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The Auburn football team opened the Gus Malzahn era with a 31-24 win over Washington State on Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The two teams played a see-saw first half which saw five lead changes and 46 total points before Auburn pulled out the victory.
Auburn rushed for 297 yards on 45 carries, led by Corey Grant's 146, which included a 75-yard touchdown run in the second quarter which helped give Auburn a lead it would hold onto for the rest of the game.
Nick Marshall finished 10-for-19 for 99 yards. Sammie Coates (44 yards) and Quan Bray (28 yards) each had three catches.
Auburn's defense collected three interceptions on the night, two by Robenson Therezie, including one in the end zone as Washington State was driving late in the fourth quarter for a tying score.
Washington State struck first, taking a seven-point lead on a Jeremiah Laufasa 4-yard run, capping a 12-play, 75-yard drive.
Auburn took its first lead of the game when Ryan White's two-point conversion run made it 8-7 following a Tre Mason 8-yard scoring run. The touchdown the 10th of Mason's career while the successful two-point conversion was Auburn's first since Lee Guess caught a Carl Stewart pass at Alabama in 2006.
Washington State took a 14-8 lead with 8:02 left in the first half on a Connor Halliday 7-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Ratliff, capping off a nine-play, 67-yard drive. The lead was short-lived, however, as Mason returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for the game-tying score. A successful Cody Parkey extra-point put Auburn ahead, 15-14.
Mason's 100-yard return tied for the second-longest in school history and marks the sixth consecutive season in which Auburn has returned at least one kickoff for a touchdown, tied for the third-longest active streak in the nation.
Washington State wasted little time answering Mason's return, going 75 yards in just 1:28 to reclaim the lead, 21-15, with 6:18 left in the half. Halliday hit Ratliff for a 53-yard pass down to the 1-yard line before Laufasa carried it in for his second score of the day.
Grant's 75-yard touchdown run on the first play following the Washington State score tied it and a Parkey extra point gave Auburn a 22-21 lead.
A career-long 47-yard field goal by Parkey with 1:11 left in the first half put Auburn ahead, 25-21.
The two teams traded field goals in the third quarter as Parkey's 26-yarder extended Auburn's lead to 28-21 while an Andrew Furney 43-yard kick made it 28-24 with 4:18 left in the quarter. It was the only scoring in the quarter.
Parkey's third field goal of the day, a 42-yard kick with 9:07 left in the game, extended the lead to the final seven-point margin, 31-24.


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GREENVILLE, Ill. -- The baseball team's win streak was bumped up to four games after beating Westminster 4-0 at home. The game was completely scoreless except for the seventh inning when the Panthers tallied four runs.
Dylan Bone pitched eight innings for the Panthers, and held Westminster to only five hits for the day. The Panthers defense also had three double plays. This was the second shutout on the season for Greenville.
The bottom of the seventh saw Tommie Brown, Dalton McFarland, and Jared Souhrada score on a double to center field by Dathan Berning. The next batter, Mitchell Cernek, hit a triple which allowed Berning to reach home. The Panthers went on to hold Westminster hitless and close out the victory.
With another conference win, the Panthers stand at 4-1 in the SLIAC and 7-8 on the season. Westminster returns to Greenville on Saturday, March 29 for a doubleheader.

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American Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein was born in Manhattan in 1923. In the 1950s he created his first cartoon-strip style paintings; exaggerated printed dots, loud lettering and violently coloured explosions became the trademarks of his work.
Heavily influenced by advertising of the time, his tongue-in-cheek style often served as a social commentary on the changing nature of contemporary American society. Bold, graphic, iconic and kitsch these are real statement prints that pack a punch - for added impact, choose a black frame.


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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Two commercial airlines have begun nonstop seasonal service between Key West and the Northeast.
Fire trucks, a red carpet and a man blowing a conch shell greeted passengers stepping off Delta Airlines and U.S. Airways flights Saturday at Key West International Airport.
Delta Airlines is offering flights from New York's LaGuardia Airport daily through Jan. 5. Those flights also will run each Saturday from March 2 through April 6. Key West airport officials say the 1,211-mile flight is the longest commercial route ever to serve the city.
U.S. Airways flights from Washington's Reagan National Airport are being offered once daily through Jan. 5. Those flights will continue each Saturday through April.
Southwest will begin daily service between New Orleans and Key West on March 9.
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Older News » Cyber-safety toolsLast updated 10:55 AM on 15 September 2011
A new cyber-safety website provides parents and teachers with easy-to-understand information about how to create safe online environments for children.
The ThinkUKnow website helps parents and teachers to understand new technologies and the safety risks that the online environment can present to children and young people.
The website provides interactive training and information on key topics, including
- the digital channels kids commonly use
- how to stay in control of your child's cyber activity
- how to report inappropriate content
- advice on cyberbullying.
The website also offers a number of free resources which can be downloaded from the site, including fact sheets, posters and videos.
Federal minister for home affairs Brendon O'Connor, who launched the ThinkUKnow program, says the internet is a wonderful place that can open new social and educational horizons but that it must be treated with caution.
"There are people who use the internet and mobile technologies to commit crimes and harm others - including young people. Parents, carers and teachers need to realise that and be part of the solution."
Visit the ThinkUKnow website for more information.


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By: CDR Melissa Robb
Having secure access to the electronic healthcare data of patients is an essential 21st Century tool for detecting potential safety problems with medical products once they are in common use.
This is because studies conducted prior to approval may not be able to detect rare problems or problems that might emerge following long-term use of a product.
Congress recognized this need for additional information in the FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA) of 2007 when it authorized FDA to develop a nationwide rapid-response electronic surveillance system for monitoring the safety of FDA-regulated medical products such as drugs, vaccines, other biologics, and medical devices. FDA calls this the Sentinel System.
Now FDA is proud to report that it has met and EXCEEDED the legislation's goal of achieving secure access to data from 100 million patients by July 1, 2012. In fact, FDA met that goal in December, 2011, and currently has secure access to data concerning approximately 126 million patients nationwide derived from 17 different data partners.
To better understand how the Sentinel System will work, FDA has been conducting a pilot program, dubbed "Mini-Sentinel," that incorporates access to these 100 million-plus records. So far FDA has used Mini-Sentinel to conduct more than 120 data requests to gather safety information on various medical products.
As an example of the promise of this system, consider FDA's recent use of the Mini-Sentinel pilot to help inform our ongoing safety analysis of the blood pressure drug olmesartan. FDA had received reports through our Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) suggesting that olmesartan was associated with more cases of celiac disease than other "sartan" drugs in its class (losartan, irbesartan, telmisartan, valsartan). Celiac disease is a potentially dangerous condition in which the small intestine is damaged and the patient cannot absorb nutrients. FDA, through Mini-Sentinel, submitted a query request to the data partners for specific information on the number of patients with celiac disease who had taken these drugs. The resulting data report allowed FDA to determine that celiac disease did not occur significantly more often with patients who had taken olmesartan than with those who had taken other "sartan" drugs.
While the Sentinel System holds much promise, it is intended to supplement, not replace, FDA's existing safety surveillance tools, including AERS, which relies on individual reports filed by manufacturers, health care providers and patients. When weighing risk against benefit of a medical product, FDA compiles information from a variety of sources before making a regulatory decision.
FDA is committed to maintaining the highest world-wide standards of safety surveillance capabilities. The Sentinel System is our next step forward towards that goal. Stay tuned. As always, we'll keep you informed on progress.
CDR Melissa Robb is FDA's Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs, Office of Medical Policy Initiatives


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The Crimson Map Pack for 343 Industries' Halo 4 is available for purchase now, but a slew of users on the Halo Waypoint forums are finding that they can download the content for free.
MS's offering free DLC. And free DLC that's coming from the biggest MS exclusive ever?
No waaay.
Well someone's getting fired
Well I earn $74 (a month); so suck it SPAMBOT
@Jony - Lol...I feel you bro.
Hopefully, the people who downloaded the map for free won't get their 360's "accidentally" banned.
Anyone who bought the Map Pass now officially paid more money for all the maps than those who wait till they are available.
i just got it for free! NICE! went to the xbox marketplace through the halo 4 menu. didn't have to add funds just confirm the purchase for 0 MS Points.
someone mentioned below that you have to have the SPECIALIZATION PRIORITY code unlocked (for playing before 11/20) in order for it to show up for free.
2:50am pst
I got it for free as well within the past thirty minutes. I honestly had no intentions of getting any of the map packs, but how can I pass up FREE???
Hehe yeah I think so.
I feel like the Collector's Edition was a waste of money actually...there just isn't extra content to warrant its purchase. Ah well, its too late now :(
Oh GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 the end is coming soon, MS giving free sht?! the mayans were right. we all going die!!1
I live in the Midwest & I just completed my sons download of this dlc 30mins ago. I completed my download last night about 11pm cst.
We both have the specialization codes as well.
It's been fixed.
Just to put this info where its more visible, I've confirmed you have to have specialization priority unlocked for this glitch to work. If you played before the 20th but haven't redeemed the code to unlock specializations yet, do so and the glitch will work for you. Microsoft should have sent you an email pertaining to a free "gift" without actually explaining what it is for some reason, so its somewhat easy to miss. Find it, redeem it, THEN start up the game.
Still worked as of 9:30pm PST.
Wow this is for real, you have to start up Halo 4 and click on the tab that says "xbox live marketplace" and you should be able to get it for free. Don't know how much it will be like that but they will probably fix it soon.
It's supposed to be 800 points but something went wrong. It will NOT work on xbox.com you have to turn on halo 4.
So just clicking on the map pack ad won't let you get it free?
EDIT: Just did what you said and it appears it IS fixed.
No, you have to start up halo 4 and in the main menu there is a tab that says Xbox Marketplace and clicking that will give you it to download for free. Anywhere else ie Dashboard ad, xbox.com will not allow you to get it for free.
Also Xbox doesn't ban you or anything, this type of thing has happened in the past and they've basically said it was their fault so nothing will happen to the one's who took advantage.
Yeah I put Halo 4 in and went to the Marketplace tab about half an hour ago and it said 800 MS points. Clicked and it said I needed to add funds. Bummer, but good for those who got it for free!
Aaaand i'm never around when good shit like this happens. Seriously... wtf.
dude start up halo 4 and go to xbox live marketplace from within the menu and it will give it to you for 0 microsoft points
yea he's right i did it 10 min ago & i got a family acct so i went thru every1 of the accts & got them the map packs also
i just popped in my h4 disc at 6:10 pm EST and i just got it for free. it probably doesn't mean anything but i went into the war games menu before i went into the xbox marketplace option in the main menu. thanks microsoft :)
no wounder so many people are playing this dlc on match making list it has around 35,000 playing it at one time...should of came with the game anyway.
I was able to do this about 15min ago, prob the first time ever I've been on time for one of these things
Confirmed still working. Downloading as we speak. Thanks for the heads up guys. Microsoft has enough money out of us all anyway. Thanks for the freebie!!!
sweet i read this then turned on my 360 to see for my self clicked on it and this pop up immediatly so its a no brainer that im downloading this for free
Hell yes! I wasn't gonna check but it turns out I was on time for this one :D
Just did it. WOW. Awesome. Thought it was over by the sound of some of these posts.
Maybe it's only available for free in certain regions??
I can see why you are disagreeing, but it's weird how isolated these free cases were. I went and got a free map pack earlier and a friend of mine in California tried 1 minute after I did and he could not.
Well in case anyone's still trying I live in the UK and just downloaded it for free :)
It's 7:00 at the moment so get it while you can!!!
still free from the halo 4 menu, someone messed up big time...
i live in the eastern side of the U.S.A
yea they did i started callin friends & all.lol
Worked about 10 min ago on my eu account.
Just tried both my us account and a 2nd eu account and i don't get the popup anymore.
Might be fixed, or might jut work once on 1 box.
This is what u do friends. U go to infinity in main menu, u choose war games and u choose the crimson map pack and it will tell ur butt that u don't have it and asks to get in the marketplace. U choose to take u there and u will see confirm purchase and it will cost nothing . Ur welcome
Am I the only one thats furious about this mistake? Way to screw over the guys who spent $100 on the LE or $30 on the season pas..fuck man
Dam it. I feel for u. Only people who showed full support for the game by getting the LE or paid for season pass deserve it. We won't get so lucky next time bro
My local store had the standard editon for 55 and LE for 62.
Easy choice....
I think you being furious is kind of funny, considering MS is the one that should be even more furious loosing money right now. This isn't charity from MS, but a glitch. A glitch that might get reversed....
You got what you paid for, but just so happens to get the neighbor syndrom i.e. if you live in a poor neighborhood, but has one of the best houses you are happy as can be. However, if you live in a rich neighborhood, but have a below average house, you are unhappy i.e. your happiness is tied to your neighbor, not what you actually got! =)
Microsoft might be losing some money, but it's the developers who will be hit hardest.
Glad I never bought the season pass. Luckily I was able to download it in time. Hard to feel sorry for Microsoft considering how they overprice everything.
Logged in right now, it's 800 msp. Must of changed it now or it just isn't free for me.
EDIT* It works, but you need to launch the marketplace off Halo 4.
sweet; i'm in cali and it worked for me; i just texted my boy in jersey and he also got it for free.
ha, it worked, thanks for the Christmas present M$ :)
Ha, u can tell people love to hit the disagree button just to feel included, cause how can anyone disagree on actual personal experience??... It's like taking a bite out of a burger and saying you didn't like it cause it made u sick and a stranger telling you they don't agree that it made u sick...ridiculous.
Just to be clear my brother just got it for free at 9:28 P.M. central, I have the map pass so it was a little discouraging, but oh well!
Looks like Christmas came early.
11:35 EST and it still works. Will this backfire on anyone who got it free?
Step 1- Insert HALO 4 DISC 1
Step 2- Launch Xbox Live Marketplace
Step 3- Make sure its says in "This Transaction" "0" points.
Step 4 - Have Fun and thank MS for the free christmas gift
the funny thing is that, something tells me this was on purpose but of course it can be proven really. But just a hunch.
I think it mistakes people for holding a seasons pass and takes them right to that menu
It has to do with the specialization codes that they sent out. If you played during "launch window" before the 20th I believe you earned a code. If you redeemed the code its allowing people to DL for free. People who have not redeemed that code have it pop up as 800 pts.
I am thinking it is intentional in conjunction with those codes. However this will probably lead to a lot of upset Season Pass holders, because now that season pass isn't worth what people initially paid...
that's what i was thinking tooo, my cousin hasn't redeemed it yet and it's not working for him
Didn't work for me at first, went into my email and redeemed microsoft's "gift" unlocking specialization priority, then the glitch worked for free crimson.
I like how no matter what I post on this site people always disagree with me. I NEVER get agrees....lol.
Even though what I posted is 100% factual.
Well, this sucks for me...
I'm in college taking my finals this week. :(
Why are people downloading it on multiple accounts????
well i hav multiple xboxes in the house so if its free might as well hav access 2 it on all of them
A free DLC from Microsoft? That is impossible, I just might be dreaming.
sick, now the other two packs are only gonna cost me 1600mp. Good thing exams came in the way, or I was about to buy the season pass LOL.
Earlier today I tried this at my friends house and got the dlc for free. It's been over 12 hours and its 4:22 am in California and I tried it again and it worked. Here's how you do it. You turn on your halo 4 and go to War Games. Click on it to search and it tell you that you need to download it. Click on yes take me to xbox live marketplace and right there it should say 0 ms points download. Click confirm purchase and there you go. See ya'll on Halo! Find me at SS LaZy.
Still working: 7:36am central time.
You have to have entered a specialization code at some point for this to work AND you have to go through the Halo 4 main menu marketplace.


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Trial date set in death of pregnant runner
Trial date set in death of pregnant runner
JAMESTOWN, Ky. —
The trial date for a man accused of killing a pregnant runner in south-central Kentucky in June has been set.
WLEX-TV in Lexington reports the trial of Christopher W. Allman is scheduled for Sept. 30.
Allman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, rape, fetal homicide, kidnapping, robbery and tampering with physical evidence in the June 14 death of 31-year-old Sarah B. Hart.
Police accused Allman of strangling Hart, a pharmacist who was pregnant with her fourth child, and trying to hide her body in a field near U.S. 127 in Jamestown.
The prosecutor has indicated he will seek the death penalty in the case.


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Now I know what you rye people are saying!
I created a rye starter a few weeks ago. I have been experimenting with 100% rye bread because I have a family member who can no longer tolerate gluten, yet loves bread.
I have read about how wonderful rye starters smell, and my young little starter just smelled like beer. Starting on Wednesday, I have been doing a 1:2:2 feeding every 12 hours, and now my starter smells wonderful! I could just sit with my nose in the jar, I cannot believe the difference in aromas from a few days ago. I am baking tomorrow and am looking forward to the results.


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Even though he hasn't had a hit album or ever appeared on Top of the Pops, Noel Fielding seems to be as much a part of the NME awards as booze and backstage brawls. He showed up to last ngiht's event in a fetching pair of silver boots, but never fear some of the other stars made a pretty good effort too. Check out our gallery to see what Patrick Wolf, Friendly Fires and the rest of the guests wore.
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Collateral Leakage: Joe Wilson will speak April 24 about Iraq and the outing of his wife Valerie Plame.
Joe Wilson's America
The former diplomat and husband of outed CIA agent Valerie Plame talks about ideological extremists, the politics of personal destruction, and his upcoming appearance in Santa Cruz.
By Bill Forman
A former diplomat whom George Bush Sr. once introduced to his war cabinet as "a true American hero," Joe Wilson never imagined he would one day introduce a best-selling book with the dedication: "To my wife Valerie, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am for what your government has done to you."
What many are calling a national nightmare became very personal for Wilson when the Bush administration, angered by his critique of its premise for war (specifically those 16 words in the 2003 State of the Union speech: "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa") retaliated against his family. A week after Wilson's op-ed, "What I Didn't Find in Africa," was printed in the New York Times, columnist Robert Novak outed Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA agent.
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Two weeks ago, former Vice Presidential Chief of Staff Scooter Libby testified that George W. Bush had indeed authorized other highly sensitive intelligence leaks in its failed effort to discredit Wilson. Libby has not, however, claimed that the president approved the Plame leak.
On Monday, April 24, Wilson will be part of a UCSC teach-in called "The War on Terror: A Credible Threat." Congressman Sam Farr, Mayor Cynthia Matthews and numerous professors are also scheduled to appear in the free day-long event, which was initiated by Faculty Against War along with a coalition of student organizations that includes Students Against War (SAW), who were only recently dropped from the Pentagon's "credible threat" list.
In the following interview, Wilson talks about the latest revelations, his views on the "Axis of Evil" and the reign of what he calls "the imperial wing" of the Republican Party.
Metro Santa Cruz: Your wife's outing as an agent was a pretty ruthless act, so much so that if the Democrats had done it, Robert Novak would be among the first to call it treasonous. Did you ever imagine when you began to critique the administration's rationale for war that you'd be subjected to this level of retaliation?
Joe Wilson: No. I always assumed that they would come after me, and I was prepared to defend myself. After all, I had been an ambassador for the first George Bush, I was well known in Republican circles, but I thought that these guys would try to attack me. I never believed they would go after my wife. Because essentially she was a national security asset of theirs--of our government and of our country.
Having had this happen, is it rational that you would fear for your own safety after something like this?
This is America, and we don't do that here in America. But the fact that people actually worry about that should give people some concern about the level of trust--or lack thereof--in the institutions of government in this country.
At what point does all this rise to what, at least in the past, would be considered an impeachable offense?
I wouldn't know about that. I mean, there you're talking about whether the President or the Vice President were involved in this in any meaningful way. It's not clear to me that they were.
Although it's becoming clear now in terms of--if not the outing--then at least the leak of other classified information.
It's certainly clear that the administration manipulated intelligence and then, in trying to rebut my criticism of their having done so, continued to misinform the American public. That's clear from the Fitzgerald filings and Ms. Miller's and Mr. Libby's comments about what they said to each other in their meeting.
And with regard to the releasing classified information?
Well, the president can make the argument that he was entitled to do so as the chief executive officer. The way that they did it was unprecedented, or as Mr. Libby said, unique in his government experience. I find it unusual, to say the least, that they would release or declassify information without notifying the originating agency, in other words the CIA, and without notifying the National Security Advisor.
Now at the beginning of 2000, you supported a candidate who at the time seemed to be a centrist conservative, kind of a non interventionist. I mean, did you see any of this coming? Obviously not ...
Let me make this very clear: In 2000, I thought Mr. Bush would be a better candidate for the presidency than Mr. McCain. I was clearly wrong in that judgment. But the candidate that I supported in the general election was Mr. Gore. But no, in response to the broader question, I think that most people saw Mr. Bush as the second term that was denied his father, and I did support his father; after all, we had been to war together in the Gulf. [Bush Sr. sent Wilson to Iraq to meet with Hussein just before the Gulf War; according to Wilson, Hussein offered the United States cheap oil prices in exchange for letting him keep Kuwait.]
How do you account for this transformation from seeming like a non-interventionist candidate to being a very interventionist president?
Well, I think obviously the events of 9/11 facilitated that transformation. I think after 9/11, they basically decided that they would adopt the Project for the New American Century as their basic foreign policy document. And I think if you go back and look at that document now you'll see that, rather than being a realistic assertion of America's strategic interests, it was really a set of ideological assertions.
Do you feel that the events of 9/11 were an excuse to do that, or was this really considered a legitimate response?
Well, it's clear that 9/11 provided these people--the interventionist wing of the Republican Party, or the imperial wing of the Republican Party--provided them with the wherewithal to develop a political consensus for an interventionist policy. These people were on the fringes of the foreign policy debate before 9/11, and they became mainstream after it.
Now as an ambassador, you must have a nuanced and intuitive understanding of character. You met Saddam Hussein. How would you characterize his degree of danger versus the other two points in the "Axis of Evil?"
Well, I think it's important to understand that Saddam Hussein was a very clear sociopath. He was a thug. The question was not whether the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, because it clearly would be. The question's whether it was appropriate to use U.S. military forces to achieve that objective. There are a lot of bad governments in the world. And there are other strategies that are available to a president to deter their aggressions against U.S. interests. Now with respect to the other sort of Axis of Evils, I think the direction we're headed in with Iran, if you believe all the rhetoric, is very dangerous indeed.
As a means of interaction between governments, to what degree do you see diplomacy being left behind by the Bush administration?
I think increasingly we are sidelining the other tools in our foreign policy tool belt and using the military when perhaps the military is not the appropriate tool to be used. It's like every problem begins to look like a nail, and the president keeps pulling out the hammer.
What do you expect you'll be talking about when you get to town?
I probably will be talking about the way ahead in Iraq, because I think it's important to keep our eye on that particular ball. And I'll talk about holding the government to account for the decisions the government made in the name of the American people. And since there is such a heightened interest in the leak case, I would expect to talk a little bit about that.
And what is it that you look forward to once this chapter is finally closed?
I look forward to moving back to my home state of California and resuming my private life, raising my two six year old kids, and enjoying more quality time with my two adult kids.
Joe Wilson. The former U.S. ambassador to Iraq and husband of outed CIA operative Valerie Plame will headline "The War on Terror: A Credible Threat," a teach-in taking place Monday, April 24, 11am-7:30pm at UCSC's Quarry Amphitheater. Wilson is scheduled to speak at noon. (831.459.2663; www.thewaronterror.org)
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By Somang Yang
SEOUL (Reuters) - With just a day to go before a tight presidential vote in South Korea, front-running conservative candidate Park Geun-hye evoked her dictator father's economic call to arms in a bid to rally her party faithful.
She pledged in a news conference to recreate Park Chung-hee's "Let's Live well" miracle of rapid economic gains for a country that she said was laboring under heavy household debt, the high cost of raising children and poverty among old people.
Data shows that South Korean households are more indebted than those in the United States were just before the 2008 credit crisis.
The elder Park's 18-year rule from 1961 to 1979 helped transform South Korea's from a war-torn backwater into an export powerhouse. In a bid to get people to work towards prosperity, a song based on the "Let's Live Well" catch phrase blared out from loudspeakers across the country under his rule.
Park's daughter had earlier sought to distance herself from the divisive legacy of her father's rule that also saw political repression in the name of securing the country.
The gap between the conservative Park and her left-wing challenger, Moon Jae-in, could be as little as 0.5 percentage points, according to some polls.
"It comes down to the demographics of the voter turnout," said Hong Hyung-sik of pollster Hangil Research.
Polls show that older voters are more likely to pick Park and more likely to vote, while Moon is reliant on more fickle younger voters.
Park would be South Korea's first female president.
She campaigned on a platform of "economic democratization", better regulation and more welfare spending and has tacked back to the right in recent days with a more conciliatory tone towards business.
On a visit to the country's stock exchange on Tuesday, Park called for growth and job creation through innovation and investment in science and technology.
"To help the KOSPI index reach the 3,000-mark, we need to grow the pie and make new jobs, new growth engines and new markets," she said, pledging that she would achieve this in her 5-year term.
The benchmark KOSPI index of core South Korean stocks, has been trading at a 200-day moving average of 1,924.41 points.
Park has also said that she wants to increase welfare spending from its current level of 7.6 percent of gross domestic product, less than half the rich nation average of 19 percent, but she has not spelled out by how much.
Her plan to fund this hinges on cutting wasteful spending and increasing the tax base, rather than through tax increases.
Park has signaled that she will not take action to break up a system of cross-shareholdings through which a few families control a sprawling network of so-called chaebol, or industrial conglomerates, that dominate South Korea.
The top 5 chaebols, which include household names such as Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor, make up more than half the value of all listed South Korean companies.
Her rival, Moon, has promised an $18 billion jobs package on top of existing spending plans and to crack down on the chaebol, although they have often proved more resilient than governments.
In his final news conference on Tuesday, Moon tied Park firmly to the ruling party, which he said had proved unworthy of governing.
"If you don't rebuke them, the wrongs will continue. It is time to be harsh and pick up the rod to beat them. Tomorrow is that moment," he urged.
More than 40 million people are eligible to vote on Wednesday. The polls open at 6 a.m. (2100 GMT) and close at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT).
The winner will take office in February after the mandatory single term of President Lee Myung-bak ends.
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Bancroft, Jan 2003, 16.95, 190 pp. ISBN: 1890862231 Bianca Balducci is a sophomore at St. John's Parochial School in Baltimore. Her best friends Kerri and Nicole know that Bianca has a crush on junior Dog Patterson. So her pals arrange for the three coeds to meet Dough and his friend at the mall. Also there is weirdo Sadie Sinclair. The discussion between giggles focuses on Bianca's older sister Connie, a private investigator. Sadie shows in...


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ADA — Kingston students continue to hoard medals at academic meets, gaining momentum toward this season's Tournament of Champions.
The Redskins have earned 15 medals in their last two meets, including three first-place performances at the East Central University Interscholastic Meet by Dalton Williams, Shannon Lane and Natasha Fain.
In addition, Kingston won seven medals at Murray State College the previous week.
Sponsor Tammy Russell said the team has exceeded expectations so far this season.
"I feel really good about where we are," Russell said. "We have been to some huge meets with lots of teams, so to have this many people place is a great accomplishment."
In addition to the returning stars from last season, like Dalton Williams, Destiny Hughes and defending state champion Ben Whipkey, Russell said a number of first-timers have made contributions, including Lane, Joseph Lara, Regan Stephenson, Logan Thomas and Harley Cendejas.
Russell has also been pleased with the number of students who have volunteered to compete in courses Kingston High School doesn't currently offer and done surprisingly well. Examples included Robbie Bunger, who placed second in Shakespearean Verse Monologue at Ada, Raylee Woodward, who took second in Television Broadcasting and Austin Stottlemyre, who earned second place in Trigonometry.
In addition to the students who have placed at meets so far this season, Russell said a few more strong competitors who were unavailable at earlier meets are expected to join the team.
Students who earn first place at any of the regular-season meets will be invited to compete in the prestigious Tournament of Champions, which serves as the state championship meet. Russell expects several Kingston scholars to earn berths.
"We already have several who have qualified, and we have several more who are right there, and I think they'll qualify at one of the later meets," Russell said.
East Central Interscholastic Meet
Dalton Williams, first place, Algebra II.
Shannon Lane, first place, Flash Essay.
Nathasha Fain, first place, Clothing and Textiles.
Robbie Bunger, second place, Shakespearean Verse Monologue.
Raylee Woodward, second place, Television Broadcasting.
Destiny Hughes, third place, American Literature.
Joseph Lara, third place, Creative Writing.
Harley Cendejas, third place, Art.
Murray State College Interscholastic Meet
Logan Thomas, second place, Accounting.
Jared Swilling, second place, Algebra I.
Regan Stephenson, third place, Geometry.
Austin Stottlemyre, second place, Trigonometry.
Nick Herfurth, fourth place, Anatomy and Physiology.
Ben Whipkey, fourth place, Chemistry.
Mason Whipkey, fourth place, World History.


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Kim Hyun Joong Sells 100,000 Albums within First Week of Japanese Release
Kim Hyun Joong sold 100,000 copies of his Japanese debut single, "KISS KISS/Lucky Guy," which was released only a week ago on January 25. This puts him in second place on Oricon's Weekly Chart. Kim Hyun Joong already had a pretty big fan base in Japan from his SS501 days and dramas "Boys Over Flowers" and "Playful Kiss."
For a Korean artist to rank within top 3 of the Oricon chart, sell 100,000 copies within a week, and be the most-selling foreign artist on the day of album release with his debut single in Japan is an impressive record to hold. As a result, many Japanese entertainment industry officials are paying close attention to Kim Hyun Joong.
Kim Hyun Joong has performed on NHK's "Music Japan," Fuji TV's "Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke," and TV Asahi's "Music Station" and has been continually asked to make an appearance on several other shows. He was also featured on TBS's news program to represent himself as well as K-Pop in Japan.
An official from Universal Records, the company in charge of Kim Hyun Joong's Japanese career, commented, "The Japanese fans are very excited to see Kim Hyun Joong. His album sales is off the charts, and the evaluation of him as an artist is also very impressive. We are expecting to see more growth in the album sales."
Kim Hyun Joong is holding "Premium Live 2012" concert in Yokohama Arena on February 5 to celebrate his successful debut and meet his fans.
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September 2007
Connecting providers and schools
In addition to cultivating relationships between themselves and providers, districts should facilitate productive communication between providers and the schools of the students they serve.
Educating school staff about SES and providers. It is critical that school staff—especially principals, teachers, and SES coordinators—are well informed about SES in general terms, about how the SES process works, and the potential benefits it can provide to students and schools. It is equally important that school staff be knowledgeable about the programs of individual providers serving the district. Below are some ways that districts can educate school staff about SES.
Professional development opportunities. Districts should consider providing principals and teachers with regular professional development opportunities at which the SES provisions of No Child Left Behind are discussed. Districts could provide such opportunities during inservice days or other district functions. In discussing SES, districts could include information as to which schools (and potentially which students) in the district are SES-eligible.
Provider forums. Districts should also consider arranging forums for providers to present and explain their programs to principals, teachers, and other school staff. Some districts have held provider fairs for principals and teachers at which school staff talk individually with provider representatives at their discretion. Districts have also coordinated individual provider-school meetings for a similar purpose. Pursuing either of these options may depend on the number of providers serving the district and the preferences of schools.
Provider forums such as these can also be a useful means for providers to recruit teachers as tutors.
Educating providers about schools. Just as school staff need to be educated about SES, so too do providers often need to learn more about aspects of school culture and operation, and districts should consider giving providers opportunities to learn more about the schools of the students they intend to serve. Districts could help accomplish this by adding another dimension to the provider forums discussed above, through which principals could present to an audience of providers.
Connecting SES with the classroom. While it is the responsibility of the state to approve providers whose programs are aligned with state standards and consistent with curricula used at the local level, district and school officials may nevertheless have concerns about the relationship between what is happening in SES programs and what is happening in the classroom during the regular school day. To ensure that classroom instruction can help inform SES, and vice versa, it is imperative that districts not only provide opportunities for providers and school staff to get to know one another, but also facilitate regular, ongoing communication between providers and classroom teachers throughout the provision of services. To this end, districts could arrange for providers and classroom teachers to exchange contact information (e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc.), and could also use school-based coordinators as conduits of information between providers and teachers.
At a minimum, districts should ensure that teachers have access to SES student progress reports.
Leveraging student learning plans. Connections between SES and the regular school day can be further enhanced by involving classroom teachers in the development of student learning plans. The level of involvement of teachers in this process could vary, ranging from an advisory role to more direct responsibilities for developing, alone or in conjunction with providers, individual student achievement goals based, in part, on perceived student weaknesses and knowledge of state standards.
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DuneCraft has relocated to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Included in the new building are the extensive ponds, an art gallery, a tropical jungle-themed office, a retail store, and more. The facility also houses SteelStage, a dashboard driven ERP ASP that was designed by Dunecraft CEO Grant Cleveland and is currently in use.
DuneCraft, who is now going into its 12th year in business, has moved into a 170,000 square foot building with 12,000 square feet of office space. The River Gallery, the exclusive art gallery in the new facility, will feature Cleveland's paintings and will also feature other artists in the upcoming year. The out of the box retail store will be opening in January and will feature new product introductions for 2014 and other select products.
The grand opening is on January 25, 2014, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at DuneCraft's headquarters.


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In evaluating the prospects, one issue that has garnered little attention is the quality of Big Pharma's service partnerships, particularly among that second tier of providers who bestow a critical layer of support to the C-suite through their expertise in the specialized skills required to execute strategy and fill gaps in a fast-moving competitive environment. Can this key link in the industry's value chain keep pace with the restructuring going on around them, generating a continuous cycle of innovation adapted to serve Big Pharma's evolving business model?
It's a central question, and Pharm Exec went looking for some answers from a major player in a largely unexamined segment of the biopharmaceuticals business: manufacturing excellence via contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs). DSM N.V. is our target, a Dutch-based company with over $10 billion in revenues and a large but little-noticed global footprint as a key supplier of technologies that support the processing and manufacture of compounds ranging from traditional small molecules to the most complex next-generation biologics.The DSM franchise is highly technical—but the very future of biopharma depends on it, because without complementary advances in materials management and manufacture, a novel treatment cannot successfully navigate the passage from bench to the bedside. It falls to organizations like DSM to help Big Pharma match the science of discovery and development to the mechanics of ensuring a new compound is formulated, manufactured, and dispatched to the patient for its intended use—safely and expeditiously, across functions and geographies, and at the lowest possible cost.
As many of these compounds contain active biologic material with a minimal shelf life, there is little room for improvisation. Extensive new investments are required to customize the manufacturing process, and the consequences of a false start or high error rates in batch production can be devastating. "Supply chain complications are an increasing challenge for an industry that depends heavily on reliability against a drug or vaccine's clinical profile," Karen King, president of DSM's Biologics division, tells Pharm Exec. "Product lifecycles are shorter, and payer uncertainties mean that manufacturing has to adapt to more fluctuations in demand. Failure to address these can hurt the bottom line through waste, or, in the case of a product shortage, force companies to take a huge reputational hit." Product shortages due to flaws in the processing stage have been defined in recent surveys as a $200 million problem, just in the US.


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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Comic Katt Williams is being sued over his onstage meltdown and aborted performance in Oakland.
The San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/ThjNW6 ) reports it's the second Alameda County lawsuit filed over Williams' bizarre 10 minutes on stage earlier this month at Oakland's Oracle Arena.
The suit filed by 35-year-old Brian Herline, of Modesto, says he and hundreds of fans were disappointed when Williams took off his clothes and challenged people to fight.
Herline is seeking class-action certification in an effort to get ticket money back for all audience members.
A representative for Williams has refused to comment.
The Williams meltdown came two days after he was arrested on charges of attacking an aspiring rapper on his tour bus outside a downtown Oakland hotel. He was later released with no charges filed.
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Most professionals in (internet) marketing have a tendency to assume that the biggest corporations must be using the best technique… Not always true!
Isn't bigger better? Whether they confess it or not… Most professionals in my field are in one way or another chasing the big numbers when it's about the elusive Page Rank. I won't join the PR debate… At Nordic eMarketing we regard it as an indicator at best but we like big numbers as well as the next guy.
We have high ambitions for our clients and when formulating a strategy for one of them last December I jotted down the PR numbers of the top 11 from the 2006 Fortune Global 500 list. Two months later I noted that the 3rd largest company in the known Universe seemed to have fallen from grace… from PR8 to a measly 6.
Knowing that Shell has run into troubles of this kind before: http://www.threadwatch.org/node/1334, and me being a good natured guy, I promptly sent their webmaster an e-mail, highlighting their predicament and offering to take the matter into our capable hands. The problem was not of a complicated nature really.
When I received a polite out-of-office reply offering a telephone number should my enquiry be urgent, I decided that my civic duty had been fulfilled and turned my attention to my paying customers. I did my PR comparison again last week and was happy to note that Shell had amended this little matter, no doubt due to my diligence on their behalf. It was my pleasure ;)
Daimler Chrysler however gets my reprimand this week! 'Ello-'ello-'ello! What have we been up to? I haven't investigated the matter at any depth yet but believe you me, you need a little help my friends. We are at the SMX Search Marketing Expo in Stockholm this week. If you're there, find us. If you aren't, send us an e-mail and we'll be glad to look into the matter as soon as we return to busy Iceland.


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The long hot summer is drawing to a close and it's time to work on your game.
I don't care whether you play the piano or bowl. I don't care whether you paint portraits or play tennis, practice will help.
With practice, your fingers will move with confidence over the keyboard; your brush strokes will coax out that hint of a smile you are trying to capture on the face of a child. Practice in bowling will bring more strikes your way; in tennis, you will score more aces.
By Connie Hensley
The First Tee
The Home Care and Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach is over. It showcased the talent and character of 78 young people who participate at The First Tee chapters worldwide.
As an official Champions Tour event, the stroke play tournament paired one junior with a Champions Tour player and two amateurs for a field of 78 teams.
The Beachcombers played a two low nets tournament Friday at Woodland Valley. The winners at -21 by a match of cards were Paul Michal, Reggie Auten, Dennis Keane and Dennis Davidson. In second was the team of Jack Goin, Jim Beairsto, Bob Byrne and Matt Beairsto. Low gross: Matt Beairsto 80, Stu Cleveland 85 and Paul Michal 87. Paul Michal was voted golfer of the week.
A bright new marketing initiative is bringing golfers from all over the United States to Brunswick County golf courses. Called the Brunswick Isle Golf Trail, this innovative idea is just what we need.
It's all about marketing, packaging and putting our best foot forward. It's about telling people that we have a concentration of the finest golf courses in the world right here in Brunswick County. We have courses that were designed by Tim Cate, Willard Byrd, Dan Maples, Rees Jones, Pete Dye, Fred Couples, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
Special to the Beacon
Panther's Run has reopened with 18 new greens. The putting surfaces at Panther's Run Golf Links, one of the Big Cats courses of Ocean Ridge Plantation, have been converted to new MiniVerde ultra-dwarf greens, which feature a combination of smooth, consistent playability and disease resistant, heat tolerant durability.
St. James claimed its first victory of the year in the Coastal Carolina Interclub Association event played Aug. 25 at the Founders Course at St. James Plantation.
The CCIA format includes eight two-man teams from each club. Member teams from Carolina National, Long Bay, Ocean Ridge, St. James and Sea Trail play a modified Stableford system, net best ball, and count only the scores from the top six teams of the eight competing.
The First Tee program fosters nine core values to be used in the game of golf and which come in handy in all other areas of life. These core values have caused parents and teachers alike to embrace the First Tee program.
This article highlights courtesy: considerate behavior toward others; a polite remark or gesture.
A round of golf should begin and end with a handshake between fellow competitors. Players also should be still and quiet while others are preparing and performing a shot.
The Carolina Italian-American Organization will have its 12th annual golf tournament Sept. 18 at Eagle Nest Golf Club in Little River, S.C., to raise funds to assist the National Guard.
This four-person captain's choice tourney has a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Entry fee of $65 per golfer covers a continental breakfast and a buffet by Little River Deli.
For more information, call Bill at 399-7764 or Nick at 399-3313.
The Beachcombers played a Stableford tournament Sept. 3 at Oyster Bay. Winners with a score of 5.5 points were Reggie Auten, Dick Conley and Hal Riebesehl. Jack Goin, Danny O'Connell, Bob Smith and Bob Byrne were second with 5 points. Low gross for the day was Reese Evans at 81, Harry Haggerty at 82 and Matt Beairsto and Paul Michal with 88s. Low net: Jack Goin, 67; Harry Haggerty, 70. Jack Goin was voted golfer of the week.
I confess. I'm addicted to golf.
I love everything about it: Golfers can play by themselves, in a foursome, or with a hundred other golfers in a charity event. You can keep score or not. You can play at any age; you can play a round of golf with your kids, your husband, your grandmother, a friend or a co-worker.
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Mint Condition Homes: Vintage Inspired, Green Sensibilities
- Location: Oakland, CA and online
- Website: mintconditionhomes.net
Store History
- Founded: 2005
- Founded by: Mila Zelkha
- Headquarters: Oakland, CA
In recent years flipping homes has gotten a bad rep, but it hasn't completely disappeared. Last week we met with Oakland-based designer Mila Zelkha, owner of renovation and real estate company, Mint Condition Homes. Through her company, Mila works to painstakingly and thoughtfully restore vintage bank-owned properties into quality, eco-friendly homes for first time home buyers. Her work is bright and beautiful and not only gives new life to abandoned properties, but also improves the quality of the neighborhood and uplifts it's residents.
Mila Zelkha has a varied, professional background, but all of her experiences led her to a passion of rehabbing vintage, eco-friendly homes. Mila received her BFA & B.Arch from Rhode Island School of Design. Upon graduation, Mila worked as the Program Director for The Green Roundtable, a non-profit dedicated to mainstreaming green design through education, policy and technical assistance. Eventually Mila moved back to the Bay Area, and began designing and managing construction for small-scale residential developers. During this time she observing techniques used for flipping and selectively began substituting eco-friendly material choices without changing their bottom line. "I've always put a value on quality, green design process and materials — all our homes affirm that the marketplace does as well."
Most of the buildings Mint Condition Homes restores are one and two unit bungalow-style residences. The houses are bank-owned or abandoned, have been poorly or illegally renovated and require significant improvements. When designing a rehab, Mila not only looks to the building for inspiration, but it's former inhabitants and neighbors. She respects the story and character of the original house, and restores it to it's original condition, if not better.
"Our innovative, multi-discilinary approach synthesizes marketplace demands for modern amenities with a desire to create a healthy living environment, reduces the environmental footprint using a green design process, and celebrates the historic context within which each home was originally built."
Often the projects will require new foundations, roofs, and updated electrical, water and gas service. All the material choices reflect the vintage character of the home and are healthy alternatives to traditional choices. Eco-upgrades include low and no-VOC finishes and sealants, cellulose insulation, salvaged electrical and plumbing fixtures for historic character, cork, marmoleum and bamboo flooring, custom made energy efficient dual-glazed wood window units, on-demand hot water tanks, Energy Star appliances and native drought-resistant landscaping.
Current renovations have received a GreenPoint Rating from Build It Green's green building rating program. Mila's most recent accomplishment is having been elected as the 2010 Build It Green "Green Building Champion" — an exciting and well-deserved achievement!
Mint Condition Homes, LLC is a proud member of Build It Green, and a supporter of the Oakland Heritage Alliance. Mila Zelkha is an Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects, a Certified Green Building Professional, a Certified EPA Renovator (RRP), and a licensed Realtor® (#01857142).
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Investors Rediscovering Margin Debt
Small investors are borrowing against their portfolios at a rapid clip, reaching levels of debt not seen since the financial crisis.
The trend—driven by a combination of rising stock values and rock-bottom interest rates—is sparking a growing debate among market watchers.
To some, this trend in so-called margin debt is a sign of investors'...


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You're a retired educator since 2003. Tell us something about what you've been doing.
I was a middle school teacher, principal, and before that I was in special education, and my heart and soul has always been in SPED.
As a principal those kids were always the ones I had my eye on, when you look at dropout rates. They were probably my career focus until I retired in 2003; still consider myself a special educator.
This is my first attempt at public office: I never had any real interest, and I think my studying is what did it, looking at the shift of wealth, and that kind of thing.
I taught young people all my career and we told them if they get their high school degree and then you go to college because that's what you need to do. And it's still true — you have a much better chance if you go to college — but we're seeing that shift, and we're seeing people with college degrees working at minimum wage jobs, thousands of them, and struggling to pay their student loans.
I'm concerned. I see money dominating the elections. It's bigger than just the elections. It's when our representatives go to Salem or Washington, D.C., and if they're getting hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, depending on the office they're in, there's going to be expectations to (alter your vote).
I have a lot of ability at consensus building; that whole idea of you come into a room with people with differences, and you try to find that common ground, and I'm really good at that. I've done that dozens of times.
The other thing you have to do as a teacher and principal is problem solve. I know how to bring disparate parties together. There is no recipe for it, but there are some skills. You have to know who you are and what your values are. And you have to know your principles. You have to know the difference between your principles and your values. On your principles you can shift a little. On your values, you shouldn't shift.
I'm a good listener; that's the other skill I bring to it, and I can articulate the other side's point of view. I can understand it. If you and I disagree on something, before you and I get too far in our discussion I will understand what your position is, and I will check with you to make sure I understand it and you're going to understand what my position is and then we start hammering.
Sometimes you get to a resolution and your position might be so radical from mine. I might not be able to compromise with you, and you can't compromise your values so you just work, and then you build. The other thing is I'm a good researcher, so the other thing is you go in and try to build your case pulling in evidence.
Elaborate on your position on education funding levels and service delivery.
I strongly believe the service delivery now, the top-down testing model, is wrong; the tests are forcing teachers to develop curriculum based on multiple-choice tests. Research all over the place, almost everything we've learned about multiple learning styles, it's negating this model. What we've learned about testing models is it assumes that if you have a 15-year-old 10th grader it's assuming they are all at the same developmental level. We're setting up a delivery model that hasn't worked anywhere.
We need to fund more locally. We've got people making decisions about education who have no understanding. We have filled committees with people who have no understanding. I'd like to be on those committees, to be an alternative voice because all you're hearing is top-down testing. I don't know everything, but I know some things, and some of this is just absolutely ludicrous and yet we continue doing it. So I'll be a voice.
How will you be effective in Salem?
Will I be able to turn the tide? I'm not going to upset the apple cart, at the same time there are some things that need doing, and I think people will listen to me. I'm not expecting them to all of a sudden embrace me and treat me like a leader, but I will be a leader eventually. It's always been that way for me.
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Pockets of Wind Continue in the South – Weather System Moves in Tonight
It will be a warmer day across the Cowboy State today. A mix of sun and clouds and strong west winds will make for the more mild temperatures. Highs will be in the 40s and lower 50s today, with 30s for the high country. It will be a mainly dry day as well.
Although weather conditions will be fairly quiet today, the wind will still be of a concern. Portions of southeast Wyoming continue to be under a High Wind Warning through 6 PM. West winds sustained at 35 to 45 mph will gust to 65 mph at times.
A front will back in from the northeast tonight into early Thursday, which will bring in cooler temperatures for tomorrow. A few scattered light snow showers are expected on the eastern plains as well. Western Wyoming will likely stay dry.


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UPDATED: The Daily News got duped. Below you will find a blog post that contains a Super Bowl prediction by Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel and information about Eagles defensive end Trent Cole posted on Twitter pages that were presented as if they were written by the players. An Eagles spokesman said Monday that neither player has a Twitter account. "We spoke to both players," spokesman Derek Boyko said. "They were misrepresented. It was not their posts. They don't belong to those Web sites." The Daily News apologizes to Samuel, Cole, the Eagles and our readers.
Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel and defensive end Trent Cole have joined the Twitter revolution in the last week and Asante, in particular, seems to be enjoying the interaction, especially for a guy who rarely talks to the media other than after games. (This is a post about athletes and Twitter and we won't even go on about Drew Rosenhaus.)
Samuel has jumped right in,with his prediction for the Eagles: "this is about to be a superbowl winning season fareal."
"Defence wins championships," declare several other posts
In other predictions, Samuel says Jeremy Maclin will be one of the top five rookies in the league.
He also talks about his training runs to stay in shape, promotes buying Eagles tickets and talks about his struggles playing the Madden video game.
"I'm losin madden at the moment, maybe its those superbowl rings weighing my hand down.......dunno."
Samuel also writes of a trip to San Francisco, his watching of the Sopranos DVD (Season 5, by the way) and his pursuit of an Italian restaurant in San Fran.
We particularly like this one: "just saw some guys playin football down from my hotel. I ran up and just intercepted a pass then ran away...they didn't find it too funny"
Can you imagine playing street football with your buddies and all of a sudden an Pro Bowl cornerback jumps in the game and zips the other way with your errant pass?
Cole introduces his page with this: "Whats up ladies and gents, Trent Cole here, the 6foot3 DT of the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES. Cole Train conductin that Sack Express and it is right on time."
He also takes a shot at Samuel in response to a message from him: "Im finna get more picks than you haha just playin cuz"


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That Baroness song is cool. They're playing at a bar right near my house in 2 days, might have to check em out!
You on last.fm el badman?
Nick wrote:[b][color=#400080]Mate, if wasn't for last.fm, i wouldn't have discovered half the hidden gems that i currently know of. What it does is keep the stats of the bands you listen to on itunes or spotify (or whatever you use), and then recommends artists based on some algorithm that it uses. It's really really cool. It also lets you know when bands "in your library" are playing in your city. It tells your what your friends are listening to, etc. You should definitely get on it. And if you do, add me: http://www.last.fm/user/Frequensalad ...i'd be interested to see what your library looks like. (last.fm can input all the itunes plays of yours from the past too)
Nick wrote:From their worst album yet, but still remains one of my favourite songs overall from them...
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Everett Eugene Flint, 81
Moscow, Idaho
Everett Eugene Flint, 81, of Moscow, Idaho, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at Gritman Medical Center.
Everett was born Oct. 5, 1932, in Grangeville, Idaho, to Frank M. and Sylvia M. Shinkle Flint. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Grangeville High School in 1951. He joined the U.S. Army in 1954 and served in Germany as a heavy equipment operator building roads. After his discharge and returning to the states, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a log grader and on fire watch in the back country around McCall. He moved to Moscow to attend the University of Idaho, majoring in forestry.
He married Marilyn K. Sumner on May 12, 1964, in Moscow. Everett enjoyed a long career with the University of Idaho as a groundskeeper. He was an integral part of the caring for the arboretum and especially loved growing all the flowers for the campus, retiring in 1994. He helped many handicapped and elderly people in the community driving van for Stepping Stones, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church for many years. Marilyn preceded him in death in March of 1994.
He married Margaret (Olsen) Matson on May 30, 1997, at the Freeze Church north of Potlatch. Everett enjoyed spending time with his wife participating in activities in the Moscow Moose Lodge where he held many offices, including serving as governor. They also enjoyed playing bingo, fishing, traveling and time at the casino.
In addition to his first wife, Marilyn, he was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Larry. He is survived by his loving wife, Margaret, at their Moscow home; a son, Anthony W. Flint of Groton, Conn.; a daughter, Crystal L. Davidson (Shane); three grandchildren; stepchildren, Steve, Ken, Ray, Rick and Bill Matson and Diane Fiscus, along with six step-grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren by marriage.
A celebration of life was held Saturday, Dec. 28, at the Moscow Moose Lodge followed by lunch.
The family suggests memorials be made to Milestone Decisions, 611 South Main St., Moscow, ID 83843.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Short's Funeral Chapel, Moscow, and on-line condolences may be sent to www.shortsfuneralchapel.net.
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Vote! Small Cool Kitchens Week 2
The submission portion of our Small Cool Kitchens 2013 contest may be over, but the fun is just beginning! Now we're into full-on voting mode, and it's up to you to decide which five kitchens from each division will go on to our judges. Have you looked at all the entries? There are some great ones you won't want to miss. Click through the slideshow to see all the entries posted from Week 2, and then vote for your favorite!
- Audrey's Comfy Cork Floor Kitchen
- Christina and Jason's Carefully Planned Condo Kitchen
- Ron's 'Wonderful Industrial Vibe' Kitchen
- Lauren's Clean and Simple Kitchen
- Debra's Improved, Much-Loved Kitchen
- Joanna & Mike's Perfect Fusion of Glass, Wood, Steel, and Stone
- Christine's Uncluttered Kitchen
- Christopher & Emmy's Personal Built-from-Scratch Kitchen
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- Meg's Labor of Love Kitchen
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Prior learning through military training or deployment can create special advisement needs. Academic advisement offices are available to assist you on each campus.
Resources, such as the Veterans Upward Bound Program, are also available to help you apply for GI Benefits, college enrollment & financial aid, and college placement tests in reading, writing, and math.
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2017 Mazda MX-5: A $30K price tag with an $80K driving experience [First Look]
Every time I watch the top of the 2017 Mazda MX-5 Retractable Fastback in operation, I'm mesmerized. It's like watching a mechanical ballet in 13 seconds.
It's as beautiful in operation as it is motionless – up or down.
The RF is all-new to the MX-5 lineup for the 2017 model year, and it is Mazda's newest interpretation of the power hardtop. Rather than opting for a full convertible top, Mazda designers went with a targa-style top with an open rear window. While this is a huge departure from the previous-gen design, it is in line with the new design direction Mazda has taken with its entire brand: It's sleek, powerful and looks like it's moving even when it's still.
Ken Saward, design manager at Mazda North America Operations, said people who buy the hardtop convertible are more likely to drive with the top up, so the primary goal was to create a dazzling top-up design.
I'd add this to the win category. Frankly, I think it looks amazing either way. And no, it doesn't bother me that this isn't a true convertible. The targa top provides plenty of open air, and those rear flying buttresses make a stunning statement.
Other than aesthetics, there really aren't too many changes between the MX-5 with the soft top and the RF. The big changes include an extra 113 pounds on the RF and a retuned suspension to compensate for the additional weight.
Other differences to note:
- The RF will not have a base Sport trim – it will only be available in Club or Grand Touring trims.
- The RF will carry a $6K premium over the soft-top model.
- The Machine Gray Metallic paint is exclusive to the RF Model.
Like the soft-top model, the MX-5 RF is equipped with a 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder engine that delivers 167 horsepower and 140 pound feet of torque. This was just the right amount of power for a 2,445-pound vehicle.
The standard transmission is a 6-speed manual, and a 6-speed automatic is available for an additional $730 on the Club trim and $1,205 on the Grand Touring trim.
But why would you do that to this fun-to-drive roadster? Seriously. This is one manual transmission that can be used as an every-day driver. The short-throw shift makes it easy to move through the gears, and the clutch isn't very stiff, so it's not too difficult to operate – even in stop-and-go traffic.
During the brief test period, my partner and I had the opportunity to hit the highway as well as some serious S-curves, and the MX-5 RF did not disappoint. It was quick to accelerate and gripped all the curvy bits in all the right places.
While the RF is a rear-wheel-drive roadster, the hard top makes it a more accessible vehicle in colder climes. And if you invest in snow tires, you might even be able to make this a year-round driver as long as you don't live in one of the far northern states that regularly gets 6 inches or more of snow throughout the entire winter.
Base price for the RF is $32,430. You'll add slightly more than $1K if you upgrade to the Grand Touring trim. Feature breakdown between the trim levels is as follows:
Club ($32,430 - $32,285): Standard features include 17-inch wheels, Mazda Connect infotainment system, Bose audio system with 9 speakers, black cloth seats, backup camera, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and a sport-tuned suspension with Bilstein shocks.
Grand Touring ($33,495 - $34,700): This trim adds auto on/off headlights, automatic climate control, leather trimmed heated seats, rain-sensing wipers, navigation and lane departure warning.
One random thing to note: Advanced keyless entry is a $130 option on both Club and Grand Touring trims.
There is a lot to love about this new car: The affordability, the driving dynamics, the 13-second top operation and the decent trunk space were a few of my faves.
However, I do need to point out that this car might not fit all shapes and sizes. I'm 4 feet 11 inches, and I had plenty of room in both the driver's and passenger's seat. I could not say the same for my 6-foot-tall driving partner. He looked cramped in the passenger seat as his knees pressed against the padded dash, and the cup holder intruded on his personal space, knocking against his knee.
The driver's seat was certainly better, but he still looked a bit oversized for the space – even if he assured me it was perfectly comfortable.
I love pretty much everything about this car. Other than the Fiat 124 Spider, there aren't any other affordable two-seat convertibles on the roads right now. There certainly aren't any affordable hardtop competitors out there. At all.
Bottom line: The MX-5 RF looks – and drives – like it is much more expensive than it is.
Editor's Note: Driving impressions in this "First Look" review are from an invitation-only automaker launch event that allowed special access to the vehicle and executives. Mazda covered our accommodations, meals and transportation costs.
To find your next new, used or certified vehicle visit www.driveautonow.com today. Local car shopping made easy!


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Good news for the Giudices and bad news for those wishing to put in a bid on their personal items. PEOPLE magazine is reporting the bankruptcy public auction of Teresa Giudice, scheduled for Oct. 3, has now been canceled.
The lawyer for the Real Housewives of New Jersey star confirms the news to PEOPLE, stating that instead of a humiliating public auction, the Giudices will now be holding a private sale to maximize the amount of money they receive for their valuables.
Those valuables include a stainless steel gas range, a flat screen TV, a crest leather & fabric sofas, a faux marble chess set, bedroom sets, and a piano. You can see photos of the items here.
"When the sale is conducted, the Giudices would get $52,000, because they are allowed that as exemptions," their lawyer, Jim Kridel, tells PEOPLE. "There would have been a shortfall. What if they got $30,000, but they owed $52,000 to the Giudices? It wouldn't help, so we said why not have a private sale? It would be best for the state, the creditors, the trustees and the Giudices."
Despite being able to get their public auction canceled, the Giudices are still facing legal troubles. As we reported weeks ago, a trustee for their bankruptcy case alleged in court documents that Teresa and her husband, Joe Giudice, hid assets, failed to report over $250,000 in earnings, and undervalued items listed as personal property exempt from the bankruptcy filing.


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Teachers and parents can find an abundance of reinforcement for things they are teaching in educational coloring pages. Children can be instructed in their colors, the alphabet, shapes, seasonal occasions, as well as spiritual education to be strengthened in church or at home.
Online coloring pages are a great, free way to entertain your children. Many websites offer coloring pages and printable activities for children that are free for anyone with a computer, internet access and a printer. Instead of buying coloring books of the child`s favorite cartoon or movie characters, use the internet to look up some coloring pages for Disney, Pokemon, princesses, Barbie or whatever your child`s particular passion is. There is an endless selection from which to choose.
Parents have a excellent resource in the internet for free printables and coloring pages for their kids. Print some for your kids today! Hello Kitty is a cartoon character produced by a Japanese company called Sanrio. The first product, designed by Ikuko Shimizu, was a vinyl purse introduces for the first time in Japan, in the year 1974, and in the United States in 1976. Hello Kitty is a cute female white cat, has a red bow and no drawn mouth. She has a twin sister and they both live with their parents in London.
A Hello Kitty coloring page is most popular with kids in almost every country of the world. There can also be Hello Kitty coloring sheets that can be used at school, in the first years, with a teaching purpose. They represent Hello Kitty in all sorts of stories, along with her friends and family. Any Hello Kitty book can be bought of the internet along with many more products from the same line. Her books present her in a lot of adventures that she has with her friends and family and can even be used to show little kids, that somewhat idolize her, how to behave and what they should and shouldn`t do.
Coloring pages are a great way to entertain children during travel or on a rainy day. Once a child has grasped the basics, they may color to their heart`s content with very little supervision required by parents. In addition to occupying a child`s time and imagination, handling crayons can prepare a child`s brain and hands for skills required to learn handwriting. While an adult may feel the sky must always be blue and the grass green, a child will experiment with all of the colors. Be sure to show pride in your child`s creation and reserve a spot on the refrigerator for their best works of art.
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By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Barack Obama's nomination of James Comey, an independent-minded Republican and former deputy U.S. attorney general, as director of the FBI.
The nomination now goes to the full Senate, which is expected to confirm Comey as early as next week to replace Robert Mueller, who has led the bureau since shortly before the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
All eight committee Republicans joined the panel's 10 Democrats in sending the nomination to the full Senate.
The committee's vote came two days after an agreement was reached to settle Democratic complaints that Republicans had unfairly delayed a number of other nominees.
Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, a committee member, brushed off the earlier showdown and praised Comey, saying, "When we get a good nominee, we move them."
Comey, 52, served as deputy U.S. attorney general for President George W. Bush, a Republican, from 2003 to 2005. He gained fame and a reputation for being willing to buck authority after refusing in 2004 to certify aspects of the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program.
At the time, Comey was acting attorney general while then-Attorney General John Ashcroft was hospitalized with pancreatitis.
Comey's refusal prompted top White House officials to go to the hospital and try to get Ashcroft to sign the certification. Comey, who was in the room, said Ashcroft refused.
Comey's actions won him the support of Democrats who opposed Bush's domestic surveillance program. Comey left the Justice Department in 2005 and served until 2010 as general counsel to aerospace giant Lockheed Martin.
At his Senate confirmation hearing this month, Comey testified that he believed that the use of waterboarding, or near drowning, as an interrogation technique was torture and thus illegal.
Comey said he had made his views known when he was in the Bush administration but lost battles to stop the CIA from using so-called enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding and sleep deprivation on enemy combatants.
"Mr. Comey has had an outstanding career in law enforcement, and if confirmed, I expect he will lead the Bureau with an independent voice," Senator Patrick Leahy, the committee chairman, said after the vote.
"Few positions have as much impact on our liberty and national security as the director of the FBI," Leahy said.
The FBI has nearly 36,000 employees, including 13,785 special agents who investigate cases ranging from domestic and international terrorism to civil rights violations, drug cases, white collar crime and public corruption.
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If your visa is lost or stolen, you should contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate that issued your F-1, J-1, or H-1B visa to make sure your visa is not used fraudulently by another person. Also inform them if you had any other valid visa, such as a B-1/B-2 visitor visa. Contact information for U.S. Consulates and Embassies abroad can be found at: http://usembassy.state.gov/.
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Consult an OIS advisor if you plan to travel outside the U.S. soon or are not sure if you need to apply for a new card.
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With the €130 billion bailout package passed for Greece on Feb. 20, the 10-year Treasury note market looks to stabilize in the coming months.
Regarding Greece, Jack Broz, member of the Chicago Board of Trade and founder of TradeBondFutures.com, says the on-again, off-again nature of the talks caused much uncertainty in the market. "That's why the market's drifting along, and that's why the buying is so light. The money is all sidelined," he says. "People are just fed up with it. They want to see a resolution happen." He expects higher interest rates as he anticipates a top somewhere around 134 and bottom at 118. "I won't be shocked if 10s go up to 134, but then I'm getting short up there, because I think that's the absolute high. I'm looking for trade to break to the downside and I would say this, if the trade got below let's say 127-16, then I think, yeah, it will continue to go down."
Also looking at the Eurozone as the primary drive behind the note, Travis Rodock, senior market specialist at eFutures.com, sees the market becoming more optimistic as Greece has finalized its deal and the U.S. numbers are improving. "As long as [U.S. economic data] continue to improve and the Greece situation looks like it's stabilized and under control with its debt swap, I think you're looking at Treasury prices falling back into the January 23 lows and Dec. 27 lows of 129-26 and 129-25." Though Rodock expects a more optimistic market, he says anything can change, and the upcoming Greek elections in April also will play an important role.


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Market Basket, Citizens Bank begin new campaign to fight hunger
Small, soup-sized cans of �nothing,� which are actually banks, will be sold for $5 in many grocery chains statewide, including Hannaford, Harvest Market, Jiffy Mart, Market Basket, Shaw�s and Stop & Shop locations, with the proceeds going to the NH Food Bank.
Special guest Gov. Maggie Hassan was on hand to help launch the program, buying the first can.
Hassan said the concept of nothing is a reality for many across the state, including 40,000 children.
�Too often, New Hampshire residents go to bed hungry,� Hassan said. �It is staggering that the NH Food Bank will serve as many as 143,000 residents who have trouble feeding themselves or their families.�
The program is designed to raise awareness and funding for the NH Food Bank, and the timing of the launch was no accident, said Executive Director Mel Gosselin.
�We had a great holiday season � it carried us into February,� she said. �But it�s a little tricky this time of year.�
Gosselin said once the holiday season passes, filling shelves becomes more difficult, especially during colder months.
�About 70 percent of the people we serve have to choose between heating and eating,� she said.
The campaign will run throughout the month of March, with television and public service ads and social media to spread the word.
Joe Carelli, president of Citizens Bank, said that hunger is a serious problem, but also a solvable one.
�If we all take action � whatever it is we are capable of � we will make a meaningful difference in the lives of thousands of New Hampshire residents,� he said.
Carelli said the Nothing cans hold about $25, and combined with the initial purchase of the can, the Food Bank can provide meals for about 60 people.


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Sources for Rule Joint Hinges
Coming soon (June 12) in the August 2012 Issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is an article by Willard Anderson titled "Rule Joints by Hand and Power," which explains the history of rule joints, walks you through the process of cutting them and explains how the hinges work. When it comes time to hinge the joint, you'll want to make sure you buy quality hardware. In the article, Bill tells you what makes a good rule joint hinge. Here's where you find them:
For the article, blacksmith Peter Ross made a fine pair of wrought iron drop leaf hinges, copied from original 18th century hinges. These hinges can be obtained through Peter's website.
For steel and more modern brass versions, look to Horton Brasses, which sells rule joint hinges ranging from $4 to $18.
Lee Valley also sells quality brass hinges by the pair for $24 to $26.
Whitechapel Ltd. also sells them in unfinished brass for $6 to $11 each.
If you'd like to build a handsome table and try your own hand cutting rule joints, I suggest Steve Shanesy's Shaker Drop-Leaf Table.


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As we move toward the Networked Society, operators the world over are turning toward LTE to meet the demands of users in an all-connected world. A recent five-part Ericsson article series, which takes a closer look at LTE-related subjects of interest to operators, has been packaged into a handy brochure called "LTE: A global success story.
The twelve-page PDF publication starts with a look at one of the fundamental tenets of LTE: why good user experience requires and demands an end-to-end ecosystem approach.
Other articles focus on:
- The range of services available within the umbrella of Ericsson's LTE offering, including customer references.
- The history of the technology, from its development in 2004 to its role as the world's leading 4G solution.
- The performance improvements end users notice in speed, quality and reliability of services from the moment their subscriptions are activated in an LTE network.
- Ericsson's dedication to continual development of the technology through research and development, consumer understanding, standardization, and working directly with customers to meet specific needs.