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Fashion And Kids: Six Needs to Keep Your Kid Stylish
You may be wondering exactly what I am going to speak about in here, because it is bad to permit the little kids to be affected by fashion and allure. As moms and dads, we are always concerned for our little ones. We wish to see to it that they are constantly okay, healthy and pleased, a minimum of till the time they don't get onto the racing tracks of the real world and real life.
There's one thing that I want to show all the parents out there - the world and time is not like how it was when we were more youthful. For us, fashion, allure, media and beauty never ever mattered. But if you look at all those little kids out there today, even if you do not teach them anything, they understand ways to keep themselves gorgeous and presentable. You can browse more information about franchesca from www.chescadirect.co.uk .
I am here to offer you the following 6 needs to keep your kid fashionable:
1) The times have actually altered - We have to agree with that the generation and its mindset has actually altered considerably. Kids are not like how they were a few decades back. They wish to look excellent in the crowd.
2) Innumerable choices - Have you seen all those brands and varieties for the clothes and accessories of youngsters? There are so many alternatives out there and if you want your kid to be different than the others, you have to select a few of them.
3) Influencing media - The minute your kid problems you, you inform him to go and enjoy TELEVISION for a couple of minutes, which turn into hours together. He views the advertisements of clothes and accessories, due to which his tender mind gets affected.
4) No bullying - If you truly desire your kid to be away from bullying and other such mental tortures, you have to see to it that he looks desirable and impressive in the crowd, to keep the others away from him.
5) Creating the ideal sense in his mind - It is really stated that an individual has simply the method his moms and dads desire him to be. For that reason, if you fill your kid's heart with design and fashion right when his mind is soft and versatile, you can produce the right taste in his heart.
6) Creating the sense of healthy competitors - It is vital for you to keep the spirit of healthy competition alive in the mind of your kid, which can be done if you adopt the best fashion for him.
Earrings That Matched Your Face Forming!
If you are about to pick an earring to match the celebration and your attire, that's insufficient. The first and the foremost in the list ought to be 'the earring must suit your face shape'. Even if you own a designer and finest earring, do not get duped by using them that doesn't fit suit you. Buy earrings online from the wide variety of styles, colors and alternatives. How can you select from the wide variety? Here is some help to choose the right earrings for your face shape.
Round: You have a round face, if your cheekbones are broad and don't narrow down the chin.Don't: Chunky ear cuffs, circular earrings.Do's: Long earrings, stud earring or earrings that is angular in shape.
Oval: If your cheek bones and forehead has the comparable width, you have an oval face. In Oval shape, the face narrows down the cheeks to the chin.
Do not: nil
Do's: Almost anything will suit particularly pearl earrings.Square: If your cheeks, jaws and forehead have the very same width and your jaw line is strong, then it is a square face.
Do not: Chunky ear cuffs, thin hangs, Small hoops
Do's: Circular hoops earrings
Heart Shaped: If your forehead tapers down till the chin and if the forehead is wider than the cheeks, then you have a heart-shaped shape.Don't: Wear earrings that are heart-shaped.
Do's: Tear drop, chandelier earrings
Narrow: A narrow face and square are alike just the narrow face appearance elongated.
Do not: Long earrings
Do's: Small studs
Diamond Shaped: If your chin and forehead look slim than the cheekbones, you have a diamond shaped face.
Don't: Small studs and dangle earrings
Do's: Curve earrings, tear drops, chandelier earrings and earrings with soft curves to match the shape cheekbone shape.
Tips to look friendly:If you have a long neck, long dangling earring will look great on you.If you have a short neck, bring more attention to your face by wearing small stud earrings.
Drop earrings suit best with pearls.If you have selected studs, the one with a popping gem stone is a best pick.Gold stud earrings go completely with ethnic and traditional wear.Discover an ideal earring to match your clothing? Your face shape must undoubtedly be part of your earring buying decisions. If you have an ideal earring in your jewelry box, you not only stand out however your natural beauty shows with these stylish accessories.


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Cities flooding ice rinks
Sharpen your ice skates -- outdoor ice rinks in the area are set to open for the season.
All of the city of Cottage Grove's outdoor ice rinks should be flooded and frozen by the end of the week, the city's park and recreation director said.
Skating rinks at two Cottage Grove parks -- Pine Tree Valley and Peter Thompson -- are already open for use, said Zac Dockter, the city's park director. This week, crews are flooding the city's remaining rinks at night. Dockter said most should be ready by the end of the week.
St. Paul Park's hockey rink and pleasure rink at Whitbred Park at the corner of Lincoln and Selby avenues is in the process of being flooded, said Brian Rumpca, the city's assistant public works supervisor. Those rinks, he said, should be ready for use by Christmas.


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For many of us, shopping for a swim suit can feel...hopeless.
But you can't give up. The brutal heat from a Texas spring and summer command you to cool off in a pool or ocean.
Part of the struggle is that we are trying to squeeze into suits that are ill-fitting and aren't right for our body types.
So we've plucked fifteen swimsuits right off the runway that will work for these body types:
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Athletic body types- There are minimal curves and the torso area is more straight.
Slender body types- Women who are thinner and taller overall.
Curvy body types- Hourglass and pear shape figures can be considered curvy. Also those who carry extra weight around the tummy would fall into this category.
Bigger busted body types- Well, you know what this means.
There might be some looks you never thought you could pull of so...
Take a look in the gallery above for the 15 swimsuits that will work for your body type. Be on the lookout for surprise looks too.


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Peripheral Artery Disease is unequivocally a global pandemic. At Spectranetics, we are focusing on proven algorithms of treatment for the most complex and challenging cardiovascular cases.
Coronary Artery Disease is the leading cause of death among men and women. From scoring balloon technology to laser atherectomy, we offer a range of solutions to cross, lase and sculpt compromised vessels.
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Spectranetics Reports Second Quarter 2017 Revenue of $74.7 millionAugust 3, 2017
Spectranetics Announces FDA Approval of Stellarex™ Drug-Coated BalloonJuly 26, 2017


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Amos Memorial C.M.E. Church
is seeking donations to assist a young disadvantaged family, said Rev. Pansy Washington. Amos' Women's Missionary Society is sponsoring the effort. Household items, new clothing, games, toys, a Christmas tree and gift certificates are requested. To contribute, call (323) 732-8195.
Women of Vision Ministries
announced an early bird deadline of December 31 to register for $25 for its Radical Restoration Conference. Pastor Sarah Morgan will host the event on May 3-6, 2012 at the Marriott Hotel, 2500 Hollywood Way in Burbank. Presenters include Apostle John Eckhardt, Pastor Chi Chi Bismark, Bishop Peter Morgan, Psalmist Brenda Ellis, Stacey Campbell and Terry MacAlmon. Register online at womenofvisionla.org or call (310) 672-1500.
Saints of Value World Ministries
will hold an Open House Dinner on January 5, at 5 p.m., at 12110 East Firestone Boulevard in Norwalk. Dr. Earnestine Poole Anderson is guest speaker at the free event. For information, visit saintsofvalue.org.
Jewish Community Federation
is accepting nominations for its Social Action Awards for California teens. The $36,000 awards are given annually to up to five young volunteers who demonstrate leadership and commitment to making the world a better place. To enter, complete the online nomination form at jewishfed.org/teenawards/process. The deadline is January 6.
Beulahland Baptist Church
will offer Basic Spanish Classes from January 10 to March 13, at 6 p.m., at 515 East 154th Street in Gardena. Dr. Anthony Lloyd is pastor. Also, classes will be held January 11 to March 14 at United Gospel Outreach, 7225 South Main Street in Los Angeles. Rev. Joseph and Mrs. Evelyn Curtiss are the directors and Rev. J.A. Edwards is Spanish instructor. Call (323) 758-2733 for registration information.
Gates Millennium Scholars Program
is accepting applications from outstanding minority students with significant financial need. The renewable grants, sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates, can be applied towards education at any U.S. college or university. Apply online at gmsp.org or call toll-free (877) 690-4677.
The deadline is January 11.
God's House of Deliverance for All People Full Gospel Church
will honor Brother Johnny Ross on January 15, at 3:30 p.m. at New Temple M.B. Church, 8734 South Broadway in Los Angeles, said Dr. Mary Prejean, pastor and founder of God's House. Musicians, choirs and soloists are welcome to participate in the salute by calling Angela Sanders at (323) 253-1782 or Marciel Gardner at (818) 472-8054. Please respond by December 28.
Presgram/Family Media
will present Mega XI 'Zion Day' on January 22, at 5 p.m., at 801 E. Carson Street in Carson. The concert will feature George Dean and The Gospel Four, Brothers of Excellence, the Heavenly Voices, Mrs. Vickie Williams-Cotton and Pres Blackmon as M.C. For details, call (323) 616-7802.
Holman United Methodist Church
will host a practical theology course sponsored by Claremont School of Theology from January 23 to May 7 at 3320 West Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles. Rev. Dr. Henry L. Masters is senior pastor and Rev. Dr. Monica A. Coleman is class instructor. The course is available for academic credit, Continuing Education Units, or personal enrichment. For details or to register, visit cst.edu/holmantheology/


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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation is headed to Central Florida on Saturday, June 1 with the tribe's mobile registration ID unit to issue at-large citizens new photo ID Cherokee citizenship cards.
Since October, Cherokee Nation's registration department has issued more than 16,000 of the upgraded citizenship "blue cards" in Oklahoma and seven other states, as well as Washington D.C.
With 1,793 Cherokee Nation citizens living in Florida, it's important to meet with and offer some of the same benefits as citizens in Oklahoma, Principal Chief Bill John Baker said.
"Producing a government-issued, photo ID helps to instill a greater sense of pride in our people, and we're happy to bring this service to our Cherokees living outside of Oklahoma," Chief Baker said. "I've presented my photo tribal citizenship card at several major airports, and even to the U.S. Secret Service, and experienced no problems whatsoever."
The tribe's upgraded photo ID citizenship cards are similar in appearance to a driver's license. It features a citizen's Cherokee Nation registration number, official registrar signature, the citizen's photo and signature, Principal Chief's signature and a distinctive Cherokee Nation hologram seal for validation. Citizens can opt for their official Bureau of Indian Affairs Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) on the back of the card.
The photo ID cards are being issued in conjunction with a community meeting of tribal citizens in Central Florida. For more information, contact Daniel Morris at 727-348-6468 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or the Cherokee Nation registration department at 918-458-6980 or email@example.com.
The group will meet at the following time and location:
Saturday, June 1 10 a.m. to 4 p.m in Clearwater, Fla.
Moccasin Lake Nature Park Environmental & Energy Education Center
2750 Park Trail Lane
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The BrassCraft 6 in. Mini Hacksaw cuts soft type K, L and M copper tubing as well as PVC, iron pipe and wood. It features a high-impact plastic handle and a zinc-plated steel arm with a black oxide-coated steel blade.
- 6 in. blade
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- Durable and non-corrosive contoured modified handle for easy gripping
- Finger-tighten wing nut adjusts the blade tension and makes blade replacement quick, easy and safe
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Wainwright, Brooklyn (Fictitious character)
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- Brooklyn Wainwright (Fictitious character)
- found: Work cat: Carlisle, K. The lies that bind, c2010: jkt. (Brooklyn Wainwright)
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Oldschool gaming fanatics will love this series!
It's a series!
Aqua Life
Crazy antics from under the sea!
can any one tell me how to work the flash file please respawn fast
excellent game, smooth controls, and excellent choice in music
by the way, where can i get a copy of this version of the final fantasy mystic quest battle theme?
they actually released that? Amazing. That's the first time i've seen that in a browser flash game, ever! This is going to change a lot of things. wow.
Congratulating adobe aside, this is a pretty darned impressive game. The physics is nice, as are the graphical effects, explosions, etc. It's a fucking technical marvel is what it is, the framerate being smooth despite the amount of stuff going on. I've seen plenty of far worse looking games, that also ran far worse. You've done well here, and that's to be congratulated.
I've only been playing 5 mins and i can already tell this is star quality.
very challenging game fun throughout the whole thing final boss was really hard even with the final tank i almost have given up and as a final stand i bought and used the tank assassin LOL i won the final boss with only a bit of health left LOL


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Blue Chip Economic Forecaster Says Media Is Making Crisis Worse
LAS VEGAS -- Granted, the global markets are facing the most serious challenge since the Great Depression, but Blue Chip Economic Forecast contributor Jeff Thredgold told his ACUMA keynote audience that not only will the U.S. weather the storm, but 10 years from now, he'll be discussing the next big economic threat.
"We do this every 10 years, and the national media always predicts the next Great Depression," Thredgold said, reminding the audience of the big stock market crash of 1987, and the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
Thredgold said he's disappointed with the national media's coverage of the current financial crisis, saying the bailout bill would have passed sooner had Congress and the media named it something more positive, like the 'Financial Rescue Package.' Using the term bailout created a difficult situation for lawmakers facing re-election, who didn't want to vote in favor of it due to negative constituent opinions, he said.
Though he admitted that at least one of his Blue Chip colleagues is predicting the next Great Depression, Thredgold said in his opinion, things aren't as worse as they sound. Jobs, for example, are better than statistics indicate, thanks to changes in employment.
"Small business is the job creation machine in this economy, and these days, we have a lot more contract employees and long-term 1099's, who aren't counted in employment stats," he said.
The 6.1% jobless rate is the highest in five years; however, Thredgold said, most recessions include a 10% or higher unemployment rate.
But, he predicted jobs will only grow at a rate of 1% per year for the next 30 years, with most new jobs going to minorities, both foreign and domestic. Large numbers of retiring baby boomers will also create open positions to be filled, many of which will take priority over new positions.
Thredgold didn't see inflation to be much of a threat, either, saying competition and room to shrink will keep prices in line.
"We have a one-third excess capacity in almost every industry in the world," Thredgold said. "Consumers are bolder than they used to be, and the Internet provides a number of choices literally at their fingertips, so they shop around."
Thredgold has a banking background, currently serving as a consultant to the $50 billion Zions Bancorp. and has held a seat on the economic policy committee of the American Bankers Association. As such, he told the audience credit unions have a unique opportunity to pick up market share.
"The subprime lenders are gone, the Alt-A lenders are gone and banks don't have any money to lend," Thredgold said, adding, "And look, I'm a banker. I'm telling you, credit unions are in the driver's seat."


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Past and Present: The Thomas Jefferson Building
A look at Brooklyn, then and now.
The Republican Party ruled Brooklyn for most of the latter part of the 19th century, and their clubs, like the Union League and Lincoln Clubs, were large, in-your-face kind of places, reminding everyone who was boss. So you have to admire Brooklyn's Democrats for going big when they built their own party headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn. In 1888, the Kings County Democrats voted to build a permanent headquarters for the party, established the Thomas Jefferson Association under which the building would be financed, and bought a choice lot directly across from City Hall, a place they hadn't called home for quite a while.
They engaged the services of Frank Freeman, one of Brooklyn's most prominent architects, a man who was quite adept at building impressive Romanesque Revival structures. Freeman had already designed the Eagle Warehouse in Dumbo and the Behr mansion on Pierrepont Street. Only in his early 30s during this time, he also designed the headquarters for the Brooklyn Fire Department on nearby Jay Street, a building with similar proportions.
Most of Freeman's great buildings are gone, but at the turn of the 20th century, downtown Brooklyn was home to not only the Fire Department headquarters, but also the Thomas Jefferson Association Building, and his Germanic Club, a block over on Schermerhorn, where the courthouse is now. This building and the Germanic Club were very similar in style, height and materials. Freeman loved those arches, and stacking shapes on top of each other, and used both ideas liberally.
The Jefferson Building's cornerstone was laid by former president Grover Cleveland in 1889, and the building finished a year later. It rose high over its brownstone neighbor at eight stories, with Democratic Party headquarters on the first two floors. A huge party hall took up the first floor. It could seat 900 people and was furnished in polished oak. Offices for the party took up the second floor. A restaurant was in the basement level, and the rest of the building was rented out as general offices.
The building's ground floor was made of rusticated sandstone imported from Scotland, including the two large entryway arches. Above, the building was brick with terra-cotta pillars, terra-cotta trim, and large three story arched window bays. At the very top of the building was a niche with a bust of Thomas Jefferson.
The Democrats maintained their headquarters there until 1951, when the cost of upkeep proved to be too high, and the building was sold. They moved on to a smaller headquarters. In 1960, the City decided to create an arterial road to lead to the Brooklyn Bridge from Atlantic Avenue, creating Boerum Place, a multi-lane road with a center island running down its length. The creation of this roadway caused the destruction of fifteen buildings along its path, including the Thomas Jefferson Building, as well as all other buildings also on this block.
Across the street, where the Law School now stands, the large Hall of Records was also torn down. Today, as one races against traffic at Fulton Street, to get across the expanse of Boerum Place, no one knows, or remembers, what once stood there only fifty-two years ago. GMAP


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ROSWELL, Ga. – Roswell resident Edith Ivey has seen a lot happen in her 60-plus years in the entertainment industry. She spoke Nov. 29 to members of the Roswell Rotary about her decades-spanning career.
Ivey has made a career out of performing as the world around her changed – first it was radio, then black and white television, then color and, most recently, digital projection. She has appeared as Indian Princess Summerfall Winterspring on the 1950s children's show "Howdy Doody," numerous performances with the Georgia Ensemble Theatre and a recent film credit as piano teacher Mrs. Maple alongside Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
"We were as low-tech as you could get," she said of her first radio gig in Alabama when she was in high school.
Bear in mind, this was back when radio was the height of technology.
"When I started in the business 63 years ago, we used wired recorders," Ivey said. "I had to operate my own sound effects."
How do you make the sound of fire over the airwaves? Why, you crinkle cigarette wrapper paper in front of the microphone.
"There was a reason radio was called 'Theater of the Mind,'" she said.
Armed with a degree in radio and television from Alabama State, she and her husband moved to New York City in 1950, traveling via Atlanta. While in the city, Ivey took part in several roles for the budding genre of television. Then it was off to New York to work for the large radio broadcasters.
"I loved it there," she said. "It was called the Golden Age of radio and we loved it."
As television quickly supplanted radio, radio stars had to learn new tricks. Ivey found work holding the cue cards for the new TV shows, even working on a Bob Hope show.
"TV came and radio was going away, so I had to work visually. I was not prepared for that," she said.
She got a break-out gig when she auditioned and got the role of the Indian Princess Summerfall Winterspring in "Howdy Doody," replacing the first actress Judy Tyler.
Ivey came to Georgia with her family and, after living in Buckhead for a few years, came to Roswell, where she has remained ever since.
She and her husband founded the first talent agency in Atlanta and began working for the Miss USA pageant.
"Then in the late 1970s, movies came to Georgia," she said. "I guess I've made almost 50 movies now."
Due to the 2000 Screen Actors Guild strike, Ivey sought work in local theater, specifically the Georgia Ensemble Theatre.
"The GET is a marvelous place for actors in Atlanta," she said. "I'm so grateful that we in Roswell have such a great thing in GET."
The last well-known film she was a part of was "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," when she played alongside the age-defying title character played by Brad Pitt. Digital effects allowed him to age in reverse for the movie, effects that, just a decade earlier would have been unheard of.
"I've come from wired recorders to 78-inch discs to TV in black and white to small discs to color TV and now in a Brad Pitt movie in digital," she said. "I've seen it all."


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To whomever dropped groceries off at my house a week ago: My son and I truly do appreciate it, and we are very grateful.
So we would like to thank you ever so much!
— Jodi and Dakoda Hargrove
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I'm currently with Windows Phone 7.5 and HTC's Titan 1. I'd really like to go with Windows Phone 8, but the prices where I live are higher than a Nexus 4 with 16GB, and from what I've seen Jelly Bean can do everything I like and so much more. I couldn't care less about widgets and themes and wether the fonts are black or white.. I only care about the experience, and I want the phone to feel like browsing the web on a desktop, where you just go through pages with almost no loading and lag. I come from a 4.7" screen, and I'd really like to actually use my phone with one hand. I like it a little big though, so a 4.3" or 4.5" screen really fits me.
For some reason the Nexus 4 costs 700 dollars for 16GB, and I'm not that familiar with Android devices. Are there any devices out there with great hardware, great screens and a matte plastic back?


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You Need These Ridiculously Cool Lancia Top Gear Posters In Your Living Room
London-based graphic designer Salman Anjum tells me he likes three things in life: Jalopnik, Lancia and Top Gear. I'm guilty on all those counts as well. That's why I wanted to share these beautiful posters he designed with all of you.


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Pressure from liberal groups has combined with frustration with endless Senate Republican obstruction to result in Majority Leader Harry Reid seriously looking at going nuclear and ending the 60 vote rule on all Republican filibusters.
The Hill reported:
Reid is reluctant to provoke another confrontation with Republican colleagues over the rules but he's frustrated with the continued obstruction and needs the help of outside groups to turn out voters in the midterm elections.(Continued Below)
"Reid is not afraid to go further and considers reform this year a real possibility," said a senior Senate Democratic aide.
The Democratic leader has already slammed the door on President Obama's request to move trade promotion authority legislation, which labor unions detest.
Going nuclear on all filibusters is something that Sen. Reid has been increasingly considering over the last few months. Last month, Reid issued his first warning to Republicans that he would consider ending the 60 vote rule if Republicans didn't stop filibustering. Reid said, "No, I'm not thinking about it today. But I- I think-I think everyone should understand that the country cannot continue on the road that it's on. It cannot have- you cannot have when you have vacancies in the judiciary as we've had, DC Circuit, some say it's more important than the Supreme Court. But it's, at least, the second most important. They said we're not going to fill these spots because we don't want to. You can't. That's not the way we legislate."
The good news is that Sen. Reid is listening, and the pressure is working. The fact that the Majority Leader is so frustrated with Republican obstruction means that he is more receptive to what the outside groups are telling him. The message coming, not just from activists, but also from the majority of the country is that this obstruction can't continue. Getting rid of the Republican legislative filibuster is only half of the solution. Democrats must also take back the House, or at minimum, continue to defeat tea party Republicans. Each tea party Republican defeated is one less extremist in Boehner's caucus.
The latest Republican obstruction of the unemployment benefits extension has pushed Reid towards doing something that he doesn't really want to do. Ideally, Republicans would do their jobs. Sen. Reid and the Democrats shouldn't have to do this. There will be much angst and whining about the loss of the voice of the minority if this step is taken, but Republicans brought this on themselves by abusing the filibuster.
Majority Reid has no choice. He must go nuclear, and end all Republican filibusters.


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Media artist and fashion designer Amy Konstanze Mercedes Rainbow Winters is presenting her second collection of color changing fashion for the Autumn/Winter 11 season.
Amy's first Spring/Summer 11 collection has been inspired by the vibrant colors of nature like the rain-forest, light rain, cloud bursts and tropical thunderstorms. The water-reactive ink disappears revealing the color underneath the dress whilst the sun-reactive ink turns purple.
The A/W 11 collection pays homage to Yves Saint Laurent's 1965 Piet Mondrian collection and 20th century artists Picasso and Kandinsky.
Taking the colorful element of these artists, Amy added the wearable technology magic of the 21st Century to transform static color compositions into fluid, interactive color animation, reacting to the surrounding environment like sunlight, UV club light or music.
The use of color-changing inks is a unique feature to Rainbow Winters fashion designs giving them a technological twist which is so much matching with today's lifestyle of interactivity, spontaneity, reflecting the constant change in our life.
Color-changing inks that react on sun (UV) light, temperature and humidity are relatively 'low tech', a perfect solution for introducing more advanced and complex wearable technologies into the fashion world.
Interested in having one of these iconic items in your wardrobe for this season? You can find Rainbow Winters S/S 11 collection at '123 Bethnal Green Road' boutique in London. The A/W 11 collection will also be available in Tokyo, Japan at 'Le charme de Fifi et Fafa' boutique and soon worldwide at Amy Winters online store.


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NEW YORK (CBS 2) — The driver in a deadly hit-and-run in Lower Manhattan was tracked down by police.
A 27-year-old man on a Ducati motorcycle was killed when he was struck by a Nissan at West and Canal Streets on Sunday evening.
Police said the car's driver, 25-year-old Naisha Sutton of the Bronx, fled the scene. She was later arrested in Brooklyn and charged with leaving the scene of an accident and making an improper left turn.
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Kai Ryssdal: About the only business other than mortgage processing that you'd probably rather not be in today is making cars. Specifically -- Toyotas.
The company said today it's recalling 1.5 million cars. You add that to the 8.5 million Toyotas already under recall for that whole unintended acceleration thing, and it's a headache. This time it's problems with fuel pumps and brakes. Turns out Honda has the same brake problem: it's planning to recall an undetermined number of cars. And the government said today Ford's got engine fire problems.
If you feel like you've heard this story before, well, you kind of have. It's been a year of recalls. Which kind of got us wondering whether drivers even pay attention to 'em anymore.
Marketplace's Alisa Roth reports.
Alisa Roth: When Toyota first started recalling cars for "unintended acceleration" last year, drivers really paid attention.
Earl Stewart: Well concern would be too light a word. We had terrified customers.
Earl Stewart owns a Toyota dealership in North Palm Beach, Flo. He says it's a little different this time.
Stewart: Thus far today, not a single call. I'm standing around my showroom floor here at my Toyota dealership and nobody's come up to me and voiced any concern whatsoever.
Part of it may be that nobody's died as a result of the problems with the brake fluid and fuel pumps, and they haven't even caused any accidents.
Dave Sargent is in charge of global vehicle research at JD Power. He says drivers tend to head straight to their dealers when they think a problem is serious enough to cause a crash.
Dave Sargent: For other issues where consumer doesn't perceive immediate safety concern, there may be a little recall fatigue.
Not including today's announcement, Toyota says it's repaired about half the cars and trucks it's recalled in the last year. Some Toyota drivers just haven't bothered to get their cars fixed.
But some buyers are clearly thinking twice before they buy a Toyota. In September, its U.S. market share was 15 percent, which is a few points lower than last year.
But the company still has plenty of loyal drivers. Jeff Mires' Toyota Avalon was recalled earlier this year for floor mat problems. And now it's being recalled again.
Jeff Mires: When I get the notice, I'll take it in. But other than that I'm not worried about it.
He drives 1,000 miles a week, and if he had to buy another car today, he'd get another Toyota.
I'm Alisa Roth for Marketplace.


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JAFFA, Israel, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Sunday condemned the Yom Kippur vandalism of Christian and Muslim graves in Jaffa.
Headstones were smashed and spray-painted with graffiti that said "death to the Arabs" and "price tag" during the Jewish holy day on Saturday, Haaretz reported.
"Israel shows tolerance for religious sentiments and a desire for peaceful coexistence without violence, but will show no tolerance for those who oppose it," Netanyahu said during a cabinet meeting.
Police have launched an investigation into the desecration, but no suspects have been arrested. Investigators plan to use security footage to determine the exact time the incident took place, Ynetnews.com reported Sunday.
About 150 to 200 Jewish and Arab Jaffa residents held a rally Saturday night to protest the vandalism, during which a molotov cocktail was thrown on the roof of a nearby synagogue. There were no reports of injuries or significant damage.


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I have written about the GOP being off-message from time to time and that we Republicans need to focus on President Obama and the economy. The Insiders have recently talked about how politics is discouraging people by generally being in a rut and straying into social issues. I've always said that if the election in November is about the economy, then the Republicans will have a chance; if something else is on voters' minds then Obama will win.
Well, maybe it's harder to keep voters' attention than I thought, and perhaps it isn't all the candidates' fault that voter attention can wander.
Just for fun, if you use Google Insight to compare terms that have been googled in the United States over the past 30 days, "Seamus" (Romney's dog) has been googled as many times as "2012 deficit," "US national debt," and "US deficit" combined. Searches for the term "contraceptives" outweigh the combined searches for "2012 deficit," "US national debt," and "US deficit" by about 24 percent. And while the googled interest in contraceptives has been decreasing steadily since mid-last week, interest in Seamus the dog has been steadily rising, while searches for the debt or deficit have plateaued.
Really, more people made an affirmative effort to learn something via Google about Seamus the dog and his famous journey with the Romney clan 30 years ago (that is 210 years in dog years) than they did about America's deficit. Google isn't a poll, but it does offer insight into what is on people's minds and what is being talked about when pollsters and pundits aren't around.
The only person who could get satisfaction from this is Obama. His reelection campaign has to be about distraction and anything but the economy. He should be encouraged by these findings. For Republicans, there is a lesson here about how focused and disciplined we must be. Voters will always be interested in a good or bad, human or dog, interest story, but we need to do all we can to cut through the distractions. Laser-like focus on jobs, low growth, gas prices and the debt gives us a chance to win. Everything else contributes to the smoke screen that Obama needs to win.


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This graffiti work Bubble Girl was originally located in Hackney, East London, England, with much of Banksys other works. It first appeared in February 2008 on a youth center. Banksy employs a very unique artistic approach with stenciling in order to transform typical city areas into street art that critiques and satirizes society. It is usually eye-catching but also has an element of dark humor.
This work depicts a young girl blowing bubbles sliding down a drainpipe. The girl seems to be able to find enjoyment even though her playground seems to consist of industrial piping. She seems to be oblivious to her actual surroundings and possibly even the problems and difficulties presented in the environment around her. This seems to mirror society. Oftentimes society overlooks the real problems that are presented directly to us and society continues to blow our bubbles in a carefree manner. Instead of trying to make changes, like the girl finding a real playground to play in, society chooses to instead simply adapt to the problems around them, much like Banksy adapts to each location that he creates a work on. For this particular case he actually used a real drainpipe and incorporated it into his work.


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Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker will begin a week long diet this Tuesday that will consist of meals that will average $1.40 each, the amount the federal food stamps program (now known as SNAP) provides. This is being done in response to a challenge he made on twitter to a facebook follower in November.
Links to the diet a chef suggested for an earlier food stamp challenge on the SNAP budget, and the twiitter messages from the exchange where the mayor's challenge originated are in the first link.
Other mayors who have tried limiting their grocery money to food stamp levels include Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker's Food Stamp Challenge
update from 11/30/12 -
Cory Booker to Begin Food Stamp Diet
other items on Booker's food stamp diet:
Cory Booker, Newark Mayor, Outlines Specifics Of Food Stamp Twitter Challenge
Mayor on food stamps: Will Cory Booker get 'Top Chef' Tom Colicchio on board?


text: The singer in my band has a wireless mic/in ear monitor set up. I don't think it was that expensive as it has feedback issues often times, but not always. Switching to a wired mic clears the problems up. He won't give up on the thing. Other than someone in the band stealing it and throwing it in a large body of water, any suggestions?


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Kim Buchanan admits she likes her routine.
Every morning she rises and has the same breakfast: a waffle, scrambled eggs and coffee.
Five days each week, she teaches the same Advanced Placement Language Arts course to five different classes of 11th-graders at Grovetown High School.
"I am a creature of habit," said Buchanan, who was recently named Columbia County Teacher of the Year. "I think that is because there are so many things I want to do. I'm always trying to find ways to be more efficient with my time because I never think I have enough time with them."
The following accounts were taken from Columbia County Sheriff's Office incident reports:
Drunken man fights deputy before arrest
An Augusta man was arrested Saturday evening after he was found intoxicated and injured on the side of a busy Evans road.
Myron Leron Edwards, 47, was charged with willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer and public drunkenness.
The Columbia County School System has plenty of buses to handle the growing number of students this year, but is short of drivers.
More are being trained to take the wheel every day.
Last week, bus-driver trainers gathered in the Harlem High School parking lot to learn how to better train drivers.
Kim Buchanan struggled a bit to put what she was feeling into words after being named Columbia County's Teacher of the Year on Thursday.
"It's a lot to take in," said Buchanan, whose business is teaching the art of expression and rhetoric as an AP Language Arts teacher at Grovetown High School.
Buchanan said it was strange being honored by her peers, knowing that Friday she would be facing the same challenges as the day before teaching 11th graders.
"I'm just Mrs. 'B' to them," she said.
Halloween is around the corner and three Columbia County churches are making sure families have the perfect jack-o'-lantern pumpkins.
Marvin United Methodist Church is holding its 11th annual Corner Pumpkin Patch at the church on Wheeler Road at South Belair Road through Halloween.
"Event organizer Richard Albert said the patch includes two tractor-trailer loads of pumpkins and autumn décor, including chrysanthemums, hay bales and gourds.
"That's $40,000 worth of pumpkins," Albert said, who expects another truckload to arrive.
Truck returned to first owner
A Harlem woman told police Wednesday that a truck she bought from an auction somehow ended up registered to the woman the truck had been repossessed from.
The Harlem woman said she bought a 1999 Ford F-150 truck on Aug. 14 from Kwik Auto Sales in North Augusta. The truck had been repossessed and auctioned off at the business.
The land has been cleared and trees rendered into pulpwood and mulch, but shoppers shouldn't expect to be in a new section of Mullins Crossing soon.
County officials confirmed Wednesday there are no immediate plans to develop the 21-acre site at 4263 Washington Road, which is expected at some point to be used for the second phase of Mullins Crossing, an Evans retail center which opened in 2005.
Columbia County has reaffirmed its commitment to offer financial backing for three proposed hospital plans, should one win needed approval from state regulators.
Columbia County Admin-istrator Scott Johnson transmitted renewed letters of support to officials at the three Augusta hospitals vying to build the county's first hospital. Each is in the process of seeking a Certificate of Need from the state, which has already said the area has more than enough hospital beds not to warrant building a new facility.
Early voting for the Nov. 4 election begins Monday.
Voters can cast their ballots at the Columbia County Board of Elections office in Evans from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 31, according to Board of Elections Executive Director Nancy Gay.
The office has Saturday voting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 25 at three locations – the Board of Elections office, Stevens Creek Community Church on Stevens Creek Road in Martinez and Patriots Park on Columbia Road.
Advance voting continues weekdays through Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the same three locations.
Animal lovers are invited to an evening out to help homeless pets in the area.
The Pawprints Foun-dation is holding its fifth annual Wags to Wishes "Paw-ty for the Animals" at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Taylor BMW in Evans.
The foundation is a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting rescue groups by promoting animal adoption and spay-neutering, education and fundraising to support shelters and animal rescue groups.
This year's event features the casual coastal tunes of Leo Dean, live and silent auctions, shopping, food and a cash bar.
Columbia County News-Times ©2017. All Rights Reserved.


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The purpose of this position is to provide case management and clinical coordination for patients in Family Practice Clinic. Case Management is a process of patient assessment, coordination of care, integration of services, and follow-up and evaluations. This position is located in the Division of Nursing, Family Practice Clinic, Chinle, AZ.The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. The IHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.This position is being announced concurrently under Delegated Examining procedures. Please review vacancy announcement number ++IHS-17-CH-2017101-DHA++; for eligibility requirements. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered.


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Brian Lowery; Lyn Denend
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Barbara Ladao was the chief executive officer of the Neighborhood Health Clinic (NHC), a nonprofit health center located in an ethnically diverse, underserved, and complicated community. At the time, the interpersonal dynamics within the clinic had started to interfere with the ability of Ladao's staff to work effectively and efficiently together. Worse yet, she was concerned that the dysfunctional behavior (which had created a racial divide among employees) was starting to affect the clinic's patients, and ultimately could impact NHC's ability to continue expanding, raising funds, and meeting the needs of the community on a long-term basis. The "A" case explores the history, demographics, and tensions in the external environment and the impact they have on clinic operations (e.g., hiring, staff management, interpersonal relations). The "B" case evaluates specific challenges within the clinic related to language, work ethic, and discipline. The "C" case describes what course of action Ladao and her team took, the strengths of their approach, and the challenges/opportunities that still required attention at NHC.
To provide a context or backdrop against which students can learn about and explore issues related to diversity, race, social identity, and other interpersonal dynamics within a complex work environment. Specifically, to touch on the following issues: the impact of the external environment on social identity, as well as interpersonal, group, and organizational dynamics; conflict management in a culturally diverse workplace; and human resource management strategies in a complex environment.
Diversity; Human resource management; Interpersonal relations; Organizational behavior; Organizational management
Neighborhood Health Clinic (B): Grappling with Interpersonal and Multicultural Challenges
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Neighborhood Health Clinic (C): Resolving Conflict in a Dysfunctional Workplace
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Investigators say a retiree found dead after a fire in his Bay Point townhouse last week was killed by a man who stole his high-end flutes.
Twenty-three-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Rivera is being held on suspicion of murder, arson and other charges in the death of Theodore Neff.
The 66-year-old Neff was found dead in his home after a fire on the night of Dec. 3.
An autopsy determined that he had been strangled.
During their investigation, authorities found out that Neff had collected expensive flutes, including one that was valued at $23,000.
They also found out that a man had contacted the manufacturer, hoping the sell the flute.
Rivera was arrested over the weekend in a sting operation to buy the flute.
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14 August 2004
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Return of the kid
In the US, expect rain, in Australia drought: El Niño is on his way. In a forecast released on 5 August, the Climate Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Maryland, said that warm surface waters near the equator suggest El Niño will emerge in the Pacific over the next three months.
Shooting star display
The night sky will be lit up by an unusually sparkly show on Thursday, as the Earth experiences the Perseid meteor shower. The yearly event, which is caused by dust from comet Swift-Tuttle hitting the atmosphere, is expected to be extra bright this year as the Earth ploughs into the densest part of the debris left by the comet.
Ostriches for the chop
Avian flu has broken out among ostriches in South Africa for the first time. At least 30,000 birds will be slaughtered to stop the bird flu spreading to


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Just a warning: I got an email from this sender telling me that my subscriptions to "Quilt" and "McCalls Quilting" would expire in 3/2011. I've learned to check for myself on those, so I went directly to the magazine (NOT the link that Magazine-Agent.com) sent me and found that I had renewed both in September and October. My subscription to both is good until 2013.
I've been caught by these "agents" before and ended up with my subscriptions so far out that I'm not sure I'll live long enough to see the end of it. And because I bought them through an "agent" (unbeknownst to me), I couldn't get a refund when I tried to cancel them. Now I always go directly to the magazine website, even if I receive an envelope that claims to come from the publisher. The email notification is a new one on me. I take lots of magazines, and so it's interesting that only the two quilt magazines came up.
Also, if you just search for the magazine by title, make sure you are actually on the publisher's website. There are "agents" all over the internet it seems. Buyer beware.


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Incentive package key to expansion in Wilmington, other areas
GE Aviation said it is still working closely with the state to finalize an incentive agreement that would clear the way for a $195 million company expansion in North Carolina.
But company spokeswoman Kelly Walsh would not give details, and calls this week to the N.C. Department of Commerce for an update weren't returned.
It's been two weeks since the aircraft manufacturer announced its plans and since several communities where the expansion would take place offered their own incentives.
But a state incentive package holds the key to the overall deal.
It's an all or nothing deal, said Scott Satterfield, CEO of Wilmington Business Development, which is in charge of economic development for Wilmington and New Hanover County.
"We have been told since the outset that participation of all the communities will be critical to this project," he said this week.
New Hanover County, Ashe County and West Jefferson, Durham and Durham County and Asheville have all voted to provide their own incentives that would attract expanded operations by the aircraft maker.
GE Aviation announced June 17 that it would add 242 jobs – possibly 35 of them at their Castle Hayne facility – and invest $195 million over five years in the state if a set of local and state incentives could be lined up.
New Hanover is offering $875,000, while Ashe County and the town of West Jefferson are offering $2.6 million. Durham and Durham County are offering a total of $600,000 and Asheville has promised $1.6 million.
The size, scope or nature of any state incentives are not yet known.
But Asheville will get a potential $126 million investment. GE Aviation will build a new 125,000-square-foot facility, next to an existing GE Aviation machining plant, that would produce engine components made of advanced ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials.
Within five years, the work force at the plant would be expected to grow to more than 340 people. The company's facility in Durham assembles commercial jet engines. The investment there would allow for increased capacity and new plant and equipment for the next generation of commercial engines.
In West Jefferson, GE Aviation plans to build an 80,000-square-foot expansion of its rotating parts machining plant that will add 105 jobs by 2017.
New Hanover County will give GE Aviation $175,000 per year for five years. The plan requires GE to invest at least $63 million in real and personal property at the Castle Hayne plant and add at least 35 new jobs at the same facility.
Despite the package of promised local incentives, the overall deal hinges on an agreement between the company and the state.
Woody White, chairman of the New Hanover County commissioners, said it would shock him if there was no agreement with the state.
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text: I'm typically more of a reader than a poster on these forums, but I've encountered a dilemma that I believe you lovely folks can help me out with. I play with the Babolat PDR+ Cortex. Since switching from the non-cortex version to the cortex version, I've noticed that I am cracking the frames rather easily. I've gone through five frames in six months. With the older model, I broke two total in a year and a half, and both of those breaks were due to serious abuse. I don't claim to be kind to my racquets. All of the breaks have been due to my temper, but one of the racquets broke after literally hitting it once against the ground without excessive force. I don't feel like I've gotten any stronger or I'm being any more abusive to my racquets than normal--they just seem to be breaking more often. To Babolat's credit, they've replaced two of racquets that showed cracks toward the upper-side(s) of the racquet. I didn't bother sending back the ones that were blatantly abuse. I recently got another crack at the upper side of the beam (after a racquet toss that I didn't feel was particularly aggressive), so I'll be sending my last PDR+ cortex back to Babolat in hopes that they'll replace it. Even if they do, I think it's time for me to start planning my future after the PDR+ Cortex. After a rather long introduction, my questions are two-fold. Firstly, have any of you noticed that Babolat racquets seem to be breaking more often than they used to? Secondly, can you recommend a racquet similar to the PDR+ Cortex that might be of stronger build quality. One of my friends had an old Radical that he used to literally bounce over his head or across the net, and that thing never broke. As much as I love the PDR+ Cortex, I cannot afford (time-wise or money-wise) to be breaking the frame twice per USTA season. I don't have much faith in Prince since I once broke an O3 White by accidentally hitting it against a stringer from about six inches away while pulling out a stubborn knot prior to restringing the racquet, but perhaps that one was just a lemon or Prince's o-port frames have become more solid since then (three years ago). As a brief description of my playing style, I'm very much a baseliner with a pretty hard flat serve (110 mph on a good day), and I dance around my backhand whenever possible to play the aggressive forehand. My backhand is one-handed (I switched to 1hbh about a year and a half ago), and I probably slice it 85-90% of the time, but I'm working to build my confidence in the topspin. I'm aware that the PDR+ is not the most 1hbh-friendly racquet around, so I'm definitely open to trying new racquets! When I picked my first PDR+, I was choosing between that and the Wilson KBlade Tour (93) as my top two racquets. Thanks so much for your help and wisdom!


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Players to watch and Friday's key games
Chazz Surratt, G, East Lincoln
The 6-foot-1 freshman scored a career-high 25 points Tuesday as East Lincoln moved back into a tie for first place in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference with an 88-57 defeat of Cherryville. Surratt also had eight rebounds, four assists and four steals. He averages 15.7 points, 3.2 assists and 4.1 rebounds entering Friday�s game at Lincolnton.
Carly Kluttz, F/C, East Gaston
The Brenau University signee had a monster game with 19 points and 15 rebounds Tuesday as the Warriors beat Garinger for their second league win. It�s been a big stretch for Kluttz, who scored 23 points and pulled down eight rebounds the previous game against Harding. Kluttz averages 10.2 points and 9.0 rebounds as East Gaston travels to Ashbrook Friday.
Other strong performances Tuesday:
Boys: Jaelan Kennedy had 29 points and nine rebounds as Hunter Huss beat Crest in a battle of league unbeatens � Gaston Day�s Trevor Anderson scored 29 points in a losing cause against Charlotte Latin � Kameron Harper�s 22 points helped Highland Tech move into a first-place league tie with a win over Lincolnton � Jerimiah Hunter had 20 points, five rebounds and three blocks in Hunter Huss� win over Crest � Kerrion Moore recorded 20 points and four assists in the Huss victory.
Girls: Jennifer Allison had 31 points and six rebounds, lifting East Lincoln to a defeat of Cherryville, its first win of the season � North Gaston�s Kendal Cloninger scored 27 in a win over Kings Mountain � Bre Armstrong recorded 24 points and 16 rebounds in Forestview�s double-overtime win over Ashbrook � Alexis Wallace had 21 points for Ashbrook � East Gaston�s Sa�Mauria Shannon recorded 18 points and eight rebounds � Jalaah Crosby scored 18 for Huss � Nina Okoroji had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Gaston Christian.
Boys: Highland Tech (4-8, 3-1) at Lake Norman Charter (8-4, 3-1)� Highland Tech�s 0-6 start is a distant past and the Rams have worked their way into a first-place league tie with three other teams, including Friday�s opponent.
Boys: Cherryville (8-6, 2-2) at Bessemer City (10-2, 3-1)� Bessemer City had its 10-game winning streak snapped Tuesday at North Lincoln but won�t have any trouble getting motivated at home Friday against its biggest rival.
Boys: Forestview (7-7, 2-2) at Hunter Huss (12-2, 4-0) � Hunter Huss remained undefeated in the Big South with an 85-79 win over fellow league unbeaten Crest on Tuesday. Now the Huskies face a rival that�s coming off a lopsided loss to Ashbrook but brings plenty of athleticism to the court.
Girls: North Lincoln (9-5, 3-1) at West Lincoln (5-7, 3-1)� These teams are tied with Lake Norman Charter for second in the league and are trying to stay within range of SPC leader Lincolnton.


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Former Canada Dry Bottling of Lansing President Jack Shanker Dies at 94
Sad news came in to BevNET Tuesday afternoon when we learned that Jack Shanker, the grandfather of current Canada Dry Bottling Co. of Lansing, Mich. owner Randy Shanker, had passed away at 94.
Jack Shanker went to work for his father, the founder of the company, when he was just 15, and helped build an independent bottling company that has lasted for 75 years and is currently under its fourth generation of family ownership.
According to Randy Shanker, "He was an amazing man, and extra special to me. Started our business (he was 15 and still in High School,) with his Father Louis, in 1933. Bottled, distributed, had his own brand, and then some…. We should all be so blessed."
Jack Shanker worked at the family company from its founding in 1933 until he retired in 1986, with a brief break to serve on the front lines of WWII. The company history offers a broad and interesting look into the ongoing story of a local, family-owned bottling operation.


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Published on January 18th, 2011 | by Mark Chesnut
TRAVEL VIDEO: Mazatlan, Mexico — The Pulmonia Experience
|The pulmonía is a unique, fun alternative to taxi cabs in Mazatlan, Mexico,
What better way to travel than aboard an overgrown golf cart? In Mazatlán — the Mexico vacation hotspot often called the "Pearl of the Pacific" because of its scenic Pacific coast location — it's the most enjoyable way to get around (and a lot more interesting than a regular taxi). The pulmonía — which means, literally, "pneumonia" — is a quirky form of transportation with an interesting moniker, and you won't find anything quite like it anywhere else. During my most recent visit to Mazatlán, I made this VIDEO introduction to the pulmonía experience. Hop on board (and hold on to your hat; it's a bit windy!).
Stay tuned to LatinFlyerBlog.com for even more photos, videos and reviews from Mazatlán.
|The pulmonía cuts a hard-to-forget profile against Mazatlan's waterfront.
|Watch the LatinFlyer video for the story behind how these quirky pulmonia vehicles got their name!


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Tamaqua news
Rush-Ryan seniors
The Rush, Ryan and Delano Senior Citizens Inc. met Oct. 23 at the Ryan Township Fire Company with 35 members in attendance.
The business session was conducted by President Eleanor Schmerfeld. Kathleen Valentine offered the invocation.
Reports were presented by Gloria Gerhard and Shirley Becker. Birthday greetings were extended to Carol Sedlock. Thank you cards were received from Manny and Sylvia Garcia and Judy Mogish. Hubb Becker and Alberta Corch were added to the sick list. Betty Torso was welcomed back to the group.
The annual Christmas party has been scheduled for Dec. 11 at noon.
The group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Anyone 55 or older is welcome to join.
Adult Day Care
The Tamaqua Area Adult Day Care Center is seeking volunteers to serve on its board of directors.
Anyone interested in serving on the board may call (570) 668-6577 or visit Monday through Friday, between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Thanksgiving dinner
The Tamaqua Salvation Army will sponsor a free community Thanksgiving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22.
Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center is located at 105 W. Broad St.
For more information, or to volunteer to help, call (570) 668-0410.
Senior citizens
The Tamaqua Seniors met Nov. 8 at the Tamaqua Community Center with 91 members in attendance. President Jean Machamer conducted the business session. Secretary Garber provided the invocation, entitled "November is a Thankful Time."
Reports were offered by Vice President Nancy Gerber and secretary Garber. Ruth Kemmerer and Helene Clouser were added to the sick list.
Condolences were offered to Ruth Veone and Norma Burke on the loss of their father.
One new member, Anthony Valasko, was welcomed to the group.
The meeting concluded with cards and social games.
The group meets every Thursday at 1 p.m., at the community center.
Anyone 55 or older is welcome to join. The center is handicap accessible.
Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church will offer a special GriefShare seminar to help those grieving the loss of a loved one manage the holiday season. Entitled "Surviving the Holidays," the seminar will be offered on Dec. 2, at 2 p.m., at the church.
The seminar will offer practical advice on ways to deal with your sorrow while others are celebrating the holidays. Refreshments will be served.
The event is free and open to the public. The church is located at 223 E. Broad St.
For more information, or to register, call (570) 668-2520.


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Bayern hope for keeper boost
Ottmar Hitzfeld is confident Michael Rensing will be fit for Bayern's Uefa Cup tie with Aberdeen.
Last Updated: 13/02/08 5:22pm
Ottmar Hitzfeld is confident goalkeeper Michael Rensing will be fit for Bayern Munich's Uefa Cup tie with Aberdeen.
The German giants are facing up to an injury crisis for Thursday's last 32, first-leg fixture at Pittodrie, with several first-team regulars missing.
Oliver Kahn has already returned to Munich with flu, while concerns over Rensing's fitness have prompted fears that 41-year-old Bernd Dreher will have to start in goal.
But Bayern coach Hitzfeld is optimistic that Rensing will overcome a back injury the promising keeper picked up while tying his shoelaces.
"A couple of days ago Michael hurt his back while tying his shoes," Hitzfeld told reporters.
"I'm confident he'll be able to play, though. In an emergency we'll find someone to tie his laces for him."
Dreher has spent over a decade with Bayern, but would be making his European debut for the club, if Rensing is not passed fit.
In addition to Kahn's illness, Bayern are also without Franck Ribery, Daniel van Buyten, Willy Sagnol and Mark van Bommel.


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This always should have made good pictures and Andrew Walmsley didn't disappoint. The Rainbow Run involves running 3K and being pelted by powder on the way so you finish in all the colours of the rainbow. For those of you viewing in black and white, this is the red section...
Didcot Railway Centre hosted 225 school children at their D-Day Commemoration Day. I think this is a great shot of Ladygrove Primary pupils Bethany Wright and Adam Baker skipping down the platform, gas mask boxes flying. Nice composition, nice colours, a fine job of taking us back in time by Ed Nix
Hastily skipping over the issue of whether you can May dance in June (I believe the event was postponed for some reason) Mark Hemsworth has caught a lovely moment from the event at Batt CE Primary School. With a long lens shot, Mark picks out one joyful face as the surrounding colours drop into soft focus all around her
Bruce Shelton wrote a book entitled Fighting Cancer With Red Wine and Cigars and in keeping with the 'fighting spirit' theme, Cliff Hide got this great Winston Churchill-inspired portrait of the author, looking resolute and determined
It is said of some minor celebrities that they'll turn up to the opening of an envelope. Raymond Blanc is more major league than that, and kindly attended to open the new ticket office at Haddenham and Thame Parkway. However, not before first offering to trim the tie of station manager Malachy McGirr. Great shot, great moment (great names) – picture Cliff Hide
A new football pavilion still fenced off didn't seem like it would make a decent picture, but Dave Fleming did a great job thinking on his feet for a beautifully composed shot that has the viewer concentrating on the skills of Naofil Dogar rather than the quarantined building. The new building is part of Hinksey Park Football Club's expansion plans and should be open in July.
This one's full of life. I like the pose caught by the snapper, Andrew Walmsley. I like the fact we have a false beach in the middle of our city and I like the fact that the sun occasionally comes out in this country. Liuguoqing in acrobatic splendour as 'Immortal Chi' put on a show as part of the Oxford Pride Parade
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- American-style restaurant chain wants to open at the new Westgate Centre
- New faces around the county council cabinet table
- Oxfordshire detective is a contestant on Channel 4 survival show The Island with Bear Grylls
- Managing director Greig Box Turnbull to leave Oxford United at end of season
- Companies still signing up for jobs fair at Oxford Town Hall
- Hundreds will gather as soldier killed in Iraq is repatriated
- Staff and students celebrate actress's big win at the Golden Globes
- Inquests opened into death of couple who died in cottage fire on Blenheim Palace estate
- Inquest opened into death of pensioner found in River Ock in Abingdon
- Man wearing beanie hat exposes himself to woman on city street
- Chain running Randolph Hotel in Oxford in 'best shape ever' after announcing £55m profit


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Nottingham Rowing Club
Nottingham Rowing Club, based near Trent Bridge, is the largest club in the East Midlands and one of the most successful in the country - in the ten years since we were founded we've amassed over 1000 wins. We run several different programmmes, from High Performance to recreational, so there should be something for almost everyone whether you're an aspiring international, an improver, or simply want to potter about on the river.
- For information on joining the club as an experienced rower, please use the link in the 'About NRC' menu above.
- For information on Adult Learn to Row courses follow the link in the 'About NRC' menu above
- For directions to the club please scroll to the bottom of this page
Nottingham Rowing Club's High Performance Programme is recognised and supported by the GB Rowing Team and funded through the National Lottery.
NRC has a track record of coaching rowers to challenge for a place in the GB Rowing National Squads and is committed to Rowing's World Class Performance Strategy.


text: The President's Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan shatters our false sense of security that American society is no longer suseptible to infection on a pandemic scope. In fact, this is a very real threat, and we are not prepared to deal with a pandemic. The report clearly illuminates the fact that America currently does not have the ability to produce and maufacture the vaccines and antivirals necessary to treat the American public if a flu pandemic occurred. We need to create incentives for companies to invest in the research and development of new drugs to treat other newly emerging infectious diseases. Developing new antibmicrobial drugs and vaccines is risky and expensive -- and companies aren't doing enough of it. We need to create a favorable economic climate for these important investments in public health.


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This week on the Free Apps Roundup: Read it Later changed their name to Pocket. But they did more than that. They added some features and made their app free. Sketch Nation Studio wants to make it easy for you to create and sell your own games. Arqball Spin is a really cool app to create interactive, 360 degree representations of real objects. And, as always, there's so much more.
The Top Three:
- Pocket – Remember Read it Later? It changed names. Henceforth, it shall be known as Pocket, and it's the service that would like to take all this things you'd like to read or look at later and hold them for you. It's a service that catalogs the stuff you find interesting and saves it for when you have enough time to really enjoy it. You can view your stuff anywhere on a plethora of devices. And now it's free, too.
- Sketch Nation Studio – If you like video games, then you've probably thought about making your own game at least once. Sketch Nation Studio makes it super easy to make your own game and even sell it on the App Store (for money even!). Basically, you draw all of the game objects, pick the type of game and set up some more stuff. When that's all done, you can share your game and even sell it as an in game purchase. If your game sells, you get to keep 50% of the revenue. Not bad for a few minutes of work.
- Arqball Spin – 3D models are cool. 360 degree interactive photos are almost as cool and that's exactly what you can make with Arqball Spin. Just find an object that you can spin or walk around (best results will be had with a "stage"). Then just let the app take a bunch of pictures of it while you do so. The app spits out something that's shareable with anyone using a modern web browser.
- ILLUSIA 2 – casual platform action RPG
- Scott Kelby's Lighting Recipes – photography information
- Joypad Legacy – use your iOS device as a controller for Mac or PC games
Free for a limited time:
- MarsDefense – defend Mars against…?
- Yoga for Insomnia – yoga app that either causes or relieves insomnia
- N+OTES – notes app with folders
- Doc^2 – word processor (supports .doc and .docx)
- Spaceblip HD – similar to Tron or Snake, but in space
- Scorched Monster – retro platformer
- Hyperlight – retro arcade space shooter
- AngerOfStick2 – stick-based side-scrolling platformer
- Verde – energy tracking utility; save power, save the world
- Synth – instrument used by Gorillaz
- Beyond Death – futuristic racing
- UFO Hotseat – cell shaded turn-based strategy game
- FlyBoy – skydiving game
- RealBass – a fake bass
- GPlayer – plays almost any video format
- Jewel Frenzy – match three or more
- Fotopedia National Parks – US National Parks app
- Edge – unique 3D geometric puzzler
- Burn The City – physics destruction puzzles
- Paper Monsters – similar to LittleBigPlanet


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60th Anniversary
Joan and Bill Leckrone
Congratulations to Joan and Bill Leckrone of Amherst, who will celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary. The couple was married July 10, 1948 in Parma by the Rev. Ward. They have resided in Amherst since 1995.
Joan enjoys sewing, baking, volunteering, and reading. Bill is retired from IBM. He can be seen walking and riding his bike. He puts his time and talent to good use volunteering at his church. They are both members of Heritage Presbyterian Church, and enjoy traveling to visit family.
Joan and Bill have nine children, Gloria (Gary) of Newburyport, New Hampshire, Nancy (Gary) of Olmsted Falls, David of Mansfield, Don (Cathy of Findlay, Janet (Michael) of Corvallis, Oregon, Laura (Steve) of North Olmsted, Judy (Ray) of Hampton New Hampshire, Tom (Laura) of Hudson, Maine, Holly (Kirk) of Oxford, Michigan. They have 23 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A luncheon will be held in their honor Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Heritage Presbyterian Church. Also, an open coffee hour will be hosted after services Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the church.


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Manufacturer introduces new member of its travel-size guitar line-up.
Freshman has released the FA1TRAVLTD, the latest addition to the company's range of travel-size guitars.
The new model features a graded solid sitka spruce top, flamed maple back and sides, tortoise shell binding and rosette, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, nickel machine heads and it's also equipped with a Fishman Sonitone GT1 preamp system and Natural Satin finish.
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Grilled Prime Rib
The technique known as grill roasting transforms your backyard grill into an outdoor oven, achieving the same results as with oven roasting but without heating up the kitchen—ideal for warm summer days. For best results, season the roast the night before. Horseradish cream makes a delicious accompaniment: combine one part prepared horseradish with two to three parts sour cream, then season to taste with salt, pepper and fresh lemon juice.
- 1 prime rib roast, about 5 1/2 lb.
- Maldon sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 2 large red onions, each cut into 6 wedges
- 2 large fresh thyme sprigs
Tie butcher's twine around the roast in between each bone. Place the roast on a baking sheet and generously season on all sides with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.
Brush the roast with 1 Tbs. of the olive oil. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. In a bowl, stir together the onions and the remaining 1 Tbs. olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Prepare a hot fire in a grill. Place a steel grill roaster in the center of the grill, cover the grill and preheat for 5 minutes.
Place the roast, fat side down, in the pan and sear until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the roast over, bone side down. Turn off the center burners and reduce the outside burners to medium-low, adjusting them as needed to maintain the internal grill temperature at 350°F. Cover the grill and cook the roast for 45 minutes. Place the onions along the sides of the pan and lay the thyme sprigs on top. Re-cover the grill and continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the roast, away from the bone, registers 120°F for medium-rare, 30 to 60 minutes more, or until done to your liking.
Transfer the roast to a carving board, cover loosely with aluminum foil and let rest for 15 minutes. Carve the roast and serve the onions alongside. Serves 4 or 5.
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A constitutional monarchy of southwestern Europe with coastlines on the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea, Spain shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal; it includes the Balearic and Canary island groups, in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, respectively, and enclaves in northern Morocco. Area: 504,783 sq km (194,898 sq mi). Pop. (1995 est.): 39,188,000. Cap.: Madrid. Monetary unit: Spanish peseta, with (Oct. 6, 1995) a free rate of 123.75 pesetas to U.S. $1 (195.63 pesetas = £ 1 sterling). King, Juan Carlos I; prime minister in 1995, Felipe González Márquez.
Expectations that after 13 years Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez was rapidly nearing the end of his tenure in office dominated politics in 1995 as an increasingly wobbly Socialist government lost key parliamentary support amid growing scandals. González, Europe's second longest governing leader, after Helmut Kohl of Germany, pledged to call elections on March 3, 1996, a year ahead of schedule, while steadfastly defending his record and that of his government. González agreed to lead the party again himself.
The widely shared perception that the Socialist era would soon give way to a government led by the conservative Popular Party had a major impact on the lingering conflict in Spain's three northeastern Basque provinces. The armed Basque separatist group, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), showed signs of changing strategy with the assassination on January 23 of Gregorio Ordóñez, a leader of the Popular Party in Guipúzcoa province. Of the roughly 800 deaths during ETA's 27-year-old independence campaign, all but a handful had been military or police officers. ETA's failed assassination attempt on April 19 against José María Aznar, the Popular Party's intended candidate for prime minister, was followed by ETA demands to negotiate Basque self-determination. Violence flared up anew in December as bombings attributed to ETA killed six civilian naval employees in Madrid on December 11, a shopper in a department store in Valencia on December 16, and an army major in León on December 22.
While both the government and the opposition roundly rejected talks with ETA, the country's fight against the separatists gave rise to continuing scandal. A former Socialist official in the Basque country, Ricardo García Damborenea, and a former chief of state security, Rafael Vera, were jailed and questioned on February 17 in connection with the shadowy Anti-Terrorist Liberation Group (GAL), which judicial investigations tied to Spanish security forces. Damborenea later told a court that González himself had been responsible for GAL, which killed 27 people in southern France between 1983 and 1987 in the so-called dirty war against ETA. The newspaper El Mundo published documents in October indicating that French border officials had been paid by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior to help track down ETA guerrilla squads across the border. In late November the Cortes (parliament) lifted the immunity of José Barrionuevo, a former minister of the interior, so he could be questioned about GAL.
Spaniards' attention was shifted abroad when Canadian authorities seized the Spanish trawler Estai on March 9 on the high seas off Newfoundland, claiming to be defending stocks from overfishing to the point of depletion. After Spanish warships had been sent to defend the fishing fleet, weeks of bitter dispute between Canada and the European Union (EU) ended in an agreement to lower the Spanish fishermen's halibut catch in the Grand Banks.
On March 18 Spain's first royal wedding in 89 years, the marriage in Seville of the Infanta Elena to banker Jaime de Marichalar, captivated the country and highlighted the popularity of the restored Bourbon monarchy. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia welcomed the heir to the throne, Prince Felipe, back from two years of graduate study in the United States to assume an increasingly prominent role in the family's official engagements.
Benefiting from the Socialists' troubles, the Popular Party comfortably won regional and municipal elections on May 28, taking charge of 10 of 13 regional governments and winning a plurality in 42 of 52 provincial capitals. An increase of 10% in the PP's results over the previous election (1991) put the conservatives five points ahead of the Socialists and in the lead for the first time.
Long-standing efforts to direct more of Europe's attention southward reached their zenith during Spain's six-month presidency of the EU that began July 1. Throughout the spring and summer, unrest hit Spanish ports as some 600 fishing boats were idled because of stalled negotiations on an EU fishing treaty with Morocco. In Madrid a political rather than economic decision was made to accept Rabat's demands for severe cuts in the EU's catch in Moroccan waters. Concessions were also made on granting Morocco access to EU agricultural markets, which thereby would put it in competition with Europe's home-grown fruit and vegetables, in order to help strengthen ties between North Africa and southern Europe.
Spain's most ambitious initiative under its EU presidency was the Mediterranean Conference held November 28-29 in Barcelona, in which 12 North African and Middle Eastern countries met with the 15 EU nations to discuss aid, trade, and cultural and political relations. González' principal political passion had always been foreign affairs, and the prime minister repeatedly cited Spain's incumbency in the EU presidency as a key reason why the country should not schedule early elections during 1995. He was willing to hold the elections, he said, following an EU-U.S. summit in December to redefine transatlantic relations and the final EU summit in Madrid that month, in which Spain hoped to influence the future course of the union.
Opposition parties, however, saw Spain's prospects differently, particularly its economic ones. Though the economy had been recovering strongly since late 1994, investors remained doubtful about Spain's ability to meet criteria for the EU's single currency by 1997, as government spending and inflation remained wide of its targets. Market pressure on the peseta forced a 7% devaluation on March 6. Unemployment barely declined from a European high of over 21%, and inflation seemed unlikely to come in within the government's 3.5% target.
By the time the Socialists came to sound out other parties about the upcoming budget in the summer, pressure on González from the GAL case, as well as other scandals, was leading even his allies to conclude there was little to gain from supporting him. The Catalan nationalist grouping Convergence and Union, which had provided the minority Socialists with a working parliamentary majority since González' party won 159 of 350 seats in the most recent national election in June 1993, withdrew its support from the government in July. Rather than lend their votes to a no-confidence motion that would bring down the government, the Catalans decided in October to join with the Popular Party in defeating the government's proposed 1996 budget. It was the Socialists' first parliamentary defeat since taking office in 1982 and the first time a budget had been rejected under Spain's post-Franco democracy.
In December Foreign Minister Javier Solana Madariaga was appointed NATO secretary-general; he was replaced by Carlos Westendorp, a career diplomat.


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The parent of American Airlines Inc. posted a net profit in May, and its chief executive said he expects the carrier to post a profitable second quarter, which would be its first since 2007.
Fort Worth-based AMR Corp. reported $65 million in net profit for May, compared with a $132 million net loss for the same month last year.
Excluding $59 million in bankruptcy reorganization charges and other items, AMR would have posted a monthly operating profit of $124 million. The $26 million in reorganization charges included $10 million for aircraft financing renegotiations and rejections. Reorganization charges and other items totaled $187 million in May 2012.
AMR provides financial updates as part of monthly operating reports it must file with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court since it filed Chapter 11 reorganization Nov. 29, 2011.
"We expect to report a strong, profitable second quarter — our first since 2007," AMR chief executive Tom Horton wrote in a letter sent to employees Thursday. The operating report shows "continued progress" toward the airline's restructuring, he said.
Horton said he expects AMR and US Airways Group Inc. to close their merger in the third quarter, pending approvals by regulators and US Airways shareholders. The two airlines announced the merger in February.
May's operating results improved significantly, mainly because of lower labor costs from a year earlier. AMR's labor costs declined by $112 million to $487 million.
The company's monthly labor costs are on track to meet the goal set in the business plan AMR released in February 2012: to reduce its annual labor costs by about $1.25 billion.
AMR's fuel costs also declined in May, down $61 million to $707 million.
Passenger revenue totaled $2.12 billion in May, down 2.4 percent from a year earlier. The latest figures include $1.6 billion in American revenue and $256 million from its regional affiliates, including American Eagle.
In his letter, Horton said American continues to grow its international business.
"One of our biggest opportunities is Latin America, where economic growth is robust," he said. He noted several recent developments and plans for that market:
American began flying from Dallas/Fort Worth to Lima, Peru in April and plans to operate service from Dallas/Fort Worth to Bogota, Colombia, this fall.
American is expanding service to Brazil in preparation for it hosting the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament and the 2016 Olympic Summer Games. American was recently awarded route authority to begin service between Los Angeles and São Paulo, Brazil, starting in November. Late this year, it plans to add service between Miami and Curitiba and Porto Alegre, for a total of nine destinations in Brazil.
In a separate filing Thursday, American borrowed $1.05 billion under a new credit agreement with Deutsche Bank and entered into a $1 billion revolving credit facility with Citigroup Global Markets. The proceeds can be used for general corporate purposes, including aircraft financing, the repayment of existing debt and bankruptcy exit costs, according to the filing.
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Growing interest in beverage cans for premium beer
The Australian Craft Brewers conference was held over May 20 and 21 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Now in its third year, this is the industry's premier event for building networks and knowledge of the fastest-growing alcohol category worldwide. Visy was delighted to again sponsor the event, as one of over 20 key suppliers from the industry.
The conference gave craft brewers from Australia and New Zealand the opportunity to collaborate on a range of industry topics with guest speakers, panel discussions and trade displays. Visy showcased various craft beer packaging solutions including ranges of fibre packaging, beverage cans, one way Kegs and PakTech can and bottle carrier products.
Feedback from brewers highlighted the growing interest in beverage cans as a sustainable alternative to glass for premium beers. This mirrors a clear trend out of US craft beer markets. The beverage can provides the ideal vehicle to maintain beer properties, keeping light and oxygen away from the beer and maintaining product quality.


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The much-rumoured deal involving Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Jason Maas going to Hamilton finally has been done.
The particulars of the trade -- Maas to the Tiger-Cats for quarterback Danny McManus, centre/guard Tim Bakker and Hamilton's first overall pick in the 2006 Canadian Football League draft -- will be made official today, a league source said yesterday.
Maas is expected to be in Hamilton at a later date to be introduced, the source said.
While the deal will give Hamilton a quarterback who threw for more than 5,000 yards last year and did well in a relief role in the West Division semi-final and final, Edmonton will benefit, too. Not only do the Grey Cup-champions receive the No. 1 pick in next year's draft -- and, if they choose, first crack at Western Ontario Mustangs receiver Andy Fantuz, this year's Hec Crighton Award winner as the top university player in Canada -- but Edmonton receives a veteran centre/guard in Bakker. The Eskimos may need Bakker with offensive linemen Kevin Lefsrud, Bruce Beaton and Chris Morris all eyeing possible retirement.
McManus is expected to become the third-stringer behind Ricky Ray and Jason Johnson.
The Maas swap is believed to be the future considerations in the October deal that sent running back Troy Davis and Dan Comiskey to Edmonton for defensive back Tay Cody, receiver Brock Ralph and a first-round pick. Hamilton will have the ninth, 10th and 12th picks overall in the draft.
Roy Shivers is staying put as general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Despite a mediocre 9-9 record and first-round playoff loss this season, the club said its board unanimously supports Shivers and his recommendations for 2006, the final year remaining on his contract.
The retention of Shivers also means Danny Barrett, the club's head coach and assistant general manager, will return. Barrett, too, has a year remaining on his contract.
Buying out both Shivers and Barrett reportedly would have cost the community-owned franchise $400,000.


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Didier Drogba will in the starting lineup when Chelsea faces Fulham Wednesday even though blood tests on Monday evening revealed he has malaria.
The 32-year-old Ivorian played Sunday at Liverpool despite suffering a fever. He has has started to use medication that should free him of the illness within 48 hours. No one is sure when Drogba came down with the illness, but it could have been in his system since the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola in January.
"Didier has had difficulty training for the last month," said Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti. "He didn't feel good and didn't have the power or ability to train properly. I think he lost some conditioning. He was unselfish by still playing when he was not at 100 percent but now he has been diagnosed we have the possibility to improve his condition. Malaria was serious once. Now it's a bit different as you can treat it very well and move on very quickly. He is resolving the problem."