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Reason #3 - Strong Minnesota Families
Over the past six months, as an intern for the Obama campaign, I've been able to talk to a lot of Minnesotans about this election. Everyone has great stories, from families able to keep students in college to tradesmen who are finally getting back to work.
Two stories really stand out. Nancy, a dancing grandma for Obama who survived a battle with esophageal cancer thanks to her Medicare coverage, and Mary, who was able to keep her daughter Laura on her health insurance thanks to Obamacare.
Nancy was 66 when she was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, an often-deadly disease. Since Nancy was eligible for Medicare, she only paid a few hundred dollars out of pocket for her treatment. Today, she's healthy, and taking dance classes so you might just see her dancing to support President Obama.
People need to know that this election represents a choice between President Obama, who stands up for programs like Medicare that gave me a safety net when I needed it most, and Mitt Romney who wants to end Medicare as we know it.
Mary's daughter Laura is a healthy college student today. But when Laura was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer, her mom knew the diagnosis was serious. Thanks to President Obama, Mary has been able to keep Laura in her insurance until Laura turns 26. That meant she can get the care she needs and when she turns 26, Laura doesn't need to worry about being denied care because she has a pre-existing conditions.
The president has done a lot to focus on the needs of the nation. He's working to keep us strong. I truly believe the intent of the Affordable Care Act is to make us a healthier nation. To have a strong foundation, we have to be healthy. With the Affordable Care Act, President Obama was looking out for people like my daughter.
Nancy, Mary, and Laura are all supporting President Obama this year because they know firsthand that the Affordable Care Act is helping to keep Minnesota families strong. Help President Obama continue his work, being a champion for Minnesota families.


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It's bad news for farm incomes – while the national average income grew a modest 1 percent from April to June, the Commerce Department painted a different picture of the country's key agriculture-producing states.
According to The Wall Street Journal, farm earnings were down more than 14 percent across the nation, with the Midwest taking the biggest hit. Personal income shrank in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota.
Commerce Department economist Carrie Litkowski told The Wall Street Journal that the fall in farm earnings reflects a decline in crop output, possibly due to lower commodity prices. Inventories also have bounced around after Central and Southern Plains and much of the Corn Belt were hit by a severe drought in 2012.
While the drought wiped out stocks, farmers spent much of the first quarter of 2013 rebuilding. However, this pace slowed during the second quarter.
Read, "Lower Farm Earnings Hold Back Incomes in Plain States."
The USDA suggests that the quarterly dive may be more of a quirk than a trend and expects the region to see a third year of near-record revenues. Last month in its "Farm Sector Income Forecast," the USDA showed farm income to increase by 6 percent to $120.6 billion in 2013.
"It may not be record but I think we'll have a pretty strong year all things considered," said American Farm Bureau Chief Economist Bob Young.
However, farm production expenses are also expected to climb. Since 2003, expenses for both farm and manufactured inputs have increased by 106 percent, while other operating and overhead expenses have increased 60 percent. Farm-origin expenses, such as feed and purchased livestock, and those for manufactured inputs, such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides, now account for nearly 50 percent of total production expenses. Read the report here.
Nearly 90 percent of farm households are earning an income from non-farm sources in addition to their on-farm work.

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Centaurus, Repelius and ObnoxiousRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
We are three genies capable of independent existence.
But bring any two of us together
And we shall summon the missing third
To respond to your beck-and-call within his capabilities.
Man would welcome any opportunity to fit an unwelcome harness
on our first whilst it is in full gallop.
Thus the first will conspire with our second to tackle the quest
To subdue the third to be a slave at your behest.
Our second was so repulsive as to be banished forthwith
to the far-flung corners of the globe.
His feet planted firmly on terra firma,
On his pate, an insecure white cap.
The repulsion of the second is surpassed by how shocking is the third.
Whilst our first, lest we forget, has been cursed by the gods
To remain forever in a state of perpetual restlessness.
Who are these restless, repulsive, shocking, yet subservient genies?
HintIn Fleming's thriller, set in Japan, 007's left forefinger fires bullets at a moving train
AnswerFirst (restless) : Motion
Second (repulsive) : Magnetism. Like poles "repel". The Magnetic South Pole is on solid ground, Antarctica. The North Pole is a floating Ice Cap, under which a Nuclear submarine has been able to pass.
Third (shocking) : Electricity.
According to the Laws of Electromagnetic Induction by Faraday a combination of any two of the above, will generate the third. The Hint referred to "Fleming's Left-hand rule", wherein the forefinger implies the magnetic field for the levitation of the Bullet Train.
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Hahn relies on curve to carve up Dodgers
Rookie collects fifth win in seventh start; Quentin has three RBIs
LOS ANGELES -- When Jesse Hahn hops on a flight Monday for his native Connecticut, where he'll spend the All-Star break, he doesn't anticipate spending a single minute on wistful reflection on his first seven starts in the big leagues.
Not that anyone would mind if he did, with the way his early run in the Padres' starting rotation has gone.
Instead, the 24-year-old rookie has other plans for the six-hour flight home.
"I'm going to learn from it and then put it behind me," he said. "Things can change really quickly. I've got to keep moving forward."
Hahn took another big step ahead on Friday night, holding the Dodgerst to one run in six innings as the Padres won, 6-3, before a crowd of 46,073 at Dodger Stadium.
Again using his low-90s fastball and big curveball, Hahn (5-2) pitched his way out of several potentially messy situations, as the Padres (41-52) took the second game of a four-game series from the Dodgers (52-43).
"He had that really slow curveball. He had a good running fastball. And guys just weren't picking up that slow curveball," said Dodgers catcher Drew Butera.
The Padres got three RBIs from Carlos Quentin and a two-run home run by Alexi Amarista, as well as save No. 24 this season for Huston Street, who pitched for the first time since last Saturday when he blew his first save of the year against the Giants.
Quentin used his arm as well for a pivotal outcome, as he threw out Yasiel Puig attempting to tag up from second to third base in the Dodgers' two-run seventh, ending the inning -- and, effectively, killing the Dodgers' rally.
"That was a huge play for us," said Padres manager Bud Black.
But the real story was Hahn, who allowed just three hits with four walks and six strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 2.21. Throw out his first start against Pittsburgh last month and he's 5-1 with a 1.46 ERA over his last six starts.
"Overall, he's ahead of the game in some areas," Black said.
After getting two quick outs in the fifth inning, Hahn put two runners on and fell behind Matt Kemp, 2-0. In a fastball count, Hahn came in with a curveball and got a swinging strike. He came right back with the same pitch and got the same result.
Hahn then went to the slider, a pitch that ran inside that Kemp managed to foul off. Finally, Hahn went back to -- what else? -- the curveball, to put Kemp away, as the Dodgers slugger proceeded to break the bat over his knee, because that was clearly the problem.
Two innings earlier, Hahn did almost the exact same thing to Scott Van Slyke, though it didn't involve as much drama. Two on, two outs and two nasty curveballs for the inning-ending strikeout.
"At that point in the game, my curve was the pitch that I was throwing most for strikes. I got behind but I had enough confidence in it to keep throwing it. It was my out pitch," Hahn said.
Ensuring Hahn of his fifth victory took some work, as reliever Joaquin Benoit -- pitching for the first time since allowing three runs, including two home runs, Wednesday in Denver -- loaded the bases on two walks and a hit. Benoit got out of the inning with two strikeouts, but needed 30 pitches to do so.
"He knows how to handle those situations. He's going to make sure he throws the right pitch," said San Diego third baseman Chase Headley. "That was a great job getting out of that inning. He has a great understanding of himself as a veteran pitcher."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Of the People, is a large show of high profile artist whose work is unquestionably political. With works by Shepard Fairey, the feminist collective the Guerrilla Girls, Egyptian street artist El Teneen and filmmaker Ralf Schmerberg. This collection will be on display Tuesdays through Saturdays, Oct. 27 through Nov. 24 at the Contemporary Wing pop-up Gallery.
If you plan to attend the "Of the People" exhibition and you haven't booked you accommodation yet, you should consider our Dc accommodations. We are located in Dupont Circle, minutes away from the metro and We offer complimentary breakfast and wi-fi with every reservation. So, if arts flows trough your veins, you should definitely consider visiting the exhibit and staying in our guesthouse.
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To me, the intermediate stage of sainthood Sakadagami, seem to be very subjective. Does significant weakened mean 99.99% or more? I also can't understand the logic of him returning to this world only once. However I think this is a very important mile stone for path to attain Nirvana.
Your input is much appreciated.
I have extracted the following from the Wekipedia.
In Buddhism, the Sakadagami (Pali; Sanskrit: Sakridāgāmi), "returning once"[1] or "once-returner," is a partially enlightened person, who has cut off the first three chains with which the ordinary mind is bound, and significantly weakened the fourth and fifth. Sakadagamiship is the second stage of the four stages of enlightenment.
The Sakadagami will be reborn into the human world once more. If, however, he attains the next stage of enlightenment (Anagamiship) in this life, he will not come back to the human world.
The three specific chains or fetters (Pali: saṃyojana) of which the Sakadagami is free are:
1. Sakkāya-diṭṭhi (Pali) - Belief in self
2. Vicikicchā (Pali) - Skeptical doubt
3. Sīlabbata-parāmāsa (Pali) - Attachment to rites and rituals
The Sakadagami also significantly weakened the chains of:
4. Kāma-rāga (Pali) - Sensuous craving
5. Byāpāda (Pali) - Ill-will
Thus, the Sakadagami is an intermediate stage between the Sotapanna, who still has comparatively strong sensuous desire and ill-will, and the Anagami, who is completely free from sensuous desire and ill-will.


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Crews have restored power to the Minnesota State Fair, after a minor traffic accident knocked out power to part of the fairgrounds and sent two people to the hospital.
A semi trailer truck accidentally clipped a power pole at the intersection of Como and Winston avenues, south of the fairgrounds, at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
One of the falling power lines struck a man who was in a chair directing cars into a private parking lot. Another man suffered injuries when the power line hit his shoulder.
St. Paul police spokesman Andy Skoogman said that a police officer witnessed the incident and intervened quickly.
"[The officer] ran up to the man as the power line was draped over him, and our officer kicked the lawn chair out from underneath the man, got the man out of the chair, dragged him away from the power line," he said.
One person suffered serious electrical burns, and another suffered less serious burns, said Steve Zaccard, St. Paul's fire marshal. They are being treated at Region's Hospital.
"I've been told that both are doing very well," Skoogman said.
Police identified them as 26-year-old Brady Evan Berger, of Le Sueur, who was treated and released; and 32-year-old Spencer Jackson, of St. Paul, who remained hospitalized Tuesday night.
The outage downed power to the livestock complex, Adventure Park, and Carousel Park. Schuette said that no one was on any of the Adventure Park rides when the power went out.
Xcel Energy crews restored power to the Fair at about 2:15 p.m. Over 370 businesses and homes outside the fairgrounds also temporarily lost power.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The railroad crossing on Beaver Street, also known as U.S. Highway 90, at Wamsley Road on the Westside will be closed for repairs from 9 a.m. Saturday until about 5 p.m. Monday.
Beaver Street at Wamsley Road is between Ellis Road and Lane Avenue. The intersection will be closed to all cars and people while workers fix the railroad, a project residents and drivers say is overdue.
"There is several trains that come in through here every day, so with as much local traffic and train traffic that goes through here, it should have been taken care of a while ago," mechanic Corey Smith said.
It's the rough ride over the tracks that commuters are tired of.
"It's rough, it's real rough trying to get over it," Smith said. "People are crossing over the yellow line to try to find a smooth spot in the railroad tracks to cross over."
It's so bad, drivers have been worried about damage to their cars.
Smith, who works at an auto shop right by the railroad tracks, says the tracks' current condition could harm a vehicle, especially lower riding cars.
"It's definitely bad," he said. "It could cause a lot of damage to someone's suspension in the vehicle, not to mention the tires."
Smith said those who drive in the area know the bad railroad crossing well.
"When we tell people how to get to our shop, we tell them the really bad railroad tracks on Beaver Street," he said. "And there's actually a skull and cross bones sign that someone put up a while back next to it to let people know how bad they are."
Brent Withers says he has to drive over the tracks several times a week, and he's almost been in a crash because people slam on the brakes to avoid hitting bad spots in the tracks.
"Cars, if you go to stop, some of them try to rear-end you because they're having to hit their brakes hard," Withers said. "Sometimes cars are having to swerve out to miss it, so you're going in the other lane."
The repairs will replace the railroad track completely with a new heavy duty concrete surface to give drivers a smoother ride over the crossing.
Because Beaver Street and Wamsley Road will be closed, drivers can take an alternate route like Interstate 10 or Lane Avenue to get around the closure. They can also take Ellis Road, Highway Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue as a detour.
"I think it's a long time coming," Withers said. "It should have already been done, but yes, we're happy now, and I think it will solve a lot of problems."
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Gateway football won't ask to remain in Class AAAA.
Today was the decision deadline for PIAA teams that wanted to "play up" in classification for the new two-year cycle. Gateway, a current Quad-A program whose enrollment has fallen, will accept next season's move to Class AAA football, said athletic director Randy Rovesti.
"It really wasn't much of an issue," he said. "I think some of the kids would have preferred staying Quad, but we looked at the (enrollment) numbers. There's nothing that indicates we'll be a Quad-A school in the future."
Gateway reached the WPIAL championship game four times in the past decade. The Gators were 8-3 this season and lost to eventual champion Central Catholic, 27-21, in the quarterfinals.
A comprehensive list of enrollments and classifications for all sports teams was scheduled for release this week by the PIAA.
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Fairfax County Volunteers Get Ready For Great Backyard Bird Count
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From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, bird watchers from more than 100 countries are expected to participate in the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). On February 14–17, 2014, anyone anywhere in Fairfax County can count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count and enter their sightings at the Great Backyard Bird Count website. The information gathered by volunteers helps track the health of bird populations at a scale that would not otherwise be possible.
In Fairfax County, 36 sites in the county's School Age Child Care (SACC) program are participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count. "This activity is a natural fit with the focus of the SACC curriculum this year, Digging Deeper into the Wonders of Nature," said SACC program administrator Beth Leggat. "Many of the teachers at our centers participated in a training conducted by our partners at the Audubon Society. It helped them to really understand the mission of GBBC and inspired them to get children excited about this project." Teachers and children at centers have been gearing up for the event, adding birdfeeders and other elements to their outdoor spaces to create environments that attract birds. Children and their families have been encouraged to continue counting throughout the weekend as well.
In North America, GBBC participants will add their data to help define the magnitude of a dramatic irruption of magnificent Snowy Owls. Bird watchers will also be on the lookout for the invasive Eurasian Collared-Dove to see if it has expanded its range again. GBBC observations may help show whether or not numbers of American Crows will continue to rebound after being hit hard by the West Nile virus and whether more insect-eating species are showing up in new areas, possibly because of changing climate.
Last year's Great Backyard Bird Count shattered records after going global for the first time, thanks to integration with the eBird online checklist program launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab and Audubon. Participants reported their bird sightings from all seven continents, including 111 countries and independent territories. More than 34.5 million birds and 4,300 species were recorded—over one-third of the world's total bird species documented in just four days.
"People who care about birds can change the world," said Audubon chief scientist Gary Langham. "Technology has made it possible for people everywhere to unite around a shared love of birds and a commitment to protecting them."
The Great Backyard Bird Count is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society with partner Bird Studies Canada and made possible in part by sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited. The Great Backyard Bird Count is a great way for people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with nature and make a difference for birds. It's free and easy. To learn more about how to join the count visit the Great Backyard Bird Count website and view the winning photos from the 2013 GBBC photo contest.
Now in its second century, Audubon connects people with birds, nature and the environment that supports us all. Its national network of community-based nature centers, chapters, scientific, education, and advocacy programs engages millions of people from all walks of life in conservation action to protect and restore the natural world.


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MV library hosts winter tree walk
The Mountain View Public Library and Mountain View Trees have scheduled a winter tree walk 1 p.m. Saturday, meeting in the library lobby at 585 Franklin St.
Arborists from Mountain View Trees will lead the ramble through the sleeping trees of Pioneer Park to increase participants' appreciation of the urban forest.
Hot cider and baked goods will be served.
All ages are welcome, as are pets on leash. The walk will take place rain or shine.
Registration is optional but encouraged.
For more information on Mountain View Trees, visit mountainviewtrees.org.
Tied House fundraiser benefits CSA
Tied House Brewery & Cafe is participating in a Holiday Giving Tree fundraiser through Dec. 20 that supports the Community Services Agency (CSA).
Tied House guests can pose for an instant photo of themselves for $5 and place the photo on the Tied House Christmas tree. The restaurant will donate all proceeds from the campaign to CSA.
CSA provides a social-service safety net for residents of Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. The nonprofit agency's clients include children, working-poor families and seniors.
Tied House is located at 954 Villa St., Mountain View.
For more information, visit tiedhouse.com or givingtuesday.org/partner/tied-house-brewery.


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The Knox County Criminal Court Clerk's Office has finally given authorities the names of dozens of offenders charged with methamphetamine-related crimes – something the office has long failed to do.
However, a lot of the information it turned over to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is incomplete, and officials say there isn't much that can be done about it.
That means many offenders convicted of buying, possessing or selling meth can still walk into a pharmacy and buy the drug's main ingredient, pseudoephedrine, despite a state-mandated database that's supposed to alert pharmacists not to sell to offenders.
Still, officials say at least some progress was recently made.
"It felt good (but) it's a shame it took so long to get them on," said state Sen. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, who co-sponsored legislation that created the database.
At issue is the Meth Offender Registry, a list maintained by the TBI and crucial to combating Tennessee's growing methamphetamine problem.
The Law: Meth-Free Tennessee Act of 2005
Criminal Court Clerks throughout the state are responsible for providing the bureau with the names, dates of birth and addresses, of those convicted of possessing, selling or manufacturing methamphetamine, according to state law.
The clerk has to forward a judgment to the TBI within 45 days of a conviction. The TBI is then responsible for removing a name from the online registry seven years after the date of the most recent conviction.
Those on the list are banned from purchasing pseudoephedrine, an over-the-counter decongestant found in cold and sinus medicines.
Previous coverage: Criminal Court Clerk not updating meth registry
A WBIR 10News investigation in February, however, revealed that the Knox County Criminal Court Clerk's Office rarely complies with the law.
For example, the courts have convicted 137 defendants since mid-2008, which is when Joy McCroskey took over the office, according to records. But, her department turned over data for just seven people, or about 5 percent of those convicted.
After the report, though, her office submitted 42 new names to the TBI.
"I would say that was probably in direct response to (the WBIR) story," said Tommy Farmer, director of the Tennessee Meth and Pharmaceutical Task Force.
Farmer said that his office added only 15 of the 42 names to the database because the rest were either duplicates or did not have enough identifiers like a Social Security number or date of birth. That means more than 100 people convicted of meth since mid-2008 still aren't in the system.
McCroskey suggested that more might get submitted, but didn't elaborate.
The List: Tennessee Meth Offender Registry Database
McNally, who was interviewed for the February 10News story, also has been in touch with the TBI.
"Evidently, some things were falling through the cracks and one wants to make sure it's not done purposefully, that it's somebody who's just not doing their job," he said. "(I wanted to) get to bottom of it, because the registry's important in preventing meth from being manufactured and getting on the streets."
McNally added that the state Administrative Office of the Court also should work with local criminal court clerks.
"I think educating the clerks would certainly be a plus and evidently a lot of them are doing what they're supposed to do, but there are a few who are not," he said.
The registry was created as part of the Meth-Free Tennessee Act of 2005 and is connected to a system pharmacists use to track the sales of pseudoephedrine.
Pharmacists are required to check photo IDs of customers purchasing pseudoephedrine and match them with the database. The system then flags anyone on the registry or those who have reached the legal limits for buying pseudoephedrine without a prescription in Tennessee – currently 9 grams, or about three boxes of pills, in a 30-day period.
State lawmakers are continuing to talk during this year's General Assembly session about pseudoephedrine, and are currently debating whether to further reduce the limits customers can purchase.


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A "VIOLENT and random" daylight attack saw a group of three people punch and verbally abuse two men in Bury.
Police have released a CCTV image of a man wanted in connection with the assault on May 17 in Lord Street on at around 8.30pm.
Two men were walking down Lord Street when they were approached by a man and a woman. The man argued with and verbally abused the two men before he was joined by a further two men.
The group then assaulted the two men, punching them in the face and head before running away. One of the victims was hospitalised with a large cut to his eye.
The men are all described as Asian. The first was described as around 5ft 7in tall, of slim build and with short, dark hair. He was wearing blue tracksuit bottoms and a navy blue sweatshirt.
The second man us described as 17 years old and wearing a white tracksuit.
The third man is described as aged between 26 and 28 years old, about 5ft 9in tall, of large build and wearing a red t-shirt.
Police Constable Aaron McFadden, of Bury Division, said: "This was a violent and random attack and we want to find the offenders as soon as possible.
"There are likely to have been quite a few people around at this time in the evening, maybe on a night out, that may have seen the attack."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 8181 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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Calling all car enthusiasts… join us for the Schools of the Sacred Heart Car Show du Conge'! Car Show du Conte' accepts all makes and models… no matter the age or condition. Enter your truck, car, or motorcycle. New, classic, and restored vehicles are welcome.
Judging will be conducted by independent judges who are not school affiliated. Prizes will be awarded by categories, including a People's Choice. Conge' is a fund day filled with food, music, games, and FUN for the whole family. Come enjoy the beautiful grounds of Schools of the Sacred Heart and see the sleek lines rolling through the car show. Car show entry fee is $25.
Sign up by April 16th and get a special surprise gift! Entries accepted day of event. Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted. Multiple entries accepted. For entry information, please contact Alitha Wiltz at 337-592-1340.


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A common misconception is that when your market strategy is to develop and guide potential customers, it automatically equals user acquisition. Not so, says Brant Cooper at Market by Numbers:
"Customer development is a method for discovering, testing and validating user acquisition and conversion methods. So that a marketplace suffers from the 'Chicken and Egg' problem, i.e., there's only a true market when they're both there doesn't affect Customer Discovery and some amount of Customer Validation."
So when you focus your product strategy on building a user base, keep in mind some of Cooper's pointers, like how the chicken and egg dilemma doesn't exist in a Product vs. Consumer scenario, but does in the user acquisition phase.
Tricky—but not impossible! Read on to learn more.


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In Monday's column, I discussed the merits of investing in small-cap stocks and why they can often offer more intrigue than larger businesses. Small companies, by Wall Street mandate, simply have fewer analyst eyeballs gazing at them, which often causes them to trade well below intrinsic value. After all, more people want to see research on Chipotle (CMG) than they would on Ark Restaurant (ARKR).
So it is with Tecumseh Products (TECUA), a leading manufacturer of commercial and residential compressors, essential cooling components that go into refrigerators, freezers, and HVAC units. Tecumseh is a $130 million company that is worth between $200 million and $300 million. This value stems from the high quality assets that Tecumseh owns along with approximately $400 million in tax net operating losses (NOLs). Tecumseh's management is actively engaged in maximizing shareholder value which is inclusive of any and all asset monetization opportunities. Best of all, Tecumseh has a 30% shareholder, who is working diligently to ensure that Tecumseh will unlock its vast value potential....415 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Michigan football coach Brady Hoke took a major swipe at Notre Dame and, indirectly, some Big Ten Conference rivals in one statement Monday.
Hoke blasted the Fighting Irish for canceling scheduled football games in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and hinted that they want to play Big Ten teams they feel that are easier to beat.
"We have unbelievable rivalry games at Michigan," Hoke said at a luncheon in Grand Rapids, Mich. (via ESPN.com) "The Notre Dame, that rivalry, which they're chickening out of ... they're still going to play Michigan State, they'll play Purdue; they don't want to play Michigan."
Notre Dame ended a three-game losing streak in the series last September with a 13-6 victory in South Bend. Michigan leads the all-time series, which dates to 1887, 23-16-1.
Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said last September that ND notified him it was canceling the 2015, 2016 and 2017 games. The notice came less than two weeks after Notre Dame announced it was moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football and hockey. The Irish remain an independent in football but will play five games against ACC opponents as part of the move.
"The decision to cancel games in 2015-17 was Notre Dame's and not ours," Brandon said in a statement at the time.
Hoke's words will give the last two games of the rivalry (for now) even more juice. The teams will meet Sept. 7 in Ann Arbor, and Sept. 6, 2014, in South Bend.


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This study, conducted in Bamako, Mali (West Africa), will collect blood and sputum samples to establish normal values for laboratory test results among Malians. Researchers are starting a new initiative to study HIV and tuberculosis in Africa, using Mali as a model country. In order to perform these studies, the scientists need to know what constitutes normal laboratory values among the population. People in developing countries may have dramatically different laboratory values from those who live in developed countries, and there is currently little information available to distinguish normal from abnormal results in Malians. This study will establish normal ranges that will provide a basis for future HIV and tuberculosis research in Mali. Additionally it will provide blood and sputum samples to researchers to study different scientific questions related to HIV and Tuberculosis infection.
Healthy volunteers and people infected with HIV or tuberculosis, or both, who are 18 years of age or older and who live in Bamako, Mali, may be eligible for this study. Candidates are screened with a medical history, physical examination, and blood test.
Participants provide a blood or sputum sample, or both, for laboratory analysis. Blood is collected through a needle inserted into an arm vein, and sputum is collected by having the participant cough deeply and spit in a cup. Participants may agree to provide samples one time only or on a returning visit basis. Returning visits may be scheduled daily or weekly. Subjects may continue to participate for the duration of the 4-year study, provided their medical history and physical examination are updated once a year.
|Tuberculosis HIV
|Study Type:
|Official Title:
|Establishment of Normal Parameters for Blood and Sputum With Samples Obtained From Volunteers in Bamako
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 4, 2005
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|May 1, 2013
HIV and tuberculosis are major health issues in the developing world - HIV and tuberculosis affect several million people worldwide. Individually and together these two diseases kill more people than any other infections, with the worst suffering occurring on the African continent. Mali is a West African state awakening to the reality of these issues. While tuberculosis has always been a major problem in Mali, more recently HIV incidence has begun to increase.
We are commencing a new research initiative to study HIV and tuberculosis in Africa, using Mali as a model country. However, there is little baseline epidemiological, hematological, immunological or microbiological data to help distinguish normal from abnormal results; establishing normal population baseline values is necessary to facilitate future research. We will collect whole blood and sputum samples to establish baseline values, for the purpose of facilitating ongoing or future HIV and tuberculosis research. Specifically, samples will be used to determine normal hematological, immunological and other parameters for Malian people. In addition, we will use samples to optimize routine and specialized research assays. Sputum samples will be used in bacteriological and genetic studies intended to optimize studies relating to tuberculosis.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Age 18 yrs or older.
Adequate venous access.
Willingness to allow blood samples to be stored and used for future studies of HIV infection and pathogenesis.
Ability to sign informed consent and willingness to comply with study requirements and procedures.
Anemia (Hg less than10 g/dl) (for patients donating blood only).
Underlying heart disease or bleeding disorder which in the judgment of the PI could increase the risk to the volunteer.
Fever of 101 degrees F or evidence of an acute infection. (for patients donating blood only)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00341042
|Universite of Bamako
|Bamako, Mali
|Principal Investigator:
|Sophia B Siddiqui, M.D.
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00341042 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 19, 2006
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Normal Values
Complete Blood Count
Flow Cytometry
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Elliott Sadler clings to the hope that he will return to the Sprint Cup Series full time.
In order to make that happen, he will go to the organization that has won 66 Nationwide Series races in the last five years.
Sadler will remain in the Nationwide Series in 2013 but move from Richard Childress Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing, a switch that has been in the talks for the last three months but just signed Saturday.
"I really feel like opportunity over there is going to be really good for my whole future," Sadler said after accepting the series runnerup trophy Monday night during the postseason awards ceremony. "You guys know my goal. You guys know where I want to be back before I hang up my helmet."
Those goals are another shot of being part of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 37-year-old Sadler said JGR team president J.D. Gibbs has made no promises of a Cup ride, although the team always is considering the addition of a fourth car.
"They talk about if I go out and do my job and make the most of this opportunity, there's a really good chance other doors and other opportunities will come," Sadler said.
"It's not specifically said 'If you do this, we do this.' "
Sadler has spent the last two years in the series at Kevin Harvick Inc. (no wins, second in points in 2010) and RCR (four wins, second in points in 2011) after spending 12 years in Cup with three victories and a career-best ninth in the standings in 2004.
He said when Gibbs called him in early September about driving for the organization, he did not have an offer from RCR.
"At the time when all this was going on, yeah, of course I wanted to stay," Sadler said. "Why in the hell would I want to leave? We were winning races and leading the championship when all this was happening in the middle of the season, why would you want to leave?"
Sadler said it is longer than a one-year deal with JGR. He is not sure what his car number will be but knows it won't be 18 because that is expected to be the number when Kyle Busch runs in the series.
Busch is expected to run in a car that will have multiple drivers. Sadler and Brian Vickers will be the organization's two full-time drivers.
Sadler said he has talked with current sponsor One Main Financial about going to JGR and also has talked to current JGR sponsors.
"I was not given the opportunity to race (at RCR), and I had to do something different," Sadler said. "That is the way it works out. It's frustrating because when you're in the middle of the championship chase, you want to make sure everybody stays on the same page."
After the decision was made that he would leave, Sadler said he had good conversations with RCR owner Richard Childress and still has respect for Childress.
RCR assumed the Nationwide operations of KHI after the 2011 season. Most of Sadler's crew were members of Kevin Harvick's Cup crew who were replaced after Harvick finished third in Cup for the second consecutive year in 2011.
"I really felt like I had a family of guys around me—not being able to hand them a (championship) trophy was tough," Sadler said.


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There was fun and information for all the family in Hillworth Park when a services show was organised to tell the community about what was on offer.
Youngsters had the chance to sit in a police car, clamber over a fire engine and take on an assault course laid out by Army recruitment officers.
The idea for the first Devizes Services Day came from PCSO Luke Woodward who wanted to bring emergency services, voluntary organisations, youth groups and council bodies together in one place.
He said: "I thought it would be a good idea for people to be able to find out a bit more about what services are available in the town.
"We were particularly busy in the morning with people of all ages. The children had great fun trying on police equipment and using the inflatable assault course.
"Some of the charities enlisted some new volunteers."
PCSO Woodward is to become a PC in September so will not be available to organise the event next year but he is hopeful that it may become a regular event.
He said: "If the demand is there it is possible it will happen again next year."


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have added Paul Molitor to their coaching staff.
The team announced the decision Tuesday. Since 2005, Molitor has served as a minor league base running and infield coordinator for the organization. He was a coach on manager Tom Kelly's staff in the 2000 and 2001 seasons and also was hitting coach for Seattle in 2004, the year he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The Twins re-signed manager Ron Gardenhire to a two-year contract and brought back the rest of his assistants. Molitor will oversee base running, bunting, infield instruction and positioning plus assist with in-game strategy from the dugout.
The 57-year-old Molitor played the last three of his 21 major league seasons for the Twins. He grew up in nearby St. Paul.
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Now that the holidays are behind us and we're well into the new year, news that will impact the foreclosure market in 2012 is starting to cross our desk. So what headlines were we talking about this week?
This week we blogged about the Federal Reserve finally coming around and looking out for the homeowners, instead of the banks. A 26-page white paper released by The Fed offered up their suggestions on how to fix the broken housing market. They also finally came to the conclusion that government MUST come down harder on lenders. Some of the ideas offered up by The Fed may be tough for Congress to swallow, but we believe they have a good chance of keeping more people in their homes.
We particularly liked the idea of turning more foreclosed and vacant properties into rental homes (so much better for the neighborhoods) and the need to offer principal reduction to more homeowners. Roy Oppenheim expands on this issue in his latest "From The Trenches" video.
Foreclosures were in steep decline across the country in 2011, including a 67 percent drop here in Broward County, according to RealtyTrac. Thanks to the 'robo-signer' scandal, lenders were suddenly much more careful about bringing foreclosure cases to the courts. While that is likely to continue in 2012, Roy Oppenheim told the Sun-Sentinel that things could start to pick up.
"It's going to pick up, but it's not going to be insane like it was," he explained.
Palm Beach County also saw a significant drop last year, 58 percent, while Florida was down 63 percent, RealtyTrac reported.
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Odor Control Master Plan for Noman Cole Pollution Control Plant to be Discussed
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Feb. 4, 2005
Odor Control Master Plan for
Noman Cole Pollution Control Plant to be Discussed
Odor control is the topic of a public meeting on Monday, Feb. 28 at the Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant. Neighborhood residents are invited to participate in the development of a master plan to further reduce background odors from the sewage treatment facility.
The 7 p.m. meeting will take place at the plant, which is located at 9399 Richmond Highway, Lorton. Representatives from the plant and CH2M Hill, a consulting firm hired by Fairfax County, will be present. At the meeting, CH2M Hill will present their findings and recommendations in an odor control master plan.
The plant currently spends more than $1 million a year on odor control operations, as a result of its decade-long strategy to reduce nuisance smells. Plant managers, however, wish to curtail the more subtle odors that still remain. The master plan will identify capital and operational improvements to contain and control these odors.
Fairfax County has hired engineering firm CH2M Hill to draft the master plan. During this past summer's hottest months, CH2M Hill took 30 odor samples from various locations around the plant and these samples will be used to recommend proposed solutions.
The Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant was placed in service in 1970. Today, it serves close to half of Fairfax County residents, treating more than 40 million gallons of wastewater daily. The neighborhoods of Gunston Plaza, Lorton Station and Williamsburg Square are adjacent to the plant.
For more information about this meeting, please
contact Mike McGrath at 703-550-9740, extension 250, TTY 711. If you wish
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"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
This is a foul on Hibbert in OT.
Hibbert pushed Lillard on this play too.
Yeah, the blocking call on Luis was really bad, but I thought that was the only egregious call in the quarter. Seemed to me the Blazers were getting called for touch fouls on some GH3 drives early in the 3rd quarter too. I'm just trying to be objective, and I know you are too.
There is no NBA player named Monte Ellis.
Wow. Everytime a player doesn't have a good game, you could expect some to whine about it almost all the time. This has been one of the best Pacers line up in years with big and realistic championship aspirations, hello! Might we also remind ourselves that we got really great guys on the team right now? I love reading really objective criticisms and observations from every forumer but the tactless whining gets to people's nerves most of the time. Great teams lose games and great players net out bad games and stats at times. Deal with it because they certainly are no robots.
This was a really good win. Really proud of this team, the coaches, management, owners and the fans! Go Pacers!
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That was the kind of game that any fan would enjoy not just Pacer or Blazer fans. Needless to say great games by Hill and West. I really wish Vogel would call more plays for both of these guys. Paul taking more shots then Hill tonight is sad when it was obvious early on who had the hot hand.
About Paul George: no other team in the league outside of Miami asks one player to be their best offensive and best defensive player. That isn't something you master in one season. It's gonna be a multi year process and I expect a lot more games like this one. If we were just asking him to score efficiently I think he could do that pretty easily.
In a thread this week on PD, someone asked why Durant doesn't guard LeBron. This is why. The amount of effort and concentration it takes to be elite at just one end of the floor is tremendous, now you're asking him to double it and be elite on offense too.
And one more thing. LeBron has been coasting on defense for the last two seasons. He's still an amazing defender and turns it on when he needs to, but he has a lot of games where he's extremely lazy and coasts by on his athleticism and extreme intellect but doesn't put in a ton of effort. You never see that from Paul George. So if he has a couple 5-20 games, so be it. That's the price Vogel has chosen to pay.
What a game. What a win!
George Freaking Hill you beautiful man! Outstanding performance. I hope he stays aggressive. Just a fantastic game from him. And David West, what can you say, 13/16 from the field? HOT DAMN! He hit so many big buckets in the second half. He could not be stopped. I think Hill and West have sacrificed the most offensively on the team, seeing them play this way tonight was fun. We really need to look to them more. More Hill/West PnRs please.
PG was frustrating to me tonight. Just made some stupid plays and was missing shots. Hopefully he gets his stroke back soon. But he did hit two clutch buckets. Just needs to hit the shots he was hitting earlier this year. And stop whining. Look, I get the frustration, I agree with the frustration, he's not getting the calls like you would expect. But he's gotta play through. David West plays great mad. PG doesn't. He makes bad decisions. PG did play some great D at the end on Lillard, denying a good shot attempt and making it hard to pass with the double team.
Danny had some big boards and some really nice close outs late in the game. Matthews was hitting everything, and got some good looks, but Danny got his hand there just in time to bother the shot and he missed a couple of buckets because of it. Still needs to shoot it better.
Lance was missed, definitely by Roy. There is no doubt he is important to this team. But I do hope we continue to push Hill to be aggressive with his own shot and continue to establish West more. I really think our offense is at its best when we feature West. He's just so solid and it opens things up for everyone. He operates out of the high post, letting Roy go 1 on 1. He is by far our best guy to run the PnR with which benefits Lance, Hill and PG. We just get better shots.
Also Rasual Butler is the dude.
While absolutely true, PG didn't have to guard Portlands best guy or second best guy tonight. He didn't guard Lillard until the end of the game. He just was missing shots tonight.
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"George's athleticism is bananas!" - Marc J. Spears
If we had not gotten used to Paul George producing so much on offense...and all he did was defend and score 8ppg, he would be beloved just for doing that. He is so good at defending. He is very much under appreciated for what he's doing.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Lillard had better work on his defense, or it will be a long end of the season and a short playoffs. He was terrible. There were times it looked like the Pacers were finding out who he was defending and running the plays for them. The dynamic duo of Lillard and Aldridge gave some really sad defensive effort tonight.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I've said it a million times now: "Paul has tired legs!" A lot of his missed shots as of late are from open looks. When the Pace had a short break in January, he came back w/ a vengeance...And I expect the same after the All-Star Break....Then he'll get tired a couple more times before the Playoffs. He plays extended minutes every game and busts major *** on both sides of the floor at that. His shooting will suffer from time to time as a result of this.....
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I think fan's are just frustrated that he's not hitting shots like he was in the start of the season. He was shooting 47-48%, now he's shooting about 40%. And he has had more bad shooting nights. Looking at the first 30 games of the season, he only shot under 45% in 11 games. In the last 19, hes shot under 45% in 12 games. 10 of those games are under 40%. 8 of the first 30 were under 40%.
PG just hasn't been shooting well since the new year. I hope he gets himself back around that 45% number. It would be amazing if he got to that 47-48% range again. Thats some pretty damn good shooting for a guy who works the mid range as much as he does.
West went toe to toe with the best power forward in the league and out played him on both sides of the court.
Hill was a stone cold killer. Stott tried everything to hide Lilliard on the defensive end. Hill had Matthews on him, pick and pop with Granger. Switched. Pick and Pop with West....Damion picks up foul 5.
Paul George needs to exit this slump. Roy needs to get mean.
Scola, Watson, and Scola kept it close in the first half.
So the Thunder didn't just struggle against the scrubs that we struggled against. They flat lost to them while we beat the Blazers without Lance and with Roy and Paul having horrible games.
This team is strong minded. They are different than last year. And the reason why is David West. The best free agent signing ever by the NBA Pacers.
PG had a shocking offensive game, but to his credit he kept attacking the rim, made his free throws, hit some big shots down the stretch, locked down a guy who had been on fire all night in the most important stretch of the game (apart from that 1 gamble steal), when he wasn't defending Lillard he locked down Batum.
Even with hitting a career high, that was the smartest game I've ever seen George Hill play. He worked out early on the Lillard couldn't stop him and kept on attacking their bigs, working the angles really well.
A fantastic game between two teams with contrasting styles. The Blazers gave us a great game, we hung with them, worked out which match ups gave us an edge and pulled it out. Lots of defensive match ups getting switched by the coaches made for a fascinating game.
I have no problem with PG24 taking as many shots as he wants...as long as he's hitting them. If he's having an off night....than I really prefer that he becomes extremely picky about taking his shots ( as in taking the high percentage shots that he's more than likely to hit and be...as you suggest....be more of an efficient scorer ) or ( better yet ) attack the hoop and try to finish while drawing fouls.
PG24 finally did do that at some point in the 4th QTR....he only took shots that he should have taken while deferring to GH.
I know that being a 2-way Player drains A LOT out of a Player.....but if his shots aren't falling....then only take the wide open 3pt shots that others create for him, attack the basket to find other ways of racking up points, look for the easy baskets ( as in the quick cut to the basket waiting for a pass ) or try to draw the offense and create for others....all the while cutting down on the shots.
In other words.....if he's having an off-night shooting....then figure out other ways to contribute on the offensive end. Don't continue to try to shoot your way out of a slump.
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I think we need to set more screens for PG. Get him some cleaner looks. We've kinda fallen into the "oh give him the ball and let him score" and teams have noticed. Unfortunately his ball handling skills do cause some issues with coming off screens occasionally. But we still need to do it. Plus he is a good enough passer that if the team over helps, he will find the open man.
I really don't think that Paul George's problems are not fatigue. I think it is a cerebral slump. No I am not inferring the other news. I simply think he is getting flustered early. Shooters/slingers have to have short-term memory loss. He has to forget the previous misses and forcing it. He has to let the game come to him until he gets some shots to fall.
David West has been carrying this team through the last 4 games.
Aldridge with the assist to West
That is the best assist I've seen all year.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
He's been excellent. Taking out the Orlando game, since he only played 26 minutes because all starters not named Lance had sub 30 minutes, he is averaging 23ppg, 9rpg, 3.3apg, 67% shooting, 5 FTAs, 89% FT, 1.3bpg, and 1spg.
Looking at his game log, It really goes back to the Jan. 10th game against Washington. Take out the Clipper game where he got ejected at halftime and the recent Orlando game where he played less than his usual minutes, he's only scored under 15 twice. He's only shot under 50% in 4 of the 14 games. He's shot better than 60% in 5 of the 14. Since the loss to Atlanta, which was before the Washington game, West really started playing better. He probably would be in the ASG over Milsap if he was playing at that level all season long.
Roy seemed really bummed in his post game interview
Slumped over, barely listening to the question, sulking
His performance tonight really got to him, and he even said so in the interview. "Felt like everyone I defended was hitting their shots and I couldn't hit anything"
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Seemed like to me he was exhausted after playing 39 min... I was sort of expecting him to fall asleep mid interview, he looked so tired.
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CHRISTOPHER Baines will face two more months imprisoned in Georgia following the postponement of his trial until June.
Baines, originally of Hyde, Cheshire, was sentenced to five years in prison for 30 counts of fraud at a trial which went ahead in his absence at Swindon Crown Court last year.
A number of charges had been directed at Baines as manager of the Mr Woodz furniture store in the Brunel Centre.
He stood accused of cheating his customers out of thousands of pounds.
While on police bail in 2012, Baines fled the country, taking on the alias of Chris Bartholomew, and was tracked down to locations in Canada, Florida, Georgia, and finally Texas, where he was arrested at a hotel in San Antonio.
Following allegations from further suspected victims in America and Canada, the arrest warrant was issued for Baines and he was extradited to Georgia in October last year to face criminal charges.
In December, the Morgan County Grand Jury returned an indictment for Christopher Baines, aka Christopher George Bartholomew, 48, from Madison, on one count of financial transaction card fraud, one count of theft by taking, and one count of influencing a witness.
According to indictments and arrest warrants, Baines, aka Bartholomew, conducted a fraudulent card transaction with a woman and later allegedly threatened the woman with injury.
Baines has now spent almost six months behind bars, and was due to stand trial on Tuesday.
But he has now received a continuance while more evidence is gathered, which means his day in court will wait until the summer.
One of his ex-girlfriends in America, who would like to remain anonymous, said she was relieved he is in prison but would like to see him answer charges.
"The fact that he will remain incarcerated is a good thing, but it is not enough, he should face justice," she said.
Further investigations into Baines' activity are being conducted, and warrants have been issued for his arrest in Canada. Authorities there have said they will not be seeking his extradition at this stage.
A spokesman for Winnipeg Police said: "The investigation into Christopher Baines, also known as Christopher Bartholomew, remains open and warrants are in existence.
"It does not appear at this time that attempts to extradite him will be made."
Three years of deception
January 2011 – Mr Woodz shop ordered to close and leave the Brunel Centre.
February 2011 – 30 customers complain of losing between £400 to £1,400 at Mr Woodz.
- January 2012 – Baines disappears from the UK following preliminary court hearing.
- April 2012 – Baines claims he has been in a car accident while on holiday in Mexico and cannot attend court.
- Early 2012 – Baines sets up business in Winnipeg, Canada
- August 2012 – Baines is tried in the UK in his absence and sentenced to five years in prison on 30 counts of fraud.
- August 2012 – Arrest warrant issued for Baines.
- September 2012 – Police appeal for information.
- December 2012 – Winnipeg Police open investigation.
- Early 2013 – Baines moves to Florida.
- April 2013 – Baines moves to Georgia.
- October 2013 – Baines arrested at hotel in San Antonio, Texas, by sheriff's office at Madison County, Georgia.
- November 2013 – Baines extradited from Texas to Georgia and remanded in custody.
- December 2013 – Baines is indicted on charges of fraud and intimidation.
- April 2014 – Trial arranged for Baines is given continuance until June for more evidence to be gathered.


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A drink-driver suspected of causing a crash which left a Keighley man with devastating injuries later fled to Spain to evade justice and then hanged himself on his return to the UK, an inquest heard.
The suspect, who was not named, is believed to have been at the wheel of a car which mounted the pavement and struck Stewart Whitaker, in Slough, Berkshire, in September 1999. Police say the man is believed to have taken his own life when he later returned to this country.
The details were revealed at the inquest in Bradford today into the death of Mr Whitaker, of Harewood Hill, Oakworth, who died in January, aged 43, from a lung infection more than 14 years after he was struck by the car.
His father John Whitaker, 74, together with a nursing team, had cared for his son, who was confined to a bed and could not walk or speak.
The inquest was told that Stewart Whitaker, who was working as a site manager in Slough, was struck by a car which mounted the pavement. The car was later found burned out. Mr Whitaker, then 29, suffered severe brain injuries.
Recording a verdict of unlawful killing, Assistant Bradford Coroner Dr Dominic Bell said the police had indicated that they would be unlikely to make any progress with a criminal inquiry over the 1999 crash.
Dr Bell said: "We would wish to acknowledge Mr Whitaker's family for their care for Stewart for some considerable time."
Stewart's father has already paid tribute to his son and thanked the nursing team for their dedicated care.
Mr Whitaker said his son had been a "lovely, friendly, generous person".
Stewart Whitaker was born in Keighley and educated at Oakbank School.
He completed a motor engineering apprenticeship, before moving to Los Angeles for two years, where he worked with cars and fitted kitchens.
On his return to England, he got a job with a company that refurbished pubs and hotels.
The family was assisted by a team of visiting district nurses from Kilmeny Surgery.
Mr Whitaker, who also has a daughter, Ellen, and son, Robert, said the nurses' dedication deserved recognition.


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Performance Network Theatre Presents AINÂ'T MISBEHAVINÂ'
The holiday musical at Performance Network has become a tradition for many - including thousands that flocked to last year's hit "The Drowsy Chaperone." This year the professional theatre brings another Broadway musical extravaganza to Ann Arbor with the 1978 Tony award winning "Ain't Misbehavin'." Conceived by Richard Maltby Jr. & Murray Horwitz, "Ain't Misbehavin'" celebrates the life and music of Thomas "Fats" Waller. The prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in this rollicking, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway's best. The inimitable Thomas "Fats" Waller rose to fame during the Golden Age of the Cotton Club, honky tonk dives, rent parties and that jumpin' new beat, Swing. "Ain't Misbehavin'" evokes the infectious humor and energy of this American era.
This 1978 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical begins with a pay-what-you-can performance on November 10 and runs through January 1, 2012. The cast features James Bowen ("Fences"), Diviin Huff ("Little Shop of Horrors"), Kron Moore, Darrian Ford ("State Fair" and "The Who's Tommy" on Broadway) and K Edmonds. It is directed by Tim Rhoze ("Fences," "The Piano Lesson") with musical direction by R. MacKenzie Lewis.
"What whistles, hoots, throws off sparks and moves at about 180 miles an hour, even though it is continually stopped? Ain't Misbehavin'" said The New York Times. "Ain't Misbehavin'" opened on Broadway in May 1978 at the Longacre Theatre, later moving to the Plymouth and then the Belasco before finally completing its 1604-performance run on February 21, 1982. The original cast featured Nell Carter, André DeShields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page, and Charlayne Woodard. It was nominated for five Tony awards and won for Best Musical, best Featured Actress in a musical and Best Direction of a Musical. It was also nominated for five Drama Desk awards and won for both Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Musical.
Weekly performances are Thursdays at 7:30, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm, with 3pm Saturday matinees on November 26th and December 10th.
On December 31, there will be a special performance to ring in the new year. The 9pm show will be followed by a dessert reception and champagne toast at midnight.
Tickets can be ordered at the Performance Network Box Office at 734-663-0681, online at
www.performancenetwork.org or by coming to the Performance Network Theatre (120 East Huron St., Ann Arbor, 48104) Monday-Saturday 11-6 or one hour before a performance. Tickets are priced at $27 - $46, with discounts available for seniors, members, students and groups. There is a pay-what-you-can performance on November 10th (suggested donation of $15).
Founded in 1981, Performance Network Theatre has grown from a fledgling company to Ann Arbor's only resident, professional theatre. The Network reaches 40,000 theatre patrons and children each year through the year-round Professional Series and The Children's Theatre Network. Performance Network also presents the Fireside Festival of New Works and a series of classes on theatre-related topics. The Network provides uncompromising artistic leadership in the region and produces works that engage, challenge and inspire audiences and artists.
Darrian Ford (Andre), a Chicago native, began his professional theater career at age 13 in Oscar Brown Jr's "Great Nitty Gritty." He danced with The Chicago Joseph Holmes Dance Theater and at 19, moved to NY to dance in the companies of Alvin Ailey then Donald Byrd/The Group. He made his Broadway debut as Charlie in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "State Fair;" about which The New York Times quoted "...and note the expert dancing of the irrepressibly comic Darrian Ford." He also appeared in The Who's "Tommy" (B'way/1st National), "Smokey Joe's Cafe" (1st National), for which he won The Black Theater Alliance Award for Best Actor in a Musical and most recently the 1st National Tour of "The Color Purple." He co-starred opposite Halle Berry in HBO's "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge" as Fayard Nicholas of the legendary Nicholas Brothers and had a recurring role on Disney's "That's So Raven" for two seasons. With a dozen appearances as musical guest on both day and night time talk shows, you might even hear him on a few of his Broadway colleagues' albums. As a singer/song writer, he's collaborated with some industry heavy hitters like Allan Rich, Baby Boy, Robbie Buchannon and Bill Esses who co-produced Darrian's own CD, "Everything." As a filmmaker, his film, "Brother's Keeper," has made the rounds in smaller festivals and is being adapted and produced for the stage. In 2008, his original musical, "The Cooke Book/ The Music of Sam Cooke," was produced by North Carolina Theater to rave reviews. He continues to perform "The Cooke Book" around the country.
Kron Moore (Nell) began her performing career in grade school musicals and plays. In her teenage years, she was a member of several R&B/Soul groups before she branched out as an R&B/Pop soloist. She has performed at Disney's Magic Kingdom and has made vocal contributions to several R&B, Hip- Hop and Gospel artist's albums. In 1999 Kron inked a deal with Galeforce Records, and completed her own solo album in 2001. Between 2005 and 2011, Kron has been credited in over twenty stage productions. She has most recently appeared in the 2011 Cars & Stars Celebration as Billie Holiday (Detroit Music Hall), "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Detroit Music Hall Jazz Café), "Triumph and Tragedy of a Soul Singer- The Life of Sam Cooke" as Barbara (Detroit Music Hall) and "Little Shop of Horrors" as Chiffon (Encore Musical Theatre). She's done voiceover work for several radio commercials and has also appeared in numerous television, film and industrial projects, including "Detroit 1-8-7" and the feature film "Sucker." Kron is also the lead vocalist of the Detroit- based band "Merge."
James Bowen (Ken) happily returns to the Performance Network family after 2010's "Fences." Mr. Bowen has received Detroit area critics' awards and citations for his work in "Driving Miss Daisy," "74 Georgia Avenue" (Jewish Ensemble Theatre), "Master Harold...and the Boys" (Planet Ant), "Ain't Misbehavin'," and as Louis Armstrong in Janet Choe's "How High the Moon" (Plowshares Theatre). Other work highlights in Michigan include Belize in "Angels in America Pt. 1: Millenium Approaches," Toledo in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Polonius in "Hamlet" (Michigan Shakespeare Festival), Russell Parker in "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," and "John, John the Miller's Son" (Detroit Repertory Theatre), both directed by Tim Rhoze.
Tim Edward Rhoze (director) made his directorial debut at the Detroit Repertory Theatre in 2004 with the production of "Yellowman," followed by directing assignments in consecutive seasons there with "Intimate Apparel," "Ceremonies In Dark Old Men," and the world premiere of "John, John the Miller's Son." During the 2008 Southern Writer's Project at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Tim directed the staged reading of "Nobody," a play with music about the nineteenth century black stage performers Bert Williams and George Walker; he later directed the world premiere at ASF for their 2010 season. For the 2009 season Tim directed the world premiere of "Bear Country," a play about legendary Alabama University head football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, at Alabama Shakespeare Festival and two subsequent remounts. "Ain't Misbehavin'" is Tim's fourth directing assignment at Performance Network; he has also directed "Fences," "K2" and "The Piano Lesson" for PNT. He is the Producing Artistic Director of the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in Evanston, Illinois where over the past two seasons he has produced & directed "For Colored Girls," "Having Our Say," the musical "Five Guys named Moe" and "From the Mississippi Delta." Tim is the Founding Executive Director of YSTEP/Youth & Senior Theatre Ensemble Project, an intergenerational arts program that brings together students and senior citizens for the purpose of creating an original theatrical play and strengthening the bonds between the two generational groups, and thereby strengthening the community in which they live.


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April 3, 2013
Fantasy Freestyle
Preaching Patience With April Struggles
This is a trying time for us fantasy folks: Our patience is tested repeatedly in the internet age.
We struggle throughout the winter to get our beloved baseball back, and once it is here, we are over-the-moon excited. Those of us who participate in fantasy baseball spend large portions of our free time analyzing our squads in pursuit of a title. Whether via trade or by finding a diamond in the waiver-wire rough, we look to adjust our puzzle pieces in just the right fashion to improve our teams.
Alas, your best move in April is to relax.
Optimistically, we are a week away from the initial flood of "should I cut *insert name of established player who isn't hitting .800*?" Realistically, it could start this weekend. It will continue to gain steam as we hit tax day, close out the month, and then reach mid-May. Only at that point should any of it even begin to be taken seriously. There are exceptions, but generally speaking, the best advice I can give—and, trust me, no one wants to hear this when they tweet me their question—is to stand pat with your impact players.
Just last year, we saw six impact arms and a seventh who would become an impact arm give up a 5.75 ERA in 191 1/3 innings of work through April. The panic level was heightened to blood red, and some of these guys undoubtedly popped up on waiver wires in various leagues. You may have a story of your own where you saw one of these names hit the wire and you became the benefactor. Here is our Magnificent Seven:
I've grown frustrated with hearing Scherzer's season characterized as the proverbial "tale of two halves," because it simply wasn't, unless you break up halves as one and five. He had one bad month, then mauled the league for five straight—or six, if you count the playoffs. Coming off of 2011's frustrating season, in which Scherzer posted a 4.43 ERA, the rough start no doubt left some fearful of continued struggles.
In fact, one such fellow in a 12-team mixed league of mine deposited a nice gift for me on the waiver wire shortly after Scherzer's trip to the Bronx (4 2/3 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 7 BB) on April 29. I urged everyone to stay the course on Scherzer at all points last year, and it paid off in spades, especially if you acquired him any time after April.
Both Wainwright and Johnson were coming off of injuries that limited them to a combined 60 1/3 innings in 2011 (all from Johnson), so their early creakiness was almost a given and the panic level, therefore, was considerably lower.
Gallardo bookended his April with outings against his arch-nemesis, the Cardinals, and they tattooed him to the tune of 14 runs in just 5 2/3 innings, causing the overwhelming majority of his damage, as he had a 1.71 ERA in the middle three starts. It has become clear, at this point, that you should just bench Gallardo against St. Louis until he turns the corner. He sports a 6.72 ERA and 1.51 WHIP versus the Redbirds in 73 2/3 career innings.
Latos is a chronic slow starter, with a career 5.73 ERA in 70 2/3 April frames. I chronicled his first-month struggles here last year, and it seems to be something that those who wish to roster Latos simply need to get used to. If or when he overcomes that hurdle, though, watch out: We could see a Cy Young Award-level season from the Reds righty. Keep an eye on him on Wednesday against the Angels; if his early-season struggles persist, put in a feeler to Latos' current owner. I don't generally advocate first-week trades, but if you can get a bargain, then it's worth pursuing a deal.
Surely, no one was discussing releasing Sabathia from their fantasy team after his Opening Day dud, but cries of selling low rang out from the most panicked of fantasy managers. He has a touch of Latos-itis, wherein April is his worst month, but his 4.18 ERA is nowhere near as poor as what Latos does early in the season. And, as if on cue, Sabathia's ERA is 7.20 after Monday's debut, and the Twitter pitching coaches were out in full force diagnosing him with a bevy of injuries, as they are wont to do. I recommend you sit tight and let CC be CC.
Dickey only fits with this group in retrospect, because he went on to win the NL Cy Young Award, but I included him because his example is instructive. His conversion into a knuckleballer made him a surprise asset in the 2010 season, when he had a 2.84 ERA in 174 1/3 innings with the Mets, and he followed it up with 208 2/3 innings of 3.28 ERA ball in 2011. He also featured the same 15 percent strikeout rate and six percent walk rate in both seasons. Dickey was a pitcher that fantasy owners were beginning to trust, but not someone that they were rushing to roster. Thus, his cost was assuredly the lowest of the members of this group, making him the most likely to have been cut early on.
However, anyone who thought the luck had run out and that Dickey had reverted into a mediocre pitcher should have dug a bit deeper. Dickey's 4.45 ERA was caused by one implosion on a rainy day in Atlanta, when he allowed eight runs in just 4 1/3 innings. The rest of the month, he had a 2.42 ERA in 26 innings with 23 strikeouts. Even if you cut him just after that flameout start, when he had a 5.71 ERA, you were still making a less-than-stellar decision, as allowed three runs in his first two starts combined. If you drafted Dickey, that means you believed in him on some level, and one blip was hardly a reason to cut bat.
We are just two days in and, along with Sabathia's 7.20 ERA, we have seen a handful of highly regarded arms get smoked in their 2013 debuts. That list includes Gallardo, Cole Hamels, Jarrod Parker, Matt Harrison, Tim Hudson, and everyone's favorite sleeper who eventually was awoken in every league, Marco Estrada.
Only Sabathia, Gallardo, and Hamels are on the level of the names in the chart above, but there will be a new batch of high-caliber guys causing widespread panic on May 1. And my advice will be the same as it is every year: Move your hand away from the mouse and just relax. One start can wreak so much havoc on an ERA right now that if you are making any snap judgments without digging deeper into the raw data or, better yet, watching the starts of the particular pitcher, you are doing yourself—and your fantasy team—a major disservice. Buy one of these to hang over your computer desk if it helps deter you from making any rash moves.
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So, aside from the obvious point of 'not dropping a guy', what are your thoughts of sitting someone like CC until May 1? Obviously, you lose some IP and some K, but you could avoid further damage to the ERA and WHIP. Or, are you more of the thought that you don't draft a guy like CC only to have him on your bench for a sixth of the season?
Apr 03, 2013 11:07 AM
Seth Cohen
Thoughts on tinkering with the end of your bench at this point. Drafted last (few days ago) and have top waiver priority. There are no obvious left-overs to pick at, but is it better to grab someone right after the draft or wait to see who other people drop?
Apr 03, 2013 11:37 AM
If there's no one worth grabbing, then there's no need to tinker for the sake of tinkering. Unless you *hate* the team you drafted, let it breathe a bit.
Apr 03, 2013 11:39 AM
Last April and May Mike Trout was sitting on my (shallow mixed league) waiver wire - and once he got called up and started mashing I debated picking him up until someone else grabbed him and took advantage of his MVP-caliber season.
Apr 03, 2013 15:58 PM
The thing is, we remember the once-in-a-generation guy; we don't easily recall the 25 times we dropped someone of substance who was struggling for a flameout flavor of the week.
Apr 03, 2013 16:08 PM
There is an old fantasy baseball adage: You can cut a player for a waiver wire guy if he's been on your roster one week for every round he was picked from the end of the draft. If you picked him in Round 19, you can cut him after week 4. If you picked him in Round 5, you probably will suffer through half a season before you can cut bait. If he's a reserve pick, churn to your heart's content.
Apr 03, 2013 18:42 PM
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Customizing cars is either in your blood or it isn't. For the Pitman brothers of Longview, Texas, it is something that pumps through their veins. "Our dad was a mechanic and was always working on cars and that was something that really interested us," says Norman Pitman. Growing up, Norman and his older brother Walter were inseparable. They both built every car that they've had.
They had built a few rides and rode with a club from within their area, but they were itching to travel out of the area to see more of the lowrider world. They decided to ride solo until their friend Ricky Bailey told them about Skim and Dirty from the North Texas Majestics. "Those guys were already known to travel coast to coast for car shows and that's something that really got our attention," explained Norman. They met with them and found out it would take a lot of work and dedication to join the club, but they were up for the challenge.
The brothers decided to build themselves traditional lowriders to get into the North Texas Majestics. "I've always had lowriders, but this was going to be my first traditional lowrider." He decided to sell his two lowriders in order to get the money for the right one. His brother Walter found the 1963 Impala in Oklahoma when Norman was working out of town. They came from separate directions and met up in Oklahoma to look at the car. They showed up with the money and a trailer and got the car. The car was in pretty good condition, but they still tore it down to rebuild it from scratch.
Six months after Norman got his '63, Walter bought himself the '64. He also had to sell two of his big-body Cadillacs in order to have money for the '64. Walter found the car on Craigslist in the Dallas area where Norman happened to be working. He had him go check out the car and then wired him the money to buy it. Once he got the chance, he went out to Arlington to pick up the car from his brother.
They both worked hard to get their cars done in time for the Majestics first annual car show. They had their cars displayed at the show, but they didn't receive their plaques until they got their final inspection after the show. They cut it close in achieving the club's standards, but they were both accepted into the club and able to proudly display their cars with the plaques in the back windows. They would like to thank their family and friends for all their support and are happy that lowriding still pumps through their veins.
Tech Specs
Vehicle Year/Make/Model: 1963 Chevrolet Impala
Vehicle Nickname: It is what it is
Owner: Norman Pitman
City/State: Longview, TX
Club: Majestics, North Texas
Engine: 283
Body/Paint: Sic713 out of Pasadena, TX, added the roof patterns to the Agua Azure
Suspension: The two Black Magic pumps were installed by Slaughter House Customs in Longview, TX, with extended and molded A-arms and six batteries. Carlos Polishing in Garland, TX, took care of the chroming.
Wheels/Tires: 72 cross-lace / 155/80R13 tires
Interior: Stock
Vehicle Year/Make/Model: 1964 Chevrolet Impala
Vehicle Nickname: Big Bang '64
Owner: Walter Pitman
City/State: Longview, TX
Club: Majestics, North Texas
Engine: 327
Body/Paint: Sic713 from Pasadena, TX, patterned out the top and fenders on the '64
Suspension: Slaughter House Customs in Longview, TX, installed the two Black Magic pumps with 1-inch extended A-arms and six batteries. Carlos Polishing in Garland, TX, also did his chrome.
Wheels/Tires: 72 crossed lace / 13×7-inch
Interior: Stock


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349- built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1891 for the Central of Georgia Railway, the 349 is one of the few remaining examples of the most common type of locomotive ever built. The design was so ubiquitous that it earned the name "American" locomotive. It is distinguished by its four small wheels in the front and four large wheels behind, with no wheels in the rear. Thus it is a 4-4-0 type wheel arrangement. Various locomotive manufacturers built the American-type locomotive from prior to the Civil War until the 1920s.
4501- built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 for the Southern Railway, the 4501 was the first of its class on that railroad. The wheel arrangement is a 2-8-2, known as a Mikado since the first of this type were sold to Japan. 4501 served the Southern until the 1940s when the railroad began buying diesel locomotives and phasing out steam operations. The locomotive then saw service on a small coal-hauling railroad in Kentucky. When the small Kentucky railroad put the 4501 up for sale for scrap value in the early 1960s, TVRM's first president, Paul Merriman, purchased the locomotive, brought it to Chattanooga and returned it to service. Since the mid-1960s, 4501 has pulled countless passenger excursion trains across the Southern (later Norfolk Southern) Railway. The 4501 ended its service in 1999 due to rising maintenance costs. However, with the start of Norfolk Southern's "21st Century Steam" program, the 4501 will return to service.
Learn more about Southern 4501 at Wikipedia
6914- General Motors Corporation's Electro-Motive Division built the 6914 for the Southern Railway in 1953. It is known as an E8 diesel-electric locomotive. Passengers loved the streamlined design of this and similar locomotives which convey a sense of speed and modernity. The 6914 hauled one of the Southern Railway's signature trains, the Southern Crescent, between New Orleans and Washington, D.C. The locomotive is currently under restoration back to operating condition by an all-volunteer crew. Soon, the 6914 will once again haul passenger trains as it did many decades ago.
Learn more about Southern 6914 at Wikipedia
630- The American Locomotive Company, also known as ALCO, built the 630 for the Southern Railway in 1904. The wheel arrangement of this engine is a 2-8-0, known as a Consolidation. Railroads used these locomotives to haul freight on short trips or around large rail yards. The 630 was recently under restoration at TVRM for almost ten years. It has been returned to service and will haul passenger trains at the museum as well as for Norfolk Southern Railroad's "21st Century Steam" program.
Learn more about Southern 630 at Wikipedia
610- The Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation built the 610 in 1952 for the U.S. Army. It was one of the last steam locomotives built for service in this country. The Army used the 610 as a training locomotive, preparing crews to operate on European railroads if the need arose, and they retired it in the early 1960s. After coming to TVRM in 1978, the locomotive was restored to operation and it has been in nearly continuous service since 1991. The 610 is currently out of service awaiting a major overhaul after which it will reenter service at TVRM.
Learn more about Tennessee Valley Railroad 610 at Wikipedia
2594- General Motors Corporation's Electro-Motive Division built the 2594 in 1962 for the Southern Railway. On loan from the Atlanta Chapter NRHS, it is known as a GP-30 and has over 2,000 horsepower. The engine would have been used in tandem with other diesel-electric locomotives to haul long freight trains across the country. Today, the 2594 hauls TVRM's excursion trains and wears the same historic Southern Railway paint scheme as when it was new.
1824 & 1829- These diesel-electric locomotives, built by EMD in the early 1950s for the U.S. Army, would have switched freight cars at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant. They are GP-7 type locomotives, developing 1,500 horsepower and proving to be one of the more versatile designs of the mid-Twentieth century, hauling both freight and passengers in various settings.
8669- The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) built this RSD-1 in 1945 for service in the U.S. Army. It served later with the U.S. Air Force at Eglin Air Force base when TVRM acquired it in the late 1970s. This diesel-electric locomotive is a long-time veteran of TVRM's passenger trains hauling the Missionary Ridge Local as well as longer excursion trains.
710- The 710 is a GP-7 type diesel-electric locomotive built by the Electro-Motive Division in 1950 for the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis (NC&St.L) Railroad. Today, TVRM has restored the locomotive to its original 1950s appearance and uses the locomotive on the Hiwassee River Railroad, formerly the Louisville and Nashville Railroad which owned the NC&St.L.
Passenger Cars
1000/1688- These passenger coaches, built by the Pullman Company in 1922 for the Southern Railway, are some of the oldest coaches in operation at TVRM. They are open-window coaches, having never been modernized by Southern Railway with sealed windows and climate control as many older coaches were. Today, they are popular additions on trains because of their 1920s appearance and their open windows which allow passengers to listen to working locomotives and the clickety-clack of the rails.
906- Built in 1925 by the Pullman Company for the Central of Georgia Railroad, the 906 would have originally resembled TVRM's coach 1000 before being modernized in the late 1940s. 906 is unique in TVRM's collection because of the dividing wall in the middle of the car denoting it as a segregated or "Jim Crow" car. The Central of Georgia Railroad used this car in regular service, relegating African-American passengers to a separate section complete with segregated restrooms until the end of that era on railroads in the 1950s. Today, TVRM maintains this car in its original configuration as a reminder of a difficult time in our nation's history. While unpleasant to remember, it is important to understand this past along with the other stories we preserve at TVRM.
907- Built in 1947 by American Car and Foundry for the Central of Georgia Railroad, the 907 is similar to coach 906 in that it was a segregated or "Jim Crow" car. However, the railroad later removed the central dividing wall after the era of segregation ended making it a normal coach. Today, it remains an open coach with only the separate restrooms as an indicator of its segregated past.
98- The Pullman Company built car number 98 in 1917 as a private car for the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad featuring a kitchen, crews' quarters, dining room, three state rooms and a lounge. The car also features mahogany paneling, brass fixtures, leaded glass interior windows and a rear, open observation platform. While the railroad updated the 98 in the 1930s to include sealed windows and climate control, it has changed very little since. Today, the car is available to the public for charter on TVRM's various excursions. It comfortably seats ten passengers for lunch and eight for dinner and can carry twelve passengers total. The 98 is TVRM's most luxurious car and allows its passengers to ride in a true first-class style reminiscent of a bygone age.
The "98" turns 100 years old this year, and due to its age and use, the car is in need of a wide-ranging restoration.
We encourage you to help TVRM in its efforts to complete this very important project! All donors will be invited to the recommissioning ceremony to begin the 98's next 100 years of service.
Restore the 98! Click here to the Gofundme page
Clover Colony- The Pullman Company built the Clover Colony in 1920 for the Southern Pacific Railroad. It is a sleeping car from the company whose name is synonymous with railroad sleeping accommodations. It is known as an "8-5" because there are eight open section-type sleeping accommodations (akin to bunk beds) and five compartment-type sleeping accommodations (more private, similar to a small bedroom). While TVRM does not offer overnight trips in which the Clover Colony could be put to its original use, the car often travels with the 98 and the dining car, offering first class seating options for passengers. The interior of the car is decorated in its original 1920s decor, transporting passengers to the decade when the Pullman Company was at its height and passengers traveling overnight could travel in Pullman safety and comfort.
Dining Car 3158- The 3158, built by Pullman in 1924 for the Southern Railway, served the railroad until 1968 when Southern donated the car to TVRM. When first built, the car featured open windows, a clerestory roof, ornate fixtures reminiscent of the early 1920s and two-person tables along one side, four-person tables along the other. The railroad updated the car often, the last time in the late 1940s, removing the clerestory roof in favor of a simpler, rounded roof, heating, and air conditioning, sealed windows and a new seating arrangement of four-person tables throughout. Today, the 3158 travels with most of TVRM's longer excursions offering meal service to passengers. While many museums use caterers to prepare food off-site and simply serve on board, TVRM is proud to prepare all meals onboard from fresh ingredients. Have a meal in the 3158 and travel back to a time when railroad cuisine made all passengers feel first class.