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Relay torchbearer's story 'a miracle of modern medicine, and the grace of god'
At the time that Marti Wermager was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (known as ALL), she was just 5 years old.
She was also given a mere 1 percent chance of survival. Almost four decades later, Marti has not only survived, she has thrived.
"I'm considered a long-term survivor of the disease," she said.
As such, Marti was considered to be a fitting torchbearer for the Becker County Relay for Life, which takes place Friday, June 18, at Detroit Lakes High School.
Marti will participate in the 7 p.m. opening ceremonies, which will take place in the multipurpose room at DLHS. She will also lead off the survivors' lap in the DLHS parking lot, which will be lined with luminaries decorated in memory of loved ones who have either survived the dreaded "C" word -- or not.
In previous years, the event has been held at the DLHS track, but since it is being resurfaced this summer, an alternative location had to be found.
New this year will be a dove release, taking place during the survivors' lap in the parking lot.
The traditional silent auction and survivors' reception will be held in the high school commons, with the auction getting underway at 5 p.m., and the reception at 5:30 p.m. Concessions will also be available inside the high school throughout the Relay, which starts at 7 p.m. and continues through 6 a.m. Saturday, June 19 -- rain or shine.
"We have 23 teams signed up so far," said Michelle Bjorgan, co-chair of the annual Relay event, which benefits the American Cancer Society.
Marti feels very fortunate to be among the participants; when she was undergoing cancer treatment as a child, at St. Luke's Hospital (now MeritCare) in Fargo, she was the only one of her group to survive the treatment.
"There were about five of us (in the group)," Marti said. "All the drugs that were being used on me were experimental."
Marti was also fortunate in that the chemotherapy treatment itself didn't leave her with too many lasting effects.
"I walked out of it basically unscathed," she said. "Some of the kids weren't able to walk as a result of the chemo."
She also never had to undergo radiation therapy, which decreased her chances of getting cancer again, Marti added.
"The only thing I really have (as a long-term effect of the treatment) is that I'm extremely double-jointed," she said. "And I have a fear of needles now -- they bring back some traumatic memories."
Remission from her form of leukemia was virtually unknown at that time -- in fact, Marti said, she needed to get a second opinion on the remission diagnosis, from the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic.
"They hadn't really seen kids in remission before," she said, adding that her doctor didn't want to make the call to stop treatment on his own, which was why the second opinion was sought.
Fortunately, the diagnosis was confirmed -- and remained unchanged through subsequent follow-up visits with her doctor.
"They followed my case for many, many years -- but I was released from long-term follow-up care in my early 30s," Marti said. "Once I went in remission, I stayed in remission."
Now her odds of getting cancer again are no better or worse than an average woman of her age, she added -- which is also at least partially due to the fact that she never needed radiation therapy.
A native of Halstad, Minn., Marti and her husband, Warren, now make their home in Detroit Lakes with her 15-year-old son, Riley Soberg (born of a previous marriage).
"It's been almost 40 years since I was diagnosed," Marti said. "I'm one of the oldest living survivors of this type of cancer.
"One of my doctors said he attributed it (her survival) to a miracle of modern medicine -- and the grace of God. I like that," she added.
"Treatment has come a long way... the kids who came behind me (in treatment) have benefited from what I went through, as I did from the kids before me," Marti concluded.


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by Christopher Freeburn | December 12, 2013 10:25 am
Surging purchases at car dealerships and auto stores boosted U.S. retail sales last month[1].
On Thursday, the Commerce Department said that November saw a 0.7% gain in retail sales. That topped the 0.6% rise forecast by economists and marked the largest increase since June, Reuters notes.
The government also revised upward October's retail sales gain from a previous estimate of 0.4% to 0.6%.
Auto-related sales jumped 1.8% last month, which offset a 1.1% decline in gasoline sales. Apparel stores saw sales fell 0.2%, while electronics and appliance retailers reported a 1.1% rise in store sales.
Construction and garden supplies also jumped 1.8%, shaking off a 1.5% decline in the prior month.
Stronger November sales may signal growing consumer confidence in the economy, which posted better-than-expected employment growth last month[4]. Improving consumer confidence would be welcome news for retailers who depend on a healthy holiday shopping season.
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A Sheffield care home is holding a Second World War-themed tea dance to mark National Care Home Open Day.
Residents at Park View in Shiregreen will be dressing in 1940s costumes for the dance on June 20 at 2pm, with a performance by singer Patricia Lynne Moore. The open day runs from 10am to 5pm.


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Oxnard officials say they'll remove a longtime sex offender who's been convicted seven times from his job on the city's Senior Services Commission.
The Ventura County Star reports ( http://bit.ly/10hs3xD ) Tuesday's unanimous vote comes after 68-year-old William Preston Davis was arrested last month and charged with having sex with a child under age 11 and other crimes.
Davis has been a registered sex offender since 1967, and has been convicted of seven sex offenses in California.
He had served in the volunteer commission post since 2009.
Oxnard does not require city commission appointees to undergo a criminal background check, but does screen prospective employees and volunteers who work with children.
City officials say they are now considering changing that to ask potential employees if they have criminal records.
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Why Doesn't Robert Wise Get More Props As A Science Fiction Director?
When people talk about the great directors in science fiction, names like Kubrick and Spielberg get bandied about... but Robert Wise seldom gets enough love. The director of The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Andromeda Strain and Star Trek: The Motion Picture deserves more attention, argues Den of Geek.


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Brana bails Cardinals out with his freebies
Games tomorrow
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10 a.m. • St. Benilde vs Letran (jrs)
12 nn. • Perpetual Help vs San Beda (jrs)
2 p.m. • St. Benilde vs Letran (srs)
4 p.m. • Perpetual vs San Beda (srs)
MARK Brana scored two pressure-packed free throws in the dying seconds to bail out Mapua, which survived Jose Rizal University, 68-67, in the 91st National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament at the San Juan Arena yesterday.
Brana was fouled by John Pontejos as he was going up to tip in a missed three-point try by CJ Isit. The 5'4" Brana completed his free throws as the Cardinals escaped with their seventh win against five defeats, good for fifth place.
The win kept the Cardinals within sight of a possible Final Four berth.
Mapua also stretched its streak to three, its longest this year.
"He was at the right place, at the right time. He bailed us out," said Mapua coach Atoy Co of Brana, who finished with 12 points and eight rebounds more than a week after a 10-point, 10-board effort in a 70-65 win over Perpetual Help.
The Cardinals also avenged their 87-90 loss to the Bombers last Aug. 11, when Mapua led by 18 points before self-destructing in the end.
Co said they played minus their top three playmakers back then--Isit, Josan Nimes and Andrettie Stevens.
Isit and Nimes have since returned to the Mapua roster.
"People forget that we played minus our three ball carriers," said Co.
Isit missed four games after dislocating an elbow in a 76-64 victory over St. Benilde a little over a month ago.
"His timing is still off, but he's getting there," said Co of Isit.
In juniors' action, Mapua slammed Jose Rizal, 83-62, to improve to 11-1, while Arellano trounced Lyceum of the Philippines University, 100-77, to remain in the magic four with a 9-4 mark.


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One of the founding missions of Medicine X is to create a patient-centered view of emerging technology and Medicine. Our goal is to unite all health care stakeholders to work together to solve health care problems. As you might guess, patients are a core set of stakeholders. Yet they typically haven't been meaningfully represented and engaged in an academic medical conference.
We want to change that.
I'm so pleased to announce that Medicine X has secured a gift from Alliance Health to create the Medicine X | Alliance Health ePatient Scholarship Program. I've worked hard over the past several months with members of our ePatient advisory panel (Sean Ahrens, Hugo Campos, Nick Dawson, Sarah Kucharski, and Steven Wilkins) to craft a one-of-a-kind program that allocates up to 10% of the seats at Medicine X to ePatient Scholars. More than just attending the conference, our program offers four unique tracks to engage and involve ePatients in the Medicine X conference as bloggers, tweeters, designers and even speakers! A limited number of awards will also be available to fund patient travel to Medicine X through a gift from the Kadry Foundation.
My friend Amy Tenderich, vice president and chief patient advocate at Alliance Health Networks, shares my enthusiasm for the program. She says: "Alliance Health is excited to be working alongside the Stanford Medicine X team to help empower patients. Medicine X promises to become a leading platform for patient-centered care, patient-centered design, and new frontiers in patient advocacy using social media."
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At their last meeting June 27th, the Johnson County Healthcare Center's Board of Trustees reviewed plans and projects for the upcoming year from Hospital Adminstrator Sandy Ward.
Major projects planned for FY2013 include completing the 2012 building project and to begin planning for the 2016 building project. Planning on the 2016 project should be completed in January of 2013 and a decision on whether to move forward with the project is expected in February of 2013.
Contributing to that decision, Ward said, will be valuation in the county and the subsequent amount their Healthcare Center's mill levy will generate. It is assumed, according to the preliminary budget figures, that a 3 mill tax levy will be requested by the JCHC which will generate $3,200,000 in revenue for them, which would establish revenue sufficient for the building project.
Planned equipment purchases during FY2013 include monitors for ICU for $90,000; a new bus for the Amie Holt Care Center for $100,000; and a C-arm for Radiology for $115,000.


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M.S.W. program to launch in 2014
August 7, 2013 — Erikson is launching a new M.S.W. degree to meet the growing demand for social workers who understand the unique needs of children and families. More »
August 7, 2013 — Erikson is launching a new M.S.W. degree to meet the growing demand for social workers who understand the unique needs of children and families. More »
July 29, 2013 — "I can't tell everyone else to work hard if I don't work hard, too," Bowman says. "It is not punishment. I am enjoying doing it." More »
April 11, 2013 — Barbara Bowman will receive the Bernice Weissbourd Award for Family Support at Family Focus's 35th anniversary gala. More »
April 2, 2013 — In a New York Times article, Bowman argues that investing in young children leads to a better education system. More »
March 26, 2013 — The business community is investing in early childhood, but Bowman cautions in a WBEZ report that many preschools may not be teaching the skills businesses want. More »
February 13, 2013 — The two professors will head Erikson while the search continues under the counsel of Russell Reynolds Associates. More »
December 20, 2012 — More than 100 people celebrated Stott's commitment to Erikson, its students, and its alumni at the Alumni of Erikson Institute annual dinner. More »
December 18, 2012 — The innovative leadership of Leon Denton, M.Ed. '88, is making a difference for children and families. More »
December 18, 2012 — One of the nation's most effective early education reform strategies is expanding with the support of Erikson's unique model for professional development. More »
November 13, 2012 — Catalyst Chicago looks into the expansion of a promising program. More »
November 9, 2012 — Life Goes Strong asks if, when, and how grandparents should discipline grandchildren. More »
November 6, 2012 — Bowman talked to Life Goes Strong about what grandparents should think about when giving holiday gifts to their grandchildren. More »
October 15, 2012 — Barbara Bowman, the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development, was honored for her contributions to education during the 27th annual Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching on October 12. More »
September 4, 2012 — Join Erikson faculty and staff at the NAEYC Annual Conference for presentations on topics ranging from early math to the value of early education. More »
June 1, 2012 — Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development Barbara Bowman On WBEZ's Front and Center series on literacy, reporter Linda Lutton investigated Chicago's Waldorf school, which delays reading instruction until the second grade. In the article, Barbara Bowman discussed the developmental aspect of attaining literacy and the possible effects of delaying instruction. Listen to the story » More »
May 31, 2012 — Linda Lutton interviewed Barbara Bowman for a WBEZ story about the developmental aspects of how young children gain literacy. More »
May 16, 2012 — Gayla Marty interviewed Barbara Bowman for a story in University of Minnesota's publication connect about the Child Parent Centers program expansion under the Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) grant. More »
May 8, 2012 — Steve Edwards interviewed Barbara Bowman on WBEZ's Afternoon Shift about her life and career. More »
April 26, 2012 — This editorial tribute in the Chicago Sun-Times praised Barbara Bowman's contributions to early childhood education. More »
April 25, 2012 — Catalyst Chicago announced the end of Barbara Bowman's tenure as Chicago Public Schools' chief early childhood education officer. More »


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Park Rapids girls win subsection 8-29A title
Corey Hill couldn't have asked for a better performance by the Park Rapids girls track and field team at Thursday's Subsection 29-A meet at Mahnomen.
The Panthers earned 25 spots in the Section 8A meet this Saturday at Warren en route to winning the subsection title with 187 points. Bagley/Fosston was a distant second with 135 points while Nevis finished fourth with 74 points.
The Panthers won four events en route to repeating as subsection champs. Lydia Lutz, Sophie Shogren, Shelby Pierce and Victoria Lutz won the 4 x 800-meter relay with a time of 10:18.63. Grace Bateman won the 300 hurdles in 51.30. Lydia Lutz ran away from the field in the 3,200 run with a time of 12:06.33. Rachel Thelen took first in the pole vault by clearing 9 feet, 7 inches.
Park Rapids also qualified the three other relays with runner-up efforts. Shannon Taylor, Bateman, Mady Vaudrin and Thelen clocked a 52.36 in the 4 x 100 relay and a 1:50.44 in the 4 x 200 relay while Shogren, Mandy Schirmers, Pierce and Victoria Lutz clocked a 4:23.44 in the 4 x 400 relay.
Also adding runner-up finishes were Victoria Lutz in the 800 (2:27.54), Morgan Olson in the 3,200 run (13:03.75) and Heather Goodwater in the 100 hurdles (17.80).
The Panthers' other section qualifiers were Thelen in the 100 dash, Vaudrin in the 200 dash, Schirmers and Pierce in the 400 dash, Shogren in the 800 run and pole vault, Tiffany Deitchler and Katherine Erickson in the 1,600 run, Kaylee Hilmanowski in the 3,200 run, Shannon Thielen and Lexy Zunich-Andersen in the 100 hurdles, Tori Lauderbaugh in the 300 hurdles and high jump, and Nikki Knott in the shot put and discus.
Nevis earned 10 spots in the section field, led by three winning efforts.
Megan Stambaugh won the 400 dash in 1:03.30 and Annessa Feder took first in the high jump by clearing 5 feet. Those two joined Riley Hanson and Paige Walters on the winning 4 x 400 relay team that clocked a 4:18.86.
Kjera Gustafson took second in the discus with a toss of 91 feet.
Feder, Hanson, Maggie Lindow and Jessica Schunk also qualified in the 4 x 100 relay and Feder, Lindow, Walters and Hanson qualified in the 4 x 200 relay with third-place times.
The other section qualifiers were Schunk in the 100 dash, Walters in the 200 dash, Micah Yliniemi in the 100 hurdles and Lindow in the long jump.
"The hard work the kids have put in all season, especially over the past three weeks, has really paid off," said Nevis head coach Shelly Mahowald. "I am happy that most everyone who participated is advancing in some way. We know whatever happens next Saturday, we will have worked hard and done the very best we could do."
Field events at the section meet at Warren begin at 9:30.
Girls team scores: Park Rapids 187, Bagley/Fosston 135, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 77.50, Nevis 74, Red Lake County 69, Mahnomen/Waubun 60.50, Cass Lake-Bena 34, Northome-Blackduck 29, Clearbrook-Gonvick 25.


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Posted 08 March 2010 - 06:06 PM
Hello there, I would like some help with my sinx because, he is kinda sucky so I would like some katar and card suggestions (including donation items). My SinX is for normal playing and PvP. I'm not at home right now but when I'm back home I'll show you guys my stats too.
I can't suggest taking a glance at Truessence's Sinx guide enough: http://forums.rebirt...p?showtopic=288
Admittedly, he has yet to add info about cards, but as for most everything else, it's a very good resource.
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- Merkava [FS High Priest] 13x
- Skoe [PVE Gank Stalker] 12x
- Terpsikhore [Crit Whip Gypsy] 1xx
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Went to buy cigarettes... be back... someday...
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if you have a pvp helm (with the thana katar) thats correct, otherwise, use a hydra in placement of the SW
if you want katar, the Tierra Bg Katar is the best when combined whit a Turtle General card, if you want to use Thanatos, use a Specialty Jur whit Thana+TG+TG+SW
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He's an Englishman with international glory in his sights, ready to go head to head with the world's best teams.
And no, he's not a member of Roy Hodgson's England World Cup squad but an 11-year-old former Blackpool boy who is competing in the inaugural First Lego League International Open at the University of Toronto.
Sam Elgee, who moved to Nova Scotia, Canada, with parents Chris and Jane and sister Maddie four years ago, is part of a robotics team which will compete with 71 rivals from all over the world.
The team, Trurobotics, is named after the family's home town, Truro, and reached the finals after success in county and provincial heats.
There are teams from Japan, United States, China, Brazil, Singapore and Ireland competing, but Sam is the sole representative from the UK.
He flew to Toronto with his team-mates yesterday, and they were due to mount their challenge, today.
The theme of the competition is Nature's Fury, and Sam's team have previously impressed judges with their Safe-T-Wall, which is designed to protect cars from flooding.
Sam, who previously lived with his family on Meanwood Avenue, Marton, said: "I'm very excited about taking part.
"I've been in this team for two years now and I enjoy it very much.
"We have all worked very hard and we hope we can win."
The winners will share a 1,000 dollar prize when the contest concludes on Saturday.
Sam's grandparents Peter and Ann Elgee still live on Common Edge Road in Marton.
Ann said: "Sam was only about two years old when he started getting into Lego.
"He's really mad about it and it cost us a fortune buying him sets for his birthday and Christmas.
"We went to Canada for a month and there were Lego buildings in every room and little firemen and policemen everywhere - his mum has had to limit it to his bedroom now!
"He is very intelligent and some of it involves programming with computers. We are very proud of him."
Sam is due to return to Blackpool for the first time in four years in six weeks when he will visit former classmates at Our Lady's Primary School and tell them about his exploits.
The family will also be visiting Legoland Windsor.


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"Mama Kin" and "Prettiest Girl" - The Neighborhoods
Our discussion about Boston's hideous city hall made me remember this video of local legends the Neighborhoods performing on the plaza there doing a kick ass cover of an early Aerosmith song and their own should have been a hit song Prettiest Girl. This one's for oddjob and my younger sister, one of the world's biggest 'hoods fans, who is counting down the last thirty days before the school year is over (while also getting sad about having her class of kids leaving her).
- Naturally, this story in the New York Times about the fact that non-white births now exceed white births in the United States made my day. I hate to be such a self-hating white man, but I feel like this is most promising path to a better political day in this country. A United States that is a little browner, a little less religious, a little less married is a country where the present style of Republican politics will eventually become unsustainable. I am not sure how long that will take, but it will be in my lifetime. The GOP will start losing and losing badly and consistently -- and then -- but only then -- it will change although in exactly what ways I cannot predict. But I don't think that it can continue to be the whites only fest that it's been for the last several decades and prosper.
- Strangely enough, I actually sympathize quite a bit with this article in the Weekly Standard by Andrew Ferguson excoriating the pseudo-scientific claims of Chris Mooney and Jonathan Haidt regarding (mainly) conservative political attitudes. I bow to no one in my contempt for contemporary right wing thinking and the degree to which it is dismissive of empiricism. I seriously doubt, however, that such attitudes are the product of genetics or evolution or anything that can be explained through sound science. Nor do I think liberal attitudes are similarly dictated by biology. Political allegiances and attitudes are one of the most socially-based forms of behavior there is. If they were products of biology, one would expect them to be more or less randomly distributed across society and fairly stable phenomena. Does anyone seriously believe that there is a genetic explanation as to why blacks vote 90% Democratic? What bit of collective brain chemistry explains the evolution over the Twentieth Century of the states of the Great Plains from the most left wing region of the country to being among its most conservative. The answer is that they don't. Yes, people often have a poor grasp of the reasons for their political opinions. Yes, in recent years the overwhelmingly ideological nature of contemporary right wing thought has led many of its adherence to reject certain kinds of science with which their ideology conflicts. This does not render such behavior biological in nature -- unless one wants to make the meaninglessly broad point that tribalism is an evolutionary survival strategy. As Ferguson points out, this kind of biologically-based pseudoscience renders politics effectively meaningless:
The real problem with Haidt's psychopunditry is that it shares with other kinds of determinism a depressing moral impoverishment. Haidt's own centrism is an artifact of his Science. If the appeal of one idea versus another is explained by a man's biology (interacting with a few environmental factors) rather than its content, there's really not much to argue about. Politics is drained of the meaning that human beings have always sought from it. Haidt criticizes his peers for using psychology to "explain away" conservatism, and good for him. Unfortunately, he wants to explain away liberalism too, so that our politics is no longer understood as a clash of interests and well-developed ideas but an altercation between two psychological and evolutionary types.
- Having graduated from college thirty years ago today and as the parent of a child who will be starting college in three months, I found this post amusing. I cannot really imagine talking to my parents multiple times a day while a college student (as I recall once a week did the trick). (And I am and always have been quite fond of my parents.) Nor can I imagine calling my son daily -- when he was away this year doing an internship, I think I spoke to him probably about twice a week. At one point where he seemed a little down I called him on three consecutive days, which was really hovering for me. I also can't imagine scheduling my time as a college student in the way that is described in this piece. One of the great joys of college -- possibly the greatest joy -- was the sheer amount of unstructured time, time that I spent listening to music, bullshitting, falling in love, having sex, getting drunk, and bullshitting some more. It was a life for which I was made. The micromanaged life described in this post makes me think youth is indeed being wasted on the young.
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NDSU all-time scorer makes French all-star team
FARGO -- Ben Woodside was in Russia when he heard the news that he's been selected to play in an all-star game in Paris.
Such is the life of a European professional basketball player.
"I honestly had no clue until one of my teammates told me before the game," Woodside said of being selected for an all-star game featuring players from the top league in France. "I'm thankful for the opportunity that God has blessed me with."
Woodside, who graduated last spring from North Dakota State as the school's all-time leading scorer, is making the most of his first-year opportunity with Gravelines-Dunkerque - a professional team located in northern France.
The 5-foot-11 point guard leads the team in scoring at 16.6 points per game, which ranks seventh in the league. His team has a 7-2 record, good for third place in the 16-team league.
Gravelines also has a 2-1 record in the Eurochallenge - which pits teams from all over Europe against each other.
It claimed a 77-66 Eurochallenge win Tuesday in Russia.
"Things have been going pretty well lately for me individually and for our team as well," Woodside said.
Woodside will play in the league's all-star game Dec. 30 in Paris. The first-team all stars is a collection of the best French players in the league. Woodside is a member of the second team, a collection of the best foreign players in the league.
A spokesman for Gravelines said Woodside will be a backup point guard to John Linehan, a veteran from Providence College who is playing for Cholet, France.


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Resolve to experience more of Colorado
Readers often say to me, "You're so lucky!" and I agree. Being the Mayor of HeidiTown is a pretty awesome gig. However, everything I do here, you can do too.
I don't fly off to Paris or South Africa or Australia. I get in my car and drive. My goal is to introduce my readers to great festivals and destinations around Colorado.
I am lucky, but we are all very lucky. We live in one of the most amazing and beautiful states in the union. We have mountains, plains, lakes and wildlife galore. We have big cities, small villages and ghost towns. We have the greatest skiing in the world. We have some of the best museums in the country. We have the most breathtaking sunrises and sunsets in the universe.
Plus, there's a new adventure waiting around every corner, whether it's running into a herd of big horn sheep (figuratively, of course) or ziplining at 11,200 feet above sea level.
The majority of my readers are from right here in Colorado, so the things I do as the Mayor of HeidiTown are accessible to nearly all of you.
So what are you waiting for?
As you make your New Year's resolutions, I sincerely hope that you will resolve to experience more of Colorado in 2014. There are so many wonderful destinations around the state that you have yet to explore, so now is the time to do it.
Get out and have an adventure, citizens!
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Happy New Year!! Look forward to more posts about this great state we live in and love!
One of my New Years resolutions is to travel more- in CO! This sounds like a wonderful place to start!
I love this! We moved here last year and our friends, who are CO natives, joke around that we have done more and seen more in CO this year than they have their entire lives. I agree-it is totally accessible and so much of it is free or low cost. Your site was one of the first I found when we were planning our move here and I have been very thankful for it.


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DETROIT, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Mike Modano, for 20 seasons a mainstay of the Dallas Stars NHL franchise, has agreed to a 1-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings, the team said Thursday.
Modano, 40, was the first overall selection of the 1988 NHL entry draft and spent his entire career with the Minnesota North Stars and, after franchise relocation, the Dallas Stars.
However, the Stars didn't offer the center a contract after last season, in which Modano had 14 goals and 16 assists, setting up the move to Detroit.
Terms of the agreement were not released but the Detroit Free Press reported it was worth $1.25 million.
Modano has played 1,459 regular-season NHL games, scoring 557 goals and amassing 802 assists. He was a member of the Dallas team that won the Stanley Cup in 1999.


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From US 15, turn onto Waverly Farm Drive. Gravely Elementary will be on your right hand side after about .5 mile!
Please stay for the award ceremony after the race! All Fun Run participants will receive a ribbon for finishing. Awards will only be given out to participants in the 5K race. The top three (3) finishers of EACH GENDER in each grade category are given an award. And to encourage families to run together, we have 4 Family Fun Categories - Mom/Child (under 12), Dad/Child (under 12), Sibling/Sibling (under 12), and Family (Unit of 4 or more, 12 yrs. old and younger).
You will be answering fewer questions this year with your online registration! That's because we will be coding all 5K participants the day before the race in person during package pickup. Our categories are grades- K-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9-12. We want families running together so if you enter a Family Fun category, your child can still win their grade as well! More instructions and details to follow.
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If you are registering during the last week before the race, you MUST attend the baggage pick-up on Friday, April 26th if you'd like shirt! We will be ordering extra tshirts after the race but you must be at the baggage pickup so we can confirm your shirt sizes and a child's classroom so the shirts can be delivered. They should arrive 2-3 weeks after the race. We ordered 200 extra shirts on our registration deadline but have had more than 200 extra people already register since that point.
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Bag Pick-Up will be held at Gravely Elementary on Friday, April 26th from 4 PM - 7 PM in the cafeteria. It is very important for you to pick up your bag on Friday so that we can make sure you are put in the right category for the 5K race awards AND to ensure that we have the correct tshirt sizes if you were a late registrant.The Alvey/Gravely Family Fun Run and 5K race committee is comprised of students and families from Alvey Elementary and Gravely Elementary Schools, both located in Haymarket, VA, just 1.5 miles from each other, making it the perfect 5K race! Participants will begin at Gravely Elementary and run toward Alvey, cross the street in front of Alvey Elementary and run back to Gravely! Strollers are welcome, no pets please. Runners will have staggered start times. We will have music and prizes at the end of the race! Please join us for a morning of fun, while raising money for the Friends of Homeless Animals!! Registrations AFTER Monday, April 8, 2013 are not guaranteed a T-Shirt! Register TODAY!!
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By Sam S. Rainer III
Some people are just awkward. Awkward people are in almost every organization. The church – a place for all types – will have, by design, its share of awkward people. As a leader, you might be tempted to avoid them (unless you are among them, but that's a subject for another post). Too often leaders ignore awkward people in their organizations. We treat them like odd zoo creatures – they are best observed from a distance. So leaders ignore their emails. Leaders find ways to avoid meetings that include the awkward person. Leaders look the other way in the hall to dodge awkward eye contact. If you're a top leader of an organization, ministry or church, then it's your prerogative to pick and choose the people you engage, right?
Sure. But awkward people need to be led like everyone else. And when leaders ignore awkwardness, it simply gets redirected at others. Good leaders do not pawn off awkward situations, awkward questions or awkward people on others. Leadership involves delegation, but leaders can be quick to hand over awkwardness to subordinates, which is a form of laziness.
First, let me qualify my post by noting how I define awkward. Awkward people are other leaders or key followers in the organization, so they should not be dismissed entirely. Their awkwardness is neither a sin issue, nor is it a performance issue. They simply have the unfortunate combination of being both odd and high maintenance. And just because they are a less-than-ideal team member does not warrant your avoidance of them. So who are these awkward people? And how do you address them? Below are a few suggestions for leading three types of awkward people in the church context.
The quirky know-it-all. He really does know more than you. She can quote obscurities from all your policy and procedure manuals. He can pull out theological terms only the most seasoned academics have heard. And everyone just might appreciate the know-it-all's intelligence if it didn't always come packaged with an ample dose of fantasy literature allusions. One of the best ways to address the know-it-all's quirks is to first acknowledge he really does know more than everyone else. Second, as a leader, you can be the filter for everyone else. Take the time to meet with the know-it-all, get the important information, and then communicate it to everyone else, while acknowledging the knowledgeable source. Your team is now happy; they're spared the awkward conversation. The know-it-all is happy. She has received the credit.
The moderate conspiracy theorist. He brought up the Mayan calendar thing a little too much. Her conversations always shift towards a weird branch of eschatology. They aren't crazy, but they lean a little too far that way. As a leader, you can address this person by finding a common point of agreement and emphasizing it. Coach him to stay focused on the part of his ideas that have value and merit.
The hyper-spiritualist. When the water cooler goes empty, this person finds a spiritual link. She's a little too much granola-mystical-hipster for the rest of the team. Addressing this person is quite simple: Pray with her. When he gets a little wacky pray with him. As a leader, take the initiative with prayer to help relax the unnecessary fixations of the hyper-spiritualist. Quite frankly, you should be praying with your team anyway. Most likely, the hyper-spiritualist has more trouble finding someone with whom to pray. And don't be disingenuous. Be authentic. Most people know when you are patronizing them.
If you're quick to avoid dealing with awkward people, then you're probably also willing to ignore difficult people, hard situations, and troubling questions. If all followers were ideal, and if the answers were easy, then the need for leadership would not exist. As a leader, however, the responsibility to lead awkward people first resides in you.
Sam S. Rainer III serves as president of Rainer Research (rainerresearch.com), a firm dedicated to providing answers for better church health. He also is the senior pastor at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville, TN. He writes, speaks, and consults on church health issues. You can connect with Sam at @samrainer or at his blog, samrainer.wordpress.com.


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Puzzle Quest & Cube Now Available on the PlayStation Store!
September 18, 2008
Puzzle Quest & Cube Now Available on the PlayStation Store!
D3Publisher is pleased to announce that PSP system classic games Cube™ and Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords® are now available for download via the PLAYSTATION Store in North America!
PSP system owners will no longer need a UMD to play the critically-acclaimed Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords or the highly addictive puzzle-solving, action game, Cube, as they are now available for download via the PLAYSTATION®Store. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is available for download for $14.99 and Cube is available for download for $9.99.
About Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords:
Innovative Gameplay Style – Strategy and role-playing elements that function harmoniously in the puzzle gameboard setting offer a refreshing twist on classic puzzle gameplay, fostering an exceptional depth of investment and enjoyment.
Head-to-Head Gameplay Mechanism – Competitive, turn-based gameplay encourages you to plan, think and strategize against opponents instead of just react like most traditional puzzle games; game difficulty and progression are related to outsmarting your enemies as opposed to difficulty increasing solely through level progression.
No Penalty for Losing – If you experience defeat, you are still awarded experience points as well as partial gold and then encouraged to try again; this allows constant progression and avoids any feelings that invested play time is wasted.
Continuous Reward System – At every turn, you will acquire helpful companions, collect or cast powerful magic spells, gather informational "rumors," and obtain items like weapons, armor and money to advance your hero.
Short- or Long-term Play Sessions– Play in long or short doses since the depth of the game does not waver according to the length of a gameplay session; each battle ranges from 3-10 minutes.
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Explore Multiple Environments and Levels – Explore 9 themed zones and 135 compelling levels of gameplay!
Create And Share Puzzles With Friends – Build your own unique and custom levels by using the level editor.
Bonus Levels – Unlock 9 bonus levels and receive new challenges to conquer.
Unlockable Content – Unlock hidden music and add that music to your custom levels by completing the Rhythm Modes.
Challenging Obstacles – More than 13 different entities/triggers/hazards from "rolling bombs" to "sinker cubes" either helps or hinders your progress or use them to create and share custom puzzles.
Wireless Multiplayer Mode – Play Battle and Co-op mode in more than 35 levels!
Game Sharing – Share game-share levels with friends that don't have their own copy of the game.
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords for the PSP system was co-developed by Infinite Interactive Pty. Ltd. and Vicious Cycle Software, Inc., and is rated "E 10+" (Everyone 10 and older—suggestive themes) by the ESRB. Cube was developed by Metia Interactive and is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB. Art assets for both products are available at www.d3press.us.


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Autumn's Deathly Rust - Poem by Ray Quesada
A man can make a hungry angel blush
red wine wets their silent wind-blown lips
sweet summer pine, dark-green and rich,
to the earth, sets down its paint-brushed tips
Late afternoon, heavy sun turns the world
into a quiet, hollow, blood-orange pearl
flooded with a lush and lovely, deathly rust
The air is charged and alive; serene and crisp
I sit and watch a brilliant, dancing squirrel
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Poet's Notes about The Poem
I was thinking about an autumn day where I once sat on my porch and literally watched/listened to some birds as they sat in a nearby tree and warned a squirrel in my yard of my cat sneaking up behind him. it was an strange, enchanted day.
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Spreadtrum paid $1 million for Telegent
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LONDON – Spreadtrum Communications Inc., a leading Chinese fabless chip company, has disclosed that it has paid $1 million to acquire Telegent Systems Inc., a developer of mobile television receiver chips, net of cash that Telegent was holding.
The exact size of Telegent's cash pile is not known but it was reported to have been holding many tens of millions of dollars in the months preceding the sale to Spreadtrum.
Leo Li, chairman, president and CEO of Spreadtrum (Shanghai, China), said his company has gained a portfolio of about 70 patents and 15 hardware and software engineers based in Shanghai and San Diego and that it would explore the design of a baseband processor with integrated mobile TV. Li was speaking on a telephone conference call with analysts to discuss the company's second quarter financial results.
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Hunting for fossils as a child is the inspiration that has ultimately led to a businesswoman opening a new shop in Daventry.
Michelow's Treasures, owned by Jacqui Michelow, will welcome its first customers through the doors tomorrow (Friday).
It will sell fossils and dinosaur bones, along with gemstones and jewellery.
Jacqui said: "As a child I used to look for fossils with my father in the garden.
"This is what made me decide to train as a jeweller because, like fossils, gemstones are made of minerals that are millions of years old."
Among the fossils on sale in Jacqui's shop will be ammonites, shark teeth and a trilobite, a sea creature that lived 400 million years ago.
Jewellery products will range from costume pieces to expensively priced designer items.
Jacqui previously ran two shops at the Heart of the Shires shopping village. She is combining the two businesses and relocating them to premises in Sheaf Street, formerly the home of The Wedding Fayre Boutique.
Jacqui added: "I am very sad to be leaving Heart of the Shires after 16 happy years but it was time for a change.
"I am also trying to wind down from working seven days a week.
"Another reason for moving is that 98 per cent of my customers now live or work in Daventry.
"The premises are wonderful and I believe the shop will bring something new and exciting to the town.
"It will be unique – there is nothing else like it in Daventry.
"We will be selling items that will appeal to people of all ages and both sexes.
"The shop will also have an educational area which I think children will love. They will be able to touch and pick up things to help them understand where fossils come from and how gemstones were formed."


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Probably the highest profile Blu-ray TV reissue yet, Friends is being unleashed on Blu-ray disc next week. Twenty-one discs packed with twenty hours of materials, tucked inside a lovely book-style disc holder.
If you're anxious to see what the inside of that box looks like, YouTube user WetMovie1 (we don't make this stuff up, folks, we just report it) has a full unboxing of the package, which you can pre-order now at Amazon.
Buy it now at Amazon: Friends: The Complete Series on Blu-ray.


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Weather Underground Forecast for Wednesday, May 07, 2014
A cold frontal boundary will dip southward over the Pacific Northwest and the upper Intermountain West on Wednesday, while a separate frontal boundary will extend from the central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic.
A cold frontal boundary will extend from the central Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday. As a warm, muggy air mass moves northward from the Gulf of Mexico, it will interact with this frontal boundary to trigger widespread showers and thunderstorms. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible over central Texas, central Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, and across the northern Plains and the upper Midwest. Heavy rain will also bring a chance of flash flooding to southeast Wyoming, western Nebraska and southwest South Dakota. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms will also develop over the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley and the northern Mid-Atlantic. High pressure over the Gulf of Mexico will keep conditions clear across the Gulf Coast and the Southeast on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a separate cold front will move over the Intermountain West and the Great Basin. Snow showers are forecast to push across the northern Rockies, while mixed precipitation will be possible over the Great Basin and the central Rockies. The West Coast will stay mostly clear of precipitation on Wednesday. Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Tuesday have ranged from a morning low of 21 degrees at Mt. Washington, N.H. to a high of 102 degrees at Altus, Okla.


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I'll join you with the roast beef Phyllis. I haven't done this puzzle yet but I bet that is the menu of delights. I'll em you soon, thanks...Sue
Time 4:34, a bit slow, but the puzzle is lovely, thanks Sue. I wonder if thats the menu on the board outside - bags me have roast beef and horse-radish sauce.
Joyce it's such a shame you never came to the UK as you enjoy our buildings and chimneys as much as we do. Have a look at the web site 48 found, you can have a peek inside and they do Bed and Breakfast. The food looks scrumptious so would be worth a visit if we're up that way for a holiday. Thank you...Sue
Great puzzle/picture. Wonderful old stone building & orange tile roof and those great chimneys!! Many thanks Sue!! :))))(time, 4:04)
Thanks 48 there's always some history attached to these old buildings. Cakes (Joyes) has got her chimneys and I've got my potted plants, couldn't be better...Sue
According to the web page this used to be an old school building.http://www.coxwoldtearooms.co.uk/Beautiful brick structure Sue, and they try to add to it with the container plantings as well as the vines and shrubs. Very nice! Thanks!


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Rocklock is a cross between the two strains Rockstar and Warlock. The smell of this herb is sweet and fruity. The stone is surprisingly stimulating given that it is primary an indica strain; which has some rather nice advantages when going out to a concert for example. Rocklock tastes hash-like and burns fast and evenly. On the medicinal side, this strain can offer relief from muscle tension and mild to medium aches and pains.
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After the operation, the patient will spend 5 - 10 days in the hospital, the first 1 - 3 days in an intensive-care unit (ICU). Chest tubes will be in place for the first 2 to 3 days to drain any residual blood and fluid from around the heart. Heart functions will be monitored. The full benefits from the operation may not be clear until 3 - 6 months after surgery. Sexual activity may be resumed 3 - 4 weeks after surgery. All activities that do not cause fatigue are permitted, but the patient must not strain the healing chest bone (sternum).
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Does your business cater to a niche audience? Maybe it's moms or smartphone owners or even college students. In the case of Tatcha, a luxury cosmetics brand, the company already had a quintessential customer in mind: a woman seeking out high-end skin care products. When the Tatcha team set about creating a marketing and sales strategy, they realized they needed even deeper insight into the purchasing decisions of their ideal customer. They also wanted to know where they tended to find out about new beauty products- are they going to Vogue magazine or using social media sites like Pinterest?
Using SurveyMonkey Audience, the Tatcha team decided to find out by asking over 600 survey respondents who closely resembled their ideal customer: college-educated women, over the age of 30, who own smartphones with a household income of over $90K.
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"It's not just one of these reunions where it's the original drummer and three guys you never heard of."
"I don't want to go and see a band that has no original members. Or if the drummer was the original member, and it was a surf band -- I don't care. The upfront guys really matter to me."
"He kind of has his own drummer. He doesn't object to being viewed as someone standing out there by himself."
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can I use it to record from my HD TV?
Can I connect my HD TV and record a program on my MAC with this device?
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If you have a HDMI cable/satellite Box ou would be able to run one HDMI cable from the box to the device and then the other HDMI to your HDMI HDTV then the usb to the computer and you'll be good to go pretty much the same setup as an xbox but you'll use the cable box instead of the xbox.
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Probably not. Your HDTV is primarily a monitor, with a digital tuner in it. So the only signals that originate in the television are "over the air" digital TV stations. It is very unlikely that your HDTV would output those signals when the whole idea is to watch them on that monitor. Your HDTV might have an HDMI output, so you could use it as a switcher with the output going to a surround sound amplifier or post video processor, but I've never heard of an HDTV with that capability. Normally you would go through the other device first and then end up in the TV. Now, if you use your HDTV as a monitor for a satellite receiver or cable TV box, then maybe. But the box would have to have an HDMI output without copy protect signals on the Hi Def signal. Again very unlikely. Elgato and Hauppage both make devices that are more likely to successfully record the output of your satellite or digital TV box. They have component video inputs that might be compatible with that device's output. If audio is important to you I would suggest the Hauppage. You have to buy third party software if you have a Mac, but it supports Dolby Digital audio. The Elgato only has stereo analogue audio inputs. On the other hand it is likely to be more user friendly. But as I said, none of these devices will work if your goal is to record signals that originate at your HDTV's digital tuner.
- Answered by Shaun F from Port Colborne
No. Elgato Game Capture HD does not hook up to a Video Out port of your TV. It hooks up to the Video In (HDMI) of your TV, and it brings video into your TV for viewing. It brings video to your Mac for recording.
You can put any component or HDMI input into Elgato Game Capture HD (as long as it's not encrypted/protected), and you can record it to your Mac. You can also watch the passthrough video on your TV. For example, if you have a cable box, you can hook that up to Elgato Game Capture HD via component (red, green and blue) and record. However, Elgato Game Capture HD is made especially for recording from the PS3, Xbox 360, iOS devices, and other modern game consoles.
- Answered by Nicholas F from Berkeley
If your TV has a component or HDMI *output*, you could connect this unit.
If the TV's output is *unprotected*, you can record it.
If the input to the TV is HDMI from a set top box (satellite or cable), it is likely to be protected. The TV will display it, but it will not send it on to a device like the Elgato Game Capture HD which cannot record protected content.
- Answered by Stuart S from San Francisco


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Tree Automata and Languages
M. Nivat , Andreas Podelski
Editura: North-Holland
The theory of tree languages, founded in the late Sixties and still active in the Seventies, was much less active during the Eighties. Now there is a simultaneous revival in several countries, with a number of significant results proved in the past five years. A large proportion of them appear in the present volume. The editors of this volume suggested that the authors should write comprehensive half-survey papers. This collection is therefore useful for everyone interested in the theory of tree languages as it covers most of the recent questions which are not treated in the very few rather old standard books on the subject. Trees appear naturally in many chapters of computer science and each new property is likely to result in improvement of some computational solution of a real problem in handling logical formulae, data structures, programming languages on systems, algorithms etc. The point of view adopted here is to put emphasis on the properties themselves and their rigorous mathematical exposition rather than on the many possible applications. This volume is a useful source of concepts and methods which may be applied successfully in many situations: its philosophy is very close to the whole philosophy of the ESPRIT Basic Research Actions and to that of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science.
- Limba : Engleza
- Cuprins : Binary Tree Codes (M. Nivat). Suffix, Prefix and Maximal Tree Codes (P. Aigrain, M. Nivat). A Monoid Approach to Tree Automata (A. Podelski). A Theory of Tree Language Varieties (M. Steinby). Interpretability and Tree Automata: A Simple Way to Solve Algorithmic Problems on Graphs Closely Related to Trees (D. Seese). Computing Trees with Graph Rewriting Systems with Priorities (I. Litovsky, Y. Metivier). Recognizable Sets of Unrooted Trees (B. Courcelle). Fixed Point Characterization of Weak Monadic Logic Definable Sets of Trees (A. Arnold, D. Niwinski). Automata on Infinite Trees and Rational Control (A. Saoudi, P. Bonizzoni). Recognizing Sets of Labelled Acyclic Graphs (P. Bonizzoni et al.). Rational and Recognizable Infinite Tree Sets (A. Saoudi). Algebraic Specification of Action Trees and Recursive Processes (M. Grose-Rhode, C. Dimitrovici). Trees and Algebraic Semantics (I. Guessarian). A Survey of Tree Transductions (J.C. Raoult). Structural Complexity of Classes of Tree Languages (M. Dauchet, S. Tison)
- Data Publicarii : 31 Jul 1992
- Format : Hardback
- Numar pagini : 496
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David Beckham rose to fame playing in the red half of Manchester, famously leading United to a host of trophies, including the historic treble in 1999 when United won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League. Now in his fifth season with the Galaxy, having already faced former clubs AC Milan and Real Madrid, Beckham will have the chance to play against his original club Manchester United in the MLS All-Star Game in New York on July 27.
But before he can get to that game, he must first face a club that is well known to him, Manchester City. The Blues visit The Home Depot Center on Sunday as part of the Herbalife World Football Challenge, giving Beckham another chance to face, and hopefully defeat, his former rivals.
We caught up with the Galaxy midfielder to see what he thought of facing the reigning FA Cup champions, their recent rise to glory and what it was like to play in the famed Manchester Derby.
Here is what he had to say...
Having played against City in the notorious Manchester derby games, what will it be like to play them again in an LA Galaxy shirt?
DB: I've had a lot of great games against City and the rivalry we had was special. Thankfully we always seemed to have the upper hand.
They are a strong, competitive club and they have invested in a major way. They are a much changed team to when I last played them but I am just looking forward to a good match here in LA.
What do you think of City's progression as a club?
DB: They have had a lot of investment, bought many good players and progressed well as a club. They work hard as a team and are defensively strong. Winning the FA Cup last year was a significant achievement for the club but the expectations are even higher this season. The Premier League is the best in the world so it's going to be tough for them to win as there are many great teams who are vying for the Championship.
Do you think the Blues have what it takes to become a big force in football? If so, what do you think the key to success is, having enjoyed such a successful career in Premier League football at neighbors Manchester United?
DB: I have enjoyed success with United and been fortunate to go from United to Real Madrid as well as play for AC Milan and as a footballer that has been amazing. I think they do have a chance to compete at those levels but the competition is high.
Both City and LA Galaxy are competing in the Herbalife World Football Challenge this summer. How do you think City will benefit from their pre-season trip to America?
DB: I think it is a great experience for them to come here, to the States and play in these matches. All the clubs coming here are just getting back together to start their pre season training so they are getting back to full fitness. And it is exciting for the fans in America to se these clubs and players. I also hope they see the success of the game here as well. It has grown significantly over recent years.
Who are you looking forward to playing against from City? Who do you rate and why?
DB: City have many good players. Yaya Toure was outstanding last season and they have many good players in the form of James Milner, Shaun Wright Phillips and Gareth Barry.
During your time in the Premier League, there was a bona fide "top four", which both Spurs and City have now infiltrated. Do you think you would ever be tempted to play in England again?
DB: I never rule anything out but I'm happy here. I'm a Manchester United fan so I would find it very difficult to play for any other club but you never know. Right now I am focused on our Galaxy season and winning the Championship this year.
The Galaxy face Manchester City in their second and final game of the Herbalife World Football Challenge on Sunday, July 24 at 1 p.m. at The Home Depot Center. Tickets are available for that match as low as $30. Visit lagalaxy.com/worldfootballchallenge for more information.


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I left you a message on Growly's new puzzle....and then I looked it up, and the show was called Hollywood Squares...
Hester, first do the other puzzle....and then this one. :-)
And thank you so much!
Oh, Great! Tell me what you think of this-
I'll look at the puzzle now. :-)
Wendy, FINALLY, The Door awaits! Dingbats rule!!
And Growly would be honoured to appear in one of your puzzles. He is really quite a vain little bear :-))
Hester, I BURST out laughing. No kidding! I was expecting to FINALLY be able to open up the door to the "desirable French residence" or at least see if there was a knob on the door, but NO. Instead I saw adorable Growly in a 12 piece puzzle with a different door, and one with or without a knob as well. The good news though, is that I took a screen shot of Growly and if it's OK with you, I'd like to put him in a puzzle I create in the near future.
The door that I've never been able to see up close and personal:
Keep in mind that it's important because I plan on starting renovation as soon as possible.
Open sesame! I am now the master of cut & paste, Wendy! No more the humiliation of misplaced full stops or transposed letters! I am a new woman!! ( And it's only taken me till the age of 56 to get this far! )
So now, anything you'd like to view , just ask! :-))
Laughing my head off! Hester, I looked at the door here....and seeing as how you and I have had a problem with a certain door, I looked more closely at this one....and then saw little Growly. I don't know why, but he looks especially adorable waiting for the door to open. I'm assuming there's a way to open the door with this one. ;-)
Gosh, I hope the notice on the door doesn't say, "No Bears Allowed!" He would be bear-eft! I couldn't bear it if he felt abandoned! Poor dear bear!
Love the door!! thanks, Hester!!
Like the textures and, of course, Growly. Thanks.


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City officials in San Carlos, Calif. have declared a State of Emergency after a series of internal PG&E e-mails sparked safety concerns over a natural gas line that runs through the city. Issues with the gas line include certain sections made up of a "thin wall" pipe made in 1929 and external corrosion with fatigue cracks on the pipe. City leaders on Friday also requested PG&E shut down the pipeline until a hearing could be conducted with CPUC to address the issue. PG&E declined the request, according to city officials. The city on Friday night obtained a temporary injunction against PG&E in San Mateo County Superior Court requiring PG&E to immediately shut off service to pipeline 147. A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 24.
San Carlos Declares State of Emergency Over PG&E Pipeline
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Superinvestors Warren Buffett and his business partner, Charlie Munger, recently held forth at their Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in Omaha, Neb. Here are a couple of paraphrased nuggets:
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• On money and happiness: Buffett said that there isn't a direct relationship between the amount you have to spend and your happiness. Money makes a difference only up to a point. But once you go far beyond that point, it doesn't make a difference.
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We're a good team with good players that are entering the prime of their careers," Pittsburgh general manager Ray Shero told NHL.com. "The core of this team, and you talk about Crosby and Malkin and now Kris Letang, there's not a team over the last seven years that has won more games than the Penguins. We've been to the Final, we've won the Stanley Cup in that period.
"It has been four years since we've been to the Final and won the Cup. When you have Crosby and Malkin that is the expectation. I go back to the fact that there are good teams. The salary cap has evened the playing field a little bit, but those are the challenges that good teams face. We're one of those teams, I believe."
Losing to the Montreal Canadiens in the second round in 2010 was a shock, but the Penguins had made back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup Final in 2008 and 2009 and some fatigue could be forgiven. The 2011 playoffs essentially were a throwaway, with Crosby and Malkin unavailable because of injuries; just reaching the postseason was commendable.
But in the past two seasons, things went awry. Crosby returned from his concussion problems near the end of the 2011-12 season and the Penguins were one of the favorites to win the Cup, until the rival Philadelphia Flyers bounced them in a memorably wild first-round series.
The Penguins again were one of the favorites in 2012-13. After adding Jarome Iginla, Brendan Morrow and Douglas Murray before the NHL Trade Deadline, Pittsburgh began to evoke comparisons to some of the juggernaut teams of the past two decades. They reached the Eastern Conference Final, but were dismissed by the Boston Bruins in four games, a defeat as shocking as it was swift.
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A Burial Mass was held Tuesday for Nederland native Victor Lovelady. The 57-year-old engineer is one of three Americans killed during a four-day siege at a natural gas plant in Algeria
Lovelady went to Algeria in November before coming home to Southeast Texas for the holidays. He went back to Algeria on January 7th, just over a week before the terrorist attack.
His funeral was held at Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.
"He was exact opposite of people who took his life. He was a good man. Two simple words. He was a good man to everyone he met," said Father Dan Malain at Tuesday's service.
Fr. Malain referred to the loss of Mr. Lovelady as a loss inflicted by hatred and evil.
"We are reminded it's a sad reality in the world in which we live," said Fr. Malain.
Bishop Curtis Guillory also spoke before the hundreds in attendance; saying a precious gift has been taken from the family by an evil act of terrorism. Bishop Guillory says love conquers all evil.
"The majority of the people in the world want the right thing. They want to do the right thing. But, evil is part of humanity," said Bishop guillory.
Lovelady's casket was sprinkled with Baptismal water as a reminder of Lovelady's baptism. A pall was then placed over his casket.
Lovelady is survived by his wife, Maureen Lovelady of Nederland; daughter Erin Lovelady of Nederland; son Grant Lovelady of Nederland; and brother Mike Lovelady and wife Wand and their children Kevin, Jason and Ashley, of Nederland.
There will be a private graveside service at a later date.
An account has been established at 5 Point Credit Union for Victor Lovelady. You can visit or call any 5 Point Credit Union location.


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Magnepan hosted a "Blind Review" event on October 16, 2010, in Seattle, Washington. The Magnepan event was held at Definitive Audio, which is located just north of the University of Washington. There were reportedly about 100 audiophiles and Magneplanar enthusiasts in attendance during the evening. In one of the listening sessions that my wife Susan and I attended, along with several dozen other people, we heard a new product that is just now being released by Magnepan. We all sat in front of a stage that was covered by a curtain, and we were told that it was a new product but not told what it was. Various selections of music were then played over a half hour time span, and then we filled out a questionaire about our opinions, and were allowed to look behind the curtain.
As it turned out, we were listening to their new MMC-2, which is a planar speaker about 19″ wide by 51″ high. It can be used in a two-channel setup, but also in a surround sound system, as Magnepan also has a CC5 center channel version in this new line.
The speaker is motorized, so that when you click the included remote control, the speaker folds out from its flat resting position against the wall, to a 450 position for listening.
Shown below is a panorama photo of the blind listening setup. It's a 1800 view, made from combining six separate photos. Wendell Diller, from Magnepan, is seen on the far left, operating a remote controlled music server. This method of presentation worked very well.
I went behind the curtain after the listening test, and was surprised to see how relatively small the speakers were. The sound was spectacular, with crisp, clean highs, uncongested midrange, and deep bass. About 95% of the audience agreed with me, according to the questionaires that they filled out. Susan told me that we should consider putting these in our living room, and that is the first time she has ever requested that I purchase a specific audio product.
Here is a photo that I took of the setup behind the curtain. It is a stereo pair, set up on a temporary stand without the motor assembly, and to see it in 3-D, you need to put your face about 12″ from your computer monitor and cross your eyes until the two images merge into one. You will see the panel angled out from the mounting board.
The MMC-2 is priced at $1,995/pair. Besides the optional center channel version, there was a subwoofer, and also a small Maggie Woofer that blends the deep bass with the lower midrange from the panels.
The bottom line is that the MMC-2 system is a revelation in sound. Wendell played one classical piece from a pipe organ disc, and it truly sounded like I was sitting in the cathedral.


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