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In a dress rehearsal for the November election, two seasoned politicians with experience representing Northern California advanced to the run-off.
Because this is a primary election, both incumbent John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, and 3rd District Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Loma Rica, will be on the ballot in November. They were the only two on Tuesday's ballot.
Garamendi garnered 54.6 percent and Logue had 45.4 percent. Logue performed well in the northern end of the district — Glenn, Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties. Garamendi did better in the southern end, including Solano, Yolo and Lake counties.
The pair meet again in November because of the state's "top two" primary system.
Garamendi cited his experience in state leadership and ability to solve problems as qualifications.
On several issues, most recently water, Garamendi has worked with Republican elected officials to further work on levees and to make plans for a new proposed reservoir near Maxwell.
The incumbent said he is against the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and its twin tunnels, and has written his own water proposals for the state.
Logue's platform includes relieving regulatory burdens to help California compete in the business world.
He also has a focus on improving California's water supply.
Logue also opposes health care reform and high -peed rail.
"The most important thing is to grow the economy" and make California more competitive, Logue said during the campaign.


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Just over 9 million residential properties, or 17 percent of all properties with a mortgage, were seriously underwater in the first quarter of this year, a 26 percent reduction from a year ago. But, according to the latest report from RealtyTrac, a slowdown in home price appreciation is putting a damper on equity recovery.
Homes are considered seriously underwater when the owner owes at least 25 percent more than the home's estimated value.
'Long road back to positive equity'
"U.S. homeowners are continuing to recover equity lost during the Great Recession, but the pace of that recovering equity slowed in the first quarter, corresponding to slowing home price appreciation," Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac, said in a news release. "Slower price appreciation means the 9 million homeowners seriously underwater could still have a long road back to positive equity."
The number of properties with at least 50 percent equity also improved during the first quarter, growing to 9.9 million, or 19 percent of all properties with a mortgage. That's up from 18 percent in the fourth quarter last year.
Location, location, location
As with all matters relating to real estate, location makes a difference. Nevada, with 35 percent of all residential properties seriously underwater in the first quarter, topped the list of states with the highest percentage of such properties. It was followed by Florida, with 31 percent, Illinois, with 30 percent, Michigan, with 29 percent and Ohio, with 27 percent.
Metro areas with the highest percentage of properties seriously underwater included Las Vegas; Lakeland and Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla.; Cleveland; Akron, Ohio; and Detroit.
On the flip side, the metro areas with the highest percentage of equity-rich properties were San Jose, Calif.; Honolulu; San Francisco; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; and Los Angeles.
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RICHMOND, Va. – James River Coal Co. is idling mines and reducing coal production by 3 million tons in response to weak demand.
The Richmond-based company mines thermal coal used for power generation and metallurgical coal that's used to produce steel. It has operations in Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana.
James River said Thursday it has idled five underground mines, two preparation plants and one load-out facility. It also has reduced production at three surface mines. The company says the moves impact about 400 employees and contractors.
"We are adjusting to the changing market conditions throughout our organization. … Many of these decisions have been difficult but necessary," CEO Peter Socha said in a news release. "Our mine operations are in better shape today than at any time in the past 10 years."
The company said that its fourth-quarter net loss more than doubled to $76.9 million and revenue fell more than 35 percent to $232.2 million.
Coal producers are being hit by a double whammy of weak demand. Utilities need less coal to produce electricity because of mild weather and lower power generation, while construction overseas has slowed the appetite for coal to make steel.
"The year 2012 will be remembered as one of the most difficult years in the history of the U.S. coal industry," Socha said.
While markets are "showing some marginal improvement" in 2013, Socha said conditions remain weak.
"We are cautiously optimistic that our changed operating model and improving markets for several of our products will lead to a brighter future in 2013," he said.
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Not a nuke man, either. Tried nukes during this winter. Squirrelly. Hyzerflip/D potential but hucking and praying not my style. Really, the trade off will benfit you more than it does me.
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Mandy Aftel Discusses Gourmand Scents
Perfumer Mandy Aftel on Food-Based Fragrance Trend
Last week, I met renowned natural perfumer, author, and owner of Aftelier Perfumes, Mandy Aftel, in her visually stunning Berkeley, CA studio.
With wood built-ins, glass bottles lining the windows, and apothecary style furnishings, it was a little Frank Lloyd Wright with a pinch of Harry Potter. Topped off with the collective smell of essential oils and perfumes? Yeah, it was pretty much like heaven.
When it comes to industry trends, "Food-based smells are quite popular right now," she says. Oh, gourmand, you say? I sampled her Layering Gourmand Trio ($125), which was complex, inviting, and — well, delicious.
"Natural materials really mix with your body chemistry in a very interesting way, then they kind of fade away," she says. . .They have that soft arc that I think is very sexy." Humina, humina. As for this set? The three pieces can be worn apart or together for maximum sensuality. Find out which aromas are included when you
- Cassis: A great Fall fragrance with notes of black currant and rum.
- Cocao: A blend of jasmine, blood orange, and cocao from a Costa Rican plantation. Psst — Aftel distills the cocao herself.
- Fig: A mix of fir absolute, jasmine sambac, and yuzu, duplicating the aroma of this sweet fruit to a tee. Speaking of "tea," she makes that, too — of the perfumed variety, of course.
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For over four decades, Film Society and MoMA's showcase of emerging cinematic talent, New Directors/New Films, has had its finger on the pulse of both American and international film. Steven Spielberg, Chantal Akerman, Christopher Nolan, Darren Aronofsky, Kelly Reichert and Pedro Almodóvar are just some of the filmmakers that marked their early careers with the annual Spring event. Last year's series debuted a pair of Oscar nominees, 5 Broken Cameras and How to Survive a Plague, while the year before the Academy nominated ND/NF alums Incendies and Margin Call.
In 1972, the first ND/NF helped usher in Oscar-nominated German director Wim Wenders, screening his second feature, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick. 1974 brought the likes of Greek director Theodoros Angelopoulos (who died last year) and Steven Spielberg to audiences. ND/NF screened Angelopoulos's 1972 feature Days Of 36, about a former drug trafficker who is at the center of political intrigue. Spielberg's The Sugarland Express centered on a woman who attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison. The feature went on to screen in competition at the Cannes Film Festival that year and Spielberg went on to direct Jaws the following year.
Veteran Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira was hardly a new director when his Doomed Love (Amor de Perdição) played New Directors/New Films in 1980—he had been making films since 1927—but the screening helped raise his profile on U.S. shores. It is considered by many of the prolific filmmaker's admirers to be among his finest. At 104, de Oliveira is still working and, 33 years after he graced ND/NF, his new film Gebo and the Shadow played our Film Comment Selects series last month.
The 1980s ushered in a treasure trove of filmmaking giants, with many directors screening their early work at ND/NF as a catalyst for their burgeoning careers. John Sayles brought his drama Return of the Secaucus Seven to the 1980 ND/NF. Sayles went on to be an indie juggernaut with such titles as Eight Men Out and Lone Star. A few years later, the festival turned the spotlight on Spike Lee with his 1983 feature Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads.
Pedro Almodóvar upped his profile in America with New Directors/New Films screenings of What Have I Done to Deserve This? in 1984 and Law of Desire in 1987. Almodóvar went on to become one of the best-known foreign-language filmmakers in America and he's become a mainstay of the New York Film Festival in the last decade. He won an Oscar for Original Screenplay in 2002 for Talk to Her, which screened at NYFF that year.
Atom Egoyan (Family Viewing, 1987), Lasse Halstrom (My Life as a Dog, 1985), Whit Stillman (Metropolitan, 1989), Nanni Moretti (Palombella Rossa, 1989) and Michael Haneke (The Seventh Continent, 1989) are also among the foreign directors whose profiles Stateside increased, in part, through ND/NF.
The 1990s maintained the festival's impressed momentum. It is hard to imagine international cinema without Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar-wai. The writer-director debuted his second directorial feature, Days of Being Wild, at New Directors/New Films in 1990. Wong has gone on to win international accolades for a dozen films since then including Chungking Express, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, and My Blueberry Nights. His latest, The Grandmaster opened the recent Berlin International Film Festival.
Richard Linklater's latest, Before Midnight with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, also screened in Berlin last month. But the film that put his name on the indie map, Slacker, screened at ND/NF the same year as Days of Being Wild. Slacker became a near-legendary example of the D.I.Y. filmmaking that has become a rallying cry for filmmakers after the millennium.
In 1991, the festival screened Gregg Araki's The Living End, which debuted at the series. The film would become a keystone of the so-called New Queer Cinema movement, and Araki would go on to make indie hits such as Totally F***ed Up, The Doom Generation, Nowhere and Mysterious Skin, which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a teenage hustler. Others who became audience favorites during the decade include Darren Aronofsky (Pi, 1998), Gary Burns (Kitchen Party, 1998), Kirby Dick (Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan Supermasochist, 1997), Vincent Gallo (Buffalo '66, 1998), François Ozon (See the Sea, 1998), Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run, 1998), Shane Meadows (Twentyfourseven, 1998), Christopher Nolan (Following, 1999), and Mark Polish (Twin Falls Idaho, 1999).
The 2000s brought Jason Reitman to New Directors/New Films with his third short, In God We Trust. Later in the decade, Reitman would win praise for Thank You for Smoking and Juno. Brazilian filmmaker José Padilha debuted his stunning documentary Bus 174 at the festival 2002, alongside Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone's The Embalmer. Garrone is another example of a filmmaker who made the transition from ND/NF to NYFF, where his acclaimed feature Gomorrah screened in 2008. His latest film, Reality, won the Grand Prix at Cannes and began its U.S. theatrical run last weekend.
Michael Cuesta brought his first two features, L.I.E. and Twelve and Holding, to New Directors/New Films. Cuesta has continued to make movies, but has spent most of his time directing for television, including series such as Dexter and Homeland, taking a career path that has become much more commonplace for indie filmmakers in recent years.
Female directors that have debuted work at ND/NF in the 2000s include Kelly Reichert, who screened Old Joy in 2007. She has since made Wendy and Lucy and Meek's Cutoff, which debuted in competition at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. Julia Loktev screened her first project, the short Moment of Impact, in the late 1990s at the event and followed up in 2007 with her narrative feature debut Day Night Day Night. Her latest film, The Loneliest Planet with Gael García Bernal and Hani Furstenberg, appeared in the 2011 New York Film Festival.
Documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras bowed The Oath in 2010, while Courtney Hunt's Frozen River (2008) received two Oscar nominations the following year, including Best Original Screenplay for Hunt and Lead Actress for Melissa Leo. Eight features and eight shorts in this year's lineup were directed or co-directed by women.
Actor Ryan Gosling's star power continued its meteoric rise with Ryan Fleck's Half Nelson, which screened at ND/NF in 2006. Gosling received an Oscar nomination for Actor in a Leading Role and a win in the same category at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Québécois filmmaker Xavier Dolan was honored Monday night with a Career Survey event at the Museum of Modern Art. Still in his early 20s, the director-actor is considered one of the most promising emerging artists of his generation. His critically lauded I Killed My Mother screened in 2010 at ND/NF. "I wrote I Killed My Mother because I wasn't getting any acting roles, so I decided to hire myself," Dolan said last night at MoMA.
"Clearly tonight, when we have Xavier back who was at New Directors only three years ago and is already considered an emerging world auteur, and the filmmaker who is considered one of his major inspirations, Pedro Almodóvar, is also a New Directors/New Films alum, [it] just wraps around the impact the event has had over the past 42 years," noted MoMA's Film Department head Rajendra Roy. "We sell it as a festival, but in reality ND/NF is an in-depth survey of what the Film Society of Lincoln Center and MoMA are predicting as talent to watch. It's exciting to be a part of it and it's also daunting… The response we've already had for the opening film, Blue Caprice, for instance, is great. It's so timely and culturally significant."
The New York Premiere of Alexandre Moors's Blue Caprice opens the 42nd New Directors/New Films festival on Wednesday evening. Head to newdirectors.org for the complete lineup, showtimes, and more info. Who knows? You might just find your next favorite filmmaker.


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LIVERMORE — A Pleasanton woman was killed and her son critically injured after their car drove off an embankment on westbound Interstate 580 near the Stonecut railroad crossing, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Wanda Pelillo, 57, was riding in the passenger seat of a small red sedan at 3:01 p.m. when the car swerved off the road near Grant Line Road, Officer Kevin Bartlett said. Witnesses said the driver of the vehicle, Pelillo's 22-year-old son, may have been trying to miss a chair in the roadway.
According to the CHP, the car was driving fast enough that it launched 157 feet off the hillside, over the railroad tracks, into the opposite hillside, and rolled down the hill before coming to a stop on its roof.
A big-rig driver who witnessed the crash pulled over before emergency crews arrived and walked down the embankment to find the mother and son trapped inside the car, Bartlett said. Alameda County Fire crews arrived shortly after and pronounced Pelillo dead at the scene before extracting her from the vehicle.
The man was airlifted to John Muir Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition, authorities said. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Chris Brown Wears Arab Terrorist Costume for Halloween
Chris Brown's latest single is called 'Don't Judge Me,' but his latest Twitter stunt is making it hard for us not to. CB and his cronies dressed as what appeared to be gun-toting Arab terrorists with beards for Halloween. WTF?
The R&B artist posted this incredibly offensive photo on Twitter causing his 11.5 million followers to freak out as well. Under the photo, the caption reads, "Ain't nobody f—ing wit my clique." While many other celebrities were dressing up and celebrating Halloween, no one decided to get racially bigoted with their costumes.
As you can imagine, fans' reactions to the picture were mixed. According to Hip-HopWired, one person of Arabic decent wrote, "My nationality is not like that and my nationality is not a costume for you to wear @chrisbrown how disrespectful!" Another commenter guessed at what Brown was trying to pull with this idiotic stunt. "Chris Brown [is] trying to break the record of 'Most Bad Decisions Made in a Row.'"
However, one follower felt the photo was funny and chimed in with a joke. The person writes, "How you gunna smooch up on Rih with that beard huh?!" Brown was apparently headed over to Rihanna's Halloween party in West Hollywood.
In the end, the photo is offensive in that it unjustly links Arabic people with terrorism. It's a shame that Brown didn't realize that when he and his buddies decided to put on those inappropriate costumes.
At this point, Chris Brown should just stay off Twitter…
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I am curious about how everyone actually sits while in meditation. Cross legged, lotus, half lotus, other? Do you use cushions, benches, chairs, or plant your butt-cheeks flat on the floor?
I don't use any cushions and sit in half lotus. So my butt is well acquainted with my carpet.
What influenced your choices?
For me I found that I just couldn't get the cushions right and spent way to much time adjusting and readjusting. And the bench I made seemed like a burden to carry around if I wanted to go traveling or something. So I looked at how the forest monks did it, and it seemed they used almost nothing. That was going from the various photos on the net. So I sat down with nothing, and worked it all out, but it was tough canoeing at first.
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Is your kid a reluctant learner?
Find out how to get your kid excited about being back at school. more
You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who wouldn't like to change or at least take control of one aspect of their lives. The tricky bit is finding the time and motivation to organise it.
Rising at dawn in time to walk the dog, feed the kids, motivate yourself to organise get dressed for work and write a quick shopping list is normally just the start of a long and busy day - which doesn't leave much time to sit down calmly and quietly and re-assess your life path, let alone the enjoy the weekend!
"Although most people would like to make changes in their lives, many feel they just don't have the time to think clearly about their problem areas, let alone begin to sort them out," says Lynda Field, bestselling author of Weekend Life Coach: How to Get the Life you Want in 48 hours (Vermilion, 2004). "When we are tense and uptight there is no time or space to embrace new ways of being in the world; it can sometimes feel as if we have to keep running at top speed just to stay in the same place."
So how are we to make time for organising and sorting out our own personal issues, and motivate ourselves to take control again? Field suggests the best time to motivate this has been right in front of us all along: "The best time for us to find some space for ourselves is at the weekend, when we are feeling less rushed. So why not make next weekend an opportunity to relax, refocus and take a fresh look at your life?"
It's not just the Richard Bransons of the world that can be creative, in control and 'living their best lives' - we all have the potential for this motivation, says Field. Start your own 'positive self-fulfilling prophecy': think back to a time when you were feeling great and try to recreate those positive inner or motivating feelings that you experienced; look at others around you on the train or in a pub or restaurant, notice those radiating positive energy, control and optimism; read some inspiring stories of people who've overcome seemingly insurmountable odds or even some Success Stories.
Set some time aside to ask yourself the following questions to find out what you aim to achieve or the aspect you want take control of - Field says this will give you a vision and purpose to motivate yourself towards:
Learn to be a 'practical dreamer' - ie to get in touch with your greatest dreams, motivations and passions - and make them a reality. Repeat the following to yourself (even if you don't initially believe it) to enable you to envisage your relaxed future self - and get a sense of your potential:
Learn how to handle any obstacles or setbacks so they don't wreck your plans for self organisation or throw you into self-doubt. Field recommends writing down three personal challenges that have pushed you into a negative state but which you went on to overcome and take control of - learn about yourself, your resourcefulness, your inner strength and your capacity to bounce back.
As well as focusing on our goals, Field suggests we also get in touch with our spiritual selves this weekend - what she refers to as 'being inspired ':
Take a look at yourself - are you assertive enough? Do you take control of situations? Or are you assertive at work, but then have no control in your personal relationships ? This weekend, try Field's 'how to be decisive' exercise:
Finally, start to take control and get organised! Take the pressure off yourself by dropping your perfectionist outlook and learning how to make time for yourself. Write down some 'to do' lists this weekend, get positive and motivated about achieving everything on the list and stop procrastinating. "When you simplify and streamline your life, the path to your goals will seem clearer and more achievable," says Field.
So, now, go and enjoy your weekend!
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The NSW HSC Online web site has closed permanently. The decision to close the website was made after broad consultation with stakeholders including teachers and students.
The overwhelming feedback received from teachers and students was that there are many websites available for HSC students to use and that information provided at HSC Online is of limited used to those teachers who provided feedback.
Students should talk to their teachers about other online resources available and about the HSC syllabus and whether information previously obtained from HSC Online is current for their subjects.
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Fairfax County Opens Emergency Shelter at Lee District RECenter
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
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Feb. 5, 2007
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In response to a power outage at the Cameron Run Terrace Apartments, 5850 Cameron Run Terrace in Alexandria, Fairfax County and the American Red Cross have opened an emergency shelter for apartment residents at the Lee District RECenter, 6601 Telegraph Road, Alexandria. The shelter will open at 8 p.m. this evening, Monday, Feb. 5, and remain open through tomorrow morning.
Residents should bring a change of clothes, blanket and pillow, toiletry items and a towel if they would like to take a shower. A cot, coffee and water will be provided.
For informational updates, call the Fairfax County Emergency Information Hotline at 703-817-7771, TTY 711, or the Fairfax County Web site, www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
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Non-invasive Diagnostics of Pulmonary Hypertension With Dual Energy Computed Tomography
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|Non-invasive Diagnostics of Pulmonary Hypertension With Dual Energy Computed Tomography - Prospective Study
- Pulmonary blood flow and volume determined by dual energy computed tomography [ Time Frame: measurements with right heart catheterisation within 1 month ]validation of pulmonary blood flow and volume of pulmonary hypertension patients
- Comparison of dual energy computed tomography derived data with clinical findings of pulmonary hypertension patients [ Time Frame: measurements with right heart catheterisation within 1 month ]comparison of different state or type of pulmonary hypertension
- Lung perfusion heterogeneity determined by dual energy computed tomography [ Time Frame: measurements with right heart catheterisation within 1 month ]quantification of regional perfusion differences in pulmonary hypertension patients
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|March 2013
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|March 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Other: pulmonary vascular disease
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, life-threatening disease. It is characterized by the elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance. A remodeling of small pulmonary vessels characterized by the proliferation of the adventitia, the hypertrophy of the media and fibrosis of the intima can be observed on the microscopic level.
Non-invasive techniques for hemodynamic assessment and identification of early pulmonary vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension have a marked practical advantage as compared to invasive right heart catheterization, however, their accuracy and reliability is not well established.
In the present study the investigators examine patients who are scheduled for a thorax CT with an additional dynamic contrast-enhanced DE-CT protocol and derive established parameters for the diagnosis of PAH as well as novel parameters from the CT scans. These are compared to results from the right-heart catheterization and other investigations routinely carried out on these patients.
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- patients with right heart catheterization data
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- patients with decreased renal function
- patients who received CT in the previous six months
- intolerance of contrast material
- other standard CT contraindications
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01829672
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|Graz, Styria, Austria, 8010
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The Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City is without a doubt one of the the grandest sights in all of the world. It is amazing. You do not have to... more »
This is an excellent indoor and outdoor museum that displays multiple layers of a modern day, partial excavation of "The Great Temple" of preHispanic... more »
Tasteful rooftop café with amazing views. Have coffee or breakfast at this restaurant behind the Templo Mayor.
This historic building was once occupied by Hernán Cortés, the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs, and includes a famous panoramic mural of Mexican history by Diego Rivera.
This historic white marble building serves as both the city's top performance hall and an art museum.
The company used to be based at the Bellas Artes theatre in Mexico City, but now performs at various venues around town. Go here for details and... more »
The huge National Museum of Anthropology in Chapultepec (Grasshopper) Park in Mexico City is one of the most extensive of its kind in the world... more »
This museum features a large collection of works by the greats of 20th-century Mexican art.
Founded in 1981, the Museo Tamayo produces original exhibitions of the most representative aspects of the international contemporary art scene. In addition, it exhibits its modern and contemporary art collections as well as the oeuvre of its founder, the artist Rufino Tamayo.
The Diego Rivera Studio Museum should be known to many because of the Selma Hayek movie "Frida". It is the two houses occupied by Diego and Frida... more »
This indoor and outdoor handicraft market in the historic San Angel neighborhood is artsy and colorful. Recharge at the charming restaurant in the courtyard of the indoor market.
Also known as La Casa Azul the Frida Kahlo Museum is actually the house where she was born and also died.This museum is in Coyoacan, a suburb... more »
Pata Negra bar personifies the trendy Condesa neighborhood experience of fashionable restaurants, cafes, boutiques and galleries.
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The Official Comic Book Tie-In to DREDD...
In a first for 2000 AD, the comic book sequel tie-in to the cult hit and DVD/Blu-Ray smash DREDD is now available to order as a one-shot US-format 32-page comic through Diamond Distribution. Aside from being the only official comic book tie-in to the DREDD movie, starring Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby, this is also the first-ever US-format comic book direct from 2000 AD.
Underbelly is an experimental foray for the legendary British comics publisher in US-format comics specifically for the North American market.
Brought to you by Seattle-based writer Arthur Wyatt and fan favourite artist Henry Flint, DREDD: Underbelly picks up a year after the movie with Judge Dredd and Judge Anderson investigating a gruesome mass grave - could this be linked to a new drug that has flooded into the blocks of Mega-City One after the fall of the Ma-Ma clan?
DREDD: Underbelly is out in January with an order cut-off date of 10th December 2013. It will also be available day-and-date digitally from the 2000 AD webshop, as well as on Kindle Fire, Nook, and the 2000 AD iPad app.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday visited Kazan, the capital of Russia's predominantly Muslim Tatarstan region. Over half of the region's population is Tatars, a Muslim Turkic people who live alongside a large ethnic Russian Orthodox Christian population and other minorities.
Clinton, wearing a yellow headscarf and taking off her shoes in line with Islamic custom, visited the gigantic Kul Sharif Mosque in the Kazan Kremlin alongside the regional leader Mintimer Shaimiyev. "You are well known as someone who has fostered religious tolerance. It is a wonderful example of what can be done if people work together." She told the local president in the mosque. "I am happy to be here in a place that models interfaith tolerance. So important in the world today," she added.
"There is not a problem that we can name regarding the interfaith relations here," said Shaimiyev, who has been governing Tatarstan since the collapse of communism in 1991.
The population of Russia is 140 million and 20 million of it is Muslim.
During an interview to Echo of Moscow Radio, Clinton stated, "Muslim people cover most of the population in Tatarstan but they live peacefully alongside the other people of different faiths in separate regions and I wanted to see it with my own eyes."


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Fresh produce repacker McEntire Produce, Columbia, S.C., began using SmartWash Solutions in the second quarter of 2013.
"We realized there were challenges running flume systems with heavy organic loads. So we were looking for options to improve our up time," Dave Morris, senior vice president of operations, said in a news release. "We have an automated system that shuts down the line if the sanitizer and pH is not appropriate. So we were looking for solutions to improve that and, of course, ways to improve food safety."
Morris says McEntire Produce found what it was looking for with SmartWash, a patented food wash enhancer that boosts the effectiveness of standard chlorine-based wash systems, according to the company, a division of Salinas, Calif.-based Taylor Fresh Foods Inc.
"And it's not just dollars," Morris said, "There is line capacity and getting orders out on time and providing great service for our customers. All sorts of things are affected."
The company guarantees the removal of pathogens and mitigation of cross-contamination of E. coli and salmonella, according to the release.
McEntire transitioned to the new wash system with help from SmartWash representatives.
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'"Everybody notices the one shot that misses, not the six or seven that are hitting the net," coach Lindy Ruff said. "He's done a real good job of keeping his shot down and putting it in places where there will be a rebound. It's typically from the foot to 2-foot range (in height)."'
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POOL pre-school group has been graded 'good' by Ofsted
The Ofsted inspector turned up without warning on April 30 much to the surprise of staff and children. However, they carried on as normal and the inspector observed activities throughout the day and spoke to staff, children and parents.
She looked at a selection of paperwork including children's assessment records, planning documents, staff qualifications and suitability.
She also carried out a joint observation of an activity.
Statements in the final report include: "Children engage in a mixture of adult-led and child-initiated learning experiences"; "Teaching is good because staff have a clear understanding of how to support children's learning" and "Safeguarding procedures are robust and staff remain vigilant".
The Pre-School manager Mrs Terri Morris said: "We are really pleased with the judgement especially as the criteria has changed since our last inspection and it is much harder to meet."
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Insurance Zebra, based in Pittsburgh, Pa., is a web-based application that allows users to compare live car insurance quotes from all major carriers. Instead of shopping around for rates from each individual car insurance company, Insurance Zebra simplifies that process. Some sites claim to offer similar services, but turn out to be bait and switch schemes that sell your information, or only offer "estimates." Insurance Zebra bills itself as an unbiased resource for an instant, accurate, simple car insurance comparison. It's like Kayak for car insurance.
"I worked in the insurance industry for a while post college so I knew what the business was about," explains Adam Lyons, Founder and CEO of Insurance Zebra. "Friends and family would always ask what the best carrier for auto insurance was and I couldn't give an answer because, honestly, I didn't have one. Each carrier was different in generating rates and there was no accurate way to compare them; now there is."
Lyons took the Insurance Zebra idea and applied to AlphaLab, a start up accelerator in Pittsburgh, and was accepted. There, team IZ found the necessary resources to work toward their goals and grow as a company. Using state insurance filing data, Insurance Zebra can replicate insurance company pricing models and estimate rates within a few dollars accuracy. With just a zip code and car type, users can begin to see which insurance provider may be best for them in real-time, what affects their insurance rates and by how much.
"We have a great crew working together to help out our customers," continues Lyons. "We like what we do and motivation is key! Sometimes people can forget how important staying positive is. On a positive note, the company is doing very well. Right now, we are licensed to sell insurance in Pennsylvania. We are currently fixing small details and getting the site up to high standards to provide quality care for the users."
In 2013, Insurance Zebra would like to sell Insurance in all 50 states. "Growth is in progress and that will continue, making it tough to say exactly where we'll be, but I can say that we will be expanding our services throughout the United States." concludes Lyons. "Because Insurance Zebra is the easiest way to compare car insurance, offering an instant price comparison like Kayak does for flights."
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services recently affirmed an AA- underlying rating for the 2006 general obligation bonds issued for the El Camino Healthcare District.
Overall, the outlook for the district is stable.
"This extremely favorable rating reflects the district's strong financial performance, which we have achieved over the past few years through careful management of district-owned entities," said district Chief Financial Officer Michael King. "The district prides itself on being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars, and the S&P report affirms that we continue to meet our financial obligations."
According to S&P, the rating reflects the following key factors.
• Strong operating margins for El Camino Hospital, with a $68 million operating surplus for fiscal year 2012.
• Strong operating margins and liquidity, with unrestricted cash and investments of $599 million as of May 31, representing 360 days' cash on hand.
• Low net direct debt burden – based on outstanding general obligation bonds – at 1 percent of market value.
• Good economic fundamentals in the operating environment, with above-average income indicators.
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Joy from How Joyful has a really great Laptop Bag up next, to take you Back to School (or the office!) in style. Joy's blog is a great place to explore, whether you're learning about her beautiful and creative wedding or her free tutorials (check out all of those fun flower and jewelry projects!). Of course you get lots of looks at her sewing too, like this latest upcycled dress (tutorial coming later this week or next on Joy's blog). Take a look around Joy's blog and come back for the Laptop Bag!
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LOS ANGELES -- The murders, attempted murders, rapes, assaults, robberies and thefts of Night Stalker Richard Ramirez forever changed law and order in Los Angeles County.
Investigating and trying the satanic heavy metal fan in the mid- to late 1980s not only led to advances in forensic technology, but also led to changes in courthouse security even as it fostered better relationships between sometime rival law enforcement agencies.
The most visible change is in the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, noted Deputy Deputy District Attorney Alan Yochelson, who was a member of the prosecution team.
"The whole ninth floor is a reminder of that case," Yochelson said.
Post-Ramirez, the ninth floor of the building has become the repository of what are known as "long-cause cases."
Among the trials held there after Ramirez was sentenced to death in 1989 were:
"Judges now have the opportunity to clear their calendar for the big cases like these," Yochelson said. "Back then they didn't, so some days (Judge Michael Tynan) had to hold several hearings before he could get back to our trial. It meant even when court would open at 8:30, there were days we didn't start until 1:30."
As Ramirez's 1985 crime spree grew to proportions that terrified Southland residents, law enforcement agencies banded together in a task force and found that it was easier to share information with one another than to keep it secret, according to Scott Carrier, a former Los Angeles Department of Coroner investigator who was a member of the task force.
Carrier is credited with making the link between two Night Stalker cases, and bringing detectives together in the autopsy room to compare notes.
"Back them detectives kept a lot of their information to themselves and a lot of times when that happens, cases don't get solved," Carrier said. I noticed similarities in two cases -- one from Glendale and another on the sheriff's turf and let both sides know about it. They saw it, too, and began working together. You see a lot more of these task forces-type units today."
Perhaps the biggest advances came in the area of forensic science. California moved to create an electronic fingerprint database which didn't exist in 1985 As a result, seeking fingerprint matches, which took weeks of hand-searching files -- if not months -- now takes a matter of minutes.
"They weren't automated back then," said Gil Carrillo, a former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide detective who pieced together the Night Stalker case. "We've really come a long way since then."


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HOUSTON - It's Freebie Friday and Go Texan Day, so Consumer Expert Amy Davis rounded up some free rodeo fun and discounts.
Take the family downtown Saturday morning for the annual Rodeo Parade. It's free to watch the horses, covered wagons, trail riders and even the Aggies' head football coach parade through downtown to kick off the opening of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The parade starts at Bagby and Walker at 10 a.m.
Download the free rodeo app to help keep up with all the information you need for this year's show. The app is available for iPhone and Android. It includes parking maps and parking lot availabilities, grounds maps, show schedules and rodeo radio.
Military members can get into Reliant Park for free on Wednesday. It's part of the Rodeo's Armed Forces Appreciation Day. Service members need to be in uniform with a military ID for the free admission and accompanying spouses and children under 18 years of age can also get in free.
The Aquarium downtown is offering a buy-one-get-one-free pass for Saturday. The pass is worth $15.99. Print out the coupon to get the deal.
Woolite wants to help get your clothes clean with a free sample of Woolite at Home Dry Cleaner. Send in your dry cleaning receipt and Woolite will send you a free sample.
You can get a free sample of Clean Scalp and Hair Beauty Therapy by liking the Facebook page and clicking giveaways. The offer states supplies are limited.
And get the kids relaxed or worn out with a free yoga class Saturday morning at the outdoor patio at the HEB in Montrose on West Alabama. The stretching starts at 10:30 a.m. for the 50-minute class offered by Pure Body Studio.
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The landlady of a pub closed for weeks following the floods has praised all those who have helped the business get back on its feet.
Judith Evans, who runs The Crown, in King's Somborne with partner, Terry Minter, said they were up to their ankles in water in February. It seeped up through the ground, forcing them to close.
"We're not even particularly close to the stream, but it came up through the floors and, before we knew it, we had six inches of water flowing around our feet," Mrs Evans said. "We've had to have new plastering, new carpets and new decoration.
"But it's been an opportunity to do something we wouldn't have done otherwise. What could be seen as a disaster has actually had a good impact on us."
The pub, which was closed on February 10, was officially re-opend last Saturday by Romsey MP, Caroline Nokes, vice chairman of the all-party Save the Pubs Group.
Ms Nokes said: "The Crown is a real village local and I know how much hard work goes into keeping local pubs up and running. I know Jude does a great job and am very much looking forward to holding one of my pub surgeries there in the near future.
The people of King's Somborne had waited very patiently to have their pub open again and it was wonderful to see so many turn out to enjoy the evening.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was followed bya re-launch party with barbecue and live music.
Despite the loss of trade during the enforced closure, Mrs Evans remained upbeat.
"We've been incredibly well-supported by our insurance company, the National Farmers Union, and Test Valley Borough Council," she added. "We couldn't have done it without them and we're just so pleased with all the help.
"The owners, Punch Taverns, have covered our rent while we've been closed, so we haven't had to worry about that and we were able to access the grant for defences, so we're preventing any of this happening again.
"It's been brilliant. We simply wouldn't be here if we hadn't hadall this help and we're now looking forward to seeing all our friends and customers and hope for a long summer ahead."


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No matter how worried we may be about global warming, you have to admit the early Spring weather felt pretty good today. We put a couple of our colorful POLYWOOD chairs out in front of the office so we could soak up a few rays.
POLYWOOD all weather outdoor furniture is made from recycled plastic. It's hard to believe that this high end, luxury beach and patio furniture is the product of plastic milk jugs and water bottles, but it's true!
As Earth Day approaches, we're excited to let you know that this high end eco-friendly furniture helps to keep plastic trash out of our landfills and out of the ocean. But don't let the recycled, green nature of this all weather outdoor furniture fool you into thinking it's quality is any less than the best.
It's the only outdoor furniture I know of that is so strong, sturdy and durable it comes with a lifetime guarantee. And because the color is infused throughout the poly lumber, there's no need to paint, scrape or polish these Adirondack chairs, patio dining tables and chaise lounges. All weather, recycled plastic outdoor furniture that's maintenance free and 100% made in America. You gotta feel good about that.
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To reiterate what I posted intraday Monday, folks had a major change of heart when the rally came: The put-call ratio slid to levels not seen in nearly two months. Last week, by contrast, it had registered above 100% for three days in a row, and it was above 90% the other days.
The total put-call ratio was at 75%, its lowest level since Oct. 2. The equity put-call was at its lowest since Oct. 8, coming in at 56%. I don't know about you, but I much preferred it when we had a day like Friday and the put-call ratio stayed high throughout the session. Such quick acceptance of a rally is not what fuels markets higher....347 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Brazos Bend State Park Turns 25
Anniversary Celebration Scheduled for April 4, Entrance Fees Waived
NEEDVILLE, TX — A full day of park activities and interpretive programs as well as a midday ceremony are scheduled to commemorate the upcoming 25th anniversary celebration of Brazos Bend State Park on Saturday, April 4, at this popular park in Southeast Texas, located less than an hour's drive from Houston's southwest side.
The morning activities include guided interpretive hikes into the park's numerous scenic trails and wetlands areas, identifying various wildlife and plants, and a children's story time. The park's usual $5 per-person entrance fee normally charged for adults ages 13 and older will also be waived from 7 a.m.-noon for those attending the 25th anniversary event.
"For 25 years, Brazos Bend has been a great place for families to come and spend the day enjoying nature, or for folks to just get away and relax from their normal and busy routine," said Brazos Bend Superintendent Steve Killian. "Despite being just a short drive from Houston, the park remains a wildlife viewing paradise for things like the American alligator, whitetail deer and some 300 species of birds. We've been a natural oasis for the Houston area for this many years, and with the continued support of our visitors and from those dedicated to preserving and enjoying the outdoors, we'll be here for future generations of Texans as well."
The anniversary ceremony is set to begin at 11 a.m., with speeches by local elected officials such as State Representative Dora Olivo, State Senator Joan Huffman and Fort Bend County Judge Bob Herbert; a recognition of past and current park managers; a conservation message by State Park Division Director Walt Dabney; a future vision for state parks by TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith, and songs performed by the local Needville High School choir and singer/songwriter Frank Seay.
In the afternoon, more interpretive programs are slated, including reptiles of Brazos Bend, birding programs, a pond life ecosystem demonstration, snake program, nature hikes, a plant photography walk and another children's story time.
Live Bluegrass music and storytelling are also scheduled for the evening.
Food vendors will be on site selling refreshments during the day-long event, and the park stores will be open selling souvenirs and convenience items.
Renown for its unique wildlife viewing opportunities, as well as a healthy grove of huge and stately moss-draped live oak trees, the 5,000-acre Brazos Bend State Park has become one of the most visited park destinations near the Houston area during the last quarter century. Over the years, the park has received national recognition as a top recreational park in Texas, offering visitors hiking, fishing, biking, equestrian, and overnight camping opportunities, and even preserves a rare section of remaining upland tall-grass coastal prairie ecosystem.
Adding to Brazos Bend's colorful array of public attractions, the George Observatory was added to the park in 1989 by the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and continues to feature one of the largest telescopes in the U.S. that is open to the public on a regular basis. Access to the observatory is open most Saturdays, and use of the telescope should be set up in advance and requires an additional fee.
For more information on Brazos Bend State Park, the 25th Anniversary Celebration, or other activities, contact the park at (979) 553-5102, or visit tpwd.texas.gov/parks.
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Tuesday's game with Atlanta....is a must win.
But then I realized it is preseason. But then I realized that not too long ago we thought too many games were "must wins". And we saw too frequent of threads stating the next game was a "must win".
I am glad we are a ways off from a "must win" thread. Just saying.
these are now gone..I have four to give away (they are one row apart, but look like they're right in front/behind each other - plus once you get in you can probably sit anywhere if it's anything like Friday night was - it was half empty - and this is a weeknight). I can give out all four to one person or two and two...
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I have 2 tix available for the game as well - meetings for both of us so we can't go. PM me.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Is the game tonight going to be on league pass?
Channel 755 on Directv.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
OJ starting at SF...
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
Come on OJ
Johnson made a couple sweet shots early.
Damned Kyle Korver. If he's not hurting us as a Bull, he's doing it as a Hawk.
And GOD I hate Korver.
My goodness the offense has been so bad. Lots of random passes, fumbled balls, deep jumpers, quick shots. Doesn't seem to be much organization.
AND the game is now blacked out after being on the first 10 minutes. Wtf
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
What the $%$%^$????
All of the sudden the game goes offline and the channel says "Blacked out".
Give me a damn break.
Blackouts are only supposed to happen when:
1. The games is available on a local, non-pay channel.
2. You are not in the broadcast area for the game.
So, lets see...this preseason game is certainly not available locally, so #1 is out. The game is being played in Indiana, and we're in the broadcast area, so that's #2.
What a crock of ####.
So now Lance is in for OJ. Is Lance playing the 3 like you guys said OJ was? Maybe the Pacers are trying them out to see if either is big enough to give us depth at the 3. I figured they were both at least an inch too short. But maybe it depends on the opponent.
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
So I'm guessing no one is watching this then? Sounds like Roy just threw an oop to PG
Its on league pass for me.
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
But it should be on the local fox station for those that do though.. shouldnt it?
I can't get this game anywhere


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Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is facing charges that include first-degree murder, a judge announced Wednesday in a Massachusetts courtroom.
The day that began with Hernandez's arrest, followed about two hours later with the Patriots announcing his release.
Hernandez was ordered held without bail. Proceedings were shown live from the courtroom. He appeared handcuffed and shackled.
MORE: Aaron Hernandez joins list of disgraced athletes | Investigation photos
The case involves the June 17 slaying of Odin Lloyd, 27, a semi-pro football player. It was treated as a homicide after Lloyd's body was found by a jogger that morning. A week's worth of investigation involved video surveillance footage, evidence gathered at Hernandez's home and other sites and forensics work by local and state police.
The charges: murder, firearm without a license, possessing large capacity firearm (two counts), possession firearm without a firearms identification card (two counts). If convicted, Hernandez could get life in prison without parole.
Next date in court for Aaron Hernandez will be July 24.
Late Wednesday, the Hartford Correctional Center said that Carlos Ortiz, 27, was being held on a $1.5 million bond in connection to the Hernandez case, according to the Boston Globe. The correctional center didn't say what charges Ortiz was being held on, according to the newspaper.
Lloyd's family members were in the courtroom in Attleboro, Mass., while charges were read and a prosecutor described in graphic detail the death and events surrounding it. Two left during the proceedings, apparently overcome by grief.
MORE: Documents sealed | Pats release tight end | Steele: Luck just ran out on Patriot Way
From the Massachusetts State Police on Twitter: "Hernandez charged with Murder, Unlawful possession of a firearm, Possession of a large capacity firearm. Invest ongoing. No further updates."
Additional details from the courtroom through Victoria Warren of 7NEWS, Boston's WHDH-TV, on Twitter:
First assistant district attorney Bill McCauley "says Lloyd was shot multiple times, in groin, arm, side, chest and back. DA says appears semi automatic weapon used. DA says Hernandez and Lloyd spoke in hours before murder. DA: key found in victims pocket was to a car rented by Hernandez. DA: Aaron Hernandez home has 14 cameras. Footage missing from hours after murder."
"DA: shell casings recovered from scene at Lloyd's feet. Lloyd shot and killed in industrial park"
McCauley also shared final text messages from Lloyd to a family member: "Did you see who I'm with?" ... "NFL" ... "Just so you know"
McCauley also said in court that Hernandez was seen on home surveillance carrying a gun in hand. There were two other men involved in the case, but there was no immediate information on either man.
Hernandez "drove the victim to the remote spot, and then he orchestrated his execution," McCauley said.
MORE: Timeline of investigation | 'Punch in the gut' for Patriots | Fantasy implications
Michael Fee, lead attorney for Hernandez, called the evidence circumstantial. His request for bail was denied. Outside court afterwards, he refused additional comment accept to say Hernandez "was fine."
Lloyd's relatives said he was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee, that the two men were friends and that the men were together on the last night of Lloyd's life.
Lloyd was shot multiple times in the back and chest, authorities said.
In court, prosecutors described a killing borne out of a dispute at a Boston nightclub on the night of June 14, but they didn't say exactly what supposedly happened to anger Hernandez.
Hernandez and two friends picked up Lloyd at home at 2:30 a.m. ET on June 17, McCauley said. Surveillance footage from Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Mass., shows him leaving earlier with a gun. Hernandez also told someone in the house that he was upset and couldn't trust anyone anymore, the prosecutor said.
After picking up Lloyd, Hernandez said he was upset with Lloyd because Lloyd had spoken with people Hernandez had trouble with during their outing to the nightclub, McCauley said.
After that conversation, Lloyd texted his sister, "Did you see who I am with," the prosecutor said. When his asked who, he answered at 3:22 a.m. ET, "NFL," then, a minute later, "Just so you know," he said.
Between 3:23 a.m. and 3:27 a.m. ET, people working the overnight shift at the industrial park reported hearing gunshots, McCauley said.
It's not clear who investigators believe fired the shots.
Fee asked for bail, saying Hernandez is not a flight risk, is a homeowner and lives with his fiancee and an 8-month-old daughter.
"It is at bottom a circumstantial case. It is not a strong case," Fee said.
Hernandez was wearing a white V-neck T-shirt, with his arms inside the shirt and behind his back as he was led from his North Attleborough home before 9 a.m. ET Wednesday. He appeared in court in similar attire, although his hands were cuffed in front of him. Visible were Hernandez's numerous tattoos.
Hernandez was taken from the North Attleborough police station to his court hearing Wednesday. About two dozen supporters cheered, some yelling "We love you Aaron," as the car carrying him left the police station.
At about 10:20 a.m. ET, the Patriots announced they had released Hernandez and expressed sympathy to Lloyd's family and friends.
"Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation," the Patriots said in a statement. "We realize that law enforcement investigations into this matter are ongoing. We support their efforts and respect the process. At this time, we believe this transaction is simply the right thing to do."
The NFL also issued a statement on Wednesday that read: "The involvement of an NFL player in a case of this nature is deeply troubling. The Patriots have released Aaron Hernandez, who will have his day in court. At the same time, we should not forget the young man who was the victim in this case and take this opportunity to extend our deepest sympathy to Odin Lloyd's family and friends."
Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward, declined to comment at her Boston home Wednesday morning.
"Nothing to say, please. Thank you," she said, before shutting the door.
State police searched in and around Hernandez's sprawling home in North Attleborough several times. At least three search warrants have been issued in connection with the investigation.
The Patriots drafted Hernandez, who is originally from Bristol, Conn., out of the University of Florida in 2010. Last summer, the team gave him a five-year contract worth $40 million.
During the draft, one team said it wouldn't take him under any circumstances, and he was passed over by one club after another before New England took him in the fourth round.
Afterward, Hernandez said he had failed a drug test in college — reportedly for marijuana — and was up front with teams about it.
In other off-the-field troubles, the Boston Globe reported that Hernandez lost his temper and threatened a teammate during an argument in the team's weight room shortly after he was drafted.
Hernandez became a father on Nov. 6, and said he intended to change his ways: "Now, another one is looking up to me. I can't just be young and reckless Aaron no more. I'm going to try to do the right things."
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Don't put this Bella in a box
She's won a deal with Sony, even though she didn't make the finals on The X Factor, but don't put Bella Ferraro in a box.
Although she has been described as the next Kate Miller-Heidke with her indie-pop style, Ferrara, 18, is adamant she will create her own path.
''I don't really want to be anyone else. I kind of just want to be me,'' says the north shore girl, whose single, Set Me On Fire, is released on Friday. ''Being new, everyone gives you a stigma and I don't want to have too much to live up to. I think Kate is incredible, and I'd say a comparison was a disservice to her.''
Ferraro, who left school not because she was bullied but because she was unhappy, says her quest isn't world fame and she was surprised to come in fourth place and still find Sony interested in her.
''If I don't become worldwide famous or even famous in Australia, it wouldn't bother me. I'm here because I love to sing and everything else is just a bonus,'' she says.
Describing herself as an ''old soul'', Ferraro also says she looks forward to controlling her own image from now on, away from the glare of reality lenses.
''I think it's a very different game, being on a show and being a recording artist. I'm looking forward to not being portrayed in a certain way, and things happened on the show to create drama. What was broadcast wasn't always what was presented.''
And, while she is mature beyond her years, Ferraro says she doesn't yet have the confidence to write her own tunes. ''This was written by Hayley Warner, who wrote Reece [Mastin's] track, but I'm too shy about opening myself up. Before people openly criticise me, I'd need more confidence. I'm a bit nervous about that.''
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Colts had lost, the winner of BAL/IND would have been guaranteed to get HOU.
With the Colts winning, BAL/IND winner gets DEN.
Against HOU, there would have been a fighting chance to go to the AFC Championship game. Against DEN, there is about 0 chance.
So, wouldn't it have been smarter to rest the starters? (not to mention one of our OGs got a concussion).


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Chairman Bulova's Letter to Arlington County Addresses HOV/HOT Lanes Project
Nov. 10, 2009
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Fairfax County's concerns regarding the I-95/395 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)/High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Project are the focus of a letter from Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova to Arlington County Board of Supervisors Chairman Barbara Favola. On behalf of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Bulova urged negotiation as soon as possible to resolve Arlington County's concerns and to settle the lawsuit.
This project is regionally significant, said Bulova, to provide "critical accessibility to five current and future military bases in the corridor and enhance travel mobility within five local jurisdictions." She pointed out that the five military bases will be home to nearly 90,000 employees. She added that the provision of a third HOV lane has been in the region's long-range plan since the early 1990s.
The full text of the letter with the summary of concerns is available online.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
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Want to attend the Grand Finals of Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Rivalries at the NVIDIA campus in Santa Clara, CA this Saturday? Registration is FREE and first come first serve and there will be food and drinks! The fun begins at 1:00 p.m. and will continue to approximately 6:00 p.m.
For the first time ever, classic college rivals will battle for bragging rights and the latest cutting-edge NVIDIA GeForce GTX hardware donations for their schools. Winners of each rivalry matchup and both Wildcard entries will be flown to NVIDIA headquarters for the grand finals. The last two teams standing will compete for the ultimate prize—a custom GeForce GTX 680 gaming rig for each player, and bragging rights as the first-ever NVIDIA Call of Duty: Black Ops II Rivalries Champion.
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I stopped the draft
the season is done
sorry to the many vets that have enjoyed the game as much as I do.
I'm just not in a place to handle this right now
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I stopped the draft
the season is done
sorry to the many vets that have enjoyed the game as much as I do.
I'm just not in a place to handle this right now
Come on man. The draft was just picking up. Just autodraft the bozos that don't make their draft picks
just autodraft the best players available for people that don't draft. Amare and Derrick Rose go to Fishers
Damn :(
Well, since the Commisioner gets the most of the job done it's his call I guess.
Fantasy lockout.
On day 3 of a 30 day draft?
Dang. I was checking in all day went out to dinner came back and it was finally my turn. Hopefully the issues can be resolved. I was pretty happy for who I was getting at 20/21.
Can we please get it going again? I was excited to finally participate in a fantasy league where i actually had a good pick (#2)!!!!! Please!!
Also, perhaps the slow people don't know about this... but you can receive EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS when it's your turn in the draft. I forget exactly where it is now that I've been locked out, but everyone should use it. Perhaps the commissioner can make it default for everyone? Otherwise, I say you give them 12 hours to make a pick or they autodraft. That's more than enough time. Just my 2 cents.
seriously, what the hell is wrong with Jose Slaughter? Why was the league cancelled?
This is a pm Jose Slaughter sent me minutes before he closed down the draft:
do you have any idea how many PM's I sent you asking you to read the threads I posted explaining different features in this game?
I did everything I could to try to get you and the other first timers upto speed and then you post that this is bush league casue you don't know whats going on.
***** what do I f'n need to do.
I'm sooooo close to blowing this thing up it isn't even funny
I don't need this crap.
Don't bother sendiong back a PM.... I won't read it
and I will be TOTALLY surprised if you bothered to put a player on your list to cover your next pick.
those are the words of a crazy person
They're the words of a fed up person. Did you even read those threads?
Come on guys, is the bickering and name calling really necessary?
Sometimes folks have stressful times in life (haven't we all) and blow something out of proportion.
Jose is a PD stalwart and there is no reason to start calling him crazy. He over-reacted perhaps, but then again, HE saw the admin data for the league and we did not.
Can't we just all be friends? :)
I would like to apologize to Jose. I was just really upset that the draft was cancelled.


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Anyone done occlusion before? I'm using a metric to sort my occluders so I only actually have to do the hard part for the top few occluders.
What algorithms are there to measure the influence of an occluder? At the moment I'm using: 2 * Area² * cos(A) / D Where: A = angle between camera forward and the occluder's normal. D = Distance from the occluders plane to the eye.
Does anyone know a cheap approximation to area of a convex polygon? At the moment I'm using cross product to calculate the Area
A year ago I went to build a first-person-shooter and I tried to fuse triangles to get larger occluders - the silouette of the larger occluder was then used together with the point of view to build an occlusion volume. The occlusion-test was then done against the occluded region behind the occluder: If the bounding object of the thing to occlude is completely within the volume (and behind the occluder) it is invisible... I did not implement a measure of the size of the occluder completely, but as far as I remember I used the area of the triangles, too.
A far better approach may be to use the angle extends of the occlusion volume in horizontal and vertical directions - the larger the angle the more part of the visible screen the occluder will occlude
I did not get my occlusion query working right - there were always far too many elements that were still drawn. And another problem was that two large occluders together could occlude large parts of a scene, but my test fails for this as it requires the fused occluders to stay convex :wacko:
So I switched to portals after a while of fighting with this...
I've used distance (eyepoint, occluder_plane). Worked for me.


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Jim Nabors marries longtime companion in Washington
Jim Nabors was a fixture on television in the '80s, mainly as a bungling Marine private in reruns of Gomer Pyle USMC and as a guest on The Love Boat. But also when his only three big-screen appearances in the decade hit cable TV. (God, it seemed like Nabors must have owned shares of HBO for as often as Stroker Ace, Cannonball Run II and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas appeared on the channel. Come to think of it, Burt Reynolds -- his frequent co-star -- must also be an investor.)
So I'm happy to hear that Nabors is finally settling down and getting married to his longtime partner, Stan Cadwallader.
"I'm 82 and he's in his 60s and so we've been together for 38 years and I'm not ashamed of people knowing, it's just that it was such a personal thing, I didn't tell anybody," Nabors told the Associated Press. Hawaii News Now reports Nabors and Cadwallader traveled from their Honolulu home to Seattle and were married Jan. 15.
Nabors said coworkers and friends knew about his homosexuality but this was the first time he'd told the media. …Full Story


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Oxy the Moron!Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
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Jason Bryant wrote:My issue seems to be the snap, as in, I have NONE whatsoever. I cannot snap anything, when I try, it flies way right after the release.
could you elaborate at all on this, the flying "way right" part mainly?
are you grip locking it and yanking it off line to the right or turning it over?
as for the D question, if you aren't breaking 300', i'm guessing it's either a problem with your footwork or your grip. assuming you are releaseing nose down with good upper body rotation and the disc close to your body, if you aren't utilizing your legs enough or have a grip that doesn't allow for wrist movement may be among the culprits. i've seen people who are able to strong arm 350+ before, but for each problem that you have taking away D, you also need other things that are contributing to D. am guessing there is an imbalance here but i can't say for sure what.


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