text: (The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO/SANTIAGO, March 13 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed CAP S.A.'s (CAP) foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BBB' and national scale rating at 'AA-(cl)'. The National Equity Rating has also been affirmed at First Class Level '1(cl)'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full list of rating actions is shown at the end of this release. KEY RATING DRIVERS: Conservative Approach to Leverage: CAP's ratings are supported by the company's continued focus on maintaining a conservative capital structure, as demonstrated by its five-year average net debt to EBITDA ratio of below 1.0x. CAP's year-end 2013 total debt-to-EBITDA ratio was low at 1.4x and its net debt-to-EBITDA ratio was 0.9x, considered robust given two consecutive years of record capex at USD975 million in 2013 and US$777 million in 2012. CAP is expected to increase its debt by around USD300 million to finance the last phase of its investment plan that will amount to approximately USD650 million during 2014. Fitch expects total debt to be in the region of USD1.4 billion for the company by the end of 2014. Fitch's Base Case assumptions for CAP indicate a net debt to EBITDA ratio of around 1.5x during the next two years, reducing to below 1.2x by 2016 following the end of this large investment period. Fitch's base case uses the agency's mid-cycle commodity assumptions for iron ore of USD110 per metric ton in 2014 and USD90 per metric ton from 2015 onward based on volumes of 15 million metric tons of iron ore in 2014 rising to 18 million metric tons from 2015 onward. The company's debt coverage ratios in 2013 also remained strong, as demonstrated by its FFO interest coverage ratio of 16x and EBITDA-to- fixed charges expense ratio of 15.4x. Comfortable Liquidity Profile: CAP's credit profile is also bolstered by its comfortable liquidity position. For 2013, the company held cash and marketable securities of USD309 million compared to total debt of USD936 million. Total debt increased from USD719 million in 2012 as a result of the expansionary capex program at CAP's iron ore mining division, Compania Minera del Pacifico (CMP). During the next three years, CAP has USD252 million of debt maturities due with USD61 million due in 2014, USD121 million due in 2015, and USD70 million due in 2016. Cash to short-term debt coverage is robust at 2.3x. CAP's long-term debt in 2013 was composed of bank loans (38%), local bonds (27%), project finance (26%) and international bonds (10%). CAP has access to additional liquidity in the form of uncommitted credit lines with local banks, should it be required. Iron Ore Production Continues Ramp-up at CMP: Iron ore pellet shipments of 12.1 million metric tons in 2013 were the same volume level as 2013, while the second phase of CMP's expansion project commenced. The company is expected export 15 million metric tons of iron ore pellets in 2014, increasing to 18 million metric tons from 2015. CAP generated EBITDA of USD665 million during the lower pricing environment of 2013 compared to USD798 million during 2012. CAP's total 2013 revenues were USD2.3 billion, of which USD1.4 billion was generated by CMP. This compares to 2012 revenues of USD2.5 billion, corresponding to negative 7% revenue growth in 2013. On a consolidated basis, CAP's EBITDA margins reduced to 29% in 2013 from 32% in 2012 due to the lower price environment and increased operating costs, namely for labor and energy in the Sistema Interconectado Central (SIC) region. CMP's operations comprise seven mines, including Cerro Negro Norte that is expected to begin production in May 2014, distributed across two regions in northern Chile. These operations are complimented by three ports at equal distances apart across the two regions, three plants - a pellet plant with current capacity of 5.2 million metric tons (mt) per year, a magnetite plant, and a desalination plant, and an 80km iron ore slurry pipeline that results in low logistical costs for the company. CMP accounted for 98% of CAP's consolidated EBITDA in 2013. CAP's steel subsidiary, Compania Siderurgica Huachipato (CSH) has operations in southern Chile, and CAP's steel processing division, Novacero, owns subsidiaries in Chile, Peru and Argentina. CSH had a negative 2% impact and Novacero contributed 4% to CAP's consolidated EBITDA in 2013. The company maintains its headquarters in Santiago. Robust Cash Flow Generation: The company generated strong cash flow from operations (CFFO) of USD754 million of in 2013, following a working capital inflow of USD144 million from FFO of USD610 million. The working capital benefit was due to improved inventories and payables terms. This compares to CFFO of USD952 million in 2012, a figure that also benefited from a sizeable working capital inflow of USD192 million. FCF for 2013 continued to be negative at USD451 million as a result of the ongoing investment program with record capex of USD975 million and dividends of USD230 million for the year. This compares to FCF of negative USD91 million following capex of USD777 million and dividend payments of USD265 million in 2012. Fitch expects the company to return to positive FCF generation in 2014 following the completion of the major investment and ramp-up of higher production volumes. CAP traditionally exhibits strong FCF during normal investment periods. Historically, the company has also demonstrated discipline with regard to dividend payments when operating conditions require more liquidity, as seen with the low dividend of USD94 million during difficult operating conditions of 2009. CAP is also able to scale back or delay its sizeable capex to bolster cash flow over the next two years, if required. Long Life Reserves & Resources; Strong Growth Potential & Competitive Cost: CAP has 8.63 billion mt of iron ore reserves (2.28 billion mt) and resources (6.35 billion mt) that equate to 57 years of mine life at an expected production rate of 15 million metric tons per year for 2014. The current investment plan projects production to reach over 18 million metric tons per year by the end of 2015, although further expansion to 30-40 million metric tons is possible following iron ore development projects that are currently under consideration. CMP's consolidated cash cost of iron ore pellet production during 2013 was USD56 FOB per ton (USD48.76 FOB per ton in 2012) at a production rate of around 12 million metric tons. For comparison, the cash cost for Samarco Mineracao S.A. (Samarco, LT IDR 'BBB'/Stable), a leading iron ore pellet producer owned by Vale S.A. (Vale, LT IDR 'BBB+'/Stable) and BHP Billiton (BHPB, LT IDR 'A+'/Stable) in Brazil, was around USD50/mt in 2013. CMP's cost increases occurred due to ramp-up periods for the new expansions and therefore could increase again at the start of operations of Cerro Negro Norte in May 2014. The company calculates that cash cost will remain at around USD50 FOB per ton when it reaches 18 million metric tons of production by the end of 2015. This low cost position is aided by CMP's iron ore slurry pipeline that is 80KM in length to transfer its iron ore to its ports. As a result, the combined logistical cost for CMP is low at around USD5 per ton. Another main contributing factor to CMP's low cost position is that the company produces magnetite ore. This allows for the iron (Fe) content to be separated more cheaply from the mine production with magnets, as opposed to hematite ore that requires more energy to extract the Fe content. Imports Erode Steel Profitability: CSH continued to have a negative impact on CAP's consolidated EBITDA during 2013 following a negative contribution in 2012 and a neutral contribution in 2011. The loss in steel business profitability is due to increased raw material and energy costs and the strategy to compete with cheaper steel imports. Chile has an open market which, combined with low freight rates, led to an increase in cheaper steel imports. CSH has managed to maintain a 50% domestic market steel share under this scenario, albeit with zero profitability, even while operating at full capacity. The company is also more active in the long steel segment, which is more profitable than flat steel, as most of the imported steel products are flat steel. As a result, the company recently announced it will exit the flat steel market. National Equity Rating Rationale: CAP has a long trading history with over 30 years in the Santiago stock exchange market, standing out as one of the largest domestic companies with a market capitalization of USD 2.3 billion at March 2014. The company's shares are highly liquid with a market presence of 100% and with last year average volume estimated at USD4.5 million as of March 2014. Equity indicators position CAP well in the level 1 category. RATING SENSITIVITIES: CAP is exposed to inherent risks within the mining and steel industries. A negative rating action - in either the form of a downgrade, Negative Outlook, or both - could result from deterioration in the company's capital structure that is not addressed in the short term. A sustained period of depressed iron ore prices and/or a significant loss of sales volumes due to a slowdown in Chinese iron ore consumption that increases the company's net debt to EBITDA ratio to above 2.0x on a sustained basis could also result in a negative rating action, as could a significant and prolonged deterioration in CAP's liquidity position and persistent negative FCF. Positive rating action on CAP could follow the successful execution of the company's capex program to increase iron ore output, while maintaining conservative credit metrics with an average net debt to EBITDA ratio below 1.0x. Fitch has affirmed the following ratings on CAP S.A.: --Foreign currency IDR at 'BBB''; --Local currency IDR at 'BBB'; --Yankee bonds due 2036 at 'BBB'; --National-scale at 'AA-(cl)'; --Local equity ratings Primera Clase Nivel 1(cl). --Local bonds No. 434 (serie F) at 'AA-(cl)'; --Local bonds No. 435 (serie D) at 'AA-(cl)'; --Local debt issuance program No. 591 at 'AA-(cl)'; --Local debt issuance program No. 592 at 'AA-(cl)'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Contact: Primary Analyst Jay Djemal Director +1-312-368-3134 Fitch Ratings, Inc. 70 West Madison Street Chicago, IL 60602 USA Secondary Analyst Alejandra Fernandez Director +562-499-33-23 Committee Chairperson Joe Bormann, CFA Managing Director +1-312-368-3349 Media Relations: Elizabeth Fogerty, New York, Tel: +1 (212) 908 0526, Email: email@example.com. Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'. Applicable Criteria and Related Research: --'Corporate Rating Methodology' (Aug. 8, 2012); --'Evaluating Corporate Governance' (Dec. 12, 2012); --'Metodologia de Clasificacion de Acciones en Chile' (July 3, 2013); --'Initiating Mid-Cycle Metals Price Assumptions' (Sept. 14, 2012). Applicable Criteria and Related Research: Corporate Rating Methodology: Including Short-Term Ratings and Parent and Subsidiary Linkage here Evaluating Corporate Governance here Initiating Mid-Cycle Metals Price Assumptions here Additional Disclosure Solicitation Status here ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. PLEASE READ THESE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK: here. IN ADDITION, RATING DEFINITIONS AND THE TERMS OF USE OF SUCH RATINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE AGENCY'S PUBLIC WEBSITE 'WWW.FITCHRATINGS.COM'. PUBLISHED RATINGS, CRITERIA AND METHODOLOGIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE AT ALL TIMES. 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A judge in the Italian town of Viterbo, near Rome, has ordered a priest to appear in court at the end of January and offer proof of the existence of Jesus Christ.
Luigi Cascioli, a retired farm worker and militant atheist, filed a lawsuit against Father Righi in which he accused the local priest of abusing "the credulity of the people" and because the priest denounced him in a parish bulletin for doubting the historical existence of Jesus.
Several days ago, Judge Gaetano Mautone set a court date for the end of January and issued Father Righi a summons. The judge had originally rejected the case but he was overruled by an appeals court, which ruled Cascioli had reasonable arguments to sustain his accusation that Father Righi had fallen into "abuse of the credulity of the people."
Cascioli believes there is no historical proof that Jesus lived and died in Palestine during the first century despite the written records of the Gospels, which Christians accept as a matter of faith, and therefore, in his opinion, there is no basis for the existence of Christianity.
Last April Cascioli accused Father Righi of "abusing the credulity of the people" and of stealing another's identity (for claiming to act in persona Christi), which under Italian law constitute misdemeanors.
Father Righi noted that there is ample historical evidence of the existence of Jesus of Nazareth both in religious and secular texts and that, in any case, millions of persons have believed in Christ both as man and as Son of God throughout two thousand years. "If Cascioli doesn't see the sun at midday, he can't sue me just because I see it and he doesn't," the priest said.


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It's outrageous. The average tax break from the Bush tax cuts enjoyed by the top 1 percent of Americans is larger than the average income of the rest of the 99 percent.
And after a decade of giving money to those who literally didn't need it, the deficit caused in large part by the Bush tax cuts is being used as an excuse to take away the social safety net that protects the most vulnerable members of society.
Tell your member of Congress and your senators: End the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.
Ending these cuts should be a no brainer. They had been set to expire at the end of 2010, but President Obama ended up cutting a deal with the Republican leadership to extend the cuts for another two years.
And we know that the cuts won't be allowed to expire at the end of this year without a big fight.
Republican intransigence on the Bush tax cuts was at the heart of the failure of the Super Committee.
Not only did the Republicans on the Super Committee want the Bush tax cuts to be made permanent, they took the morally bankrupt position that we should blow a bigger hole in the budget by giving even larger tax cuts to the rich.
Simply extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy alone would cost us more than $700 billion over the next decade.
There is very little that so clearly demonstrates the callous venality of some members of Congress than the simultaneous demand to give the Koch brothers a tax cut while pushing benefit cuts to programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Stateline NV, September 24th, 2012 -- Digital Smoke LLC is proud to announce the release of 10 Pin Shuffle™ for Android, a game which has enjoyed huge success on the iOS platform, selling over 500,000 copies and over 5 million downloads of the free version.
10 Pin Shuffle contains three great games in one, played in a realistic 3D environment!
<1> SHUFFLEBOARD the game you've enjoyed in your local bar. Play against a friend or a computer opponent trying to out-shuffle each other's weights or blast them off the table.
<2> BOWLING with real 3D pin physics! Similar to 10 Pin Bowling except played on a shuffleboard table using weights/pucks instead of a bowling ball.
<3> 10 PIN POKER is a combination of Shuffleboard, Bowling and Five Card Draw Poker. Earn playing cards for Strikes and Spares. Draw new cards when you have five. The player with the best five card poker hand after 10 frames wins.
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- <*>Impressive 3D environment with shiny chrome weights, shadows and reflections.*> <*>Real 3D physics engine delivers accurate weight and pin physics.*> <*>Hi-resolution graphics, including support for the new Kindle Fire HD devices.*> <*>Openfeint online leaderboards and achievements.*> <*>Computer opponents of varying skill levels.*> <*>Turkey rewards, animations and special effects.*> <*>Instant replays of great shots.*> <*>Realistic sound effects capture every nudge, bump, and collision on the table.*> <*>The crowd reacts to your shots as the action unfolds.*> <*>Statistics and game scores are tracked and saved each game.*> <*>Controls are easy to grasp, but a challenge to master.*>
10 Pin Shuffle supports all Android devices running OS 2.0 or higher, and is available on Google Play, the Amazon Appstore and the NOOK Bookstore™. The Google Play version is free and contains 10 Pin Poker. Shuffleboard and Bowling are available as a single In-App Purchase for $2.99. The Amazon and NOOK versions offer a free and paid version. The free version contains 10 Pin Poker and is banner ad supported. The full version costs $2.99, is ad-free and contains all three games.
For more information and video clips of the game in action, please visit http://www.10PinShuffle.com
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Boasting huge formal lounge/dining area, separate well-appointed kitchen, large bedrooms with built-in robes, master with large walk in robe, gas ducted heating, evaporative cooling, security shutters on the windows, remote lock up garage and an additional carport.
If you enjoy entertaining, this feature packed home comes fully equipped with a large covered outdoor entertaining area that overlooks your spacious backyard, making it perfect for fun filled days with family and friends.
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Now that the craziness of the PGA Championship is behind us we can finally get back to business as normal at The Atlantic Room. We learned a lot about what a major sporting event is all about and had a blast serving some of the greatest players in the world. We watched as a rising star was crowned champion and saw our award winning golf course shine even on the rainiest days! Congratulations Rory McIlroy!
With the end of "summer" approaching we are reminded of how lucky we are to live where we do. The food that is coming from our Ocean and our farms is so plentiful right now that we actually have to turn away product that last month seemed perfect. The shrimp boats are in full swing and the local fish from Cherrypoint Dock seems to be landing on our back doorstep every day. Each night we are featuring some beautiful local ingredients that keep us energized and motivated to try new things and create wonderful dishes for you to enjoy!


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Christmas is coming, and while festive baking is traditionally something normally associated with the hausfraus in Germany, they probably won't mind if the boys give it a go as well. Problem is, nobody likes to work in a crowded kitchen, and a singe oven is simply not enough for everyone. Thankfully, Mercedes-AMG GmbH has come up with a solution.
You will only need a few ingredients: flour, eggs, vanilla pods, some dark chocolate, and a race prepared Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. As they point out in their baking guide video, the most important thing is to avoid the curbs while maintaining a constantly high temperature in the engine bay. 548 horses will certainly help you with that.
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I've got a HTC one s which I've been using sailing sync to sync itunes playlists to. Now after having updated it to 4.1 it no longer able to connect as a mass storage device so sailing sync appears to no longer work.
I've tried htc sync manager which worked when putting the initial playlists on the but doesn't seem willing to update them.
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Bullitt Foundation
|Dorothy Bullitt
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The Bullitt Foundation is a foundation established in 1952 by Dorothy S. Bullitt, a prominent Seattle businesswoman and philanthropist who founded King Broadcasting Company in Seattle. Its assets as of the end of 2010 were in excess of US$104M.[2]
After Dorothy Bullitt died in 1989, the foundation inherited 28% of the stock from King Broadcasting Company.[3]
In 1992, the Bullitt Foundation hired internationally recognized conservationist Denis Hayes as President. Soon thereafter, it began to broaden the Board beyond family members and decided to devote the Foundation exclusively to protecting and restoring the environment of the Pacific Northwest.
The Foundation's mission is "to safeguard the natural environment by promoting responsible human activities and sustainable communities in the Pacific Northwest" by making grants to nonprofit organizations.
In 2008, Denis Hayes wrote the following: "the Foundation looks for high risk, high potential payoff opportunities to exert unusual leverage. It has a special interest in demonstrating innovative approaches that promise to solve multiple problems simultaneously. It searches the world for successful projects and policies that can be adapted to the Pacific Northwest. It strives to build the intellectual foundations and political support needed for sweeping innovation.
Operationally, the Bullitt Foundation has moved to a more proactive, streamlined, and collaborative approach to its work, seeking a true partnership with its grantee community. We will work closely with our colleagues in the field to devise strategies, identify opportunities, and help find needed resources to move the environmental agenda forward.
The Foundation focuses on root causes rather than symptoms. It prefers to prevent problems rather than cure them. It seeks to identify the most talented individuals and most effective organizations and empower them to respond to the most important issues facing the region."
In 2010, Hayes' compensation from the Foundation was $259,673, with an additional $64,757 contributed to benefit plans of which he was the beneficiary.[4] Median compensation for the head of similar sized nonprofits in the region is $143,272.[5]
In 2009, the Foundation began developing the Bullitt Center, which is seeking to meet the ambitious Living Building Challenge and aims to be the most energy efficient commercial building in the world.
As of January 2015 the board consisted of: Michael Allen, Salley Anderson, Rod Brown, Harriet Bullitt, Maud Daudon, Howard Frumkin, Denis Hayes, Erim Gomez, Martha Kongsgaard, Michael Parham, Bill Ruckelshaus, Doug Raff, and Maggie Walker.
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- In Depth: Corporate Citizenship: Extended Family (the Bullitts) (from the Puget Sound Business Journal May 19, 2000 print edition)
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Noxy (formerly known as Noxal) is a furry who lives in Wisconsin, United States. His husband is Auspex, a gryphon.
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On Friday August 30th we invite you to kickoff your labor day weekend at Made In Philly, a local prelude to Made In America featuring many of Philadelphia's most talented up and coming music artists. Taking place at The Blockley in West Philadelphia this concert has a who's who roster of Philly Talent. The show will feature Spade-O, AL 1 Thing, Phoenix, Chase Allen, Asia Sparks, Sterling Simms, Jade Alston, Ley Jones and many more. The music will be provided by DJ Damage, DJ Ayeboogie, and DJ Aktive throughout the night. The host for the evening will be Hot 107.9's own Q Deezy and there is buzz that there will be many more surprise guests throughout the evening!
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Clashes claim Palestinian lives
Two Palestinians are reported to have died and several dozen been injured during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank and Gaza.
Witnesses and hospital sources said a Palestinian policeman, Sgt Musbah Abu Maahtuk, was shot dead and six other people were wounded as Israeli troops opened fire on a police checkpoint at Rafah on the Gaza Strip.
And a 13-year-old Palestinian boy was pronounced "clinically dead" after being shot in the head during clashes in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Palestinian sources said.
Muayyad Osama Jawarish was one of at least 11 Palestinians wounded as they fought Israeli troops in the town.
Clashes continue
Violent clashes continued throughout the territory as the Israeli-Arab summit got under way in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, with at least seven Palestinians wounded in Hebron.
One of the wounded was in a critical condition after being hit by a live round.
Another eight Palestinians were wounded in firing between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli soldiers on the main road to Jerusalem through Nablus.
No surrender
Thousands of demonstrators marched in the territories calling for the continuation of the Intifada (uprising) and urging Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat not to give in to American and Israeli pressure.
Around 3,000 people in Gaza City were reported to have marched to the Palestinian parliament building where they burnt wooden coffins symbolising the Israeli-Palestinian accords, Israel and the United States.
More than 100 people - most of them Palestinians - have been killed since the uprising began on 28 September.
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Despite The Best Intentions, Sprawl Continues In Oregon
"His uncle was a big-time civil engineer, traveling the world, leaving his fingerprints on projects across several continents.
But Leonard Rydell's engineering career kept him closer to his Oregon roots. And after 36 years laying out the road and service grids for projects throughout suburban Portland -- including much of Wilsonville's Charbonneau development -- he says he's come to realize the region's glowing reputation in urban planning is increasingly an illusion.
He smiled when 1000 Friends of Oregon and two other conservation groups recently called on state planners to change suburban sprawl patterns that, despite light rail and urban growth boundaries, have left 71 percent of Oregonians driving to work alone.
The "up, not out" idea of high-density mixed-use development is a great theory, Rydell said. But the development reality on the ground is that we're heading toward a destination that, in the end, will look and function almost exactly like most places across the country.
To make his point, Rydell jumps up from the chair in his office on the second floor of his Newberg home and rattles down the steps, out the front door, directly into the middle of the street in front of his home.
"What do you see?"
The shoulder-to-shoulder jumble of ranch homes, the cars jammed into the little driveways and lining much of the absurdly wide street is a scene from any city in America.
"Tell me," he continues, as a Chevy Suburban whizzes by us at a good 10 mph above the speed limit, "does it make you feel good?"
"Exactly," he says, guessing my answer, "and yet, this is still what pretty much every city's code is encouraging us to design and build."
Cookie-cutter subdivisions. Shopping clusters. Industrial and business clusters."


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Senior Citizen Flash Mob Performing 'Last Christmas' Is Sweeter Than Gingerbread
The Kardashians Pose for Eye-Popping 3-D Family Christmas Card [PHOTO]
The Kardashian clan never does anything half-way. So, we shouldn't be surprised that this year's Kardashian/Jenner family Christmas card is in 3-D. Finally, a Kardashian product with more than one dimension.
Is This the Best College Basketball Dunk Ever? [VIDEO]
In what may be one of the most spectacular saves in basketball this year, Nate Davis of Heidelberg University caught a high-flying rebound and pulled off an amazing dunk during a game against Trine University.
Awkward! Best Man Passes Out Cold During Wedding [VIDEO]
Given how emotional weddings can be, it's not unusual for a bride or even a groom to faint. But the best man? That's one we didn't see coming.
Google Zeitgeist 2011 Year in Review Looks Back at Revolution, Steve Jobs and Rebecca Black [VIDEO]
As 2011 comes to a close, Google Zeitgeist presents a video retrospective of the most-searched topics that made the year memorable.
Yee-Haw! Urban Cowboys Arrested for Riding Horses in Supermarket [VIDEO]
In Steamboat, Colorado last Sunday, three people caused a commotion by riding their horses into local businesses. We've heard that cowboys and their horses are inseparable, but this is plain ridiculous.
Barbara Walters to Kardashian Family: 'You Have No Talent!'
During her 18th annual '10 Most Fascinating People' special last night, Barbara Walters pulled no punches while interviewing the Kardashians. In fact, Walters pointed out that the family is simply famous for being famous. Oh yes you did, Babs!
Watch Matt Damon as Santa Trying to Give Kids Water Bottles for Christmas [VIDEO]
George Clooney and Ryan Gosling Lead the Pack in Golden Globe Nominations
The nominations for the 69th Golden Globe Awards are in, and handsome leading men George Clooney and Ryan Gosling lead the pack.
Howard Stern Is the New 'America's Got Talent' Judge
After weeks of speculation, NBC finally confirmed that Sirius/XM satellite radio host Howard Stern will be joining 'America's Got Talent' as a judge for its upcoming seventh season. Will Robin and "Baba Booey" be at his side?
Darth Vader Uses the Force to Lead Christmas Choir Flash Mob [VIDEO]
Darth Vader may be a bad guy, but as this video shows, he likes a Christmas choir as much as we do. Who knew the Dark Lord was such a fan of the holidays?
Missing Dog Lost for 8 Years Returns to Family [VIDEO]
Here's a missing dog story that trumps all others. An adorable dog named Petunia was finally returned to its family in Virginia after she went missing eight long years ago.


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Mark Rufalo at LAX
Mark Ruffalo Doesn't Pack Light
Mark Ruffalo Doesn't Pack Light
Mark Ruffalo was all hot and rugged making his way through LAX yesterday afternoon. Only a little more than a week after the birth of his third child, Mark looks surprisingly well rested (maybe he hasn't been on the late night duty). Judging by that big ol' bag of his Mark may be gone for a while. That, or he's leaving some room in the bag to buy a whole bunch of Christmas presents for his three little ones. While Mark's Reservation Road wasn't my favorite movie of the year, next week he's got an interesting little movie, Margaret, costarring Matt Damon and Anna Paquin, coming our way. Wouldn't mind seeing those two guys do a little promotional junket together, if you know what I mean.
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The poor duckling was surrounded by buoys and seemed lost between them.
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carlo62 (61438) 2012-03-07 0:17
Buongiorno Carme
uno scatto bellissimo, la linea tracciata dalle boe rosse colpisce l'occhio e l'anatra che sembra mettersi in posa è meravigliosa.
yquem46 (38752) 2012-03-07 0:57
Hola Carme
A good shot of this duck lost among the red buoys
I think that for more visual impact and stay in the mood of loneliness, I'd have cropped the upper part where one sees some other ducks
Well, just a bit picking !
have a nice day, best regards
GiovanniG (3730) 2012-03-07 3:23
Caio Carme,
Wow a great photograph! The point of view and aspect ratio are spot on. The depth of field is wonderful and the colors are great. Bravo!!
Enjoy your week,
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana — It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to downplay.
A simple, white stone plaque was unveiled with little fanfare Wednesday at the jungle clearing where more than 900 members of the cult led by American preacher Jim Jones died in a night of mass murder and suicide Nov. 18, 1978.
The government of Guyana had resisted creating a memorial, believing it would be a distasteful reminder of an incident that brought a grim fame to the impoverished and sparsely populated former British colony. But officials relented for this year's anniversary of the event.
"We think the time is now ripe for some sort of memorial to remember those who died as 31 years have passed and the wound is not so raw," said Indranauth Haralsingh, the director of the Guyana Tourism Authority. "There should be something to remember them as people do come."
The plaque says only, "In memory of the victims of the Jonestown tragedy, November 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana."
It is about 25 minutes from Port Kaituna at the edge of the compound that the cult had officially named People's Temple Agricultural Project.
Jones ordered his followers, mostly Americans, to commit suicide. More than 900 members drank cyanide-laced, grape-flavored punch while others were shot by guards loyal to the cult leader.
The carnage occurred after 15 members defected during California Rep. Leo Ryan's fact-finding mission to Jonestown. Temple gunmen killed Ryan, three journalists and a defector at the Port Kaituma airstrip.


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The limited amount of black on the underside of the primaries is a good way to I.D. a Thayer's Gull in flight. Study the exact primary pattern on these birds, and take particular note of the extensive white spots on p10 and (especially) p9, the extensive amount of gray on the inner webs of the primaries, and how different this pattern appears in comparison with a California or a Herring Gull.
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Idaho Governor Headed to Russia with Love for Ag
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is getting ready for a nine-day trade mission in Russia. The Republican governor, his staff and Idaho business leaders will leave Boise Friday.
The trip caps a busy year of international travel for Otter, who has already made official visits to Vietnam, Taiwan and Korea. The Idaho Statesman reports that Otter will be accompanied by 17 Commerce and Agriculture companies from a variety of industries.
The trip to a country that boasts the world's 11th largest economy includes stops in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In his two terms in office, Otter has made a focus of increasing Idaho's exports. Last year was a record-breaking year as global sales of Idaho products totaled more than $6.1 billion.


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Thursday, June 19 - Asheville 1, Augusta 0
Christian Jones:
Jones said after the game he had his best fastball command so far this season. My observation was that he just had everything going. It was probably the best start I've seen from him.
Jones worked 87-92. The two-seamer was 87-89, and the four-seamer was 89-92. He worked both sides of the plate effectively, and he had excellent command of both fastballs. The two-seamer was full of arm-side run, leading to several swings and misses as batters swung over it. The four-seamer was more of the blow-away pitch with a little added velo, giving him another look and not allowing batters to time one type of fastball. At times, Jones' fastballs worked up, and Asheville would send it deep to the gaps, but Jones let Lake Olmstead's deep outfield do its job by killing fly balls.
Jones' changeup was in plus range. It plays off the two-seamer so well, which makes it play up even more. I can't say enough about how the addition of the two-seamer has given Jones such a deadly combination between it and the changeup. It's basically the same pitch, including movement and arm action, just with different speeds. He's going to make a living on this in the upper levels.
Jones' slider was the best I've seen from him. It flashes as nothing more than an average offering most of the time, but he snapped off several above-average sliders in this start. When it's on, it has late, two-plane bite, and he can work it to either side. It was especially effective against left-handed batters, giving him that added look.
Jones threw four legitimate pitches in this start. When he has his command and feel, he's able to work both sides and control a lineup with different looks and speeds. It comes down to repeating his mechanics and having a loose arm that allows his fastball to come out of his hand well. If he stays on top of the ball and repeats his motion, he can be a reliable starting pitcher down the line.
Zach Jemiola:
Nothing about Jemiola stood out, but he showed good enough command to use his average arsenal effectively. His fastball was 89-92 and relatively straight. It produced a lot of fly balls. The changeup was his better secondary in this outing, sitting around 80 with some tumble. His arm motion stayed pretty good for the pitch. The breaking ball flashed average, falling off the table with downward break at around 83 when thrown well.
Jemiola flashes three pitches that worked effectively against Augusta. None of them stand out or have plus potential, but he has good command of his stuff and can get the most out of it when he's on.
Jemiola's delivery is a little deliberate. He works up, similar to Jair Jurrjens, and he uses effort to stay on top of the ball. His arm slot is high, and it requires effort to reach his release point. It's not ideal, but he seems to have the frame and strength to handle it.
Notable Augusta lines:
Christian Jones: 7 IP, 4 H, 7 K, 9 ground balls, 7 fly balls, 1 line drive, 12 swinging strikes, 87-92
Ty Ross: 1-3, BB
Notable Asheville lines:
Zach Jemiola: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 7 ground balls, 11 fly balls, 3 line drives, 9 swinging strikes, 89-92
Troy Neiman: 2.1 IP, BB, 2 K
Correlle Prime: 1-3, BB
Raimel Tapia: 1-4, 2B


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The beginning of a new year has always brought about an urge to remember.
Usually, it's events that have happened to us personally that we dwell on most. Some years, there may have been a major national or international event we remember.
But the beginning of 2000 and the end of the 1900's offers an opportunity to look back at an incredible time in our history.
To commemorate this time, OnlineAthens.com is publishing this section, History in Headlines.
It offers a look back at the history of Athens, the nation and the world as seen through the pages of the Athens Daily News and Banner-Herald.
The section features 11 famous front pages from the 1900s.
The pages cover events ranging from wars to Olympics. From elections to integration. And from success in flight Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight to failure the Challenger disaster.
The stories in this section offer a bit of nostalgia as well, including a front-page story about Fran Tarkenton signing to play professional football with the Minnesota Vikings. It was written by Loran Smith.
The section also features some of the more interesting stories we have been running in a series in our Monday newspapers. For the last year, we've taken previously published stories and rerun them.
In the physical version of this section, tucked into today's Athens Daily News and Banner-Herald, we have also republished some photographs from Athens history given to us by readers earlier this year.
Dec. 8, 1941
The Dec. 8, 1941, report of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor downplayed the seriousness of U.S. losses, with the assertion by White House officials that the attack cost the Japanese ''several planes and subs'' displayed much more prominently than the initial estimate that 1,500 Americans had been killed in the attack.
Reports of the attack dominated the front page of the Banner-Herald, but it was not the first taste of war coverage for Athenians. The Banner-Herald carried detailed coverage of fighting in Europe that had raged since 1939.
But even the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the pending U.S. entry into World War II could not push local news from the front of the Banner-Herald. The lone photo on the front page featured University of Georgia students protesting Gov. Eugene Talmadge's interference with the state university system. That interference had led the governing board Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools to suspend 10 Georgia schools from the organization. Some of the protesting students in the Banner-Herald photo are carrying a sign with a swastika and the words '''Gene Put it Here.''
Aug. 6, 1945
The Aug. 6, 1945, edition of the Athens Banner-Herald told readers that the United States had unleashed the ''most terrible weapon,'' the atomic bomb, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a seaport town of 318,000 in the island of Honshu. The article described the bomb as a ''devastating force containing the harnessed basic power of the universe equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT.'' There was no immediate report on the extent of the damage at Hiroshima.
President Harry Truman announced that the U.S. would ''completely destroy Japan's power to make war.'' The bomb was used after Japan rejected the Potsdam ultimatum to surrender or face destruction.
Locally, Athens and Clarke County voters were urged to go to the polls the following day to vote on the ratification of a new Georgia Constitution. While there had been state constitutions adopted in the past, this was the first to be approved by the voters of Georgia, rather than a convention.
Elsewhere in the paper, Michael's apparel store advertised sale prices for sun-back dresses ($3.98), blouses (89 cents to $1.99), women's suits (from $25 to $45) and men's hats ($1 to $9).
Jan. 10, 1961
Integration coverage on Jan. 10, 1961, overshadowed the move of a famous University of Georgia quarterback to the National Football League.
Quarterback Fran Tarkenton confirmed he had signed a contract to play professional football for the Minnesota Vikings, a fledgling club that would begin its first season of play in 1961. Tarkenton, an all-American at Georgia, was a third-round draft pick.
No less than six front-page stories the same day covered the tumultuous efforts to integrate the University of Georgia. In Atlanta, federal Judge W.A. Bootle issued a temporary injunction preventing Gov. Ernest Vandiver from cutting off funds to the university if two black students, Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, registered and attended classes. Vandiver cited a state appropriations act banning the use of state money for the operations of integrated schools.
In Athens, a crowd of 300 students and newsmen watched as Hunter, 18, entered the journalism school to complete her schedule of classes with a school official. While numerous ''good-natured cheers'' went up from the crowd, there were no acts of violence or discriminatory words, the newspaper reported. Dean of Men William Tate mingled with the crowd to ensure no trouble flared.
Jan. 12, 1961
Fallout from a racist riot in 1961 overshadowed reports in the Jan. 12 Athens Banner-Herald that University of Georgia officials were planning to pay $4.6 million to build two new structures -- the Coliseum and the pharmacy building.
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the first two blacks admitted to UGA, began classes in January 1961. A Jan. 11 riot in front of the Myers Hall dormitory where Hunter was living prompted UGA administrators to suspend Hunter and Holmes -- ostensibly for their own safety.
Attorneys for Holmes and Hunter immediately appealed the action, claiming the two should not be penalized for the illegal actions of others.
On Jan. 12, those developments jockeyed with a ruling in the ongoing federal lawsuit over the integration of the university. Judge W.A. Bootle struck down a state law that sought to cut off funding to the university.
A front-page editorial decried the violence in front of Myers Hall and asserted that the riot was the work of a disgruntled student minority assisted by outside provocateurs.
Farther down the page, a local report asserted that most of the white students at the university had ''adopted an attitude of curiosity and tolerance'' toward Hunter and Holmes.
Nov. 25, 1963
The burial of assassinated President Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery dominated news coverage on Nov. 25, 1963. A separate article revealed accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald purchased the murder weapon for less than $13 from a Chicago mail-order business. Another article claimed the ascendance of Lyndon Johnson to U.S. president hurt the 1964 presidential chances of Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater.
Inside, Jack Ruby, Oswald's shooter, was described as a tough guy and a loner. Locally, a Madison County sheriff's deputy was reported in fair condition after accidentally being shot in the head by his son. The deputy was off duty and returning home from work when he allowed his son to dismantle his weapon. The gun then went off, with one bullet hitting the deputy through a window.
''Fun in Acapulco,'' the latest Elvis Presley musical which also starred Ursula Andress, was playing at the Georgia Theatre.
Aug. 8, 1974
On Aug. 8, 1974, President Nixon resigned after being investigated in connection with a break-in at the national Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate Hotel.
Leon Jaworksi, the Watergate prosecutor investigating Nixon, told reporters that he did not give Nixon any immunity deal in exchange for the resignation. Eventually, Nixon's vice president and successor, Gerald Ford, gave Nixon a presidential pardon.
Moments after Nixon publicly announced his resignation, Ford, who would be sworn-in the next day, said as president he would do ''what's best for America and for the world.''
Ford met with Nixon's secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, in private after Nixon resigned. After the meeting, Ford told reporters that he planned to keep Kissinger as the secretary of state and that he would continue Nixon's foreign policy.
The news that day also included a report that hippies had invaded the mountains of Colorado. One Colorado sheriff, Jim Miller, said the long-haired hippies were living in caves and using drugs. ''It looks like Hippieville, USA. It's unreal,'' Miller said.
Jan. 10, 1976
Nearly the entire front page on Nov. 3, 1976, proclaimed the election of Plains native Jimmy Carter as president over incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter won more than 63 percent of the vote in Athens and Clarke County, separate local governments at the time.
Georgia voters also approved a state constitutional amendment allowing the governor to run for re-election. Locally, voters gave approval to the formation of the Downtown Athens Development Authority, which later became the Athens-Clarke County Downtown Development Authority.
In other election news, New Jersey voters approved a referendum allowing casino gambling in the downtrodden city of Atlantic City, two years after voting against gambling. In neighboring Delaware, voters rejected the legalization of slot machine gambling.
In music news, country music star Dolly Parton canceled the rest of her concerts scheduled for 1976 because of a throat condition. In sports, the defending champion Boston Celtics lost 115-97 to the New Orleans Jazz at the Superdome.
Jan. 2, 1981
The University of Georgia defeated Notre Dame to win the Sugar Bowl and its first college football national championship on Jan. 2, 1981. Georgia fans broke the rope on the victory bell at the Old Campus chapel by ringing it a bit too exuberantly after the Sugar Bowl win.
Also in the news that day, a 25-year-old off-duty Jefferson police officer, Reginald Doster, was killed in single-vehicle car accident along with his passenger, Jimmy Patterson, 18. Doster lost control of his car on Georgia Highway 335 and crashed into a utility pole and two trees.
Another story noted that congressional redistricting after the 1980 census was expected to make it more difficult for some Democrats to get elected opening the door for more Republicans to become elected to Congress.
In other news, an Annapolis bakery was under attack by the Maryland Moral Majority for selling X-rated, anatomically correct gingerbread men and women. The religious conservatives claim that the bakery is selling cookies to minors.
Jan. 29, 1986
The editors of the Jan. 29, 1986, edition of the Athens Daily News devoted most of the newspaper's columns to the explosion of space shuttle Challenger, which killed schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe and six NASA astronauts. President Reagan told reporters, ''We mourn seven heroes,'' and he ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff throughout the country. Reagan also noted the past successes of U.S. space missions and said, ''We'll continue our quest to space.''
Below the Challenger story, a story reports that Tom Cousins, chairman of the University of Georgia Foundation, told an audience that the university was prevailing over ''malcontents'' and would start a new fund drive. The story noted that Cousins did not refer directly to the ongoing Jan Kemp trial, which was exposing an academic system that was promoting nearly illiterate athletes.
Inside the paper, a story notes the reported death of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. A news brief inside the paper reports plans for a new traffic light in Elberton.
Aug. 2, 1996
Before Juan Antonio Samaranch dissed the 1996 Atlanta Games by not declaring them the ''best ever'' and before vote-buying scandals in Atlanta and Salt Lake City tainted the host cities and the Games themselves, Athens experienced a high point in that year's Olympics. Years of planning by organizers across Georgia appeared to have paid off when the United States captured the gold medal in women's soccer, winning 2-1 over China in Sanford Stadium on Aug. 1, 1996.
The 76,481-crowd that turned out to watch the game was the largest ever to watch a women's soccer game.
An inside story noted that the FBI was still sifting through evidence in the wake of the bombing at the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Two local stories noted heavy but manageable traffic in Athens for the big match and a crackdown on outdoor beer sales. Some Athens restaurateurs called the police action illegal and ''against the Olympic spirit.''
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WALNUT CREEK — Francis was a handsome exchange student during her senior year at Concord's Mt. Diablo High School. Roslyn was a blonde California girl who noticed him in her classes even though he was a year younger.
"California schools, you know? Any student who comes here from Europe automatically got put a year ahead," recalls Roslyn Spruit.
Sparks flew, but at the end of the term, he flew — back to the Netherlands. Years passed. They married … other people. They divorced those other people.
Nearly 15 years later, he phoned her, and they reconnected. He was working in southern Holland for an outpost of an American computer company and easily relocated here.
They married, this time to one another.
Roslyn, now 54, and Francis Spruit, now 53, were truly living happily ever after in Hercules, working and raising her three kids from her first marriage and a child of their own. Then in December 2007, Francis got the diagnosis. That cough? Lung cancer.
"I thought, 'This is it. I'm going to die,' " Francis recalls.
But he didn't die. He had surgery at John Muir Medical Center on Christmas Eve to remove a tumor from his left lung that he likens to the size of an apple. Then he underwent chemo from February 2008 into April.
"I don't know what was worse, the surgery or the chemo," comments Francis. "But I am one of the lucky ones. I am one of the 15 percent who is still alive."
When the Spruits attended a conference later that year for lung cancer survivors in San Francisco put on by the Lung Cancer Alliance, they became more aware of how really slim the odds are for lung cancer patients — especially when compared to the survival rates now for many other types of cancers.
"Breast cancer is a good example of a highly focused community effort. As a result of that effort, the government has put a lot of money into breast cancer research. Now 80 to 90 percent of breast cancer survivors survive past five years. Compare that to lung cancer where the five year survival rate is only 15 percent, and that hasn't changed for years," Roslyn Spruit points out. "And the reality is twice as many women die of lung cancer each year as die from breast cancer."
As they became more involved with the Lung Cancer Alliance, a Washington D.C.-based advocacy, educational outreach and patient support group, they learned that, unlike Francis, many people with lung cancer may not have a cough prompting them to seek medical attention. And that while those with the highest risk are ex-smokers like Francis, along with people exposed to asbestos, veterans exposed to chemicals like Agent Orange and people with radon gas in their homes or workplace, many people who develop lung cancer may not have any risk factors.
Explains Roslyn Pruit, "Lung cancer is often called 'the silent killer.' Because the lungs have no nerves, there may be no indication that you have a tumor in your lung until it is too late."
This Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m., the Pruits hope people will join them at the Walnut Creek Library in the Oak Room to for a vigil, "Shine a Light on Lung Cancer."
"This is a good opportunity for the community to come together to honor those we have lost, those living with lung cancer and those who have survived. It will also be a good opportunity to learn," said Roslyn.
Guest speakers will include a thoracic surgeon from John Muir Medical Center and a researcher from the UC San Francisco.
"We have two bills in Congress now, one in the House and one in the Senate, that challenge the federal government to come up with a plan to reduce lung cancer mortality and pass a Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act," said Roslyn.
Francis adds, "We have set a very ambitious goal: to reduce lung cancer deaths by 50 percent by the year 2020. We want lung cancer to be a higher priority."
The Spruits say that an annual preventive lung cancer screening, a low dose X-ray, should be as routine as breast cancer screening, especially for those at high risk.
Noted Roslyn, "It's an outrage that on a yearly basis, 160,000 people will not make it because of lung cancer. That is the equivalent of a 747 crashing every day."
When: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17
Where: Walnut Creek Library, Oak Room, 1644 N. Broadway
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Balotelli and Cassano should move to Qatar, says Al-Arabi boss Zola
Al-Arabi Coach Gianfranco Zola believes Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli and free agent Antonio Cassano should join him in Qatar.
Having been dismissed by Cagliari during their relegation battle last season, the former striker has moved to the Middle East, and believes the experience could be beneficial for two of calcio's controversial characters.
"There are extraordinary resources here," Zola told Sky.
"The federation headquarters are really cutting-edge, but we have to build the right culture of hard work.
"Cassano and Balotelli? They are two top players, and it could be an excellent opportunity for them to play in a League with less scrutiny, recharge their batteries, and return to Europe as protagonists.
"I'd recommend it as an experience. We have a lot of players, but if I had the opportunity [to sign them] I'd so it without a second thought."
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A week ago the owner of an online gift shop located in Carlsbad's Planned Industrial Zone told Carlsbad's city council that her 2nd Amendment rights would be threatened if her struggling business is not allowed to sell guns online and to walk-in customers. She wanted a conditional use permit, since the area is restricted to light industrial and manufacturing businesses and offices that do not cater directly to the public.
Ancillary businesses serving the industrial developments and their populations may be permitted to operate in the zone, such as office supplies, deli/coffee, dry cleaners, hair salon, copying services and banks. City staff recommended denial of the CUP because the general public, not the population of the industrial zone, is the intended source of the gun shop's customers.
Here's a list of the reasons given by gift shop owner Lisa Gunther for the council to grant the permit, followed by questions I wish just one council member had bothered to ask.
Where in the Constitution does it say citizens exercising their 2nd Amendment rights must have a gun shop conveniently nearby? Duncan's Gunworks in San Marcos is a mere 4 miles up the road from Gunther Gifts. According to its website, it offers a full inventory of firearms, including "California compliant" guns, like the M&P (Military and Police) 15 which Smith and Wesson describes as its "version of the popular semi-automatic AR-15 rifle."
True enough, but does every business need a gun shop next door to provide that security?
Why is that necessary? See #1.
"City planners say there are some retail outlets operating in the zone without permits. Selective enforcement is a misuse of power." Isn't this a code enforcement, rather than a let's abandon enforcement issue?
"We have spent over $20k over the last year to get this change, while others operate without a permit. We're fighting for fairness, we're fighting for our lives."
Is selling guns the only way to your financial recovery? What about other products or services that meet the zoning requirement? To quote the Bard, Gifts and guns are odd bedfellows.
Aren't city leaders who are elected by all the people supposed to make decisions based on what's best for all? It comes as no surprise fellow business owners want to help each other out.
In a rare 3-2 split vote the council approved the conditional use permit. Mayor Matt Hall and councilmember Mark Packard voted to deny the request, while the three newest members of the council, Farrah Douglas, Keith Blackburn and Evelyn Wood made Lisa Gunther's day
What was surprising about the way they voted is that the product being sold was not an issue. Hall said he had "no problem with gun sales," but that other businesses might make the same argument for a zoning exception. Packard agreed, fearing the loss of the "character of the city" because of the collapse of zoning.
Blackburn said he believed voters want leaders to be more "small business friendly." Douglas agreed. Wood simply said the proposal was "well thought out" and supported by surrounding businesses.
Except for Mayor Hall's assurance that he had no problem with the sale of guns in the city, no other councilmember addressed second amendment rights. If city leaders accept Gunther's argument that gun shops should be conveniently located for all citizens, can we expect their proliferation throughout the city?
It could be a boon to small businesses. According to a November 2012 Forbes report, sales have been booming at the two publicly traded firearms manufacturers, Smith & Wesson and Sturm Ruger & Co. Profits are up at Smith & Wesson by nearly 140% over the last four years and Sturm Ruger's grew by nearly 200%. Employment in the firearms industry exploded by more than 30% between 2008 and 2011, according to the National Shooting Sports Federation.
Carlsbad's city code has very little to say about guns, just that you can't fire them in the city, and they're banned from our parks and beaches. But when it comes to Adult Business Licenses, there's a chapter devoted to it with 14 sections of regulations.
It appears Carlsbad city officials care more about protecting 2nd Amendment than 1st Amendment rights.
Richard Riehl writes from LaCosta. Contact him at [email protected]
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Seminar to honor electronics pioneer Edward McCluskey
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SAN JOSE, Calif. A who's-who list of electronics academics will converge here for a seminar on Oct. 10 to honor noted Stanford Professor Edward J. McCluskey.
"This special workshop is to honor our mentor and professor McCluskey in recognition of his more than 50 years of contributions to teaching and research on digital circuits, logic testing, synthesis, design for testability and fault-tolerant computing," said former McCluskey student Subhasish Mitra, now a senior staff engineer at Intel Corp. and organizer of the seminar. "In addition to his significant influence on the industry, McCluskey has created a legacy of professionals who have been influenced by his insight and wisdom."
The one-day seminar includes panels and sessions addressing numerous technologies that McCluskey has been involved with in his tenure as a researcher and teacher.
Sessions include digital testing, synthesis and reliable computing as well as lunch and dinner honoring McCluskey, who turns 75 in October.
The seminar was conceived and organized by McCluskey's colleagues and a number of McCluskey's former students McCluskey has mentored in his many decades of teaching, Mitra said.
As a doctoral student at MIT in the early 1950s, McCluskey developed the first algorithm for designing combinational circuits the Quine-McCluskey logic minimization procedure.
At Bell Labs and Princeton University, McCluskey developed the modern theory of transients (hazards) in logic networks and formulated the concept of operating modes of sequential circuits.
In 1966, McCluskey joined Stanford University where he is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as well as Director of the Center for Reliable Computing.
He founded the Stanford Digital Systems Laboratory (now the Computer Systems Laboratory) in 1969 and the Stanford Computer Engineering Program (now the Computer Science MS Degree Program) in 1970. His Stanford research focuses on logic testing, synthesis, design for testability and fault-tolerant computing.
McCluskey was also the first president of the IEEE Computer Society. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the IEEE Centennial Medal, IEEE Technical Achievement Award in Testing, Euro-ASIC Prize for fundamental contributions to Logic Synthesis, the IEEE Taylor Booth Education Award, the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award and the IEEE Test Technology Lifetime Contribution Medal.
He has published several books, including two widely used texts. The latest, "Logic Design Principles with Emphasis on Testable Semi-custom Circuits," was published by Prentice Hall.


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Mike Douglas, legendary former TV talk show host, dies at 81
WEST PALM BEACH -- Mike Douglas, whose affable personality and singing talent earned him 21 years as a television talk show host, died Friday on his 81st birthday.
He died at 5:30 a.m. in a Palm Beach Gardens hospital, said his wife, Genevieve Douglas. She wasn't sure of the cause, but said he had been admitted Thursday.
Douglas' afternoon show aired from 1961 to 1982. It featured his ballad and big-band singing style, other musicians, comedians, sports figures and political personalities, including seven former, sitting or future presidents.
Court upholds random NYC subway searches
NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court said Friday that random bag searches on New York subways are constitutional, agreeing with a lower court that the police tactic is an effective and minimally invasive way to help protect a prime terror target.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to the searches by the New York Civil Liberties Union, saying U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman properly concluded in December that the program was "reasonably effective."
Searches on the nation's largest subway system began after the deadly terrorist bombings in London's subways in July 2005. The NYCLU sued, arguing that they were an unprecedented intrusion on privacy that terrorists could easily evade.
Guard member dies during training mission
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania National Guard member died after collapsing during a training mission in the 100-plus degree heat of the Arizona-Mexico border, a guard spokesman said Friday.
Spc. Kirsten Fike was two hours into the first day of a border surveillance mission near Yuma when she collapsed on Wednesday. She died the next day at Yuma Regional Medical Center, guard spokesman Capt. Cory Angell said.
Angell said the guard has not yet determined the cause of death.
5 young siblings killed in Missouri house fire
STEELE, Mo. -- Fire destroyed a house Thursday in southeast Missouri, killing five young siblings and injuring three adults, authorities said.
Eighteen people were in the two-story house about 4:30 a.m. when the children's grandmother awoke and screamed for everyone to get out, said Police Chief Michael Tomlinson. The children who died, ages 1 through 7, were in an upstairs bedroom that was inaccessible because of smoke and flames.
The house had no smoke detectors, Tomlinson said.
Former Interior official pleads guilty in probe
WASHINGTON -- A former Department of Interior employee pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge for failing to report gifts he received from influence-peddler Jack Abramoff.
Roger Stillwell told a federal magistrate that he had been given hundreds of dollars worth of football and concert tickets from Abramoff, who at the time was lobbying for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Stillwell was with the Interior Department's insular affairs office, which handles issues involving the island government. Stillwell received four tickets to a Washington Redskins game in December 2003 valued at $316 with an actual cost of $2,147, prosecutors said. He also accepted two tickets to a 2003 Simon and Garfunkel concert worth $166, prosecutors said.
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N-Tron: new line of isolated serial media converters, repeaters for industrial networks
N-Tron Isolated Serial to Fiber Converter, RS-232 to RS-422/485 Converter, and RS-422/485 Repeater are designed for use in rugged industrial environments, operate in a wide temperature range, provide triple isolation and are approved for use in UL Class I Division 2 locations.
N-Tron Corp., provider of industrial networking products, introduced three new devices today designed for serial communications in industrial environments.
The SER-485-IC, SER-485-FXC and SER-485-IR are designed to extend range,operate in temperatures ranging from -40 °C to 80 °C, and provide 2,000V 3-way optical isolation.
Product features, N-Tron says, include:
• DIN-rail mounting;
• 2,000 V 3-Way optical isolation, input, output, and power;
• 10-48 V dc input power range; and
• UL Class I, Div 2, CE approved ratings and marks.
The SER-485-IC converter optically isolates and converts RS-232 signals to RS-422 for increased range, or RS-485 for increased range and multi-drop capability.
The SER-485-FXC converts RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 to transmit over multimode fiber optic cable using ST style connectors. Fiber optic communication offers extended range and intrinsic optical isolation.
The SER-485-IR repeater provides optical isolation and extends range up to 4,000 ft.
All three products use easy to wire removable terminal blocks for serial and power connections, the company says. www.n-tron.com
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- More products at the Industrial Network channel ;
- Don't Rip Out Your Legacy Network ;
- Bit by bit: Why use serial communications ?
- Augment Veteran Networks .
- Edited by Mark T. Hoske, editor in chief, Control Engineering , www.controleng.com.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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by Nate Wooley | December 11, 2012 1:25 pm
[1]Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL[2]) is expanding its overseas reach by purchasing a 49% stake[3] in Virgin Atlantic.
Delta paid $360 million for the minority stake, and is forming a joint venture with the U.K.-based Virgin Atlantic to set fares and schedules so both airlines can be more efficient, Reuters reports. The joint venture will require regulatory approval on both sides of the Atlantic; however, both firms say the sale will go through regardless of whether the joint venture is approved.
The target of the purchase is the attractive New York-London travel route. Between the two carriers, there are nine flights between London and the greater New York City area, and 31 flights between New York and any part of the U.K.
Business travelers on both sides of the Atlantic often find themselves having to switch carriers in New York to get to their final destination. By working together, Delta and Virgin Atlantic hope to keep those travelers on their own flights instead of seeing them switch carriers midway through their trips.
The deal also improves the name recognition for the smaller Virgin Atlantic. With only 38 planes of its own, the partnership with the 725-plane Delta fleet will bring more customers to the U.K. firm.
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We care about our community and we give back! Since 2006, Kara's Cupcakes has donated over $4 million in support of local schools and non-profits including the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Northern California Multiple Sclerosis Society, Stanford Pediatric Cancer, Raphael House, the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund, and Save the Bay – just to name a few.
Corporate consciousness is embedded in our core values! Our goal for 2017 is to raise over $35,000 in cash donations for these wonderful, local organizations. We actively encourage involvement from the local community to join our efforts.
Last year, Kara's Cupcakes also gave away more than 500,000 cupcakes, in addition to cash donations, to feed the needy in our very own community – the San Francisco Bay Area.
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We're always so bummed after awards season ends in March…thank goodness we have the Emmys!
They give us a little bit of glamor to last us through the rest of the year.
The nominations for this year's ceremony were announced bright and early this morning and what do you know, Carson's show The Voice was nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Series! Congrats, boss!
Check out some of the other nominees below:
Outstanding Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Girls
- Modern Family
- 30 Rock
- Veep
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
- Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath, Girls
- Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn, Mike & Molly
- Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day, New Girl
- Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, Nurse Jackie
- Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Parks And Recreation
- Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, 30 Rock
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
- Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
- Larry David as Himself, Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan, House Of Lies
- Louis C.K. as Louie, Louie
- Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
- Jon Cryer as Alan Harper, Two And A Half Men
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
- Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler, The Big Bang Theory
- Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey, Desperate Housewives
- Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Modern Family
- Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Modern Family
- Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow, Nurse Jackie
- Kristen Wiig as various characters, SNL
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
- Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Modern Family
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Modern Family
- Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Modern Family
- Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Modern Family
- Max Greenfield as Schmidt, New Girl
- Bill Hader as various characters, SNL
Outstanding Drama Series
- Boardwalk Empire
- Breaking Bad
- Downton Abbey
- Game Of Thrones
- Homeland
- Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
- Glenn Close as Patty Hewes, Damages
- Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley, Downton Abbey
- Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, The Good Wife
- Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn, Harry's Law
- Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, Homeland
- Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
- Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson, Boardwalk Empire
- Bryan Cranston as Walter White, Breaking Bad
- Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, Dexter
- Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham, Downton Abbey
- Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody, Homeland
- Jon Hamm as Don Draper, Jon Hamm
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
- Anna Gunn as Skyler White, Breaking Bad
- Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Downton Abbey
- Joanne Froggatt as Anna, Downton Abbey
- Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma, The Good Wife
- Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, The Good Wife
- Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris, Mad Men
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
- Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad
- Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring, Breaking Bad
- Brendan Coyle as John Bates, Downton Abbey
- Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, Downton Abbey
- Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Game Of Thrones
- Jared Harris as Lane Pryce, Mad Men
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
- American Horror Story
- Game Change
- Hatfields & McCoys
- Luther
- Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Outstanding Variety Series
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
- Real Time With Bill Maher
- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety Special
- Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl
- Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker
- The Kennedy Center Honors
- Mel Brooks And Dick Cavett Together Again
- Tony Bennett: Duets II (Great Performances)
Outstanding Animated Program
- American Dad!
- Bob's Burgers
- Futurama
- The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole
- The Simpsons
Outstanding Reality Program
- Antiques Roadshow
- Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
- MythBusters
- Shark Tank
- Undercover Boss
- Who Do You Think You Are?
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- Dancing With The Stars
- Project Runway
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Jimmy Kimmel will host the Emmys live on Sunday, September 23rd on ABC at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
- Do you think there were any big snubs or surprises? Tell us what you think in the comments section.
-Sarah Carroll, 97.1 AMP Radio, Los Angeles


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John Mayer pulled his hat down low as he headed out of his apartment in NYC earlier this week. While election night brought out the baking artist in John and Jennifer, the inauguration didn't motivate John for another delicious masterpiece. Maybe he's just saving up all his material for the variety show he's been working on, though we're always up for his culinary inspiration.


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108 hunter's decoys, painted with art deco designs derived from Salina's architectural heritage. Floated in the Smoky Hill River, just under the entranceway footbridge.
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Africans take win as Ireland struggle
Ireland's horrendous luck with the weather this summer continued in Strabane, but at least it shortened the pain for a side being outclassed by the South Africa A team.
While their seniors head to the top of the Test rankings, the wannabees are strutting their stuff in Ireland and the home line-up, without their county stars, are finding it tough going.
When the third and longest shower of the day abandoned the first 50-over game between the sides, Ireland were struggling at 136 for seven, 68 runs short of their Duckworth/Lewis target in reply to the South Africans' 255 for nine.
The second game is at Stormont tomorrow (10.45am) and admission is free.
Wayne Parnell, for the third match out of three on this tour, was the class bowler on view and although he took only one wicket, the rest of the Ireland batsmen could barely hit a scoring stroke off him.
James Shannon, promoted to No 3 in the absence of Andrew Balbirnie who, along with Max Sorensen, was left out of XI, was the most impressive of the batsmen, proving his 59 on debut in Oak Hill two months ago will not be a one-innings wonder.
Only Trent Johnston got anywhere near Shannon's strike rate of 94 and even the Instonians batsman's dismissal, caught on the cover boundary going for his third six, could be excused as he had had watched John Anderson struggling at the other end and took a quick single to claim the strike.
He had scored 33 out of 48 but five balls later Ireland were 48 for four as Kevin O'Brien went first ball, pulling to deep square and Andrew White's poor run continued when he was bowled for a third successive duck, the first time that has happened in his 215 Ireland appearances.
Anderson was top scorer for the second match in a row but runs never flowed easily and he was the most relieved batsmen when Parnell's second spell lasted only two overs. At least he kept out 11 balls.
The Ireland bowling continues to be much more encouraging than the batting. Trent Johnston was again the stand-out — he took three for 33 and actually bowled even better than that, consistently beating the bat, especially in his first seven overs with the new ball when he conceded only 16 runs.
Peter Connell's return to the international scene does not look too good in the scorecard but he also deserved his three wickets with only consistency costing him better figures while, like Connell, Nigel Jones' were ruined at the end as 27 runs came off the last two overs.
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