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Gators' Tucker takes down Dogs in finale
Most Florida players can't find much to like about Georgia, but Foley Field might hold a special place in Preston Tucker's heart.
Ex-UGA student Milner found dead
A former University of Georgia student who gained notoriety when another student overdosed after partying at his home was found dead Sunday night in a swimming pool at his family's home in Buckhead.
Tuition to rise by 3 percent
ATLANTA — Parents and students of Georgia's public colleges and universities should brace for a 3 percent tuition increase.
Bond denied accused police shooter's brother
A Clarke County Superior Court judge this morning denied bond to a man who has jailed without bail since the day his brother murdered an Athens-Clarke police officer and wounded another officer.
Columbus Carver players arrested, charged in UGA locker room thefts
Three football players from Carver High School in Columbus — including one recruit offered scholarships by several Southeastern Conference programs — have been charged in the theft of property from Georgia's football locker room earlier this month.
Three finalists named to replace Jones
The state Judicial Nominating Commission this afternoon named three finalists for Gov. Nathan Deal to interview to replace Steve Jones as Western Circuit Superior Court judge.
Widespread Panic manager's death ruled suicide
Widespread Panic's longtime equipment manager died at his Athens home two months ago as the result of suicide, not homicide as a medical examiner initially thought, Athens-Clarke police said.
Fatal crash overnight ties up I-85
A truck overturned on Interstate 85 near Jefferson early this morning, killing one person and injuring another, officials said.
Woman dies in I-85 crash
A Norcross woman was killed early Monday when a truck overturned on Interstate 85 near Jefferson, blocking one southbound lane for an hour or more.
Thief breaks into car, leaves stereo, $400
A thief passed over a stereo, $400 in cash, a shotgun and a computer in order to steal an empty backpack and a military assault bag from a car parked along East Clayton Street between midnight and 7 a.m. Saturday, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Police say man was hit with chair, gun
A 29-year-old man was forced into a car at gunpoint and taken to an empty lot on Mission Drive as he walked home from a Danielsville Road residence between 1:30 and 2 a.m. Sunday, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
2 trailers stolen from homes
Two trailers were stolen Saturday night from homes within a mile of each other in Northwestern Clarke County, Athens-Clarke police said.
Rims taken from storage area
Someone stole a set of four wheel rims valued at $2,000 from a storage room under the carport at a home in the 500 block of Vincent Drive between April 11 and Sunday, Athens-Clarke police said.
Woman says she was beaten by 3 friends
A 29-year-old woman went to the hospital early Sunday after three of her friends beat her inside a North Bluff Road home during an argument about where they were going to go downtown, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Cabinet, other items taken from home
Thieves stole more than $5,500 worth of property from a Lexington Road home while the resident was away between April 10 and 11, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Air-conditioning unit worth $3,500 stolen
A thief stole a $3,500 air-conditioning unit from a Danielsville Road rental home between Wednesday and Saturday, according to an Athens-Clarke police Report.
Open container leads officer to drug arrest
Athens-Clarke police arrested a man for selling drugs after noticing him drinking a beer in the parking lot of Garden Apartments, 165 Spring Court, about 9 p.m. Saturday, according to a report.
Men's golf places fourth at SECs
ST. SIMONS ISLAND - The Georgia men's golf team closed with its best round to finish in fourth place at the SEC Championship at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course.
Silva Zamora just misses SEC title
AUBURN, Ala. - Georgia's Marta Silva Zamora finished just a stroke shy of the SEC women's golf individual title at the Auburn University Club on Sunday.
Clarkson: Despite disappointment, Gym Dogs on right path
The road wasn't easy, but the Gym Dogs accomplished what they needed to this season and that was a return trip the NCAA Championships.
Junior's national title perks up Gym Dogs' disappointing weekend
CLEVELAND - As soon as Kat Ding stuck her dismount Sunday afternoon, coach Jay Clark knew the performance would be tough to beat.
Gymnastics notebook: McComb emotional in final performance
CLEVELAND - Cassidy McComb hopped up and down, nervously waiting her turn to take the floor for the final time.
Jimenez: Help schools make statements
The Clarke County School District is revising its vision, mission and belief statements. We believe these will provide a strong foundation that will help guide decision-making over the next several years. The draft statements are posted online at www.clarke.k12.ga.us/visionmission. On this site is also a link to a survey where we request feedback. We appreciate and value community input in this process.
Food dye dangers?
Red No. 40 and other artificial dyes have increasingly become scarlet letters (and numbers) to parents who read food labels. Some believe these common food, drug and cosmetic dyes can exacerbate behavioral disorders in children, as well as possibly contribute to allergies and cancers.
Blueprint: Nine in Clarke County School District selected for honors program
Nine students in the Clarke County School District were selected to participate in the annual Governor's Honors Program.
Blueprint: Volunteer now
To sign up, visit HandsOnNortheastGeorgia.org or call (706) 353-1313.
Blueprint: How you can help
Free IT Athens Inc.
The People's Pharmacy: Ice cream helps cure severe migraine for reader
You recently wrote about an ice-cream cure for a migraine. I am a lifetime sufferer. While in the throes of a multiday migraine, I ate ice cream too fast and got "brain freeze."
Blueprint: Ongoing Opportunities
Athens Meals on Wheels
The You Docs: Is there a reason sex can give you a headache?
What could be giving me throbbing headaches when I have sex? I've also experienced this during the last few reps of a total weight workout. The pain is so severe that it makes me stop, and my head pounds for hours.
Blueprint: Briefly
Rutland Academy Career Expo a success
Blueprint: Events this week
Fashion Week starts Wednesday
Athens Fashion Week will celebrate both local and national designers and their latest work this week.
Ancients cursed by modern malady: atherosclerosis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - She didn't smoke. Never ate a double bacon cheeseburger. Never sacked out on the couch watching cable. Yet by the time she reached her early 40s, she was a candidate for a heart attack.
Aging curbs ability to multitask, study finds
A new university study shows that as we age, it gets tougher to successfully "multitask," or remember to complete one task while distracted by another.
Blueprint: Thank Yous
Thank-you from Action Inc.
Carpenter: How do you stop marking?
I have a question that no one has been able to answer for eight years (including three different vets). I have a 9-year-old shih tzu who is not neutered. He will mark his territory in the house every few weeks. What can I do to stop this? Would neutering help at this stage? He is a rescue, but the information I got was that his owner died before he was 1 year old. He has never been abused. But he does hate my husband. Thanks for any help you can provide.
Volunteers needed for Darius celebration
Darius Goes West Inc., a local nonprofit born out of the multi-award-winning documentary, "Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life," needs volunteers to serve on an organizing committee for the Seventh Annual Darius Goes West Day(s) celebration that will kick off July 21 with a poker tournament and casino night.
Storm death toll at least 45
ASKEWVILLE, N.C. - A tornado-spewing storm system that killed at least 45 people across half the country unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where homes broke apart, trees snapped and livestock were swept into the air. Residents in the capital city and rural hamlets alike on Sunday mourned the dead, marveled at their own survival and began to clean up devastated neighborhoods.
Fix deficit or risk credit rating, S&P warns D.C.
WASHINGTON - A key credit agency issued an unprecedented warning to the United States government Monday, urging Washington to get a grip on its finances or risk losing the nation's sterling credit rating.
Late filers split on paying more taxes
PHILADELPHIA - A debate over the fiscal future of the U.S. that has engulfed Congress, the Obama administration and policymakers in Washington is resonating with everyday Americans in one way or another as they size up their tax bills and refunds.
Gadhafi troops push into key city
AJDABIYA, Libya - Holding out under a rain of shelling and sniper fire, Libyan rebels fought Moammar Gadhafi's forces Sunday in close-quarters battles in the city center of Misrata. Seventeen people were killed, an NGO worker and an opposition activist said.
Radiation still too high for workers
TOKYO - A pair of thin robots on treads sent to explore buildings inside Japan's crippled nuclear reactor came back Monday with disheartening news: Radiation levels are far too high for repair crews to go inside.
Operator airs plan to control Japan nuclear crisis
TOKYO — The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant laid out a blueprint Sunday for stopping radiation leaks and stabilizing damaged reactors within the next six to nine months as a first step toward allowing some of the tens of thousands of evacuees to return to the area.
2012 presidential candidates 'friend' social media
NEW YORK — Republican Tim Pawlenty disclosed his 2012 presidential aspirations on Facebook. Rival Mitt Romney did it with a tweet. President Barack Obama kicked off his re-election bid with a digital video emailed to the 13 million online backers who helped power his historic campaign in 2008.
FAA head: Sleeping air controllers blemish agency
PEACHTREE CITY - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that he is "infuriated" that air traffic controllers have been caught snoozing on the job, but he insisted the government will not permit its controllers to nap during rest breaks to fight fatigue.
Nearly half of U.S. owes no federal tax
WASHINGTON - As millions of procrastinators scramble to meet today's tax filing deadline, ponder this: The super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all.
Women turn out for protests in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen - Security forces fired on anti-government protesters in Yemen's capital Sunday as hundreds of thousands of marchers - including many women - packed cities around the country to denounce the president and remarks he made against women taking part in rallies demanding his ouster.
Economy improving, NABE poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Economists say the U.S. economy is gaining strength despite political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East and last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
LA Times wins Pulitzer for exposing salaries
NEW YORK - The Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for a series revealing that politicians in the struggling, working-class city of Bell, Calif., were paying themselves enormous, six-figure salaries.
Militant kills two at Afghan ministry
KABUL, Afghanistan - A Taliban militant opened fire inside the Afghan Defense Ministry on Monday, killing two Afghan soldiers in the latest daring attack inside a government or military installation.
U.N.: Libya promises access to rebel city
TRIPOLI, Libya - The U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday that the Libyan government has promised her access to the besieged rebel city of Misrata, but with no guarantees that the assault by Moammar Gadhafi's forces would cease.
N.C. governor meets victims of tornadoes
COLERAIN, N.C. - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue met with families and victims in areas of Eastern North Carolina that were most devastated by tornadoes that claimed at least 21 lives across the state, and seriously injured more than 130. At least 45 people died across the South.
Belly dancing sinks NYC woman's disability claim
NEW YORK — A New York City woman who was getting $850 a month in alimony because she was supposedly disabled and unable to work had her payments slashed after her ex-husband spotted online photos of her belly dancing.
Yemeni defectors set up opposition party
SANAA, Yemen - Several top figures who defected from the embattled Yemeni president's camp set up their own opposition party Monday in another blow to the longtime ruler who has clung to power despite near-daily protests demanding his ouster.
Advances blur line between privacy, protection
Police peer into homes without residents ever knowing.
15 in line to replace Superior Court judge
Three local judges, a prosecutor and nearly a dozen attorneys are vying to replace former Western Circuit Superior Court Judge Steve Jones, who resigned from the state bench to take a federal judgeship.
Blueprint: More and more local seniors spending retirement as valuable volunteers
Some seniors look at retirement as a time to kick back and enjoy well-earned downtime, but more and more older Athenians are getting to work helping their community.
Ex-UGA student found dead
A former University of Georgia student who gained notoriety when another student overdosed after partying at his home was found dead Sunday night in a swimming pool at his family's home in Buckhead.
McKillip stands by his switch
After finishing his first legislative session as a Republican, Athens state Rep. Doug McKillip said he made the right decision by switching parties.
Blueprint: Rotarians add to greenway efforts
Rotary Club members attacked a patch of privet and poison ivy over the weekend, tearing out the weeds to add a short stretch of path and a bench to an already peaceful nook off the North Oconee River Greenway.
Oconee cashes in on recycling
Oconee County is making money off the plastic bottles, aluminum cans and newspapers its residents choose to recycle - and could make more in the future.
Blueprint: Clarke County schools getting set to 'SLAM the CRCT'
Students across the Clarke County School District will be sharpening their No. 2 pencils this morning, making their last preparations for the hours of standardized tests they'll take this week to measure how much they've learned this year.
High school students charged in thefts
Three football players from Carver High School in Columbus - including one recruit offered scholarships by several Southeastern Conference programs - have been charged in the theft of property from Georgia's football locker room earlier this month.
Tuition hike on the table at regents' meeting today
The University System Board of Regents likely will raise tuition for students at the University of Georgia and other state public colleges today at the regents' April meeting in Atlanta.
Deal accomplishes modest agenda
ATLANTA - As Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal worked late on one of the waning days of 2011 legislative session, he got hungry.
Black: Immigration bill bad for farmers
ATLANTA - A tough immigration law that requires employers to check workers' residency status could make it difficult for Georgia farmers to find enough workers to pick crops, the state agriculture commissioner said Monday.
Cobb County may hike fares, dump least-used routes
MARIETTA - Every weekday, Moses Pickett, 45, rides MARTA trains and a Cobb Community Transit bus to get from his home in Atlanta to his job at M&R Junkyard in Austell and back again.
Hearing postponed in film poster case
A federal judge in New York postponed a status hearing in a counterfeit movie poster case because the defendant remains jailed in Georgia and couldn't attend.
Leaf-limb pickup set for 7 neighborhoods
Athens-Clarke leaf-and-limb pickups this week are scheduled in seven Athens neighborhoods.
Funeral held for mother of death row inmate
SAVANNAH - Mourners gathered at a Savannah church Monday for the funeral of the mother of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis.
Broun to recognize academy appointees
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun will hold a signing ceremony Wednesday for four Athens-area students who won appointments to military academies.
Funerals today
Funerals scheduled for today.
Funerals today
Funerals scheduled for today.
Editorial: Origami cranes are fulfilling promise of hope
With apologies to 19th-century chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who gave the world the adage, "Chance favors the prepared mind," it's also true - at least as far as patrons of the Madison County Library are concerned - that "chance favors the folded paper crane."
Editorial: 'Penny for art' bill is definition of local control
For the second year in a row, a bill that would have allowed voters in communities across Georgia to decide whether they wanted to impose a fractional sales tax for arts and cultural components of economic development projects died on the last day of the state legislative session.
Pitts: Remember when privacy was possible?
So, let's say there's this truly fine individual standing there across the room and you'd like his or her name, number and e-mail address, but don't want the hassle of walking over and risking rejection.
Forum: Students need options outside college
The wildest college admissions story of the year involves a 4-year-old.
The Editor's Desk
WHEN YOU ASSUME ...: If you know the rest of the preceding tagline, you'll know why it's not appearing in a family newspaper. If you don't know the rest of it, ask your boss sometime today.
What Others Say: Budget deal is sign of hope
The recent Sturm und Drang in Washington over a possible government shutdown was just a warm-up act for the more significant budget disputes to come this year. Rather than haggling over a few billions of dollars in spending, the debate over the budget for the next fiscal year will involve trillions of dollars worth of deficits and debt. And shortly after Congress adopts a budget, it will have to decide whether to raise the limit on federal borrowing beyond the current cap of $14.3 trillion.
The Editor's Desk
RIBS FOR WRITERS: Shane's Rib Shack on Milledge Avenue is hosting a "percentage night" for Odyssey Newsmagazine - an award-winning student publication at Clarke Central High School - from 5-9 p.m. April 26. To participate, print out a "percentage night" card from Odyssey's Facebook page at fb.me/VF9u9Rip.
Extra Credit: Houston deserves one of the retiring shuttles
The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Friday:
Extra Credit: Budget-cutting plans are a start
Finally. A serious budget plan. House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan's proposal has the head-in-the-sand crowd horrified. A Washington Post columnist called it "radical ... irresponsible ... extreme."
Jefferson's Ford helps Dragons clinch final playoff spot
When Jefferson coach Tommy Knight needed a pitcher for the Dragons' most important game of the season, he took it to the max.
Today's prep schedule
Prep roundup: Boggs leads Raiders to title
COMMERCE - Led by medalist Cortney Boggs' 1-over 73, Madison County's girls golf team won the Region 8-AAAA tournament on Monday at Double Oaks Golf Course.
Today's prep schedule
Harris-Champer reaches milestone in Bulldogs' win
Brittney Hubbard hit a two-run homer to give Georgia softball coach Lu Harris-Champer her 750th career collegiate victory on Sunday as the fourth-ranked Bulldogs defeated Ole Miss 3-2 at Jack Turner Stadium.
'Death blow' on Hawks' minds
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Atlanta Hawks looked like anything but a postseason threat two weeks ago, trudging into the playoffs riding a six-game losing skid.
Johnson wins by tiniest of margins
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Jimmie Johnson won the race.
Tag-team tactic taking over NASCAR
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Jimmie Johnson didn't mind a little tag teaming.
Miscues lead to Atlanta's downfall
ATLANTA - Atlanta's Tommy Hanson struck out nine in only five innings. His own whiff in a key situation helped ensure his third loss in four starts.
Heat easily go up 2-0 on Sixers
MIAMI - LeBron James scored 29 points, Chris Bosh had his second straight double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat never trailed in beating the Philadelphia 76ers 94-73 on Monday night in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
NBA playoff roundup: Historic upset for Grizzlies
SAN ANTONIO - Zach Randolph raised his fists above his head. The Memphis Grizzlies carried the motto "Let's Make History" into the playoffs, and in a stunning Game 1 upset, they had already done it.
Golf roundup: Rookie Steele celebrates first PGA Tour win
SAN ANTONIO - PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday, overcoming relentless wind and fellow prospect Kevin Chappell to win the Texas Open.
NBA notebook: Howard wins 3rd straight defensive award
ORLANDO, Fla. - Dwight Howard has another piece of hardware for his personal trophy case.
ND using old weather info day student died
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame said Monday that football staff responsible for advising whether it was safe to practice outside used out-of-date weather information the day a student videographer fell to his death when the hydraulic lift he was on toppled over in high winds.
Catching up with MLB
Reds' Leake arrested for shoplifting $60 in shirts
CINCINNATI - Reds pitcher Mike Leake was arrested on a shoplifting charge at a downtown department store Monday, accused of trying to steal six shirts with a total value of $59.88.
On television
Catching up with MLB
UNC's Barnes returning for sophomore season
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina's Harrison Barnes will return for his sophomore season instead of declaring for the NBA draft.
Mutai wins Boston Marathon in record time
BOSTON - Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai ran the fastest 26.2 miles in history to win the Boston Marathon on Monday. Then his claim to a world record was swallowed up by the hills.
On television
UGA three-day schedule
UGA three-day schedule
UGA already making mark at Navy School campus
The University of Georgia is removing hedges along Prince Avenue to start the process of opening up the former Navy Supply Corps School campus to the public.
Colbert woman's sheep go to town getting rid of UGA's privet patches
Privet may have finally met its match in a four-legged farm animal - sheep.
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Ulex: An OCaml lexer generator for Unicode.
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/devel/ocaml-ulex/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install ocaml-ulex
cd /usr/ports/devel/ocaml-ulex/ && make install clean
pkg install ocaml-ulex
PKGNAME: ocaml-ulex
SHA256 (ulex-1.1.tar.gz) = a01ff3223b295c5b24ee414bb9e9add14357ccf364addcfa734d91a02f9f543a
SIZE (ulex-1.1.tar.gz) = 20347
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
This port is required by:
===> The following configuration options are available for ocaml-ulex-1.1_1:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Number of commits found: 25
Stepping down as maintainer for some ports.
- Switch to options helpers
- While here, add some NO_ARCHes
Approved by: portmgr blanket
- Add USE_OCAML_CAMLP4 and USE_OCAML_TK to bsd.ocaml.mk which add
depends on the camlp4 language and labltk ocaml modules, which are
now in separate ports.
- Update x11-toolkits/ocaml-lablgtk2 to 2.18.3
- Update graphics/ocaml-lablgl to 1.05
- Make unison ports use USE_OCAML
- Convert ports to the new flags where needed
- Bump PORTREVISION on ports depending on ocaml-lablgtk2, those need to be
Submitted by: jbeich@
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2434
Approved by: portmgr (mat)
Add build dependency on camlp4, which is no longer part of ocaml
The created package has not changed
Fix packaging
Remove indefinite articles and trailing periods from COMMENT, plus
minor COMMENT typos and surrounding whitespace fixes. Categories D-F.
Approved by: portmgr (bapt)
- Stage support
- Use USE_OCAMLFIND_PLIST instead of doing it manually
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
devel part 3)
update x11-toolkits/ocaml-lablgtk2 to 2.16.0+bugfixes, and adjust
dependent ports
Reviewed by: johans (earlier version of the patch)
-remove MD5
- Bump portrevisions on all ocaml libraries, as it appears that compiled
interface files (.cmi) are not backward compatible with a newer ocaml
PR: ports/156195
Suggested by: mandree
Update my mail address to @FreeBSD.org
Feature safe: yes
Update to version 1.1
- Update to 1.0 release; fixes build with new ocaml
- Use bsd.ocaml.mk features
- Assume responsibility: set MAINTAINER to self
- Welcome X.org 7.2 \o/.
- Set X11BASE to ${LOCALBASE} for recent ${OSVERSION}.
- Bump PORTREVISION for ports intalling files in ${X11BASE}.
Reset email@example.com due to 6 months of inactivity, no response to
email, and various maintainer-timeouts.
Hat: portmgr
Update to 0.9
PR: ports/98466
Submitted by: miwi
Approved by: krion (mentor), maintainer timeout
Update port: devel/ocaml-ulex (upgrade to the latest version)
Upgrade to the latest, 0.8, version. I've removed the patch
because it's already commited to this version by the vendor.
PR: ports/90208
Submitted by: Denis Shaposhnikov <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Approve by: maintainer timeout
- Fix build with ocaml 3.09
- Add SHA256
- Bump PORTREVISION
PR: ports/89963
Submitted by: maintainer
Re-add USE_GMAKE.
PR: ports/82069
Submitted by: maintainer
Pointyhat to: thierry
- Update to 0.7;
- add OCAMLFIND_DESTDIR to MAKE_ENV, in order for ocamlfind to respect
PR: ports/81991
Submitted by: maintainer
- Fix permission of ld.conf. It should be 0644 instead of 0444.
- Unbreak unguilty ports.
BROKEN: Changes permission of installed usr/local/lib/ocaml/ld.conf file
- Upgrade to 0.5 and chase OCaml;
- take maintainership.
PR: ports/70074
Submitted by: Marwan Burelle.
reimport ocaml-ulex 0.4
A lexer generator for Unicode and OCaml
Servers and bandwidth provided byNew York Internet, SuperNews, and RootBSD
No vulnerabilities have been reported in the past 14 days
* - modified, not new
All vulnerabilities

subset: commoncrawl


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O.J. Simpson Paroled on Some Charges
O.J. Simpson caught a break today when a Nevada parole board decided in favor of his request for leniency in his 2008 kidnapping and robbery convictions involving a 2007 stickup of memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. In his hearing last week, the former football star told the board he regretted his actions and has been a model prisoner. "I just wish I never went to that room," he said at the meeting. While Simpson's lawyer says he's "very happy and grateful," he won't be packing his bags just yet. He still has a remaining portion of his sentence to serve: at least four years.


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A total of 14 quarterbacks were selected in the 2014 NFL Draft. Blake Bortles was the first off the board, taken with the third overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars; SMU's Garrett Gilbert was the last selected, 214th by the St. Louis Rams.
The SiriusXM Sports crew broke down some of the most intriguing quarterback stories from throughout the weekend.
Manziel and Bortles: To start or not to start?
SiriusXM NFL Radio analyst Phil Savage said there's one quarterback in this year's class that will start on opening day: Johnny Manziel.
"I feel badly for Brian Hoyer," Savage said. "He played three games, and played very well last year in the early portion of the season for the Browns. But the fact is, Johnny Cleveland, the clock has begun, and I think he will be your starting quarterback on opening day.
As for Bortles:
"I think the Jacksonville Jaguars are positioned, because of the ownership, Shad Khan, the idea that they are truly taking a long-term view at this rebuilding process that they've taken down there with the Jaguars. Dave Caldwell takes Blake Bortles No. 3, I think they've already announced that unless there's some emergency, Chad Henne's gonna be the quarterback in 2014."
Was Bortles worthy of the third pick?
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo of Mad Dog Sports Radio didn't think Bortles should have gone as early in the draft as he did. Rob from Florida disagreed. They had at it for nearly six minutes on Dog's show Friday.
Raiders get their guys in Khalil Mack, Derek Carr
Between Khalil Mack with the fifth overall selection, and Derek Carr 36th overall, Reggie McKenzie and the Oakland Raiders nailed the opening to the 2014 NFL Draft, said Savage.
Patriots go quarterback with Jimmy Garoppolo
Jimmy Garoppolo intrigued Savage in his final season with Eastern Illinois. And now, taken in the second round by the New England Patriots, he's in the perfect position to succeed in the NFL.
A.J. McCarron (finally) selected in the fifth round
The biggest quarterback story of Day 3 of the NFL Draft was how far Alabama quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate A.J. McCarron would fall. He was finally taken in the fifth round by the Cincinnati Bengals after spending quite a bit of time at the top of Mel Kiper's "best available" list. The SiriusXM NFL Radio crew broke down his selection, and then spoke with McCarron about his new NFL home.
For post-draft news and analysis, tune to SiriusXM NFL Radio, channel 88, and follow @SiriusXMNFL on Twitter.
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U.S. Expat Voters in Europe and Israel: One People, Divided
My experience of how Americans in Europe decide on how to vote differs starkly from the blanket support for Romney among expatriate Americans in Israel.
As I read the latest reported exit polls on American Israelis voting in the U.S. elections, I saw that the results are still three to one for Republicans Romney and Ryan. I was intrigued by the anomaly: in my experience, American expatriates in Paris, where I live, and in Europe in general, vote overwhelmingly Democrat in every presidential election. How is it that only in one country, Israel, Americans vote Republican three to one? And how does living in Europe, with its markedly different political culture, affect the views of expatriate Americans when they come to vote in a U.S. election?
My belief has always been that the fact that expatriates have a global vantage point makes it simpler for us to compare systems in different countries, one that allows us to overcome the often-commented-on lack of knowledge of many Americans about the world beyond the borders of the United States. This has led these expatriate voters here with whom I am familiar to a clearer appreciation of European social policies, and consequently to support the party whose policies most closely resemble them – the Democrats. This of course is in marked contrast to the reportedly Republican leanings of U.S. expats, who are often thought of as dismissing U.S. domestic policy debates in favour of an exclusive focus on Israel's security.
The experience of "comparing and contrasting" domestic policies among expats in Europe versus the situation in the U.S. during this campaign is, I believe, revealing. Take two specific domestic issues: the health system and abortion rights.
The only part of the U.S. health system that to some extent resembles the state-run European healthcare of countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and northern Europe is Medicare, U.S. federal health insurance that has a narrow scope and that relates primarily to the care of the elderly. Israel also has a health coverage system that resembles European models in general, but with the local twist of healthcare being provided by competing health coverage funds. The founding value of European healthcare is its comprehensive coverage of the population.
When my French colleagues and friends ask me how 40 million Americans do not have health coverage, even when they work, I can only answer: at least the elderly have Medicare. For Europeans and Israelis, the idea that national health care should be administered on a for-profit basis is a non-starter. And this idea takes root quickly among Americans in Europe, as Lilian Malki, a journalist in Paris originally from Brooklyn and Berkeley, California, told me, "We live in a country that provides publicly- funded healthcare and we know how good it is. Going to the doctor is not a financial issue here; it is in the States. In my family back in the U.S., people don't go to the doctor unless they have no choice because it is too expensive."
How do the health services that expat Americans enjoy in Israel and Europe compare to the proposed changes by the Republicans to Medicare? The Republican plans for Medicare would be to make the elderly and those with often failing health subject to free market economic highs and lows. These radical changes have the elderly - some of whom are the parents of those Republican-voting American Israelis - running scared in Florida, and this has boosted their intention to vote Democrat. It's hard for me and for other expats here who have grown used to European-style healthcare to understand how Americans in Israel can find the moral argument to vote for a plan that leaves their elderly parents' health as bait for free-market wolves.
Turning to abortion rights, the policies in Europe are far more liberal than those in the United States. In France, abortions are considered a private health matter, but they can be carried out by the public healthcare system. Only last week, the French parliament passed a law that the state would cover 100 percent of the cost of abortions rather than the previous 70 percent or 80 percent. Contraception is now free for all women, including minors (from 15 -18 years old), and without parental consent. The original French law legalizing abortion was developed by then-Health Minister Simone Veil, a Jewish survivor of Auschwitz, in 1975 in a rightist Gaullist government.
The Republican anti-abortion platform is marked by religious and moral obsessions that are looked on by many in Europe including my colleagues and friends in Paris as insulting and pitiful. There is no equivalent public discourse of debate and judgement about women's bodies in Europe. American expats here combine both the pro-choice stance of secular Americans with a European rejection of the "town-square" politics of abortion so familiar in the United States. American friends here see the endless focus on abortion in the United States as a convenient diversionary tactic away from more pressing domestic and international issues: as my friend Lilien puts it, "Education and creating jobs, and foreign policy, that is for government policymakers, not abortion. Here, there is no abortion debate, and that's the way it should be." And from Terence Kenny, a friend and champagne exporter, living near Paris and originally from Long Island: "Here in France, the healthcare and abortion issues are no big deal, or they are private matters, and as long-time expats, we have internalized that as being normal."
And what about the two interrelated foreign policy issues that have disproportionately engaged the two presidential candidates - Israel's security, and about dealing with a bellicose Iran? Americans in Israel seem to believe that former Governor Romney cares more and knows better on these issues than President Obama. Seen from abroad, Barack Obama has been something of a disappointment in the field of foreign policy, although his mistakes do not compare to what are commonly thought of in Europe as major blunders by Republican presidents, such as President Bush Jr's decision to invade Iraq and Afghanistan in the name of democracy.
My friend, a champagne exporter, characterized the Republicans under Bush as reacting "on a gut level" to foreign policy crises, and he also commented to me that in terms of Iran, it was all a question of "containment" and that the Republicans don't have any fresh ideas about how to do this; most expat Americans he knows think Obama would do a better job. And in terms of his country of residence, he surmised that the French Socialist government would rather deal with Obama than a Republican president.
The more nuanced European discourse on the United States' international involvements seems to impact expats in Europe, who tend to see the world less in terms of the binary equation of "good guys" and "bad guys", a worldview that is often heard from the right-wing of the Republican Party, and by Americans living in Israel. Perhaps on this issue as well as on domestic ones such as healthcare and abortion, this nuance is a reflection of the political system in general in Europe, which tends to cultivate a broader range of political parties and which may have stimulated a more genuine multilateralism that rewards compromise and coalitions rather than the two-party system of the United States. From where I stand, in Paris, this could be one of the more valuable lessons that Americans living abroad could repatriate back to their home country.
Brett Kline is a journalist based in Paris who visits Israel frequently.
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"Are our schools safe?" It's hard to turn on the news without hearing this question, and the answer is typically "no." This novel explores what happens when bullying escalates to violence, and it challenges our definition of victimization.
With thought-provoking prose, Suzanne Phillips explores the psyche of Cameron, a bullied freshman who ultimately does the unthinkable: he kills another student. As she did with Chloe Doe, Suzanne has found a way to make this seemingly… (more)
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As a young adult, Kelly Perkins enjoyed a happy life with her husband, Craig, in beautiful Southern California, but still experienced some of the same types of concerns and insecurities many of us face, like wishing for longer legs, feeling like she didn't measure up to her brothers' athletic ability, and focusing more on shortcomings than achievements.
When she turned 30 and began a life and death struggle against virally induced idiopathic cardiomyopathy, which lead to congenital heart failure, she realized there was a lot more to living than having long legs or being a star athlete. (Just one of many reasons why we're featuring her for Fit Bottomed at Any Age Week!)
In 1995, a month after turning 34, Kelly was the recipient of a heart transplant, and that's when her current story, which she's chronicled in a book called The Climb of My Life (available on her own website), began.
The First of Her Kind
Getting a new heart wasn't like getting a new knee; it's more complicated. "When a heart is transplanted, there is no way to reattach the nerves, so there is no communication between my heart and my brain," Kelly explains. "This prevents my heart from receiving signals from the brain to speed up when I exercise. I was told that, because my heart is 'wireless,' I needed to depend solely on physical exertion to release hormones (adrenaline) that would accelerate my heart rate."
And her choice of physical exertion? Climbing mountains. More specifically, becoming the first heart transplant recipient to do so.
Now, at 52, she can look back at her life before and after her transplant and clearly see the differences. "Post transplant life is a blessing in many ways. Some of my greatest accomplishments in life are both after and because of my transplant," she says.
"Having my body put restrictions on what I could not do, put what I could do into perspective … Once I got my heart, I felt total freedom to move beyond any self-imposed barriers and went for it," she says. "In relation to what I had been through, I had nothing to lose!"
The Challenges of a New Life
When Kelly received her new heart, her husband gave her a charm bracelet … without a single charm on it. The purpose was to "memorialize the start of a new life," she says. "I wanted to fill it with mountains I climb. Climbing came to be an outlet for exercise, travel and ultimately a call to action for moving people to be organ donors."
And in case you think that training for and climbing mountains with a transplanted heart isn't challenging enough, there was more to deal with when it came to people's perception of what she was doing. "Many thought or accused me of risking my life to climb a silly mountain. But to me, it was all about myself perspective — my image of not seeing a frail sick Kelly, but a strong woman. It still carries me to this day," she says, adding, "If and when I have a bad day, I look back at all my body has done, and I know it will pass."
Lessons Learned
Kelly, who now works as a realtor, has taken plenty away from her death-defying experiences, both in the hospital and on the mountainside. "I have learned to enjoy each day because it can turn at any time. Today may just be the strongest I will ever be again so seize the moment!"
That's not all. "It sounds jaded, but I do feel I have matured in a way that I don't fuss about drama that is just drama. It's such a waste of negative energy. I really don't worry either. If something difficult is going on, I try to resolve it, or compartmentalize so it doesn't take me down."
And with those lessons and that positive perspective comes some perfectly Fit Bottomed advice for anyone at any age or stage of a fitness journey: "It's better to try and fall, get up again, and if you fall a second time, make it a good story!"
Thanks for sharing your story with us, Kelly! And readers, if her story has inspired you to take on a new challenge, tell us all about it in the comments. We know you can do it! —Kristen


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Modern Family Review – 4.10 'Diamond in the Rough'
The Dunphy & Tucker-Pritchett Family
Cam and Claire have volunteered to find a baseball field for Manny and Luke's little league team. While looking for the field of their dreams, they find a home being sold by the owner, and it's a steal. Mitchell and Phil join their counterparts and talk about flipping the house. Phil is all on board, but Mitchell is not. Cam and Claire tell Phil to talk with Mitchell, and we learn that Phil is also not prepared to throw their money away, but puts all the blame on Mitchell. After a series of text messages are seen by Claire and Cam, Mitchell and Phil are caught and their loved ones aren't happy. However, when Phil and Mitchell see what Cam and Claire did with the baseball field, they realize that they have the ability to flip the house, and the 4 of them become partners.
Manny and Luke are prepping for the big game, and Luke teaches Manny how to step into the pitch so that he gets hit and goes on base. During the last play of the game, this plan actually works and Manny scores the game winning run!
This was a fantastic storyline; by far one of the funniest stories this show has provided in 4 years. It was clever and creative and the writing was fantastic. The back-and-forth between Mitchell and Phil over text-message was hysterical, as was Mitchell's Bond villain moment with the cat! Great stuff. We did miss the girls in this episode though. Haley has a quick moment in the beginning but Alex was no where to be seen. I wonder if this episode was filmed some time during the beginning of her family drama?
The Prichett Family
Thanks to Shorty's girlfriend, Gloria is now equipped with a pre-natal microphone; now she can talk and sing to the baby, while driving Jay and Manny nuts. Gloria's singing gets so bad that Jay has to step in, and do something completely out of character…talk to the baby via microphone. Jay proceeds to talk to the baby non-stop, telling it jokes, reading it the newspaper, and never giving Gloria the opportunity to get on the mic again. However, after a small spat, they promise each other that they should never fight in front of the baby, which gives Jay the chance to tell Gloria she can't sing without any repercussions.
This was a pretty weak b-story. Was it funny? Sure it was, but weak. It didn't serve too much of a purpose, but the main story was our focus any way. I think my biggest complaint is Gloria's "baby bump". I guess there is no great way of making a non-pregnant woman pregnant, but Modern Family has that Disney money, so they should at least try a little better. I know this sounds like a silly complaint, but that big fake belly is very distracting, and as a person who recently spent 9 months looking at someone with a baby bump, I know that's not what it should look like!
This Week's Top Quotes…
Claire: So, what do you think? Can we turn this into a baseball field?
Cam: Oh yea, no problem. You know, back on the farm, I once turned an acre of corn into a snowflake shaped maze. It would still be there if our neighbor Billy Bob Scheinberg hadn't seen it from his crop-duster and said it looked like a swastika.
Manny: (to the baby via the microphone)Get used to that. Sometimes you just gotta let him go. Then he eats some sherbet and falls asleep.
Claire: Why does your friend have a chalker?
Cam: He used it to propose to a skywriter.
(Luke is teaching Manny how to hit a ball)
Luke: Will you choke up a little?
Manny: Probably when they play the national anthem.
Luke: No! On the bat!
Phil: Yea, I was a little disappointed we didn't go for the butt washing toilet, but otherwise…
Claire: You can wash your own butt for free.
Phil: Well that's not the same, is it?
Phil: I'm not proud of what I did, but I'm not comfortable squashing people's dreams. I'm a cheerleader! I'm the guy on top of the pyramid shouting 'Go dreams, go!' You know what's not a cheer? '2, 4, 6, 8, you are going to fail at this and lose everything we've worked for, Claire!'
Jay: Papa would buy 10 diamond rings to get that mockingbird to shut the hell up.
Cam: Ok, what did we learn from A League of Their Own?
Claire: No crying in baseball.
Cam: No, that Madonna's a lousy actress, and so are you.
Manny: I'm going to march out there and swing as hard as I can, and if every sports movie is correct, I'm going to smack that ball and everyone will chant my name as I round the bases. By the way, is it always counter-clockwise or do I get to choose?
Luke: I don't think it's going to matter.
Don't see your favorite quote from last night? Add it in the comments section!
Character of the Week…Phil Dunphy! No question! He was fantastic! Phil was at his funniest tonight, and that is partly due to a great counter-part in Mitchell. I'd like to see these 2 at odds more this season.
No new episodes the next few weeks, so to those who take the time to read this every Thursday, Happy Holidays to you and a great new year!
The 411: I loved this episode! One of the best of the season, and one of the best of the series. I thought it was one of the best written episodes they've ever put out and should defiantly be entered as their episode for writing when Emmy time rolls around. It was also a great episode for the family members, Phil and Mitchell specifically. The stuff they did during their "fight" was comedy gold! During the episode, a promo ran indicating that the baby is coming in January, which is exciting and sad, I guess. It's sad because it's the end of the one constant story-arc. However, now that Phil, Claire, Cam and Mitchell have purchased this house to flip, I think we may see another story-arc in the coming months, and that's a good thing.
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(Los Angeles, 11/10/04) -- The Muslim Public Affairs Council today exposed a possible link between a Santa Monica business owner and the known terrorist organization, the Jewish Defense League (JDL). Bunnie Meyer, owner of "All Phone Wholesale" and member of the JDL, has repeatedly refused to remove posted messages of hate from her storefront. The messages, which target Palestinians specifically and Arabs generally, include opinions such as "Palestinians are pigs, murderous scum pigs." Meyer's signs also attack President Bush as a "coward" and "traitor," accusing him of caring about his "Arab Islamic pig friends" over the welfare of the nation.
Meyer's membership in the JDL, an organization that condones protecting Jews using "all necessary means -- even strength, force and violence," incites fear and concern among American Muslims. MPAC today notified the FBI of Meyer's alleged allegiance to the JDL, which according to the Bureau has been responsible for at least 40 terrorist acts in the United States since its inception in 1968.
During a press conference this afternoon, interfaith leaders joined the Mayor pro-tem of Santa Monica Kevin McKeown to uncover this propagation of hate. Speakers included Rabbi Steven Jacobs of Temple Kol Tikvah, Robin Toma of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission and Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. Over the past six weeks, MPAC has worked with the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), the Coalition on the Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), the South Asian Network (SAN), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (GLC) to condemn Meyers signs as hate speech. The partnership has also contacted the City of Santa Monica's Consumer Protection Unit, and filed a hate incident report with the Santa Monica Police Department.
After the press conference, Rabbi Steve Jacobs joined MPAC's Hate Crime Prevention Coordinator Sireen Sawaf and National Director Ahmed Younis in a face-to-face meeting with Ms. Meyers.
"As we moved from the press conference to enter into discussion with the owner, it became clear to me that Ms. Meyers is a member of the Jewish Defense League, an organization not only outlawed in Israel but condemned here in the United States," said Rabbi Jacobs. "There seems to be no room for engaging differences of opinion when she and others see the world in black and white, and all the world seems to be the enemies of Jews."
Two members of the Jewish Defense League were arrested in December 2001 on charges of conspiring to blow up the Los Angeles offices of Congressman Darrel Issa, the Muslim Public Affairs Council and a Los Angeles area mosque. National Chairman Irv Rubin committed suicide, after nearly a year in prison. Earl Krugel, the other man behind the planned attack, pled guilty in February 2003 to conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from the plan and was expected to serve up to 20 years in prison. However, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Lew, recently found that Krugel "broke conditions set on his deal and ordered him to face trial on further charge," increasing his possible sentence to 55 years.
"We will not allow the violence and hatred of the Middle East to spill onto American streets," said Al-Marayati. "Although this business-owner has a right to her personal views, we have the duty and obligation to share this form of public hate with the American people. Diseases can only be healed in the light of day."
Over a dozen signs cover Meyer's store windows, bearing statements such as: "Palestinians are worthless filthy scumbag cockroaches descended from the bowel movement of pigs" and "A stupid rag head Arab pig who kills innocent people by crashing an airplane into a building cannot become a martyr, but he can show you the value of his pig mother, his pig father and his pig teacher of his pig faith."
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Email your local media with this story and state your feeling. The affairs of acorss the oceans must not be transplanted as JDL is trying to do. They are trying to start a religous war in this country and they must be called on this. JDL is a terrorist organization based in America wanting to spill blood on the streets of our nation. We must speak to this point.
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hmm imma take pictures of those signs at this shop and send to CAIR-Anheim.I am only responsible for what I say, not for what you understand.
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Knicks president Phil Jackson is playing it cautious with his chances of landing coaching candidate Derek Fisher, especially with his revelation Friday Steve Kerr had reneged on a verbal "commitment'' to coach the team.
During his meeting with the team's beat writers, Jackson confirmed Fisher is high on his list. Fisher's season could end Saturday night in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder will play the Spurs, who they trail, 3-2 in the Western Conference finals.
"The last two summers, Derek and I have talked about the next step in his career and he's gone back to playing,'' Jackson said. "I kind of know what he wants to do and his feelings. He's got a family in L.A. He's got little kids in L.A. I have no idea if he wants to move his family and come here. There's so many unknowns. He's definitely a person on my list who could be a very good candidate for this job."
Ironically, roughly six years ago, Fisher had to bring his daughter, Tatum, to New York for repeated doctors visits as she battled a rare eye disease. The Lakers are considered the Knicks' chief rivals for the services of Fisher, who could decide to sit out a year.
"He was a lead guard who has a vision and real good concept of the game and liked doing the drill and skill work necessary to hold guys to promises of execution,'' Jackson said.
Jackson mentioned only Fisher and Nuggets coach Brian Shaw by name. Jackson prefers Shaw over Fisher, but admits he now is resigned to the notion he can't get his former player and assistant coach.
"I saw [Denver President Josh] Kroenke made a statement they're not willing to let Brian Shaw go — I respect that," Jackson said. "It's intrusive to approach another organization to ask for their coach. If you're asking to speak to an assistant coach or moving up from scout to personnel director, organizations respect that. I would feel badly for someone to ask to speak to my coach."
Jackson added the Knicks have given up enough compensation to Denver in the past — noting their 2014 first-round pick from the Carmelo Anthony trade.
Jackson said he still feels he's not physically able to coach, despite recent suggestions from the organization to try it one year.
"Unless the Lord heals in me in the next week or two, I wouldn't see myself being physically prepared to take on the grind of coaching a basketball team right now," Jackson said.
Jackson said he got a " commitment'' from Kerr, indicating contracts were being drawn up.
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hey every one this blew me away i was on the miller welding forum and ran accross this post
" The "inventor" was George Gilchrist of Gillette Wyoming, shortly after WWII when everything including welding hoods were in short supply.
George signed his pancakes with an engraving tool under the face piece.
For what it's worth he died in the mid-90's."
I didn't know Gillette was good for any thing till I read that. pretty cool i live somewhere where something cool was invented.


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With the 2011 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge championship winding down, Dublin, Virginia's BimmerWorld Racing continues to make progress with its expanded four-car operation.
Driven by two additional goals this season--to develop brand-new Grand Sport-class BMW M3 V8s during the 10-round GRAND-AM championship and to shape those M3 V8s into contenders--BimmerWorld met its objectives once again at New Jersey Motorsports Park, site of Round 9.
BimmerWorld team owner/driver James Clay and co-driver Seth Thomas demonstrated the growth of the team's GS program once again, climbing from a starting spot of 15th to run as high as second during the 2.5-hour race.
In the sister No. 78 BimmerWorld BMW M3 V8, Gregory Liefooghe stepped up from the team's No. 81 Street Tuner-class BMW 328i for the second time in 2011 and put on drive with new teammate Chris Ronson that was nothing short of amazing.
Temperatures over 100 degrees during the race made conditions miserable for the drivers and crew, caused tires to overheat and created general mayhem, yet Clay and Thomas traded positions inside the top 10 before ending the day in seventh, their best finish of the season and the top result for BimmerWorld on the day.
Coming off of a 10th at the previous round in Monterey, Clay says he's feeling positive about the direction the GS program is headed.
"Certainly I am very happy with the momentum we have, and seeing the program progress so that we have the equipment to be consistently in the hunt is important. I knew going into our 2011 GS program that it would be a development year, and it would certainly be frustrating at times as we have become accustomed to being at the front in every series we race in, but the affirmation and results for the effort at this point of the game are rewarding. Greg and Chris did an awesome job in New Jersey in the No. 78 running up front, and Seth and I pulled out another top 10 finish for the team. We are getting geared up for a strong 2012."
Amidst the many responsibilities Clay carries--from running his four-car team to developing BimmerWorld's expanding base of corporate sponsors, serving as one-half of the No. 79's driving team also falls on his shoulders. As he shares, being able to don his helmet and get down to business behind the wheel is also a rewarding part of the job.
"First and foremost, the BimmerWorld team did an exceptional job at New Jersey, so that made me proud," he said. "The temperatures and conditions were brutal and as a driver, I had to leave my team owner hat at home to perform at the level required on-track. But the crew had a more demanding job than the drivers in the car this weekend - the workload was relentless. They distinguished themselves once again on pit lane with more incredible pit stops. The knowledge that they are 100 percent on it and driven to succeed gave me the ability to do my job behind the wheel and enjoy the results of our collective effort."
Race strategy also played a crucial role during an event where managing heat exhaustion, caution periods and avoiding contact weighed into the team's plans. The regular practice of changing drivers at the one-third mark of the race was replaced with splitting the time in the car equally to keep from wearing out the finishing driver. The team also made bold moves to pit toward the end of a yellow flag, which helped the GS cars to gain positions as the race played out.
Beyond the race itself, and as part of an expanded relationship with CRC Industries to promote its Brakleen brand, BimmerWorld hosted its partners from CRC during the weekend, providing first-rate hospitality and giving their ardent supporters plenty to root for during the race.
The guests from CRC also witnessed a stirring performance from BimmerWorld's second GS entry. Showing his versatility in the GRAND-AM ranks, Liefooghe got up to speed immediately in the No. 78 BimmerWorld BMW M3 V8, motoring his way from 17th to third before handing off to Ronson. After jostling for positions and dealing with yellow flags, Ronson impressed on his way to finish 12th on his pro racing debut.
Running deep inside the top 10 and working closely with Ronson were highlights of the event, according to Liefooghe.
"BimmerWorld always gives me a great race car. In this case, with the extreme temperatures, we only had one lap to qualify after which the tires would drop off by at least a full second. I missed the opportunity on that lap, but the car stayed very consistent, so even though I started mid-pack, I knew I had a lot more performance available. During the race, our car was great in the long runs. After fighting my way up from 17th, it felt great to challenge for the top spots just like we usually do in the ST cars, and Chris should also be proud of the job he did in his first GRAND-AM race."
In the No. 81 car, John Capestro-Dubets was thrust into a similar position as Liefooghe, leading the charge for the second time this season when his regular teammate stepped up to BimmerWorld's GS team.
Follow BimmerWorld's progress at www.BimmerWorldRacing.com as they prepare for the season finale at Mid-Ohio the weekend of September 16-17, and be sure to tune-in to watch the New Jersey race broadcast on SPEED this Saturday, July 30th at 3 p.m. ET.
More information about the team, cars, and drivers can be found at www.bimmerworldracing.com
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Baylor to Honor Judge Hightower at Austin LuncheonJune 30, 1998
by Alan Hunt
{imageRef("blankspace")}WACO, Texas ï Baylor University will host a luncheon honoring former Texas Supreme Court Justice Jack E. Hightower on Thursday, July 9, at the Austin Metropolitan Club. The luncheon will also recognize the Jack E. Hightower Endowed Scholarship in Law.
{imageRef("blankspace")}Judge Hightower, a longtime resident of Vernon, earned his bachelor¦s degree from Baylor in 1949 and a law degree in 1951. Hightower began his public service career in 1953 when he was elected to the Texas State House of Representatives. He also served as District Attorney for the 46th Judicial District from 1955 to 1962, and later served ten years in the Texas Senate. After 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was elected Justice of the Texas Supreme Court in 1988. He retired in 1996.
{imageRef("blankspace")}His work within the Baylor community earned him the Baylor Distinguished Alumni Award, and in 1996, he was named Baylor Lawyer of the Year.
{imageRef("blankspace")}He and his wife, Colleen Ward Hightower, also a Baylor graduate, are the parents of three Baylor graduates: Ann Thornburg, Amy Brees and Alison Suttle.
{imageRef("blankspace")}Family and friends of Hightower will be present at the luncheon. Steve Samples, the first recipient of the scholarship, will also attend.
{imageRef("blankspace")}Other guests include speakers Baylor President Robert B. Sloan Jr.; Brad Toben, dean of the Baylor School of Law and The M.C. and Mattie Caston Professor of Law; and Kent Hance, former U.S. congressman, former Texas state senator and former chairman of the Railroad Commission. Hance was also instrumental in the establishment of the scholarship.
{imageRef("blankspace")}Sloan will present a plaque to Judge Hightower. An identical plaque will be hung on the second floor of the Bill Daniel Student Center on the Baylor campus.
{imageRef("blankspace")}For more information, contact the Baylor Office of University Development at (254) 710-2561.
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Clinton Warns Palestinians and Israelis Against 'Unilateral' Mideast Steps
Secretary of State criticizes Israel's settlement plans as 'counterproductive'; Egypt: Israel not doing what it is supposed to do.
Natasha Mozgovaya has been the chief U.S. correspondent for Haaretz since 2008. She currently resides in Maryland with her husband and two children.
Mozgovaya immigrated to Israel from Russia at age 11, as part of the "Big Aliyah" of the 1990s. She began writing for newspapers in Russian as a teenager, and by the age of 18 had become editor of two supplements for "Vesty," the Russian newspaper in Israel.
In 2000, Mozgovaya joined the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, covering immigration to Israel and Diaspora Jewry. She went on to report from Gaza during the disengagement in 2005, and from the Lebanese border during the war with Hezbollah in 2006.
Mozgovaya has reported from around the world, contributing in-depth articles on topics ranging from human trafficking in Eastern Europe to the AIDS epidemic in Africa; clashes with the PKK in Turkey to the post-election riots in Kenya.
She has closely followed events in the FSU over the last decade, interviewing the members of the political elite and opposition leaders, as well as iconic figures such as Mikhail Kalashnikov and the infamous "Russian oligarchs."
In addition to her newspaper work, Mozgovaya has anchored several television programs in Hebrew and Russian. In 2008, she co-hosted a Channel 9 series exploring the history of the State of Israel since its establishment in 1948.
Before moving to the U.S. for Haaretz, Mozgovaya was a frequent guest and commentator on various radio and TV programs in Israel.
Secretary of State criticizes Israel's settlement plans as 'counterproductive'; Egypt: Israel not doing what it is supposed to do.
Activists contributed $28 million to restoring Jewish institutions in New Orleans and are trying to bring back Jews who fled after Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. president expressed concern that neither side was making necessary effort to find breakthrough that would create the conditions of a secure Israel living in peace with an independent Palestinian state.
In speech to General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America, Kadima chief Tzipi Livni calls on world Jewry to support Israel in the fight against anti-Semitism and Iran.
Jewish student Hannah King, 17, behind rally, said her group sought to protest attempt to delegitimize criticism of Israeli policies.
State Department Spokesman, J Street condemn plan to build 930 houses beyond the Green Line as Netanyahu makes official U.S. visit.
Pro-Israel lobby 'profoundly disappointed' by news of approval to build nearly 1,000 houses beyond Green Line.
During Jewish Federations General Assembly, Israel's ambassador to U.S. tells Jews to 'respect the decisions made by the world's most resilient democracy... even if you disagree with us.'
Obama administration rebuffs Netanyahu's claim that sanctions against Tehran are failing.
Netanyahu meets with U.S. VP Biden on sidelines of Jewish GA in New Orleans; says that Palestinians must be stopped from taking unilateral action to establish a state.


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- Development of an efficient protein phosphatase-based colorimetric test for okadaic acid detectionAudrey Sassolas
IMAGES EA 4218, University of Perpignan, bât S 52, Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
Anal Chim Acta 702:262-8. 2011..To evaluate the efficiency of the assay, PP inhibition tests based on PP2A from ZEU Immunotec in solution or immobilized within a gel were used for OA detection in contaminated shellfish...
- Detection of the marine toxin okadaic acid: assessing seafood safetyAudrey Sassolas
Universite de Perpignan, Laboratoire Images, EA 4218, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, Bât S, Perpignan Cedex 66860, France
Talanta 105:306-16. 2013..Recent advances in the field of aptamers and nanomaterial offer exciting new opportunities to develop improved and more reliable devices allowing the detection of OA...
- Development of a colorimetric inhibition assay for microcystin-LR detection: comparison of the sensitivity of different protein phosphatasesAudrey Sassolas
Laboratoire Images, Batiment S, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
Talanta 85:2498-503. 2011..17 μg L(-1) and 0.29 μg L(-1) with immobilised PP2A from ZEU and PP1, respectively. In view of these performances, these tests can potentially be used for monitoring water quality...
- Immobilization of enzymes on ethynyl-modified electrodes via click chemistryAkhtar Hayat
IMAGES EA 4218, University of Perpignan, Perpignan Cedex, France
Methods Mol Biol 1051:209-16. 2013....
- Enzyme immobilization by entrapment within a gel networkAudrey Sassolas
IMAGES EA, University of Perpignan, Perpignan Cedex, France
Methods Mol Biol 1051:229-39. 2013..Biosensors based on physically entrapped enzymes are often characterized by increased operational and storage stability. ..
- Highly sensitive ochratoxin A impedimetric aptasensor based on the immobilization of azido-aptamer onto electrografted binary film via click chemistryAkhtar Hayat
BIOMEM, Universite de Perpignan, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
Talanta 103:14-9. 2013..The increase in electron-transfer resistance (R(et)) values due to the specific aptamer-OTA interaction was proportional to the concentration of OTA in a range between 1.25 ng/L and 500 ng/L, with a detection limit of 0.25 ng/L...
- Automated flow-through amperometric immunosensor for highly sensitive and on-line detection of okadaic acid in mussel sampleRocio B Dominguez
Images, EA 4218, Batiment S, Universite de Perpignan, 52 avenue Paul Alduy 66 860, Perpignan Cedex, France
Talanta 99:232-7. 2012..The developed system automatically controlled the incubation, washing and current measurement steps, showing its potential use for OA determination in field analysis...
- Immobilization of enzymes on magnetic beads through affinity interactionsAudrey Sassolas
IMAGES EA, University of Perpignan, Perpignan Cedex, France
Methods Mol Biol 1051:139-48. 2013..This chapter describes immobilization procedures of tagged enzymes onto various magnetic beads...
- An electrochemical immunosensor based on covalent immobilization of okadaic acid onto screen printed carbon electrode via diazotization-coupling reactionAkhtar Hayat
Images, EA 4218, Batiment S, Universite de Perpignan, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66 860, Perpignan Cedex, France
Talanta 85:513-8. 2011..The immunosensor obtained using this novel approach allowed detection limit of 1.44 ng/L of OA, and was also validated with certified reference mussel samples...


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As the Area Code and Aflac Games draw to a conclusion, my colleague Matt Blood will give readers the lowdown on the top prospects: the Bryce Harper, Tyler Matzek, Donovan Tate types. Of course, not every player participating is a first rounder, and not everyone will be incessantly followed by scouts, agents, online ranking services, and glossy student sport publications.
At the Area Code games, one player from each squad caught my eye as a "sleeper"–imperfect players with some qualities that caught my eye. They are:
Stephen Bruno, ss, Gloucester Catholic HS, Audubon, N.J., 2009:
As a middle infielder, Bruno can pick everything in the orchard. His lack of size–5-foot-9, 149 pounds–and 7.02 speed will no doubt turn most scouts off. However, Bruno is a high energy player with dazzling defensive skills who can dash around and make any type of difficult play. His lightning quick hands enable him to turn double plays in a flash.
Josh Leyland, c, San Dimas (Calif.) HS, 2009:
Leyland's lack of outstanding athleticism will restrict him to catcher or first base. Big and strong, he exhibits a fundamentally sound setup and swing, and likes to look for a low pitch out over the plate to hammer. Leyland needs refinement as a receiver and will need to vastly improve his catch and release mechanics. Despite that, Leyland shows the basic ability to be an impact lefthanded hitting catcher.
Todd Glaesman, of, Midway HS, Waco, Texas, 2009:
Just like their big league counterparts, the Rangers ball club had the best offense in Long Beach. Overshadowed by the other big bats on his team, Glaesman nonetheless impressed with his projectable and athletic frame, good speed (6.90) and decent arm. He possesses a fine swing but may want to ditch his gimmicky stance, which begins from an unusually open position.
Wes Hatton, rhp/2b, Norco (Calif.) HS, 2009:
An undersized player who could probably fit in High School teammate Matt Hobgood's pocket, Hattons hustling, all out diving style of play earns him the nickname "Splattin' Hatton". Undersized and bereft of big tools, Hatton was still able to rip the ball in BP, driving a jack out of Blair Field. He may eventually transform into a Pedroia type second baseman.
Luke Maile, c, Covington Catholic HS, Crestview Hills, Ky., 2009:
Maile has the type of arm strength from behind the plate that causes heads to whip around. His POP times, which currently sit in the 2.00 range, can be decreased with better footwork and a quicker release. Maile needs to improve with the bat, but he does flash a decent swing.
Bobby Joe Tannehill, ss/3b, Kentlake HS, Auburn, Wash., 2009:
Blessed with a name which sounds like a steel guitar picker in a country band, Tannehill has an outstanding tall, athletic and projectable frame. His size and lack of huge tools figure to eventually land him at 3rd. In any case, his quality fielding actions and strong arm are impressive. Tannehills bat needs work, probably due to the fact that colder weather players can't get as many year round at bats as sun belt players can.
Alex Glenn, of, Henry County HS, McDonough, Ga., 2009 and Ronnie Richardson, of, Lake Region HS, Eagle Lake, Fla., 2009:
Glenn and Richardson arrived a day late to Long Beach. This figures to be the only time either will ever be late for anything. Both players have electrifying speed and quickness. As with several others on this list, scouts who obsess on taller, bigger framed players may be turned off to these two. However, both can scoot, both have fine arms, they can cover huge swaths of ground in the OF, and both attack the ball with quick bats which produce gap power.
Tony Piazza, inf, Notre Dame Prep, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2009:
I caught a glimpse of Piazza only in Tuesday's BP. Piazza is tall and projectable, but his 7.35 speed limits him to the IF corners. What drew my attention to Piazza is his swing. He has probably never heard of Stan Musial, but I haven't seen Piazza's type of swing since Musial. Which is not to say he will be Musial, of course. Stan started crunched up in the far back corner of the batters box, then drove himself forward toward the ball and took a level, lashing type swing. Piazza did the exact same thing and while he didn't display big power he did slash loud, hard line drives all over the lot.
Many of the ballplayers listed above will be lower round draft picks or will play in college before having an opportunity in pro ball. They have all benefited from the exposure of the Area Code Games, and while not every scout will shoot these youngsters to the top of their draft lists, these players can take comfort in an observation made many times by the late great scout Spider Jorgenson:
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In 2004, the City of Port Aransas allocated $2 million dollars in Certificates of Obligation to develop the Port Aransas Nature Preserve. In 2006, with the input from a consulting group and members of the Port Aransas community, the Port Aransas City Council adopted a preliminary set of design guidelines for the development of this major nature facility.
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On September 18, 2008, City Council approved the design/construction plans for Phase 1 of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture.
Overall View of Nature Preserve
Groundbreaking for Phase 1 the Port Aransas Nature Preserve was held on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 10:30 am near the proposed site for Node 8, the main access point into the Nature Preserve along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.
Dedication of Phase 1 was held on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 2:30 pm at the Nature Preserve Pavilion.
Phase 1 provides over 2 miles of hike and bike trails within the park. Amenities include the Pavilion, boardwalks over algal flats, crushed granite trails on the uplands, covered seating sites and a tower overlooking wetland areas around Salt Island.
Groundbreaking for Phase 2 was held on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 2:00 pm at entry way in the 2600 block of Hwy 361 South.
Dedication of Phase 2 was held on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 10:30 am at the trailhead of the new hike/bike pathway.
Phase 2 of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve adds another 1.25 miles and a viewing tower to the existing trail system. The entry is located off Hwy 361 and will eventually provide a link to the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center.
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Around 1,300 firms will be forced to find replacement professional indemnity insurance (PII) or be put at risk of being closed down after the Latvian authorities yesterday withdrew operating licences from domestic insurer Balva.
The SRA said it was seeking advice on whether the collapse of Balva was legally an "insolvency event", which would put it in breach of the regulator's qualifying insurer (QI) rules.
The insurer, which was halted from taking on new business in the UK at the end of March, provides PII to around 1,300 firms – the equivalent of one in eight firms in England and Wales.
Balva must now appoint a liquidator and agree the procedure for debt covering with the Latvian Board of Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC). Failing that it must transform itself into a so-called 'legal person' that does not pursue insurance business.
The FCMC said all Balva's insurance policies are still effective and the company was obliged to continue fulfilling the terms of contracts entered into with its policyholders.
Under SRA rules, however, firms will be required to find alternative cover in the live market within 28 days or be forced into the assigned risks pool (ARP), where policy rates are charged at a premium.
Rule changes on how the ARP is governed mean that firms are now only allowed to stay in the ARP for three months, unless they are granted special waivers by the SRA. Those that are still unable to find cover after that point will, under SRA rules, be forced to cease trading because they do not carry PII insurance.
The insurer, which was unrated, was listed on the SRA's Qualified Insurer list for the 1 October 2012 renewal date, making it a viable option for firms forced to look for a cheaper policy from an unrated insurer that is more willing to accept higher-risk firms. Provisional figures for the renewal date show that 12.5 per cent of the profession's total premiums of £239.3m were paid to unrated insurers.
The news has once again stoked debate about whether the SRA should allow unrated insurers onto the QI listings. According to Simon Lovat, a PII expert at broker UIB, firms covered by Balva will be left unable to pay out on potential claims because the insurer has been forced to cease trading. The cost of putting the firms into the ARP, he added, would be picked up by other rated qualified insurers participating in the market.
In a statement the SRA said: "The position under the SRA indemnity insurance rules is that, as yet, there has not been an 'insolvency event' as defined in the UK. We are seeking advice on the application of the definition of 'insolvency event' to this developing situation, working with our partners at the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Services Regulator.
"If an 'insolvency event' occurs we will contact all firms currently insured with Balva explaining the action they must take.
"This would involve any firm that has professional indemnity insurance with Balva obtaining replacement cover within four weeks of any confirmation of any insolvency event. Those that fail to find an alternative insurer would drop into the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP).
"Firms should contact their broker (if they have one) and obtain their advice. If they do not have a broker, they will need to contact one of the Qualifying Insurers who deal direct with firms to arrange replacement cover.
"A letter containing further details would be sent to all firms if an insolvency event is confirmed."


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In Burundi, at least 36 people were killed Sunday night after unknown gunmen opened fire at a crowded bar eight miles west of the capital, Bujumbura.
The governor of Bujumbura Rural province, where the attack occurred, told Agence France-Presse that at least three dozen people were killed when raiders stormed the "Chez les Amis" bar and opened fire on patrons.
Officials say the number of dead could rise, as several others were critically wounded in the raid in the city's Gatumba area. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the influx of injured people, the BBC reports.
Witnesses said the attack, the worst in months, lasted about 20 minutes.
A survivor who lost two siblings and a friend told AFP:
Dozens of people, some in [military] uniform and with Kalashnikov [rifles] and grenades entered 'Chez les Amis' bar. They told everyone to lie down and began shooting.
Gatumba is a stronghold of the former rebels, the National Liberation Forces (FNL).
Their leader, Agathon Rwasa, has been accused of orchestrating a spate of recent attacks in Burundi.
The country's 16-year civil war officially ended in 2009, but sporadic attacks have continued.
The government has blamed recent attacks on bandits but some fear a new rebel group has emerged.
The BBC reported that deadly raids have become more numerous in Burundi over the past year, since the opposition boycotted elections, accusing President Pierre Nkurunziza's party of fraud.


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Ahmad Hilmi in a state of emergency
Young Egyptian actor Ahmad Hilmi is currently preparing to begin shooting the first scenes of his upcoming film "Tharf Tare'e" (A Case of an Emergency).
The film revolves around a young man who falls in love with a woman that is a fanatic of the late Egyptian legendary singer Abdul Halim Hafez. The film is written by Bilal Fadel and directed by Wael Ihsan, and falls under the comedy genre.
Hilmi has revealed that most of the films he starred in were comedy for he aims at making people laugh. The actor stressed that he finds himself more able to present comedy films than ones that tackle causes or social problems.
Ahmad stressed that his ultimate goal is to be able to present more serious films that aim at giving out a message of some kind, but in the meantime he is concentrating his ability on what he does best, which is comedy films. Ahmad revealed that he was very thankful for the significant success of his latest film "Zaki Shan", which achieved millions of Egyptian pounds in profit.
Ahmad noted that he is reading film scripts in hoping of finding one that will suit his character and be as successful as his previous films. The actor stressed that he is hoping to be able to have chosen a new film to present in the summer season, but until this point that possibility is yet uncertain.


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While Black Friday is mainly associated with fighting your way through retail store entrances and fending off aggressive shoppers, SODA, BLONDEGANG, SOS and Theodore Grams made it all about the music during their concert at The Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) in Philadelphia. JimmyJazz.com was on hand to witness the live show, which was delivered to a sold-out crowd.
Theodore Grams kicked off a highly energetic set with the crowd chanting "Baby Jesus," in between songs. Grams' intense lyrical delivery captured the crowd even as he ran overtime. His set ended in clouds of smoke with his huge entourage onstage bringing the energy level to a high.
We didn't think the energy couldn't get any more powerful but in true fashion, SODA and SOS took it into the stratosphere. With a live band backing them, SODA and SOS launched into their songs with confidence, wit and a few tricks up their sleeves. One of those tricks included a costume change by SODA for the song, "Straight Outta Condoms," where he retuned on stage as Eazy-E. It was a moment that had the audience in laughter as they nodded their heads along to the up-tempo song. SODA and SOS then performed a tribute to Heavy D where they recreated his classic old school dance moves in a fun homage to the legend. However no moment was more memorable then their performance of "D.T.F." The tongue-in-cheek song featured SODA performing in pink underwear over camouflage pants and ended with blasts of confetti, squirrel meat on stage and miniature blow-up dolls thrown into the audience. Now that is showmanship.
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WH Smith creates 3,000 jobs
The UK newspapers, books and music retailer WH Smith will add 3,000 workers to its 20,100 strong workforce.
The expansion plan is a response to an 8% fall in pre-tax profits to �130m for the 12 months up to August this year, a period when its news distribution business was hit hard by a weak magazine market.
But the company insists that its future is bright, despite worries about the strength of the UK economy.
"WH Smith has in the past proved to be quite resilient to recession because the things that we sell, such as magazines, newspapers, stationary and so on are daily necessities," managing director of UK retail, Beverley Hodson told BBC News 24.
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The boost to its business over the next three years will involve a move beyond its traditional High Street, airport and train station locations and the opening of shops in Northern Ireland.
"We did a considerable amount of customer research there and identified that there was a gap in the market for WH Smith," Ms Hodson said.
Its first shop in Northern Ireland was opened last week.
"It took us some time to locate the best site for our first store," Ms Hodson said.
"We opened just recently in Belfast and we plan to assess the performance of the Belfast store before we embark on a major opening push in the region," she said.
"The move into the [Northern] Irish market forms part of the future growth strategy, which aims to stretch the brand into new markets both in the UK and abroad," the retailer said.
New formats
The company will also test out new ways of organising its outlets by offering coffee shop facilities, audio and video systems, and by selling non-traditional products.
And it will open up shops on the edges of towns, as well as factory outlets.
Last year, the company opened 29 new shops.
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