to closing.
Forgetting to take care of the little details
There is so much to do when buying a home. Dont make the common home buying mistake of forgetting to take care of the details. You need to have your utilities changed over to your new address. Also, your phone, cable, newspaper, mail all of these must be changed. Make a list of all of the services at your current residence and check them off as you make the change to avoid this common home buying mistake.
By being aware of these common home buying mistakes, you can avoid them and make sure your home buying experience goes as smoothly as possible.


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Driver drags man 100 feet after snatching his laptop in Oakland
Finding out that two men had grabbed a man's laptop computer as he walked several blocks from the University of Pittsburgh campus made freshman Jennifer Odle rethink whether she could be a target.
"I've always thought of safety more in terms of my personal safety, not so much about my belongings," Odle, 18, of White Oak said on Wednesday as she worked on her laptop outside the Carnegie Library.
Josh Moalemi, 26, told police that he was walking through the Sunoco parking lot on North Craig Street about 8:25 p.m. Tuesday when two men in a silver Pontiac Grand Prix pulled up near him.
The passenger, identified as Dwight Hester, 43, grabbed Moalemi's $1,800 MacBook laptop and said he would give it back for $300, according to a criminal complaint.
Moalemi told police that he reached into the car to get the laptop when the driver, Donald Boyd, 56, of the Hill District, sped off, dragging him about 100 feet.
Moalemi was conscious when police found him on Bayard Street with injuries to his right knee, police said. He also broke his foot when he fell after being sandwiched between two cars, according to the complaint.
Paramedics took him to UPMC Presbyterian, where he showed detectives a partial license plate photo he had taken with his iPhone, police said.
Two officers spotted the Pontiac about 9:40 p.m. in the Hill District with Boyd at the wheel, the complaint stated. Police showed Moalemi a photo array, and he identified Boyd as the driver.
Boyd was charged with robbery and other counts. He was in the Allegheny County Jail on $100,000 bail.
Court records show Hester has not been charged.
The incident occurred almost 48 hours after two men with a BB gun robbed 10 people during an hourlong spree in the same area.
Derrick Bragg, 42, and Keith Williams, 24, both of Oakland, were arrested and charged with the holdups on Sunday night along Bayard and Craig streets and Centre and Melwood avenues.
Pitt spokesman John Fedele said students are provided with a detailed list of tips to avoid becoming a crime victim.
University officials did not return messages seeking further comment on crimes on and around campus.
Pitt freshman Zach Schaffer, 18, of North Wales in Montgomery County thinks the fact that most college students carry laptops and other expensive devices could make them targets.
"I think the university does everything it can to make us safe — I mean you see cops patrolling everywhere — so avoiding becoming a target comes down to being smart," said Schaffer, who was taking photos in Schenley Plaza on Wednesday afternoon.
"I definitely wouldn't go out at night carrying a camera or other expensive equipment," he said
Pitt sophomore Ariel Cohn, 19, of Long Island, N.Y., said that although there is "definitely a strong police presence on campus," she would like to see more emergency call boxes.
"I generally feel very safe, but I do worry when I'm walking back from class at night," Cohn said.
Margaret Harding and Tony LaRussaare staff writers for Trib Total Media. Harding can be reached at 412-380-8519 or firstname.lastname@example.com. LaRussa can be reached at 412-320-7987 or email@example.com.


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(CBS/AP) HOUSTON - Harris County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of three bodies in a northwest neighborhood after a shooting around 10 a.m. Thursday.
Deputies found one shooting victim in a parking lot of a recreation center and two more inside a car that had crashed into a house. Windows of the car appeared to be shot out.
Investigators say evidence shows the victims were armed with pistols. They also found a bag of marijuana inside the wrecked car.
Area residents told CBS affiliate KHOU that the neighborhood has had problems with break-ins and drug deals.
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Xbox One X: Project Scorpio Edition leaks; Check it out
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Console owners already had the chance to play Sega's kart racing mascot game, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, while PC owners will have to wait until January 31st.
The wait will be worth it though because it's getting exclusive characters to add to their rosters of racers. The Tactician from the Football Manager series, an Assassin from the Total War Shogun series and the Pyro, Heavy and Spy from Team Fortress 2 will all be playable racers when the game hits PC at the end of this month.
Steam is also giving 10% off the game if you pre-purchase it before it releases.


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No PAC!!!
i'm not gonna do that. they are all in beta 1 and if you go to downlload page it says 0 downloads so nobody ever tried it before
PAC is in beta, so the release is beta, and the download counter is alwas 0, only the folder owner can see how many times was downloades the file.
ok thanks will try soon! but is f2fs supported or do i have to switch back to ext4 before flashing??
f2fs is supported
I like SlimRom. It has some little diseases yet, but I prefer SlimRom to the Carbon now.
+1, though no diseases at all here.
how to enable BLN? Please help
how do i install it?? lot of people say you need a special version of gapps and that you need to use CWM recovery..
slimrom+ART+f2fs – for me really very good experience for the first week of use.
How is this rom working out after a couple months of use?
SlimROM 4.3 was the most stable of these custom roms when I used them. I'm back to stock rom but anticipate this one to be the best. Does this rom have the random reboot issue?
It doesn't reboot on my phone (unless I want it to
🙂 Super! How has it been after almost two months?
slim rom 6.4!!!!
I'm currently on carbon 4.4.4, I was wondering how is the battery life on slim, thanks in advance
the battery keeps much more then in Carbon. I've got 75% juice left in it after 23 hours. I've not did to much with the phone though, just install 2-3 apps from the play store, checked the mail for a few times, 3 phone calls, not more then 15 min in total and received 1 sms. The wifi was off except when I was need it to check the mail and use the play store.
not had any problem so far. Many thanks to the developers. By the way, do anyone know where I can see the history of cpu usage and frequency used by each app? Or can recommend an app for that?
still have clockfreeze sometime. really anyoing 🙁
Hey Cool ROM. Use it for over a week now. No clock freezes after clearing dalvik cache from twrp263. Great battery management – 6% in 3 hours with mostly on standby. I like this one better than cmod11.
I'm currently using stock but am considering a switch to this rom for an obvious list of reasons:
* 4.4.4 Kit Kat
* Brighter OLED
I had issues with prior rom versions involving text message drafts getting ported to other threads when checking incoming texts, and automatic restarting. Are these issues prevalent in this rom?
will there be a newer Version of slimkat for the s3 mini?
back and menu buttons isn't workin, some idea?
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m. bef. 12 Nov 1767 Augusta County, Virginia
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Genealogy Report of William Ramsey and Nancy Maria Boyd:
1. WILLIAM3 RAMSEY (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1742 in Augusta County, Virginia, and died 1824 in Rutherford or Wilson County, Tennessee. He married MARIA NANCY BOYD Abt. 1764, daughter of ROBERT BOYD. She was born 1744 in Ireland, and died Abt. 1830 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Notes for WILLIAM RAMSEY: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncmeckle/longcrk.htm
William Ramsey - Head of Household 1790 U.S. Census: William Ramsey was a son of James and Margaret Ramsey, who immigrated from the Province of Ulster, Ireland, and settled on the North River of the Shenandoah in Augusta Co., VA before 1753. William Ramsey was born ca.1742 in PA, after his parents arrived there from the North of Ireland. He married before 12 Nov 1767, in Augusta Co., VA, Agnes/Nancy "Maria" BOYD, who was born 1744 in Ireland the daughter of Robert BOYD. William and Nancy Ramsey, along with Nancy's brother, John BOYD, settled on the Gum Branch of Long Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC by 1769. On 20 June 1769, William Ramsey was a witness on a land deed conveyance from John Miller to John Buchannan for land on the waters of Gum Branch of Long Creek adjacent to John Boyd. On 30 Sept 1773, John Boyd conveyed his 300-acre land grant on Long Creek to William Ramsey located on both sides of Long Creek, including the forks to Tools' old fording and John Moore's line, crossing the creek and joining the land of James Douglass. The name "Tool's Fording" originated from Matthew Toole, an early settler during the 1750's. He had lived on the eastern bank of the Catawba River near Long Creek, and became a well-known Indian interpreter, having lived among the Cherokees and had taken an Indian maiden of that tribe as his wife. On 10 Jan 1771, John Boyd and William Ramsey witnessed a deed from James and Sarah Tom to James Douglas for 200 acres on both sides of Long Creek, which included Miller's improvements and adjacent to John Anderson's line. On 1 Jan 1783, William Ramsey and John Johnston witnessed a deed from David McCord to John Buchannan for 200 acres on both sides of Long Creek about a half mile west of Tools' Road. This land was originally patented to John Moore in 1763, and sold to David McCord in 1772. By 1779, John Boyd had moved across the Catawba River into Lincoln Co., NC. A deed dated 18 June 1779, shows John Boyd of Lincoln County, son and heir of Robert BOYD, decd., deeding to John JOHNSTON 150 acres on Gum Branch of Long Creek, adjacent to the land where William RAMSEY now lives and land of Patrick SULLIVAN. William Ramsey, Patrick Sullivan and David RODGERS were witnesses on this deed. John Anderson deeded this land on Gum Branch to Robert Boyd in 1759, which until 1762 was in Anson Co., NC, and still part of the Western frontier of North Carolina; and, continued to be claimed by the Western Tribe of the Cherokee Indians as their territory.
In 1756, Fort Dobbs was built about twenty miles West of Salisbury for the protection of these isolated settlers. But, due to the numerous depredations and occasional murders, many of these settlers sought refuge elsewhere until the Indian matter had been settled. Thus, we find the BOYDS removal to Augusta Co., VA, where they are found near the Ramsey's in the North River Settlement of the Shenandoah on the head of Fischer's Creek. This tract of land was patented to Robert Boyd on 20 Sept 1768, and was later sold by John Boyd, heir of Robert Boyd, to Joseph Douglas on 8 May 1776. William Ramsey's brother, James RAMSEY, remained in Augusta Co., VA until after his service in the Revolutionary War, when he removed to the Catawba Indian lands in SC, and from there to Burke Co., NC. James Ramsey eventually settled in Rutherford Co., TN, where his brother, William, and other Mecklenburg County families, had re- moved to ca.1802 and later. Their younger sister, Margaret/Peggy RAMSEY, married David ROGERS, raised their family on Long Creek in Mecklenburg Co., NC, and also removed to Rutherford Co., TN.
II The Known Children of William Ramsey and Agnes / Nancy Maria Boyd[1]
1848; m. 1st Mecklenburg Co., NC, 8 Feb 1792, Isabella Hall;[2] 2nd Martha
Hall, sister of Isabella; 3rd Wilson Co., TN, c1821, Jane Ray, b. NC, c1795.
2nd [----?----] Davidson.
May, 1833;[3] m. Rutherford Co., TN, 3 July 1804,[4] Mary / Polly Overall,
b. Fredrick Co., VA, 1783;[5] d. Oct.,1849, Gibson Co., TN;[6] daughter and
first child of Nathaniel Overall and Ann Thomas.
Co., TN, 1864; m. Williamson Co., TN, 7 Feb 1811,[7] Elizabeth / Betsey
Wilson, b. 12 Oct 1795; d. Marshall Co., TN, 3 Oct 1844; daughter of Zac-
cheus Wilson by his 1st wife, Alsie Nancy Graham.[8]
Co., TN, 4 Apr 1815;[9] served as a Pvt. in the War of 1812, 2nd Reg. West
Tennessee Militia; participated in the Battle of New Orleans.
Russellville, Franklin Co., AL, 29 Nov 1864.[10]
AL,1856; m. Mecklenburg Co., NC, c1811, Margaret Johnston, b. Meck-
lenburg Co., NC, c1794; dau. of John Johnston [11]
Note: one account also has a son named Charles Ramsey
Notes for JAMES RAMSEY:
Notes for MARY "POLLY" OVERALL: http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/nca50-04.htm
MARY RAMSEY daughter of Nathaniel Overall, late of Rutherford Co., Tenn.; widow of Rev. William Ramsey; died Gibson Co., Tenn., Oct. 28, 1849 in the 65th year of her age.
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Based at our Slough Trading Estate UK head office, you will be working alongside a team of dedicated and enthusiastic people who have been with the company for many years and whose contribution has enabled us to achieve unprecedented growth rates during the past few years.
Estimator, circa £30,000 plus benefits and bonus. 37.5 hours per week (08.30-17.00)
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Pawn Shop Circuit: Remington
A few years back, I was having a tree service cut a live oak in the back yard. Huge limbs were overhanging the roof, and after the last ice storm, i did not want to take any chances. It was my intent to be rid of the thing and grow grass. My wife, teary eyed and distraught convinced me to transform the old oak into a poodle tree. Over the past few years, limbs have been creeping ever closer to my roof again.
Realizing my folly in letting my wife keep the tree, but being unwilling to hire out a tree service again, i started shopping for something to keep the monster trimmed back annually. Here, in Neil's corner stood the answer for $49. To top it off, it was a Remington pole saw.
It looked to be pretty decent for the money, and Neil offered me his standard "If ya don't like it, bring it back" guarantee. Good enough for me. Fifty bucks later, I was loading it in the back of the Cherokee. Now, if I only have time to fire it up and try it out this weekend..........
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Hi all.
I know there a few posts regarding The Shield.
I want to try something; we saw how The Shield hijacked the Tag Titles. What if they were to up the game,and take out all the champions, and hijack every title. If the yard is theirs now, then why not show it by hijacking all titles.
What are your thoughts, and how would you like to see The Shield take their dominance to the next level.
I mean, it's not a terrible idea in theory, but it probably wouldn't work so well in execution.
This will remain in my sig until The Rock gets his WWE World Heavyweight Championship rematch.
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Today's post is written by André Barbosa who publishes the fantastic Brazilian Portuguese Podcast.
"Pois não" is an expression used by Brazilians as well as by the Portuguese and means "yes", "of course", "sure." It's curious, however, that this expression contains the adverb "não" (not) and means just the opposite.
"Pois não" comes from another expression: "Pois não haveria de (+ infinitive verb)". Here's an example on how to use it:
– João, você pode me emprestar o seu carro? (João, could you lend me your car?)
– Empresto Maria, pois não haveria de emprestar? (Yes Maria, for sure.)
"Pois não haveria de emprestar" (Wouldn't I lend it? – literal meaning) means that João will lend his car to Pedro for sure. It's like João assumed the obligation to do that and disapproved not doing it.
It is common in Brazil for salespeople to greet shoppers by saying "pois não?"
In the Portuguese language it is common for words and expressions to be shortened. It's also notable that as words and expressions are shortened their original meaning tends to be lost.
So, the next time you hear or use the expression "pois não", remember it means "yes, "of course", "sure".
João Paulo - Ishmerai:
Good work, that was a very nice article, even me that have portuguese as first language didn't know about this genesis of the idiom Pois Não, but actually I don't use it, it's more common in formal conversation of older people.
Note that when salespeople greet shoppers by saying "pois não?" it´s like they´re asking "can I help you?", although it also may be understood as "what do you want?", "what are you looking for?"
It is interesting that the response to
você pode me emprestar..?
Other Romance languages do not do this. I offer an explanation in my last comment in:
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Bhubaneshwar: Veteran drag-flicker Sandeep Singh scored twice as Punjab Warriors thrashed debutants Kalinga Lancers 7-3 in a high-scoring Hockey India League (HIL) match, here, on Tuesday.
Sandeep scored in the 28th and 40th minutes from penalty corners after Dharamvir Singh (5th) and Lucas Martin Rey (22nd) had given the Punjab side a flying start.
Affan Yousaf and Simon Orchard then struck in quick succession in the 30th and 32nd minutes as Warriors went 5-0 ahead at the breather.
Jamie Dwyer completed the tally for the Punjab side with a 49th minute goal.


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Pequea Preschool first started accepting students in 1996. Since then we have created a fun place for young children to grow. Our trained staff provides young children with hands-on experiences that enhance their spiritual, academic, emotional, physical, and social development. We assist the children in becoming the individuals God has intended them to be. We are God-Honoring, Fun, Educational, and Safe. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us.


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Renee Zellweger Will Jones Once More
Variety reports that Renee Zellweger will be reprising her role as lovelorn British publishing executive Bridget Jones for a third installment of the Bridget Jones saga, which so far includes 2001's Bridget Jones' Diary and 2004's Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
The plot will likely be drawn from a series of weekly columns written for the Independent in 2005 by author Helen Fielding and will probably involve a now-40ish Jones trying to get pregnant before her biological clock runs out.
Tell us in the comments section: Would you go see a third Bridget Jones movie?


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Online Extra: How the Web Feeds General Mills
Sitting in a dark, climate-controlled room in a low-rise building in suburban Santa Clara, Calif., is a Web server that's transforming General Mills' market research activities. By e-mail and via the Net, the server polls thousands of consumers every year, hunting for subtle signs of their preferences -- when a toddler eats her first Cheerios, or how instant foods can improve a family's mealtime. These sorts of details were once gathered in a costly, paper-intensive operation. But now, thanks to the Web, General Mills collects this information in one of the "most efficient market research programs in the business," says David C. Nelson, a food analyst at CSFB in New York.
The switch has been five years in the making (see BW--The e.biz 25, 5/14/01, "Q&A with General Mills CEO Stephen Sanger"). Before then, the $6.7 billion food giant relied heavily on phone and face-to-face interviews to test new products and promotions. It meant hiring operators to handle the phones and clipboard-toting interviewers to corner consumers at shopping malls. Both methods are expensive and time-consuming. Plus, those dinnertime phone calls are rarely welcome, points out Nelson, and shoppers aren't usually focused on their snacking preferences while bustling through a mall.
The Web offers General Mills a less invasive, more efficient approach. The food maker might mail a test flavor of Bugles -- its salty cone-shaped corn snack -- to a consumer, along with an invitation to sign up online to take part in a study. A few days later, General Mills e-mails those who respond, directing them to a Web site where they can answer a few questions.
All together, the Web method "lets us do better research -- and more research -- for less money," says Gayle Fuguitt, General Mills' vice-president for consumer insight. Because they can answer in private, at their leisure, consumers tend to respond more thoughtfully and more consistently online. With Bugles, the Net approach slashed the time needed to field the taste test to from 12 days to 3 or 4. Time savings of up to 75% are typical, says Fuguitt.
Processes once handled manually -- and prone to human error, such as fielding the survey, entering data, and producing the final analysis -- are now automated. It all makes for lower costs. Conducted over the Web, the Bugles taste test cost about $5,000, vs. $15,000 the old way. In general, says Fuguitt, Web-based research projects, cost about half as much.
Flexibility is another benefit. With cheaper, faster tests, General Mills can run quick-strike polls to fine-tune its marketing. In a recent push to revamp its ad campaign for Hamburger Helper, the company took the time to ask consumers about their mealtime priorities. "We found that they're not willing to sacrifice taste for speed," says Fuguitt. Getting that sort of distinction right -- up front -- can make the million-dollar difference between an ad that delivers big sales and a wasted effort. In the past, Fuguitt points out, ad developers might have skipped such preliminary research as too expensive.
The transformation has been so successful that the Minneapolis-based foodmaker now conducts more than 60% of its market research on the Internet, up from just 20% in 1999. For a company that spends tens of millions of dollars on market research annually, the more the better. General Mills is aiming to hit 70% in the near term, says Fuguitt. Most packaged-good companies don't do much more than 30% of their research online, says Bob Lederer, who tracks industry innovations in his newsletter Research Business Report.
For its next trick, the foodmaker hopes to turn its Web success story into a profitable business in its own right. When the top brass got wind of Fuguitt's initial savings last year, they decided to launch InsightTools, a joint venture that combines General Mills' top-grade research knowhow with the technical expertise of its longtime Web-services provider, MarketTools. One year later, more than 15 blue-chip clients, including a major financial-services organization, are paying InsightTools to develop and conduct online market research tests.
Fuguitt expects that next year, profits from its share of InsightTools will begin to help offset the costs of General Mills' in-house research activities. Now, that's being a Web-smart marketer.
By Adam Aston in New York


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Levi Doesn't Know Whether He'll Show His Johnston
I know you're all sitting on the edge of your seats waiting to see whether Levi Johnston, Sarah Palin's grandbaby-daddy, is gonna go full frontal in his upcoming Playgirl spread, but I have some bad news: you're going to have to wait a little longer. Levi tells Star magazine he hasn't yet decided whether he'll show his johnston or not. "I don't know. I'm going to decide that on the fly. I want to keep it classy. I don't want to do something I'll regret." Oh, come on, Levi, why start worrying about regret, now? Asked what his ex-fiance and mother of his baby, Bristol Palin, thinks about his Playgirl shoot, Levi replied: "We don't really talk anymore," before quickly adding, "except about the baby, my son. That's about it." [via NY Daily News]


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eight common complaints husbands and wives have about their spouses
today at work , a good friend of mine came to me and said ,man i got problems at home. i said is there any thing i can do or help you with? since this guy has been through the thick and thin of my troubles in the past, i took the time to hear him out.since hes been there for me when everyone elts didnt have the time or where to busy with there own problems he was always glad to let me vent mine on occasion.so here it was ,his turn to open the valve of every day home life problems that go on un-noticed,that can become destructive of a great marriage.we sat at the booth where i work and had some coffee after my shift was over.heres what whent down.with the help of two special books i carry with me to work and two people with open minds,we where able to come down to eight common complaints in differet degrees.(in relationships).note this guy is very smart on solving things,and i had the part with most of the listening and getting to add but just a few suggestions.(he answerd most of his own questions).after he was able to vent and get some of that baggage he was carring on his shoulders.1-my spouse is causing problems in our relationship.2-our love for each other is gone.3-we dont talk any more.4-my spouse expects me to do all the work around the house.5-my spouse makes all the decisions in our house.6-sex.what is that?!!7-i diddint know i was marring my spouses family too.8-we cant seem to agree on finances...from the help of my trusty books and carefull listening. we hit on every day problems.at the end of our disscusion, we came up some good advice to apply to our own selves and our spouses to apply more of.two of the commplaints where his major problems and the rest where thrown in to make every thing elts just click.and it felt good to complain to someone who it wasnt directed to..just in case you where wondering where these commons where pulled from,to those who care.the bible,a-a big book,and a cool book that im reading now called (the un-seen essential) by james p. gills .it was ironic that he was having troubles ,and i was just studing on theses topics earlier in the week. the end of our complaints we came up where to make these things work out in a better light(it takes time and love for theses things to work).agreement,trust,dependance,and oneness.if two people where able to fall in love in the begining,why not bring it back with forgivness and paitents,and if your mate is worth it,youll be willing to go to any legth to get it back.what do you guys have to offer on this blog to help others who have these same problems at home and while where at it ,ide like to thank james p. gills,for having the view in this area that many husbands and wives dont focus on.and most of all, god for giving us the words to help this guy get on the right track.how do you and your spouse handle your complaints?


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Dairy producer Sharon Hatcher, whose husband Charlie Hatcher and daughter Jennifer Hatcher are large-animal veterinarians, has been named as one of the three finalists of the "Wake Up With Al" contest. This week, celebrity meteorologist Al Roker will be headed to the family's dairy in College Grove, Tenn., for a live weather broadcast.
See Hatcher, her husband Charlie and daughter Jennifer speak with Roker on the "Today Show" in this video clip.
According to the Tennessean, Roker will visit their farm on May 8. The segment will air at 5:00 a.m. CDT on The Weather Channel. Read more.
The dairy's fans took to Facebook to praise Hatcher and her family.
"Congrats to the Hatchers! What a great thing! Hopefully the national exposure will lead to a greater demand for FARM STRONG and all your milk products," one fan commented.
"Looking forward to watching Al milk a cow next week," another comment added.
Many cattle veterinarians already are familiar with Charlie Hatcher and Jennifer Hatcher. Both are working veterinarians at Rock N Country Veterinarian Services on the farm and have been featured several times in Bovine Veterinarian magazine, including "'Best practices' good for all" and "So you want to be a mentor?"


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ST. PETERSBURG — Of the 341 gun crimes in St. Petersburg in 2009, the killing of Marquise Pennywell stands apart.
That's because it took so little to start the gunfire.
According to recent court testimony, Pennywell got shot because one man thought another man almost ran over his foot. And Pennywell wasn't even the driver.
"This is just incredible, just incredibly sad that somebody had to die over something so stupid," Assistant State Attorney Michael Marr said.
Pennywell's family members plan to be in court today for closing arguments in the trial of two men accused of second-degree murder in the case. They couldn't agree more with Marr's assessment.
"Over somebody's foot being run over? It just doesn't make sense," said sister Marissa Pennywell, 23. "It's the pride, it's the egos, it's all of that."
Brother Deven Pennywell, 20, said if the defendants had taken 30 seconds to think about their actions, shots might never have been fired. "Still to this day, it doesn't feel real," he said.
Pennywell, who was killed at age 19, graduated from Boca Ciega High School, completed a Job Corps program and was studying at Pinellas Technical Education Centers.
"Marquise was on the rise," his sister Marissa said. "One more semester and he would have been a certified plumber."
In September 2009, a man named Cortez White drove into the parking lot of Snax, at 1755 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. S.
Dontavious Sparrow complained that White had almost run over his foot in the parking lot. White testified last week that it wasn't intentional, but he could tell Sparrow was upset about it.
Shortly after the incident, prosecutors say, Sparrow and his friend Hector William Pena got in a car and drove toward White, Pennywell and others standing outside the store. Pena is accused of firing a .22-caliber semiautomatic handgun at the group, while Sparrow drove. Three shots hit Pennywell.
White was a friend of Pennywell's, and rushed to his side.
"I just grabbed him and I'm talking to him, saying, 'Stay awake bro,' " White told the jury last week. Pennywell said, "They hit me, they hit me."
Pena's attorney, Garry Potts, has said he intends to argue his client was not actually the shooter.
Pena and Sparrow have been charged with second-degree murder, and four counts of attempted second-degree murder — the latter charges because of bystanders around Pennywell.
Authorities have said Pena and Sparrow, who were from Naples and Fort Myers, did not previously know Pennywell. They were 18 at the time of the shooting and are 20 now. They face possible life sentences.
There was a sideline in the trial that jurors did not hear. One of the St. Petersburg detectives who spoke to Pena and obtained key information was Anthony Foster, who now is a criminal defendant himself, facing federal public corruption charges.
Prosecutors chose not to have Foster testify, so his legal troubles never came before the jury.
Pennywell was one of seven children, and the other six now bear memorial tattoos for Marquise, said his sister Marissa.
Dealing with the loss has not been easy, she said. "His funeral fell directly on my 21st birthday. It put me in a dark place."
Times staff writer Curtis Krueger can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (727) 893-8232.


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Wilderer's Distillery is a-must for Schnapps lovers.
Restaurateur Helmut Wilderer started distilling haus schnaps in Germany, and went on to study the art of distillation in Austria.
Located just 3km outside Paarl, if Helmut's TDF (To Die For) schnapps isn't already a good enough reason to visit, his authentic Alsace Flammkuchen, a French-German speciality served at his restaurant Pappa Grappa's, definitely is!
In essence, a super-thin, crispy pizza base (South Africans might call it a giant crepe) topped with cream cheese, finely diced bacon, garlic and onions, Helmut serves it the traditional way, as a communal food.
Everyone shares the delicious, piping hot Flammkuchen, from the same wooden board, along with their choice of personality juice - wine, beer, or schnapps. As the Flammkuchen keep coming, just watch the party get started!
You can even indulge in a sweet Flammkuchen filled with apple compote and flambéed with Helmut's Wilderer Obstler - a pear and apple schnapps.
Superlative schnapps though, is the real reason to visit Wilderers.
Equivalent beverages exist all over Europe, and visitors from these schnapps drinking countries are invariably blown away by Helmut's offering - frequently declaring it superior to what they've tasted back home.
Recently, Wilderer Pinotage Red Grappa scored 96.5 out of 100 points at a blind tasting of 100 grappas and eau de vies in Germany. Helmut's Himbeer Geist and Marillen Brand (Apricot) Eau de Vie are equally drool-worthy.
When available, try the Quetsch, a dry, white, un-aged Alsatian brandy distilled from quetsch plums.
What are you waiting for? Schnapp to it and contact Wilderer's on +27 (0)21 86 33 555, or visit the website: www.wilderers.co.za
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BlackBerry Torch 9850 Hits Verizon on Sept. 8
Verizon Wireless announced today that the BlackBerry Torch 9850 will be available on its Web site on Sept. 8 and in Verizon stores starting Sept. 15.
The smartphone will sell for $199.99 with a two-year contract.
Research in Motion unveiled the 9850/9860 for AT&T, Sprint, and US Cellular in early August, and now the 9850 is coming to Verizon. Both versions are the company's attempt at a touch-screen BlackBerry after the less-than-stellar BlackBerry Storms. The updated Torch includes a 3.7-inch, 800-by-480 touch screen and a 5-megapixel camera on the back with 720p HD video recording. The processor is a 1.2-Ghz, single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8655, and the phone has 768MB of RAM and 4GB of storage.
The BlackBerry Torch 9850 also runs the BlackBerry 7 OS, which PCMag mobile analyst Sascha Segan said provides a better touch experience than found on the Storm. While BlackBerry 7 looks a lot like BlackBerry 6, RIM said features like hardware graphics acceleration will make the experience smoother and simpler.
In reviewing the Sprint version of the Torch 9850, however, Segan found that the device "promises a little more than it delivers." The big touch screen could be a great way to surf the Web and play games, but "BlackBerry 7 OS just isn't up to the task," Segan said, "leaving us recommending the 9930 as a better BlackBerry, and Sprint's Android phones as better full-touch-screen smartphones.
For more, see PCMag's full review of the BlackBerry Bold 9930, and the Torch 9850 slideshow below.
RIM also recently unveiled the BlackBerry Torch 9810.
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Answer the Door In a Hotel
a few years back i went to a hotel with my wife and since i sleep in the nude i was awoken by the someone at the door, so i got up and didnt feel like putting anything on since i was plastered, i opened the door to find a woman standing there. i was kind of swaying back and forrth and when i opened the door she dropped her glass of beer and stood there with her mouth wide open and said i -i -i th-th-th-ink im at the wrong room but thanx for opening the door WOW!! i said ok and closed the door , to see my wife standing there laughing
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Nearly all of the states and territories in the U.S. have an executive residence for the governor and First Family. These homes serve not only as the primary residence for each state's First Family, but also as that state's face to the nation. For the past 110 years, North Carolina's First Family has lived in the Executive Mansion. In 2000, when this article was written, the mansion was occupied by Governor James B. Hunt Jr. and his family. Governor Hunt was the 26th governor to live in the Executive Mansion and the 66th governor to serve North Carolina since the end of the American Revolutionary War. When he left office in 2001, Governor Hunt had completed an unprecedented fourth term as North Carolina's governor.
In addition to being the First Family's primary residence, the mansion is also host to touring school children and visitors, and receptions and dinners for invited dignitaries, state officials, and civic organizations. In this edition of How Stuff Works, we'll take a peek into the historic North Carolina Executive Mansion and see the mansion staff's behind-the-scenes preparations for an executive state dinner!
History of the Executive Mansion
Prior to the 1880s, North Carolina's First Families lived in various eastern North Carolina locations. The first official residence of North Carolina's governors was Tryon Palace, a Georgian-style colonial mansion located in New Bern, N.C. When the state legislature established Raleigh as the state's capital in 1792, the Governor's Palace was built in downtown Raleigh. This second executive residence was a large brick house with elaborate white columns established in 1816. The home served 20 of North Carolina's governors and served as Union General William T. Sherman's headquarters during his Civil War campaign through the state. By the early 1860s, the home was in severe disrepair and was no longer suitable for the governor's residence. From 1865-1891, North Carolina governors had to rent their own homes in Raleigh, or stay at the Yarborough House, a downtown residence. Today, the Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh is located on the lot where the Governor's Palace once stood.
The current Executive Mansion was begun in 1883 and completed in 1891 in the Queen Anne gingerbread cottage style of Victorian architecture. It has nearly 35,000 square feet of living, office, basement, and storage areas. Most of the building materials for the house are North Carolina products. Exterior and interior woodwork are local heart pine, the sandstone trim came from Anson County, marble steps on the north side of the house are from Cherokee County, and the exterior bricks were made from Wake County red clay and molded by prison labor. Many of the bricks, particularly in the sidewalks surrounding the house, still bear the names of the laborers who made them. There are more than 50 rooms throughout the mansion and the first floor public area consists of six rooms plus the Grand Hallway.
Today, the mansion is a majestic place for entertaining large and small groups, as well as a comfortable place for private state business meetings. With its stunning architecture, symbolic historical and cultural significance, warm appeal, and breath-taking interior design, the Executive Mansion has come to embody the pride and history of North Carolina.
The mansion's main floor (the public floor) is decorated in rich greens, burgundy, and gold, with period furniture and decorations from across North Carolina. During the first and second Hunt administrations, Mrs. Hunt worked to make the mansion more accessible to the people, including opening the house during the Christmas holidays. In recent years, the mansion has been significantly renovated and modernized, including restoring the Governor's Library (which involved stripping over 20 coats of paint off the original woodwork), transforming the east screened porch into a light-filled glassed-in Morning Room, replacing the slate tile roof, gilding the walls in the Ballroom, adding handicap access, and redecorating the Ladies Parlor.
For entertaining, the mansion has the Ballroom and the Dining Room. The mansion Ballroom is a grand room with aged hardwood floors, gilded wall decorations, heavy gold drapes, two working fireplaces, twin Sheffield chandeliers, and four mirrors. The Ballroom has a balanced, symmetrical design, and is located between the Governor's Library and the Gentlemen's Parlor on the south side of the residence. French doors at the south end of the room lead out into the South garden, a lovely, private garden full of lush flowers and shade trees.
The mansion Dining Room is an elegant, intimate room for receptions and smaller dinners. The mahogany banquet table can seat 24. The room is a beautiful colonial blue, highlighted by an Austrian crystal chandelier which has gilded metal and tinted prisms.
The Martin administration, which came in between Governor Hunt's second and third terms, enhanced the mansion grounds and established the beautiful Victorian garden on the south end of the home. In the most recent Hunt administrations, Mrs. Hunt extended tour hours and special tours for those with visual, hearing, or other handicaps. According to the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee, "more North Carolina school children visit the mansion now than ever before."
The Mansion Staff
In addition to the personal staffs of the governor and first lady, the executive mansion has many others who pride themselves in keeping the residence running. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol provides security and has officers in the mansion on Executive Detail. Because of their extended training and work detail, these officers are often referred to as Super Troopers, and they provide security for the executive grounds, the Governor and First Lady, and mansion guests. "It takes a long time to get here, even after you apply," said one officer. "It's a job you take because you love it."
Another important group of people in the mansion are the tour guides, or docents. The docents put in more than 1,200 volunteer hours each year. The mansion is host to nearly 1,000 tours with guests from all over North Carolina, the U.S., and the world.
Another integral part of the mansion staff are the trustees. Trustees are men and women incarcerated in area minimum-security correctional facilities. They are responsible for many different functions throughout the mansion, and many come to the mansion without prior skills. Vicki Cilley, Residence Manager under Governor and Mrs. Hunt, dedicates time to train the trustees for the mansion. In addition to the regular mansion staff, trustees are responsible for mansion cleaning, gardening, landscaping, and even cooking. While at the mansion, trustees gain skills that they can use when they re-enter the workforce. "I have one trustee in the kitchen right now," said Cilley. "I'm teaching him about baking and he's so eager, so anxious to learn. That makes it worthwhile."
Pre-Event Planning
The process for planning a state dinner can get complicated. From setting a date to sending invitations and coordinating seating arrangements, the mansion staff is very efficient. "Communication is key here at the mansion," said Cilley. "We must work as one well-oiled machine." A common date and time must be pulled from the governor's calendar, the mansion calendar, and the first lady's calendar. These calendars are filled in six weeks in advance and reviewed in detail each week.
Once a common date is set, Janice Shearin -- who served as Executive Assistant to Mrs. Hunt -- facilitates the invitation process. The mansion prides itself on providing fine Southern hospitality to all who visit, and North Carolina's first ladies have the pleasure of directing entertainment and events associated with the Governor's office. Guests are asked to RSVP through a dedicated, automated phone line at the executive mansion.
At a state dinner, the governor and first lady typically sit at separate tables so they can better entertain their special guests. Every effort is made to include at least one member of the Governor's staff at each table. Guests are seated eight to a table, alternating gender for variety. Once a guest list is finalized, the list is presented to the governor. Shearin said that it is not unusual for a guest to cancel at the last minute, or to change their mind and call that they will be coming. For this reason, place cards are created at the last minute.
In addition to training the mansion's trustees, Cilley was responsible for table arrangements, menus (in conjunction with mansion chef, Steve Moravick), floral arrangements and table setup. She said that some food prep work can be done the day before an event, so long as there will be no deterioration in the quality of the food. Sauces can be prepared and refrigerated; tart shells can be made, baked, and stored; and vegetables can be cleaned in advance, saving valuable pre-event time.
While the Ballroom and Dining Room accommodate formal events, more casual gatherings, such as lunch or an afternoon tea, can be seated in the Library or Morning Room. Throughout the year, these rooms are decorated with antiques from across the state, including period pieces that have been traced back to Governor Daniel Fowle, the first governor to live in the Executive Mansion. Cilley was responsible for coordinating the careful move of antique pieces found in the Ballroom. When larger events are held, seating can spill into the Gentlemen's Parlor or the Governor's Library.
The mansion menu varies depending on the type of meal (lunch vs. dinner) and who the guests are (military honorees, N.C. Business Council, Special Olympics Board of Directors, etc.).
Most dinners include three courses, depending on the group attending, and special consideration is always given to guests who have different dietary needs. Appetizers and light beverages may be served if there is a wait before the dinner seating, and would be followed by the first course (soup, salad, or an appetizer), the second course (the entree), and the final course (dessert). A full, formal dinner for 24 people requires approximately 10 pounds of beef filet and five heads of Romaine lettuce. For dinners in the Ballroom (up to 72 people), the kitchen prepares approximately 30 pounds of beef and 15 heads of Romaine lettuce. Wine may also be offered with each course.
One of the best kept secrets at the mansion is the fresh lemonade. Each week, a case of 115 lemons is squeezed to make the 30 gallons of lemonade for the mansion staff and visitors. In addition, the kitchen staff also prepares 30 gallons of sweet iced tea for the staff and visitors each week. If lemonade or sweet tea will be used for a mansion event, the amount made is doubled.
The Festivities
As an event begins, security directs mansion traffic, someone from the mansion staff greets guests, and trustees are available to check coats. "Regardless of what's going on behind the scenes, we want things to seem as effortless as possible," said Cilley. The staff strives to achieve a natural flow for the evening. Tables are served one at a time by four servers each carrying two plates while staff and trustees circulate to get an impression of how the guests are enjoying dinner, to refill iced tea and water, and to cue the kitchen staff when the guests appear ready for the next course or for cleanup.
When the last guest is gone at the end of the night -- regardless of the time -- the clean-up begins! The dishes are put in the kitchen dumbwaiter and sent down to the commercial dishwasher located in the mansion basement. Table linens and napkins are sent upstairs to the laundry facility, and tables are taken down and stored. Any furniture that was moved before the event is put back into place. Tomorrow, the people will come to visit the mansion, and the day will start all over again.
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Cottages in the Highlands
A cosy cottage in the Scottish Highlands is ideal for a quiet retreat, family holiday or romantic break. Choose from cottages on the coast, in the countryside or in charming Highland towns, and enjoy all the freedom and flexibility a self-catering cottage offers.
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Self Catering Cottages Highlands
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Enjoy sweeping views from a cottage in the Black Isle, curl up in front of log fire in a west coast property, or make yourself at home next to the Cairngorms National Park. Wherever you want to spend your holiday in the Highlands, you can find the perfect cottage to suit your holiday needs.


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I just found out I have a corn allergy. Do you have an allergy site or corn-free recipes? I couldn't find on the site.
Kathy from Owings, MD
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I "googled" corn free recipes and came up with tons of websites...this one looked to be a good start...
Do you have to watch out for high fructose corn syrup, too?
Hi Kathy, I to am allergic to corn and corn products, have been for several years. I have found that you can fix almost anything and enjoy it by deleting the corn. As for the corn syrup products. Well they still bother me, but you do have to eat. They just make my stomach sick. They even make flour tortilla chips now....put out by Tostitos....they are AWESOME! Good luck
Me too, along with some other allergens. I've found it best to stick to basics when you can. Almost all prepared, processed foods have corn syrup and/or corn starch in them. That's why doctors don't like to see corn allergy.
You might get a bread machine. It's really easy to make your own bread, using whole wheat flour. "Enriched" flour has corn products in it, and homemade bread tastes so much better than store-bought. Canned fruit has corn syrup in it, so get the brand that doesn't - you might check out Aldi's Fit and Active. Wheat tortillas are available at Aldi's in the refrigerated section for $.79. I always shop with a grocery list and read the labels.
If you try to get as much variety in your diet as possible, with lots of herbs and spices and different fruits and vegetables, you'll find that life without corn can still be very flavorful. And eventually, you'll probably be able to eat corn again, a little at a time.
Watch out for the HIDDEN corn by-products such as
Dextrose, Malto-Dextrin, Ascorbic Acid, Modified Corn
Starch, Modified food starch, multiple oils= "Safflower, Corn, or Cottonseed Oil", Fructose(which is supposed to be only from fruit, but is NOT, and is often just corn sugars), Coffee Creamers(mostly corn sugars), fruit juice "concentrates", and
foods that say sweetened with fruit sugars (often inclulde corn sweeteners) for starters. I had to remove all of these from my diet for several years, until I was only recently able to reintroduce some of them to my diet. I also find that COMBINATIONS of
corn by-products in a single product knock me off my feet! Also, when I began having hemmorrohoids, and irritable bowel/colon syndrome, I learned from trial and error, that a combination of FOODS which were, for me, corn combined with ANY form/color of pepper was near deadly, although I LOVE the taste of corn and peppers! Once I discovered NOT to combine them or eat at a restaurant during this elimination/trial time, I had
NOT A SINGLE EPISODE OF internal problems!!!
Instant coffee can irritate the stomach when combined with corn products like sweet rolls or corn tortillas. I learned to buy jam, not jelly, because Jam has less corn starch/sweetener. Most candies are pure corn by-products, NOT plain white sugars.
Most canned drinks not artificially sweetened are sweetened with corn products. Most margarines have corn in them, so I use only pure butter.
I can eat corn-on-the-cob, but not Pancake syrup/corn syrup. I use Agave Syrup instead. I must eat fresh fruit bars, NOT popcicles or jello, or koolaid (LOTS of malto-dextrin AND corn sweeteners !) Beware of the mfgrs efforts in labeling to justify their uses by explaining what it is used for. Makes no difference to me, my body can NOT handle so much corn product! Hope this helps? It's a different way of surviving.
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