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Next to an empty fountain across from the community centre, village toughs hang out astride their idling hogs, diesel fumes rising into the sweltering darkness. Two girls on a cherry-red Vespa ride around the boys in ever-narrowing circles, their beautiful, intent faces framed by crimson selendang, the head scarves Malay girls and women wear.
Welcome to Kuala Medang, population 1,200, a Malay village a three-hour drive and a half-century of development away from the future-forward towers of the nation's capital, Kuala Lumpur. This village is the first thrust of a two-pronged experience here: a rural homestay, and a luxurious escape to the Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur. I decided to start in the country.
Kuala Medang is the kind of place where the jungle is the nearest neighbour, where they would roll up the sidewalks at 5 p.m. – if they had any. You won't find a cinema, a mall, any restaurants or bars, either. In fact, there's nothing to do here at all, and the humidity makes doing that – nothing – an onerous activity. So why am I so busy?
From the second I arrive, I eat, watch food being prepared, ogle food at the morning market and, when I'm not eating, dream about food I'm going to have when I wake. In Malay culture, food is key. Malays eat six meals a day: breakfast, morning tea (plus snack), lunch, afternoon tea (plus snack) and, confusingly, dinner followed by supper (Nescafé, plus cake).
And what meals! My host family serves up yellow noodles fried in garlic, salt mackerel with rice, banana fritters by the platterful and bottomless cups of pulled tea, made by pouring equal measures of tea and condensed milk back and forth until froth forms. And that's only breakfast.
My hosts are part of the Malaysian Homestay program, a government initiative to spread tourist dollars to the hinterlands. Like the rest of the village, and half of Malaysia's population, they are Muslim, so there's a red plastic ewer and basin on the table where we wash our hands before and after every meal, forsaking the Western world's fastidious cutlery. We, too, will eat with our right hands only.
The Malays, I discover, are a warm and sociable people. After breakfast, we call on the neighbours, a jungle tribe living nine kilometres up the mountainside. Pantos Village, home to 100 members of the Semai tribe, sits high above a swift river and is a collection of weathered wooden houses half-obscured by palms and flowering trees. We've come here for lunch, which a tribal woman prepares, stuffing lengths of bamboo with rice and tapioca root and baking them over an open fire.
Village children scramble everywhere, shy and inquisitive, helping with the cooking, practising their English on the ungainly white newcomer in their midst. The meal is delicious, tasting of river (salted fish), jungle (broad green leaves serve as dinner plates) and wood smoke.
Soon, the Semai people will move across the river to a new, more hygienic village the government has built for them – row upon neat row of identical white shoebox houses laid out in the harsh sun with no vegetation to shade them.
As I leave, the village kids come racing across the suspension bridge spanning the river, shouting their goodbyes.
My homestay house back in Kuala Medang is opulent in contrast to the Semai village ones, richly coloured inside and out, with a tree densely hung with rambutan fruit in the garden. The house belongs to the head of the village. He and his wife have seven grown children who have all left home to work in Kuala Lumpur, so there's no shortage of bedrooms. My room is airy and simple, with a bed, armoire, dressing table, a rack hung with prayer rugs and a combined toilet and shower.
My hosts treat me like family, even though we can't communicate with more than smiles and nods – they have had homestay visitors before, and so their attitude toward me is, in the much-honoured Malay phrase, "free and easy." I can hang out in the family room watching M-Pop on TV, or slip out for a late-night walk. No one fusses over me, or mentions the word curfew. There's no air conditioning, but the slowly revolving ceiling fans in every room fill the house with breezes.
Homestay in Kuala Medang was so relaxed and yet full, so unusual and yet strangely familiar, it took me back to a place I had thought irretrievable. Its heat and slowness, the constant throb of cicadas, the long evenings passing languidly on verandas – it all reminded me of my grandparents' neighbourhood on a hot Midwestern night. On my nocturnal rambles, I found myself half-expecting them to wave at me from the next veranda.
Leaving the village and arriving in Kuala Lumpur makes for a fast fall from a soft place into a hard and honking one. But as the doorman ushers me into the bustling, glittering lobby of the Shangri-La Hotel, I was immediately cosseted in the cushiest of urban retreats. The Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur offers luxury on a grand, cosmopolitan scale. The lushly upholstered lobby lounge looks onto a lavish garden. Ladies in silk, emeralds and tiny hats are sipping tea.Report Typo/Error
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Duane Lagneaux, 58, of Cambridge, passed away on Tuesday (Feb. 5, 2013) at his home.
He was born on March 29, 1954, in Cambridge, son of the late Darrell Dee Lagneaux and Lea Fontelle ( Slasor) Lagneaux.
Mr. Lagneaux proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps, and then worked at Detroit Diesel for more than 17 years as an inspector.
Duane is survived by his children, April (Salvador) Lopez of Erie, Pa., and Donald Lagneaux of Cambridge; four sisters, Judith Coon of Cambridge, Vickie (Frank) Hess of Cambridge, Pamela (John) Unger of Blue Rock and Brenda (Bill) Stillion of Pleasant City; four grandchildren, Sevastian Lopez, Nathan Lopez, Paige Lagneaux and Hayden Lagneaux; and several nieces, nephews, cousins; and his little four legged friend, Tippy.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Scott Edward Lagneaux.
Visitation will be on Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Bundy-Law Funeral Home, Cambridge, where services will be 1 p.m. Friday with Pastor Rose Mary McCoy officiating.
Burial will follow in Guernsey Memory Gardens, where military graveside rites will be conducted by the Guernsey County Veterans Council.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
Duane's online tribute wall may be viewed and signed at bundy-lawfuneralhome.com


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By Jackie Stone
Killeen Daily Herald
COPPERAS COVE – Wanda Foster always knew she wanted to be a teacher, but after 38 years in the Copperas Cove Independent School District, she is ready to join the ranks of the area's retired teachers.
The Copperas Cove Retired Teachers' Association honored Foster and 16 other newly retired school employees at the group's first meeting of the year Thursday.
State Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, attended the luncheon and congratulated the retirees on their accomplishments before updating members on public education legislation passed by the Texas Legislature in the spring.
"I've been in your shoes; I've been a classroom teacher, and God bless you for dedicating your entire lives to educating our children," Miller said.
Foster, who most recently taught Texas history at S.C. Lee Junior High School, said she would miss the camaraderie with her fellow teachers and getting to know students as they pass through her classes.
"Getting to know them, watching them grow. Seeing them 10 years later when they graduate from high school or when they're out in the community, and they come up and say, 'Oh, I had you. Do you remember me?'" Foster said.
The Retired Teachers Association participates in volunteer and community work around Copperas Cove, as well as in advocacy for local retired teachers and those around the state.
"We generally serve and support like we've done all our life with kids and people in the community," said Mike Wilburn, president of the association.
One major change the group is interested in seeing is a cost of living increase for retired teachers. Wilburn said that has not happened in eight years.
"In other words, if you got a thousand dollars a month eight years ago, that's all you're getting now," he said.
The Legislature didn't pass an increase this year, but it did approve a $500 bonus for retired teachers this year.
"It's not much, but it's something. It was all we could do under the budget constraints we were under," Miller said, adding that retired teachers were among the few groups who got any kind of payout.
Miller said a cost of living increase didn't happen because the Teachers' Retirement System account was hurt by stock losses. He said in order for the state to legally authorize an increase, the account would have to have enough money in it for 30 years of retirement payouts
The approved $500 bonus still has to be approved by the Texas attorney general's office before retired teachers begin receiving their checks.
Miller also outlined other new education legislation and answered questions from the group.
One new law allows school districts to use some of their textbook funding for digital and electronic teaching tools.
"Texas, and the nation as a whole, is falling behind. We're using last century's teaching techniques, and we have to move away from the chalkboard and hardback books and get in to the digital age," Miller said.
When asked, the lawmaker said electronic textbooks would only be an option, not mandatory. He added that it could be cheaper to have a laptop for each student rather than four or five textbooks for each student.
"These people, I really admire them, because they've dedicated their lives to educating our youth, which is the backbone of our country. Without an education, we won't amount to much," Miller said of the retired teachers group.


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I am only on here for friends. I am very happily engaged to a wonderful man.
I wear my heart on my sleeve, so that means you need to treat my heart gently. I give the benefit of the doubt until crossed. I'm blunt and straight forward and expect the truth in return.
My family and friends have helped me through some of the hardest times of my life
I'm an open book really.
Anything else you want to know just ask. :)
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Rod Damon - The Coxeman - learns of an enemy plot to murder world leaders by planting a remote-controlled 'bug' in the brain of a number of agents. The 'bugs' are programmed to have the agents kill on deamand.
Rod's job is to try to join the enemy force, HECATE, in order to destroy it. But first he must pass a series of tests, one of which is test of virility. Rod is finally accepted and "bugged" for murder.
But Hecate has outsmarted Rod. He finds that he cannot neutralize the assassination orders. More important, he finds that he has lost his power to make love - except on HECATE'S orders!
He is now an enemy-controlled sex machine who threatens to screw up the whole Free World!
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When we decided to pursue the idea of actually building an arcade machine, we started off doing some research. I have a little experience with the insides of stand up arcade machines, having owned a Ms. Pac-Man and a Spy Hunter machine purchased from an auction. Of course, buying is slightly different from building.
There are two prevailing thoughts within our team. First, it would be amazingly cool to build the machine totally from scratch. Second, if we build from scratch, there's probably no way we'll have something ready by MAX 2009.
So we've decided to take a few shortcuts for this first cabinet and buy a custom built cabinet and controller. We'll still do all side art, marquee and controller art ourselves, but this will get us started so we can concentrate on things like the software.
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Anyone searching arcade machines will eventually stumble upon MAME. I played around with MAME 5-10 years ago and its great to see how that community has grown. There are a number of people who have documented their build process and lots of forums for discussion.
We eventually settled on North Coast Custom Arcades (http://mameroom.com/) for our cabinet and controllers. They're a bit on the pricey side, but when you add up the price of the components and the amount of time it would take us to build it ourselves, it seems worth it.
Instead of buying the whole kit all at once, we decided to first just buy the controller so we could start testing the software side to make sure it would do what we want. They offer the ability to fully customize your controller layout, but the "Classic Controller Unit" seemed like a good place to start (and probably has more than enough buttons then we'll ever need).
We removed the overlay option (we'll design our own) and went with red moldings and a red and white button scheme to highlight the Adobe, Flash and AIR color schemes. We did upgrade the trackball to the Illuminated Red version — very cool indeed. We did not get the plexiglas cover as this time, we'll see if we change our minds on that down the road.
If you're really interested, the Color Code we used is: AAAHHHFFFG-FFFHHHFFF-GHFBFFAFF-BFFAFFSJI-0O
We ordered the controller using the website and then….nothing. The website shows and order number, but we didn't get any confirmation email or any shipping notice. After a couple weeks, we started calling to see what the status was, but by the time we got around to it, it would be after 5pm on the east coast and we just got voicemail. No matter though, the controller showed up the next day!
Most reviews I found on the web about North Coast Custom Arcades were fairly positive, though there was one common complaint. Almost everyone I saw complained about their boxes being damaged during shipment. People were quick to point out that NCCA was very quick to replace anything damaged in shipment, so that eased my mind slightly when ordering. Our controller box was no different, having arrived with a huge gash in the side:
Fortunately, the controller itself was packed deep enough in the box there was no apparent damage. This does mean we want to get our order for the cabinet in a little sooner then we planned, just to make sure we get all the pieces in good shape and give us some extra time should we need to send anything back.
Here is the full controller, in all its glory. I was surprised to find that the controller is completely enclosed. I had expected to find the bottom open with all the wires exposed, but appears to be held on with two phillips screws (I haven't tried opening it up yet, but will have to eventually).
Without the overlay or plexiglas, fingerprints show up quite easily:
The controller connects to a PC or Mac quite easily. In our setup, there are three cables that come out of the controller. A USB for the trackball that is detected as a mouse (the three mouse buttons are to the left of the trackball in white). A second USB cable is connected to the silver spinner, which is also detected as a mouse but one that only moves along one axis (horizontal). The third cable has both a USB and a PS/2 Keyboard connector, allowing you to choose how it is connected. This is the I-PAC controller (http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html) which lets any button or joystick press show up as regular keyboard inputs.
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I hooked the controller up to an old laptop we had lying around the office:


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Miley Cyrus has been quoted as saying she wants to be a photographer and would like to come to London to study photography.
Drawing a silver lining from her Vanity Fair topless pictures scandal, Miley Cyrus has been inspired to be a photographer. She reportedly has been thinking to give up her acting and singing careers in order to study photography and gain a degree in the field.
"I do want to come to London to study photography. I hear there are some really great art schools, so I would love to do that," the Disney artist is quoted as saying. "I got to work with an amazing photographer. Leibovitz was amazing and so talented. And that's what I want to do with my life. I would love to be a photographer. I would love to work with her again," she adds when referring to famed snapper Annie Leibovitz, who took her controversial pics for Vanity Fair.
Miley, however, doesn't specify to which education institution she will enroll and when she will do that. In the meantime, she is still busy with her acting and singing commitment.
On Friday afternoon, November 28, Miley Cyrus was snapped signing autographs for fans who were waiting for her outside her New York City hotel. She was seen rocking casual outfits and totting a big white bag. She also wore 'Miley' necklace.


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Dubai has made a big impression on Michael Jackson who was thrilled by the development he saw, and the hospitality he experienced, during his first visit to the Emirate.
The pop superstar has just spent a week exploring the sights of Dubai in the company of
H.H.Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamed Al Khalifa, son of the King of Bahrain.
Top Arab motor sport personality Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who escorted Jackson and Sheikh Abdullah around his home city, said: "Michael had a wonderful time and he was surprised and impressed by what he found in Dubai."
"He had heard that some amazing developments are taking place here, but he was still astonished to see the scale of the expansion and particular projects like The World and The Palm Jumeirah."
The pop world's most famous entertainer, who has been staying in Bahrain as a guest of Sheikh Abdullah, chatted happily with delighted staff at the offices of major developer Nakheel before taking a boat trip to see how The World and The Palm have emerged as internationally recognised landmarks.
"He was incredibly polite and pleasant with everyone he met," said Sulayem, the 14-times Middle East rally champion and organiser of the UAE Desert Challenge, the world championship motor sport event.
"Michael is very special for many reasons. We all know about his music and his incredible career, but not many people realise what a genuinely nice person he is."
"He has achieved so much and is such a unique entertainer, but one of his greatest gifts is that he is an extremely warm and friendly individual who quickly puts you at ease when you meet him."
Jackson, whose best-selling album of all time, "Thriller", has sold over 51 million copies, hopes to return to Dubai in the near future.
Said Sulayem: "He would love to be able to spend more time here and will always be welcome. He enjoyed and appreciated the hospitality he was shown, and that is one of the reasons why he feels so comfortable in this part of the world."
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Obarskis remain heavily involved in Dakota County soccer
The Obarski family has been a fixture in south metro youth and high school soccer for decades. This fall, however, finds two of them trying to leave imprints on new teams.
Jason Obarski, one of Mark's and Barb's five soccer-playing children, is a high school head coach for the first time, taking over the boys program at Farmington High School.
Mark, head girls soccer coach at Eagan High School for the last 14 years, was hired in June to coach the women's team at Dakota County Technical College.
"He had a lot of success at Eagan; he accomplished most of the things he wanted to do there," Jason said of his father's job change. "At the same time, he always had an eye on college coaching. This job lets him stay at Eagan as a teacher and gives him the chance he wanted to coach a college team."
Mark, on his son running the Farmington boys program: "I think it's great. He has a passion for coaching. His team looks like it has a good foundation. He's coaching in the South Suburban Conference, which is not only a strong conference but one he's familiar with."
Back to the field
Jason Obarski, an All-State soccer and football player at Apple Valley High School, has had a non-traditional career track. He was an athletic director before becoming a high school head coach, an almost unheard-of occurrence.
In 2013-14 he was athletic director at Prairie Seeds Academy, a charter school in Brooklyn Park. One of his biggest tasks was repairing the school's relationship with the Minnesota State High School League and its other members.
Before Obarski was hired, the MSHSL kicked Prairie Seeds out of the 2012 state Class A boys soccer tournament for using ineligible players. Part of Obarski's job was to make sure Prairie Seeds coaches understood the high school league's rules and put procedures in place to make sure they were followed.
But, he wanted to coach.
"Farmington is a growing community and the fact that the school is in the South Suburban Conference is definitely a plus, because I played at Apple Valley when most of those schools were in the Lake Conference," Obarski said.
In addition to coaching the high school team, Obarski will direct a Minnesota Thunder Academy regional branch in Farmington, which will operate the community's youth soccer program.
Farmington reached the Section 1AA championship game last season. From what Obarski has seen of the Tigers' varsity candidates this summer, he said they look like an unselfish, coachable group. He will run a camp for the high school players later this month.
"I'm implementing my philosophy, developing our style of play and building a relationship with the players so we're not all going in blind Aug. 11 (when fall practices start)," he said.
The Tigers have to adjust to playing in one of the state's most competitive leagues, and Obarski has to adjust to coaching against people such as Alan Merrick and Chuck Scanlon. Obarski said Merrick is one of his biggest soccer influences. Scanlon, the Apple Valley coach who is the state's all-time leader in victories, was Obarski's high school coach.
Looking for a few more players
Mark Obarski was hired less than two months before the Dakota County Technical College women's team is scheduled to begin practice. Recruiting started almost immediately.
"We have a number of players on the roster already, but we're definitely looking for more," he said.
He planned to be at the USA Cup Weekend and USA Cup tournaments in Blaine to see if he can find any players who slipped through the recruiting cracks.
"We'll look at kids who graduated (from high school) this year or the year before and see if they're still interested in playing college soccer," he said.
Obarski takes over for Cam Stoltz, who founded the DCTC women's team in 2003 and remains at the college as men's soccer coach and athletic coordinator.
The DCTC women's soccer rosters had a heavy Twin Cities influence under Stoltz. All of the players on last year's team were from metro-area high schools.
Obarski said he will have the same philosophy toward assembling his rosters.
"My goal is to really hit the metro area hard for recruiting," he said.
A lot of colleges recruit Minnesota players, but Obarski said he will emphasize DCTC's attributes: close to home, an on-campus field, and interesting road trips. "We have a trip to Salt Lake City this year," Obarski said.
"Sports is part of the college experience," he said, "and that's true if you're at a two-year college or a four-year college."
Obarski, a two-time state high school coach of the year, said he believes his ideas will translate to college soccer. Having been a local high school coach could help him get a foot in the door with players.
"I hope so," he said. "I had a good relationship with the coaches in the South Suburban Conference, and we played a lot of the Suburban East schools in our non-conference games."


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Star Couplings: Rumors Say Carla Bruni & Nicolas Sarkozy Are Having Affairs
- Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy have both been accused of having affairs. [Telegraph]
- Kourtney Kardashian, Scott Disick, and baby Mason Dash enjoy matching each other. [OK!]
- Zoe Saldana is head-over-heels in love with longtime boyfriend Keith Britton. [The Young, Black & Fabulous]
- Dennis Hopper's estranged wife refuses to move out of the house they share. [Starpulse]
- Nicole Richie says she and Joel Madden don't have any specific wedding details, but soon will. [MTV]


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DANA POINT – Nancy Weagley might be described as a mother hen. The longtime Dana Point resident thinks of her five pet chickens as "part of the family."
"That one's a little bossy," she said, pointing. "She gets the others to follow her around."
Her son Zach comes out of the coop carrying a large egg, freshly laid. It's still warm. Weagley insists you haven't had an egg until you've had one laid by one of her "girls."
But Weagley's way of life may be a fleeting memory soon, after one neighbor cried foul on her fowl.
The 80-year-old must persuade the city to change its municipal code or give up her beloved pets Friday.
When it comes to city law, Weagley makes no argument about which came first: the chicken or the ordinance. Established in 1994, a portion of chapter 9 of the city's municipal code restricts homeowners from keeping poultry in residential areas. Weagley got her current chickens in June 2013.
But the code wasn't always like that, she said. She moved to Capistrano Beach in 1975 and kept chickens off and on until her sons graduated from high school.
"It was just a way of life and I didn't realize it had changed," she said.
Weagley hadn't owned chickens in years until last summer, when she adopted five hens from a family that was moving East and couldn't afford to take the birds. Before bringing home "the girls," as Zach dubbed them, Weagley said she talked to all of their neighbors to make sure it wouldn't be a problem. No one had any objections.
Once she learned it was actually illegal, Weagley set out to change a city code that is uncommon in these parts. Dana Point is one of a few South County cities that doesn't allow chickens; Laguna Beach, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo do. San Clemente passed a new general plan in February saying it would consider amending its zoning rules to allow chickens in residential areas.
At the April 15 Dana Point City Council meeting, Weagley asked city leaders to consider revising the municipal code to allow up to six chickens on residential property if they are located at least 25 feet from other residents.
Although Weagley said none of her neighbors opposed the chickens initially, it wasn't long before Karen and Chad George, who live next door, voiced concern.
At the April 15 meeting, the Georges encouraged the council to enforce the current code to protect residents from the effects of chickens.
"This is the sad tale of a neighborly relationship gone awry," said Karen George, noting that they had an amicable relationship with Weagley for 17 years until the chickens came.
The Georges played a recording of chickens clucking loudly and said the coop was 12 feet from their bedroom. Weagley acknowledges she made some mistakes when she moved the chickens in. She put in a new coop right where the old one was without really thinking, she said.
"Big mistake," she said. "We built it too close to where our neighbors lived."
Weagley realized this once the Georges complained, and her sons began building a new coop more than 50 feet from the surrounding homes. She acknowledged that it did take them a few months to build the new coop because she went into congestive heart failure and was in and out of the hospital for four months. Her sons spent most of their time caring for her, and they asked the Georges for their patience.
The Georges declined to comment on the issue further.
Weagley doesn't know if the chickens clucking on the recording were hers, but said the birds only cluck for a minute when they lay an egg, and they don't lay eggs every day. If they cackled loudly, she said, she would have thought she'd receive more complaints from neighbors.
She said the Georges are the only neighbors who complained. Weagley presented the council with six letters of support from surrounding neighbors as well as five from Capistrano Beach residents. Weagley also presented a petition in support of her proposed ordinance change with 18 signatures.
"I was quite surprised that somebody was complaining," said John Tomlinson, who has lived on the other side of the Weagleys for nine years. " I never hear them and I live right next door. Natural birds are louder than the chickens are."
Tomlinson said the new coop is closer to his house than any other. The birds don't make noise at night and his daughter enjoys going over and visiting them.
"I have no problem with having chickens next door," he said. "I'm happy to have them there. They don't bother me."
But for Weagley, there may not be much time left to keep the chickens. She received her first notice from the city to get rid of the birds Dec. 17, but then got a stay until Feb. 13. The date was again pushed back to March 15, then to this Friday to allow Weagley to address the City Council at its April meeting.
She's hoping she'll be granted another stay to allow the council to consider her request.
She has yet to hear back from any council members or the city and said she wouldn't be surprised if she's forced to get rid of the birds. Calls and emails to City Manager Doug Chotkevys and Community Development Director Ursula Luna-Reynosa regarding Weagley's situation were not returned.
Even though Weagley expects it, that won't make parting with her poultry any easier.
"I honestly can't imagine the day that we have to pick up those chickens and hand them to somebody else and turn around and walk away," she said. "That is going to hurt."
Still she hopes the city will consider her request, which would benefit a group of residents in the city who own chickens in secret. Weagley said there are four homes within a few block of hers with chickens, plus several others throughout the city. She hasn't involved those chicken owners because she doesn't want to get them in trouble, but said they support her cause.
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According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 25 percent of students ages 12 to 20 admit to drinking alcohol and 16 percent have reported they binge drink. Underage drinking has become a concern across the country. It has recently been named a major public health problem.
In the City of Springfield, the trend of drunk driving and underage drinking has raised concern among local officers. However, the number of youth being stopped for intoxication has decreased since last year, with 115 individuals fined for underage drinking compared to last year's 145.
Sergeant Kean is the Traffic Services Supervisor for the Springfield Police Department. He said the Springfield Police Department typically get calls about noise and then check out a party, where they find underage drinking and alcohol supply.
Kean said there are two different ways to penalize underage drinking by the city police. One is an ordinance violation and the second is the state violation. Kean stated usually the city goes with the former.
"There is a consequence for the action, but it's not a criminal consequence so you're not harshly punished for an indiscretion," he said. "People make mistakes and we understand that. Generally, as a city the last four or five years, we primarily take a view of seeing it as an ordinance violation rather than a criminal violation unless it's the same person over and over." Kean added if a young offender continues to make the same mistake over and over, it is at the discretion of the officer to make it a criminal matter.
Suppose you go a party and there are underage people there. According to Kean, people that are under 21 consuming alcohol are cited. These individuals get an ordinance violation for illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. The person who is hosting or providing the alcohol get a ticket for illegal gift of sale of alcohol by a minor and that's what they would get charged with.
Both citations require attendance at a hearing in the City Council chambers in front of an administrative judge. Also, drinking citations are no laughing matter – they range anywhere from $500 to $1,000. It all depends on the administrative judge's discretion, Kean said. Though, he stated, most people will opt for the hearing versus pursuing further contention.
"Once the fine is paid, it wouldn't come up on a background check," he said. "Especially for a college students – UIS, Benedictine, Robert Morris, Lincoln Land – a lot of kids are thinking past today, I don't want to be jammed up for umpteen years on a job application, yeah I was arrested for X, Y and Z." Kean says that's why the city opts for the administrative hearing – the penalty is not as harsh.
Other very prevalent occurrences with alcohol are alcohol poisoning and drunk driving. Kean said the city police work hard to prevent fatalities, especially on high-risk drinking days like St. Patrick's Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day. On St. Patrick's Day, the city police use a voucher system for transportation to encourage safe rides home. Any cab rides from the bars downtown to home are free for those celebrating and the city picks up the tab.
"This year we picked up $2,600 in cab rides," said Kean. "We see it as a very useful program so we have continued it."
On campus, the problem of underage drinking is still existent, as it houses both upper and lowerclassmen. The highest numbers of incidences occur before the semester starts.
"At the beginning of the school year, we see students coming on to campus and drinking with their friends," Sergeant Stuart said. "For many freshmen especially, it's the first time they're away from home so they are more likely to go out and get into trouble."
Sergeant Strickler of the Campus Police said students who get citations from campus police for underage drinking must appear before an administrative judge at the Sangamon County Building for their fine. Similar to the city citation, fines depend on the discretion of the judge. Also, habitual offenders can face stiffer penalties.
"If they keep going back to the judge, there might be a fine increase," he said. "They might also have to go through the student judicial process on campus."
Stuart added, he thinks many times students who don't want to get caught often try other ways to drink underage. "They think they are safer going to an upperclassmen's apartment and drink there," he said. "That's not always the case because then they will be leaving campus later to return to their residence hall so the matter of safety is still a concern."
Overall, though, campus police have seen promising signs of the majority of student body making good decisions. "We are seeing a decrease in the incidences of underage drinking compared to last year," said Stuart. "Incidences of DUI have also decreased."
According to data from Campus Police, there have been 16 citations issued for consumption or possession of alcohol by a minor, one citation issued for contributing to delinquency of a minor and one citation issued for violating the zero-tolerance policy for underage students.
Kean said the city police work with the Illinois Department of Transportation's Traffic Safety Division to support advocacy efforts as well as coordinate checks. The city police also work with groups like Students Against Drunk Driving to promote smart decision making in the public and private schools in Springfield and surrounding areas. "It's the kids themselves who are driving the effort to keep their peer group from going out and doing dumb things," he said.
On the UIS side, every incoming freshmen class receives a presentation on underage drinking from the campus police during orientation. Stuart said he is hopeful students are receiving the most up-to-date information about the resources available on campus surrounding this important topic.


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There is a some good news for "neglected diseases" in the latest research by the George Institute in Australia, to identify funding for research and development into illnesses traditionally receiving little support from pharmaceutical companies.
Nearly $3bn was spent last year in the search for new medicines in areas such as malaria, pneumonia and dengue. Drug companies are providing support, and the governments of two of the richer developing countries with many such illnesses – Brazil and India – are for the first time among the "top five" public sector funders, as they take growing responsibility for their domestic disease burden.
The bad news is that funding is stagnant and remains a tiny fraction of the efforts invested into other, richer world, diseases. But at least developing country governments and companies are increasingly taking up the slack. Over time, that may help them not only tackle problems at home but help develop local expertise in drug development that will challenge the dominance of western pharmaceutical companies in the future.


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Well this is an eggtastic piece of work you have done mister. The tune does make me think a lot of Tron though and done in a slightly similar style to Daft Punk which is pretty cool anyways. Not too bad though as it carries an awesome beat here and I like it.
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most of this article is plagiarised. cannot remember the source, but i recall seeing this in about 1985.
- You're right, it is stoeled. --Sir ENeGMA (talk) GUN WotM PLS 01:25, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- Personally, I can't recall anything I saw in 1985 - but the bits I writ came out of my own brain and no one else's. --Sir Hardwick Fundlebuggy - (Ring for service) 05:48, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
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Hey guys, I recently made a new article but I'm not too familiar with Uncyclopedia process and whether its even worthy for inclusion. Could someone please look at it and give me their comments? --Draicone 09:09, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- Well, it's worthy for inclusion. If you want it VFH'd, I can suggest a few things:
- Pictures, pictures, pictures. Loot other Uncyclopedia articles if you have to.
- More about the test itself: Who gives it and why, maybe testimonials from those who have taken it.
- The "IQ under 70" joke, is OK, but a bit silly. No harm in describing the test for what it is; the truth is a good springboard for jokes.
- For all that, this article is very promising, and the questions are excellent. Good start.--Procopius 14:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, I've got rid of the under 70 bit and put in the real 145+. I'll see if I can put some testimonials in or something, and get a photo of a red telephone. --Draicone make the mistake of talking to mewaste your time on another menial exercise 06:26, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- Being Mensa, it needs some sort of silly hard math question - "Calculate the Square Root of Pi. Show your work; use both sides of the provided 8X10 piece of paper, if necessary."--Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 14:57, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- It sort of isn't MENSA, I just needed some way of explaining what the hell it was and decided to pick on MENSA. However, now that MENSA's been chosen as the victim I suppose a is appropriate. --Draicone make the mistake of talking to mewaste your time on another menial exercise 06:26, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- I uploaded Image:Redtelephone.jpg for the article, but it seems Image:RedPhone.jpg serves the purpose better. However, Image:RedPhone.jpg doesn't have a verified copyright status. I've played around with the image and I can't get it much redder than it already is, so which should I use? --Draicone make the mistake of talking to mewaste your time on another menial exercise 07:02, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
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- I wanted to add a bit of complexity to the whole thing. Glad you liked it. --Draicone make the mistake of talking to mewaste your time on another menial exercise 08:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Great idea, nicely done so far - could do with some expansion in various directions. Try a satirical inversion - e.g.: You have before you a carton of milk, and no cutting materials, try opening the milk in under five minutes without spilling any. I might add some stuff too. Also use images of scientists and graphs etc... --Sir Hardwick Fundlebuggy (Bleat) 09:20, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
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CHARLIE Landsborough recently paid a special visit to a nursing home in Barnston to meet fan May Clare following an invitation from her family.
May had a massive stroke in July and the Birkenhead-born country star was her idol.
She grew up with his family and has followed Charlie on his concerts. She is now a resident at Barnston Court Nursing Home.
Following Charlie's visit, May's daughter Sharon told the Globe: "Mum was over the moon when Charlie turned up.
"When she saw Charlie her face did all the talking. We would like to thank him for making a dream come true."
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Kirk Jones made headlines for surviving a journey over Niagara Falls, but daredevils have been trying such stunts for more than 100 years - and the majority survived.
In 1901, Annie Taylor - like Mr Jones, a resident of Michigan - became the first person to go over the falls. Her 17-minute journey in a wooden barrel became a pop-culture reference for decades and briefly brought worldwide attention to the 63-year-old schoolteacher before she died broke two decades later.
Since Ms Taylor conquered Niagara, 13 others have tried, with varying degrees of success.
Englishman Bobby Leach made it over the falls in 1911, taking his trip in a steel barrel. But his success came at a price - six months in a hospital recuperating from injuries. He traveled to Australia and New Zealand at age 67, and died across the Tasman when he slipped on a banana peel and developed gangrene during treatment.
Others to pull off the trip include Jean Lussier (1928 in a self-designed rubber ball), Nathan T. Boya (1961), Karel Soucek (1984), Steve Trotter (1985), Dave Munday (1985) and the team of Peter Debernardi and Geoffrey Petkovich (1989).
Roger Woodward didn't plan to go over the falls, but in doing so with only a lifejacket, he survived with the least protection of anyone until Mr Jones.
In 1960, Mr Woodward was seven years old when a motorboat he was travelling in accidentally went over the Horseshoe Falls. He was the only survivor.
And he was one of the lucky ones. Between the last try and Mr Jones' survival, two men died trying to go over the falls.
The body of Jesse Sharp has never been recovered after he was presumed dead in 1990 after trying to shoot the falls in a kayak.
Five years later, Robert Overacker died as his parachute failed to discharge when he made his attempt on a jet ski. They joined Charles Stephens (1920), George Stathakis (1930) and William "Red" Hill (1951) as victims of Niagara's waters.
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A re-elected Labor government would improve healthcare for wounded soldiers, while the Coalition plans to increase spending on a program to encourage school leavers to join the Defence Force.
Both pledges were made as the major parties released their defence policies yesterday, although the Coalition's contained little detail on how it would approach defence financing in government.
Labor's policy confirms many of the elements of its defence white paper, including a guarantee to maintain defence spending at an average 3 per cent of GDP until 2017-18 and 2.2 per cent until 2030.
Labor has pledged an extra $21 million to improve health services for defence personnel, including specialist rehabilitation and housing support and minimising financial disadvantage.
The policy paper also reinforces the government's pledge to continue to support the war in Afghanistan, though it suggests a drawdown of troops could begin within two years.
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Labor's policy includes $10 million to increase the number of reservists deployable in emergencies such as the Victorian bushfire disasters.
Launching the Coalition policy in Perth, defence spokesman
Senator Johnston said the Coalition would impose a "prudent financial framework'' to ensure the sustainable resourcing of defence.
"Labor has demonstrated they are ill equipped to deliver on any of their big commitments,'' he said.
The Coalition did not nominate annual defence spending targets.
The Coalition policy included plans to spend $75 million to double the intake in the successful "gap year'' program from 500 places to 1000 a year. The program allows school leavers and others to spend up to a year in the force to get a taste of military life before deciding whether to join. The policy also included the purchase of three long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and $77.5 million for free basic health and dental care to Defence Force members. This initiative was announced earlier in the campaign.
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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd's Asia-Pacific Community was not mentioned by name.
However, the policy says Labor has been "at the forefront of the conversation about the shape of regional institutions''.
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Jones wants Leeds talks
Hibs captain Rob Jones' agent claims the defender is unhappy after being denied a move to Leeds.
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Last Updated: 22/08/07 11:18am
Hibernian defender Rob Jones' agent claims the defender is unhappy about being denied permission to discuss a possible move to Leeds.
Jones' agent Kevin Smith, claims the big defender is a target for Leeds boss Dennis Wise as he looks to bolster his squad at Elland Road.
The 27-year-old is believed to be keen on a move back to England, but Smith insists Hibs have denied the player the chance to talk to Leeds.
Jones has rejected the offer of a new deal at Easter Road and is unhappy the club have blocked him from talking to Leeds.
Talks"I know Rob has spoken with the chairman [Rod Petrie] and expressed a desire to go back to England to play his football," Smith told The Sun.
"There have been a number of meetings and I believe Rob has made his feelings clear to the club on his position.
"Now I am aware Leeds have shown an interest in Rob - and that would be something he'd be interested in. But Hibs have made it clear that he is not for sale and there is a lot of bad feeling and disappointment on our side."


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Emmy-winning comedy writer is suing the producer of a TV series about a Spanish road trip by U.S. celebrity chef Mario Batali and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, saying he was never paid for weeks of work.
Ben Karlin, a former head writer for Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and co-writer of Stewart's "America (The Book)," sued Frappe Inc on Tuesday in New York state court for around $500,000 in damages and compensation.
In 2007, Frappe's president, Charles Pinsky, approached Karlin to "conceptualize and oversee" a companion book to the series, "Spain...on the Road Again," according to the lawsuit.
The series records a "cultural and gastronomic tour through Spain" by Batali and Oscar winner Paltrow and will premier on PBS TV stations in the fall, the lawsuit said.
But Karlin, who said he traveled twice to Spain after Pinsky approved his concept for the book, said Pinsky delayed giving him a signed contract for months and then dismissed him without pay.
Pinsky's lawyer, Leslie Ben-Zvi, said Karlin was misrepresenting the facts.
"We will vigorously defend this lawsuit, including the good names of Charles Pinsky and Mario Batali," he said.
Karlin said his role was poorly explained to others involved with the project. He said he clashed with Batali, who believed that Karlin was charged with writing the book, rather than overseeing its creation, the lawsuit said.
"Batali, claiming preoccupation with other ventures, also refused to contribute substantial material to the book, despite Pinsky's assurances otherwise, and there was no indication that any contribution from Paltrow was forthcoming," the lawsuit said.


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Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Company (HEAI) has reached an agreement with Hainan Airlines parent HNA Group to cut in half a firm order for 50 ERJ 145s assigned to Hainan subsidiary Grand China Express. As of April 30, the Chinese factory had delivered 12 ERJ 145s to Grand China under the terms of the original contract, signed in August 2006. According to the new agreement, HEAI will deliver the remaining 13 aircraft by the first half of 2011, rather than the end of next year.
A joint venture created in 2003 by Embraer and China's Harbin Aircraft to produce ERJ 145s for the Chinese market, HEAI now carries a total backlog of 13 airplanes. It delivered just one airplane in the first quarter of this year and, under the terms of the revised agreement with Hainan, will deliver less than one ERJ 145 per month to Grand China. Embraer's order books show no further firm commitments for the 50-seat jet. However, the manufacturer hasn't reported cancellations of any of the fifty 100-seat E190s HNA ordered in 2006. As of last month Grand China had taken delivery of 10 of those airplanes.


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This past fall fashion season has seen a lot of the turtleneck, and with the fall winter 2014 collection by The Row, it seems as though the turtleneck is not going anywhere. Celebrities like Zayn Malik (GQ's Best Dressed) sported the turtleneck just a few months ago and people are taking notice. The revived look represents the times. We're moving out of an era of purposeful messiness and moving once again into an era of sharply dressed individuals.
I am a huge supporter of this trend whether it be a fitted turtleneck on its own, a turtleneck layered under a sweater or a large, chunky turtleneck for a new silhouette. This Fashionisto's turtleneck caught my eye and I knew I had to photograph him. Paired with a tartan plaid scarf, the look not only evokes a classic vibe, but manages to stay on trend while maintaining an uncomplicated appearance. The peacoat and the black rain boots are also quintessential in a fashion wardrobe, while both being optimal for winter wear.
This Fashionisto makes a statement worth raving about with his shopper tote. The navy tote fits well with the navy in the scarf's design, making for a well put together outfit. Every piece of this Fashionisto's outfit meshes together seamlessly and each piece makes a statement on its own while still having the possibility of fitting into a variety of ensemble options. Overall, this Fashionisto knows how to make a trend seem natural and timeless.
Hint: To achieve this look I would recommend starting with the star of this outfit: the turtleneck. There is a fantastic selection at Topman such as this turtleneck here. To accessorize like this Fashionisto, a scarf like this one by Glen Lossie is the perfect option to stay on the tartan trend and keep warm. Classic Hunter boots just like this Fashionisto is wearing can be found here. The boots can be worn year round and will never go out of style. I highly recommend them. Lastly, swap out the standard backpack for a tote just like this one here at Topman.


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Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today that it had received the award for "Most Friendly SME Bank in the UAE," at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Awards for Young Business Leaders (YBL), which was organised as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
The award was presented by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates NBD, at a gala event marking the close of the summit.
Emirates NBD has received the award based on its top rating on the SME Friendliness Index, which was launched recently by Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. The rating on the SME Friendliness Index was based on two parameters - Customer Feedback, which underscored satisfaction and Loyalty to the brand, which encompassed retention – eventually leading to greater market share.
"Emirates NBD's consistent work with SMEs across the UAE has proved to be highly successful, facilitating us to acquire over 25 per cent market share," said Rick Pudner, Chief Executive Officer, Emirates NBD. "Our Business Banking Division offers UAE-based small and medium enterprises a wide range of tailored products and services that enable better and more professional management of small businesses. We are honoured to receive this award, which is both a testament to the hard work of Business Banking staff and an inspiration to further grow our commitment to supporting the SME sector in the country."
Emirates NBD's Business Banking division currently offers SMEs a competitive range of products and services from Letter of Credit (LC), to trade services, to working Capital requirements to a very smart online payment gateway – smartBUSINESS that allows SMEs to do business on the go.
"Small and Medium Enterprises are the lifeline of any economy as they are built to better withstand the challenges of the changing economic environment," said Abdul Basit Al Janahi, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai SME. "At the same time, SMEs need continuous support both from a financial and advisory perspective, in order to achieve constant growth. We have launched the SME Friendliness Index, which rates organisations on the support they offer to small businesses. We congratulate Emirates NBD on its top rating, as it is evidence of the continued support offered by the bank to SMEs."
According to official statistics, the UAE has more than 230,000 small and medium-sized companies that contribute more than 30 per cent to the country's GDP, and employ in excess of 42 per cent of its workforce. While SMEs are widely seen as having considerable potential for growth, they also face challenges in accessing financing. Recent studies state that SMEs have a share of less than 5 per cent of total investment portfolios of banks operating in the Middle East region, compared to almost 25 per cent extended by their peers operating in other developing countries.
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Microsoft today previewed many of the new features to be included in the upcoming Mango update of Windows Phone 7. Many were impressive, but Mango won't be enough to help Microsoft gain on the iPhone and Android phones.
Microsoft claims that 500 new features will be added, but at today's press rollout, it introduced only the most important ones.
A particularly nice one is the integration of multiple communications services in a single conversational thread. So when communicating with someone, you'll be able to seamlessly switch between text messaging, Facebook chat, and so on.
Even better will be Mango's ability to update live tiles, which are pinned applications that display changing information. At the preview, Computerworld reports, Microsoft showed off an app built by British Airways in which a tile changes to show a user the status of his upcoming flight.
There's a lot more to Mango as well, including the ability to send protected messages that can't be forwarded, an updated version of Office, and more.
All in all, it looks like a very solid update and will make a very good smartphone operating system even better.
But Microsoft needs something more than a very good smartphone operating system. It needs to be much better than iOS or Android, and Mango isn't superior to either of them.
And Microsoft desperately needs Windows Phone 7 to have apps, apps, and more apps, because that's what consumers want. But Windows Phone 7 is still well behind iOS and Android when it comes to apps. At the press event, Microsoft said the Windows Phone Marketplace now has 17,000 apps. By way of contrast, there are now more than 500,000 iOS apps while at the end of May there were just under 300,000 Android apps.
So yes, Microsoft deserves kudos for improving Windows Phone 7. But it's still got a long way to go before it makes headway against iOS and Android.


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2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. xanthan gum
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup dairy-free, soy-free milk alternative
1/2 cup warm water, plus more as needed
Heat the oil in a deep fryer or on the stove top in a dutch oven. For the dutch oven, the oil should be 3 inches deep and it should be heated to 375 degrees. When the oil is hot, go back to your dough. Working with one piece of dough at a time, pat with your fingers or roll the dough out thin, about 1/8 of an inch thick, making sure not to tear holes in the dough. You will need to keep flouring your work surface and your hands to keep the dough from sticking. Pick up the dough and place it gently into the hot oil (watch your fingers!). Fry on one side for two minutes.


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Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh agreed Monday that the U.S. military should release its accident report on a fatal helicopter crash in Okinawa as soon as it has been compiled.
"The people of Okinawa remain worried (about the safety of military operations)," Onodera told Welsh at the Defense Ministry in asking for the quick release of the report. Welsh said the U.S. military will comply.
On Aug. 5, an HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter crashed in a mountainous area within the premises of Camp Hansen, killing one of the four crew members.
Tokyo has urged Washington to identify the cause of the accident and come up with preventive measures in an apparent bid to keep anti-base sentiment from growing further in Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of the U.S. military bases in Japan.


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PEORIA, Illinois - Former NHL All-Star Patrick Lalime posted 33 saves and Ryan Ramsay's goal 12 seconds into the second period gave him all the support he'd need, as the Peoria Rivermen defeated the Houston Aeros 3-0 at Carver Arena. Lee Stempniak and Troy Riddle also scored for Peoria, which has won six of seven, with the lone loss coming 5-1 at the hands of the Aeros on Saturday in Houston.
Seamus Kotyk made 24 stops for Houston (32-11-1-1), which has been blanked in each of its last two trips to Peoria. The Aeros lost for just the third time in 17 games, but their West Division lead remained at six points over Milwaukee, a 4-2 home loser to San Antonio tonight. Houston had won its last four games by a combined 18-3 margin.
Lalime had faced the Aeros twice this season, going 0-2-0 with a 7.00 gaa. He went the distance in a 7-2 loss at Toyota Center on December 17, and then got pulled after allowing four goals in Saturday's defeat in Houston.
Peoria came out strong, getting the game's first five shots, before the Aeros rebounded with the next five.
Houston had two great chances within a two-minute span in the second half of the first period. First, Lalime stacked the pads when Patrick O'Sullivan - the AHL's leading rookie scorer - got loose in the right circle. With five minutes left, Josh Olson put a power play shot from the left doorstep behind the goalie but just wide.
Kotyk kicked out a Ramsay rebound attempt with 2:07 remaining in the first, drawing a penalty on the Rivermen forward for goaltender interference.
Ramsay got the Rivermen on the board just 12 seconds into the second - the fastest goal to start a period against the Aeros on road in team history. Kotyk turned aside Stempniak's attempt from the low slot, and the puck squirted to Ramsay in the left circle. Ramsay threw a shot along the ice, and it went by Kotyk, who appeared to be screened by Scott Ferguson.
Stempniak's eighth of the season and fifth in four games extended the advantage to 2-0 at 7:48 of the second. Mike Glumac picked off Erik Reitz' pass from behind the net and centered a quick pass for a cutting Stempniak, who redirected the puck by a sprawled Kotyk.
Lalime made a great save as time was expiring in the second. Rem Murray won a faceoff with five seconds left, and after Peter Olvecky had a whack at the puck, Lalime just got a skate on Stoner's rip from point-blank range.
Stoner just missed again in the opening minute of the second period, chipping a back-door pass from Kirby Law from the left point just wide.
Houston's Colin Peters was whistled for slashing at 12:36 of the third period, stunting a possible comeback.
Lalime robbed Law with five minutes left, just after the Aeros killed off the Peters penalty.
The Aeros went on the power play with 3:47 left when Aaron MacKenzie slashed Law into Lalime, and Houston pulled Kotyk late in the man advantage. Riddle finished off the scoring with 1:27 left, after the power play expired. Aeros defenseman Curtis Murphy lost his stick, and Peoria broke in 2-on-1 on the empty net. 18:33
Houston went 0-for-4 on the power play, while Peoria finished 0-for-3. The Aeros have killed off 44-of-45 shorthanded chances over the last eight games since Grand Rapids went 5-for-10 on January 6.
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