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Photojournalist Jo Hathaway, overworked and under stress, begins to have nightmares about her mother, who disappeared years earlier. At the same time, she starts receiving peculiar private photographs of herself via e-mail from an unknown "friend." Jo retreats to her childhood island home -- Sanctuary Inn -- for an overdue visit with her family, including father Sam, Aunt Kate and brother Brian. Soon after she arrives, Jo bumps into Nathan, a handsome acquaintance from her past. Although Jo tries to avoid a romance with Nathan, she finds herself unable to ignore her affection for him. But romance is soon interrupted by a series of frightening incidents. Jo realizes that by returning to Sanctuary, instead of escaping her problems, she has walked right into them.


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text: Apple has made the second public preview version of QuickTime 5 available for download from its Web site. Both the Mac and Windows versions of the beta are available, which is the first time a Windows beta has been made available. However, only the US English version of the second beta is available. Only the first preview, which is Mac only, is currently available in UK English. There is no news on when the UK English version will be released. QuickTime 5 includes a new interface, skip protection, and support for MPEG-1, an enhanced DV codec, streaming MP3, Flash 4, Cubic VR, DLS, and SoundFonts. Users of the Pro version can create movies that play automatically and use AppleScript commands.


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SNYDER (Special) Services for Kyleen Anne "Kay" Pavlovsky, 57, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Wright Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Horton officiating.
Cremation will be at a later date.
Pavlovsky died Friday, March 19, 1999, at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
She was born July 6, 1941, in Kirksville, Mo., and married R.C. Pavlovsky March 23, 1957, in Fort Worth. Pavlovsky worked as a receptionist for Dr. Jay Kidd.
In August 1998 her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald Conway Pavlovsky of Lubbock and Donald Ray Pavlovsky of Snyder; two daughters, Tammy Lunn Kennedy of Big Spring and Carla Rose Pavlovsky of Big Spring; a brother, James Lepford of Fort Worth; 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
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V alentine's Day is approaching, and I know some people still haven't decided how to express their love for their sweetheart. You can't go wrong with flowers or those great chocolates from La Bonbonniere.
But I've never known a bottle of wine to fail, especially if you combine it with the chocolate and flowers.
My first suggestion is to visit one of the local wine shops. They can help you put together a package that's sure to win someone's heart. Besides wine, they have baskets, accessories, chocolates and cheeses.
It's important to make the gift personal, so make sure you know what your sweetheart likes. I think it's important to show your love every day, not just once a year, but you can always gain extra points on Valentine's Day.
One nice way to do that is to take your special someone to dinner at a nice restaurant such as Calvert's, La Maison or Cadwallader's. My wife always said the most romantic thing I could do for her was to take her out for a nice dinner. Ask your waiter to help you with the wine selection.
If you want to buy your sweetheart a bottle of wine, there are lots of good possibilities, starting with sparkling wine.
Champagne or sparkling wine is great. As soon as you pop the cork it sets a festive mood, and it tells your love that the night is special.
You could go overboard and get one of the big-name Champagnes, but there are sparklers that taste just as good for a fraction of the cost.
Here are some of my favorites:
- Champagne Aubrey. A beautiful light gold in the glass, with floral aromas. Full body, nice acidity. A dry, flinty wine, with a smooth finish. It's good with food. $35-40.
- Frank Family Champagne Rouge, Blanc de Blanc and Blanc de Noir , at about $35 each, are outstanding examples of American sparkling wine. These are handcrafted wines made in small batches by a top-notch winery. They are difficult to find but worth the hunt. The Blanc de Blanc is bone dry, made from 100 percent Napa Valley Chardonnay. The other two have more fruit flavors.
- Biltmore Estate Blanc de Noir Methode Champenoise and Pas de Deux . They make several sparklers, but these two are my favorites. The Blanc de Noir is a pale pink with a dry, flinty flavor. It's about $25.
The Pas de Deux, about $19, is a new wine, made in the style of an Italian Prosecco. It's yellow/green in color, with a fruity aroma, a fruit-forward taste and a slightly sweet, crisp finish. Pas de Deux is a ballet term for "step of two," so it's appropriate at Valentine's Day and it goes well with chocolate.
- Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Brut. Citrus aromas are followed by creamy lemon and apple flavors. Around $10.
- Mumm Napa Blanc de Noir is made with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. It's a soft pink-coral color with a fruity bouquet and a crispy, creamy flavor. About $20.
There are some other nice wines that you can get without breaking the bank.
The Liberty School label from Austin Hope Wines has a beautiful Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chardonnay and Cuvee, a blend of Syrah, Petite Sirah, Grenache, Mourvedre and Viognier. They all sell for less than $15 and feature lush, soft fruit flavors balanced by natural acidity.
Robert Mondavi Private Selection wines also offer great bargains at about $11. They offer 10 varietals or blends, but I particularly like their Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Meritage, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling.
For desserts, try a late harvest wine, an ice wine or a port. You can find them in all price ranges.
Finally, my friends at Toast Wine and Beverage offer these suggestions for pairing wines with chocolate:
- Pair like with like. For example, a creamy white chocolate makes an excellent pairing with a light Riesling, while a heady, intense dark chocolate with 80 percent cacao pairs well with a cabernet or malbec.
- Dessert wines like port and muscat are the typical choice for wine and chocolate pairings because the sugar content of the wine is usually at the same level or higher than that of the chocolate.
- Experiment by buying a few bottles of wine ranging from sweet to full-bodied, less tannins to more, and a range of chocolate from white to dark.
The key is to remember that the wine and chocolate should complement one another, not cancel each other out.
Wine and tapas tasting, 5 p.m., Veritas at La Maison on Telfair, 404 Telfair St.; taste four wines and three tapas, $19.99
Tasting, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Vineyard Wine Market, 4414 Evans to Locks Road
Beer tasting, 5-8 p.m., Wine World, featuring 13 beers and several cheeses, $4 with rebate on the purchase of six bottles of the featured beers
Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Vineyard Wine Market, 4414 Evans to Locks Road
Tasting, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Casa Blanca Cafe, 936 Broad St., Augusta, $15, featuring five Champagnes and sparkling wines paired with cheeses and Raspberry Chocolate wine with Casa Truffles; (706) 504-3431 for reservations
Tasting, 6 p.m., Malibu Jack's Surf Grill, 231 Furys Ferry Road in Furys Ferry Station; $15; (706) 724-1442 for reservations
Tasting, 5-8 p.m., Wine World, three white and three red wines with several cheeses, $4 with rebate on purchase of one bottle of the featured wines
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WildStar's second content drop will be PvP-focused
WildStar's upcoming Strain Ultradrop has something for just about every player. It's got new zones, new backstory, new housing decor, and all sorts of new enemies and bosses to challenge you. But despite the massive amounts of content it will offer players, it's missing one thing: new PvP content. Don't worry, that's coming too -- just not yet.
Though it was briefly touched upon in today's Strain DevSpeak, we recently spoke with Carbine Executive Producer Jeremy Gaffney about the future of WildStar's PvP.
"There's two battlegrounds right now. We have another new battleground, with a new mechanic, that's going live in Drop Two. [Strain] is Drop One. This is an Ultradrop," he explained. "So multiple zones, housing stuff, all that."
"Drop Two will be PvP-focused," he said. "And then Drop Three and onward -- most of those are solo focused because those are the people who consume content the fastest."
Though the thought of new battlegrounds may sound appealing to PvP aficionados, Gaffney warned of the dangers of fragmenting the player base. "The more PvP maps, the more you fragment your PvP player base," he added. "So you've got to be kind of cautious about it. You've got to worry whenever you fractionalize your PvP."
Obviously new maps and mechanics are nice, but if there are separate queues for each one then that will make the wait time go up. And nobody likes that. But hey, that's probably at least a month away. For now, our attention is on the Strain.


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Okay, California Pacific Airlines ready again
FAA-certified, but start dates out of Carlsbad airport uncertain (psst, April)
Ken Harrison 8:30 a.m., Nov. 18
Grandma glared at my bloody forearm and shouted, "Sam, come in here!" It was close to midnight, a late hour for my 80-year-old grandpa, but he came running down the hall. He gaped when he saw the trail of blood on the carpet. While Grandma called 9-1-1, he held my cuts under the bathroom faucet."I don't want to live anymore," I cried. "I'm a burden to everyone."
"No, you're not," he replied. "We want you to live."
I fought him,spattering blood on the toothpaste, the mirrors and Grandma's white rug. "Put pressure on the wounds," Grandma shouted from the bedroom. "And make her sit down, in case she faints." By the time paramedics got there, her white towels had turned crimson. I had made 34 cuts to my arm in all...
The first time I had the impulse to cut myself, I was 13. I picked up a dull knife in the kitchen and took it to my bedroom. There, I started playing with it on my arm. I don't remember why I did it; I only remember having a feeling of being overwhelmed. I thought it was a strange thing to do--to make small scratches on my skin; yet, it gave me a sense of relief.
Cutting became a song that got stuck in my head. I obsessed on it. I associated everything I saw with letting my own blood--a red dress, a metal tool, even the silver, horizontal lines on my radio. Fragmented images of rushing red water built up before my eyes, becoming more and more frequent until I had to cut to make the images complete. Sometimes, I'd see close-up pictures of razor blades cutting into my skin, as if they were under a magnifying glass.
When I was feeling worthless, I used more pressure than usual. It was like taking drugs; I was always trying to get that fix, to capture the first moment I got high. Drug addicts have kits containing syringes, spoons, lighters and the drug, so it's ready to go. I had first-aid kits with razor blades, cloths, bandages and ointment. Once I started, it became a life long struggle, not to do it again.
By the time I was a student at San Pasqual High, I was using a knife with a serrated edge. At first, watching the red rivulets run down my arm was a bit scary; but then I asked myself, "What is there to be afraid of, really? I'm in so much pain,so what if I die?"
I was caught up in a despair so deep, sometimes suicide seemed like my only way out. I hurt for my mom who laid in bed, crying, after my dad left. I tried to help by cleaning the house; and, getting jobs after school, so she wouldn't have to worry about money. It didn't help. She seemed lost to me. When I bent over the bed to kiss her, she reeked of wine.
I gave up and stayed in my room, with my cutting kit for solace. I could wash the cuts, apply Neosporin to them, and cover them with bandages I bought at CVS. Doing this, made me feel taken care of, like a problem had been solved. I couldn't heal my emotions, but I could heal the wounds.
I was sitting on the bathroom floor, cradling my arm, when an officer from the San Diego Police Department came in. He got down on one knee to talk to me. He recognized me as the girl whose mother attempted suicide, five months ago. His manner was warm, not intimidating at all. I liked the way his badge didn't come between us. "I know what's happening in your life and it's horrible," he said. "But you have to get through this."
When we got outside, I was shocked to see flashing lights from three squad cars, a fire engine and an ambulance. I counted four police officers, five fire fighters and three paramedics. It was hard to believe that so many burly men were swarming around to help one small girl. I thought of Britney Spears and her song, "Circus." "All eyes on me in the center of the ring just like a circus..."
The paramedic inside the ambulance was in his late 50s and spoke to me in a fatherly way. He strapped my legs and stomach down. Another strap went across my chest. On the way to Pomerado Hospitial, rock music blasted throughout the ambulance. "Would you get that?" I asked. He dug into my purse and pulled out my cell phone. "Hello?" he said, then paused. "We have Ashley on a gurney and she's being transported to the hospital for lacerations."
My boyfriend said that he threw up for an hour after making that call. "I reflected back over my life," he said, "and I have nothing to live for if your not here."
We were married two weeks later.
Your story was compelling, tragic and important. I like the simple structure that forces the reader to engage in something that is foreign and horrific to most people. Thank you for writing.
That being said, I must ask if this is fictional. If it is not fictional, have you since reached a healthy place in your life?
With all the debate about people revealing themselves in writing and no one intervening or even asking, I feel compelled to ask (please don't be offended).
Another fantastic story Mom!
Thanks ladies! I couldn't possibly make this stuff up. Amy, you're my inspiration and always will be.


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So recently I've been loving the name Coralie, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a middle name that I absolutely love with it. I was hoping you guys could give me a little help and some fresh ideas.
If it helps for you to know more about my general style, I typically prefer less common names with a romantic, trendy vibe to them. Spunky/sassy names are good, too. ;) Any ideas are appreciated, though. Thanks in advance.


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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
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Mubarak: 'External elements' prevented Shalit's release
Speaking to al-Mussawar newspaper, Egyptian president says efforts to free Corporal Gilad Shalit were stymied by "external elements"; Hamas welcomes Egyptian mediation which they say should not jeopardize interest of Lebanese, Palestinian people
Egypt renewed contacts with Israel and the Palestinians in an attempt to solve the crisis over the kidnapping of Corporal Gilad Shalit, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told al-Musawer.
"It is possible to find a solution which will allow the Israeli incursion into Gaza and brings about the release of a considerable number of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jail," Mubarak said.
Mubarak added that Egypt was close to brokering a deal to secure Shalit's release "had external elements not been involved." Mubarak said these elements hindered Egyptian efforts.
Mubarak spoke of the deepening crisis between Israel and Lebanon, stressing that Egypt is trying to find a solution that can bring about a cease-fire.
He rejected reports in the Israeli media that Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have formed a front against Hizbullah, out of their keenness to see the Shiite group disarmed.
"Just as Egypt strives to not let others interfere in its internal affairs, it strives not to interfere in the internal affairs of another country. Hizbullah is a Lebanese affair and Egypt will not interfere," he said.
Hamas: Egyptian efforts should not jeopardize Lebanese interests
Hamas legislator Mhammad al-Ramhi spoke of renewed efforts to secure the release of Gilad Shalit: "We welcome Egypt's efforts to solve
the crisis, but we will not agree they will come on the account of Hizbullah and the Lebanese people who are facing a war of extermination."
Al-Ramhi said Hamas will not reject fair proposals to secure the release of prisoners. "We prefer to separate between the Lebanese and Palestinian channels for technical reasons. But we estimate that a stance against Hamas will not serve the resistance and may be used against the Lebanese people. What is happening in Lebanon is resistance and he who is opposed to resistance is with the Israeli enemy," he said.
Meanwhile the London-based daily al-Hayat newspaper said western powers are trying to convince Israel to make a prisoner exchange deal with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to strengthen him against Hamas.
Abbas has refused to mediate between Israel and Hamas.
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Christie Expands Family Of Widescreen Projectors With New Christie LW600
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April 14, 2008
Christie sets a benchmark for the broadest range of high performance widescreen projection technology with the premiere of the new Christie LW600 digital projector at the National Association of Broadcasters Conference (NAB) in Las Vegas, NV. The Christie LW600 complements the company's family of widescreen format projectors with a cost effective, high brightness 3LCD solution that can be twin stacked to double the brightness. This new Wide-XGA projector shines brightly at 6,000 ANSI lumens and 2000:1 contrast ratio, and boasts a suite of 12 optional lenses. It also features high quality 10-bit image processing and compatibility with most computer and video sources including HD formats up to 1080p. "The Christie LW600 is ideal for today's market of WXGA laptops and PC's that now encompass not only standard data presentations, but widescreen HD formats. With the growing trend toward Wide-XGA format, the need to display this native resolution is becoming more important for today's applications," notes Frank Anzures, product manager, Business Products, Christie. "This latest addition allows us to continue to offer more choice in widescreen format at an affordable cost for the business and education sectors. The Christie LW600 gives professionals everything they need and want including high brightness and accurate color reproduction, easy set up, and expandability." The Christie LW600's innovative attributes and inorganic 3LCD light engine offers incredible brightness for high definition data and video presentation in boardrooms, large conference rooms, medium-sized auditoriums, and houses of worship. With a range of 12 high performance lenses and two expandable option bays for input modules, it can be configured to meet the most demanding installation needs. It also features a new AutoFilter system, extending service intervals. This automated cartridge filter system rotates to a new section every 1,000 hours and holds 10 filter sheets for hassle free operation. Visit Christie at NAB, booth# SL6113, to see a live demonstration of the new Christie LW600. NAB takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 14th – 17th.


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The guidelines for boosting sugar exports were finalised in consultation with the national body Import Export Corporation of India.
The setting up of the sugar export cell is primarily aimed at avoiding the earlier experience of sugar export scandals that saw large quantities of sugar meant for exports diverted to the local markets.
The states sugar export cell would be headed by the state sugar commissioner Bijay Kumar. MSCB managing director HR Shinde and the sugar federation managing director Prakash Naiknavare would be two other members of the cell.
A meeting of members of this sugar export cell was held in Mumbai on Monday, after which the sugar commissioner was to give the final touches to the detailed procedure to be adopted by the cell in monitoring the sugar exports.
"We expect to export around 2 lakh tonne of sugar by the end of this month", said Mr Naikravare. "The timing of setting up of the cell is most appropriate especially because till early January 2003, there will be no exporter of white sugar in the global market, and therefore, we hope to get a good price for our sugar".
The MSCB, has under its vigilance around 4 million tonne of sugar produced by the states sugar cooperative mills. It is currently finalising the set of guidelines under which it will release for exports the pledged sugar.
Sugar prices in the international market have already been firming up. Even the Thailand sugar is said to have indicated a premium of $16 per tonne over the existing FOB prices and is likely to compete from first week of January 2003. The Brazilian sugar is expected to pose a competition, but not before April 2003.


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Officials plan talks on Milton interchange idea
This week, Milton Alderman Brett Frazier said he�s been in talks with state Rep. Kim Hixson, D-Whitewater, and the lawmaker is trying to spark a conversation with the state Department of Transportation over whether an interchange at County M would be viable.
Frazier said Hixson has invited Milton city officials to meet with DOT officials in Madison, perhaps within the next month.
�My hope is that we can move quickly enough that our project can be a part of the initial enumeration of the (proposed I-90/39 expansion) project,� Frazier said in an email.
The city of Milton has not formally discussed the interchange idea, and it would have to be written into the larger, Interstate expansion plan�a $1 billion project that has not yet been approved.
The Gazette couldn�t reach Rep. Hixson for comment about his current role in lobbying for a Milton interchange.
But Hixson has been a supporter of the I-90/39 expansion, and earlier this year trumpeted the idea of an interchange at Milton. He said it would improve commute times and emergency access at the Interstate and could boost local economic development.
Milton sits two miles east of an eight-mile stretch of I-39/90 between Janesville and Newville that has no exits.
The crossroad that would accommodate the interchange, County M, is the western extension of West Madison Avenue and functions as one of the city�s main streets.
The city�s comprehensive land use plan categorizes several large properties near County M and adjacent to the Interstate as �urban reserve� and lists the properties� possible future use as �industrial.�
The properties are mostly large farm parcels and are located in the town of Milton.
Top officials with the city of Milton and the town of Milton are taking a tempered approach to the idea of an interchange at Milton.
In an interview this week on WCLO Radio, City Administrator Todd Schmidt said the city would be interested in a County M interchange because it would fit into the city�s long term goals for industrial development on Milton�s west end.
But in the same interview, Schmidt noted that trends in Interstate development would seem to work against an interchange being built west of Milton.
�I�ve heard it said before that federal and state officials are more interested in removing Interstate interchanges rather than adding them, simply because of the safety factor,� Schmidt said.
Schmidt said Rep. Hixson has told city staff he plans to discuss a Milton interchange with state transportation officials �sometime within the next three weeks� and has invited city staff to join the discussion.
Schmidt said outside of contact with Hixson�s office, �there has been no serious formal discussion by city staff or by city officials� on a possible interchange at Milton.
�The city of Milton hasn�t been pushing the subject,� he said.
Schmidt said ultimately there would have to be developer interest to drive any future efforts by the city to change land use near the Interstate.
�The city�s not gong to annex its way out to the Interstate just because there�s an interchange coming,� he said.
Milton Town Board Chairman Bryan Meyer said Hixson�s office has contacted town officials about the possible interchange. Meyer said he�s aware an interchange would suit the city�s development plans, but he indicated that town officials are indifferent to the idea.
�For the town�s perspective, I don�t see any immediate benefits. I don�t know that there�s any negatives either,� Meyer said. �With our own comprehensive land use (plan), the town looked at transportation needs over the last three years, and we didn�t identify a need for it (an interchange).�
Any new interchange at I-90/39 would require an Interstate justification report, which would have to be approved by the state Department of Transportation and the federal Highway Administration. The cost of such a study is unclear, and it�s also unclear who would be willing to pay for it.
�We�d need to nail down what the cost would be,� Frazier said. �But the first step would be to have a sit-down with the city council and the DOT. We have to start with a conversation.�
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A homeless man who was stabbed when he rushed to assist a woman being attacked on a Queens street died on the sidewalk as pedestrians strolled by, apparently unaware or uncaring that he needed help.
A surveillance video shows Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax lying face down for more than an hour last Sunday.
Tale-Yax leapt to help a woman assaulted on 144th Street and 88th Road in Jamaica early last Sunday. He was stabbed multiple times in the chest and crumbled to the ground as he tried to catch up with the attacker, cops said.
Several people turned their heads to look at the man lying on the ground in a pool of his own blood, and a few gawked before moving on.
Finally, a man stopped, shook the body and partially turned the Tale-Yax over to reveal his wounds.
Firefighters responding to a 911 call arrived 15 minutes later. By then, he was dead.
It had been nearly an hour and a half since he was stabbed -- and more than 20 people had walked on by without helping him.
Police were investigating. No arrests had been made as of Saturday evening and cops hadn't been able to track down the woman Tale-Yax was trying to help.
It isn't unusual to see homeless people passed out on the sidewalk in New York, and it wasn't clear from the video how many people realized Tale-Yax was in trouble.
Whatever the case, such shocking indifference isn't limited to New York.
Surveillance video captured the hit-and-run of a 78-year-old man in Connecticut in June 2008. The car that hit him zoomed by as the elderly man lay motionless on a busy Hartford street.
Pedestrians gawked, but did nothing. One driver stopped briefly before pulling back into traffic.
Someone eventually got the victim to a hospital. But the incident paralyzed him and he never left. He died May 11, 2009.
The chilling video outraged cops and caused some to question the humanity of the state's capital city.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The SEC will kick off under the lights next year with a cross-divisional matchup between Texas A&M and South Carolina on a Thursday night, Aug. 28, in Columbia, S.C., the league said Wednesday.
The announcement was made as part of a full release of the 2014 conference schedule
Texas A&M will close out its schedule with a Thanksgiving Day game against visiting LSU on Nov. 27.
The SEC's intradivision games remained intact, but the cross-division games between the East and West were scrambled, highlighted by an Alabama-Florida matchup Sept. 20 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Georgia will travel to Arkansas and LSU hosts Kentucky on Oct. 18 as part of the new schedule. Ole Miss hosts Tennessee on Oct. 18, Missouri goes to Texas A&M on Nov. 15, South Carolina travels to Auburn on Oct. 25, and Mississippi State hosts Vanderbilt on Nov. 22.
"One year from today, August 21, 2014, the SEC Network will be launched, marking an historic day in the almost 80-year history of the Southeastern Conference," SEC commissioner Mike Slive said in the news release. "One week later, the SEC Network will kick off the 2014 football season with a conference game between Texas A&M and South Carolina scheduled for Thursday, August 28 in Columbia, S.C."
The format, however, won't be permanent. Slive announced at SEC media days in July that a committee to review the league's scheduling would be completed in time for the 2016 schedule. Whether the league retains its six intradivision, one permanent crossover and one rotating crossover game (6-1-1) alignment or turns to a nine-game conference schedule remains to be seen.
"The objective of this review is to develop a scheduling format for the 2016 season and beyond, which will be in the best interests of the conference," Slive said at the media days. "The conference's current 6-1-1 scheduling format will continue until a new format is approved by the conference membership


text: Dr. Stacey G. H. Yap who had worked on the Certificate in Historic Preservation (under M.Ed. Heritage Studies) program for more than a year was so pleased that the first three graduate courses were launched in Spring of 2008. In conjunction with this launch, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance celebrated the debut of the Certificate by holding their two-day biannual conference at Plymouth State. President Steen kicked off the first day with a warm welcome to about 200 participants. Apart from launching the Certificate courses, Stacey took a three-week trip to Southeast Asia visiting Singapore, Malaysia and Central Vietnam. Her interest in historic preservation in Vietnam prompted her to write a short article, titled "Revising the Past" which will appear in PSU's Alumni Magazine this Fall.


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WordPress Interactive Map for users
I have been browsing around online for plugins and options for interactive maps and the only concepts I could find were maps that already had a default [end] location that a user could simply type in their address and get a route to where the location of the website holder is. Such as a restaurant giving directions where it is.
What I am looking for is an interactive map that users that are registered to my website can go to, drop pins at locations they are aware of as well as browse cities where locations are currently pinned.
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Choir, Orchestra Concerts Set For Oct. 21, 22
Hamilton's Department of Music presents a Fall Performing Arts Weekend on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, with free concerts by the College Choir and College Hill Singers and Hamilton College Orchestra in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center.
The weekend begins on Friday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m., with a performance of the Hamilton College Choir and College Hill Singers. Conducted by G. Roberts Kolb, the choir will present A Bicentennial Choral Celebration: Two Centuries of American Choral Music including music by William Billings, Stephen Foster, Horatio Parker, Charles Ives, Cole Porter, Norman Dello Joio and Morten Lauridsen, as well as a performance of "Yankee Doodle."
The weekend continues on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m., as Heather Buchman leads the Hamilton College Orchestra in Dvorak's Serenade for Winds, Op. 44 and Beethoven's Symphony no. 2 in D Major, Op. 36.
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Coyotes' frustrating season comes to an end
GLENDALE, Ariz. – When Dave Tippett finally reached the podium Friday night following the Coyotes' shootout loss to the Avalanche at Jobing.com Arena, his facial expression looked like that of someone who had been force-fed a deep cup of lukewarm, three-day-old coffee.
"I didn't like that whole game," Tippett said. "No meaning. Even an exhibition game, you're evaluating players. Here, you're just playing."
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If this season's home finale was in fact the final Coyotes home game ever played in Arizona, it was at once both an unfair swan song of what this group has accomplished in its last few seasons and a fitting end to this frustrating season.
The Coyotes blew an early two-goal lead, goalie Mike Smith was mediocre in net, there were maddening defensive lapses for a club that prides itself on Tupperware tightness and, of course, there was a head-scratching loss to an unworthy opponent.
"It's been a frustrating year. There are a lot of tight games where we're losing in shootouts," forward Antoine Vermette said. "It's one point, yes, but if you look at the big picture of the standings at the end of the year, it's so tight, and those (lost) points were crucial."
The Coyotes will wrap up their season Saturday night in Anaheim and then break apart for what promises to be a lengthy and eventful offseason. There are numerous well-chronicled issues the club must address before training camp begins next fall.
Smith is a free agent, and the Coyotes must decide the price at which he's worth bringing back.
Forwards Boyd Gordon, Kyle Chipchura, Rob Klinkhammer, Chris Conner and Alex Bolduc are unrestricted free agents, as are backup goalies Jason LaBarbera and Chad Johnson.
Forwards Mikkel Boedker and Lauri Korpikoski as well as defenseman Michael Stone are restricted free agents.
Tippett and general manager Don Maloney both have expiring contracts. And, of course, the team still does not have an owner, which Tippett believes had a greater impact this season than in any of the previous three rudderless campaigns.
"I felt it more this year around the group because everybody knows that there's got to be a conclusion," he said. "This year, it's going to be a forced solution because of contracts of management, of coaches, of players, of staff. Everybody knows there's going to be some kind of solution. Could be good, could be bad, could be indifferent.
"But put yourself in those shoes with the instability there. As much as you walk in the door every day and you're committed, there's a lot of stuff swirling out there."
Free agency opens July 5 this season, and all of those dominoes must fall before then or the Coyotes could witness mass defections from the management group on down.
In the meantime, the painful truth that this team needs more skill was driven home again and again this season with a club that was shut out seven times on the road and has slipped to 20th in the league in goals per game (2.47) despite Friday's output.
"We have a lot of players that work hard — in the guts of the game, they're good players," Tippett said. "But at some point, we need some difference-makers."
The evaluation process of the roster will begin shortly, Tippett said.
"We'll have a pretty good idea of where we want to be and the players that we think fit in, hopefully we can sign," Tippett said. "The players where we want to make changes, hopefully we can make changes that improve our hockey team."
Over the next couple of weeks, Tippett will drink in everything that went wrong this season and attempt to cope with a flavor he's never tasted before.
"I don't think I've ever, in coaching, been involved in a seven-game losing streak. That really gets frustrating," he said before turning his thoughts to the bigger picture of the lockout-impacted season.
"Frustration in the way it started and when it started. It started late when we were hoping that we could use the momentum from the playoff. Started poorly.
"The trademarks of this team have been consistency, work, play to its identity all the time and strong goaltending. We had glimpses of that, but not the levels we needed to earn ourselves into being a playoff team."
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Well, it was bound to happen. As LulzSec, after hitting company after company after government after gazebo, sailed off into the sunset, leaving behind a massive data dump involving the Arizona Department of Public Security, it felt like a tactical retreat. And it was. Temporary partners AnonymousIRC took over the fight under the banner (or sails, in their terminology) of previously announced Operation AntiSec, and began their run with new data dumps, posted on The Pirate Bay as antisec01 (or Anti-Sec 001).
Alongside some government shenanigans, AntiSec busted open two dumps from Universal Music Group, containing both usernames and passwords, as well as "other data." Viacom was also hit, though the damage remain limited to a server mapping that might be more useful to actual hackers. As of press time, no confirmation from UMG or Viacom has been received regarding the validity of the dumps.
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Tesla vs Honda head on collision
Tesla vs Honda head on collision
@jat - Yeah, I don't buy that either. While the Roadster body was carbon fiber, the chassis was, IIRC, largely an unmodified Lotus Elise. It, unlike the Model S, was not designed to the same rigor of crashworthiness.
I think you folks may be thinking about the 3-way accident between a Roadster, a Prius, and a Tourag as described here: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/10/tesla-totalled/
The good news is that no one was seriously injured in this accident.
The Roadster is quite safe for a small car too!
@Earl - That certainly sounds like the genesis of this urban legend. That picture is a far cry from what @ivosper describd where the hood snapped but everything else was fine...
@shop and @noel.smyth,
The car was not damaged enough to be totaled so it is at a body shop recommended by Tesla. Insurance is happening per usual but I expect there may be some hassle given no secondary market for parts if the are unhappy with Tesla part prices. Well see. By the way I misspoke. Themotherncar was a Cacalier not a Chevette.
I meant to say the other car was a Cavalier not a Chevette.
My heart goes out to everyone in this terrible accident. The families of those killed, and the Tesla driver who will have this over him forever (regardless of what actually happened).
This story has made me slow down and drive more normally. The car is wicked fast and a blast to drive, however that type of driving isn't worth the potential consequences.
@cwarner - seems that we are getting a lot of anecdotal evidence that the S is an unusually safe car. Too bad the government won't release the official results until later this year (http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/when-will-model-s-safety-ratings...). Until then, we do have this video (audio hard to hear, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kmx5zaJm2U) of the S engineering crash tests, and evidence such as your crash.
Just one more great reason to own a Model S.
Oddly enough, the last time I was driving on Laguna Canyon Road (Laguna Beach, CA.) about a month ago at night, someone going the opposite direction, flashed their brights at me, and then swerved in my direction (deliberately). I think the HID headlights appear to some as though we have our brights on (especially if the other driver is right next to you heading the other direction, on a one lane highway).
Like I said earlier in this thread, that road has a really bad reputation and has for decades! In fact, the city will not give a full liquor-license to any establishment anywhere on that road, for the very reason that it is so dangerous.
This comment is from the Laguna Beach newspaper:
8:25 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
My boyfriend was the only one at the time on the other side of the road just seconds before this all happened. He was at the light facing these 2 cars on the opposite side and said they were reving their engines and took off at high speeds racing. He said there was definitely a sporty mercedes involved because he saw them. Apparently after they took off racing he was watching them in his rear view mirror and said right when the lane merged he saw the tesla veer and then he couldnt see them anymore. Rifht away he said he had a bad feeling and hoped nothing happened. The scary part is that if he was just a few seconds later it would have been him that was hit. It is a very scary feeling. These 2 drivers should both be held responsible for these 2 innocent mens deaths. I could not imagine what these 2 mens families are going through. It makes me so horribly sad to see things like this happen.
The Tesla was revving?
I wonder if the Merc will ever be identified. Wonder if the MS rear-view picked it up (w. lic#).
You know what he meant. You can revv mentally too.
I am not sure I know what he meant and how he supposedly heard the Ses engine revv mentally. Sounds more like someone posting on a forum who did not realize the S was quiet, IMHO.
It seems that the MS wandered quite a bit as there is a 'no use' lane with double yellow lines separating the two opposing lanes. This stuff will always happen no matter what car. Humans make mistakes. Period.
@Brian H - Mercedes driver has been identified and interviewed by the police.
I used to drive Honda cars, had 3 of them. Well designed, fuel efficient cars, but I think structurally it is weak. I was rear ended by a full size car and my car was totaled. The other car barely got a fender bender. Have seen too many fatalities in these cars, especially when hit by a big auto.
It is a big tragedy and the clock can not be turned back. Just got to keep that in mind when driving. Autos can be deadly. Nothing wrong with being careful or even driving slow with traffic. Another temptation I avoid is using my cellphone while driving, even with Bluetooth, unless there is an emergency. Too distracting.
My prayers goes to the victims and their families.
Satellite images indicate the Mercedes did not force the Tesla into the Honda's lane. It appears as though the Tesla chose to continue to race the Mercedes and had time to change his mind. The curve in the road must have drifted him into the Honda.
Yeah, for 6/7 of the population, navigating a conversation uses the same brain circuits as navigating traffic. Choose!
Might want to re-read that link JZ, you've gotten it a little off.
My heart goes out to the two victims, their families, and 7 young kids, as well as to the driver of the MS. As reported on TeslaMotorsClub and on many local newsfeeds, the Laguna Beach Police Employees Association set up a fund for the two families:
"Those in the community who wish to make a donation can mail a check made out to Alberto and Armando Memorial and sent to LBPEA, PO Box 4611, Laguna Beach, CA 92652."
Count me in.
@vawlkus - check out post #309 in that thread. I agree with that theory. Looks like Tesla driver drove illegally for 500 feet after the lanes merged into 1. Very sad.
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I shouldn't ever come back to this site if I am in an accident. (knock on dashboard)
Keep reading JZ, that theory got debunked by the skid marks.
I've read it all. The skid marks don't debunk the theory. The skidmarks are after after the Honda leading towards the Tesla's final resting spot North of the Honda. They only tell the story of what the Tesla did after impact. Nothing regarding why the Tesla was 2 lanes away from his legal lane.
Go re-read, the skid marks are from the Tesla, and they show he wasn't that far from his lane. They also show he was braking prior to impact and the other car wasn't. Raises a lotta questions in my mind, and spikes that 2 lane over guys theory in a dozen places.
Maybe the Honda drivers were texting and never saw the MS coming.
Between ABS and TC there shouldn't *be* any skid marks from the Tesla, right?
In theory jat. Like I said, there's a lot that's not adding up here.
I didn't see that the Tesla laid tracks before impact. I tend to agree with jat on this one. The tracks that veer right after impact are likely the rear of the car spinning around after the front end collided. Unless you are an accident specialist, I don't think any of us can read those tread marks and conclude the cause. It still seems very fishy that the Tesla was 2 lanes over when he hit the Honda and that this was 500 feet after he was supposed to have merged.
As far as I can see the impact was mostly in the no traffic lane, offset so each car got hit on its left front. It looks like the Honda was somewhat close to the no traffic lane upon impact, even as far as having the left wheels on the double yellow.
The Tesla was not two lanes over at point of impact, just one lane over.
Skid marks are probably a function of the front wheels locking due to impact. Certainly there is no way the left wheel could continue to rotate, and the right was probably blocked as well.
So two theories. One is that the Tesla was in the middle lane (where it should not have been), while the Honda was too close to that lane, or partially in it (where it should not have been either), due to driver distraction (cell phone and so on).
Second theory is that the Tesla went all the way to the Honda lane (two lanes away from where it belonged), and that the Honda driver tried to avoid impact by exiting through the middle lane at the same time the Tesla driver tried to return to that lane.
Obviously the first scenario is more favorable to the Tesla driver, while the second one is disastrous. My guess is that this is the more likely one, since you need an improbable coincidence (distracted Honda driver in just that spot) to explain the first.
There is a safety rule in these cases that says if you have a car coming opposite you in your lane, brake hard and always head to the right as much as you can, because the opposite driver is likely to do a last second attempt to return to his lane when he sees the probable impact.
I'm wondering if anyone has seen the police report.
Police are getting a warrant to examine Teslas black box. We should know facts in a few weeks.
Here are the pictures of the Tesla Model S that hit the 1992 Honda Accord. I have got to give it to you guys for building great cars. No comment on the circumstances of the accident.
I had no idea cars had a black box that could be used by the police, and lawyers, to determine what a driver was doing. Seems like we need to increase the size of our umbrella policies....
Thanks for the better res pics of the MS.
Wow... that is some strong car. The doors are not even slightly wrinkled. My structural training tells me this the one to have if accident saftey is your top priority. Volvo move over!
However, my heart goes out for the relatives of the Honda, very sad indeed.
sorry but I think that are images of different crashed car...
just look at the shape of the deformed hood, look at A left pillar, look at the 19/21" wheels, look at the left dent/deformation of the front... I can't believe it is the same car...
and the color also look different (blue/black), but that can be just by lighting of the sceene... and on have pano roof and second... well, I am not sure...
leather is a different color too, this isn't the car from the crash.
the posts on facebook is from a guy living in North Carolina, so probably not the same car. the hood damage certainly looked different.
Has anyone heard any followup on this accident?
Latest update: http://articles.coastlinepilot.com/2013-10-17/news/tn-cpt-me-1018-collis...
Still no news on accident details, pending police investigation.
Interesting that the victims' families have named a number of governmental entities as defendants, but the article does not state that they named the drivers of the Model S and the Mercedes. I suspect that is because the police have not yet released the names of those drivers pending a criminal investigation, and so the plaintiffs do not yet have that information.
Be super careful out there fellow drivers...
First rule of lawsuits: go after the deep pockets.
Going back and reading both news stories, it would seem the doc and the victims' families are both on the same side of the issue, blaming the accident on poorly maintained signage.
Seems pretty crappy that a merge sign was covered up, a guy seemingly got forced into oncoming traffic, and is now facing 9 years in prison for it... for a road that is 2 lanes, 1 lane for less than a mile, then 2 lanes again.
Pretty crazy circumstances, there.
The Tesla driver drove illegally in the closed center lane for over 500 feet before he collided with the Honda. The crazy thing is that he would have passed the Honda safely had he stayed in the illegal lane. But he drifted out of the closed lane and into the Honda's lane. My guess is because he was still racing the MB and was going too fast to handle the bend in the road. Probably over 100mph. We'll see what the black box told prosecutors as the facts unfold.
Not sure if your interpretation of what happened is necessarily correct. I've seen too many times people racing for the merged lane. Not saying he'll spend time in jail he just need to get a good lawyer. Anyway just be careful and don't overestimate your ability even when you're driving a fast car.
The Tesla can easily drift at speed. I have drifted Ferrari's at high speed unintentionally. Scared the you-know-what out of me.


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Compounding the Monday morning heartache for Dallas Cowboys fans, it has been reported that safety Gerald Sensabaugh will miss next week's game against Kansas City with a broken thumb.
Sensabaugh suffered the injury late in the first half, prompting a locker room visit, after which he returned to the sidelines with his arm in a cast. He was replaced by Pat Watkins, who made six tackles.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Sensabaugh suffered the same injury in college and missed just one game.
"I should be OK," said Sensabaugh. "I think I'll miss maybe one game and the bye week will help."
The injury certainly could have come at a worse time; Dallas will face the 0-4 Chiefs in Kansas City next week before having the bye in week six. If Dallas falls to the Chiefs, one injured safety will be the least of their concerns.
In the mean time, Pat Watkins will step in for Sensabaugh.
"I don't know what's going to happen with Gerald," Watkins said, "but I know for the next couple of weeks I've got to be on top of my game 100 percent."


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Vancouver Ices Dallas 4-1 - Recap
The Canucks earned a 4-1 victory over the Stars on Tuesday at American Airlines Center.
Bettors who backed the Canucks were rewarded as -109 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Mikael Samuelsson, Christian Ehrhoff, Ryan Kesler, and Alexandre Burrows each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Samuelsson opened the scoring for Vancouver, finding the back of the net at 0:26 of the second period. The goal was assisted by Christian Ehrhoff and Daniel Sedin.
Cory Schneider turned in a 25-save effort for the Canucks.
Loui Eriksson scored for the Stars, finding the net behind Cory Schneider.
Dallas got a 22-stop effort from Kari Lehtonen in the loss.
Vancouver scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Dallas went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Vancouver heads into a battle against the Coyotes. Dallas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.


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HALOS program inspires angelic behavior at St. Anne's
It's nice to give credit where credit is due, and the staff and teachers of St. Anne Catholic School have fashioned an entire recognition program around that concept.
A student can receive "halos" whenever a teacher or staff member witnesses him or her doing something admirable, preferably when he or she is unaware of the good deed being seen.
"When they're caught in the act, if you will," Principal Randy Stanke said."HALOS stands for Honoring Aspiring Learners and Outstanding Students.Throughout the month, students may be awarded a small 'halo' for displaying acts of respect, responsibility, safety or simply being their best."
The halos are pieces of paper with the student's name and the four pillars written on them: respect, responsibility, safety and being your best. A pillar is checked off corresponding with the deed seen by the teacher.
There are collection boxes in the homerooms, Stanke said, and teachers count the halos at the end of the month and make a list of the student recipients.
Students who receive five halos in one month are considered a "halo student of the month," and get a certificate, Stanke said.
Kids who get 10 or more halos in a month are recognized as "Super halo students" at an all-school assembly and receive a small gift from the school's Kids for Kindness committee, Stanke said.
There were three such students recognized for the month of October at an assembly Nov. 5: Wil McGurran, Abbie Alm, and Eric Vater.
According to Stanke, getting 10 or more halos is difficult to do.
"They're for extraordinary behavior and exceptional instances," Stanke said.
Some examples of behavior considered worthy of a halo are holding the door open for someone, helping clean up a spill in the cafeteria without being asked, an older student helping a younger student at the water fountain or picking up a piece of trash on the floor without being asked before someone slips on it.
Stanke said sometimes the kids "play it up" and try to have their good deeds seen by teachers and staff, but they try to award halos when kids don't expect it.
"The kids seem really motivated by it and are responding well," Stanke said.
The idea came from a continuing education course Stanke and seven other teachers took last summer called Positive Behavior Intervention Systems through the University of St. Thomas.
Another way kids have been motivated to excel at positive behavior is the uniform check contest the school has implemented to go along with the halo program.
Stanke and another staff member make a random check of who's in their school uniforms by stopping by homerooms seven to 10 times a month, Stanke said.
They even ordered special trophies that travel between classrooms when a winner is announced. The kids are really competitive, Stanke said.
For the month of October, the pre-K and seventh-grade homerooms were the winners of the coveted prize.


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Cuomo offers political, economic answers
Liazon CEO Ashok Subramanian already was planning to double the company's local workforce as demand grew for the private health insurance exchanges that it operates for businesses.
But after being acquired last November by a global consulting company, Towers Watson, and earning lucrative tax breaks from the state's Start-Up NY program, Subramanian now expects Liazon to more than quadruple its local workforce, hiring an additional 500 people over the next five years.
"Our growth has been steady. Some might call it spectacular," Subramanian said Monday after announcing the expansion during a stop in Buffalo by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. "This is a new stratosphere."
Subramanian, co-founder of Liazon, said the ties to the biggest U.S. and global companies that Towers Watson brought to Liazon after acquiring the company in a $215 million deal last November are creating additional opportunities to fuel even faster growth of the company's workforce than it initially planned.
Cuomo, during a stop at the University at Buffalo's South Campus on Monday, touted the Start-Up NY program as a way for businesses to tap into the resources and expertise at the state's public colleges and universities. He announced that eight companies, including Liazon and tablet manufacturer BAK USA, plan to invest $9.9 million in Start-Up NY-backed ventures that will create an estimated 659 jobs.
"SUNY as the catalyst; SUNY as the academic economic engine to drive these programs has worked extremely well," Cuomo said during the announcement at UB.
Subramanian said the company, which recently moved into the eighth floor of the Fairmont Creamery building, is not planning to move out of the Scott Street building, which still is being renovated. Instead of hiring 20 to 30 new workers a year, the company now will be looking to hire 75 to 100 annually.
"For now, we're good at the Creamery," he said. "It's a five-year period. They're all not coming in tomorrow. As we run out of space, we'll have to look at our options."
Liazon, which expects to invest nearly $5 million in its local expansion, said that it will seek local graduates with skills ranging from computer science to business and accounting and marketing. The company also said that it will pursue research and curriculum development initiatives with local colleges in software development, behavioral economics and other fields.
Liazon is one of eight local companies that have been accepted into Start-Up NY, which allows new and expanding businesses with ties to the state's colleges and universities to operate virtually tax-free for up to 10 years. The eight companies join eight others that were selected for the program in June.
Businesses in the Start-Up NY program don't pay state income taxes, business or corporate taxes, as well as property and sales taxes, among other tax incentives. Employees also are exempt from paying state income taxes on their salaries.
Subramanian said he had to do "a fair bit of convincing" to persuade Towers Watson to expand in Buffalo.
"As much as we love and appreciate what we have here, people on the outside don't think of it," Subramanian said. "There was a little bit of 'Huh, why are you in Buffalo to begin with? And why would you want to expand in Buffalo?' "
"Programs like this are really are a game changer," said Subramanian, who noted that Towers Watson could have added work to the consulting firm's existing sites in Texas or Utah. "It certainly made an easy decision for Towers Watson."
Meanwhile, BAK USA, a new business that makes tablet computers, plans to establish a Buffalo facility that is expected to create 100 jobs. The company is expected to locate its local facility in the Compass East development at 425 Michigan Ave., which has been designated by UB to be a qualified Start-Up NY site.
BAK said that it plans to invest $840,000 in the new facility. The company said that it will work with engineering students involved with advanced design course work to assist with product development and efficiency.
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Kathmandu, June 25 (IANS) Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held talks with top leaders of major political parties here on Thursday and urged them to hasten the constitution making process.
The talks were held on the sidelines of the International Conference on Nepal's Reconstruction, according to external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.
India has been supporting Nepal's efforts at drafting the constitution since its constituent assembly was elected in 2013 and assured it all support.
Nepal has so far elected two Constituent Assemblies — in 2008 and 2013 — to prepare the so-far elusive document. The first constituent assembly folded up without any progress on the much-awaited statute, and now the second house is engaged in the task.
An interim constitution is guiding the lawmakers at present.
The logjam was cleared on June 8 when the four major political parties of Nepal inked a 16-point agreement to federate the country into eight federal provinces, thus paving the way for the promulgation of the new constitution.
Sushma Swaraj at the conference pledged $1 billion for Nepal's reconstruction.
She met President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and other political leaders of Nepal during her two-day visit to Nepal.
Swaraj meets Chinese counterpart, raises Lakhvi issue
Kathmandu (PTI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today raised with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi China's blocking of India's move in the UN for action against Pakistan over 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's release, saying it was at "variance" with progress in ties.
In the meeting held on the sidelines of an international donors conference here, Swaraj told the Chinese Foreign Minister that Lakhvi was "no ordinary terrorist" as he masterminded the Mumbai terror attack in which more than 166 people were killed.
"The External Affairs Minister raised the issue of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi on the stand China has taken on this matter in the United Nations 1267 committee. She said both India and China have been victims of terrorism and therefore there should be no distinction made between good terrorists and bad terrorists," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
"She said China's stand on the matter appears to be at variance with the excellent progress otherwise being achieved in India-China bilateral relationship," Swarup said.
He said Wang assured Swaraj that China opposes all forms of terrorism and that he will look into the matter.
"He (Wang) assured that there was no reason why India and China could not cooperate more closely on anti-terrorism efforts," Swarup said.
At a meeting of the UN Sanctions Committee, India had sought action against Pakistan for release of Lakhvi in the 26/11 trial in violation of a UN resolution but the Chinese representatives blocked the move on grounds that New Delhi did not provide sufficient information.
Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attack, was released from a Pakistani jail in April. The UN Sanctions Committee met at India's request last week.
In a letter to the current Chair of the UN Sanctions Committee Jim McLay, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Asoke Mukherjee last month had said Lakhvi's release by a Pakistani court was in violation of the 1267 UN resolution dealing with designated entities and individuals.
The sanctions measures apply to designated individuals and entities associated with terror groups including al-Qaeda and LeT, wherever located.


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My husband is parplegic and has Hepatocellular Carcinoma. I am his caregiver and he is here at home. I need some advice on how to go about and where to begin sreaching or calling for information about men in simialar situations paralized and with the samecancer. Also I need to know if there are any avenue I can explore for financial help since I make money by caring for my husband and obviously he recieves social security disability. We have no childeren and I will be imediatly cut off any source of income I have ever had since I met him we have no accounts and never planned any ting for this situation. He is determined he will be better soon and I know differently and he has no idea how dificult this realy is to pretend with him he is fin and then get the mail and deal with our little income and figure bills and have nothing left over to put away for any kind of security fo rmy futer. Please any advice or sugestions ould be greatly appreciated. thanks.
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I'm sorry to hear about your husband's illness and what you are going through. I took care of my Mom (she had Hepatacellur Carcinoma too) and I know that it can be a full time job with very little time for rest.
Regarding getting some assistance about your finances, have you tried talking or emailing your husband's doctor (or maybe your doctor) and asking for assistance? My Mother's doctor referred me to a social worker who was able to help me research programs that were helpful to my Mother. Perhaps with the help of a social worker you could get a referral to some of the support services that would help you. I think that many social workers are aware of free or reduced-cost financial counseling services that could help you come up with the best financial plan for your situation. A social worker also might also be able to put you in contact with local support groups for people who are going through similar experiences.
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State Class AA boys' track and field: Card's Guetter finishes on the podium
Alexandria's Colin Guetter admitted to being nervous heading into his first state meet, but he didn't let that affect him on his way to finishing on the podium at Hamline University.
Guetter had a finals throw of 144-01 on Saturday. That was good enough to fend off a talented field for an eighth-place finish.
"I was just trying to make finals," he said. "That's all I really wanted to do, and I ended up getting eighth, which I'm happy with."
The junior came into the meet knowing there were guys capable of putting up some big throws. Guetter's seed mark of 146-05 was 14th out of the 16 participants. Ten guys had throws of more than 150 feet, including a throw of 171-11 by Lakeville North's Benjamin Krynski. Those numbers didn't mean much on Saturday as a lot of those guys couldn't meet their seed marks.
"State's a lot of pressure and that's what happened to them," Guetter said. "They choked and just couldn't perform like they have throughout the year. I managed to handle it and throw good."
It could be a nice stepping stone for Guetter, who will return for his senior season next spring with the goal of getting back to the podium in his final year.
"I think [this experience] will help a lot," he said. "I've been here. I've thrown in the ring before. I know what to expect and how to prepare myself and get the job done."


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You are bidding on a sweet 1994 Gibson Nighthawk. These rare guitars are reknown for there fast action and tonal flexibility. Whether you want to hit some hard rock like a Fender Strat or smokey jazz of a Gibson Les Paul, this guitar delivers it all. The fret wear is minimal, the action is fabulous. The guitar does have some normal wear and tear such as pick scratches, a couple of dings on the lower neck and side, and the gold is showing it's age. No visible belt rash on the back. The headstock is solid with no breaks or repairs. On a scale of 1to10 this one is a 7-8. I tried to provide a variety of pics so you can get a good idea of what you are bidding on. It comes with a black Windsor gig bag.
I will only accept Paypal for this transaction. Payment in full must be received within 72-hours of the end of auction or the item will be relisted. Shipping will be UPS Ground in the US and Canada only (higher fees may apply to Canada so email me first) And lastly, if you do not have the money don't bid, if you do not have Paypal don't bid, if your ebay ID shows you living in 3 different places don't bid, been there and done that!
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Christa Lawler column: Off-roading into the cultural wilds
We started out by Googling the ingredients for an El Presidente. We got distracted and instead searched for the filmography of a certain child star.
Eventually we had completely lost the original mission. We found ourselves deep in the chronicle of a mysterious man's hubris — events that occurred before either of us were born.
"I've always thought she's talking about James Taylor," he said.
I didn't even have a guess. Not yet, at least.
I call this "off-roading." When a Cuban drink leads to 1980s children's programming leads to a fresh re-fascination with Carly Simon's song "You're So Vain."
We could never retrace this route, but here we are and we're staying.
Not all Wikipedia pages are created equal, but the one for this song is a gripping read. It doesn't even matter if it's 100 percent true. The story spun on this page of the Internet is lousy with intrigue and befits one of the Greatest Unsolved Pop Culture Mysteries of Our Time.
For those without a reverence for 40-year-old gossip, here's a quick summary: Carly Simon writes a song with a punch-line twist. Her muse is an apricot scarf-wearing, Learjet-flying, ponies-playing man who is "so vain, I bet you think this song is about you."
So who is it about? Carly isn't publicly saying. Not in 1972 when it was released; probably not today.
But within the Wikipedia entry, plenty of names are proposed and dismissed: Mick Jagger, Nick Nolte, James Taylor, Warren Beatty, David Bowie, David Cassidy. And every so often, Simon makes a public proclamation: It's a mix of men! It's one man and his name contains the letters A, E and R!
One of the ultimate disses in all of this is that Simon's ex-husband Jim Hart says the song isn't about anyone famous. So if the subject chooses to believe this song is about him — and the subject would, Carly bets — then he must also believe that his stock has since plummeted into that "not-a-celebrity" place.
Every once in a while Simon reveals the secret to someone. A TV exec bought the answer for $50,000 at a charity auction in 2003. Simon told Taylor Swift when the two performed the song as a duet in 2013.
I like to imagine Swift, all ponytail and Keds, receiving this information. Her lipsticked mouth forming a perfect Target logo as Simon whispers the name into her ear.
Swift responding: "Ohhh, really? Wait. Warren who?"
Truthfully, in the case of this song, knowing will never be as fun as not knowing.
Some have blindly believed for years that the answer was clear.
"Everyone knows it's Mick Jagger," my mom tells me.
And, frankly, she's a little unsteady because finally, finally we're talking about a piece of pop culture that is in her wheelhouse.
"Anyway," she says. "You should definitely download her 'Tapestry' album. It's just fantastic."
I'm sure it is. Except that's not Carly Simon, that's Carole King. So here we go off-roading again.
Christa Lawler is the News Tribune's Arts & Entertainment reporter.


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That scoundrel Nasrallah will hear from me. Even in matters of time he cannot be trusted. We had become accustomed to the fact that at 10 A.M., he starts pounding Kiryat Shmona and neighboring communities. But yesterday at 10 A.M. all was still quiet, and you cold hear the whisper of the fire consuming the forest, devouring it insatiably. Soon the fire on Naftali mountains will be left with no trees or shrubbery to feed on.
Suddenly, as though to disrupt our daily routine, Nasrallah was up to his tricks again, and at mid-day, rocket volleys once again rocked our world. If for a moment we were under the impression that firing Udi Adam was an effective deterrent, two hours later that impression was also struck by a volley and collapsed. To everyone's amazement, Hezbollah appeared indifferent to the question of who was waiting for him here - Adam or Kaplinsky. Where are the good old days, when Yanush was waiting around for Assad, and Menachem Begin used the OC as a strategic weapon of deterrence, until even Begin's swollen chest deflated again.
On Tuesday another blow fell on us: the last of the Thai workers decided they had had enough, and were deserting us. It was no good pleading with them or trying to tempt them. Even Thais want to live. They rose as one and left. Local legend has it that if even Thais - those work weary, downtrodden laborers - leave, things must be very bad indeed.
And who will save the thousands of eggs? I put on work clothes, and joined the moshav farmers' work brigade. Manual labor has many advantages, which A.D. Gordon already elaborated on extensively. In the chicken pen, all my worries were reduced to one: how to collect the eggs without breaking too many of them in my hands. For three whole hours, I was more bothered by keeping the eggs whole than anything else. Such are the rewards of labor.
Another advantage: the hens' squawking and hysteric flap of wings drowned out the alarm siren from Kiryat Shmona. Calm enveloped me as though there were no tomorrow, and even the day seemed to fall away. Only the chickens and eggs and I seemed to exist in the entire world.
Why should I travel all the way to Jerusalem, why should I sit among the deciders, what are the cabinet and confidants to me? The TV is on, the mouths are babbling, my room door is open. Erev Hadash is on, and all programs merge into one. The yapping mouths will not easily be shut up, and each one says the same thing - all are the same voice and same commentator.
And what do I see from the open door? The Golan Heights opposite and above, and anguished, extinguished Kiryat Shmona below. And I see reality spread before me like the Hula Valley, exposing its secrets: soldiers arriving and gathering - more and more soldiers - and the weapons of war piling up.
Meanwhile, in the cabinet they still delude themselves that they are calling the shots. But the decisions are already made on the ground, dictated by the mighty generals. The last thing this government needs is to bring the battalions home in the same way they left; the army would make an omelet of the politicians and their broken eggs. Who among them would challenge the military diktat?
Behold, the days are coming when Israel will find itself in the same situation it fled from merely six years ago, if not worse. We swore not to return, and Nasrallah released us from our vows. He extended the invitation; who would not enter? Who would dare disobey Nasrallah?
Haaretz editors told me to wait until we knew more of the cabinet's decision. I didn't need to, I told them. It's not really important. Then I told them the story of the door and reality that came barging in.
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New Movie Shot Entirely With Surveillance Cameras
According to a recent Newsweek story, there are 30 million surveillance cameras in the United States. That's about 1 camera for every 10 Americans.
Next month, an interesting new movie called Look will be released that is filmed entirely with surveillance cameras. From the Newsweek story:
Shot entirely through the point of view of security cameras (and co-produced by Barry Schuler, the former head of AOL), the film is executed in the style of actual spy-cam footage strung together but is actually a fictional tale aimed at giving viewers a glimpse of just how public our private lives have become. Its characters run the gamut: a high-school English teacher who has an affair with an underage student, a gas station clerk with high hopes for a musical career, a department store manager who uses his warehouse as a secret sex refuge. Yet all are connected by surveillance footage that, in the end, holds the key to their survival—or demise. The film took home the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Cine Vegas Film Festival and will debut in New York and Los Angeles in December.
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I think you've hit the nail on the head here, and this is the point I was missing! Kind of tempts me to open my CoH and treat it carefully but at least have a good look at it!
I would like to think the rise in Silmarillion price (and I know from another thread it was a massive hike on previous prices), could be linked to the drying of of CT signatures - based purely on the fact that CT no longer does book tours or signings, his sig is getting rarer. Obviously at least two people thought it was worth that much.
I guess I can only really talk from my own experience, and I know I would pay, for example, £350, for the 1992 deluxe's mentioned. I am guessing they originally cost around half that? So a doubling of original purchase price just does not seem crazy to me for a nice book that is in good condition and has sold out everywhere else.


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T.I. "About The Money" ft. Young Thug
T.I. and Young Thug are all about that bread for the Summer.
When he's not busy avoiding altercations with the LAPD, T.I. is focused on getting his money.
T.I. gets back to his roots on "About The Money," featuring Young Thug. The London On The Track-produced song finds Thugger dominating the beat with a verse more memorable than T.I.'s to say the least.
DJ Whoo Kid debuted "About The Money" on Shade 45, but the CDQ-version of the track, as well as a music video is coming soon, according to Whoo Kid's SoundCloud. The Young Thug-assisted joint will appear on T.I.'s upcoming project, Paperwork.


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Ecstasy 'contributing factor' in death of Salford personal trainer
Ecstasy may have been a "contributing factor" in the death of a personal trainer in Salford, police have said.
Officers had been investigating Travis Barber's death after his body was found at his Light Oaks Road home on Sunday.
Ch Supt Kevin Mulligan said the 19-year-old had taken "an ecstasy tablet in the shape of a heart" on Friday.
Further toxicology tests are being carried out after a post-mortem examination failed to establish the exact cause of Mr Barber's death.
The post-mortem examination found injuries that Mr Barber had sustained prior to his death were "consistent with accidental trauma".
Mr Mulligan said Mr Barber's death had been "a tragic incident in which a young man has lost his life and we are continuing to support his family who are understandably devastated".
He said: "Our enquiries have revealed that Travis was last seen alive on Friday, when he took an ecstasy tablet in the shape of a pink heart.
"At this stage we believe there is a possibility this could have been a factor leading to his death."
He added that inquiries were "ongoing to trace the source of these tablets".