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I am origanally from Henry County, and I happen to know the people who lost there son from the shooting. It shocks me that a person can step outside the door to give himself up and get shot as many times as he did. I'm sure the police had to do what they felt was best but come on .... to shoot a man as many times as lewis was shot is totally uncalled for, I can see shooting him once to get his attention but to kill him, well... I guess Henry County has a heck of a way of getting there name broadcasted, I'm sorry but that was just plain poor jugement for the law enforcement!
I must agree that this situation was uncalled for. I can see shooting the man in an area of the body that would harm him, but to shoot him multiple times is inhumane. I have respect for our law enforcement to a certain degree. I was born and raised in Henry County and I've seen first-hand the ridiculous robo-cop methods that they sometimes use. There are many good people in our county that simply have problems. Their problems sometimes lead them to do things that they would not ordinarily do. These are desperate times. I am not saying that law enforcement should overlook any situation, but I am saying that they need to be taught to put themselves in the shoes of the criminal. There is always something or someone that makes a person tick. It could happen to anyone. There is not one person that resides in this county that is above doing something that they would not ordinarily do. The people in this county that thrive on others misery are shameful to say the least.


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Erick Swenson: A Selection of Works
Opening tomorrow evening at James Cohan Gallery in New York City is an new exhibition by American artist Erick Swenson, simply titled A Selection of Works. The collection marks the third solo show for the artist at the Cohan Gallery and will include a new large-scale sculpture, titled Ne Plus Ultra, alongside several other works dating from 2001 through today. Ne Plus Ultra is an[…..]

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August 13, 2012—
Season tickets for Michigan Tech hockey, basketball, football and volleyball are now on sale.
Go to BuyHuskiesTickets.com or call (906-487-2073) or stop by the Central Ticket Office in the Student Development Complex to guarantee your seats for the 2012-13 athletic season.
Season tickets for Michigan Tech hockey cost $279 each and include all 17 regular season home dates plus three playoff games. Youth season hockey tickets are $168 each. Michigan Tech students, which can get free single-game tickets through the Experience Tech Fee, can guarantee their seats for the entire season for $175.
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Admission to Michigan Tech soccer will be free for all in 2012.
As always, the purchase of season tickets offers significant savings over the purchase of single-game tickets.
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Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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Polanco, Locke among those back with Bucs
ST. LOUIS -- The Pirates bolstered their bullpen and their bench on Tuesday with the addition of six players to the expanded September roster.
Two of the recalls from Triple-A Indianapolis were automatic: Lefty Jeff Locke, who made Tuesday night's start against the Cardinals, and outfielder Gregory Polanco.
Also recalled from the Indians were right-handers John Holdzkom and Casey Sadler, and lefty reliever Bobby LaFromboise.
Additionally, infielder/outfielder Chase d'Arnaud had his contract selected from Indianapolis. To make room for d'Arnaud on the 40-man roster, Michael Martinez was designated for assignment.
Locke had been optioned on Saturday, to clear space on the limited 25-man roster for infielder Brent Morel. Locke went 4-0 in August, so his "demotion" had been strictly for convenience.
Not so with Polanco. The Bucs' starting right fielder for more than two months was returned to the Minors on Aug. 24 in the throes of a 1-for-30 slump. At Indianapolis, Polanco went 4-for-26, with all four hits singles.
Sadler and d'Arnaud both have prior big league experience with the Pirates, the pitcher more recently. Sadler has appeared in five games this season, working a total of 9 1/3 innings in relief. d'Arnaud returns to the Pirates for the first time since 2012. Then exclusively a middle infielder, d'Arnaud has transitioned into the outfield, where he saw most of his Indianapolis play this season.
LaFromboise will take some of the burden off Justin Wilson, the Bucs' resident setup left-hander who has already appeared in a career-high 62 games.
"He's the third left-hander we have been looking for. He gives us another and earlier option for a left-hander," said manager Clint Hurdle.
LaFromboise, 28, was in the Mariners' Spring Training camp before being designated for assignment on March 27. He was first claimed off waivers by San Diego on April 2, then by the Bucs on Aug. 24.
LaFromboise, who made 10 appearances for the Mariners in 2013 (5.91 ERA in 10 games), spent most of this season with the Padres' Triple-A farm in El Paso, going 1-2 with three saves and an ERA of 4.75 in 58 outings.
Holdzkom, 26, was signed on June 23 out of independent ball. He posted a combined record of 3-0 with two saves, 1.95 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 22 relief appearances with Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Dallas Safari Club Tops $750K in 5 Years for Texas Projects
DALLAS — Since 2006, Dallas Safari Club (DSC) has granted more than $750,000 in funding for wildlife and habitat conservation, youth and public education, and hunter advocacy programs within the state of Texas.
DSC passed the milestone, five-year figure in November.
The Texas total represents 36 percent of all DSC grants issued worldwide since 2006.
DSC-funded projects in Texas have included desert bighorn sheep restoration, several university research projects, firearm safety instruction, public lectures, introducing youths to traditional outdoor recreation and conservation, providing venison for needy families and more.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has received a number of DSC grants in recent years which helped fund the state's National Archery in the Schools Program, desert bighorn project, fisheries projects, life insurance for game wardens, Operation Game Thief, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo and symposiums.
Carter Smith, executive director of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., said, "The generosity of Dallas Safari Club towards these important wildlife conservation and sporting programs has simply been unending. Over the years, DSC has been one of our closest and most longstanding partners. We appreciate all they do to foster a strong conservation ethic among Texas sportsmen and to promote our great outdoor traditions to new generations of hunters and anglers. Rest assured, we could not do our work at Texas Parks and Wildlife without them."
DSC grant recipients in Texas include:
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- Conservation Fund of Texas
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- Dallas Pistol Club
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About Dallas Safari Club (DSC)
Desert bighorns on an unbroken landscape, stalking Cape buffalo in heavy brush, students discovering conservation. DSC works to guarantee a future for all these and much more. An independent nonprofit organization since 1982, DSC has become an international leader in conserving wildlife and wilderness lands, educating youth and the general public, and promoting and protecting the rights and interests of hunters worldwide.
"Dallas Safari Club has become an international force in conservation but we like to help with worthy projects here at home, too," said Ben Carter, DSC executive director. "The fact is, we're granting more money today than anytime in our history and we're positioned to do that because of the quality and growth of our main annual fundraiser—our convention and expo."
The DSC annual convention and expo will be Jan. 6-9, 2011, at the Dallas Convention Center.
The event will feature more than 1,171 booths, 740 exhibitors and 338,000 square feet of exhibit space. Exhibitors include outfitters and professional hunters from around the world, along with gun makers, optics and gear companies, artists, jewelers, clothiers, furriers and more.
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A TEENAGER who was part of a gang throwing fireworks at cars then tried to square up to an off-duty police officer, a court heard.
Promising student Ali Khan, 18, who attended Nelson and Colne College, had gone off the rails after being involved in an anti-EDL protest in Brierfield last year, Burnley Crown Court was told.
Khan was part of a large group of young Asian men who stormed into one of the town's pubs seeking out a 40-strong gang of far-right protesters earlier that day.
The teenager, whose family runs a takeaway in Brierfield, was convicted of affray and criminal damage and given a youth rehabilitation order.
Prosecutor Kimberley Obrusik said that on October 18, Khan was in a car with a number of other young men in Brierfield when fireworks were thrown at a number of other vehicles. Off-duty officer PC Nigel Keates was travelling home and some of the fireworks landed in the path of his vehicle.
Khan then got out of the car and started squaring up to PC Keates, inside the car, telling him to open the window. He was then arrested.
He was also caught going the wrong way around the mini-roundabout, between Nelson and Brierfield.
And he was arrested for driving while banned after he was spotted by police behind the wheel of a Mercedes car in Chapel Street, Brierfield, on October 31.
Khan, of William Street, Brierfield, who admitted dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, having no insurance, using threatening behaviour, and breaching a youth rehabilitation order, was sent to a young offenders' institution for 12 months.
Philip Holden, defending, said Khan was 'clearly intelligent' and had a promising college career before he left his studies earlier this year.
He told the court his client had gone on to work long hours in the family takeaway and came from a respectable family background.
But Judge Beverley Lunt said Khan had ignored the chance given to him by the rehabilitation order.
And he had gone on to commit further offences, meaning that a custodial sentence was inevitable.


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No criminal charges will be filed in connection with the accident that killed psychiatrist Doug Rosoff while he was riding his bicycle on South Orchard Avenue in Ukiah.
According to the Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster's Office, a report completed by the California Highway Patrol's Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) "found no evidence of criminal negligence on the part of the driver of a semi-truck trailer" that struck Rosoff shortly before 8 a.m. Aug. 24.
The MAIT visited Ukiah twice to reconstruct what happened, and investigators said Rosoff's bicycle was "struck by the truck trailer as both bike and truck were turning right from East Gobbi Street onto S. Orchard Ave."
According to Eyster's office, the MAIT report "concluded that there was insufficient room between the trailer and the curb for Rosoff's bike to complete the turn."
"It was a tragic accident," said Assistant District Attorney Paul Sequeira, adding that he determined "no charges were warranted" after reviewing the Ukiah Police Department's reports and the "exhaustive, 59-page report prepared by five state investigators" with the MAIT.
UPD officers found Rosoff dead at the scene and located the dump truck that hit him about a block away. Dewey said the truck was headed to the intersection of East Perkins Street and North Orchard Avenue, where the former McDonald's restaurant was being torn down. The UPD reports that the driver, identified as Michael Mathews, 63, of Redding, "cooperated fully with investigators" and was not arrested.
According to Eyster's office, Mathews "told investigators he was unaware the fast-moving bicycle had come up alongside the vehicle when he began to make the turn onto S. Orchard Ave."


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From the recipe:
Freshly ground coffee adds a depth to the spice rub and brings out the flavor of the meat. Be sure to keep the rub recipe handy. The spice rub would also be great on steaks and chicken.
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Holland disappointed with Monday's start
ANAHEIM -- Rangers starter Derek Holland had a 2-0 lead after three innings on Monday and said he was working with some of the best stuff he's had all year. But he ran into some control problems and ended up allowing six runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Holland walked two in the third inning but got away with it because Albert Pujols hit into an inning-ending double play. Then a walk to Mark Trumbo started a three-run rally for the Angels in the fourth.
"I beat myself," Holland said. "I had those guys down, I was doing my job and I let it slip up. Too many walks. It was a disappointing game. I still feel everything is fine. I felt I had one of my best games stuff-wise. I thought I had great command. Then that one inning I started falling behind and started walking people. I got away with it one inning, but the next inning it got away from me. I just beat myself; that was the disappointing thing."
Holland's next start is scheduled for Saturday against the Twins in the third game of a four-game series. Nick Tepesch will open the set on Thursday night. He threw 45 pitches in a bullpen session on Monday without any problems and should be ready on Thursday. He left Saturday's start in the second inning after getting hit in the right arm with a line drive, but that is no longer a concern.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Can anybody help? This wooden fuguirine was found in a skip by my partner about 20 years ago, we believe it to be japanese and may well be just a holiday souvenir but is well made and the eyes on the man and fish do look like ivory. Have never been able to trace where it is from and not been able to find anything like it, so really just asking if anyone can shed any light? It stands about 32cms tall. Can send more pics if anyone can shed any light, thankyou, Jo


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The great depression, which the U.S witnessed in the 1930s, ruined a lot of families financially. The financial tsunami which hit America a couple of years back also affected millions of people. However, there is a basic difference between the two economic meltdowns. The plastic cards wrecked havoc on our finances during the recent financial recession. This was something our grandfathers did not witness during the previous depression.
The Americans have become too much addicted to spending these days. They are racking up debt to maintain a life style that is beyond their means. Therefore, it is not surprising that the total credit card debt in the U.S is $886 billion (as per data from the U.S census bureau). Do you know that an average card holder has $5100 in credit card debt?
There are certain myths associated with credit card debt. Many of them are quite baseless. Here are a few of those myths:
1) Consumers always managed everyday expenses with credit cards
A few retail chains such as Sears and Montgomery Ward had credit card system in the 1960s to buy goods from their stores. But it was not possible to use those cards anywhere else. So there was no option to use that card extensively. Moreover, Vista and Master cards were usually restricted to the upper-middle class and upper class families with high income. These cards were rather a status symbol. The trend changed in the late 1980s. So it cannot be claimed that our grandparents paid their grocery bills with credit cards like we do.
2) Responsible card holders suffer for unwise card holders
A lot of people believe that high default rate due to unwise use of credit cards has resulted in soaring interest rates. As a result even responsible card holders need to pay high interest rates. However, they overlook the fact that it is mortgage foreclosures and home-equity loan defaults that affect the banks the most.
On the eve of the financial depression, the banks made it easy to open new lines of credit. Therefore, more people got access to credit cards and consequently, credit card debt increased. The banks advised these debtors to refinance their mortgage. This move by the banks backfired as they could not sell the low quality assets during the recession. The banks had to increase the credit card interest rates to support themselves.
3) The CARD Act completely shields the consumers against unscrupulous practices
The CARD Act has banned malpractices like some retroactive interest rate increases, free credit card marketing to minors etc. Nonetheless, this bill is not going to work for people who are already in debt. The credit card companies have already pushed up the interest rates, hiked service fees and lessened the value of loyalty reward programs. As a result, the debtors are in the same mess. Also, the borrowing costs have already skyrocketed. This does not help the indebted people either.
The good news is that consumer debt, though quite high right now, is showing signs of decline. Statistics from the Federal Reserve reveals that consumer debt dipped by $155 in December last year. Perhaps the consumers are realizing that being wise with the plastic cards is a basic condition for a financially secure future.
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WINTER pressure on hospitals has been so severe that NHS chiefs have treated it the same way they would a major incident.
Demand for acute hospital beds in the new year led the NHS to declare a 'level four' emergency which is the same as if it were dealing with a major incident, said leaders at Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
The trust runs Bromsgrove's Princess of Wales Community Hospital (as well as hospitals in Malvern, Evesham, Pershore and Tenbury) and is vital in taking pressure off acute hospitals such as the Alexandra in Redditch.
Jan Ditheridge, the trust's chief operating officer, said at a recent meeting of the trust: "Over the new year we have seen significant pressure on the needs of the acute trust for medical beds.
"This has required a response from the whole health and the social care economy (GPs, nursing homes and community hospitals).
"We would expect to see this spike in demand but it has been particularly challenging this year."
Mrs Ditheridge said the outbreak was 'level four' because it reflected the action that would be taken in the event of a major incident.
She added that despite the pressure the trust had never had to use all beds in community hospitals.
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White Mountains (NH/ME) > Hancock, North Peak and South Peak > Climber's Log
Hancock, North Peak and South Peak Climber's Log
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|Sunny Day
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2012
|With Paul.
|Posted Jul 26, 2015 8:39 pm
|Hiking with a cold
Date Climbed: May 23, 2015
|One hour and forty eight minutes from the Kank to the top of South Hancock, forty minutes from one summit to the other, and another hour and forty eight minutes from the top of the north summit back to the car. The four stream crossings both back and forth kept things interesting. A grey jay on top of North Hancock was begging for snacks from everyone nearby.
|Posted May 23, 2015 10:39 pm
|Beat the storm
Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2015
|Fairly simple hike, solid snowpack and easy stream crossings.
|Posted Jan 3, 2015 8:05 pm
|Winter Camping
Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2014
|No summit, but some excellent winter camping and snow cave building.
|Posted Jul 16, 2014 10:43 am
|Breaking trail after a storm
Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2013
|We hiked in from the Kanc on Saturday and camped off the Hancock loop trail about .5 miles below the start of the loop to hunker down during the storm. The trail was well broken in on Saturday and the folks coming down said it was fast and easy to do with just microspikes. It was comfortable sleeping weather though our 3-season tents were not up to the task of handling all that snow and we regularly had to knock the snow off during the night to give the poles a break. (:^D
Woke up Sunday morning to about 30F temp & 8" of fresh new powder and broke trail all the way to the north summit with drifts often up to our thighs even with snowshoes on. There was a bit more new snow at the summit and I'd estimate it was 10-12". I measured a temp of 12F at the summit at noon with minimal wind (<10MPH) so no significant wind chill in the protection of the scrub pines.
We had hoped to do the loop but the uphill trail breaking was hard slow work, my Scouts were tired, and we still had to get back to camp and break down to get back out before dark for the long drive back to CT.
Conditions were beautiful... it was overcast and snowing when we headed up but by the time we reached the summit it was clearing as the new weather systems started coming in bringing higher winds and much colder temps.
|Posted Dec 31, 2013 8:16 am
|andrew hemmerling
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2013
|Not much of a view, but peaceful.
|Posted Sep 5, 2013 11:17 am
|Route Climbed: Hancock Trails
Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2012
|Enjoyable winter hike, got really cold on the top, but the views were great.
|Posted Nov 25, 2012 6:58 pm
|Wet but serene
Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2012
|Was a great hike; summits afforded no views but great little streams and in fall colors the canopy was awesome.
|Posted Oct 17, 2012 9:29 pm
|Brian Jenkins
Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2012
|Climbed on a wet day. Shared the trail with two girls and their dog. They climbed faster and had one more 4000er to go to hit all of them. We did North first, then South. Not a bad day.
|Posted Oct 8, 2012 12:34 am
|Trail can be hard to follow
Date Climbed: May 28, 2012
|Went with a friend. We had trouble following the trail at the second or third river crossing; ended up following herd paths to unofficial camp sites instead of the main trial. After that, it was very fun and very steep. Felt great to dip my head in the river on the way back.
|Posted Jun 21, 2012 4:46 pm
|#9, #10
Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2011
|Lovely hikes! Took N Peak up, S peak down. I loved the trail between the peaks.
|Posted Oct 16, 2011 9:50 pm
|nice view of the osceolas
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011
|I did this as a loop, doing South Hancock first so I would have a better view at the second summit. The clouds cleared, and I could see the Osceolas quite well.
|Posted Jul 9, 2011 4:11 pm
|first winter hike 2010
Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2010
|good times, new friend
|Posted Feb 10, 2011 5:40 am
Date Climbed: Dec 16, 2010
|Both peaks via the Hancock Loop Trail.
|Posted Dec 27, 2010 11:42 am
|Great Hike
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010
|The approach trails were fabulous. The bugs were kept to a minimum by the breeze, the sun had dried out most of the mud and the open glades and brook crossings are what a hike should be. The actual climb itself is short and challenging both, especially the climb back down.
|Posted Jun 29, 2010 5:56 am
|Knocked 'em off the list
Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2009
|I've been leaving some of the peaks that don't have great views toward the end of my list. But the weather was great for November- 40 degrees, sunny, and no wind so it was a nice hike.
|Posted Nov 8, 2009 4:41 pm
|Did this at sunset.
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2007
|Awesome glow on the rocks.
|Posted Jun 29, 2009 2:25 pm
|North and South double shot
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2008
|I took the Hancock Notch Trail to the Cedar Brook Trail to the loop trail, going up the North Peak first, then over to the South Peak, where I stuck my foot in a huge mud puddle. I think I drove straight to the trailhead from NJ, and then went back to NJ after I was done to go to work. That's hardcore.
|Posted Jan 3, 2009 4:04 pm
|Hancock, North Peak and South Peak
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
|Climbed via the Hancock Loop Trail from the Kangcamagus Highway. A very plesant summer hike even in nearly 80 degree temptures. There was a big group on Hancock's summit ledge so there wasn't even a place to sit down. Found more solitude on South Peak.
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|rainy day
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
|After a good dousing just before noon, enjoyed a foggy but rain-free walk in the woods. Weather kept the crowds to a minimum, but there were a couple of big groups. Returned to car just before a big deluge.
Approach trails were a lovely stroll, the brook is wide enough to create a couple of small meadows full of flowers and birds.
Got a bit nervous when the trail approached the slide, thinking the trail would go up it, which would have been interesting in the wet and slippery conditions. Will have to return and try the slide some (dry) day.
I went up the north side and down the south, and was happy with that choice: lots of big stone and log steps on the north, which would have been jarring to descend.
Lots of maintenance evident on the loop trail, but a lot of it was ineffective: logs directly across the trail that made no provision for runoff, and are already being undermined. Some mud holes on the ridge could use new log bridges too.
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9:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1: I never thought it would come to this. While watching a New Year's Day football game on TV, I am also monitoring a live feed of the U.S. House of Representatives on my laptop computer.
I'd rather concentrate on the football game.
These are not ordinary times. Our increasingly dysfunctional government met over the New Year's holiday to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" at the last possible moment.
Whether to go over the fiscal cliff or not — it never should have come to this, noted Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) in remarks to the House just prior to a vote on the fiscal cliff package. "The American people are really fed up with what they see in the dysfunctional Congress," he said.
The fiscal cliff notwithstanding, look at how the Congress handled the farm bill during the past six months.
After a bipartisan push to get the farm bill passed last summer, along with needed dairy policy reforms, the measures made it through the U.S. Senate and the House Agriculture Committee only to be held back from a full floor vote in the House.
Then, for the next several months, the news media speculated on the possible doubling of milk prices in the grocery store in the absence of a new farm bill. Consumers started to get worried. (If I never see another headline like "How the 'dairy cliff' will cream consumers," it will be fine by me.)
Finally, in late December with the fiscal cliff negotiations, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly used his bargaining leverage to exclude dairy reforms from the farm bill extension. (House Speaker John Boehner is not a fan of the reforms, either.) It is unfortunate that one or two people in key leadership positions can thwart the actions of the full Senate and the House Agricultural Committee in getting these reforms passed.
No one knows where it will end.
The only certainty is that farm bill discussions will be more difficult in 2013 because of budget constraints facing the federal government.
Ironically, the farm bill that made it through the Senate and House Ag Committee last summer would have saved the taxpayers money compared to previous farm bills.
And, dairy reforms are needed, plain and simple. "Margin protection" would help protect producers against unfavorable swings in feed cost relative to the milk price. It's a modern approach todairy policy, acknowledging the importance of the feed:milk margin — the critical factor for many producers today — along with risk management and fiscal responsibility by having producers limit production increases during tough economic times (when the margin protection payments are made).
Yet, it's hard to get consensus. Congress's nine-month extension of existing dairy policy — as part of the fiscal cliff package — gives us time to step back, re-group and look for creative solutions to the problems at hand.


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Under Article II of the United States Constitution, the President of the United States has the authority to appoint justices, but they must be confirmed by a majority vote of the United States Senate. Article III of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the US Government. A full transcript of the Constitution and other historical American documents can be found on the National Archives website.
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COLUMBUS (AP) -- What's brewing with the 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes ...
Urban Meyer likes walking where the giants of the coaching profession once walked.
Meyer is at the helm for the first time in a Michigan-Ohio State game. He says he understands what his role is and how much the game means to so many.
"Without getting overdramatic, you know, it's only Tuesday and we play this game on Saturday," he said on the Big Ten coaches call. "My job's to make sure the team plays it on Saturday, not today."
Born in Toledo and raised in Ashtabula, he is well aware of the spotlight cast on him and what he does.
"It means everything from a person who grew up here that understands the rivalry and respects the rivalry," he said. "I guess the thing I understand is the incredible obligation, the responsibility, of getting this team ready to go."
The heyday of the rivalry, being played for the 109th time on Saturday at noon (on ABC), was of course from 1969 to 1978 -- called "The Ten-Year War" when Bo Schembechler coached the Wolverines and Woody Hayes was in charge at Ohio State.
Two larger-than-life figures directed their charges who annually seemed to be playing for a Rose Bowl (at the least) or even a national championship.
"The one thing about this rivalry, you're taught at a very young age who the enemy is. However, there's a deep-rooted respect for the enemy," Meyer said. "That's the way I was raised. I remember from a very young age there was a lot of respect for coach Schembechler."
Later in life, when he became a head coach for the first time in 2001 at Bowling Green, Schembechler, by then long since retired, called to congratulate Meyer. Meyer had crossed paths with Hayes when Meyer was a graduate assistant under Earle Bruce in 1986-87 at Ohio State.
"I was able to sit down and speak with him a few times," Meyer said.
Of course, Bo and Woody, Woody and Bo, remain two of the pivotal characters in this annual drama. Both have died, but each year about this time reporters and fans dust off the old stories about their glorious friendship that became contentious for a decade and then ended with both best of friends once more.
Michigan's Brady Hoke also grew up watching the two coaching legends, and it had a profound effect on him as well.
"Growing up in the state of Ohio and kind of being a Michigan fan, I really wish I could tell you," he said, when asked when he first realized how big 'The Game' was. "I don't know if there's any one moment. You know, the two iconic coaches with the 'Ten-Year War' with Coach Hayes and Coach Schembechler was a big part of it."
Meyer saw those two stormy personalities and knew he wanted to be like them someday. Now, at least in title, he is.
"I knew at a young age I wanted to be a coach," he said. "Those are the two (names) that were the first two out of mouth whenever I said what great coaches were."
California coach Jeff Tedford was fired on Tuesday. His team ended 3-9, losing its final five games.
One of his team's best games of the season came on Sept. 15 at Ohio Stadium, where the Golden Bears were tied at 28 with the Buckeyes before a defensive mix-up in the secondary left Devin Smith wide open for a 72-yard touchdown pass with 3:26 left in a 35-28 defeat.
According to research by USA Today, Ohio State officials reworked portions of Meyer's contract so he would not be penalized for NCAA violations that took place long before he ever became the Buckeyes' head coach.
Meyer's contract from last November includes a $50,000 bonus if his team wins the Big Ten's Leaders Division, an automatic one-year extension of his contract and a $100,000 bonus if the Buckeyes won the conference championship game and an additional $150,000 for playing in a Bowl Championship Series non-title game or $250,000 for playing in the BCS title game.
Meyer was hired a month before the NCAA's sanctions banned Ohio State from postseason play this year, including the Big Ten title game next week and a bowl game, BCS or any other kind.
Ohio State officials, however, worked with Meyer's representatives to craft a fair deal, reflective of what the Buckeyes have accomplished so far this season. They've already clinched the Leaders Division and, therefore, would play in the conference championship game if permitted. They were also a lock to play in a BCS game, if there were no bowl ban.
Meyer's contract was amended to permit him to collect somewhere between $150,000 and $250,000 in extra pay and bonuses on top of the $4.1 million salary he was already assured under terms of his contract. The final bonus will be determined by ranking in the AP poll instead of the BCS rankings, which Ohio State is ineligible for because of the NCAA sanctions.
Rutgers officially left the Big East on Tuesday to join Maryland in a new, 14-team Big Ten.
"The Big Ten is really where Rutgers belongs," Rutgers president Robert Barchi said.
Rutgers has been competing in the Big East since 1991. But the league has been picked apart by conference realignment, and the Scarlet Knights were looking for a way out.
Maryland is joining the Big Ten in 2014. No one knows for certain when the Scarlet Knights will start playing in the conference, however.
Both schools, the farthest East in the Big Ten, will likely join the Leaders Division in football so they can play against Penn State, with whom they have a certain regional affinity. If that is the case, the most likely change for the Big Ten would be to move Illinois to the Legends Division.
Meyer was asked if he was concerned about how the football divisions might be realigned.
"It really doesn't matter," he said. "I'll be interested at the appropriate time. Certainly my imput wasn't asked, so I'm not that worried about it. I will just be interested like everyone else."


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6 Ways To Annoy Hiring Managers At An Interview
By Bob McIntosh, Certified Professional Resume Writer
The other day a job seeker named Bill came to my workshop carrying a newspaper article from the
Boston Herald
titled: "Be prepared for [the] unexpected at [the] job interview." It's not often someone brings in a newspaper article for me to read, nor do I often see a newspaper. So I was a bit stunned.
I was grateful for the article Bill brought me because much of what was written confirmed what I tell job seekers about the
process. Not what questions to predict; not how to successfully structure their answer to a behavioral question; and not how to negotiate
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Two of the do's some job seekers take for granted, according to this article, are maintaining eye contact and arriving on time. Weren't we told many years ago that these faux pas are unforgivable? Reading that these interview mistakes still occur is almost incomprehensible. In the worst economy of our time, I can't see any room for even these minor mishaps. Sweaty palms, a bit of hesitation, some "umms" here and there, are borderline acceptable.
So what goes wrong after job seekers zip off a great
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, pass the phone interview, and head for the all important face-to-face? Some of it can be attributed to nerves and downright fear, and some of it can be because the interviewee doesn't have the common sense of a Labrador Receiver.
Marvin Walberg, the author of this article, writes that a survey was conducted by Accountemps to see what the kinds of silly mistakes are made at interviews. The mistakes go beyond not maintaining eye contact and being late; we're talking about other more serious mistakes, definite interview killers.
What are these sure-fire ways that annoy hiring managers so?
Of more than a thousand hiring managers, six blunders stood out more than others. The percentages indicate which mistakes came to the managers' mind first.
1. Little or no knowledge of the company: 38 percent
2. Unprepared to discuss skills and experience: 20 percent
3. Unprepared to discuss career plans, goals: 14 percent
4. Lack of
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5. Late arrival: 9 percent
6. Limited enthusiasm: 9 percent
The first three failures point directly to unpreparedness. What more can job search professionals tell jobseekers? Prepare, prepare, prepare. It's that simple. If you're not prepared for the interview, your raw intelligence, good looks, and charm will probably not land you the job.
Questions about the job:
Expect questions regarding the company and the job. Interviewers want to know why you want to work for them, what you know about their plans and goals, what understanding you have of their products and services. And they also want you to sell their company to them.
Knowing the company's competitors will be an added bonus. Going to the interview loaded with all this knowledge can solve the employers' last most common mistake, failing to show enthusiasm.
Be able to discuss your skills and experience: "Know thyself"
is such a well known cliché, but it's true. You have to know what duties you've performed, how well you've performed them; and it all has to relate to the position you're seeking. As we've read hundreds of times, quantified accomplishments sell.
People with good recall usually have no problems recounting their experience, so those whose memory isn't that great need to study their résumé before going to the interview.
Know your goal plans:
Where do you plan to be in five years? Who the hell knows? At least show your ambition by telling employers that you reach for the stars and won't be a clock puncher—in at 9:00 out at 5:00 on the dot. If you want to be an individual contributor and are tired of the management route, demonstrate your desire to accomplish great things in your new role. Let them know you want to help the company's bottom line. This is providing the role doesn't have management responsibilities in the future.
The last three, my friend, are simply common sense. If you avoid peoples' eyes, are constantly late, and show no enthusiasm, it's time to do an about face and change your ways. I'm glad some people still read the newspaper and are thoughtful enough to bring in the cut-outs.
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OAKLAND -- Aches and pains took their toll on Andre Iguodala in his first season with the Warriors.
He needed months for his left hamstring strain to fully heal, robbing him of some aggressiveness and explosiveness. Right knee tendinitis caused coach Mark Jackson to rest him for entire games throughout March and April.
"I don't think he's 100
percent, and I don't think he will be," Jackson said this week. "That's unfortunate. But he's a gamer."
Iguodala rather than make excuses has designs on coming alive when the Warriors face the Los Angeles Clippers in their first-round playoff series beginning today. With center Andrew Bogut all but certain to miss the series because of a fractured rib, it's Iguodala who emerges as Golden State's best defender while taking on the challenge of slowing the NBA's highest-scoring team.
"Take a couple painkillers, knock it out, numb it up, and that adrenaline gets going," said Iguodala, who heads into Game 1 at Staples Center with five days off since last playing. "It just kind of washes it away, and you kind of forget about it.
"The playoffs, that's where nicknames are built. You put a stamp on your legacy by performing in the playoffs."
Iguodala, 30, arrived with high expectations in a sign-and-trade that netted him a four-year, $48 million contract. He's a player the Warriors hoped would push them further in the postseason. "Solid" would be how he described a season in which he played in 63 games.
Iguodala's averages of 9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game were among the lowest of his 10-year career. But those aren't the numbers that matter as much to Iguodala or the Warriors, who feature arguably a top-three defense because of the former All-Star and Olympian.
"I had a lot of perfect games defensively," Iguodala said. "I may have had one mistake, and then offensively, it's just not getting in the way, but being effective at the same time. Back cut here, spreading the floor, making the extra pass, keeping one of our guys in a good rhythm. Just really solid. Not a bad year, not a great year, but really solid for our team."
One statistic that does measure the value of Iguodala is the plus-minus rating. When he's on the court, he leads the NBA in a team's positive points differential. How does he do it?
The 6-foot-6 Iguodala helps the offense hum, shooting 48 percent from the field, handling the ball and feeding Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson while ranking second on the team in assists. On defense, he is a savant who guards multiple positions. Iguodala said he can watch 10 clips of an opposing player in five minutes and be able to pick out tendencies to exploit.
Ask what his favorite part of his game to accentuate, and Iguodala's answer reflects a team-first mentality.
"Being able to just kind of just pick the game apart defensively and turn it into a great transition play on the offensive end rather than be getting a steal or a rebound," Iguodala said.
Said Jackson: "You can take for granted the things he does, absolutely. When it doesn't jump out, when you look up and see eight points or 10 points, it's not the 'wow' factor, but he's made 10 different plays to put us in position to have the lead. I believe we have educated fans, and I think they are well aware of how important he is for this basketball team and the things that he does."
Iguodala, who has long believed his game has been underappreciated, said he has enjoyed his time playing in front of fans at Oracle Arena and living in the Bay Area. Last week, he spoke at a conference at Stanford on the "Basketball Analytics and the Present/Future of Data" panel. He said he participated so he could gain whatever knowledge he could.
"Just being around those thinkers that think outside the box," Iguodala explained.
Do Warriors fans fully appreciate his game?
"I think so," Iguodala said. "Not all the way, though."
Iguodala smiled. He recalled how in Philadelphia, where his career began, he never did quite win over the fans who hoped for more from him after the 76ers traded away Allen Iverson. He was a part of five playoff teams there, but only two winning seasons. Failing to see the nuances of his game, some Philadelphia fans cussed him out instead.
With the Warriors, he can comfortably stay out of the spotlight while Curry grabs the headlines. He has 41 games of playoff experience, and his presence is valued in the locker room.
"He gives the young guys a veteran to look to, and that's very important a guy who goes about everything the right way," second-year player Draymond Green said.
All the while, the fashion-conscious Iguodala looks good doing it.
Iguodala works with a New York-based stylist in order to collaborate on his wardrobe. While resting on the second game of a back-to-back Monday, he wore a tailor-made, salmon-colored blazer as he hugged Jackson after the Warriors notched their 50th win of the season.


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A $100 check donated by Bay Federal Credit Union leads in the Great Money Race, generating $1,600 in sales in 28 days.
The race is sponsored by Think Local First County of Santa Cruz to see how much business can be generated by $500 in 30 days by shopping at any of the 650 Think Local members. The total, with one day to go, is $7,511.
BaskinGrant Law Firm spent the Bay Federal check at True Olive Connection, moving ahead of a $100 check donated by Lighthouse Bank and Believe Agency, which has generated $1,589 in sales and is currently held by Jay's Classic Art and Signs.
A $100 check donated by Santa Cruz County Employees Credit Union, now held by Beckmann's Bakery, has generated $1,519 in sales.
Scarborough Lumber spent a $100 check donated by Santa Cruz County Bank at Scotts Valley Cycle Sport for $1,403 in sales, and Santa Cruz Record Management spent a $100 check donated by Santa Cruz Community Credit Union at A Sign ASAP, for $1,400 in sales.
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California FarmLink plans a Farm Finance Expo 1-4:30 p.m. Monday at the County of Monterey Agricultural Center, 1428 Abbott St. to assist Monterey Bay area farmers.
Representatives from American AgCredit, Santa Cruz County Bank, California Coastal Rural Development, California FarmLink, and USDA Farm Service Agency will be on hand.
Cost to attend is $15 per person. For information, call 425-0303, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Local entrepreneurs can get answers to start-up business questions 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at a workshop sponsored by Santa Cruz County SCORE at the Simpkins Family Swim Center, 719 17th Ave.
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A WINCHESTER church has raised nearly £350 for the local nightshelter for the homeless.
Church-goers staged a concert in the Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, located on Christchurch Road, on December 8.
Musicians ranged from primary aged children, to young adults and even some of self-confessed oldies.
Music included an upbeat version of Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Good, a George Formby song accompanied by a ukulele and Wouldn't it be Loverly from My Fair Lady.
Many other songs rang out in the church hall, accompanied by guitars, violin, flute, and enthusiastic applause from the appreciative audience.
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346 Motor Yacht — By Capt. Bill Pike — September 2001
Small Town Girl
|Part 2: Carver 346 Motor Yacht continued
Construction technique seemed to benefit from the same caring, old-fashioned approach. The solid-glass bottom of the 346 is designed to withstand a grounding now and then, thanks to tough Knytex substrates and polyester resin, with a vinylester barrier coat to nix osmotic blistering. Hull sides, decks, and superstructure are cored with Baltek AL600/10 to cut weight, and the bridge is solidly supported on eight aluminum uprights hidden inside mullions and other structures, a measure that takes all compressive weight off the windows, thus allowing them to be custom-cut and "floated" in rubbery adhesive for watertight integrity. The saloon sole, with engine-room access hatches unencumbered by furniture, is underbraced by a grid of aluminum box beams with stainless steel supports, and the engines are secured on double-gussetted steel brackets bolted solidly into a one-piece, molded-glass, secondarily bonded stringer grid. Done right? Done right!
Having finished about mid-morning, Schmitt and I headed for Green Bay to link up with a teenage, summertime employee of Carver named Matt at a little marina on the Fox River. As the three of us eased a brand-new 346 out into the main channel, the nostalgia thing hit me even harder than it had in Pulaski. Yellow sunlight shone down upon the lime-green, tree-lined Fox the same way it used to on the St. Lawrence River of my youth. Matt's obvious delight in being on the bridge of the 346, instead of dealing with a bucket of summer-job suds back at the marina, reminded me of myself. And to top it all off, the faint whiffs of marinized internal combustion I caught every now and again--a perfume that still spells pure adventure to me--kept gently reminding me of the wonderful day my dad brought home his first Evinrude.
Driving the 346 kept the good times rolling. In fact the experience was so pleasurable that at one point, during a swoopy top-end run, a minor case of the marvels hit me. Sure, the fingertip control of the Teleflex SeaStar hydraulic steering was nice. The stability of the boat in turns was fine. And the top speed of 37 mph was plenty respectable. But there was something else to driving the 346 on this particular day, an ineffable something that took me back to just about all the great boat rides I'd ever taken as a kid. To embellish the enjoyment, an easy windlessness prevailed at the end of the test, making docking the 346 stern-to a virtual no-brainer, although I'd rather have had the optional diesels to work with than our test boat's gas engines. Low-end diesel torque makes a midranger like the 346 maneuver smoother: Throttle is seldom required--just clutch in, clutch out.
While Matt worked the 346 over with a hose and a fast chamois, Schmitt and I, agreeing that certain perquisites should be accorded to semi-seniors like us, deployed all three zones of the optional Marine Air air-conditioning system below decks, slid the main hatch closed, and started a languid tour of the 346's aft-cabin layout, a practical arrangement that's been Carver's forte for almost as far back as I can remember.
Like all great ideas, it's pretty simple, with a large master stateroom aft, a smaller VIP forward, and everything else comfortably stowed in between. American cherry glaze with water-based polyurethane brought a comfortable warmth to the version on our 346, as did the soft UltraLeather sofas in the saloon and the durable, 85-ounce Gold Rush tufted carpet. Both master and VIP offered an abundance of hanging lockers, bins, shelves, and other stowage areas as well as large, adjoining heads. A couple of interior details I especially liked were the optional filter spliced into the sanitary system to cut holding tank odors, mirrors directly over the head sinks, not off at some neck-stretching angle, and the small hatches in the sides of the aft-cabin stairwell that expose the bilge for fast, easy checking, even underway. A couple of details I didn't like were the cramped and cluttered access to the steering hydraulics at the rear of the aft cabin, under a panel at the bottom of a locker, and the faux-granite fiberglass countertops in the galley. They look pretty but can scar during food prep.
I dallied dockside once we'd finished with the boat that afternoon, not wanting to call it quits. But Schmitt had to get back to Pulaski, Matt had more suds to sling, and I had a plane to catch. Before hitting the trail, however, I took a stroll over to the nerve center of the marina, a little office with a pickup truck parked in front, an open door, and a guy sitting at a desk.
"Catch anythin' with that Carver?" he grinned. The question put the finishing touches on a perfect day.
Carver Yachts Phone: (920) 822-3214. Fax: (920) 822-7357. www.carveryachts.com.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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THE Trowbridge Windows & Conservatories-sponsored Trowbridge & District League avoided a second successive fixture wipeout as just one match defied the thaw and the rain - a week after the snow had led to the league losing all scheduled matches for a second time this term.
With all the games in both Division Two and Three falling foul of the weather, the only match to beat the elements was the fixture between Division One leaders Boomsbury and Westbury United Reserves and that was only played because of the efforts of Ben Howe to get the game played.
With their Cricket Ground pitch unplayable Howe, who was missing a number of key players, could have postponed the fixture but instead returned to his old stomping ground at North Bradley.
After hours of work clearing the pitch of snow and water the game was given the green light, but the hosts' efforts went unrewarded as Westbury, who had already suffered a cup defeat at the hands on Howe's side this campaign, avenged that loss as they claimed a 4-1 win to boost their own chances of lifting the title.
Boomsbury made a sluggish start to the game and fell behind to a Simon Dolbear effort which went through the hosts keeper Luke Mayne to give Westbury their lead.
Midway through the half, another error in the Boomsbury defence led to Westbury doubling their lead, Marc Lanfear being on hand to make it 2-0.
Boomsbury gave themselves a lifeline on 35 minutes thanks to a brilliant strike from Scott Askew, Dave Appleyard providing the cross for Askew to volley home to reduce the deficit to the odd goal.
The second half saw Boomsbury come out looking for a way back into the game, the hosts huffed and puffed but were unable to add a second and it was Westbury who put the game to bed courtesy of Paul Beavers who was making a rare appearance for the Reserves.
Beavers netted to make it 3-1 and a second from the midfielder made it 4-1 and wrapped up a vital win for the visitors to move them into second spot in the quest for the title.
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It' s not if, but when. That's what the market's saying, and it doesn't blink anymore when commentators say things like, "They are really digging in their heels and not rising above" the politics of the moment.
You could say that some of this confidence comes from calls like the one from Oracle (ORCL) last night, indicating that the fiscal cliff is having no impact at all and that December was fabulous. Plenty of companies are saying things are fine. But I don't think that's the reason we aren't getting hurt when President Obama has a tough press conference about going over the cliff. For every Oracle, there's a GE (GE) or a Wal-Mart (WMT) that says things are slowing because of the cliff. So let's discount that.
No, it's the idea that there is give, that the president and the GOP are taking softer lines and that some deal can be crafted that everybody hates -- including the ratings agencies -- even if it isn't crafted until the Super Bowl. Taking the analogy a bit further, we don't know which teams will be in the Super Bowl, but we know there will be a Super Bowl and we know there will be a fiscal cliff, too.
Meanwhile, incredibly, the Fed once again has the equity and bond markets' backs. Companies and individuals can continue to refinance and lower the coupon on existing debt while the competition to stocks remains nil thanks to the Fed's bond-buying program. Plus, the program will continue until what the stock market really wants, employment growth, occurs.
So the Fed helps our country get over the fiscal cliff with a pontoon bridge until we build a real structure that gets the job done permanently.


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Recoleta One Bedroom with Wifi!
Size30 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Disabled access
- Suitable for events
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Ayacucho, 1425 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The living room has 2 sofas and a three-door built-in closet. The bedroom contains a King size bed (1.5×1.9).
The full bathroom has a bathtub with shower. The kitchen contains a marble slab countertop, a refrigerator with freezer, microwave, kitchenware, and tableware for four. The apartment is equipped with Wi-Fi, cable, telephone, kitchen ware, tableware, 100% Cotton linens and towels.
Nearby attractions include the Recoleta Cemetery, the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, The National Museum of Fine art, and the iconic Alvear Palace Hotel.
You'll Find Recoleta is the place to be in Buenos Aires, since it's the most traditional neighborhood and it's half way from Palermo, San Telmo, La Boca and the rest areas with lots of public transport at hand.
Recoleta is one of the most residential neighborhoods in the city; it's an area of great historical and architectural interest, due, particularly to the Recoleta Cemetery located 4 blocks away from the place. It is really the cultural center of the city.
Lots of shopping, dining and wining are available in Recoleta. And in case you want to get to know some other neighborhood, the "D Metro Line" of the Buenos Aires Subway passes through LA Recoleta as many other bus lines.
Together with some sections of the neighboring communities of Retiro and Palermo, Recoleta forms a part of the area known as Barrio Norte, Buenos Aires, a traditional residential zone for the city's most affluent families, where a great portion of the cultural life of the city is concentrated.
FYI Lots of Tango in this area, there's a different Milonga for each day of the week and it's up to you to make it happen and come to Buenos Aires!
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The flat is nice and located In one of the best parts of Buenos Aires. I would recommend this for anyone wishing to stay in BA.
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Remember the insanely easy scarf I posted on Tuesday? Erin from LuckyByDesign has already stitched up a couple, and posted them on her great blog! She went with a totally different fabric than the jersey that I used, and they turned out really well. I love that one simple technique can produce such versatile looks.
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Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 9:18 AM
Always Has
All these recent pictures of Onika are beautiful.I just don't like how everybody talking about how good she looks now,like she hasn't always looked priceless.I'm just saying have any of you ever known her majesty to ever look not good?She has never not looked good.They been sleeping on my baby,like a park bench.I say park bench cause they must be homeless to just now realize she's the shit.And...
Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 3:06 PM
"Just "
Just because,you're not mine,doesn't mean I can't check in to see how you are.Just because the feelings between us aren't mutual,doesn't mean,I can't keep the ways I feel about you alive.Just because I flirt or compliment some other broads,does not mean i've forgotten about you.Just because I like other broads photos,doesn't mean anyone is getting the love from me that belongs to you,and only...
Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:58 PM
Am I the only one who's glad that Nicki survived an earthquake?Among all the other things she has overcome and accomplished,she can now add survived an earthquake to the list.Naw but seriously,i'm just happy she's ok.Confirmed by the lovely pictures she posted on IG yesterday morning.It was so ironic cause I was just thinking about how she needed to post something just to let us know she was...
Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:18 AM
I'm Glad
I'm so glad Nicki didn't get hurt yesterday morning.That would've fucked m'life up.I only hate I wasn't there to hold her,and comfort her.I mean i would've hated for anybody to have gotten hurt by the quake.But Nicki is more to e than just a human.She's more than a woman to me.She's Nicki.She's everything.I'm not just talking about her looks,or talents.I'm talking about her as a beautiful...
Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 8:36 AM
When Love Isn't Enough
Don't know whether i'm being teased by the devil,or punished by God.Don't know whether i'm lost in a self made delusion,assisted by the illusion on Nicki.Are have I found myself in a vast of pink smoke exhaling mirrors.I call it love,cause their is no feeling like the one I feel,when it comes to Nicki.If I see,hear her voice,or hear someone speaking of her,I experience a moment of...
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Is there anything,in this life,more addictive,than the ever fabulous,unrehabable,overwhelming,conquering,queen drug,known as NICKI MINAJ?I think not.I should know,i've been on a binge of Minajmerization,since New Years,of 2011.I was 34 then,and I fucked around and watched the 106 and Park,party.And she performed moment for life,and I have been hooked ever since.I had heard of her before...
Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 11:10 AM
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First giving honor to God!Who is the reason you exist.,To the son Jesus Christ,who died so satan couldn't keep us from each other.To the Holy Spirit,which grants you and me,power to feel our love,in darkeness,or light,from far,or near.To the angels that bathe Onika with the honey of beauty,while she sleeps.To the gods that begged here to pass up being born. To all the Cupid's,that have died,in...
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Big Lovely
Didn't you see?Didn't you see Nicki serenade the Jay Leno show,with her minajnity.She's not fat;but she is a big lovely.Speaking as a man,not a fan,I want that big love she possesses, that makes her a big lovely.From her hair to her toes, love flows.The way she was dressed was lovely. Her conversation was lovely. Her jokes were lovely. Her expressions were lovely. How could you not smile at the...
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While Kaws is getting ready to open his new exhibition at the Galeria Javier Lopez, he also has a couple of pieces exhibited at the ARCO, the contemporary art fair of Madrid. A bronze Chum figure is on display, along with a painting that consists of several canvas'.
Take a more detailed look at the Kaws artworks currently exhibited at ARCO after the jump.
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Catholic School Standards and Character Education
Lorraine Ozar
What makes a school Catholic? Part of the goal behind the creation of National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools was to clarify that issue, according to Lorraine Ozar, who chaired the Catholic School National Standards Task Force.
Ozar, director of the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness at Loyola University, Chicago, spoke today at a meeting of Catholic school educators from the San Jose and Oakland dioceses, sponsored by the SCU Department of Education with help from the Ethics Center. The Center has developed a character education curriculum keyed to the new Catholic school standards.
Ozar described the standards as a GPS to help build and sustain excellent Catholic schools. The standards lay out where to go and various ways to get there, but they still require the intelligence of educators and their knowledge of context in order to arrive at the desired destination.
Included in the standards are defining characteristics of Catholic schools.
They are:
Centered in the Person of Jesus Christ
Contributing to the Evangelizing Mission of the Church
Distinguished by Excellence
Committed to Education the Whole Child
Steeped in a Catholic Worldview
Sustained by Gospel Witness
Shaped by Communion and Community
Accessible to All Students
Established by the Expressed Authority of the Bishop
The standards themselves lay out what makes an excellent Catholic school. These standards are matched with Benchmarks, which describe what a school that meets the standards might look like.
One standard related particularly to ethics states, "An excellent Catholic school provides opportunities for…action in service of social justice." One of the benchmarks of that standard is "Every student participates in Christian service programs to promote the lived reality of action in service of social justice."


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TERRA LINDA High standout Alyssa Ross could have been a top pitcher in the MCAL this season. But she is also one of the league's best catchers. So, with freshman hurler Ashley Bottomley on the team, Ross' value is now greater behind the plate than in front of it.
"The freshman pitcher has really demonstrated that she's ready now," Terra Linda coach Brad Lucchi said. "Ashley has shown she's ready to handle it. It gives us somewhat of a luxury. Alyssa is one of the best catchers in the league and through the first (three) games, Ashley has answered the question."
Ross, one of team's co-captains, doesn't see the situation as a bad thing. She loves to catch and when called upon to take the ball, she'll do that too.
"I really just want to do whatever the team needs me to do. That was my main thing, ever since I was a freshman," said Ross, who had a 0.97 ERA in 86 2/3 innings last season. "Whatever you need me to do, that's what I'm here for, whether it's hitting or catching or pitching or infield or even outfield. I just want to do what's good for the team."
Having a veteran behind the dish that also has experience pitching certainly helps Bottomley develop her game.
"(Alyssa) always motivates me and she knows exactly what to say when I'm in a situation to help me re-focus when I get frustrated," said Bottomley, already with three complete games to her credit. "We've gotten to know each other pretty well so far. She knows what to call and when to call it because she's a pitcher."
Ross is also an accomplished hitter, batting .462 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs last season. Combined with her ability to pitch, catch and hit the ball out of the park, Ross remains a candidate for player of the year. Being the power hitter that she is, Ross says there's no secret to her approach at the plate.
"My goal ever since I started playing softball was just putting the ball in play," Ross said. "If you do that you put pressure on the defense and you put pressure on the other team. If you make solid contact, there's a chance it will go over the fence."
The Trojans also had to do some shuffling when shortstop Ally Lucchi graduated after last season. Last year's all-MCAL first team center fielder, Macauley Prickett, has stepped in to fill the void at short.
"It's hard for me, on my travel team I play outfield," said Prickett, who batted .500 and led the league in stolen bases with 33 on 33 attempts. "I think it's a bigger commitment and it's more leading the team when you're in the infield at shortstop. It's fun and I'm up for the challenge."
With Prickett as a potential league MVP as well, the Trojans are slated to be a top contender for the MCAL championship, which is just fine with them.
"We have goals of going far, but we're really going to have to work hard in practice," Ross said. "I think if we work really hard and practice and practice we have a shot."
"I think we're ready to take on anybody who wants to challenge us," Prickett added. "I think we can do it this year."
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Liam McIntyre claims the title role...
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Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre has excelled at a grueling and rigorous audition process to claim the title role in the second season of Starz' hit franchise, "Spartacus," Starz, LLC, President and CEO Chris Albrecht announced.
McIntyre takes over the role of the Thracian warrior sold into slavery in the Roman Republic city of Capua - where he rises to become the champion of the city - before leading the slave revolt that ended Season 1. The part was played in the first season of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" by Andy Whitfield, who was forced to leave the show in order due to health issues. Whitfield gave his blessing to the recasting.
"Since no one can really replace Andy, we realized that we should instead find an actor who can truly lead 'Spartacus' forward," Albrecht notes. "It was important to us to have Andy endorse the idea of recasting this part, which he did in the same heroic manner that hes dealt with his whole ordeal. And that, coupled with our fortune in finding a young actor with the gladiator credentials and the acting ability of Liam, makes it easier for us to keep this hit franchise going."
Liam McIntyre made his mark in his native Australia on such series as "Neighbours," and "Rush." He also appeared in the HBO mini-series "The Pacific." He recently completed his first feature starring role in the independent film Frozen Moments. McIntyre is currently in New Zealand, getting himself into gladiator shape in order to take on that role. Production on the series is slated to resume by Spring of 2011.
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Here are our top five picks:
Parties are great fun, but the organising can be a drag. Take the hassle out of your next kids' birthday bash and let Name Your Party do all the work for you. They'll sort everything you need - and then personalise it with your child's name.
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Show off your family pride in style with this gorgeous (and totally customisable) range from Uniek Jewellery. You can stamp your kids names, fingerprints, feet and even your pet's paws on a selection of high quality pieces, all in a sparkling silver and gold. That's pretty, umm, Uneik.
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After a personalised product, but not sure what? Hippo Blue offers a heap of great products, from labelled school supplies, to customisable wall art, to unique baby sets. There are few things they won't put a name on - which makes them ideal for gifts, back-to-school items, or just because.
The coolest T-shirt a kid can have is one that no one else has. And TeeWiz's in-built software creates just that - a funky tee that's a total one-off. Or you can print up a batch of matching shirts for your next family outing - that will make keeping everyone together a snap!
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If you are going to be deleting a group of posts because of unsavory comments and personal attacks from set of trolls, you need to atleast offer up a reason why.
My silly post about the Alternate Piston Jersey's was deleted last night just cause one poster launches a personal attack against me. I reported his post. Why then delete my post? Why punish the content of the original post when it wasn't overtly offensive to anybody. If you take this approach you are giving these trolls the validation for their personal attack.
You shouldn't delete a post just because it caused some trollish comments, the content of the post wasn't the issue. It was the troll who followed.
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Open Label Trial of PEG-IFN, RBV & TVR vs. PEG-IFN & RBV Alone in Tx of HCV-1 in HIV-1 Co-infected Patients (CHAT) (CHAT)
This study has been completed.
St Stephens Aids Trust
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
St Stephens Aids Trust
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: December 5, 2013
Last updated: April 10, 2017
Last verified: April 2017
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of the study is to explore the treatment of patients with acute hepatitis C infection (infection acquired within the last 6 months) who are also infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
|Drug: Ribavirin Drug: Telaprevir
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|Open Label, Randomised, Pilot Trial of Pegylated Interferon, Ribavirin & Telaprevir vs Pegylated Interferon & Ribavirin Alone in Response Guided Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Virus Infection in Patients With HIV-1 Co-infection
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: RibavirinU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by St Stephens Aids Trust:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- • Comparison of rates of sustained virologic response(SVR24) between treatment arms; defined as HCV RNA not detectable at 24 weeks after planned completion of therapy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2014
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
ARM 1: PEG-IFN and weight-based ribavirin (RBV)
Drug: Ribavirin
24 weeks in those achieving RVR (undetectable HCV RNA at 4 weeks) or 48 weeks in those not achieving RVR
Other Name: PEG-IFN and weight-based ribavirin (RBV)
ARM 2: PEG-IFN and weight-based RBV plus telaprevir (TPV)
Drug: Telaprevir
12 weeks in those achieving RVR, 24 weeks in those not achieving RVR (HCV RNA >25 but <1000 iU/mL at week 4) or 48 weeks in those not achieving RVR (HCV RNA >1000 iU/mL at week 4).
Other Name: -ARM 2: PEG-IFN and weight-based RBV plus telaprevir (TPV)
Detailed Description:
In this study, we will compare two treatment options for hepatitis C in patients who also have HIV infection, to see if there are any differences in the numbers of patients treated who successfully got rid of the hepatitis C virus when the treatment was complete. We will also compare how well the two treatment options are tolerated by the patients taking them.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Is male or female aged 18 years or above 2. Has signed the Informed Consent Form voluntarily 3. Documented current acute hepatitis C genotype 1 infection with detectable HCV-RNA (PCR-assay) with an estimated duration less than 24 weeks as defined below:
- HCV RNA positive AND
- Prior negative anti-HCV antibody or HCV RNA test within 6 months OR
- rise of liver transaminases above 2.5 x ULN within the past 6 months with prior normal transaminases during the year before AND
- exclusion of other causes of acute hepatitis 4. Confirmed HIV infection 5. Receiving a atazanavir- or efavirenz- or raltegravir-based ART regimen or able to switch regimen to these agents with an undetectable HIV viral load for at least 3 months, or not receiving ART with no immediate plans to start ART during the first 6 months of study 6. CD4 T cell count >200/µl at screening in patients under ART, CD4 T cell count >500/µl at screening in patients without ART 7. If female and of childbearing potential, is using effective birth control methods (as agreed by the investigator) and is willing to continue practising these birth control methods during the trial and for at least 4 months after the last dosage of ribavirin (ie 4 months after week 12, 24 or 48, depending on study arm and treatment response). Routine monthly pregnancy tests must also be performed during this time. Note: Women who are postmenopausal for least 2 years, women with total hysterectomy, and women who have a tubal ligation are considered of non-childbearing potential 8. Heterosexually active male participants or their female partners must use effective birth control methods (as agreed by the investigator) during the trial and for at least 7 months after the last dosage of ribavirin (ie 7 months after week 12, 24 or 48, depending on study arm and treatment response).
Exclusion Criteria:
- . HCV infection with non-1 genotype 2. Acute opportunistic infection requiring treatment 3. Malignancy requiring chemotherapy or radiotherapy 4. Active HBV infection (HBs Ag + with positive hepatitis B DNA) 5. Known autoimmune disease 6. Hepatic failure 7. History of ischaemic heart disease or other serious cardiac disease 8. Serious psychiatric disease which in the view of the investigator precludes the use of interferon 9. Haemoglobinopathy or severe anaemia of any cause 10. Serious abnormality on screening blood tests including, but not limited to: Hemoglobin <10g/dl, absolute neutrophil count <1000/mm3, platelets <90,000/mm3, creatinine clearance <60ml/min 11. If female, she is pregnant or breastfeeding 12. Known hypersensitivity to one of the trial drugs or its excipients 13. Other contraindicated concomitant treatment 14. Any condition (including drug/alcohol abuse), or laboratory results which in the investigators opinion, interfere with assessments or completion of the trial 15. Any other reason why, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient should not be enrolled in the trial.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02006745
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02006745
|United Kingdom
|St Stephens AIDS Trust
|London, United Kingdom, SW10 9TH
Sponsors and Collaborators
St Stephens Aids Trust
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark Nelson, Dr
|St Stephens AIDS Trust, St Stephens Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9EL
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|St Stephens Aids Trust
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT02006745 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 5, 2013
|Last Updated:
|April 10, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017