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BLOG #100: My top 10 Dream Matches
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To make blog 100 the biggest of any blog yet, I decided to give my top 10 dream matches of all-time. This isn't a normal top 10 list though. I set a rule here, I can't use the same wrestler 2x on this list(ex.no Austin vs Punk along with Austin vs Hogan. Just 1 Austin dream match). I also left off dream matches that have happened aka Ric Flair vs HHH has happened which means no prime bs. I bet this list will surprise some by the use of some of these guys. A lot of great performers I left off that I would have loved to have on this list. However, here is the list (remember the rules) top 10 dream *singles matches of all-time:
HM:Dolph Ziggler vs Mr.Perfect; Randy Orton vs Jake "The Snake" Roberts; HHH vs Harley Race
10.Kevin Steen vs Dusty Rhodes-Steen vs either Foley or Dusty Rhodes would be great dream matches. I chose Dusty because of the nicknames mainly. I'm a bigger fan of Foley's, but Dusty is the bigger star of the two if you ask me. For those wondering, yes Kevin Steen is currently in ROH. I loved it when he won the world title at Border Wars. Big fan of his, he is "Wrestling's worst nightmare" vs "The American Dream"!! See why I had them face instead? Do I need to say who would be the heel or face in this match? I think it is pretty obvious here. If this is a 1x thing, I'd say Dusty wins. If grudge match were involved, I'd say Steen.
9.Taz vs Samoa Joe-Taz made his debut in TNA becoming the manager of Samoa Joe. He saw a guy in TNA that reminded him of himself. The choke out artists they were in their primes, Taz in ECW, and Joe I'd say 06-08(didn't watch ROH stuff.) would be a classic. I'd have Taz win simply because he is the smaller one of the two with a Tazmission. Sucks that neither had successful WWE runs. I do however, believe Taz's debut is one of the best all-time in WWE history.
8."Macho Man" Randy Savage vs CM Punk-I love me some Macho Man Randy Savage. I'm a huge Punk fan as well, however, the most overused phrase in wrestling today has got be "Best in the world". Tired of hearing that now. I like the tributes Punk gave to Macho Man including adding the elbow to his moves list. Much props to him for that. Glad someone in WWE knows, Macho Man existed. Us fans know and loved him. We all hope he gets in the WWE Hall of Fame at some point in the future. I hate the Lanny Poffo situation because I don't believe Lanny deserves the honor of being inducted in the Hall. I also believe Macho Man being one of the best this business has ever seen should go in on his own. I mean, would Poffo Family on the marquee sell as many tickets as Macho Man going in the hall? I don't think so. In any case, I'd have Macho Man win this one.
7.Ric Flair vs Daniel Bryan-Could you imagine the humor we could get out of a program with Flair/Bryan? Not only that, but probably the best match on the card. Daniel Bryan in my opinion, has the best finisher in the business right now. I made a blog in the past talking about what wrestling moves would actually hurt the most. Not being disrespectful or anything because you heard the comments....don't believe they hurt....get in the ring. What move looks the most painful not even you would want to receive? I certianly don't want to receive the 600 pound bonsai drop from Yokozuna on my chest nor do I want to receive the no-lock. A submission type of bout that we don't get as often as I'd like. I'd have Bryan win, putting him over like Flair does with everyone making them a star.
6.Brock Lesnar vs Batista-Monsters, beasts, animals, and unhuman like strength is the words you use to describe these two superstars. It sucks that Lesnar didn't stick around longer during his prime years. Batista/Lesnar both came into the business around the same time in 02. Batista was the older of the two getting in the biz while Brock was young. When Brock came on your tv screens, he just dominated anyone in his path with Heyman in his corner. His first major feud was against a tag team, my favorite tag team of all-time: The Hardy Boyz! As great of a tag team as they were, they couldn't handle Lesnar even with a chair which got him over. From there beat every top dog in his path. Batista came in slower, but became main eventer defeating the leader of Evolution HHH which he was part of. Ever since 2005 this has been a dream match for me. This is one of the few matches on this list that could still happen, however it is a must to happen in the near future for it to be possible. I'd have Lesnar win simply because I think Brock was better. If you'd ask me in 05, I'd probably have Batista win!
5.Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle-The Hitman, The best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be, Bret Hart vs The Wrestling Machine and only olympic gold medalist in WWE history, Kurt Angle!! In any case, if a match with these two greats in the middle of the ring, would probably go down as one of the best matches ever. Both arguably the best of their generations as far as in ring competitors very few if any were better. Could you imagine if Angle showed up during Bret's Canada vs USA in 97. Fireworks, however, I believe Angle was the better of the two as a heel and Bret was the better face. Battle of two of the best technical wrestlers of all-time would be a classic. It should be on any top 10 list if you ask me. If it were Canada vs USA, Angle would have to win this bout.
4.The Rock vs Shawn Michaels-1 of the greatest in ring performers vs 1 of the best sports entertainers of all-time. Who wouldn't want to see these two go at it? Hell, Shawn has stated publicly in the past he wants to face the Rock. Hell, on Rock's top 3 guys he'd like to face in his HOF speech listed HBK. I would have to have HBK as the heel here vs the cool babyface Rock. Everyone should know how big of a fan I am of The Rock's. Who isn't a fan of HBK? I'd have to have The Rock lay the smackdown on HBK here.
3.Sting vs Undertaker-The match everyone has been talking about for years. 1 mania goes by and the next one still the buzz craving for this match. This dream match between two foes who captured our love and admiration by their dark side. I'm talking Sting from 97 with that bat pointing at the Deadman. Could you have imagined if he was the one who faced Taker at WM14? I've stated in the past, Sting was my favorite wrestler in WCW. Taker is one my favorites as well. Match should be on most everyones top dream match lists. Who would win? Undertaker. I'd like to see Sting win though, but Taker tapping to the scorpion deathlock is a no no. Taker will win if the match does happen, but it isn't a likely scenario.
2.Hulk Hogan vs John Cena-This match was scheduled to take place at WM25. Hulk Hogan has sued a company who screwed up his back costing him x amount of dollars because he wasn't able to compete vs Cena. Both top faces of the company. Biggest babyfaces ever seen in the WWE. Comparisons have been made between the two. Some say Cena is the modern day Hulk Hogan of todays wrestling. Everyone got tired of Hogan which led him to turn heel back in the mid90s. Which is why it would be just as big if Cena did so today. Being that kiss baby babyface coming off of an era of flipping birds and breaking rules certainly did Cena no favors. If they were to have had that match at WM25, it would probably be one of the biggest most talked about matches in WWE history. It certainly would have went last on the show and not be the Orton/HHH 1000x. Passing of the torch type of deal here with Cena winning.
1.Stone Cold vs Goldberg-We got all these dream matches with Austin, but 1 was talked about more than Hogan/Austin, CM Punk/Austin, among others. It was Goldberg vs Stone Cold Steve Austin. The year of 98, everyone wanted to see it. Who wouldn't have? Undefeated Goldberg vs the toughest sob in the WWF. Both bald and on top of the wrestling worlds in WCW and WWF. Austin/Goldberg era was experienced in that year. What would have happened if we had that match? Goldberg has experienced a stunner in the past and should experience one again because I'd have Austin win if I were booking this bout. Hell, Austin said if he gave 1 last stunner to anyone on the roster(03) who would it be? He said Goldberg!
There you have it! The top 10 dream matches of all-time for me. I gave you the match along with an explaination with it. What did you think of blog 100? Did I deliver? Are you up to the challenge with the rules I made? What does your top 10 dream matches look like? What did you think of my list? Leave that and more below. Just so you know, I kept singles/tag/divas seperate because I think all deserves their own spotlight which is why the next 2 top 10 will feature dream matches of Divas and tag. So get your guys lists ready!!
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The main goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy of Familias Unidas (United Families), a family-based, ecodevelopmental intervention found to be previously efficacious in preventing and reducing behavior problems, illicit drug use, and unsafe sexual behavior in non-delinquent Hispanic adolescents (Pantin et al., 2003; Prado, Pantin, Briones et al., 2007).
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Hypothesis 1a. The effect of Familias Unidas on drug use will be partially mediated by improvements in family functioning.
Hypothesis 2. Familias Unidas will be more efficacious than Treatment as Usual in preventing unsafe sexual behavior among Hispanic first offending adolescents or those who are at risk for committing a first time offense over time.
Hypothesis 2a. The effect of Familias Unidas on unsafe sexual behavior will be partially mediated by improvements in family functioning.
Hypothesis 3. Familias Unidas will be more efficacious than Treatment as Usual in preventing subsequent criminal offenses among Hispanic first offending adolescents or in preventing a first time offense for those at risk for committing a first time offense over time.
Hypothesis 3a. The effect of Familias Unidas on subsequent criminal offenses will be mediated by family functioning.
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- Unsafe sexual behavior [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Unsafe sexual beahvior including unprotected sexual behavior and having sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Behavioral: Familias Unidas
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The proposed study will be guided by four aims. AIM 1 is to evaluate the efficacy of Familias Unidas, relative to Treatment as Usual in preventing illicit drug use in a sample of Hispanic youth first offenders or those at high risk of committing a first offense; AIM 2 is to evaluate the efficacy of Familias Unidas, relative to Treatment as Usual in preventing unsafe sexual behavior; AIM 3 is to evaluate the efficacy of Familias Unidas, relative to Treatment as Usual in preventing a first offense or reducing the number of subsequent criminal offenses ; and AIM 4 is to assess the extent to which family functioning mediates the effects of the intervention on illicit drug use, unsafe sexual behavior, and first or subsequent criminal offenses.
Compared to non-Hispanic whites, Hispanic adolescents are highly vulnerable to drug use and HIV infection. Hispanic adolescents between the ages of 13 to 19 are five times more likely to be infected with HIV than are same-aged non-Hispanic Whites (CDC-P, 2006). Compared to non-Hispanic whites and to African Americans, Hispanic 8th graders report the highest lifetime, annual, and 30-day prevalence rates of alcohol, cigarette, and licit or illicit drug use (with the exception of amphetamines; Johnston et al., 2008). Hispanic adolescents also have higher rates of unprotected sex at last intercourse (CDC-P, 2007) than non-Hispanic whites or African Americans. Drug use and unsafe sexual behavior are risks for HIV infection. Hispanics are also a youthful population, with more than one-third under the age of 18 (Marotta & Garcia, 2003). Preventing drug use and HIV in Hispanics, and particularly among Hispanic youth at elevated risk for drug use and unsafe sexual behavior, such as Hispanics in the criminal justice setting or those at risk of entering the criminal justice system (Telpin, 2003), is therefore of vital importance.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 17 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female and male adolescents of Hispanic immigrant origin, defined by at least one parent born in a Spanish-speaking country of the Americas
- First-time offenders or Hispanic adolescents, identified by Miami Dade County Public Schools as exhibiting Level III behaviors which include: assault/threat against a non-staff member, breaking and entering/burglary, fighting (serious), hazing, possession or use of alcohol and/or controlled substances, possession of simulated weapons, trespassing, and vandalism.
- Adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age
- Adolescents living with an adult primary caregiver who is willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
(a) Family reports to have (tentative or firm) plans to move out of the South Florida area during the year of the study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01257022
|United States, Florida
|Center for Family Studies and Miami-Dade County
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|Principal Investigator:
|Guillermo Prado, Ph.D.
|University of Miami
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Guillermo Prado, Professor, University of Miami
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01257022 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R01DA025894-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|December 8, 2010
|Last Updated:
|March 4, 2014
Keywords provided by Guillermo Prado, University of Miami:
Substance use
Unsafe sexual behavior
Behavioral intervention
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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Garcia off crutches, but no timetable for return
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Avisail Garcia was off his crutches and putting weight on his right foot on Thursday for the first time since he bruised his right heel last Saturday. However, he has no timetable for a return just yet, and there's no certainty he'll be back by the end of camp, a week from Saturday.
"I want to feel nothing [painwise] before I start playing," Garcia said.
A bigger concern than missed time now is a lingering injury that sticks with him into the season. He does not want to play for a week and then feel it again, he said.
Even if Garcia returns soon, he appears unlikely to win a reserve job in the outfield. His return next week could end up deciding whether he's optioned to Toledo or begins the season on the Major League disabled list.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Alexa Galler's line Eighteenth started as t-shirts. 6 to be exact. Over time, it's evolved into a full ready-to-wear line. Her pieces re-imagine basics and she's keen on changing the shape and details of classic garments. You'll see this through construction details in her dreamy sweaters, tops and outerwear.
So why Design Entrepreneurs NYC? She told us, "I want to learn how to approach my line more like a business than as an art project." And, she said that the the best part of being a NYC designer is that everyone in this business is a character.
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The second annual World Dairy Expo Clay Target Championship will be held prior to World Dairy Expo with the goal of raising funds to help support the numerous youth programs. Designed to offer a recreational opportunity for the thousands of visiting attendees, industry employees, cattle exhibitors and general public, this event will take place on Monday, September 30, starting at 9 a.m. at the Waunakee Gun Club.
Registration will include lunch and an evening meal. Awards will be presented for the top three placings in the championship flight, as well as the top three placings in the silver and bronze flights. Individual awards will be presented for the top men and women.
Registration for the World Dairy Expo Clay Target Championship is available at worlddairyexpo.com. If you have questions or need assistance in registering, please call David Swanson at 515-571-4178 or Scott Laufenberg at 608-575-6189.
In addition bonus this year will be an event on Sept. 29 at the Waunakee Gun Club to accommodate persons who would like to participate but can't make the Monday event. This event will also be 75 birds for $75. Lunch will be provided, but bring your own shells and no pouches will be given. Awards will be given to individuals.
World Dairy Expo is recognized as the largest dairy-focused event in the world. Dairy producers and industry professionals from around the globe are invited to experience the event that includes over 2,500 head of dairy cattle, Expo Seminars, Virtual Farm Tours and more than 850 exhibiting dairy companies featuring the latest in research, technologies, products and services. The 2013 World Dairy Expo theme is "Center of the Dairy Universe" and it will be held October 1 through October 5 at the Alliant Energy Center.


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IMPROVEMENT plans for an accident 'blackspot' at a busy Kings Worthy junction could soon be approved.
Proposals to reduce the speed limit and improve sight lines at the A33 Cart and Horses junction with London Road and the B3047 will go before Hampshire County Council next month.
Plans for a roundabout were last year rejected due to an estimated £3 million cost.
But Cllr Sean Woodward, executive member for economy, transport and environment, said the county council is proposing three safety improvements at the junction, namely a new footway layout, signing and lining measures, and a potential speed limit change.
He said: "The county council is looking to invest £103,000 into this scheme to improve pedestrian safety and improve safety at this junction in response to residents' concerns."
Winchester and Chandler's Ford MP, Steve Brine, who has campaigned for safety changes there, welcomed the changes.
He said: "It is true I have focused a lot of energy in trying to make this junction safer for my constituents since I was elected.
"A pretty listless campaign to drive change at the spot had made no impact whatsoever, so we've had to work hard to get it on Hampshire's radar, and the visit by the Secretary of State last year was certainly a turning point.
"I remain of the view that long-term I would prefer to see more fundamental road layout change here, but this is serious progress which I support.
"The hope is it will make things safer for pedestrians and cyclists and ultimately motorists as we bring the speed at which cars approach the junction right down.
"That ultimately is the key to making this safer for all of us."
Prospective Lib Dem MP Jackie Porter has also called for action at the junction.
She said: "The new plans from Hampshire County Council include some improvements on those received over a year ago, but essentially it remains a crossing, not a roundabout.
"There are two fundamental improvements — it highlights crossing the road which should make it easier for drivers, cyclists as well as pedestrians, and cycling is popular across this junction.
"The speed limits are lower — as I originally requested in about 2012.
"My message is that we have to get this right."
The plans will be reviewed on September 9.


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CONVENT —One person was killed and two others injured in a crash Wednesday morning on La. 3125 north of La. 3214 in St. James Parish, a State Police spokesman said.
The incident was the fourth fatal traffic accident in a 24-hour period that State Police investigated, Trooper 1st Class Jared Sandifer said in a news release.
Jason D. Glascock, 40, of Walker, was driving a 2002 Toyota Tundra pickup north on La. 3125 around 6 a.m. when he crossed the center line into the southbound lane and collided with an approaching 2003 Ford Expedition driven by Ian S. Beckman, 28, of Quitman, Miss., Sandifer said.
The front-seat passenger in Glascock's Tundra, Amy H. Cuti, 38, of Walker, who was not wearing a seat belt, was killed in the crash, Sandifer said.
Glascock, who was unrestrained, suffered serious injuries, Sandifer said. Beckman, who was wearing a seat belt, also suffered serious injuries in the crash, Sandifer said.
Troopers are unsure if Glascock was impaired but have submitted a toxicology sample from him to the State Police Crime Lab for analysis, Sandifer said. Glascock was booked into the St. James Parish Jail on counts of driving left of center and negligent injuring, Sandifer said.
Heavy fog also may have factored into the crash, he said.


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This is the first of a six-part series on the ways in which in-house counsel can assist outside counsel in litigation. In-house counsel can play, and should play, a role in increasing the likelihood that company communications will be protected by the attorney-client privilege. The following "best practices" should be put in place before litigation is filed:
Educate non-lawyers
Make it a part of your standard procedure to educate non-lawyers who interface with your company's lawyers (e.g., paralegals, human resources personnel, and customer complaint personnel) about when the attorney-client privilege applies and how it can be waived. Teach non-lawyers to follow the applicable "best practices" discussed in this article. Also, emphasize to employees that they cannot assume that every communication to an in-house lawyer, or copying an in-house lawyer, is privileged. As a result, they should always carefully choose their words and should not forward legal advice provided to non-lawyers or outside parties without the express permission of the law department.
Label communications requesting or providing legal advice or prepared in connection with rendering legal advice as privileged and identify lawyers
Lawyers and non-lawyers should label communications made in connection with seeking or rendering legal advice with the legend "PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL" or "PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE." Consider having this legend placed in the header of the document or on each page of an email in case the pages become separated. Lawyers and non-lawyers also should refer to law titles if possible or include "Esq." after a lawyer's name.
Make the request for legal advice, the giving of legal advice, or assistance provided in connection with rendering legal advice explicit in the writing
While a legend is helpful and will cause outside counsel and the court look at a privileged document more closely, it is most useful if the body of the document explicitly states that it is a request for legal advice, is providing legal advice, or was prepared at the request of lawyers or in connection with the rendering of legal advice. Non-lawyers should explicitly request legal advice, state that the information they are transmitting is being sent for the purpose of requesting legal advice, or state that the information is being provided in response to a request from a lawyer or the law department. Similarly, in-house counsel should explicitly state that they are providing legal advice or are requesting information in connection with providing legal advice or in anticipation of litigation (e.g., "This information is being requested for the purpose of rendering legal advice.").
Limit the distribution of privileged communications to those who "need-to-know"
Sending privileged communication to a large group of non-lawyers decreases the chance that a court will find that the communication is privileged. Some courts have concluded that a document or email addressed to non-lawyers as well as a lawyer means the document or email is not privileged because the communication was not primarily made for the purpose of providing legal advice. Courts also have concluded that putting a lawyer in the "cc" field of an email to non-lawyers suggests that the email is not privileged. Counsel lawyers and non-lawyers at your company that the larger the distribution list, the greater chance that you will dilute the privileged nature of the communication and that the court may find that any privilege was waived. One way to limit the distribution list is to separate business and legal advice/ legal request documents and emails. It is best to avoid intermingling routine business communications with requests for legal advice or the rendering of legal advice.
Be careful when communicating with employees outside of the USA
Although most countries recognize some form of attorney-client privilege, the scope and application of the privilege may vary from country-to-country. For example, there is no in-house counsel privilege in the majority of countries in the European Union (EU). Those countries reason that inside counsel are not independent of their employers and therefore are not entitled to the same privilege protections afforded communications with outside counsel who are deemed to be independent. You may want to consider retaining outside counsel to increase the chances that the attorney-client privilege will apply to communications to corporate employees and affiliates in foreign countries.
Think ahead when conducting internal investigations
When launching an investigation, think ahead about the strategy plan, have attorneys conduct and/or direct information gathering and interviews. In addition, prepare a law department memorandum outlining the information gathering process, the purpose of the investigation, and law department involvement.
Assist outside counsel in avoiding an inadvertent production of privileged communications
When providing documents to outside counsel to review and produce, provide outside counsel with a list of in-house lawyers, segregate lawyer files if possible, and alert outside counsel to privileged investigations and matters. This will decrease the chance that your outside counsel of with inadvertently produce a privileged communication.


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How many times have you heard a child say when they grow up they don't want to live here because there is nothing to do? Have any of your children or yourself chose to go to college or move as far away as possible from home?
How many times have you heard a child say when they grow up they don't want to live here because there is nothing to do? Have any of your children or yourself chose to go to college or move as far away as possible from home?
The dreaded words came to me that every parent hates to hear: "Mom, I won't be coming home. I got a job, and I am staying up here." Up here is the western North Carolina/Asheville area where he attends college. I think of this area of North Carolina as one of those places where God must have been in an extraordinarily good mood when he created it because it is so beautiful.
An acquaintance of mine asked about my son, and I relayed the above news. Said acquaintance made a statement that we Davidson County folks are losing our children to Charlotte and Raleigh, and in my case western North Carolina. We send them away to school, and they aren't coming back home to live and work in Davidson County. Why are they not coming back, either a case of the country mouse meeting city life or simply the fact there are fewer jobs to be found in Davidson County? I think the latter.
According to the N.C. Department of Commerce — Labor and Economic Analysis Division, as of May, Davidson County's unemployment rate was 9.5 percent, Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) is 8.9 percent, Wake County (Raleigh) is 7.0 percent, and Buncombe County (Asheville) is 6.8 percent. Chances are very favorable that if you live in Davidson County and work, you are going to have to commute somewhere out of the county. However, Davidson County can actually be an ideal place for commuters to live.
Our central location makes it easy to get to Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem or High Point by car. We do have PART that will take you to key points in the county, Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem and to Amtrak stations. Getting our own Amtrak stop is, hopefully, still in the works and slated for 2015. Being able to board Amtrak in downtown Lexington could open a lot of new doors, enabling people to commute to work and colleges, not to mention fun things to do. This is transportation that is already in place but can only stop in Lexington one day a year for the Barbecue Festival.
Another alternative way to work is telecommunicating. A statistical surprise, during the weakened economy from 2008 to 2012, telecommunicating has increased by 16 percent. Larger companies, with the exception of Yahoo of course, are enabling employees to work remotely. There are multiple advantages to telecommunicating, the biggest being it saves the employer and the employee money. It is a "greener" way to work, saving fuel and pollution. Telecommuters tend to be more productive and use less sick days.
Telecommunicating opens up the need for virtual office space. Let's say you live in Davidson County and work for a company in Washington, D.C., but don't want to work in your house. You could rent your office space. This option is causing an uprising of "coworking spaces." Coworking spaces allow telecommuters to work in an office setting with other telecommuters, allowing them to not be isolated from the world. Such coworking spaces are fueling entrepreneurs to use existing structures and revamping them for this purpose. It is working very well in downtown Greensboro.
As you see, there is hope to still live and work in Davidson County. As far as there is nothing to do, I can sympathize with any child on this one. Until you obtain your driver's license, there will never be anything to do. When you obtain your driver's license, you will find plenty to do and places to go.
With regard to the child who goes off to college or moves to the bigger city for some reason or another, you will one day appreciate having lived and or grown up in a smaller town in our beautiful county. More doesn't always mean better; sometimes it means less traffic and more green rolling countryside. These things I have learned to appreciate every day; however, it would be nice to hop on Amtrak and go on a big-city adventure once in a while.
Cheryl Briggs lives in Lexington and has been telecommunicating for 15 years.


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(1)Zack Zero PSN
(1)Beyond Good and Evil HD PSN
(1)Shoot Many Robots PSN
(1)PixelJunk 4am PSN
(2) Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock PSN
(1) Dungeon Twister
(2) Foosball PS3/PSVita
(1) Dyad PSN
(1) Zen Pinball 2 Plants vs. Zombies DLC
(1) Naughty Bear: PiP (XBLA)
(1) Machinarium
(1)Darksiders 2 (Steam)
(1) Worms Revolution (XBLA)
(1) Zombie Driver HD (XBLA)
(1) Walking Dead Episode 4 (XBLA)
(1) Chronovolt EU PSN
(1) Planets Under Attack PSN
(1) Black Knight Sword (XBLA)
PSN Games or PSN cards (Scary Girl or other PSN games)
I don't want the following: DLCs, PS One Classics, PS2 Classics, XBLA Games, MSP points, Online passes, Game Sharing, Amazon credits, PayPal (I dont have Paypal and don't know how to use it), VITA games, or PS+ game offers (I have PS plus), demos, BETA games,
**I've read posts from other CAGs in this forum about the bad trade they had, I will no longer be sending my codes first. I just don't want to be one of the victim.. Don't trade with me if you want me to send the code first.
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Splashtop Remote Desktop HD Bundled on Toshiba AT200 Tablet Available in Select Regions
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San Jose, CA (PRWEB) March 20, 2012
Splashtop Inc, the worldwide leader in cross-device computing, today announced that its award-winning Splashtop Remote Desktop HD is pre-bundled on Toshiba AT200 tablet (different model names may be used in some regions), which will be available in Asia Pacific, Canada, and Europe.
With Splashtop Remote Desktop HD pre-bundled, users of the AT200 tablet in the select regions can now remotely access files and content on PC with full audio and video, creating their own personal clouds for home entertainment hubs or personalized private clouds for the office.
Tablets pre-bundled with Splashtop Remote are the perfect way to access your PC when you are on the go. Going forward, we are expecting to see additional Toshiba tablets and PCs pre-load Splashtop Remote Desktop, said Mark Lee, CEO of Splashtop. "Now anywhere, anytime you can view your photos or videos, listen to music or access and edit your files. Your personal cloud is at your fingertips with Splashtop Remote Desktop on tablets."
Splashtop Remote Desktop HD retails for $9.99 USD and Splashtop Remote Desktop for $4.99 USD on Google Play but is pre-bundled with Toshiba AT200 tablet available in select regions, free of charge, to end users for a five-minute trial for each use.
To use the Splashtop Remote Desktop application on your tablet, it must be connected to a PC running Splashtop Streamer software. Many Toshiba PCs are bundled with Splashtop Streamer, which is freely available at http://www.splashtop.com/streamer.
About Splashtop Remote Desktop
Splashtop Remote Desktop eliminates the need to transfer, convert or sync files and multimedia among devices. Important work files and office applications, such as Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word, are easily accessed. Content for personal entertainment, including movies, music, photos and even 3D games, can also be enjoyed remotely. Splashtop Remote Desktop users can connect devices over the Internet or LAN.
About Splashtop
Splashtop aspires to touch peoples lives by delivering the best-in-class cross-device computing experience bridging tablets, phones, computers and TVs. Splashtops products have shipped on more than 100 million devices from HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer, Sony, Asus, Intel and other partners. Splashtop Remote Desktop, XDisplay, Whiteboard, CamCam, FileHound and others are top-selling apps in over 60 countries on Apple App Store, Google Play, HP App Catalog, BlackBerry App World and Amazon Appstore for Android, delighting millions of mobile users with high-performance, interactive access to their favorite applications, media content and files anytime, anywhere.
For businesses that require secure, managed connectivity among devices and cloud services, Splashtop Pro is the answer. With Splashtop Pro, IT and service providers can mobilize a workforce in less than 30 minutes. Users can enjoy consumer-class experience on their devices while meeting corporate security and compliance requirements.
Splashtop products are highly rated by users and have received many prestigious awards -- Most Innovative Product award from PC World, the Best of Whats New award from Popular Science and Best of 2011 CES and Best of 2012 CES award from LAPTOP Magazine. Splashtop is headquartered in San Jose with teams in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Taipei. For more information, visit splashtop.com.
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Splashtop/Toshiba03202012/prweb9291593.htm.


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From the very first contact with Buffalo Solar, the employees were knowledgeable, friendly,and actually did what they promised. Great customer service is hard to find but they could write the book. I am exceptionally pleased with the company and the solar panels we purchased. Eric answered ever one of our questions and the follow up has been great. They don't just install the system and disappear. It's also pretty great to watch our electric meter spin backwards. Thank you Buffalo Solar!... read more
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This company freedom solar has gone up and beyond what is expected of a company. There products and services have always been there. Our electric bill is a $15.47! We heat with electric and have air conditioning also. Thank you Linda, chris, Jake, Pete, john and all the others. Our decision to go solar with freedom solar was one of the best decisions we ever made.... read more
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When Kristen Loomis holds her vigil Tuesday, she won't just be thinking about the fate of same-sex marriage in America.
She'll be thinking about her late wife.
"I'm going to miss her Tuesday," said Loomis, of wife Kathy Rardin.
Rardin died last year, leaving Loomis a widow after the two made history in 2008 as the first lesbian couple to legally marry in Solano County.
That right was overturned by Proposition 8 just months after the Vacaville pair -- along with 18,000 other couples in the state-- were married. After years in litigation, the ban has finally reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
Oral arguments are set for Tuesday, and Loomis wants Solano County to join others across the county in a vigil to mark the milestone.
What Tuesday's event in Fairfield will look like will be up to those who show up.
"I certainly didn't feel that it had to be a demonstration. I didn't feel it had to be as noisy as a rally. I think we're in the final stages of deciding this question and getting this problem straightened out in our society," Loomis said.
Solano was the only Bay Area county in which a majority of voters approved of Proposition 8.
"That was kind of embarrassing. I think Solano has come a long way since then," Loomis said.
A Washington Post/ABC Poll last week showed support for same-sex marriage has reached a new high at 58 percent.
"In 10 years, it's flipped. Ten years ago, it was 58 percent against. Here we are today, and it's 58 percent for. With that kind of movement, it's time for the justices to acknowledge it," Loomis said.
Just a day later on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on another same-sex marriage issue, the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that limits the definition of marriage to one between a man and a woman.
This means that legally married same-sex couples like Loomis and Rardin are unable to access a variety of benefits reserved for heterosexual married couples.
"When (Rardin) died, because of DOMA, the federal government refused me the $250 death benefit that Social Security normally pays to a spouse. It's absolutely minor, but it's the principle of the thing," Loomis said.
Similarly, David Janis-Kitzmiller and his husband Jeff file multiple tax returns a year since they cannot file jointly at the federal level, but must do so for the state.
"Tax filing is not an easy task," Janis-Kitzmiller said.
A Fairfield resident, Janis-Kitzmiller and his husband were the first same-sex couple to legally wed in the county. Janis-Kitzmiller is also a former president and current board member of Marriage Equality USA.
The pair will head to Washington, D.C., on Monday to witness the two cases themselves.
While a repeal of DOMA would be immediately far-reaching, a ruling on Proposition 8 that either upholds a 9th Circuit Court decision striking it down or goes further by applying it past California's borders would also set a legal precedent for the legalization of same-sex marriage, Janis-Kitzmiller said.
"I don't know that one is more important than the other," Janis-Kitzmiller said.
Though the couple is heading east for the arguments, Janis-Kitzmiller said it was important that a vigil be held in Solano County.
"It's important to have events like this because it allows visibility and for people to come together as a community and rally both allies, (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) individuals -- everyone who the issue affects, which is pretty much everyone," Janis-Kitzmiller said.
The vigil will begin at 6 p.m. in front of the county government center, 675 Texas St., Fairfield, and is part of a series of events by the United for Marriage: Light the Way to Justice Coalition.
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I sure was happy to see the news this week about the progress our wonderful senators and congressmen are making on immigration reform.
Come on, you have to laugh. Or at least try to.
Of course, as soon as the shutdown shuts down, I have nothing but the utmost faith in our wise leaders to refrain from kicking the can down the road for the umpteenth straight year and to actually pass comprehensive immigration reform.
They'll be so happy to see each other, they'll forgive and forget and have a great big lawmaking lovefest.
OK, when it comes to black comedy, I'm no Coen brother. I officially apologize and will move on.
Speaking of moving on, what else can the produce industry do?
As usual, there are mixed reports out there about how the inability to pass immigration reform is affecting the harvesting and packing of fresh fruits and vegetables.
This summer some of the Michigan apple grower-shippers I talked to were nervous about finding enough hands to pick this season's bumper crop.
That's because many grower-shippers of asparagus, blueberries and other Michigan crops that shipped earlier in the season were having trouble finding enough labor.
With a possible record crop of apples on tap, you could see how shippers were nervous.
As of early October, though, growers are cautiously optimistic.
"We definitely don't have an abundance of labor, but we don't have some of the concerns we had earlier," said Don Armock, president of Sparta, Mich.-based Riveridge Produce Marketing Inc.
Riveridge and other shippers were picking seven days a week and looking forward to some all-time record weekly volumes as all varieties come on line.
But, as I said, the labor question is always a mixed bag.
Half a country away, Michael Boggiatto, president of Salinas, Calif.-based Boggiatto Produce Inc., and other Golden State lettuce and vegetable shippers are keeping their fingers crossed as deals start to transition from the major California growing areas into the California and Arizona deserts.
"We struggled to some degree up here in Salinas, and I'm not sure where we'll be labor-wise in the desert," he said.
That said, Boggiatto said he's glad he's not a California strawberry shipper.
"I've seen signs alongside the road soliciting labor" for work in strawberry fields, Boggiatto said.
"I've never seen that before. There will probably be some higher (labor) costs, some drastically higher, and it could be an issue next year for us, too."
But, Michael, I felt like telling him, ease your mind: next year, Congress will not only be in session, they'll be writing an immigration bill that will ensure a steady supply of legal, quality labor for the next generation.
After which the president, the majority leader and the speaker will put on their gloves and get to work planting next summer's vegetables in Michelle Obama's garden.
Just try to laugh. Just a bit.
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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat - and those festive pop songs are starting to grate! Andy Welch reflects on the musical ghosts of Christmas past, and suggests a few merry numbers for the present.
It seems to get earlier every year, doesn't it?
That moment when you're in a shop, normally a department store or supermarket, happily going about your business, and suddenly you hear Noddy Holder's voice for the first time since last year.
"It's Chriiiiiiiiiiiiist-mas," he bellows, as he has done every 12 months since 1973.
"Oh no," comes the only natural response. "Already? We've only just had Bonfire Night."
Now if you heard Slade's Merry Xmas Everybody for the first time today, chances are you'd love it. It is, after all, a fantastic song that fully encapsulates the excitement of Christmas; the preparation, magic, tradition and anticipation.
But familiarity breeds contempt, and almost 40 years after it was first released the overplayed song is about as welcome at Christmas as a sloppy kiss from your sherry-addled great aunt.
Slade aren't the only guilty party either. Wizzard's I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday is no better. Amazingly released the same year as Slade's effort (what was it about glam rockers and Christmas?), it's been loitering around on Christmas compilations and TV adverts ever since.
Interestingly, despite the ubiquity of the song and the countless cover versions since 1973, it's never charted higher than No 4 in the UK.
Then there's Jona Lewie's exercise in brain-nagging melody, Stop The Cavalry, Sir Paul Fab Macca Wacky Thumbs Aloft's Wonderful Christmastime, and Happy Xmas War Is Over by his former songwriting partner John Lennon - not to mention Elton John honking his way through Step Into Christmas.
Mud have been Lonely This Christmas every year since 1974, Chris De Burgh is still going on about that spaceman who came travelling, while Shakin' Stevens will be wishing Merry Christmas Everyone forever more.
Perhaps the biggest problem with much Christmas music is we're still in thrall to the classics made in the Seventies. Look at any seasonal compilation - normally called something like The 101 Best Christmas Songs Ever! - and how many of the assembled tracks will have been released in the past 20 years? Very few is the answer.
That's not to say contemporary artists don't write Christmas songs, you just have to search much harder for them and there's almost no chance a new number could stand alongside any of the giants mentioned so far.
Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas, released in 1994, is about the most recent offerings accepted into the festive canon, and even that harked back to the Motown holiday-themed hits of the late Sixties and early Seventies: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by The Jacksons and so on.
Christmas music seemed to hit a brick wall during the Nineties, and while Cliff Richard has many incorrect accusations levelled at his music, the decline of the festive single can be pretty much traced back to Mistletoe & Wine and Saviour's Day, which were Christmas No 1s in 1988 and 1990 respectively.
With those saccharine nursery rhyme lyrics and accompanying videos, he's lucky Christmas wasn't cancelled outright.
In the aftermath of Cliffmas, as we'll call it, seasonal songs have been thin on the ground. There's the aforementioned Mariah, while East 17 had a Christmas No 1 with Stay Another Day in 1994, a song only deemed festive because it features bell sounds and the four-piece looked cold in the video.
Novelty singles were also big business - Mr Blobby, Bob The Builder etc - until X Factor's stranglehold took over and effectively killed off the genre.
Shayne Ward hit No 1 in 2005 with That's My Goal, and was duly followed to the December top spot by Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson and Alexandra Burke, only for something odd to happen the year after. Joe McElderry was denied his almost certain Christmas No 1 by a husband-and-wife team of campaigners Jon and Tracy Morter.
As admirable as their 2009 mission to get Rage Against The Machine's Killing In The Name Of to Christmas No 1 was, it didn't seem to have much good cheer about it. If people wanted to buy the X Factor winner's single each year, then surely it was up to them how they spent their cash.
That's the great thing about the charts - they document popularity, not necessarily good taste. And perhaps a real protest would have been millions of people opting out of the race altogether.
Maybe Christmas music just became too cheesy for record buyers of the Noughties; too kitsch to be cool. And if there's one thing Christmas - the campest of all festivals - didn't need, it was even more gaudiness.
Carols have never gone out of fashion. While we might be bored of Slade, Wizzard and, as it gets older and more overplayed, The Pogues' Fairytale Of New York, you'll hear few grumbles about Once In Royal's David City, Oh Come All Ye Faithful or, the most fun traditional tune there is, Deck The Halls.
Christian carols have fallen by the wayside slightly as Christmas becomes less of a religious celebration and more of a time for family and friends.
There has been a slight resurgence in Christmas albums in the past couple of years. His Bobness, Mr Dylan, released Christmas In The Heart in 2009, while chief Super Furry Animal, American duo She & Him, and Brit pairs Smith & Burrows and Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler all released Christmas albums last year, each adding a particularly indie take on the yearly celebration.
This year Cee-Lo Green, Tracey Thorn, Christina Perri and Rod Stewart are just four of the artists releasing new Yuletide albums.
Whether they're offering anything new remains to be seen, but it's got to be better than listening to Slade again, hasn't it?
10 Christmas songs to try
:: Tracey Thorn - Tinsel And Lights
:: She & Him - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
:: Summer Camp - Christmas Wrapping
:: Darlene Love - Marshmallow World
:: The Temptations - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
:: Low - Just Like Christmas
:: The Leisure Society - The Last Of The Melting Snow
:: The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s
:: Sharon Van Etten and Rufus Wainwright - Baby It's Cold Outside
:: Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler - Zombie Christmas


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Anyway, I've been studying and practicing Buddhism for about two years now on my own. There aren't any Buddhist centers around my area, and my schedule doesn't really allow for 2-hour commutes to visit one with any frequency . I've read volumes of stuff and had some very promising results from personal application and meditation, but lately I've felt like being part of a Buddhist community would be a great help to my own understanding and (perhaps eventually) for me to be skilled enough to help others with their struggles.
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Chichester Workplace Cycle Challenge - successfully getting more people on bikes
Jane Noble – West Sussex County Council - Winner of a new Specialized Cross Trail
Jane used to enjoy the occasional commute into work by bike, but this activity was curtailed following the loss or theft of her trusty steed. The challenge has been a catalyst in motivating Jane to cycle the nine miles to work again on an older bike than the one she owned, so she began contemplating buying a new one. Winning the new bike is a real windfall and will help Jane to satisfy her desire to ride to work again more frequently.
Jane says: "I can't believe that I won the bike! Lots of my colleagues urged me to take part in the challenge and I thought it was a great idea. I am usually part of a car share scheme, but I plan to continue cycling into work when I can as I feel more energized, especially now that I have a new bike."
Dawn Lawrence – Q Hair & Beauty, Managing Director
Throughout 2010, Q Hair have been focusing on health and wellbeing, promoting the benefits of active living. Staff are enjoying a healthier lifestyle that in turn generates a fitter workforce and a happier workplace. The challenge represents a great opportunity for everyone to enjoy a cycle ride either to work or for fun, either-would be beneficial.
A computer was made available for the staff so they could register and log their rides. The staff have enjoyed cycling so much that they are planning a social bike ride and maybe a picnic next month.
Dawn says: "I do try and promote a healthy lifestyle among my staff. I think the Challenge was a great idea and I urged all my staff to sign up. It was great that a third of our participants were new to cycling, encouraged to ride by their colleagues.
Personally I am hooked and I'll definitely carry on cycling now that it has finished. Cycling is a great way to get fit and I will be cycling into work when I can. and cycling for fitness as much as possible. I have even put my gym membership on hold for three months because I intend cycling in the evenings. It's just great exercising outdoors and you get to see the local area too."
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LRI Summarizes Presentations at ACR Offering Insights into Living with Lupus
Several studies presented at the American College of Rheumatology meeting this week highlighted areas for patients and healthcare professionals to consider in recognizing and managing lupus.
Neonatal lupus expert Dr. Jill P. Buyon of New York University presented results showing that pregnancy is safe for most women with lupus. Learn more from Dr. Buyon in a free one-hour webinar offered by the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation November 30, 2011 12:30 PM EST. Register online.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
GARDASIL®, the quadrivalent HPV vaccine, is effective and safe in patients with inactive SLE, according to a study conducted by Hong Kong researchers. GARDASIL is approved throughout the world to protect against specific strains of the human papillomavirus, which is associated with cervical cancer and genital warts. Findings also showed that the vaccine does not trigger lupus flares.
Research conducted at Duke University Medical Center, suggests that lupus patients who are not trained in pain control experience a higher level of physical symptoms. Also, having an extremely negative attitude towards pain was related to mood and memory problems. Researchers concluded that pain coping skills training, which has been shown to help in other rheumatological conditions, may similarly help improve physical and psychological symptoms for lupus patients.
A study conducted at Duke University Medical Center, NC and Rush University Medical Center, IL found that most memory complaints were not related with measurable disease activity, but were more closely linked to pain and psychological distress. Investigators concluded that future research might explore how helping patients cope with memory problems could improve quality of life, physical symptoms, and psychological distress.
Depression among SLE patients is almost twice as high as the general population according to a European study conducted by researchers in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Depression was not linked to severity of lupus. Additionally, findings showed that the number of depressed SLE patients treated with anti-depressant medication is very low and suggest that depressed SLE patients are not adequately recognized or treated for depression. Investigators suggested that healthcare professionals look out for depression when treating lupus.
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency is an effective marker of potential kidney damage and overall disease activity in lupus, according to collaborative work at Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong and Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus.
University of Chicago researchers came to the surprising conclusion that while smoking undeniably has a harmful effect for people with most autoimmune diseases as well as the general public, for lupus patients, smoking may actually have some beneficial effects. Data suggested that smoking may suppress autoantibody production and delay age of onset in patients with SLE, similar to the protective effects seen in ulcerative colitis.


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Skydiver lost: Search operation called off; Florida man still missing, likely dead
Four days and nearly 4,000 man-hours into a search and rescue effort, King County officials called off the search for a missing skydiver Sunday evening, Jan. 6.
Sheriff's spokesperson Sgt. Cindi West made an informal announcement at 6:44 p.m. on Twitter: "Ground search concluded for missing skydiver. Roughly 9 square miles searched. Remaining areas not searchable by ground."
The missing skydiver is a 29 year-old Lakeland, Fla., man, Kurt Ruppert, who'd been with two friends, taking turns jumping from a helicopter near the west peak of Mount Si. He was reported missing around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, by the private pilot after his second jump, when he didn't return to the landing zone.
The pilot estimated the men were jumping from a height of about 6,500 feet. Mount Si's highest point is about 4,100 feet, and the west peak near the jump area is about 2,500 feet.
"What we understand (from the friends) is they were jumping out of the helicopter just past that west peak," West explained. "Once they made it past the peak, they'd deploy their chutes."
West could not comment on whether the activity was legal, but said that information might come out of the Federal Aviation Administration's investigation of the pilot.
Neither of Ruppert's friends at the landing zone saw him jump from the helicopter, nor did they see his chute open.
The search began shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, and a command post was set up at the Mount Si trailhead. The search was called off at nightfall, but resumed at daylight Friday, Saturday and Sunday, each time with no success.
Several factors complicated the search, West said. One was Ruppert's cell phone signal, which they were able to use, along with the pilot's flight path data, to narrow the possible jump area down. However, the signal was gone after he jumped.
"We don't know if he shut the phone off before he jumped out, or if it broke after he jumped out," West said.
Also, he was wearing a green and brown "squirrel suit," designed for gliding long distances.
West said they had estimated a preliminary search area on the assumption that Ruppert might have been gliding at up to 60 miles per hour, but changed it after speaking with his friends.
"When they're in the air with those suits, they're going 80 or 100 miles an hour," West said.
The expanded search area was about nine square miles, which 386 volunteers searched extensively, in cold, wet and foggy weather.
King County Search and Rescue posted search and weather updates on Twitter, including this one at 2 p.m. Jan. 5: "Our teams are searching in very cold and wet conditions on the mountain. Getting colder." and this one at 10:06 a.m. Sunday, "Day 4: efforts shifting north, east from Day 3. Temps 38 at command post (closer to 32 on Mt Si) Some precip on radar north of Mt Si."
High winds and fog kept search helicopters away for much of the weekend, and that same weather is keeping them away now. West said a storm is forecast, but she hopes to get the helicopters searching again after the weather clears. The search on foot is over, she said, leaving dangerous cliff areas, difficult to reach on foot, which will be searched from the air.
"We extensively searched the areas where we believed there was a high probability for him to be," she said, "but we got to areas you couldn't cover." Searchers also called for Ruppert continually. The lack of a response, along with the freezing nighttime temperatures make it very unlikely that Ruppert is still alive.
Over the four days, the search turned up no trace of Ruppert, West said. "If we'd have found anything, we would have been ecstatic. It would have really made a difference. But there was nothing."
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Kudos & Kindness: Thanks for singing at Tahoe Senior Plaza
December 21, 2012
Tahoe Senior Plaza would like to thank Debbie Ward for coming to our resident Christmas get-together and singing for us. Debbie, the residents loved your singing and you made the night very special for us all. We thank you.Shelia CooperAdministrator, Tahoe Senior Plaza


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New York City, Jones Apparel Group shares rallied today, following a bullish brokerage call that highlighted improving sales and suggested a future windfall after the clothing maker won a legal victory last week in its license dispute with Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
Earlier this afternoon, investment bank Lazard Freres announced an upgrade of the Jones Apparel rating from "Hold" to "Buy" and increased its price target on the company from $34 to $39. The stock is down 8% so far this year.
Last Thursday Jones received a favorable ruling from an appellate court, which upheld a lower court decision that ruled in favor of Jones in its $550 million breach-of-contract suit against Polo Ralph Lauren. Shares of Polo Ralph Lauren stumbled today, pressured by a downgrade from Prudential, which cited the liability of the Jones lawsuit as a reason for concern about its stock price.


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Mother goes Missing on Mother's Day
UPDATE: Mrs. Thomas was located Monday (May 13) in West Palm Beach by the PBSO. She is unharmed and will be reunited with her family.
Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are asking for the public's help locating a 79-year-old woman who went missing on Mother's Day.
Claudia Thomas was last seen around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at her daughter's home, 229 S.W. 2 Ct., Deerfield Beach. Thomas' car was being kept at her daughter's residence since Thomas was diagnosed with dementia and couldn't drive anymore. After the day's celebration, Thomas got into her car and drove away. She was last seen wearing a lavender dress and slippers.
Thomas drives a silver 2003 Ford Taurus, with a Florida tag number L208GA. She is a black woman, who measures about 5'9" in height, weighs approximately 190 lbs., has black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on Thomas' whereabouts is asked to contact BSO Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or the BSO's Communications Duty Officer at 954-767-8740.
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It's amazing to me how much that has changed in the last year.
I'll start with the givens.
Then the next tier of givens
Chris Paul
Dwight Howard
Dwayne Wade
Chris Bosh
Who else or is this even correct?
What Amare Stoudamire? Deron Williams? Al Jefferson? for young guys.
What about Nash, Pierce, Garnett, Duncan for longer established guys?