text: Pediatrics group to build at Steak & Ale site By Jim Balow March 27, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A group of doctors is getting closer to building a medical office building at the site of the former Steak & Ale restaurant along MacCorkle Avenue near the South Side Bridge.But first the doctors need to get a zoning change from the Municipal Planning Commission next week, according to an application on file at the Charleston Planning Department.Joe Sinclair of ZMM Architects & Engineers has asked the commission to rezone the 2-acre site from I-2 (light industrial) to C-10 (general commercial district). The property, at the foot of the Carriage Trail across from downtown Charleston, is owned by South Charleston Pediatrics, the application says.The owner wants to build a two-story outpatient pediatric medical facility, covering about 9,000 square feet on the ground level and 3,000 square feet on the second level, Sinclair wrote. He added that "this facility is intended [to] enhance the highly visible riverfront district."A site plan submitted with the application shows an irregular, roughly triangular-shaped building at the northeast corner of the property, with two entrances off Ferry Street leading to an 84-space parking lot.South Charleston Pediatrics is now located in the Thomas Medical Pavilion, a medical office building across Division Street from Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, according to its website. The group has six medical doctors and one osteopath, the website shows.In a brief interview Monday, office manager Jamie Ray said the company has not finalized its plans for the new building."We're really not that far along," Ray said. "Obviously it's going to be a medical office, whether it's one or two stories." The owners are still deciding whether to build and lease space to other tenants, she said.According to a March 2012 Gazette article, doctors Alatheia Stickler, Melanie Winnings, Eric Jones and Sharmila Jones bought the Steak & Ale site from the Kanawha Roxalana Co. for $1 million, saying they had outgrown their current location. They tore the building down in April of that year. Ray said the owners were not willing to release a preliminary architect's rendering of the proposed building. She did not return a call Wednesday seeking additional information.Dan Vriendt, the city planning director, said he didn't have much information to add."The only one I talked to was the architect," Vriendt said. "He submitted this work-in-progress site plan. He's not required to submit a site plan."In rezoning cases, planning commissioners are reminded to consider only the general uses allowed under each zoning classification, not any specific plan for the site.Medical offices are not allowed in an I-2 district, Vriendt said. "That's why they need it rezoned."But we've rezoned other property along there in the past," he said. "To be honest, where it's located there's not any neighbors. I wouldn't expect it to be controversial." Following more than 20 years of operation, Metromedia Group closed the doors to the Steak & Ale in 2001, saying it was one of its underperforming restaurants. Metromedia Group, also owner of Bennigan's and Ponderosa, filed for bankruptcy a few years later.The state Lottery Commission soon leased the former restaurant as "temporary" expansion space as it looked for larger quarters. That arrangement lasted 10 years, when the agency finally moved to City Center West.Reach Jim Balow at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5102. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases 4 St. Albans rallies to beat Riverside, 21-17 5 WVU law professor announces run for Congress Dunbar to hold primary election this weekend Previous Story Senate advances bill to study gas tax alternatives Next Story


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How to make a sleek traditional paper plane
Making paper planes is a simple paper activity for kids that leads to fun outdoor games as they fly their paper aeroplanes. This improved version of the traditional paper plane design is a bit more aerodynamic.
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What you need:
- 1 x A4 sheet of paper
Fold the sheet in half lengthways.
Open it out again.
Now fold the left-hand side to the centre line.
Fold the right-hand side to the centre line.
Open it out.
Fold the top left corner down to the centre crease (the classic paper plane fold).
Fold the top right-hand corner down to the centre.
Take the left side and fold it to the centre crease to make steeper diagonal angle.
Do the same on the right.
Fold the left-hand side to the centre again, for an even steeper diagonal.
Do the same on the right.
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House Passes the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act
WASHINGTON—Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1872, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014, sponsored by Congressman Scott Garrett of New Jersey. This bill would require the Congressional Budget Office to use fair-value accounting for government loans and federal credit programs so taxpayers can better understand the risks behind Washington's decisions. The bill would also require the Office of Management and Budget to be more honest about the costs associated with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Upon passage of the legislation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement:
"The Budget and Accounting Transparency Act would force Washington to be upfront about the cost of its decisions. I want to thank Congressman Garrett for sponsoring this bill. Thanks to his hard work, we will make sure that Washington spends taxpayers' money wisely. Today's vote is just one more sign that House Republicans are committed to fixing the broken budget process."


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This has been on my mind for a long time to investigate, and I would appreciate any links to good discussions on this. It is this: we feel metta for someone, or just have a feeling of generalized goodwill towards humanity at a particular moment. That is an intention, a sankhara, right? But along with that intention, there is a pleasant feeling, which is classed as vedana. So is it like this: metta is sankhara, but there is pleasant feeling that results from contact with it, which is vedana (in this instance, 'not-of-the-flesh'?) but when we are actually in the experience, it seems difficult to distinguish these?
(By the way, if I have totally or even partially misapprehended (or incorrectly defined) anything, please let me know!)
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Alameda County's Measure B1 appears to have been defeated.
It would have increased the county's transportation sales tax to a full 1 cent and made it permanent.
County election officials reported Friday that the "yes" vote for the tax increase was 66.53 percent of the 527,403 ballots cast — about 667 votes shy of the two-thirds support needed to pass.
"There are no more votes to count," David Macdonald, the county registrar of voters, said in an email Friday. The results, however, are not official until they are certified next week, he added.
Measure B1 is being closely watched in transportation circles because it was an attempt to make Alameda the first county in Northern California to levy a full one-cent sales tax for transportation.
The measure would have raised some $7.8 billion over three decades to increase funding for roads, freeways, public transit, trails, bicycle lanes and transit-oriented development.
All 14 city councils in the county, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and many business, labor and environmental groups supported the measure as providing congestion relief and stable local funding for transportation.
Opponents said the tax increase was too much, and they objected that the ballot measure would make the tax permanent.
Some members of the Alameda County Transportation Commission have said they would favor putting the tax increase before voters again. Before the tax increase can be put on the ballot again, the Legislature would have to approve a bill allowing the county to put the measure before voters.
The current total tax rate in most Alameda County cities is 8.75 cents for $1 of taxable goods. Passage of Measure B1 would have boosted that rate to 9.25 cents.
In other races:
In Assembly District 20, former Hayward City Councilman Bill Quirk barely beat optometrist Jennifer Ong in the race to represent a wide swath of territory, from Hayward to North Fremont. Quirk, a retired scientist, received 50.3 percent of the vote to Ong's 49.6.
Measure S, which sought to ban sitting and lying on commercial sidewalks between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., was defeated, 52 to 47 percent.
Measure T, which would have altered zoning laws in West Berkeley to allow for flexible development and construction of 75-foot-tall buildings, lost a close battle, 51 to 49 percent.
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Measure L, the school parcel tax, garnered 66.75 percent of the vote, just above the 66.67 percent it needed to pass. The measure had trailed, inching up slightly with each recount since Election Day, reaching the total needed to pass Thursday. The $39 annual levy measure would generate an estimated $2.4 million yearly, with the money going toward such things as music, art, athletics and libraries.
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My technique is fundamentally sound and my game has been improving steadily for awhile now to where I am straddling the border between Am1 and Pro. However, I've never been able to throw as far as my buddies even though my technique is generally better. (I'm not looking for or talking about field distance; I want golf shot distance.) All I can think of is that I'm just not getting everything on to the disc on the hit. Somehow, all my energy isn't being transferred to the disc.
What do you think is the issue here? I was curious about my grip. I believe it is a fork grip: the pads of my index and pinky fingers are on the rim while my middle and ring pads are more on the flight plate. Talking to some bigger arms at Worlds this past week, I was thinking about working on a curled power grip. Is this even an issue worth addressing?
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Bites of Toast
For the Toast
Cut the crusts off the bread. And then cut each piece of bread into 4 squares. Lightly toast the little squares.
For the Basil Walnut Pesto
1 cup Basil, chopped
1 clove Garlic, minced
1/8 cup Olive Oil
1/4 cup Parmesan. grated
1/4 cup Walnuts, crushed
Grind the garlic and walnuts together in a blender. Add the basil and parmesan and blend again. Pour the olive oil into the mixture while blending.
For the Tomatoes
Thinly slice the tomatoes. Saute on a preheated pan in a single layer. Turn over when slightly browned. Saute for 1-2 minutes.
This all sounds very complicated, but its really simple. The entire process took 20 minutes!
To arrange
Spread a little bit of pesto on each portion of bread. Top with a thin layer of mozzarella, and then a slice of tomato.
Toast for approximately 5 minutes or until the cheese just begins to melt.
These are delicious little bites of toast. And open to your imagination!
This is for Anupama's Sandwich Festival at Food-n-More. Can't wait for the round-up. Thanks for hosting!
22 comments:
- Madhu said...
Little bites are very appatizing,very good entry. I liked pesto on a toast.
- May 10, 2008 at 5:44 AM
- Ranjani said...
Yummm! That looks really good, would be a great hors'devours at a wine and cheese! Going to give a shot when I have company over:)
- May 10, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- Ranjani said...
Can't you roast the tomatoes on in the oven too? just drizzle them with some olive oil and let them roast in a preheated oven for 10 mins?
I bet sun dried tomatoes would be great with this too!
- May 10, 2008 at 6:33 AM
- Divya Vikram said...
cute appetizers..
- May 10, 2008 at 6:35 AM
- Shubha Ravikoti said...
Hey arundathi... thats a nice one... i have posted a similar recipe in my blog...:) by name mini bites...:D
and u asked about the achari aloo.. well they not like pickles... they just have a mild flavour of the pickle in it..:)and it tastes yummy...:D
- May 10, 2008 at 6:40 AM
- Arundathi said...
@ Madhu - thanks!
@ Ranjani - Yes, you could definitely use the oven to roast the tomatoes. And there are hundreds of variations, I'm sure. Its great to experiment with the flavors. Do let me know how they turned out.
@ Divya - Thanks!
@ Shubha - Thanks for the link - checked it out and they look delicious - like mini pizza bites!
- May 10, 2008 at 7:03 AM
- Cham said...
Cute little appetizer, great for party
- May 10, 2008 at 7:47 AM
- Srivalli said...
man..that looks yummy..this is what you are going to make next okay!..and if you keep on making sucg great looking dishes, your list will increase!..:DD
- May 10, 2008 at 7:49 AM
- kamala said...
Wow this looks so yummy arundathi
- May 10, 2008 at 8:02 AM
- vegeyum said...
I so need these now. So easy and tasty. I have some basil pesto in the fridge.
- May 10, 2008 at 8:16 AM
- Rachel said...
The bites are lovely...with the pesto, cheese and tomato..it looks way too tempting...
- May 10, 2008 at 8:43 AM
- Bhawana said...
great Arundhati, such a small small sandwitchs looking very tasty :)).. I felt just a gram from the screen and eat... very nice.:)
- May 10, 2008 at 9:34 AM
- Uma said...
mmm. those cute little bites look so delicious.
- May 10, 2008 at 11:34 AM
- Madhu said...
The bites look very appetizing Arundathi. I'm really surprised to know that being in Chennai you make pesto, use mozarella cheese. I think India has changed a lot since 2003, when I left for USA after marriage. I think I will feel strange in Chennai, the place I spent 23 years, if we ever decide to move back there.
- May 10, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Raaga said...
hey... looks very beautiful... I even have pesto ready... but tell me... why did you call it spinach pesto... looks more like basil pesto to me... unless I'm missing something.
- May 10, 2008 at 12:30 PM
- Arundathi said...
@ Cham - thanks - yes perfect as appetizers!
@ Valli - lol! definitely not a problem! :)
@ Kamala - thanks!
@ Vegeyum - if you have the pesto, the rest is easy! :) thanks!
@ Rachel - thank you! it was great!
@ Bhawana - thank you!
@ Uma - thanks!
@ Madhu - Hmm...I'm not sure how much its changed since 2003, I left in 1997 and it is definitely very different 10 years later. But you do get most things in Chennai now.
@ Raaga - Yo Celebrity Girlfriend! :) oops, thanks for pointing that out - i meant to make spinach pesto and had written it down as such, but found the basil instead. Do try it!
- May 10, 2008 at 1:21 PM
- Siri said...
the appetizers looks yummy ..:D
- May 10, 2008 at 6:58 PM
- Jamie said...
Arundathi, these look so appetizing. These would be perfect for a party or family get-together. Thanks for the recipe!
- May 10, 2008 at 8:56 PM
- Arundathi said...
thanks siri and jamie! :) yes, jamie, they're perfect for small parties!
- May 12, 2008 at 8:30 AM
- Bhavani said...
looks too yummy. i dont like tomatoes except totally cooked but just looking at your photos, i am going to try it.
- May 13, 2008 at 8:29 AM
- Arundathi said...
hey B - you can cook them however much you want. i thought these were pretty done - or you could leave out fresh tomatoes and use sundried tomatoes instead!
- May 13, 2008 at 10:38 AM
This is a good starter and so easy to make. For a party we can have lots of them ready in no time!
- May 22, 2008 at 6:50 PM


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Durbin and Schumer, who was in New York, told Obama they had decided to announce their proposals on Monday and were optimistic they could turn them into legislation by March.
"I don't care that you go first; it doesn't bother me," Obama told the senators, as Durbin recalled the conversation. "I'm going to come out with my principles. And I'm also going to put the heat on you to do something. I don't want this to drag on. I want you to do something."
Obama told the senators he had a bill ready to send to Congress, but he assured them he would stand down. But if they didn't act, he promised, he would send his bill to Congress.
Good, the senators agreed; political pressure would help.
On Tuesday evening, after Obama gave his speech at a high school in Las Vegas, the senators met again, arrayed on couches and overstuffed chairs in McCain's office suite.
McCain came in, in a cheerful mood.
"Well, that wasn't so bad," the Arizona senator said.
Rubio also had upbeat news. He had been on Rush Limbaugh's show, and the influential conservative host had told him what he was doing was "admirable and noteworthy."


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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Departments of Modern Languages and English will host its third Tournées Film Festival, a series of French films shown on consecutive Tuesdays, Jan. 28-Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center. The events are free and open to the public.
Five contemporary films will be subtitled in English with each screening followed by a discussion.
Opening the festival Jan. 28 is L'Assaut (The Assault), directed by Julien Leclercq. Based on the real-life hijacking of a Paris-bound Air France flight from Algiers on Christmas Eve in 1994, this thriller remains taut and tense from the first frame to the last. Four hijackers claiming membership in the Armed Islamic Group demand the release of political prisoners in Algeria while, in Paris, French Interior Ministry official Carole Jeanton suspects that this quartet may have plans to crash the plane into the Eiffel Tower. Leclerq grippingly ratchets up the anxiety by including actual footage of the rescue operation.
Additional films are: La Fée (The Fairy), Feb. 4; Monsieur Lazhar, Feb. 11; L'Enfant D'En Haut (Sister), Feb. 18; and Couleur De Peau: Miel (Approved for Adoption), Feb. 25.
The festival is supported by a grant from the French-American Cultural Exchange in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, Centre National de la Cinematographie et l'Image Animée, Campus France USA, the Florence Gould Foundation, and Highbrow Entertainment.
Westminster faculty involved in planning and organizing the festival are: Dr. Jeffrey Bersett, associate professor of Spanish and chair of Westminster's Department of Modern Languages; Dr. Deborah Mitchell, professor of English; and Dr. Ann Murphy, associate professor of French.
Contact Murphy at 724-946-7265 or email for additional information. Visit www.westminster.edu/frenchfilm for additional information about the festival and the films.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The family of the New Mexico teen accused of killing his parents and three younger siblings says they're heartbroken over the deaths and concerned about any potential politicization of the tragedy.
The boy's uncle, Eric Griego, said in an emailed statement Tuesday that the family also is concerned about the media's portrayal of 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego.
Authorities say the teen gunned down five family members on Saturday and planned to open fire randomly at a Wal-Mart using weapons that belonged to his parents.
The shootings come amid a national debate over gun control. President Barack Obama has proposed a series of measures to curb violence.
The Griego family says "those who wish to score political points should not use a confused, misguided 15-year-old boy to make their case."


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Caution Urged on Lakes and Bays During Busy Holiday Weekend
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are urging boaters to take extra care as thousands take to the state's lakes and bays over the busy Independence Day holiday weekend.
"Typically, we see more accidents on the three big summer holidays — Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day weekends," said Maj. Alfonso Campos, chief of marine safety enforcement for TPWD. "There are more people on the water and it's usually a party atmosphere. For some folks, these long weekends are the only time they go out all year."
As of July 3, there have been 95 boating accidents, 51 serious injuries and 23 fatalities on Texas waters so far this year. That compares favorably with the same period of 2007, when there were 119 accidents, 73 injuries and 30 fatalities. Last year marked a four-year high in Texas boating fatalities, with 52, even though nationwide the number of fatalities dropped.
Boating safety advocates hope to see the downward trend in Texas this year continue.
"There are two things people can do that will really improve their chances of coming home safe," said Aaron Reed, a TPWD spokesman and boating education instructor. "First, designate a driver for the boat and for a safe ride home. It's neither safe nor socially acceptable to drive drunk in a car or a truck, and the same holds true for boats. Second, wear a lifejacket. The new inflatable lifejackets, including the belt packs, are comfortable and effective."
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in about one-third of all boating fatalities in Texas. Of victims who drowned in boating accidents nationwide, approximately 85 percent were not wearing lifejackets. Penalties for Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) are similar to those for Driving While Intoxicated and can include suspension of the boat operator's automobile driver's license.
TPWD game wardens will be out in force on state waters over the holiday weekend. TPWD's "Nobody's Waterproof" water safety outreach team also will be on the water Saturday, July 5, at Lake Conroe.
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Some background: Many of the companies you do business with provide data to those Consumer Credit Reporting Companies about how much you owe and how promptly you pay your bills. While the credit bureaus do rent lists, they do not disclose specific financial information to marketers like how much you make, what you owe or to whom. Instead, they compile lists based on consumer characteristics. For example, they might create a list of people with annual incomes over $40,000, who use credit cards and pay their bills on time. If you fall into a category such as this, you might receive "pre-approved" credit card offers in the mail. The insurance industry also uses these lists to solicit business.
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA, 15 USC 1681) and some states' laws require credit reporting companies to delete any consumer's name and address from mailing lists if the consumer so chooses.
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Overall I don't think turnovers are as big of an issue as many make them out to be.
Looking at the team stats for turnovers there would appear to be no correlation between winning and the number of turnovers a team commits.
Let look at some of the top teams
Rockets - 29th in the NBA at 15.6 per game
OKC - 28th in the NBA at 15.3 per game
Warriors - 26th in the NBA at 15.2
Phoenix - 24th at 14.8
Bulls - 21st at 14.7
Pacers - 20th at 14.6
Spurs - 19th at 14.5
Heat - 16th at 14.4
Blazers - 9th at 13.6
Raptors - 7th at 13.5
Clippers 7th at 13.5
Mavs - 4th at 13.0
Grizzles 3rd at 12.7
So where is the correlation. I don't see it. And how many times have you heard that OKC is commiting too many turnovers or that the heat and Spurs who are basically committing as many as the pacers are committing too many. 6 of the best teams in the NBA are in the lowest 1/3 in committing turnovers.
I mean sure it is better to committ fewer, but the correlation between being a team that commits few turnovers and being a top team - I don't see it.
I expect someone to muddy the waters and suggest that because of the pace the Pacers play at it really is a problem.
I think a much bigger problem is shooting percentage. Only teams to shoot worse than the Pacers at the Knicks, Nets, Cavs, Magic, Grizzlies, Celtics, Bobcats, Jazz, Bucks, and Bulls.
Where as the top ten teams are the Clippers, Blazers, Rockets, T-wolves, OKC, Suns, Spurs, Mavs, Heat and Warriors.
There are no elite teams that rank less than 10th in FG shooting percentage and the pacers are 20th. No other elite team ranks below 10th. That is our problem offensively. Our ability to get good shots and make shots - but it isn't turnovers.


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Tony Godfrey knows so much about growing tropical foliage that having him lead the first tour of the day at his Olive Hills Greenhouses Saturday morning may not have been such a good idea.
What was supposed to be a series of 30-minute tours of his massive nursery in Fallbrook turned into a 90-minute information blitz by Godfrey about everything anyone ever wanted to know about Bromeliads, Anthuriums and other tropical foliage.
Ninety minutes into the first tour Godfrey was still talking to his mostly rapt audience of about a dozen people deep inside one of his two cavernous greenhouses, this one a 460,000-square-foot behemoth off Green Canyon Road, when some began wandering off in search of the next farm.
For the fourth year in a row, the San Diego County Farm Bureau hosted Farm Tour Day featuring 12 farms on three different tours. More than 700 people participated in tours of farms in Fallbrook, Valley Center or the San Pasqual Valley.
"We welcome people in because we want to show them what we're doing and we hope they get more interest in the plants and catch the bug that I did 40 years ago," Godfrey said.
In 1973, Godfrey and his wife, Sue, started with 2 rented acres and a 3,000-square-foot greenhouse. His operation has since grown into one of the largest of its kind in the United States with two greenhouses spread over 18 acres in two Fallbrook locations.
Farm Tour Day began four years ago in response to requests from the public to be able to see local growing operations, said the farm bureau's Lindsey Hogg.
"The farmers really appreciate the opportunity to connect with their direct consumers and to show them what really goes on and what really goes into farming," Hogg said.
People of all ages joined the tour for all sorts of reasons. Some brought kids to show them that food doesn't just magically materialize in the grocery store. There also were teachers and would-be farmers, plant enthusiasts and even a guy thinking of starting a truffle farm.
"I'm from Illinois farm country originally so I thought I'd come out and check out how they do it in California. It's a lot different," said Dani Witkowski, a Vista resident for the past decade who was on the tour with her husband, Rick.
"It's amazing," she said of Godfrey's greenhouse. "It's amazing you can find this much color and this much beauty out in the middle of nowhere."
Patti Rhodes drove down from Corona with her 7-year-old twin granddaughters, Peyton and Lindry Nichols, to show them what farming was all about. The girls were growing weary an hour into Godfrey's lectures.
"We don't want to learn," said Peyton. "We just want to go pick some fruit."
They may have gotten their chance later in the day at Vic Pankey's 11-acre orange grove about 10 miles away located just east of Interstate 15 and south of state Route 76.
Pankey, 72, a fourth generation San Diego County farmer, was losing his voice by the time the third tour came around in the early afternoon.
"I thinks it's important we get information out about what we do and the problems that we have in raising this fruit so everybody knows and understands what we're up against," he said.
Agriculture is big business in the county. As of 2011 there were more farms locally (6,687) than in any other county in the United States with the vast majority being small operations of less than 10 acres.
Growers and ranchers handled products valued at nearly $1.7 billion in 2011, according to the county's Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures.
It provides a lot of jobs, Pankey said, and more.
"In addition to the enjoyment that people get from having agriculture, you have to think about the fact that these trees take up a lot of carbon dioxide, they give off oxygen and provide a balance to the other things that people want to do in the county."


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Frank Delicious wrote:Drowsy wrote:MR. WICK wrote:Whatever your putter is.
I don't want to buy a new approach/short drive disc.every month to maintain the stability. Trees suck.
Good news my friend. You won't have to buy a new putter every month because putters, even ones that hit lots of trees, can maintain their stability for a long time at shorter distances.
I also prefer a beat up putter for those distances anyway. The loss of a bit of LSS means they fade out less and can be manipulated on more lines.
That happens for me, too. I've sunk more ~90' approach shots throwing forehand than I have backhand several times over.kern9787 wrote:I've discovered recently that it is SOOOOO much easier for me to range shots that short by flicking a putter rather than trying to throw backhand. I've become so much more accurate, and I'm not at all a strong forehand player.
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quote:Originally posted by george goodfellowDorothy,The WOODEN area ie, Wester Wooden, Easter Wooden and Upper Wooden farms, also Wooden Loch and Wooden Hill are all in the Eckford/Crailing area between Kelso and Jedburgh. On the 1863 map of Roxburghshire, Wester Wooden farm is just named Wooden. If you look at the maps on this site under Roxburghshire, then Eckford you will see Wooden Farm next to Wooden Loch.George


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2 years after her Vegas show ended, Bette still proves that 'The Showgirl Must Go On'
ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor
Bette Midler got her start working in New York City's Continental Baths, the premier gay bathhouse in America at the time. Since then, she's gotten two Oscar nominations, won four Grammys, three Emmys and a Tony, headlines huge films and audience-grabbing TV specials. But in reality, she's still just the queen among the queens, camping it up with puns, sexual double entendres and swinging her rack around like a mink stole at a debutante ball. She may be on the Vegas stage with a 13-piece orchestra and throngs of adoring middle-ages couples, but the act is pure late-night drag club.
That's probably what has attracted the gays to Bette since her earliest days.
We love Liza, care for Cher, bow to Barbra and go gaga for Gaga, but Bette?
She's still one of us. Fabulous … well, as fabulous as we imagine ourselves to be.
For two years, Bette played the Palace — Caesar's Palace on the Vegas Strip — with The Showgirl Must Go On, her paean to corny glamour. It's been nearly two years since the show closed, but you can finally see it with the DVD release. And it's exactly what you think it will be.
La Bette has always known her base, so she gives shoutouts to "the gays," who have always appreciated that she proudly pioneered the "trashy singers with big tits" trend — drag queens with real-girl parts. She's not letting go of the honor easily. Vegas is a good fit for that, trafficking as it does in that sheen of tinsel and cheap glam — headdresses, scanty costumes (frequently changed), garish lighting and plenty of dazzle alongside the razzle.
Slickly filmed and fast-paced (aside from a quirky intro involving a twister that makes no sense), it's a dazzling document of the Divine Miss M's great gifts as a comedian and performer.
Her voice is still in fine shape, from "Friends" (the song that launched her to her first Grammy) through the inescapable tearjerker "From a Distance" (her fourth Grammy), with new arrangements of classics like "Do You Want to Dance" and "The Rose" that are true to the originals without being carbon copies. That almost makes up for the one-liners she does as her alter-ego "Sophie" — Bette admits she's been telling them for 40 years, but we've laughed just as long.
True enough. That's probably why we like her so much. We both get each other.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday.
Restless is, at heart, a comedy, but it's from director Gus Van Sant, so don't expect an easy comedy. Enoch (Henry Hopper) is an orphan who crashes funerals; at one, he meets Annabel (Mia Wasikowska), a quirky naturalist who seems as curious as he seems withdrawn. But while Enoch is haunted by the ghost of a Japanese Kamikaze pilot, Annabel has her own demons.
Any other director would almost certainly have turned Restless into a maudlin tearjerker (even the disrespectfully crass Judd Apatow made the mawkish disaster Funny People). But Van Sant operates on about two settings: Crazy genius (Milk, To Die For, Drugstore Cowboy) and disastrous boondoggle (his misguided Psycho remake) …. though he throws some impenetrable art films in as well (Gerry, Elephant, Last Days). Restless is really none of those, though it is very good — a lighthearted look at death that never seems off-beat for its own sake. Wasikowska and Hopper, below, make a charming couple, cool but authentic, and its disarming undermining of the cliches of a doomed romance elevate it. It's overstating to call it a feel-good movie, but you walk away refreshed, as much by the moviemaking as by the story.
— Arnold Wayne Jones
Three and a half stars.
Now playing at the Angelika Film Center Mockingbird Station.
Love Crime opens with Christine (Kristin Scott Thomas, right) and her assistant, Isabelle (Ludivine Sagnier). But this work session isn't at the office; it's at Christine's home with the boss being flirtatious, giving her wine and gifts.
In an American movie there'd be a sexual harassment suit in the offing, but Love Crime is French so this will lead to more — or less. We learn that neither woman is exclusively lesbian because both sleep with men — the same man Philippe (Patrick Mille) in one instance — though not at the same time. Isabelle even asks Philippe what Christine's like in bed.
The women work in the Paris office of an American company. What begins as a tale of corporate and romantic intrigue takes a deadly turn. The less you know going in the better. Just let the story unfold deliciously, because you're in the capable hands of the late writer-director Alain Corneau.
Corneau admitted he didn't know if the women have a physical relationship, but Christine is obviously using sex to manipulate Isabelle. When she gets the younger woman to say "I love you," the impact is like a vampire biting its victim's neck.
Love Crime is a mystery Hitchcock would have been proud of. Sagnier even looks like a Hitchcock blonde as she gives what must be the widest-ranging female performance of the year, and possibly the best.
Lesbian or not, it would be a crime to miss this one.
— Steve Warren
Three stars.
Now playing at Landmark's Magnolia Theatre.


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Alzheimer drug shows some promise in mild disease
Combined results from two studies of an experimental Alzheimer's drug suggest it might modestly slow mental decline, especially in patients with mild disease.
Taken separately, the studies missed their main goals to significantly slow the mind-robbing disease. But pooled results found 34 percent less decline in mild Alzheimer's patients compared to those on a dummy treatment for 18 months.
Doctors say the results do not seem strong enough to win approval of the drug now. But they show researchers are on the right track by trying to clear the sticky deposits that clog patients' brains.
The drug is being developed by Eli Lilly & Co. and is called solanezumab (sol-ah-NAYZ-uh-mab). Results were reported Monday at a neurology conference in Boston.
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J.Crawford, B.Wright, #7
GS gets 2 needed PG's (TD thru t/y, TJ w/ PO after t/y) w/o long term commitments ($ of '10?) that also fits GS's style. GS also can get TWill (rumor: if thats who they like) or another solid player @ 13 at a lower price. Ellis is now free to play SG - a better fit for all.
IN gets a M.Daniels-type sub (less "D" but better scorer) who can play the 1/2/3 & be a solid sub while Dun recovers, & adds a young PF w/ upside. IN almost assures themselves the ability to get either Evans or Holiday @ 7. Both JC & Wright fit IN's 2011 expiring contract plan.


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Qualifying at Formula One Grand Prix is set for an overhaul ahead of the new season in a bid to spice up the show.
A number of proposals have been put forward by the FIA to combat the further likelihood of the top-10 drivers opting not to venture out in the final 10-minute session for strategy reasons.
That practice became particularly prevalent last season as teams and drivers chose to conserve tyres rather than attempting to set a quick time and aim for the highest grid slot.
At present, the top-10 drivers start a race on the set of tyres on which they conclude qualifying.
That resulted in some drivers deciding against setting a time, giving them a free choice of rubber on which to line up on the grid.
The FIA is determined to stamp out such a ploy to ensure fans who pay top dollar to see a qualifying showdown are given value for money.
The main ideas that will come under consideration when the FIA meets the teams during the second test in Bahrain later this month focus on tyres.
One suggestion is the top 10 start the race on the tyres on which they ended the second qualifying segment, so giving them a free hand in Q3, whilst another is they are handed extra sets of tyres for Q3.
Also on the table is a time extension to the final session, running for 12 minutes instead of the current 10.
In a further effort to make matters more interesting and apply more pressure on the teams, there is a suggestion to cut Q1 from 20 minutes to 18.
The proposals are due to be debated on 21 February, and if cleared will then go before the World Motor Sport Council at their meeting in early March in time for the season-opening grand prix in Australia on 16 March.


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More than 100 brawl after talent show at Mt. Ida College in Newton; one man arrested
A brawl involving more than 100 people broke out after a talent show at Mount Ida College in Newton Thursday night. One man was arrested for assaulting an officer, city police said.
Police arrived at the Dedham Street school at 10:40 p.m. and found people fighting outside of Carlson Hall, said Officer Eric Rosenbaum.
Newton police requested assistance from State Police and the Boston, Brookline, and Waltham departments because of the large number of people fighting, Rosenbaum said. A State Police K-9 unit was also used to disperse the crowd.
The fight started after a talent show sponsored by the college's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, he said.
"It looks like it all stemmed from something that happened there,'' Rosenbaum said.
One man was arrested for assault and battery on a police officer. He was identified as Randy Carius, 21, of Mattapan, Rosenbaum said.
Three other men were summonsed for disorderly conduct: an 18-year-old from Boston, a 21-year-old from Florida, and a 22-year-old from Connecticut, he said.
Police were unsure whether any of the four men were Mount Ida students, Rosenbaum said.
Officers used pepper spray on one person, but there were no real injuries, he said.
Police remained on scene throughout the night and into the morning hours.
In a statement, Mount Ida officials said the school is investigating the incident.
"We are working closely with local law enforcement and are taking immediate action, including suspending students who were involved, pending further disciplinary proceedings,'' the administration said. "Mount Ida College has a zero-tolerance policy towards violence of any kind as the safety of our students is paramount.''


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In the wake of the tragic death of jogger Lauren Huddleston, who suffered fatal head injuries when she was struck by a bicyclist, Friends of the Katy Trail is kicking off a Safety Awareness Drive with the help of former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman. Aikman will be on the trail from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20, and hey, maybe this will be a good opportunity to show off your purple. From the Friends:
Friends of the Katy Trail will ask Trail users to sign a pledge stating how they will use the Trail safely. The Safety Awareness Drive kicks off Oct. 20 with Troy Aikman and lasts all weekend!
If you want to help with the Safety Awareness Drive, please contact Ashleigh Falk at email@example.com. Volunteers will ask people to sign the safety pledge and distribute tips for safe use of the Trail. They also will take new or renewed memberships in the Friends of the Katy Trail. We need volunteers on Oct. 23 and 24. at various points on the Trail.
Friends of the Katy Trail and Dallas city officials met last week and are working on a plan to address safety concerns, which will be released no later than Thanksgiving. City Councilwoman Angela Hunt reports in an e-mail:
Last week, I met with city staff and Friends of the Katy Trail board members to discuss ways to make the trail safer in response to Lauren Huddleston's tragic death. We will have a plan to address trail safety for all users within 45 days.
Last month's unveiling of Dallas' Bike Plan was a great success, with over 200 people attending the meeting at City Hall. Please take a look at the draft maps and give us your input.
The updated bike plan will help us address overcrowding on the Katy Trail by providing alternatives for cyclists. Right now, many cyclists feel that off-street trails are the only safe place to ride. As we develop safe on-street facilities like separated bike paths and well-marked bike lanes, as envisioned by the bike plan, cyclists will have more options and we can take some of the pressure off our trails.
UPDATE: Moments after we posted this, yet another accident was reported on the Katy Trail. The Dallas Police Department says a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle at about noon on Monday:
According to witness, a bicyclist stopped at stop sign at Harvard Street and Cole Avenue and then proceeded to cross Cole Avenue, when she was lightly struck by a vehicle traveling on Cole Street with no stop sign. The bicyclist was transported to Baylor with minor injuries.


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Over 25 artists take on Blamoville's Billy...
For a great selection of action figures and collectibles, check out BigBadToyStore.com, Urban-Collector.com, BriansToys.com, DollsAmerica.com, ClarkToys.com, ToyWiz.com, SmallJoes.com, VNCToys.com, PastGenerationToys.com, MonkeyDepot.com, RPMDiecast.com, HobbyLinkJapan.com, YesAnimation.com, and SuperheroToys.com.
For a great selection of pop culture t-shirts and apparel, check out TShirtGurus.com and 80sTees.com.
Last Sunday night Blamo Toys had the opening for its first custom toy show, "Welcome to Blamoville." Featuring the work of over 25 artists, the show was a huge success. For a slideshow tour, CLICK HERE.
Blamo is also now accepting orders for their exclusive "Albino Billy" which was released at the event. Fans can grab him at Blamotoys.com for $70 + shipping.
The "Welcome to Blamoville" Custom Toy Show will be happening again November 13th at Million Fishes Gallery in Blamo's home town of San Francisco. The show will then travel down to LA and be displayed at Blamo's booth at this year's DCON in Pasadena on the 21st of November.
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Ann, I guess we'll just have to change your status from Enthusiast to Narcisist.
Kidding ;-)
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Fri 24 Sep 2010
Ann, I guess we'll just have to change your status from Enthusiast to Narcisist.
Kidding ;-)
Thu 21 Oct 2010
where are the files located that people posted sample proposals etc? Dan was hosting them – did they go away?
Tue 26 Oct 2010
I've designated a different photo as the primary one, but it doesn't seem to be changing in my profile or posts. Is anyone else having this issue?
Tue 26 Oct 2010
Never mind. It took about 20 mins to take effect, but now it seems to be working.
Tue 26 Oct 2010
Which one is you?
Wed 27 Oct 2010
It's my most successful production, to date!
Thu 28 Oct 2010
That's a beautiful kid you have there, Ethan, even if he does look like he's about to throw a punch at the paparazzo.
Thu 28 Oct 2010
Co-production, surely, Ethan?
Sat 30 Oct 2010
Ethan – your browser had probably cached the old picture.
Robert – Do you mean Sean Adair's page which is still out there but hasn't been updated in 10 years?
Wed 3 Nov 2010
i suppose I do. Thought there was something a bit more recent. guess not.
Wed 3 Nov 2010
Well, we can always start a new collection in a dedicated topic where people simply post their documents as attachments. Do you think we'll see the same spirit of sharing as back then?
Mon 8 Nov 2010
hard to tell. the d-word has changed a lot since those days.
Is there that place where posted documents are attached?
Also, how would I search for posts by
posted by a particular person
cross topic topic (e.g. ITVS)?
If such searches are possible.
Fri 19 Nov 2010
Linda, have you had a look at the list of tags? (that baggage tag icon). We create them as we go along, so that list can get quirky. I don't know if you can first assemble all the posts for any one tag, and then do a word/name search of just those. Lemme try and I'll get back to you in a few seconds.
Just tried: it works very well. Look at the top of your page, select tags, decide which one you want to look through, double click it, all those posts will appear, then click advanced search, if you are not seeing a place to write the name of the posting person. ( "Post by ....", something like this.)
There are several "ITVS + Something else" tags, too.
Aha. And duh.
Thank you Joanne.
I once wondered about tags and that little symbol but failed to adequately investigate. Very helpful. Thanks again.
Fri 19 Nov 2010
posted documents: use the "attach file" as if you were attaching the document to an email in most email pgms. If you are looking for posted documents only, I have no idea if the search engine does this. I haven't looked that closely
Yeah, it's the latter I was thinking of, like a Borgesian archive. I will try to explore it. Thank you again.
Linda, the Advanced Search lets you search for posts by a particular person. Or you can go to a person's profile and click on the link to view all their recent posts.
You can attach documents to every post but there's no specific way of searching for attachments only. Is this something we should implement?
Sat 20 Nov 2010
Thanks Ben, the d-word thinks of everything, I now know how to search.
I do believe I'm not the first who has wondered about a document archive...
If someone wants to volunteer and compile one, we could have a dedicated topic that would just show important documents of common interest. But it'll be a lot of work. Also, some people choose not to attach a document but to copy-paste its text into the hidden section of a post. A bit more difficult to spot.
Sat 20 Nov 2010
One suggestion is to just create a "FILES" section with some "Folders" for categories of information. This is the way Yahoo Groups works. Then let the members put stuff they like in the folders and others can look for cool, useable stuff that they can use. Identify who posted it and when. Any member can create folders or subfolders. Any member can post a file. A member can delete any files they posted. Hosts can delete anything. No editing of files; if you want to change a file, delete and replace.
Well, we'd need another fundraiser for that sort of thing.
For the time being, please use our Tags feature to mark useful posts (or attachments).
Thu 25 Nov 2010
Perhaps we can refine the way we try to use the Tags feature.
Could we agree perhaps on some standard tags for the most commonly used or requested kinds of documents?
And perhaps suggest a more standard way of tagging the posts that contain these documents? For example, I often see questions about CONTRACTS (and I believe there are a number of specific kinds of contracts), but don't know if all sample contracts get tagged as such or if they are tagged at all.
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Pink Cozies Up to Baby Willow on Set
Pink cradled her daughter Willow Sage Hart on the NYC set of her upcoming movie Thanks For Sharing yesterday. Pink planted some kisses on her 4-month-old infant as they hung out by her trailer, and Willow even showed off a few giggles for her mom. Thanks for Sharing, which is Pink's first major live-action movie role, has been shooting on the East Coast in recent weeks. It seems as though Pink is stepping up to the challenge — she and Mark Ruffalo worked together today on the project and Mark later took to Twitter to compliment her talent, calling her a "natural"! Pink is just one of the leading ladies Mark is collaborating with on the film. Mark made out with Gwyneth Paltrow last week on the set of the movie, which follows a group of sex addicts as they try to figure out their lives and relationships.


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Asbury Foundation CEO Speaks at WCU New Orleans Graduation
New Orleans, La., August 7, 2012 - William "Bill" K. Ray, president and CEO of the Asbury Foundation of Hattiesburg, Inc., spoke at William Carey University's commencement ceremony for students on the New Orleans campus on August 3, in Leavell Chapel at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. This graduation was one of the four ceremonies WCU held August 3-4, with nearly 400 students graduating.
Mr. Ray was formerly president and CEO of Wesley Health Systems. He was named South Mississippi Top 10 Business Leader in 2005, Administrator of the Year by the National United Hospital Wesleyan Association in 1995, and Healthcare Executive of the Year by the Mississippi Affiliates of American College of Healthcare Executives in 1994. Mr. Ray is a member of the WCU Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors for Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the Pine Belt Area, the Hattiesburg Rotary Club, a life fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and an active member of First Baptist Church. He received the Hub Award in 2011 for outstanding contributions to the community, commitment to excellence and dedication to public service.


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Chris Botti Begins Blue Note Performances on Wednesday
Chris Botti returns to the Blue Note with his band this Monday for his annual 3-week residency including New Year's Eve. This year's lineup features Chris Botti (trumpet), Billy Kilson (drums), Billy Childs(piano), Lisa Fischer (vocals), Ben Butler (guitar 12/17-26),Leonardo Amuedo (guitar 12/27-1/6), Richie Goods (bass), Andy Ezrin (keyboards), Arianna Warsaw-Fan (violin 12/17-26), andCaroline Campbell (violin 12/27-1/6). New Year's Eve will include a champagne toast, hats, noisemakers, a countdown and balloon drop.
Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. Performing worldwide and selling more than three million albums, he has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre.
Over the past three decades, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music, including Sting, Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban,Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. Hitting the road for as many as 300 days per year, the trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world's most prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy.
Impressions, Botti's 2012 Columbia Records release, is the latest in a stellar parade of albums - including When I Fall In Love (2004), To Love Again: The Duets (2005), Italia (2007), and the CD/DVD Chris Botti in Boston (2009) - that has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Playing with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination, Botti is joined on the disc by featured artists Andrea Bocelli, Vince Gill,Herbie Hancock, Mark Knopfler, and David Foster in a warm, intimate celebration of melodic balladry.
With Impressions and the albums that preceded it, Chris Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative figures of the contemporary music world.
When: Monday, December 17 through Sunday, January 6, 8pm & 10:30pm
Where: The Blue Note, 131 West 3rd Street, New York, NY 10012
Tickets: $65-75 table seats, $40 at the bar. New Year's Eve: 7pm $125 table seats, $75 at the bar; 10pm $150 table seats, $95 at the bar.


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In accordance with the Code of Virginia §46.2-336, the Department of Motor Vehicles will send your driver's license to this court for presentation. Once the court has received your driver's license, you will receive a notice to attend a presentation. This notice usually occurs during the last 30 days of your temporary license.
Once you have received your notice to attend, you will receive your driver's license when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Due to limited seating, only one person should accompany you. Please bring your temporary license and your notification with you as you will be required to show identification to attend the presentation. Appropriate dress is required.
Please arrive early to park and enter the courtroom before the start of the presentation. Persons who arrive late will not be admitted, but will be given a new date to appear. It is recommended that you plan to arrive at least 30 minutes early to allow plenty of time to find a parking space and walk to the courthouse.
Public parking is available in Parking Garage B located on Page Avenue. Please see the link below "Directions to the Court" for a detailed map of the Judicial Complex.
The court holds the Juvenile Driver's License Ceremony at 3:15 pm in Courtroom 3K.
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Didcot marksman Dan Rivers has a place in England's team for this summer's Commonwealth Games firmly in his sights after regaining his British air rifle title.
The 22-year-old was crowned champion at Bisley in 2012 when competing as a senior for the first time, before finishing third to Italy's Olympic champion, Niccolo Campriani, 12 months ago.
And he won the 10m air rifle free standing title for a second time by recording an impressive 203.6 points to pip Jack Bale by a single point in a nail-biting finish.
The Wantage Target Shooting Club member said: "They were fine margins and obviously there was great pressure because the crowd is behind you and the scores are projected up, and you see where people are and who is chasing you from behind.
"After the first two series of the final I was in the lead and I led all the way up to the penultimate shoot where I was tied for first with Jack Bale.
"I clinched it by one point on the final shot.
"It was close and the heart was pounding, but I managed to steer it into the middle.
"It was just sheer relief because this year I want to get qualifying scores and results to make the England team which is going to the Commonwealth Games, which is a massive goal for me and has been for the last couple of years.
"I feel with the recent results this has put me right on target for it."
Rivers stands second in the rankings behind Ken Parr, who finished third at Bisley, and now he is focused on accumulating enough points to make England's two-man team to shoot in Glasgow in July.
He is aiming to compete in not just air rifle, but also two small bore events – prone and three position.
With that in mind, he is set to represent England in an international competition in Dortmund, Germany, starting on Tuesday, March 18.
"It would be a massive feat to go to a large multisport event like the Commonwealth Games and it would help my preparation looking forward to Rio in 2016 which is the long-term goal," he added.
Rivers is being backed in his quest by Ridgeway Oxford Audi, where he works as a mechanic, with his employers providing him with an A4 to travel to Bisley at the weekend.


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My second question is sensitive. My husband for months has told me he is not ready to die. Today he has told me he is ready and wants to die because he is tired. Someone told me that most people go pretty fast once the say they are ready. I know everybody is different, but has anybody had any experience with this? I hate to see him suffer so much.
We do have hospice coming in once a week right now. They're not saying much as they are always so positive. I just don't know if we are coming to the end. He seems to sleep all the time and has his days and nights mixed up. I appreciate any and all responses and advice.
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- "Grand Princess Olga: Vengeance and Sainthood in Kievan Rus," World History Connected, Volume 7 Number 1, February 2010. See: worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/
- "From Flax to Linen in the Medieval Rus Lands", Medieval Clothing and Textiles 4 (Boydell & Brewer: Spring 2008)
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Highway HoldingsDividend Yield: 8.00% Highway Holdings (NASDAQ: HIHO) shares currently have a dividend yield of 8.00%. Highway Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells metal, plastic, electric and electronic components, subassemblies, and finished products for original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.67. The average volume for Highway Holdings has been 53,200 shares per day over the past 30 days. Highway Holdings has a market cap of $7.6 million and is part of the industrial industry. Shares are up 5.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. TheStreet Ratings rates Highway Holdings as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, compelling growth in net income, attractive valuation levels and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Highlights from the ratings report include:
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The CoasterCrew attended Busch Gardens Europe's recent media day which was all about the park's new Sesame Street Forest of Fun. The new section includes a number of new rides for the little ones. The centerpiece is the park's sixth roller coaster, Grover's Alpine Express. I'm sure many little Virginian's will get their first taste of roller coasters on the 24′ tall kiddie coaster. (Share your first roller coaster experience.) As always, Busch's theming and building designs look to be top notch.
Not every new addition to a theme park needs to be a thrill ride or record breaking roller coaster. In fact, families is where most theme park's bread is buttered. So attracting the families that are likely to spend the most is always a solid strategy. Check out CoasterCrew's full image gallery from the event.
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Gordon scratched with tightness in back
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Alex Gordon was scratched from the Royals' lineup because of a back problem about four hours before Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.
"A little back stiffness, it's right where your rear end meets your back. Went in and took some swings, and it was still tight," manager Ned Yost said. "This is way too early to be pushing anything, so we made a lineup change."
Xavier Nady replaced Gordon in left field, and center fielder Jarrod Dyson moved up in the lineup and took Gordon's leadoff spot.
Any concern over Gordon's condition?
"Zero concern," Yost said, then amended that: "One percent concern."
Gordon had played in two of the first three Cactus League games and was 2-for-4. He was scheduled to play Tuesday against Cleveland, but now that is uncertain.
Meanwhile, pitcher Francisley Bueno, who took a sharp ground ball off his left wrist in Saturday's game, had nothing more than a bruise.
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Story #8: Steven is organizing to make sure we don't go back to the social policies of the 1960's.
"I was fortunate enough to have been raised by a fabulous mother who cared less about my sexuality and more that my room was clean. From her I learned acceptance and respect but encouraged me to be driven, to stand up for what I believe in. It's because of her that I have fought so tirelessly to preserve equality both here in New Hampshire and nationally. I'm a proud gay man and an even prouder Granite Stater. I've made it my life goal to preserve and fight for equality, which is why I'm working everyday to re-elect Barack Obama."
"In high school, I started a local chapter of a national organization that works to foster a positive and tolerant environment in our schools. I couldn't be prouder of President Obama for supporting that goal by publicly supporting marriage equality. To have a president willing to stand up and say same sex couples deserve the same rights as everybody else is a powerful force against the intolerance and hate directed toward the the LGBT community. So that's what's at stake in this election. We've worked so hard for equality and I would hate to have to lose all that we've gained in the last four years."
"The idea of a Romney presidency is actually terrifying in terms of equal rights. Romney's social policies are so backwards that it scares me. He would take us back to the 1950's, and not just for LGBT folks. We don't need someone in office who wants to reverse all of the progress that we've made not just in these past four years–but the past 60 years. We need to have a President who understands the world we live in and that is not Mitt Romney. It's the guy we have in office already–Barack Obama."
"Our future is at stake in this election. If we don't speak up and get involved then we are doing a disservice to our country and ourselves. I can't and won't just sit and let this pass me by. We have to get involved."


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Some are as N. says, others are fond of destruction & hell-raising, so they follow their tendencies.maybay wrote:What can one really say about others?
That they are real & external to our minds, but are attracted by the bad seeds (lust, pride, anger etc) or tendencies of our thoughts. So cleaning up our thoughts is most of the battle.
Is that what it says in the Shurangama no samadhi Sutra?


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Think of iconic beauty products, think Chanel scents - and now the French fashion house is adding another fragrance to their repertoire.
Ladies and gents, meet Coco Noir, a homage to the founder of Chanel. The bottle is gothic gorgeous - jet black with gold accents in the signature Coco shape - and with top notes of grapefruit and Calabrian bergamot and a heart of rose absolute as well as Brazilian tonka bean, Venezuelan tonka bean, and bourbon vanilla, the fragrance is a mix of freshness, brightness and 'animal sensuality.'
Chanel's master perfumer, Jacques Polge, concocted the fragrance in what we can imagine is the chicest lab in the heart of Paris. It's the third addition to the Coco collection and follows the original scent which landed back in 1984 and, of course, the much-coveted Coco Mademoiselle. What a line-up, hey? But, Christopher Sheldrake, perfumer for Chanel, tells WWD, 'Noir sits in its own space. We are careful not to launch a lot of fragrances — we choose to create scents that represent an era, not a passing fancy.' We have every faith Noir will become a classic.
And it's certainly a dramatic contrast to Coco Mademoiselle with its pretty pink bottle and super-soft campaigns. In fact, the 'luminosity of black' rather reminds us of Lady Gaga's first fragrance, Fame, which is similarly dark, sensual and with a black and gold bottle. It's unlikely, however, that Chanel will cast hunky topless men for the ad campaign (boo) so who can we expect to be Lady Noir? In the past, Chanel have signed up Kate Moss, Keira Knightley, Nicole Kidman and most recently Brad Pitt (!) to represent their delightful range of fragrances, but we're expecting a mean-and-moody star with a seductive edge this time round. Who are you putting your bets on? We're, naturally, holding out hope for Choupette.
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Closing arguments held in Selah murder case
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Closing arguments came Friday in the case against two men suspected of killing a Selah woman 15 years ago.
Michael Gorski waits for a verdict from the jury. Frank Brugnone will get his answer from the judge.
Defense lawyers argued Gorski hardly knew the murder victim and would have *no reason to kill her.
They say evidence suggests the victim was known to have a lot of men in her home.
Prosecutors argue eyewitnesses and DNA evidence points to Gorski.
"I would ask you to find the defendant Michael Gorski guilty of the crime of second degree murder," said prosecuting attorney Patti Powers.
"Mike did not do this," said defense attorney John Crowley. Mike did not hurt Caroline. Mike did not kill Caroline and therefore Mike is not guilty."
Jurors were told to disregard any opinionated statements made by a lawyer that isn't backed with evidence.
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One man who gave politics a good nameMay 5, 2013 By Mark Shields
There's a hit new movie this spring, "42," the story of how in 1947 Jack Roosevelt Robinson made baseball history and American history by breaking the color barrier to become a Brooklyn Dodger and the first black man to play in the Major Leagues.
It is also the story of Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Dodgers, who in his lonely commitment to desegregate baseball, chose Robinson, a star in four sports -- football, basketball, track and baseball -- at UCLA before entering the Army and being commissioned a second lieutenant.
Rickey believed, rightly, that Jackie Robinson had the courageous self-discipline required to endure the hate, hostility and isolation that awaited him in the grandstands, locker rooms, restaurants and hotels of pre-civil-rights America.
But one American hero gets short shrift in this good new movie. His name: Albert B. "Happy" Chandler. A native of Corydon, Ky., veteran of World War I and a graduate of his home state university's law school, he was a rising political star -- a state senator at 32, lieutenant governor at 33, governor at 37 and U.S. senator at 41.
Happy Chandler left the U.S. Senate in 1945, when the owners of the then-16 Major League teams elected him to be commissioner of baseball. The game had been lily-white for eight decades, and when the owners later met for two hours in secret at New York's Waldorf Astoria to deal with Branch Rickey's unwelcome push to integrate the game, they voted 15-1 against Rickey and for continued racial segregation.
Nobody much expected Chandler, a self-described "Confederate" who had governed a state where the races were by law separated, to rock the boat.
But that is exactly what the commissioner did. As he later explained his decision to overturn the owners' vote and allow Jackie Robinson to play for Brooklyn, "I'd have to meet my Maker some day, and if He asked me why I didn't let this boy play, and I said, 'Because he was black,' that might not be a satisfactory answer." Chandler went on: "I just decided it (excluding African-Americans from the sport) wasn't just. It wasn't decent. It wasn't fair, and I was going to end it."
Of Jackie Robinson, Chandler said: "He had a chip on his shoulder, and I don't blame him for that because he thought everybody was against him, and nearly everybody was."
How good a politician was Happy Chandler? In American history, there have been nine different governors who, when presented with a vacant U.S. Senate seat to be filled, have gone through the scripted ritual of resigning as governor in order to have the "new" governor then appoint him (all nine were men) to the U.S. Senate.
Not surprisingly, voters dislike this charade, and eight of the nine governors who arranged their own Senate appointments have been defeated in the next election. The only exception: Gov. Happy Chandler, who in 1939 effectively had himself appointed to the Senate and went on to win Kentucky Senate elections in 1940 and 1942.
So Chandler understood the risk he was taking by ignoring the owners and by welcoming Jackie Robinson to baseball.
He was fired by the owners in 1950, but Don Newcombe, the great Dodgers pitcher, would speak eloquently of when Chandler had stood up for blacks, including Robinson, Roy Campanella and himself: "Happy Chandler cared when it wasn't fashionable to give a damn about black baseball players."
How about that, sports fans? A successful politician who was a genuine American hero.
Editor's note: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields is a former Marine who appears regularly on "Newshour" on PBS.


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At least the fans on clutch city seem every bit as willing to part with their guy as we are with Jax.
It works straight up:
Juwan Howard for Jax.
we get another big body who is probably better than Scot and who defenders must respect. His contract is one year shorter than Jax's.


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