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Negative magnetoresistance of granular metal-insulator materials induced by level shifting in nearest-neighbor hopping regime
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|We have numerically studied the magnetoresistance of granular metal-insulator materials in the nearest-neighbor hopping (NNH) regime, in which the tunneling between two nearest neighbor clusters is the main transport mechanism. The aim of our works is to propose a level-shifting mechanism to explain the negative magnetoresistance (NMR). Under this mechanism, we can find and explain most of the characteristics of NMR in NNH regime observed in experiments. We have shown that hopping current increases with the strength of magnetic field when the cluster-cluster distance is small and at low enough temperature. These results agree with the recent experiments which show the NMR near the percolation threshold in granular materials. The temperature dependence of NMR in experiments is also agrees with our calculation. Moreover, the mechanism can explain naturally why the NMR is not observed in granular material when the metallic grain size is very small. We point out that the magnetic field affect the tunneling matrix element between two states of two grains in three important ways. They are the gauge factor effect, shrinking effect and the level shifting effect. We conclude that level shifting effect is the source of NMR. However, the sign of the magnetoresistance still depend on the competition of the three effects.
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US Cellular has rolled out a new, lower-priced no-contract plan option. This one sits priced at $50 per month and includes unlimited talk, text and data. Of course, as we often see with the mention of unlimited — there is some fine print you will want to know up front. In this case, the data is unlimited, but only some of that will be at high-speed.
Specifically, the first 500MB of data will be at high-speed. US Cellular points out that data speeds will be slowed thereafter. Whether 500MB at high-speed, with slower speeds after will work for you will have to be something determined by checking your current data usage. And to clarify, that slower speed will be 1X, aka, 2G.
Aside from the catch in terms of data speeds, there is also some restriction on terms of device compatibility. Details coming from CNET mention how this plan is only available with four devices. The list includes the Moto X, Kyocera Hydro XTRM and Samsung Galaxy Axiom as well as the ZTE Director.
The Director is the most affordable of the bunch, at $50, however that one is lacking LTE connectivity. Otherwise, the Moto X will set you back $300 (with rebates) and the Hydro XTRM and Galaxy Axiom are both $130 each, also with rebates. All that having been said, US Cellular does have plans to offer this new $50 plan with other devices, but they also have it listed as being a "limited time offer."

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Why makeup and contacts don't mix
No matter how much of a hassle getting ready in the morning may be, some people just don't look or feel their best until they've put on a little makeup. You probably already know that to avoid blemishes, you should wash your face clean of makeup every night, but there are other ways that makeup could affect not only your skin, but your vision, too. Custom LASIK surgery may get an undeserved bad rap, but improper contact lens care is by far more dangerous for your eyes.
Makeup before contacts
Most people have a routine they go through when they wake up. Maybe you get breakfast going before hopping in the shower, or you dress before you take one step outside of your bedroom. If you wear makeup, you might be so wrapped up in your routine that you might not even notice that you've applied your foundation, mascara and blush before putting your contact lenses in.
Andrea Thau, O.D., associate clinical professor at the State University of New York College of Optometry, explained to The Huffington Post that this could create a dangerous situation for your vision. Even if there's no visible traces of makeup on your hands, picking up a contact lens after handling various lotions and creams can leave microscopic residue on the surface. If this surface faces outward as you insert the lens, you may have blurry vision for the rest of your day.
Be warned: If makeup becomes trapped between the lens and the eye, you may be creating the perfect conditions for an eye infection, Thau said.
"Your hands should be clean; put your lenses in first before you handle any products," Thau told the news source.
Waterproof makeup
Like most people, you probably live an active lifestyle. Between managing your family and taking care of yourself, there's hardly enough time to worry about your makeup. This is where waterproof mascaras and other cosmetics got their popularity – their long-lasting hold has saved countless women from reapplying throughout the day.
However, with new chemical compositions in makeup come new dangers with contact lenses. The American Optometric Association explained that waterproof mascara isn't recommended for people who wear contacts because the solution can actually bind itself to the surface of your lenses. Not only does this ruin your vision and the lens itself, but a chunk of makeup moving around the eye can be very painful.
The AOA also recommended against lash-extending mascaras, as the fibers used in these products can irritate an eye covered by a contact lens.
Too much makeup
Unless you're a movie star, less is more when it comes to applying makeup. This is doubly true if you wear contact lenses — too much makeup could lead to dirty lenses.
Allure magazine explained that an excess of makeup around the lid ledge, the part of the eye where the lid touches the surface of the eyeball, could potentially block oil glands that are key to the proper hydration and maintenance of your eyes.
"If you block those glands with makeup, it can lead to dry eyes, dirty lenses, and even sties," Susan Resnick, O.D., a New York-based optometrist, told Allure.
Irregular cleaning
After a long day at the office, out for dinner and home for some last-minute chores, that last thing you feel like doing is scrubbing your face free of makeup and rinsing your lenses properly. However, as Resnick explained, anybody with contacts other than daily-use ones needs to be strict on his or herself when it comes to cleaning lenses. This goes beyond the contact itself, though, as makeup residue from your hands may get into the case you store your lenses in.
"You'd be surprised that cases are the most common cause of eye infections," Resnick said. "And it's usually the top of the case, because no one ever thinks about that part."
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The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) Ghana has asked Government to rescind its decision on the re-introduction of the 17 ½ Value Added Tax on core and non-core banking services.
The ICU made this known in a resolution it copied recently to the Minister of Finance in Accra.
According to the union, the law must be abrogated since it was going to cause untold hardship to workers.
Jointly signed by Emmanuel Boateng and Solomon Kotei, Chairman and General Secretary of the Union respectively, the resolution averred that proponents of the law did not make any scientific assessment about the impact of the law on Ghanaians and the economy, adding that should the tax be operational, it would erode the purchasing power of workers who were already paying high income and other indirect taxes.
It also argued that there was nothing like non-core activities in the banking system.
Government has come under intense pressure from various quarters, the latest being unionised workers, to withdraw the 17.5 per cent VAT imposed on what it described as non-core financial services.
Some analysts have noted that the VAT will slow down the already bad financial intermediation in the country while others believe it will pose an additional cost to bank customers.
An executive member of ICU argued that the imposition of the 17.5 per cent on financial services would be tantamount to double taxation, adding that it was illegal.
He said salaries deposited at the banks were a net of all statutory deductions.
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You win some and you lose some. In this case, it looks like Samsung has lost one. This case involved was set in the UK and was dealing with a few patent infringement claims related to 3G data. Specifically, Apple had been accused of infringing three of Samsung's patents.
Naturally Samsung was not all that pleased with the decision. Reuters is reporting that the company was "disappointed" and that upon the completion of a "thorough review" they will decide whether or not they will appeal the decision. Apple on the other hand has not offered any statement in regards to this case.
As it stands this means nothing will be changing for those in the UK, and while we suspect this may not be all that exciting of news for Android Community readers, Apple will not have to stop or in any way change anything related to UK based sales. Basically, the iPhone will remain available for sale in the UK.
Anyway, as many will realize, this is just one of the issues between Samsung and Apple. Touching on another case that recently had some changes. Judge Lucy Koh recently removed $450 million of the settlement award in a US based patent infringement case. Additionally Judge Koh also ordered a new damages trial for that case. As that trial stands, we are waiting on word of a date, however the settlement that Apple will get is now down to about $600 million.
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I went to do the powerboating course on my own as i needed it to do a windsurfing instructor course. I was at first apprehensive about going to southampton on my own, as it is not local for me. However as soon as i arrived i was put at ease and had a fantastic two days. The course was great fun being able to drive the powerboat and even the theory side was really interesting and greatly helps you be more confident out on the water when you know what you doing, and why! The instructor [name removed] was really friendly and helpful. I also stayed in the yacht over night and that was great fun in itself! id never slept in a boat before and it was very exciting and free! I would definetely recommend to a friend and if i need to do any more powerboat, or other, courses, i will be back :)


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Delta: Sleepy Summer Night
The sounds of a warm summer breeze and evening crickets combined with Delta brainwave pulses lulls you effortlessly to deep restful sleep.
Alpha: Ocean Surf Relaxation
Soothing sounds of the Pacific Ocean rolling onto the shores of Olympic National Park combined with Alpha brainwave pulses leads you to states of rejuvenating relaxation.
Theta: Rainforest Meditation
Lush sounds of the Brazilian Rainforest combined with Theta brainwave pulses will help you to clear your mind and guide you easily to states of deep meditation. The sounds of a cool mountain river combined with high Beta brainwave pulses will uplift your spirit and heighten your mental performance, focus and concentration.
©1999 Dr. Jeffrey Thompson (P)1999 The Relaxation Company
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4 excellent tracks of nature sounds. I use them to enhance relaxation, creativity and meditation. Although it deserves 5 stars, I gave it 4 because the info in the Audible Publisher's Summary is false, sloppy and does not match the tracks. After some research, I found the CORRECT DESCRIPTION on Amazon, for the four tracks in this audiobook:Four Natural Environments Four States of Mind to Choose FromSimply play in the backgroundCD1) ALPHA Gentle RainRelax your body, ease your mind, and renew your spirit.CD2) BETA Awakened RainforestEnhance your focus for peak mental performance.CD3) THETA Meditative StreamExperience deep meditation and inner calm.CD4) DELTA Sleepy OceanFall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up rejuvenated.Soothing Natural Sounds Combined With Brainwave PulsesCHOOSE YOUR STATE OF MINDCLINICALLY PROVEN AUDIO PROGRAM BASED ON 25 YEARS OF RESEARCHSound healing pioneer Dr. Jeffrey Thompson has developed unique techniques for embedding brainwave audio processes into lush, multi-layered, ambient nature soundtracks. After a few minutes of listening, your own brainwaves naturally lock onto these audio pulses, to lead you easily to the state of mind you want to experience.Dr. Jeffrey Thompson s pioneering work has led to groundbreaking discoveries in how sound frequency patterns built into musical soundtracks induce brainwave entrainment. Fortune 500 companies, healthcare professionals, clinics, hospitals, meditation groups, and individuals worldwide use Dr. Thompson s many audio programs for deep relaxation, healing, inner exploration, and meditation.
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Eat your heart out, Sk8er Boi! Avril Lavigne took her lean bikini body to Cancun, Mexico, on Sunday, May 11, and boi, did she look hot!
The singer, 29, wearing a light brown bandeau top and matching bikini bottoms, appeared to be in high spirits as she soaked in the sunshine. Chad Kroeger's wife sported shades and a floppy straw hat, while reapplying SPF to her fair skin during the beachside excursion.
Currently on the South American leg of her world tour, Lavigne is enjoying several days off in Mexico with her team. The pop-punk princess looked relaxed and happy on Sunday, as she hung out with her crew during the respite.
Lavigne even went for a refreshing dip in the ocean, and nearly suffered a wardrobe malfunction during her swim. The waves nearly took off Lavigne's bikini bottoms, but her reflexes stopped the skimpy cloth from slipping off her body.
It was a much-needed break for the "Hello Kitty" crooner after she last performed in Santiago, Chile, on Friday, May 9. Up next, Lavigne will take her tour to the city of Monterrey, Mexico, on Tuesday, May 13. The singer will be able to enjoy a more-elongated vacation once her tour ends in the U.S. (with the Backstreet Boys!) on June 22 in Wantagh, New York.
The latest candid photos of Lavigne on vacation are a significant departure from her awkward backstage shoot during a tour stop in Brazil, which was posted by music blog Breathe Heavy last week. According to the site, fans were able to pose with the singer under the conditions they paid several hundred dollars and did not touch her.
As a result, the snapshots turned out to be incredibly staged.
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Traditionally Fedora isn't thought of as a 'fancy desktop' distro. It has always been a trailblazing distro which had been the first to use a lot of desktop technologies used in other distros. Since I use Fedora as my main desktop distro, I just wanted share my current desktop screenshot.
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I don't really have a preference for dark vs. light. Just using a dark theme at the moment.
Theme: Aurora-Midnight
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Icons: Faenza (Dark)
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I had a blueberry cheesecake for dessert last night. Wasn't nice, but don't tell my mother who made it...
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Hey, Fedora is as good looking as any other distro - plus, it's Linux man! It can be anything you want it to be, yeah!
@Acid: Heh, look at my system stats on the left, man! If I can make a system look like "Seven" on 1/32 the amount of its minimum required RAM, I deserve nothing less of applause. My friend's got 4G RAM, a dual core processor, and his seven feels like my grandpa trying to take a leak (slow and difficult to point in the right direction). Again, it can look like anything you want it to be - I've downloaded themes from gnome-look.org that can make my system look like XP, Jaguar, BeOS, Amiga ...
@ Mr. Sharma: The composite extension can make X use a lot of RAM .. something as subtle as a pixmap theme and SVG icons can affect system performance - why not use vi directly, by the way? FBCon gives a full 1024x768 resolution - I sometimes use sisfb - virtual consoles running at 1024x768 with 32bits depth at 85 hertz, I got chills just now #:-)
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A 30-year-old man lives with a woman in a small, furnished rental. He has a daughter by another woman – a woman he abandoned. A theatre actor and very poor, he is madly in love with this other woman.
She was once a rising star, but all offers of work have dried up. The man does everything he can to get her a role, but nothing works out. The woman cheats on him. And then she leaves him.
The man tries to kill himself, but fails. His sister visits him in hospital. She's all he has left – his sister and the theatre.
Certificate: 18/07/14 2 Distributor: Studiocanal
Dir. Philippe Garrel, France, 2013, 77 mins, French
Cast: Louis Garrel, Anna Mouglalis, Rebecca Convenant


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A hyperfuturistic-looking new concept vehicle from Bombardier that looks something like a one-wheeled motorcycle. The Embrio has a hydrogen fuel cell for power and like the Segway HT uses a gyroscope to stay balanced. Looks doubtful that this will ever make it into production, at least not anytime soon.
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Review for Golden Retriever Rescue Of The Rockies, Arvada, CO, USA
We adopted Tucker in 2003 as a pup. He was a litter of 10 and his Mom and siblings were released to GRRR while Mom was still pregnant. Lucky for me, I retired early and It wasn't long after Tucker's adoption that I started volunteering as the Treasurer and bookkeeper. Then I was asked to pick up the mail and sort it. Then I transported dogs who needed help, mailed thank you cards, receipts, and fostered dogs. I'm now chairing the capital campaign, Bark To The Future.
Most people are shocked to learn that Golden Retrievers, of all dogs, need to be rescued. GRRR has been rescuing and rehoming Goldens for about 15 years now and the volume of dogs has only increased. There are so many different reasons a Golden will need help - a move, a divorce, an expensive medical episode, or neglect. GRRR takes them in, no matter what the problem is.
I'm involved because this group is dedicated and committed to helping these dogs live the life that they deserve. Nothing will get in their way to make sure a dog in need gets that forever home that is out there, waiting for them.
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This group has grown to a membership of over 1,500 people, many of whom are dedicated volunteers. The board of GRRR is committed to building "bench strength" by empowering volunteers to help run the organization to ensure that the future of GRRR is solid.
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...help them build a "forever home" of their own so that GRRR's existence will be guaranteed for future generations...Until the Goldens don't need rescuing any more.
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wikiHow to Make Chocolate Bread Pudding
Stray away from the usual pie and coffee dessert and serve this absolutely delightful, old fashioned, easy to make treat that will delight even the pickiest of eaters. Serve it warm, topped with ice cream, caramel syrup and a dab of whipped cream or cold, topped with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate chips. Simple to make, with simple ingredients, it's sure to become an instant favorite. You'll have your family and guests begging for seconds!
1Preheat the oven to 300ºF (150ºC).
2Cut all the brioche or bread into quarters using the large knife and place them into a large bowl.
3Pour the cream and milk into a pan, and heat over a medium high heat.
6Add a small amount of the hot chocolate sauce to the egg and sugar mixture, and whisk to blend. This is called "tempering" the eggs.
7Pour this mixture into the pan of the remaining hot chocolate sauce and whisk once more.
8Strain the chocolate sauce through a sieve over the bowl of bread.
9Add the roughly-chopped chocolate, and mix. Be very careful to not break up the bread. Leave to soak for 10-15 minutes.
10Pour the bread and chocolate mix into the buttered tin. Spread it evenly and pour any excess sauce over the mixture.
11Place the tin into the center of the oven and bake for roughly 35-40 minutes.
13Remove from the tin, cut into thick chunky slices.
Community Q&A
- If warm pudding is desired, warm in the microwave for about 10 seconds. Time according to your microwave. Do not overcook, or it will become gummy.
- Try adding nuts, raisins or flavorings (orange or vanilla essence perhaps) to the loaf.
- Break up the bread pudding into chunks instead of slicing it as a cake, as an alternative to serving, which makes it look more like a pudding. Serve in a bowl instead of a plate.
- Substitute the bread with Challah, for a softer bread pudding.
- Making it moist makes it more like a traditional British bread pudding.
Things You'll Need
- Saucepan
- 2 bowls
- Whisk
- 2-liter mold, buttered
- Regular spoon
- Wooden spoon
- Small knife
- Sieve
- Cutting board
- Large knife
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- VideoJug.com A video on how to make chocolate bread pudding. Source of images and instructions. Used with permission.
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DALLAS - Even though only Auburn managed to beat two teams playing in the BCS, Tommy Tuberville never thought he had a great team this season.
The No. 10 Tigers weren't great in the Cotton Bowl, but good enough to beat No. 22 Nebraska 17-14 on Monday.
Auburn took advantage of Nebraska mistakes, got two short touchdowns from Carl Stewart on his only touches of the game and beat the Cornhuskers, despite only gaining 178 total yards.
"That was typical Auburn, win and win ugly," Tuberville said. "That's how this team has done it all year. They scrap and claw."
Even without any superstar players, Auburn (11-2) made its seventh straight bowl game - and third in a row in January. Its 33-5 record the past three seasons is bettered only by Southern California and Texas, the past two national champions.
"These guys have overcome a lot of things. It's hard to imagine what we've done," said Tuberville, 71-29 after coaching his 100th Auburn game.
The Tigers can even wonder what might have been had they not lost to Georgia and Arkansas, the latter which instead won the SEC West.
Auburn beat LSU and No. 2 Florida, which plays Ohio State next week in the Bowl Championship Series title game. The Gators' only loss was at Auburn in mid-October.
"We're grungy. Whatever it takes to win, that's what we do," defensive end Quentin Groves said. "The main thing people are going to say is they're a grungy bunch, but they still have 11 wins."
John Vaughn's 42-yard field goal midway through the third quarter accounted for the only points after halftime. And it was enough to make Auburn the fourth straight SEC team to win the Cotton Bowl.
Nebraska (9-5), trying to return to national prominence under coach Bill Callahan, opened with a dominating 15-play, 80-yard drive capped by Zac Taylor's 13-yard touchdown pass to Nate Swift. But the Cornhuskers couldn't do much else right in their first January game in five years.
"It hurts," Taylor said. "But I don't think it sets our program back at all. I think we're headed in the right direction."
Nebraska didn't even make a bowl two years ago, when it ended Callahan's first season with a losing record that snapped Nebraska's NCAA-record streak of 35 straight bowl appearances. The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 North this season.
Nebraska still had a chance for a 10-win season with 5:24 left when Stewart Bradley sacked Brandon Cox, stripped the ball and recovered at the Auburn 42.
The Cornhuskers got to the 30, after converting a third down for the first time since their opening drive. But Taylor was under heavy pressure on fourth down when he threw the ball well over the head of his intended receiver and out of bounds.
Callahan said the Cornhuskers went for the first down because they were out of Jordan Congdon's range to try to kick a tying field goal. The sophomore kicker's career long is 41 yards.
"Everybody was on the same page, and that's a decision that we live with," Callahan said.
Courtney Taylor, who became Auburn's career receiving leader, had a leaping 12-yard catch to set up Stewart's 1-yard leap into the end zone. Stewart had only two touchdowns in the regular season, one of those in the opener.
"It's just what you call sloppy football," said Courtney Taylor, the game's offensive MVP with six catches for 70 yards to finish with 153 in his career. "We didn't play our best game, but at the same time we got the job done. That's what we've been doing all year long."
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I might sound selfish and If I do I'm sorry. But I would love have this bike, I would tresure it for as long as I lived. From my profile you'll notice that I have a history with your brand. Well the story is that since 2000 I became I huge fan when trough allot of work I bought with my own money my very own Diamondback Joker not the best but sufficent although I bent the rim on my firs dirt jump I loved that bike I opened the 3/8 drop outs 14mm and with dotation parts from my family changed the single crank arm to a 3piece and to 14mm forks. I've always been a huge Diamondback fan my favorite model has to be the 2002 Sherman with the fire red. Over the years I got married but my passion for BMX and the Diamondback brand has never ceased. I even remember my friend getting me the black sweater with Diamondback in old english with since 1976 in the bottom. Although I make a sufficent amount to get by with me and my family I do strugle to keep up, my current bikes are a 2001 Federal Division and a 2004 Mr.Lucky. When ever possible I buy use bikes from craiglist for kids in my Kingdom Hall and I always make it a point to find Diamondbacks. At the moment I'm fixing a 2004 Session for a kid who's dying to get into BMX but can't due to finacial hardships from his family. I know theres a huge number of great deserving people out here on Vital BMX but if you guys get a chance to look over my comment please consider me. On my profile theres pictures of me and I'm on a 2002 Skingdog blasting a wall ride. Wether I win or not Diamondback will always be my brand. Thank you Jorge R
Diamondback / Aliention Bike Giveaway 1
Diamondback and Alienation have teamed up to give a badass bike away to a rider that really needs it. Before we get any further, check out this spec list -
- Frame: Diamondback SeaHawk
- Fork: Diamondback
- Cranks: DB Pro 3-piece
- Sprocket: DB Spline Drive Diamond Gear 29T
- Front Rim: Alienation Deviant 36
- Front Hub: Alienation Tinman w/ Hub Guard
- Rear Rim: Alienation Felony
- Rear Hub: KT Sealed 9t
- Tires: Alienation Graffiti 2.2
- Pedals: Alienation Effects Pedal
- Bars: Diamondback Joe Bar 8.125 x 27.5
- Grips: Diamondback Naga Grip
- Stem: Alienation Iron Maiden
- Seat Post: Alienation Billy Club
- Seat: Diamondback Darin Read Kevlar cover
Want to win this? Of course you do! Here are the details, straight from Diamondback -
"Do you need this bike? Tell us in the comments here - http://www.diamondbackbmx.com/2012/12/03/diamondback-x-alienation-give-away/ or show us why with a video. Better yet, Do you know a rider who needs a NEW whip? Your friend rips but is bike is blown out? Tell us why in the comments or better yet show us with a video and we will make you SANTA for the day.
It would be pretty cool to show up at your friends house and give them a new ride…
Winner will be picked on Dec 21, so get out there tell us why you want this bike."
Hit up Diamondback's site for more info and for your chance to win!
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In a letter sent by his attorney, murder suspect Drew Peterson lashed out at the Oak Brook Police Department over his son's termination.
The police and fire board of Oak Brook fired Peterson's son, Stephen Peterson, last weekend.
In the letter, the elder Peterson questioned the fairness of the commissioners.
"When I gave Steve my guns there was no investigation to impede," Peterson said. "They were my favorite guns, and I was going to give them to Steve when I retired anyway. I only gave him three of the dozen or so guns I owned, and I kept most of my guns in my house and the police confiscated them all, so how could giving him those three guns impede anything?"
The board ruled the younger Peterson failed to disclose that his father gave him three guns and nearly $240,000, days after his father's 4th wife, Stacy, disappeared in October 2007.
Stephen Peterson was found not guilty of two other accusations by the commission. One related to his temporary possession of a sawed-off AR-15 assault rifle that his father used in connection with his duties as a Bolingbrook Police SWAT team member. The other accused Peterson of failing to keep the internal investigation into his possession of the guns confidential.
The former Bolingbrook police sergeant is not charged in Stacy's disappearance, but prosecutors believe he killed his third wife Savio in order to prevent her from testifying against him in court.
Her body was found in a dry bathtub on March 1, 2004.
Savio's death was originally ruled an accidental drowning, but her body was exhumed after Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared on Oct. 29, 2007. A new autopsy reclassified Savio's death as a homicide.
Stacy Peterson has long been presumed dead, but her body has never been found.


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"The "YENMEE"/(Meaning IDEAL)/U.S. PATENT APPLIED FOR/The only original Chinese Pung/and Chow Rack with combined/Chip and Tile Tray." (Printed black text on green paper label with red Chinese characters and dragon.)
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This little single pack comes across more like an EP than the regular "one track" single as it has no less than two unreleased songs tagged on. The production is quite strong, despite what many have claimed on the guitars are meaty, smooth and in your face.
-God Send Death: This song is CLASSIC Slayer. Dueling solos, hammering riffs and lyrics about God, pain and the tearing loose of eyeballs. What more can a Slayer fan ask for? The riffs own, the drumming is beast-like, and the overall mood is one of confusion of violence. Kudos to Slayer for allowing us occasional glimpses at why Slayer is Slayer...even today.
-Scarstruck: What a great title and a good song. Unlike Addict which kind of wore on me a bit this song kicks along with some decent hooks/riffs in the Slayer mold. This could have made the album had they bumped one of the previously released songs like "Here Comes the Pain".
-Addict: Not as good as "Scarstruck", but still interesting. The riffwork is a little static for me, but overall cool. Lyrically, it's not half as interesting as "Scarstruck". If this had made the record it would have been the ultimate filler track, but in the scheme of an EP it works out well.
This is a "must own" for Slayer fanatics and a curiousity piece for everyone else. While "God Send Death" is the standout piece (hence why it actually made the record) the other two have worthy attritbutes that any other metal fan may enjoy.
I am not on the "hate Slayer for changes sake" bandwagon, and this works out well enough to be bought in the used bin or scored off e-bay.


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Fairfield Police Department arrested three juveniles Saturday, all charged with being in a park after hours: A male, 15, of Fairfield was arrested at the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center at 6:08 p.m. Saturday; a male, 15, of Lockridge, was arrested at the law center at 6:24 p.m. Saturday, with additional charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance, marijuana; and a 13-year old of Birmingham, was arrested at 8:40 p.m. Saturday at the law center.
Krystal Leanne Criswell, 21, of 505 W. Madison Ave., was arrested at 1:10 a.m. Sunday at Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store for fifth-degree theft (value under $200).
Erin Lynn Spece, 18, of 306 E. Jefferson Ave., was arrested at 1:10 a.m. Sunday at Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store for fifth-degree theft.
Police received a report at 8:52 p.m. Sunday about a burglary to a garage in the 100 block of South 15th Street.
Police received a report of a possible phone scam; resident received call reportedly from Microsoft, saying resident's computer has a virus and the caller needs the resident's debit or credit card information to clear up computer virus.
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1:28 a.m. picnic tables in road, South Main near Iowa Avenue.
9:16 a.m. police stood by fire department for structure fire at Best Western.
10:04 a.m. caller reported losing a set of keys.
4:04 p.m. resident reported a broken window in home while out; nothing seemed to be missing.
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In a piece in today's Chicago Sun-Times, a so-called "close friend" of Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler and celebrity girlfriend Kristin Cavallari discussed the relationship between the two and, in doing so, added a sort of jab to Jessica Simpson, ex-girlfriend of Dallas' Tony Romo.
According to the friend, Cutler and Cavallari "don't want to have a Jessica Simpson problem."
Simpson was somewhat famously seen in a pink no. 9 Cowboys' jersey during an ugly loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in December of 2007, and, afterward, was made something of a pariah by fans and the media.
Of course, these charges were likely overblown, but that hasn't stopped Cutallari (our new name for the celeb couple) from using the Romo-Simpson dynamic (or "Rompson" dynamic) as an example of how not to behave.
There's been no word as to whether Cavallari will attend this Sunday's NFC championship game between the Bears and the Packers, but one thing is sure: Kristin totally stole Stephen away from L.C., the girl with whom he was so clearly meant to be. Oh, that, and she'll do her best to not be a distraction.
"But if she does show up this weekend, you can bet she will do nothing to interfere with Jay's preparation for that game," the source said. "She wants him to focus on winning as much as any diehard Bear fan."
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Before he was cooking up the blue stuff, Aaron Paul had to have his pops.
Ah, the stuff you can find on Youtube! As Facebook was buzzing about the final season of Breaking Bad last night, I stumbled upon this gem. I total remember this commercial from back in 1999! Hey you gotta start somewhere!
Aaron Paul talked about his start in acting in last years August edition of GQ magazine:
'It's kind of hard for me to swallow. When I first started, I just wanted to work. I wouldn't necessarily do anything, but I'd pretty much almost do anything at the very beginning. And then the more I started to work, the pickier I became, and now with this show that I'm working on now, it's just — it's hard to say yes to projects. 'Breaking Bad,' I've never been more proud.'


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The diagram shows a bell curve and has variables of time in micro-seconds and power and energy, both in kilotons _ the traditional measurement of the energy output, and hence the destructive power of nuclear weapons. The curve peaks at just above 50 kilotons at around 2 microseconds, reflecting the full force of the weapon being modeled. The Farsi writing at the bottom translates "changes in output and in energy released as a function of time through power pulse."
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If there was one thing that I was starting to miss from Lionsgate, it was their ever-widening array of direct to video horror and suspense movies. While the "ever" part of ever-widening has become somewhat suspect in recent days, there's a little bit of a push to get back into the fray represented by "Killer Joe", a copy of which they sent our way for review.
"Killer Joe" follows the titular Killer Joe, more specifically, Joe Cooper. Cooper is a detective in Dallas by day, but who supplements his income at night by performing a much darker form of work: contract killing. A man named Chris contracts Cooper to kill his mother in a bid to get some life insurance money and pay off some debts, but a man in debt doesn't have a lot of ready cash for things like hit men. So Chris needs an alternate form of payment for his retainer, and Cooper has just the payment in mind, taking Chris' sister Dottie as a retainer. But will Chris be able to make the necessary payments? Will Cooper live up to his dark nickname? And will Dottie survive the experience, let alone her mother?
I confess to a note of caution going into this one as the titular contract killer was played by no less than Matthew McConaughey. I have about as much faith in McConaughey's acting ability as I have in merangue's suitability as a load-bearing surface. Thankfully, the rest of the cast, including commonly-terrific Thomas Haden Church, will do a significantly better job than McConaughey could ever do. And equally thankfully, even McConaughey is putting up some sound work here. The whole thing is better than could be readily expected, with some interesting shots of humor throughout. Even better, there will be some nicely clever twists tossed in for variety's sake.
Special features in this one are reasonably plentiful if not necessarily Texas-sized. There's a commentary track from director William Friedkin, a set of audio options and your choice of English or Spanish subtitles. There's also a featurette on taking "Killer Joe" from stageplay to screen, a couple of South by Southwest-related features like a Q&A session with the cast and an introduction from, once again, William Friedkin, a red band trailer for "White Trash" and trailers for "Hesher", "Winter's Bone", "Arbitrage", and a preview for Epix.
"Killer Joe" is a surprisingly sharp bit of filmmaking. With sound performances all around it's hard not to enjoy this one, though be duly warned that this will get a little bloody and a little weird in the last half, especially toward the last few minutes. But still, those who like their crime drama with a little edge and a little laugh should find this one amply palatable.


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21% of Americans Aren't Using the Internet
With phones that can push email, Twitter and Facebook notifications to your home screen, it seems like we're living in a world that's constantly connected. Between web-connected TVs and consoles, phones, laptops, and PCs, it's hard for most of us to imagine not getting at least some of our news, entertainment and information from the Web. However, a recent study by Pew shows that 21 percent of American adults aren't connected to the internet.
This figure isn't just based on broadband, it includes dial-up users too, and one fifth of Americans just aren't online. Of that 21 percent, 34 percent of users have access (or live with people who have access) to the internet, but either don't think it's relevant to their lives, are uncomfortable with computers, or just plain not interested in the idea. One in ten non-users said they'd be interested in getting online at some point in the future.
Pew's research also revealed that just over 10 percent of those surveyed feel that expanding affordable high-speed internet access to everyone in the country should be a top priority for the federal government.
Americans were asked: "Do you think that expanding affordable high-speed internet access to everyone in the country should be a top priority for the federal government, important but a lower priority, not too important, or should it not be done?" The majority chose the last two options:
- 26% of Americans say that expansion of affordable broadband access should not be attempted by government.
- 27% said it was "not too important" a priority
- 30% said it was an important priority.
- 11% said it should be a top priority.
Pew's survey was conducted via phone (landline and cell phone) in April and May of 2010, and involved 2,252 adults aged 18 and older.
drutortthats a very small sample to draw a conclusion for whole America LOL really? only 2.2k adults? and its done over phone and cell phone... ok why not like public survey or other none tech surveying... how about asking others who have Internet if they have adults who never connect on the net.. that might work for an online study lol though not very accurate
JOSHSKORN21% of Americans aren't using the Internet. Probably another 30%-40% probably shouldn't be because they're kinda dumb and wouldn't know how to use it resourcefully or they just spend all their time on Facebook. But back to those 21%, we're probably talking for the most part about senior citizens that didn't grow up with computers. The rest of them are probably too dumb to add 1 + 1, let alone use a computer.
Is it lonely up there on your pedestal?
Actually a survey size of 2,200 people allows for a very manageable survey with a high certainty. For example, the Gallup Polls that correctly predicted the 2008 election with a sample size of 3,050 had only 2.1% error. The reason why the survey was conducted over cellphones and phones is that pseudorandomness is easily attained. A public survey has regional bias and asking internet users if they know people who do not use the internet has a socioeconomic bias. While using mail would have been suitable, it has a much higher overhead with not noticeable benefits over a phone survey. From the information given in this article, the survey looks as if it could be very accurate; however, I do not know any other details about it.
chickenhoagieas time goes on, this percentage will drop dramatically..its all about the age of the user. people who grow up in the internet world, will endorse it. but you can never get everyone to have internet. for some, its just too much against their policies and views.
but how i feel about this is, YES WE NEED HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. nope, not talking about super fast cable. I'm talking about what the chinese have. why can't we have what they have? its ridiculous. its America. China is communist and they still have better internet than us.


text: Former Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory has accused President Barack Obama of turning a "blind eye" to the flooding in the state, saying he does not seem to care about the plight of poor black people. Speaking to guest host, Breitbart London editor Raheem Kassam on Breitbart News Sunday, Senator Guillory questioned why President Obama could not cut short his golfing vacation to help out in the flood-hit state. "It's difficult to understand why he could not break from his vacation and his golfing and come to Louisiana," Senator Gilroy said. When Kassam quoted Kanye West, who said in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 that former president George W. Bush's response showed he did not care about Black people, Senator Guillory said the same could be said of President Obama. "Under [Obama's] administration he bailed out the banks, he bailed out Wall Street, but Black unemployment is the highest it has been since the Great Depression," he said. "More than 60 per cent of our students, sometimes as many as 90 in urban areas, cannot read and write at grade level." Senator Guillory switched from the Democrats to the Republicans in 2013, releasing a video in which he


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Mercury COO Returns to Joplin
Posted: July 12, 2011
I am a product of the Midwest. I grew up in a town of 6,000 in Southwest Missouri called Monett. Joplin..."the big city"... is located about 25 miles from Monett. Growing up, I spent a lot of time in Joplin, which served as the home base for my AAU team during my high school years.
My mom and her husband moved to Joplin a few years ago, taking up residency on a beautiful farm a few miles outside of town, with lots of giant trees and a big field to hold their horses. When I return home, what I love more than anything is the foliage. The old trees that stand so tall and mighty and this time of year, are filled with gorgeous green leaves.
On May 22, a good portion of Joplin was leveled by one of the largest tornados in history. I received a text from my mom about the time news broke of the massive storm...about 3:30 p.m. Phoenix time. Her text read something about a truck being overturned, but was jumbled (she's not the best texter in the first place), so I texted back for clarification. No response. Then a phone call. Straight to voicemail. By this time, the horrific images were on every news channel and all over social media. Of course I was frantic.
After four hours, the phone finally rang. On the other end was my mom, standing in what sounded like a war zone. For three hours, she had been at a major intersection in Joplin, directing traffic. I could feel the tension in her voice. We didn't stay on the line long, but I knew she was safe, which was all that mattered. About ten minutes later, a text followed that simply read, "Our town is gone."
I returned to Joplin last week. The Mercury was scheduled for a Friday night game in Tulsa, so I left a day early to assist my mom and her company in a volunteer day at a local church.
I've heard many people say that seeing the destruction on tv is far different than seeing it in person, so I was mentally preparing myself to witness the storm-battered area for the first time. The best way to describe it is a war zone, even though over a month has passed! Mom indicated that a lot of the debris had been cleared, but there was still so much left to take away. I learned that there is two times the amount of debris in Joplin than when the Twin Towers fell in New York. Absolutely astonishing.
Two things really struck me about what I saw. One, the trees that I love so much...BIG, old, strong trees...snapped in half and the bark ripped from the trunks and limbs. (Not to mention giant billboard poles that were bent in half!) That's a true indication of the force of the storm.
Second, all the "stuff," including cars, couches, clothes and personal belongings that before the storm, were probably so important to the people who owned them and now remained untouched after a month. It's a good reminder of what's important in life. I'm sure before the storm, the folks of Joplin put a lot of stock in those "things" like all of us do. And now, as those things sit in vacant fields and lots where homes used to be, it's obvious of the unfortunate and life-changing perspective that was provided on May 22.
We made our way through Joplin - I was speechless most of the time - and as we turned down the road to head to my Mom's house, it was alarming to see just how close the storm had come to her house. Right across the street, a convenience store had lost its roof (which has already been replaced) and a home had lost its roof with trees in pieces all around.
Mom and I, along with several of her co-workers, spent last Thursday at a local church outside Joplin. The parking lot was set-up like a grocery store, with a long row of tents that contained everything from food items to flashlights to dog food. Those in need were able to come through the tents and grab whatever they needed. It was such an incredible experience to be able to hand over the items, free of charge, thanks to the generous donations of companies and individuals from across the country.
One thing that struck me was the number of out-of-state volunteers. A church from Louisiana had 10 volunteers on hand. Several people were from Kansas City. A group of people from Springfield, Ill. drove down that day to drop off a load of things that had been collected in a drive at their church. People from across the country are chipping in.
I'm an extremely proud Midwesterner and the resolve of the people in Joplin is an example of why. The folks (yes, I said folks) from the heart of our country possess a work ethic like none other and more importantly, a kinship that bonds neighbors together in times of need. Every person in that community is giving something to help - a dump truck to clear debris, a bed to sleep in, money - whatever needs to be done, will be done.
And I was also proud to be a part of this great organization and aligned with our partner Grand Canyon University. GCU acted immediately and allowed us to be involved in their campaign to collect items that members of their staff then drove to Joplin. The media support was incredible and as always, members of the Mercury and Suns fan base came to the rescue on short notice, helping us collect piles and piles of items.
It was rewarding to share a volunteer day with my mom and give back to a community that's given me so much. I have no doubt Joplin will persevere and come back stronger than ever.


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Kanye West's Album
One more week until Yeezus!
June 19th you better rush to stores and grab Kanye's latest album!
Expect to hear collaborations from Daft Punk and Skrillex .
Macklemore Still Shocked About Fame
From rags to riches…or thrift shops!
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are still shocked over their new found fame.
It wasn't too long ago they were still living at home with no money.
Britney Spears' Smurfs Song
Looks like the Smurfs sprung a leak!
Britney Spears says the song from the Smurfs 2 was leaked and wasn't the final version!
Look out for the official single to be released this Sunday night.


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The Witcher official site is pointing out a wiki on the game and Andrzej Sapkowski, which may be of interest the players. The wiki is maintained by Ausir, who many may remember from his previous RPG community involvement.
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St. Jude Medical says the FDA hit it with a warning letter last week over problems at the Sylmar, Calif., plant that makes its next-generation Durata defibrillator leads.
St. Jude Medical [1] (NYSE:STJ [2]) said today that the FDA slapped it with a warning letter over problems with the Sylmar, Calif., plant where its keystone Durata defibrillator leads are manufactured.
The St. Paul, Minn.-based medical device company shrugged off the formal warning letter, which follows a so-called "Form 483" from the federal watchdog agency detailing 11 problems with quality control and documentation procedures at the Sylmar facility.
"As previously disclosed by management on its 3rd-quarter earnings call [3] on Oct. 17, 2012, this warning letter was expected," St. Jude said today in a regulatory filing [4].


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Wall Street Kernel - With the recent release of the devastating Baker Iraq Study Group Report, suggesting that 'stay the course' strategy was unrealistic - sanitized word for suicidal - George W. Bush - 43, following a rug chewing, wall kicking tantrum in the Oval Office, decided to throw in the towel, give it all up, admit he stole the Florida election in 2000 and return the White House to the rightful winner and resident, former Vice President Al Gore.
Caught off guard by the announcement, tree hugging Mr. Gore's reaction was described by newsmen as: "Yeah, what? The kid is jumping ship? He's bailing out? Not showing up for the final months of service to his country? Seems like deja vu all over again."
As a final gesture in office, George W. Bush - 43, pardoned himself for all kinds of mistakes, falsehoods, misdemeanors, parking tickets, war crimes, double dipping and crimes against humanity he may or may not have committed while serving as President of the United States; awarding himself the Medal of Freedom, a doubled pension, adding a pension for Laura and the twins.
"Hold it right there, pilgrim," Mr. Gore was heard to holler while the Bush RV, (packed with furniture, leg lamps, pots, pans, memorabilia and a mattress tied on top) rolled down the White House driveway, "You're leaving me with a kettle of spoiled, globally warmed, overcooked, smelling fish, which probably includes endangered white whale, and this is a Cum-ba-ya moment."
"Blame it on the Supreme Court. They gave me the job," he shouted, "I'm an innocent party."
That said, the Wall Street Kernel further reports the RV backfired, expelling a cloud of thick black exhaust, leaving Gore covered in grime. Still in a bathrobe and bedroom slippers, the former Vice President and new President of the United States, addressed the group of newsmen saying: "Well, I just never!"
First order of business: Give Saddam Hussein a new neck tie (preferably Hermes and not a rope) and reinstate him as President of the new and liberated Iraq, "Thank the lord we didn't hang him."
Resurrects the new and liberated Bath Party, "Naughty, not nice, but able."
Get our troops out of Iraq; and design an alternative energy source not dependent on oil, polonium or sushi.


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Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked an attempt by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to pass a resolution calling for the creation of a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS scandal.
Cruz excoriated the IRS on the Senate for purposefully targeting conservative groups, and then working to cover up the scandal by refusing to testify and claiming key emails have been lost. Cruz also said Attorney General Eric Holder has refused to call for a special prosecutor, and that Congress must act to create one to ensure an impartial criminal investigation.
Cruz added along the way that Holder should be impeached for failing to take this step.
"If Attorney General Eric Holder continues to refuse to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the abuse of power by the IRS against the American people, he should be impeached," he said.
But when he asked consent to have the Senate pass his resolution, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) objected on behalf of Democrats. Wyden repeated the Democratic argument that several investigations have taken place already, and that no more taxpayer funds should be used for new investigations.
"I have to question whether bringing in a special prosecutor would be a good use of taxpayer money in this case," Wyden said.
Republicans have argued that Holder's office has been unable to run an impartial investigation on the IRS. Cruz noted, for example, that Barbara Bosserman lead the department's criminal probe into the scandal — Bosserman gave over $6,000 to Obama's two presidential campaigns.
Cruz also noted that IRS Commissioner John Koskinen himself has donated $100,000 to Democrats, and said it's an "embarrassment" that these are the officials expected to assert themselves against President Obama.
"It saddens me to say that the U.S. Department of Justice under Attorney General Eric Holder has become the most partisan Department of Justice in the history of our country," Cruz said.
Cruz said it's an "insult" to have the IRS say it lost Lois Lerner's emails, and said everyone should be bothered by Wednesday's news that Lerner tried to target Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa.).
"How comfortable are you with the precedent that the IRS can single out Democratic senators who might disagree with the president's political position?" he asked. "The targeting of Chuck Grassley… ought to trouble every member of this body."
Cruz also said that the IRS paid a $50,000 fine after admitting it gave away confidential taxpayer information to the political opponents of the National Organization for Marriage. "That is textbook abuse of power," he said.
He concluded by saying the Obama administration has used the IRS for political purposes in ways that Richard Nixon only imagined.
"It was wrong when Richard Nixon tried to use the IRS to target his political enemies… and it was wrong when the Obama administration tried and succeeded to do the same thing," he said.


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VIRGINIA BEACH -- Sophomores Graham Wilson and Drew Tomajczyk extended current winning streaks against Christopher Newport University on Sunday in the regular-season finale, but the Captains from Newport News emerged with the team win in a showdown between regionally-ranked teams.
CNU, ranked No. 9 in the Atlantic South region, posted wins in four of the six singles flights to post a hard-fought 6-3 victory at VWC's Everett Tennis Center, snapping the host Marlins' seven-match winning streak. Virginia Wesleyan entered the match ranked No. 17 in the region.
Wilson (Newport News/Menchville) helped prevent a CNU sweep in singles by winning at the No. 1 spot in an impressive comeback. The Captains' Chiraag Shetty (Yorktown/Tabb) opened with a 6-0 victory, only to see Wilson take a 6-3 decision in the second set, before dominating the third set for a 6-0 decider. It was Wilson's third straight win and seventh in the last eight outings. He is now 13-4 overall.
Tomajczyk (Chesterfield/Homeschooled) needed only two sets to post a win at No. 4 against Joona Rahko (Oulu, Finland/Karjasita). He opened with a 6-1 first-set win and then held off Rahko 6-3 in the second. Tomajczyk won for the eight straight time and improved his season record to 12-5.
Tomajczyk was the only two-time VWC winner against the Captains as he teamed with rookie Brendan Kelleher (Baltimore, Md./Towson) to win at No. 3 doubles. The duo improved to a 4-1 after defeating Jake Smith (Alexandria/Mount Vernon) and Lloyd Luck (Charlottesville/Covenant), 8-2. It was the third consecutive win for the VWC tandem.
One of the most intense matches of the day went to CNU as Joey Manilla (Greenwood/Western Albemarle) and Shetty survived for 9-7 win at No. 1 doubles over rookie Kenny Downing (Washington, D.C./Homeschooled) and Wilson. It was only the fourth loss of the season for the VWC duo, which owns a team-leading 12-4 record.
Downing was also involved in a three-set battle in singles against Steven Boslet (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) at the No. 2 flight. After falling 6-4 in the opening set, Downing evened the score with a 6-3 second-set win. But, Boslet had a little more remaining in his game in the third set and posted a 6-2 win for the overall decision. It was the first loss in 10 matches for Downing, who is now 13-3 overall.
In women's competition on Sunday, Christopher Newport posted a 9-0 victory. While the Captains improved to 10-10 overall, the Marlins ended the regular season with 4-15 record.
Christopher Newport 6, Va. Wesleyan 3
|Singles competition
|1. Graham Wilson (VWC) def. Chiraag Shetty (CNU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
|2. Steven Boslet (CNU) def. Kenneth Downing (VWC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
|3. Joey Manilla (CNU) def. Spenser Bullock (VWC) 6-4, 6-4
|4. Drew Tomajczyk (VWC) def. Joona Rahko (CNU) 6-1, 6-3
|5. Jake Smith (CNU) def. Tyler Chang (VWC) 6-4, 6-4
|6. Arttu Fiva (CNU) def. Brendan Kelleher (VWC) 6-4, 6-1
|Doubles competition
|1. Chiraag Shetty/Joey Manilla (CNU) def. Kenneth Downing/Graham Wilson (VWC) 9-7
|2. Steven Boslet/Arttu Fiva (CNU) def. Tyler Chang/Spenser Bullock (VWC) 8-1
|3. Brendan Kelleher/Drew Tomajczyk (VWC) def. Lloyd Luck/Jake Smith (CNU) 8-2
|Match Notes
|Chris. Newport 14-7; Regional ranking #9
|Va. Wesleyan 13-4; Regional ranking #17
Christopher Newport 9, Va. Wesleyan 0
|Singles competition
|1. Katie Carlson (CNU) def. Mia Proctor (VWC) 6-1, 6-0
|2. Jackie Gaine (CNU) def. Hannah Parent (VWC) 6-2, 6-0
|3. Jodi Noland (CNU) def. Marisa Cifuentes (VWC) 6-1, 6-0
|4. Kelsey Clark (CNU) def. Lisa Nguyen (VWC) 6-0, 6-0
|5. Brook Byrd (CNU) def. Sydney Charity (VWC) 6-0, 6-0
|6. Anna Chekalkina (CNU) def. Kaitlyn Rapoza (VWC) 6-0, 6-0
|Doubles competition
|1. Katie Carlson/Jodi Noland (CNU) def. Marisa Cifuentes/Mia Proctor (VWC) 8-2
|2. Kelsey Clark/Jackie Gaine (CNU) def. Lisa Nguyen/Hannah Parent (VWC) 8-2
|3. Brook Byrd/Anna Chekalkina (CNU) def. Sydney Charity/Kaitlyn Rapoza (VWC) 8-0
|Match Notes
|Chris. Newport 10-10; Regional ranking #13
|Va. Wesleyan 4-15


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It's the tale of the tail.
One cat, perhaps a mountain lion, had a long tail. The other had the distinctive tail of probably a bobcat. Both were spotted in the Tecumseh area.
Five Tecumseh residents sighted what they were sure was a mountain lion on Monday near tall grass and evergreens in the 300 block of S.E. DuPont Road.
Tecumseh resident Wanda Mattox brought photographs to The Topeka Capital-Journal on Tuesday showing a big cat sunning itself about 20 yards from her driveway at S.E. 2nd and Tecumseh Road in September. Mattox was outside with her granddaughter Kaitlyn Henry, 9, waiting for the child's school bus when she saw movement and the big cat.
Mattox retrieved a disposable camera and snapped a photo, then the cat was gone. The photo shows a tan and brown animal sitting in the sun by a tree line.
"I didn't want to go too close because I didn't know what it was," Mattox said. "I knew it wasn't a dog."
It had a short tail, and Mattox now thinks it was a bobcat.
By contrast, the big cat spotted Monday had a distinctive long tail.
What Gene Kreipe, 84, and four other adults saw was light tan, 3 to 4 feet in length, had a thick tail about 2 feet long, a white tip on the tail and a large head.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks says mountain lions are native to Kansas, but there has been no indisputable evidence the animals exist in the state today.
|Mountain Lion
|Head and body length
|42-54 inches
|25-30 inches
|Tail length
|30-36 inches
|Up to 5 inches
|80-260 pounds
|15-35 pounds
|Forests, mountains, plains and swamps
|Scrub, wild country, forests, mountains, swamps and deserts
|Other names
|Puma, cougar, catamount, panther
|Wildcat (especially in Manhattan)
|Pale brown to tawny above and white overlaid with buff below
|Brown or brownish red with white underbelly and black-tipped tail
|Sources: nationalgeographic.com and "Wildlife Identification Pocket Guide"
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Shot-down flier has 'normal life'
Ask AP is a weekly Q&A column where Associated Press journalists respond to readers' questions about the news.
In the early '80s, a black Navy pilot was shot down over the Middle East and held captive. The Rev. Jesse Jackson negotiated his release. What happened to that pilot?
Michael Logan, Milwaukee, Wis.
That was Lt. Robert O. Goodman Jr., a bombardier-navigator who retired from the Navy in 1995 and now lives in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is a senior consultant on homeland security, defense and law enforcement at Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy and technology consulting firm.
On Dec. 4, 1983, Goodman was on a bombing mission against Syrian anti-aircraft batteries in Lebanon when his A-6 Intruder was shot down. The pilot, Lt. Mark Lange, was killed.
Goodman was held in a Syrian prison for 30 days. Jackson went to Damascus and negotiated his release with then-President Hafez al-Assad. At the time, Goodman was stationed in Virginia Beach, Va., and was on a six-month deployment in the Middle East aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy.
"When I was a captive, I didn't know if I'd be held for one week, a month, a year," Goodman says. "I was quite lucky to be released in 30 days."
Now 51, Goodman seldom reflects on his imprisonment, and he is no longer in touch with Jackson. He doesn't fly anymore, either, except on business travel.
"It's not really a big part of who I am now," he said of his captivity. "It comes up when people ask me."
He does think of those days when watching the news, he said.
"You see things happen in Iraq and the other wars and other things happening overseas, and I know I see things differently from other people," Goodman said.
Goodman and his wife, Terry, have two adult children and are grandparents. They lead what Goodman calls "a normal life."
Mary Hudetz
Associated Press Writer, Denver
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Activote: Quote of the day
"I did this as a symbol of my commitment to my dad and to represent the faith I have in his ability to be an effective leader for our country and to grow and strengthen the Republican party when he is elected President of the United States."
MEGHAN MCCAIN, the 23-year-old daughter of presumed GOP presidential nominee John McCain, on changing her affiliation from independent to Republican
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New research from Santander 123 Current Account has revealed that UK households struggling the most financially are spending more than half of their income on bills.
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The nation's poorest households – those bringing home less than £14,000 a year – are spending 56% on essential expenditure including utilities, council tax, food and fuel.
This amount is slashed by half for the average Brit, with 23% of their disposable income going on household essentials.
The rising price of groceries seems to have incurred its wrath on household finances, with food expenditure swiping almost 10% of disposable income.
Household bills absorbed 6.9% of net income, while council tax accounts for 3.6%.
Petrol and diesel accounts for 3.2% of essential spending, but the weak pound could pull this figure up substantially.
The pound has weakened against the dollar as well as the euro, and since oil is traded in dollars in global markets – and since a fall in sterling increases the cost of anything imported – Brits could be facing a 5% price rise in petrol in the near future.
Hetal Parmar, Head of Banking at Santander, said: "Rising energy price rises and the cost of living generally are putting extra strain on household finances, causing people to tighten their belts but also to become more aware of their finances."
Ms Parmar suggested a number of other ways to bring down household bills to a more manageable amount.
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Bold text added to highlight Bloomberg's insistence on intra-URL journalistic transparency. But really: "person says"? Can't they just say "source"?
Here's how CBS News handled the same sourcing difficulty:
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (CBS) – CBS News has learned Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has suspended his campaign.
The "has learned" approach is classic television-sourcing mumbo-jumbo. Pops up in tabloids as well.
Now PBS:
Rick Santorum is suspending his presidential campaign at a Tuesday afternoon news conference, sources close to the former Pennsylvania senator are telling The Washington Post and other outlets.
The Atlantic:
Outlets from The New York Times to The Hill have confirmed Rick Santorum will suspend his campaign for president Tuesday, effectively handing the nomination to Mitt Romney, and someone tells Yahoo News (probably the Romney campaign) that Santorum called Romney to concede.
And why bother with sourcing at all? From Newsworks.org:
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is expected to announce he is dropping out of the race for President.


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EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Texas mother on trial for a second time in the beating death of her 3-year-old daughter suffered from battered woman syndrome, her lawyer said.
Defense attorney Patrick Lara told a courtroom in El Paso Yara Belen Perez, 30, never hit her daughter Jacqueline Gonzalez on the day of her death, the El Paso Times reported Wednesday.
Lara said the entire blame for Jacqueline's 2007 beating death belongs to Francisco Castaneda, Perez' live-in boyfriend.
Castaneda was convicted of capital murder in 2010 and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Perez faces the same punishment if convicted at her second trial, which began this week.
She wept at Tuesday's session when prosecutors showed photos of her daughter's body in the trunk of her car.
The state's first attempt to try Perez ended in a mistrial after a juror overheard two deputies discussing a newspaper article about the case and relayed the information to other jurors.


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Commuters have one less option to get around the Loop, Michigan Avenue and State Street under an ordinance approved by aldermen Wednesday.
Pedicabs -- the tricycle taxis -- can no longer operate on the popular thoroughfares during rush hours. Additionally, the number of pedicabs that can exist in the city is capped at 200.
The new ordinance also mandates that owners, which have operated in the city for several years with minimal to no oversight, get obtain a $250 annual license and obtain insurance.
Operators have argued the new rules will hurt their business, especially the stipulations on travel in the downtown areas.
"This is the district where all of our customers are, it's where our passengers want to go, it's where we take people on tours to showcase the city," T.C. O'Rourke, a pedicab operator who sits on the board of the new Chicago Pedicab Association said during the city's License and Transportation Committee hearing. "I don't know why anyone would want to take a pedicab tour if they couldn't see the Mag Mile. It's something that our city is known for. It also makes it virtually impossible to navigate the largely one-way street grid that was designed around these two major roadways."
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), who sponsored the ordinance, said the goal is to improve safety.
The full text of the legislation is posted on the website of the Chicago City Council.


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March 4, 2014
Frigid temps and refreeze will be concern over coming days
FAIRFAX, Noon—Ice continues to be the major issue facing northern Virginia drivers and 2,000 Virginia Department of Transportation trucks today.
"Ice is unavoidable under these conditions," said Branco Vlacich. "We ask drivers to be alert to changing conditions, even on cleared roads, as snow and slush will melt under traffic and sunlight and refreeze in frigid temperatures."
Salt alone becomes ineffective below 20 degrees, but a salt/sand mix will be used in conjunction with traffic and sun to help the melting process and provide traction.
What drivers should know:
- Be aware of ice and snow patches in turn lanes, shoulders, edges of roadways and on lower-volume roads.
- Use extreme caution as many pavement temperatures are below freezing.
- Pay particular attention to ramps, bridges, overpasses and areas prone to freezing.
What residents should know:
- Crews are addressing issues on the state's 16,000 neighborhood streets in Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties.
- Plows are ineffective against ice on roads. Salt and sand will be used instead.
- Expect an eight-to-ten-foot-wide path but not bare pavement. Crews will sand hills, curves and intersections for traction.
- Continue to park in driveways or on the odd-numbered side of the street for additional plow passes.
- Shovel driveways to the right facing the road. Leave the last few feet at the curb until the street is plowed, as the truck will push some snow back.
- If roads have not had a plow pass by 6 p.m., please report online or to 1-800-367-ROAD (7623).
Get more information:
- Twitter: @vadotnova
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- More info on northern Virginia's snow removal program
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High Blood Pressure Treatment (cont.)
John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
John P. Cunha, DO, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Cunha's educational background includes a BS in Biology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a DO from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO. He completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Jay W. Marks, MD
Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
In this Article
- What is high blood pressure (hypertension)?
- Which lifestyle modifications are beneficial in treating high blood pressure?
- Alcohol
- Smoking
- Coffee and caffeinated beverages
- Salt
- Other dietary considerations
- Obesity
- Exercise and stress reduction
- How is high blood pressure treated?
- Starting treatment for high blood pressure
- Treatment with combinations of drugs for high blood pressure
- Emergency treatment for high blood pressure
- Treatment during pregnancy
- Which medications are used to treat high blood pressure?
- Beta blockers
- Diuretics
- Calcium channel blockers (CCBs)
- Alpha blockers
- Clonidine
- Minoxidil
- Renin inhibitors
- Aldosterone blockers
- Combining agents
- What about the patient's compliance with medication regimens?
- Is alternative medicine used to treat high blood pressure?
- What are the complications of high blood pressure?
- Can high blood pressure be prevented?
- What's new in high blood pressure?
- Find a local Internist in your town
Other dietary considerations
It is beneficial to add potassium to the diet. Studies show that people who consume more potassium have lower blood pressures. Good sources of potassium include:
- bananas,
- melons,
- oranges,
- spinach and
- zucchini.
Along with lowering salt in the diet, a balanced eating plan that also reduces cholesterol intake and fatty foods is recommended. The TLC Diet (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) often is recommended to lower blood cholesterol.
Some supplements, such as garlic and flaxseed have been shown in studies to lower blood pressure. Some small-scale studies have shown Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) may lower blood pressure, but further studies are needed. Garlic may react with some prescription medications such as blood thinners, so consult a physician before taking any supplements. Other home remedies, such as calcium, magnesium, and fish oil have been shown in studies to lower blood pressure, but patients should consult with their physician before taking any supplements.
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Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Texas
I'm being sued in civil court by a credit card company. I believe that I have not had anything to do woth this account in over four years. How do I obtain this information from them? Do they have to release it to me?
Asked on 4/29/12, 6:44 pm
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Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer
If you are being sued, you can obtain discovery during the course of the lawsuit.
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