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WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced Thursday that they have removed the interim tag from Head Coach Tim Burke, officially naming him the 29th coach in team history.
Burke took over the position on an interim basis on August 25, 2012.
"Tim has done a great job at leading this football team since taking over the position in August and our players have shown a great deal of respect for him and his coaching style," said Mack.
"We believe that by naming him Head Coach now, he will have a full offseason to implement his own system and style of coaching and will give us a head start on bettering our team for next season."Burke first joined Winnipeg as Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach in 2011, leading a unit that finished first in 12 defensive categories to an East Division Championship and an appearance in the Grey Cup.
Before coming to Winnipeg, he spent three seasons with the Montreal Alouettes in the same capacity where he made three straight Grey Cup appearances, winning back-to-back games in 2009 and 2010.
Other CFL experience includes three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders as their Defensive Backs Coach before being promoted to interim Defensive Coordinator in 2007.
"I am more than ecstatic to be the Head Coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers," said Burke.
"I've waited a long time for this and I look forward to having the opportunity to lead this football team. I believe in where this organization is headed and I can't wait to get started on doing what I can to improve on our record from this season and bring the people of Winnipeg and fans of this team back to the Grey Cup."
Burke began his coaching career at the University of Minnesota in 1977 and has since coached defenses all across the United States and Canada, including stops at Purdue, Ball State University and the University of Kansas among many others.
The Bombes also announced Thursday that Joe Mack will remain with the club as their General Manager.
"What ultimately sealed my decision was that I am just not ready to dismantle this organization and start over from scratch," he said. "In business as in sports, success comes when you have stability in the leadership position," said team President Garth Buchko
"Joe Mack, Tim Burke have the respect and confidence of their players and staff."
Burke is the fifth head coach since 2005 to lead the Bombers. Paul LaPolice, who started this season after leading them to the Grey Cup last year, lost his job when they managed just two wins in their first eight games.
Mack was already under contract next year but there has been mounting fan anger over some of his moves. The Bombers dressed 19 rookies this season and many fans complained veterans were released without a solid plan to replace them. But Buchko and Mack point out that some of those rookies are top performers – like leading receiver Chris Matthews and tailback Chad Simpson, both topping the 1,000-yard mark.
"Joe and Tim have the liberty and the plan to make changes where they see fit for football operations but the expectation is to win football games and be a playoff team," said Buchko.
All agree that for that to happen, they must tackle the big question of quarterback.
Burke and Mack like Buck Pierce, but he missed more than half the season with injuries after missing most of the 2010 campaign for the same reason.
Last year was his best as a Bomber when he started 16 games.
Mack says they have to sit down with Pierce and their medical people and talk about his future.
"The elephant in the room is the quarterback situation," said Burke.
"We want to make sure we get that resolved so we have the best chance of moving forward and having a chance to be in the Grey Cup every year.
"It's not enough for us to be an up-and-down team year in, year out. We want to consistently be a championship-calibre team."
Backup Alex Brink will start Saturday against Montreal.
The news that Mack and Buchko will stay was greeted with some relief in the Bombers' locker-room.
Veteran offensive lineman Glenn January said he likes Burke's style.
"He's a straight shooter, if he's mad at you he tells you," he said.
Veteran receiver Terrence Edwards added the club has the talent to win.
"Firing somebody's not always the answer," he said. "We understand fans are very passionate about this team and this club … I've been here six years and have had four different head coaches already …"
"We've got the right people here to do good things. We've just got to not be so quick to fire people."
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Chef Ford Fry of Atlanta culinary fame will travel to Charleston on Thursday, August 15th to team up with Chef Marc Collins for our 4th Annual Louie's Kids Benefit Dinner. This special dinner at Circa 1886 has raised over $45,000 for Louie's Kids' mission of fighting childhood obesity. Dinner will begin at 6:30 pm and feature five courses with wine pairings from our Wine Enthusiast-lauded list.
Chef Fry is both chef and partner at many Atlanta eateries including JCT Kitchen & Bar, King + Duke, No. 246, The Optimist and Oyster Bar at The Optimist. Fry and our Executive Chef Marc Collins have lots in common. Each can trace their culinary roots back to Texas. Each is a founding member of their respective city's wine and food festival. And – both Fry and Collins are committed to serving fresh, creative fare with in-season, locally sourced product. The duo's Louie's Kids menu collaboration is healthy, delightful and undoubtedly influenced by summertime in the South.
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A seat at Circa 1886's Louie's Kids Dinner is $80 per person, $50 of which is directly donated to Louie's Kids. (Price excludes tax, gratuity, additional beverages.)
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Discussion in 'Black Rifle Forum' started by Big.40, Jan 25, 2012.
Hey so what is the deal with the types of rifling for AR's? 1/7 1/8 1/9 More twist the better??
Same issues as any rifle. Mostly depends on what bullet weight / load you are running through it. However some particular rifles might have their own little preferences. Working up a correct load is the same across the board.
The faster 1:7 twist will better stabilize the longer/heavier bullets above 69 grains. You can shoot 50 and 55 grain bullets just fine but your best accuracy will be with the heavier projectiles.
1:9 will generally provide better accuracy with 55 grain ammo than a 1:7 rifled barrel. As long as you stay between 55 and 69g your best accuracy will be determined more by bullet type then weight. In other words, match hollow points will give better results than FMJ.
1:8 obviously falls in the middle and although not as popular, is possibly the best all-around choice.
There can be some individuality between seemingly identical barrels so I encourage people to try different ammo in their rifles to see what works best for them.
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Centre?periphery model explaining the regional development of the informational and transitional society
This paper analyses regional development and uses centre-periphery models (CPM) of Friedmann, Gibbs and Hautamäki as a base for theoretical discussion. In general, these centre-periphery models foresee stabilisation and de-concentration of population and economic agents after the concentration stages. The spatial processes of 1970s and 1980s were rather well described by the CPM. However, the 1990s turned to a new concentration in several countries. Classical CPM that assumed the continuity of industrial society and relevant factors, both negative and positive for concentration, influencing regional structures and settlement became useless. Therefore, first topic in this paper analyses concentration-deconcentration factors of the informational society and tries to plant the classical approach in the new soil. Secondly, we set a hypothesis arguing that Baltic Countries have followed partly similar, but simultaneously rather different spatial development stages. If the Western economies enjoyed particularly after the World War II economic and political stability, then regional development of their Eastern counterparts has been influenced by several political convulsions. Besides, even the same results in urban development may have had rather different causes in the West and former East. The empirical part analyses the regional development of Estonia in a historic perspective. The description of past developments attempts to outline (1) influencial causal factors, (2) periods of concentration and deconcentration, and (3) particularities compared with Western countries. The discussion is supported mainly by population data of past censuses, but uses also a limited number of soft empirical materials like small case studies, interviews and observations. Finally, we attempt to design a comparison of different urban development stages in UK, Finland and Estonia. This paper prepares and tests an extensive analyse of census and labour market survey as well as enterprise development data of the transition period, the 1990s. Key words: centre-periphery model, urban development stages, political factors in urban development
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November Commercial Real Estate Posts 40% Hike In Sales Year-Over-Year
While December's numbers are still being crunched while offices across the country groggily sweep up confetti from New Year celebrations, there's already good news for CRE. November's numbers say national sales volume is up sharply.
A Real Capital Analytics set of figures put the year-over-year increase in November 2012 at 40% against November 2011, with sales volume hitting $19.5 billion and the year-to-date total at $225 billion.
The technical term for this kind of increase is "a boatload"* And December's present isn't even open yet:
"With the expected surge in December, full-year 2012 volume should reach $260 billion," the firm projected. All in all, it's a good if not stellar way to kick into the new year.
But an anomaly remains, in that this will be the first year in more than a decade, according to RCA, when multifamily will replace office as the top investment sector. No surprise there, really, given the bulletproof stability of the apartment market and the office sector's entrenched status as poster child for the recession. Multifamily logged $75 billion in sales volume this year.
"While apartments and CBD office** have greatly outpaced the other property types in their recovery," the report states, "the evidence at year-end indicates that 2013 will be the year the rest of the property types start to catch up. The same holds true for geographic markets as even the hardest hit secondary and tertiary markets have recently started to rebound while transaction activity and price appreciation in many, but not all, major markets has moderated. Thus, 2013 may be characterized by broader, though probably not steeper, improvements across the property investment markets."
In an era marked by our political system effectively playing chicken along the edge of the "fiscal cliff", there's much to like about the theory that hard assets — and they don't come much harder than commercial property — is the preferred destination in the flight to quality investors are seeking. As more and more uncertainty over returns is being baked into the national economic cake, it's certainly true that income production is a major feature of CRE as opposed to other places to park one's capital. Whether participating in a cap rate-driven cashflow or pocketing a commercial REIT dividend, fans of commercial property find themselves in a growing crowd.
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Entries sought for Minnesota Farm Bureau Excellence contest
The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Excellence in Agriculture contest deadline is September 15.
The Excellence in Agriculture contest is designed as an opportunity for young farmers and ranchers to earn recognition while actively contributing to the agriculture industry and building their leadership skills through their involvement in Farm Bureau and their community.
The Excellence in Agriculture contest spotlights young Farm Bureau members who are agricultural enthusiasts but have not earned a majority of their income from an owned production agriculture enterprise in the past three years.
Competitors are evaluated on their understanding of agricultural issues, leadership experiences and achievement. Interviews will take place on November 20, at the Northland Inn, in Brooklyn Park. In order to be eligible, contestants must be ages 18-35.
State winners in each contest will receive $500 plus an expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, January 9-12, 2011.
Once there, state winners will compete for the national title and several prizes. State winners also earn a trip to the MFBF YF&R Leadership Conference, January 28-30, 2011 in Duluth and will have the opportunity to take part in the 2011 MFBF Young Farmers Washington, D. C trip.
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(AFP) The proposed deal to keep Britain in the European Union and avoid a "Brexit" after a referendum is "fair" for Britain and its 27 partners, European Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday.
"The settlement that has been proposed is fair for the United Kingdom and fair for the other 27 members states," Juncker told members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. "It is also fair for the European Parliament."
Juncker said the commission, the executive of the 28-nation bloc, supported the proposals unveiled Tuesday by European Council President Donald Tusk because it had worked closely on the matter with him.
The proposals include a four-year "emergency brake" on welfare payments for EU migrant workers, protection for countries that do not use the euro currency and a "red card" system giving national parliaments more power.
Their unveiling fired the starting gun for two weeks of intense negotiations to reach a deal at an EU summit, hosted by Tusk, later this month.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tusk's plans showed "real progress" and made it likely that he would campaign to stay in the EU in a referendum expected in June.
London's bid to transform its EU membership has added to the turmoil as the bloc struggles with the biggest influx of migrants since World War II and the fallout from the eurozone debt crisis.
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The six-bedroomHeron's Restis a rare bird indeed: it appears to have 'Galway's Only Ocean View' (this may be remedied when the port is redeveloped). Sorcha Malloy, who opened the light- and flower-filled B&B six years ago, offers great breakfasts, picnics and evening meals straight out of the sea. And yes, there is a heron. He's called Arthur.
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Throughout your graduate program, experienced career advisors are available to help you set career goals, develop a strategic search plan, and execute an effective internship or job search. We encourage you to meet often with your career advisor. You may schedule an appointment by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
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MBA students have access to a wealth of job and internship opportunities through GradLeaders, the Carroll School's online career network. Students may also post resumes to GradLeaders. Prior to gaining access to GradLeaders, graduate students must first complete the Campus Recruiting Agreement. To gain access to GradLeaders, complete the Campus Recruiting Agreement.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. -- UCLA might be feeling better about its 3-0 start, No. 12 ranking and punishing defense if the Bruins didn't have such awful memories of their last two trips to Oregon.
Last year, the Bruins were 3-0 and ranked sixth in the country when they went into Eugene and were beaten by Oregon 29-10 and eventually finished 6-6. Then there's 1999. UCLA already had a bad team, but nothing prepared the Bruins for the 55-7 whipping Oregon State visited on them.
''We had one drive that was good. Before that and after that, it was nonexistent,'' UCLA quarterback Cory Paus said. ''Last year, we were 3-0 and looking at it like we were the best team in the country. I know we're not looking at it like that now. It keeps us hungry and humble.''
When UCLA plays 19th-ranked Oregon State (1-1) on Saturday, the Beavers will be going for an unprecedented third straight victory over the Bruins. Yet defense has made both teams appear vastly different than last year's models.
Losing key defensive players to eligibility and injury has left Oregon State far weaker than last year's 11-1 team. The Beavers have allowed an average of 33 points and 353.5 yards in two games. UCLA is giving up 13.3 points and 288.7 yards.
''I thought UCLA traded jerseys with us last year, the way their defense was playing,'' said Oregon State cornerback Terrell Roberts. ''I mean, wow. They swarmed to the ball like yellow jackets swarming to a honey nest. They're normally known for their high-octane offense, but this year, their defense is running around like the Baltimore Ravens out there.''
Defensive end Kenyon Coleman has talked with pride about playing ''UCLA-type defense,'' which shows how far the group has come. Opponents have scored just 27 points against the first string. Last week, the Ohio State offense failed to score even after starting from the UCLA 15- and 9-yard lines.
''The defense was outstanding, as good a performance as I can remember since I've been here,'' said sixth-year coach Bob Toledo.
Middle linebacker Robert Thomas already has four sacks and 12 tackles for losses, putting him on pace for 44. Free safety Marques Anderson led the team last year with 11.
Toledo calls Thomas a ''cobra'' because of his acceleration and strength, and Thomas will have extra motivation to put the squeeze on Oregon State. Two years ago in Corvallis, he was knocked out of the game with a concussion. Last year he broke his left foot in a 44-38 loss to the Beavers in Los Angeles.
In 1999, Oregon State had a 166-10 advantage in total yards after the first quarter. The loss was the most lopsided for the Bruins in a conference game since USC beat them 52-0 to open the 1930 season.
''That's always going to be in the back of our minds,'' said tailback DeShaun Foster, who didn't make that trip because of an ankle injury.
Foster gained 299 yards his first two games but was held to 66 on 29 carries against Ohio State. He also fumbled four times, losing two. Coaches said he was holding the ball too far away from his body.
''Four fumbles is just unacceptable,'' Foster said. ''If we're going to win all our games, that's something I can't be doing.''
UCLA had just 72 yards rushing on 31 carries against Oregon State last year, but the Bruins have no intention of going away from the run. And the Beavers, who haven't played in three weeks, are without starting strong safety Calvin Carlyle, who is out for the season after dislocating his left shoulder in practice last week.
Carlyle was a leader on last year's trash-talking, hard-hitting unit, and he represented the kind of confidence the Beavers are lacking now.
''He hit people, and then he let them know he hit them,'' outside linebacker James Allen said. ''I don't know if we can replace that, but we have to.''
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, September 29, 2001.
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
PB Inspired Easter
I shared this tutorial originally over at The DIY Club but love to have it here on my site too.
I fell in love with a Pottery Barn vignette as I often do. This one was for Easter. PB one is pink but I wanted yellow.
- Creamy white vase (I had a pitcher. Scour thrift stores/etc.)
- White ribbon
- Straight pins
- Deco Art Paint (Americana Gloss Enamels in white and added a bit of Deco Art Dazzling Metallics bronze and Americana Acrylic in eggshell)
- White bunnies (I used two ceramic bunnies I already had in my Easter decor)
- Paper Mache Eggs x 11 (approximately less than $10 with Michael's coupon)
- Faux Forsythia ($5 at Michaels). If it'd every stop snowing, we have real Forsythia but no such luck just yet.
Not an Empty Room
Blame It on the Toes
Dresser before:
TV armoire before…
The DIY Project Parade
- Remove old vinyl.
- Pry up top plywood.
- Remove bottom plywood.
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Fabulous Furniture Makeovers
Crazy Wonderful DIY
DIY Kitchen Makeover at Triangle Honeymoon
The Mustard Ceiling
Silhouette Heat Transfer Sewable Fabric Interfacing Tutorial and a Little Giveaway
DIY Project Parade – Back Splash from start to finish
Venatino Polished Marble Tiles 12×12 mosaic, 5 Venatino Pencil Borders
OmniGrip Maximum Strength Adhesive
Tile Guard Natural Stone Penetrating Sealer
QuartzLock Grout – silver
Frog Tape
Tile saw
Putty knife
Paper towels
Caulk gun
DAP Pro Caulk Tool Kit
Back Splash Tutorial:
2. Use a DAP Pro Caulk Tools to make an even/straight line. Love this little blue plastic tool!
3. Prep area. Cover counter top or clean as you go. Protect the granite!
7. Apply pressure to 'set' tiles in place.
8. Let dry at least 2 days.
9. Seal tiles using Tile Guard. Wipe on with a rag. It dries within seconds.
Have a bucket of water handy.
11. Apply generous amount of Quartz Lock to the float using a putty knife.
14. Rinse sponge.
15. Repeat.
Admire work!
- Tearing out existing pantry to make room for future stand alone fridge and freezer (which won't happen by time of reveal, but saving for it).
- Removing vinyl flooring – yipes!
- Building a larger built-in pantry. Original plans were for a table and open shelving. Russ has decided he'd like it built in. Not sure if it'll be cabinetry or framed-out with doors. Still planning.
- Installing new wide plank hardwood or bamboo floors. Still on the hunt for our perfect floor.
- Painting ceiling and walls. I think we've agreed on a color!
- Framing a window and replacing French door frame with something more original looking.
- Adding reclaimed barnwood to make a header in the middle of the room look like wooden beam.
- Painting trim, freshening up old and primer/paint for new.
- Running electrical to new island.
- Building an island. DIY? Maybe incorporating reclaimed barnwood.
- Decorating!!!
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DIO – Do It Ourselves
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Sports Equipment & Apparel in Stowe, Vermont.
Sports Equipment & Apparel
The Fly Rod Shop
2703 Route 100
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-7346
Toll Free: 800-535-9763
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The Fly Rod Shop in Stowe, Vermont offers fly fishing's best products and gear, as well as Vermont's premier fly fishing guide service.
The Fly Rod Shop offers 1/2 day and full day Fly Fishing Instructional tours year round (ice fishing in winter). Their experienced guides will take you and your family or friends out for four or eight hours of private fly fishing. Call the Fly Rod Shop (802-253-7346) for more information or to book a spot for one of these tours.
We have ice fishing tours and FREE ice fishing clinics here at the shop.
Umiak Outdoor Outfitters
849 South Main Street
Phone: 802-253-2317
Fax: 802-253-2551
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Vermont's Adventure Center offering Adventure Tours, Equipment rentals and retail equipment and clothing.
Winter offerings include guided Snowing Shoeing, Nordic Ski, Performance Sledding Tours and rentals.
Summer offerings include: guided and self-guided river trips, hiking and custom instructional programs. Lakefront rentals available at Waterbury Reservoir and North Beach (Burlington). Car top rentals of kayaks, canoes and SUPs also available. Prefer an indoor adventure? Check out our Brewery Tour Perfect for a group. For updated information or online reservation please visit our website.
Shaw's General Store
54 Main Street
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-4040
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Since 1895 Shaw's General Store has enjoyed a reputation of consistent quality in outdoor clothing and footwear.
Shaw's also offers a huge selection of toys, t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps and Stowe souvenirs.
Celebrating 120 years in Stowe village and their new Life is Good store.
AJ's Ski & Sports
350 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-4593
Toll Free: 800-226-6257
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Since 1975 AJ's Ski & Sports has been one of Stowe's oldest and most complete ski shops. Whether it's for skiing snowboarding, or biking and blading, AJ's has the clothing, accessories and equipment. We're known for our excellent selection and our quality rental equipment. Customers from around the world visit us to see the latest from Patagonia, Burton, Rossignol, Columbia, Tubbs, Noridca, Tecnica, Gravis, Teva and more!
Rentals: At AJ's Ski & Sports, our goal is to make your Stowe ski rentals Reserve Ski Rentals Online experience easy and enjoyable. Our ski and snowboard shop is fitted with a state of the art computerized rental system that will get you out of the ski shop and onto the Stowe Mountain Resort's ski slopes faster. Our rental equipment for the 2017-2018 season is freshly stocked with brand new K2 All Mountain Rental skis and snowboards. We also rent a huge selection of Gold Medal Demo Skis and Snowboards from Volkl, Salomon, K2, Rossignol, Atomic, Dynastar and Burton.
Stowe Mountain Resort Shops
5781 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-3000
Toll Free: 800-253-4754
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Stowe Mountain Resort Retail Shops
Full service shops conveniently located at the mountain where you need them. We offer professional service with a large selection of top of the line equipment, outerwear, accessories and Stowe logo wear. Snowboards and outerwear plus helmets and the best selection of goggles, mitts/gloves, and on mountain necessities you'll find in the area. We also offer GoPro camera's to savor your time on the mountain.
Stowe Mountain Resort Demos
You can choose from over 350 demo skis in our 2 conveniently located Stowe Toys Demo Centers. Try as many different skis or snowboards on any given day, change your ski as the snow surface changes to make the most of each run. Our All Access Pass gives you the entire fleet of demo skis/snowboards for the season for one great price.
Stowe Mountain Resort Rentals
Brand new Rossignol skis and boots will make your experience the best that it can be. New rocker technology will enhance every turn whether on trail or off. Rent on line for even faster processing.
Pinnacle Ski & Sports
3391 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-7222
Toll Free: 800-458-9996
Fax: 802-253-2514
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Renting, made easy! Click here to reserve equipment online & save time & money. Pinnacle's experienced staff provides friendly & efficient service & can answer all your questions. Offering 100+ different models of Demo Skis & Snowboards. Browse their wide selection of clothing & accessories from Marmot, Orage, & more!
Need ski boots? Pinnacle is home to Inner Bootworks, providing sales, service & custom boot fitting.
Yellow Turtle
1799 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-4434
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Yellow Turtle has an exceptional selection of on-trend apparel, rain wear, outerwear, accessories, shoes, and performance activewear for the whole family!
From soft and adorable infant onesies by Kickee Pants and Feather Baby, toddler rain boots by Bogs and Kidorable, teen jeans by DL1961 and Hudson, modern layers by Appaman and Tea, classic kids threads by Johnnie-O and Mayoral, pretty teen party dresses by Sally Miller, and head-to-toe Patagonia, Marmot and Burton performance down and fleece for infants, kids, teens and adults…we have you covered.
We house your essentials, tap the trends, carry the classics and can outfit your whole family for adventure!
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Store hours:
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 5:30pm
Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Darkside Snowboards
2160 Mountain Road
Stowe, Vermont 05672
Phone: 802.253.0335
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Darkside reigns supreme in the East with three locations, Killington, Okemo and STOWE. Located on the Mountain Rd in Stowe, Darkside is on your way to Stowe Mountain Resort and offers all of the most exclusive snowboarding gear from Burton, Lib Tech, Forum, Capita, Union, Rhythm, Volcom, Rome, 32, Oakley, Arbor, DC, Frends, SpecialBlend, Neff, Electric, Ashbury, Analog and many more.
Services that we offer include professional tuning and repair, a large selection of performance demo boards, mountain tours, updated Burton rental fleet, custom Oakley goggle bar, exclusive diecuts and custom T's and hoodies.
Welcome to Darkside, the ultimate experience.
Darkside Snowboards, since before Snowboarding was cool…
Mountain Ops
4081 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-4531
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Mountain Ops is a cozy ski shop specializing in cross-country, backcountry, telemark and AT gear. With access to over 100km of cross-country skiing off the back deck, a generous selection of rentals and demos for alpine, cross-country, telemark and AT skiing, all wrapped up in a historic Vermont barn, Mountain Ops is the perfect place to begin your next winter adventure.


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Mohammad Aamir may get PCB central contract
Karachi: Tainted Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir is under PCB consideration for a central contracted, just one month after his comeback to international cricket following a five-year ban for spot fixing.
Mohammad Aamir
Reliable sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board said that Chairman Shaharyar Khan would decide on whether Aamir should be given a central contract later this week.
"But the national selectors and team management have indicated to the board they believe it will help Aamir's rehabilitation and reintegration process and enhance his credibility if he is included in the contracts list," one source told PTI.
Aamir was given special relaxation by the ICC last April to resume playing domestic cricket before his spot fixing ban expired in September, 2015.
The youngster impressed everyone with a series of good bowling performances in domestic cricket and in the Bangladesh Premier League. He was recalled to the national team for the T20 and ODI series in New Zealand last month.
"Everyone is impressed with the way Aamir kept on improving with each match in New Zealand despite being under pressure because of the taunts and insults directed at him in the matches and even otherwise when he went outside the hotel," the source said.
The source said Aamir was likely to be given category C in the central contracts which carries a monthly retainer of close to 200,000 rupees besides the usual match fees and other perks and bonuses.


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Program to Aid Malnourished Eritreans
October 2, 2001
More than 23,000 malnourished children and pregnant/lactating women will receive supplemental food and health education in Eritrea, thanks to a recent $354,373 grant from the US Government. Mercy Corps will administer this program, designed specifically to assist war victims, in coordination with the Eritrean Ministry of Health.
Mercy Corps will distribute a locally-produced enriched cereal to 17 sites, including camps and host family homes housing internally displaced persons. The program also will help refugees and internally displaced persons who have returned to their homes in Debub Zone since a cessation of hostilities agreement was signed between Eritrea and Ethiopia in June. Debub Zone was a major warfront during the May/June 2000 fighting between the countries and suffered massive damage and destruction as a result. It also has been impacted by the drought affecting the entire Horn of Africa.
Mercy Corps Country Director Bill Graham, based in Asmara, Eritrea, will lead the feeding program in the field and coordinate health education seminars for beneficiaries at the food distribution sites. The three-month program, funded by the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), began on October 1.
Reflecting the agency's commitment to easing the suffering in the Horn of Africa, earlier this year Mercy Corps used its private funds to offer aid to thousands of displaced Eritrean families as well as Ethiopian families affected by drought by providing:
- Kerosene stoves, fuel cans and a one-month supply of kerosene to 1,500 families and shelter for another 1,000 families in Eritrea.
- 50,000 packets of oral rehydration salts, a life-saving aid for people -- especially small children -- suffering from dehydration in Eritrea.
- Milk powder and wheat flour to feed 3,000 people in Ethiopia for one month.
Mercy Corps periodically has administered humanitarian aid programs in the Horn of Africa since 1984 when more than one million people perished during one of the worst famines of the 20th Century.


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Defenseman Sheldon Souray is enjoying a first-rate season but was a healthy scratch by Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau Friday night against Anaheim as a means of resting him up ahead of Saturday's contest in Phoenix.
It was the first game missed for Souray, who has played a big role for the winning Ducks with four goals, eight points and a plus-13 rating. "Somewhere during this month, there's going to be days off for him and other guys too," Boudreau said. Souray faded as his season went on for Dallas last year, and Boudreau is taking that into account as well as the 21 minutes he is averaging per night. "There's a lot of reasons why you want to keep a guy like him fresh because he's done great for us," Boudreau said.


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Transcontinental Inc. fell short of analyst estimates in the first quarter, although it showed year-to-year improvements in income and revenue and plans to issue a special dividend to shareholders.
The Montreal-based printing and publishing company went from a year-earlier loss to $17.8-million or 23 cents per share of net profit in the quarter.
In terms of adjusted earnings, there was a less dramatic improvement to $28.5-million or 37 cents per share.
That was a penny short of the consensus estimate compiled by Thomson Reuters.
Revenue for the quarter ended Jan. 31 was also less than analysts expected at $528.7-million, although it was up 8.4 per cent from a year earlier.
Transcontinental shareholders may be heartened, however, by a special dividend of $1 per participating share that the company will issue in the second quarter at a total cost of $78-million.
Transcontinental says its revenue for the three months ended Jan. 31 was boosted by acquisitions but partly offset by the termination of a flyer contract due to the closure of the Zellers stores.
Adjusted operating income was $45.7-million, up 6.3 per cent from $43-million, mainly due to efficiencies from the acquisition of the Quad/Graphics Canada printing business and its digital activities.
"The growth in our revenues and profitability demonstrates how effectively we executed our strategy," said Francois Olivier, president and chief executive officer of TC Transcontinental.
He said the company's printing sector is expected to continue improving its profitability as it integrates the former Quad/Graphics printing business and the addition of new multiyear agreements valued at $30-million a year.
Transcontinental, which publishes a variety of consumer magazines and newspapers as well as websites, said its media sector will continue to be affected by difficult conditions – especially in regards to advertising spending.
"To limit the potential impact of these conditions, efficiency measures are being implemented to protect and improve the sector's profit margins. We will also pursue our efforts to improve the profitability of our digital and interactive offering by further reducing our cost base while continuing to invest in the development of new products," the company said.
In the year-earlier quarter, Transcontinental had $487.6-million of revenue, a net loss of $33.3-million or 41 cents per share and adjusted earnings of $27.1-million or 33 cents per share.
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In a highly charged speech on broadcasting yesterday, Scotland's first minister also revived controversial calls for a wholly Scottish-made version of the BBC's flagship evening news bulletin - "Scottish Six" - claiming it would help reinvigorate the country's journalism.
The Scottish National party leader unveiled a "broadcasting commission", chaired by BBC Scotland's former head of news and current affairs, Blair Jenkins, which will investigate the industry's decline and study proposals and methods for attracting independent producers.
Mr Salmond said that he also planned to meet all the big broadcasters, including the satellite company BSkyB, to challenge them directly on the industry-wide spending cuts in Scotland.
He said the BBC's recent spending in Scotland, which has 8% of the UK's population and 12% of government spending, had fallen by some £20m to 3% of its total - a figure disclosed by the regulator Ofcom.
Meanwhile, Ofcom was allowing ITV to cut its regional programming, while Sky had increased local programming in Ireland but not in Scotland. Channel 4 had marginally increased spending in Scotland, from 2% to 3%.
He also accused Mark Thompson, the BBC director general, and Michael Grade, executive chair of ITV, of making "simultaneous attacks on Scottish producers".
He added: "Instead of apologising for the reduction in spending, they said it was because of a lack of talent and ideas in Scotland. It's not acceptable that the networks which purport to serve the whole of the UK should effectively marginalise the creative community in Scotland ... We produce very talented writers, directors and producers. Strangely enough, they don't just discover that talent in the airport departure lounge."
Mr Jenkins, who resigned from the BBC after a row over spending cuts in Scotland, said he felt no pressure to support Mr Salmond's specific demands. He said: "I've always felt free to disagree with each and every politician. The commission, to be credible, has to be independent."
Stuart Cosgrove, Channel 4's head of nations and regions, said the largest broadcasters had neglected Scotland. "It's unacceptable and unsustainable that Scotland can be performing so poorly in broadcasting, uniquely amongst all the other industries in the world. Either there's a problem with Scotland, or there's a problem with broadcasting. There's absolutely no doubt that the centralisation of broadcasting in London doesn't benefit Scotland."


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One of the interesting stories that came out this week was about Wes Welker. After coming back at the extreme low end of normal expectations after an ACL reconstruction, Welker has only been good, not great this season. While some advanced metrics show that it might be the loss of Randy Moss that's affecting him, Welker fanned the fires of those that thing it's his knee. "Yeah it's getting to the point of just trusting my knee," Welker told the
Somehow, many missed the point here. This is not a physical issue; it's one of confidence in a knee that his physically fine. At nearly a year post-injury and post-surgery, there's no doubt that the knee is fine. Getting the confidence to do the acrobatic or even the mundane is something that Welker himself is going to have to let come to him. We've often seen players "guard" the knee early in a comeback. The most famous example is a run by Deuce McAllister a couple years back after coming back from his first ACL reconstruction. He'd spent the first few weeks of the season running straight ahead, but on one run, he instinctively cut, burst outside and ran for a touchdown. In the end zone, McAllister clearly looked down at his knee. That cut was an epiphany, letting McAllister realize that yes, he was fine and, yes, he could do that again. He did it for the rest of the season and kept doing it until the
Welker hasn't had that moment yet where he stops worrying about his knee, which tells me that when he does, hold on. His numbers haven't been bad up to this point, with 44 receptions for 355 yards and 3 TDs. It's amazing to me that the difference might not be talent, but confidence in talent. The NFL often shows the fine line between confidence and arrogance, but self-confidence in all contexts is huge. There are plenty of other injuries around the league, with and without confidence issues, so let's get to it, starting with the NFL's first midweek game of the season.
The first of the Thursday games gets ready to go, throwing off the schedule for a lot of fantasy leagues. If your entire roster locks with the first game played, now the game-time decisions get really tough. This game does have one big-time fantasy player who is a GTD. Roddy White left last week's game with a mild knee sprain. He's said since Sunday that he would play, but will he be able to play effectively? That's a much bigger question and could force Matt Ryan to go away from his favorite target and spread the ball around more. Tony Gonzalez is the likeliest beneficiary. Jason Snelling is also dealing with swelling in his knee, but is expected to play. The Ravens are mostly healthy, though Tom Zbikowski is out again.
Matthew Stafford has a shoulder injury and is out for Week 10. That's really about all we know. The rest is speculation, while the Lions continue to seek opinions on what can be done. Stafford's injury has been reported as both very serious and not serious at all, ranging from rumors of a Grade III sprain, an injury that often requires surgery to correct. The movement of the shoulder will damage internal structures, including ligaments and tendons, structures that have to be repaired in order to have the same structural integrity and strength. "Strong and accurate" was the selling point for Stafford coming into the NFL. Losing that would leave him, well, as the guy who's throwing to Calvin Johnson, another guy with talent that's had some issues staying healthy. As with Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson, we won't know what the Lions have until their both healthy for an extended period of time, but I'm just not sure that's going to happen. While the Lions wait to see how long Stafford is out, they'll try to bring Shaun Hill back. Hill has a broken forearm, but it's not his throwing arm and it was plated. He's relatively safe to return, but how he takes a hit will matter. Keeping him from taking that hit is going to have to be a huge priority for the Lions on Sunday. Hill is practicing with a huge cast on his arm, though I'm told that's not what he'll have on Sunday.
I'll leave the off-field questions for now, but for Week 10 at least, Austin Collie is out. The Colts are short-handed at WR, but not as badly as most think. Dallas Clark essentially functions as the WR2 behind Reggie Wayne, or did before his injury, but Jacob Tamme showed that he could take the targets, if not have the same level of talent. That leaves a need for a WR3 -- a healthy Pierre Garcon -- and some depth. It's unclear how long Collie was unconscious, but saying that it was somewhere around a minute seems pretty reasonable, considering the medical staff made the decision to cut away his facemask. Collie was cleared to travel and has been reported to have a progressive lessening of symptoms. Those are all good signs, pointing to his clearance sometime next week. We can't know how significant the impact was, but the vector was more perpendicular than collision. Where things get tougher is that Collie couldn't fly off the hit since he was also being hit on the other side, which is reminiscent of how Michael Vick broke his ribs. (We'll get to that lie later.) My final knock on this situation is that as far as I can tell, the Eagles' Kurt Coleman was never checked for concussion himself, despite being staggered after the hit. He was on the field later in the game and there's no notice that he's had any symptoms, but his head hit Collie's head just as hard. That the Eagles might not have even checked him during the time Collie was being treated is pretty amazing, post-Stewart Bradley's situation.
With the Redskins QB situation in turmoil, the RB situation is murky this week as well. Ryan Torain is still dealing with his hamstring strain while Cliinton Portis is back on the field after rehabbing his strained groin. Reports on Wednesday were that Portis was "very sore" and that at best, he was looking at a split come Sunday, but only if he showed by Friday that he could handle a feature load. I know this is a bit confusing -- why need a feature load if he's only going to split? The answer from the Redskins coaching staff is that with both backs hurting, either (or both) could go down quickly, forcing the other to take up the slack. That makes some sense, but there's also depth behind those two. Keiland Williams had a TD against the Lions in Week 8 and isn't the worst speculative play given Torain and Portis' situation. Both are GTDs, at best, and at this point, I'd have a hard time recommending either.
The Rams rushing defense is about mid-pack this year, depending on which measure you use, but perhaps the most telling statistic for fantasy players is that Mike Goodson has been named the Week 10 starter and is only owned in about 0.7 percent of leagues. With both DeAngelo Williams (foot) and Jonathan Stewart (concussion) out of practice and unlikely to play in Week 10, Goodson becomes the starter by default, lining up behind new starter Jim (not Jimmy!) Claussen. There's no word from the Panthers on whether Stewart had passed (or even taken) his concussion screens, but he did not practice and I'm told is unlikely to practice this week at all. Williams is making slow progress with his foot sprain and, like Pierre Thomas, seems to have his coaching staff frustrated. There's hope that Williams will push to get back on the field by Friday, but few think he'll be ready to play by Sunday. I'm not sure you should rush to up that percentage of Goodson owners, but the Panthers don't seem to have any other real options for Week 10.
Dislocated toe on one side and a torn plantar fascia on the other. That's not going to make for a fun morning run, let alone trying to play an NFL game. That's what Antonio Gates is dealing with. Last week, he just couldn't go and with the bye week, it made sense for the Chargers to give him the extra time. That's what they're doing with practice as well, holding Gates out completely this week and hoping that he can get back on the field late next week. It's possible that Gates will be held out of practice altogether as the team tries to figure out how to maintain a situation that's obviously cascading. The compensations he made for the toe injury likely led to additional force on the opposite foot and the eventual tearing. That plantar strain is extremely painful, so controlling that will be the key. Gates has shown time and time again he can play with injuries and be effective. I just wish he didn't have to show us so often.
A lot of how we look at injuries depends on how we set expectations. When Sidney Rice had hip surgery, the initial expectations were that he could return in eight weeks, which seemed very aggressive to me. Instead of 8 to 10, I thought it would be more like 10 to 12 and let's call this one in the middle. Rice is back at practice but not quite ready to get back to the job of catching what Brett Favre slings at him. Where he could have value is in coming in on spot duty, especially in the red zone where his size is an advantage. The Vikings will have to figure out ways to make sure that the hip doesn't get too taxed. There's one more advantage to bringing him back this week and that's Soldier Field. The Bears' home field is grass, not turf, which should give Rice a bit more cushioning for a hip that just had it's cushioning and stability repaired. It's about expectations again this week for Rice. Keep your expectations low and he could surprise you with some points, but don't expect WR1 numbers just yet.
One of the things that many people don't understand about the Official Injury Report released by the NFL each week is that it is purely forward looking. There's nothing there to learn about last week. If you didn't watch the Giants in Week 9, there's nothing on this week's OIR to remind you that Hakeem Nicks ended the game on the sideline with a sprained ankle. The reason is good for Nicks' owners, because there's no limitation, no expectation that Nicks will do anything other than line up at WR1 come Sunday. The OIR cares about play or not play, limited or not limited, not that there's a Grade I sprain that Nicks will deal with. Expect him to get his full targets against the Cowboys, a team that doesn't seem able to stop anyone from putting up big numbers.


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text: Hey Everyone So a few weeks ago I did a pastrami and a brisket flat. When I went to inject it (the flat)..it kind of went everywhere. It seemed to leak out as much as it went in Today I am doing a pastrami again (the last one disappeared) .. so I though I would also throw in a London Broil. I injected it (LB) and got the same results. Juice flying out every where and in the end it seems like it all leaked out .... I am using a injector from BBB non mechanical. I see them on TV using these monster injector and don't seem to have these problems ...maybe they did a re-take lol I read here that most people are pulling their London Broils at 140 and wrapping them. That's the plan for the Broil unless someone thinks IM really screwing up lol I had planned on doing these yesterday but mother nature thought otherwise Will get some Pics up as it cooks


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If you're anything like me, your desk is covered in stuff: pens, paperclips, business cards, CDs, receipts, a stylus or two, a mini flashlight, rubber bands, and memory cards. You get the point. And, if you're like me, your desk drawers are filled with too much stuff for you to find anything you need at the moment.
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If the above description hits close to home, mykeyO may just have the answer for you with its Bluetooth-enabled keyboard. At first glance, "the restt" is just a solid, basic, full-sized keyboard. mykeyO hasn't attempted anything fancy with the typing — function keys are function keys and off to the side are a few extras to support Windows and multimedia functions.
At the top of the keyboard, however, mykeyO has cleverly carved out a resting place for an iPad or iPhone, which it connects to via Bluetooth. Next to the device tray are areas for business cards, pens, and styli. It even includes openings wide enough to accommodate charging cables, complete with notches to keep the keyboard level.
Lift the keyboard to reveal a series of compartments to hold everything from DVDs to CDs, stamps, glasses, a microfiber cloth, or almost any small item currently cluttering your desk. The keyboard, even with the tray, remains relatively low profile. If you need an even lower profile, the keyboard can be easily snapped off the tray and used independently.
As a Bluetooth keyboard, no app is required. The media, search, and other keys that make sense on the tablet work as expected. "The restt" runs on standard AAA batteries that should last for about six months of regular use.
mykeyO sells Bluetooth and USB versions of the keyboard, which come in black, white, or pink. I'm looking forward to its new executive version previewed at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. It is a tray that perfectly matches Apple's portable and desktop keyboards. And rather than plastic, these executive tablet storage units are solid aluminum. At $149, the executive version is a bit more expensive than its consumer counterparts.
2. FAVI Bluetooth PC / Tablet Keyboard and Presenter with Laser Pointer ($79.99)
Slightly larger than a package of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, the only thing big about this keyboard is its name. I will just refer to as the FAVI from here on out. The FAVI is a full multimedia entertainment keyboard complete with track pad, mouse click equivalents, and a laser pointer.
Like the mykeyO, this diminutive device sports a hidden compartment. But alas, it's only big enough to hold its rechargeable battery and a tiny Bluetooth dongle.
The FAVI is not intended for speed typing, but is bigger than most phone keyboards and includes a track pad. Home and search keys work with iOS, as does the keyboard itself. But the FAVI was really designed for Android, which includes full mouse support. So for iOS users, the trackpad just takes up space. Although the keyboard works great with the desktop versions of PowerPoint and Keynote in presentation mode, FAVI hasn't included the equivalent clicks needed to move along an iOS Keynote presentation, so it isn't all that good as an iPad remote control. In FAVI's defense, even the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard doesn't support slide advance in KeyNote on iOS. The only solution is Apple Keynote Remote ($0.99), which supports remote control from an iPhone.
It's cute and pretty well made, though it took me awhile to slide the back off to reveal the Bluetooth dongle. Unlike many consumer electronics today, the battery isn't sealed and can be replace it. I'm disappointed FAVI doesn't offer a pure iOS version (or one that can be switched), but works well on a Mac, PC, or Kindle Fire.
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Keyboards, like many other gadgets, are now available in designs suited for any given context. The FAVI is great for remote PC or Mac presentations, while the mykeyO beckons to the clutter bug in all of us. Like iPhone cases, sunglasses, or baseball caps, it seems even keyboards have entered the realm of "the right one for the right occasion."


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Reflashed, did your mod to step 12, and downloads were fine again.
Installed a few apps from my backup (apks via ES Explorer), and downloads started to hang up again.
Uninstalled Zeam Launcher, and fixed it. It's a pity, because it's such a nice and light launcher...
Anyway, is there any problem if I stop at step 12? I don't need rooting, except to make Play store work. And it is working now.
Try Go Launcher EX, I use it on my mobile and Tablet. Very nice.


text: hi, i have a "65535 Internal control module memory error" fault code on my airbag module. im trying to avoid buying a brand new one, and cant seem to find any used ones. (any ideas where i can get a used one?) i have seen this where they can repair hard crash codes. (asked on the phone but they said send it in to see if they can repair it.) http://www.car-partsonline.co.uk/Air_bags_45.asp has anyone used them for this fault? do you think it will work? (i realise its better to buy a new module but dont hav the cash) thanks


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Dex - Update #6, The Art of Dex
In the sixth kickstarter update for Dex we get a look at the art of the game.
The Art of Dex
Today, a more relaxed update, with more visuals than words. We decided to share some of the concept art and the process of making animations and scenes for Dex.
Sprites and animations
We start with a concept - traditional drawing (paper and pen) or digital drawing.
Once we have the concept done, we can start making sprites. Since sprites are quite small in the game and there are lots of them, we can't focus on details. Instead, we aim for the whole shape to be characteristic.
Once we have the final look of the character in sprite, we can start with animation, frame by frame.
The same process is also used for the in-game locations. We start with a short storyboard – a simple series of frames showing the idea and atmosphere of the location.
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Newfoundland's Electricity Options: Making the Right Choice Requires and Efficient Pricing Regime
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is assessing whether to authorize the multi-billion dollar Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project on the lower Churchill River in Labrador. Proponents say it is needed to handle expected increases in electricity consumption. A better first step, however, would be to reform provincial regulations that set artificially low prices for electricity and support excessive power consumption, which is a problem in Newfoundland as it is in other provinces. Changing regulatory regimes so that the price of electricity reflects underlying costs would make economic sense and promote energy conservation. For Newfoundland, such a change could make the expensive Muskrat Falls project unnecessary.
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Southborough – The Southborough Board of Health will be holding a flu clinic for Southborough senior citizens Thursday, Oct. 13. The clinic will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cordaville Hall, 9 Cordaville Rd. Senior citizens should bring their insurance cards with them.
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Many managers assume the key to retaining stellar performers is money, money, money. But money only gets you so far.
Employee surveys often find that compensation ranks fairly low in a list of meaningful motivators. Workers at all levels typically crave recognition, flexibility and intellectual stimulation above pay.
That doesn't surprise Dianne Durkin. She's president of The Loyalty Factor, a training and consulting firm in Portsmouth, N.H. Before launching her company, she spent many years as an executive in large corporations where she learned to keep her most valuable people from jumping ship.
Durkin has a conversation with Managing People at Work:
MPAW: What's the most important tool to retain star performers?
Durkin: It's authentic leadership. Bill George wrote a book about it. You also need to trust your people and engage and empower them.
MPAW: Do you agree with research showing that money isn't the top motivator?
Durkin: It may not be among the top motivators, but it's still important. I worked with a client—a global manufacturer—that started giving out $5 McDonald's gift certificates to employees who did great work. The employees treated the gift certificates like gold. When people make $8 an hour and you give them a little something to recognize their effort, it can have a big impact.
MPAW: From your years as a corporate executive, what retention strategy helped you keep great people?
Durkin: I found that people who learn and grow on the job tend to stay put. Digital Equipment Corp. was excellent at this. They encouraged you to switch jobs within the company. I moved from operations to sales to marketing. I had a finance manager who became a salesperson. There were always learning opportunities.
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So Madara has planned most of this years in advance, it's a convoluted plot of awesome that boggles the mind.
He's smart enough to do that.
Yet dense enough to throw away legendary ninja tools, that he knows the name of, and thus knows the capabilities of.
It just seems inconsistent of his character...
Maybe you could say it's because he's getting cocky with hew newfound power but just...
It just seems like inconsistent asspull plot stupidity to me. It would take minimal effort on his part to use them or store them or even destroy them.
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In my eyes, he was so much more than a traitor. So much more than the person that he has lived to become. As I stood there in the dead of the night, staring at the remains of what was once a happy family, I couldn't shake off that unnerving feeling, that this was entirely my fault.
But what haunted me most was not the death of my friends, but how Peter could do this to us. Did our seven years of friendship truly mean nothing to him? Or was it just fear and devastation that made him walk this path? A part of me still couldn't accept that throughout all this, throughout everything we've been through, he would have the heart to betray them. Betray us. Betray his three best friends, the Marauders. Betray the life that he once had.
I remembered those days at Hogwarts, when we were so carefree and happy. Our lives were so normal, all the gossip, the homework, the flirting, the pranks. Just like any teenage life. At the time, the war seemed far away, like nothing but a game. A mystery yet to be solved. A story yet to be told. Little did we know, the war was brewing right before our very eyes. It was that carelessness and neglect that allowed us to make mistakes. A mistake that would ultimately change our lives forever.
My eyes flashed as a memory played before me.
"You need to go into hiding. Before it's too late. Voldemort is still hunting and once the Fidileus charm is complete, you two will be safe. Harry will be safe." Dumbledore urged.
James nodded and Lily looked nervous, her large emerald eyes betraying the unmistakable fear that she felt inside.
"So I trust you have decided who your secret keeper will be?" Dumbledore asked apprehensively as he peered over at them through his half moon spectacles.
"Yes Professor." James looked over at me with a small smile.
I smiled back.
"So are you sure you don't want me to be your secret keeper just in case?" Dumbledore asked tentatively as he looked over at the small family with concern.
He and Lily exchanged glances. "Yes, we're sure. We are very grateful for your offer but Sirius is my best mate and I would trust him with my life." he declared sincerely. "You won't let us down right Paddy?" he grinned at me.
"Right, Prongs."
I knew that James and I were best mates but trusting me with his life, it was something beyond comprehension. Then something inside me clicked. I understood that this would be dangerous. I was James' best friend, an obvious choice for his Secret Keeper. The Death Eaters wanted Lily, James and Harry. And they would do almost anything to kill them. They would obviously come after me first. I would gladly die to protect James and his family from harm...but something was stopping me. What if the Death Eaters tortured me and I let slip of the location? Voldemort would kill them all. I couldn't live knowing that I had let my best friend die.
"Actually Prongs, I think Peter should do it."
"Why?" James asked me in confusion. "Are you saying that you're afraid Voldemort would come after you?" he looked back at me and narrowed his eyes in slight anger. The hurt was evident in his hazel eyes as he stared at me, almost as though daring me to speak the truth.
"No, no, no. Of course not. Think about it. If you were to have a secret keeper, who would be the most obvious choice?" I asked James.
"You." James answered straight away.
"But Peter…" I continued.
"Nobody would suspect him…" James began to catch on.
"Exactly…" I replied and grinned at him.
Then he smiled again, eyes blazing with a look of confidence and trust.
And it was that single sentence that changed everything. "Oh James, if only I had known..." I whispered.
I regretted those words ever slipping from my mouth. Maybe it was the fear or perhaps my selfishness that lured me into pushing the great responsibility out of my own hands. It was like a spur of moment decision, a quick impulse of thoughts. Something I regretted, yet I could never change.
I stared down once again at the loose debris, the fragile walls that were threatening to collapse. My heart wrenched as I looked upon the crumbling mess of a house. The windows were shattered; bits of furniture, destroyed parchment and broken glass were strewn all across the floor. A powerful surge of anger overtook me as I took in the wreckage. It was his entire fault, I thought bitterly. But yet again, it was my fault as much as it was his. I was the selfish one; the choice that I made had affected us all. The floorboards creaked as I stepped upon them. It was ever so frightening knowing that this had once been the house of Lily and James. They were the only people I considered as family. The people I truly cared for. Now I was all alone. With no purpose, nothing left to fight for.
Amidst the rubble, I noticed a picture that had fallen on the floor. The frame was cracked and the photo was slipping out slightly. I picked it up. It was a photo of James and Lily. James wore a huge grin as he side hugged Lily. She had a rosy blush on her cheeks and she too was wearing a shy smile.
I closed my eyes as another memory played before my very eyes...
Gryffindor Common Room
"Evans, will you go out with me?" James asked as he sat next to her, putting his around her shoulder.
"Potter! Get off me! And no, I will not go out with you, you insensible jerk!" Lily shrieked as she pushed James arm away from her.
"Why won't you go out with me, Lily? What's there not to like about me?" James asked pleadingly with a tone of frustration in his voice.
"I would rather go out with the Giant Squid than with you, Potter." Lily said, her voice dripping with spite.
"BUT WHY LILY? WHY?! Why aren't I good enough for you?" he practically demanded, his eyebrows furrowing up in frustration.
Lily stood up with her arms crossed, looking as belligerent as ever.
"You are an arrogant, bullying, two timing, pig headed toerag that's why! And don't think you're oh so perfect, because the truth is, you aren't!" Lily screamed.
"Okay. Fine. I'm done with you. Have a nice life." James said shortly. I could tell that he was heartbroken.
"No wait I haven't finished!
"What do you want now, Evans? Want to yell at me some more? Is Lily Evans' day not complete until she completely crushes James Potter?" he glared at her with a menacing tone.
"I…" she didn't know what to say.
"James, I'm sorry…" she mumbled.
"I'm sorry? What was that?" he asked in disbelief.
"James, I'm sorry. For everything. For shouting at you. For being mean to you for the past 6 years of my life. For rejecting you carelessly every time as though you didn't have feelings. I thought I was just another girl; you only wanted me because I was the only one you couldn't get. I was convinced that it was just a game to you and as soon as I agreed you would just ditch me for some other girl." she said this all in one breath and stood breathing heavily, waiting for his answer.
"Never Lily, never. Lily, I love you."
"James, I, I love you too…" she whispered.
And when I looked at them, I knew that she really meant it. The fierce love was blazing in her eyes, as bright as a shining star.
I could see it in their eyes, every time they looked at each other. The love they had for one another, it was so pure, so true. My eyes started to water. I couldn't understand how such bravery, such courage; such powerful love could be so easily destroyed by hatred so evil.
A soft cry from upstairs broke me from my thoughts. You're just imagining things, I told myself firmly. They're dead, they're all dead. Yet there it was again. A whimpering cry of a baby. "Harry! Harry! I'm coming!" I sprinted up the stairs two steps at a time and launched myself in the room.
Everything was a complete mess. It looked as though the place had been turned upside down. There was just rubbish, pieces of furniture, everywhere. But what drew my attention was the little figure, sitting in the cot. Harry. The only thing left unscathed in the entire house. I rushed over to the cot, not caring that I was stepping on broken and shattered objects. I picked Harry up and held him in my arms. He looked so much like James; too much that it almost hurt looking. But his eyes, he had Lily's emerald eyes, which were shimmering as he stared at me with a curious look in his eyes. I pulled his hair away from his forehead. There was a scar in the middle of his forehead, shaped like a lightning bolt.
I rushed down the stairs, suddenly eager to bring Harry away from the place where his parents had been murdered. I would run away, I decided. And I would bring Harry with me. I was his godfather after all and I would care for him like my own son. I would do everything I could to love him and protect him.
As I was about to walk out from the door that was hanging dangerously down from the doorframe, I bumped into a giant figure.
"Who's there?" the voice called out.
I recognized it at once.
"Oh it's only yeh Sirius, thought it might'n been some death eaters lurkin' about, yer know?"
I nodded numbly.
"I'm really sorry, Sirius. I know how close you were to Lily an' James."
"I can't believe that it actually happened..." My voice was sinking with emotions.
"Yeh, me neither," he sighed sympathetically. "Anyway I've come ter take Harry away to his Aunt and Uncle's."
"I can take care of him. I'm Harry's Godfather," I protested.
"Sorry Sirius. Nothing I can do 'bout it. Dumbledore's orders."
"Alright." I murmured as I gently placed the baby in his enormous arms. "Here you can take this," I said pointing at motorcycle. "I won't be needing it anymore."
"Thanks Sirius." With that, he drove up his motorcycle and drove off into the distance, and into the dark night.
"Goodbye Harry..." I whispered.
I took a quick glance at the house. "Goodbye." I murmured once again. This time I wasn't only saying goodbye to what was still left of run down house. I was saying goodbye to everything else as well. I was saying goodbye to everything I ever had, everything I had ever lived for.
It took everything I had to not be tempted to just punch a wall.
But most of all, it was a goodbye to the old Sirius. The one who had an easy life, the one that could, laugh, prank and joke around. It was my last goodbye.
I reached into my pocket and pulled out my two-way mirror. It was an object full of wonder, full of mystery. James and I both had one; we could see and talk to each other through that mirror. It was our secret, our only means of escape.
"PRONGS!" I bellowed. "JAMES! Answer your mirror now!" "Lily wants to talk to you!" I added desperately, knowing that James would jump up at that… But there was no reply. The shiny edge of the mirror merely glinted in the dark, as if taunting me, willing me to lose control. I couldn't see why not. Everything that had been true to me had just been taken away from me just like that. And before I knew it, the mirror was shattered in my burning hands.
The mirror was not only shattered but so were my memories. The moments that were etched into my memory like a piercing knife, haunting me always.
Suddenly I just couldn't stand to be here anymore. Casting one last glance at the house, I let my eyes linger on my final memory and blinking back my tears; I turned around and walked away. A feeling of sadness and remorse washed over me as I stepped into the night, embracing it as I fell, into deep eternal darkness.
"I'm sorry James, for not being there when you most needed me."
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Paper mill faces $320,500 in OSHA fines
March 20, 2009
SPRAGUE, CT — Accusations of safety violations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) leave the owner of a paper mill facing $320,500 in fines, according to the Norwich Bulletin.
OSHA cited a total of 52 serious and repeat violations at the Inland Road mill that was acquired by Cascades Inc. in 2005, the story stated.
A January 30 press release from OSHA said that its investigation was prompted by "employee complaints" and uncovered a "broad cross section of chemical, electrical, mechanical, fire and fall hazards," and that "extensive" rust, corrosion and physical damage compromised the building's structural stability.
Some employees, who feel that OSHA''s findings are exaggerated, see the company's troubles rooted in a "power struggle" between management and an on-site union, the story noted.
Both OSHA and Cascades would like to swiftly settle the matter and avoid costly litigation; a settlement could be reached as early as the end of April, the story added.
According to a spokesperson for Cascades, the situation is "presently under evaluation."
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