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Day 19: Recovery Day
Every once in awhile you need time to recover, right? Well, I needed today not to worry about the next post or cleaning any appliances or floors. I can tackle that another day. On Thursdays I'm never home, it seems, so Friday is my day to relax a little.
My husband and I took a walk today. 🙂
I don't want to leave you without anything, however.
Today I looked up how to clean tennis shoes. I'm probably not going to get to cleaning them until tomorrow though. They are icky from going to the pumpkin patch. I found a couple articles – here's one. Basically, I'm going to:
Use hot water and soap in a bucket to get the mud off the best I can (using a knife or toothbrush).
Sprinkle baking soda on the dirty spots and scrub a little.
Wash them in the washing machine.
I'll let you know next week how it goes!
See you tomorrow.


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Fainting and blood donation
Hi, The first time I donated blood it went perfectly, I felt good afterwards (I`m an 18 year old girl by the way). The second time I fainted unexpectedly, and I just got back home from a third attempt, where I *would* have fainted had I not notified the nurses of my sudden dizziness. I am feeling very frustrated! My iron is good, I`m a healthy vegan, I run, blah blah blah, why am I suddenly having such trouble with this? Fainting is a nerve response, isn`t it? Your pulse slows and blood pressure drops? But why does this happen? I always make sure to eat LOTS of quality food and consume enough water, so what gives? I`m at a total loss. The only things I can think of are: a) I`m on my period? b) the 2nd attempt I was told by the nurse that I have an irregular heartbeat... what is that? c) I do have a history of anxiety, I`ve been diagnosed actually, but it is fully under control, and I am not nervous at all when it comes to needles.. any suggestions are most welcome.. thanks for your time!
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ARSONISTS are believed to be behind another fire at an historic Blackburn property, prompting calls for action to protect it.
Four fire crews were called to the derelict Griffin Lodge and Coach House, in Cavendish Place, Blackburn, in the early hours of Saturday, and found flames and smoke pouring from the stable buildings.
The fire was sparked in the outbuildings at about midnight and crews battled the blaze until 5am. They said the 19th century outbuildings were 'all but destroyed'.
Meanwhile, crews from Darwen had to cover a fire at Witton Mill, a disused office building in nearby Stancliffe Street, which was reported shortly after the blaze at Griffin Lodge. Police were investigating whether the two fires were linked.
Griffin Lodge and Coach House has become a magnet for vandals and anti-social youths, and an arson attack on the mansion house in October last year left the Grade Two-listed building as a burnt-out shell.
Residents and Mill Hill councillor Carol Walsh have now called on owners Blackburn with Darwen Council to take urgent action.
The council had found a potential buyer before a fire in October, but the sale then stalled.
Affectionately known by locals as 'red doors', Griffin Lodge was built in 1824 by Blackburn cotton magnate Thomas Dugdale, and was most recently used by the Lancashire Museum Service, until being vacated several years ago.
Coun Walsh said: "It's tragic because it's such a lovely property and such a big part of the area.
"There definitely needs to be something done quickly, before we lose it completely.
"I'll be following this up with the resources department today.
"The house was going to be done up with insurance money from the last fire, and hopefully that can still happen."
Jim Smith, another Mill Hill councillor and cabinet member for environment said: "We are still looking at the options at the moment, to see if it can be rebuilt and put back into working order.
"The mansion house is completely burnt out and can't be sold like that.
"Whoever has done this needs arresting and locking up for a very long time because this is a beautiful building and a piece of Griffin Park history."
Tom Ashworth, watch manager at Blackburn fire station, said: "The property has been disused for a number of years and kids have been getting in through a window at the back and using it as a den.
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San Diego Padres president/CEO Tom Garfinkel has apologized for referring to Los Angeles Dodgers righthander Zack Greinke as "Rain Man" and for referencing Greinke's social anxiety disorder, Yahoo! Sports reports.
The controversial comments came during a meeting with 40 or 50 Padres season-ticket holders at Petco Park the day after the brawl between the Dodgers and Padres last week. Yahoo! Sports obtained a 4-minute, 29-second recording of that conversation.
"He threw at him on purpose, OK?" Garfinkel told the season-ticket holders. "That's what happened. They can say 3-and-2 count, 2-1 game, no one does that. Zack Greinke is a different kind of guy. Anyone seen 'Rain Man'? He's a very smart guy."
The brawl began when Greinke hit Padres left fielder Carlos Quentin with a pitch; Quentin believed the pitch was intentional and charged the mound. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the melee and will miss about eight weeks after surgery to repair it. Meanwhile, Quentin was suspended eight games.
Garfinkel, who later made mention of Greinke's social-anxiety disorder, has admitted he took things too far. He apologized to Greinke and Dodgers CEO Stan Kasten.
"I was emotional the day after the game and regrettably, while defending our player, I said some things I shouldn't have, especially as it relates to Zack Greinke," Garfinkel told Yahoo! Sports. "I was out of line and I apologize. Obviously, I don't condone fighting and I wish it wouldn't have happened. You never want to see any player get hurt."


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In 1965, Garo Antreasian printed Taos Indian, a lithograph by Kenneth Miller Adams in the IMA's print collection. In an interview with the IMA, Antreasian recalled the process, his brief encounter with Adams, and the impact the Great Depression had on the printing abilities of Adams and his contemporaries.
Kenneth Miller Adams was a painter and the last member of the Taos Society of Artists, elected in 1926. He moved to Taos in 1924 and was often described as the artist with the closest relationship to the city's inhabitants. He worked there as an artist until 1938, when he moved to Albuquerque to teach at the University of New Mexico. Adams continued teaching until his retirement in 1963, two years before the creation of Taos Indian, but he remained involved and lived across the street from the university until his death in 1966. It was during his retirement, in 1965, that Adams made Taos Indian with Antreasian.
Garo Antreasian is an Indianapolis native who taught at the Herron Institute before moving to Los Angeles to open the Tamarind Lithography Workshop (now the Tamarind Institute) with Clinton Adams in 1960. In 1964, Antreasian arrived at the University of New Mexico to develop a teaching program, mostly for graduate students, with Clinton Adams, who was dean of the College of Arts by that time. The art department at the University of New Mexico was an important one in the 1950s and '60s. It brought in well-known American artists to lecture and demonstrate work, including local artists. It was during such instruction that Antreasian worked with Kenneth Adams to print Taos Indian.
It was a brief collaboration. Adams already knew how to create lithographs, so the process was a smooth one. One of the students delivered the stone to his studio where he completed the drawing and sent it back to the university where Antreasian printed it. Their primary interaction was when Adams came to the classroom to see the proof. He liked it, had some small corrections, and Antreasian "pulled the edition."
Anteasian explained, "in the making of lithographs, the 'collaborative effort,' (depending on the personality of the artist and the printer, how they get along, and how they communicate their thoughts together) is a very sensitive thing. If one admires one and the other doesn't, it goes in fits and starts before the collaboration produces something good. This interaction between me and Kenneth was very smooth and somewhat impersonal because both of us knew what we were doing and trusted one another."
Adams knew what he was doing, in part, because of the effects of the great Depression on the art economy. In her book, Pioneer Artists of Taos (published, interestingly, in 1955, just as the Post WWII Print Renaissance was gathering steam), Lauren Bickerstaff wrote, "Graphics were the artists' answer to the Depression." Bickerstaff describes the American regional artists' response to an economic period quite different from the one of the 1950s and '60s.
As the economy declined in the 1930s, many fine artists sought refuge in commercial art. Printmaking allowed artists to make multiple copies of a single subject and sell them at affordable prices to a wider audience. The organization Associated American Artists sold inexpensive prints by a number of famous American artists, such as Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, to middle income audiences. Many of the pioneer artists of Taos found print media equally intriguing and produced stunning prints, not only during the Depression for commercial purposes, but also throughout their artistic careers.
Adams was introduced to lithography by Swedish American artist Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt in 1932, three years after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. Nordfeldt immigrated to Chicago with his family in 1891 but returned to Europe for some time to continue his studies in art. He learned Japanese woodblock printing in England (an example of which is in the IMA's collection) before returning to the United States and moving to Santa Fe. Nordfeldt was a Taos Society artist when Adams was inducted and later lent Adams his lithography tools to learn the medium, which, as Antreasian pointed out, Adams mastered. His prints of the 1930s won multiple awards, and one, Dona Ascensione, was the frontispiece in Harper's Magazine in 1933.
Adams represents many of the Taos artists who became familiar with printmaking because of the Depression. In a time when artists struggled to find work, the medium was a different and lucrative outlet for their creativity and had a lasting effect on their art. Taos Indian represents not only Adams's reputation for striking depictions of Taos natives, but also the impact one of the nation's most difficult eras had on a resilient artist and his later work.
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February 1, 2013
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A search is under way in Rocky Mountain National Park for a Texas man who had come to Colorado for a conference.
Park officials say 39-year-old Troy Green of San Antonio had planned to attend a conference in Denver, about 65 miles south of the park. His wife notified Denver police when she didn't hear from him Thursday.
Green didn't arrive at the conference as planned Friday, but Rocky Mountain National Park rangers found a vehicle that matched his rental car at the park's Bear Lake parking lot early Friday.
Fourteen people and two Larimer County Search and Rescue dog teams suspended their search for Green on Friday night due to cold, wind and darkness, but they plan to start looking again early Saturday.


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Halos designate LeBlanc, continue search for starter
ANAHEIM -- The experiment continues for the Angels.
One day after left-hander Wade LeBlanc lasted just 3 1/3 innings in a 7-1 loss to the Marlins, the organization designated him for assignment Tuesday, ending LeBlanc's brief stint as an Angels starter and ensuring that the club's search for a No. 5 starter continued.
LeBlanc -- whose start Monday was his first Major League one in 15 months, and his shortest in three years -- was shelled for six runs on seven hits and three walks, providing only a brief respite for a tired bullpen. He was designated for assignment by the Angels for the second time this season.
The Angels added reliever Yoslan Herrera for bullpen depth.
"I think we have confidence is what Wade can do when he's throwing the ball to his capabilities," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Last night, we didn't see that.
"This isn't a reactionary move to a bad outing from last night to say that we're looking past Wade LeBlanc. Right now, in the short term, we have to because we really don't have many options for these next couple days, and you need a fresh arm out there."
LeBlanc started in place of injured right-hander Garrett Richards, who was lost for the season when he tore his patellar tendon in Boston on Wednesday. Richards was having a breakout season (13-4, 2.61 ERA), and his injury only depleted an already thin pitching staff that was without Tyler Skaggs.
With LeBlanc crossed off the list -- and Saturday's start against Oakland left vacant -- the Angels must now scramble to fill a rotation spot.
Possible options include Triple-A arms Randy Wolf (0-1, 4.99 ERA) and Chris Volstad (2-1, 6.18), or Double-A starters Michael Roth (11-7, 2.62) and Drew Rucinski (10-6, 3.22).
Roth and Rucinski are currently on the 40-man roster, meaning the Angels could recall either one without having to lose anyone from their roster. Roth is perhaps the most likely to start after throwing seven shutout innings for Arkansas on Monday night.
The Angels could also pick up a pitcher via waivers to shore up the back end of the rotation. Mets starter Bartolo Colon and Astros starter Scott Feldman both reportedly cleared waivers on Monday.
"If you're asking me, 'Does our team need pitching depth?' my answer is going to be the same even if we have a full contingent of Garrett Richards here and Tyler Skaggs," Scioscia said. "You'd say, 'Yes, you need pitching depth.' That's just the nature of this game. You always need to pay attention to your pitching depth, and I know that we are."
Matthew DeFranks is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @MDeFranks. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Built In Shelves
Our daughter's home was once a study for the previous owners. They had built in some beautiful wood shelves, but they weren't sealed and the owners were very heavy smokers. Whenever I turn on the humidifier for my baby or on hot days the shelves stink and get a sort of oily residue on them. I mean it smells like an ashtray in there, and it's been over 10 years! No matter how many times I wash those shelves, and no matter what I use to clean them, they continue to smell. However, I love them. I love the built in shelves, the whole wall of them. I have stacked toys and books and they are all in easy reach for her, and because they are on display on the shelves and not buried in a toy box, she actually plays with them. So I want to rip out the offensive shelves and put in new, with a big corkboard in the middle to put up her artwork.
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The shadows of science – a Princeton historian's take on pseudoscience
Princeton University historian Michael Gordin has been researching pseudoscience for a new book, and he has good news and bad for those scientists determined to keep their pursuit free of imposters. The good part is that scientists should take the proliferation of pseudoscience as a compliment. It's because the public respects and even reveres science that so many fakers and wannabes clothe themselves in scientific trappings.
The bad news is that pseudoscience can't be eradicated. "It's not a pathogen or a germ that we can cure from American culture," he said. "It's more like a cancer." If scientists try to emphasize some distinguishing trait of science, pseudoscientists will try to copy it. If being published in a peer reviewed journal is important for science, then pseudoscientists will create their own peer reviewed journals devoted to ESP, creationism, or cold fusion. If testability is the key, the pseudoscientists will claim to have passed one.
Gordin's book is called The Pseudoscience Wars: Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe, and as the title implies, he centers his case on one particularly charismatic 20th century peddler in pseudoscience.
Though Velikovsky is largely forgotten today, he was the author of a 1950 super-bestselling book, Worlds in Collision, which put forward the idea that in 1500 B.C., Jupiter spat out a comet, which upset the Earth's axis and later became the planet Venus. The book attempted to make the case that this solar system reshuffling caused various mythological catastrophes, such as the parting of the red sea in the Bible.
Gordin used Velikovsky's astronomical tall tale to assess the way scientists distinguish themselves from fringe elements and other outsiders. Many scientists, he said, embrace the concept known as falsifiability. The idea comes from a philosopher of science named Karl Popper, who defined scientific ideas as ones that could be tested and potentially proven wrong.
Einstein, for example, passed Popper's test with flying colors. He made several specific predictions regarding relativity – one of the most famous being the bending of starlight by the sun, which was observed during an eclipse.
Gordin isn't sold on falsifiability as a universal test of science, though he concedes it is powerful and smart. "It captures our intuition," he said. When people weasel out of arguments by changing or adding on to their theories ad hoc, he said, it feels like cheating. Most of us feel frustrated and cheated when we're trying to argue with people who react to every counterexample by reshaping their ideas or inventing special exceptions as they go along.
Popper, said Gordin, felt just such frustration with Freudian psychotherapy. Proponents came up with an exception or new rule to encompass anything that seemed to disprove that it worked. "This enraged Popper," said Gordin. By showing there was no test that could ever disprove it, Popper demonstrated that psychotherapy wasn't rigorous enough to count as science.
This is not to say that psychotherapy is useless, said Gordon. Before Freud, people were categorized as either sane or insane, and Freud introduced the modern idea of mental health as a continuum. Freudian psychology is full of weird, unscientific ideas, but parts of it represented an advance over what people previously believed.
And alas, said Gordin, Popper's falsifiability idea is losing its potency. Since the need to pass tests or make predictions is the current gold standard of science, pseudoscientists are now devising tests and predictions. Earlier this year, for example, the proponents of a brand of creationism known as "intelligent design" claimed a victory after the results of a new analysis of human DNA called the ENCODE project.
Scientists have known for some time that most of our DNA isn't part of any gene, and for years they didn't know what this non-coding DNA did, if anything at all. Some scientists called it "junk" though that term has been losing favor as additional studies are revealing functions for some of it. The ENCODE study was the most complete to date, and continued the trend by finding signs that even more of the mystery DNA might do something.
Once this was announced, the intelligent design proponents started to claim victory – they'd predicted that God wouldn't design human DNA full of useless "junk" and here, they said, was the proof. The obvious problem with the Intelligent Design prediction is that it's too easy. Anyone might guess that the closer scientists look, the more functions they might find for our little-explored portions of DNA.
Something almost identical happened with Velikovsky's idea, though his prediction wasn't quite such a no-brainer. In fact, Gordin found correspondences showing that it was Albert Einstein who inadvertently prompted Gordin to come up with a test. Improbably, when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey, the famous scientist and pseudoscientist were friendly. Einstein, said Gordin, told Velikovsky that because his idea didn't predict anything, it wasn't real science.
And so, wanting to be a real scientist, Velikovsky came up with a prediction. Venus, he said, should be hot – hotter than expected considering its proximity to the sun. He turned out to be right, not, of course, because Venus was a comet ejected from Jupiter in 1500 BC, but because it has a thick atmosphere and is heated through the greenhouse effect.
Gordin said that while Velikovsky's idea incorporates some elements of Biblical literalism, he called creationists pseudoscientists, and they, in turn, said he was too far on the fringe for their taste.
Still, Velikovsky's popularity had a long,-steady run, said Gordin. His Worlds in Collision and subsequent books kept selling through the 1950s and his appeal rose during the 1960s and 1970s. Young counterculture types loved his far-out ideas. Velikovsky became a source of worry and annoyance for a number of top scientists. Physics Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann, for example, made public statements denouncing Velikovsky for seducing young people away from real science and thereby threatening American technological dominance.
Carl Sagan, too, took the popularity of Velikovsky seriously enough to attempt to debunk him, even entering into a debate during a 1974 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. But by the 1980s, however, Velikovsky and his colliding worlds faded from the scene.
Gordin was the featured speaker for a recent meeting of the Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking (PhaCT) – a skeptics' society here, and he told the audience that there's never likely to be an easy universal test to distinguish science from pseudoscience. Intelligent Design, astrology, cold fusion and UFO sightings are all pseudoscientific for different reasons. They can all be debunked case by case, but not as a package deal. Testability is still important, he said, but has to be considered alongside scientific consensus and other factors, none of which are fool-proof alone. As long as there's science, pseudoscience will follow like a shadow, but then, he said, "you can't get rid of a shadow except by turning off the light."


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ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orange County Corrections Department home confinement program has been suspended on Thursday during a meeting to discuss the controversial program.
Orange County leaders and Judge Belvin Perry want to know how closely corrections officials were monitoring people or if changes need to be made to the home confinement program to prevent future defendants from sneaking away.
Local 6 first reported last week that Orange County's Professional Standards and Jail Internal Affairs were both looking into the jail after Bessman Okafor left home confinement while he was waiting to go on trial, and in the meantime, killed Alex Zaldivar, who was scheduled to testify against him in a home invasion case.
Detectives said Okafor's ankle bracelet alerted the corrections officers 109 times in 10 weeks that he may have violated his curfew, but corrections officers never notified Okafor's judge, so he was never ordered back to jail.
Officials said the alerts were either caused by common technical glitches, or because Okafor had violated his curfew.
With the suspension of the program, a potentially dangerous criminal defendant wanting to bond out of jail while awaiting trial, will likely remain in jail.
227 people are on the home confinement program and will remain on confinement, but will be monitored more closely than ever, Perry said.
No other defendants will be admitted into the program until several internal and independent investigations are complete. Perry said after the investigation is complete, it's possible the home confinement program will change or not come back at all.
The program was originally started to reduce jail overcrowding. Judges consider certain criteria when deciding who is eligible for home confinement.
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Summit County Community Notes: 11-12-2012
November 11, 2012
Join the Family & Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC) for the parenting workshop How to Use Time-Out Effectively presented by early childhood specialist Susan Turner, on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at the Frisco Senior Center. The class is free and includes dinner and childcare. Please RSVP at (970) 262-3888 ext. 330 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The superstorm Sandy has delivered a hugely devastating blow to the East Coast. The Rotary Club of Summit County is encouraging all in Summit County to contribute to its rescue by sending checks to the Summit County Rotary Charitable Foundation, and specify "Sandy relief" in the memo. All of these funds will be aggregated (no administrative reductions whatsoever) and sent to a Rotary fund established to afford relief in New Jersey, New York and other hard-hit areas. Please make out checks to Summit County Rotary Charitable Foundation and send to PO Box 4401, Frisco 80443.
Registration for the 2013 Optimist basketball season is under way. Please pick up your registration form in the front foyer or from the PE teachers at any of the six elementary schools. Deadline for registering is Friday. The program is open to any third- to fifth-graders. Don't miss out on this fun opportunity to learn the game and improve your skills. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Guilfoyle at (719) 839-0971 or email@example.com.
Join us on Facebook for Alpine Bank's nonprofit Facebook challenge. Alpine Bank has selected Family & Intercultural Resource Center(FIRC) as one of seven community nonprofits to compete for the most votes. For every vote that FIRC receives, the bank will donate $1 in support. Then at the end of the challenge, the nonprofit with the most votes will receive an additional $500 donation from Alpine Bank. Participating is easy. Simply go to Alpine Bank's Facebook page and click on the 'Contest' app tab at the top of the page. You will then be able to vote for the nonprofit of your choice. You can only vote once, so choose carefully. This will take you just a minute to do and will help support seven wonderful nonprofits. Everyone's a winner. But you better hurry; the challenge will only run from Nov. 1 through Nov. 16, so vote today.
Have you ever wondered what steps are involved in purchasing a home? Come find out at our free homebuyer education class on Thursday, from 12:30-5 p.m. in the Ute Room at the Summit County Community and Senior Center in Frisco. You will learn the basics A-Z what it takes to purchase a home, as now sure is a great time to do so! The class is sponsored by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, put on by the Summit Combined Housing Authority with help from local volunteers who will walk you through the lending process, real estate transaction, title company portion and home inspection. There will also be information on current down payment assistance programs and more! Snacks will be provided. Register so that we know how many people to expect; call Joy at (970) 423-7041 or email email@example.com to register for this great class.
A new nonprofit called Earth Medicine Housing, Inc. needs new local board members. We want to provide housing to the most seniors, disabled and people who have take home incomes lower than $1,500 or less. We want to provide housing for permanent, year-round residents. And we want to use innovative earth-friendly building methods, including solar, hot water floor heat, solar hot water and such. There may also be some self-help building projects. We may want to create a store for recycling and donated building products (not furniture like Habitat for Humanity is doing). We need someone to create a website that can take donations and other kinds of volunteers as well. Contact: Karen Degenhart (970) 468-9111 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Student Life Office
Lawrence Hall Room 125
(601) 318-6214
Normal operation
8 A.M. – 5 P.M. Monday-Thursday
8 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Friday
First week of the trimester
8 A.M. – 6 P.M. Monday – Thursday
8 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Friday
All students must bring a copy of their current schedule to receive an ID. Residential students will be issued an ID before or after they move in. This card also acts as an access card to residence halls.
Notes on IDs
- The first ID issued in free
- If an ID is lost or misplaced, the replacement fee is $10.
- The ID card is valid on any WCU campus.
Parking Decals
Non-resident students must bring a copy of their current schedule to receive a decal.
Residential students will be issued a decal before or after they move in.
Necessary information to receive a parking decal:
- Make, Model, Year, and Color of the vehicle
- Full license plate number, county, and state
- Phone numbers
- Name and address of the driver and the registered owner
In the case of multiple vehicles, bring all of the above information for each vehicle.
By applying for a decal, you are agreeing to abide by the traffic rules set forth in The Red Book, the school's handbook.


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David West is expecting to make around $28 million over 3 years. I think that is very reasonble for him. As of right now he has not signed a contract do due the specualtion of Howard.
I think the Pacers should jump on offerring him a relative same contract (3 year / $28 mill).


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LAKE COUNTY -- Lake County wine and winegrapes recently gained national exposure in a Wall Street Journal article.
The article gives a brief history of wine production in the county - including how vineyards were ripped out during prohibition and replaced with walnuts and pears, as well as how wine quality suffered in the 1980s and '90s - before describing the strides the county wine industry made beginning in the 2000s.
The article mentions Andy Beckstoffer of Beckstoffer Vineyards and his efforts to attract higher-profile winemakers and vintners to purchase winegrapes from county vineyards.
It also mentions Gallo's recent purchase of Snows Lake Vineyards. The 2,000-acre purchase included more than 800 acres of vineyards, which was Gallo's largest acquisition in the last 10 years.
The owners and winemakers at Steele Wines, Gregory Graham Winery, Brassfield Estate Winery and others are also mentioned in the article.
To read the article, visit http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204425904578073030426070170.html.


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Sudden Impact: Coming Home to Genesis
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Hey wrestling fans, Savior here with another edition of Sudden Impact, where it's all TNA and...well, I don't really have anything bad to say about WWE right now. But anywho, we're coming home to Genesis, which is shaping up to be a nice looking PPV so far. So, let's jump into it, shall we.
Opening Segment
After what could be one of the biggest let downs of 2013...and we're just getting started...TNA did terribly with their Sting return. It was a shame too, because the episode of Impact was really good last week. But anyway, Sting comes out with Shooter (Angle) and Killer (Joe). They all had their say but the important part was, Angle called out Anderson, and it seems more and more as if Anderson is fully in. Of course, it's all up for interpretation. Angle and Anderson is on for later in the night.
Kenny King vs Zema Ion
In the other semi-finals for the X Division title shot, King and Ion put on a very nice match, showing some great athleticism. Ion crashed and burned on his 450 splash attempt and Kenny King takes it with the Royal Flush. Zema Ion is still awesome though. It's a shame this tournament is so predictable, as we'll be seeing RVD vs Kenny King for the title at Genesis. This tournament should have been the bridge into an RVD/King feud. But it's still very entertaining.
Jesse & Tara vs Miss Tessmacher and Robbie T
Call me crazy, but I'm liking the new Robbie T. There's too many large built, just silent brutes in wrestling today. Giving Robbie T this personality is really over with the crowd. He laid it on Miss Tessmacher too. It's actually pretty cool. The match sucked, and served one purpose, to get Robbie T to dance it up again.
Gut Check
For the first time, they're doing gut check contestants against each other. It was a decent showing by both. The crowd really hated Bradley. Maybe everyone knows something I don't. Cage pulled off a nice suplex from the outside in, while on the second rope. It was unique. But Bradley dropped him with the Boom Stick (Clothesline from Hell). They both showed well and it'd be nice if they both ended up in OVW.
*Aces & Eights segement. Mike Knox is in trouble*
Joseph Park/Hogan/Brooke Double Segment
Joseph Park came out, called down Hogan, and annoyed him to the point where he got a match. Then Brooke came up on the screen and told Hogan to stay there so they could air out their dirty laundry. Ultimately, it was all a waste of time. Hogan's not reinstating Bully and Brooke can't believe it. I'm going to say something at the end of this blog about TNA's handling of some of their segments.
Roode and Aries vs Storm and Hardy
Before the match, Roode and Aries pulled off a nice impersonation of Team Hell No. It was funny to watch, but I felt it was blatantly done as a shot toward WWE and Kane/Bryan. The match itself was decent. Roode and Aries ultimately playing top this. Bad Influence came down to attack Storm, setting up their Genesis match, and Roode and Aries double teamed Hardy to a dq. At the end, they were doing a tug a war with the belt. Sorta like Ryback and Cena prior to their Survivor Series match. Count em, that's two shots they took at WWE and I thought it was pretty obvious.
Mr Anderson vs Kurt Angle
Anderson is a good mouth piece. He can talk, but I'm not the biggest fan of him as a wrestler. I did like the one guy in the crowd yell "Kennedy". Anyway, this match never even happened as Mike Knox made up for losing his mask by laying Angle out with the hammer. This is definitely a way of writing Angle off tv for a while. Sting comes out and calls out Knox.
Sting vs Knox
In an impromptu match, we got Sting & Knox. It was a street fight. Knox hit a few moves. Sting started to take it to him. Scorpion Death Drop and Sting gets the win in a very slow-paced and anti-climatic match. After the match, as Sting was ready to destroy Knox with the hammer when Devon and company dragged Brooke out. She's definitely a part of the group. Her and Bully. You've been hearing me say it for about two months now.
Closing Segment w/ Hogan/Bully/Brooke/Sting
Hogan still doesn't trust Bully. Bully pleaded his case about wrestling, then professed his love for Brooke. I hate this storyline. Then the proposal came. Ugh. Then the wedding is next week? Ugh Ugh. This can't be real. Something has to happen with this.
Okay, one last note about segments in TNA. Here's what we got with Brooke Hogan this week. She talked to the camera about airing everything out live on tv. She had her segment with Hogan in the ring. Then there was a segment with her on the phone. There was a segment with Joseph Park arriving at the Impact Zone, then his segment in the ring. Close to 1/2 an hour was wasted on these two segments alone. That is such a waste of time. Look at some of the time that could have spent building the Tag Team Title Match feud, more than just a weak brawl in a trailer. Or how about building more on the Kenny King vs Christian York match, and winner faces RVD? Or how about more from the James Storm vs Daniels feud besides just the run in during the match. Yet another thing I believe needs to change if TNA ever wants to get better. The list just grows doesn't it?
Well, that's this week's edition of Sudden Impact. TNA wasn't great this week. Nothing really stood out. No particularly special matches to speak of and weak builds toward the PPV. I guess, better luck next week.
One final note. I'm glad everyone liked Coffee Talk. I've got my next topic set and will be working on it over the weekend.
Thanks for reading everyone. Be Safe.


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TWO Poole men who left "a trail of misery" for their victims have been imprisoned for a total of nearly five years for burglary.
John Swanson, 31, and Michael Johnson, 42, admitted raiding two properties in the Blandford area on the same day in May.
A court heard that they first targeted a house in Charlton Marshall, forcing the front door open and stealing a watch.
Prosecutor Sadie Rizzo said they then forced open a sash window of a house in Shroton and stole various items of silver and jewellery.
They were arrested at 12.10pm that day after officers discovered the pair in possession of stolen silverware and jewellery.
Both men appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Wednesday, May 14, where they pleaded guilty to the two burglaries.
On Thursday, June 5, they returned to the court to be sentenced. Swanson was given a three year jail term and Johnson was sent to prison for one year and eight months. He was also sentenced to a further four months' imprisonment for other offences, which were also dealt with on the same day.
Senior Investigating Officer Geoff Kerley, of Weymouth CID, said: "Burglary is a despicable crime and extremely traumatic and distressful to the victims.
"These two offenders travelled to the Blandford area with intent to break into houses. They have shown a total disregard for other people's property and left a trail of misery for the victims.
"I am pleased that we were able to recover the majority of the stolen property, some of which was of great sentimental value. I welcome the sentences and hope that they act as a deterrent to other offenders."


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The long-awaited sequel to Time and Again . Si Morley is back and the world may never be the same.
When Time and Again was published in 1970, it immediately developed a loyal following that has grown with each passing year. With this book, Jack Finney returned to the same magical territory and finds Ruben Prien still at work with the Project, still dreaming of altering man's fate by going back in time to adjust events... to interfere, some might say, with destiny.
Once again, the conduit to that bygone era is Simon Morley, the man who actually proved himself capable of traveling back and forth in time. This time, he does so with a grand purpose: an attempt to prevent World War I.
From Time to Time is a tale that is both thrilling and nostalgic, magical and terrifying, charming and full of suspense.
Listen to the first book, Time and Again.
©1995 Jack Finney (P)2011 Simon & Schuster
"Finney takes us on an ebulliently guided tour of old New York." (Frank Rich, The New York Times Book Review)
"In more ways than one, reading Jack Finney will transport you back to a better time." (The Washington Post Book World)
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"The Fate of a Sequel"
Ever have the feeling when reading a book that you must have skipped a page (or two, or three… or ten) because the story suddenly makes NO SENSE?
This is the sensation I had throughout most of this book. I can't tell you with any certainty if it's the story jumping around or if it's my attention fading in and out but I was clearly not as riveted to this book as I was to Book 1! ("Time and Again" - Excellent!!) I think I missed a few crucial threads early on.
It's the fate of a sequel I guess; the better the predecessor, the higher the standards for the following instalments.
"Love the performer but..."
the story is a bit long-winded in places and not as intriguing and exciting as the first. Seems there were some holes in the story or I missed something.
"Second Time Around"
I read these books many years ago and was pleased to see Audible had made them available. Enjoyed them both for the second time.
"Needs more plot"
I lived Time and Again for its vivid description of New York AND its application to the plot and suspense of the story. Time to Time starts with promise but I found myself bogged down for a large part of the story. The description of 1911 New York was great but, since it didn't develop the plot as well I got bored at times. Nice to revisit Sy and see where he settled.
Married mother of three teenagers, back to work after 15 years at home - when I read a lot. Now I am the assistant to the Mayor of Omaha and work at least 60 hours a week, and on top of what I have to do at home - no more books. This lets me listen to the classics, the latest, whatever I want. I can learn or escape. I have always love audio books, but now I NEED them.
"It's ok, but not earth-moving..."
I really liked the first book, although found the premise of how they shift from one time to another to be too simplistic. This time he barely has to try, and he is all over the place. But aside from that, the first story ended so well, and they had to undo that to tell this story, and maybe that is where it fell down.
I'm not returning it, but don't need to hear it again. Hope this helps you decide.
Loved this story as much as the first book. It's fascinating to think about time travel and the 'what ifs' about outcomes if surrounding events were altered. Loved the way the story unfolded. Excellent!
"Simon Morley makes me so irritated!"
I got more and more irritated hearing about Si living a luxury life for something like a year, kissing another girl passionately and touristing, while his wife and son is left at home, with almost no money. Otherwise I loved the descriptions of the times and places just as much as in the first book!
"Unbearably Disappointing Sequel To A Masterpiece"
This book was one of the biggest disappointments of my reading life! It is a slapdash sequel to a brilliantly plotted novel.
The plot lacks coherence and drive. Obviously, time travel is just an interesting concept, but in the original there was a logic and a procedure laid out for how the main character (and others) would travel through time. In this book, the rules are thrown out the window, violating the interior logic of the first book.
I cannot really think of any sense that moved or intrigued me - completely unlike the charming and moving first book.
Finney's reputation is well established; this book is just a miserable aberration from his usual excellence.
"Steven King Endorsed"
Steven King endorsed this book in the afterwards of his new novel 11-22-63. I'd already listened to this but thought King's novel was a tad bit better.
"nothing much happens"
Half this book has nothing to do with the story. Just the last 4 chapters really has anything to do with what was a good story.
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Only three years after opening, Alamosa Books in Albuquerque, N.M., is expanding into a second location around the corner from its existing store in the city's Northeast Heights neighborhood.
Even with 3,850 square feet in the original space, owner Elizabeth Anker said, there was not enough room for her inventory of children's books, toys, gift items, and, unusual for a kids' store, adult titles. "We opened in kind of a half-assed way in 2010," said Anker, who previously was manager of children's books at Page One in Albuquerque. "Now we're hoping that the expansion will get us where we wanted to be originally, with our entire stock displayed properly and enough room for our gift items." The second store, which was scheduled to open six weeks ago but was waylaid by construction delays, has 3,600 square feet and will sell YA and middle-grade books in addition to sidelines, while picture books will be housed in the original space. Both stores will carry adult titles, which Anker selects based on what she thinks teens might like to read; about 2,000 adult titles are in Alamosa's inventory. "But you won't find Fifty Shades of Grey here, or any erotica, for that matter. I have kids of my own," Anker said. Kathryn Stocker's The Help is at the top of the store's adult bestseller list.
The store also carries a number of sidelines, Anker said. Her top sellers are the Folkmanis hand puppets and plush toys, followed by licensed items such as Dr. Seuss and Madeline. And for books, current bestsellers include Rebecca Janni's Every Cowgirl series, illus. by Lynne Avril; The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen, illustrated by Daniel X. Hanna; Island of Fire by Lisa McMann, The Sound and the Furry by Spencer Quinn; and Grandma's Santo on Its Head by Nasario García. Anker buys most of her books directly from publishers rather than wholesalers in order to get deeper discounts.
One feature new to the second location, which is separated from the original by only four storefronts, is a cafe. "When we opened in 2010 there was a coffee shop next door to us, and I was relieved we didn't have to open a cafe," Anker said. "But they closed, and with the expansion it just made sense to add one." The new store will also carry gifts aimed at the teen market, such as mugs and T-shirts with faces of artists and authors on them.
Digital books haven't cut into Alamosa's sales at all. "The New Mexico school district can't afford to buy iPads or other digital reading devices for its schools as other areas in the country have been able to," Anker said, "so for the most part our customers buy print books for their kids rather than digital." With the second store, Anker has doubled her staff to a total of 14 employees. Her sizeable e-mail list and Facebook presence has generated so much interest in the new store – which has its soft opening this weekend – that Anker will hold off on any advertising for now. "Our entire inventory for the new store has arrived," she said, "and we've rented a forklift to install the new shelves over the next few days. We'll have our grand opening the first weekend of November, when the cafe will open for business." In the meantime, there are books to be shelved and, soon, customers to welcome.


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Just two weeks into the start of the school year, the Moot Court Board at the Washington and Lee University School of Law has already initiated its first competition. The Negotiation Competition, newly named in honor of alumnus Robert J. Grey Jr., began Tuesday, August 30, 2006 and will conclude with the finals on September 15, 2006. The administrators for this year's competition are third-year students Rob Rivers-Benaicha and Adam Hull.
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The Negotiation Competition is an American Bar Association Law Student Division sponsored forum offered to help students develop practical legal skills and emphasizes teamwork and the ability to resolve disputes in a negotiation setting. Teams of students acting as lawyers for opposing parties will receive confidential information about how they can best represent their clients' interests. The teams will work together in a limited time frame to find a compromise that is acceptable to both of their clients.
Competition administrators are expecting as many as many as 80 second and third-year students to participate in the competition, which this year involves an environmental law issue. Initial rounds of the competition will be judged by Rivers-Benaicha and Hull, with final rounds judged by W&L law faculty. The top two teams from the W&L Negotiation Competition will qualify to represent the School of Law in the National Negotiation Competition, which begins later this fall.
The Moot Court Executive Board, chaired this year by Christopher Price, administers all competitions for the Moot Court Program, which includes the Davis Moot Court Competition, Mock Trial, and Client Counseling. For more information about the Moot Court Board and upcoming competitions, please visit http://law.wlu.edu/mootcourt.Email This Page


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Kotobukiya Presents KWG-10M Sanjuro...
Kotobukiya expands their Metabots model kit collection to include KWG-10M SANJURO. Known as Medarot in Japan, Metabots is a long-running video game, anime series, and manga property that stars insect-inspired fighting robots as they compete in the World Robattle Tournament.
Sanjuro resembles a samurai stag beetle (though he looks more like a rabbit to me). Sanjuro comes pre-colored and its snap-fit assembly requires absolutely no glue. The robot is comprised of 160 parts, and when put together has multiple points of articulation. Standing nearly 6 inches tall (1/6 scale), Sanjuro is the perfect companion to the previously released Metabee (pictured below) and Rokusho.
Available June 2013.
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Ollie Alexander has a soothing, calming presence. She seems full of wisdom and humility. She draws you to her, like a warm fire on a winter's night.
Alexander, 68, moves gracefully and quietly through a room. She appears much younger than her age. She commands the language and expresses herself with ease and graceful gestures. She believes she has a God-given purpose and wants to help others discover theirs.
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NEW YORK -- Consignment chain Second Time Around (STA) announced it is opening three more stores in Manhattan this October, all on the city's Upper East Side.
The new locations will bring the company to 36 stores nationwide, with the figure expected to grow to 40 by year end.
STA has also recently partnered with Stacy London's styling agency, Style for Hire, to offer an in-home consignment concierge service for premium high-end items. Clients with at least 50 premium high-end designer pieces to consign can request an STA or Style for Hire stylist to travel to the client's home to take the consignment to an STA location.


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When wondering if the rally can continue, ponder these nerdy market stats.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average price-to-book ratio current: 3.61x
- Five-year high: 4.13x (February 2010)
- Dow Jones Industrial Average dividend yield current: 2.55%
- Five-year low: 2.38% (February 2011)
- Defensive stocks are in the bottom quartile of performance in the last three months (screams portfolios are now too overweighted in cyclicals, meaning valuations have gotten excessive).
To borrow, but not infringe upon, the words of Jay-Z, "welcome back." I truly hope you were able to take in the abundant amount of rich U.S. history on full display. From Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to the president's inauguration, we, as a country, have come a long way and it's unfortunate that powerful message gets lost amongst concerns on an Apple (AAPL) quarter. Yours truly spent the day doing two things: (1) digging up black and white photos of inaugurations gone by for inspiration and (2) deeply analyzing the market's middle-finger rally, (a perfect description since the rally has unfolded amid a sea of viable negativity).
Top question is whether the party will continue to grow in numbers or abruptly cut out at midnight. Unfortunately, the answer is not so easily determined, especially as the DC toast-givers have decided to forestall (hopefully) a day of reckoning with the fee-based ratings agencies.
Here's why I feel so emotionally torn:
- The market's advance suggests base cases on the economy and earnings estimates for 1H 2013 are overly conservative. But can that be believed amid the fiscal drag that is failing to be acknowledged, though is darn sure occurring beneath the surface of euphoria?
- The market has sketched a portrait that growth in 2H 2013 will be meaningfully improved relative to 2012, 1H 2013 and the disappointing post-recession norm. In this zone, which is GDP growth north of 2%, companies return to raising earnings guidance because revenues have reaccelerated and costs remain structurally lean. Win win, right? That's the gospel according to the market.
- I really hate using the word "resilient" when describing the market as it's pretty lazy terminology. But this one time I will make an exception. The market has, so far, not reacted harshly for an extended period to any dreary December/early January macro data. The same could be said for the topic of earnings, which in my opinion have taken a turn for the worse. So, with this type of inaction in plain view, I suppose it's okay to predict smooth sailing (as in no dreaded 5% pullback inside of five trading sessions) even as real underlying economic weakness smacks us in the face. If the market has not giveth, why predicteth.
Rest assured that to utter what I just did is of mild concern and in my head sounds absurdly complacent. Luckily, according to an informal poll I ran on Twitter, people are not compelled to borrow money to buy stocks. That's somewhat reassuring. Nonetheless, I don't feel particularly pressured to churn and burn stock ideas. In fact, I advise greater selectivity at these valuation levels (valuations in certain sectors, for example transports, are reaching points where good news could lead to selloffs) as the strong names will withstand a minor pullback, whereas the beta that was chased is dumped.
Also, stay away from JC Penney (JCP) here. The trading action in the stock hints at an impending negative news event.


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With training camp just over two weeks away, the Minnesota Vikings' Jared Allen had good news about his post-operative shoulder, and no news about his contract.
"I'm just focusing on my shoulder right now," Allen told NFL Network Monday, when asked about entering the final year of the six-year, $73.2 million deal he signed when he arrived from Kansas City in 2008.
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Allen had offseason surgery on the torn left labrum that helped hold him to 12 sacks last season—10 fewer than his near-NFL record the previous season.
Rehab is going well, he confirmed—almost too well, he joked.
"Unfortunately yes. I was hoping to get a couple of weeks of training camp off," Allen said. "I'm ready to rock and roll."
In saying that, though, Allen hinted that he planned to be in camp when it opens on July 25, no matter what his contract status is.
"I think I'm in kind of a blessed place, where both sides are honoring the contract that we signed," Allen said. "So whatever happens will happen, but my focus is just on football. That's why we have agents, and that's why they have GMs."
Allen is due more than $14 million in the final year, and he has repeated throughout the offseason that he will not be preoccupied by whether the Vikings extend him. That has held, even though two other high-producing defensive ends, Dwight Freeney and John Abraham, were left out in the cold in this offseason, partly because of tighter cap restrictions in the now two-year-old labor agreement.
Freeney, 33, was signed by San Diego after the Colts released him; Abraham, 35, remains unsigned after the Falcons let him go.


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If nothing else, the Fortuna Huskies can thank the Del Norte Warriors for providing the most exciting Husky wins of this football season. Three weeks prior, the Warriors were denied victory at Fortuna High on the final play of the game, as the Huskies celebrated their homecoming with a 21-15 win. The two teams did battle once more, this time in Crescent City on Oct. 19, and the finish outdid the first meeting, when the game went into overtime and Fortuna pulled out a miraculous 41-40 victory.
The contest last Friday night showed the best and at times the worst of this season's Huskies team. The first half saw Fortuna struggle with wet, sloppy conditions, penalties and turnovers. However, a tough Husky defense and their offensive determination helped build a 14-point lead by intermission. A Del Norte fumble on a punt attempt led to Fortuna's first score of the night, a 3-yard touchdown run by back Brett Renner. Del Norte answered with a second quarter score following the same scenario. A botched Husky punt attempt on a muddy field was smothered by the Warriors and one play later, running back Chad Bell went 33 yards for a Del Norte touchdown and a tie score at seven apiece.
Del Norte followed with a onside kickoff attempt that gave Fortuna a short field to work with and a grinding 13 play drive culminated with a 2-yard TD run by Travis Milich. Fortuna's final possession of the first half followed a Del Norte fumble and three plays later, Kalen Barcelos slashed in from 13 yards out. Bryant Head kicked his third successful PAT of the evening and the Huskies held a 21-7 lead heading into the locker room.
Fortuna came out for the second half and had the ball first however, penalties and later a fumble stopped that drive. The next two possessions by the Huskies were a different story. After stopping Del Norte on downs, Fortuna needed just three plays to score. Quarterback Jacob Hough dashed 48 yards to a touchdown, after a beautiful fake in the backfield to the up-back. Then came the Huskies next possession, one that saw them backed up against their own goal line. No problem, as slot back Colton Ross exploded off right tackle, going 91 yards to the Warriors' end zone.
Fortuna did miss the ensuing PAT attempt due to a low snap in the wet, Head never getting his foot into the ball however, the Huskies held a commanding 34-7 lead with 2:04 left in the third period. Perhaps some fans even headed for the exits, but that was when the wheels fell off the Fortuna bus. First Del Norte cashed in on a 79-yard TD run by Chad Bell, then a Dylan Pease pass to Aaron Fitch went for a 55-yard touchdown. A Nathan Porter PAT with 8:45 remaining in the game cut Del Norte's deficit to 34-21. Though Fortuna ate five minutes of clock on their next drive, that possession ended on a fumbled punt attempt, giving Del Norte another golden opportunity.
The Warriors went right to the bank with that blank check and a Jordan Carpenter run to the Husky end zone was followed by a PAT to make it 34-28. Fortuna tried to ice the game and pushed the ball to midfield with time running short however, facing 4th and 2 yards to go, the Del Norte defense came up big with a stop. With two minutes to work with, Del Norte moved the ball to the red zone and with :04 on the clock, a QB Pease pass to Fitch tied the game at 34 apiece. A controversial flag on the ensuing PAT attempt backed up Del Norte five yards and the Fortuna defense rose up to block the kick, sending the game to overtime.
The Warriors had first possession of the OT and took four plays, but cashed in with a touchdown pass. Once again the Warriors PAT attempt would come back to haunt them as the kick sailed right of the goal posts. Fortuna wasted no time on their OT possession and just one play got Colton Ross into the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown. Fortuna placekicker Bryant Head went out and calmly kicked the ball right down the middle of the up-rights for the game winning PAT. The Fortuna faithful erupted with the 41-40 victory and Del Norte was left wondering "what if" and how did that miraculous comeback go wrong.
Head was a perfect 5 for 5 in PAT kicks for the night and improved to 25 for 28 attempts on the season. An elated Fortuna head coach Mike Benbow was quoted after the game concerning Head's kicking ability, "We recruited him from soccer for a reason." Colton Ross ended the game with 145 yards and two touchdowns on just 5 carries. Quarterback Jacob Hough rushed for 81 yards and completed six passes for 78 yards. Wideout Kyle Wiegman caught five of those passes for 77 yards receiving. The offensive line play of Ryan Erickson, Dylan Burley, Diego Garcia, Josh Simmons, Russell Kadle and Dominic Eastburn was impressive, Erickson also recovered a fumble. Friday night is senior night for the Huskies as they host McKinleyville for their final home game of the regular season.


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What would be the most plausible explanation according to the orthodox classical theravada to rising numbers of humans? It seems that the number of humans has been raising for quite a while, but lately, during last century or so, the growth has been exponential.
Maybe devas have, en masse, decided to descend from heavens and to born as humans? Or a few beehives full of bees have gained enough merit to be born as humans (we seem to have a mass extinction of bees going on in Europe)?
I'm not sure if it's correct, but I assume that in most cases, maybe even all cases, one stream of consciousness can "kickstart" only one at rebirth. Or to put it more precisely, one stream of consciousness never branches but always is one stream of consciousness until the final release. If that is in accord with the canon, then it could be assumed that the rising numbers of humans can't be attributed to streams of consciousness's branching (as one-into-many) at death/birth border.


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Peter Cosgrove meets Queen, lets slip Prince George to visit Australia
Amnesia and diplomacy walked hand in hand when the governor-general in waiting Peter Cosgrove went to London to visit the Queen.
In his first media interview since Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced his appointment, General Cosgrove was questioned about his personal views on Australia becoming a republic but said he could not remember how he voted in the 1999 referendum.
However he said he was a "a staunch Australian".
However, General Cosgrove did let slip that one of the first jobs in his new office would be to host Prince George who will travel to Australia with his parents William and Kate in April.
"That's going to be a very welcome visit," General Cosgrove told Australian journalists.
"They'll bring with them Prince George, the little one.
"They'll be in Sydney and then in Canberra after their sojourn in New Zealand.
"There's sort of an arm's distance hosting in the sense that we want them to be able to relax, so the idea would be to greet them, settle them in - but very briefly - and then leave them to enjoy the delights of Sydney."
Then the former Defence chief seemed to realise he might have spoken too early.
"I hope he's coming," he said.
"I don't know - I'm not yet the governor-general.
"I think every Aussie who likes the idea of royal couples having their children with them on tour will hope that's the case, but let's wait and see."
On a private trip to London with his wife, Lynne, the Cosgroves lunched with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh before meeting Australian media representatives at the Australian high commission.
"There's no constitutional requirement, but it is good manners, because you have a close relationship with the monarch and it's polite to just come and see the Queen before you assume [office]," he said.
Later in the afternoon, General Cosgrove met the Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House, where he was shown a collection of watercolours by Australian World War II artist Norma Bull.
He was in no doubt that, following many recent royal tours, Australians were extremely happy to welcome the royal family.
"There may have been a period where people thought that Australia's attention was wavering, but when the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit and when Her Majesty visits ... and when the young princes visit ... the country comes alive ... There's a buzz in the air. And I think when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge come in April, Australia will roll out the welcome mat."
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Media Advisory
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Dec. 10, 2003
Media Advisory
Board of Supervisors Inauguration to be
Held Dec. 15
Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, in the forum of the Fairfax
County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax,
Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Gaylord L. Finch Jr. will administer
the oath of office to Chairman-Elect Gerald E. Connolly and the nine
other newly elected members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,
two constitutional officers elected countywide, and the three newly
elected members of the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation
District. The ceremony will also include musical performances by local
artists. A reception will follow.
Media representatives will have the opportunity before the ceremony to interview members of the board and the other elected officials. Starting at 5:30 p.m., board members will be available to speak with the media at the Government Center. As they arrive, media representatives should report directly to the main lobby desk to check in, receive their media kit, and receive assistance with coordinating interviews. Media should bring press credentials to ease the registration process.
The inauguration ceremony will be broadcast live with closed captioning on Cable Channel 16. For those who do not have cable, the ceremony will be video streamed on the county Web site, www.fairfaxcounty.gov. It will be rebroadcast on Channel 16 at 9 p.m. on Dec. 19, 22, 26, 29 and Jan. 2.
An inauguration page is available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/inauguration.htm. Media and the public can use this page as a source of information about the inauguration activities. On the night of the ceremony, photos of the swearing-in will be available on the page as well.
In addition to Chairman-Elect Gerald E. Connolly, the district supervisors to be installed are Sharon Bulova, Braddock District; Joan DuBois, Dranesville District; Michael R. Frey, Sully District; Penelope A. Gross, Mason District; Catherine M. Hudgins, Hunter Mill District; Gerald W. "Gerry" Hyland, Mount Vernon District; Dana Kauffman, Lee District; Elaine McConnell, Springfield District; and Linda Q. Smyth, Providence District.
The two constitutional officers elected countywide in November are Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr. (who will be sworn in Dec. 15 pending availability) and Sheriff Stan G. Barry. The three newly elected members of the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District are David L. Bulova, Gregory C. Evans and Sally B. Ormsby.
For more information, call the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935 or e-mail email@example.com.


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Audi Club North Atlantic: Winter Driving School 1 – January 25-26, 2014
If you're reading this, you probably live someplace where it snows a good deal in the winter. You also probably drive an Audi, quite possibly with the fabled quattro all-wheel-drive system. While you may drive one of the most snow- and ice-capable vehicles in the world, how would you like to really learn how to drive it in the snow?
We've all experienced that sinking feeling, while driving on a snow-covered road, when the car starts to slide toward the outside of the turn, possibly toward an on-coming car. It's a frightening moment, but usually just a moment, and we're back on our intended path, perhaps with sweaty palms or a rapid heartbeat reminding us that we just had a close call. Unfortunately, it doesn't always end as happily; I've wrecked 2 cars on winter roads in my lifetime, and it was only chance that saved me from serious injury. I looked for ways to improve my driving skills; this led me to the Audi Club.
Our past students are our best advertisers: "Prior to my first Winter Driving School in 2010 I was a mediocre winter driver. I had never been in any accidents, but that was because I was never forced to push myself, or the gas pedal, in slippery conditions.. I was dreading a weekend filled with more testosterone than anyone should have to handle. However, the minute I arrived I began to have the most fun I've ever had losing control of cars. The instructors were very knowledgeable…aside from teaching me more in 2 days that I learned in 6 weeks of drivers-ed they kept me on my toes & made me feel included. I enjoyed it so much that I insisted we return the next year and bring my mother! One year later (she loved it) and we're all driving with a whole lot less anxiety during the winter." – Storey Duff
In 2014, we will again be holding two Winter Driving Schools at Team O'Neil Rally School in Dalton, NH. It is a safe, low-speed event with expert instruction and a fun atmosphere. If you would like to learn to control your car in slippery conditions, to handle every type of skid including correcting understeer and oversteer, how to stop most quickly in icy conditions, then these schools are for you. All vehicles are welcome. No more than two licensed drivers per shared car. And no helmets required, this is a low speed (typically less than 25 mph) event.
Front and rear-wheel drive vehicles are required to have snow tires on the drive wheels as a bare minimum. It is highly suggested to have snow tires on all wheels.
The school will begin Saturday morning with a classroom session, in which we will cover the basic principles of driving on snow and ice — proper tire pressure, types of skids and how to correct for them, winter car preparation (such as why snow tires are a good idea, even on a modern all-wheel-drive car), and so on. You will then drive your vehicle to the Rally School site, where we continue through a day and a half of exercises such as a slalom, a skid pad, and a road course (all under instructors' expert tutelage) in which these principles are put into practice:
- The skid pad teaches the difference between understeer and oversteer (and is a lot of fun!)
- The slalom teaches the importance of looking ahead, weight transfer, and the proper amount of steering input.
- Combining the two into a challenging road course puts everything together and includes a variety of turns and a "lane toss" where a devious instructor directs the student to switch into one of two lanes and stop the car, all in distances that look difficult if not impossible (but believe us, with practice it is possible).
We will finish the two-day school with a fun 'time trial' that connects the skidpad and exercise areas where the goal is consistency through several runs.
This event is very much at your own pace, and everyone from inexperienced to very experienced drivers will learn a great deal and have a blast. For drivers who have enjoyed our high performance driver education events on racetracks, the Winter Driving School is an excellent opportunity to hone car control skills that then apply to all sorts of driving, improving safety even on the track. The clinic is open to drivers of all experience levels, and is especially instructive for inexperienced drivers. Participants must present a valid driver's license or learners Permit, and sign a liability waiver. A parent must accompany drivers under 18, as well as sign the waiver on their behalf. Please note that if you are sharing a car, you need to register each driver separately!
Registration Cost:
- Volunteer/Instructor - Please let us know if you are coming to volunteer. $0
- Student Registration (ACNA Members) - Registration for attendees that are over 21, and for those that are under 21 and NOT sharing a car with an adult. $265.00
- Student Registration (Non ACNA Members) - Registration for attendees are not Audi Club North America Members. $280.00
- Teen (21 and Under) Registration - Discounted rate for teen drivers sharing a car with an adult student. Note that we will not accept your registration if you do not list an adult that's already registered $150.00
Each driver needs to be registered with a unique email address.
Our headquarters will be at the Mountain View Grand Hotel and Resort. NAAC has negotiated a special rate of $159.99 per night, two night minimum – please mention "North Atlantic Audi Club" to get this rate.
Registrations will be held Friday evening in the Dodge Parlor & Saturday morning prior to the classroom session for all students the Saturday morning classroom will be in the Roosevelt Room from 8:15 AM to 9:30 AM.
Saturday evening the Club will host an early social with appetizers in the Harding Room which is the building adjacent to the Hotel's pool.
Other hotel options in the area include:
Cabot Motor Inn
Coos Motor Inn
Thayer's Inn
Franconia Inn
Questions? Contact Buddy Gregory
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Wait. What?
Wait. What?
Speaking of that stupid marathon, Thunder Road has been repaired.
Speaking of that stupid marathon, Thunder Road has been repaired.
Thank God
12 Monkeys
Thank God
Yeah, no pressure now Tweak.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
I'm guessing it was repaired a week ago, since it wasn't repaired 2 weeks ago.
I hope this fulfills the interrogation section of this thread.
50,000 Miles Later
Skooter 2.5
Original course!?
I had picked up a few New Glarus items for my annual bribe the race director - But the 6-pack of snowshoe was looking way to good, so now its a 3 pack. Any spring seasonals that you might want me to pick up that may not be available when you come through for Grandmas?
I am pretty sure I will need to bribe the race director again this year - Although Grandma passed away last week - The annual drunk'n camping weekend to celebrate her Birthday will live on ...
7/20/17 #247 Comeback #19 ... 10/8 - Glacial Trail 50M
Sorry about your GM
I hear that the Spring seasonal is Imperial Weizen. 'nuff said.
I have not seen that - I do have some smoke rye ale (4 pck)
The IW just came out.
I have some of the Rye, apparently, waiting for me between here and Wisconsin
Ahh, and there is the Snowshoe Red Ale and the Two Women Lager...these may both be gone by June...
You had a six pack of showshoe - But is now a 3-pack - Dark and complex it was - I need to put the Trent beer somewhere where I can not see it everyday.
Ahh, and there is the Snowshoe Red Ale and the Two Women Lager...these may both be gone by June...
The King of Beasts
I could go for a beer.
"As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, And I've learned much from both of their styles." ~ Jimmy Buffett
"I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way.""
I could go for a beer.
I'd offer some, but with Passover upon us I cannot share.
maybe after passover ?
maybe after passover ?
Will I have to wait that loing to get a morning run with the KoB?


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The Sky News presenter, who lives in Harrow, took advantage of the council's cycling proficiency course.
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Head and Neck Cancer
Scar tissue inside mouth from radiation
This question concerns my father-in-law (age 75) who had cancerous tumor removed from maxillary gland on right side of face as well as part of his palette and several teeth (Apr, 2010) He had intense radiation treatments to insure cancer was gone.(Apr-June, 2010) However, the radiation has left him with such scar tissue on that side of face that limits his ability to open his mouth(app. 4mm opening) let alone eat, drink and makes it almost impossible for him to remove his palette prosthesis to clean. He has undergone two minor surgeries to stretch the tissue which has had no success. Doctors tell him surgery to remove scar tissue is not an option. Is there anything that can be done - Botox or steroid injection into scar tissue? Plastic surgery? Anything to improve his quality of life? Thank you for your help!!
This is a difficult but unfortunately common problem following treatment of oral cavity tumors. What happens is that often surgery and also the postoperative irradiation will damage the muscles and tissues that allow the jaws to move apart from another. Everything scars down and it is difficult to open the jaw. We call this Trismus. Sometimes this can be prevented with aggressive exercise after surgery, during radiation, and early after treatment. Unfortunately the longer we get after treatment the less can be done. There is no successful treatment. The only one is regular stretching either manually of with devices (Therabite). Unfortunately the benefits are often minimal if started when the scarring has already set in. Discuss that with your cancer surgeon.
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Updated from 6:45 a.m. EST with Wahlman's response to reader questions. The response follows the end of the original article.NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The most coveted prize for the California car buyer is the ability to drive solo in the carpool lane. There are two ways to do this: 1. Buy an all-electric or natural gas car. Let's say that you want to spend less than $35,000. Then your most available all-electric choices are Nissan LEAF and the Ford Focus Electric. The problem with these cars is that most people shun them because they are -- rightfully -- afraid of running out of electricity, and they may be stuck on the freeway. With only approximately 75 miles range, sales of these cars are bleak for a reason. 2. Buy a car that's electric for the first 6 to 38 miles, and then a gasoline engine kicks in to ensure that you can drive and refuel the car just like any conventional petrol car. This gets you some of the electric car benefits, but none of the "range anxiety" worry of the all-electric cars. The cars in this latter category in the market today are General Motors' ( GM) Chevrolet Volt, the Toyota ( TM) Prius Plug-In, and two models from Ford ( F) just hitting the market now, called C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi. Net after-tax rebates, all of these cars sell for around $30,000. As evidenced by the 2012 sales data, this latter group of cars vastly outsell the all-electrics -- and sales are growing rapidly. So what's the problem? Just buy the Volt, the Prius Plug-In, or any of the Fords, and drive alone in the California carpool lane! No? Actually, while this will work just fine right now, this convenient party is coming to an end -- fast. You see, only 40,000 of these permits will be provided. The program only started recently, and by early October 2012 approximately 6,000 had been handed out. Now that Ford is entering the market this month, the pace should accelerate and I would be shocked if these permits don't dry up by the second half of 2013. So what happens when these coveted 40,000 permits are exhausted? Will you then be forced to buy a potentially more expensive ($50,000 to $100,000) Tesla ( TSLA) Model S? Or will you live with range anxiety in a car that may only go 75 miles on a charge, with no back-up safety valve?
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In regards to your DG lesson survery (I couldn't reply on that thread) I think it would be helpful for you to put approximate cost in your questions. Like what do you mean a Decent amount?
When I was a ball golfer, every season I payed the same instructor $45 for 30-45 mins of lessons, more or lesson he was like my swing coach. Looking over my swing pin pointing areas that I needed to work on and such. Then I'd come back for a follow up after a couple months let him watch me and re-evaulate again.
That being said as I have become more and more addicted to playing DG, I wouldn't mind having some lessons or even just one. I just dont know where to go for them, unlike Ball Golf finding good instructors in DG is hard.
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Alabama linebacker Trey DePriest sustained a broken foot in practice on Wednesday and is expected to miss the remainder of spring practice after undergoing surgery, coach Nick Saban told ESPN.com Wednesday.
DePriest started 13 games last season for the Tide and was second on the team with 59 tackles.
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- Total Time
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- 1 3/4 cups jasmine rice* (11 3/4 oz)
- 3 cups water
- 1/3 cup packaged unsweetened dried coconut
- 1/4 cup fine-quality dried shrimp** (1 oz)
- 1 large fresh lemongrass stalk, 1 or 2 outer leaves discarded and root end trimmed
- 3 (2 1/2-inch-long) fresh or thawed frozen Kaffir lime leaves
- 1 (1/2-inch) piece peeled fresh or thawed frozen turmeric** (optional), finely grated
- 1 large shallot, halved lengthwise and very thinly sliced crosswise (3/4 cup)
- 5 tablespoons very thinly sliced fresh Vietnamese basil or fresh cilantro (from 1 bunch)
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- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
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- While rice is cooking, toast coconut in a dry heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until golden, 4 to 6 minutes, then transfer to a small bowl to cool. Pulse in grinder once or twice (do not overgrind or you will end up with coconut butter), then return to small bowl. Finely grind shrimp in grinder until very fluffy, about 1 minute. Thinly slice lower 6 inches of lemongrass stalk and very finely mince slices. Cut out central veins and stems from lime leaves with a sharp knife, then slice leaves lengthwise into hair-thin strips.
- Toss together rice, coconut, dried shrimp, lemongrass, lime leaves, turmeric (if using), shallot, basil, mint, 2 tablespoons lime juice, white pepper, and salt until combined well and free of lumps, then season with additional salt and lime juice if necessary. Serve immediately.
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Can I get a blendtec in 220v?
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I'm considering to buy one, and take to our home in Bolivia. This country uses 240 V, can it be used with this power set up?
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