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Mainly dry on Tuesday, warm in any sunshine.
This Evening and Tonight:
Mostly dry with some clear spells, though some low cloud and drizzle may persist across Caithness and some will edge up into Lochaber and Badenoch overnight. Minimum Temperature 8 °C.
A mostly dry day with some bright or sunny spells around, the best around Inverness and Northwest. More cloud around Wick and over Badenoch but brightening up. Isles becoming windy. Maximum Temperature 19 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Dry for much of Wednesday, quite warm but windy. Breezy on Thursday and Friday with rain at times along with some sunshine.
Updated at: 1603 on Mon 25 Sep 2017
UK forecast for the next 5 days
Murky overnight. Dry with sunny spells on Tuesday.
This Evening and Tonight:
This evening will be cloudy for most, with patchy drizzle and hill fog, though there will be late brightness in the far west and far east. Drizzle will die out overnight but mist, fog or low cloud will spread further.
After a dull start, with mist, fog and low cloud taking a while to clear, a mainly dry day with sunny spells will be interrupted by the odd eastern shower.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
After early mist and a dry Wednesday morning, wind and rain will move eastwards. Once rain clears from the northeast, Thursday will be brighter. Friday will bring wind and rain.
Updated at: 1610 on Mon 25 Sep 2017
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UK Outlook for Saturday 30 Sep 2017 to Monday 9 Oct 2017:
Saturday will probably be a day of sunshine and showers. Western parts are likely to be dry and bright at first, but rain and strong winds may arrive later in the day, perhaps bringing gales to Northern Ireland and western Scotland. Rain and strong winds may well be more widespread on Sunday. In the following week, it is likely to stay rather unsettled with spells of rain spreading east, and brighter showery weather following along behind. It will be windy with the risk of gales in places, particularly across western coasts. Temperatures will be around average for the time of year, with brief warmer or cooler interludes. The changeable weather means that night frosts are quite unlikely, except in the mountains of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Updated at: 1317 on Mon 25 Sep 2017
UK Outlook for Tuesday 10 Oct 2017 to Tuesday 24 Oct 2017:
Changeable weather is likely to continue across the country in the second week in October, with wind and rain at times, especially in the north and west. This will bring an increased likelihood of gales as well as heavier rain across some parts. By mid October, confidence in the forecast reduces, but drier and brighter spells could well become more prolonged, especially in the south, though it may remain changeable. On the whole, temperatures are expected to be close to normal for the time of year, but in any settled spells there could be chilly nights, with an increased risk of mist, fog and frost, especially in the north.
Updated at: 1317 on Mon 25 Sep 2017
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CHARLOTTE – Since 1970, off-road enthusiasts have gathered over the Labor Day weekend at the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Wisconsin for the World Championship of Off-Road racing, a closed-course event where top short-course competitors battle side-by-side in hopes to be crowned the 2013 World Champion.
Stadium SUPER Trucks™ (SST) will return to Crandon where the public got its first glimpse of SST in 2012. SST will headline the opening events for the weekend; Round No. 9 of competition for the Stadium SUPER Trucks™ Series will take place at 6:30 p.m. CDT on Friday, August 30th.
Over the holiday weekend, Off-Road fans will see plenty of racing action and thrills. Round No. 10 will take place Sunday, September 1st at 3 p.m. CDT just prior to the start of the Amsoil Cup Race, the final event of the weekend.

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To commemorate one of the most joyous and festive periods of the year, Hollywood pulls out all the stops with its annual mega parade. The Hollywood Christmas Parade is a lively affair, featuring musical bands, celebrities in open air antique cars, marching bands, live cartoon characters, twelve equestrian groups and much more.
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Muskingum College student named to USA TODAY All-USA Academic team
MARCH 17, 2004 - Muskingum College's Christina Wampler '04 has been named to the third team of USA Today's 2004 All-USA College Academic Team.
Wampler was nominated for the national recognition by Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Walter Huber, Instructor of Biology Dr. Shirley Atkinson and Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. James Dooley, Jr.
As a student at Muskingum, Wampler has compiled a long list of accomplishments and awards. In 2002, she received the Campus Compact Charles J. Ping Community Service Award, granted to only two undergraduate students in Ohio each year.
In 2001, Wampler was an honors graduate from Air Force Basic Training, an award given to only one in 30 to 50 airman, based on leadership, academic excellence and physical conditioning. Currently, she is a Senior Airman in the United States Air Force, National Guard, in which she enlisted in 2000. As an airman, she has served in Turkey as a part of Operation Northern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom, in addition to duty a Rickenbacker Airbase in Columbus as a part of Operation Noble Eagle.
Locally, Wampler has worked with the Zanesville Community Development and Rehabilitation Department in securing $500,000 in funding for a project to secure high quality, low-income housing.
In Cambridge, she has worked with the city's Department of Economics and Development, where she conducted research and wrote grants for both Cambridge and Guernsey county. Wampler also completed grants resulting in funding of more than $200,000.
On campus, Wampler was a member of Terra Via, an organization that raises awareness of world hunger, for which she served as president. She also was president of Muskies Against Poverty, which focuses on the issue of poverty and homelessness in America.
Currently, Wampler is working at The Wilds wildlife facility, as well as with the City of Cambridge, while she considers graduate studies involving her interest in predatory reintroduction.
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Photo Gallery: 20 Festive Christmas Trees
Not quite in the spirit? Browse our top trees!
An uncluttered approach to decorating.
"I think of a tree as sculpture rather than something to suffocate with ornaments," says homeowner Janaki Larsen of the family's sparsely decorated spruce. Janaki also traded a traditional skirt for a metal bucket, keeping the focus on the beautiful colour of the tree.
Find more inspiration in our photo gallery of Festive Christmas Trees.
A vintage-inspired theme with a 1950s-style sparkly topper.
While less traditional than the go-to evergreen, a white tree is a fun way to highlight candy-coloured vintage ornaments. Underneath, gifts wrapped in white paper blend in with the scheme, and a mix of pastel and jewel-toned ribbons play up the hues of the bright decorations.
Find more inspiration in our photo gallery of Festive Christmas Trees.
A fun and feminine colour scheme.
Designer Jennifer Worts keeps her family room relaxed for her 6-year-old son. Multicoloured lights and mix-and-match ornaments add a soft glow to the space. Accented with Fraser fir wreaths, the black window frames pop against white walls. Pink ribbons pick up the shades of pink elsewhere in the room.
Find more inspiration in our photo gallery of Festive Christmas Trees.
A simple tree for a cosy family space.
In designer Grace Castaneda's renovated chalet, a dense pine cone garland defines the railing, while an evergreen tucked in a corner and simply adorned with white lights suits the spare decor of the home.
Tour this chalet on Online TV, plus find more inspiration in our photo gallery of Festive Christmas Trees.
A fun green and gold colour scheme.
Gifts wrapped in exotic patterns and rich jewel tones complement this living room's palette. Vintage ornaments and felted yellow birds keep the look personal, and tie in with the birds in the chair fabric.
A decorator's historic home celebrates good old fashioned holiday cheer.
The 9-1/2-foot Christmas tree, decorated simply with chartreuse and gold ornaments, a grapevine-twig garland and about 2,000 white twinkle lights, serves as a festive focal point in the great room. Gifts wrapped in kraft paper and tied with green and gold ribbons are in keeping with homeowner Pauline Esdale's simple, natural holiday theme.
See more of Pauline Esdale's Festive Home in our photo gallery.
And for more seasonal ideas, see our Designers' Holiday Decorating Tips photo gallery.
See more wreaths in our photo gallery, plus learn tips for decorating a door with small wreaths and crafting a DIY boxwood wreath.
Christmas at Sarah's idyllic country retreat is stylish yet casual.
The 12-foot tree in designer and HGTV host Sarah Richardson's farmhouse living room was cut down on their property by Sarah's husband. Loaded with ornaments, both old and new, the tree stands between the dining room and living room, allowing it to be seen from many vantage points. The warm colour scheme of red, orange and cream in the space creates a cosy feeling, perfect for a country home.
Get a complete tour of Sarah's holiday home in our photo gallery. And for more holiday decorating ideas, see our Christmas Decorating gallery.
A clean look with a neutral palette.
All-white decorations give this pre-lit tree a dreamy quality, bringing a snowy winter wonderland indoors. White-wrapped presents are trimmed with metallic gold and silver ribbon for sparkle. A gilt-framed mirror, candelabra and the glossy dark floor exude luxury and refinement.
See more holiday decorating ideas in our Christmas Decorating gallery and our Designers' Holiday Decorating Tips gallery.
A pedestal table elevates a stocky, snowy tree.
Designer Darci Ilich's plump holiday fir gets a boost thanks to a traditional wooden table, giving it the height and presence of a much larger tree. Ilich disguised the base with a length of Tiffany blue-coloured fabric, which also adds a jolt of colour to the monochromatic space.
See more festive photos in our White Holiday Decorating photo gallery.
Homemade and vintage ornaments keep the look casual.
Soft prints and piles of pillows and throws keep this all-white living room from feeling lifeless. In artisan Heather Shaw's festively-decorated space, a thin-striped ottoman and pretty floral chair break up the scheme, while white lights and decorations on the tree add low-key sparkle.
To take a closer look, check out our video tour of this house. Plus, see more festive photos in our White Holiday Decorating photo gallery.
Seasoned hostess Sarah Richardson adds the finishing flourishes to her home's Christmas tree.
Sarah loves to throw an intimate holiday dinner for friends every year. Here, she enlists the help of a ceramic stool to finish trimming her tree with sparkling glass ornaments with hits of green and turquoise — an unconventional holiday scheme.
A colour scheme that matches the room's palette.
This living room's simple, traditional fireplace is based on an 18th-century design. Evergreens are draped atop the mantel for a classic holiday look. The tree's rich navy ornaments pick up on the blue gingham upholstered bench.
Family keepsakes make for a fun, kid-friendly tree.
This airy, welcoming foyer — open to the family and living rooms — is large enough to hold a Christmas tree without disrupting flow. The homeowners' daughters decorate the tree with ornaments they make or collect during family vacations. Original to the house, the diamond-patterned inlaid-oak floor offers natural warmth, while two iconic pendant lights add sculptural presence.
Find more holiday inspiration in our Festive Christmas Trees photo gallery.
A decorating scheme with elegant appeal.
The holiday decor of Lindsay Mens Craig, homeowner and senior designer at Sarah Richardson Design, is soft and feminine. A luxurious white feather boa and jewel-like ornaments on the Christmas tree work well with her apartment's soft colour palette. Her generous Ikea shelving system keeps things organized while offering plenty of space to display family photos, vases and bowls.
Find more inspiration in our Christmas Decorations photo gallery. Plus, check out more festive photos in our White Holiday Decorating gallery.
In the living room of designer Colleen McGill, traditional elements like detailed panelling coexist happily with contemporary pieces like armless slipper chairs.
Elegant striped wrapping paper on the presents add a jaunty, tailored note to an old-world style Christmas tree. A magnolia-leaf garland, decorated with simple white ornaments and pine cones, adorns the mantle.
Lanterns, plaid blankets and white Muskoka chairs add a Canadian cottage vibe to this Christmas tableau.
Red birds and sparkling white snowflake ornaments perfectly reflect the natural surroundings of this outdoor tree.
A more glamorous option than traditional green and white trees.
This tree strikes a ritzy note that needs little embellishment, so forgo the classic trimmings and simply string it with twinkling white lights. The look is simple to achieve and drop-dead chic. A Louis ghost chair by Philippe Starck for Kartell continues the mod aesthetic.
Find more inspiration in our photo gallery of Festive Christmas Trees.
A kitschy Santa Claus ornament is a whimsical addition.
A mix of new and vintage ornaments dress this glowing tree. Its stand fits inside a galvanized wash bucket that the owner outfitted with casters for instant portability.
Less is more on this tree, adorned with nothing more than red twigs, pine cones and sparkling lights.
An original woodburning fireplace and white stucco walls offer a simple backdrop for holiday trimmings. A small urn filled with pine cones and branches layer in greenery that will last all season. A photograph of one of the homeowner's great-grandmother hangs over the fire, while his great-grandparents' travel chest stores firewood.
Find more holiday inspiration in our Festive Christmas Trees photo gallery.
Choosing ornaments in a monochromatic palette creates a fresh and modern look.
In this living room, a Barcelona chair by Mies van der Rohe from the owner's old city condo plays counterpoint to the traditional columns and tufted ottoman. Lemon-lime ornaments match the chartreuse ribbon on the gifts.


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The joke in our house is that we pack the same amount of stuff for a one day cross race as we do for a 2 week-long trip. It's a lot of stuff! I pack several plastic bins with various items that I will need for easy access and transport. These bins go from the car to the house easily, although during cross season they tend to just stay in the car for 3 months of races.
Bin #1: Start Bin
The start bin contains anything I might need before the start of the race:
Embrocation for the legs, chamois cream, endurolytes, lip balm, menthol for chest or nose, and a jar of safety pins.
Bin #2: Medical Bin
You never know. We all crash, and it can get pretty messy out there. So, it's best to have a med bin to clean up your wounds after the race. Include some sort of antibacterial cleanser, gloves (in case you need to help someone else), gauze pads, bandages of various sizes, gauze wrap or tubular gauze, antibiotic cream (Neosporin) and meds such as ibuprofen, Tums, Pepto, benadryl and any prescriptions you may have including an extra inhaler, etc.
Bin #3: Food
Pack all of your gels and food for pre- and post-race in a bin for easy access.
Packing your bag
I carry one bag with all my "extra" things in it that I may or may not need. The Spare Clothing Bag comes to every race regardless of the predicted weather:
- Arm warmers, leg warmers, knee warmers
- Warm gloves, regular gloves
- Extra base layer, extra socks
- Rain gear, rain cap
- Booties, vest, long sleeve, wind jacket
The regular race items go in the Race Bag:
- Skinsuits, long and short sleeve
- Bib shorts, short sleeve jersey
- Glasses, helmet, shoes, gloves, socks
And yes, there's more:
- Baby wipes and towels for clean up
- Cooler with bottles and extra water
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Court Reporter: Judge's Gay-Marriage Ruling Now Embraced
Welcome to the first installment of Court Reporter, a new column by Wall Street Journal's Supreme Court correspondent, Jess Bravin. The column takes a fresh look at the world of law.
Looking at the lightning streak of court rulings favoring gay marriage since June, Vaughn Walker, a retired federal judge from San Francisco, paraphrased investor Warren Buffett.
"I always know what's going to happen," said Judge Walker, the first—and, for years, only—federal judge to find that the Constitution required recognition of same-sex marriage. "I just don't know when."
When, it increasingly seems, is now.
Last week, a federal court in Norfolk, Va., cited Judge Walker's 2010 opinion in Perry v. Schwarzenegger to strike down Virginia's laws denying marriage to same-sex couples. That followed decisions voiding similar state laws by federal judges in Oklahoma and Utah, and by state courts in New Jersey and New Mexico. Federal courts in Kentucky and Ohio have gone almost as far, ruling that local authorities must recognize gay marriages performed in states that authorize them.
While some of those rulings are on hold while appeals proceed, elected attorneys general in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia have ceased defending their states' laws barring gay marriage, concluding that recent months' precedents leave them no legitimate arguments to make. Oregon's attorney general joined them Thursday. "We cannot identify a valid reason for the state to prevent the couples who have filed these lawsuits from marrying," she said.
Related coverage
- High Court Rulings Lift Bans on Federal Same-Sex Benefits, Weddings in California (June 2013)
- Gay-Marriage Fight Takes a Toll on Utahns (Jan. 2014)
Although it's now known that Judge Walker himself is gay, few would have expected his role in marriage law when President Ronald Reagan picked him for the bench in 1987. Senate Democrats killed the nomination partly because of his perceived insensitivity to gay rights—then in private practice, he had represented the U.S. Olympic Committee when it sued a group that used the name Gay Olympics. Judge Walker finally was confirmed in 1989 after being renominated by President George H.W. Bush, and served until retiring in 2011.
Four years ago, as chief judge of the Northern District of California, he struck down Proposition 8, a 2008 voter initiative eliminating marriage rights the California Supreme Court had found the state constitution extended to same-sex couples.
On appeal, higher courts took pains to avoid endorsing Judge Walker's full-throated declaration that the Constitution brooks no discrimination against gays and lesbians who seek to wed. The federal appeals court in San Francisco agreed that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional, but based its 2012 decision on the limited ground that the initiative withdrew a previously recognized right from a minority group.
And last June, the Supreme Court ducked the chance to wrestle with Judge Walker's reasoning. It dismissed the case on procedural grounds, finding that the initiative's backers, who stepped in after the state of California declined to defend Proposition 8, had no standing to appeal.
Instead, the Supreme Court chose to speak on gay marriage through a narrower case, ruling only that the federal government must recognize marriages solemnized under state law.
But while the high court's formal holding may have been modest, lower courts have understood the opinion in U.S. v. Windsor, invalidating provisions of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, to stand for a wider vision of constitutional equality—one that finds no justification for denying marital status to same-sex couples, period.
In effect, the courts have been reading the Windsor case as if it upheld Judge Walker's once-shunned opinion.
"I think the logic of the Perry decision is reflected in these decisions and, perhaps of even greater importance, the factual record that was made in the Perry case forms the basis of the conclusions of law that these other courts are drawing," Judge Walker said in a recent interview. "When one or more of these cases eventually gets to the Supreme Court, it will be in a quite different posture than that which existed last year," when his opinion stood alone.
Judge Walker told me he modeled the Perry proceedings on the pattern set by an earlier judicial landmark, Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court decision finding school segregation unconstitutional. That opinion relied not only on abstract legal principles, but social-science evidence finding that segregation harmed black pupils.
That factual record, Judge Walker recalled, had been developed by trial courts in earlier stages of the Brown litigation. He said he wanted to provide opponents of same-sex marriage the chance to demonstrate the public interest they believed Proposition 8 served. And to make sure that opponents could show the injury inflicted on gay couples and their children by denying them marital status.
After a 16-day trial with expert testimony from both sides, Judge Walker found none of six justifications offered for Proposition 8—from "maintaining the definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman for its own sake" to "promoting opposite-sex parenting"—made sense or, in the legal vocabulary, had a "rational basis."
What remained was "a moral view that there is something 'wrong' with same-sex couples," Judge Walker wrote. But because "moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians," he found Proposition 8 violated the 14th Amendment's equal protection and due process guarantees.
The Windsor case also had a factual record—that of Edith Windsor, a New York widow who federal law required to pay $360,000 in estate taxes because her late spouse was female.
It allowed the high court to invalidate a law hostile to same-sex spouses without speaking definitively on the fundamental question of gay marriage. Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion, joined by four liberal justices, seemingly was open to both narrow and broad interpretation.
States traditionally have held the "historic and essential authority to define the marital relation," Justice Kennedy wrote, and Congress provided inadequate justification for ignoring the decisions of some states to authorize same-sex marriages.
Chief Justice John Roberts, one of four conservatives in the minority, seized on that rationale in his dissenting opinion. "The Court does not have before it, and the logic of its opinion does not decide, the distinct question whether the States…may continue to utilize the traditional definition of marriage," he wrote.
But another dissenter, Justice Antonin Scalia, observed that the majority had found the Defense of Marriage Act was motivated by "bare . . . desire to harm" same-sex couples. "How easy it is, indeed how inevitable, to reach the same conclusion with regard to state laws denying same-sex couples marital status," Justice Scalia wrote.
The Supreme Court is unlikely to hear another same-sex marriage case before next year, and even then may not provide a definitive answer to the marriage question.
Judge Walker, however, said he expects that sooner or later gays and lesbians will enjoy marriage rights nationwide.
We live in a very mobile society" where people may move from state to state several times over their lives, he said. "At some point it becomes untenable for something as basic as marriage to be isolated from fundamental principles of constitutional law, and that's what I think is happening."
Note: This post has been updated to restore a paragraph on Judge Walker's nomination to the court by President Reagan.
About the Author
Jess Bravin covers the U.S. Supreme Court for The Wall Street Journal, after earlier postings as United Nations correspondent and editor of the WSJ/California weekly.
Mr. Bravin is the author of "The Terror Courts" (Yale, 2013), a new account of military trials at Guantanamo Bay, and "Squeaky: The Life and Times of Lynette Alice Fromme" (St. Martin's, 1997), and a contributor to books including "Violence in America: An Encyclopedia" (Scribner, 1999) and "Crimes of War 2.0" (Norton, 2007). His work has been recognized with the Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize for coverage of the International Criminal Court, the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award for coverage of the legal response to 9/11, and, with a Wall Street Journal team, the National Press Foundation's Excellence in Online Journalism Award for coverage of the Supreme Court's health care case.
Mr. Bravin is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)


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I have the 2008 FEH, and the AC has been really giving me problems! I have had the vehicle in twice to the dealer and they're now saying that the ford hotline has been getting a lot of these reports. The digital/dual climate feature was new in the 2008 model, and with the escape hybrid's two compressors (one for the HV battery and cabin and the other for the cabin alone), it has been nothing but a pain for me! Any time I try to get the temperature between 74 to 76 degrees, it blows cold on the left and hot on the right. They've reset the sensors, checked the refrigerant levels, and even replaced the main a/c controller.
The dealer tells me there's nothing else they can do. I'm going to call the customer service line and give them another shot, but this is getting rediculous! You pay 30K for the thing and you expect it to work properly. Other than this issue, the FEH is great.
All of you eagerly anticpating your new '09 FEH's... keep an eye out for this issue! If anyone else has an '08 and experienced this problem, please repond. If anything, Ford should be acknowleding the problem if it is in fact design/manufacturing flaw.
For more... read my "perfect storm" blog.
Hope to hear from some folks on this. Thanks!


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Mercy and Mercenaries: The Politics of Private Security Contractors Protecting Humanitarian Agencies
The Julien J. Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs present faculty member Peter Hoffman to discuss Mercy and Mercenaries: The Politics of Private Security Contractors Protecting Humanitarian Agencies. Since the end of the Cold War attacks on aid workers have seemingly surged as they have come to be viewed by some militants as a prized political targets and by criminals as lucrative resources to extort from or ransom. In response humanitarian agencies have struggled to determine with what measures are morally and politically appropriate to ensure the physical safety of their personnel. Over this same period private security companies have emerged as capable actors that are seeking to offer their services to not only governments and businesses but also intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The idea of hired guns guarding humanitarian workers frequently elicits a perfunctory dismissal in most quarters both inside and outside of the humanitarian sector, as it would seem to make strange bedfellows of devils and angels. That is to say, the fear is that such arrangements empower what are judged as mercenaries and overshadow the good deeds of the humanitarian workers. Nevertheless, beyond outraged polemics, as the security challenges of non-permissive operating environments have deepened, an increasing number of humanitarian agencies have embraced the notion. Why have the principles and practices of humanitarian agencies changed from the convention of refusing private security contractors for protection to a norm of engagement. How have such security arrangements become palatable to humanitarian agencies? These question are more will be discussed.
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Much of what he heard reiterated familiar themes. Representatives of several manufacturers, including General Motors, said they have significant problems finding enough technically adept workers. But even that was not a universal lament.
Scott Glaze, the president of Fort Wayne Metals, said his company is well pleased with the quality of its workforce. That satisfaction is not a lucky accident. He said the company does a lot of testing to screen applicants and much training once hires are on the payroll. Internships are crucial to building a good workforce, too. "We have a very robust intern program," he said, adding that the company brings in about 25 interns a year.
The governor is promoting beefing up vocational education for high school students as a way to fill some of the gaps in the state's workforce, but he also sees it as likely to "improve the graduation rate." A bill that would create regional work councils as part of this enhanced vocational education passed the state Senate unanimously this week, Pence said.
Beyond the stronger emphasis on vocational training, Pence said the state's strong and improving fiscal condition allowed him to propose a budget that provides more money for education and roads, among other increases, while still cutting personal income taxes and taxes for most small businesses.
Pence said he has high hopes for "applied research enterprises" at state universities. These would clarify the relationship between companies that fund research projects and universities in which faculty and students perform or aid in that research. He said these could not only attract more research funding to the schools, but also spin off companies nearby, encourage students to remain in Indiana and lure outstanding faculty members.
Glaze remarked that Fort Wayne Metals has a good research relationship with Purdue, which Pence described as being farthest along the road to working with businesses. But Glaze also said that he'd like to work more with IPFW in the same way; unfortunately, it is not as easy as working with Purdue. He asked Pence to investigate smoothing out the obstacles in working with smaller state schools.
John Hopkins, the chief operating officer of Sweetwater Sound, said his company does not sell musical instruments to schools, but it has a strong interest in seeing music remain a part of school.
"Abandoning music education and the arts is a missed opportunity, and maybe a very large one," Hopkins said.
"I've been married to an art teacher for 26 years, so you're not the first person to mention that to me," Pence said, smiling.


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Kelly set to pitch in extended spring game
SAN DIEGO -- Pitcher Casey Kelly, rated the No. 4 prospect in the organization by MLB.com, will appear in an extended Spring Training game Monday in Arizona and if that goes well, he'll head out on a Minor League rehabilitation assignment next week.
Kelly, working his way back from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on April 2 of last year, threw a side session on Friday. On Tuesday, he threw two innings in an extended Spring Training game.
He's advanced to the point where the organization is comfortable letting him pitch in real games. He will likely do so with Double-A San Antonio.
"If he passes the test Monday, he'll go out on a rehab assignment," said Padres manager Bud Black.
Kelly's rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery has gone relatively well and with few hiccups along the way.
He was scheduled to throw to live hitters on April 5 but told the organization that his elbow was a little sore. But he resumed pitching a few days later.
Kelly hasn't pitched in a real game since making a start for the Padres on Sept. 27 of 2012 against the Dodgers.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Our curriculum incorporates comprehensive instruction integrated with the development, stimulation and increased awareness of the creative process. This ensures that our Visual Art majors become proficient creative problem solvers capable of freely expressing themselves.
Department of Art faculty are professional practitioners who have close ties with the New York City art world. The Gallery at the Visual & Performing Art Center serves as a venue for a broad range of professional and student exhibitions, while the Visiting Artist Lecture Series features an impressive array of practitioners. Bus trips provide our students the opportunity to visit galleries and museums in Manhattan each semester.


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TPWD Optimistic about Dove Season Prospects
AUSTIN— Texas hunters can anticipate good numbers of dove as ample rainfall across most of the state has set the stage for the upcoming Sept. 1 season opener, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Timely rainfall usually equates to above average dove production, and by all field accounts from TPWD wildlife biologists, this year is shaping up to produce a boom crop of birds.
"Above-average rainfall across most of the state has created ideal habitat conditions for doves," said Corey Mason, TPWD dove program leader. "I expect above-average production this year and hunt success should be high provided doves are not dispersed."
Mason explained that the abundant seed production, predominately sunflower and croton will help recently fledged birds to rapidly put on weight. But, quality range conditions could also cause doves to disperse as native food sources become readily available and make managed fields less attractive early in the season.
"What it means for us is we're going to have food available throughout the summer and early fall, body conditions will be better and all in all it's just a good thing," Mason pointed out. "There may be more surface water available which could distribute birds more in afternoon hunts. Those who focus more on limited water sources in the past may not see as much shooting as during dry years."
Mason said although birds may not be as concentrated this year, the traditional hotspots should remain active. "Those birds go to the traditional hotspots for a reason, so I wouldn't discount them," he said.
Texas dove season in the North and Central Dove Zones will run from Wednesday, Sept. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 24 and reopen Saturday, Dec. 25 through Sunday, Jan. 9, with a 15-bird daily bag and not more than two white-tipped doves.
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The Special White-winged Dove Area will open to white-winged dove afternoon-only (noon to sunset) hunting the first two full weekends in September running from Sept. 4-5 and 11-12 and reopen when the regular South Zone season begins on Friday, Sept. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 31 and again from Saturday, Dec. 25 through Friday, Jan. 14. The Special White-winged Dove Area season takes four of the allowable 70 days, so when the regular season opens, this area must close four days earlier than the rest of the South Zone. During the early two weekends, the daily bag limit is 15 birds, to include not more than four mourning doves and 2 white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens, the aggregate bag limit will be 15, with not more than two white-tipped dove.
Texas boasts fall dove populations in excess of 40 million birds and its 300,000 dove hunters harvest about 6 million birds annually or roughly 30 percent of all doves taken in the United States. Dove hunting also has a major economic impact, annually contributing more than $300 million to the state economy.
Dove hunting provides an entry into the sport of hunting because it is relatively economical and accessible. Through its Public Hunting Program, TPWD offers affordable access to quality hunting experiences with the purchase of a $48 Annual Public Hunting Permit.
This year, TPWD has leased nearly 50,000 acres of public dove hunting fields in 46 counties; more than 70 percent are located near major urban areas.
"Since the public dove lease program began in 1994, one of our top priorities has been to offer urban Texans affordable access to hunting within close proximity to home," said Linda Campbell, TPWD public hunting program director. "By setting up dove fields for youth and adult only, we hope families will take advantage of the opportunity to get outdoors and take part in our state's dove hunting tradition."
Hunters are reminded that in addition to a valid Texas hunting license, certification in the Harvest Information Program (HIP) is required. HIP certification is offered when you buy your license and involves responding to a few simple questions about your migratory game bird harvest during the previous season. Hunting licenses expire annually on Aug. 31 and licenses for the 2010-2011 year go on sale Aug. 15.
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The announcement that former Dallasite Scott Pelley will replace Katie Couric as anchor of the CBS Evening News is a good thing for the LGBT community, according to pioneering gay activist William Waybourn.
Pelley, a San Antonio native and Texas Tech graduate, spent 11 years in Dallas at KXAS-TV and WFAA-TV from 1978-1989, according to Wikipedia.
Waybourn, the former president of the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance who now lives in Virginia, had this to say about Pelley in an email to Instant Tea this afternoon:
"Scott Pelley was one of those reporters in Dallas who pressed the establishment on issues affecting lesbians and gay men and AIDS," Waybourn said. "He interviewed me, Bill [Nelson] or John [Thomas] on a regular basis, always pushing questions that brought attention to our issues of the day."


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The Staats Hospital building continues to receive financial and community support in the weeks following its sale. Charleston Urban Renewal Authority board members granted in a closed session Wednesday a $230,000 loan to developer Bullock Properties, LLC, director Jim Edwards said.
The loan will be granted over the course of five years with payments of interest, Edwards said.
Supporters of the project filled CURA's boardroom Wednesday to tell the board how much the long-vacant building's rehabilitation would mean to the West Side. West Side Main Street Director Stephanie Johnson said she has received many comments from the community supporting the building's redevelopment, as well.
"I believe that the revitalization of this property will truly be a catalyst for continued development on the West Side," Johnson said.
Councilwoman at-large Mary Jean Davis praised the Bullock family, which has rehabilitated multiple buildings on the West Side over the years.
"We had investors over the past 13 years who looked at this building, and I'm thankful that some of them backed off, because I don't know what they would have done with the building," Davis said. "[The Bullocks] are invested in the West Side. You don't have a lot of people step up to renovate a building who are actually living beside the building. … They are invested in the West Side. They're not going anyplace."
Several organizations are contributing to the project. The Charleston Area Alliance last month voted to guarantee a $155,000 loan from First Bank of Charleston to Bullock Properties, which is redeveloping the historic West Side property. The Alliance also gave a $15,000 grant, and two $20,000 facade grants were given. The Bullocks contributed $80,000 toward the building's purchase.
Commissioners also received updates on community gardens throughout the city. The East End Community and Veterans Garden's 26 plots are fully leased, and four people are on the waiting list, organizer Sara Cowgill said.
Kasey Russell, an East End Community Garden organizer and at-large city councilwoman, told commissioners during Wednesday's meeting veteran collaborators gave the garden about $4,000 when it was started in 2011. But, the organization Russell referred to as "Charleston Veterans" stopped contributing funds for garden projects such as fencing, she said.
"They had about $6,000 left, and that was from a grant that the Charleston Veterans acquired from the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation about four years ago. Evidently the last $6,000 was embezzled, so the Charleston Veterans left Charleston and took the $6,000," Russell said during the meeting.
Russell later changed her statement in a voice message to the Gazette after speaking with the former liaison between the garden and the veterans' organization, Waylon Bryant.
"[Bryant] did say that — and I didn't get the name of the group — he doesn't think that the people like intentionally like took the money and ran," Russell said.
Russell said the money "just got swallowed into the hole of a dying organization."
"[Bryant] thinks that in that, you know, as they were, as they were going under, they spent all the money and didn't really differentiate between any sources of the money. So that's what happened. So no one, like, took the money and left town," Russell said.
Bryant did not return calls for comment Wednesday, and Russell said "he works for a state agency now and can't talk to the media."
Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurs, which operates gardens on the city's West Side, is selling its produce at the East End Bazaar each Saturday, as well as to local restaurants, said Cullen Naumoff, of the Charleston Area Alliance.
SAGE also wants to expand its garden to include raised beds for children on the West Side, who are already helping its farmers. West Side community garden organizer Tom Toliver said he wants to make sure the neighborhood is taking part in the area's projects.
"It's a fantastic thing that's going on," Toliver said.
In other business, commissioners received a loan and grant application from Bob Hardy, of the housing organization Charleston Area Community Development Corporation, for the rehabilitation of properties, to pay for outstanding debts and the funding of an advocacy office and salaries. Hardy said the organization would repay the loan with rent collected on each property.
Chairman Jack Cavender said during the meeting that some of Hardy's requests are not applicable under CURA's loan policy.
"I can say that out of the loan, the $100,000 proceeds, rehab or something like, the payoff of liens and to repay the loan that you've made are inappropriate use of funds that we would not approve," Cavender said.
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AUTHOR JK Rowling has insisted that the town of Pagford in her new novel A Casual Vacancy is not a thinly- disguised version of Chepstow.
The Harry Potter writer was brought up in Tutshill from the age of nine. She attended school in Sedbury.
Speaking to about 2,500 fans at Cheltenham Literature Festival, she denied that Pagford and its rich variety of characters are just Chepstowby another name.
"It is an entirely fictional west country town," she said.
"Entirely fictional!
"It is not Chepstow but it has got a few Chepstow-esque features.
"Chepstow is dominated by a lovely ruined castle and Pagford is dominated by a ruined abbey – rather like Tintern Abbey near where I grew up."
Just as Pagford is not Chepstow, so none of the characters in the book are derived from real individuals, she said.
"When you write a novel you have to know each of your characters inside out and you never really know real people that well!" she said.
She did have one regret – she wishes she had not named one of her leading characters Barry.
"People keep pointing out to me that Barry rhymes with Harry," she said – inferring that they think Barry is really Harry Potter by another name.
"I wish I'd called him Kevin!
There are hundreds of characters so it's inevitable that some of the names might rhyme with characters from Harry Potter."
During her festival talk, Ms Rowling revealed that her next book will be for children 'slightly younger' than the Harry Potter age group.
She has several new projects in the pipeline, including another novel for adults – but a children's book will be the first to be published, she said.
She made the revelation after one of the 2,500 audience asked her if she makes up stories for her children when she puts them to bed.
"I do make up stories for my children and they are very much tailored to my children, so I don't think you will be seeing them in book form," she said.
She also spoke of her personal battle with depression, which she has admitted to suffering throughout her career.
She recently revealed that she had undergone therapy several times to help her cope with adjusting to her fame and fortune.
She said: "I do have a tendency to walk on the dark side sometimes.
"I have suffered from depression, I know how that feels. I have an innate inclination that way. Writing does help with that."
The author also said that the "proudest moment" of her life was her appearance in the London Olympics opening ceremony in July, when she sat on a grassy mound and read an extract from JM Barrie's Peter Pan.


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Topic: My Husband-Ken 04/23/60-12/27/2006
I have not posted on here very often but I have liked using this site as a guide to see what other families have been going through.
Ken lost his battle with Cholangiocarcinoma on the morning of Dec 27, 2006. Ken was diagnosed in May,2005. He had had some left sided pain one morning which I thought were kidney stones (had a previous bout).His Dr said to do an ultrasound which was negative for stones. Ken mentioned to the tech that he had some dull pain on the right side so the tech checked it out. He asked Ken if he was a drinker because there was a suspicious spot on his liver. Ken was not a drinker. From there the testing started. CT scans, PET scans, Colonoscopy, lab work etc. The surgeon here in Reno decided it was beyond his realm so we were referred to Dr Esquivel at Stanford. Biopsy was done which confirmed the diagnosisod of CC. The plan for surgery was to remove one lobe of his liver but when they got in there, they found a softball size tumor and 2 "daughter" tumors. The docs discussed whether or not they should just close Ken up and let him be but they decided due to Ken's age and overall health, they did an 80% resection. Clear margins and he recovered very well. They consulted with the oncologists at Stanford and suggested a 6mo round of Gemzar. Ken tolerated the chemo pretty well for the most part. In Feb 2006, with his last dose, they decided to do a baseline CT and then we would just follow up every 6months. Then came the crushing news- the cancer was back. Lots of consults with Dr's and they decided he would be a good candidate for Sirspheres. Sirspheres worked great but on his 2nd 6 week followup- they found 5 tumors on the side that was not treated with Sirspheres. At that time, he was given 6 mo to live. He lived every minute he could-passion for fishing so did lots of that- Joined Make-a-Wish to be a fishing guide and took a 9 yr old boy with cancer on a fishing trip. Jared's first and Ken's last.
Ken is so greatly missed and for the 1 1/2 yrs I was taking care of him, I thought I was preparing myself for the inevitable but there is no preparing. Ken's death has been the hardest thing I have ever had to go through! I would not ever wish for anyone else to go through what we have been and I hope for more research and a cure soon. You can visit www.hembree.us for his last days updates.
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Those of us who grew up in rural parts are well acquainted with the long stretch of summer known as August, when parents were most likely to tire of our constant and cockamamie excuses to go to the amusement park or state fair. Despite the ample distractions at these annual destinations, the coup was really getting our greedy fill of cloyingly sweet, belly-achingly greasy funnel cake. Essentially glorified Dutch baby pancakes in the form of a doughnut, funnel cakes consist of batter drizzled around and around to dizzying effect in hot oil, sizzled till golden brown, and then—if the gods and the pimply teen with braces and hair net working the concession stand were smiling favorably upon you—snowdrifts of confectioners' sugar and not a miserly sprinkle were dumped on the dripping hot fritter. Childhood on a paper plate. Eagerness often resulted in inadvertently snorting the white powder and, for a few endless seconds, choking, unable to breathe, witnessing your entire life, all eight summers of it, flash before your eyes. And then all was right with the world, due in no small part to the realization that you still had more than half your funnel cake to finish.–Renee Schettler Rossi
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Compared to the mass market cakes from decades ago, this gentrified funnel cakes recipe is not at all cloying, far less greasy, and only delicately showered with confectioners' sugar. And yet it still manages to conjure memories. Lots of 'em.
Funnel Cakes Recipe
- Quick Glance
- 3 to 4 cakes
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk, preferably whole, plus more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- About 48 fluid ounces vegetable oil (2 inches deep)
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and vanilla.
- 2. On a piece of wax paper or in a large bowl, sift together the flour, granulated sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- 3. Whisk the flour mixture into the milk mixture just until combined. The batter should be thin and easily pour from a liquid measuring cup or a squeeze bottle. If it's too thick, stir in a little more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time. Cover with plastic wrap and let the batter rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
- 4. Pour the oil into a large, heavy pot. Attach a thermometer to the side of the pot and heat the oil over medium to medium-high heat until it reaches 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with paper towels or a brown paper bag.
- 5. Carefully pour or squeeze about 1/4 of the batter into the hot oil, arranging it randomly in circles and zigzags around the pot, overlapping the batter onto itself several times. Cook until golden brown on the bottom, 1 to 2 minutes. Using tongs, carefully flip the funnel cake and cook until golden brown and puffed, another minute or so.
- 6. Transfer the funnel cakes to the baking sheet to, dust or, as the case may be, dump copious amounts of the confectioners' sugar over the top. Serve the funnel cakes without delay while you repeat the frying process with the remaining batter. You may need to adjust the heat to return the oil to its proper temperature in between batches.
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Confirmed bachelor William Sterling also knows what is expected of him, but mistake after mistake has left him teetering on ruin's edge. As master of Eastmore Hall he owns a great deal of land but possesses little money to manage the upkeep. He is desperate to find a new source of income, including the sacrifice of land connected to Rosemere.
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SusanAge: 35-44Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Another Great ReadMarch 11, 2014SusanAge: 35-44Gender: femaleSarah's writing is poetic and flows effortlessly. Her characters are intriguing with struggles we all could encounter. I have to admit, one of my favorite persons in this book was that of the secondary character Cassandra. Sarah weaves so many truths into Cassandra's words, and they don't feel forced at all.
The pacing of the story progresses in such a manner that had me turning pages, not feeling rushed and yet eagerly anticipating what would happen next. I enjoyed watching Patience and William grow in their relationship and as individuals too. And, of course, I was rewarded with a very happy ending.
KavRCanadaGender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Fantastic readMarch 4, 2014KavRCanadaGender: femaleLadd had me captivated from the very first sentence. I love the way her words transport me to another time and place. She has created an ambiance that makes it so easy to slip out of my crazy world and into a more genteel time. Not without it's share of problems, mind you, but an escape just the same. I didn't want to shake myself free from this story.
There's nothing like a reforming hero who is struggling to mend his ways. Especially when he's smitten by an upstanding lady who possesses heart and compassion and courage in spades. The dynamics between the two -- the way their acquaintance turns into friendship and finally love -- makes for a sublime read.
If you are looking for an escape read that's better than a vacation then The Headmistress of Rosemere is the book for you!
dianaFlowW Columbia, SCAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5A Truly Wonderful Regency!February 12, 2014dianaFlowW Columbia, SCAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Author Sarah Ladd has penned an intriguing Regency era novelââ¬âreminiscent of the legendary Jane Austenââ¬âset amongst the glistening, snow-covered, windswept moors of England; with their mysterious beauty, dark secrets, and much anguish of the heart.
At the ripe old age of twenty-five, Patience Creighton has resigned herself to the fact that she will forever remain a spinster. After the death of her beloved father and desertion of her brother, the headmistress of Rosemere is left with the responsibility of twenty-nine female pupils and her severely depressed mother. Life is fairly monotonous until the handsome owner of Rosemere arrives, wounded and desperately in need of Patience's care.
William Sterling had been viciously attacked on the moors by the henchmen of a man he is greatly indebted to. Years of gambling and irresponsibility have finally taken its toll on him_will he have to sacrifice Rosemere to pay off his debts? As his attraction to Patience begins to turn into something deeper, her brother shows up at Rosemere with an old flame whose proposal she had once rejected. Can Ewan give her the security of a home, children, and the life she had once dreamed of but had cast aside? And as dark secrets come to light concerning William, will she turn her heart away from him_forever?
The Headmistress of Rosemere can be read as a stand alone, but now I am so anxious to read the first novel in the Whispers On The Moors series! Sarah Ladd is a masterful storyteller; her descriptive imagery lending an air of mystery and intrigue to the moors. My mind went instantly to Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and William Sterling fits in quite nicely with the brooding heroes in those two savory classics. With likeable, well-defined characters, and a realistic, intriguing storyline that will keep the reader flipping those pages, you're sure to enjoy this great story even if you're not a big Regency era fan. Ms. Ladd definitely has a new fan in me!
VicsMediaRoomIrvine, CAAge: 55-65Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5Secrets and RomanceFebruary 8, 2014VicsMediaRoomIrvine, CAAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Sarah E. Ladd in her new book "The Headmistress of Rosemere" Book Two in the Whispers On The Moors Series published by Thomas Nelson takes us into the life of Patience Creighton.
Darbury, England, 1816
From the back cover: Patience Creighton has devoted her life to running her father's boarding school. But when the enigmatic master of the estate appears at her door, battered and unconscious, the young headmistress suddenly finds her livelihoodââ¬âand her heart ââ¬âin the hands of one dangerously handsome gentleman.
At twenty-five, Patience Creighton is already a spinster. The busy headmistress of Rosemere always expected a dashing man to sweep her off her feet and take her away . . . but that man never came. And since her father's death, keeping the school running and her mother happy has been plenty to keep her occupied.
William Sterling dallied his way into financial trouble and mortal danger. When he is assaulted by his creditors' henchmen on the road home from a tavern, he guides his horse to the doorstep of his tenant, the Rosemere School for Young Ladies. After being tended to by Patience, the wounded William rides off into the dawnââ¬âbut makes a point to learn more about the lovely headmistress.
As he spends more time at Rosemere, something delicate begins to develop between William and Patience. But that will not deter William's creditors. With little money to repay his debts, and less for the upkeep of his estate, it becomes clear that sacrificing Rosemere may be the only way to preserve his legacy. But it may also cost him his happiness.
William is a character. He has led a life on a downhill path and now, it seems, all his debts are catching up to him. He has a past and he has his secrets and they almost get him killed. But Patience gets to take care of him as she takes care of Rosemere Hall for the children. Now the dreams of both of them are put to the test as they have to learn to trust each other to forge ahead. And on top of everything this is a romance. I think Ms. Ladd has done a great job with this story. Yes, there are moments when it seems a bit slow however we do need time to sit back and breathe a little before the story takes back off again. Great characters, great plot with plenty of twists and turns equals a great read.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
lcjohnson1988IndianaAge: 45-54Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5February 7, 2014lcjohnson1988IndianaAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4This is a lovely romance set in Darbury, England, in the year 1816. The two main characters are Patience Creighton, the headmistress at Rosemere, and William Sterling, landlord and owner of Rosemere and nearby Eastmore Hall. Readers first met William Sterling in the first book of this series, The Heiress of Winterwood.
Patience Creighton is 25 years old and considered by most to be a spinster. She has been running the girls' school at Rosemere for the past six months after the death of her father and her brother's abandonment for life in London. She is pressured with the demands of running a school with 29 students who attend and live at the school as well as her mother's melancholy. Patience has put her heart and a great deal of effort into teaching her students and cares for them as more than a teacher. She guides their morals as well. One morning very early she is told of a man discovered unconscious in the Rosemere stable. It turns out to be the absentee landlord, Mr. Sterling, who has recently returned home from London. He has been beaten, but refuses her care. Soon thereafter a fire to the stable puts the two in contact again. Patience finds William attractive, but she has heard rumors about his past. Are they true? Why has he really returned home? Is he here to stay?
William Sterling has lived the past eight years in an alcohol-induced fog. He has made many poor decisions. He now is in debt and must find a way to pay it off or he will lose his ancestral home. He has no money for a staff or improvements to his home. He places his future in a new career of horse breeding, but that will take time. He has met the intriguing headmistress at Rosemere and finds he can't stop thinking about her and makes any excuse he can to go to Rosemere to see her. Could she possibly be interested in someone like him, with his past?
This book starts off slowly, but keep reading as the romance will take hold of the heart and keep readers entertained. There was not a lot of talk about God, but both main characters had a parent they remembered teaching them spiritual truths as children that they now remember and lean on. There is a hint of Jane Austen type flavor and maybe even a touch of gothic with the big, drafty, old manor house and the desolate moors. A third book in the series titled, A Lady at Willowgrove Hall, is due to be released in the fall of 2014. I recommend this book and am looking forward to the next one in the series.


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Leaf rust was observed at trace levels in Kingman, Ness, and Riley counties. Tan spot and other leaf spotting diseases are also being reported in many parts of Kansas. Tan spot is severe in some fields with considerable wheat residue left on the soil surface.
Wheat streak mosaic and barley yellow dwarf are also being reported in some fields. The reports of wheat streak to date have come primarily from central Kansas and a few from eastern Kansas. This viral disease is historically less common in these portions of the state, but can occur when volunteer wheat is left uncontrolled during the previous summer and fall.
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There is a national effort to predict outbreaks of FHB based on weather conditions prior to flowering when wheat is most vulnerable to this disease. The prediction models available on-line are showing that considerable areas of central Kansas have moderate and high risk of disease. This is cause for concern, but is not critical during the boot stage of development. Farmers should be carefully monitoring the risk of FHB as the wheat moves into the heading stages of growth. I mention this now because management of FHB requires some modification to fungicide timing and influences product choice. You can find more information about the risk of FHB at: http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu/riskTool_2012.html
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Producers should be checking their wheat fields for symptoms of disease and making plans for fungicide applications if disease is present. The activity of stripe rust and other diseases in Kansas is a cause of concern, suggesting at least a moderate risk of severe disease in 2012. Finding even low levels of disease on the top two leaves prior to flowering indicates a high risk of severe yield loss. Recent weather in central and south central Kansas has been favorable for continued disease development, further reinforcing the decision to apply a fungicide. Many fields have excellent yield potential this year and are worth protecting with fungicides. Seed production fields are also a top priority. For more information about fungicide decisions in wheat see our recent K-State publication, Evaluating the Need for Wheat Foliar Fungicides, MF-3057 http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/plant2/mf3057.pdf
The best time to apply a fungicide for leaf disease management is between flag leaf emergence and flowering. Most of the wheat in south central or central Kansas is already at flag leaf emergence and boot stages of development. This means that farmers have approximately 10-14 days to make fungicide applications. Applications targeting Fusarium head blight should be made after the wheat has fully headed.
There are many fungicides labeled for use on wheat. Nearly all fungicides provide very good or excellent control of foliar diseases. There is a significant difference in product costs, however, with products containing tebuconazole or propiconazole being the lowest cost options (often less than $4 per acre product costs). The triazole fungicides including Prosaro and Caramba are the best option for suppression of Fusarium head blight. More information about fungicide products can be found in the publication, Foliar Fungicide Efficacy for Wheat Disease Management, 2012, EP130. http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/plant2/ep130.pdf


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So, 5 years in and I've plateaued hard at 330. Sometimes 10-20' more but almost never more than 10' less. I've poured over hammer pounds and rails and water bottle drills galore. Regardless of what I throw, I can only get x amount of power/speed on it and that's it. I don't know what exactly is limiting me because I get lots of compliments on my form, particularly how smooth it looks. And I literally can't strong arm or my forearm will scream at me in the form of tendinitis so I have to be getting some body into the throw. It's like I'm driving a Ferrari kit car with a Toyota 4-cylinder under the hood. I suspect my short fingers and/or weak grip plays a big factor.
So what would be the best way of just starting over for someone that knows what he should be doing and gets glimpses from time to time but just can't get it all together? I just want to start over and burn perfect mechanics into my brain/body. I'm not even particularly obsessed with getting more distance, I just want to feel constantly in control of my throws and be able to line shape like a mofo. But I don't think I'll be able to do that to my satisfaction until I can feel the hit on command.
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The 2009 vintage saw incredible weather extremes that kept growers on their toes for the entire season. It was an average winter, with temperatures swinging from moderate, and even warm at times, to frigid and cold, with plenty of moisture. The spring too was extremely wet — March set a record for rainfall, and May brought hail. Flowering came early but the erratic weather resulted in coulure in some spots and yields were reduced from the start. June brought more of the same, with hail affecting some vineyards and torrential rains causing flooding and landslides in others. July was almost tropical in its warmth and wetness. A major storm occurred on the 23rd.
It was looking rather bleak as the harvest approached, but the weather changed just in time as Indian summer conditions arrived to help dry out the grapes and extend the growing season into October. Hot days and cool nights allowed fruit and sugar development while retaining crucial acidity. Brief spells of rain forced growers to stop and start several times during the harvest, but the most astute among them were able to keep an eye on the weather while coaxing as much as possible from the vines after the uneven summer.
In the end, the late season comeback helped save the vintage, which produced a small but excellent crop of white wines that have superb concentration with fruit nicely balanced by lively acidity. For the growers who put in the time in the vineyards during the summer and harvest to select only the best fruit, the reds were solidly concentrated ripe wines with good depth and excellent structure.
Finding Gruner Veltliner, a wine known for its spicy minerality and firm acidity, used to be a real challenge in the United States. But even though Austrians still keep the bulk of the wine that they produce for themselves, Gruner Veltliner, the most distinctive and widely grown grape in Austria, is rapidly gaining popularity elsewhere thanks to its food-friendliness and engaging complexity.
In Austria's Niederösterreich region, along the Danube River north of Vienna, Gruner Veltliner grows at its finest in terraced vineyards, on slopes so steep that they can barely retain any soil. Some Riesling is planted in these prized locations, but not nearly as much as Gruner Veltliner: on the whole, its plantings make up 36% of all Austrian vineyards.
Within Niederösterreich, plenty of Gruner Veltliner grows in the Weinviertel, just to the northeast of Vienna. Here, the vines grow in deep clay soils, and fruit is made into simple wines, consumed young in the many wine pubs of Vienna.
The terraced vineyards are found farther west, in the regions of Kremstal, Kamptau, and Wachau. Here, what soil does remain is heavily granite in composition, imbuing the wines with hefty stony character. Wines from Wachau are especially prized for their depth and power. In the Kremstal and Kamptau, soils retain their minerality but are still lighter than those in Wachau. Consequently, wines are somewhat more elegant: still steely but not as intense. Thanks to their acidity, wines from all three regions will age well, shedding some of their initial vegetal characteristics while gaining increased spiciness and complexity. Look for bottlings from Huber, Schloss Gobelsburg, and Prager.
Gruner Veltliner is an especially food-friendly wine: it works well with the traditional partners for mineral-rich, high-acid white wines-- chicken and fish, but it also can handle more challenging matches, like asparagus and artichokes.
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I throw an putt/upshot towards the basket that is sitting on an elevated green. It comes to rest. My partner follows and hits my disc knocking it 5 feet away from the basket and his disc rolls down the hill. Am i allowed to replace my disc to its original resting point.
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Mercer continues learning the ropes
"I'm a lot more relaxed, a lot calmer," Mercer said. "Skip [manager Clint Hurdle] always talks about 'slow heartbeat' and I'm trying to do that, just let everything come to me without trying to overdo it, and just enjoy it, have fun with it."
Mercer is putting his strange 2012 big league baptismal to good use. Much of the season, he was the Pirates' designated sitter. Mercer spent 118 days in a Pirates uniform -- two-thirds of the season -- and in all that time was given 62 at-bats.
He was also given an education, and that was the plan for someone the club considers the heir apparent to Clint Barmes at shortstop.
"I gained a lot of experience. I don't think I'd be where I am now if I didn't go up there for the experience," he said. "It wasn't necessarily the playing, but just being around the atmosphere, going to the big stadiums. The whole thing. That meant so much.
"When I first got there [late May] they threw me in some games so I got to play right away, then they sent me back [to Triple-A Indianapolis in mid-June]. So I got to reflect a little bit and when I got back could watch others plays, pick everybody's brain, learn the ropes."
This spring, he has been hitting them. He is 4-for-9 (with three walks upping his on-base percentage to .583) and everything he has hit, including the outs, has been hard.


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After getting treatment on knee, Adams goes deep
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Matt Adams, who is ranked as the Cardinals' No. 8 prospect by MLB.com, had an awfully long day on Tuesday. He's not complaining.
Adams showed up at the Cardinals' facility early in the morning for treatment on his left knee, which had been bothering him in the early part of Grapefruit League play. When that went well, Adams was notified that he would be on the Cards' bus to Fort Myers for a game against the Red Sox.
Even when Adams got to JetBlue Park, though, it wasn't a lock that he would play. Adams wasn't in the starting lineup, and he still needed to come through some more workouts.
After those went well, manager Mike Matheny inserted Adams in the game as a pinch-hitter. Adams hit a towering home run to straightaway center and followed that with a bases-loaded walk in St. Louis' 15-4 thrashing of Boston.
"He's got a nice stroke working right now," Matheny said. "Don't want to leave him in too long, though."
Adams is competing for a job on the Cardinals' bench. He hit .244 with a .286 on-base percentage, a .384 slugging percentage and two home runs in a brief cameo with St. Louis as a rookie in 2012.


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Three Georgia teens have been charged in the death of a 14-year-old boy to jack his sneakers. The suspects range from ages 15 to 18 and stand accused of gunning down Paul Sampleton, last December.
The youngster was found by his father, bound and gagged in their family home, and all because of an extensive sneaker collection.
Authorities believe that the three were motivated to kill solely because of Sampleton's shoe game. After the murder they robbed him for his collection, including the shoes on his feet.
Sampleton, who attended Grayson High School, collected and traded sneakers. "They were aware that he had nice things," noted Cpl. Jake Smith of the Gwinnett County Police Department. "They were aware that he traded in these high-end sneakers."
Police are looking into additional cohorts, but have charged 15-year-old Larnell Sillah with felony murder, as well as 15-year-old Achiel Morgan, and 18-year-old Romaine Stewart, both of whom are believed to have plotted the crime.
Sillah and Sampleton went to school together and were acquaintances, rather than friends.
On the day of the shooting, witnesses saw a silver BMW in the neighborhood, prompting police to serve a search warrant to a residence not far from where Sampleton lived. "Essentially we had a witness in the neighborhood where the homicide happened who saw the vehicle," Smith explained.
Sampleton's mother, Stephanie Stone, said the arrests will give her some form of peace. "I just felt a sense of relief, a sense of euphoria," she said of the news. "It was just like a smile had been planted on my face, I am so glad that we're on the road for closure."
Given the motive for killing her son, Stone offered empathy for all involved. "It is sad that you got three young black men that are going to spend the rest of their lives behind bars, or whatever may come for them, over material things," she said, before sharing words for the parents of Sillah, Morgan, and Stewart. "I'm not going to say that I feel bad for those parents. I'm not, because I feel bad for me. These parents are the ones raising these types of children. They're raising them."
The two suspects under the age of 18 have been charged as adults.
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