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At 25 years old, Carlos Perez is one of the younger leaders in the channel, but that doesn't stop him from running a successful and growing cloud services and IT infrastructure management solution provider in Hartford, Conn.
System Replacements, Upgrades Lead Services BoomMigration from legacy and traditional systems and platforms is providing huge opportunities for managed services plays for the channel, partners say.
Amazon Web Services Launches Managed Service Provider Program With 6 PartnersThe MSPs all were certified through third-party auditors to offer managed services on Amazon's cloud.
Channel Star: Former CDW Employee Fights For Top Spot On 'American Idol'Former CDW employee Nick Fradiani is singing his way to the top of hit Fox TV show "American Idol," most recently voted into the singing competition's top 11 contestants.
IBM, Twitter Analytics Tool Now Open To All: Partners CheerIBM and Twitter partnership allows partners and developers to create "insight as a service" apps that merge twitterverse with third-party data feeds.
Reviews: Connected Data Transporter, HP MSA 2040As part of Storage Week 2015, the CRN Test Center shows how to turn a storage array into recurring revenue for managed service providers.
Systemax Restructure Closes Retail Business, Ignites Companywide Layoffs And CutbacksAs Systemax, No. 19 on the CRN SP500 list, saw another multimillion loss in its year-end earnings report, it announced in its fourth-quarter earnings call that it would shutter its retail business and significantly cut back on costs across the business.
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Exigent Acquires Information Architects For Scale, Technical CapabilitiesExigent President Dan Haurey says more acquisitions are likely because the pace of change in the industry demands that MSPs and cloud service providers have to change right along with it.
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NaviSite Predicts Next Big Managed Services PlayData Center 100 honoree NaviSite discusses its biggest plays in managed services. Plus, what's next.
Logicalis Appoints Mark Rogers As New Global CEOAfter a year without an official CEO at the helm, Logicalis Group, No. 26 on the CRN SP500 list, has announced that Mark Rogers will be assuming the role at the end of the month.
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St. Louis -- Retail veteran Maxine Clark announced she is stepping down as CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, the chain she founded in 1997. Clark, 63, said she will remain as CEO until a successor is found. She will also remain on the company's board of directors.
"Creating Build-A-Bear Workshop and nurturing the company from a fledgling start-up to a global retail brand has been one of the greatest experiences of my professional life," Clark said in a statement. "Although our business has experienced challenges over the past few years as consumers have reduced discretionary purchases, our strategic plan and key initiatives are beginning to work."
As for her future plans, Clark said she planned to combine her entrepreneurial spirit and combine it with her passion to improve public education in the region.
"We have made great progress in education reform in the St. Louis area, but more is needed so that all children have the chance to achieve their dreams just as I have," Clark said.
In a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, she discussed her intent to remain on the board after she retires.
"I love Build-A-Bear," she said. "There's no way I'm not going to be connected to Build-A-Bear."
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I assume that you only have White Castle during late night outings?
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Apart from making me hungry with that burger shot here is the official review of "Five Guys" burger
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
BillS, I assumed that you would have taken the road trip with Seth out to the West Coast.
You should have joined Seth, Gnome and Mrs. Gnome on their quick jaunt over to Napa Valley for some wine
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Yep! Served up 24 hours a day!
...Still "flying casual"
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Have you ever ate at "Bru" on Mass Ave? It's pricey, but the burgers are amazing.
"96th Street Steakburgers" is also awesome.
You know what I think is extremely overrated? "Jack N the Box". I went to the one on Co Line Rd on the South Side when it opened almost a year ago and there were so many freaking people there. I've never seen so much hype for such mediocre food. I'd rather eat McDonalds.
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I actually went there for the first time a few months ago while looking at cars. Awesome, like a better version of Steak n Shake, and I really like Steak n Shake."96th Street Steakburgers" is also awesome.
Agree on Jack.
Yes, exactly. Not that pricey either, IIRC. I think you can get a combo for like 7 something, which is a pretty good deal considering a Big Mac meal is pushing 6 bucks after tax.
I'll have to try "Punch" out.
For my money 96th street steakburgers beats out In n Out and five guys in terms fo burgers.
I've never had In N Out. I love 5 Guys, but it's pretty pricey if you get a burger, fries, and a drink, given that they don't have a normal-sized fries and instead dump a whole bag of them on top of your burger. 96th Street is an incredible value.
Sorry to dig this back up, but I just saw several PMs with one of them directing me here.
As I mentioned in a PM to another member, changing the lights isn't as easy as turning some of them off. I wish it was because it would be a cool change. It is a topic of discussion internally.
The funny part is when the Fieldhouse was being built the "new thing" was having a well-lit arena. I still remember the first game in the building and being shocked that you could clearly see the faces of the fans on the other side.
Bump. Fransciso and one of his buddies from the Fresno 4 is flying in for the OKC game in April. Staying downtown.
Pretty freaking cool, a reverse road trip. Kinda like Cable coming here and us going to the Bay.
I put it on Twitter. He's got his eye on a couple of pretty close seats, but when the time comes I'd think he might want to PTO with A55/G2 or swing by there. Plus if he's up for it I figured I'd take him to some watering holes downtown.
Depends on how much time he has and what he wants to do. Just getting the prep work out there.
Man, I'm just loving this season. Tons of new friends, great trips, great memories.
Not a problem.....I'll see you in Mid-June for Game 3, 4 and 5 at the BILF.
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BOSTON -- The Blue Jays are still taking a wait and see approach when it comes to the status of right-hander Brandon Morrow.
Morrow was originally scheduled to start Friday night's game versus Boston, but was pushed back two days because of spasms in his upper back and neck.
The plan is for Morrow to start the series finale against the Red Sox, but he's in Florida being evaluated and the club won't know more about his status until closer to Sunday.
"He was throwing his bullpen [session] and had muscle spasms in his upper back and the next day it moved up towards his neck," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "Just have to get that out of there."
The Blue Jays can only hope that Morrow will be able to go because there aren't a lot of options at their disposal if he has to be scratched for a second time.
Josh Johnson and J.A. Happ are noticeable absences from the rotation as both are on the 15-day disabled list while left-hander Ricky Romero was optioned to the Minor Leagues after a poor outing on Wednesday versus Tampa Bay.
The intention is that Morrow will be able to take the mound, but there is skepticism that he'll be deemed ready to go. That's a natural reaction after Johnson and Sergio Santos were both said to have minor injuries until they lingered and required stints on the DL.
Morrow indicated on Thursday that he was feeling better, but the club is still taking a precautionary approach. If the discomfort lingers, the Blue Jays won't want to risk it turning into something more severe.
If Morrow does get scratched, Gibbons believes the club will find an internal candidate rather than making a trade this early in the season.
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"I would be very surprised if we ended up going that route if he couldn't pitch Sunday."
The injury comes at a less than ideal time as Morrow is coming off his best start of the season. He allowed just two runs over eight strong innings against the Mariners.
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Stevie Wonder was Motown's golden child.
In his more than 30 years at Motown, Wonder has been a musical icon: first, as a child prodigy; second, as a young man with a soulful, maturing and multifaceted talent; and finally, as an adult driven by the challenge of realizing his ever-deepening inner visions.
Over the course of his career, Wonder has been a true musical pioneer whose work has embraced influences as diverse as reggae and jazz. He created music that sounded startlingly fresh in the Seventies by bending synthesizer technology to his own funky, visionary ends.
A true child of the Sixties, the idealistic Wonder's music has remained inseparable from his spirituality and humanitarian outlook. Over the years he has been a committed advocate of causes ranging from the anti-apartheid movement to advocacy on behalf of blind and mentally challenged children.
Blind from infancy, Wonder was born Steveland Judkins (later Morris) in Saginaw, Michigan. He literally grew up at Motown, signing with the label at age 12 after an audition for Berry Gordy, Jr., that had been arranged by Ronnie White of the Miracles, whose younger brother was an acquaintance impressed by Wonder's precocious talent on harmonica and bongos. Motown's "Hitsville" complex thereupon became a second home for Wonder, who found mentors and tutors in such legendary behind-the-scenes figures as bassist James Jamerson and drummer Benny Benjamin. While his early singles fared poorly, the exuberant pre-teen Wonder began tearing it up in concert. Thus, it was no surprise that his breakthrough single, "Fingertips, Part 2," was culled from an impromptu encore recorded live at Chicago's Regal Ballroom and released by Motown in August 1963. At this point, he was billed as "Little Stevie Wonder," and subsequent releases capitalized on the novelty appeal of his youthful talent while pegging him as an heir apparent to the soulful shouting of Ray Charles (with whom Wonder also had blindness in common).
Wonder scored his next Top Ten hit in 1965 with "Uptight (Everything's Alright)." By then, his voice had deepened somewhat while his awareness of rock and roll had broadened, owing to his exposure to the Rolling Stones, with whom he toured in 1964. More surprising was Wonder's soulful recasting of Bob Dylan's antiwar anthem, "Blowin' in the Wind" (#9 pop, #1 R&B). That unlikely cover, which was favorably regarded by Dylan himself, hinted at Wonder's own social conscience, which would emerge more fully in the next decade. As he continued to come into his own, an ever-more confident teenage Wonder turned out one soulful classic after another, including "I Was Made to Love Her," "For Once in My Life," "My Cherie Amour" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." The last of these was Wonder's first self-production, and it set the stage for the album-length masterworks he would deliver in the Seventies.
At the outset of the new decade, Wonder fought for and won creative control over his recorded work. The year 1971 represented a watershed at Motown in that a pair of artist-produced records - Wonder's Where I'm Coming From and Marvin Gaye's landmark What's Going On - broke the mold at the label, ushering in a heightened emphasis on albums and a newfound, hard-won clout for artists. Where I'm Coming From - which yielded the Top Ten hit "If You Really Love Me" - proved to be a warm-up for what would follow. Between 1972 and 1976, Wonder unleashed a quintet of albums that found him scaling heights of personal creativity that revolutionized popular music while reaching across races and age groups with a visionary fusion of pop, soul and technology. This run of fiery, deeply impassioned work - encompassing the albums Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale and the double album Songs in the Key of Life - addressed social, personal, spiritual and philosophical concerns within seamless musical and conceptual contexts. Though their larger architecture as albums was pre-eminent in Wonder's mind, he continued to score on the pop charts with singles pulled from them, five of which reached #1: "Superstition," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (which excoriated then-president Richard Nixon), "I Wish" and "Sir Duke" (a tribute to Duke Ellington). On a musical level, Wonder brought the synthesizer to the fore in contemporary music during the Seventies with these albums, moving it from an effects-generating novelty to a bonafide musical instrument that would eventually challenge the electric guitar for primacy in contemporary music.
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Hey, thanks for taking the time to check this out. I've played disc golf for a few years but only this summer started playing heavily and want to fill in the gaps of my bag.
I max out distance at about 330 or 340, but that is only if I throw perfect. It's more about 270' on average for drives.
GL Saint -175
Champ Krait (F2'd) - 175
Opto Striker - 173 (i think)
GL Vision - 170
Blizz Ape - 155
R-Pro Boss - 163
TP Sword - 173 (i think)
KC Pro 12x Roc - 166
GL Fuse - not sure weight, probably 171 or 173
TP Warship - 171
Champ Cro - 175 (limited run)
Tacky SSS (I think) Wizard - 175
I'm playing my first tournament next weekend and wanted to get a few discs to round out my bag a little. I used to have more high speed drivers before I realized and learned that was not a good idea until I could get my power level up. So, I started getting lower speed drivers: Saint, Vision, Striker. I very rarely throw the Sword and Krait at this point, for one they overlap somewhat and I don't have the power for either causing them to fade hard at the end. Just was given the Boss and Ape by my brother, haven't thrown either enough but am thinking Ape can fulfill meathook role, and Boss is probably out of my reach still. I think I'm going to get a River, for straight long drives.
Just got the fuse and am loving it, since I didn't have much understability in my bag. It can carve some awesome lines through the wooded courses I play and always breaks right. Warship is great approach disc, I use the Cro when there's any amount of turn. I don't like the Roc as much as either of these. I think I'm ok in this department, thinking about getting a Ti Buzz for straight shots.
Love this wizard I got a few months ago, favorite putter I've ever thrown. It is somewhat tacoed at this point and very beat in, fairly wobbly in flight. I want to replace this with at least another wizard, but am considering Mercy? Or other Gateway putter?
Where am I overlapping and what gaps are there to fill? Thanks a lot for your time and consideration.


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Jimmie Johnson has the early points lead—what else is new?—but he has some company as Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski are off to fast starts, too.
They all followed Carl Edwards across the finish line at Phoenix, but a strong start with NASCAR's new Sprint Cup car could be crucial.
MORE: Edwards wins | Danica's big hit | Kyle Busch's rough day | Busch mom injured
Here's a look at the winners and losers after the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway:
Carl Edwards — No one was under more pressure to win than Edwards, who had not won in nearly two years and was coming off a disappointing season. He and new crew chief Jimmy Fennig wasted no time meshing and could quickly develop into championship contenders.
Jimmie Johnson — A win and a runnerup finish in his first two races. That's the way to take the early points lead and establish yourself as the championship favorite.
Brad Keselowski — Just like last year, the defending champ is not going to let Johnson out of his sights. He finished fourth at Phoenix and has two top-fives to start the season.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. — He finished second in the Daytona 500 but his fifth-place finish Sunday was a much more encouraging sign for Earnhardt, who had struggled at Phoenix in recent years. For the second straight year, he's off to a great start.
AJ Allmendinger — He ran his first race this year for Phoenix Racing and finished 11th, his best since his failed drug test and suspension last year.
Juan Pablo Montoya — He led 12 laps and finished 12th. Not a great performance — unless you're Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and wound up with two wrecked cars at Daytona.
Danica Patrick — Many expected her to come crashing back to earth after the high of Daytona — but not exactly this way. She struggled all weekend but was making progress when a blown tire sent her crashing hard into the wall. There will be weekends like this. The next big step is how she rebounds next week at Las Vegas.
Kyle Busch — Busch must be thinking, "Here we go again." After an engine failure at Daytona, Busch had to give up his fourth-place qualifying spot and start at the rear after another engine problem at Phoenix. Then, after charging through the field, he spun early in the race and hit the wall. He was rallying again when he brushed the wall again late in the race. A miserable day ended with a 23rd-place finish.
Mark Martin — Martin won the pole and looked to have the car to beat until he had to pit under green with a tire issue. He never recovered and finished 21st. Typical luck for one of the sport's most hard-luck drivers.
Ryan Newman — He got off to a great start at Daytona, finishing fifth, but found the wall twice at Phoenix after tire failures and finished 40th.
Kasey Kahne — He was a contender early but hit the wall twice and finished 19th. A week after a wreck and 36th-place finish at Daytona, Kahne is off to a bad start again.
Joey Logano — He was running 11th until running out of fuel at the end, leading to a 26th-place finish.


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A decade later, 9/11 search dogs still admired, studied for lasting effects
National Report — They combed through more than a million tons of hazardous debris covering 16 acres with nothing more than a nose to the ground in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, while their human counterparts were outfitted in protective gear.
A decade later, about a third of the search-and-rescue dogs remain—most showing little evidence of ill health despite the prolonged exposure to toxic fumes from the pile. To the contrary, many of the responders who worked at Ground Zero are still plagued with physical ailments and psychological scars from the tragedy.
Each year, the deployed dogs participating in the study are examined by their veterinarians. They in turn send blood samples and chest X-rays to Penn. Also included in the annual update are surveys on behavior and general health that are completed by the dog's owners. If a dog dies, a necropsy is performed and the ashes of the dogs are returned to their handlers, Otto says.
Death and cancer rates in the deployed dogs are roughly the same as in the control group, and there are no signs of respiratory disease, Otto says. Though two more dogs died the week she was interviewed, Otto says the deployed dogs most often succumb to old age—not from problems related to their work after 9/11.
"It's not like these dogs are dying young," she says, adding that most live to 14 or 15 years of age.
"They're phenomenal dogs. There's a smattering of health issues, but not what you would expect," she says.
One of the only health differences noted between the control dogs and deployed dogs was an increased chance of heart irregularities, Otto says.
"That was unexpected, so we are watching that closely," she says. "They are not physical problems, per se, more radiographic changes."
In fact, radiographic cardiac abnormalities were significantly more likely to be diagnosed in deployed vs. control dogs, Otto reports in the Journal of Environmental Health (Sept. 2010). "Of the seven dogs with cardiac lesions, five had mild left-sided cardiomegaly with atrial involvement, one had right-sided cardiomegaly, and one had mild generalized cardiomegaly," she states.
Otto says a study of dogs in Mexico City indicates that enlargement of the heart is a condition that could be triggered by environmental pollutants. "Maybe exposure to the toxic chemicals in the air at Ground Zero set those dogs up for that, but there's no way to say for sure," Otto says. "There is no hard evidence yet."
The study is revealing a lot about the aging process in dogs, as Otto explains there have been few opportunities to follow this number of dogs so closely.


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Frostbite and Hypothermia -- Winter Preparedness Tips
According to the National Weather Service, frostbite is damage to body tissue caused by extreme cold. A wind chill of minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit will cause frostbite in just 30 minutes. Frostbite causes a loss of feeling and a white or pale appearance in extremities, such as fingers, toes, earlobes or the tip of the nose. If symptoms are detected, get medical help immediately. If you must wait for help, slowly rewarm affected areas. However, if the person is also showing signs of hypothermia, warm the body core before the extremities.
Hypothermia is a condition brought on when the body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Warning signs include uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness and apparent exhaustion. Take your temperature and if it is below 95 degrees, seek medical attention immediately.
Fairfax County's emergency homeless shelters have additional capacity during winter months to take in people overnight who are at risk of hypothermia. If you see an unsheltered person at night who may be at risk of hypothermia, call our non-emergency phone line at 703-691-2131; emergency personnel will determine which shelter option is best in the situation.
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Chicken Sausage, Spinach, Tomato, and Goat cheese quiche
Hubby's mom and her boyfriend were coming into town and I decided to make brunch for us. I wanted something with protein that was somewhat healthy. I decided to go with a crustless quiche. I got the idea from this quiche in Katie's blog. I took that idea and just threw in things that I like. I made mine with chicken sausage, goat cheese, tomato, and spinach. I made it on Saturday and just reheated it in the oven Sunday morning and it was delicious. Hubby liked it so much he had me make another one the next weekend for just the two of us.
Crustless Quiche – by ME! – serves 6
4 eggs
2 egg whites
3/4 c Greek yogurt
4 oz crumbled goat cheese
2 chicken sausage links – sliced
fresh spinach – chopped
1/2 carton cherry tomatoes – sliced in 1/2
salt and pepper to taste
Grease a pie plate and preheat oven to 375.
Whisk yogurt, goat cheese, eggs, and egg whites in a bowl. Set aside.
In a skillet, heat the sliced chicken sausage. When it is almost done, add the spinach. When spinach has begun to wilt, add chicken and spinach to egg mixture. Add tomatoes.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
5 Responses to "Chicken Sausage, Spinach, Tomato, and Goat cheese quiche"
Yum, this looks fabulous! I used to always make stuff like this for quick breakfasts (and pour them into muffin cups) but I've sort of forgotten. I need to do that again!
Adding this to long list of things to make. Scott's favorite food of all time is quiche, so this probably gets bumped to the top!
Perfect combination 🙂
Yes I've done that with a muffin pan too. Works great for lunches during the week.
Steph – I hope Scott enjoys. OR, you guys can come here and I'll make it for him 😉
This looks sooo good. Nice for a Sunday breakfast!


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The fall sports season has officially ended at Leland High School, and senior Richard Ho was the last man standing for the Chargers.
Make that the last man running, because Ho raced to a top 10 finish over Thanksgiving weekend at the CIF State Cross Country Championships held Nov. 24 at Fresno's Woodward Park.
Leland's super senior ran 15:21 on the 3.1-mile course to finish seventh in the Division II race. He was the first CCS runner to reach the finish line in the division.
Dos Pueblos senior Bryan Fernandez won the race in 15:09 with Ho just 12 seconds behind. Terence Rabuzzi, a junior from Los Altos, was the next CCS finisher, running 15:47 for 16th.
Leland senior Jacob Calvillo also competed in the state meet, running 16:32 to finish 81st in the field of 184 runners.
In the girls race, Leland senior Alyssa Johnson ran 19:23 to finish 69th in the 180-runner field at state. Willow Glen junior Lauren Shlee was 147th in 20:57 and Presentation junior Hannah Wood was 155th in 21:07.


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The Slammy Awards: How it Should Be
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On a Wikipedia hit one day, I stumbled on the Slammy Awards page. And my reading confirmed what I thought. The Slammy's sucked. Back in 1997, it was cool. Now, it plain sucks. But it really doesn't need to be, with a little effort. So I thought I'd pen my own version of the Slammy Awards, from January 2012 to the present day.
Superstar of the Year:
John Cena
Randy Orton
CM Punk (winner)
Alberto Del Rio
The Rock
Tag Team of the Year:
Team Hell No (winner)
The Prime Time Players
Team Rhodes Scholars
The Usos
Primo & Epico
Match of the Year:
Triple H vs. The Undertaker – WrestleMania 28
CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan – Over the Limit 2012 (winner)
The Rock vs. John Cena – WrestleMania 28
The Undertaker vs. CM Punk – WrestleMania 29
Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho – SummerSlam 2012
Finisher of the Year:
Ryback's ShellShocked (winner)
Wade Barrett's Bull Hammer
Antonio Cesaro's Neutralizer
The Shield's Powerbomb
Dolph Ziggler's Zig Zag
Diva of the Year:
AJ Lee (winner)
Eve Torres
Rosa Mendes
The Bella Twins
Shocker of the Year:
Dolph Ziggler cashes in Money in the Bank
The Rock wins WWE Title
The Shield debuts at Survivor Series (winner)
Brock Lesnar returns
Big Show aligns with John Laurinaitis
First Year Superstar of the Year:
Bo Dallas
The Shield (winner)
Big E Langston
Announcer of the Year:
Michael Cole
Jerry Lawler
JBL (winner)
Brad Maddox
The Miz
Love to hear what you guys think. Love it? Hate it? Tell me. I can take it!
Until next time, happy reading.


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The Great One: The Rocks top 10 matches all time!
by, 10-23-2012 at 07:45 PM (8414 Views)
Ok, I havent done a single blog in months...in fact its been so long I really cant remember the last one I did and yet in the span of an hour I am about to do my second blog haha!
However it should be no surprise that I am a Rock fan. I will even accept being called a Rock mark...I dont care, everyone is a mark for their favorite wrestlers or superstars or whatever you wanna call them. And as a Rock fan I have decided to compile a top ten list of the Great Ones greatest matches. Because no matter if you like the Rock or hate the Rock or even love the Rock there is no denying his talent and that he has had some of the most memorable matches in wrestling history. So here goes and I am open to all opinions...even the haters lol.
10. The Rock vs Chris Benoit (Fully Loaded 2000) WWE Championship
Chris Benoit may have become a dirty word in wrestling but you cant take away from the fact the man could go and at Fully Loaded both the Rock and Benoit put on a great match. It was classic from the stand point that Chris with all his technical skils really put up a huge challenge and suplexed the Rock all over the place and The Rock resonded in kind. Add to that all the antics Shane Mcmahon did at ringside to help the Wolverine and it was entertaining from start to finish. If you have the means I suggest you watch this match, it really is a forgotten classic.
9. The Rock vs Kurt Angle (No Way Out 2001) WWE Championship
I miss Kurt in WWE...this match was a back and forth awesome encounter. It was the Rocks chance to avenge his loss to Kurt Angle as Angel was the man who took the WWE title away from the Brahma Bull just 5 months prior. And these two were just always on fire when they got in the ring together. At steak was not only the WWE title but also the chance to headline WrestleMania 17 and both men let it all out as if they were headlining WrestleMania that night. From suplexes to ddt's and even cheating attempts from both men, this was simply awesome. It made me wish for more matches from these two.
8. Stone Cold vs The Rock (WrestleMania 17) WWE Championship No DQ
I know most would put this match higher in a countdown as this match was pure magic from the word go...I mean literally nearly every move and tactic was used in this match. It really is one of my favorites...from sharpshooters to million dollar dreams to superplexes and neck breakers and ring bells to chairs...this match was back and forth it was nearly flawless. The only thing that ruined this for me and puts it down the count in my opinion is the fact Mr. Mcmahon got involved at the end. He just didnt belong there and I just think it was a mistake for Austin and Mcmahon to align. But I digress. Still a classic.
7. The Rock vs Triple H vs Kurt Angle (SummerSlam 2000) WWE Championship Triple Threat
If there was ever a match that proved how great both Rock and Triple H are it was this match. A accident with the table as Kurt was being pedigreed knock Kurt for a loop and took him out of the match for most of it. As the story goes everyone but Rock and Trips were panicking but those two took a bad situation and turned into a great match as Rock and Triple H just did there thing and do what they always do...tell a great story in the ring. And to Kurts credit he would return and help finish off a stellar match.
6. Triple H vs The Rock (Judgement Day 2000) WWE Championship Iron Man Match
When ever these two got together it was pure gold. By this point they had nearly every match you could think of together...from 2 out 3 falls to cages to ladder matches, they did all. There was only one match left to do...Iron Man match and they did not dissapoint. For one hour they kept you glued to the screen. Unlike the Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart match which had no falls throughout the entire match, Rock and Trips went back and forth as Rock would score the first fall and Triple H would retaliate and eventually take the lead. It is hard enough to keep the attention of a fan nowadays with 10 minute matches but the fact Rock and Triple H kept your attention for 60 straight minutes is a testament to both their talents.
5. The Rock vs Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker (Vengence 2002) WWE Championship Triple Threat
In my opinion a flawless triple threat that had it all...All men were firing on all cyclinders. It was just epic as every competetor stole one anothers finishers...from the Rock giving UT a chocke slam to UT giving Kurt the Angle Slam to The Rock applying the Ankle lock on Kurt to Kurt giving The Rock the Rock bottom the match was insane. It was back and forth and non stop. And just when you thought you knew who was gonna win, you were dead wrong. No wasted motion in this match.
4. The Rock vs Mankind (Royal Rumble 99) WWE Championship I Quit Match
Perhaps only second to Mick Foleys Hell in the Cell match with Undertaker, I would have to say this is the most brutal match that I have ever seen. This match showed The Rock to be a legit threat as he massacred Mankind with chair shot after chair shot while Mankind had his hands cuffed. From start to finish you couldnt look away though as you felt chills go down your spine watching every grueling thing these men did to each other. A must see but you will cringe at the absolute brutality.
3. The Rock vs Triple H (SummerSlam 98) WWE Intercontinental Ladder Match.
This was the match where as a fan you couldnt help yourself....after months of chanting "Rocky Sucks" this was where you started chanting "Rocky" "Rocky"...Triple H and The Rock would do what they do best and put on an unforgettable match. Where ladder matches were usually more ariel thanks to stellar performances from Shawn Michaels, The Rock and Triple H had to adapt and made the ladder match a brawl and a fight to the finish. They found new ways to use the ladder and with both men having help from Mark Henry (nation member at the time for the Rock) and Chyna (DX member for Hunter) it was an even match where you didnt know who was gonna win.
2. The Rock vs Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 18) Icon vs Icon
Make no mistake, this was by no means a technical classic...in fact you knew from the start it wasnt going to be. But my God the amount of passion and emotion that the fans had for this match just added to what WWE is all about and that is classic moments. And you will never be able to take away from this "iconic" moment as wrestlings past met wrestlings future. You just have to watch this match to realize just how special this was.
1. The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin (WrestleMania 19)
I know many will disagree with me on this and that is fine...I know I am being biased as I was actually in attendance at this WM and saw it with my own eyes. But I still argue its greatness as this match with the Brahma Bull and the Rattlesnake was a perfect ending to a feud that was without a doubt one of the greatest of all time. This match was also different from any other they ever had...no gimmics, no titles and no exscuses as there was no interference and a definitive clear winner. You just have to watch this match to see that these two just had it when they were in the ring together...pure magic. And the end of this match just shows the emotion of two men who knew their time was up in different repects. And by the time it was all said and done it just felt like there would never be anyone better than The Rock and Stone Cold as they are just in a league all their own.
I hope you enjoyed the list and I look forward to hearing your thoughts...
Honorable mentions:
Triple H vs The Rock (In your House) 2 out of 3 falls for the IC title
The Rock vs Mankind (Valentines Day Massacre) Last Man Standing Match
Team WWE (The Rock, Y2J, Big Show, Kane, Undertaker) vs Team Alliance (Shane O Mac, RVD, Booker T, Stone Cold, Kurt Angle) (Survivor Series 2001) Winner Take All Elimination Match
Any World Title Match The Rock had with Y2J, just a great feud.


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SOUTHEND United striker Gavin Tomlin was left cursing his luck after failing to fire his side to victory over Port Vale at Roots Hall on Saturday.
The 29-year-old was twice denied by the woodwork and also had two further efforts impressively saved by Vale goalkeeper Chris Neal.
And that meant Tomlin and his team-mates were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw against the promotion pushing visitors.
"I thought my luck had changed after scoring at Bristol Rovers but it was back to the same old story on Saturday," said Tomlin.
"I hit the post twice and their goalkeeper made a couple of good saves to also stop me scoring.
"I thought at least two of them were in when I hit them but unfortunately it was one of those days and we've only been able to get a point."
However the share of the spoils pushed Blues back up to 11th in the League Two table.
And Tomlin was keen to point out the positives of a performance which saw Southend pile pressure on a Port Vale side who sit second in the standings.
"I thought we played really well and this should still be seen as a good game for us," said Tomlin.
"We created a number of chances which is always good and, on another day, we could have won by three or four goals.
"But their goalkeeper was brilliant and must have made four or five really good saves which was obviously frustrating for us.
Blues will now be bidding to build on the good performance and Tomlin is particularly keen for that to happen against teams in the lower half of the table.
"We seem to be able to play well against the top teams like Port Vale, Rotherham, Cheltenham and Gillingham but don't do the same against the sides lower down which has to change," said Tomlin.
"Our next game is against Torquay who are up there in and around the play-offs so hopefully that will suit us.
"But long term we need to be able to play like this consistently if we want to also be involved in going for promotion which I certainly think we're capable of doing with the players we have in our squad now."


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HERCULES — A tax hike measure to tackle the city's financial crisis, cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday's lone election in Contra Costa County.
With all five precincts counted as of 11:15 p.m., Measure A passed by a more than 2-1 margin — 70.7 percent in favor and 29.3 percent opposed. The final tally of 2,841 votes showed the yeas leading the nays by 2,009 to 832. Most of the ballots — 2,213 — were mail-ins. Election Day turnout Tuesday was light.
As of 3 p.m., 71 voters had voted in person, plus three who cast provisional ballots, in the multipurpose room of Lupine Hills Elementary School, one of five polling stations in Hercules.
"I'm extremely optimistic; I'm happy to see the numbers come back where they're at," said Chris Tallerico, a member of Keep Our Police Services — Yes on A, which supported the measure.
"I think they show really strong support for our police department," he said late Tuesday night.
Measure A, which needed a simple majority to pass, hikes the Utility User Tax, currently 6 percent on gas, electric, water and telephone bills, to 8 percent, and extends it to previously untaxed cable TV bills and other unspecified video technology.
Councilman Bill Kelly said Wednesday he is grateful for the "overwhelming support" for Measure A but cautioned:
"It is now our job to continue in our efforts to earn our constituents' trust. I do not see this as the public's glowing endorsement of this council but rather as a simple acknowledgment of the financial realities."
As of last month, there were 12,239 registered voters in the city. The polling stations were open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
City officials said Measure A will raise about $1 million a year for the general fund and go a long way toward plugging a $1.27 million deficit next fiscal year.
If Measure A were to have gone down, officials warned, the city likely would have had to dissolve its police department and contract with the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office for a downsized force, from the current 21 sworn officers, including the police chief, to 16, or even down to 14. A Measure A win, they said, will keep the Hercules Police Department at its current staffing level.
Some residents accused officials of giving out incomplete or misleading information. But no one filed an argument opposing Measure A.
For instance, officials did not make clear why a defeat of Measure A would mean disbanding the police force and going to a smaller sheriff's force rather than downsizing the police department, although some suggested that a free-standing department is impractical below a certain staffing threshold. But even with a sworn staff of 14, Hercules' police department would be larger than the Moraga, Clayton and Kensington police departments, which have 12, 11 and 10 sworn police positions, according to a 2012-2013 law enforcement comparison survey cited by Hercules officials and compiled by Lafayette, a sheriff's contract city.
The survey also showed somewhat higher costs per sworn staff member in contract cities compared with Hercules.
Some residents complained the ballot language did not specify that Measure A would extend the beefed-up tax to previously untaxed cable TV, a fact noted in the City Attorney's Impartial Analysis, which not all voters read.
But Tuesday night's results indicated that voters endorsed the measure's underlying premise that Hercules is in severe financial straits and needs to raise new revenue.
Ballot language such as that calling for "equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of technology" could extend the tax to other technologies in the future if laws change, officials said. Federal law currently bars cities and counties from taxing satellite TV services, but the cable TV industry is lobbying Congress to overturn the ban, saying it gives satellite TV an unfair advantage over cable.
Officials have not explained how some of the projected annual revenue from Measure A adds up. Of the $1 million projected total, $720,000 would come from the increase on gas, electric, water and telephone bills, and $280,000 from the 8 percent taxation of previously untaxed cable TV bills, according to Finance Director Nickie Mastay.
"The $280,000 is a very firm estimate," Mastay said last week, but she said the city does not have an estimate of the number of Comcast and AT&T subscribers in town.
The results of Tuesday's election will be discussed at a joint meeting Wednesday of the City Council Finance Subcommittee, Citizens Finance Committee and Measure O Citizens Oversight Committee; the latter is named after a successful June 2012 ballot measure that raised the sales tax in Hercules by a half-cent on the dollar, to 8.75 percent.
What: Joint meeting of the Hercules City Council Finance Subcommittee, Citizens Finance Committee and Measure O Citizens Oversight Committee
Where: Hercules City Council chamber, 111 Civic Drive
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Agenda topics: Discussion of results of Tuesday's election; review of second draft of fiscal year 2013-2014 budget


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Education in professional ethics and in practices that guarantee the integrity of data and its analysis are an essential part of the ongoing training of scientists. It is part of the responsibility of all scientists to ensure that all their students receive training, which specifically addresses this area. The American Physical Society calls on its members and units to actively promote education in this area and will sponsor symposia on professional ethics, standards, and practices at its general meetings.
The President will appoint a task force that monitors the activities of the society and its units, and suggests further steps regarding professional ethics, standards and practices for the Society.


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In this week's Tasting Notes, we mentioned a giveaway of foodie swag from both Cafe Brazil and Dickey's Barbecue. Both were generous donate some fun gift bags for Dallas Voice readers.
For the coffee lover, the Cafe Brazil bag includes a pound of coffee and a $25 gift card. To sweeten the pot, we threw in an extra $5 gift certificate to Capriotti's and a CD single of Meital's "Yummy Boyz."
Fly your beef-lovin' flag with a Dickey's t-shirt, their signature yellow cup and a bottle of their barbecue sauce. They even included a brander with their logo celebrating their 70th anniversary. Yes, a brander. A meal coupon and Liz Primo's EP Exposed is also part of the swag.
Want one? We'll give it to ya. Mail us here with "I want swag in a bag" in the subject line with your name and contact info in the body and swag bag preference. Winners will be selected on Monday and must be able to pick up the bag from our offices. One bag per winner.


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Planning Your Visit
We encourage you to come by to see the school and our classrooms for yourself. Here are a few suggestions that will help you get the most from your visit.
Make an appointment.
Before you stop by, please call (401) 434-6913 to schedule an appointment.
Do a little reading about Montessori.
Although not required, having a little knowledge about the Montessori classroom and philosophy before you arrive will help you understand what you see during your visit. We recommend the online article, The Characteristics of an Authentic Montessori School, as a good starting place. You'll find other resources on the About Montessori page.
Expect quiet observation.
We try to disrupt the classroom, teachers, and students as little as possible during observations. Expect to observe the class from with little or no interaction with the teacher or students. Your tour guide will answer your questions after you've stepped back into the hallway.
Do not bring prospective students to classroom observations.
Although children are welcome to accompany their parents for a look around the school, we ask that they do not come along for the classroom observation in the interest of keeping disruption and distraction to a minimum.
The Map and Directions page has information to help you find us. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call at (401) 434-6913.


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A STAR-STUDDED field including Britain's Olympic heroines will race in Tendring as part of cycling's inaugural Women's Tour.
Eleven of the world's top 14 professional women's teams will compete in the district this May.
And joining the already-confirmed Marianne Vos and her Rabo Liv team will be the Wiggle Honda team of British Olympians Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell and Dani King, plus top outfits Orica–AIS, Boels Dolmans, Specialized Lululemon.
Alongside them will be the national side of the world's number one-ranked nation, the Netherlands, plus a Great Britain national team led by Leicestershire's Lucy Garner.
The 96-strong field will race in Tendring on Friday, May 9, when the finish of stage three is in Clacton, and again on Sunday, May 11, when the final stage heads off from Harwich.
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Today I'm sharing how to make slime.
This Gak Recipe (aka slime recipe) has been on my to-do list ever since reading about Amy's The Great Slime-Off on Child Central Station. Amy shares two different recipes: the first calls for liquid starch and the second calls for Borax. I looked all over town for liquid starch and it was nowhere to be found. Is it prohibited from the state of California?
But the second recipe that called for Borax was workable, and felt a bit like fate because my daughter's nursery school teacher made up a big batch of it last week. This also fell on the heels of reading the Ooey Gooey Handbook (affiliate), which is FILLED with all sorts of luscious recipes like this one. If you're into this sort of thing, this book is fabulous! You can follow Lisa Murphy of Ooey Gooey on Facebook for loads of good information.
This particular slime, also called Flubber, Gluep, Glurch, or Gak, is made from glue, water, and the tiniest bit of Borax (a mild powdered laundry soap).
Borax is type of soap and soap is not edible, so please use your best judgment and common sense if you choose to use this with young children.
We used half of this recipe from Steve Spangler Science, and the part that gave me the most confidence is where he says "the measurements don't have to be exact." Go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief with me! This site also has a wonderful description on the science behind the recipe.
Slime Recipe
- 8 oz. bottle Elmer's school glue
- 8 oz. water
- 1 teaspoon Borax mixed into 1/2 cup of warm water
- Food coloring or liquid watercolors, optional
How to Make Slime
- Mix the glue and water together in a mixing bowl.
- Add a few drops of color, if desired.
- Slowly add a bit of the Borax solution into the water-glue solution. Mix
- Keep adding small amounts of the borax solution to the water-glue solution until it comes together like slime.
- Play with your slime!
I wasn't sure how messy this would get and set the whole project up in our big mixing tub. We began by squeezing an almost-full 4 ounce bottle of glue into a glass bowl. Then we mixed in 1 1/2 bottles of warm water to the glue. The recipe calls for 4 ounces of glue and 4 ounces of warm water…do you see how fast I went off-recipe!! But like Steve says, the measurements don't have to be exact and it worked out just fine!
N added red food coloring and mixed it into a lovely shade of pink.
Then we mixed 1 teaspoon of Borax into 1/2 cup of water, and slowly added the solution to the glue mixture…
Until the slime started to come together. We did not use all of the Borax solution.
At first it was really wet and gooey.
And stringy and sloppy.
And then it started to pull together.
Until it was one easy-to-work-with mass of slime that could be pulled apart and manipulated…to some extent. Because really, this slime has a mind of its own.
N requested a muffin tray with the idea that it would make nice little cakes. Can you believe how viscous and pliable it is?! Completely different from play dough, and absolutely inspiring to little miss curious.
We often roll out our play dough, so she gave that a try and complained that it didn't work. Good experiment!
Next she tried cookie cutters. Also a bust.
But the scissors…oh, the scissors were so much fun and completely rewarding with this medium.
When you're done using your gak/flubber/slime, you can store it in a sealable container or Ziploc bag for about 2 weeks (when it may start to smell!).
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I was assuming he was a PG because we traded Darren.
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So we turned Troy Murphy into Mahimi?
Dahntay made strides last year, laugh at me all you want, but I think he is pretty underappreciated.
Collison is damn good for a backup PG, he has fringe starter potential.
This is a lot to give up for a backup center. And four years of a backup center. Right after we drafted a backup center in the first round. Ugh.
I still don't like the deal and hope that a draft pick is headed our way, but his production (relative to playing time) isn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. I also suspect this deal was made to help give us a little more wiggle room to make a big free agent acquisition (I'm thinking Mayo).
So does this mean we are bringing Barbosa back like some have suggested?
I am left scratching my head on this one...
"They want to be famous. We want to be champions. They want to be rappers and backup dancers. We want to play football." - T.J. Ward, Denver Broncos
We gained what, like 2 mil of cap space from this? Depends on the structure of the deal I guess.
No (proven) backup point. More money to spend. Mayo wants to be a point...
Stein just confirmed (ESPN)
This makes no sense....We just drafted Plumlee to back up Roy due to his "amazing athleticism", and then we trade for a 6'11" center that has a career average of 12 minutes per game?? We get rid of a solid, up and coming PG and a SG that really came into his own last year.....This doesn't even make sense.....Collison is on a rookie contract and Dante makes what, 3M a year.....What is this trade benefitting us???
I call BS.....
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Man, Pacer fans are NOT happy right now. Wondering if another deal is around the bend.
If this move helps the Pacers dump salary to bring in better players, then I'll probably like this move. But really, the Pacers couldn't get anything better for Darren Collison?
Agreed. I am praying something else is in the works, and it happens soon before we all go crazy.
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so..now we have no actual PG on the team. Good.
Big free agent and Mayo in the same sentence?
What up John Hollinger! Don't steal article ideas from us like the local guys.
damn, so mavs now have Kaman, DC and Dahntay.. looks like a pretty good free agent period for Dallas
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That contract for Mahinmi is terrible.
I mean, obviously I hope this is a precursor to another deal(s), but WOW that contract is bad.
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The guy is a Center. He averaged 5ppg/5rpg in 20 minutes...as a Starter for 25 mpg in 12 games...he averaged 7ppg/6rpg. What's more important is that I think that he's capable of playing both West AND Hibbert in the lineup.
But this still baffles me as to why we drafted Miles.
As Jose Slaughter said...I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. No way do I think that Lance is ready to be the backup PG...nor do I think that the FO does either.
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Come on we're paying him half of what Asik got, and he put up better numbers.
This is a cap saving move, and clearing PG minutes. Rumor is Mayo wants to play some PG, and a little more money. Maybe?
Hang on why the hell couldnt we just have signed Mahinmi for nothing he was a free agent?
Hollinger is in this thread. Where else would he be? IndyStar?
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Lehtonen, though, missed 12 games with a groin injury, and the inconsistent play of his backups during the season (10-13-1, 3.04 GAA) hurt the Stars' efforts.
This season, the team was hoping that better health and the offseason additions of several veterans would get Dallas to the playoffs for the first since 2008; however, injuries and a key contractual issue have reared their heads in the first month.
Dallas' full complement of forwards has never been dressed for the same game. Jamie Benn, an All-Star last season, missed the first five games this year while he was still an unsigned restricted free agent. He agreed to a five-year, $26.25 million contract on Jan. 24.
The 40-year-old Ray Whitney, who signed a two-year, $9 million contract last summer, is two weeks into his recovery from a broken foot; he is expected to be out four to six weeks. Derek Roy, acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres last summer, missed five games with a groin injury.
Jaromir Jagr, the 41-year-old forward who signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal last summer to join the Stars, he has recorded only seven points in 14 games after a four-point night to open the season.
But Dallas' biggest issue remains the health of Lehtonen, who has shown himself to be a true difference-maker between the pipes.
The netminder, who signed a five-year, $29.5 million extension that will take effect next season, was off to a great start in 2013; he was 7-2-1 in 12 games played and posted a 2.12 GAA and .934 save percentage.
At the start of this month, Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan said that Lehtonen would play nearly every game in February.
That plan went awry when Lehtonen injured his groin Friday, an injury the team is officially calling a lower-body injury. He was placed on injured reserve Sunday. He is ineligible to return until Feb. 22 and the team doesn't expect him to miss more time than that.
"He is still day-to-day, lower body," Gulutzan said Sunday in a prepared statement. "We looked at him today, and certainly he has had that injury before in Phoenix last year, but this one is not as severe."
The fact is, any absence of Lehtonen from the Stars' crease is going to hinder the team's playoff chances. His backups are once again struggling; they're 1-5 with a 3.55 GAA. And their play in the third period on Sunday night against the Calgary Flames showed why Lehtonen is so vital to his team.
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- Date: July 18, 2013
- Time: 3:02 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 1462 S. Palm Ave., Pembroke Pines
- Jurisdiction: Pembroke Pines
- State of Florida
- A 23-year-old male, name withheld pending notification of his next of kin (DECEASED)
Description of Incident:
A suspect who intended on robbing a business in Pembroke Pines and harming anyone who got in his way encountered Broward Sheriff's Office deputies who felt forced to fire their weapons.
The fatal shooting occurred shortly after 3 p.m. at a business located at 1462 S. Palm Ave. in Pembroke Pines. Earlier in the week, BSO detectives learned from a confidential informant that the 23-year-old Miramar man was planning on robbing the business today. When the masked gunman entered the business, he encountered BSO deputies and did not comply with their orders.
The deputies perceived a threat and responded with deadly force. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. No deputies were injured, and there were no employees inside the business during the shooting.
Per BSO policy, homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Three deputies have been placed on administrative assignment.
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BELLFLOWER - Ken Schmidt fought back tears Wednesday as he recalled the day his beloved pet of 17 years, an iguana named Lizard, was stolen from his cage in the lobby of Schmidt's auto mechanic shop in December.
"I was like, I can't believe this. Why would somebody break in just to steal an iguana? We got tools, we got cars," Schmidt said, pointing around his shop. "It sucked. It was heart-wrenching."
Nearly six months later, the shop owner was reunited with his pet after Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators arrested the suspected culprit.
Investigators used advanced investigative techniques, tracing DNA from blood found at the scene, to Jesus Alcaraz of Downey.
Alcaraz, 19, was booked at the Lakewood Station on June 2 on suspicion of burglary, possession of a firearm, cultivation of hash oil and possession of marijuana, authorities said.
And earlier this month, sheriff's deputies returned the pet to its owner.
For weeks, Schmidt said, "we sat here and looked at an empty cage and I'd say, `We've got to do something with that cage."'
After a few months some neighbors asked to buy the cage, but for some reason, Schmidt couldn't part with it, he said.
Lizard was only 9 inches long when he came to live at the shop. Seventeen years later, Lizard is now 4 1/2 feet long and weighs 30 pounds.
The loss of Lizard, who had become the neighborhood pet, affected the entire community, said Schmidt, whose business has been there for more than three decades.
"(Neighbors) noticed he was not here and his heat lamp was out at night," he said. "Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought we'd get him back."
Only a few weeks after Schmidt refused to sell the cage, investigators arrived with a photo of the person whose DNA matched the blood found at the scene, he said.
According to Schmidt, officials seemed to be as excited about finding Lizard as he was about getting him back, he said.
When patrol cars drove up, Lizard was visible in the back window, "calm and collected," Schmidt said.
"He was just happy and I brought him back and put him back in his cage," he said.
Despite the theft, Schmidt has no plans to remove Lizard from his shop cage.
"He belongs here. He's kind of a shop pet," he said. "Customers really enjoy seeing him when they come here, and he's a conversation piece - he always has been. And now, he's a movie star."
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The Nevada State Apartment Association is pleased to announce a streamlined billing structure for our membership. We are moving to a calendar year membership cycle where all members will pay their dues in January and enjoy membership benefits through December of that year.
The goal is to shift our entire membership to this more efficient billing cycle by January 1, 2017.
As such, it's important to begin the process now. Handling membership in this manner is in line with many other Associations across the country and is design designed to minimize confusion on expiration dates and make the budgeting process easier.
Our goal is to make the transition as easy as possible:
If your membership renewal falls due between September 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015. You will receive an invoice that includes the remaining months of 2015 and all of 2016. Conveniently, your membership will be paid through the end of 2016. The remaining association members expiring in 2016 will receive prorated invoices to finish out next year's membership. This process puts us on track to begin annual billing for the association, as a whole, in 2017.
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The Jonathan Bernier Derby has begun.
Bernier, the young goalie stuck behind Jonathan Quick in Los Angeles, has requested a trade, and offers (theoretical or not) are rolling in. On Tuesday, things kicked up a notch.
"Basically, we're running an auction," an LA Kings source told CSN Philly's Tim Panaccio. That source also said that a dozen teams were in on the pending restricted free agent.
Bernier will be 25 by the time next season starts. He's played in parts of the last five seasons, but took a step forward in 2013, posting a .922 save percentage and 1.87 goals-against. His .936 even-strength save percentage was 11th in the league among goalies with at least 12 appearances. He has also made 62 career appearances, so he's far from a sure thing—but that won't stop his price from potentially skyrocketing.
Here are three teams with reported interest, ranked from best fit to worst.
New York Islanders. They're in the mix, according to Newsday, and a young team that needs a young goaltender. Evgeni Nabokov started last season, and the team made the playoffs, but he's old and not especially good. New York could offer Nino Niederreiter and pay something approaching a fair price.
Niederreiter, a former first-round picks, in a vacuum, may be too much to pay for Bernier, but leverage is leverage. Plus, the relationship between Niederreiter and the team isn't great—he spent last season in the AHL after sitting the bench in the NHL the season before for money reasons. Ryan Strome's name will pop up too, but the No. 5 overall pick in 2011 would be a steep starting price.
Philadelphia Flyers. Is it ridiculous that the Flyers still need a goalie? Of course, but that doesn't make it untrue. No matter what they do with Ilya Brygalov, Steve Mason remains Steve Mason—and Bernier is better than him, in the short and long term. The Flyers might offer winger Matt Read, according to Panaccio, which is reasonable enough and the two teams have obviously done business before.
Then, there's always the possibility that Philly goes all in on goalie. Again.
Toronto Maple Leafs. There's not much of a reason for Toronto to trade for a young, starting goaltender, since they have James Reimer, but Sportnet's Nick Kypreos says they might. The Leafs Nation's Jeff Veillette breaks down why that'd be a silly move.
Other teams are going to surface over the next little bit—the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames likely among them.


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Walls Bear DinLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Every word of a familiar phrase has been replaced by a rhyme in the following sentence. Can you determine the phrase? Ignore punctuation.
Walls bear din of band store.
AnswerAll's fair in love and war.
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