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GRAHAM � A man serving a life sentence for the 1994 murder of a Burlington man attempted to have his conviction overturned Thursday, telling the judge his defense attorney didn�t call a key witness who might have swayed jurors to a lesser sentence or not-guilty verdict.
Alfred William Riley, 40, was convicted in 1998 of murdering Varnodia �Buck� Tinnin, 31, on Nov. 25, 1994, inside a Burlington bar. Witnesses testified they saw Riley stand over Tinnin and shoot him in the back.
Thursday�s Superior Court hearing resulted in Riley�s former defense attorney, Craig Thompson � currently an Alamance County assistant district attorney � taking the witness stand to explain his limited options for a defense.
�In this case, we started in a box because of your actions,� Thompson told his former client from the stand. �This was one of the best-prepared cases I�ve ever worked on. � We did the very best we could. You didn�t get the death penalty in the first trial; you got life. You got a second trial. And unfortunately for you, it was the same outcome.�
Riley was 21 at the time of the murder. He was first convicted in 1996. The N.C. Court of Appeals granted him a second trial after finding that prosecutors argued improperly that he should have testified in his own defense, violating his rights and prejudicing the jury.
Riley represented himself Thursday. He fired Graham attorney Monica McKinnie earlier this year. He made a motion for appropriate relief, arguing ineffective counsel in his 1998 trial and subsequent appeals.
Because Thompson now works for the Alamance County District Attorney�s Office, Steven M. Arbogast, with the N.C. Attorney General�s Office in Raleigh, represented the state.
Riley argued to Superior Court Judge Wayne Abernathy that witness Michael Evans should have been called to testify in his second trial. Evans would have testified about hearing Riley say during the bar fight that Tinnin had a gun.
Thompson argued during Riley�s first trial that Evans should be allowed to testify about Riley�s statements, but a judge ruled against it, Riley said. Thompson didn�t call Evans in the second trial.
�This was to show my mind state [sic] at the time. The jury feels that I attacked an unarmed man,� Riley said. �Wouldn�t you say that this is a turning point in my trial?�
�Given the other evidence in your case? No,� Thompson replied.
Thompson said his ability to defend Riley was hindered because his client�s version of events changed between the first and second trials. The first time, Riley said he fired only one shot during a fight with Tinnin. By the second trial, Riley said he fired two shots: One before entering the fray � which hit Tinnin�s leg, taking him to the ground � and another after he ran into the fight, Thompson said Thursday.
�That was a shock,� Thompson said. �I had a client that had not been honest with me from the start.�
Thompson made a strategic decision not to call Evans because Evans would have testified about Riley�s fleeing to New York � an implication of guilt � and other unfavorable things, he testified.
Abernathy denied Riley�s motion, finding that Thompson employed a �classic trial strategy� of weighing potential witnesses against evidence in the case. Abernathy also found that, though witnesses said that Tinnin had a gun before the fight, no one saw Tinnin with a gun during the fight.
�Mr. Riley, I appreciate your efforts and don�t blame you for trying, but all the evidence in this case is that you stood over the victim and shot him,� Abernathy said. �The jury�s found that two times.�
Riley will be returned to Franklin Correctional Center in Bunn, where he will continue serving his life sentence.

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FRISCO, Texas (1/4/12) – The second Football Championship Summit will host more than 100 guests, as key FCS stakeholders will gather in Frisco on Jan. 6, a day prior to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.
Last year's Summit spurred additional meetings in 2011 of FCS athletic directors and presidents, and helped lead to the formation of the FCS CEO Group, a collection of nearly two dozen university presidents and chancellors, and the NCAA's newly-organized FCS Working Group.
A review of the NCAA Football Championship will include Football Committee Chairman Jim O'Day of The University of Montana, Greg Shaheen and Damani Leech from NCAA Championships and Alliances, and ESPN Vice President Carol Stiff.
In addition to the Summit, O'Day and Shaheen will also meet with a group of 17 FCS Presidents and FCS Commissioners Thursday afternoon, Jan. 6.
"Once again, this should be a very informative session for all of us who have teams playing at the Football Championship Subdivision level," said O'Day, who has chaired the selection process each of the past two years – and is serving as a presenter for the second consecutive year. "It's an opportunity for athletic directors, coaches, administrators and presidents to hear the latest information from the highest ranking officials at the NCAA, including President Mark Emmert, and the challenges facing all Division I schools."
The FCS Summit will conclude with a "town hall" session facilitated by three athletic directors, Montana State's Peter Fields, Stephen F. Austin's Robert Hill, and Appalachian State's Charlie Cobb.
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The determinants of trading volume of high-yield corporate bonds
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- Lawrence Fisher, 1959. "Determinants of Risk Premiums on Corporate Bonds," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 67, pages 217-217.
- Foster, F Douglas & Viswanathan, S, 1993. " Variations in Trading Volume, Return Volatility, and Trading Costs: Evidence on Recent Price Formation Models," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 48(1), pages 187-211, March.
- Kandel, Eugene & Pearson, Neil D, 1995. "Differential Interpretation of Public Signals and Trade in Speculative Markets," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 103(4), pages 831-872, August.
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Got almonds? Just say 'no'
Ellen Unsworth caught her dog Tomis with his paws on the coffee table as he greedily gobbled a bowl of almonds and raisins. Although veterinarians treated Tomis for possible food poisoning from the raisins, which are toxic to dogs, a pesky almond caused the most damage. Tomis had managed to snort one and it had to be surgically removed — after being detected in a CT scan.
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Palestinian leaders are voicing disappointment with the Obama Administration's apparent reluctance to do more to promote the stalled Mideast peace process. They say the issue is no longer a priority for the U.S.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Robert Siegel. Iran and its suspect nuclear program was a prominent subject at today's White House summit between President Obama and the Israeli prime minister. Mr. Obama also spoke emphatically about Iran yesterday in his address to AIPAC, the big pro-Israel lobby.
For Palestinians, the president's focus on Iran is a disappointment. As NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports, they complain that the Obama administration is not doing enough to re-invigorate the Middle East peace process.
LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, BYLINE: What was striking for Palestinians about President Obama's speech yesterday, to a gathering of Israel's supporters, wasn't what was in it. It was what was lacking. Early on in Mr. Obama's presidency, he called on Israel to halt Jewish construction in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
In this speech, there wasn't a single mention of the settlements, or an explicit call for Israel to do more to restart the foundering peace process. Instead, there were repeated pledges of Mr. Obama's support for Israel and its policies. At a press conference in Ramallah, Hanan Ashrawi, the veteran Palestinian negotiator, called it a disappointing address.
DR. HANAN ASHRAWI: We couldn't believe that an American president is out there proving that he's good for Israel; that for three years, he's done everything that Israel wanted. And in many ways, people saw this as demeaning. Why should you defend yourself? Why should you say, I've done everything that you've asked me to do; why don't you love me? I mean, this is the president of the most powerful country still.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Ashrawi says the United States can no longer be viewed as an honest broker.
ASHRAWI: Obama is undermining Americans' ability to play a role, even, in the region.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: But the topic of the moment is Iran, and the Palestinians are against an Israeli strike on Iran. The have no say in what Israel will or won't do. But they will, Ashrawi says, bear the consequences.
ASHRAWI: Any kind of military adventurism in this part of the world may be easy to start but is going to be impossible to contain. And the ramifications and implications are going to be disastrous
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Ashrawi says the Americans, though, aren't listening to their concerns. There is no process in the peace process at the moment. Talks in Jordan sputtered to a halt. The two sides couldn't even agree on a way to reconcile their positions enough to start a negotiation.
Equally, Palestinian moves to gain recognition at the United Nations have gone nowhere - which has left the Palestinian Authority with little leverage, and no real way forward.
Ashrawi referred to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's plan to send a letter to Netanyahu this week as a last-ditch effort to salvage the talks. And in the absence of American engagement in the issue, no one - least of all the Palestinians - is hopeful.
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, NPR News, Jerusalem.
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PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Arizona Cardinals fans heading to Charlotte, North Carolina for the NFC Championship game are going to have a lot of trouble getting there.
Thousands of flights across the country were canceled due to the storm, including all American Airlines flights to Charlotte. That's the only airline that offers direct flights from Phoenix to CLT Airport.
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Read the entire thread! And this guy was dropping in on people on purpose! I understand accidents, but these were no accidents.....and save the melodramatic crap. I served in Iraq, and it's the last thing I want to hear about...stay on topic.
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This is why my boards have been in storage since i moved back to Tx. not only crap waves but ****ty people who think they own them. id like to see them in 50 degree double overhead stacks crying for mommy cause they bumped their head on a rock
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True that man. Try living landlocked for a couple years, that sucked. As for keeping your boards in storage and *****in about Texas surf, well keep your boards in storage. As for "50 degree water" and how bad a$$ you are, you actually sound like a tool. Please don't surf in Texas, you will help all of us out guy.
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Plenty of fun (50 degree water) waves in the winter here in Texas. Rarely overhead... but if you complain about offshore chest to head-high waves in Texas, then quit surfing because you're a kook. Go troll somewhere else
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I live in san antonio and try to make it down every weekend that theres a wave,I have never had a problem with anyone its all about respect. Just got back from puerto rico, and before i went i checked out dif spots and how the locals where and all I every read was how bad localism was well i went and didnt have a single problem and this is coming from a white guy paddling in to a line up full of ricans. know your place and respect
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Corpus is a bit more aggressive than the Upper Coast, but packs a juicier wave.
Had an episode of bad luck wiping out close to the take off zone on a crowded day and getting yelled at, but whatever...kinda wonky. Same guy wiped out 5 minutes later in the same spot.
lots of talented surfers but doesn't hold the crowd as well as other beaches in TX.
Plus on a crowded day everyone hides behind the little jetty at packery to escape the monster current. Surfside it's not.
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If we don't try the right-of-way and behave...we all will loose it. Plus you don't want to end up in JAIL!


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Back in 2010, HP (NYSE:HPQ[1]) shelled out $1.2 billion for Palm to get a piece of the hot smartphone market. A key asset of the deal was the WebOS. HP believed it would be the foundation for a thriving business.
Unfortunately, it was a flop. HP soon learned that it is incredibly tough to develop devices that consumers like.
So what to do? HP is now making the WebOS open source[2] — that is, it will be free for anyone to download and develop on. Actually, this has been Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG[3]) strategy for Android, and it has worked quite well. Yet the search giant has an advantage: It can monetize its mobile footprint with search advertising.
But HP still has a lot of work to do. For example, the company wants WebOS to be on Linux, which will allow the system to be deployable on many devices. So, the first open-source version won't be available until September.
In the meantime Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL[4]) and Google will continue to grab market share. And even if the WebOS eventually gets traction — which is far from certain — it's not clear how HP will make any meaningful money from it.
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Ubuntu's Jono Bacon on effective distributed team collaboration
In this interview, Ubuntu's community manager Jono Bacon discusses effective IT team collaboration techniques within a distributed community.
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I don't think so. As Rune has pointed out before there already was a single player game from the start. It was however an online single player mode. What I think TheMadGamer was referring to and I am as well is the offline single player mode.
That is the mode that wasn't there at the start. At that point in time single player was envisioned to be online only.
From what I have read I get the impression that single player offline is just like how single player online is at the start, with the exception that you are not online and don't see any of the changes to the environment and the game itself in time. As an example was given that you don't see any of the shops other players have created.
This leads me back to thinking that the offline single player game was much further along and would have been finished even without the kickstarter and that (again) the kickstarter was meant for the multiplayer. The online single player was thought up because maybe people that want to play the single player game may want the extras that come only from playing online so now people that play single player can get those things also.
With RG's obvious focus on online gaming before the Kickstarter and all the talk about the wonderful online features I just hope there is a good offline single player game in the end.
Multiplayer?! But what if I want to play offline?
The game can be played offline, no connection required. The character used for the offline version of the game will not be useable in the online version of the game for obvious exploit/hacking reasons. We are going to investigate ways to export your online character to the single player version of the game but the offline character will not be importable into the online version.


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Other responsibilities will be added as needed. All communications can be through email, google chat etc..
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I'd say you are 100% correct in that small groups trump high velocities.
However, I have read some posts where the poster said that they found the best groups to be at load levels below the max listed.
Not doubting their word, as I wasn't there. However, for me that has not been the rule.
Not all of the time of course, but it seems most often that my best groups show up, at or near the max published loading.
I have however, seen during a test series where the groups grew progressively smaller and then suddenly reversed and began to increase in size.
Guess that is what handloading is all about when compaired to just reloading.
Sounds to me like Wyoreman is getting a handle on it for sure!
Keep em coming!
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A Denton restaurateur withdrew his application requesting a liquor license for a new development on Old Bullard Road, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission confirmed Tuesday.
Documents from the agency indicated that Jeremy Nayfa originally intended to open an establishment called Rose City Draft House & Bar at 4803 Old Bullard. Earlier this month neighbors circulated fliers seeking to generate support for a protest against the requested liquor license at a hearing set for August 1. That hearing has since been canceled.
Those neighbors listed concerns including safety on roads running off Old Bullard, noise during the proposed restaurant's extended hours and an expected decline in property values.
Several of those neighbors told CBS 19 Tuesday that the withdrawal of the TABC application was a victory for them.
"All of our neighbors are so pleased to know that the person requesting the TABC permit has withdrawn it," Patricia Quiroz said. "But we're ready in case there is another permit submitted."
Developer Robert Means, who represents Hooper Tyler Properties, said the project was still on track and specifically denied any allegation that neighbors' protests had swayed the group's plans.
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The EVS R4 prototype is small and allows for the most freedom of movement out of any neck brace we've tested.
In recent years a new piece of protective equipment has become an almost essential addition to a rider's gearbag – the neck brace. For well over a decade EVS Sports has offered the RC1 race collar, a basic foam neck roll and arguably began the neck brace trend. Companies such as Leatt and Alpinestars upped the game with plastic and carbon fiber braces that restricted neck movement to battle the hyperextension and compression that could result in neck injuries. These systems have increased safety but at a high price to the wallet. Just take a look around your local track, and you can see many riders are willing to shell out the $300 to almost $700 for a brace that may protect them from one of the worst case scenarios on a motorcycle. The problem is not everyone can afford the high price for protection.
EVS Sports also has a brace that is comparable with the Leatt and Alpinestars brace called the RC EVO, but for us it is just a bit too bulky to ride comfortably in. Limiting head movement and redistributing the force of an impact are the cornerstones of the neck brace, and the approach by all thus far is bigger is better. Not anymore.
Last year at the Indianapolis Trade Show, EVS released information on a new neck brace they have in development called the R4. Touting a compact frame and a low price, the new EVS brace looked to be a solution for the two biggest drawbacks to modern neck protection, expense and bulk. At just $119 for the adult brace and $99 for the youth model, the new brace looks to ease tension in the wallet of safety minded riders.
Last week, I got the opportunity to test out a preproduction prototype of the new R4 while riding with EVS Cool Guy Bobby Ali. In just one lap, I was sold on the new neck brace. The profile limits the normal range of motion so much less than any other braces I've worn, especially to the rear. This isn't much of a problem on the MX track, but it can be out on the trail when looking up a steep hill. The forward or downward mobility is just slightly more than the competition, and side to side the brace doesn't hinder movement whatsoever.
Ali explained the reason that EVS can make the brace so small is the hard polished shell that deflects the blow from your helmet after redistributing the initial shock. This also prevents the brace being pushed into the collarbone, which has an issue with other braces. At the rear of the brace is a short, wide back piece than rests higher up on the back than the long thoracic plates on the Leatt and Alpinestar braces. The thinking behind the short design is to limit the leverage of the brace on the upper vertebrae in the event of the head being snapped back. In front, the brace rests directly on the chest.
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I have tucked your mother away somewhere nice and cozy. She is safe and sound. I was able to perform the Fidelius Charm, and your Aunt Sarah, her secret-keeper, will be sending you her address soon so you can keep in contact. We will do everything we can to keep her safe and hidden. Now, we also must do all we can to keep you safe. Please do not go venturing off alone and only use your powers in dire circumstances. I believe it is possible to put a trace on your kind of magic, so please exercise caution. I will return to the school in a few days time and we will be able to talk more. Until then, stay safe.
Gwen clutched the letter in her hand, crumpling the edges as she closed her eyes in relief. The awful anxiety that had been gripping her for the past week dissipated. Her mother was safe. There was no need to worry. A huge weight lifted off her shoulders as she opened her eyes and picked up Sirius most recent letter. She had received it just that morning, surprised he hadnt written back sooner. It contained words of comfort and love, though they seemed emptier than before. Gwen could still sense that feeling of unyielding loneliness that held him captive. He tried to hide it with humor, but she knew. Her heart ached painfully at the thought of him and she put a hand to her chest. The separation wasnt getting any easier. In fact, she felt it was getting worse; especially with the way he had been talking recently. She put both letters down as she stood up from behind her desk and walked over to a window in her empty classroom. She had a free period, having just finished with the second years. They had all grumbled darkly as they left the room, as she had assigned them 3 rolls of parchment on the Goblin Rebellions of the 1600s. Her free period should be used for grading the 4th years projects, but she couldnt concentrate. She had so much trouble focusing on teaching with everything going on inside. The fear she had been feeling for her mothers safety had quickly been replaced with grave concern for Sirius. She took in a deep breath and exhaled loudly. Her warm breath created a circle of fog on the cold glass. She let relief wash over her again. Shes safe, shes safe, she repeated over and over to herself. She crossed her arms in front of her, looking at her reflection in the window. There were uncharacteristic dark circles under her eyes; the work of a few sleepless nights. Living in fear was absolutely exhausting. She reached up and rubbed her tired eyes with her hands, smearing her eye makeup in the process, but she was too tired to care.
Tired, Miss Bradley?
Gwen started and looked around. Severus stood in the threshold, his shoulder leaning against one side of the doorway, a smirk plastered on his face.
I swear if you dont stop sneaking up on me like that Gwen left the threat open-ended, walking back over to her desk and sitting down.
I hope you know CPR cause next time Im bound to go into cardiac arrest.
Severus pushed himself off the doorframe and slowly walked into the room, still smirking.
I think, as the potions master and extremely gifted wizard, I would be able to handle that situation more than adequately.
He crossed the room and took her place in front of the window, and Gwen leaned back in her desk chair.
So, to what do I owe this pleasure? Im flattered you ventured all the way up here from your moldy dungeons to visit, Gwen smiled.
A swift thought gripped her and her smile was gone in an instant.
Nothings happened? Has it? she asked, suddenly worried and sitting straight up in her chair.
Severus turned to look back at her, a sort of sad smile on his face.
Is that what Ive become? The Messenger of Death?
He meant to be teasing, but there was something off about it.
No no thats not what I meant Its just that Gwen began, but he interrupted.
Yes, yes I know. I understand. And no, nothings happened, he added as he saw the frown still on her face.
Oh. Good, Gwen breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed once more in her chair.
There was silence for a few seconds as Severus stared out the window. Gwen studied him for a moment, just now realizing how tall he was. He stood with his back straight as a board, his head up, staring the world right in the face.
I merely came to see how you were, he finally spoke, snapping Gwen out of her reverie.
He turned his head to look at her. His eyes were so dark they looked black from where she sat. Gwen shook her head and blinked a few times, trying to clear her head before answering.
Oh, yes, Im--Im fine, she said, smiling quickly. Um, Dumbledore was able to reach my mother in time, so, shes safe. For now.
She wasnt sure why her thoughts were so jumbled up. She told herself it was just the fatigue. Severus nodded and smiled ever so slightly, looking back out the window.
Im glad, he said softly.
There was more silence, with only the occasional creak of Gwens chair to break it. Her eyes wandered over the room, coming to a rest once again on Sirius letter, lying open on her desk.
One line in particular jumped out at her. One line in particular she had gone over countless times. One line in particular was the cause of her distress.
Im sorry I cant be everything you need right now, but I hope you find someone who can.
She groaned inwardly as the feelings accompanied with those words bubbled the surface again.
What did that mean? Was it just an innocent statement? Or did he doubt her feelings for him?
She could virtually taste his bitterness. Was he telling her to find someone else? It almost sounded like a line someone would use during a break up. Her heart beat painfully in her chest as her thoughts attacked her once again. Almost against her will, her eyes travelled to another well known line in the letter.
Without you, my life is meaningless.
Meaningless. Without her, his life wouldnt mean anything to him. In any other instance, this statement would be romantic and harmless. But not now. His despair was deepening, she could feel it. And if he meant what she thought he meant, there was a good chance he would harm himself. The thought of losing him made breathing difficult. She put her head in her hands and tried to ignore the lump in her throat. Tears pricked her eyes and she struggled to keep them in check.
Is there something else bothering you? Gwen jumped as Severus voice came from closer than she had anticipated.
She had almost forgotten he was there. She hastily wiped a rebellious tear from her cheek, dismayed to see black eyeliner rub off on her finger as well. Severus stood directly in front of her desk, looking at her almost curiously.
Yes. I mean, no. I mean She took a breath. Im fine. Really, she answered, sniffing, which really made her believable.
Severus frowned and pulled a white handkerchief out of his robes and handed it to her. For some reason, that gesture was enough to make her burst into tears right then. Her face crumpled and hot tears spilled onto her cheeks as she gasped for breath in between an onslaught of sobs. She was ashamed of herself for crying in front of someone, which made her want to cry even more. She was startled when she felt a hand on her shoulder, and looking through a blur of tears, saw Severus crouching beside her chair. Her brain was working well enough to register the irony that while she was crying over Sirius, Severus was there comforting her. Two enemies, connected through one girl. Gwen hid her face in the handkerchief, waiting for her wave of weakness to pass. She was vaguely aware of Severus hand on her back as she tried to get herself under control.
He sat patiently until her sobs finally quieted down to the occasional hiccup, and her hands stopped shaking so much. Eventually, he spoke.
Whats the matter? he whispered.
She glanced over at him, still hiding most of her face in the hanky. He was looking at her intently, his dark brows pulled together. She shook her head, unwilling to speak.
He looked down at the floor for a moment before speaking again.
Is it Black?
Gwen stiffened in surprise and looked at him with wide, bloodshot eyes.
He glanced up at her, but quickly returned his gaze to the floor.
I thought so, he nodded slowly.
Gwen tried to read his facial expression, perplexed as she thought she saw pain swirling behind his eyes. She sniffed, staring down at the black smears of mascara on the once white handkerchief.
Is there anything I can do? he asked looking back up at her.
Gwen let out a sharp laugh, the reality of the situation hitting her.
Like you care about anything when it comes to Sirius? she replied, unable to keep the bitterness out of her voice.
Severus hesitated a few moments, deliberating. Then, without speaking, he gently took the handkerchief from her hand. Gwen watched as it slid from her fingers, and turned her head to look at him. Slowly, he lifted his hand and tenderly wiped away a stray tear from her cheek, never taking his eyes from hers. His eyes were softer than she had ever seen them as he looked at her. She was slightly taken aback by his unguarded gaze. He lightly stroked her chin with his thumb, his brow furrowed as his eye took in every detail of her face. He slowly stood up. Gwen watched in amazement as he walked to the door, and with one last, meaningful look, was gone. Severus had said nothing as he left, but his voice resonated in the empty room. Gwen heard him loud and clear.
He did care about something when it came to Sirius.
It was her.
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Different developers are trying different angles, like [Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty] from Insomniac. They've really shown how it can be done, by not changing the engine necessarily but by creating an episode - and that's much more efficient in creating additional content. But other games like LittleBigPlanet are making use of the Network for people to share content. With SingStar it's a stage for expressing yourself to people of the world. It must be very exciting for a kid to sing and show what they've performed to all these other people.
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Shuhei Yoshida: What we have now are broader options to give our content to users, so that helps us handle many different titles and to work with many different types of developer. In the past we only had disc media, and the medium has certain requirements – volume, content or price point - but now with Network distribution we have much more variety with what we can do. So that really helps us not to be thinking in a narrow confined way of approaching content.
IGN: So what's going on with the PSP?
Shuhei Yoshida: This year the big title was God of War, there's Buzz and next Spring we'll be releasing Resistance. We've been consistently leveraging our existing franchises but creating unique content for the PSP, customising how the game works in terms of interface. That's been working for us very well. We have many more games that we haven't announced for next year. What we'd like to see more is for third parties also – there is so much great IP that they have.
IGN: It's a shame that the PSP is often neglected as a gaming console...
Shuhei Yoshida: Yeah, it's really, really disappointing and it's a lost opportunity for the third parties. They should look at what the PSP can do for their titles and the potential for the business that their IP has.
IGN: How can Sony convince third parties to develop for the PSP?
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And this is a usage that really sits well with the PSP. The most recent example is the Phantasy Star game from SEGA, and it's really catching on. Some of these will come over to US and Europe, and hopefully other third parties will start thinking about the PSP in the same way.
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IGN: But are you looking at a more dedicated motion controller?
Shuhei Yoshida: [The Sixaxis] is very unique in what it can do. It's not just the motions, but it's a way to interact with games which is really important to us to create a new experience. And that was what we've been doing with the EyeToy camera, the SingStar mic and the Buzz controller. We always look for a new way to give users interaction with games.
IGN: As such, would a dedicated motion controller work with the PlayStation 3?
Shuhei Yoshida: That's a possibility...


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Tue., Nov. 2, 2010, 6:01 p.m.
Two vote totals tonight in Spokane County
Spokane County will release two rounds of vote totals tonight, one shortly after voting closes at 8 p.m., and another between 10:30 and 11 p.m.
Old election hands can remember when the county had poll site voting and would release up to a dozen updates on election night. After switching to all-mail balloting, the county has had election nights where it released one tally, and others when it released two.
Other than keeping people in suspense, what this means is that folks at the election parties will have a reason to stick around and have a new round of results to either cheer or boo.
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January 26, 2011 BY Aaron Kr.
Near the start of the 2010-11 NBA Season Reebok introduced a YourReebok Design Contest in which participants can design a pair of the Reebok Zig Slash for John Wall to wear during the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend. The Reebok Zig Slash is the first Reebok Zig basketball shoe of its kind and after John Wall, the number-one overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, was signed to the brand, Reebok quickly pushed forward an aggressive marketing strategy to thrust Reebok Zig Technology and the Zig Slash into the competitive basketball market dominated by Nike. After countless submissions, the Reebok Zig Slash Design contest has been narrowed down to ten finalists, which are detailed below. Each of the finalists will receive a free pair of their own design, while the grand prize winner will earn a trip out to the All-Star festivities to see Wall wear the winning design. Check out the Top 10 and vote for your favorite, and stick with Sneaker News for more updates on the Reebok Zig Slash design contest! via Dime.
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It's hard to believe, but we've heard that there's somewhere else that you can find even more of the latest gay porn releases than we manage to squeeze into QXMEN Magazine every month!
• It turns out that those guys over at Prowler take delivery of a mind-boggling amount of the very latest gay porn DVDs every single month! And we've also heard that, whatever kind of porn floats your boat, you'll find something that's right up your street at Prowler, be it twink porn, gang bang porn, college jock porn, intergenerational porn, bareback porn, fetish porn, interracial porn, respectable 'missionary position on Egyptian cotton sheets' porn or 'downright filthy stinking pig sex porn… They've got it all in store at Prowler.
At the end of last year, outrageous porn director Chi Chi La Rue and hot porn star Johnny Hazzard thrilled shoppers when they popped into Prowler Soho. They were in town filming London Spunked, which has just been released, and the movie sees Johnny getting right royally fucked by some of the hottest pieces of meat the UK has to offer, such as Harley Everett, Isaac Jones, Marco Sessions and Sam Barclay.
For example, walk into a Prowler store this month and you can pick up Blake Mason's The Best Of British, which has only just become available on DVD! Featuring some seriously hot action from proper London lads through to Welsh Valley boys, this DVD makes you feel proud to be British, and stars sexy fuckers like Darius Ferdynand, Kai Cruz and Tyson Tyler.
If you like your cocks mahousive, then you'll love UKNakedMen's third instalment of The London Massive. Your eyes will water and your sphincter will clench as you watch some of the biggest and fattest cocks from the UK (Leo Cage, Malik Tn and Drew (foot long) Brody, to name a few) battering the juicy holes of the bottom boys brave enough to take them on!
• Prowler has a large selection of new bareback releases too. And, although it's often frowned upon, there's no denying that bareback porn is hugely popular. In fact, a source at one of the UK's biggest gay porn distributors told us that bareback porn outsells safe sex porn by almost two to one!
Ram It Raw, from Butch Dixon's new bareback line, has everything you'd expect from this hot studio. Sexy, hairy men, beefy hunks and muscle bears sucking cock, kissing, rimming and fucking, just without using condoms. And smokin' hot director Jonno has picked a horny-as-fuck cast, including Ben Statham, Thierry Lamasse, Tony Greco and Vladi, for this condom-free fuck fest!
Step up more than a couple of notches and you hit the really sleazy stuff. We're talking about Matthias von Fistenberg's Dark Alley Media and its latest spunk-filled Raw Fuck Club movie Gloryhole Cruising Part 2. It's a proper hardcore porn flick and stars those two massively hung power tops, Antonio Biaggi and Lito Cruz, with a bunch of filthy fuckers (not one under 9 inches) and a couple of hungry power bottoms!
And last, but by no means least, last month saw the exclusive UK launch of Treasure Island Media's latest DVD fuck fest Overload at Prowler's big sleazy brother store Expectations in the Shoreditch district of London. Being hailed as "the ultimate in filth" Overload follows 20 guys who are consumed by sex, and shows what happens when they reach sexual overload, the dangerous state where there's no thought and no feeling beyond fucking or being fucked.
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Packers no longer locked out of White House trip
The Packers will visit the White House on Aug. 12, one day before their first preseason game in Cleveland.
Even as recently as last week, it wasn�t clear if the Packers and White House would be able to work out a date. The Super Bowl winners typically visit the White House during the off-season�although the New Orleans Saints went in August last year�and NFL officials would not allow the Packers to do a White House visit during the lockout.
�I�m really excited that we were able to find a date to visit the White House,� Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy said. �The labor situation this spring made it a little challenging for us to set up a visit, but I think it is going to work out great.
�We�re very appreciative that President Obama invited us, and I�m thrilled that our players and coaches will get to enjoy this unique opportunity.�
The visit should be particularly enjoyable for cornerback Charles Woodson, who playfully chided Obama last season for not supporting the Packers in the Super Bowl after they beat Obama�s Chicago Bears in the NFC title game.
�Can�t wait to meet the President,� Woodson said. �It�ll be fun for the guys. We�ve waited a long time to get there, and the moment is finally upon us.�
Woodson said he�ll �have something interesting� to say to the President, and still thinks the First Fan should jump on the Packers� bandwagon.
�He should,� Woodson said. �I don�t know what he�s waiting on. There�s good football played up here. He should jump onboard.�
Packers general manager Ted Thompson wasn�t sure how willing players would be to give Obama some good-natured ribbing once they�re actually in the White House.
�My first thought is it�s a little intimidating being in the same room with the President of the United States,� Thompson said. �I think it�ll be pretty cool for our players, and I think they�ll take it like that.
�Whether there�s some light-hearted ribbing, that will be up to the personalities of the individuals. I�m usually not going to do that.�
One drawback for the timing of the visit: The Packers won�t be able to invite players from last season who are no longer with the team.
�Quite frankly, I don�t know how we could possibly do it,� Thompson said.
Safety Nick Collins said he�ll be thinking about former teammates during the visit.
�You want those guys to be there because they were a part of that championship last year,� Collins said. �But unfortunately, the way things worked out, they moved on, we moved on, and that�s just the nature of this business.
�We�ll still carry them in our heart. We know who we went to battle with in the Super Bowl. They�ll be with us.�
Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop said he hoped to meet the President, shake his hand and �possibly get a picture with him and post it on Twitter.�
And while the Packers have gone out of their way to say they�ve finished celebrating last season and are now focused on winning another Super Bowl, Bishop said visiting the White House won�t interrupt their focus.
�We�re professionals. We know where to draw the line,� Bishop said. �Going to the White House, or whatever we do that involves last year, we can reflect on it but at the same time focus on the goals for this year.�
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It's my last two weeks working full-time at my marketing agency.
Soon I will bore you with diatribes about diapers and ruminations on recipes — but until then, my day-brain is in marketing mode. (But wait, there's more!)
We're currently re-branding a new client and have delved into the world of "brand archetypes." As many of you literature or psychology majors may know "an archetype is a human type in its purest form: the classic hero, outlaw, ruler, etc. Each type has its own set of values, meanings and personality traits." And in learning the 12 Brand Archetypes, I've found that it's like a Seventeen Magazine personality test for companies to figure out their true selves. (i.e. Nike would be a "hero" archetype).
I found this all very interesting today and when I first started writing this blog post, I was going to title it, "What's your brand archetype?"
There was going to be some sort of brilliant connection between your personal brand and brand archetypes and I would tie it up into some sort of pretty red bow.
But then, I realized that I didn't like that idea. At all.
Mostly the part about your "personal brand."
So I stopped writing and found this video by best-selling author, Seth Godin (also a recent interviewee in my Three Questions series!)
On the topic of Personal Branding, Seth shares with Entrepreneur Magazine:
"[As a waitress], your job is not to bring the eggs from one place in the restaurant to another — [patrons] can do that themselves at a buffet. That's not why they're coming. They're coming because you are a human being, And what human beings do is art, is new stuff, is connection. Tom Peters wrote a magazine story years ago called, 'The Brand Called You." It was brilliant and it totally changed the way people thought of branding. But my new thing is: I am not a brand. You are not a brand. You are a person. And there's a big difference between being Dell and being Michael Dell."
I loved Seth's point in this interview, because this ubiquitous "Brand Called You" has truly affected everything we do. Blogs, social media, Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, etc. have not just changed the way we share ourselves — but the way we see ourselves.
Recently, one of my blog readers asked for some advice on how to blog more confidently. She felt that half the time she would write something — and then erase it because she didn't like it. So I encouraged her to think about her motivations differently. If you enjoy writing, I said, do it anyway.
After all, you are not a brand — you have no set style guide or color palette to adhere to. You are not bound by a "brand book" dictating your tone or logo. You are a human being. And when it comes down to it, nobody else can do what you can do best:
Be yourself.
"You can do something I cannot do. I can do something you cannot do. Together let us do something beautiful for God." – Mother Teresa


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This mix is without any IDs, drops, shoutouts, jingles, voiceover etc. Purchase this amazing exclusive BEATPORT-MIX by POINT BLANK inclusive the smashing remix of their new single "PLUTONIUM" by italian producer-duo LUSH & SIMON on PYRO RECORDS. For more information check out www.pointblankofficial.com.


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Released: 1980 - A&M Records
Chart: #137 (Billboard's Pop Album Chart)
Formats: LP, 8-Track, Cassette
Digital Download available at studiowner.com
* US 1 is out of print in LP, 8-track, & Cassette. Copies are usually found online on Ebay or retail music sites selling new & used records. Not issued in CD format.
|Roger Boyd - Keyboards & Vocals
Steve Huston - Drums, Percussion, & Vocals
Mark Boatman - Bass Guitar & Vocals
Tony Gross Jr. - Guitar & Vocals
Dan Odum - Percussion & Vocals
Special Guest Appearances - David Darling, Richard Brooks, Jimmy Odgren,
Ken Krueger, Chris "Harley" Harwood, Long View Choir (John, Jemima, & Jesse),
Jesse Henderson, Dede Townsend, and Floyd Browne.
|New members Tony Gross (guitar), Mark Boatman (Bass), and Dan Odum (lead vocals) join founding members Roger Boyd and Steve Huston on "US 1". Odum had previously been a band member back in the early 70s when he played drums and sang for Head East until he was drafted into the Army. The album was recorded at Long View Farm in North Brookfield, MA where the following year the Rolling Stones would rehearse for their upcoming tour in support of the "Tattoo You" album. "US 1" has never been issued in CD format. However, former Long View Farm owner Gil Markle has made the songs from this album downloadable in the media library of his Studiowner.com website. A music video for "You'll Be the One" can be viewed in the media libary and on YouTube.
Studiowner.com Download Instructions: To download songs from Studiowner.com you must first sign up for an account on their Media Library page (linked above under the album cover art). Once your account has been activated you need to sign in to the Media Library and enter the words Head East in the search box to bring up the downloadable songs from "US 1". The files are for your personal use only and may not be duplicated. The files can be played on site or can be downloaded to your computer and are compatible with any player that can handle MPEG-4 (iPod) files. Download each song by selecting the song in the list and then clicking the download arrow. Be sure to choose your download location in the "Save As" dialog box that pops up before savings to your computer.


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Discover all our exciting events and keep up to date with the latest village news.
In time for the summer-season-start the 20th edition of the Engelberg Magazin is released, featuring many fascinating stories about the monastery village.
While you're getting some well-earned sleep, the Pistenbully drivers are working their slope machine magic. Night after night they move tons of snow over this magical and glittery mountain landscape, making sure that the slopes are freshly groomed for your daily skiing pleasure. This FILM provides a look inside the Pistenbully drivers' world.
Although small, Engelberg offers an incredible range of acivities in every season of the year. We are happy to show our guests the wealth of options available here in Engelberg.
(10th November 2016)
In the height the first snow has fallen and gives you the desire to start the winter season. Many interesting stories around the winter in the monastery village you will find as well in the 19th edition of the Engelberg magazine.
Learn more about the reconstruction of the "Gross-Titlis Schanze" and how far these brave ski jumpers fly. Find out what the young freeskier Fabian Bösch tells about himself and his sport and let yourself be seduced by stories of sledging and the Haute Route in the winter.
These and many other little secrets are told in this winter edition.
(16th October 2016)
Fabian Bösch grew up in Engelberg, attending the local sports school. While he counts as one of the world's best freeskiers, Engelberg's slopes continue to be his playground. After winning the world championship in slope style in 2015, he won the X-Games 2016 in Aspen– mountain crazy and a natural talent!
(7th October 2016)
From 8th July to 15th August several different jazz bands will be performing every friday night. The concerts are for free and take place outside one of the hotels or restaurants in the center of Engelberg.
(27th June 2016)
In time for the summer-season-start the 18th edition of the Engelberg Magazin is released, featuring many fascinating stories about the monastery village.
Discover which personality from or from around Engelberg has found their dream job and how they execute it with wholehearted commitment. Even though they are as different as day and night, they are all driven by the same thing – passion.
(13th April 2016)
Did you know that it will only take you 16 minutes to get up to Stand, once the new gondola is operating? That the sport shop "Quattro Sport" has been in the same family for two generations? Or that how one of our young mountaineers loves to share his passion about the mountains with guests? Find out more about it while reading the new Engelberg magazine.
(4th November 2015)
The former skier and olympic champion - Dominique Gisin's story is impressive. In the first episode of the second season of our Engelberg Profiles Webisodes you will find out more interesting details about her career and life as a professional skier.
(9th October 2015)
Do you love winter as much as we do? Then order your season pass now and enjoy white days up in the mountains - the whole winter! If you order it before the end of October, you will get a discount on the whole winter season pass as well as some cool goodies.
(28th September 2015)
Starting 12 December our guests will be able to ride from Engelberg to Stand in just 16 minutes. The new 8-seater "TITLIS Xpress" will get winter sports fans to the ski area faster, directly and without a long wait.
(28th September 2015)
The cows' descent from Alpine pastures gives rise to an impressive popular celebration. Having spent approximately four months on Alpine pastures, the beautifully adorned herds with their bells ringing rhythmically, together with the Alpine herdsmen in their traditional costumes, move back down to the valley. This popular celebration honors an ancient custom and keeps the tradition alive.
(1st September 2015)
The Alpine Schlager Festival 2014 in Engelberg is already back to the past! We would like to thank all our guests, artists and sponsors for visiting us on the Brunni and support! The two weekends were a great success!
(10th August 2015)
The Rugghubel mountain race starts in the valley (1'010 m.a.s.) and leads up to the Rugghubelhütte (2'296 m.a.s.). Who is tough enough to make it and who will be the first one to reach the finish line? Come by and check it out, either by competing yourself or by just cheering the athletes to best times.
(10th August 2015)
The unique ascent of Mt. Titlis
Three thousand meter climb - for families ... to professionals!
(4th August 2015)
The FISHERMAN'S FRIEND StrongmanRun 2015 has been a great success with 7'051 strongmen and women. Congratulations to all the strong participants and thank you to all the helping hands! Check out the moments taken in picutres now.
(8th June 2015)
The great summer fun in the snow on Mount Titlis, with many highlights for the whole family!
(20th April 2015)
From small cable ways to a Freeride-Pioneer, the tourist center and the "200 years Engelberg by Obwalden"-fesitve. That's Engelberg. That's to read in the new Engelberg Magazine Summer 2015.
(17th April 2015)
Are you strong enough? Sign up now for the FISHERMAN'S FRIEND StrongmanRun 2015 at www.strongmanrun.ch!
(11th April 2015)
The starting distance gets shorter with each round. The last person remaining above water is the winner. This event promises to be a right splash for spectators and participants alike. The awards ceremony will be held at the end of the contest.
(9th April 2015)
Would you like to win ski passes, hotel accomodations or other cool prices? Join now our social media week and win one of several great prices. Find out how and what to win here.
(7th April 2015)
After many ups and downs Dominique Gisin is saying goodbye to the ski world competitions. We want to thank her for all the emotional moments and wish her the best of luck for her future. The video is showing all of the most significant moments of her skiing history.
(20th March 2015)
On easter sunday the award-winning pianist Tatiana Kolesova will be playing in Engelberg one more time. The compositions that she will be playing, will be some jazz and some more classic pieces.
(8th March 2015)
Are you looking for a comfy place to sit down and drink a beer together or are you ready to experience the full Après-Ski action? Don't worry, in Engelberg you can experience both!
(1st March 2015)
Geny Hess: His passion is to ski down the steepest slopes of the world... eventhough he's already 68 years old! You could say that he's the oldest Freerider in the world, but he rather speaks of himself as a powder specialist.
(31st January 2015)
On February 28 and March 1 2015 Engelberg will be full of "bumps" and "spikes" when the international volleyball elite battle it out to be crowned King of the Snow in the third edition of the tournament.
(28th January 2015)
The only 17 years old Fabian Bösch from Engelberg wins the gold medal at the slopestyle world cup at Kreischberg (AUT). Congratulations to this amazing result! The official reception of the new world cup winner takes place on the 24th January at 5.00 pm.
(21st January 2015)
On 7th March the Mountain Jam Engelberg will take place for the 3rd time. This year Gentleman and his band will be rocking the stage at Kursaal. Buy your ticket now and make sure not to miss it!
(19th January 2015)
The professional Freeskier Johann Jonsson is in the first episode of the Engelberg Profiles. He talks about the best spots in Engelberg and why he fell in love with our small mountain town.
(11th December 2014)
During the month of January, every Mon-Tues-Weds there is some sort of snow adventure just for you! As part of our free Winter Program, local mountain guides will be ready to lead you to powder snow heaven! Be prepared for a skier's Eldorado! All this for free!
(1st December 2014)


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California Watch is a project of the independent, nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley and a media partner of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Reporting for California Watch for this story was Lance Williams
Citing a California Watch story, a state Senate leader has called for a public health investigation into "alarming" malnutrition rates among Medicare patients at the Prime Healthcare hospital chain.
Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, who is chair of the Senate Health Committee, says he wants the state Department of Public Health to determine whether Prime has identified a malnutrition crisis among seniors – or whether the 14-hospital chain is filing bogus malnutrition claims to get enhanced payments from Medicare.
"Whether Prime-operated hospitals have discovered large, untreated pockets of extremely severe malnutrition among California seniors, or whether they are overbilling seniors and the Medicare program, the extraordinary numbers need to be understood," Hernandez wrote in a March 9 letter to Dr. Howard Backer, interim state health director.
He asked Backer to investigate Prime and delay issuing new operating licenses to Prime until the probe is complete.
"Californians ought to be able to trust our hospitals, our medical records and that our care reflects the medical judgment of our health care providers – and nothing else," he also wrote.
A spokesman for the senator said the health department has not replied to the letter. Asked for comment, a Prime spokesman forwarded a March 7 press release denying that the chain has unusually high malnutrition rates. "Prime Healthcare's Medicare patients are within the normal range when compared to similar hospitals across the state," the press release said, citing its own study of Medicare billing data.
On Feb. 20, California Watch reported that Prime hospitals in Shasta and San Bernardino counties had reported extremely high rates of a nutritional disorder called kwashiorkor syndrome among Medicare patients in 2009.
The illness almost exclusively afflicts impoverished children during famines in the Third World, but Medicare billing data shows Prime was reporting the ailment among older patients in Redding and Victorville, the story said.
The story also quoted state records showing that in 2009, Prime claimed that about 25 percent of its Medicare patients suffered from some form of malnutrition, triple the state average.
The federal Medicare system pays bonuses for treatment of malnutrition and enhanced bonuses for treating kwashiorkor, the story said.
In October, California Watch reported that federal and state investigators were probing Prime because it had reported unusually high rates of life-threatening infections among Medicare patients. Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, and Pete Stark, D-Fremont, requested the probes, saying the rates reflected either a health care crisis or Medicare fraud.
Prime has insisted its Medicare billings are accurate. In interviews and e-mails, Prime officials have said the Service Employees International Union, which represents many Prime workers, has trumped up phony allegations of Medicare fraud in an effort to leverage new labor contracts.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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McMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- State Senator Jerry Cooper says he's resigning after 22 years in the Legislature.
The Morrison Democrat told the Southern Standard newspaper that he's looking forward to spending time with his family and plans to assist the person selected to take his place.
Cooper's decision follows a record $120,000 fine he was given for moving campaign funds into his personal account. He says he can't afford to pay the fine in time to qualify for next year's elections.
The Warren County Commission will select a temporary replacement for Cooper. The election for a full four-year term will be in November.
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General Question
How would you react if you found out a child of yours had been one of the rioters/looters in the UK?
If you haven't seen the news by now then please go check it out, the entire state of England is too much to explain.
So…I live in a riot affected area of England; where the local Primark not sure how many of you will be familiar with Primark, but it is a cheap clothes store! has been looted; a college has been set on fire; the police station at the top of my road was firebombed last night by '30–50 males'; and people like myself have had to generally had to live in fear of stepping out their own front door.
Watching the news has shown children as young as 11 and most no older than 15 walking around with stolen goods through the streets, my work last night involved a bunch of lads running in which we soon sorted out and then the walk home was a series of crossing the road to avoid the teenagers with masks on. Although a handful of adults do seem to be involved both local and national reports are mostly relating to teenagers.
The question I have to ask is: Where the hell are their parents?!!! Why is no one speaking up or trying to at least help people sort this out?! If a child of yours was involved in this kind of behaviour how would you react?
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OpenAir 1340 Presents
Hi-Dive's One and Ten Year Anniversary
Machine Gun Blues, Monofog, Red Cloud, Dude Babes, Horace Van Vaughan, Magic Cyclops, Mako1972
7 S. Broadway
Denver, CO, 80209
Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM
This event is 21 and over
Watch & Listen
Hi-Dive's One and Ten Year Anniversary
"The Hi-Dive is one of the most important new venues in town and the only place for hip new bands to be heard and seen. – Denver Post"
Machine Gun Blues
"We don't do cool," reads the Machine Gun Blues website. "We work our asses off to bleed on stage." Of course, the outfit is wrong on both counts: Its ragged, pounding fusion of the Stooges and '60s British R&B is infinitely, if not self-consciously, hip. And no matter how much raw energy the members burn while performing, it all seems to come as naturally as breathing. But they aren't as haphazard as their booze-basted live shows might imply. The band's debut album -- due in the spring of 2006 -- has been in the works for almost a year, held up by perpetual revisions and perfectionism as the group evolves even further into a seething, punk-injected bastardization of the Spencer Davis Group. Don't be fooled by the quintet's devotion to rock-and-roll chaos, though: Underneath all the sweat and shattered glass lies a pounding, precision-engineered Machine.
we were raised on the stuff.
-Ft Collins, CO
Equally informed by Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Hank Williams Sr., Red Cloud plays rock and roll with religious fervor and a hearty helping of country soul. The musical cadre was formed in the Fall of 2002 when longtime friends Jason Heller (Crestfallen, Blue Ontario, et al.) and proud Nebraskan Ross Etherton (sometime Mighty Rime member) joined forces with drumming dynamo Andrew Warner (Painted Saints, The Take) and thunderbroom-riding Texan Jeremy Ziehe (See Cities From Space, Das Bruder Ziehe). Red Cloud is currently deafening audiences all across Denver with their countrified rock music.
Dude Babes
The band that brought you such hits as 'Pizza Bikini' and 'Hot Tub Hand Job!' This four piece party rock and roll outfit consisting of Dong Bon Jovi, JonBenét Rambo, Sofia Sex Bomb, and Suzie Cream Pie delivers a not-to-be-missed show. Featuring members of Dirty Few and The Legendary River Drifters
The best worst band in Denver!
Horace Van Vaughan
The Horace Van Vaughn's atmospheric sketches sound like someone in the band spent some time listening to Pink Floyd's more obscure soundtrack work while taking a break from life and from writing more conventionally acce.
Magic Cyclops
Biography: Is Magic's favorite show on A&E
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Upcoming Events
Sat, November 25
45s Against 45
Wed, November 29
Quinn DeVeaux
Fri, December 1
Guilty Pleasures
Sat, December 2
Rocky Mountain Low 2
Sun, December 3
Mary Jane's Last Dance: A Tribute To Tom Petty


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#1 posted 08-21-2014 12:43 PM
Nice job and great idea to keep the progression of belts. Wish I'd done something like this—I don't even know where my Black Belt is anymore.
-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington
#2 posted 08-21-2014 12:45 PM
great work. When are you going to need one for yourself.
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
#3 posted 08-21-2014 08:06 PM
My black belt is around my waist with a Brass Buckle on it. If I tried to get one of the other type belt it would most likely be Red from blood.
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Tamaqua woman cited at high rise
A Tamaqua woman faces charges after allegedly physically confronting a neighbor on Monday.
According to police, Jean Hoffman, a resident of the ABC Tamaqua High Rise, 222 E. Broad St., knocked on another resident's door to discuss parking rules.
At that time, Barbara Detweiller allegedly left a neighboring apartment, grabbed Hoffman by the coat and shook her, suggesting she mind her own business.
Detweiller was cited for harassment.


text: Well, I figure we have about 1.5 weeks of full duty left, Sandy has took its toll with some of our residentials for the season and they have called it quits early. I'd like to expand my knowledge of landscaping this winter, not necessarily so much as to expand into it, but more so to know what I'm talking about and help our clients out. Anyone suggest any good readings on general landscape design, topiary or anything in the general field.