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Throughout the country, there are millions of vehicles on the roads each day that make left turns, right turns, speed, make left turns from the wrong lane, make right turns from the wrong lane, and turn right too wide. When a vehicle is making a right turn, the law states that the vehicle must turn into the furthest right lane available depending on the size of the highway. If a vehicle makes a right turn onto a three-lane roadway and turns into the middle lane then this is grounds for a traffic stop and a traffic ticket. Even if the vehicle making the turn needs to be in the far left lane after their right turn the law states that the turn must be made into the furthest right lane available and then the vehicle can begin safely moving over into the left lanes.
The fines for various traffic violations across the country differ because each individual state sets the amount for state roads and each individual township sets the amount for local roads. The fine assessed to the violator of this offense will range anywhere from $100-$300 depending on the situation and the size of the road. The only vehicles that can make wide right turns legitimately or legally are tractor-trailers. Tractor-trailers are legally allowed to make wide right turns because they are larger vehicles that have a more difficult time turning a corner and landing in the far right lane.
Turning right too wide is considered a moving violation across the country, which is punishable with two points on the offender's license. These points will remain active on the license for three years but will not be removed from the license until the fourth year. This means that when a background check on a driver's license is performed the points will not show up on the license after the fourth year even though they are still present. They are considered to be inactive. Accumulating points on a driver's license might also cause an insurance company to raise their rates for the offender because he or she is viewed as a dangerous driver or a liability to insure.
If you or a loved one has been issued a traffic ticket for turning right too wide, contact an experienced traffic tickets attorney immediately for expert legal counsel regarding your case today. The attorney will examine your traffic ticket and incident, look at your prior driving record, and then determine the best defense to have the ticket thrown out in court.


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|26 Abr 1949
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|9 Nov 1945
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|9 Nov 1945
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|Weis Anthony H, Weis Bertha M
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|Weis Anthony H, Weis Bertha M
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A ril 26, 1949. A, as ETAL 2,468,580
INSTRUCTION DEVICE Filed Nov. 9, 1945 INVENTOR. ANTHONY/f. W575 5507/); M, h f/fi m QM Patented Apr. 26, 1949 INSTRUCTION DEVICE Anthony H. Weis and Bertha M. Weis,
Oakland, Calif.
Application November 9, 1945, Serial No. 627,616
3 Claims.
This invention relates to devices to be worn on the arm for confining fiexure of the latter to certain definite limits.
It is an object of the invention to provide a device of the character described by means of which a golfer may self-instruct himself in the substantially perfect execution of playing strokes.
Another object of the invention is to provide a device, for restraining fiexure movements of the arm, in which the degree of resistance to fiexure may be adjustably varied as desired.
A further object of the invention is to provide an arm fiexure restraining device which is sufficiently light as to impose no perceptible weight burden on the wearers arm nor cause any unbalance of the body in the execution of strokes.
Still another object of the invention is to provide in an arm flexure restraining device, flexible resistance members arranged so as to prevent, when flexed, the ends thereof from pressing into the wearers flesh and causing him discomfiture.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described designed to afford bilateral resistance to longitudinal flexure when the wearer tends to bend his arm.
These and other objects of the invention will be specifically set forth in the detailed description thereof hereunto annexed. It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific form thereof herein shown and described as various other embodiments thereof may be employed within the scope of the appended claims.
Referring to the drawing:
Figure 1 is a front elevation view of a golfer showing, attached to the latters arm, the restraining device of my invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the restraining device, and
Figure 3 is a view showing the device in unwrapped and fiat condition.
Observations of the driving swings of master golfers reveal that, without exception, all maintain a substantially stiff leading arm during the major portions of the back-swing and the followthrough, this rigidity of the arm being most pronounced at the moment of impact of the club head with the ball, at which instant the longitudinal axes of the golf club shaft and the said leading arm appear to be exactly colinear. This stroke technique is the key to the unusual distance and accuracy of direction which the better golfers achieve in their drives.
The novice and the average golfer may, if not properly instructed, unconsciously develop a serious defect in his drive stroke technique solely because he may follow the natural urge to flex his leading arm at the elbow either during the portion of the stroke preceding the impact with the ball or at the instant thereof. This invariably causes a slicing or topping of the ball with the result that insufiicient loft is obtained and the ball may curve to the right or left from its desired line of flight. The most serious result however is the loss of drive power which is effected by the cushioning of the impact of the club head with the ball due to the arm fiexure.
I have provided a restraining device which, when worn by the golfer for a short time during periods of driving practice, will so indelibly impress on him the proper arm action in the swing that, after the device is dispensed with, the said action will thereafter be unconsciously duplicated. In detail, the device comprises a substantially rectangular wrapper 4 of elasticized fabric of sufficient length to extend considerably above and below the crook of the arm 6 and of sufiicient width to encircle the arm with a degree of overlap so as to form the tubular arm sleeve 1 as shown in Figures 1 and 2 respectively. The wrapper, as shown in Figure 3, is provided with oppositely extending sets of straps 8 one set of which is fitted with buckles 9, or other similar devices, relatively engageable so that the wrapper may be secured around the users arm in the manner shown in Figure 2. The straps 8 are preferably formed of non-elastic fabric so that, in their planes of encirclement, they will resist radial expansion of the sleeve 1 due to bulging of the underlying arm muscles and thus lend a certain degree of rigidity to the sleeve useful in a manner to be explained presently. Such muscular bulging may occur however in the spaces between the straps where the intervening wrapper material is elastic.
Means are provided, extending longitudinally of the sleeve I for resiliently resisting longitudinal flexing thereof. Preferably sewn to the fabric 4, at a position substantially medially of the latters width and spanning the group of at least the three upper straps 8, is a plurality of separated fabric pockets lil each being adapted to receive, through an open end thereof, one or more strips ll of recoilable material such as spring metal or the like. Flaps l2, secured to and overlying the open ends of the pockets [0 and fitted with fasteners l3, are provided for confining the strips H in the pockets. It will be noted that the centermost of the pockets I0 is longer than the others. This is pending on the degree of flexibility in the strips II, will produce a decided resistance to unconscious bending of the arm at the elbow although.
not an extraordinary amount of effort will be required to deliberately cause flexure of the arm. In the execution of a driving shot the golfer addresses the ball in the usual way and starts his back-swing by first swinging the club backward by a movement of his wrists-and then continuing.
with a twist of his body until the club has reached the rear limit of its travel. During all of this time the left or leading arm has been forcibly urged to retain a rigid condition which is the proper technique. However, it may be desired to flex" the leading arm at the end of the upswing so as to bring the club head around in back of the player in order that the distance of travel re-- quired by the club head to reach the ball may be extended as far as possible. This may be done without a great amount of effort by contracting the arm muscles until the strips l l are bent to the desired degree. flexure of the strips ll is afforded by the intervening portions M of the elastic web material between the respective pockets lll'whi'ch, when the arm is forcibly flexed, expand to compensate for the muscular bulging adjacent the elbow which such flexing causes. Thus the tightening of the sleeve about the arm which would occur if the non-elastic strips t were continuous across the pockets it is obviated and wearing comfort is increased. The down swing is now started by simultaneously instituted recovery movements of the body and arm, the former being retarded relative to the latter so that, at the moment of inipact of the club head with the ball, the leading arm willbe substantially at right angles to the desired line of flight and the player will be di= rectly facing the ball. At the start of the down swing the contracted muscles of the leading arm will become relaxed which will cause the flexed strips l i to straighten out and consequently stif-- fen the arm. This stiffness fully obtains during the latter portion of the down stroke and at the moment of impact or the club head with the ball. The start of the follow-through portion of the stroke is also accomplished with this stiff arm motion, which is maintained for aninterval after the tee-off postiion of the bal1 has been passed. This-arm motion coupled with the impetus of the club head and the motion of the players body produces a solid impact of the club head with the ball and serves to effect. a resulting drive which is possessed of the maximum distance and a min imum of deflection from the designed line of flight of the ball.
The particular designand arrangement of. the
pockets it have their advantages. By providing access to each pocket through the open end thereof covered by the flap l2, additional strips I I may be added to the one or more originally contained therein so that the resistance to flexure of the sleeve may be adjustably varied to accommodate a person with a comparatively strong arm or one with a relatively weak arm. Thus the sleeve may be readily adapted to men'and women alike.
It will be noted that the centermost pocket Assistance in obtaining this Ill is longer than the others. The purpose of this arrangement is to place the ends of the strips I l in staggered relation rather than in alignment so that, when the arm is flexed, the pressure of the strip ends against the arm will not be concentrated in a line which would create a measurably greater degree of discomfort than will the dispersal of the pressure points as shown.
The arm sleeve of my invention is not intended as an accessory for use during regular game play but rather as an aid during practice in correcting imperfections in the driving strokes. It has been found that after use of the device for only a comparatively short period of time it may be thereafter dispensed with for the reason that its corrections in the driving stroke will have become so impressed on the player that he will thereafter automatically and unconsciously follow them without the aid of the sleeve.
Having thus described our invention in detail, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
1. An instruction device for use by golfers corn-- prising a wrapper of elastic material adapted to be positioned on the arm overlying the crodli (if? the elbow, said wrapper having longitudinaland. transverse dimensions of a size whereby the op posite edges of said wrapper may be placed in overlapped reiationship to form a sleeve for en closing the arm above and below the elbow, a plii rality of pockets secured in parallel relationship on the surface of said wrapper and adapted to be positioned to bridge the crook of" saidari'n 1cm gitudinally of the latter, non-elastic means cured to said wrapperand extending thereor'i em tangularly from said pockets, means assoc 'dwith said non-elastic means for securing said opposite edges of the wrapper in overlapped posi tion, and said non-elastic means limiting the enaticity of said sleeve, circumferentially, to portions of the wrapper lying between adjacent pockets and extending longitudinally of the latter.
2. An instruction device for useby golfers som prising a wrapper of elastic material adapted t0:
be positioned on the arm overlying the crock of the elbow, said wrapper having longitudinal and transverse dimensions of a size whereby the opposite edges of said Wrapper may be placedrin overlapped relationship to form a sleeve for en closing the arm above and below the elbow, zirplurality of pockets secured in parallel relation ship on the surface of said wrapper and adaptedto be positioned to bridge the crock of said ar'nt longitudinally of the latter, said pockets being of'varying length whereby their respective ends are in staggered relationship, non-elastic straps; secured to said wrapper and extending thereon. rectanguarly from said pockets, means associated with said non-elastic means for securing said: opposite edges of the wrapper in overlappediipo- 'sition, and said non-elastic means limiting: the
elasticity of said sleeve, circumferentially, to pertions of the wrapper lying between adjacent; pockets and extending longitudinally of'the' lat tei".
3. An instruction device for use by golfers com prising a wrapper of elastic material adapted to be positioned on the overlying the crook or the elbow, said wrapper having longitudinal and: transverse dimensions of a size whereby the on pbsite edges of said wrapper may be placed inoverlapped relationship to form a sleeve for en-- closing the arm above and below the elbow, nonelastic means for securing together the opposite edges of said wrapper, Said non-elastic means.
encircling substantially all the circumference of said sleeve except for small fractional portions of the zones to provide for limited expansibility of the sleeve in said zones, and a plurality of resilient strips secured on a surface of said sleeve and positioned to bridge the crock of the elbow, said strips bordering the limited expansible portions of said circumferential zones of the sleeve.
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Taking the Rogers Precision Springfield Compact 45 to the range today.
Oh boy...... Be sure to let us know how wonderful your session was!!! Beautiful pics!!
I can't wait to hear all about it. Congrats again Greg. You have a very special gun my friend.
This one will not be sold or hard chromed!
You'd be banned for like if you did that to that gun.
nice set up.
Going to try to get to range monday evening.
Had a bit of a nightmare day with UPS.
Every day that gun goes without being shot...... god kills a kitten. Please! Think of the kittens.
When a UPS nimrod leaves a $2500 pistol on a shop doorstep,
it's time to start drinking!
I'm looking forward to the report, Greg


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Super Rugby
Crusaders happy to break even
December 12, 2013
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The Crusaders described as "satisfactory" their break-even first year under the new commercial partnership running the Super Rugby franchise.
The financial result was foreshadowed in August, after the Crusaders lost their Super Rugby semi-final to eventual champions the Chiefs, and Crusaders Ltd Partnership chairman Murray Ellis said there had been a lot of work behind the scenes to establish the new operation.
"All things considered, we are satisfied that we have achieved an essentially break-even in our first year with a negligible operating surplus of $296," Ellis said.
Sponsorship revenue grew by 21% in 2013, but match attendances dropped 9%. Overall revenue increased 2.8%, but costs rose 4.3% as the new operation was established.
Ellis said the partnership was already helping the Crusaders to achieve financial stability and commercial opportunities. He said they were looking forward to better results on and off the field in 2014.
The partnership, owned by the Crusaders' six provincial unions, won the licence to run the Crusaders as part of the New Zealand Rugby Union's move for New Zealand franchises to operate under a more sustainable commercial model.
The Crusaders reported a profit of $174,294 in 2012 after a loss of almost $700,000 in 2011, when they played their home matches away from earthquake-devastated Christchurch.
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This suburban theatre has been threatened by financial crisis ever since it opened in 1968, but it always manages to survive, keeping its political edge and continuing to show high-quality theatre for adults and children. A smaller affiliated stage, Lilla Scenen, at Bergsgatan 11 on Kungsholmen, opened in 2002.
Area Stockholm
Transport T-bana Högdalen/bus 143, 165, 744, 745, 746 .
Telephone 99 22 60
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that his regime was committing war crimes in the conflict with rebels, saying the army was engaged in "fighting terrorism", in an interview with Russian television broadcast Friday.
"We are fighting terrorism. We are implementing our constitution by protecting the Syrian people," Assad told Russia Today (RT) when asked about accusations Syrian government forces were committing war crimes.
The UN Human Rights Council has created a commission including former war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte to investigate human rights abuses in Syria committed by all sides, although it has yet to gain access to the country.
Assad defended the Syrian army, saying that "if you have an army that committed a crime against its own people, this is devoid of logic because the Syrian Army is made up of Syrian people."
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"The army cannot withstand for twenty months in these difficult circumstances without having the embrace of the public in Syria," said Assad.
Assad in turn accused the rebels of committing war crimes, noting reports by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch which he said had found evidence of war crimes by his opponents.
But the UN has also urged probes into a range of alleged atrocities by the government, including the slaughter earlier this year of hundreds of people in the southern Syrian town of Daraya.
Assad sought to back his argument by referring to Russia's campaign against separatist and Islamist rebels in Chechnya over the last two decades. However Russian rights groups have long accused the Kremlin of committing atrocities in the Caucasus.
"They (Chechen rebels) attacked people in theatres and schools and so on," said Assad, referring to the deadly hostage sieges at the Moscow Dubrovka theatre in 2002 and a school in Beslan in 2004.
"And the army in Russia protected the people, would you call it war crimes?" he asked.


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BERLIN (MCT) — A property developer behind plans to demolish a remnant of the Berlin Wall to make way for luxury apartments said Saturday he would carry through with the action despite protests.
"On Monday, the work continues," Maik Uwe Hinkel told Berlin newspaper BZ. "We have the permission and think the building is good for Berlin."
Demonstrators on Friday at the East Side Gallery — a 0.8-mile stretch of the Berlin Wall that features some 120 paintings by international artists — prevented a crane from removing a 72-foot section of what is considered to be the world's longest open air gallery.
Among other officials who have expressed surprise at the partial demolition have been the city's culture minister, Andre Schmitz.
But Hinkel said plans for his Living Levels condominium project should not come as a shock, as they had been approved by the proper Berlin agencies and the city-state's Senate.Comment on this story
"The current work can, therefore, not come as a surprise to the people in power in the Senate or the district administration," he said.
Hinkel, of the Living Bauhaus investment group, said that, in addition to providing an access road to the apartments, the demolition would allow for the reconstruction of a pedestrian bridge destroyed in World War II.
Protesters plan to gather today at 2 p.m. at the stretch of the Wall, but observers say that it appears unlikely the project could be permanently blocked.


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Hi, I'm Jenae. The girl you see today on this blog is very different from the girl I used to be. I was never the girl who was good at doing anything cool with my body. Growing up my family could never afford putting me in any programs like sports, gymnastics, ballet, dance, martial arts, figure skating, etc.- Nothing.
So by the time I reached high school I was pretty much useless. I was ignorant about all sports, I couldn't do the splits, touch my toes, do cartwheels, run, or anything. I was a horrible dancer and my body seemed to be a source of embarrassment, especially my belly fat rolls on my stomach. I remember constantly being self-conscious about it and wishing I were thinner, more beautiful, more popular.
My freshman year of high school I signed up for the girl's basketball team in hopes that I could learn something new, have some fun, and makes some friends at the same time. Joining the team was a bad experience I'll never forget. Long story short, I ended up quitting half way through the season for so many reasons: all of the girls hated me on the team because I had zero basketball skills, I was the shortest one on the team, and my grades were plummeting since I couldn't seem to juggle going to abusive team practices and managing school at the same time.
However there was one major thing I learned from basketball that season, I mean besides knowing how much I sucked at it. I remember the day after my first conditioning practice waking up and my arms were so incredibly sore and I had never, EVER before experienced muscle soreness in my life. I didn't even know what it was, why it was, or where it came from. I remember going to class the next day and I couldn't even write with my pencil, I was so sore. I asked one of the more popular girls who was on my team who sat next to me in class, "My arms are hurting! Are yours too? Why do they feel like this?" She just looked at me oddly and said, "uhhhmmm no?" And so I was left to figure it out on my own, feeling like a total weirdo for even having asked.
The first time that the coach made me run a mile on the track with the team, I had never even touched the track before, much less ever had run before. Naturally I was the slowest one on the team and all I can remember was the loud sound of my inhales and exhales, the excruciating pain I felt in my chest and stomach from breathing, and trying so hard to run as fast as I could to keep up, but I couldn't. I finished the mile being the very last one, running along side the chubbiest girl on the team, and even SHE was faster, better, stronger than me.
My point is, I learned what it felt like to exercise for the first time ever in my life. However, what I didn't know at the time was that I really had the potential to improve. But back then with my peon little high school brain I thought I was doomed to suck at athletics forever.
Quitting the team took a huge blow to my public self-esteem, so I started privately working out with my mother's exercise DVDs at home. Every now and then I would wake up at 4am to do a workout before school, so that nobody not even my family could watch me workout. I had no idea what I was doing, I was just trying to do SOMETHING.
As my junior year in high school rolled around I started majorly crushing on one of the senior soccer player boys. Little does he know it, but he's the reason I started to frequent the high school track and pretend I was there running to condition myself for joining the soccer team or the track team, both of which he was apart of. In reality the only reason I went to run at the track was to see if he might be there so that I could somehow get him to notice me. Every time he was there I would run faster, longer, and with better form to try to look good for him. Even though I started running for the wrong reasons, it was this pretending that got me started running at the track on a regular basis and got me to actually enjoy the non-competitive approach to running.
By the time I reached college (at the Ohio State University) running had become something I did on a regular basis just for the fun of it. I got excited to explore new trails around campus, and to see how much farther I could run every time. Soon enough running five miles became second nature to me.
I guess you could say running liberated me from my insecurities and opened up my eyes to what I could do. I was no longer doomed to fail as an athlete and I finally found something I could do with my body that nobody could criticize.
A few years later, I moved to Utah and started attending BYU. I kept up my running and started going to a local yoga class where my first instructor Yara Wilde inspired me tremendously. I realized that there was so much more I could do and discover with my body in this judgement-free, non-competitive place called the yoga mat. With a new perspective on my body's capacity, a year later I became a yoga instructor.
A year after deciding to make fitness a career I started my blog YogaEatRun, I quit a great job in social media marketing, I got my personal training certificate and now I'm doing what I love and helping other people tap into their own personal place of confidence and possibility.
After so many other obstacles and trials that have come my way (many other stories of mine to be told at another time and place) I'm amazed to see how far I've come. I've been featured by Nike Women (something that none of the mean girls on my basketball team can say, heehee) and I'm a product tester for one of my favorite brands, Lululemon Athletica. As the girl who was once huffing and puffing on the track that day, no one could've ever told me back then that opportunities like this would one day present themselves to me. Opportunities of which I am grateful for and humbled by.
I think a lot of people & family who knew me growing up are a little surprised to see that I've become a trainer, and a yoga instructor since they once knew me only as the introverted girl who never dared to touch a ball, join a team or do anything athletic or physical. But regardless of what they think, all I know is that I've gotta be myself and do what I'm passionate about, what makes me happy, what I love.
What once was a cumbersome obstacle (my body), and a source of insecurity, has now become my greatest strength and achievement.
So, if you're still reading this and you've made it to the end of my story, I just want to say thank you, leave a comment and tell me you read it and what you thought, it would make my day.
I also want to say that even though I'm not the girl who has had a staggering weight loss success story, or even the girl who has gone from flabby to muscle queen, I hope that my story can still inspire you to realize that no matter where you're at in your fitness journey, there are no limits to what you can become or do. I am still progressing, still setting goals, still reaching for higher places to go in my journey and I hope that this is only just the beginning for me, and for you too. :-)
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Here are some articles showing how I built and upgraded the Dahon MuEX, from just the bare frame to a high performance folding bike. First it was a 2x10 speed drivetrain with mechanical shifting components. After that, it was further upgraded to a 2x10 speed Ultegra/XTR Di2 electronic shifting setup.
Building the Dahon MuEX
Building the Dahon MuEX: Part 1 - Frameset and Wheelset
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What to watch on Monday, October 1...
Well, everyone, today marks my very last What to Watch report, as well as my last day with TV.com on the whole. I am moving on to another web space deep within the cyber forest, and the journey already tastes as bitter as it does sweet (I think there's a word for that). It has been a pleasure, and I wish you all endless days of TV-viewing bliss. The lovely and talented Anngie Dehoyos will be taking over from here on out, so please give her a warm welcome—she's an excellent human being. With that, let's take a look at what's on TV tonight:
8pm, Fox
In "The Gunk in the Garage," human remains are found after a hotel garage goes up in flames, but the investigation hits an obstacle when the team discovers their theories about a particular man's fate aren't correct. Also, Booth has to run off to help work on the department's budget, which could lead to a promotion for him, but while he's gone from the field Sweets gets a temporary partner. Uh-oh, is there to be rivalry in the air?
8pm, CBS
How I Met Your Mother
In "The Pre-Nup," the entire crew starts talking about pre-nups, thanks to Barney's extremely comprehensive pren-up that he proposed to Robin. This inspires everyone to start talking about what's most important to all of them in a relationship—but when certain folks realize their significant others have opposing principles, it puts them at odds with each other. And for Quinn all of this talk has led her to respond with her very own, very real pre-nup. Surprise, I love you, but surprise!!
SPECIAL, 9pm, PBS
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
I'd just feel silly not to shed light on such a well-intentioned expose. Tonight PBS will air the first half of a two-part special about the oppression of women around the world, as investigated by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Along with Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, and Gabrielle Union, Kristoff travels to Sierra Leone, Vietnam, and Cambodia to discuss such issues as human trafficking and gender-based violence. But don't worry, it's not all sad—Kristoff also explores parts of the world that are making a conscious effort to educate their young women and give them the futures they so deserve.
9pm, CBS
2 Broke Girls
In "And the Pearl Necklace," Max and Caroline will be crossing their fingers for a call from Martha Stewart, as they have been ever since the homemaking guru tried (and enjoyed!) one of their cupcakes. But will that all-important call ever come? Also, Caroline loses a lucky charm... which probably doesn't help the whole "I hope Martha calls" situation. Womp womp.
MID-SEASON FINALE, 9pm, Syfy
Warehouse 13
How is it the mid-season finale already? WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?! In "We All Fall Down," the team will have to battle one of their own after Artie's obsession with the Astrolabe gets far too dangerous. Hmm, unless the Astrolabe inspires someone else to go all willy-nilly-nutso on everybody, I'm going to guess that Artie is going to be the one under fire. But hey, I've been wrong before! And that's why I love this show.
Alphas, 8 p.m., Syfy
Basketball Wives LA, 8 p.m., VH1
Breaking Amish: Extended Episodes, 8 p.m., TLC
Cypher Replay, SEASON PREMIERE, 8 p.m., BET
Dancing With the Stars: All Stars, LIVE, 8 p.m., ABC
iHeartRadio Music Festival, 8 p.m., The CW
Lovetown, USA, 8 p.m., OWN
Switched at Birth, 8 p.m., ABC Family
The Voice, 8 p.m., NBC
WWE Monday Night Raw, 8 p.m., USA
Partners, 8:30 p.m., CBS
All on the Line, 9 p.m., Sundance
American Chopper, 9 p.m., Discovery
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, 9 p.m., Travel
Blood, Lies, & Alibis, 9 p.m., Investigation Discovery
Hoarders, 9 p.m., A&E;
Love It or List It, 9 p.m., HGTV
Major Crimes, 9 p.m., TNT
T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle, 9 p.m., VH1
The Mob Doctor, 9 p.m., Fox
The Real Housewives of New York City, SEASON 5 FINALE, 9 p.m., Bravo
Chrissy & Mr. Jones, 9:30 p.m., VH1
Mike & Molly, 9:30 p.m., CBS
Bad Girls Club: Mexico, 10 p.m., Oxygen
Castle, 10 p.m., ABC
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, 10 p.m., Food
Fast N' Loud, 10 p.m., Discovery
Final Witness, 10 p.m., Investigation Discovery
Gallery Girls, 10 p.m., Bravo
Hawaii Five-O, 10 p.m., CBS
House Hunters, 10 p.m., HGTV
Intervention, 10 p.m., A&E;
Revolution, 10 p.m., NBC
Ridiculousness, 10 p.m., MTV
$24 in 24, 10:30 p.m., Food
House Hunters International, 10:30 p.m., HGTV
The Inbetweeners, 10:30 p.m., MTV
Get To Work, 10:30 p.m., Sundance
Stephen Colbert on Late Show with David Letterman, 11:35 p.m., CBS
Bryan Cranston on Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 11:35 p.m., NBC
Zooey Deschanel and Maggie Grace on Jimmy Kimmel Live, 12 a.m., ABC
Liam Neeson on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 12:37 a.m., NBC
Ethan Hawke on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, 12:37 a.m., CBS
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Debtor and Creditor Lawyers and Law Firms in East Palo Alto, CA
Debtor and Creditor Lawyers
Maydanik Law Firm
San Jose, California Bankruptcy Attorney(408) 673-0111
Maydanik Law Firm is a bankruptcy law firm located in Milpitas and serving clients throughout the Northern California Bay region, such as San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Gilroy. Practice areas include Chapters 7 and 13 bankruptcies and small business bankruptcy....
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DLA Piper
Global Law Firm(650) 833-2000
DLA Piper became one of the largest legal service providers in the world in 2005 through a merger of unprecedented scope in the legal sector. While large in scale, the merger strategy was simple – to create an international legal practice capable of taking care of the most important...
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Arnold & Porter
International Law Firm(415) 356-3000
Arnold & Porter attorneys, practicing in more than 25 distinct areas of the law, conduct business on six continents. Our global reach, experience, and deep knowledge allow us to work across geographic, cultural, technological, and ideological borders, serving clients whose business...
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Baker & McKenzie
Global Full Service Law Firm(650) 856-2400
Baker & McKenzie has been a key advisor to San Francisco Bay Area businesses since opening in 1970. Our offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley grew alongside technology industry clients as they expanded locally and globally, and today we represent a who's who of established...
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International Law Firm(650) 798-0300
SNR Denton is a new name in the legal marketplace. At the same time, SNR Denton is a firm with a 225-year pedigree of excellence and professionalism in service to law firm clients. A spirit of multidisciplinary collaboration and teamwork infuses the culture of the firm—across sectors...
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Fox, Shjeflo, Hartley & Babu LLP
Estate Planning, Business, & Real Estate Attorneys in Northern California(650) 341-2900
Fox, Shjeflo, Hartley & Babu LLP is an estate planning, business and real estate law firm located in San Mateo, Claifornia that holds more than three decades of history serving clients throughout the area. The firm's attorneys are experts in the creation and management of estates,...
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K&L Gates LLP
Full-Service International Law Firm(650) 798-6700
K&L Gates LLP represents leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals. Our practice...
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Latham & Watkins LLP
Full-Service International and Business Law Firm(650) 328-4600
Latham & Watkins, founded in 1934, has grown into a full-service international powerhouse with approximately 2,000 attorneys in 30 offices around the world. Our founders have instilled an ethic of hard work, commitment and quality that flourishes today and has nurtured the firm's...
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Lowenstein Sandler PC
Offering a Comprehensive Range of Legal Services in New York, Palo Alto, & Roseland(650) 433-5800
The most effective law firms function—and function exceptionally—on many levels at once.
A national presence, a reputation as a regional powerhouse, and a top statewide ranking are hallmarks of a firm that performs the highest caliber work for the most diverse range of clients....
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McDermott Will & Emery
Premier International Full-Service Law Firm(650) 815-7400
McDermott's Silicon Valley office opened in 1997. The growth of this office has played an integral role in the Firm's explosive West Coast expansion over the past few years. Our office, based in Menlo Park, provides a broad range of corporate, intellectual property, tax and litigation...
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The Law Offices of Melanie Tavare
Bay Area Bankruptcy Lawyer(510) 255-4646
The Law Offices of Melanie Tavare is the legal practice of bankruptcy attorney Melanie Tavare, based out of Hayward, California and providing debt relief services to clients throughout the Bay Area. Ms. Tavare has nearly a decade of legal experience and prides herself in providing...
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The Mlnarik Law Group, Inc.
Bankruptcy, Loan Modification Lawyers in Santa Clara, California(408) 919-0088
At The Mlnarik Law Group, Inc., the areas of practice our firm concentrates in include: bankruptcy, loan modification, fair debt collection claims, business, family, real estate, wills & estates, and employment. Our attorneys and support staff provide attentive, experienced, and...
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Litigation, Tax, Corporate, Trusts & Estates, Regulatory, Business(650) 802-3000
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is premised upon a commitment to deliver sound judgment to our clients on their most difficult and important matters. Clients turn to our world-class teams of lawyers because we listen attentively and provide them with straightforward answers – not merely...
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White & Case LLP
A Global Law Firm(650) 213-0300
White & Case, founded in New York in 1901, has lawyers in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Our clients are public and privately held commercial businesses and financial institutions, as well as governments and state-owned entities, involved...
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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Corporate, IP, Litigation, Government, Securities, Regional Practices(650) 858-6000
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP offers unparalleled legal representation across a comprehensive range of practice areas that are critical to the success of our clients. We practice at the very top of the legal profession and offer a cutting-edge blend of capabilities that...
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Branson Brinkop Griffith & Strong, LLPRedwood City, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
Litigation, Business, Construction, Insurance, Estate Planning and Immigration Law Firm(650) 365-7710
Branson, Brinkop, Griffith & Strong, LLP, is a medium size, full-service law firm with a special focus on insurance coverage, bad faith and general litigation of all types. We represent a wide range of clients - from individuals to some of the largest insurers in the world. Our groups are led by...
Carballo Law OfficesHayward, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
Bankruptcy and Personal Injury Litigation Law Firm(510) 886-2772
Bankruptcy Cases: representation of individuals and small businesses in Chapters 7 and 13 cases to obtain real debt solution and stop creditor actions such as lawsuits, harassment, garnishments, levies, repossessions and foreclosures. You may be able to wipe out most or all of your debts such as...
Comfort Law OfficeSan Mateo, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
California Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Lawyer(650) 288-0071
Comfort Law Office represents clients in a variety of legal areas such as bankruptcy and its related matters. The law office deals primarily in all the areas of bankruptcy law. It handles a range of issues including Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Chapter 13 bankruptcy, debt negotiation, and creditor...
Cooley Godward LLPPalo Alto, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
Business Law and Litigation(650) 843-5000
Cooley LLP in Palo Alto, CA, focuses on business law for clients. The firm provides high-quality representation for entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions and established companies. Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex intellectual property and regulatory matters.
Deadwiler Law OfficesNewark, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
Chapter 7 & 13 Bankruptcy Attorney(510) 300-4171
The Deadwiler Law Offices is dedicated to helping consumers file for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. A bankruptcy filing is complex and the Deadwiler Law Offices works carefully with clients to analyze each individual financial situation and determine whether bankruptcy is the right option or...
Grech LegalRedwood City, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
Bankruptcy and Estate Lawyer serving Redwood City & the Bay Area(650) 743-2548
Attorney Matthew Grech knows how to get results for his clients because he takes the time to work with them personally. He identifies with the stress and anxiety they experience because of their legal issues and uses his professional experience to help them address and move past their difficult...
Law Office of John IaccarinoBurlingame, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
Bankruptcy and Estate Planning Lawyer in California(650) 288-1591
John Iaccarino is a Burlingame Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy attorney with more than 20 years of experience. My California clients tell me that my professionalism and skill have a calming effect on them, and they know that their legal concerns are in good hands.
Law Office of Kendall David CoffmanSan Mateo, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
San Mateo County Bankruptcy Attorney(650) 378-2421
Contact the Law Office of Kendall David Coffman at San Mateo, California for dedicated assistance in bankruptcy cases.
Law Office of Kristy A. HernandezNewark, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
Bankruptcy Law Firm(510) 456-7400
The Law Office of Kristy Hernandez is a small Bankruptcy Law Firm that prides itself on giving individual client attention, quality legal services, and affordable prices to all clients. We believe that clients should feel welcome and comfortable every time they walk into the office. Our bankruptcy...
Law Offices Of Gary BrennerSan Mateo, CA - Law Firm near East Palo Alto
San Mateo Bankruptcy Lawyer(650) 394-6745
Are you being harassed by creditors? The Law Offices of Gary Brenner has 35 years of experience advocating for the needs of debtors in matters of bankruptcy and debt relief. Since 1983, the Law Offices of Gary Brenner has been dedicated to offering the supportive and strategic legal guidance our...


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'Blue Defense: Second Wave' Out for Download
The blue planet is in peril – take the fight into your own hands, and blast the evil Red and Green enemies out of the sky with the all-new planet cannon!
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Remark: The Android Market link is broken at the moment. go to catinaboxgames.com for more information, or go to their AppBrain link. Blue Defense costs $1.94.


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Today the 3D PDF Consortium announced that David Opsahl, the former CEO of Actify, Inc.,would become its Interim Executive Director. Dave Opsahl is a 25+-year high tech industry veteran and thought leader with extensive experience in visualization and collaboration in the CAD/CAM/PLM/SCM markets.
Greg Baker, President of Tetra 4D, a founding member of the Consortium explained, "I'm glad to have Dave at the helm of the 3D PDF Consortium during this crucial start-up phase. With his expertise as CEO of one of the top viewing companies in the CAD industry, Dave has the expertise required to work with software vendors and large enterprise companies who all share a vested interest in seeing 3D PDF continue to progress as an international standard for the exchange, archival, and retrieval of 3D data." The 3D PDF Consortium is a group of end-users, software vendors, systems integrators, developer and software toolkit providers whose charter mission is to encourage the continued development and adoption of 3D PDF as a truly open standard for visualization, collaboration, data exchange and the long-term archiving of engineering data.
"The formation of the 3D PDF Consortium is a major step towards informing the marketplace about the applicability of value of 3D PDF as a solution for the secure exchange of 3D data and 3D-based documentation, and will serve as the focal point for a rich ecosystem of 3D PDF stakeholders. With Dave's deep experience and sterling reputation, members can rest assured the Consortium has a leader capable of developing an organization that will serve the community and achieve its goals," said Ron Fritz, CEO of TechSoft 3D.
The 3D PDF Consortium is a community of companies interested in the use of dynamic 3D data contained in PDF files for the purpose of collaboration. Software providers, systems integrators, government agencies, and businesses that provide and consume3D data solutions look to the 3D PDF Consortium for demonstration of the successes in the market using these solutions, and evangelism of how 3D PDF can improve business results. The 3D PDF Consortium promotes the adoption of 3D PDF through the demonstration of best practices, and generating awareness of the power of 3D-enabled PDF to solve a multitude of communication and collaboration challenges, across various industries.
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Shut out for the second time in two games on Sunday, Fire head coach Frank Klopas and his players were peppered with questions about their anemic offense following their 2-0 loss to the LA Galaxy, which ended Chicago's four-game unbeaten streak.
The conversation would have been much different had Jalil Anibaba and Patrick Nyarko finished their wide-open chances just outside the six-yard box.
Anibaba's chance came in the 11th minute, after a corner kick cross fell to the ground and bounced to his feet at the corner of the six-yard box, but his open volley went wide.
HIGHLIGHTS: Chicago 0, LA Galaxy 2
"It rolled out to me and I lined it up, but I just didn't connect well," Anibaba told MLSsoccer.com. "I wish I could have gotten another one of those, but it happens."
Patrick Nyarko thought he would finish his second header goal in four weeks when he saw a cross approach his head in the 41st minute. But the Ghanaian speedster didn't time his leap right, and his header fell harmlessly to the right of the goal.
"I think I jumped early because I think I got a little excited," Nyarko told MLSsoccer.com. "The only option was for me to head it back to where the goalie was coming from. That was where I could get power, but I think I jumped too early."
Missing Grazzini?
In four league games without midfielder Sebastián Grazzini, the Fire have scored just one goal.
But three of those games were on the road, and the other was Sunday's 2-0 loss to LA, so it may be early to tell how much the Fire miss their playmaker.
Klopas wasn't buying it when he was asked if the Fire are starting over without Grazzini.
"We play the same way," Chicago's coach said. "Alex is an attacking midfielder, [Chris] Rolfe is an attacking midfielder, we have [Rafael] Robayo that is very good with the ball, very good going forward. We have players that can create. With every player, you gain a little bit in one area, you might lose a little bit here, and gain a little bit there."
Donovan's effect
When Landon Donovan came on in the 66th minute on Sunday, the Fire knew they were in trouble.
The Galaxy captain helped Chicago's chances of a comeback in the 78th minute, when he stripped Rolfe of the ball and led a counterattack that ended with Robbie Keane beating Sean Johnson to the near post for his second goal of the night.
"It's great to have a player like him coming in to a difficult game," Rolfe said. "When you have a player like that you can bring in like that late in the game, it helps a lot."


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Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF)
For Immediate Release
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tuesday 26 April 2016
Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) signs historic global marketing agreement with Dubai based Events Lab & MMC Sportz
Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) announces the hosting of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games from 12-22 May 2017 in Baku, Azerbaijan and the appointment of the Dubai based sports marketing and event management company Events Lab and its joint venture partner MMC Sportz as its exclusive marketing partners.
The 4th ISG, scheduled to take place from 12-22 May 2017 in Baku, Azerbaijan following the signature of the host city agreement between the ISSF and Azerbaijan in March 2015, expects to have more than 5,000 athletes from all 57 member associations participate in the Games.
HE Mr. Faisal Al-Nassar, General Secretary of the ISSF expressed his sincere gratitude to the NOC of Azerbaijan when he stated in his opening remarks that: "We are proud to confirm the readiness for the Games in 2017 in Baku, Azerbaijan and we are proud to have such a strong host city for our 4th ISG. Baku has gained tremendous experiences from staging the successful 1st European Games in 2015 and we are sure the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) will be organized at least on a similar level. We are expecting for the first time more than 5,000 athletes from all of our 57 member associations to compete for medals and honors in 22 distinct sports including of football, handball, basketball, athletics, swimming plus two para sports." More updates will be released following the "1 Year Count Down" in Baku on 12 May 2016.
For the 5th ISG in 2021, the planning's have already started and the ISSF has taken a proactive approach by appointing Events Lab and MMC sports as its exclusive sports marketing partners. The Dubai based companies are specialized in sports marketing and events management and will be looking after developing and managing all commercial assets of the ISSF.
"We have a packed international events schedule for all sports and it is important that the ISSF is looking at the way it has organized the Games in the past to ensure that the concept is still relevant and fulfills its social and sporting objectives", added Al-Nassar. "but with our marketing partnership with Events Lab in place, we are now in a position to actively assist Azerbaijan in the preparations of the 2017 ISG, especially from a marketing and media rights perspective. We have created a new process by establishing pre-selection criteria to invite potential future host city candidates to enter the bidding process with keeping in mind the value that staging the Solidarity Games brings to a city and a country."
"For us, the partnership with the ISSF is very prestigious since the ISSF is one of the largest sporting governing bodies in the world and we are honored to sign this ground breaking agreement today", stated Samir Tabbah, Group CEO of Events Lab. "To ensure the project received the highest attention, we have entered into a joint venture with MMC Sportz, which brings a wealth of expertise in dealings with governing bodies and managing commercial marketing and media rights.
We have committed to a long term partnership and we are happy to put our resources and expertise forward to help strengthen the cooperation between the ISSF members and to promote the Olympic movement within the Islamic World. The Islamic Solidarity Games are one the key pillar of the ISSF and we are committed to assist in the development of the Games by spreading the general awareness across the globe and by creating a meaningful value platform for all partners and stakeholders and to transform the ISG into one of the leading multi sporting events in the world."
A first step of action under this agreement was already taken by the ISSF when it announced the formation of the ISSF Marketing & Broadcasting Commission, a joint commission which is tasked to provide hand-on support to the ISG 2017 organizing committee in Baku and to manage the 2021 ISG Host City Bidding Process.
"We are excited about Azerbaijan hosting the 2017 ISG as they have proven to be able to stage world class events such as the 2015 European Games but for the Islamic Solidarity Games we suggested a different marketing approach since we are not only dealing with just an international multi-sports event but also with "Islam", explains Eric Gottschalk, CEO of MMC Sportz. "When we presented the commercial framework for the 2017 Games to the organizing committee last month, it was well received since it was budget sensitive, highlighted the on the sensitive task related to "Islam" and outlined several new benefits for the host city in regards to the commercial and media rights approach like the announcement of proposing a presenting partnership category within the sponsorship program and budget sensitive sports specific TV production guidelines" added Gottschalk.
"Our next big milestone for the ISSF is the launch of the official 2021 Host City Candidate Bidding Process to capitalize on the strong interest to stage the next Games from several countries following the announcement of the ISG in Baku in 2017. The ISG might have a short history compared to other major sporting events but with 57 member federations supporting there is very little doubt in our minds about the potential of any future Games."
The ISSF has been in discussion with other marketing companies but decided on the Events Lab / MMC Sportz partnership since it felt that it was important to work with a company that has the credibility and track record to deliver on the long term vision of the federation and also understands its "local" culture. The 2017 ISG in Baku will be the 4th Games organized by the ISSF following the inaugural event in KSA in 2005, followed by Iran in 2009 and Malaysia in 2013.
For more information, please see www.issfedu.org or contact MMC Sportz at +971 4 429 6040.


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Discussion in 'The Octopus' Den' started by corw314, Mar 20, 2004.
Did I miss your BD yesterday? If so hope you had an event filled day!!!!
Oh man! Nick!!! Sorry for being such a slacker.
Related note, this year we'll be massively upgrading TONMO.com, and one of the minor features will be automatic tracking of birthdays (assuming you put them in your profile).
Hope your day was great!!
, Nick!
(I'll drink your share.)
Nick, I'm sorry I missed the actual date. My nephew's birthday is the same day.
Hope you had a great day. Hope today is as good!
Happy birthday!
Hope you had a good one!
Thanks all!
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Mother of former Navy SEAL asks Mitt Romney to stop talking about son
Happy Valley Heretic Orem, UTOct. 12, 2012 8:06 a.m.
Counter Intelligence said: BTW: Where was all the weeping and wailing when navy seals asked that Obama NOT politicize Osama - but he did anyhow.
Really you can't see the difference between finally getting Americas Most Wanted and wanting the public it to know about it? After the republicans GAVE UP looking for him and Obama Finished what bush couldn't or wouldn't do? The same Seal of whom one wrote a book about but doesn't want Obama to speak of it?
Mitt was using her son as a prop, you are way off base and should be ashamed for comparing his death to the situation with Osama's death.
Counter Intelligence Salt Lake City, UTOct. 11, 2012 4:44 p.m.
Where was all the weeping and wailing when navy seals asked that Obama NOT politicize Osama - but he did anyhow
Where is the concern for Pat Smith, mother of murdered foreign service officer Sean Smith, who's death Obama treated like "a bump in the road."
Counter Intelligence Salt Lake City, UTOct. 11, 2012 1:41 p.m.
The feigned indignation on these posts is laughable
Romney's actual comment was : "You can imagine how I felt when I found out that he was one of the two former Navy Seals killed in Benghazi on Sept. 11," "It touched me obviously as I recognized this young man that I thought was so impressive had lost his life in his service of his fellow men and women."
Oh the horror of saying he was honored to meet a Navy Seal
Yet when the seals mother said she did not want her sons death to be politicized Mitt Romney's campaign told ABC News it would stop citing the meeting with Glen Doherty.
(non)Problem solved.
You seem to be offended regardless of what Romney does - so perhaps the question of "which Romney" is merely your problem. If you would actually listen to Romney instead of the haters, you might actually be able to answer your own question.
Furry1993 Ogden, UTOct. 11, 2012 7:36 a.m.
To JWB 11:15 p.m. Oct. 10, 2012
Lest you forget, or try to hide it:
On Wednesday morning 10/10/2012, CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien asked Jason Chffetz if he had "voted to cut the funding for embassy security."
"Absolutely," Chaffetz said. "Look we have to make priorities and choices in this country. We have…15,000 contractors in Iraq. We have more than 6,000 contractors, a private army there, for President Obama, in Baghdad. And we're talking about can we get two dozen or so people into Libya to help protect our forces. When you're in tough economic times, you have to make difficult choices. You have to prioritize things."
Maybe if there had been better funded security available, things would have been different an an ambassador would still be alive. Whodathunkit?
Maybe Mitt should comment on THIS instead of trying to use a dead man that Romney didn't find useful until he became a political tool. I agree with Barbara Doherty. If my son were being used as a tool, especially by someone I didn't trust, I'd be upset too. Good for her.
JWB Kaysville, UTOct. 10, 2012 11:15 p.m.
President Obama has publicity problems himself but he has 100s of public relations and press and media and protocol people to help protect him from big faux pas' but he still makes them.
That happens without campaigning but with campaigning and developing strategies, plans and procedures for the future, this type of mistake can happen.
It is tragic that this type of embassy and consulate lack of proper security and reqests had been neglected by the administration and State Department personnel.
The investigation will continue and final results will come after the election to keep it surfacing periodically in the next month.
Mitt Romney said he would not mention his name again but 4 people did get killed that day and that is a security problem and is a fact.
RanchHand Huntsville, UTOct. 10, 2012 6:47 p.m.
Navy Seal's best friend recounts how Romney introduced himself to the man several times and seems to have not recognized him on subsequent self-introductions.
Poor Romney. You try to come off looking human and only make matters worse. That's the problem with robots, they just don't understand human emotions.
WHAT NOW? Saint George, UTOct. 10, 2012 6:24 p.m.
"...On Wednesday, Doherty's mother, Barbara Doherty, told Boston television station WHDH that she doesn't trust Romney and called on Romney to stop making her son's death, in her words, "part of his political agenda."...".
The mom of a slain former Navy Seal does not trust Which Romney.
Can't trust Which Romney.
The mom has asked Which Romney to stop making her son's death part of his political agenda.
Stop making her son's death part of his political agenda.
In his manic pursuit of the POTUS, Which Romney has clearly gone beyond the pale.
Will he learn?
Stay tuned for the campaign clairification which clarifies the clairification Which Romney clairified today.


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ALAMEDA — Veteran players concentrated on resting and getting healthy while the Raiders worked their younger players on the field during their first bye week practice Tuesday.
By one count, only 36 of the eligible 61 players on the practice squad and 53-man roster were on the field during the media window.
The player with the most experience spotted on the field was wide receiver/return specialist Jacoby Ford, in his fourth season.
All three quarterbacks _ Terrelle Pryor, Matt McGloin and practice squad player Tyler Wilson _ were going through drills as was the entire corps of wide receivers.
The Raiders practice Tuesday and Wednesday, then take Thursday through Sunday off as mandated during bye week according to the collective bargaining agreement.
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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Skin Cancer: The Basics
Skin Cancer – the most common of all Cancers.
What is it?
Skin cancer is the generic term given to any kind of cancerous multiplication of cells that develops within the skin. Often overlooked, the skin is essentially another organ of the body. Made up of several layers it plays an essential role in the body, protecting the underlying muscle tissue and bones.
Although there are many different types of cancer that can develop within the skin, the two most common types are basal cell skin cancer and squamous cell skin cancers – both of which occur withing the epidermis.
Basal cell skin cancer
The most commonly occurring type of skin cancer. Mostly affecting adults with fairer skin, they can crop anywhere on the body but are most often found in places that are exposed to the sun more – such as the face, head, neck and ears.
Those most at risk of developing the condition are people who burn easily without tanning, people who work outside or live in sunny places and those who regularly use tanning beds.
Although they can vary in appearance by a great deal – BCCs are often first recognised as scabs that do not heal. They may appear as flat, scaly marks or protrude more from the skin in the form of lumps. Left to their own devices, these lumps can cause an ulcer which can disfigure the patient. BCC treatments included laser removal, surgical removal and photodynamic therapy.
Squamous Cell Skin Cancer
Squamous skin cancer grows much faster than Basal Cell Cancer. The people at risk of developing the disease fall into the same demographics as those at risk of BCC. Both diseases display relatively similar symptoms, with a few differences that define their treatment.
Whereas basal cell cancers very rarely have the risk of infecting other parts of the body, squamous cancer cells have a higher chance of doing so.
Additionally, if these cells are allowed to spread around the body then the resulting symptoms can be serious and painful.
Stages of Skin Cancer
Staging is not often applied to cases of BCC as this rarely spreads to other parts of the body. Squamous Cancer cells, however, carry a greater chance of this occurring – because of this the Doctor may sometimes use a scale to give the patient an idea of the progression of the disease.
Stage 0
Often referred to as Bowen's disease or carcinoma situ. The cancer remains in an early stage and is not visible to the naked eye.
Stage 1
At the first stage of the disease, the cancer measures 2cm or under across and has 1 or less than one high risk features. These are as follow:
- the cancer appears very abnormal under the microscope
- the cancer starts on the ear or lip
- the cancer has begun to grow into a space around a nerve
- the cancer has developed into the lower dermis
- the cancer has grown to be more than 2mm thick
Stage 2
The cancer is now larger than 2cm across and displays 2 or more of the aforementioned risk features.
Stage 3
This stage signifies that the cancer has spread to another part of the body. By this point the cancer has either grown into the bones of the face (such as the jaw or around the eye) or it has spread to a nearby lymph node (and is less than 3 cm across).
Stage 4
The final stage of skin cancer, the disease has now spread to the spine, ribs or skull. After spreading to a lymph node on the same side of the body.
As with most cancers, the most common treatment is the use of surgery. Favoured earlier on, whilst the growths are still in their infancy, surgeons cut away the cancer and close the gap with stitches.
For more complex cancers, Mohs micrographic surgery is considered to be one of the most effective methods of isolating and removing the cancerous cells.
A technique developed in the 1930s, a microscope is used to inspect the skin close up, allowing surgeons to identify how much more skin needs to be removed.
In addition to these treatments, medical professionals could well recommend a number of alternatives such as: radiotherapy, vismodegib (a variant of chemotherapy), imiquimod cream and photodynamic therapy.
How Does Cancer Work?
What is Cancer and how does it affect us?
Although cancer effects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK every year, it's easy to not have a firm grasp on the basics of how the disease actually works.
How Does It Start?
Cancer is a disease that can start surreptitiously. Many of the symptoms that cancer sufferers usually exhibit can be innocent enough, when taken alone. Irregular bowel movements, breathlessness and unexplained weight loss are all symptoms that could be presented by any number of other illnesses, which can lead to difficulties in diagnosis.
In normal cells, messages are received and sent which informs them when to grow and stop. If enough 'grow' messages get sent through, the cell will follow that instruction. Cancerous cells are formed by messages that give the cell the wrong instructions, leading it grow uncontrollably and divide more frequently.
How Do Cancer Cells Survive?
Cancer cells cheat death through a number of ways. In a healthy body, every single part of your body is made up of a optimum number of cells. Deviation from this number normally results in cell suicide, however cancerous cells find a way around this. A protein, called p53, usually ascertains whether a cell should be repaired or destroyed.
Cancerous cells often have a slightly adapted p53 protein, which allows them to ignore the self-destruct order and continue to multiply. Once the defective cells have avoided destruction they can then spread across the body freely.
How Does It Spread?
Metastasis is the name given to cancer cells that spread throughout the body. Non-cancerous cells are programmed to stay attached to their fellow cells and environment. If they happen to become detached from their home, they are programmed to self-destruct.
As we've mentioned, cancerous cells have a way out of this fail safe. This allows them to drift throughout the rest of the body, using the blood stream as a means of transportation. These cells can then go on to form secondary tumours which can make it even more difficult for healthcare professionals to find.
How Can It Be Destroyed?
Cancer is currently tackled using three different medical procedures. Surgery is the most primitive form of treatment, requiring a surgeon to physically cut the offending tissue out, it's considered the best method of treatment, whilst the disease is still in it's early stages.
Radiotherapy is a process that has seen vast improvements over recent years. Using a beam of radiation, doctors can target cancers with a surprising amount of accuracy, thanks to recently developed imaging techniques. Finally, chemotherapy is perhaps the most well-known form of treatment for cancers. An aggressive form of treatment, it effectively poisons the whole body killing any cells that are multiplying rapidly.


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Judges 20:31
31And the people of Benjamin went out against the people and were drawn away from the city. And as at other times they began to strike and kill some of the people in the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, and in the open country, about thirty men of Israel.
English Standard Version brought to you by Good News Publishers and Crossway Bibles.


text: It's come to this. With current releases of studio catalog titles, inclusive of: The Color Money Sea of Love Scent of a Woman Cocktail Ransom Erin Brockovich The best quality Blu-ray catalog title turns out to be Ivan Reitman's 1979, low-budget Canadian production, that still works in terms of pleasing its intended audience. The film, as led by counselor Bill Murray, still has the ability to charm. But what's interesting here, is that this Lionsgate release, with all of its forced trailers up front, is the best looking current studio catalog release. Does that tell us anything about Universal and Disney and their corporate mindset toward their libraries? The only title from the above list that can hold it own against Meatballs is Ransom. Image - 3.75 Audio - 4 Recommended. RAH


text: RNW/GBR/ RNS Number:4220O SABMiller PLC 07 August 2003 SABMILLER ANNOUNCES $2 BILLION BOND ISSUES AND DEBT REFINANCING London and Johannesburg, 7 August 2003. SABMiller plc, the world's second largest brewer by volume, announces that it is raising $2.0 billion through issues of $600 million 4.25% notes due 2008 and $1,100 million 5.50% notes due 2013 by Miller Brewing Company (Miller) and $300 million 6.625% notes due 2033 directly by SABMiller plc. The Miller issue will be guaranteed by SABMiller plc and SABMiller Finance B.V. (SABMiller Finance) and the debt securities issued by SABMiller plc will be guaranteed by its subsidiaries, Miller and SABMiller Finance. The proceeds from the Miller issue will be used to refinance a substantial portion of existing Miller bank debt, while the funds raised by the SABMiller plc issue will be used for general corporate purposes. The issues are scheduled to close on August 13, 2003, subject to customary conditions. The notes have been offered only to qualified institutional buyers in the United States under Rule144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and certain investors outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The notes were sold to U.S. institutional, European and Asian investors. End This press release does not and will not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes. Notes to editors SABMiller plc has a brewing presence in over 40 countries with a portfolio of strong brands and leading market positions in the United States and certain countries in Europe, Central America, Asia and Africa. In the year ended 31 March, 2003 larger volumes were 115.8 million hectolitres. SABMiller is also one of the largest bottlers and distributors of Coca-Cola products outside the United States, with total carbonated soft drink volumes in the year ended 31 March, 2003 of 22.1 million hectolitres. SABMiller acquired Miller Brewing Company in July 2002. For further information: Paul Phillips Group Treasury SABMiller plc Tel: +44 (0)1483 264000 Anna Miller Salzman Head of Investor Relations SABMiller plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7659 0100 This announcement is available on the company website. www.sabmiller.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END IODSSIEFMSDSEFA [ISIN]GB0004835483///// [PTY]3[CTRY]GB/////[SEDOL]///// 0704 07 Aug 03


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David Gower knows all about the perils of falling out with your captain during an Ashes tour.
After getting out in a warm-up match in Queensland in 1991, and with play still going on, Gower went for a joy ride in a Tiger Moth biplane. The tour management of Peter Lush, Micky Stewart and captain Graham Gooch were so incensed Gower was nearly sent home.
"The Tiger Moth was a light bulb moment: instinctive, inoffensive fun and it was even more fun to reprise it this winter. But, in the management style of that era, which was communist, it did not gel. I paid the fine [£1,000] and tried to move on. But, whatever the management thought of me, it did not p**s off the rest of the team."
The reference to not "p**sing off" his team-mates is pointed. Ever since Kevin Pietersen's sacking following the winter's Ashes debacle, it has been suggested this was due to a breakdown in his relationship with the team.
Gower says: "Two years ago, Alastair Cook welcomed Kevin back into the fold for India, a bold move given what had gone before, but it worked. Between them, they turned the series around from 1-0 to win. Now the same captain isn't prepared to save his man. It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to work out that something must have happened."
What is no mystery for Gower is Pietersen's ability. "Kevin has done things I never contemplated — switch hitting Murali over point for six, that's just extraordinary." This is generous from one of England's finest batsmen who, during a 14-year Test career, scored 8,231 runs, averaging 44.25.
For all the batsman's ability, Gower wishes the 33-year-old had learned from his great friend Shane Warne. "Warnie has no inhibitions, Kevin is more contrived," says the Sky presenter. "He spends too much time thinking what he should be saying instead of having that Warne-like natural gift which is just being himself and getting on with it."
After two decades as a television presenter, Gower has worked out how to marshal his fellow commentators, all of them high-profile ex-Test players with very varied personalities.
Hijinks: David Gower and the infamous Tiger Moth incident
"David [Lloyd] is the comedian," says Gower. "The rest of us have to play Ernie Wise to his Eric Morecombe. If we have a quiet session, especially at the end of the day, we say, 'Bumble, step up and entertain'. What makes him credible is when it comes to something serious he is passionate about the game."
Passion is also something both Ian Botham and Nasser Hussain have. "Ian can be very populist. Beefy has moaned as a player and pundit for 30 years. When Nasser was captain, Ian was a big critic. So, when Nasser joined our commentary team, Ian was bridling a bit, 'What do we want him for?' He made life quite hard for Nasser. Nasser is very impulsive but he is also very determined and not stupid. Quite quickly, Nasser was able to turn Ian around.
"Ian will look at certain aspects of Nasser's life and say he doesn't want to be Nasser. But they respect each other because of the way Nasser fought his corner doggedly. There is a lot about Nasser which is very impressive."
As for Michael Atherton, Gower says: "He is probably as bright as we have, a very clear thinker. When Michael is in the studio with me, I'm likely to get a question thrust back at me as soon I ask him a question. He has thought about something quite precisely before we start."
Yet it is Michael Holding for whom Gower exudes the most affection. The Jamaican was part of the great West Indies teams which beat Gower's England 5-0 in successive home and away series in the 1980s.
Now, to have Holding on the set is undiluted pleasure. "Mikey has three things going for me — a great fast bowler, one of the great voices and he is the most honest man you will ever meet.
"When things come up which reflect the slightly darker underside of the game, Michael is your moral arbiter."
It was Holding who alerted the Sky team to spot-fixing during the 2010 Lord's Test against Pakistan.
"When Mohammad Amir bowled the no-ball a foot-and-a-half away I did not have a suspicion. Then Mikey went 'whoa'. I looked at him and could see he was thinking there is something not right here. Off air, he said there is something wrong here, then you think, 'Oh, you're right'."
Amir and team-mates Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt had deliberately agreed to bowl no-balls for money and were later convicted at a criminal trial.
However, this expose was made by the written media. So, why has television not done more to expose this scourge? "We can't make the big pronouncements which will pre-empt a court, ICC or ECB decision," says Gower. "We can get as far as to say that looks suspicious."
What Gower insists his fellow commentators are willing to do is criticise players. The 57-year-old former England captain says: "When they do interviews at the end of the day, both Nasser and Atherton are very good at getting straight to the nub of the question, no shying away from issues."
But Gower feels an ex-player turned commentator should "remember all the things you did wrong as a player. Being critical for the sake of it is wrong".
This was the lesson he learned from Richie Benaud when Gower started on Australia's Channel 9 during the 1992 World Cup. "Richie had a simple way of looking at things; engage brain before you speak."
Sky Sports' international cricket is part of an unrivalled summer of sport including rugby, Formula One, Majors golf and US Open tennis


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It goes without saying that losing Mancini for any extended period of time would be a huge blow.
The announcer didn't tell us much, and really didn't know much, but something happened when he took a cut. I hope he didn't tear something.
A torn labrum would mean his year being over.


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- Released: Oct 1, 2012
- Sound: 8
- Lyrics: 9
- Overall Impression: 9
Users' score:
(48 votes)
Sound — 8
I have been listening to this Australian post-hardcore outfit for a few months now and recently picked up a copy of their new CD entitled "Chasing Ghosts". Right off the bat the album cover depicts a person hanging from a tree, implying suicide; heavy stuff. Now I know how over saturated the "core" genre is but I think this band is still worth your time. The Amity Affliction is guilty of "chugga-chug" riffs but where the band shines brightest is in their choruses. It is formula we all know by now but the combination of intense verses and soaring choruses really shine on their 3rd album. There is nothing on this album that is going to reinvent the wheel but the content is a breath of fresh air and breath taking all at the same time. The instruments are very by the books for a post hardcore band so do not expect groundbreaking guitar, bass or drum work.
Lyrics — 9
The lyrics and singing/screaming on this album are the high point for sure. Even from the get go we realize this album is about the struggles of suicide and it's aftermath. The lead single, opener, and title track give us an idea of what people go through when contemplating the ultimate decision. I remember watching an interview stating the screamer, Joel Birch, went through a period of deep depression and went through these feelings so the lyrics are honest about such strong subject matter. The clean singer, Ahren Stringer, shines as the intense songs relent for a soaring beautiful chorus, while letting screamer, Joel Birch, shred his vocal chords in an attempt to bring the heat in the breakdowns and verses. One thing that I really enjoy about the 2 singers is how often they switch back and forth. It really does not feel like good cop/bad cop vocal style but 2 distinct voices trying to tell a story of suicide and the people living in it's wake. Singing 8. Lyrics 10.
Overall Impression — 9
Unfortunately this band does blend in with everyone well, from the guitars to the extra electronic elements, but I stand by them and think that they have a strong message to deliver and are stand outs in a scene that are all copying each other. I have never been through a situation such as dealing with suicidal thoughts or having a friend that has but I feel like this band can give hope to anybody going through a rough time in their lives. The lyrics have the ability to connect with people on many levels and I believe this band has a very bright future, at the very least in my heart. To quote The Amity Affliction, "Cherish all you have left."
Best Songs:
- Chasing Ghosts
- Life Underground
- R.I.P. Bon
- Open Letter
- Greens Avenue
- Geoff Sux 666
- Bondi St. Blues


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CREDAI, the apex body for real estate developers, today called for comprehensive reforms in areas related to land administration, banking and taxation to boost the sector and help end the shortage of 26 million of houses in the country.
CREDAI, the apex body for real estate developers, today called for comprehensive reforms in areas related to land administration, banking and taxation to boost the sector and help end the shortage of 26 million of houses in the country.
After its governing council meet, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association (CREDAI) unveiled 10-point agenda to revive the realty sector, which is facing demand slowdown due to high interest rates on home loans.
It has sought single-window clearance for projects and increase in FSI (floor space area), besides cut in interest rates on home loan to 7% for lower income group (LIG) and economically weaker section (EWS). For project financing, it has suggested 9% interest rates.
It has also demanded easing of FDI rules in the realty sector and permission for FDI in multi-brand retail. "We have prepared 10-point agenda for revival in realty sector which we are going to present to Prime Minister," CREDAI Chairman Pradeep Jain told reporters here. Making a case for single-window approval system, CREDAI argued that the property price can come down by 25%.
"We require 48 NOCs (no-objection certificates) before starting construction of the projects. It takes up to 24 months to get these clearances. If we get fast approval, sale price can reduce by 25%," CREDAI President Lalit Jain said, adding that corruption would also come down.
The chamber also asked the government to permit higher FSI of 4 as against the current limit of up to 2.5. "Real estate sector, which supports 250 industries, creates employment and contributes 11% to GDP, has
been treated as step-motherly. This attitude cost consumer directly," Lalit Jain said.
On the real estate regulator, he said the association is not opposed to the regulator if it covers all the stakeholders in the real estate industry and not only builders.
The other reforms demanded include exemption of income tax, service tax and VAT for affordable housing, creation of special residential zone on the lines of SEZ, inclusion of stamp duty in GST, promotion of rental housing through tax incentives and abolition of import duty on specified equipments.


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As Fox moves towards producing its first longform "event" series and miniseries, the network announced Jan. 8 that it is developing two new high-profile limited series: "Wayward Pines," from M. Night Shyamalan ("The Sixth Sense," "Signs"), and "Blood Brothers," from Bruce C. McKenna ("The Pacific," "Band of Brothers"). At least one of them is likely to air in 2014.
"Wayward Pines," based on Blake Crouch's bestselling novel of the same name, follows a Secret Service agent whose search for two missing federal agents brings him to the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, Id. But his investigation leads to more questions than answers in this psychological thriller. Shyamalan, Donald De Line, and Ashwin Rajan will executive produce the project with Chad Hodge, who is writing the script.
McKenna's Civil War-era "Blood Brothers" is based on the true story of the West Point class of 1861, which became divided as the country tore itself apart over slavery. Over the next four bloody years, these former allies maintain their love and respect for each other even as they fight on opposite sides of the conflict. McKenna, who is writing the script, will executive produce with Gary Randall and Timothy Scott Bogart.
"With top-notch auspices and feature-quality production plans, 'Wayward Pines' and 'Blood Brothers' represent exactly the kind of high-impact, 10- to 12-part events we set out to develop when we entered the limited series business," Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly said in a statement. "These two series are the first of many big ideas, big names, and big talent that you can anticipate will be on our air in the next 12-24 months."
The network is currently evaluating both projects, with plans to order at least one to pilot this year. Fox plans to air its first longform series in 2014.
The news comes three months after Fox and FX Networks launched a new division focused on creating longform content. In October, Gina Balian was named senior vice president of limited series, making her responsible for the development and production of limited series and miniseries for FX, Fox, and the Fox Movie Channel. Reilly said at the time that Fox's goal is to create 10- to 12-part "large-scale, high-impact event series" that "can stand alone or be evolved into franchises."
Fox has also just renewed its hit procedural drama "Bones" for a ninth season. The network's longest-running live-action series got an early pickup for the 2013-14 TV season after stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, whose contracts were set to expire after this season, reached new deals in late 2012. Casting director Rick Millikan has cast the series since 2006.
"After more than 150 episodes, 'Bones' continues to be one of television's most dynamic and consistent dramas," Reilly said. "We at Fox, along with millions of zealous fans, look forward to seeing where the incredible creative team takes the series next season."
New episodes of "Bones" begin Monday, Jan. 14, with a two-hour winter premiere.
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