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The approach to picking the Canadian men's hockey team for the 2014 Winter Olympics was summed up by its executive director Steve Yzerman in describing the group of forwards that made the grade:
"Not necessarily the best 14, but the right 14."
Yzerman, head coach Mike Babcock and the rest of the coaches and managers of the Canadian team that was announced Tuesday, ran all 25 players through that gauge – getting the right person for the job, not necessarily the most talented. They looked at the challenge, winning a short tournament on the big international ice surface in Sochi, and tailored the team to it.
The Canadian team will have speed, smarts and experience. Speed to handle the big ice surface, the smarts to adjust to it and the experience of winning big games in tight situations.
Eleven of the 25 players were on the 2010 Games team that beat the Americans in overtime for the gold medal. Ten of them have Stanley Cup rings.
"This is going to be about speed and character and quickness of thinking," said Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli, one of the four NHL bosses who are part of Yzerman's management group. "You've got the bigger surface and you can get lost on that surface quickly if you don't think quickly and accurately."
Also playing into the theme of speed and smarts was familiarity.
With little time to adjust to new teammates, Yzerman and company placed a premium on elite players who already play together in the NHL. Hence the addition of Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins linemate Chris Kunitz, the Anaheim Ducks' forward pair of Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, the Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp, and the St. Louis Blues' defensive pair of Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo.
"When there's a tie, that factors in," another member of the management group, Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland, said. "If one player is better than another, then that is not a factor. But as we sat there [making the final decisions last Monday] we could put Getzlaf and Perry together, Toews and Sharp together, Crosby and Kunitz – and you've got two-thirds of three lines.
"This tournament is going to happen fast. You have to hit the ground running, so the more people you have comfortable with one another the better it is."
Of course, Holland acknowledged, this doesn't mean Babcock will not hesitate to shuffle those combinations if things are not going well. He would not expect anything less, since the familiarity extends to the management suite of the Canadian team.
Holland hired Babcock to coach the Wings in 2005, and Yzerman played for both of them and then served his apprenticeship as an NHL GM in the Detroit front office.
The Canadian Olympic team was moulded to the up-tempo, two-way game Babcock operates. He was an active participant in last Monday's eight-hour meeting in Toronto that made the final half-dozen-or-so player decisions.
"I thought the process was very good because we had Mike Babcock there," said Blues GM Doug Armstrong, another member of the management team. "As managers, even with our NHL teams, the greatest plans sometimes go awry when you bring the coach in on how they're going to use the players."
Babcock was clear in what he was looking for in practically every game situation, from who would be on the ice to protect a one-goal lead in the last minute to who should take a faceoff on the right side of the ice in that situation, and the decisions flowed from there. But Armstrong, Holland and Chiarelli also said Yzerman arrived at those decisions through consensus rather than using his authority to make a selection.
The proof of that is the exclusion of veteran Tampa Bay Lightning winger Martin St. Louis from the team. Yzerman, who is the Lightning GM, would have liked to see his captain play in the Olympics, but Babcock and the other GMs thought he is a bit too slow. So, Yzerman acquiesced and then made one of the most difficult phone calls of his management career.
"This is pro sports, there are difficult decisions made," Yzerman said. "When it's in your own organization these things are hard. I was a player and Mike Babcock was my coach. He had to make some hard decisions with me in my final year. I respect the job he had to do. It doesn't mean I liked it at the time.
"I'm hopeful that we can get through this. [St. Louis] is a guy that I want to finish his career [with the Lightning]. There's not much I can say – I can't apologize. We've got to make these decisions."
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Weather causing constant Southmoreland schedule reshuffling
It is an extreme understatement to say the weather has played total havoc with the Southmoreland school year.
After schools were closed Friday, it marked the ninth time the district shut down this school year (eight for weather purposes, once due to a power outage.)
The board had actually approved a schedule at its Feb. 13 meeting which would have extended the school year — as far as class instruction is concerned — to June 1.
However, another "snow day" makes that schedule null and void.
"It will be revised again," said Superintendent John Molnar when contacted the morning of Feb. 14.
As of Tuesday, the schedule is as follows:
The last day of classroom instruction will be June 3.
June 4 will now be designated as an Act 80 day.
June 5, 6 and 9 will be in-service days and June 10 will be classified as a clerical day.
Of course, this or whatever schedule results if school has to be closed for even more days will have to be approved by the board.
"It will be voted on in the near future," Molnar said. "There's no other options left at this point."
What remains in the air is a date for graduation, which was originally scheduled for May 30. Molnar said he is exploring whether he can use Saturdays as possible days for seniors to have graduation practice.
"I don't know at this point what waivers I have for seniors," Molnar said.
The relentless winter has forced a large amount of shifting of the school schedule.
At the board's Feb. 6 meeting, Molnar explained the district would be permitted to use three days initially considered in-service days (Aug. 23, Jan. 20 and June 2) as Act 80 days. Thus, those days could be counted as days of student attendance in meeting the requirement for 180 days of instruction, since the time was spent tending to items dealing with staff development, curriculum development or strategic planning.
Those days were approved as part of the motion to adjust the schedule at the Feb. 13 meeting.
Each of the eight board members in attendance voted for the motion, but Ken Alt did offer an opinion.
"We have tried to find ways to not move up the date of graduation and the amount of time that we have school," Alt said. "I kind of think that defeats the whole purpose. We're here to educate the kids, not give them three days where they don't have to come to school. I think they're being shortchanged by us doing this."
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7.27am: "I'm a country girl who just loves the city buzz," says Lisa McGuigan, as she stands in her pristine apartment overlooking the bottle-green treetops of Hyde Park. The 45-year-old winemaker works out of the three-bedroom, inner-city home she bought off the plan three years ago. "I had no idea what it was going to look like. You take a gamble ... but I couldn't be happier." Dressed in a black T-shirt and baseball cap, she takes the lift down to the ground-floor gym. Lois, her border collie, bounds after her. It's McGuigan's first day at the gym after a five-week break following the removal of her appendix. "I'm only allowed to do a bit of a walk today."
7.58am: In the wine business, the working day starts and finishes late. "You can't even call anyone until 10am," she explains, striding on the treadmill. McGuigan, a fourth-generation winemaker from the Hunter Valley dynasty, launched her independent label, Lisa McGuigan Wines, in October 2011. Her previous label, Tempus Two, operated under Australian Vintage, a company run by her father, Brian McGuigan. "I don't want to report to a board of directors any more. I've decided to go out on my own."
8.25am: Today, McGuigan is without her regular assistant, so she has enlisted the help of Troy Brennan, her friend and hairdresser. In the guest bathroom, Brennan sets up a mini-salon and starts styling McGuigan's short, jet-black hair. "The wine industry is always seen to be male-dominated," says McGuigan, who works in collaboration with her friend, the Hunter Valley-based winemaker Liz Jackson. "I've worked mostly with female winemakers because my demographic is massively female."
9.35am: Over eggs at Darlinghurst cafe Quattro Passi, McGuigan flicks through her diary and checks emails. "Wine businesses don't make money for years, so start-up is expensive. It's difficult without a backer. I'm using my own savings. I had a car collection ... it only had one car in it but it was a Bentley. I sold that and I put it into the brand." McGuigan funds her label's marketing by putting herself "on the public speaking circuit". She's just returned from Perth, where she spoke at a Bankwest conference for small business owners. "I put myself through a corporate performance course because I got asked to do so many speeches. It taught me how to not be nervous."
10.47am: McGuigan drives to Clear Image Labels, a Rosebery printing factory that helped her develop the trademark pewter labels for Tempus Two. "People went nuts over the pewter label; they recognised the label without having to remember the name." For the new brand, McGuigan has returned to using a "traditional" paper label. "I've gone from being way out there to so conservative."
11.15am: "Bernie! Hello darling," she says, greeting her production manager, Bernhard Moser. The wine labels for her second vintage are fresh off the press. There are five varieties: pinot noir, shiraz, pinot gris, chardonnay and pink moscato. "For each vintage I tweak the label, particularly in the first four years. You never get it right the first time," she says, examining the fine print with a magnifying glass. "I've learnt what works and what doesn't. This is the part I love."
12.07pm: "I never wanted to do what my dad did," says McGuigan, driving home. After high school, plans to do graphic design were derailed after she was "shipped off" to finishing school in Switzerland. "I hated it for the first three months ... but then I made all these friends. I learnt French culinary. I was a bit shy but by the end I was like the rock star." McGuigan returned to Australia and enrolled in a hotel management course. Then, in 1990, she lost her younger sister, Vanessa, to cancer. "I have to make sure I come out the end having done everything I want to do because I see how life can be so short."
12.49pm: Lunch with DJ Lady Tre at Shortgrain restaurant in Surry Hills. "We've been talking about doing a wine CD," says McGuigan, perched on a bar stool sipping a martini and nibbling on chicken wings. "We're arm-wrestling over what tracks are going to be on it."
2.40pm: Back at the apartment, McGuigan meets marketing manager Simone Higginson. The pair discuss plans for a wine app that will include tasting notes and a list of McGuigan's independent stockists.
3.50pm: A quick pit-stop at Rockpool Bar & Grill to deliver samples to sommelier Sophie Otton. "They are looking at my pinot gris. Sometimes you have to dine in a restaurant a few times before they put [your wine] on the list. That's the secret. I'll home in on a restaurant and go there until I get the wine in." McGuigan's perseverance has paid off: her label is now stocked in "about 100 restaurants and bottle shops" in Sydney.
4.42pm: With the sun fading, it's off to Hyde Park to walk Lois. As she crosses College Street, McGuigan's father calls. "My dad always taught me not to back out. He's a very demanding kind of guy ... I didn't want to be in his shadow but he loves helping me now."
6.15pm: McGuigan is hosting after-work drinks for friends. "I do drinks more often than dinners," she says, lifting a bottle of Taittinger Vintage Brut from her fridge. "I have a pretty good life ... I'm grateful I've found something I'm passionate about. I know how lucky I am."


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An army of 280 volunteers are working to set the scene for Chippenham's 43rd folk festival this bank holiday weekend.
The festival runs from tomorrow to Monday and offers a mix of free and ticketed events.
There are 237 events to choose from, including performances from over 50 traditional dance sides showcasing Appalachian, border, sword, clog and Cotswold dance styles.
The first day of the festival is schools' day and 10 local primary schools will send over 250 children to spend the day learning dance and song skills.
Organisers have booked popular ceilidh bands Blackbeard's Tea Party, Glorystrokes and Tickled Pink to perform.
They are particularly keen to push ticket sales for three key events, held at the big top on River Island Park on Saturday, Sunday and Monday night from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
On Saturday evening Pewsey-based folk group The Yirdbards will be at the big top.
On Sunday the big top will be transformed into an Irish bar for Irish night, and on Monday The Demon Barbers will mix traditional dance styles with hip hop and street dance.
Festival organiser Bob Berry spoke out against plans for a skate park on River Island Park last year and said Saturday night's event had been commissioned with this in mind.
He said: "We wanted to celebrate that piece of land that we have used for 43 years. They have written songs especially for the show. It's important that people understand what it is we do and how important the park is.
"All the free events everyone goes to, those are actually paid for by all the people who have bought tickets.
"Buying tickets at the festival is of the utmost importance because otherwise we cannot run it. Support it or lose it, it's as simple as that."
Tickets to the big top events are £12. You can also donate money to the festival by putting money in collection buckets.
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Aside from the astigmatisum has the eye doctor diagnosed you with any other ocular medical problems?
The eye ball is like a camera, the image needs to be focused clearly on the retina (in the back of the eye) in order for you to see properly. If the lens of the camera is not focusing correctly, corrective measures such as prisms and bi-trifocal lens
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I am also nearsighted and farsighted and have had one bout with optic neuritis. This is also not my first time with Silent Migraine, first time was when eyes were open and I saw a circle with bright lights spinning around in my field of view. My Neurologist is who told me I had a Silent Migraine.
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If the eyes are not working together, the image can be shifted on each eye. Prism lenses can help in getting the eyes to work together. The use of prism in the lenses tricks the brain into thinking the eyes are working together by shifting the image only slightly up, down, left, or right.
I've been in a vicious circle of silent migraines since last October. But during this same time I've experienced double vision that continued up until the Neuro-Ophthamologist put plastic prisms in my eyeglasses for distance viewing.
Do you have a misalignment of your eyes?
when looking left or right?
do you see double?
Why do eyes sometimes require prisms to see well together? What might cause this to happen? I was seeing double, I had eye jerks, squint in right eye, right eye twitch. Eyes jerk more looking to right.
Let's not forget dizziness, nausea in form of burp; the burp I understand is from the silent migraine.
Eyes move in a coordinated fashion because the nerve fibers are all connected
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I'm just trying to figure out why this hit me now. Could it be from a fall on my butt but not hitting my head last October that did it? Or is my MS making me more suseptable to things that I had already just not bad enough to notice?
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getting worse
we see patients with MS getting prisms frequently
I held on to shovel handle when I fell and didn't try to catch myself. I fell on metal bench on my way down, so landed harder on left cheek.
My brain didn't tell me to let go of handle and try to catch myself.
No I think it did, its just the nerve fibers are becoming progressive shot out
because of the MS
its like a computer hard drive that works, but the none of the wires are connected to the mouse, keyboard, or screen
MS does that
How do I adjust to that? Do you think vision will keep getting worse?
there's not much you can do except continue treatment for your ms
it may get worse, i can't give you prognosis
My son was born with strabismus, couldn't even keep eyes straight for even 5 seconds. It doesn't run in the family. Could this be from me since now I'm having somewhat similar issue with my eyes?
thats a bit of stretch
I know you can't give prognosis; I'm just trying to understand what's going on with me and change my game plan. I'm realistic when it comes to my MS; I would rather know what's going on than be depressed or anxious because I don't. I'm a fighter and that's how I face everything in life. I learn to adjust or change what I need to. Just to let you know, I still work full-time and my job gives me joy and satisfaction, my family and dog do that for me at home. I'm enjoying life the best way I can.
I know the strabismus was a long shot; I just have never figured out why he ended up with it.
You're doing a great job! MS typically will get worse
as people age
and then plateau
I think your eyes may get worse depending on how bad your MS is
It doesn't help that I was diagnosed at 50, had 13 bands and off the charts on indexes for MS. I'm glad doctors are finally figuring out those CFS numbers are markers and mean something. I kept asking and the reply I got it's just a test to see if you have MS the numbers don't mean anything.
in Chicago we have doctors that only see MS patients like you
they've very very skilled
and are on top of the game when it comes to new drugs
try to see an MS specialist in your area
I have a great MS Specialist who really is on top of things. Right now I'm on Gilenya; tried Copaxone for three months, then Tysabri for a little over a year. In March I may switch to the new one that's about to be FDA approved; Gilenya still seems to be working. I was having MS relapses every 6 months.
Gilenya is a great drug
its very expensive! but a great drug
you're in good hands
most doctors don't know about Gilenya so thats great that you're being rx aggresively
do you have any other question?
I was diagnosed in June 2010; I experienced a transverse mialitis in April 2010. I just wanted to let you know.
makes sense - fits with the overall MS picture
So, basically my MS is having fun with me again?
Thanks for spending your precious time with me. You've helped me understand a little better. Now my Neurologist will be sending me to Migraine specialist to see about how to get out of my Silent Migraine cycle I can't seem to get out of. At least now I don't see double.
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You're an excellent doctor! Thanks again! Goodbye from Oregon
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In a Commons motion Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough) called for an inquiry into whether criminal activity had taken place.
He has criticised how the club went into administration with debts of £35m.
A Leeds United statement said: "We challenge him to repeat his allegations outside the House of Commons and we will see him in court if he does."
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In the motion Mr Willis has called on the Serious and Organised Crime Agency and the Serious Fraud Office to investigate the club's financial dealings and the involvement of offshore companies in supporting the resale of the club back to chairman Ken Bates.
Co-signed by the party's sports spokesman Bob Russell, the motion raises concerns over the "lack of transparency" over financial affairs of Premier and Football League clubs.
The petition says: "That this house. . . is appalled that the owners of Leeds United, Forward Sports Fund, not only avoided the effects of points deduction by going into administration after relegation from the Championship was confirmed, but re-emerged from administration within 24 hours having abandoned £35m worth of debts."
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It also calls on the "Serious and Organised Crime Agency and the Serious Fraud Office to investigate whether criminal activity, including money laundering, has taken place".
Mr Bates put the club into adminstration on 4 May with debts of £35m blaming HM Customs and Revenue.
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"Over the last two-and-a-half years Leeds have paid between £15m and £20m to the Revenue, but our cash flow dried up and we asked for a holiday.
"The Revenue said no and put foward the petition to wind up the club. I'm sorry small creditors have lost money, but that is totally down to the Revenue."
Administrators KPMG agreed to sell the club back to him, but the deal had to be approved by creditors.
Mr Bates regained control of the club earlier this month, when 75.2% of creditors backed his plans to offer them just 1p in the £1 of debts owed.
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Real Salt Lake will play in the final of the Desert Diamond Cup preseason tournament thanks to a furious come-from-behind win over the New England Revolution Wednesday.
After RSL rookie Devon Sandoval scored a first-half goal, Salt Lake gave up a pair of second half goals to the Revolution. RSL tied the game on an Alvaro Saborio goal in the 88th minute. Trialist Khari Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal in the 90th minute.
With the victory, RSL advances to the final of the Tucson preseason tournament. Salt Lake will take on the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.


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About 100 people came to a press conference to voice their opposition to regulations that limit the number of elver fishing licenses that can be issued by the Passamaquoddy Tribe. They gathered outside the Wabanaki Culture Center in Calais on Sunday afternoon.
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This episode was not at all what I was expecting; but it was a pleasent surprise as the ending was pretty good. The "Gorgon" represented an alien race that came to interact with mankind, but just ended up exploiting and manipulating those who opposed him--sounds original so far, NOT! The episode concentrates on how mankind will get control of the planet back. It was original and even thought provoking at the end. It was an average listen. Interesting note: I was thinking of how I missed the commercials and news feeds from most of the episodes of the seventies. For example, listen to episode #1 "The Old Ones are Hard to Kill," the commercials and news feeds were better than the story itself. This episode had a brief news feed about the Great Britain/Falkland Island/Argentina skermish in 1982. I remember thinking as a kid that I was living through a war. Amusing. It is fun recollecting the time that Mystery Theater was airing.
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The agent of an occupying alien army finds humans to be interesting, but trying creatures who are hard to control.
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I liked this episode. It really did have a different twist at the end that I liked. It is the first show that I have heard that had Tammy Grimes as narrator. She did fine, but I do like EG Marshal or Himan Brown better.
Kris Klosterman
This is one of the most interesting episodes I have yet listened to. First I was struck by how the invasion was more just an occupation, because the townspeople did not seem terrified, merely resigned to control and humiliation. I guess this fits well with the notion of the small town, off the beaten path, not so terribly important to the invaders. I liked the narration format of the story. In considering the end of the show, I find I have to put myself in the spirit of the time it was broadcast, in the early '80's. By this time we were past alot of the hand-wringing about the Vietnam war etc. and the economy was beginning to blast off, we had been thru the Bicentennial and spirits were pretty high. People had strong notions of liberty and prosperity that fit well with the colonial experience which came to the fore at the end of the show. This is also the latest show in the series I have listened to, I had not heard a show hosted by Tammy Grimes but I think it works quite well with her. So this show is a great introduction to the last season and another excellent show.
Great story. I'm certainly not an expert on sci-fi but this program was very interesting to me and it kept my attention. I noted there was a reference to the space shuttle as common transportation mechanism which I found to be interesting since the first space shuttle launched 4/21/81, less than a year before this program debuted.
I thought this episode was ok. I picked it so those who had never listened to a Tammy Grimes episode could listen to one. I also wanted a 1982 episode to allow everybody a standard of comparison between new and old stories. I had not listened to it before and picked it because the title sounded interesting and I know this one is heavily traded on P2P services. Arnold Moss was great. Everybody else was ok, but I thought the story was so-so. Everything about it was predictable. Still, it wasn't unpleasant to listen to and I didn't mind.
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This is my first opinion for the Show of the Week. I gave this only a 3 in the poll. The story theme was interesting but it lacked any real suspense or mystery. The ending was too happy with everyone that was "zapped" essentially coming back to life. And my main criticism is that after making the Atlantians out to be evil dictators the hero comes back from Atlantis and talks about how beautiful and marvelous it was, and then describes the justice stsyem. By the time he was done I thought that maybe the backward, ignorant, provincial earthlings should have submitted to their betters. It seemed to cloud up the message. I thought the acting was surperb and as this was the first time I heard Tammy Grimes narrarate I was bowled over by her voice. What would have been good is if EG Marshall and Tammy Grimes could co-host trading droll, macabre witticisms like James Garner and Mariette Hartley did in those Kodak commercials.
P. Smith
This is my first attempt at the show of the week. I admit not having listened to much CBSRMT lately (or any OTR for that matter) so it's fun to get back into my favorite show again! I liked this one but I must say I'm *rarely* picky. The only one thing that struck me as odd was that it wasn't EG Marshall. I didn't remember there being another person doing the narrating (oh wait, there was Himan Brown). I thought it was a fun program and it kept me guessing as to what would become of that little town--especially the fiancee and then wife of the Atlantis alien. Edited to add: I gave it a 4 holding out for whatever becomes my favorite. I also took note of the space shuttle and did some quick math in my head to see if they came up with that name for space travel or if it was in the time where it was being talked about. I forgot for a bit that the air date was in the 80's.
I give this episdode a 4. I enjoy any kind of science fiction and this one had a decent plot. The only part that didnt really make sense to me was being vaporized and coming back to life later in the episode. Tammy Grimes sets a bit of a different mood than E.G.does when he narrates.
M. Hanopol
One of the ones I recorded as a kid. Still have the original tape too! A great episode as far as I'm concerned. Hard to believe it has been 21 years since I taped it! I have heard it so much, I probably have it memorized. As for the "vaporizing", I always compared it to the "teleporting" like on Star Trek. The people weren't killed, just "moved" somewhere else. I heard most of the TG episodes when they were originally aired. She is "old hat" to me.
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Phoenix-based Hannay Investment Properties has announced that it has changed its name to Hannay Realty Advisors.
Hannay has been on a growth track for the last several years.
The company is currently managing more than 5 million square feet of commercial properties in the western United States, including office, retail, multi-family and self storage properties.
The company has handled more than $700 million in loans as a court-appointed Receiver in the last two years.
"The scope of our business has expanded greatly over the last few years, and we believe that the new name more accurately reflects the expanded platform of our business," said Craig Hannay, president of Hannay Investment Properties.


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AN ILLEGAL rooming house was the scene of a wild brawl in Melbourne's east yesterday that left one man fighting for his life and a three-year-old in hospital.
Welfare advocates said the incident highlighted the dangers thousands of Victorians in emergency accommodation regularly face and called on the Baillieu government to improve conditions.
Five people were injured in the fight, including a 34-year-old Ashwood man taken to The Alfred hospital with severe head and chest injuries and a man and woman who last night were under police guard in hospital.
Police initially said the 34-year-old had died but later released a statement saying he was in a critical condition on life-support.
Witnesses described hearing screams from within the property just after 4am before the fight spilled onto the street.
Nilab Shafai told The Age that after hearing the noise she went outside to find a shirtless and badly bleeding man unconscious on the road.
Ms Shafai said police arrived minutes later and pleaded with a man to put down a knife before he was put in an ambulance.
Police last night said a 28-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, who both suffered non-life threatening injuries, were under guard in hospital and would be interviewed by the homicide squad later.
It is believed a three-year-old boy who ran from the house suffering minor injuries was the woman's son.
A teenage boy caught up in the brawl was taken to the Monash Medical Centre in a stable condition.
Ms Shafai said the injured
woman's name was Lisa and that she had operated the rooming house for about two years.
Up to eight people would stay in the small, single-storey house, Ms Shafai said, with residents regularly coming and going.
Monash Council last night confirmed the Salisbury Road address was unregistered and said it would investigate, with the hospitalised operator facing a fine of up to $7300.
The brawl came a day after The Age revealed basic standards to make things mandatory such as bathroom locks and at least two power outlets in rooms would not be introduced for another year, more than three years after they were first promised by the former Labor government.
Tenants Union of Victoria spokesman Toby Archer said conditions in most Victorian rooming houses were appalling and the introduction of the new minimum standards was long overdue. Currently there was no system to check if operators were operating legally, he said.


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Dakota Physical Therapy building plan on panel's agenda
Dakota Physical Therapy is planning to construct a new building in western Mitchell.
During a noon meeting Tuesday in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 612 N. Main St., the Mitchell Planning and Zoning Commission will consider approving a plan from Dakota Physical Therapy to construct a new building at 910 S. Edgerton St.
According to City Planner Neil Putnam, the building will be located on a vacant lot near County Fair and Wesley Acres.
Dakota Physical Therapy is currently located at 1319 W. Havens Ave. Calls made late last week to Dakota Physical Therapy's owners Josh Moody and Steve Van Genderen were not immediately returned.


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Breaking News – on going search for missing person
Media Release January 17th 2013
Breaking News – on going search for missing person
At 0017 hours this morning Coastguard Northern Region's Communications and SAR Response Centre was alerted by Police to a report of an overdue vessel who had departed Kawakawa Bay at 1100hours yesterday morning with four persons on board.
At 0850 hours this morning together with Coastguard Air Patrol and a member of the public discovered the overdue vessel, a small 14ft runabout, 6NM east of Ruthe Passage, in the northern end of Ponui Island. The vessel 'Ocean's One' had 2 persons clinging to it, with Police Eagle Helicopter shortly locating a third person near the hull in the water nearby.
Coastguard Air Patrol remained on scene to direct other search and rescue resources to the distressed vessel's location. Westpac Rescue 2 was shortly on scene to winch the two persons from the water with the third person being rescued from the water by Police Launch Deodar.
Just before 0900 hours, Coastguard Maraetai, Coastguard Waiheke and Coastguard Thames were tasked to the incident to work with Police vessel Deodar in the search for the fourth person who remains missing.
Coastguard Auckland Air Patrol and Police helicopter Eagle are under going a search of the area.
The search is still ongoing.
About Coastguard Northern Region:
Coastguard is the charity that provides New Zealand's primary maritime search and rescue service. The organisation operates from a network of four regions and 71 affiliated units that are located around the coastline and major lakes of New Zealand.
Coastguard Northern Region operates the area from Thames across to the Mokau River and everywhere north. They are based at the Auckland Marine Rescue Centre (AMRC) in Mechanics Bay. Each year the operations room at the AMRC receives over 100,000 VHF marine radio calls.
However, Coastguard Northern Region does more than rescues at sea. Generations of dedicated people have established an organisation that provides a wealth of services to every person using our harbours and beaches.
We provide a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year service.
Install and maintain VHF radio repeaters throughout the Northern Region to enable mariners to communicate with each other over long distances.
Provide a 24 hour continuous weather forecast on marine radio VHF channels 20, 21, 22 and 23.
Accept trip reports from any vessel able to make radio contact.
Provide a range of boating education courses to ensure that boaties have a sound knowledge of their boats and the rules of the road at sea.
Coastguard's Northern Region Maritime School gives boaties the skills they need for a safe and enjoyable time on the water. They have a range of theory-based and practical (RYA) courses available. These are aimed at encouraging people to get to know the boating rules and regulation whilst gaining the skills and experience to keep safe.


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Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it will raise its stake in U.S. nuclear equipment maker Westinghouse Electric Co. to 87 percent from 67 percent by acquiring a stake held by a U.S. engineering firm for about ¥125 billion.
The electrical machinery manufacturer said it will buy the stake from the Shaw Group Inc. on Jan. 4 as a subsidiary has exercised its option to sell its 20 percent in Westinghouse.
Toshiba said it will use cash and loans to purchase the shares.
The company said it is considering bringing in new partners to acquire a stake in Westinghouse in order to expand its business and alleviate Toshiba's financial burden, as long as Toshiba retains a majority stake in the U.S. company.


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The first part of Sept.....the first cool breezes of fall is blowing in the north. How is everyone doing? Fall races anyone? Or Spring races coming up? How is everyone doing on their goals?
I have an upcoming fall race and have been training hard for it. But I've reached the point of I'm wondering why I'm working so hard.....heavy sigh! Almost there so just have to pick them up and put them down since the hot, hot days of summer are hopefully behind me.
"Nothing's better than the wind to your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends beside you." Aaron Douglas Trimble
under a rock
We have beautiful weather down here in NC this morning and I just got the go ahead to start running again. While I won't be catching the bunny anytime soon at least I won't be losing as much ground to the bunny as I have been for the last 6 weeks. Looking forward to my first very short run in some nice cool morning temps tomorrow.
In July I finally started running consistently after the winter months. I got this bunny way behind me, and this month I hope to get really, really close to the finish line.
It's sooo much easier to run almost every day when you do run almost every day!
Maggie & Molly
I am about 70 miles behind the bunny. I will keep running - may not catch him but I'm further along this year than I was last so that is progress!
"It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop."Wisdom of Confucius
Ashley, NICE! Cool morning and running again. Can't get much better then that!
Cherrie, you are giving him a run for his money this year. Maybe someone will stump him when they pass and that will slow him down a bit for you!


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Sergio Garcia charged into the lead of the 136th Open Championship with a stunning first-round 65 at Carnoustie.
The Spaniard led Ireland's Paul McGinley by two shots on a damp and overcast day on Scotland's Angus coast.
McGinley was one clear of Northern Irish amateur Rory McIlroy, Argentina's US Open champion Angel Cabrera, Michael Campbell, Markus Brier and Boo Weekley.
Defending champion Tiger Woods carded a two-under 69 as he bids to win a third straight Open and 13th major in all.
"It's not about revenge," said Garcia, who carded 89 and 83 to miss the cut when the Open was last held at Carnoustie in 1999. "But it's definitely what the doctor ordered."
Ireland's Padraig Harrington was also two under, while England's Luke Donald, the highest Briton in the world rankings at nine, handed in a one-under 70.
America's Phil Mickelson, the world number two, carded a level-par 71 but home favourite Colin Montgomerie, still seeking a maiden major title after five runner-up spots, shot a birdie-less two-over 73.
Eight years ago, only one player - Australian Rod Pampling - equalled par in the first round on a course dubbed the "beast" and "Car-nasty" because of thick rough, tight fairways and difficult winds.
On Thursday a fairer course set-up and softer conditions led to 38 players at level par or better, with an average score of 73.7 - compared to seven over in 1999.
But Woods, the world number one, admitted Carnoustie was still no pushover.
"It was very satisfying to shoot 69 in these conditions," he said. "It feels really good."
Teeing off at 0630 BST, the opening trio of Joe Durant, Oliver Wilson and Ben Bunny set out in persistent drizzle and chilly temperatures.
By the time Woods teed off with 1999 winner Paul Lawrie and England's Justin Rose at 0909 BST, the worst of the rain had passed, and the American edged ominously into a share of the lead at three under with South Korea's KJ Choi after an eagle three at the 6th.
But Woods traded three bogeys with two birdies on his way home as McGinley surged into the lead with four birdies in his first seven holes.
John Daly, the 1995 Open champion, briefly overtook McGinley but the American plunged back down the leaderboard almost immediately with a double-bogey on 12, a triple on 14 and three more bogeys to finish in 74.
The 40-year-old McGinley edged to six under at one point before bogeys at 15 and 16 pegged him back.
"I'm very pleased because my golf hasn't been great for most of this year," said McGinley. "I've had a great start but there's a long, long way to go. We're not even at the end of the front nine yet."
Afternoon starters Achi Sato and then Garcia joined McGinley at four under but, like Daly, the Japanese then slipped straight back.
Garcia inched to six under with three straight birdies from the 12th and remained clear after swapping a bogey for a birdie on 16 and 17.
The 18-year-old McIlroy was playing in his first major championship and admitted taking time to settle down.
"I was just trying to take in the atmosphere and enjoy myself," he said. "I was very nervous on the first few holes but then eased into it, took it one shot at a time and played pretty nicely."
But England's three-time champion Nick Faldo, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Wednesday, matched his worst-ever Open score of 79.


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New Lights for the Baths and Kitchen
My First house project on the new place?
Rip out the dirty nasty non functional halogen puck lights under the counters and replace them with nice fluorescent lights.
Here's the old ripped out lights...it really looked like they were installed and wired by retarded monkeys...
And voila the new lights are in! At least there was a switched outlet on top of the cabinets to plug them into. The switch to the left of the sink turns them on.
Here's me futzing with the light on the other side of the stove.
Now I just need to change the overhead light to CF only fixture and I should be title 24 compliant.
Lots of blanked off wall plates in the house. This one is over baby madscientists vanity....
Yay fire!!!! Everyone know's we love fire....but not in my electrical boxes.


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The picture says it all. And that little cup in front? That's the ketchup holder.
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July 31 -- Weird Al Yankovic, 8 p.m., Cain Park, Cleveland Heights.
July 31 -- Big Time Rush, Victoria Justice, evening, Blossom Center.
July 31, Aug. 14, 28 -- Summer in the City concert series, evenings, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame off East 9th St., Cleveland lakeshore.
Currently -- Rockin' on the River, Friday evenings during summer along the river in Cuyahoga Falls.
Now-Aug. 8 -- Summer concerts, 7 p.m., Triangle Park, North Main St, downtown Chagrin Falls.
Now-Aug. 25 -- Sunday concerts, either 6 or 7 p.m., the Hudson Green, Darrow Road, Hudson.
Now-Aug. 28 -- Wade Oval Wednesday concerts, 6, Cleveland.
Now-Sept. 1 -- Concerts on the weekends at Lock 3 Park in Akron.
Now-Sept 1 -- Concerts on the Green, 7 p.m. Sundays, Green by the clocktower, downtown Hudson.
July 31, Aug. 14, 28 -- Summer in the City concert series, evenings, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame off East 9th St., Cleveland lakeshore.
Aug. 1 -- Blake Shelton, evening, Blossom Music Center, Cuya. Falls.
Aug. 2, 16, 23, 30 -- Post game concerts after Lake County Captains games, Classic Park in Eastlake.
Aug. 3 -- Daughtry and Three Doors Down, 7 p.m., the Jacobs Pavilion in the Flats in Cleveland.
Aug. 3 -- Jim Gaffigan's White Bread Tour, 7 p.m., Akron Civic Theater, South Main Street, downtown.
Aug. 4 -- The Beach Boys, 8:30 p.m., Jacobs Pavilion in the Flats.
Aug. 4 -- The Singing Angels, 4 p.m., Cain Park in Cleveland Heights.
Aug. 4 -- TubaSummer, 7 p.m., Buchtel Commons at Univ. of Akron.
Aug. 5 -- The Killers, 7:30 p.m., the Jacobs Pavilion, Flats, Cleveland.
Aug. 6 -- John Mayer Born and Raised World Tour, evening, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls.
Aug. 7 and 21 -- Summer concerts, 7 p.m., the Veterans Memorial Park gazebo, E. Garfield in Aurora.
Aug. 7 -- Lil Wayne, evening, Blossom Music Center, Steels Corners Road, northern Cuyahoga Falls.
Aug. 8 -- Helen Welch, 7 p.m., Home Savings Bank Plaza at Main and Water streets, downtown Kent.
Aug. 8 -- Kris Kristoferson, 8 p.m., Cain Park in Cleveland Heights.
Aug. 8 -- Shivering Timbers, 8 p.m., Akron Civic Theater in Akron.
Aug. 9 and 16 -- Rock the Park, concerts, evening, Glen Chamberlin Park on Ravenna Road in Twinsburg.
Aug. 10 -- Backstreet Boys, 7 p.m., the Jacobs Pavilion in Flats.
Aug. 10 -- Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, evening, Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls.
Aug. 10 -- Michael Stanley and the Resonators, 8 p.m., Cain Park, Superior Road in Cleveland Heights.
Aug. 10 -- Mickey Hart Band, Leaf Trio, evening, the Kent Stage.
Aug. 11 -- Rhythmic Circus, evening, Cain Park, Cleveland Heights.
Aug. 13 -- Carnival of Madness Tour, 6 p.m., Jacobs Pavilion, Flats.
Aug. 13 -- Jake Shimabukuro, evening, Kent Stage, East Main St.
Aug. 14 -- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, evening, Cain Park, Cleve. Heights.
Aug. 15 -- Livingston Taylor, evening, Cain Park, Cleveland Heights.
Aug. 15 -- En Vogue, evening, the House of Blues, Euclid Avenue.
Aug. 16 -- Official Blues Brothers Revue, evening Cain Park, Cleve. Hts.
Aug. 17 -- The Doo Wops, evening Cain Park in Cleveland Heights.
Aug. 18 -- Michael McDonald, evening, Cain Park, Cleve. Heights.
Aug. 21 -- Carly Rae Jepson, 7 p.m., Jacobs Pavilon in the Flats.
Aug. 22 -- Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty, evening, Blossom Center.
Aug. 23 -- Jason Aldean, evening, Blossom Music Center on Steels Corners Road in Cuyahoga Falls.
Aug. 24 -- WGAR Country Jam (Josh Turner, Justin Moore, Lonestar, Craig Campbell, Joel Crouse, Rachel Farley, Jon Pardi, Maggie Rose and the Caliber Band), Cuyahoga County fairgrounds, Eastland Road, Berea.
Aug. 26 -- Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, evening, Blossom Music Center, Steels Corners Rd., Cuya. Falls.
Aug. 30 -- Todd Rundgren with the Akron Symphony, 7:30 p.m., Akron Civic Theater in downtown.
Sept. 1 -- The Whispers 50th anniversary, 8 p.m., the State Theater on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.
Sept. 1 -- Todd Rundgren, evening, the Kent Stage, E. Main Street.
Sept. 5 -- Western Reserve Community Band, 7, Home Savings Plaza, Main-Water streets in Kent.
Sept. 5 -- Alabama, 8 p.m., Playhouse Square, downtown Cleveland.
Sept. 5-8 -- Cleveland Music Festival, venues in Cleveland include the House of Blues, Peabody's, the Foundry, DNA Level C, 21 Lounge.
Sept. 11 -- Fallout Boy, 7 p.m., Wolstein Center at CSU in Cleveland.
Sept. 12 -- Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, evening, Blossom Center, Cuyahoga Falls.
Sept. 13 -- Teedeschi Trucks Band, 7 p.m., Jacobs Pavilion, Flats.
Sept. 13 --Sigur Ros, 8 p.m., Jacobs Pavilion in Flats in Cleveland.
Sept. 15 -- The Avett Brothers, 7:30 p.m., Jacobs Pavilion, Flats.
Sept. 15 -- Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, the Superlatives, 7 p.m., Akron Civic Theatre on South Main St.
Sept. 18 -- Michael Buble, 8 p.m., Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland.
Sept. 25 -- Billy Joe Shaver, Chuck Mead, evening, Kent Stage.
Sept. 27 -- Luke Bryan, Thompson Square, Florida Georgia Line, evening, Blossom in Cuyahoga Falls.
Sept. 27 -- Donna the Buffalo, evening, Kent Stage, E, Main St.
Sept. 29 -- The Moody Blues, 7:30 p.m., Jacobs Pavilion in the Flats.
Sept. 29 -- Billy Bragg and Joe Purdy, evening, the Kent Stage in Kent.
Sept. 30 -- Nick Lowe and Paul Cebar, Kent Stage in downtown Kent.
Oct. 5 -- Nine Inch Nails, 8 p.m., Wolstein Center, CSU in Cleveland.
Oct. 4 -- Glass Harp, evening, the Kent Stage, East Main St. in Kent.
Oct. 12 -- Billy Currington, evening, the House of Blues, Cleveland.
Oct. 12 -- Over the Rhine and Tift Merritt, evening, Kent Stage in Kent.
Oct. 13 -- Zappa Plays Zappa, evening, Kent Stage, E. Main St. in Kent.
Now-Aug. 2 -- "Diary of Anne Frank," Oberlin Summer Theater Festival, Hall Auditorium, Oberlin College campus in Lorain County.
Now-Aug. 3 -- "Twelfth Night," Oberlin Summer Theater Festival, Hall Auditorium on the Oberlin College campus, Oberlin in Lorain County.
Now-Aug. 3 -- "Light Up the Sky," Oberlin Summer Theater Festival, Hall Auditorium, Oberlin College campus in Lorain County.
Now-Aug. 4 -- "The Lion King," State Theater, Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
Now-Aug. 4 -- "Maestro: Leonard Bernstein," Cleveland Play House at the Allen Theater in Cleveland.
Now-Aug. 4 -- "Honk," Weathervane Playhouse, the Merriman Valley in the northern portion of Akron.
Now-Aug. 11 -- "Fiddler on the Roof," Porthouse Theater at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls.
Now-Aug. 17 -- "Applause," Western Reserve Playhouse, Everett Road in Bath / Richfield area.
Aug. 1-18 -- "Cymbeline," selected evenings, Hywet Hall, Akron.
Aug. 2-3 -- Stan he Verb Ballets, 1 p.m. Aug. 2, and 8 p.m. Aug. 3, Cain Park, Superior Road, Cleve. Heights.
Aug. 8-18 -- "Spank: The Fifty Shades Parody," Hanna Theater on E. 14th St. in downtown Cleveland.
Aug. 10-11 -- "King Solomon Lives," 8 p.m. Aug. 10, 3 and 7 on Aug. 11, State Theater, Euclid Avenue.
Aug. 11 -- Versatalite Dance Company, 3, Ohio Theater, Cleveland.
Aug. 16 -- Old Crow Medicine Show, 8 p.m., the Ohio Theater on Euclid Ave. in downtown Cleveland.
Aug. 16-18 -- Groundworks Dancetheater, evening, Cain Park, Superior Avenue in Cleve. Heights.
Currently -- "Titanica" and "Hidden Universe," the Omnimax Theater at the Great Lakes Science Center, west of East 9th, Cleveland.
Currently -- "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition," the Great Lakes Science Center, lakefront in Cleveland.
Currently -- "Undress: Shaping Fashion and Private Life," "Glass: Selections from KSU Museum Collection," "Raiment for Liturgy: Vestments in the KSU Collection," "Fandemonium" and "Fashion Timeline," the Kent State Museum, front campus at Kent State campus off East Main St., east of downtown Kent.
Currently -- "Dior and More: For the Love of Fashion," "Setting the World in Motion," ,"East vs. West: Cleveland, the Western Reserve and the Midwest" and Kidzbits Family Education Center, the Western Reserve Historical Society museum, University Circle, Cleveland.
Currently -- "The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats," "Draw Me a Story," "Line Color Illusion: 40 Years of Julian Stanczak," "Real/Surreal," "Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders," "Diana Al-Hadid: Nolli's Orders," "With a Trace: Photographs of Absence" and "Multiplicity," Akron Museum of Art, E. Market.
Currently -- "The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection," "Renaissance Textiles," "Forty-Part Motet," "Tantra in Buddhist Art," "Damin Ortega: The Blast and Other Embers" and "Less is More: Minimal Prints, Cleveland Museum of Art, East Boulevard, University Circle in Cleveland.
Currently -- "Wildlife Photographer of the Year," "Sharkabet! A Sea of Sharks from A to Z,""Fieldwork: Soldiers, Sailors and Stones" and "Megalodon: Largest Shark That Ever Lived," Cleveland Museum of Natural History, University Circle of Euclid Avenue, eastside Cleveland.
Now-Aug. 1 -- Student and faculty show, Valley Art Center, 155 Bell Ave., downtown Chagrin Falls.
Now-Aug. 2 -- Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival festivities, various locations around the city of Canton.
Now-Aug. 4 -- Columbiana County Fair and Medina County Fair, fairgrounds in Lisbon and Medina.
Now-Aug. 4 -- Ohio State Fair, E. 17th St. off I-71 in Columbus.
Now-Sept. 15 -- Dinosaurs!, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in the southwest part of Cleveland.
Aug. 1-4 -- Bridgestone Invitational Pro Golf Tournament, Firestone Country Club in south Akron.
Aug. 2 -- Twilight at the Zoo, 7 to midnight, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
Aug. 2-3 -- Vintage Ohio wine festival, 1 to 10 p.m., Lake Farmpark on Chardon Road in Kirtland.
Aug. 3-4, 10-11 -- Great Lakes Medieval Faire, Route 534, 7 miles south of I-90, Geneva in Lake County.
Aug. 5-11 -- Cuyahoga County Fair (Bonfire performs Aug. 9 at 8 p.m.), the fairgrounds in Berea.
Aug. 10-11 -- Warrior Dash obstacle race series, Clay's Park, Route 93 south of Canal Fulton.
Aug. 10 -- Old-fashioned ice cream social, 1-4 p.m., Home Savings Bank Plaza in downtown Kent.
Aug. 13-18 -- Annual Lake County Fair, fairgrounds in Painesville.
Aug. 15-18 -- Feast of the Assumption in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood on far east side.
Aug. 17-18 -- National Hamburger Festival, Lock 3 Park, South Main Street in downtown Akron.
Aug. 17 -- Art in the Park, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Veterans Par on Richmond Street in Painesville.
Aug. 20-25 -- Portage County Fair, the fairgrounds on Route 44 north of Route 224, Randolph Twp.
Aug. 24-25, 31-Sept. 2 -- 32nd annual Great Trail Arts and Crafts Festival, Route 43 between Malvern and Carrollton (Carroll County).
Aug. 27-Sept. 2 -- Annual Stark County Fair, Wertz Avenue in Canton.
Aug. 28-Sept. 2 -- Annual Mahoning County Fair, fairgrounds on Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield.
Aug. 29-Sept. 2 -- Annual Geauga County Fair, the fairgrounds on Claridon-Troy Road in Burton.
Aug. 29 -- Thursday Night Impact Wrestling, 7 p.m., Wolstein Center.
Aug. 30-Sept. 2 -- Oktoberfest, 5-midnight Aug. 30, noon-midnight Aug. 31-Sept. 1, noon -9 Sept. 2, Cuyahoga County fairgrounds.
Sept. 6-Oct. 10 -- "Exposures: Unaltered Images" photography exhibition, Valley Art Center, 155 Bell Street in downtown Chagrin Falls.
Sept. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 -- Yankee Peddler Festival, Clay's Park.


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I consider my self down to earth, yet grounded and realistic. I'm a people pleaser and am told I'm very witty. (christ these things are hard to write without sounding douchey!)
Art is one of my biggest passions in life. I am employed full time as a graphic designer/photographer. I love photography, painting, and graphic design the most. I love cooking, especially Indian and SE Asian cuisine! I love women who aren't afraid to try new dishes, because I make them all the time. I love going out on excursions to take photos.
I love animals and couldn't live without my dog Dexter, he's always by my side.
I spend most of my summers with my friends at the lake or river, jumping off cliffs, swimming, hiking and all that good stuff. I do a lot of snowboarding and hiking in the winter and I love the snow.
I'm not a religious man myself, but I don't mind a partner who is, it's your choice!
I'm not generally in to traditional ball sports except for football, which I really enjoy. I've been a 49ers fan my whole life and as far as college football goes I'm a Ducks type of guy.
I'm looking for a down to earth girl who's not materialistic or pretentious, who likes to spend time doing similar activities to mine. I have no other requirements really, except that you don't mind the occasional toke or drink and you like to have fun. No negativity!
Movies: Pretty much good movies in any genre. I like films from cutesy Wes Anderson stuff to goofy horror movies. I (and everyone else) think Coen Brothers movies are pretty much amazing.
TV: Broad City is probably my favorite comedy on TV, that and Rick and Morty. Breaking Bad, Curb (anything Larry David related really), New Girl, Mr. Robot, The Man in the High Castle, Man Seeking Woman, iZombie, Manhattan, Mad Men etc.
Music: I like a lot of genres, but I listen to far more punk/hardcore/americana/bluegrass than anything else. As far as my favorite genres I'd say they are as follows:
2nd wave Ska
New Wave
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Service learning allows you to apply what you are learning in the classroom to solve real-life problems. Not only do you learn the practical applications of what you are studying in school, service learning also helps you become an actively contributing member of your community.
Learn and Serve Clearing House YouthSITE
Trees for the 21st Century
EPA Adopt Your Watershed
Learn and Serve America
Youth Service America
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Campfire USA
We the People: Project Citizen
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See how educators and students can attract and support local wildlife in their Schoolyard Habitats®.


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With our heavy duty towing equipment, our roadside recovery services expertise and our staff of trained towing and recovery professionals, McGann & Chester L.L.C. guarantees you the personal or commercial assistance you need when you need it, around-the-clock. We serve all of western Pennsylvania.
Our recovery and roadside operation is large enough to accommodate corporate needs, yet small enough to give you the personal attention you need, especially in an emergency. Our customers will attest to it - were one of the best and most reliable towing and recovery companies in the Northeast.
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Each year, 21 March is observed around the globe as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and marks the loss of life in 1960 at Sharpeville in South Africa.
Christchurch City Council supports Race Relations Day for the contribution it makes to a key goal for the city: A diverse and inclusive community.
Traditionally, the Council supports a range of events to promote diversity and inclusion.
Find out more about Race Relations Day by visiting the Human Rights Commission(external link) website where you can discover events and activities happening in and around Christchurch and throughout the rest of the country.
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NEARLY 800 people – 235 of them children – have turned for support from Ryedale Food Bank since its launch 12 months ago.
The food bank, which marks its first anniversary on Saturday, has collected 10,104kg of donated food and fed 534 adults and 235 children.
The service's coordinators, who work under the motto "Reviving Hope, Restoring Dignity", said the need for the food bank is increasing as more and more families struggle on the breadline.
Food Bank manager John Mackenzie said that in the current economic climate it only took one thing to throw people into crisis. "We have people coming to us from all walks of life," he said. "It may be that they have been running their own business, which has gone bust, through to people on the minimum wage where a single extra bill throws them over the edge.
"A lot of people are only one step away from disaster and we are here to catch them as they fall - we don't judge as you never know what is going on in someone's life."
Foodbank vouchers are given by one of 25 front line agents which include Citizens Advice Bureau, Yorkshire Housing, Homestart and Hope Debt Advice.
A typical food parcel includes cereals, sugar, tea or coffee, pasta or rice, milk and cans of soup, vegetables, meat, fish and fruit.
John said the food supplied was designed to last for three days but people could often make it last for longer.
"Most of the people find it incredibly difficult to walk through the door for the first time, so we try to put them at their ease and to chat through any problems they may have so we can point them in the right direction," he added.
"It can be incredibly difficult at times particularly when you see children come in and demolish a plate of biscuits because they are so hungry. Of course some people try to play the system but I can say that 99.9 per cent of those who come to us are people in real need."
Initially opened in Malton, the foodbank opened a second distribution centre in Pickering last November.
Father of three 'Michael', has visited the foodbank a couple of times after being referred by the CAB.
"I have just started my own business but before that I was on benefits which is really hard when you have children to feed," he said.
"The first time I came here I stood on the door and was embarrassed to go in but everyone made me feel at ease and gave me someone to talk to. I just can't give the people here enough praise and it has made me think about volunteering myself so I can give something back and help others."
Lesley Hurley, a member of the committee, said she had been amazed by the generosity and help people had provided.
"There is a local need for compassion and by providing this one small thing during a time of need it will enable vulnerable people to get back on solid ground and show them that someone cares," she added.
To mark the first anniversary an open day is being held at Hope Centre in Castlegate, Malton, from 10 am to 2 pm.
There will be games, information, and a chance to ask questions and see what the Ryedale Food Bank does and why.
Lesley has also taken up the challenge of 'To Be Bald Or Not To Be Bald' depending on how much sponsorship is raised.
"We are run on a shoestring and noone gets paid which is why we need to raise funds and secure donations," she added.
"I've volunteered to do this and depending and on how much is pledged will have my head shaved on the night."
Lesley added: "People think that in area such as Ryedale there is no need for a foodbank but our figures show that the belief is wrong and we will continue to do all we can to support those families in need to revive their hope and restore their dignity."
Distribution centres are open at Hope Central, Castlegate, Malton, Wednesday, 10am - 12noon & Friday, 1.30 -3.30pm and Potter Hill Methodist church, Pickering, Tuesday, 1.30 - 3pm & Thursday, 4 - 6pm.
Food donations can be left at various locations including the Gazette & Herald office, 22 Yorkersgate, Malton, and Hope Central, Castlegate, Malton.
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The Mets are on a big time roll after routing Arizona by 13 runs today. They head into Philly with a nice lead of 6.5 games but what you have to like best is David Wright saying it can almost get halved with a bad week. The point is the Mets have their eye on the prize and that's the best attitude to have at this point.
They haven't won anything yet, and realizing that says a lot of this team's maturity. There are a lot of things to like about the Mets, and that sense of purpose is one of them.
One thing not to like, or at least be concerned with, is Pedro Martinez's right big toe. He said it's bothering him again. The Mets went almost seven weeks without him winning, but that's not the same as being without him period. During that stretch, Martinez kept the Mets in the game and ate innings. Who's going to do that if he's down for any period of time?
Red flag? Damn right it is.


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Ordinary Ethics in China
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moreDrawing on a wide range of anthropological case studies, this book focuses on ordinary ethics in contemporary China. The book examines the kinds of moral and ethical issues that emerge (sometimes almost unnoticed) in the flow of everyday life in Chinese communities.
How are schoolchildren judged to be good or bad by their teachers and their peers - and how should a 'bad' student be dealt with? What exactly do children owe their parents, and how should this debt be repaid? Is it morally acceptable to be jealous if one's neighbours suddenly become rich? Should the wrongs of the past be forgotten, e.g. in the interests of communal harmony, or should they be dealt with now?
In the case of China, such questions have obviously been shaped by the historical contexts against which they have been posed, and by the weight of various Chinese traditions. But this book approaches them on a human scale. More specifically, it approaches them from an anthropological perspective, based on participation in the flow of everyday life during ethnographic fieldwork in Chinese communities. less
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Robots Do Battle At RoboGames
robogames, once called roboolympics, may conjure up images of robots fighting and competing as cybernetic gladiators. but in reality, it's more of a good old american demolition derby.
on friday, robotic enthusiasts from the world over gathered at san francisco's fort mason to test their machines against the creations of others. hundreds of robots went mano a mano, so to speak, doing battle for their creatorsor teams of creatorsin a huge plexiglas rink.
robot combat, the main event, involved two robots placed at either end of the rink allowed three minutes to destroy or incapacitate one another. it was good clean barbarianism.
"it's just a blast," said 16 year-old contestant garrison libis who competed in the underage combat. "this is our fourth competition but we got pretty chewed up before. the titanium front was bent in. we put the car on top of it to bend it back but it wouldn't bend back so we had to replace it."
libis' 200-pound bot is shaped like a wedge. they call it a rammer because it is designed to charge at its opponent to either crush or flip over whatever comes its way. it is about one foot tall, three feet wide, and can move at 22 miles per hour. they happily unscrewed the top to show of its guts.
"this is what it looks like when it's pretty," pete libis, young libis' father, said before his bout. "it's not as nice when it comes out of there."
the libis' rammer is powered by a spektrum remote control receiver made especially for robots.
"we used to use a receiver made for model airplanes but those receivers just repeat the same signal when they lose a signal," libis said. "but that doesn't work for robots because the last signal could be something you don't want it to do any more. now we use the one made just for robots."
young libis is not an anomaly at the robogames. half, if not more, of the audience is under the age of 12 and mostly male. most had been either competing or attending since the event began in 2000, and many competitors bring back the same machine every year with a new tweaked this or reinforced that. take jerry clarkin, who came all the way from philadelphia to compete with his flipper, a boxy looking machine that weighs 120 pounds and is designed to flip its opponents over.
"this year it's a little more complicated," clarkin said. "it has 24-volt nicad batteries, and its pneumatics runs on co2 just like your fire extinguisher, and it's got an all-titanium armor."
clarkin is a full-time engine test technician back in philadelphia and took time off of work to come to robogames, even though he admitted it turned out not to be a very relaxing vacation.
"after it starts fighting it's more like work because you have to make repairs," he said.
over 80 robots went to combat in the main rink, plus dozens more in the side fights. each fight was judged, and winners advanced in a traditional bracket-style competition. battles went until 11 pm all three nights.
contestants said that it takes them about six to nine months to build their bots. they don't really know much about their opponents until they get there.
"i just look on the board to see who i'm fighting next, and choose which different attachment i want to put on it, based on that," said john nielson, a competitor from san diego, whose 220-pound machine was pummeled by a speedy wedge rammer decorated with the logo of the popular san francisco pizza joint pizza orgasmica.
robogames is certainly not the most organized competitive event, and seldom did a competition take place during its allotted time. but attendees didn't seem to care. competitors spent most of their time tweaking, wiring and re-wiring, while the spectators seemed just as amused with the process of creation as they were with the process of destruction.
besides the combat rink, there were several other competitions going on throughout the day to keep attendees busy. a sumo wrestling event involved mini bots trying to drive each other out of a sumo-inspired circle. soccer pitches were set up for miniature droids to play a cybernetic version of the world cup, and several vendors and enthusiasts were on hand to display and play with their proud creations.
steve hassenplug is a lego enthusiast from indiana who travels to robogames with his wife to show off his lego machine, made completely from legos, that plays connect four.
"at robogames, it will play about 100 games per day and win about 97 percent of the time," hassenplug said. (this writer was embarrassed to admit that she did in fact lose two games to the machine, even with the help of two boys under five.)
robogames is not the most popular fort mason event, with probably no more than 1,500 people in attendance at any given time, but it is certainly international. there were a few teams from brazil and one from columbia competing in the combat and soccer events.
technologically speaking, robogames is undoubtedly impressive. sociologically speaking, it was equally fascinating. what was striking is that most robot drivers and teams didn't really seem to socialize or even make eye contact. wired calls the event one of "the best ten north american geek fests."
geeks have the reputation of being socially inept, so it was notable that in their most competitive state, they were so very passive-aggressive. contestants entered the rink at different ends, placed their machines at the ready, and took up remotes without so much a word or a nod. even in boxing, fighters have to shake hands but at robogames, there is no such gentlemanly formality. it's a bot-eat-bot world, i guess.


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Helsinki, Finland – A female parliamentary delegation of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda) will visit the Finnish Parliament on 14th and 15th of May. The overall theme of the visit is "democracy building, rule of law and parliamentary system".
On this occasion the Finnish AWEPA Section will organise a short seminar on the promotion of the abandonment of FGM/C in cooperation with the Finnish Female Network of MPs and the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
Finland has approximately 14.000 Somalians living in Finland, and as the prevalence of FGM/C in Somalia is extremely high, the issue of FGM/C is also discussed in Finland. In this regard, in 2012 the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health published a national Action Plan 2012-2016 aimed at creating permanent national and regional structures to prevent circumcision of girls and women. Mr. Saido Mohamed from the League for Human Rights will discuss it further during the seminar.
Senator of Belgium and Political Coordinator for AWEPA's FGM/C programme Hon. Van Hoof will share her experiences of her participation in AWEPA's parliamentary activities focusing on the abandonment of FGM/C . Hon. Van Hoof will also speak about her successful efforts in Belgium resulting in the recent approved proposal put forward by her to expand the current Belgian law on FGM/C. This has led to the revision of the current Belgian law, making not only the implementers of FGM/C, but also individuals actively promoting and facilitating FGM/C prosecutable.


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JAMAL Williams insists Worcester Wolves must stick to their game-plan if they are to lift the British Basketball League Trophy tomorrow.
Just a little over 24 hours remain before Wolves take on Glasgow Rocks at the Commonwealth Arena in the Scottish capital (3.15pm).
It is the chance for the Wolves players to write themselves into the club's folklore by landing their first piece of BBL silverware.
But Williams has warned against his team-mates wanting to steal the limelight over ensuring they get the job done.
The 27-year-old forward, in his first season with the University Arena club, is no stranger to major occasions having won the treble of league, trophy and play-offs with Mersey Tigers in 2011.
He was also part of the Plymouth Raiders team that finished runners-up to Newcastle Eagles in the trophy 12 months later.
That match still rankles with the Canadian and he doesn't want his current employers to repeat the mistakes of the Devon side.
Williams said: "Because of all the hype around the game and it being a final, I think as long as each team sticks to their systems and what they've been doing all year, that's when you're going to do well.
"With Plymouth, we got away from what we were good at and that hurt us in the final. Some guys wanted to be the star of the team.
"I think as long as you stick together as a team and do what you're good at and don't fall too far from what you've been doing all season, you'll be successful."
But having warned against the pitfalls, Williams is determined that Worcester savour the occasion in front of an expected capacity crowd.
The forward, whose brother Kai also plays for Wolves, added: "We're playing Glasgow in Glasgow in front of lots of fans so it's going to be a great atmosphere.
"I've experienced both winning and losing, obviously I prefer winning over losing but it's going to be a lot of fun with the atmosphere and bigger crowds - those are the reasons why we all play basketball.
"It's nice to be put on that stage. It would mean a lot to me getting a win and to the club too."
Meanwhile, Rocks head coach Sterling Davis is looking for his side to make the most of their home advantage.
He said: "I feel playing on our home floor will give us a boost throughout the game as we have some great fans, but the game is played on the court so we have to take care of business there."


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The Saul O Sidore Lecture Series at Plymouth State University will present a panel addressing issues of "No Child Left Behind: A Threat to American Democracy?" at 7 p.m. March 12 at the Silver Center . Panelists for that discussion will be Tonya Tookes, instructor of counselor education, PSU College of Graduate Studies; Allan DiBiase, adjunct, PSU College of Graduate Studies; Joss French, assistant professor of education and Kim Williams, professor, PSU College of Graduate Studies.
This presentation will address the democratic challenges of No Child Left Behind legislation, such as separation of church and state, the use of vouchers to pay for religious private education, states' rights, the impact on low income and minority areas, and high stakes testing.
The final Sidore Lecture of the 2006-2007 series will be presented by Dr. Xu Wenli, institute senior fellow, The Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, who is one of China's most recognized pro-democracy advocates.
All Sidore events begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made by calling (603) 535-ARTS. Each talk is followed by a reception with refreshments. For lecture series information, call (603) 535-2638.
The Saul O Sidore Lecture series was established at Plymouth State in 1979 to bring a variety of speakers to the University each year to address the critical political, social and cultural issues and events of our time. Series information can be found online at www.plymouth.edu/sidore.


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Kuznetsov, Andrei, Kapelyushnikov, Rostislav and Dyomina, Natalya (2008) Performance of closely held firms in Russia: evidence from firm-level data. The European Journal of Finance, 14 (4). pp. 337-358. ISSN 1351-847X
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This paper evaluates the impact of ownership concentration on firm performance in a weak institutional environment. Specifically, using new survey evidence, we seek to appraise quantitatively the performance of block-holder-controlled firms in Russia and to identify, within the domain of corporate governance theory, factors that may explain such performance. We find evidence of negative association between the size of the dominant owners' shareholding and performance parameters such as investment, capacity utilization, and profitability. At the same time, we establish that control structures with multiple, large shareholders increase efficiency. The ambiguity of the effects of ownership concentration suggests that country-specific factors play an important role.
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The actor, who recently announced his split from actress Jennie Garth, was seen having fun with his male friend in Hollywood.
Peter Facinelli enjoyed his new status as single guy with a night out without the wedding band. The "Twilight" actor was spotted ring-less going to a concert in Hollywood with a male companion. Although the split from wife of 11 years Jennie Garth is fresh, Facinelli managed to raise a smile that night.
Like Facinelli, Garth also made her first public appearance since the split announcement this week in Beverly Hills. She also talked to Access Hollywood about single life, saying "My life is a little hectic right now and my personal life is kind of crazy."
The former couple, who has three daughters aged five to fourteen, ruled out third party as the reason of their separation. "While we have decided to end our marriage, we both share the same deep love and devotion to our children," they said in a joint statement.