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At a time when Washington leaders earn low public respect, Senator Richard Lugar, the Indiana Republican who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and once chaired the Agriculture Committee is regarded by members of both political parties as a man of principles and integrity.
For a decade Lugar has fought for more public support to wean Americans away from dependence on foreign oil, often introducing bills to do that with the support of Iowa's Senator Tom Harkin, the Democrat who succeeded Lugar as head of the Ag Committee and who got an energy title included in the 2002 Farm Bill.
Lugar practices what he preaches. He drives a Toyota Prius, a hybrid that uses modest amounts of gasoline.
On Monday, Lugar and Harkin will be watching to see if President Bush lives up to his promises made in the State of the Union Address to lower U.S. dependence on oil imports.
The "Biorefinery Initiative" Bush announced, $150 million for research on ethanol made from cellulose in plants, is actually less than the $200 million that Lugar and Harkin got their fellow members of Congress to include in the Energy Bill passed last year.
"We'll be looking Monday when the budget comes out [to see] where the number is and hopefully it's a significant increase," Lugar's spokesman, Andy Fisher told Agriculture Online.
"This is a real course change for the Bush Administration and the policy of the country because it was a decade ago when we had the hearings [on U.S. energy dependence]," Fisher says.
In 2000, Lugar and Harkin wrote the Biomass Research and Development Act, which has sponsored research funded by the Department of Energy and USDA. At first it authorized Congressional spending for biomass research at $49 million a year. Congress didn't actually appropriate that much, with no spending in 2001 or 2002, $5 million in 2003 and between $12 and $14 million a year after that,. It could have voted to spend up to $200 million this year on that program after the Energy Bill was passed.
Congress, not the President, ultimately decides how much is spent on research on new fuels. But supporters of biomass and cellulosic ethanol would like to see the President pushing harder for such programs in his own budget.
Talking to reporters Thursday, Harkin was even more blunt than Lugar's staff on Bush's commitment to energy independence. In all five of the President's State of the Union speeches he's called for lowering dependence on foreign oil and it still goes up each year, Harkin said.
Of the Biorefinery Initiative, Harkin said, "It's a fine objective. I couldn't support it more strongly."
"Based on past experience, I'm skeptical," Harkin added.
In fact, Harkin would like to see billions, not a few million dollars spent on research on alternative fuels made from crops and timber wastes.
"We need a Manhattan Project or an Apollo-type program," he said.
For now, though, Lugar and Harkin have more modest hopes.
"If the President is really serious about this, all he has to do is fund what is already in the Energy Bill," says Harkin's press aide, Dave Townsend.
Harkin and Lugar have also introduced a bill that would require automakers to make all vehicles capable of burning 85% ethanol, or E-85, in 10 years. To make such "flex-fuel" vehicles costs about $100 to $150. It's called the Vehicle and Fuel Choices for American Security Act, or S. 2025, and has bipartisan backing in the Senate.
On Thursday, Lugar and Harkin wrote oil company executives urging them to support a transition to renewable fuels.
"It is obvious we also need many more service station pumps supplying E-85, since there are only 600 of them in the entire United States," they said in the letter. "We would like to work with you to increase the availability of E-85 pumps substantially in order to supply the increasing demand for this fuel."
They also mentioned obstacles retailers have found to selling E-85. "We have been informed, for example, that some company policies and practices prohibit dealers from selling E-85 or require that it be offered to consumers at separate fuel pump islands away from the branded fuel offerings."
At a time when Washington leaders earn low public respect, Senator Richard Lugar, the Indiana Republican who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and once chaired the Agriculture Committee is regarded by members of both political parties as a man of principles and integrity.


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You can already access Facebook through your phone's internet browser, but this free application is nevertheless a must for addicts of the social networking site.
Naturally, you can browse Facebook in an application designed for your BlackBerry's screen, keeping up to date with status updates, photographs and the events your friends are hosting, but the truly clever bit is the Facebook application's integration.
Give it the okay and your friends' contact details are downloaded to your phone and rolled into your contacts. That means you now get profile pictures for your contacts without needing to laboriously photograph and catalogue each of your friends.
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It does the same thing for upcoming events - if someone organises a party and you RSVP to it, the party is added to your BlackBerry's calendar, allowing you to set the same kinds of alerts for it as you can for other meetings.
The integration continues with home screen reminders - pokes, wall posts, messages and friend requests are all pushed to your phone just like email, so you'll never miss a beat. It's particularly useful if you ever use Facebook to keep you up to date with work colleagues.
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The BlackBerry's Facebook application was designed by RIM itself, and it shows. Once it's installed it's deeply integrated with your phone, and it's perfect for frequent users. Even if you only dip into Facebook every now and then it's still great - you can choose how tightly it integrates with your phone so it isn't distracting you every five minutes. The fact that it's free should seal the deal: a must-have.
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text: "There is an absolute likelihood that broadcast coverage in the courtroom would interfere with the due process of this trial and pose a risk to this case." With those words, Circuit Judge William Howard called a five-minute recess so that cameras could be removed from the courtroom inthe murder trial of Susan Smith.The judge agreed with Smith attorney David Bruck's assertion that thewitnesses from in and around Smith's hometown of Union, S.C.might be intimidated by the cameras. Court TV head Steven Brill said he would not appeal the ruling, possibly because the O.J. Simpson trial will keep their cameras rolling into the indeterminate future.


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He offered updates on a number of injuries, including those to James Harrison and Isaac Redman.
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$15 For $30 Worth Of Sushi & Hibachi Dinner Dining
It's a little known fact that the ancient samurai warriors became masters of the blade by spending their summers working in Japanese steakhouses to pay for samurai school. You can learn more tasty facts at Okinawa with this sizzling offer, good for $30 worth of Japanese dinner dining for only $15.
Let the skilled chefs at Okinawa delight your senses with amazing hibachi dinners expertly prepared in front of your very eyes! Choose from beef, chicken, shrimp, scallops or lobster and let them do the rest. If you're in the mood for sushi they've got you covered there as well with a wide selection of classic & vegetable rolls like the California Roll, Philadelphia Roll and the Spicy Tuna Roll, and special rolls like the Perfect Match Roll filled with smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado, topped with eel and eel sauce. All of their menu items are prepared with only the freshest ingredients and by the most innovative chefs who strive to delight you with their creative and beautiful presentations.
Okinawa offers authentic Japanese cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Their extensive menu features a variety of hibachi dinners, sushi, sashimi, soups, salads and much more. They're open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner with online ordering for your convenience.
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Options include guided walks and rock pool rambles, bat hunts, mini- beast safaris and birds of prey displays. Children will be encouraged to join in with recycled sculpture competitions, green-themed fancy dress and workshops with local artists.
The weekend highlights Haven's commitment to local communities with Farmer's markets and local craft stalls invited onto the parks, car boot sales and fund-raising events for local charities.
A holiday with Haven is an ideal way to access National Parks, coastal walks and some of Britain's most beautiful stretches of coastline - whilst perhaps better known for its fun-packed family breaks and first class facilities, the company takes its eco-credentials very seriously.
All Haven's 35 British holiday parks hold a Conservation Award through the scheme initiated by Professor David Bellamy and 32 parks also hold the prestigious Green Tourism for Business Scheme award – with three receiving the Gold accolade. Several parks employ a full time Park Ranger not just to manage the park environment but also to offer guided walks and nature-aware activities to holidaymakers.
Big Green Weekend Events vary from park to park so check the website for details. Three night breaks arriving on July 15th at Hafan y Mor on the Llyn peninsula start at £219 for a family of up to six people in Standard self-catering accommodation. A similar break at Perran Sands, which is located directly on the South West Coast Path will cost from £279 or at Rockley Park, which borders a site of special scientific interest, will cost from £259.
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If there's one municipal issue many North Texas have faced during election season, it's liquor sales.
I remember when I was living in Mesquite several years ago, tables were already set out in the entrance of grocery stores for shoppers to stop and sign a petition for the city to put beer and wine sales on the election ballot. And in 2011, the city passed the vote.
Recently, Plano faced similar challenges when voters where marked with the task of voting on liquor sales for the southern Collin County city. The vote was passed on May 11.
Now, stores such as Angel's Beverage Center, Kegs & Barrels, Sigel's Beverages and the Coit Road location of Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods have a license to sell liquor within the city.
And merchants, such as Bob Bodar, manager of Kegs & Barrels, are seeing the benefits from the vote through increased sales from customers.
Read more on reporter Daniel Houston's story about liquor sales.
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In case you haven't heard the news, the city of Wylie and all of Collin County received a new transportation service on July 1: Texoma Area Paratransit System (TAPS Public Transit).
The organization had a recent town hall meeting in Wylie and discussed some of the programs it will offer to area residents.
While it currently services as a call-head transportation unit in Wylie, it will soon offer fixed routes for residents, which will lead to the DART Rail Parker Road Station in Plano. For more information on this transportation service, visit tapsbus.com.
Community book sale
Perhaps it's the bookworm within me, but one of my favorite memories as a child was the annual elementary school library book sale. The smell of freshly printed glossy books would send me into a happy tizzy, and the joy of picking out a bookmark to place in my newfound treasure was the topping on my paper cupcake.
As an adult, I still find happiness in book shopping, so when I first learned about the annual Friends of the Plano Public Library Book Sale, I knew I was going to have to make an appearance.
This year, the sale is making its 30th appearance in the city beginning Thursday through Aug. 3 at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway.


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I booked a three day trip to Venice for me and my partner for February 2014 via Groupon. I then tried to book the holiday and was told by Clearsky that there were no flights available, even though I could go at anytime that month. They said that I could have flights if I was prepared to pay a considerable surcharge. I said I couldn't believe that all flights were already booked for a whole month so they suggested I could go for two days instead of three from London (I live in Scotland).
I then, rather too late, read reviews on this company and found that most other people had the same experience, being asked to pay extra to get what they had already purchased.
Lesson learned, look at reviews before buying vouchers in future.
I am now waiting for a refund from Groupon.


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So i'm finishing up my second book (an introduction to 3d game development), which is intended to be a 'beginners' book, and i find myself continually arguing amongst myself about whether or not i should use shaders in the last 'sample game'. Couple this with the fact that my 'advanced' book which will be out a few short months after this beginner book is virtually entirely shader driven, with next to nothing using the fixed function pipeline.
The argument i'm having with myself is the potential that the shader code in the beginners book would be too difficult to be classified as 'beginner', while at the same time i don't want to simply 'ignore' the shaders because they can be quite powerful. Right now i'm leaning towards some basic shaders for the last game, just as a small 'introduction' that hopefully won't catch anyone off guard.
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Another hot scene from rodeo meeting where I met during my journey.
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berek (50508) 2014-07-25 8:58
Merhaba Ihsan,
çok iyi zamanlma . aktif, canlı bir fotograf. tebrikler.
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lousat (103153) 2014-07-25 9:18
Hi Ihsan,very nice like your last,this time the sharpness is not the best but was very difficult to make better with this very fast mouvements,an excellent exposure and good colors too,i like it!Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano.
danos (105274) 2014-07-25 9:44
Hi my friend,
nice the snapshot with the cow boy to be ready to landing on the ground.Excellent the timing of the shot as the light and the colour management of the scene.
quovadis (1867) 2014-10-24 22:55
WoW, it's hard to know who is more wild, the rider or the bull...
Hi Ihsan. Lovely action presentation, the cloud of dust created under them gives an impression as they were ascending. A game about who will get broken leg or neck first, if only that... haha. Thanks for sharing and have a nice weekend !!!
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How To Start A Fire (Without Matches)
There's something comfortably cozy and almost nostalgic about sitting around a campfire. Maybe it's the warmth and smell of the burning firewood. Maybe it's as simple as enjoying the company we're with. Or maybe it's because we know that when there's a campfire, there's almost always s'mores. Gooey, chocolatey, melt-in-your-mouth s'mores. And let's face it, roasting marshmallows is one of the most exciting parts about camping. But what happens when you forget your fire starter back at home? With no lighters or matches on hand, and all inhabited towns being few and far between, you might begin to panic. But fear not! Despite what the novice camper may think, there are many ways to start a fire, and they're not too complicated to master. Here are three tried and true methods that will help both experienced outdoorsmen and weekend adventurers alike.First, we will introduce the bow and drill method. The basic idea of this ancient method is to spark a fire by generating heat through friction, which can be done by using the proper tools: the bow and bowstring, the drill, the handhold, the coal catcher, and the tinder bundle. Since there are literally hundreds of detailed how-to tutorials available on the web on how to execute this commonly used method, many of which are demonstrated on YouTube, we will skip this step and focus on important preparation details. The most vital step in making an effective bow and drill kit is proper wood selection. When foraging for wood, search for dead, dry wood of medium-soft density, such as dead tree branches. Many tree species will work just fine as long as they are dry enough and have the proper density. Cedar, juniper, and willow are a few examples of good materials to harvest. You will want to find branches that are around two feet in length with a decent thickness. (Lumber may also be used in this situation, if preferred.) Along with your foraged wood, you will want to gather some leaves and foliage to keep your fire burning. Remember to keep all of your materials dry and you should be good to go!
Our next method is a convenient and resourceful one, requiring either a pair of eyeglasses or a water bottle. (Kind of ironic that a water bottle can be used to both start a fire and to put one out, no?) Both objects produce the same magnifying glass effect. For the sake of demonstration, let's say you have a water bottle at your disposal. If your bottle is empty, fill it back up with water. Remove any paper labels if necessary, as you will be using the transparency of the bottle to your advantage. Place your bottle over a piece of paper or gathered foliage, and at an angle where the sunlight hits it. Before you know it, you should have smoke, and then a small flame! This method will of course only work when the sun is out, so if you're running short on daylight, using the magnifying glass method will probably not be your best option.
Lastly, we would like to mention the battery method. The good news about this method is that it's quick, easy, and most importantly, effective. Chances are you or someone else around you is going to have a flashlight on hand the next time you're out camping, and that's good news for you, because all you need to start a fire is a borrowed battery and a metal-lined gum wrapper. Take your gum wrapper and cut off one of the rough edges to give yourself a smooth, straight line. Using that same side of the wrapper, cut once more to give yourself a smooth, thin strip of paper. Fold this narrow strip in half width-wise, then cut across the strip diagonally. When unfolded, the widest part of the paper should be on the ends, with the thinnest portion in the center. Place the ends of the strip on the top and bottom of the battery simultaneously, with the metallic side touching the battery and you should have a flame within seconds! It's really that easy.
Now that you've got your fire roaring, your hardest decision rests on deciding what tasty treat to cook up first! To find outdoor meal inspiration for your next campfire cookout and to put these methods to the test, check us out on Pinterest and browse through our curated collection of camp-friendly recipes. Enjoy!


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A new category of immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors appears safe to use in patients with both advanced malignancies and HIV.
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China is apparently testing the waters on corn imports by buying a 50,000 ton shipment. The object of this small purchase is to see how the Chinese government bureaucracy handles the GMO corn.
There is really no indication that China is about to become an immediate purchaser of larger quantities of old crop US corn. The thought is that China would purchase new crop corn, unless perhaps their crop was very large. Besides using corn for feed, the Chinese have also been developing an ethanol industry.
While old-fashioned corn and soybean fundamentals seem to have more of an influence on prices, the reality is that the "outside"markets—metals and energy—continue to play a role. Last Friday (May 19th), for example, the bloodbath was apparent in nearly every market.
But, as the growing season begins, there have been plenty of days where planting progress, rain, acreage, and exports have had more effect on prices. More common may be days where both influences are obvious, like today. Good corn exports, the Chinese story and a bounce from the recent week's price break are all good fundamental reasons for a bounce. A $1.50 rally in crude and a small rally in metals prices may have added to the corn and soybean markets' ability to move higher.
There was a private estimate of acreage out yesterday. This report did show a 1.8 million acre increase for corn, versus the USDA's March numbers. The market may have expected a shift of about that size, but the private estimate may have produced a sigh of relief. It would seem more likely that an 11 billion bushel crop (or more) could be grown. Of course, there is still so much weather ahead, but in the face of growing demand, a large crop is needed in 2006.
The risk of loss in trading commodities can be substantial. You should therefore carefully consider whether such trading is suitable for you in light of your financial situation.
China is apparently testing the waters on corn imports by buying a 50,000 ton shipment. The object of this small purchase is to see how the Chinese government bureaucracy handles the GMO corn.


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We're a reliable relocating company that appoints and maintain people with a customer focus. We take delight in ourselves in the excellence of how properly we operate your things because we use the most excellent equipment that technology has to offer and uphold top-scale trucks and facilities. We also give services to relocate cars and motorcycles. Our company gives house to house use of household belongings, packing, crating and full line storing and relocation services. You can talk to our moving sales rep and make your moving schedule as per your need. We'll help you to display all the things that are desired for a pleasing moving experience.
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This anti-bacterial case in dark blue offers safe storage of all types of soft contact lenses.It is enriched with silver ions that destroy bacteria, disinfect the lens solution and...
Contact lens cases are used to store lenses when they are not in active use. Just like contact lenses themselves, even cases need to be handled carefully and hygienically if you want to ensure proper usage. Most cases have compartments for the left and right lens. Contact lens cases have limited service life, so make sure to change them regularly!
This practical flat case is the perfect choice for safely storing your contact lenses. The caps are marked with "L" and "R", allowing you to easily see where you have stored your left and right lens. The case is designed to be anti-slip and the caps open and close easily.
Always keep your contact lens case clean. After insertion of the lens into the eye, always pour out the used solution, rinse the case with fresh solution and let it dry in the air (microbes cannot reproduce in dry conditions). Before placing the lens into the case, rinse it with fresh solution and fill the case with solution so that it covers the lens.
Note: It is generally recommended to replace the lens case when you open a new bottle of solution, but at least every three months.
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Laptops worth £8,000 have been stolen from a school in Risby.
Police are appealing for information after thieves forced their way into Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled School, in Aylmer Close, Risby, between 5.30-9.15pm on Saturday.
Once inside, they forced open a cabinet and stole 16 Dell laptop computers.
This is the second theft of computers from a school in a matter of weeks.
Fifteen Dell laptops were stolen from a secure cabinet in Rougham Primary School, in Church Walk, Rougham, between December 21, 2012, and January 2, 2013.
A police spokeswoman said they were looking into whether there were any potential links between the two thefts but had not been able to link them at present.
Anyone who may know who took the computers, or who has any other information, should call PC Simon Collins at Ixworth Police Station on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.


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Restaurant | Pizza
Madame K's
The prostitution puns fly fast and furious at this rococo pizza parlor, located in Old Ballard beneath an erstwhile brothel. Decorwise, it's all scarlet walls and gilded mirrors; dinnerwise, it's bready appetizers, salads, pastas and lots of pizzas. Nothing's outstanding, but some are good enough - from the bubbling gorgonzola bread to the Thai Me Up pizza, which features an improbably successful mix of cilantro, peanuts, chili sauce, fresh veggies and cheese.
5327 Ballard Ave. N.W.
Seattle, WA 98107
Phone: 206-783-9710
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Alcohol: Wine, Beer
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Was hoping to return to Chez Guy in Gevrey-Chambertin but they will be closed Sundays through the winter... also loved La Cabotte in Nuits-Saint George, but they're closed Sundays as well..... am aiming for lunch Monday at Ma Cuisine, another favorite but not sure where to head Sunday... have been to Loiseau des Vignes, Le Gourmandin and La Ciboulette, and hoping to try something new - with tastes skewing toward the comforting and classic.
Any thoughts?
Next up is a week in the Macon. We'll day trip to Lyon and have several recent threads on this (thanks once again Houndies) but are curious about other Southern Burgundian gems.
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There has, in recent years, been a revolution in our understanding of children's minds.
The result of that fundamental rethinking is shown here in essays which range systematically across the varied aspects of children's cognitive development.Central to this recasting of developmental psychology has been the realization that young children's abilities have frequently been underestimated.
In trying to discover what a child understands or is capable of, we need to consider the whole child and to try to see situations from the child's point of view.
Nor should we underestimate the difficulties that children encounter in formal education.
These were the lessons contained in the work of Margaret Donaldson, whose influence pervades this book, and to whom it is dedicated.Understanding Children reflects on the development of children's minds - their abilities to understand language and to communicate: to explain events in the world: to read, write and draw: to deal with computers: to think, perceive and to gain awareness.
It is inspired by the work of a psychologist whose writings have inspired and illuminated many thousands of students, teachers and academics throughout the world.
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Obviously this is a great decision, but remember, it is only an order granting an injunction.
Right. That we got such a clear view into the minds of the Circuit court is a huge bonus going forward. We now know in considerably more detail the way in which the principles laid out out in Heller and McDonald are going to be applied. Also, the court teeters on announcing strict scrutiny for the lawful by inference, if not by deduction.
That district court judge is going to need therapy. That was quite a smack-down, cutting at the core of her judicial acumen. That has got to be an experience that I can't imagine she would wish to repeat.
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Miami isn't nearly as relevant on football Saturdays as it was a decade ago.
Sundays are another matter entirely.
If that fact weren't already apparent to most football fans, the latest edition of the "Position U." project should make it abundantly clear. Back in 2006, Rivals.com introduced the Position U. series, in which we tried to decide which schools produced the most NFL talent at specific positions. Now we've decided to revisit the project in an attempt to see how much the landscape has changed over the last seven years.
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The series starts Friday at 1 p.m. ET with a look at the quarterback position and will continue up until the April 26 start of the draft.
Without giving too much away, one thing became very obvious as we started the research for our series: Miami isn't winning nearly as often now as it did several years ago, but the Hurricanes continue to produce NFL talent at an elite level.
The Position U. series is our attempt to determine which schools provide the most NFL talent at each position. We will analyze a different position just about every day up until the April 26 start of the NFL Draft. For the purpose of this series, we only took into consideration players who were still active as of last season.
April 13: Quarterbacks
April 14: Running backs
April 16: Wide receivers and tight ends
April 17: Offensive tackles
April 18: Guards/Centers
April 19: Pass rushers
April 21: Linebackers
April 23: Cornerbacks
April 24: Safeties
April 25: Kickers and punters
Since 1984, Miami has led the nation with 46 first-round draft picks (10 more than second-place Ohio State) and 93 players drafted in the first three rounds (17 more than second-place Florida State and USC).
Even as Miami's win totals have declined, the Hurricanes have continued stockpiling NFL talent. The Hurricanes won their fifth national title in 2001 and played for the championship the following year, but they have a combined record of 41-35 since 2006.
Yet Miami still led all schools last year with seven Pro Bowl selections: San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore, New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, Denver Broncos running back Willis McGahee, Houston Texans center Chris Myers, Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed and New England Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork.
Miami also had a remarkable string of 150 consecutive weeks in which at least one of its former players scored a touchdown in an NFL game. The streak began late in the 2002 season and ran all the way until the week of Nov. 20 last year.
"The talent's still there," said Rob Rang, a senior draft analyst for nfldraftscout.com. "There's been some question about the caliber of coaching and the type of commitment that several Miami players showed through the last couple of years, but the University of Miami continues to be a hotbed for individual talent."
As it begins the second year of Al Golden's coaching tenure, Miami is eager to shed its recent reputation as a program that produces more draft picks than victories.
Indeed, one of the jewels of Miami's ninth-ranked 2012 recruiting class appreciates Miami's tradition of sending guys to the NFL, but he's more concerned with getting the Hurricanes competing for conference and national championships again.
"It's great that we've got a lot of history and have sent a lot of guys to the league," said Miramar (Fla.) High cornerback Tracy Howard, the No. 13 overall recruit in the 2012 class. "But at the same time, we've got to start our own legacy.''
Perhaps due to the Hurricanes' recent slide, they aren't as much of a factor on the first day of the draft anymore. Miami produced at least one first-round pick every year from 1995-2008, but no Hurricanes have gone in the opening round since the end of that streak. Running back Lamar Miller, a projected second-round pick by nfldraftscout.com, has a chance to become the first Miami player taken in the opening round since safety Kenny Phillips went to the New York Giants with the 31st overall pick in 2008.
But Miami is producing more surprise successes than ever. Lately, a number of Miami players have made more of an impact in the NFL than they ever did in college.
Sam Shields, a former four-star recruit, struggled as a receiver for much of his college career before finally moving to cornerback his senior season. Shields went undrafted in 2010, yet he won a roster spot with the Green Bay Packers and picked off two passes and forced a fumble in the NFC championship game as a rookie.
Graham went to Miami on a basketball scholarship and played just one season of college football. He showed enough potential during that one season to get drafted in the third round by the New Orleans Saints. Graham accumulated 1,290 receiving yards and earned All-Pro honors last season.
"They're still producing draft picks and they're producing a great deal of talent," Rang said. "There are a lot of players that maybe weren't quite as productive during their collegiate careers, then once they got to the NFL, for whatever reason they've been more successful."
This series will show which programs have been most successful at producing NFL players at each position. Which school is the new Tailback U.? Which program is sending the most quarterbacks to the NFL? Where should a scout look when he's searching for offensive tackles? This project could help answer those questions.
We'll name a top school for each of the following positions: Quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, offensive tackles, guards/centers, defensive ends/outside linebackers, defensive tackles, linebackers, cornerbacks, safeties, kickers and punters.
We made a couple of major changes from when we last did this series in 2006. The 2006 project decided which schools produced the most NFL talent at each position by looking at currently active players and guys who had retired within the last five years. This time, in order to focus more on the here and now and less on retired players, we're only considering players who were still active as of last season.
Steve Megargee is the national college columnist for Rivals.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com, and you can click here to follow him on Twitter.


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wikiHow to Recover Lampshades
Three Parts:Taking MeasurementsCutting the FabricRecovering the ShadeCommunity Q&A
Do you have a lamp that you love dearly, but loathe the lampshade that came with it? Or perhaps you've recently redecorated and want the lamps to match the room, but don't want to break the bank by buying all new lamps. Whatever your reason, recovering your lampshades is the solution. All you'll need is an old lampshade, some new fabric, and a little creativity.
Part 1
Taking Measurements
1Make your work station. You will want to work at a table, as you will need a flat surface that you can spread all of your materials out on. You should consider putting newspaper down on the table and on the ground surrounding your work station because spray adhesive can stick to almost any surface and could do damage to your furniture or floor.[1]
2Remove the old fabric from the lampshade frame. Only do this if you are using a lampshade that already has fabric on it (rather than just plain liner fabric like most standard lamps have). Remove the trim (if there is any) by pulling on it; it should come off easily. Using scissors, puncture the old fabric and gently cut sections away from the frame. Make sure you don't cut the liner fabric.[2]
- Depending on the adhesive used to adhere the fabric to the frame, it may be possible to cut away sections then use your fingers to pry the remaining fragments from the wire of the frame.
3Lay out a piece of patterning paper and measure your lamp shade. You will want to make sure that the paper is flat and wrinkle free. Roll your lamp shade along the paper, tracing the path it makes with a pencil. It is important to keep track of where on the lamp you began rolling so that you get an exact measurement.
4Add length to the shape you have traced. You will want a bit of extra fabric so you should add a half inch along both of the long sides of the shape you have traced from your shade, and one inch to one of the short sides.[3]
5Cut the patterning paper along the lines you have created. You will use this pattern as a stencil for the shape you will cut out of your fabric.
6Choose your fabric. When recovering a lamp, you will want to choose a fabric that is lightweight and relatively thin. If the fabric is too heavy, the light from the lamp won't be able to shine through (thus making the lamp obsolete).
- Another thing to keep in mind is the pattern of your fabric. While lamps that have an equally sized top and bottom will work with any fabric, lamps that have a small top and a larger bottom look a little odd when wrapped in a pattern that is vertically linear. The vertical lines of the fabric tend to look like they are falling into the back seam.
Part 2
Cutting the Fabric
1Spread the fabric face down on your work surface. Make sure there is no bunching or wrinkling and that the material is completely smooth on the flat surface. You want it to be smooth so that you do not accidentally cut across a wrinkle and end up with an uneven fabric cover for your lamp.
2Lay your paper pattern down on the fabric. Make sure that the paper is flat against the fabric. If you want, you can use pins to hold it flush against the fabric.
3Mark the back of the material. Using a fabric pen or some other drawing tool that you will be able to see on the fabric, trace around the paper stencil. Take great care to be as accurate as possible. The reason you draw on the back of the material is so that your markings don't show on the finished product.[4]
4Cut out the material. Using fabric scissors, gently cut the material along the lines created with the aid of the fabric pencil. Remove any remaining fabric from the work surface.[5]
Part 3
Recovering the Shade
1Spray your fabric with adhesive. It is very important that you do this in a well ventilated area, as spray adhesive can make you very ill if you breath in too much of it. Remember that spray adhesive is incredibly sticky (and permanent) so make sure you do not get it on anything besides the fabric.
- If you bought an adhesive-backed fabric, you do not need to spray adhesive onto the fabric. Use the adhesive webbing to adhere the fabric to the lampshade frame. This is managed by using an iron to heat the webbing, move it into position on the frame, then cover the webbing with the fabric. Smooth the fabric as it is moved around the sides of the webbing and the frame until the shade is completely covered.
2Position your lamp and add the fabric. To do this, center your shade on the fabric so that the edge of the fabric and the existing seam of the shade are lined up. Roll the shade along the fabric, making sure to smooth the fabric down and get out all of the wrinkles.[6]
- If you are using a patterned fabric, it is also important to make sure that you pattern is lined up straight when you stick the fabric to the shade.
3Create a seam with the extra fabric of the short edge (the vertical edge). You will have extra fabric to wrap your lamp in. Instead of just leaving the edge of the fabric visible, fold the extra fabric over so that it creates a straight seam. Use a hot glue gun to adhere the seam to the lamp shade. Make sure you only use a little bit of glue--if you use too much, it could leak out from under the seam (which is not the best look).
4Fold the fabric along the top and bottom edges. In order to give you lamp a finished look, you will want to fold the extra fabric and the top and bottom of the shade so that the fabric sticks to the inside of the shade. Make sure they stay tucked up and under by gluing them down with a hot glue gun.
5Add the finishing touches. To really make your lampshade look store bought, add a lining around the bottom edge of the lamp. Simply use a hot glue gun to stick a thicker piece of fabric along the top and bottom edges of your lamp. You can also add fringe, rickrack or other types of materials to cover the hems on the top and the bottom of the newly covered lampshade.[7]
Community Q&A
Can I cover the inside of a lampshade with fabric?wikiHow ContributorNo. Be careful of fire hazards.
How do I recover the frame on my lampshade?wikiHow ContributorJust buy a new one.
How do you measure a lamp shade that is not round?wikiHow ContributorIt depends on what shape it is. If it is a rectangle or square, multiple the length by the width.
I would like my lampshades professionally recovered, where can I find a place that does this?
- To make this craft even cheaper, look for old lamps at second hand stores.
Things You'll Need
- Lampshade
- Scissors
- Fabric
- Tape measure
- Ruler
- Fabric pencil
- Adhesive spray
- Iron (if using adhesive-backed fabric)
- Hot glue gun
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/09/diy-fabric-lampshade-recover-tutorial.html
- ↑ http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2010/01/recover-lamp-shade-diy.html
- ↑ http://sailrite.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/how-to-recover-a-lamp-shade-with-fabric/
- ↑ http://sailrite.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/how-to-recover-a-lamp-shade-with-fabric/
- ↑ http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/09/diy-fabric-lampshade-recover-tutorial.html
- ↑ http://sailrite.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/how-to-recover-a-lamp-shade-with-fabric/
- ↑ http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2010/01/recover-lamp-shade-diy.html
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The hire period for crockery and accessories from Ruby's Tea Party will be agreed at the time of booking but will usually be 1- 4 days dependent on the day/date of the event. Any extension to the hire period must be agreed in advance by Ruby's Tea Party and the customer will be charged extra at a pro rata rate. Please ask for a quotation for longer periods of hire.
The goods shall at all times remain the property of Ruby's Tea Party. The customer is solely accountable for the goods during the period of hire, from the time the goods are delivered by Ruby's Tea Party until the goods are collected and accepted back into the possession of Ruby's Tea Party.
Delivery and Collection
Ruby's Tea Party will deliver to you, usually up to two days before your event. Delivery is free of charge within 20 miles of Newcastle City Centre based on a minimum order of £50.00 For order less than £50 a delivery charge at £0.40 per mile will be applicable each way. The customer is able to collect and deliver the goods to avoid any delivery charge, this must be arranged on booking.
When the goods are delivered to the customer, the customer is responsible for inspecting the goods and signing Ruby's Tea Party's delivery note. In the event of any shortage or damage, the customer shall note this on the delivery note at the time of collection or delivery. If the customer fails to do this, the goods will be deemed to have been collected/delivered in a clean and undamaged condition. If there is no one available to check the items, again the items will be deemed to have been collected/delivered in a clean and undamaged condition.
When Ruby's Tea Party collects the crockery, it should be properly packed as found. If Ruby's Tea Party feels the crockery is not safe for transit and has to re-pack the crockery, this will incur additional charges. This will be charged at 10% of the total cost of hire. Please make sure you place bubble wroap/foam between all plates and use the packaging supplied.
Wash Up Service
All goods supplied by Ruby's Tea Party are clean and ready to use. You have two options, let Ruby's Tea Party do the washing up, or if you have washing up facilities, you may do this yourself. Please note that crockery must be washed by hand and cannot be put in a dishwasher or any other commercial machine. The wash up service is available on request at 5% of the total hire charge.
If you decide to let Ruby's Tea Party wash up for you, all excess food should be carefully scraped away from plates and cake stands, cups should be rinsed and all cutlery should be rinsed. I.e. No butter, cream, sugar, milk deposits should be left on the crockery or cutlery. Should this not be done we reserve the right to make a surcharge for additional cleaning. This additional cleaning will be charged at a further 5% of the total hire fee.
Please understand that the crockery is more fragile than commercial catering crockery and it is your responsibility to inform your caterer/venue of this to ensure minimal breakages. Please take extra care when handling, stacking, washing up and re packing the crockery.
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A non-refundable deposit of 50% of the total hire charge will be required to secure your order at the point of booking. This secures all the items you have specified on your order. We will thoroughly discuss your requirements with you prior to booking so that you only need to book items that you need.
The final balance must be paid 21 days prior to your event. This final balance must have cleared ten working days prior to your event.
A £100 refundable damage deposit will also be required when paying the final balance and will be returned once your hire order has been returned and checked for any damage or loss of items. You will be informed within 4 working days if there is any damage/missing items to your order. Shortages and or damage to the hired goods will be charged at the prices below and deducted accordingly from the damage deposit. If you break/damage more items than the damage deposit covers, you will be billed for any extra costs and this will be paid within 5 working days. Damage deposits will be returned within 10 working days, either in full or deducted accordingly to any breakages.
We kindly ask you to ask your venue/caterer, that if they break an item(s) of china that they keep the broken item(s) so that Ruby's Tea Party can identify what is missing from your order.
If the customer wishes to cancel the order, this must be notified to Ruby's Tea Party in writing. The customer will lose their 50% hire charge deposit.
If booking is cancelled by the hirer, the following charges will apply;
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Between 15-29 days 50%
Under 14 days 100%
Please note: Crockery supplied by Ruby's Tea Party is old and delicate. Ruby's Tea Party shall not be responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property arising from the goods, however caused.
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All our crockery is mix and match, therefore we cannot guarantee specific colours or sizes, we will, however, discuss any theme or preferences with you and aim to supply the most appropriate items.
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It was the first time Dave Bolland was greeted by thousands of cheers from Toronto sports fans.
He hopes he'll hear more come October when he makes his regular season debut for the hometown Maple Leafs.
The Mimico native received a loud ovation on Saturday when, about 15 minutes before the green flag dropped, he was introduced as the grand marshal for Saturday's Toronto Indy race. As he stood on the podium, he waved to the throng, which included several in Leafs T-shirts.
"I can't say enough about the crowd and how warmly they welcomed me," Bolland said. "I keep saying it, but it is going to be fun to play here."
Prior to the race, Bolland had the opportunity to stroll through the cars as they were lined up in the pits.
"It's so cool," he said of the event. "The cars are so fast. And it's interesting to see the drivers. Most are short, but there is the odd tall one.
"And to hear the cars go by … I used to hear them from my house when I was growing up."
If Bolland figures this was life in the fast lane, wait until he tries walking out in public once the Leafs' season starts.


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Augusta Family Magazine won five awards Saturday from the Parenting Media Association.
The association gave out 87 editorial and design competition awards and 30 general excellence awards to parenting newspapers and magazines during its convention in Atlanta.
Writer Lucy Adams received three awards: a gold in general feature writing, and a gold and silver in service feature.
Michael Rushbrook received a gold award for interior illustration.
Editor Karin Calloway was honored with a silver in the publisher/editor's note column category.
The awards were given in the circulation category of 25,000 and under.
Augusta Family Magazine, a division of Augusta-based TAC Media, is printed 10 times per year and distributed free in Augusta and Aiken.


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Must-read: Sen. John McCain op-ed proves U.S. taxpayers are being ripped off
From Economic Policy Journal:
… In an op-ed Senator John McCain bemoans the fact that American cable and satellite subscribers are being ripped off, because they do not have the ability to cancel channels they do not watch…and for which they have to pay now.
The senator then cites how iTunes and Netflix are providing consumers with much more choices than the traditional entertainment suppliers. So what is the problem? The marketplace is rising to the occasion; newcomers are giving consumers the opportunity to pay for only what they want.
Rather than leaving the marketplace alone, Senator McCain is offering the Television Consumer Freedom Act, which will give the federal government a sledge hammer to force cable and satellite companies to provide more choices to consumers.
If we take Senator McCain's principle at face value, then government – at all levels – is ripping off the American people to the tune of trillions of dollars every year.
The American people have to pay for undeclared wars, the military-industrial complex, corporate welfare, farm subsidies, social welfare programs, government schools, etc., they may not want.
So if Senator McCain is concerned about the American people getting ripped off, then he should immediately support individuals, families, business owners and corporations opting out. People should not be coerced to pay for the welfare-warfare state, a system of massive death, destruction and income redistribution.
If the statists in both major political parties think the American people want big government, then they should abolish the income tax, property taxes, sales taxes, etc., and give the people the opportunity to pay voluntarily for all the government they want…


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Effective Welcome Email Example: SlideShare
Have you taken a look at your welcome email lately? Does it…
- Thank people for joining?
- Point them to helpful resources, such as an article, FAQ or product/service tour?
- Tell them how to connect/get in touch with you, and encourage them to do so?
- Anything at all? (Do you have a welcome email?)
I was reminded of the importance of a good welcome email last week after signing up with SlideShare to post the slides of my Podcasting and Email Newsletters presentation.
Shortly after signing up and confirming my registration, I received an email welcoming me to SlideShare. And I was impressed.
Their welcome email does a lot of great things that we can all learn from and apply to our bulk email marketing campaigns.
SlideShare's Welcome Email
Below is the email I received from SlideShare after activating my account (click the image to see the full email).
While it's a short, simple message that anyone could write in minutes, it does a great job of getting me interested in using and exploring SlideShare.
Here are just a few things SlideShare does well in their welcome email:
Welcome New Users
Both the subject and first paragraph of the email are short and to the point: they tell me that my account is verified and welcome me to the service.
One often-overlooked purpose of welcome emails is to remind people that they signed up in the first place.
If your subscriber doesn't check his/her email right away and/or is distracted when reading your first email, s/he may not understand why you've sent it, or remember signing up.
Point Out Helpful Resources
SlideShare links from their welcome email to an online tour, and their blog's RSS feed.
On top of that, they list out a number of things that users can do with the service – in effect, pointing out extra features and benefits that the new subscriber may not have known about. (I think anyone running an email marketing campaign can see the value in doing this!)
These resources encourage users to get more value from their subscription (in this case, both immediately through the tour, and also later through the blog).
Is This a Perfect Welcome Email?
We're doing a bit of an apples-to-oranges comparison here since SlideShare's welcome email isn't designed specifically for an email marketing campaign, but even so…
I don't think this is a perfect welcome email. There are a number of things I would have done differently.
I think SlideShare should promote other ways for subscribers to connect with SlideShare (through their Community section, for example, or through external social networks) and that they should link up a few other useful areas of the site (this email doesn't even link to a login page, which is a definite "whoops" for an online service).
But those are really minor details. This welcome email does a great job of making me want to dig deeper into my new SlideShare account. And the more I do that, the more value I'm going to get out of it, and the more I'm going to tell others about it.
Your Turn: What Makes a Good Welcome Email?
- Do you think this is a good welcome email? What would you do differently?
- Do you do these things in your welcome emails?
- What other companies do you think create good welcome emails (and why)?
Share your thoughts and suggestions below!


text: LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 to open 15 to 20 points lower, or as much as 0.3 percent, Germany's DAX to open 22 to 27 points lower, or as much as 0.3 percent, and France's CAC 40 to open 16 to 18 points lower, or as much as 0.4 percent. COMPANY NEWS NOVARTIS A federal judge said Novartis AG must face a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the Swiss drugmaker of paying multimillion-dollar kickbacks, including a $9,750 dinner for three at a Japanese restaurant, to induce doctors to prescribe its drugs. ORANGE French state-owned fund Bpifrance said on Tuesday it was trimming its stake in telecom group Orange by 1.9 percent of the total capital to finance new investments. UBS Swiss bank UBS must deposit a 1.1 billion-euro ($1.39 billion) guarantee to cover potential fines should it be found guilty of helping rich French customers avoid tax, a source familiar with the court procedure said on Tuesday. JULIUS BAER Swiss private bank Julius Baer is cooperating in a French investigation into suspected money laundering and tax fraud by a former client involved in the European carbon allowances market, a spokeswoman said, following French media reports. LLOYDS Investors are joining forces to sue Britain's biggest retail bank Lloyds and five former executives, alleging they were misled over an ill-fated deal in 2008 they say wiped about 6 billion pounds ($10 billion) off the total value of shares. ALLIANZ The insurance group's Pimco subsidiary intends to expand its equities business and there will be no difference in the firm's portfolio management since the departure of former chief investment officer Bill Gross, two top Pimco executives said on Tuesday. Separately, influential pension consultant Mercer Investment Management has downgraded its ratings on five Pimco funds, possibly triggering another wave of institutional investor outflows from the bond fund manager. BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA The foundation that is a shareholder in Italy's No. 3 lender, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, said on Tuesday there was uncertainty over whether an ongoing health check of European banks would result in further capital requirements for the Siena-based bank. GREEK BANKS Greece has won an important concession from the European Central Bank (ECB) that could help its top four lenders pass a landmark review of the euro zone's banking sector, three sources familiar with the process told Reuters. UNICREDIT The ECB's health check of European banks could force some lenders to rethink their strategy in central and eastern Europe and even withdraw from parts of the region, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's new regional banking expert. Austrian property group S Immo will submit a binding offer for UniCredit Bank Austria's 16.4 percent stake in compatriot CA Immobilien , it said on Tuesday as bidding for the stake heated up. BANCO DE SABADELL, BANCO POPULAR Portugal has begun sounding out Spanish banks on their interest in buying Novo Banco, the successor to the state-rescued Banco Espirito Santo (BES), several sources familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. Spain's mid-sized Sabadell and Popular, which already have offices and interests in neighbouring Portugal, were among those approached by the Bank of Portugal, the sources said. ANGLO AMERICAN The miner said on Tuesday that it obtained a Brazilian license to start operating its long-delayed, $14 billion Minas-Rio iron ore mining project, which is expected to enable its first shipment of ore by year-end. LUFTHANSA Five separate labour strikes by pilots have cost the airline a total double-digit million euro sum, on top of 60 million euros from a three-day strike last spring, Lufthansa's personnel chief Bettina Volkens told German daily Bild. 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Kerry Kennedy crash trucker headed to trial
The Dutchess County truck driver whose rig was sideswiped by Kerry Kennedy's SUV while she allegedly was driving under the influence of a sleep aid is heading to trial to fight a charge of leaving the scene of an accident.
"I feel I did nothing wrong," Rocco Scuiletti said after a brief appearance Friday morning before Justice Robert McGoey in North Castle Town Court. "I don't want the two points on my license."
Scuiletti, 47, has pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident without reporting the July 13 incident on Interstate 684. He said any plea to even a lesser offense would result in his license being penalized.
"I have nothing to lose" by going to trial, he said.
Scuiletti said he kept driving down I-684 without reporting the incident because his truck was not damaged.
He faces a maximum $250 fine and up to 15 days in jail if found guilty, though jail sentences are rare in such cases. No trial date has been set.
Kennedy -- a Bedford mother of three, the ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and the daughter of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy -- pleaded not guilty on July 17 in North Castle Town Court to the misdemeanor charge of driving while ability impaired by drugs.
After her July 17 hearing, Kennedy expressed remorse for what happened that day.
"I want to apologize to the driver of the truck, who I apparently hit," she said. "Northern Westchester is my home and I care deeply about my neighbors and my community."
Dressed in blue jeans and a denim work shirt, Scuiletti said Friday that he accepted her apology.
"It was nice of her to acknowledge what she did and what happened," he said. "I'm thankful it wasn't any worse."
Kennedy, 52, has denied that the prescription sleep aid Ambien found in her system caused the accident. She said a complete neurological workup that included an MRI revealed she suffered a "complex partial seizure," which led to her sideswiping the tractor trailer driven by Scuiletti, of LaGrange, at about 8 a.m.
Kennedy told reporters that she had no recollection of driving erratically southbound on I-684 that morning on her way to the gym. She swerved into Scuiletti's lane, police said, striking his truck. She then reportedly sped up and exited the highway at Exit 3 onto Route 22, where she came to a stop in her damaged 2008 Lexus SUV. A motorist called police, noting that Kennedy was slumped over the steering wheel of her vehicle on the side of the road.
A North Castle police officer found her outside the vehicle, conducted field sobriety tests, and then he and State Police arrested her.
"I remember getting on the highway and then I have no memory until I was stopped at a traffic light and a police officer was at my car door," she said in July. "In my discussion with the police officer, I was confused and erratic."
Kennedy has acknowledged telling police soon after the crash that she might have accidentally taken an Ambien pill instead of her daily dose of Synthroid, a medication prescribed to treat a thyroid condition.
A police blood test confirmed that she had Ambien in her system and she is slated to return to court on Tuesday.
Scuiletti was fired from his truck-driving job for a Massachusetts company as a result of the incident, he said. He has since been hired by another company. He declined to identify either firm.


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Psychedelic Warfare with Artu Nepomuceno
Photos by Ramon Ruiz
At the loft of the newly launched Julian Ongpin Young Artists (JOYA) Gallery hung the works of young commercial photographer Artu Nepomuceno. Entitled "Psychedelic Warfare," the series, curated by gallery owner Julian Ongpin, was Artu's initial abstract offering – a "chronicled exploration of the phases of life lost and gained in a single process," as he puts it.
Creating the pieces took a while, says the 25-year-old AB Photography major from the College of St. Benilde, admitting that more than the process of photographing, what took him a long time was getting his subjects ready. "I probably went through a thousand images and more often than not I (would) get an image of nothing – completely blank. It was a hard process, and at times I felt like a sniper hunting for something until I eventually found it," he narrates.
"The first stage was creating the mixtures and that was frustrating by itself because the colors are not always achievable," he continues. Looking at the pieces, one is hit by the sensation that the colors are undulating, and that anytime the dots and lines would start moving away from the (pearl) photo paper from which they are printed and head straight for you.
"That's exactly what I want from my audience – to think deep and feel intensely, to have their own comprehension of the art and let it be a guiding hand to whatever implications they are going through at the moment," he states. After all, Artu's objective in creating the series is for the pieces to read like an open book where people can look at them, try to get their own understanding of the work and interpret it in their own way.
"The reason why I call the series 'Psychedelic Warfare' was that for me, coming up with the pieces was like going on a journey of self discovery and self exploration as an artist, while the psychedelic part was born from what came of it – the burst of colors, the movement, the swirls. And immediately when I saw it all together in my computer, it hit me: 'This is so psychedelic'!"
Donning a baseball cap, sporting a necklace with the hippie peace symbol as a pendant, and wearing a wide smile on his face as he posed in front of one of his pieces, it's easy to see why he was one of the two artists whose works were featured at the launch of JOYA – a new contemporary art gallery that is set on showcasing emerging international artists alongside a select stable of the country's emerging and most inspired artistic talent.
And artistic talent, indeed, runs through the veins of Artu – considering that his great grandfather was Jose Nepomuceno, acknowledged as the "Father of Philippine movies" having produced the first Filipino silent film entitled Dalagang Bukid – and grandfather Luis Nepomuceno who is also a well-respected director of famous Filipino movies such as Igorota and Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak (the first Filipino film to be shot in color by De Luxe). An uncle, Cobo Nepomuceno, is a hyperrealist painter, and he was also one of the reasons why the young man grew up appreciating art.
"Both my grandfather and great grandfather started out as photographers," Artu reveals, adding that he learned to love the industry of movie making without him even knowing it as he imbibed the stories about his great grandfather – helping him realize the kind of calling he had as a photographer. "After doing a year and a half as an events photographer, I realized that it was not something that I truly loved to do." And so he took a gamble and invested his savings into an ice cream sandwich business called Louie-Luis, which served as a cash cow that helped him explore his craft and find his true love in the art of photography – taking portraits and fashion, getting help from several people that made him become popular with commercial and private clients.
"Fine art photography has always been something I daydreamed of getting into, but never felt ready for. In reflection to that, I believe my art is still confused but rich nonetheless in the passion and curiosity of it. I believe that my work is still an open book, and I enjoy observing my audience categorize it themselves. Like my journey as an artist, I leave the future very open to change and spontaneity, and I believe this translates into my work. So in simplest terms, I think my art is a journey through the confusion of purpose," the young artist avers.


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BALTIMORE - The storm that pounded the Midwest over the weekend brought relatively light snow to the Northeast on Monday, delaying some commuters but sparing the region a repeat of the Valentine's Day ice storm that brought airline flights to a standstill.
Forecasters had feared the snowflakes could melt in the air, then refreeze into sleet closer to the ground. Instead, the weather was just cold enough that the wet, heavy flakes never melted, and they piled up quickly.
"We dodged a bullet, actually, with the temperature staying just above freezing," said Sandra Dobson, a spokeswoman for the Maryland State Highway Administration.
Maryland received three to six inches. The New York City area and Connecticut got up to 4 inches, a fraction of the amount that fell in the Midwest during the weekend.
JetBlue, which canceled more than 1,000 flights in the wake of the Valentine's Day storm, called off at least 68 flights Monday into or out of Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Va.; Portland, Maine; and Washington and Chicago.
But this time JetBlue was not alone. Delta Air Lines Inc. reported 175 canceled flights Monday throughout the Northeast. American Airlines canceled 20 flights in and out of JFK.
About 100 flights also were canceled at the Newark airport. The Baltimore-Washington area's three major airports were open but some airline schedules were disrupted.
The Midwest took the brunt of the storm, with more than 2 feet of snow falling in southeastern Minnesota. Winter storm warnings remained in effect Monday for northern Wisconsin and Michigan. The National Weather Service said an additional foot of snow was possible in northern Michigan.
Heavy ice brought down miles of power lines and utility poles, mostly in Iowa, blacking out hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.
Nine traffic deaths were blamed on the huge storm system: eight in Wisconsin and one in Kansas.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- John Rocker, whose comments about minorities prompted a former teammate to label him a clubhouse ''cancer,'' missed the start of the Cleveland Indians' game Saturday night against Kansas City that featured a Negro Leagues tribute.
The Indians, who obtained Rocker and minor league third baseman Troy Cameron from Atlanta on Friday for relievers Steve Karsay and Steve Reed, wore the uniforms of the 1946 Cleveland Buckeyes on Saturday night.
Rocker had been expected to arrive in the early afternoon, the team said, but his flight from New York -- where he had been for the Braves' weekend series against the Mets -- was delayed by thunderstorms. The Indians had hoped that Rocker would arrive by game time, but he was still in Chicago at the first pitch because of flight delays.
Rocker's new manager and teammates said he would be treated like any other player.
''We're here to win,'' manager Charlie Manuel said. ''That the trade was made sends a message that we're here to win. We expect people to do their jobs, and in time things will work themselves out if people get their work in and people are satisfied with how the team's performing.''
Rocker had 83 saves and a 2.63 ERA in 210 career games with Atlanta. But his comments in an interview with Sports Illustrated after the 1999 season brought down the wrath of baseball, the Braves and much of the general public.
Braves Reaction
One Braves player says, "There's not a man in here who isn't happy he's gone."
''It bothered me at the time he said it,'' Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel said. ''But I don't think he was thinking at the time he said that. I think everybody makes mistakes, and he realized that he made one. He'll work those things out.''
Commissioner Bud Selig suspended him for all 45 days of spring training last year, the first 28 days of the regular season and fined him $20,000, but the players association filed a grievance and arbitrator Shyam Das cut the suspension to 14 days and the fine to $500.
After Rocker rejoined the Braves, outfielder Brian Jordan called him ''a cancer.'' However, Atlanta general manager John Schuerholz said Rocker's behavior was not an issue this season.
''I just hope this doesn't turn into a distraction for everybody,'' Vizquel said. ''We're winning, and we don't want anything weird to happen. But if he's ready to play, if he's ready to win, he'll be accepted.''
Manuel repeated on Saturday his intention to use the left-handed Rocker in tandem with right-handed closer Bob Wickman, who earned his 15th save in Friday night's 6-5 win over the Royals. He also acknowledged that the two-closer system would require Wickman to make a mental adjustment.
''It's kind of different for him,'' Manuel said. ''He looks at it as, 'I can close, and now they've brought in another guy.' But I think it all depends on the work you get in.''
Because Friday's trade cleared two roster spots, the Indians recalled right-hander Roy Smith from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday. Smith has six saves with a 1.16 ERA in 21 appearances at Buffalo.
Manuel also said Charles Nagy would start Tuesday against the New York Yankees in place of Jaret Wright. Wright, still trying to come back from season-ending shoulder surgery last August, was optioned to Buffalo on Friday to work on building his stamina.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, June 24, 2001.
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Politicians Buried in Lone Mountain Cemetery
Horace Franklin Bartine (1848-1918) of Nevada. Born in New York, New York County, New York, March 21, 1848. Republican. U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1889-93. Died in Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada, August 27, 1918. (Plot: 1F-03-02)
Charles Henry Bryan (1822-1877) - of Marysville, Yuba County, California; Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada. Born in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York, October 20, 1822. Son of John Alexander Bryan. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state senate, 1854; justice of California state supreme court, 1854-55; delegate to Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863. Died in Carson city, Nevada, May 14, 1877. (Plot: unknown)
P.H. Clayton (1819-1874) Founding member of Democratic Party in Nevada. He was a Territorial-era attorney and involved in much of the early legislation that affected Nevada. He was a "notorious" secessionist and served a three week sentence at Fort Churchill carrying a 100 lb sack of flour around parade grounds. He served with the Carson Rangers during the Pyramid Lake War. (Plot: W1E-05-03)
Roswell Keyes Colcord (1839-1939) Seventh governor of NV (1891-1911). Died at age 100 on anniversary of Nevada's Diamond Jubilee. He moved to Virginia City, NV in 1863 and became a successful mining engineer. He also set up law practices and became one of the top attorneys in the state. He was selected as a commissioner to represent Nevada at the Paris Expedition in 1889. He was the first Nevada governor to support Woman's Suffrage. During his tenure a state board of health was established, a mechanical engineering department was initiated at the University of Nevada and a first state board of equalization was authorized. After his term as Governor, Colcord was named Superintendent of the US Mint's Carson City Mint, a position he held from 1898 to 1911. At that time, the Mint did not produce money, but was a shipping point for bullion. (Plot: 1E-18-03)
Denver Sylvester Dickerson(1872-1925) - of Nevada. Born in Millville, Utah, January 24, 1872. Father of Harvey Dickerson. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper editor; Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1907-10; Governor of Nevada, 1908-11. Died November 28, 1925. (Plot: 1G-09-09)
John Edward Jones (1840-1896) - of Nevada. Born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, December 5, 1840. Governor of Nevada, 1895-96; died in office 1896. Died in San Francisco, California, April 10, 1896. Plot: 1E-16-04
John Henry Kinkead (1826-1904) - Born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on December 10, 1826. Treasurer of Nevada Territory, 1862-64; delegate to Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863; Governor of Nevada, 1879-83; Governor of Alaska District, 1884-85. Died in Carson City, Nevada, January 30, 1904. Plot: 1A-09-19
John Koontz (1909-1995) - of Nevada. Democrat. Secretary of state of Nevada, 1950. Died in 1995. (Plot: 1C-24-01)
Chauncey Noteware (1825-1910) of Nevada. Born in New York. Delegate to Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863; secretary of state of Nevada, 1864. Was born in Owego NY in 1825. He first married Miss Sarah (Maiden name Lyon) they had three children Dorsey 1858-1943. They moved to Nevada in the late 1850's and settled in Carson City where Chauncey was a local business man. Sarah died in 1867 and he married once again in 1868 to Mrs Mary (Widows name unknown) Mary died in 1890 and Chauncey lived on until Oct. 22 1910 when he passed away at age 85 and was laid to rest next to his two wives in the Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City NV. (Plot: 1A-08-16)
Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) - aka Tasker L. Oddie - of Nye County, Nevada; Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, October 20, 1870. Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie; married, November 30, 1916, to Daisy Rendall. Rupublican. Lawyer; real estate business; mining business; Nye County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada state senate, 1904-08; Governor of Nevada, 1911-15; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in San Francisco, California, February 17, 1950. Plot: 1D-11-08
James S. Slingerland (1834-1874) - of Yuba County, California, Carson City, Nevada. Born in 1834. Member of California state assembly 15th District, 1859-60; Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1866-70. died in 1874. (Plot: 1C-22-33a)


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The Gallerist
Moon Palace, Bombadil, Mostly Maybe
North Star Bar
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Philadelphia, PA, 19130
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The Gallerist
Described as singers of "folk micro‐anthems" by Boston Band Crush, The Gallerist tell tales of hope despite often overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Pulling from a varied musical experience and executed with adept instrumentation, A Falling Waltz moves effortlessly between genres, from straightforward folk to haunting blues to foot‐stomping rock.
Moon Palace
Moon Palace is the recording and performance name of Christopher Bohn.
With a sound all their own and a stage show to match, Bombadil is, if nothing else, one of the freshest bands to emerge in a long time. Formed by Duke University alumni Daniel Michalak, Bryan Rahija and Stuart Robinson, this band draws on a unique mélange of influences to create a sound that is unclassifiable. The group Magnet Magazine deemed "a drunker, circus-reared version of The Band," was born in Bolivia, where Michalak and Rahija first met. The folk music indigenous to the region lit a creative spark and inspired the two to begin writing songs that incorporated international instruments and styles. That influence, paired with their collective backgrounds in Piedmont blues, psychedelic rock and Robinson's background as a classical pianist, stands as the driving force behind the band's unique sound.
Their songs range from straightforward rock to Bolivian waltzes; from heartbreaking, piano-driven laments on loss of life to swashbuckling, raucus marches; and the appeal of their live show is undeniable. With a core of electric / acoustic guitars, bass, piano and drums and appearances by harmonica, xylophone, organ, synth, saxophone, trumpet, viola, charango, glockenspiel, accordion, recorder and even zampona, the show is unlike anything else. When even half of the instruments on stage are sounding at once, it creates a wall of sound that seems to transport the room to another place.
All of the instrumentation, however, does not detract at all from the core of Bombadil-anthemic, concrete songwriting. Much like Ramseur Records labelmates The Avett Brothers and the everybodyfields, the complicated, endearing character of their songs keeps Bombadil grounded and guides the show seamlessly along. It is what allows them to carry a room, whether there are one hundred instruments on stage or just a single guitar and voice. It is what people connect to-and why they keep coming back.
Mostly Maybe
"Mostly Maybe carries your heart away in a smoke cloud of beautiful melodies and rich harmonies that get stuck in your head for weeks." Influences include Bon Iver, Iron & Wine, The Shins, CocoRosie, Modest Mouse, and Dr. Dog.
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Through injury or illness, Unum Group works to keep employees employed. A top disability insurer in the US and the UK, the company offers short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, to individuals and groups in a workplace benefits setting. Specialty coverage offerings include cancer, – more... dental, and travel insurance. US subsidiaries include Unum Life Insurance Company of America, Provident Life and Accident, First Unum Life, Colonial Life & Accident Insurance, and The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company. The company operates as Unum Limited in the UK. Unum's products are sold through field sales agents and independent brokers.
Geographic Reach
Unum runs four primary operating centers and about 35 sales offices scattered across the US market. Its Unum Limited office is the headquarters for the smaller Unum UK operations.
More than half of Unum's annual premiums come from group disability, life, and accident policies, with the majority of other premiums coming from individual, supplemental, and voluntary policies sold in the workplace setting. It also generates revenue from its closed block business, which services policies in the segments (long-term care and non-workplace individual disability) where the company no longer issues new policies.
Sales & Marketing
The company strives to maintain close relationships with its sales force, as well as with its independent agents and brokers, as it relies on these representatives to market its products to employers.
Financial Analysis
Unum's revenues climbed less than 1% in both 2010 and 2011 (to $10.2 and $10.3 billion, respectively). While its overall revenue growth has been slow as of late -- which Unum primarily attributes to economic impacts on US employment levels -- the company believes its strategic restructuring measures will provide for an increase in future sales levels. However, Unum took an impairment charge on the discontinuation of its group long-term care policies that ultimately led its annual net income figure to drop by more than 70% in 2011 (from $886 million to $235 million).
Unum seeks to achieve a competitive edge by providing group, individual, and voluntary workplace products that can be combined with other coverage to better integrate benefits for customers. The insurer has stayed ahead of the game in the disability market by sticking to conservative investment and growth strategies, primarily seeking to expand its group product offerings and its geographic presence through organic measures.
The company has especially seen growth in its voluntary benefits products, which allow employees to purchase individual coverage products on a supplemental basis. Such options are increasingly important as economic difficulties put pressure on low and middle-income workers.
Unum has also expanded its offering of services to help employers and government agencies manage costs, such as its leave management program, flexible corporate contribution programs, and wellness initiatives, as well as new reform information and enrollment websites launched in 2011. Also in 2011 Unum added a new offering for group dental coverage through a partnership with United Concordia.
While expanding in areas where the greatest market needs are seen, the firm also exits certain businesses where demand has slowed. For instance in 2011 the company decided to exit the group long-term care insurance business (it had already stopped selling individual long-term care policies in 2009). – less


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Half a million schoolkids sing in national music program
The national singing event 'happening,' which sees over half a million schoolkids sing the same song at the same time, starts today.
The program aims to engage school children across Australia with music.
- Katie Noonan
- Aiden Rolf
- Darren Percival
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Q: when brakes used it would jolt you through windshield then would not push at all on 1998 Ford Windstar
it started out when pushing them barly pushing it would try to put you through the windshield and jerk you while trying to stop then when I last drove it. the brakes did pedal did not want to push it and stop the van.i have changed the brake lines and the things in the back of the tire to deal with the brakes. the last few weeks before I parked it the abs and trac light came on and would not go off I do not know if that is part of it but I need help getting my van back on the road as I am a single mom of four and people keep telling me is this I change it and its not that I have put over two hundred dollars in to just the brakes. it also goes through brake fulid like I have two fill it twice a month but there is never no leaks found I had changed the brake lines. and the brake pads have to be changed before they should bcause of wear down on them. please help me I can not afford to keep putting money into the brakes and it still not working. I am a single mom and my only vechile being down does not help. ican not wait to hear back of what it is I think as long as its not to expise. thanks alot
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