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The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORS) returned to Speedworld Motorsports Park in Surprise, Arizona last weekend for Rounds 11 and 12 of the world's premier short course racing. The seats were packed as dedicated race fans flocked from nearby Phoenix and braved triple-digit temperatures. The spectatators were rewarded with non-stop action as teams battled through sweeping turns, two huge table top jumps, and the rugged moguls that Speedworld is famous for.
Figuring prominently in the premier Pro 2 Unlimited and Pro 4 Unlimited classes were the Ford F-150s of Rockstar Energy Drink / Makita Tools Team LeDuc. Looking to reward the devoted fans, Curt LeDuc installed a powerful new engine in his No. 43 Rockstar Energy / Makita Tools Ford and was looking to build upon his current season position of 5th place in the Pro 4 Unlimited class. Unfortunately fate had different ideas, and the engine failed after only five laps during practice on Friday. This required the LeDuc team to pull out their Makita tools and burn the midnight oil to get Curt on the track for Saturday's race. Without being able to qualify, Curt started at the back of the 13 truck field but was able to skillfully work his way up to an 8th place finish during Saturday's racing. On Sunday, Curt ran a consistent pace during the first half of the race, but after the mandatory caution an altercation with Josh Merrell got the two trucks hooked up, requiring them to exit the track. After freeing the No. 43 Ford from Merrell's, Curt was able to stay on the lead lap and finished in 6th place for the day.
Curt's son, Kyle, brought plenty of momentum into Rounds 11 and 12 at Speedworld after a big win at Glen Helen just a month earlier. Finishing third for Saturday's race in his 800+ horsepower Rockstar Energy / Makita Tools Pro 4 Unlimited, Kyle got off to a rough start when his No. 99 Ford got tangled up with Travis Coyne during the first lap and forced a complete race restart. After settling down and finding a good pace, Kyle was able to get by Mike Johnson to claim the third place podium, finishing just 5 seconds behind the winner. Sunday's competition found Kyle qualifying third and starting on the second row. Claiming an early lead and setting the pace for much of the race, Kyle looked as though the victory was his for the taking. Unfortunately, disaster struck on the second to last lap when Kyle's Rockstar Energy Drink/ Makita Tools Ford caught a rut and nearly rolled, allowing most of the field to pass as he recovered. In some of the most spectacular racing of the weekend, the No. 99 Ford was able to claim a second place podium afterall and finish Round 12 less than three seconds off the leader! After recovering from his two wheel ride, Kyle sucessfully avoided the chaos that ensued just a few turns after his misstep and was able to work his way towards the front of the pack. In a fateful turn of events, Mike Johnson crashed on the final lap causing a bottleneck that Kyle flawlessly avoided and allowed the No. 99 the second chance to take home the second trophy of the weekend.
Todd LeDuc was looking to advance his 7th place season in the highly competitive Pro 2 Unlimited as he headed into Rounds 11 and 12 at Arizona's Speedworld venue. The biggest surprise of the weekend for Todd was qualifying 10th for Saturday's race. "I usually like to run about 80% to keep the truck together yet still qualify well, but I ended up tenth when the second through tenth qualifying times were all within one second of each other!" Never discouraged, Todd was able to weave the No. 8 Rockstar Energy Drink / Makita Tools truck through the traffic and was on his way to a podium finish before tangling with Robert Naughton. The contact cost Todd a few positions on the track and when the checkers finally came out, the No. 8 Ford F-150 had battled hard for a 5th place finish. On Sunday, Todd qualified fourth and with the inverted field, started on the front row. Once again, hard contact with another truck cost Todd valuable track position and resulted in a broken rear axle. After initially pulling off the track and into the hot pits to assess the damage, Todd was able to get back out on course and nurse the truck around the track for valuable season points, finishing in 11th place in his Ford F-150.


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A rape victim has been left devastated and terrified at news her attacker is being released from prison back to an address near her home.
Moses Aghedo, now 22, was just 16 when he brutally raped two 14-year-old girls - in Plumstead High Street and Plumstead Common.
Just six years later he is being released from jail and is due to move back to Plumstead later this month.
One of his victims, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told News Shopper how the two-hour ordeal left her with internal injuries and a sexually transmitted disease.
She also admits hearing voices in her head and has attempted suicide several times since the attack.
She said: "I feel like I have been torn in half. My heart has been ripped. I feel broken.
"He has ruined my insides. I bleed every single day.
"He turned me mad.
"I haven't slept a whole night in six years."
The victim added she is effectively "imprisoned" in Mottingham, Eltham and Thamesmead - as he is banned from visiting these areas.
Aghedo dragged one of his victims into a car park near Plumstead High Street and raped her twice while banging her head against a skip on April 2 in 2008.
Greenwich police found forensic evidence at the scene linking him to this rape as well as another on a 14-year-old girl near Plumstead Common two months earlier.
The nightmare continues for the families who say they have received death threats and been attacked in public areas.
A relative of one of the victims said: "It is wrong that he should be able to go back to the same area where he raped a 14 year old girl.
"We are trying to change the decision that he is allowed to go back to the area where he committed the crimes.
"This man is a serious, serious predator.
"These girls need to know justice will be done."
Eltham MP Clive Efford, who "wept" upon hearing their story, has backed their mission and aims to take the case to parliament.
He said: "It is wrong this person should be released and able to return to an area where he could come across his victims.
"There has to be some limitation on the threat he can pose to their future well-being.
"We cannot assume he would commit another crime, but certainly his presence has a huge impact on the quality of their lives."
Aghedo was jailed for 12 years at Inner London Crown Court on December 12 in 2008 after being found guilty of three counts of rape. He has only served half his sentence.
A Probation Service spokesman said: "Serious offenders on licence are subject to strict conditions and can be recalled to prison if they breach them.
"Conditions can include exclusion zones or banning them from contacting individuals."
The families are about to set up a petition to change the law over rapists being released back into the same community.
To show your support, email email@example.com
- Greenwich man detained in mental health unit for carrying knife outside parliament
- Severe delays due to faulty train in Brockley
- Residents warned after spate of burglaries including a Mini Cooper being taken in Hextable
- Robber threatens to kill 3-year-old girl at knifepoint in series of 'terrifying' crimes targeting women in Bromley
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Taste Test: McDonald's Angus Third Pounders
Taste Test: McDonald's Angus Third Pounders
Back in April, McDonald's announced plans to add a premium Angus burger to its fast-food lineup. The burger, priced at $3.99, would compete with other higher-end fast-food burgers such as Carl's Jr.'s Six Dollar Burger and Burger King's XT burger, and was scheduled to roll out nationwide by August. Well, July's barely begun, but yesterday the chain's Angus Third Pounders hit menus across the country.
The burgers, which weigh at least a third of a pound, or 5.33 ounces, before they're cooked, come in a trio of styles, all on a sesame seed bun: Deluxe, with tomato, lettuce, mustard, mayonnaise, red onions, dill pickles, and American cheese; Bacon & Cheese, with ketchup, mustard, red onions, dill pickles, American cheese, and three slices of bacon; and Mushroom & Swiss, with mayonnaise, sautéed mushrooms, and swiss cheese. See more pictures — and the results of our office taste test — when you keep reading.
Mushroom & Swiss: Although every taster agreed this burger was too salty, this selection was my favorite. Although it was heavy on mayonnaise, the gooey Swiss cheese and sautéed mushrooms tasted surprisingly authentic.
Deluxe: Although tasters couldn't agree on a favorite, there was one clear consensus: this plain Jane burger was the least favorite. "I'd rather have a Whopper," one commented. "At least I'd get the special sauce."
Bacon & Cheese: This overall favorite of the bunch had a pronounced bacon flavor and a juicy patty. While the burger was on the salty side as well, the three strips of bacon were perfectly cooked. One taster put it succinctly when he said that the quality of beef in the Angus Third Pounders was "welcome and easily discernible." The patties were larger, juicier, and had a more robust flavor, making it $4 well spent.
Do these burgers seem like something you'd try? If you've sampled them already, what are your thoughts on them?


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Your article on learning how to live again (Cover story, 5/07) was a nice article but left out many people who have learned. Case in point is a local business located on Ventura Avenue named Quadra Tek. The owner Jim Bucher and his office manager are both confined to wheelchairs for life and in the business of providing mobility items for the handicapped and adapting their homes for better access. You missed a good story about these two.
Lou Sickels, Ventura
The biggest thief is the federal government
Robert Barrett's letter in the May 14 VCReporter was demonstrative of one of the major mental defects of the 'Left'. He charges corporations using legal tax loopholes with treason and theft. He applauds efforts to allow the government to steal even more money from these corporations that provide jobs, in-demand products, research-and-development projects that improve the quality of our lives, and dividends to shareholders (many of whom are retirees); better that the government (which provides none of these things) have more money to dole out to welfare recipients and bureaucrats and to wage overseas wars, I guess.
In Robert Barrett's warped view, a business that is "allowed" to keep more of the money that it rightfully earned (instead of that money going to someone who did nothing to earn it) is stealing from the Treasury! Imagine if I and a few other guys mug Robert Barrett of the $100 he has in his wallet, and feeling a little bit guilty, I "generously" throw $10 back to him, and my accomplices say, "Hey, what're you doing, you're stealing from us — that's our money!" The biggest thief in America, hands down, is the federal government, followed by state and local governments! The truth of the matter is that taxes, themselves, are a form of theft (involuntary contributions to the function of government), and anyone advocating for them is an accomplice. While some very few taxes may be necessary for the functioning of civil government, those taxes should be extremely limited, and government should not use its power of legalized theft to transfer wealth from one group to another. It is immoral and destructive of civil society, and any sane, rational and peace-loving person should be for extremely limited taxation.
Robert Barrett labels the Republican Party as the party of corporatism/fascism. He is mostly correct. However, does he believe the Democratic Party and the Messiah, himself, to be any different? Obama far outpaced his Republican opponent in receiving donations from corporate America. The many thousands of corporate lobbyists in Washington, D.C., don't just visit Republican office holders. While the influence of corporate America over politics is outright deplorable, we should hold our elected representatives accountable for the favors that they sell. The public trust is not bestowed upon any corporation or CEO, but with elected representatives. No corporation has the legalized power to steal, only government does; and folks like Robert need to recognize that governments routinely steal (money and market share by killing competition through regulations) on behalf of special interest groups (including unions and welfare thieves). Unfortunately, Americans keep sending back the same old crooked, career politicians who keep right on selling us out.
Shane Solano, Ventura
Strong leaders needed in Sacramento
Now that Californians, or at least those who bothered to vote, have voted down Propositions 1A thru 1E, what's next? Allow me to offer suggestions that some may view as far too radical.
To our California Legislators and Governor, I recommend trying honesty. The measures you placed on the ballot were dishonest enough to make Bernie Madoff blush. How any elected official could have supported those with a straight face is beyond me. If they had passed, they would have done virtually nothing to address the core reasons for our state's budget woes. As elected officials, you must work together and you must engage (and re-engage) the public. To effectively engage the public, our state government must shift the direction that is so often set by special interest funding. There may be no more effective manner to discourage public involvement than the impression that the citizens cannot positively impact the present and future of our communities and our state.
To the voters in California, including those who could not bother to vote this time, I recommend accepting responsibility for those same officials. The only reason they are serving in the California Legislators or as our governor is that we, the voters, did not elect others. And while we may currently have to put up with a jury-rigged redistricting system, making valid state elections almost nonexistent in California, changing the system is only improbable, not impossible. It becomes clearer each day that true, strong and fearless leadership is needed for our state. For that to happen, we, the voters, must more actively engage with our elected officials.
John S. Jones, Ventura
Don't let rent control be destroyed
Mobile home park owners have attempted to get rid of rent control statewide on a regular basis, whether by legislation or propositions. They're at it again.
Rent control is law in more than 100 jurisdictions in the state.
In Oxnard, when a mobile home is sold, the rent may be increased by 15 percent, not to exceed $80/month. Additionally, a discretionary rent increase is possible under certain conditions. There's also a schedule for annual consumer price index (CPI) increases.
At this writing, Assembly Bill 761 is on the state Assembly floor. This time, the scheme is to chip away at rent control by raising space rent upon resale. In 2010, the buyer's rent increases 20 percent over the seller's rent at that time; in 2011, the buyer's rent is 40 percent more; in 2012, it's 60 percent more; in 2013, rent goes up 80 percent; and … in 2014, a buyer would have to pay 100 percent more than the seller's current rent, rent that has been increasing by the annual CPI percentage over the years. What happened to affordable housing? Imagine if your mortgage payment was increased 100 percent within the next five years!!!
When rents go up … home values go down. It becomes harder (if not impossible) to sell a home. Many parks are exclusively for seniors. Please consider the elderly who move closer to their children or go to assisted living facilities. They need the money from the sale of their mobile home to afford that move. Think about people who've lost their jobs, but are lucky enough to find one in another city or state. Will they be able to sell their home here so they can be with their spouses? (It's happening to a neighbor right now. He was happy to finally find a job in Arizona; she's here.)
We need to ask our assembly members to vote "NO" on AB761 … another outrageous scheme to destroy rent control. They never let up. They never let us live in peace.
This information needs to be circulated to friends all over California because many legislators do not accept contacts from anyone but constituents. Just call and say, "Please vote 'No' on AB761." That's all.
To find your assembly member, go to www.leginfo.gov and click "Legislators."
Your help is urgently needed. Thank you.
F. Mazze, Oxnard
Eating meat kills more than just animals
The stark contrast between our frenzied reaction to unfamiliar hazards and our reckless tolerance of familiar ones never ceases to amaze me.
The current incidence of swine flu, which killed five Americans, has captured the headlines, canceled public events and closed dozens of schools. At the same time, we have blithely continued our consumption of meat and dairy products, which have been linked conclusively with elevated risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases that kill 1.3 million Americans annually.
But it's not just about chronic diseases. According to the United Nations, animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, leading to catastrophic floods, droughts and sea level rises, which threaten human survival. It uses more fresh water and dumps more deadly wastes into our water supplies than all other human activities combined.
Each of us has a shared responsibility for our society's health and welfare. The best time to exercise this responsibility is on our next trip to the supermarket, where we can explore the rich variety of meat-free and dairy-free ready-to-eat frozen dinners, veggie burgers and dogs, lunch "meats," and plant-based cheese, ice cream and milk. Helpful transition hints and recipes galore are available at www.tryveg.org and www.chooseveg.org.
Vince Helferich, Ventura


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Efficacy Study of Topical Application of Nifedipine Cream to Treat Vulvar Vestibulitis
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|Vulvar Diseases Vulvar Pain Vestibulitis Vestibulodynia Vulvodynia
|Drug: Nifedipine cream topical application
|Phase 3
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Topical Application of Nifedipine Cream for the Treatment of Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
- Complete resolution of vestibulitis. [ Time Frame: Participants will be examined before starting the treatment, at the end of the treatment and 3 months after completion the treatment, using the questionnaire and the Q-tip applicator for detection of vestibular sensitivity. ]
- Safety of the Nifedipine treatment. [ Time Frame: Participants will be examined before starting the treatment, at the end of the treatment and 3 months after completion the treatment, using the questionnaire. ]
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|Study Start Date:
|April 2006
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|May 2008
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|October 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
30 women aged 18-45 diagnosed with Provoked localized Vulvodynia will be included. 10 women will use topical Nifedipine cream 0.2% 4 times a day for 6 weeks (except for menstrual period). 10 other women will use topical Nifedipine cream 0.4% 4 times a day for 6 weeks (except for menstrual period).
10 women will be a control group and will use a placebo cream. The study will be randomized and double blind. Participants will be examined before starting the treatment, at the end of the treatment and 3 months after completion the treatment. A special detailed questionnaire has been prepared in three languages and will be used to compare dyspareunia and associate variables between the groups.
The Q-tip tests will be performed and findings will be drawn in each examination. Differences between the groups will be examined, and uni- and multi-variate analysis will be performed.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
Women diagnosed with vestibulitis according to Friedrich's criteria:
- Severe pain with vestibular touch or attempted vaginal entry.
- A positive Q-tip test: pain produced by touching the vestibule with a cotton tipped applicator.
- Physical findings limited to varying degree of vestibular erythema.
- Non-pregnant women aged 18-45.
- Women use effective contraception and are not interested in becoming pregnant during the study period.
- No known Nifedipine allergy.
- No medical diseases.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who have undergone vestibulectomy.
- Active vaginal or pelvic infection.
- A medical disease uch as Diabetes, immune suppression.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00496184
|Colposcopy Clinic, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Western galilee Hospital
|Nahariya, Israel
|Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|Nahariya, Israel
|Principal Investigator:
|Jacob Bornstein, MD
|Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel
|Principal Investigator:
|Doron Zarfati, MD
|Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel
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|NCT00496184 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 2, 2007
|Last Updated:
|May 2, 2008
Keywords provided by Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya:
Nifedipine treatment
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vulvar Vestibulitis
Vulvar Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Calcium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Vasodilator Agents
Tocolytic Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Gomez finds redemption with key homer for Crew
Go-ahead, two-run shot atones for missed catch in series opener
LOS ANGELES -- Carlos Gomez atoned with his bat on Saturday for the play he couldn't make the night before with his glove.
Gomez clobbered a curveball for a two-out, two-run home run in the seventh inning, erasing a short-lived Dodgers lead and sending the Brewers to a 6-4 win on a pristine spring night at Dodger Stadium. Martin Maldonado hit another two-run homer an inning later that proved necessary to seal the Brewers' ninth win in their last 12 games here, setting up Sunday's sensational pitching matchup between Kyle Lohse and Clayton Kershaw as the rubber match of the three-game series.
Gomez made a smooth catch of a sinking line drive in the seventh inning, but on this night did even bigger things with the bat. The reigning National League Player of the Week, Gomez finished with three hits to boost his batting average to .338 and scored a pair of runs. He also scored redemption for Friday night, when Adrian Gonzalez's deep double struck Gomez on the left arm instead of settling into his glove -- a hit that ultimately decided the Brewers' 7-5, series-opening loss.
"You always come positive and try to do the best to win games," Gomez said. "Last night, I usually catch that ball. Yesterday, I didn't catch it. I'm not going to say it's an easy play. But today, I made a great catch and got a big hit and we got a 'W' today.
"We're going to come here tomorrow with the same intensity to go home with another winning series."
Less than 24 hours after manager Ron Roenicke was so candid in his assessment of a play Gomez could not make, he was heaping praise. Gomez's home run off former teammate Matt Guerrier erased Milwaukee's 3-2 deficit just in time to make a winner of Brewers starting pitcher Wily Peralta, who allowed three Dodgers runs in six quality innings before he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh.
That pinch-hitter was Jean Segura, scratched from his start at shortstop an hour before the game with a split fingernail on his throwing hand. His absence prompted some last-minute changes to the lineup that left Gomez hitting in the two-hole. So when Segura struck out looking and leadoff man Norichika Aoki extended the inning with a two-out bunt single, it was Gomez's turn to bat.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly called to the bullpen for right-hander Guerrier, a veteran who played with Gomez in Minnesota from 2008-09. In their previous meetings as foes, Gomez was 0-for-3 against Guerrier with two strikeouts and a double-play grounder.
Guerrier threw a cutter away for ball one, another cutter that Gomez fouled away for a strike, then came back with a curveball on the inner half of home plate.
"I knew he was going to come with a front-door curve on the inside," Gomez said. "I was going to stay back, wait until the moment I could drop the head [of the bat] to the ball, and that's what I did. This happened."
Gomez turned on it and sent it high and deep to left field for a 4-3 Brewers lead, his third home run of the season.
"Matt has good numbers with these guys, good numbers with Gomez and it didn't work out tonight," Mattingly said. "The matchup was what we wanted."
It has been a big couple of months for Gomez, who signed a three-year, $24 million contract extension in March and, after platooning for the past two seasons, is the Brewers' everyday center fielder. That sense of security, he says, helps explain his hot start.
"I don't have to come and not see my name in the lineup," Gomez said.
Guerrier was touched again in the eighth inning, when Maldonado delivered another two-run homer to extend the lead to 6-3. It was Maldonado's first homer of 2013, and it loomed very large when Andre Ethier's home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning snapped John Axford's streak of scoreless appearances at six.
Axford retired the next three batters in order, and Jim Henderson earned his sixth save in a tense ninth. Third baseman Yuniesky Betancourt booted a two-out grounder to give Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis a chance to bat representing the winning run.
He hit a grounder up the middle, but Alex Gonzalez, manning shortstop in Segura's stead, fielded the ball, spun to his left and bounced a perfect throw to first base.
"It got a little tense. It seems to always get a little tense," Roenicke said. "Great play by Alex. His range was good, he barely got it, and then the spin-throw was right there. Nice way to end the game."
Young starters Peralta and Matt Magill were mostly in control through the game's first six innings. Peralta touched 97 mph against his first batter and allowed only one extra-base hit. Magill, making his Major League debut, limited the Brewers to two runs on four hits in 6 2/3 innings and exited in line for the win.
For Peralta, it was nearly death -- he was in line for a loss before Gomez homered -- by a thousand cuts, from the Ellis RBI single in the third inning that eluded a leaping second baseman Rickie Weeks by merely an inch, to the rare throwing error charged to usually reliable Gonzalez that sent home a run in the fourth, to the Luis Cruz groundout that gave the Dodgers the lead in the sixth.
"For me, that was an outstanding game," Roenicke said. "Two balls were squared up [against Peralta]. ... His fastball was great -- explosive, down in the zone. I thought he had a really good slider today. Lost it a few times, but it was consistently down where he needed it. If he pitches like that, he's going to win a lot."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Governor Pat Quinn issued the below statement regarding Moody's downgrade from A2 to A3, the second time Illinois' credit rating has been downgraded this week.
"Here we go again.
"Will two downgrades in one week be enough to convince the General Assembly that our pension crisis can't be ignored anymore?
"Time and time again over the past two years, I have proposed, asked and pushed members of the General Assembly to send me a comprehensive pension reform bill.
"Time and time again, failure to act by deadlines has resulted in the bond rating agencies lowering our credit rating, which hurts our economy, wastes taxpayer money and shortchanges the education of our children.
"Illinois taxpayers are paying a price of $17 million a day for the General Assembly's lack of action on comprehensive pension reform.
"In its downgrade statement, Moody's said this: 'An A3 rating, while very low for a U.S. state, is consistent with the General Assembly's inability to steer the state from a path to fiscal distress.'
"Legislators and their leaders know what they need to do to return Illinois to sound financial footing.
"I've contacted the Senate President, the Speaker's office, and both Republican leaders today about this emergency.
"I am calling the General Assembly back to Springfield on June 19th to finish their job for the people of Illinois."
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AUSTIN, Texas — Dry gardens. Wildfires. Low reservoirs. These are all examples of how the drought is affecting Texas this year. State wildlife biologists say there is something land managers and gardeners can do to offset the drought's impact.
"Water is a vital resource for all life, including our backyard visitors," says Matt Wagner, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department director of wildlife diversity. "If the drought continues, it will be important for homeowners across the state to maintain water features that wildlife are using in our backyards."
Not only will water be needed for ponds and birdbaths, but the plants animals use in gardens will be struggling as the drought continues. Wildscapes, or landscapes that are designed with wildlife in mind, and supplemental feeders will become increasingly important, since food for birds, butterflies and other animals depend on may be scarce from other natural sources.
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Bland Farms, a large grower-shipper of Vidalia onions, is challenging the Georgia Agricultural Commissioner's mandatory uniform start date for shipping the sweet onions.
Delbert Bland, president of Bland Farms LLC, Glennville, Ga., said he wants a judge to decide whether the mandate is legal. He said a number of growers have similar feelings, but he didn't want to wait for them, so he filed suit in Circuit Court in Atlanta with his company as the sole plaintiff.
"I'm 100% behind anything to improve and ensure the quality of our Vidalia onions," Bland said Nov. 7.
"But I'm totally opposed to any mandatory start dates for anything. You can't say a crop is going to be ready on the same day every year."
In October, agriculture commissioner Gary Black announced the rule setting the Monday of the last full week of April as the beginning of Vidalia shipping every year. Traditionally, the commissioner has set the date each spring after consulting with the growers, the Vidalia Onion Committee and the Vidalia Onion Business Council.
Growers whose onions were ready for harvest before the start date could seek pay for inspections and begin shipping early under the old system.
Before announcing the new rule, the commissioner met with growers and others, but Bland said the meeting he attended had a split crowd.
"About half the people thought it could be handled with more stringent inspections for those who wanted to ship early," Bland said. "That would be OK with me."
Bland said the area where Vidalia onions are grown spans about 100 miles. He said everyone wants to be first to market, but often the growers in the southern areas have onions ready before those further north.


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Get an overview of this hotel1926 La Jolla hotel overlooking the Pacific
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Atop La Jolla Cove
Located in the center of La Jolla Village, surrounded by fine shops, museums, and restaurants, this historic Mediterranean-style hotel sits atop La Jolla Cove and has sweeping views of the Pacific.
Spa & piano bar
The hotel offers an on-site spa services, a lounge with live music, and two restaurants, in addition to in-room dining service.
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La Valencia Hotel smoke-free guestrooms provide marble bathrooms, bathrobes, minibars, complimentary wireless Internet access, and windows that open to fresh ocean air.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Set atop La Jolla Cove, this hotel is one block from the ocean and San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park. The University of California, San Diego, and Torrey Pines Golf Course are within seven miles (11.3 kilometers).
La Valencia Hotel blends historic details and modern amenities, like hotel-wide complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. A tropically landscaped patio houses an outdoor pool and tiled spa tub with a poolside bar. The 24-hour fitness center offers a range of equipment and a private room for spa treatments (surcharge). Childcare services are also available on-site.
This is a smoke-free property; fines may apply for violations.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 112
- ATM/banking
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 1926
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 3
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 11
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Beach towels
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
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- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Bathrobes
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- In-room massage available
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free newspaper
- DVD player
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Minibar
- Turndown service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Plasma TV
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
The Med – The Med offers new American cuisine inspired by local farms for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can dine in La Valencia's signature great room flanked by French doors, a sunny patio, and expansive windows overlooking the Pacific. They can also dine al fresco on the Ocean View Terrace.
La Sala – Comfortable lounge overlooking the ocean. Floor-to-ceiling windows. Live piano music several nights a week. Appetizers, cocktails.
Café la Rue – Bistro and bar serving modern European cuisine, hand-crafted cocktails and premium libations in a cozy, casual village atmosphere.
Poolside bar – Open during summer months, but food and drink service is available year-round via phone in a cabana.
Room service – Available 24 hours.
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel's outdoor pool and tiled spa tub are located on a fourth-floor patio with tropical flowers and a Spanish-tiled fountain. A 24-hour fitness center offers treadmills, stair machines, stationary bikes, free weights, and a massage room where spa services can be arranged (surcharge for spa services).
La Valencia Hotel is one block from La Jolla Cove, part of the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park, which encompasses 6,000 acres of tide and submerged lands. The beach is popular with scuba divers and snorkelers. Torrey Pines Golf Course, 6.5 miles from the hotel, offers two 18-hole courses, a golf shop, driving ranges, and pro instruction.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30.0 per night.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 30 per pet, per night
- Up to 75 lb
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 10 and USD 15 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 30 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 30 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 30.0 per night
Hotel Name
- Valencia Hotel
- Valencia Hotel La Jolla
- Valencia La Jolla
- Hotel La Valencia
- La Valencia Jolla
- La Valencia La Jolla
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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.
Awards & Affiliations
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Ancient sailors used to navigate by the stars they saw in the sky at night. These early explorers found their way because they knew which clusters of stars shone in the north, south, east, and west. They made up names and stories for these starry grouping that are now called constellations.
Here are some books that you could read together about stars and constellations:
Get sheets of black paper and star stickers. If you are doing this activity outside, use rocks to weigh down the corners of your paper so it doesn't blow away. You could also tape the corners down.
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To read the first part of Bob Byrne's series on doing your investing homework, click here.
Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.
-- Mike Tyson
In my view, framing a trade plan has more to do with understanding the market's current conditions than identifying a specific candlestick pattern, the location of a MACD or what some analyst at Morgan Stanley might have said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
In Part 1 of this series, I reviewed the tasks I perform on a daily basis, and while I understand that it may seem like a tremendous amount of work, I assure you it becomes easier and second nature with only a minimal amount of practice. In fact, except during exceptionally volatile times, I am able to get through my daily analysis of the e-minis within 35 to 45 minutes.
Here are the tasks that should be performed on a weekly basis, though more frequent analysis may be required during times of heightened volatility.
- I place little emphasis on typical indicators (oscillators, MACDs and so forth), as they generally fail to add value to my particular style. That being said, I do keep an eye on the more popular (simple) moving averages (10-, 20-, 50- and 200-day). Make note of any averages that have supported price in a meaningful way in the past, and then check current price in relation to that respective average. Additionally, make note of any instance where the 10-day simple moving average breaks above or beneath the 50- and/or 200-day SMA. The only indicator I use on a daily basis is a volume-weighted average price (VWAP), but this will be addressed in a forthcoming article.
- Review a longer-term chart (weekly and monthly). Are prices trending higher, lower or stuck in horizontal chop (balance)? What would need to occur to place the primary trend in jeopardy? If prices have recently begun trading counter to the primary trend, are you confident that the current move is merely a secondary reaction and not the beginning of a new trend? What must occur to reverse the primary (and secondary if one is currently in place) trend?
- Are new highs and lows expanding or contracting? (This is especially important as the indices approach new highs or lows.) Check the percentage of stocks trading above their 40- and 200-day SMA (I pull this data from Worden's TC2000). Make note of the stocks you watch most frequently and observe how they are responding to breaks of four-week highs and lows. Are breakouts and breakdowns cutting off demand or supply or attracting increasing amounts?
- Review current correlations. How is the bond market moving in relation to the equity market (are they trading inverse of each other or in lockstep)? How are equity futures moving in relation to the euro and U.S. dollar index? What about gold and oil futures? If you're trading oil, be sure to review the Canadian currency futures. If you're trading gold, be sure to review the Aussie currency futures.
- If you're actively trading these names, perform this review daily: Identify the market-moving and higher-beta stocks (the assumed market leaders). Analyze their recent performance and whether they're beginning to lag or lead the broader averages (the Es, Nq and Ym futures). An obvious example would be to review Apple (AAPL) or Google (GOOG) in relation to the Nq futures, especially when the Nq is approaching major swing highs or lows.
- Do some sector analysis. Which sectors are performing best and worst (in relation to the broader market)? Understand how the performance of specific sectors might affect the way traders perceive broader risk as it relates to the Es, Nq or Ym.
There are many more studies and considerations you may find useful in your own analysis, but these are the ones I perform on a regular basis to further my own understanding of context.
Knowing that many of you find value in various typical indicators (oscillators etc.), I want to make clear that I am not knocking their use or existence. They simply do not play a large role in my own analysis. On occasion I may pull up an RSI, MACD or even a stochastic oscillator, but for the most part I am able to get comfortable with where I believe the market is by analyzing price, a handful of chart patterns, some straightforward trendlines and a volume profile. This is my approach, but it certainly isn't the only one.


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Capitalizing on the popularity of small form factor desktop systems, especially with AMD's and Intel's new lower powered and better integrated processors, Cooler Master has unveiled its GeminII mini CPU cooler that boasts of four direct contact heatpipes, and a heatsink designed to reduce airflow restriction, in order to provide air-cooling to the entire system. While it resembles Cooler Master's Vorex 211Q cooler, this one packs more cooling capacity in a similar compact form factor.
For users who can afford to fit a full-sized cooler, the new Hyper 103 cooler with its three heatpipes and customized 92mm cooling fan renews the popular long-time Hyper-series of coolers that many DIY enthusiast can associate with because of its affordability and versatility to suit most mainstream cooling needs.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Anna Sale apparently has a hit on her hands.
Last week, the Charleston native and radio journalist's new podcast "Death, Sex and Money" was the No. 1 downloaded podcast on iTunes, beating out Chicago Public Radio's "This American Life" and "Freakonomics Radio."
It was the third episode of the show, and the 33-year-old said she never expected the kind of response she's received.
"I got a tweet from a 20-year-old airman stationed in Korea," Sale said. "He said he'd just discovered the podcast and couldn't wait for the next episode. He's not the audience I was expecting, but it's so cool that he's part of the conversation."
In essence, "Death, Sex and Money" is a conversation about the big topics that tend to haunt the thoughts of most people, which is a lot more than just death, sex or money, but life, living and sometimes struggling.
The George Washington High School graduate said the idea for the show had been in development at public radio station WNYC in New York for well over a year, and the basis for it had been coming for much longer.
Before "Death, Sex and Money," Sale was covering politics for WNYC.
In 2012, she covered the presidential election and then the mayoral race in New York.
"I was having a bunch of conversations with voters, asking them how they felt about their lives, if they felt things were getting better or worse," Sale said. "When you're covering elections, the questions just boil down to which candidate they're leaning toward."
In her mind, the sum total didn't necessarily equal more than the parts she was being given. "I felt like that all of these stories I was collecting kind of warranted attention on their own, outside of the campaign/race sort of frame," she said.
In talking to all of these people and examining her own life as a single woman in her 30s in New York, she felt as if the life she led didn't really resemble the lives of her parents.
"America is a lot different than when my parents had me and were raising me," she said. "It's not only what families look like, but when and where you have kids, how you take care of them, how many people in the home have to work and what middle class really looks like."
Everything is in flux. Everything is in transition.
Now, seemingly, more so than during her parents' generation.
"I wanted to give a little attention to that," Sale said. "I felt like when I talked to voters everyone felt like they were encountering big changes on an individual scale. They were feeling like it was just happening to them and not really seeing that a lot of people are struggling with big questions like, How do I take care of my family? What do I want in my life? How do I live a life with purpose?"
"Death, Sex and Money" opened up the floor for the kinds of conversations people should have but probably don't have enough.
Her first episode was a conversation with soul music legend and West Virginia native Bill Withers about fame, family, fear and getting at what's really important.
The second episode was about the struggle and sadness of getting priced out of a home and neighborhood.
The third was about relationships, commitment and intimacy, which hit close to home for Sale. Her guests were retired U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyoming, and his wife, Ann.
During the last few years, Sale and her boyfriend, Arthur Middleton, a wildlife biologist in Wyoming, had maintained a long-distance relationship. Eventually, though, it became apparent that that geography was going to impede such things as getting married and raising a family.
She lived in the city.
He lived on the plains.
With thousands of miles of land between them, there didn't seem to be a middle ground.
So, a few months ago, they split — amicably — but Middleton had second thoughts and reached out to Simpson for help.
To pretty much everyone's surprise, he called Sale, and the journalist flew to Wyoming to meet Simpson and his wife to chat about relationships, marriage and even the Anita Hill hearings.
Sale said, "I don't think there could have been more perfect people for us to talk with about commitment and intimacy and the work of having a successful, long-term relationship."
Still, bringing her personal life and some of her own history into the show was scary.
"I come from being a traditional reporter where you don't use 'I' in stories," she said. "I've never talked about my personal life in my work, but I decided early on I wanted to include it in one my first episodes."
Sale wanted to signal to the audience that the show was about honest, intimate conversations, and she was part of that conversation.
She said, "If I'm going to ask my guests to share personal, intimate stories of how they got through different moments in life, I want the audience to know I'm willing to go there too."
But "Death, Sex and Money" isn't an advice show. It's not a self-help show. It's about sharing experience and taking whatever lessons there might be.
The next episode, Sale said, is a conversation with alt-country singer-songwriter Jason Isbell and his wife, singer-songwriter Amanda Shires, about sobriety, success and managing a relationship when both people in the marriage are traveling in different directions.
"That goes up on Wednesday," she said.
Sale wouldn't say if on-demand podcasts like "Death, Sex and Money" were necessarily the future of public radio, but it's an attractive medium. The audience can pick and choose what sort of show they want to listen to and what kind of news they want to hear.
Producers of podcasts also aren't limited by the usual constraints of radio, which typically include time and having to fit within a very specific window of opportunity. "It's very liberating," she said.
The podcast also expands her reach from New York City to include the entire world into her show's conversation, which she finds incredibly exciting.
But it's not easy. Finding an audience online can be tricky. "You have to create something someone is going to want to press play. How do I make that argument?"
That's her challenge, but Sale said there are many, many conversations to be had and a vast ocean of people out there with stories to share.
"I feel like hearing other people's stories helps me when I'm making decisions," she said. "It helps me feel not alone."
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What is this medicine?FLAVOXATE (fla VOX ate) is used to relieve spasms in the urinary tract.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 12 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Interactions are not expected.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells. Alcohol can make you more drowsy. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
Your mouth may get dry. Chewing sugarless gum or sucking hard candy, and drinking plenty of water may help. Contact your doctor if the problem does not go away or is severe.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
Where should I keep my medicine?Keep out of the reach of children.
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Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.


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Boricua Fame & Bomba Negra by Martin Soto
Painter Martin Soto's work celebrates the dance of life—transformations, the rhythm of our beating hearts
and breaths, and the all-embracing energy of cosmic cycles of inspiration. His pieces touch on the presence
of African aesthetics in contemporary western art and speak to the vibrancy of Puerto Rican culture.
Opening Reception: Friday, March 7 | 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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(Perhaps this has already been discussed in other threads today. If so I apologize.)
Question: So we're going to have a new age limit. Apparently the rule will be that a player needs to either be 19 years old or one year out of high school on draft day to be eligible to play in the NBA that season.
Interestingly, however, the NBDL is going to be expanded soon into a 15-team farm system, and the entry-level age will only be 18 instead of 19.
So the question is, if you're a hot 18-year-old basketball prospect straight out of high school, projected to go high in the first round NEXT year, do you
A) - go to college for one year, get an education and a shot at a final four, NCAA championship, etc. or
B) - go straight into the NBDL, earn at least a decent salary (by normal standards), and play against pseudo-NBA-caliber players with pseudo-NBA rules in front of a smaller audience.
In other words, how is this 19-year age thing going to pan out? It's only a one-year difference, and it seems like that's potentially going to make things awkward both for young prospects who aren't really excited about college and the college programs themselves, who will experience even higher turnover rates and early dropouts.
Also, if a player plays in the NBDL, do they get drafted in? Will the 'parent' teams of the player's farm team have any sort of first dibs on that player?
This whole thing could end up being very bizarre.


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Ski New Hampshire deserves a round of appaluse for most-improved digital marketing, at least for the preseason. In addition to a brand new website and significantly improved access to snow reports/resort info around the state, they have seriously upped their social media presence and real-time connection to Granite State skiers and riders.
One of the most exciting pieces of their new site is of course the projected openings for 2011, which we've gone ahead and summarized for you below.
Attitash Mountain Resort - Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24 (Mountain Coaster open Fri 11/25 – Sun 11/27)
Balsams Wilderness Ski Area - December 20
Black Mountain - December 16
Bretton Woods - November 15
Cannon Mountain - November 25
Cranmore Mountain - November 26
Crotched Mountain - December 3
Dartmouth Skiway - December 12
Granite Gorge - Thanksgiving Rail Jam November 24th, full operations December 15
Great Glen Trails - November 26
Gunstock Mountain Resort - December 2
Jackson XC - December 1
Loon Mountain - November 19
McIntyre Ski Area - December 9
Mount Sunapee - November 25
Mt. Washington Valley Ski Touring & Snowshoe Foundation - December 17
Pats Peak - December 3
Ragged Mountain - November 26
Waterville Valley - November 19
Wildcat Mountain - December 9
Got an eye for photography? Ski New Hampshire is holding a Photo Contest during the 2011/2012 season and there are some pretty serious prizes on the line. So charge the batteries, read our Ski Photography Guide for some great tips on how to make your photos look awesome and start snapping when you hit the slopes.
Grand Prize: Ski NH 2012/2013 VIP Season Pass - Valid for passholder every day of the 2012/2013 ski season at all Ski NH member resorts.
Honorable Mention Prizes: Other winners will be selected and prizes will consist of North Face gear, Bern helmets, Swix Wax and other fun swag.
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Anvil Announce New Album Details
Anvil have undergone a lineup change, but the trio is still rocking strong. The group, which features singer Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner along with new bassist Sal Italiano, recently completed work on their 'Hope in Hell' disc and Blabbermouth reports the band will release it through SPV/Steamhammer May 27 in Europe and May 24 in Germany, though an official U.S. street date has not been revealed.
Though the group has made a transition on bass, they definitely seem happy with the end result. Kudlow says, "We're really happy with Sal. His style is powerful and amazingly imaginative. It's a little as if we'd enlisted Steve Harris."
The band recorded the disc following their 18-month tour in support of the 'Juggernaut of Justice' album and Kudlow says it was an inspiring experience that energized him once they hit the studio. "Time just flew by," says the singer. "I could hardly believe it when I found myself in the studio again after the tour, ready to work on the next album. The reactions to 'Juggernaut of Justice' and the shows had been so positive that we had plenty of ideas and inspiration for new material."
The band recorded the album in North Hollywood, Calif. with producer Bob Marlette and the disc will arrive in four different formats. Fans can get the traditional CD, a limited-edition digipak with two bonus cuts, a double gatefold colored vinyl LP or a digital download.


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When the skeleton of a young woman is found near a West Midlands motorway, evidence suggests that it is that of teenager Molly James, who went missing five years ago. Forensic psychologist Dr Kate Hanson and the Unsolved Crime Unit are called in to re-investigate Molly's case. The deeper they dig the dirtier the clues get, and when a second set of remains is unearthed Kate suspects they're looking for a Repeater: a killer who will adapt, grow and not stop until they are caught. Will Dr Hanson manage to unravel the tangle of clues that the killer has left behind before he has a chance to take another innocent victim?
Read by Julie Maisey. Julie Maisey is an accomplished actress who trained at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Since graduating she has worked extensively in theatre and television including roles at The National Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, and in Eastenders and the Bill. Voiceover highlights include the BAFTA nominated and British Animation Award winning Dad's Dead and Peoples Britain as well as the many audiobooks she has narrated over the years. She lives in London with her partner and young daughter.
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"Breathtakingly bad"
A dull & badly written novel combined with execrable narration meant I did not get beyond the third chapter.
The plot is drab and uninteresting and the narration a disgrace.
I shall be asking for my money back
"Annoying narrator"
I'm only on Chapter 5 of the book so can't comment on the story as yet. However, I am already frustrated beyond belief by the narrator's way of reading. She pauses, constantly, in the most inappropriate places. For example, Mom chatting to pre-teen daughter "we need to ....... agree on ground rules and...... stick to......them". No-one talks like that. Ever. Then we have the players at a crime scene: "she watched as........the pathologist carefully......worked away the soil around......the bones". I find myself waiting for, and reacting to, the next inappropriate pause instead of just listening to the story. It detracts totally from the atmosphere she's supposed to be creating. I will persevere and give the author a chance but I won't be......buying anything by...... this..... narrator....ever again
I found it extremely difficult to listen to this, the narration is poor, the Birmingham accent dire and as for the American accent, well I gave up at that point !!
Well narrated and tense thriller actually listen to it twice. Great for long car journeys
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I found this lovely watercolor print- never been framed- at an estate sale. The artist has signed his name, number, and name in pencil. I have researched this artist and found that he is an art professor at Auburn, AL. I also found some aviation prints that were signed by pilots and Mr Munday. I believe this is a '30's Cadillac front end. I found a site that had a poster of this print, but there were none available for purchase. I can find absolutely NO copies, either signed or unsigned, of this print. Does anyone know anything about this "Caddychrome" print? Do you think this would be valuable or not?


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Mezco attracted a crowd at San Diego Comic-Con with a wide variety of show exclusives. Their ever-popular Living Dead Dolls proved the most popular, the Resurrection Series 6 limited to only 300 sets selling out in days. An exclusive that wasn't announced prior to the event was the Golden Domo Bobblehead. 1000 of these were made, each priced at $25.
On the retail product side of things, Mezco showed off their amazing just-released Earthworm Jim action figure (read our review HERE), a must-have 6" Mars Attacks! Martian Soldier due out in November, and a 3 3/4" fan pleasing Martian Trooper scheduled for release in 2013. Stylish DC Mez-Itz impressed, especially new Camo Tumbler, Batman and Bane set from The Dark Knight Rises and a Batman and Batmobile set coming later this year.
ThunderCats were represented by the upcoming August release of Panthro, while Universal Monsters took a stand with cool color and black and white versions of Frankenstein's Monster (October), The Mummy and The Creature From The Black Lagoon (2013). That "Creature" will be mine.
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Federal agencies take action to digitally document endangered languages
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the award of 10 fellowships and 24 institutional grants totaling $3.9 million in the agencies' ongoing Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) program.
This is the seventh round of their campaign to preserve records of languages threatened with extinction. Experts estimate that more than half of the approximately 7,000 currently used human languages are bound for oblivion in this century, and the window of opportunity for high-quality language field documentation, they say, narrows with each passing year.
These new DEL awards will support digital documentation work on almost 50 endangered languages, enhance the computational infrastructure of the field, and provide training for the next generation of researchers.
For example, no more than a handful of speakers, all elderly, remain of Karuk and Yurok, two indigenous languages of northern California. The existing scholarly literature includes little information about their discourse and word order patterns.
A new DEL grant to Andrew Garrett will enable field workers from the University of California, Berkeley, to work with these speakers to analyze legacy field notes, narratives and other archival materials collected by several linguists during the 20th century and to collect new information about how they organize words and phrases into sentences. The project will create a new collection of language materials for each language, fully annotated for use by researchers who are interested in the grammatical structure of sentences. In addition, Crystal Richardson, a member of the Karuk community, will complement the work on Karuk by recording oral histories and natural conversational speech in both audio and video form, supported by a DEL fellowship.
"We must do our best to document endangered languages before they fall silent," urged NSF Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Myron Gutmann. "Endangered languages are an irreplaceable source of linguistic and cognitive information, and recent advances in information technology make it possible to integrate and analyze that body of knowledge more comprehensively."
Some DEL projects seek evidence about what is universal in language, and what those universals might tell us about human cognition. With support from a grant to SUNY at Buffalo, Jürgen Bohnemeyer is investigating how people represent the concept of space in 25 languages spoken on five continents. If people talk about objects in space differently, do they also think about them differently?
A separate DEL fellowship will allow Pedro Mateo-Pedro, a native speaker of Q'anjobal, to study children's acquisition of Chuj, a related Mayan language which is among the most endangered of all the Mayan languages. Since studies of children's language acquisition have focused primarily on Indo-European languages, this project will contribute significantly to the scope of scientific knowledge. Mateo-Pedro's project will involve training community members in language documentation and analysis.
"Language is integral to what makes us human," says NEH Chairman Jim Leach. "When a language disappears before it is documented, it limits our understanding of the way that people interact with their social and natural environments. By supporting the creation of dictionaries, grammars and digital archives, the DEL program preserves and makes accessible a rich set of cultural information that reflects the traditions and accumulated wisdom of peoples who have lived and thrived on our shared planet."
DEL awards to the University of Connecticut and the University of Alaska Fairbanks will enable Jonathan Bobaljik and David Koester to study Itelmen, a highly endangered language spoken natively by fewer than 20 persons on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia. This collaborative project will compile audio and video for a dictionary of the Itelmen language.
Another DEL grant will allow linguist Scott Rushforth and the Mescalero Apache Tribe to develop a dictionary and grammar of Mescalero Apache, an Athabaskan language spoken in southern New Mexico which has fewer than 900 remaining speakers. The project will analyze the complex structure of verbs in the language and contribute to comparative work on the phonetics and phonology of the entire Athabaskan language family.
As part of the data collection, researchers will record and transcribe narratives, which also will capture the historical memory not only of the Mescalero, but also of the Chiricahua and Lipan Apache, throughout the period of the U.S. "settlement" of the west and post-relocation times.
In addition, a dissertation award to the University of Texas at Austin will allow John Sullivant, under the direction of Anthony Woodbury, to produce a reference grammar of Tataltepec de Valdés Chatino, a language of Oaxaca, Mexico, now spoken by fewer than two thousand people. The language has several uncommon grammatical features, including a rich system of lexical tone and unusually intricate rules for the interaction of tones.
A major goal of DEL is to enhance the training of both academic linguists and community members in documentary linguistics, say researchers. A number of recently awarded DEL projects support this goal.
A DEL grant to the University of Kansas will enable Arienne Dwyer to organize and direct a six-week institute in language documentation and research, featuring two weeks of intensive workshops on the practice of documentary linguistics, followed by a Practicum, a four-week apprenticeship in applying linguistic science and technology to on-site empirical documentation.
Another DEL grant will enable Mary Linn and Colleen Fitzgerald to present an Oklahoma Breath of Life Workshop and Documentation Project in 2012. Oklahoma has the highest Native language diversity in the United States, and all of the thirty-nine Native languages are endangered.
DEL already provided support for a national Breath of Life Workshop held at the National Museum of the American Indian in June of this year.
Another DEL grant will support a project directed by Durbin Feeling, a fluent speaker of Cherokee and a member of the Cherokee Nation, to study the prosody of Cherokee, a severely endangered Iroquoian language. This project will add information about lexical tone and vowel length for each entry in the Cherokee Electronic Dictionary, filling a gap in the available resources on Cherokee grammar.
Another DEL fellowship will allow Joshua Brown of Salish Kootenai College to record and transcribe natural discourse texts in Bitterroot Salish, which has only 30 remaining speakers, mostly elderly; his project will train younger community members to conduct documentary research on their ancestral language.SOURCE


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Good morning fellow collectors
I found these earrings a while back at a Thrift store and thought they were kind of cool. I also thought my daughter might like them, although she didn't! I kept them and thought I might find out what their story was. It seems like they do have an interesting story about them. They were made in Paris, France by a company called Cyclope. They are made by artist out of different types of recycled materials such as silver and pewter, thereby calling it "green" jewelry. They also make bracelets, necklaces, etc. This pair of earrings were made out of a couple of forks or spoons. I am not sure if they are pewter or silver. I also don't know how they made it from France to North Carolina! It's funny the things you find and the stories that go with them. These are definitely"keepers". Not sure what category they go in. Has any body else seen anything from this company? Thanks for looking and have a great Easter holiday. Thrifty


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PLAYING fields in Davenham will not be sold off for housing, insist parish councillors in a move to reassure residents.
Davenham Parish Council has been forced to issue a statement about the future of Butchers Stile Playing Field after rumours started to spread around the village.
The council also wanted to set the record straight after confusion over who owns the field, home to cricket and football fields and a children's play area.
Speaking at the latest parish council meeting, chairman Clr Tony Sellers said: "We've received a few emails from people asking if we are planning to sell Butchers Stile for development.
"We have written back to each individual person saying we are in no discussions for the development of Butchers Stile and we have been quite clear on that.
"We have proposed some wording to be put on our website to clarify the position."
Clr Arthur Wood added: "We have no intention whatsoever of selling the playing field and we need to make that clear.
"We're not in talks with any third party, never were and have no intention of doing so."
The Guardian has also been contacted by three separate residents by email, each of which have declined to be identified, expressing concerns over whether the fields are owned by the parish council or Cheshire West and Chester Council.
Davenham Parish Council's statement said: "The parish council is the legal owner of both fields.
"The football field was registered to Cheshire West and Chester Council in error, but this is in the course of being rectified and the deeds will again show Davenham Parish Council as the legal owner."


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What: Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival
When: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Where: Shoreline Drive at Marina Green Park and the parking lot adjacent to Rainbow Lagoon Park. The festival is accessible along Ocean Boulevard at Linden Avenue and Shoreline Drive and Pine Avenue and Shoreline Drive.
Tickets: $20 general admission
Information: 562-987-9191, www.longbeachpride.com
What: Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade
When: The parade will kick off 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Where: Lindero Avenue and Ocean Boulevard and march west to Alamitos Avenue.
long beach >> When he was invited to be the grand marshal at this year's Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade, Ross Mathews said he felt like a certain Academy Award-winning actress.
"I felt like Sally Field, 'They like me. They really like me,'" Mathews chuckled, making reference to the actress's famous 1984 Oscar acceptance speech when — after winning the best actress statue Oscar — she proclaimed, "I guess this means you like me. You really like me.' "
Mathews added: "I felt like I was being nominated for homecoming court."
Parade road closures Sunday
Ocean Boulevard from Lindero to Redondo avenues closes at 5:30 a.m.
Ocean Boulevard from Lindero to Cherry avenues closes at 7 a.m.
Ocean Boulevard from Cherry to Alamitos avenues closes at 8 a.m.
Ocean Boulevard at Redondo Avenue should start opening by 1 p.m. with the full boulevard reopened by 2 p.m.
Shoreline Drive closures for the festival
Westbound Shoreline Drive from Ocean Boulevard to Shoreline Village Drive closes at 10 a.m. Thursday
Eastbound Shoreline Drive from Shoreline Village Drive to Ocean Boulevard closes at 7 p.m. Thursday
Shoreline Drive reopens at 10 a.m. Monday
The 34-year-old comedian and TV personality, who hosts his own talk show, "Hello Ross," on E!, will be holding court Sunday morning as the parade marches down Ocean Boulevard.
"I hope I get to be waving on the back of a convertible," Mathews said. "Then I can feel like a princess."
Mathews will be waving the rainbow flag loud and proud during the 31st annual Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, which is part of the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration.
The two-day event also includes a gay and lesbian pride festival Saturday and Sunday along Shoreline Drive.
"After 31 years, our event is becoming a more inclusive event to the Long Beach community at large," said Frank Rubio, vice president of the festival. "People from all walks of life can come. We're not just for LGBT people. But we will continue to create an event where people can come and celebrate their diversity.
The pride celebration is the second-largest attended event in Long Beach, drawing about 80,000 revelers. The city's largest event is the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, which attracted nearly 180,000 race fans this year.
On Sunday, pride organizers estimate 35,000 people will line Ocean Boulevard and cheer the more than 100 parade participants marching under the boulevard's rainbow flags.
Long Beach pride celebration attendance figures make it the second-largest gay pride event in Southern California (West Hollywood is the largest), and the nation's fourth-largest gay pride event — behind San Francisco, New York and West Hollywood.
Acceptance of the festival and parade, and gays and lesbians in general, have shifted dramatically since the festival and parade's early days.
The festival and parade started as an effort by the local gay community to make its own identity while living in the shadow of Los Angeles' pride event.
In 1983, when the pride organization was formed and the festival was still an idea, then-Pride Vice President Mary Martinez attended a City Council meeting and listened to hostile comments from council members and citizens who were against the festival.
Thirty years later, the council has two members who are out: Vice Mayor Robert Garcia and Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske.
The first parade lasted just 30 minutes, and the two-day festival drew 5,000 people to Palm Island, which was located at the end of Pine Avenue in what is now Shoreline Drive.
During the second parade, pride co-founder and president Judi Doyle wore a bulletproof vest after receiving an anonymous, threatening message on the pride office answering machine.
The festival always has been scheduled the weekend before Memorial Day because the city didn't want it held during the summer season, which begins with Memorial Day weekend. As a result, the city banned all private events in the park after Memorial Day.
Inside festival grounds this year, five entertainment stages (main, urban soul, Fiesta Caliente, country and dance music) will be set up for partygoers to shake their rumps.
Former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland will headline Saturday's main stage, while pop singer CeCe Peniston ("Finally") takes the stage Sunday.
Latino pop trio Bellanova headline the Fiesta Caliente stage on Sunday.
A variety of food booths also will dot the festival grounds along with vendors selling music, T-shirts and swimwear.
Don't be surprised if Mathews is spotted after the parade strolling around the festival.
"What's the point if you're not going to meet and mingle? I love going out and meeting everybody," Mathews said. "There's no rope between me and people."


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Welcome to the Department of Teaching and Leadership. We are pleased you have chosen to learn about our undergraduate and graduate programs. Whether you are beginning your career with a Bachelor of Science in Education or want to grow professionally with a Masters Degree or Educational Specialist, we believe this is the place for you! With accredited programs, campus, online and hybrid classes, caring faculty and staff to guide you, you can begin or continue your journey toward a rewarding life in the field of Education and Leadership.
In spring 2013, U.S. News and World Report ranked PSU's online graduate education program the highest of any of the state universities in Kansas. U.S. News examined Masters Degrees in Education across the nation and scored them according to admission, selectivity, student engagement, faculty credentials and training, and student services and technology.
The PSU College of Education, Department of Teaching and Leadership, has an articulation agreement with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville for graduates of the Specialist in Education Degree (EdS) with a major in Advanced Studies in Leadership and the Educational Doctorate (EdD) in Leadership at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. For more information about the EdS to EdD Leadership program, contact Dr. Brenda Roberts.


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