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Lobaton, Gimenez vying for backup catcher's job
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Jose Molina will again be the Rays' starting catcher, but who will be the backup? Right now, Jose Lobaton and Chris Gimenez appear to be the most likely candidates.
"Lobaton did a great job [last year]," manager Joe Maddon said. "They're all going to get their opportunities to play here. I thought [Chris] Gimenez also did very well at the end of last season. He's got this really good way about him. He's a hard player, the pitchers really dig him, he's very professional about how he goes about his business whereas Lobaton's got some really high-ceiling tools yet that we think he can bring."
Other candidates for the job include Robinson Chirinos and Stephen Vogt.
"You're going to see all these guys play it out," Maddon said. "We'll try to make our best determination by the end. Lobaton has a lot of ability in there that I think you're going to see show up. Gimenez, character-wise, make-up wise, really a great guy within the clubhouse, and the pitchers love him."

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Kids music is a magic way for kids to learn, especially through singing children's songs. The repetition of the children's song lyrics, along with simple counting and discovery, make learning kid songs a fun favourite for babies through to school age kids.
Here are the favourite children's songs:
10 Little Indians
Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush
The Ants Go Marching
If You're Happy and You Know It
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round
This Old Man (Knick Knack Paddy Whack)
Where is Thumbkin?
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ACC210 Survey of Accounting (4)
Course requirement: B.B.A. (Accelerated option) students. An introduction to accounting for B.B.A. (TAP Accelerated option) students. The emphasis is on financial accounting topics, with concentration on the uses of financial information. The course also covers managerial topics such as budgeting, cost-volume-profit analysis, and standard cost. This course replaces ACC 101 and 102 for B.B.A. (Accelerated option) students.
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Course Requirement: Enrollment in TAP. The first course in the Quantitative Methods sequence, BUA 245 and 345. The sequence presents an integrated computer based approach to the quantitative tools and methods used in managerial decision making. Topics include elements of modeling, differential and integral calculus, statistics and management science. The BUA 245/345 sequence replaces MAT 143 anf fulfills the Mathematics core requirement for BBA students in TAP.
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Prerequisite: BUA 105 or 201. Students will develop an understanding of the principles of law that apply to business transactions: the overall judicial process, the uniform commercial code, commercial regulations, contracts, agency, bailments, etc.
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Prerequisite: BUA 105 or 201; ACC 101 or 210. An introduction to schools of thought in management, the internal workings of the organization from a managerial point of view, and in-depth study of the decision-making process and managerial functions.
BUA302 Organizational Behavior (3)
Prerequisite: BUA 301. Students will study the concepts of human behavior drawn from psychology and sociology applied to the business organization. Group behavior, similarities and differences, team building, and structure are considered. Development of the participant's leadership style is addressed.
BUA305 Effective Business Writing (3)
Prerequisite: COM204. A course to improve writing skills in business situations, emphasizing the application of business principles in a diverse workplace. Cross-listed as ENG 304.
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Prerequisite: BUA 301; ECO 105 or 206. Recommended prerequisite: PSY 105. A survey of the marketing function in a capitalistic economy, with emphasis on the planning, pricing, promoting, and distribution of goods and services to satisfy customer wants, the relationship between marketing and other organization functions, the importance of the consumer, and the effect of government regulations.
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Prerequisite: ACC 102 or 210; ECO 105 or 206; BUA 301. Corequisite: CIS 111 or BUA 201; BUA 249 or BUA 245 or MAT 205. An examination of the principles, theory, and techniques of modern corporate financial management. Ratio analysis, working capital management, capital project evaluation, valuation, risk, and financial environment are covered.
BUA331 Operations Management (3)
Prerequisite: BUA 301 and 341 or 345. Students will study the methods for planning, scheduling, operating, and controlling the production process. Both service and manufacturing environments are considered.
BUA345 Quantitative Methods II (4)
The second course in the Quantitative Methods sequence, BUA 245 and 345. The sequence presents an integrated computer based approach to the quantitative tools and methods used in managerial decision making. Topics include elements of modeling. The BUA 245/345 sequence replaces MAT 143 anf fulfills the Mathematics core requirement for BBA students in TAP.
BUA405 International Management (3)
Prerequisite: BUA 302, 311, 321. An examination of the global differences in the culture, economy, politics, and laws that affect the management of foreign operations.
BUA498 Senior Seminar (3)
Prerequisite: BUA 249, 291, 331, 405. A capstone seminar taken in the senior year. Strategic management and business policy concepts are used to integrate the business core courses. Case analysis and a major presentation are required.
ECO206 Contemporary Economic Problems (3)
Prerequisite: ECO 105. Students will analyze current economic problems such as inflation, unemployment, overpopulation, resource depletion, and environmental issues, using the economic growth issue as the framework for discussion.
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Shutdown: ATVs blocked from public access to the Oregon Dunes
COOS BAY, Ore. - The Oregon Dunes are a haven for ATV riders, but with a government shutdown now in effect, folks heading there for some fun will find that some of their access has been cut off.
There are, however, still ways to get to the dunes - you just have to know where to go.
At the Oregon Dunes KOA near North Bend, for example, they are offering day-use parking for $5 per vehicle, at least until they run out of room.
Owner Kathy Gross told us they are also seeing more campers come their way after finding themselves locked out of government-run campgrounds. And some of them are folks that are new to the KOA.
"It's crabbing season, so we've gotten a new genre of campers coming in to the park," said KOA owner Kathy Gross. "That's a whole new clientele."
Gross said while her KOA campground stands to make a little more money during the shutdown, she worries that folks will simply give up on camping altogether because they think everything is closed. And that could turn many private campgrounds into ghost camps.
"Are the people going to come? Or are they going to assume that everything is shut down? That is the problem," she said.
Steve's ATV Rental, located next to the Oregon Dunes KOA, also wants folks to realize that there are still places open for business.
"We do have a few people that have been calling us and asking us - are things still going and can we still ride? And we tell them 'yes,' come on down," said Stephanie Roman, a cashier at Steve's ATV Rental.
Roman told us they have a small area where they will allow folks to park for free.
The nearby Myrtlewood Factory also has access to the dunes. They normally offer parking for folks with ATVs at a $5-per-day fee and that has not changed since the shutdown.
There is also a county campground nearby, Riley Ranch, that is open and has access to the dunes.


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Diet and Its Relationship With Couple Infertility (ALIFERT)
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|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Impact of the Diet Fertility : A Case-control Multicentric Study
- Evaluate the nutritional status of fertile and infertile couples (food questionnaire - biologic, anthropometric and clinical balance). [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
- Impact of genetic polymorphism on clinical and biological phenotypes linked to food behaviour in infertility context (MTHFR polymorphism for folates metabolism) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Impact of lifestyle (alcohol and tabacco consumption, physical activity, anxiety and sleep) on diet and fertility [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
- Impact of nutritional status on fertility and ART parameters [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
- Fertility : time to pregnancy (TTP) [ Time Frame: in the 6 months ]
- Male infertility : quantitative or qualitative semen abnormalities [ Time Frame: in the 6 months ]
- Pregnancy and obstetrical pathologies, prematurity, twin birth, weight of the new-born in infertile couples [ Time Frame: in the 6 months ]
- ART parameters, if appropriate [ Time Frame: in the 6 months ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Study Start Date:
|October 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Fertile group
fertile group
Infertility group
Fertility troubles
Detailed Description:
Infertility affects about 15% of couples. Many factors relating to lifestyle and environment are likely to influence fertility. As an adapted nutrition could prevent 30% of cancers, diet could be essential, but largely neglected, in the prevention of infertility.
Some studies tried to explore the impact of diet on male or female fertility, but very few focused on both. The aim of our study is to assess the role of nutrition in both fertile and infertile couples, taking into account most of factors relating to lifestyle. Clinical, anthropometric (BMI, fat mass), biological markers (non specific - glycaemia, lipids, inflammation, electrolytes - and specific - vitamins E, A, C, D, B, including folates and MTHFR polymorphism) and semen analysis, will be combined with validated questionnaires (nutrition, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, physical activity, sleep and stress).
The statistical analysis of correlations between nutritional and clinical data will provide information concerning the impact of nutrition on fertility.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
Common to both infertile and fertile couples:
- Couples where both members are over eighteen and at childbearing age (≤38 for women and ≤ 45 for men)
- Couples where both members agreed to take part in the study
- Couples where both members completed a medical check-up and gave an informed consent. Infertile couples could be included following a medical consultation for infertility
- Couples with none of its member facing any comprehension difficulty in oral or written French language
- Couples where both members are affiliated to the French NHS [national health service] (beneficiary or legal claimant)
Specific to fertile couples:
- fertile couples who naturally and spontaneously conceived a or many children with a time to conceive shorter than 12 months.
Specific to infertile couples:
- Infertile couples (primary, infertility, inability to conceive a child after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse)
- Couples where the male partner has sperm parameters compatible with a natural conception
- Couples where the female partner does not present anovulation, ovarian insufficiency and or any uterus-tubal pathology
Exclusion Criteria:
Common to both infertile and fertile couples:
- couples where one of the members is under eighteen or not a childbearing age (>38 for women an >45 for men)
- couples where at least one member refused to give written agreement for the study
- couples where at least one member shows any known cardiovascular risk (diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, HBR)
- couples where at least one member shows any known cardiovascular pathology, digestive pathology, no good absorptive pathology or a cancer
- couples where at least one member faces some difficulty in understanding French language
- couples where at least one member is not affiliated with the French NHS (beneficiary or legal claimant)
Specific to fertile couples:
•Couples where the woman had a miscarriage or medical termination of pregnancy with current partner
Specific to infertile couples:
- Couples in which it is not the first pregnancy
Couples with the male member showing either:
- severe oligozoospermia (<5 millions/ml) or a confirmed azoospermia (absence of spermatozoid in the ejaculate)
a moderate non idiopathic oligozoospermia (5-20 millions/ml), related to one more of the following factors:
- toxic (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, drugs with a demonstrated effect on spermatogenesis)
- infectious
- anatomic: vasectomy, congenital anomaly (agenesis of vas deferens), long post-traumatic ischemia
- endocrine: hypogonadotropic, hypogonadism
- cytogenetic: klinefelter syndrome, translocation
- couples whose male partner shows an abnormality of the male genital tractus : VARICOCEME undescended,testis, testicular volume < 12ml
- couples whose female partner presents an anovulation, ovarian insufficiency or a proven uterus-tubal pathology
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01093378
|Laboratoire d'Histologie- Embryologie - Cytogénétique - CECOS
|Bondy, France, 93143
|Principal Investigator:
|Rachel Levy, MD, PhD
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01093378 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 26, 2010
|Last Updated:
|August 28, 2015
Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
Dietary intake
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Situated near the airport, this hotel is 0.8 mi (1.4 km) from St. Rose Dominican Hospital and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Rio Secco Golf Club. The District at Green Valley Ranch and Revere Golf Club are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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This hotel features an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a spa tub. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free area shuttle. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, a conference center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Hampton Inn & Suites Las Vegas South provides a spa tub and a fitness center. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning as well as a complimentary manager's reception on select days. Event facilities measuring 3000 square feet (279 square meters) include a conference center. An area shuttle within 5 mi and a casino shuttle are complimentary for guests. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Hampton Inn & Suites Las Vegas South has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 4
- Free breakfast
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free casino shuttle
- Express check-in
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- Fitness facilities
- Designated smoking areas
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
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- Free area shuttle
- Total number of rooms - 132
- Meeting rooms 2
- Multilingual staff
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- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 279
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Free reception
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 3000
- Spa tub
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- Television in common areas
- Conference space
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Pool umbrellas
- Laundry facilities
- Year Built 2007
- Conference center
- 24-hour business center
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Designer toiletries
- Shower/tub combination
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Desk
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- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Free newspaper
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Video-game console
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free WiFi
- Cable TV service
- First-run movies
- Pillowtop mattress
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast each morning. A complimentary manager's reception is offered on select days.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Rock climbing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per accommodation, per stay (maximum USD 200 per stay)
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room (up to 40 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 10 per person (one way)
- Pet fee: USD 50 per accommodation, per stay (maximum USD 200 per stay)
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- Hampton Inn Las Vegas South Henderson
- Hampton Inn Las Vegas South Hotel
- Hampton Inn Las Vegas South Hotel Henderson
- Hampton Inn South Las Vegas
- Hampton Inn & Suites Henderson - South Las Vegas Hotel Henderson
- Hampton Inn And Suites Henderson - South Las Vegas
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


text: Show Hide image Politics 8 March 2012 John Pilger: Julia Gillard's rise marks the triumph of machine politics over feminism As commentators from Germaine Greer to Anne Summers fawn over the hawkish prime minister, John Pilger in Sydney wonders what happened to sisterly solidarity. Sign up for our weekly email * In 1963, a senior Australian government official, A R Taysom, deliberated on the wisdom of deploying women as trade representatives. "Such an appointee would not stay young and attractive for ever [because a] spinster lady can, and very often does, turn into something of a battleaxe with the passing years [whereas] a man usually mellows." On International Women's Day 2012, such primitive views are worth recalling; but what has happened to modern feminism? Why is it so bereft of its political, indeed socialist roots, that any woman who "achieves" within an immoral system is to be admired? Take the rise of Julia Gillard as Australia's first female prime minister, so celebrated by leading feminists such as the writer Anne Summers and Germaine Greer. Both are unstinting in their applause for Gillard, the "remarkable woman" who on 27 February saw off a challenge from Kevin Rudd, the former Labor prime minister she deposed in a secretive, essentially macho back-room coup in 2010. Greer wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald of 3 March that she "fell in love with" the "matter-of-fact" Gillard long ago. Omitting Gillard's politics entirely, she asked: "What's not to like? That she's a woman, that's what. An unmarried, middle-aged woman in power - any man's and many women's nightmare." Addicted to vanity That Gillard might be a nightmare to the Aboriginal women, men and children whom this quintessential machine politician has abused and blamed for their impoverishment, while implementing punitive and racist measures against their communities in defiance of international law, is apparently not relevant. That Gillard might be a nightmare to refugees detained behind razor wire, children included, in places that are a huge "generator of mental illness", according to Australia's ombudsman, is of no interest. That Gillard has been determined to keep Australian soldiers in Afghanistan and that the overwhelming majority of Australian casualties in that country have been killed or wounded during her period as prime minister are beside the point. Her feminist distinction, perversely, is her removal of gender discrimination in combat roles in the Australian army. Thanks to her, women are now liberated to kill Afghans and others who offer no threat to Australia, just like their comrades in the "hunter-killer" units currently accused of massacring civilians. In ending the "cultural and other taboos that have kept women from combat roles in the past", wrote Summers, Gillard has ensured that "Australia will again lead the world in a major reform". The devotion of this new "feminist icon" to imperial war is impressive, if strange. Referring to the despatch of Australian colonial troops to Sudan in 1885 to avenge a popular uprising against the British, she described the forgotten farce as "not only a test of wartime courage, but a test of character that has helped define our nation and create the sense of who we are". Invariably flanked by flags, she makes her point well. And the point is that celebration of this kind of politician, regardless of gender, has nothing to do with feminism. On the contrary, it is complicity in some of the wickedest crimes of our age. It was Margaret Thatcher who ordered the sinking of the Belgrano, with the loss of 323 young Argentinian conscripts, and rejoiced. It was the outspoken British feminist MP Harriet Harman, along with other Labour feminists known as Blair's Babes, who supported the invasion of Iraq and stood cheering one of its principal war criminals. In the west, "glass ceilings" remain the issue of choice of bourgeois feminism. How many women who "make it" in politics speak out against the machine, reaching down to women left behind? How many resist the addiction of vanity to power and the media? How many use their platforms to analyse and expose the psychopathic militarism and its industries of death and lies that contaminate our political, cultural and media life and are the source of so much violence against women in stricken, faraway countries, if not against women at home? Who spoke out against Gillard's junket to Israel in the wake of the massacre of 1,400 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, and her unctuous support for their killers? Where in the coverage of politics are the principled voices of women such as Medea Benjamin, Arundhati Roy and the bravehearts of Rawa in Afghanistan? Hillary Clinton was applauded by renowned feminists supporting the west's invasion of Afghanistan to "liberate women from the Taliban". No matter that this was never the reason; no matter that tens of thousands were killed as a consequence. In her 2008 campaign for the White House, Clinton, supported by feminists such as Anne Summers, boasted that she was prepared to "annihilate" Iran. Blood vote Here in Australia, familiar distractions apply: the same insidious corporate PR aimed at women and the young that says personal identity is the limit of politics; the same organised forgetting of people's history and any notion of class and our servitude to an undemocratic elite. Yet Australian feminism has an especially proud past. With New Zealanders, Australian women led the world in winning the vote. During the slaughter of the First World War, Australian women mounted a uniquely successful campaign against a vote for conscription. A poster declared illegal in several states was headlined "The Blood Vote" and showed a defiant woman placing her vote in the ballot box rather than "that I doomed a man to death". On polling day all but one of Australia's political leaders urged a Yes vote. They lost. Most followed the women. Such is true feminism. John Pilger, renowned investigative journalist and documentary film-maker, is one of only two to have twice won British journalism's top award; his documentaries have won academy awards in both the UK and the US. In a New Statesman survey of the 50 heroes of our time, Pilger came fourth behind Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela. "John Pilger," wrote Harold Pinter, "unearths, with steely attention facts, the filthy truth. I salute him." Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 12 March 2012 issue of the New Statesman, The weaker sex More


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So many people have submitted applications for Carlsbad's city treasurer job that the city is rethinking its interview process.
Originally the City Council had planned to hear a five-minute presentation from each applicant at its March 13 meeting, but now that 20 people have applied for the job, things may need to be streamlined, officials said.
"We are going to recommend changing the process because we have so many applicants," city spokeswoman Kristina Ray said Tuesday.
City staffers are proposing the council appoint two of its members to an ad hoc committee, Ray said. That committee would review the 20 applications and narrow them to three to five candidates, who would then make brief presentations at the council's March 19 workshop.
The council could make an appointment at its March 26 meeting, she said — still in time to meet the March 30 deadline for an appointment or to schedule a special election.
The job has been open since the former city treasurer, Jim Comstock, resigned Jan. 30 midway through his first term.
The part-time post pays $1,070 a month plus a car allowance. The treasurer is responsible for managing the city's cash and an investment portfolio of more than $600 million.
More than half of the hopefuls filed applications on Monday, the last day of the filing period, Ray said.
The applicants are: Ron Araujo, chief financial officer; Bernard Baskin, a consultant; Susan Bernotas, accountant; Ryan Borck, sales manager; Robert D. Campbell, facilities leader; Mack Christian, consultant; Margaret Ginty, no occupation listed; Peter Iverson, financial and management consultant; Mary Kay Jordan, accountant/bookkeeper; Karen Keusseyan, homemaker; Barbara Levi, certified public accountant; Craig Lindholm, financial adviser; Joseph Darren Lister, vice president of marketing; William Nagle, investment adviser; Bradley P. Newman, a financial consultant; John O'Reilly, financial adviser; Scott Spiering, president and chief portfolio manager; Stephen Ummel, controller; Jay Michael Williams, certified public accountant; and Michael J. Williams, municipal financial adviser.
None of them has ever held elected office in Carlsbad before, Ray said.
One candidate, John O'Reilly, ran for the Carlsbad city treasurer job in November 2010 and lost to Comstock. They were the only two treasurer candidates in the election.
"It's a wonderful opportunity to serve," O'Reilly said Tuesday.
The founder of a financial services company, O'Reilly said the city treasurer job is "a perfect tie-in to what I do."
As a financial adviser, he said, "You always put your clients' interests ahead of your own interests."


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HALESOWEN Town boss John Hill has praised the character of his players after they claimed their first victory in the Northern Premier League.
The Yeltz bagged their first three points of the season when beating Barwell 1-0 away on Monday thanks to Iyseden Christie's second half strike.
They had come close to their first three points just two days before but were denied when Frickley hit an injury time level at The Grove last Saturday to make it 1-1.
Hill said: "We were very frustrated not to have got our first win on Saturday. The late goal for Frickley meant we came off the pitch feeling like we'd lost.
"The most impressive thing about beating Barwell was the character the players had to show to get over that previous disappointment.
"It would have been easy for them to go into their shells or feel sorry for themselves, but they didn't. They came out and got the win they have deserved."
Against Barwell, Hill opted to use his squad because of the two games in quick succession.
He left out Ben Haseley, choosing Robert Thompson-Brown and Christie up top, and picked Neil Mackenzie, Tom Tonks and Joel Kettle to start in place of Aaron Forde, Elliott Turner and Asa Charlton.
The decisive moment came just before the hour mark. Thompson-Brown used his pace to burst down the right wing and he then played a low cross past the sliding defenders and to Christie, who comfortably tapped the ball into the net.
The victory pushed the Yeltz up to eighth in the league and continued their unbeaten run following their previous three draws from the first three games.
"The win makes it a very good start to us and has given everyone a life," added Hill. "It is now really important that we build on that.
"We all knew that one point from our games is only acceptable for so long.
"Now we have got that win we need to look to add to it."
Halesowen will welcome Blyth Spartans at home this Saturday (3pm).


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There are a lot of great theme park websites out there, but it seems like there's not a lot of innovation. Theme park sites could definitely borrow some fresh ideas from the rest of the Web. For this special Saturday edition of Top 3 Thursdays (see, it's not really late it's just a special edition) I'm going to list three types of theme park fan sites that I'd like to see in no particular order. Of course, I'm assuming that they don't exist today. If they do, please feel free to point me to them and you'll get a free plug for your site!
The Theme Park Social Network – A New Way to Connect with Fans & Have Your Own 'Space'
Sure, theme park fans (and everyone from your tween-aged sister to your grandmother) are on Facebook. But what about a social network just for theme park fans. Profiles could be tailored to things we care about. They could include your full ride and coaster list, your own top ten coasters, favorite park, home park etc. Fans could upload pictures from their trips and share them instantly with other park fans.
To me, message boards are pretty limited. I think it would be easier to upload photos and videos to a Facebook-like site and always have a place to point to them, rather than adding them to a message board thread. New niche social networks are popping up all the time. There are focused little social networks for groups like body builders, fire fighters, parents, and cat lovers. Why not one for theme park fans?
The Theme Park Social Bookmarking Site – Fun & Easy Way to Share & Discover New Stuff
How about a place where people can easily share links to anything on the Web? Popular examples of social bookmarking sites are Digg and Reddit. The added value to a site like this is the voting function. If the site's large enough you can get a sense of what's hot or what everyone's interested in. Right now in Digg's Tech section, an article about how Android smartphones are faster than iPhones and an old photo of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are among the most digged (or liked) submissions.
For some reason I have a particular interest in social bookmarking. I even created my own theme park social bookmarking site in Theme Park Syndicate (version 1). Fans were sharing links to breaking news items, cool videos like this one of the Aeroplane coaster from 1928, images,and really anything of interest. There's a lot of neat stuff out there that won't always be unearthed by your favorite theme park blog or the message boards that you frequent.
Unfortunately, the platform it was based on had a weaker defense than the woeful Washington Redskins and eventually it was overrun by spam. Then came Thrillator. It didn't have the security issues my project had, but it seems like the creator moved on. I'll admit that I have a bias to a site like this and I'm not sure everyone got it right away. To me, it seems like a fun and easy way to share AND discover cool stuff.
The Theme Park Social Blog Network – Chronicle Your Theme Park Trips Or Make Your Voice Heard
Theme park blogs joined the bloggosphere a little late. When I started this blog in 2006, I didn't have a whole lot of colleagues. These days new amusement park and roller coaster related blogs are popping up all the time. Even if you don't consider yourself a theme park pundit, blogs are a great way to chronicle your trips. They can as simple as a microbloggish Tumblr blog with short posts and images like this. And, like the aforementioned niche social network idea, they give you a repository or home that you can refer to. One of my original reasons for starting this blog was so that I could send people to my Busch Gardens related posts instead of talking their ears off about how great those parks are.
A theme park blog network, like a social network would allow these bloggers to immediately share their posts with each other. After many start the venture of their own website or blog, they realize how lonely it can be until you gain traffic or a following. For that reason many give up after only a short while. A community of blogs means that you would have at least some traffic from the start and newbies would be encouraged. Also, they allow for the incubation of ideas, cross-posting, and just sharing on all kinds of levels. Leading blogger Darren Rowse wrote this article about the benefits of being in a blog network.
What's Your Take?
I know that many aren't as adventurous as I am when it comes to the Web and they're happy with their current favorite theme park sites. But, out of these ideas, which site would you see yourself visiting? Which site could you see yourself contributing to? Rank the ideas or just give your take. Leave a comment below and vote in the poll.Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.


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My friend Lydia and I have both become quite infatuated with experiments in our slow cookers, and the experimental part in this Slow Cooker Cannellini Bean Stew with Tomatoes, Italian Sausage, and Kale was adding the kale to the slow cooker after the other ingredients had cooked for a few hours. I was really thrilled with how the raw kale softened perfectly in the slow cooker with just a little more cooking time, and the slightly chewy kale was one of my favorite parts of this dish!
Slow Cooker Cannellini Bean Stew with Tomatoes, Italian Sausage, and Kale
(Makes 6-8 servings; recipe created by Kalyn.)
I used my Crock-Pot 5-Quart Smart-Pot Slow Cooker for this recipe, but a slightly smaller slow cooker will work.
5 links (19.5 oz.) hot turkey Italian sausage
2 tsp. olive oil
2 cans (14.5 oz.) petite dice tomatoes with juice
2 cans (15 oz.) cannellini beans, drained
2 T minced garlic
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. ground fennel (or more, I love fennel in recipes like this)
1 1/4 cup chicken stock
4 cups chopped kale leaves
freshly-grated Parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)
While the stew is cooking, chop the kale, cutting away and discarding any thick inner ribs. (Wash kale in a salad spinner if you're using garden kale.) After 2 1/2 hours on high (or 5 hours on low), add the kale and stir gently into the stew. Continue cooking stew about 45 minutes more on high (or 1 1/2 hours on low). Serve hot, with some Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
This freezes well and can be reheated in the microwave or in a pan on the stove.
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COSTA MESA – Faces turned red. Throats burned. Cups of water were downed.
The third annual Hot! Hot! Hot! Chili, Wings and Salsa contest lived up to its name at the OC Fair, with more than 145 entries from 90 competitors testing the palates and stomachs of four judges in the amateur-level competition.
The wings and salsa divisions each had three categories: Hot and Spicy; Sweet and Spicy; and Other.
Entries in the chili division were categorized as either green or red chili. Beans were optional.
Jokes were common. At one point, wings judge Phil Knoke told the audience, "Hate to sound cheesy, but I'm totally winging this."
But the judging was serious at the Saturday event. The judges methodically smelled entries, evaluated them for appearance and texture, read ingredient lists and then slowly chewed.
Rich Manning, general manager for OC Executive, judged the chili. He noticed the use of a lot of craft beers, such as a raspberry ale that was paired with cocoa powder for a red chili entry.
The beers were "good beers — not just 'I'm running down to the convenience store to grab some beer,'" Manning said.
Tom Fraker, corporate chief and test-kitchen manager for Melissa's Produce in L.A., judged salsas in the Sweet and Spicy category and the Other category. Charred veggie salsa, creamy cotija cilantro salsa and avocado salsa were among the entries that he tasted.
JD Cowles, owner of All Spice Cafe, moved six of the 26 salsas in his Hot and Spicy category to Fraker's judging table. Cowles determined the mildness of the six salsas was better suited for the Other category.
Phil Knoke, owner of OC Rock 'n Roll Chef Culinary Entertainment, was the first to taste some PB&J chicken wings, an entry by Chris Rosemeyer that would go on to win Best of Show.
Before taking a bite, Knoke examined the wings.
"I'm completely thrilled and can't wait to try them," Knoke said to the audience. "But I'm a little scared at the same time."
When Rosemeyer later received his Best of Show ribbon, he said he'd been thinking about the concept of peanut-butter and jam wings for awhile. But he didn't develop a recipe until Friday night.
Rosemeyer's family hadn't even tasted the wings when the 31-year-old brought them to the fair's contest Saturday.
Rosemeyer first deep fried the wings and made a Thai peanut sauce, he said. Then he baked the wings and crowned them with a honey-ginger glaze with blackberry jam.
"That's probably one of the more creative wings recipes I've ever done," he said. "Usually they're kind of based on existing wings recipes, and this one I actually just kind of made up myself. I think that's probably what put it over the top — that it was really original."
To view all of the contest's results, go to ocfair.com/competitions/results.aspx


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SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets on Thursday reported an 8.7% increase in its fiscal-year 2010 net income to $68.3 million for the 52-week period ended Dec. 25, and said its earnings per share for the year increased 21 cents to $2.54 per share, compared with the same period a year ago.
The central Pennsylvania grocer reported a sales increase of 4.1% for the year to $2.6 billion. Comparable-store sales were up 1%.
"We've achieved our 2010 goals and have generated strong earnings increases for two consecutive years while maintaining our sales base and increasing our cap ex investments in markets impacted by cautious consumer spending and lower consumer confidence," stated Jonathan Weis, Weis Markets' vice chairman and secretary. "Our results are due to increased productivity and improved cost controls at store level, supply chain improvements, efficient procurement and a disciplined go-to-market strategy."


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The 2012 IMAGE Art Show will be held Oct. 19-21 at the Ogilvie High School in Ogilvie.
The IMAGE art show is a celebration of art by artists in the counties of Pine, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Isanti and Chisago.
This year's show is hosted by the Kanabec County Art Association in cooperation with the Ogilvie Community Educations Program. Entries are due Sept. 14 and are available at the following locations: Kanabec History Center in Mora, Pine Center for the Arts in Pine City, Old School Art Center in Sandstone, Cambridge Center for the Arts in Cambridge and also available online at [email protected]
New this year is a prose/poetry category. A youth category has also been included.
Contact Dee Kotaska 320-679-0524 or at [email protected] for more information.
Image 2012 is made possible in part by the McKnight Foundation and also by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the East Central Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.


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HERSHEY-Sean Keenan scored 30 points on Saturday to lead North Platte St. Pat's to a 65-49 win over Hershey.
Other than Keenan's outburst, there wasn't much flow or rhythm to the contest. Hershey (1-3) led 11-6 four minutes into the game. But St. Pat's (3-0) came back to lead 14-13 at the end of the first after Brandon Niesen's putback at the buzzer.
Both teams battled in the second quarter, but the Irish got some cushion late in the first half when Joseph Clinch made a pair of free throws with nine seconds left to make it 25-20.
In the third quarter, St. Pat's started to take control around the basket. But the Irish's gains in that area were negated by the outside shooting of Colton Marshall and Tyson Osborne for Hershey.
The third quarter was a deadlock and St. Pat's still led by five going into the fourth.
The Irish then scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter for a 52-39 lead to essentially put it out of reach.
"We finally were able to get some consistent offense and we got the ball inside to Joseph Clinch," O'Malley said.
Panther coach Dustin Jorgenson said that St. Pats' defensive play made his team to reliant on the three-pointer, which accounted for nearly half of Hershey's scoring.
"I thought the kids battled hard," said Jorgenson. "St. Pat's is a good team and I am proud of our effort. We've just got to get better. St. Pat's did a great job on defense and we were out of sync."
St. Pat's 14 11 19 21 - 65
Hershey 13 7 19 10 - 49
St. Pat's (65)-Sean Keenan 30, Joe O'Malley 3, Andrew O'Neill 1, Brandon Niesen 3, Matthew Buhrman 2, Joseph Clinch 14, Alex Harms 6, Mark Mayfield 4, Seth Lynes 2
Hershey (49)-Tyson Osborne 10, Colton Marshall 15, Josh Connell 7, Landan Maassen 2, Dylan Johnson 9, Josh Margritz 6
Free Throws: SP 18-32, H 7-11; Three Point Goals: SP 1 (Keenan), H 8 (Marshall 5, Osborne 3, Margritz)
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Monday July 26, 2004 2:42 pm
Microsoft Says Longhorn Will Support HD DVD
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Software
Microsoft has made it known that its next generation operating system, codenamed Longhorn, will ship with HD DVD support built in. Microsoft said nothing about Blu-Ray (HD DVD's main rival) support, and it almost seems safe to assume that it will not be supported by the OS out of the box. Being that Windows is the majority leader by an extremely large margin, this could mean the beginning of a faster paced HD DVD development schedule - than again, who really know when Longhorn will even arrive?
Blu-Ray based technology has already started to hit store shelves, while HD DVD devices have yet to enjoy the same success.
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National Book Award finalist and Wallace Stegner Award winner Ivan Doig has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his vibrant, authentic tales of the American West. In Work Song he takes listeners to Butte, Montana, in 1919 for the tale of one charmer's efforts to elude Chicago gangsters.
Stepping off the train in the world's copper mining capital, Morris Morgan secures a room at the boarding house of an attractive widow he'd like to know better. As the erudite Morris begins working at the local library, he tries not to take sides in the labor dispute at the Anaconda Mining Company. But when he's mistaken for an undercover union operative, he's soon caught up in the seething ferment of an iron-fisted company, radical union agitators, and beleaguered miners.
©2010 Ivan Doig (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC
"Charismatic dialogue and charming homespun characterization"—brilliantly illuminated by Jonathan Hogan's compelling narration—"make [Work Song] another surefire winner" (Publishers Weekly).
"More atmospheric, pleasingly old-fashioned storytelling from Doig, whose ear for the way people spoke and thought in times gone by is as faultless as ever." (Kirkus Reviews)
I love BOOKS and reading, listening is as good when I can't look at the book. I listen every minute driving.
"Very Good"
I read the whistling season a few years back and really liked the book. I liked the writing/prose and the story. I have read a couple of other books Ivan Doig and liked one and hated the other( the eleventh Man ).
Morie was a great character in the whistling season and he is brought back as the main character in this book. He steps off the train and into this book with all his wit, charm and brass knuckles. How could such an educated man be working in a mining town as a undertakers cryer? only Morris Morgan can.
I thing Ivan Doig is a great story teller. He brought the city to life in my mine and it was if I could have been right there and felt the blast of dynamite under the boarding house. When I heard "Ignoramus, I am the librarian!" I knew that Ivan had Created another larger than life character in Samuel S. Sandison. Maybe he will write his story next
I thought the Narrator did a great job. His voice was just right for the book. Good tone and inflection and no grandiose, over the top reading.
A school administrator and avid reader and listener of books. At least an hour of every day is spent in the car, and that's where the bulk of my listening is done. I tend to listen to books on "faster" mode so I can get through more books!
"good follow-up to The Whistling Season"
This was a great continuation of the story Doig began in "The Whistling Season," although I wish I had known about this book when I listened to WS several years ago so that I remembered the original story better. Doig weaves a wonderful tale and you continue to connect with Mortie as he now finds himself in Butte, MT. Whose life will he change? How will his life change? What problems might he cause? What odd facts might he spout? Read this book and continue to enjoy.
"Another dandy!"
I quite liked this. Not my favorite reader, but the story was smooth. Now to go back and listen to Sweet Thunder!
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Topic: Xeloda symptoms?
The first couple of weeks were okay but then I started to get bad acid reflux nausea loose stool stomach cramps yeast infections styes mouth sores. I feel like there's a new symptom every week and on topof the chemo I have to take all these extra pills for the side effects is this normal? Some people say they don't get many symptoms. But I don't want to switch chemo cause nothing is working and the only thing they have left for me is a clinical trial which I can't partake in because of my celiac disease! Does anyone else experience these symptoms? I took a pill for the yeast infection and it came back. I guess cause of the chemo it will keep coming back. I never read anywhere that yeast infections were a symptom of xeloda. I haven't been on antibiotics since may so its not that either. So uncomfortable my family doctor said just take over the counter stuff but it keeps coming back!


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Walden checks in with injured friend Richards
CINCINNATI -- After Angels right-hander Garrett Richards' left knee buckled beneath him as he ran to cover first base on Wednesday against the Red Sox, causing him to be carted off the field in a stretcher, he received a text message from a good friend who happens to be a big league pitcher himself.
"I texted him right after I saw him go down," Braves reliever Jordan Walden said. "He just told me what happened and that he was going to have surgery. I'm actually waiting on another text back from him right now."
Walden was waiting to hear from Richards prior to Saturday's game against the Reds because Richards had undergone surgery to repair a torn left patella tendon on Friday in Orange, Calif. He is expected to need six to nine months for recovery.
"It's tough to see the ace of a pitching staff go down, especially when they're in the race," Walden said. "To see him go down with a knee injury is really scary, but Garrett is a hard worker and I think he'll recover from it and come back even stronger."
Both Walden and Richards were drafted by the Angels -- Walden in 2006 and Richards in '09 -- and met while in the club's farm system.
"We lived together a long time in the Minor Leagues," Walden said. "He went to the University of Oklahoma and we have a lot of mutual friends in Texas, so we always hang out. We've just been buddies forever, and he's in my wedding this offseason."
Walden is confident that Richards will be better than ever when he gets back on the mound.
"One, he's young," Walden said. "Two, he's got one of the best arms in the big leagues. And his arm didn't get hurt, so he's still going to have the 100 mph fastball. He's never going to lose that. It's just a little bump in the road for him. He'll bounce back fine."
Manny Randhawa is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Vizio initially made their mark by being one of the first companies to offer a plasma panel that was both affordable and a good performer. Since then they have continued to serve this niche by offering products that have very good performance for the price, but also have branched out to offer some truly high end home theater equipment. As Blu-ray players become more and more mainstream, I thought it was time to take a look at their VBR231 player to see how it performs compared to the more established brands. Remember when Blu-ray players first came out, they were all at least $500? The Vizio VBR231 sells for only $179. How does a < $200 Blu-ray player perform? We put it to our new Blu-ray Benchmark tests to find out.
- Design: Blu-ray Player
- Audio Codecs: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD (via HDMI)
- Connections HDMI: 1.4a, Component Video, Composite Video, Optical Audio, LR RCA Audio, USB, Ethernet
- Online Features: Netflix, Vudu, Pandora, Flickr, Twitter, Picasa, Facebook
- Dimensions: 2″ H x 16.9″ W x 8.9″ D
- Weight: 5.7 Pounds
- Vizio
Design and Setup
Compared to some of the other players that have come my way recently, the VBR231 is a good bit larger than models from Samsung or Sony. It's still a good bit smaller than a player from Oppo but it is closer to the size of a regular AV component than some competing models. The front panel is very clean as it uses touch sensitive buttons, but it's finished with a plastic that says affordability more than build quality. There is a front mounted USB port for playback of your mp3 and JPEG files from a flash drive.
The rear has the standard Blu-ray player connections, plus a few others: HDMI 1.3, Ethernet, Component and Composite audio, Stereo RCA jacks, Optical and Coaxial digital audio outputs, and a little protrusion that is the Wi-Fi antenna. In a nice surprise, the Wi-Fi is a dual band that operates at either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz. While 5 GHz routers aren't as common, the band is less prone to interference than the 2.4 GHz band, though the range of it is typically a little shorter as walls tend to interfere with it more. Quite annoyingly, the setup for the Wireless asked me to hit Enter once I have entered my Wi-Fi password, but there is no Enter button on the remote. Select is the button that they meant, but it is an issue they could fix with a firmware update if they wanted.
Setup of the Vizio was very quick, as your only choices were your display resolution, display aspect ratio, and if you want to enable 24p playback. Audio options let you enable bitstream output if you have a recent processor or receiver, or it can do internal decoding to PCM of the lossless audio formats. Once you have completed these you can use the network setup to get your player online (with either wired or wireless connections) and you are ready to go. Unfortunately, with so few settings to keep it simple, there is no way to adjust the color space output of the player (it uses 4:4:4 our testing found), or to enable or disable Deep Color support, and no Source Direct mode. I understand Vizio wanting to keep it simple for users, but adding these in an advanced menu is always preferred.
It is also important to note that while the Vizio will do 1080i playback of Blu-ray discs over component video, with DVDs it only scales to 480p so your display will need to do another conversion to its native format as well. As component video will be limited to 480p for all media this coming year, it is something that we should get used to as HDMI will be the only way to view content at its full resolution soon.
In Use
Once the Vizio was up and running in my system, I went ahead and began my testing with Netflix. The Vizio implementation of Netflix allows for 2.0 audio and HD image support, but it does not allow you to search for titles. It uses the common Instant Queue and Category Browse navigation that most players have used for the past couple of years and we are familiar with. Once I started to watch my usual test clip (The Iron Giant) there was a good amount of stuttering and flickering over horizontal pans. Detail was good and I didn't notice any noise beyond what is usual for Netflix, but it would perform better with dramas than with action films with this issue. Watching an episode of Arrested Development, the HD image was nice and detailed for streaming, and I didn't notice the motion stuttering that I do in The Iron Giant.
Vizio also included support for Vudu, which isn't as popular as Netflix but offers superior image and audio quality. Browsing the trailers that they had available in HDX, the 1080p image with Dolby Digital Plus audio looked and sounded better than anything from Netflix, but you also need to have a higher quality Internet connection to watch without a lot of buffering. I found performance over wired Ethernet was good, but over wireless I ran into more buffering issues, though this has been true of all wireless players I have found. If you like to use Vudu for high quality streaming films, then the Vizio will make a nice player for it.
Moving onto Blu-ray content, I watched the recent release of the classic Fiddler on the Roof. It's certainly not a film you will be dragging out to show off how amazing your home theater is, as they purposely went for a diffused look to the image, but it did win the Oscar for Cinematography in 1971. The image here came across well, with the Vizio outputting 1080p24 and the warm, rich colors of the Technicolor process coming across. It also sent over the new 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack to my processor perfectly in bitstream or PCM formats. Compared to players from Oppo or Sony, the Vizio was a bit slow to load, though still much faster than players from a couple years ago.
On The Bench
The Vizio is one of the first players to be subject to our new HDMI bench tests as well as our standard suite of DVD and Blu-ray benchmarks. The Vizio only outputs in the 4:4:4 colorspace, but it has no errors present in that data. If your display supports 4:4:4 properly and all devices between the Vizio and your display (receiver, processor, HDMI switch, etc.) support 4:4:4 correctly, then you should be fine with this.
Overall on the Bench Test the Vizio did pretty well, and over component video is did remarkably well with the resolution on some of the wedge patterns. With the PF Alt wedge pattern it was often too slow to lock on which caused it to fail. Similarly with the Super Speedway clip it would be slow to lock, or lose the lock for a fraction of a second, also causing a fail. With the Mixed Wedge over HDMI, when dropping into video mode from film, it would remain stuck in film deinterlacing mode for a bit causing combing of text that shouldn't happen.
On the HD tests, the 1080i to 1080p conversion with the wedges failed as there was some detail enhancement going on that caused visual artifacts in the wedge patterns that shouldn't have been there, and was not able to be defeated by the end user. It also failed on noise reduction, as there was no control for it and it seemed to do no reduction of either mosquito noise or block video noise. There is no video frequency response graph because of the lack of 1080i output for DVD video.
The Vizio is a well performing Blu-ray player on the bench and in general use. Blu-ray and DVD performance was good overall, and the color space conversion was perfect, though with only one format supported. The online streaming support from Netflix, Vudu, and Pandora was nice and worked as advertised with the dual band Wi-Fi helping to insure the best wireless performance you can get. If you know that the 4:4:4 color space will work with your equipment then giving the Vizio a look for a Blu-ray player is a very affordable option that provides good quality playback.


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The Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society (MHGS) in Marissa, Illinois, was organized in 1969 with the goal of nurturing in others an interest in history and genealogy. MHGS serves three Illinois counties: southern St. Clair, Randolph, and Washington. Currently, an individual membership is $25/year. Members receive the society's quarterly publication and can use the library at their convenience.
Regular meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday of the month (except July, November, and December) at 7 PM in the Academy Building in the Village Park on South Main Street in Marissa. MHGS meetings are open to the public.
The Society Library/Museum is located at 608 South Main Street in Marissa. It is open on Wednesday afternoons from 12 to 3 PM. However anyone wanting to do research at other times may call for an appointment (618-295-2562 or 618-295-2559). Library holdings include:
- Newspapers for Sparta, Marissa, and Nashville on microfilm
- Censuses on microfilm
- Various county histories
- Cemetery records
- Church records
- Family histories
- Family file, containing information submitted by other researchers
Their newspaper collection, along with the obituary indexes to the Marissa and Sparta newspapers, are among the most popular library resources. For additional details on the library's holdings, refer to the Resources page of the MHGS website. The Society also has a small museum containing many artifacts from the area, including a display of old Bibles.
MHGS has several publication for sale, including two of their newest, WWI Marissa Area Veterans and "Branching Out" Surname Index & Table of Contents 2009-2012. They are also working on an obituary index for Sparta newspapers from 1931 to 1941. For a complete list of publications, refer to the Books – Sale Items page of their website.
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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2012-10-31
Listen to podcast version here.
Father James Swanson, LC Listen to podcast version here.
Luke 13:22-30
Jesus passed through towns and villages,
teaching as he went and making his way to
Jerusalem. Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few
people be saved?" He answered them, "Strive to enter
through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will
attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.
After the master of the house has arisen and
locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and
saying, ´Lord, open the door for us.´ He will
say to you in reply, ´I do not know
where you are from.´ And you will say, ´We ate
and drank in your company and you taught in
our streets.´ Then he will say to you, ´I do
not know where you are from. Depart from me,
all you evildoers!´ And there will be wailing and
grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
and all the prophets in the kingdom of God
and you yourselves cast out. And people will come from
the east and the west and from the north
and the south and will recline at table in
the kingdom of God. For behold, some are last who
will be first, and some are first who will
be last."
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I believe in you
with a faith that never seeks to test you. I
trust in you, hoping to learn to accept and
follow your will, even when it does not make sense
to the way that I see things. May my
love for you and those around me be similar to
the love you have shown to me. Petition: Lord, grant me the humility and sincerity to
enter by the narrow gate.
1. A Scary Question: This
is a scary question: "Lord, will only a few
people be saved?" Jesus doesn't answer the question directly.
Instead, he gives some advice. It almost looks like Jesus
is avoiding the question, as if the answer is
too discouraging. He tries to be encouraging instead, but
at the same time underlines the difficulty of success.
"Strive" he says, "to enter by the narrow gate." Strive
is the key word, since apparently, many are going
to try to enter and fail, because the gate is
so narrow.
2. A Disturbing Reply: The words that many
will try to enter and fail are troubling. What
percentage? How many? Nowadays, we like exact statistics. Jesus
doesn't say, but we get the impression that it
will be more than a few. The possibility of failure
is very real. Who will fail? Probably, people who
don't take him seriously; people who don't try hard
enough; people who love something more than they love Jesus.
In other word, lots of people will fail…
3. My
Christian Credentials May Not Be as Solid as I Think
They Are: He goes on to say that many who
think they are doing enough are going to be
surprised to find they didn't do enough. They think their
Christian credentials are solid, but they will be found
wanting. They will tell Jesus that they ate and
drank with him, that they received communion every Sunday.
They will witness to how many times they heard him
preach in their streets, how much they contributed to
the collection, but that will not be enough. Yet
others who did not seem so good in life will
be entering the Kingdom before them. Which group will
I be in? Jesus is warning me that just because
I feel I am doing enough for him doesn't
mean I am going to be in the group to
be saved. I need to follow him with as
much sincerity and honesty as I am capable of,
doing his will and not my own.
Conversation with
Christ: Dear Jesus, your words are troubling to me.
I see how often I fail in what I know
I should be doing for you. I see that I
cannot reliably guide myself in this matter. Send your
Holy Spirit to help me open my eyes to
see if I am falling short before it is too
late. Help me to enter by the narrow gate.
Resolution: Today I will examine my conscience very honestly
to see if I am saying 'no' to Jesus
in any aspect of my life and to see if
I am letting myself get too comfortable in any
aspect of my life, since comfort, especially in the
spiritual life, is a sign that I am not "striving
to enter by the narrow gate."
The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.
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Some of you may laugh at this or not take this seriously, but there's this mental issue I've been struggling with.
I'm 19 and only 5'4, probably fully grown, which is pretty dam short for a white American male. I could notice the height difference between me and my peers become significant when I was 12 or 13.
At some point in my early puberty years I must've developed some sort of inferiority complex out of it that today is so ridiculously strong that I've been meditating on the issue for almost 2 years now will only a bit of relief in my mind's persistent negative conditioning.
Its deeply ingrained in my subconcious because whenever I walk past a tall guy I feel this physical heaviness and I feel this sense of inferiority and weakness. Maybe at some point it was just thought. But now it is feeling. I feel a kind of pain the thoughts are so imbedded.
I mean its weird because nothing else has been such an issue for me. I feel pretty smart, good looking, I consider myself to uphold morals, to be kind, and otherwise equal. But the height issue brings out the inferiority complex in me like there's no tomorrow.
I think its because the issue hits to the core of my manhood; women. I mean so many women are very insistent upon a tall guy that I often feel pretty worthless, not being able to change my height.


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By Mike Monocello, editor in chief, Business Solutions magazine
Solutions providers thinking beyond the point of sale stand to reap huge rewards in this dynamic and rapidly evolving market.
Few verticals have been as historically rewarding to VARs as retail. Business Solutions has been writing about capitalizing on trends in this space for years. However, in the past few years, technological advances have shaken up the traditional business model and opened the door for forward-thinking solutions providers not content to offer only POS (point of sale) hardware and software.
The NRF (National Retail Federation) recently produced a report with KPMG LLP that is a great barometer for how retailers are feeling today. One overarching result from this report worth noting: 52% of their respondents (i.e. retailers) plan to increase their IT budgets in 2012. "Retailers are poised to enter 2012 with a renewed focus on building up and building out many of their most important operations, hoping to establish a new sense of brand loyalty with their customers," says NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. "Though customers are always a company's top priority, customer satisfaction will get a huge facelift this year. From increasing their brand visibility through cross-channel initiatives to providing unique, personalized shopping experiences through every channel, retailers have indicated 2012 is all about the customer."
Not only do we have the NRF's recent finding to look at, but Business Solutions' sister publication, Integrated Solutions For Retailers (ISR), recently conducted a survey of its retailer audience. The results of that survey can be applied to your own customers.
Here is one interesting statistic from the ISR survey that should boost your confidence: according to the survey, two out of every three retailers directly correlate their technology to store success. Knowing that should empower you to create solutions aimed at increasing your customer's success — whether that means helping them reduce expenses, minimize shrink/loss from theft (internal and external), or increase profits. If you're considering technologies in addition to a cash register, receipt printer, cash drawer, and software, you stand a greater chance of fulfilling this important customer need.
Additionally, for the one out of three customers who doesn't link technology to their own success, it's critical that you, as a trusted advisor, educate those customers on the value you can provide. The survey results indicated that lack of tech funding, inadequate integration of systems, and poor associate- level execution are among the biggest obstacles for these retailers. All three items are areas where you can help. You can work with vendors and distributors to get your customers financing. If you can't secure financing for your customers, it's imperative that you show how new technologies can have a positive financial impact, so make sure your sales team is speaking ROI loud and clear during customer interactions. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but systems integration is kind of what you do. You should have no problem overcoming that obstacle. Finally, you definitely should be able to help train and install systems to get store associates maximizing your retailer's tech investment. In short, two out of three retailers see the value in the solutions you provide. That third retailer who doesn't should be able to be converted by a savvy solutions provider.
So, with everything going on in the world of retail, what are some tech areas you should be keeping an eye on? While the following list doesn't encompass every opportunity in the retail vertical today, there are four areas that retailers listed as very important.
1 — Mobile POS Demand Is High
The NRF and KPMG report shows that 33% of retailers plan mobile POS investments over the next 18 months. For instance, due to the trend of smartphone- equipped shoppers, retailers are looking to adopt handheld technologies — both for store associates and customers. "Compared to the past few years, retailers have turned their attention to growth acceleration, with an emphasis on improved customer engagement strategies and tactics," says Mark Larson, KPMG's global head of retail. "Harnessing the vast amounts of customer data they have at their disposal to create unique consumer interactions will be critical, especially as digital sales grow. Clearly, the retailers who master the one-to-one customer approach, and who also leverage the full potential of e-and-mobile commerce platforms, will be in a much stronger position to gain wallet share."
2 — Is The Cloud A Threat To Your Way Of Life?
I've talked to enough VARs to know that, from an in-store systems perspective, there's a lot of worry around new cloud-based mobile POS solutions. If you're one who's worrying, I can't tell you not to. So much is happening right now that you'd be foolish not to keep both eyes on this trend. However, Cisco's Summer 2011 CloudWatch report revealed that 60% of United Kingdom retailers (who have a reputation for being a step ahead of their U.S. counterparts in terms of technology) have no plans to move applications to the cloud. That said, cloudbased solutions shouldn't be discounted for two reasons. First, they typically give cash-strapped retailers the opportunity to turn their tech investment from a capital expense to a monthly operational expense. Second, as a monthly expense, it turns your customer's IT purchase from a one-time event to a monthly recurring revenue stream for you.
3 — Everyone Needs Receipt Printers
In a recent special report, Matt Pillar, editor-in-chief of ISR, said that printer adoption is being driven by two factors — the first and most important is an upgrade cycle that's been prolonged by the economy. "Had we returned to pre-recession consumer confidence and retail IT budgets recovered accordingly, we suspect printers would have dropped to second place for 2012, falling behind POS for in-store hardware investments," he says. "The second factor contributing to the printer priority is the now ubiquitous functionality they afford in terms of color, graphics, and messaging capabilities. Many retailers are trying to speed up their printer upgrade schedules in an effort to add marketing and promotions to basic hardware life cycle justification as their rationale for adoption."
4 — Video Surveillance Opportunities Abound
We're in the midst of incredible advances in video surveillance technology, which is why video surveillance investments lead the pack of planned loss prevention and security expenditures for the third straight year of ISR's survey. "Heading in to 2010, 51.4% of retailers planned to invest in video surveillance solutions, a figure that declined to 43.2% last year but climbed back above 47% for 2012," says Pillar. "Reduced cost of megapixel technology, the pace of migration to IP cameras, and seemingly unlimited integration with POS and operations initiatives are driving home the value of video."
Therein lies your opportunity. If you're interested in giving your customers a total solution, you hold the keys to be able to combine video cameras, analytics, POS data, marketing info, and more. Traditional security dealers who focus only on cameras for surveillance can't compete with the solutions you can create.
As you can see, there are a lot of interesting things going on in the world of retail.


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I bet you that Polain would admit that he doesn't know what FA's he can bring back because he doesn' t know what the draft will be like and what the market value will be for guys like Mathis, Wayne, Garcon and Saturday.
I am sure they have a pecking order but each player has a limit to the price they are willing to pay... See Clint Session, Jake Scott and Charlie Johnson and if you want a star player of the past the Edge.
Do you think the Polains know how much the other teams will offer Mathis, Wayne and Garcon? Of course they don't and thats why they can do all the planning in the world and still have to let one of them walk..
Again I have prove it with the moves the Colts did in the past. They didn't re-sign everyone and their not going to do it this year.
The colts roster is constantly being rebuilt and next year won't be a total rebuild either.
If your at or near the max you can spend and everyone wants a raise then something has to give. You can't pay everyone what they want and someone will have to walk.


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National museum
The National Museum of Korea holds a collection of approximately 150,000 works of art. The museum holds permanent collections of ancient artifacts, historical artifacts, works of art, donations, and Asia related cultural artifacts. Further, the museum also offers exhibition space to feature various cultural works, and an exhibition hall dedicated to children's learning through exploration activities. The garden outside the museum offers an outdoor exhibition of stone pagodas and a variety of stone constructed relics from history.
Changdeokgung Palace
Changdeokgung Palace was built during the 5th year of the reign of King Taejong (1405) as a royal villa. It was later used as royal residence when Gyeongbokgung Palace was burnt down during the Japanese invasion in 1592. Since the site of the Palace is not level, the layout of the buildings is designed in such a way that architectural forms adapt to the changing natural terrain. In particular, the back garden, along with numerous pavilions, tens of thousands of trees and flowering plants attest to the Korean design tradition that harmonizes the structure with its natural surroundings.
Seoul Tower
Seoul tower, a monument that accentuates Korea's traditional beauty, is Korea's first ever integrated signal tower for television and radio stations to broadcast to the surrounding areas. Due to the location at which it stands, Seoul Tower's observation deck is a landmark for site seers to reflect on Seoul' s 600 years of changing history, and on clear days the beach fronts of Incheon is easily viewable to North Korea's Song Ak Mountains in Gae Sung.
Korean Folk Village
The Korean Folk Village, which was opened on the 3rd October, 1974, as an open-air folk museum and international tourist attraction for both Korean and foreign visitors. It is the home of the true Korean heritage where many features of the Korean culture have been collected and preserved for succeeding generations to see and learn about. A traditional marketplace offers the exotic flavors of Korean cuisine from various regions. Shops stock a variety of traditional
handicrafts and souvenirs. "Farmers' Music and Dance" and "Acrobatics on a Tightrope" are performed in the performing arena twice a day. In spring, autumn and on big holidays, traditional holiday customs and ceremonies of coming-of-age, marriage, and funeral and ancestor memorial are recreated.
Beopjusa Temple at Mt. Songni National Park
Beopjusa temple has a long and illustrious history dating back to the Three Kingdoms age. The monk Uishin founded it in 553 during the reign of King Chinhung (540-576). According to written records compiled in the 12th and 13th century, based on written records from earlier times, it is said that as many as 3,000 monks lived here at times. It is also relates that in the 12th century, the Goryeo king gathered thousands of monks here to pray for the recovery of the National Teacher Uichion (a high-ranking advisor to the King). Because of the large gatherings at this temple, there are several curiosities to be found in the temple courtyard. One is a stone basin that is said to have held enough water for 3,000 monks. Another is a massive iron rice pot that could serve the same number. The temple is most notable for its five-story wooden pagoda the only one left in Korea. It was originally built many centuries ago, but one of the later reconstructions burned in the Japanese invasions of 1592-98. The present pagoda dates from the time of reconstruction in 1624.
Bulguksa Temple
Bulguksa Temple, built with a combination of stylish architecture, Buddhist spirit and natural surroundings, symbolizes Buddha's land on earth. The stone layers harmonize perfectly with the different structures, such as the several halls and the statues of Buddha within them. Bulguksa temple was built in the 10th year of King Gyeongdeok,751 A .D. by Kim Dae-seong, in memory of his parents. It was restored to its original condition in 1973.
Seokguram Grotto
Seokguram Grotto was built in memory of Kim Dae-seong's parents in 751, the 10th year of King Gyeongdeok's reign, completed over a span of thirty years. Seokguram, made of rough and solid granite, has been unparalleled in history. Although not comparable in size to those found in India and China, it excels in terms of art, philosophy and scientific technique. It was designated as the UNESCO Cultural Heritage on December 6, 1995.
Unmoonsa Temple
The temple was founded by a saint priest in 560. Then, Weonkwang Kuksa who lived the rest of his life in Kaseulkapsa and presented Kuisan and Chuhang with the five Buddhist commandments as their lifetime motto firstly renovated the temple in 608. In 943, King Taejo Wanggeon of Goryo Dynasty christened the temple Unmunseonsa and bestowed 500 Kyeol of fields in recognition of Boyang's service. Since the Buddhist Purification Drive in 1958, an educational institute for bhiksunis was set up in the temple, which has undertaken the education of sunims and the research of the Sutras, turning out numerous sunims after renaming as a Samgha University in 1987.
Mt. Yongdu Park
The Park is situated at 1/2 Gwangbok 2-dong of Jung-gu, in Busan. This place was called Choryangsosan (Small Mountain) or Songhyeonsan (san again Meaning Mountain) because of its luxuriant pines. As the head of Yongdu Mountain Park looks like a dragon's head, it was given it current name. This location became a Japanese government office in 1876. Today many foreign tourists and citizens who enjoy walking and relaxing while taking in magnificent views of Busan visit this place.
Jagalchi Fish Market
Jagalchi Market provides 30~50% of the dried fish and marine products in Korea. This market is the largest in Southeast Asia, dealing in 300 kinds of fishes and consisting of a joint fishery market, street stalls, restaurants specializing in sliced raw fish, movable bars and a covered carts, dried fish shops, etc. Its area reaches from the Dried Fish Market below the Yeongdo Bridge to the dawn Market in Nambumin-dong. Shin Dong-A Fish Market Marine Products Center within Jagalchi features 180 shops selling fish and shellfish on the first floor, 70 shops selling dried fish on the second floor, and 30 shops offering sliced raw fish.
Gwangbok-dong & Nampodong Fashion Street
The area of Gwangbok-no, Busan's great fashion street, is located next to Kukje Market. Owing to the wealth of shops, all kinds of shoppers can enjoy discounts. It is known to be an essential shopping course for young mothers and women in twenties. In addition, these stores offer clothing and accessories but also jewelry, cameras, audio systems, traditional crafts and sporting goods. The streets is usually up and running from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.
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