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2019 Chevrolet Traverse
AWD 4dr High Country w/2LZ SUV
|New Title
|Model Code
|9 Spd Automatic
|All Wheel Drive
|Exterior Color
|Cajun Red Tintcoat
|Jet Black/Loft Brown
|Stock #
|Full Factory Warranty
Vehicle OverviewPenske Chevrolet 3210 E. 96Th Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 Sunroof, Heated Leather Seats, NAV, 3rd Row Seat, Tow Hitch, Alloy Wheels, All Wheel Drive, Rear Air, Power Liftgate. Cajun Red Tintcoat exterior and Jet Black/Loft Brown interior, High Country trim. FUEL EFFICIENT 25 MPG Hwy/17 MPG City! Warranty 5 yrs/60k Miles - Drivetrain Warranty; CLICK NOW!
Leather Seats, Third Row Seat, Navigation, All Wheel Drive, Power Liftgate, Rear Air, Heated Driver Seat, Heated Rear Seat, Cooled Driver Seat, Back-Up Camera, Premium Sound System, Satellite Radio, iPod/MP3 Input, Onboard Communications System, Trailer Hitch. MP3 Player, Keyless Entry, Remote Trunk Release, Privacy Glass, Child Safety Locks. Chevrolet High Country with Cajun Red Tintcoat exterior and Jet Black/Loft Brown interior features a V6 Cylinder Engine with 310 HP at 6800 RPM*.
Great Gas Mileage: 25 MPG Hwy.
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4140 E. 96th Street
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Features & Specifications*
- Engine, 3.6L V6, SIDI, VVT (310 hp [232.0 kW] @ 6800 rpm, 266 lb-ft of torque [361 N-m] @ 2800 rpm)
- Transmission, 9-speed automatic
- E10 Fuel capable
- Engine control, stop-start system
- Traction Mode Select
- Differential, automatic locking rear, twin clutch (Included and only available with AWD models.)
- Axle, 3.49 final drive ratio
- Chassis, All-Wheel Drive System
- Cooling system, heavy-duty
- Battery, heavy-duty 600 cold-cranking amps
- Alternator, 170 amps
- Trailering equipment includes (V08) heavy-duty cooling system and trailer hitch
- GVWR, 6160 lbs. (2800 kg)
- Suspension, Ride and Handling
- Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc, 17" front and rear
- Electric parking brake
- Capless Fuel Fill
- Tool kit, road emergency
- Vehicle Name : Chevrolet Traverse
- Body Style : Sport Utility
- Drivetrain : All Wheel Drive
- EPA Classification : Sport Utility Vehicles
- Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) : 5000
- Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) : 500
- Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) : 5000
- Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) : 500
- Engine Order Code : LFY
- Engine Type : Gas V6
- Displacement : 3.6L/217
- Fuel System : Direct Injection
- SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM : 310 @ 6800
- SAE Net Torque @ RPM : 266 @ 2800
- Trans Order Code : M3V
- Trans Type : 9
- Trans Description Cont. : Automatic
- First Gear Ratio (:1) : 4.69
- Second Gear Ratio (:1) : 3.31
- Third Gear Ratio (:1) : 3.01
- Fourth Gear Ratio (:1) : 2.44
- Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.92
- Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.44
- Seventh Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.00
- Reverse Ratio (:1) : 2.96
- Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) : 3.49
- Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps) : 170
- Steering Type : Pwr Rack & Pinion
- Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb (ft) : 39.0
- Turning Diameter - Wall to Wall (ft) : N/A
- Brake Type : Pwr
- Brake ABS System : 4-Wheel
- Disc - Front (Yes or ) : Yes
- Disc - Rear (Yes or ) : Yes
- Wheels, 20" (50.8 cm) polished aluminum
- Tires, P255/55R20 all-season blackwall
- Wheel, spare, 18" (45.7 cm) steel
- Tire, compact spare, T135/70R18, blackwall
- Sunroof, Dual SkyScape 2-panel power with tilt-sliding front and fixed rear with sunscreen
- Roof rails (Chrome.)
- Active aero shutters, upper
- Moldings, body-color with chrome insert
- Headlamps, LED, D-optic bi-function projector
- Headlamps, IntelliBeam auto high beam control
- Headlamps, automatic on/off
- Fog lamps, front
- Taillamps, LED
- Mirror caps, body-color
- Mirrors, outside heated power-adjustable and auto-dimming manual-folding, body-color, with turn signal indicators
- Glass, deep-tinted
- Wipers, front intermittent with washers
- Wiper, rear intermittent with washer
- Door handles, chrome
- Liftgate, rear power, hands free, with emblem projection
- Front Tire Order Code : Q3N
- Rear Tire Order Code : Q3N
- Spare Tire Order Code : ZCD
- Front Tire Size : P255/55R20
- Rear Tire Size : P255/55R20
- Spare Tire Size : T135/70R18
- Front Wheel Material : Aluminum
- Rear Wheel Material : Aluminum
- Spare Wheel Material : Steel
- Wheelbase (in) : 120.9
- Length, Overall (in) : 204.3
- Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) : 78.6
- Height, Overall (in) : 70.7
- Track Width, Front (in) : 67.3
- Track Width, Rear (in) : 67
- Cargo Volume to Seat 1 (ft³) : 98.2
- Cargo Volume to Seat 2 (ft³) : 57.8
- Cargo Volume to Seat 3 (ft³) : 23.0
- Audio system, Chevrolet Infotainment System with Navigation and 8" diagonal color touch-screen, AM/FM stereo, includes Bluetooth streaming audio for music and most phones; featuring Android Auto and Apple CarPlay capability for compatible phones
- Audio system feature, Bose premium 10-speaker system with subwoofer in center console
- SiriusXM Radio Enjoy a 3-month All Access trial subscription with over 150 channels including commercial-free music, plus sports, news and entertainment. Plus listening on the app and online is included, so you'll hear the best SiriusXM has to offer, anywhere life takes you. Welcome to the world of SiriusXM. (IMPORTANT: The SiriusXM radio trial package is not provided on vehicles that are ordered for Fleet Daily Rental ("FDR") use. If you decide to continue service after your trial, the subscription plan you choose will automatically renew thereafter and you will be charged according to your chosen payment method at then-current rates. Fees and taxes apply. To cancel you must call us at 1-866-635-2349. See our Customer Agreement for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com. All fees and programming subject to change.)
- USB ports
- Wireless Charging for devices
- Chevrolet 4G LTE and available built-in Wi-Fi hotspot offers a fast and reliable Internet connection for up to 7 devices; includes data trial for 1 month or 3GB (whichever comes first) (Available Wi-Fi requires compatible mobile device, active OnStar service and data plan. Data plans provided by AT&T. Visit onstar.com for details and system limitations.)
- Active noise cancellation
- Seats, front bucket
- Seating, 7-passenger (2-2-3 seating configuration)
- Seat trim, perforated leather-appointed on first and second rows
- Seat adjuster, driver 8-way power
- Seat adjuster, front passenger 6-way power
- Seat adjuster, power driver lumbar control
- Seat adjuster, power passenger lumbar control
- Seats, heated driver and front passenger
- Seats, ventilated driver and front passenger
- Memory Package recalls 2 "presets" for power driver seat, outside mirrors and power tilt and telescopic steering column
- Seats, heated rear outboard seating positions
- Seats, third row 60/40 split-bench, power folding
- Head restraints, front, 2-way adjustable
- Head restraints, second and third row outboard, 2-way manual-folding
- Console, front center with 2 cup holders, covered storage bin with storage and removable tray
- Power outlet, 120-volt, located on the rear of center console
- Floor covering, color-keyed carpeting
- Floor mats, color-keyed all rows with High Country logo on first row mats
- Sill plates, front, bright
- Steering wheel, leather-wrapped, 3-spoke
- Steering wheel, heated includes AUTO heated steering wheel (selectable automatic activation)
- Steering column, power tilt and telescopic
- Steering wheel controls, mounted controls for audio, phone and cruise
- Display, 4.2" driver instrument information, enhanced, multi-color
- Compass display, digital
- Windows, power with driver Express Up/Down and front passenger Express-Down
- Door locks, power programmable with lockout protection
- Keyless Open, includes extended range Remote Keyless Entry
- Remote start
- Universal Home Remote, includes garage door opener, programmable
- Adaptive Cruise Control - Advanced
- Remote panic alarm
- Theft-deterrent system, electrical, unauthorized entry
- Air conditioning, tri-zone automatic climate control with individual climate settings for driver, right front passenger and rear seat occupants
- Sensor, humidity and windshield temperature
- Defogger, rear-window electric
- Heater ducts, 2nd row
- Umbrella holders, driver and front passenger doors
- Visors, driver and passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, covered
- Lighting, interior with theater dimming, cargo compartment, reading lights for front seats, second row reading lamps integrated into dome light, door-and tailgate-activated switches and illuminated entry and exit feature
- Cup holders, 10 total
- Cargo storage, tray under rear floor
- Passenger Capacity : 7
- Front Head Room (in) : 39.6
- Front Leg Room (in) : 41
- Front Shoulder Room (in) : 62.1
- Front Hip Room (in) : 58.1
- Second Head Room (in) : 39
- Second Leg Room (in) : 38.4
- Second Shoulder Room (in) : 62.2
- Second Hip Room (in) : 56.9
- Third Head Room (in) : 38.2
- Third Leg Room (in) : 33.5
- Third Shoulder Room (in) : 57.5
- Third Hip Room (in) : 48.5
- StabiliTrak, stability control system with traction control
- Daytime Running Lamps, LED
- Airbags, dual-stage frontal and side-impact for driver and front passenger, driver inboard seat-mounted side-impact and head curtain side-impact and roof-rail side-impact for all rows in outboard seating positions (Always use seat belts and the correct child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner's Manual for more information.)
- Passenger Sensing System sensor indicator inflatable restraint, front passenger/child presence detector (Always use seat belts and the correct child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner's Manual for more information.)
- OnStar and Chevrolet connected services capable (Fleet orders receive a 3-month trial. Visit onstar.com for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model.)
- Chevrolet Connected Access with 10 years of standard connectivity which enables services such as, Vehicle Diagnostics, Dealer Maintenance Notification, Chevrolet Smart Driver, Marketplace and more (Limitations apply. Not transferable. Standard connectivity available to original purchaser for ten years from the date of initial vehicle purchase for model year 2018 or newer Chevrolet vehicles. See onstar.com for details and further plan limitations. Connected Access does not include emergency or security services. Availability and additional services enabled by Connected Access are subject to change.)
- Rear Camera Mirror, inside rearview auto-dimming with full camera display
- Rear Park Assist with audible warning
- Surround Vision, Bird's Eye view, includes rear vision camera
- Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Zone Alert
- Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
- Following Distance Indicator
- Forward Collision Alert
- Rear cross traffic alert
- Front Pedestrian Braking
- Front Automatic Braking Intelligent Brake Assist - Collision Avoidance Braking
- Door locks, rear child security
- Rear seat reminder
- LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for Children), for child safety seats
- Teen Driver configurable feature that lets you activate customizable vehicle settings associated with a key fob, to encourage safe driving behavior. It can limit certain vehicle features, and it prevents certain safety systems from being turned off. An in-vehicle report card gives you information on driving habits and helps you to continue to coach your new driver
- Tire Pressure Monitor, includes Tire Fill Alert (Does not monitor spare.)
- Horn, dual-note
- Base Curb Weight (lbs) : - TBD -
- Tons/yr of CO2 Emissions @ 15K mi/year : 8.8
- Fuel Economy Est-Combined (MPG) : 20
- EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG) : 17
- EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG) : 25
- Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (Primary) : - TBD -
- Total Cooling System Capacity (qts) : - TBD -
- Shock Absorber Diameter - Front (mm) : - TBD -
- Shock Absorber Diameter - Rear (mm) : - TBD -
- Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Front (in) : - TBD -
- Front Wheel Size (in) : 20 x - TBD -
- Spare Wheel Size (in) : 18 x - TBD -
- Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : - TBD -
- Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : - TBD -
- Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx (gal) : 21.7
- Min Ground Clearance (in) : - TBD -
- Cargo Area Length @ Floor to Seat 1 (in) : - TBD -
- Cargo Area Length @ Floor to Seat 2 (in) : - TBD -
- Cargo Area Length @ Floor to Seat 3 (in) : - TBD -
- Cargo Area Width @ Beltline (in) : - TBD -
- Cargo Box Width @ Wheelhousings (in) : - TBD -
- Cargo Box (Area) Height (in) : - TBD -
- Liftover Height (in) : - TBD -
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All advertised prices exclude government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document processing charge, any electronic filing charge, and any emission testing charge.
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This is the truth about DayZ. No matter how good your gear is, how careful you are, death will find you wherever you are. And it will strike unexpectedly.
And if you survived day 4 somehow, day 5 would be the following:
"Met Friendlies - You are dead"
Typical lifespan in dayZ [Steam Community]
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A study of nearly 58,000 patients found that high potency statins, which are prescribed to prevent heart attacks and strokes, reduced the chance of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease by two thirds.
Researchers examined a random sample of one million patients who had no history of dementia and tracked them for nearly five years.
The study in Taiwan found that those who had been prescribed high-dose statins had one third the chance of developing dementia during the period, compared with those who were not on the drugs.
Millions of patients in the UK are prescribed the cholesterol-lowering drugs, which can cost less than ten pence a day to the NHS.
The study identified 57,669 patients aged over 65 who had no history of dementia in 1997 and 1998.
There were 5,516 new diagnoses of dementia during around 4.5 years of follow-up.
The study found that those on high doses of statins reduced their risk of dementia by two thirds.
Dr Tin-Tse Lin, who presented the findings at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Amsterdam said: "Previous studies had considered statin therapy to exert a beneficial effect on dementia.
"But few large-scale studies have focused on the impact of statins on new-onset, non-vascular dementia in the geriatric population."
"Patients who received the highest total equivalent doses of statins had a 3-fold decrease in the risk of developing dementia."
Researchers said the strength of the drugs was key to their success.
"High potency statins such as atorvastatin and rosuvastatin showed a significant inverse association with developing dementia in a dose-response manner.
"Higher doses of high potency statins gave the strongest protective effects against dementia."
The doses of statins which are classed as high, low and medium vary depending on the drug.
Leading cardiologists have suggested that all over 50s should take statins because they are so effective at reducing cholesterol and cutting the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
Currently GPs normally only prescribe the drugs to those with high or moderate cholesterol levels.
But some experts believe the drugs are already prescribed too widely, and that their side-effects are underestimated.
Last year medicines regulators in Britain said hundreds of thousands of people taking a common statin should have their dose reduced due to fears over side effects.
They said patients taking the statin simvastatin at the same time as blood pressure drugs amlodipine and diltiazem were more likely to suffer aches and pains.


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The first Bear Town Beer Run in downtown New Bern is on tap for Friday night.
The first Bear Town Beer Run in downtown New Bern is on tap for Friday night.
The 6 p.m. event begins at the Galley Store & Persimmons on East Front Street and concludes in the garden behind the Bear Town Market at South Front and Middle streets. There will be live music and treats available.
Just down the street is the New Bern Farmers Market, where the New Bern Breakfast Rotary�s Oktoberfest will be in full swing with more palate-pleasing tastes and beverages.
A portion of the Beer Run race�s proceeds will benefit the New Bern Breakfast Rotary.
The event is a 4K run/walk, with three �refreshment� stops, where there is a choice of water or a 3-ounce pour of a craft beer from New Bern�s Beer Army.
The cost is $35 day of registration.
The run�s sponsors include The Galley Store; Persimmons; The Chelsea; Stand Up Outfitters; Atomic Bikes; Team Donna-Keller Williams; MJ�s Raw Bar & Grill; One World Shoppe; Bear Town Market; Surf, Wind & Fire and NC STA Contracting.
The event is timed by Game On.
According to the web site sportoften.com, there are upwards of 150 participants who pre-registered.


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* Ex-Iran negotiator argues Tehran not seeking nuclear bombs
* Atomic weapons would turn into "longer-term vulnerability"
* Says Iranian politicians don't want North Korea-style isolation
* West accuses Iran of seeking nuclear bomb capability
VIENNA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A nuclear-armed Iran would cause a regional arms race and make Tehran more isolated and vulnerable, according to a former Iranian negotiator who argues that the Islamic state is not seeking to build nuclear bombs.
Israel and the United States suspect Iran is developing a nuclear arms capability and have not ruled out military action to prevent it from obtaining such weapons of mass destruction.
Iran says it is only seeking nuclear energy. But its refusal to suspend atomic activity which can have both civilian and military applications, and its lack of openness with the U.N. nuclear agency, have drawn tough Western punitive measures.
Former nuclear negotiator Hossein Mousavian, now a visiting scholar at Princeton University in the United States, said Iran recognizes that if it were to become a nuclear weapons state Russia and China would join the United States and "implement devastating sanctions that would paralyze the Iranian economy."
Moscow and Beijing have backed a series of U.N. Security Council sanctions resolutions against Iran since 2006. But they have criticised tougher unilateral steps by Washington and the European Union targeting Tehran's vital oil exports.
"Based on Iranian assessments, the possession of nuclear weapons would provide only a short-term regional advantage that would turn into a longer-term vulnerability," Mousavian wrote in the National Interest, a foreign policy journal.
"It would trigger a regional nuclear arms race, bringing Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia into the fold sooner or later," Mousavian, added.
Mousavian held his post before conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took over from his reformist predecessor Mohammad Khatami in 2005.
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, tweeting Mousavian's article, said "these points of view by a very well informed person are worth noting". Sweden is a member of the 27-nation EU, which has ratcheted up the sanctions pressure on Tehran.
Most Iranian politicians believe that having nuclear weapons would be an obstacle for Tehran's access to technological cooperation with developed countries, Mousavian said in the article headlined "Ten Reasons Iran Doesn't Want the Bomb".
"They do not want to see Iran come under the kind of extreme international isolation levied against North Korea," he said.
The allegation that Iran could use nuclear weapons, if it acquired them, against the United States or Israel "makes no rational sense," Mousavian said.
"Any provocation by Iran against two states that possess thousands and hundreds of nuclear weapons respectively would result in Iran's total annihilation," Mousavian said.
Israel is widely believed to have the Middle East's only atomic arsenal but neither confirms nor denies this under a "strategic ambiguity" policy to deter Arab and Iranian foes.


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Democrats suggest paying for Obama's job plan with surcharge on millionaires
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, divided over how to pay for President Barack Obama's jobs plan, Wednesday tossed out the White House tax proposals and replaced them with one of their own: A tax increase on millionaires.
Obama's plan to increase taxes on individuals earning more than $200,000 and joint filers making more than $250,000 was highly unpopular among some Democrats.
"Many of them are not rich," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. In many areas of the United States, he added, such an income "does not get you a big home or lots of vacations or anything else that's associated with wealth in America."
Obama's $447 billion proposal still faces huge trouble in the Democratic-run Senate, where it's expected to be considered next week. Sixty votes are needed to cut off extended debate, and Democrats control 53 of the 100 seats.
In addition, the package as a whole is "dead" in the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said Monday.
But at least the millionaire's tax could spare Obama the embarrassment of Democrats abandoning him on a key issue, one that he's been campaigning for day after day.
When Senate Democrats returned this week from a weeklong recess, many expressed reservations about different elements of the Obama tax plan, including the proposal to limit itemized deductions for individuals earning more than $200,000 and joint filers making more than $250,000.
Other lawmakers from energy-producing states were annoyed about the plan to close oil and gas tax loopholes.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who opposes the Obama initiative, tried to get the Senate to take an up-or-down vote on the jobs plan, but Democratic leaders blocked the effort.
On Wednesday, the package changed, as the Obama taxes were replaced by a 5 percent surtax on income of more than $1 million.
Republicans, who have been adamantly opposed to tax increases, immediately signaled they would not go along.
"Republicans have identified areas of common ground where we can work with the president and Democrats to create a better environment for job creation," said Michael Steel, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "That should be our focus, not desperate tax hike gimmicks floated to cover up divisions within the Democratic caucus."
At the White House, spokesman Jay Carney said the administration's priority is passing the legislation and it's open to suggestions for how to pay for it. Carney said he wasn't fully familiar with the Senate proposal, but he suggested it's one "we think would work."
"The idea that our goal here is to use this as a political weapon, it's not," Carney said. "Our goal is to take action and put Americans back to work."
The current top tax rate is 35 percent. Democrats estimate that taxing millionaires will raise the $447 billion Obama needs to implement his jobs plan. The plan, which would boost spending for road construction, schools and aid to the unemployed, and cut the Social Security payroll tax, is still expected to go nowhere as a complete package.
Congressional Budget Office analysis of debt reduction plan
Treasury Department debt report
With Obama jobs bill near dead, White House plans fall push for passage
Deficit-cutting deal may not dent defense spending much
Obama would raise taxes on rich to pay for jobs plan


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TrekCarePlus is a new service you can buy with your new Trek bike that will actually cover damage to your bike from "normal" road use, and most parts that wear out (tires, tubes, brake pads excluded, but chain, chainrings, cassettes… yes, it covers them!).
The cost is almost too low to be true. $359 for a $2000-$6999 bike, $499 up to $12,999. That gets you 3 years, and covers most accidents that don't involve cars, and parts that wear out. What? Did you misread something? Am I saying that Jeff Z, a guy that rides and rides and rides and goes through chains & cassettes & chainrings like butter (and a darned good guy besides), might bankrupt the company with a program like this? Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
How soon does it start? September 3rd. So should you wait to buy a new bike? No, because you can get coverage for any Trek bike purchased in the prior 60 days, meaning a bike today qualifies. Pricing starts as low as $49 (for bikes up to $499.99). Read more about TrekCarePlus in our FAQ.
This is one of the best-reasons ever to get a new Trek from Chain Reaction!


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Remember this? When the SEC reduced the annual signing limit from 28 to 25, in order to curb the growing scourge of schools signing more players than they could offer scholarships? And how SEC coaches voted unanimously against the new rule, because it limited their "flexibility," but the rule passed anyway? No sweat off Nick Saban's back. He's got his own lo-fi signing tricks.
Last summer, Saban didn't seem too fazed by the restriction, saying "it's not going to be that much of a management issue for us to be able to continue to create the same number of opportunities for young people and just try to manage it a little better." Here's what he meant:
Justin Taylor, one of Georgia's top projected running backs, committed to Alabama nearly a year ago. He then missed his senior season with a torn ACL, and as Alabama came up against the 25-man signing limit (their 2012 class is ranked number one in the nation by Rivals.com), Taylor became an odd man out. A few weeks ago, Taylor was informed that the Tide would not be able to sign him for this season. But they still want Taylor for 2013, so Saban signed a piece of paper for him to seal it in blood.
Not just any piece of paper, mind you, but — oh wait, yes, just an ordinary piece of paper, probably torn from a half-finished sudoku puzzle. Says Taylor, in an interview today with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
"He said he was going to sign me with the next class. But he also said he would sign a piece of paper to show that they are keeping their word – they are going to sign it and they want me to sign it to make sure I know I still have my scholarship ... Coach Saban is going to sign his name on a sheet of paper saying that I still have my scholarship. It was just for me. It's to say they really still want me."
Now that it's official, there's absolutely no way Alabama could ever go back on its word (this is why no one should ever criticize a recruit for pulling out of a verbal commitment). So what's Taylor going to do in the meantime? "They are going to find me a job."
Conspiracy theorist alert, but this is fuzzily legitimate under NCAA bylaws. Rule 13.2.3 governs employment of prospective student athletes, and allows the athletic department to find a job for Taylor "through normal institutional employment procedures (e.g., local newspaper, bulletin board listings)." It does not allow "the intervention of any member of the institution's coaching staff" in the job search, which might be more troublesome. But, please. I think Nick Saban knows enough to keep his distance from Justin Taylor's new job. After all, the man just loopholed the entire oversigning process.
UPDATE: After careful consideration, and more than a little backlash to the Journal-Constitution's interview, Justin Taylor now says he will not sign with Alabama.


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Turkish Bath
Endulge in a hot sauna and experience ancient Turkish bathing at a traditional Turkish Bath House.
This is not a relaxing Swedish massage so be prepared as a Turkish local gives you a scrub like you would not believe.
You will feel fabulous afterwards but it's not for the super-modest or ultra-shy.
Why do the Turkish Bath?
Massage Super clean feel Sauna and scrub
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The highlight of my trip had to be Gweru in Zimbabwe, it was my idea of paradise. So much to do there with the animals and the location of it was just beautiful!
— Anne B (27) from Ireland
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— JoJo E (61) from Switzerland
Finally home and had a great time…. I loved the shark diving, Sossusvlei and Himba people. Saw Lions, a Leopard, Elephants, Giraffes, everything really! Thanks for…
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I did not believe in god till i visited Chobe National Park.
— Juca from Uruguay
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This Graduation Progress Report displays state and district level summaries of the students who should have attempted the state assessment graduation requirements for the required WCAP subjects. The report breaks down which exam graduation alternative(s) assessment students attempted. It does not report any local graduation requirements such as credits earned. Each cohort in the report is based on the students' graduation requirement year (four years from when a student enters 9th grade).
Each student is counted only once per subject; multiple test attempts within a subject are prioritized by the ranked difficulty of assessment or graduation alternative. Students are excluded from the report if they have transferred out of state or to a non-public school, if the student is deceased, or if the student withdrew from school for an unknown reason.


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Temple of the Dog
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|Seattle, Washington, USA
|Years active
|Former members
|Chris Cornell
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The Edge
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Temple of the Dog, prior to many beliefs that it was once a religious temple based on the common practice of dog worship and beastiality in China and Japan, up until the Great Asian Cookoff event of 1991 at any rate, is actually a so-called Grunge band that existed for almost as short of a time as the genre itself, with it's only purpose being to release it's one and only album that year, which was also entitled Temple Of The Dog. It made headlines for about a day or two, and then it didn't. It fell into the evil throes of bargain bins worldwide, and dealt a serious blow to all of those involved. Much like a nuclear attack, or syphalis.
Behind The Music[edit]
The band was formed in honor of the late, great "Woody" Andrew (from Mother Love Boner), by members of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, U2, Coldplay, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hanson, and N*SYNC, and the CD was recorded not only as a reflection upon his life, but it was recorded in a futile attempt to cash in, as well. According to the lead violinist in the project, Chris Cornell. It's most popular tracks are the R&B influenced "Say Hello 2 Heaven (Ooh-Ooh-Ooh)", and the "We Are The World" styled anthem "Goin' Hungry 4 U". Which featured newcomber Eddie Vedder, who had just paddled into Seattle on a surfboard from California, and a 10 year old Justin Timberlake on vocals, with permission from his parents.
After the previously mentioned failure of the CD earlier in the article, nothing too extraordinary happened. Lynyrd Skynyrd's participants went back to their grave, Hanson (who provided the MMMBopping on "Deez 4 Walls Jes Close In Wit Out U") and N*SYNC's members went back to finish their basic schooling, so on, and so forth. Shit happened. Literally.
There have been talks, obviously. But we all know better by now. As the 2000's have certainly proven, bands that break up do not get back together. It's a bad omen, and everybody knows this. This statement has more or less been echoed recently by Chris Cornell, during one of his fashion performances in London, England, supporting his latest album, Scream: Endorsed By Calvin Klein. Here is what he had to say:
"My... uh, well... Temple Of The Dog... damn... forgot about those guys... I just think it'd be like a cursed diamond, bringing this band back. Obviously, things changed. We're older now, we've moved on... some of us are richer... how does my ass look in these jeans?"
Chris's former bandmates did reunite for a short time following this comment, only to toilet paper his house, teabag his wife, and leave a nice pile of flaming crap on his doorstep for him. Reportedly, Chris never recovered from the psychological trauma of this incident, and the long term prognosis of him doing so has been deemed "grim, if at all possible".
Band Members[edit]
Yes. Beyond the machines, this band had members. And they each had a different role in making everything come to life. Scroll up for the full list of everybody involved in the project. Next.
Unlike many modern artists of today, the group actually released a CD. And that CD contained 10 tracks, commonly referred to as songs. With the addition of two iTunes exclusive MP3's that followed 18 years later, of course. But we all know who to blame for this... right? Guys?
Ah well... onto the discography!
Temple Of The Dog (1991)
1. Say Hello 2 Heaven (Ooh-Ooh-Ooh)
2. U Make Me Want 2 Reach Down N Touch Myself
3. Goin' Hungry 4 U
4. Pushin' Forward, Pullin' Back
5. Doggy Stylin'
6. U Trouble Grrl
7. Woody Tha Woodpecker
8. Let Me Be Ur Savior
9. Deez 4 Walls Jes Close In Wit Out U
10. All Night Long (Feat. Lionel Ritchie)
20th Anniversary iTunes Bonus Tracks (2009)
11. U My Angel On Fire
12. Pet Dat Kitty (Live)


text: Dakota Fanning has an impressive resume as a child actress. She's worked with Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington and Queen Latifah, among many others. Fanning first impressed audiences and critics with her portrayal of the daughter of a mentally retarded man in "I Am Sam." She's also starred in "War of the Worlds," "The Cat in the Hat," "Charlotte's Web" and "The Secret Life of Bees." Her younger sister, Elle Fanning, is also an actress.


text: Humanities Center damaged by flooding from burst sprinkler pipe January 8, 2014 | By Nick Alexopulos Extensive damage necessitated removal of the entire drop ceiling in the reception area outside the president's office on the second floor of Humanities. Almost 60 years ago Loyola University Maryland's most treasured building survived a fire. Now it's recovering from a flood. On Jan. 7, a sprinkler pipe burst in the Francis Xavier Knott, S.J., Humanities Center and flooded areas of the building that face Loyola's Quad on the Evergreen campus. The flooding originated on the third floor and caused significant damage to each of the floors below. Loyola facilities, public safety, and environmental health & safety staff responded with the Baltimore City Fire Department minutes after the pipe burst, and it was shut off soon after. But in that short time more than 20,000 gallons of water from the fire suppression system poured from the pipes, soaking ceilings, floors, and carpets in its path. An initial assessment determined the damage was concentrated in the honors lounge, president's office, Refectory, Hug Lounge, and terrace level storage; those areas will be closed to the Loyola community while repairs are being made. Restoration efforts are already underway. Cleanup, drying, and targeted demolition will continue through this week before rebuilding and reinstalling begin this weekend. "I am extraordinarily grateful for Loyola's first responders and the men and women from the Baltimore City Fire Department who worked tirelessly throughout the night in extremely cold weather to ensure the preservation of a building that is iconic to Loyola's students and generations of our alumni," said Rev. Brian F. Linanne, S.J., president of Loyola. "Their selfless dedication in those frigid, challenging conditions serves as a perfect reminder to our students—and to all of us—of the Jesuit ideal of living as men and women for others." The Humanities building was built in 1896 as a private residence by Alice Whitridge Garret, an heiress to the B&O Railroad fortune. Later the Garret family offered to let the Red Cross use it as an infirmary for servicemen blinded in World War I. The Society of Jesus purchased the property and moved the Loyola campus from Calvert Street in 1921. From 1924 to 1992 the house served as a residence for the Jesuits, though the structure was damaged by a fire in 1955. After a $6 million conversion of the 40,000-square-foot space and 30,000-square-foot expansion, the building became the college's Humanities Center in 1994. The most recognizable interior rooms in the Humanities building are the Hug Lounge, featured in the acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards, and nearby Refectory. The rest of the building houses six academic departments and numerous administrative offices. Students flock to the exterior wraparound porch on warm, sunny days. Event services and technology services were also heavily involved in the response. Loyola officials estimate repairs will take three weeks. Only a few offices will be need to be temporarily relocated, and event services is currently working to adjust any events scheduled for the impacted areas.


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Hoping one of the S&C guys or a nutritionist can help out here...
So, i'm getting my body fat percentage calculated soon as part of the fire services ocupational health program for work. I was wondering what the ideal body fat percentage would be for a female fencer (epeeist) who is around 5 foot 4. I've tried looking online but all the information I can find has been for the more main stream sports. If you need more info i'm 23 years old.
Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere, would just like to know what I need to be aiming for!


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Since what we had available was a small, sweet but meaty, and tangy/briny Hama Hama oyster, Johnnie selected the Bowmore 18 year old. The trick of it, says Johnnie, is to choose a malt that is well-aged, sufficiently delicate, mellow and mature from long aging, yet still has a soft honeyed fruit and touch of the sea to it.
He deftly poured a tot of the Bowmore 18 and placed a single oyster next to the glass, instructing me to taste a tiny sip of the oyster brine, a sip of the Bowmore, then slide the oyster into my mouth, tip the rest of the Bowmore into the oyster shell with the remaining liquor and drain the shell. I complied.
It was…remarkably tasty! So tasty, in fact, that I began looking for another oyster to try it again. The Bowmore 18 accentuated the richness of the oyster, and the oyster merged beautifully with the fruity, peaty, and slightly spicy whiskey. This single malt oyster luge was fun ceremony with rewarding results.
This could become a tradition.
And here's the link if you're interested in the full article.


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The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.
Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,
That host with their banners at sunset were seen:
Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown,
That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.
For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed:
And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill,
And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!
And there lay the steed with his nostrils all wide,
But through it there rolled not the breath of his pride:
And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf,
And cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf.
And there lay the rider distorted and pale,
With the dew on his brow and the rust on his mail;
And the tents were all silent, the banners alone,
The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail,
And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal;
And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!
Several things in this text are worthy of reflection. First, the Lord says, "I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear news." The expression is shrouded in mystery. Was it the report of an approaching Egyptian force (vv. 8-9) whom the Lord might have stirred? Or the stunning news of the destruction of his army at Jerusalem? (19:35-36). Most likely the latter. The declaration that God would be orchestrating the message is clear (cf. Acts 17:26). Sennacherib's arrogance would be replaced with a paralysis of fear!
Second, there is the prophecy that he would return to his own land. The ruler did go home presently. Significant, however, is the fact that while he engaged in a number of subsequent military campaigns, he never again returned to Judah! Why not?
Finally, Jehovah declared: "I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land." This amazing prophecy was fulfilled precisely—some twenty years later. As one scholar has noted: "The mills of God grind slowly but exceedingly fine" (Patterson 1988, 268).
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer [two sons] smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead (2 Kings 19:36-37).
An inscription from the annals of Esar-haddon (680 B.C.) confirms the biblical record:
In the month of Nisan . . . I made my joyful entrance into the royal palace, the awesome place wherein abides the fate of kings. A firm determination fell upon my brothers. They forsook the gods and returned to their deeds of violence, plotting evil . . . . They revolted. To gain the kingship they slew Sennacherib, their father" (Caiger 1944, 161-162).
The renegades fled. It is an ironical twist that the Assyrian ruler, who boasted that Judah's God could not protect Jerusalem, himself was murdered "as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god."
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In the spring of 336 BC, Philip begun the invasion of Persia. He sent generals Attalus and Parmenio with an advance force of 10,000 Macedonian troops, to cross over into Asia Minor and pave the way for the later advance of the main army. And while the Macedonians were crossing the Hellespont, in Macedonia everything was ready for the grand celebration for the wedding of Philip's daughter Cleopatra to prince Alexander of Epirus, brother of Olympias. The first day of the celebrations the guests saw a lavish entertained of every sort. But on the second day of the celebration, while entering the theater passing between his son Alexander and his new son-in-law Alexander, Philip was struck with a dagger and killed on the spot. The assassin Pausanias, a young Macedonian noble, attempted to escape but tripped and was killed on the spot by few close friends of Philip's son Alexander.
The great Macedonian conqueror was dead, the men who liberated his country from foreign occupation and brought if from the edge of the abyss into a world power. His dream for conquering the Persian Empire now lays on his successor, his son king Alexander III. But both ancient and modern historians recognize that without the military and political efforts of Philip, Alexander would have never been as successful as he was. After all, it was Philip who created the powerful Macedonian army and turned Macedonia into a strong nation in arms.
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School systems have some of the oldest and worst technology in the world. It's difficult to access and parse data about students, from attendance to grades and just about anything else.
It's causing some major headaches as the rest of the world moves into the 21st century.
Enter Clever, a new startup that parses that information and wraps it all together in a neat way that's easily accessible.
Clever gives trusted third-party developers a way to access that data and build new applications that can help teachers access and analyze the data they have, making them better at their jobs.
It's a startup that's long, long overdue. Better teachers make better students, so the results are good across the board.
We caught up with cofounder Tyler Bosmeny to find out how Clever is doing. Here's what we learned:
- Clever is now deployed in more than 1,000 schools. That's a pretty high number. Advisors at Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley startup incubator, had set a goal for Clever to be in 40 schools by Demo Day. It just shows how much pent-up demand there is for the service.
- Clever can reduce overhead tech costs by more than 50 percent. Since it's easier to access, update and move data, you don't have to spend a ton of money training people and buying up the latest up-to-date software. It also only takes a few minutes to get Clever running.
- Anyone can develop an app on Clever. Once a school deploys Clever, they can use a whole host of apps built by trusted third-party developers to access and parse the data they have on their students—and find out trends about how classes are doing.
Here's a lightly edited transcript of the interview:
BUSINESS INSIDER: Can you tell me a little bit more about the team?
TYLER BOSMENY: Dan, Raf and I were all best friends at Harvard. I studied applied math, Dan was biology, Raf was computer science and applied math. After we graduated we all went in different directions. Dan went into a school district, and over time was promoted to become director of technology for that district. He realized it was insanely difficult to use technology in the classroom. Everyone says, "Why hasn't technology transformed technology like it has for every other industry?" Technology was creating more work for teachers, and not less.
BI: How did you guys come to start Clever?
TB: Well, when we were just starting, we didn't have a key insight which is that we could build a business-to-business [B2B] company that could help developers right away. At first we thought it would be great to build a product, but it's hard to sell to schools. But we saw we could build a B2B company that could help developers who are having these big headaches, and that's what led to us founding Clever. That led to Y Combinator, and everything everything else.
BI: How did you find the Y Combinator experience?
TB: You get to talk to the smartest people, they're doing companies themselves. It's a really inspiring place to be. I'd say, in Y Combinator they put a lot of emphasis on growth. So, that was something that we put a lot of emphasis on as well. It's the kind of thing, they're mentioning their growth weekly. You show up to Y Combinator every Tuesday and you get asked about your growth. We're motivated to keep figuring out whatever it takes to grow. You gotta get those growth numbers higher.
BI: So what does Clever actually do?
TB: We are helping get data out of school systems and into a common platform that applications can be built on. Right now, developers have all these frustrating ways to getting that data. There are just arcane ways of getting data. We've noticed that this problem of moving and managing data is one of the biggest problems in education today. You spend all your time reinventing the wheel trying to move data around. It was really frustrating developers who have to deal with it.
"You spend all your time reinventing the wheel trying to move data around. It was really frustrating developers who have to deal with it."
It adds a lot of overhead to costs.
Most companies we work with tell us moving this data is their No. 1 support cost. And it's also the No. 1 complaint about the products. Teachers say things like, "I set up the product, and by the second day of school everything was already out of date." When you use Clever, it's completely automated. You get modern, clean data from the school. We can do two things: decrease support costs by 50 percent, and we can make it possible to get things up and running and deployed in a school in minutes.
BI: How do you capture that data?
TB: We interface with all the systems that schools run on today, they're called student information systems. Those have information about students, attendance, grades, everything. We bring it out, clean it up and provide a modern way for developers to access it [an API, or application programming interface]. This is one of the most beautiful APIs that I've seen in education. This isn't an industry where things are usually moved around with APIs.
BI: What about security? Has there actually been a lot of interest?
TB: Before any data is moved, a school authorizes Clever to send data to a provider before Clever will do it. We launched in June. We were in basically no schools. We were in around four. Paul Graham gave us a goal of being in 40 schools by Demo Day. On Demo Day, we announced that we had hit 1,100 schools. There has been so much pent-up demand for this, it's grown in ways that we could never imagine.
BI: What happens next?
TB: Right now, we just need to keep growing. We have a huge backlog of schools, we have a lot of partners who want to come on to our platform. We want to be the best platform in the universe for education.


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As cleanup crews rushed to save what they could of Louisiana's coast following the 2010 oil spill, a group of investors on the north shore ran their own race: turning a vacant building into an upscale surgical hospital in three months, before a change in federal law would ruin their efforts. Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital in Hammond, which got off the ground with investments from doctors, had to be approved by inspectors by the end of the year, when physician-owned hospitals could no longer participate in Medicare.
Missing the deadline would effectively kill the business model.
Covington businessman Bay Ingram was on a mission to turn a profit in both events that summer. Shortly after his company, Southeast Recovery Group, received $300,000 from oil giant BP in what federal prosecutors have now said was a scam, Ingram wrote a check from his company to cover part of his personal investment in Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital, according to court records filed in St. Tammany Parish last year.
Ingram, 50, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme submitting fake bills to BP for helicopter flights in the oil spill cleanup. He is the only conspirator to be charged so far. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 20. He faces up to five years in prison.
The politically connected businessman's interests over the years have been wide-ranging. He has claimed $7 million in real estate holdings through his company, Ingram Investments. He helped pull Doctors' Hospital of Slidell out of bankruptcy in 2011. He founded and later sold Southern Surgical Hospital, also in Slidell. In the past, he has owned interests in a video poker truck stop, the now-shuttered Bimini Bay's lounge in Slidell and WGSO radio on the north shore.
But 2010 marked a key turning point for Ingram, whether he knew it then or not. As his activities in the oil spill would later bring him into federal court, his dealings in Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital, along with a close business partner, have come under scrutiny in civil court. Ingram was one of four partners who oversaw a three-month rush to get the $35 million surgical specialty hospital fully developed and operating by December 31, 2010. At the time they took over in August 2010, the hospital had been partially built and left vacant after a previous attempt by doctors to develop it had gone into bankruptcy.
Ingram, a contributor to numerous political campaigns, including Gov. Bobby Jindal's, was appointed by Jindal to the state Mineral Board in 2008. He resigned from that post on Oct. 30 last year, three days before prosecutors filed a bill of information against him in U.S. District Court in New Orleans.
James Aldridge of Mandeville, Cypress Pointe's former CEO and one of the investors, recently claimed in a lawsuit that from the beginning, the development of Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital was a hotspot of fraudulent dealings. Aldridge's suit alleges that he was forced to resign as CEO and ultimately kicked out of the partnership when he questioned some actions. The hospital responded by claiming Aldridge was expelled for bad behavior, poor job performance and violating confidentiality under his contract. The legal battle is still pending in District Court in St. Tammany Parish. The hospital asked a judge in a hearing last month to dismiss the case.
Aldridge, 38, has worked in leadership at two hospitals in Alabama and Mississippi and more recently, headed home health care for Ochsner in New Orleans, according to his resume filed in court. Aldridge and his lawyer, Edward Gibson, declined to be interviewed. Ingram also declined to comment.
Among other claims, Aldridge says in the lawsuit that in March of 2012 -- after he had already been forced to resign as CEO -- Ingram asked him and the other investment partners to sign off on transferring his share of the hospital to a trust for his family. He wanted to move his assets because he knew he was a target in a federal investigation over the oil spill, Aldridge claimed in his lawsuit. Ingram, in an October deposition, admitted as much. He said that it was in the best interest of the hospital to do so. Aldridge refused to immediately agree to the transfer.
NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune contacted Cypress Pointe's lawyer, Ross Lagarde, for comment. In response, spokesman James Hartman answered questions in written form.
"To be clear, Mr. Ingram requested the transfer of ownership to protect the hospital and its investors when federal law enforcement agencies began an investigation into Southeast Recovery Group," the statement says. "Indictment or conviction for wire fraud...is an offense that must be reported to the state Department of Health and Hospitals when charged against someone associated with a state-licensed hospital. The transfer was done to insulate the hospital and its investors, and was done transparently. The U.S. Attorney's Office was made aware of that transfer, and the reasons for it."
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Orleans declined to comment on whether notice was given.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals released a statement that it is the department's policy to review a health care provider's license when it receives notice of an owner or manager being convicted of fraud. According to department records, Ingram no longer had a share in Cypress Pointe Surgical as of Oct. 26, 2012, when the hospital's ownership disclosure was updated. Ingram pleaded guilty in federal court on Nov. 28.
"Department of Health and Hospitals has no active investigation into this business," the department said. "However, the department is currently reviewing ownership information regarding this facility."
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital sits just off Interstate 12 on the outskirts of Hammond, a tall sign advertising surgical procedures such as knee replacements to drivers-by. On its website, the hospital boasts of 6 digital operating rooms, 24 inpatient rooms, "the best and latest technology," and "a host of personal amenities -- from chef-prepared meals to whimsically folded towels."
The building had sat empty and unfinished after a previous attempt to develop it by doctors had failed. In early 2010, healthcare facility developer Kevin Schneider brought together Aldridge and Ingram with the idea of launching a specialty hospital there again, according to court records. Schneider has a background working as a consultant in development of medical practices and in the pharmaceutical industry, according to his resume filed in court.
From there, Ingram invited his business associate, New Orleans lawyer William Christopher Beary, to perform legal work for the venture in exchange for becoming an equity partner, according to depositions. The partners organized the hospital's 24 doctors who invested as part-owners as well. According to his lawsuit, Aldridge invested $240,000 for his share and was hired on as CEO as the project officially launched in August 2010.
When President Obama signed his health care overhaul in March 2010, a deadline was imposed that threatened the future of doctor-owned hospitals in the U.S. From that point, no new physician-owned hospitals could participate in Medicare and Medicaid, nor could any existing facilities expand. Critics of doctor-owned, for-profit hospitals have argued that physicians with financial interests in a hospital are more likely to order unnecessary tests and procedures given the incentive to boost business. Federal officials predicted millions of dollars would be saved by stamping out doctor-owned hospitals. But such ventures already underway could be grandfathered in by obtaining licenses by the end of the year.
In court records, Aldridge claims that he worked "non-stop to ensure the hospital met the legal requirement and deadline," but the other partners decided to merge with a previous doctor-owned company as a way around the law. "Aldridge questioned both the efficacy and legality of the merger, as the previous venture had gone through bankruptcy and Aldridge was not sure if the merger would satisfy the deadline requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," according to Aldridge's claims in court filings.
The lawsuit also claims that doctors were offered varying amounts of shares in the hospital depending on how much revenue each doctor could potentially bring in, which Aldridge contended violates federal law.
Despite any disagreements among Aldridge and the other partners, the hospital opened in early December 2010 after three months of frenzied construction and hiring.
In April 2011, Aldridge was removed as CEO "for no apparent reason," the lawsuit says. He agreed to a termination agreement that reduced his share in the hospital but granted him $127,000 in consulting fees. By March 2012, Aldridge had been expelled as a partner. That month, the hospital sought a restraining order against Aldridge after he threatened to go public with his claims -- which the hospital insisted were untrue, according to court records. The hospital described Aldridge's behavior as a "bizarre and aggressive retaliatory campaign of defamation and unauthorized disclosure of confidential hospital business."
Aldridge, in turn, counter-sued and laid out his view of how the partnership fell apart. Many of his complaints were targeted at the hospital's chief lawyer, Beary.
Beary's New Orleans law firm, Orrill, Cordell & Beary, performed legal work for Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital and Beary became an equity partner -- a conflict of interest that he disclosed to the partners, according to court records. Records indicate that Beary and Ingram had a close professional relationship. He -- along with Aldridge -- joined Ingram in rescuing Doctors' Hospital of Slidell from bankruptcy, and he served as CEO of WGSO radio, which Ingram had owned a share in. Beary also represented Ingram in two lawsuits against BP.
According to federal investigators in Ingram's criminal case stemming from the BP disaster, Ingram acted as a middle man between a helicopter supplier, Rotorcraft Leasing Co., and BP during the aftermath of the oil spill between June and November 2010. Then-St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Jack Stephens had asked BP to pay for a helicopter to help the sheriff's office and the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries do emergency work in the parish following the Macondo blowout. While Ingram's company, Southeast Recovery Group, was initially paid for legitimate work, Ingram billed BP 10 more times for $1.3 million in work that BP said was never authorized, according to the bill of information.
Federal prosecutors say Ingram falsified bills, forged a signature on a doctored contract and offered fake flight logs, listing flights that were never taken and passengers that never rode on the helicopter. Ingram went as far as creating a fake persona by email claiming to be a BP claims processor to convince the helicopter company that Ingram had a legitimate agreement with BP.
But before any federal investigation came to light, Ingram continued to press BP for payment, even enlisting Stephens to write the oil company a letter with 23 invoices attached, according to court records. Ingram, represented by Beary, filed a lawsuit in April 2011 against the company in federal court. The lawyer representing Ingram in that case was Beary. The lawsuit requested the full $1.3 million from BP along with 40 percent more for attorneys' fees.
But in December, federal prosecutors intervened and requested a stay in the case against BP, given the ongoing criminal investigation into Ingram.
Hartman, speaking on behalf of Beary, said that Beary was not aware of any fraud allegations until prosecutors stepped in, and there has been no further activity in the civil case.
In May 2010, shortly after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, Beary and Ingram also pursued BP through a damages claim in federal court. Beary's firm is listed on a website, cantfish.net, seeking plaintiffs to sue over the loss of recreational saltwater fishing in the Gulf of Mexico during the spill. Ingram is listed as one of four named plaintiffs on the lawsuit.
Beary faced his own legal trouble in 2012, which Aldridge's lawsuit pointed out. Beary was arrested in the French Quarter on Aug. 17 on a charge of possession of cocaine. According to a police report, paramedics responded to a call on Baronne Street, where Beary was found with a black eye and busted nose and chin. Beary told paramedics that he didn't know how he got injured, according to the report. Beary pulled his identification out of his back pocket when a clear plastic bag containing cocaine fell out and landed on the ambulance gurney, where Beary was being treated, according to the report. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In his deposition in the Cypress Pointe lawsuit, Ingram said that he invested $140,000 in the hospital real estate and $250,000 in the operations, along with personally guaranteeing a loan of $8 million or $9 million for an MRI unit. During his involvement with the hospital, he said that he also conducted Southeast Recovery Group business, including invoices for the company, in Aldridge's office at the hospital. In the same deposition, Ingram refused to answer questions about a helicopter that landed at the hospital. He said he knew how it got there, but declined to give any details.
At least one of the doctors at Cypress Pointe has hinted at possible misdeeds among management. Dr. Vincent Kidd, a urologist, has sued the hospital, claiming the managers misled the doctor-investors as to how managers would charge fees to the company. The managers are taking 5 percent of the total revenues, while doctors were led to believe the fees would be 5 percent of profits after operating expenses, according to Kidd's lawsuit, which was filed in September in Tangiphoa Parish.
"Although Kidd has not had access to all of the financial records of Cypress Pointe, upon information and belief, Kidd alleges that management and its agents have also engaged in acts and conduct which would be considered intentional misconduct and/or gross mismanagement," the lawsuit says.
Schneider, meanwhile, has sued Beary in East Baton Rouge Parish District Court. Schneider alleges that Beary misled and attempted to circumvent the other investors on routine business matters. Schneider claims that he questioned the decision to forfeit Aldridge's interest in the hospital after kicking him out.


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A few U.S. schools drop lunch program
WASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department says 524 schools - out of about 100,000 - have dropped out of the federally subsidized national school lunch program since the government introduced new standards for healthier foods last year.
The new standards have been met with grumbling from school nutrition officials who say they are difficult and expensive to follow, conservatives who say the government shouldn't be dictating what kids eat and - unsurprisingly - from some children who say the less-greasy food doesn't taste as good. But the USDA says the vast majority of schools are serving healthier food, with some success.
Data the department is planning to release Monday shows that 80 percent of schools say they have already met the requirements, which went into place at the beginning of the 2012 school year. About a half percent have dropped out of the program.
In an effort to stem high childhood obesity levels, the new guidelines set limits on calories and salt, and phase in more whole grains in federally subsidized meals served in schools' main lunch line. Schools must offer at least one vegetable or fruit per meal and comply with a variety of other specific nutrition requirements. The rules aim to introduce more nutrients to growing kids and also make old favorites healthier - pizza with low-fat cheese and whole-wheat crust, for example, or baked instead of fried potatoes.
If schools do not follow the rules, or if they drop out, they are not eligible for the federal dollars that reimburse them for free and low-cost meals served to low-income students. That means wealthier schools with fewer needy students are more likely to be able to operate outside of the program.
According to the USDA data, gathered from the states that administer the programs, 90 of the 524 schools that dropped out of the program said specifically that they did so because of the new meal-plan requirements. Most of the rest did not give a reason.
Some school nutrition officials have said buying the healthier foods put a strain on their budgets. A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts' Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project, also expected to be released Monday, said that 91 percent of school food officials the group surveyed said they face challenges in putting the standards in place, including problems with food costs and availability, training employees to follow the new guidelines, and a lack of the proper equipment to cook healthier meals.
But that study says 94 percent of the more than 3,300 officials surveyed said they expect to be able to meet all of the requirements by the end of this school year.
"It shows that this is certainly doable," said Jessica Donze Black, director of the Pew project, which has lobbied for the healthier foods.


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The family story is that his father came over directly from France as a stowaway on a ship. I have not determined whether the stowaway part is true, but records do support the fact that his father was born in France. Maurice's son-in-law, my great-grandfather, Bienvenue TRAHAN, was very fond of Maurice. According to Bienvenue, Maurice never ceased to amaze him as he went from one business opportunity to another during the Great Depression, always making money. He told stories about Maurice selling gambling machines to various businesses. Bienvenue would be the lookout that stayed in the car to protect the money as Maurice went from business to business collecting his share of the gambling machine profits. He also told stories about Maurice selling cars. He would drive around until he saw a bunch of kids hanging out on the porch and then ask them if they wanted to see his car. Then he would tell the kids that they needed to help him get their dad to buy the car.
Here are the facts I know about Maurice:
- According to a transcription of baptismal records from St. John's Cathedral in Lafayette, Louisiana, Maurice was born 13 Aug 1883 to Dominique BONEAUX and Marie Alida MOUTON. He was the third and youngest child born to Dominique and Alida.
- On 10 Sep 1908, 25-year-old Maurice married 17-year-old Marie Alice SONNIER, daughter of Numa SONNIER and Marie Edmonia DOMINGUE, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Carencro, Lafayette, Louisiana.
- Marie Florine BONEAUX was born 11 months later to Maurice and Marie Alice on 7 Aug 1909 and baptized 2 Sep 1909 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Scott, Lafayette, Louisiana.
- Sadly, Marie Florine died three weeks later and was buried on 19 Sep 1909. She was buried in the same church cemetery where she was baptized.
- Maurice and Marie Alice are found living in Police Jury Ward 1 of Lafayette Parish in the 1910 census. Funnily enough, the family stories about Maurice always trying new business opportunities is supported by his occupation on the census. He is listed as a barber, farmer, and salesman. They lived next door to Maurice's parents and his older brother, Joseph.
- My great-grandmother, Beatrice Marie BONEAUX, was born to Maurice and Marie Alice on 26 Aug 1910. She was baptized on 1 Oct 1910 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
- In Sep 1918, Maurice registered for the WWI draft. He was living in Scott and listed his occupation as a self-employed farmer.
- In 1920, Maurice, Marie Alice, and Beatrice are found in Police Jury Ward 1 of Lafayette Parish. Maurice's occupation was a self-employed farmer. There was a 15-year-old black male named Joe Green who was also living in the household. His occupation was given as servant for a private family. I presume he must have worked for the family, possibly helping out on the farm.
- In 1930, Maurice, Marie Alice, Beatrice, and now Bienvenue TRAHAN were found in Police Jury Ward 1. Beatrice and Bienvenue had married just a year earlier on 14 Sep 1929. Maurice had no occupation listed. Bienvenue was listed as an unemployed laborer of odd jobs.
- Maurice died at the age of 51 on 5 Sep 1934 in Scott, Lafayette, Louisiana, from tuberculosis. He was buried the following day in the Sts. Peter and Paul church cemetery. Sadly, he never got to meet his only grandchild who would be named for him 6 months later.
- Maurice's wife, Marie Alice, continued to live on the family land for several more years. The land is still owned by my dad and his brothers today. It's about 40 acres of land just outside Scott. Maurice and Marie Alice's house is still standing (albeit in not so great condition).


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VHM are a respected manufacturer of high quality racing parts used by factory teams world wide, and we are now pleased to be able to offer their cylinder heads for use on the NSR250
The VHM cylinder head is designed with removeable combustion chamber inserts so that changes of compression ratios are quick and simple, and no more wasted head gaskets thanks to the O-ring design
This head set comes with following parts:
2x cylinder head
2x standard insert (12.60cc)
12x Copper sealing washer (not shown)
12x Cap nuts (not shown)
These heads use a centrally located spark plug and coolant outlet spigot just like the standard NSR rear cylinder. Therefore an HRC style hose is required which must also be ordered.
1x HRC style coolant hose for front head (not shown)
We also advise using the 'short type' R5300-10 plugs when using this head set to avoid fouling of the inner cowling and the spark plug cap.
Detailed instruction on the setting up of VHM heads can be found on their website at www.vhm.nl
Customer within the EU should select the product marked "within EU" as VHM parts purchased within the EU are subject to tax, hence the increased price. We apologise for this, but it is unavoidable.
Please note that the VHM products will be sent direct from the manufacturer, separate from other TYGA products, by airmail shipping. The price quoted includes this shipping option. If you need urgent delivery then we can offer other methods but the price will be affected and should be discussed prior to payment.
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