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WASHINGTON — Lehigh Valley Republican congressman Charlie Dent will endorse Mitt Romney for president at an event in Harrisburg Tuesday, sources confirm. Dent will make just the second Pennsylvanian to endorse the former Massachusetts governor in the 2012 presidential contest.
Area U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, whose 6th district includes parts of Montgomery and Berks counties endorsed Romney in November 2011.
The Romney campaign announced Monday late afternoon it would be holding a press conference in the state capitol building to announce congressional and local endorsements.
Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania's former U.S. senator, has the backing of U.S. congressmen Lou Barletta, 11th district; Tom Marino, 10th district; and Glenn Thompson, 5th district, none of whom worked with Santorum in Washington. Santorum also has the support of 15 state senators, including President pro tempore Joe Scarnati and Appropriations committee Chairman Jake Corman.
But most of Pennsylvania's high profile ranking Republicans, including Gov. Tom Corbett and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, have stayed out of the primary race, although Toomey did recently tweet his support of Romney's tax plan. Some insiders say there are many GOP Pennsylvania politicians who privately support Romney but don't want to offend Santorum who they've worked with and known for years.
Dent had hinted his support for Romney when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced officially he wouldn't run. Dent, who had encouraged Christie to get in the race, told the Morning Call in October 2011, "I think Romney can be sold in every region of the country."
Dent and Romney share political similarities. Both men have long been considered centrists, who are targeted by the right for not being conservative enough and lambasted by the left for shifting too far from center to keep up with the shifting conservative priorities of the Republican party.
The Pennsylvania primary is on April 24.


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Curried Cashews Recipe
Roasting these cashews twice ensures that they are toasty and crisp. The spicy curry, cumin, and cayenne are complimented perfectly by the caramelized brown sugar and just a hint of butter.
Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens
- Yield:Makes 3 cups
- Total time:45 minutes
- Rated:
- 3 cups raw, unsalted cashews
- 3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Preheat oven to 325ºF. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread cashews on baking sheet and bake until fragrant and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Do not turn oven off.
Combine 2 tablespoons brown sugar, salt, curry powder, cumin, and cayenne in small bowl.
Combine remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar, butter, and 1/4 cup water in large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add cashews and cook and stir until most of the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, add curry mixture, and stir gently to coat.
Spread cashews single layer on baking sheet and bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, 12 to 15 minutes.
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WATCH Joan Rivers Recap The Oscars… Taking Jabs at Adele, Brad Pitt And More…
Joan's classic 'take no prisoners' humor is in full force on David Letterman!
Joan's classic 'take no prisoners' humor is in full force on David Letterman! But she also takes some jabs at herself – especially at the very end, when describing what she saw when she looked down at her feet early one morning … David's reaction is priceless!
The Pentagon Has Released Official UFO Videos Because 2020 Is The Absolute Worst
Aren't swarms of locusts supposed to be the next installment of this plague?!
Can we finally declare 2020 as the worst year ever? In January there were fears of a third World War. In February the coronavirus began its rapid spread. In March the world essentially shut down due to social distancing and quarantining. And now in April…with only two days left in the month…we have official government footage of unidentified flying objects. I'm sorry but Milton Bradley's game of "Life" never prepared me for any of this!
The Pentagon has confirmed the authenticity of three videos that have been circulating the web but didn't really answer what is visible in them. In the videos, now declassified by the Department of Defense, navy pilots capture "unidentified aerial phenomena" aka unidentified flying objects aka UFOs! Pentagon officials were sure to state that the videos do not show "any sensitive capabilities or systems," meaning we probably won't be seeing any little green men any time soon.
"Look at that thing!"
Pentagon declassifies three previously leaked top secret U.S. Navy videos of "unexplained aerial phenomena"—and that some believe could show UFOs. https://t.co/YTuvaPHykM pic.twitter.com/YaKImrnl5M
— ABC News (@ABC) April 27, 2020
The first video dates back to November 2004 and the other two from January 2015. Of the Pentagon's confirmation of authenticity, Pentagon spokesperson Sue Gough said the videos were released "in order to clear up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not the footage that has been circulating was real, or whether or not there is more to the videos."
So great. We now know that these strange videos are real but what exactly are we looking at? Well, the Department of Defense says it has no concrete answer as to what might be floating around the skies and has classified the phenomena as "unidentified." And…just like that I suddenly feel less defended.
Social media is having a field day with this revelation of course. The #AliensAreReal has been trending high on Twitter since the news broke. One user referenced Independence Day and said the aliens are "getting ready for July 4th." Of the bad timing, another wrote "Et tu aliens?" And finally one user couldn't help avoid sarcasm and wrote"Where's the space force when you need it?"
Well 2020, you have worked your awful black magic once again. What's next, cat videos get banned from the internet?! You've taken everything else from us!
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Priest Accidentally Forgets To Turn Off Filters Before Live Streaming Mass
The internet is having a field day with the innocent mistake of biblical proportions.
With new social distancing guidelines, many churches have closed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. And while that doesn't justify all the wine you've been chugging during your self quarantine, it does have many people practicing their faith from their homes. One Italian priest was just trying to recite a little prayer for his followers when he accidentally left a filter feature on during the broadcast! In the clip the priest is digitally adorned with a space helmet, workout gear, a fedora and sunglasses and more.
Social media went nuts for the video, which has now gone viral. One comment reads "He just doubled his holy power." Another reads "Father, Son and Holy Influencer." One commenter couldn't resist a good pun and said the video is having a "Mass effect."
Enjoy your daily blessing and take a look at the funny video below!
Priest in Italy live streams mass, activates filters by mistake from r/funny
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Danny DeVito Passionately Urges New Yorkers To Stay Home…And Twitter Agrees!
For the love of Danny DeVito, stay home!
The world is in a dark place right now and I am not sure how much more bad news we can handle. That's why when I saw Danny DeVito's name trending on Twitter I froze. Our great nation could very well crumble if anything bad was to happen to such an icon right now. With extreme trepidation I clicked on the social media link and was relieved to see that good ol' Danny boy is just strumming up hype because he is passionately urging New Yorkers to stay home.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Governor Andrew Cuomo has been driving New Yorkers to stay home and has taken every precaution short of shutting the state down completely to help prevent the virus from spreading. Because New Yorkers can be hard headed, it doesn't hurt to have some famous friends reiterate your message. Big names like Lala Anthony, Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller have all made appearances on Cuomo's social media pleading with New Yorker's to heed the governors warning. Only one celebrity was able to make it to Twitter's trending page however and that was none other than Danny DeVito. DeVito's message is simple…stay home! In the two minute video, DeVito reminds fans that it's not just up to the elderly to isolate themselves. "Young people can get it and they can transmit it to old people and the next thing you know – I'm out of there" says the actor. We must save him!
Twitter went into a frenzy with many users agreeing that we need to stay home for Danny. One user wrote "When Danny speaks, I listen." Another passionately wrote "If you idiots kill Danny DeVito I SWEAR TO GOD." One promoted DeVito from the icon status I previously awarded him and said "WE GOTTA PROTECT WORLD TREASURE DANNY DeVITO."
Take a look at the video below and for the love of the newly minted national treasure, stay home!
Danny DeVito wants you to stay home and save lives.#NewYorkStateStrongerTogether @DannyDeVito pic.twitter.com/7V8yXbqHwB
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 22, 2020
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|Recombinant Proteins
Following the production of the first recombinant protein in 1978, insulin, extensive research has been undertaken for the purpose of producing other recombinant proteins. Different strategies can be utilized for the production of recombinant proteins, including proteins produced via bacteria, plants, cell culture and through milk production in transgenic animals. Although the production of recombinant proteins through the former methods might be the easiest and most straight-forward procedures; however, research has shown that the production of recombinant proteins through the latter method might be more functional due to post-translational modifications, which are similar to the native protein. Therefore, one of the main missions of this group is to master and establish efficient methods for producing recombinant proteins through cell culture and animal transgenesis.


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By Roger Conrad
By the end of the 1990s, chasing growth stocks ' momentum was many investors' strategy of choice. Companies with reliable revenue and low debt had enjoyed their best run in history. But by that time, few paid attention to dividends or value, which had been popular early in the decade when fear rather than greed was the dominant market emotion.
The good news is we're about as far away from that kind of bubble as is possible. There's still value to be had in many corners, but after nearly four years of good times, you won't find it unless you take a bottom-up approach — i.e., scrutinize companies' underlying businesses on their own merits.
The best values are always in unloved sectors that investors have abandoned because they look bad from 30,000 feet. Sector affinity and aversion have become particularly pronounced in recent years as exchange-traded funds have proliferated. Stocks in a sector get bid up and sold off in unison to a much greater extent than was possible in the past.
One sector that's taking hits now is energy.
Energy has been in an uptrend since 1998, when oil prices bottomed at less than $10 a barrel and natural gas last sold for less than a buck per million British Thermal Units. However, global growth worries and the North American shale boom have raised doubts about energy companies from wellhead to burner tip.
Energy still has a lot left in the tank. With large and reliable companies such as Total SA /zigman2/quotes/201824152/composite TOT +4.56% underwater for the year and featuring growing yields of 6% and up, you get plenty of bang for the buck while still playing it safe.
The 2008 crash provides the best possible crucible for determining companies' reliability and safety in the worst possible environment. Nearly every company's stock lost ground during the worst of that crisis. But companies that held it together as businesses then are very solid bets to do so in a future crash.
Revenue reliability comes in handy during a crisis. Some investors (as well as regulators) were surprised that regulated gas, electric and water utilities demonstrated this reliability in 2008. But their strengths won't be so easy to ignore the next time around, especially since nearly all have spent the last four years cutting debt and operating risk.
Energy midstream companies also sailed through 2008, thanks to long-term contracts with major oil and gas producers. Management has ensured similar resiliency in any future crisis by never building unless revenue is assured beforehand in writing.
However, once you get past these obvious safety sectors, you're well advised to exercise considerably more discretion among companies. For example, Verizon Communications
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and AT&T
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are increasingly grabbing market share
in the U.S., even as smaller rivals such as Sprint post larger losses. Real estate has been a disaster for many U.S. REITs and banks, but others have scored big by adding valuable assets at the expense of their weaker rivals.
Pharmaceutical and consumer-staples companies are generally thought of as enjoying recession-proof businesses. But here again, revenue reliability has boiled down to how individual outfits have secured demand by making products indispensable—and not every company has succeeded.
The starkest intra-sector contrasts are no doubt in the natural resources business. Master-limited partnership
Linn Energy LLC
, for example, has locked in prices for all of its expected oil output through 2016, and through 2017 for gas. Even in the extremely unlikely event that oil fell to $20/bbl, Linn would still make its baseline revenue.
Meanwhile, BHP Billiton Ltd
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, produces a range of resources from multiple sources serving a multitude of markets. These are among the highest percentage bets in their industries, come what may.
Just as important as revenue reliability is debt, and particularly what's coming due in the near future. If lawmakers in Washington, D.C. fail to reach an accord on spending and taxes and the economy plunges off the fiscal cliff next year, the resulting economic contraction and credit crunch will almost surely have done their worst by the end of 2013. Therefore, companies that aren't absolutely compelled to access credit markets between now and the end of 2013 should be immune.
On this score, entire sectors are potentially vulnerable. The mortgage REIT sector, for example, is particularly dependent on credit markets, as the wave of bankruptcies in 2007-'08 can attest.
Nonetheless, companies across a wide range of industries have immunized themselves from near-term credit refinancing worries, including many that operate in capital intensive and highly leveraged sectors.
In corporate America, the new "cool" is to be fiscally conservative. That suits me just fine, as I search for bargains in a market where investor fear is still creating value.
Disclosure: Mr. Conrad is long Verizon.


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AP Sportlight
Jan. 14
1943 — Montreal's Alex Smart scores three goals in his first NHL game and leads the Canadiens to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1962 — Margaret Smith wins her third straight Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Jan Lehane.
1968 — The Green Bay Packers win their second straight Super Bowl. The game draws the first $3 million gate in football history. Bart Starr, the game's MVP, completes 13 of 24 passes for 202-yards.
1973 — The Miami Dolphins, who went 14-0 in the regular season and won two playoff games, beat the Washington Redskins 14-7 in the Super Bowl to become the only undefeated team in NFL history.
1990 — Joe Montana sets an NFL record when he tosses his 30th and 31st postseason touchdown passes as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 30-3 in the NFC championship game. Terry Bradshaw had thrown 30.
1990 — John Elway passes for 385 yards and three touchdowns as the Denver Broncos advance to their fourth Super Bowl with a 37-21 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the AFC Championship.
2000 — Jock Callander of the Cleveland Lumberjacks sets an IHL scoring record during the team's 5-4 victory over Houston. Callander's goal gives him 1,383 career points to break the 30-year-old record previously held by Len Thornson.
2001 — Led by Kerry Collins' five touchdown passes, the New York Giants reach their first Super Bowl in a decade with a 41-0 romp past the hapless Minnesota Vikings — the biggest rout in NFC championship history.
2003 — Pat Summitt becomes the first women's college basketball coach to win 800 Division I games when her Tennessee Lady Vols beat DePaul 76-57.
2006 — Johnny Weir win's his third straight title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and Sasha Cohen takes the women's division.
2007 — In Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, Julia Mancuso and Lindsey Kildow captures the top two places in a World Cup super-combi and Resi Stiegler just misses making it an American sweep. The 1-2-4 finish is a first for American women in a World Cup alpine skiing event.
2012 — Tom Brady throws for a record-tying six touchdown passes, five in the first half and three to Rob Gronkowski, to lead the New England Patriots to a 45-10 win over Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos.
2012 — Alex Smith completes a 14-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis with 9 seconds left just after Drew Brees put the high-powered Saints ahead, and the resurgent San Francisco 49ers capitalize on five New Orleans turnovers for a thrilling 36-32 playoff victory.
2012 — Evgeni Nabokov earns his 300th NHL win after Michael Grabner scores the go-ahead goal with three minutes left, and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2. The 36-year-old Nabokov makes 23 saves to become the 26th NHL goalie with 300 wins.


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Eddie Bockman Selected as the 2013 Dallas Green Award Winner
Longtime Phillies scout Eddie Bockman has been selected, posthumously, as the 2013 recipient of the Dallas Green Award, the club announced today.
"Eddie was one of the best scouts we have ever had in our organization," said Green. "He was an old-timer and a great evaluator of talent that knew the game inside and out. He fought very hard for his guys and his area. I used to go fishing with him, and boy did we have great times together. He was just a solid person."
Bockman, who passed away in 2011, spent 31 years in the Phillies organization as a scout from 1960 to 1991. Prior to his time with the Phillies, Bockman spent four seasons as in infielder in the major leagues with the New York Yankees (1946), Cleveland Indians (1947) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-49).
Best remembered for his signing of Phillies Wall of Fame shortstop Larry Bowa, Bockman was involved in the signing of 28 players who made it to the big leagues, including Bob Boone, Warren Brusstar, Mark Davis, Ricky Jordan, Randy Lerch, Buck Martinez, Dick Ruthven, Rick Schu, John Vukovich and Bob Walk.
"Eddie was the only scout that gave me an opportunity," said Bowa. "He overlooked my temper and told me to be myself and use all the negatives like being too small to play in the major leagues to my advantage. He stayed in touch with me during my entire career and I owe him a lot for taking a chance on a skinny kid from Sacramento."
The 2013 Dallas Green Award will be presented on September 17, prior to the game against the Miami Marlins. Accepting the award on Eddie Bockman's behalf will be his sister-in-law, Lois Bockman, as well as his nephew, Gary Bockman. The award is named after Green, who has spent over 55 years in professional baseball, including 43 with the Phillies.
Each year the club presents this award to an amateur or professional scout who best exemplifies the Phillies' standard for scouting while demonstrating the same loyalty, work ethic, dedication and passion as the award's namesake. The award also recognizes the scout's ability to judge not only a player's talent, but also his character and heart.


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The pitch isn't subtle. Lawyers behind the recent wave of mass file-sharing lawsuits in the US want to earn quick settlements from defendants rather than litigate years-long cases, so it's no surprise that their settlement efforts are persistent. Settlement amounts are set at a few thousand dollars—enough to hurt but less than it would cost even to get a lawyer started on defending someone. In addition to the money, there's the time—years of one's life tied up in a court case—and the fact that most of these cases involve "adult content."
The lawyers know all of this, and their settlement folks make all these points explicit while attempting extract cash from defendants. One such defendant, targeted in a mass file-sharing porn case in Illinois, provided us with a snapshot of what it's like to be on the receiving end of these settlement attempts.
The defendant doesn't live in Illinois, but starting a few months ago, he began receiving phone calls from someone in the Steele Hansmeier law offices. (John Steele, based in Chicago, has filed all of the current mass file-sharing lawsuits in the state; numerous judges are displeased by his tactics.) The calls have continued almost every business day since; the defendant doesn't answer them any more, which means that he has ended up with a lengthy collection of voice mails, some of which he shared with us.
Early in the series of calls, the settlement agent suggests that a "settlement date" is approaching, trying to create a sense of urgency. But the date passes, then weeks pass, and still the calls continue. The script is generally the same, but with small variations each time. The themes are clear: a court case is expensive, it will take two years of your life, and "adult content" is involved.
"Our client is preparing to move forward with federal litigation, which is far more costly," says the caller in one message. In another, he notes that "being named in a federal suit involving adult content is going to cost you far more If you want to avoid that, we need to have a conversation."
A selection of clips from a few of the voice mails are included below, with identifying information such as names, dates, and phone numbers removed.
After several weeks, the script changes a bit. "Our client has put a note next to your IP address, which means it's in line to be removed from the current case," says the caller, "and at that point we'll name you individually in another one, where you'll be served and have to retain counsel for a federal case and go to court for, uh, maybe a year and a half, two years. If you'd like to avoid all that, give us a call."
Steele Hansmeier wants $2,900 to settle the case.
Did the defendant do it? That remains unclear. "I don't have that kind of money nor do I feel I have to pay because the file he mentioned honestly does not look recognizable nor ring any bells," he tells Ars.
For groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, however, the real issue here is process. "Because the settlement amount is less than the cost of even a pro forma defense, and the downside risk of litigation is so great under copyright's lopsided damages scheme, the pressure to settle rather than raise legitimate defenses is high," writes Cindy Cohn, EFF Legal Director.
"For those accused of infringing pornographic movies, many with gay themes, the prospect of being publicly named in a lawsuit is a further reason to settle quickly. Thus, a court's decision granting leave to issue discovery often gives the plaintiffs in these cases the only remedy they really want: the ability to demand settlements from the Doe defendants."
Getting results
Despite resistance from some defendants, many people do settle. Someone familiar with the Illinois file-sharing cases tells Ars that he has serious doubts about the tech being used by Steele to identify infringers, but he does say that "these cases are remarkably effective in motivating people to settle."
One can get a sense of how many settlements are being racked up by looking through Steele's various court dockets. Occasionally, he will voluntarily dismiss a batch of IP addresses from a suit without apparent reason; these appear to be people who have settled. In his Future Blue v. Does 1-300 lawsuit, for instance, Steele last week withdrew his claims against 15 IP addresses. If each one settled at $2,900 apiece, that's $43,500—not King Midas money, but hardly chump change, either.


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In Mobile, Yahoo Brings More to MicrosoftBy Reuters - Print
Microsoft's intended takeover of Yahoo would instantly raise its profile on the burgeoning mobile Internet.
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's intended takeover of Yahoo Inc would instantly raise its profile on the burgeoning mobile Internet by adding Yahoo's range of on-the-go services to its mobile unit, until now focused on promoting its own operating system.
Yahoo has made strides in the last year to position itself for an expected explosion in Internet usage on cellphones, developing slick tools for mobile search, mail and social connections that have caught the eye of big telecoms carriers.
That strategy will likely pay off in terms of mobile advertising revenues in the medium to long term -- too late to make any difference in the face of Microsoft's unsolicited $42 billion bid, rebuffed by Yahoo as too low.
Microsoft has sought to duplicate its PC strategy with a mobile phone operating system, Windows Mobile.
But the software is in only a small proportion of so-called smartphones -- phones with computer-like functions -- and mobile users are focusing more and more on online services they can access rather than just applications loaded on handsets.
Microsoft's MSN Mobile service, offering access to its popular instant messenger as well as search, mail and news, could benefit from Yahoo's services expertise, though its perceived strong-arm tactics could upset relationships Yahoo has built with telecoms carriers.
Microsoft signaled change in its mobile strategy at this week's Mobile World Congress fair in Barcelona by saying it was buying consumer mobile software company Danger -- just before announcing that the head of its mobile unit would quit to join Vodafone Group Plc.
"There's clearly a renewal going on at Microsoft Mobile," said Ben Wood of CCS Insight, citing Microsoft's alliance with Sony Ericsson, also announced at the fair, and a previous acquisition of voice Web search company Tellme.
Unlike other parts of Yahoo -- such as PC search, e-mail or instant messaging -- the addition of Yahoo's mobile activities should not result in redundant capacities at Microsoft because the mobile Web services market is so new and growing so fast.
But there is little obvious to gain from any deeper integration of the two -- on the contrary, it could make Yahoo's software less easily adaptable to the specifications of handset makers or operators -- currently a strength for Yahoo.
Yahoo's software for keeping up with social networks or finding local information easily on the go does fit with Windows Mobile, however, as well as with other platforms.
Outgoing Windows Mobile chief Pieter Knook declined to speak about the Yahoo plan.
Yahoo so far has access to 600 million mobile subscribers, through deals with carriers such as the one it announced in Barcelona this week with Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile. It aims to reach 1 billion by the end of 2009.
Microsoft, by contrast, has sold about 40 million licenses of Windows Mobile for smartphones to date and has roughly one-tenth of the market for such phones.
Speaking to Reuters in Barcelona this week, the head of Yahoo's mobile business, Marco Boerries, also declined to speculate on the potential impact on Yahoo's mobile operations of any merger with Microsoft.
He did explain, however, Yahoo's decision some years ago not to build its own mobile operating system or handsets, or to become a mobile virtual network operator -- a provider of mobile service that piggybacks on the networks of others.
"It would have been a distraction," Boerries said, pointing to what he characterized as a scramble by archrival Google Inc to get its open-source Android phone operating system off the ground at the expense of its core business.
Boerries said Yahoo's strength in mobile was its nimbleness in adapting to the rapidly changing needs of handset makers and operators. "We don't believe that the mobile market will get any less fragmented any time soon."
Analyst Jeffrey Lindsay of Sanford Bernstein said, however, that gaining expertise in operating systems through Microsoft would be "not a bad thing at all" for Yahoo, although not necessarily the best use of its own resources.
He said a deeper understanding at a hardware level of the requirements of network gear makers such as Ericsson or handset makers like Nokia could only help make Yahoo's software easier to adopt.
"It's a major area of potential revenue synergy," he said, adding that he considered the acquisition of Yahoo's mobile business a "fortuitous benefit" rather than a driver of the takeover bid by Microsoft.
"If they failed to exploit that, we would consider it a missed opportunity."
(Editing by Braden Reddall)
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If you carry your own notes, take them to the maternity unit admissions desk. You will be taken to the labour ward or your room, where you can change into a hospital gown or other clothes of your own.
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--'Eureka' beat the series premiere of ABC's 'The One: Making of a Music Star' head-to-head in Households (by +13%), total viewers P2+ (by +32%), P18-49s (by +26%) and P25-54s (by +34%)
--'Eureka' outdid a new episode of FX's Rescue Me (10pm) by +52% in HH ratings and +58% in total viewers
--'Eureka' bested the series premiere of ESPN's 'The Contender' (10pm) by +191% in HH ratings and +230% in total viewers.
--'Eureka' is the highest-rated and most-watched premiere telecast of a cable original series in Tuesday prime this year
'Eureka' is SCI FI's first scripted, Original Series launch since the premiere of the critically acclaimed 'Battlestar Galactica.' The new series is in line with SCI FI's mission to broaden the scope and appeal of the Channel. 'Eureka' is an immensely relatable, earth-based dramedy with a unique sci-fi twist. Nestled in the Pacific Northwest, Eureka is a small town with big secrets. Shrouded in secrecy, the picturesque hamlet is actually a community of geniuses assembled by the government to conduct top-secret research. What they've unwittingly created is a place where anything imaginable can happen...and does. 'Eureka' airs Tuesdays @ 9pm ET/PT only on SCI FI.
Executive produced by Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia, 'Eureka' stars Colin Ferguson ('The Opposite of Sex'), Salli Richardson-Whitfield ('Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'), Joe Morton ('Terminator 2: Judgment Day'), Jordan Hinson ('Go Figure'), Debrah Farentino ('CSI: Miami') and Ed Quinn ('CSI: New York'), among others. 'Eureka' is produced by SCI FI Channel, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio.
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If Polytron Technologies has its way, you'll barely be able to see your next smartphone.
The Taiwan-based manufacturer has released a futuristic-looking prototype for what it hopes will be the world's first transparent smartphone.
The product, which remains in its early stages, is made from Polytron's Polyvision Privacy Glass. The glass is opaque when powered off, but it appearance transforms when electricity is applied. According to Polytron's website, "the liquid crystal molecules line up, the incident light passes through, and Polyvision looks clear."
Technically, the glass design isn't completely see-through — the batteries and SIM card remain visible, as does the power switch up top.
The otherwise translucent concept design, with its dual-sided, multi-touch display, currently runs no operating system — it's just hardware. Sam Yu, Polytron's general manager, told Macworld, however, that "All handset makers are looking to work with us. The technology is mature."
Polytron aims to achieve a fully functional transparent smartphone, in limited production, by the end of the year, Mobile Geeks reported. Watch the video, above, for more on its innovative design.
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Hagel tells military to brace for further belt-tightening
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the U.S. military on Wednesday to brace for a new round of belt-tightening as he carries out a sweeping review that could slash the number of generals, pare back civilian workers and stem spiraling costs of new weapons.
But Hagel, in his first major policy speech, also warned that the United States could not allow its current fiscal and budgetary crisis to force it to retreat from its role in the world.
"America does not have the luxury of retrenchment - we have too many global interests at stake, including our security, prosperity and future. If we refuse to lead ... someone will fill the vacuum," he said in remarks prepared for delivery to students at the National Defense University in Washington.
But at the same time, he stressed the limits of military power, saying that most of the world's pressing security challenges have political, economic and cultural components and "do not necessarily lend themselves to being resolved by conventional military strength."
Hagel took the helm at the Pentagon in February as it was struggling with $487 billion in budget cuts over a decade beginning last year. An additional $500 billion in cuts over a decade began March 1 under the across-the-board cuts known as sequestration.
Under those cuts, the Pentagon must slash $41 billion by September 30, the end of the 2013 fiscal year. Next year it is facing another $50 billion in cuts unless Congress and the White House agree on alternatives to reduce federal budget shortfalls.
At the same time, Hagel, a Vietnam veteran, is winding down the war in Afghanistan and grappling with a host of security challenges, from North Korea's threats to Iran's nuclear advances and the possibility of cyber attack from several countries.
Hagel, while maintaining he did not "assume or tacitly accept" that further deep budget cuts would endure, said the Defense Department could not "simply wish or hope our way to carrying out a responsible national security strategy and its implementation."
In looking at areas where the Pentagon needed to further reduce spending, Hagel took aim at some of the key factors that have been driving up costs at an unsustainable pace, including excessive bureaucracy, creeping personnel costs and unwieldy weapons-development programs.
"In many respects, the biggest long-term fiscal challenge facing the department is not the flat or declining top-line budget, it is the growing imbalance in where the money is being spent internally," Hagel said.
He said he was concerned that the military was looking at "systems that are vastly more expensive and technologically risky than what was promised or budgeted for" as it attempts to modernize its weapons.
While recognizing the sacrifices of troops and their families over nearly a dozen years of war, Hagel said "fiscal realities demand" the Pentagon take another look at the number and mix of military and civilian personnel it employs.
"Despite good efforts and intentions, it is still not clear that every option has been exercised or considered to pare back the world's largest back-office," Hagel said, referring to the size of the Pentagon's administrative bureaucracy compared to numbers of combat troops.
He said the military's hierarchies needed further re-examination as well.
"Today the operational forces of the military - measured in battalions, ships and aircraft wings - have shrunk dramatically since the Cold War era," he said. "Yet the three- and four-star command and support structures sitting atop these smaller fighting forces have stayed intact, with minor exceptions, and in some cases they are actually increasing in size and rank."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have declined to offer a 2014 contract to second baseman Chris Getz, making him a free agent.
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Health Department says water safe to drink
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the presence of a rare amoeba in four locations within the water system of St. Bernard Parish.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced one week ago that a child who contracted encephalitis and died while visiting the parish was connected to the presence of the amoeba, which was present in the home.
The amoeba is known as Naegleria fowleri.
"We know that chlorine kills Naegleria fowleri, which is why it was critical that the parish proactively began flushing its water system with additional chlorine last week. The parish will continue this action until it raises chlorine residuals to recommended levels, and this process will continue for several weeks," Assistant Secretary for Public Health J.T. Lane said.
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Finishing Up and Moving On: FUMO (Engineering) Prerequisites
Why this course might make a difference:
This course is designed to enable participants to finish their PhD successfully and move on to the next stage of their careers. By the end of this course you will know:
- what you need to do to submit
- how to be a (better) leader
- how to prepare for your Viva
- how to plan for life after the PhD
Topics covered:
- PhD submission process
- Leadership: Skills and qualities of leaders
- Viva: What to expect and how to prepare
- Careers: How to do decide what to do, different career options
Engineering PhD Students.
This session will be particularly useful for students in their third year, although it is also open to second year and fourth year students
- Preparing for submission
- Preparing for the viva voce examination
- Self awareness for future career
- Career options
- Networking and interview skills
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- Give a clear idea of the process of PhD submission
- Enable you to have a clear plan for completion of your Thesis
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- Appreciate effective leadership behaviour
- Be able to talk fluently about the challenge of leadership and how you would be able to realise your potential in this area
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The Civil Service Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Mayor with six-year terms of office. The Commission President serves a term of one year and is the head of the local Civil Service Commission. The office, staffed by the Commission Secretary and Senior Typist, is open during business hours and handles requests for applications, information and assistance regarding civil service.
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Civil Service Law requires the City of Mount Vernon to review the top three scorers, a procedure known as the One-in-Three rule. A certified list can remain active for one year but can be extended at the request of a Department Head or Commissioner of a city department. There are some positions within the city that do not require persons holding the jobs to take tests. These positions usually require special skills that make recruitment and/or testing difficult.
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For most positions, there are no residency requirements to participate in the examination, but preference in appointment may be given to eligible candidates who have been residents of the appointing jurisdiction for 30 days prior to the examination date and at least 30 days prior to the effective date of appointment.
There are some positions that do require residency. The examination announcement will indicate such a requirement under the "Residence" section.
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Announcements for civil service examinations are publicized on the City of Mount Vernon web site and in the Journal News paper. Printed copies are also available in all County and municipal buildings, and local libraries.
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Not all examinations are held on an annual basis. Examinations are prepared and scheduled by the New York State Civil Service Commission. Civil Service requests examinations to be scheduled based on the number of positions, the length of the current eligible list, the age of the list, and the turnover of employees within the title. Eligible lists are valid for a minimum period of one year from the date of establishment and up to four years at the discretion of the Commissioner of Civil Service.
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Amy's belly.
A 15- to 18-month old who did NOT want to get back into the stroller after lunch. (When he saw me laughing at him, he gave me a big grin!)
PaymentNet accounts where I have EVERY single receipt I need.
Emails from my mom.
Phone calls from my sweetheart in the middle of the day.
Successfully completing my morning run (and not having to think about it tonight!).
Friends getting engaged. (Congratulations, Kim!)
Crazy, funny blogs!
The fact that I can eat 10 M&Ms and not feel terrible about it.
Quickly turn it upside down and smile your frown away!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Things That Make Me Smile
Amy's belly.
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Ha! I topped the list! THAT makes me smile. :)
- August 13, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
Yea! I am excited for Amy...and thanks for including me I am so excited and I am so glad it makes you happy!
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I think at some point I would like to not worry about what negative thing is going to come my way when I am at a happy point or really even think something may be going well. I often wonder just how many terrible things have had to happen for me to even worry about what craptastic thing was going to make it's way into my direct path.
A friend of mine asked me the other day how my wrist was feeling and had it healed.... After several months and being completely immobilized for the majority of that time... It was taking it's sweet time healing... I informed him "I am worried about it being healed, because then I get to dread the new thing that happens to me" He laughed. I was serious.
Well, it's finally healing and no longer swelling... and now I am working on dealing with my newest issue. YAY! SIKE!!!!
Not to mention, I've been feeling a bit like a teenage girl lately... a bit giddy and all... and there is this tiny voice in the back of my head telling me to not get all too excited about it. Really there is not need for it. It's like I'm prepping myself for failure. I don't want to admit it.... I don't like to acknowledge it. There is no reason to. But there is a part of me that is just scared.
Can't I tell that little part to just shut up.


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Joey Logano wins at Michigan for first victory with Penske Racing
When Roger Penske hired Joey Logano to drive his No. 22 car, he envisioned days like this.
Logano won his first Sprint Cup race for Penske Sunday, winning at Michigan International Speedway, the track that Penske used to own and the track located in the backyard of the headquarters for Penske's business empire, Ford Motor Co. and sponsor Shell Pennzoil.
"We bet on Joey when we hired him and he has certainly been showing the speed and the skill," Penske said.
Logano had the fastest car and the best strategy Sunday. He started on the pole, led a race-high 51 laps and then took the lead for the final time when Mark Martin ran out of fuel with four laps remaining. Logano then stretched his fuel to the checkered flag to put himself in contention for a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
MORE: Earnhardt wrecks | Johnson blows engine
"This is unbelievable," Logano said. "We couldn't ask for anything more. We needed this for our Chase hopes. We're not out of it yet and we've got another great race track coming up for us."
The win put Logano in an already crowded group battling for the two Chase wild cards, which go to the driver 11th-20th in the standings with the most wins. Kasey Kahne, who is 11th in points, leads the wild-card race with two wins. Martin Truex Jr. is 12th and Logano 13th, both with one win each. Logano gained three spots in the standings with the win.
Kevin Harvick finished second in the race followed by Kurt Busch, Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer.
Logano, 23, scored his third career victory and his first since joining Penske this season. He spent the first four seasons of his career with Joe Gibbs Racing, who replaced him with Matt Kenseth after last season.
The win was Logano's first Cup victory since he beat Martin to win last June at Pocono Raceway.
Martin was in command after the final caution flag with 23 laps remaining but knew he didn't have enough fuel to make it to the end.
"We knew we need another caution to make it but we had the speed to pull it off," said Martin, who has not won since 2009. "I used to hate to see cautions come out but I could pull away at will. That felt like the old days. Kudos to (crew chief) Rodney Childers and the guys. They rolled the dice and it's not crazy for a caution at the end of these races."
Logano made a daring three-wide move into second on the final restart but could not run down Martin until he ran out of fuel.
"I knew he was going to be two laps short but I really wanted to get by him in case he was fooling me," Logano said.
Logano, who entered the race with three straight top-10 finishes, now must maintain his momentum with just three races remaining before the Chase begins. The series shifts this week to Bristol Motor Speedway, where Logano ran well but finished 17th in the spring.
"I think we need to win three more," Logano said. "We had a really good car for Bristol earlier this year and I don't see why we can't go there and go back to back. We just can't afford to have any mistakes."
Kurt Busch climbed back into the top 10 in points with his third-place finish while Truex fell to 12th and back into the wild-card race. Brad Keselowski, who was in contention to win Sunday before running short on fuel, finished 12th to remain eighth in the standings. Greg Biffle finished ninth to hang on to 10th, four points ahead of 11th-place Kahne.
Jeff Gordon, who also is fighting for a wild-card spot, finished 17th and fell a spot to 14th in the standings.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 20 laps early in the race but had a tire problem and crashed on Lap 134. He was running seventh at the time.
Earnhardt fell a spot to seventh in the standings and saw yet another opportunity to win slip away.
"It's the same tire we've had a lot of problems with," Earnhardt said. "It's frustrating. It's just bad luck. If we keep running like we're running, we'll get on in the Chase and not worry about it, but this bad luck, we need to shake it. We can't keep having this every week."
Jimmie Johnson's chances of winning for the first time at Michigan also ended early. Johnson, the series points leader, had to start at the rear of the field after wrecking in practice and was marching through the field when he had engine problems.
Johnson raced from last to 15th in the first 40 laps and had just taken the lead during green-flag pit stops. But just after pitting under green, his engine sputtered and soured, sending him to the garage.
"The engine broke,†Johnson said. "When we came in for our green-flag pit stop, something happened and we eventually dropped a cylinder.
"We had plenty of speed and we were going to be a factor. … It happens. I hope we get it all out of the way now.â€
Kyle Busch, who won last week's race at Watkins Glen, also had trouble, spinning twice in the last 46 laps and finishing 31st.
Austin Dillon overcame an early spin to finish 14th while filling in for the injured Tony Stewart, who is recovering from a broken leg. Danica Patrick finished 23rd.


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Foster has not yet done his best work. Here's a tip from this sidewalk superintendent: get some inspiration from Raymond Hood.
Foster has not yet done his best work. Here's a tip from this sidewalk superintendent: get some inspiration from Raymond Hood.
Maybe not. This building is not carrying all the emotional and symbolic baggage as the FT. It might just be developed in a normal, rational way.Originally Posted by PHLguy
The more I think about it, I even prefer the address.
Lucid in the sky with diamonds
Norman Foster has beaten New York at its own game with a tower that raises the high-rise stakes. Next stop ... Ground Zero
Deyan Sudjic
Sunday January 8, 2006
The Observer
There are times when Norman Foster looks like two entirely different kinds of architect. Which one you get depends on which side of the Atlantic you happen to be. In London he has become a ubiquitous, monochrome presence, dressing everything from Wembley stadium to the Asprey jewellery store in the uniform of self-confident corporate modernism, like a reliable machine. But in New York, where he still has something to prove, and is operating at the top of his game, he is unbeatable as a brilliant architectural innovator.
In the city that perfected the skyscraper then repeated the formula endlessly, he is the European who has taken on the apparently impossible task of rescuing the high-rise from creative exhaustion. His just-completed new headquarters for the Hearst magazine empire, on Eighth Avenue, close to Central Park, succeeds in doing that, and deservedly is getting astonishingly enthusiastic coverage.
The New Yorker's architecture critic, Paul Goldberger, not normally overawed by Foster, calls him 'the Mozart of Modernism', and describes the tower as the most beautiful high-rise to be built in Manhattan since 1967. Goldberger is putting him in almost the same category as Mies van der Rohe and the Seagram tower, and he is right to do so. He is even more enthusiastic about the interior. He calls the lobby as much of a surprise as the spiral at the heart of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum.
Foster has succeeded brilliantly with a commission that involved putting a million square feet of offices on top of an existing Art Deco structure. It is a combination that could have looked as uncomfortable and freakish as King Kong perched on top of the Empire State. Instead Foster has developed a convincing strategy for an office tower that is entirely distinctive but shows no sign of straining for effect.
He animates the tower not just by exposing its triangulated structure - an arrangement that is strong enough to reduce the cost of the steel by 20 per cent compared with a conventional design - but by crumpling the façade, pushing each corner in and out to follow the geometry of the building, giving it a massive, craggy quality very different from the curtain-like nature of most glass towers.
But this is not just a convincing piece of sculpture, and structural logic, it is equally a piece of contextualism, and of historic preservation, that makes a strong contribution to the vitality of the city.
Perhaps as a result of the Hearst project, developer Larry Silverstein has hired Foster to design one of the cluster of skyscrapers he wants to build on the site of the Twin Towers, suggesting he may be regretting it was Daniel Libeskind who was selected to do the master plan for Ground Zero, and not Foster. Indeed the Hearst Tower resembles the pair of linked towers Foster proposed in the ill-fated Ground Zero competition, albeit on a much smaller scale, which also had the diamond pattern Foster used for the Swiss Re tower in London, and the Hearst Tower.
At 42 stories, the Hearst is modest by New York standards, yet even in a city crowded with skyscrapers it stands out. Like the Swiss Re it tries to do things differently to overcome the sheer inevitability with which most high rise architecture clothes its box shapes, but the differences between the two are as instructive as the similarities. Swiss Re has a circular floor plan while the Hearst is rectangular. But the Hearst Tower's faceted diamond structure introduces ambiguity into the order of its structure that is lacking with Swiss Re. Its crystalline geometry is like a cubist version of the Swiss Re cylinder. The diamond panels slant in and out, touching at just five points, every eight floors. It works the magic trick of abolishing corners.
In fact the tower is symmetrical, but the diamond pattern of its façades makes it look as if it isn't. As you move around New York, you keep getting glimpses of a tower whose character seems to shift with every new view. Swiss Re on the other hand is exactly the same from wherever you see it. And while Swiss Re is something of a non-event at the pavement, the Hearst Tower has a much stronger presence at ground level.
William Randolph Hearst commissioned the original New York headquarters for his publishing empire in 1928. The Viennese exile Joseph Urban designed a six-storey Art Deco block, faced in stone, always intended as the base for a tower that, 70 years later, still hadn't been built. Urban used the language of Busby Berkeley for a design that would have looked more at home in Hollywood than on Eighth Avenue, within sight of Central Park. Foster keeps the stone base as a kind of skirt, allowing the tower to float above it, neither continuing the original aesthetic nor ignoring it.
Inside its skin he has carved out what he describes as a town square, but does not reveal it at once. Coming through the bronze doors of Urban's original façade, visitors are confronted with banks of escalators funnelling them through a cascading waterfall and up to an expansive vaulted space that explosively reveals itself. As they ascend, they find themselves in a light-filled cathedral, five floors high, with the elevator lobby, a staff cafe and other social amenities at its centre, offering an exemplary demonstration of all that a high-rise can offer a city.
Now don't get me wrong, I think the Hearst building is "nice" but I certainly don't want anything like that at GZ. It's sort of how the first FT looked weird, and the 2nd one is just right. I want a building-looking building, not some exercise in modern art. There's many many many ways of making a good looking building that is still interesting, I hope he won't do some upside down cone with steel beams sticking out. But I guess we'll just have to wait and see
I's take a 1000' foot Hearst clone over the latest Freedom Tower without a second thought.
heh, well I would definately not.Originally Posted by BrooklynRider
The phrase "building-looking building" , is, to me, revolting. Even more the second time I read it. With such thinking, and by the way not limited to architecture, progress ceases.
Not trying to start some big debate, which I really don't have time for,
but, IMO, that phrase can't slip by without comment.
Well I just see the ESB as the definition of what a building should be. That's just me and that's the kind of architecture I find appealing. It's of course just my view but I don't like much of what Shanghai had built. i don't like things that are flashy and oddly shaped and brutalist buildings just "fit" in NYC and I love that.
Assume that Hearst was 1500 feet high, do you think that's a building that could be as iconic as our other supertalls? BoA is an original nice looking building yet it retains the basic things that make it appealing in a convential sense. Same goes for NYTT. I can't say the same about 80 South, while an interesting building and perhaps essential to the revitalization of our waterfront it simply IS NOT in my book, a good looking building.
I hope for this tower not to be a box but if the alternative is something crazy looking then I'd rather take a box.
I've come to the conclusion that Foster's tower should have either 2 spires or
2 antennas that reach the roof height of the Freedom Tower. This will help
balance out that large spire on the skyline...
Originally Posted by Jake
I have to agree.
Most people feel that way.Originally Posted by Jake
Jake, what is your opinion of the original Foster WTC submission?
Given that the majority of the population is averse to radically different architecture, I think the popularity of the Foster model was due primarily to the great height, and that there were two.
I think the Hearst building is terrific, in spite of its lack of good height; but I thought the kissing-twins were awkward, especially from certain perspectives.
Will Foster design the hotel that was proposed for part of this Tower 2 site?
I liked the original Foster proposal as an updated version of the originals and for their simplicity and lack of pretension, although I had reservations about the angles, but it could have grown on me. Part of my problem with most of the proposals for the site has been that they have been too pretensious and trying to hard for grandeur, too much going on, etc. I think more is said with less, and the WTC site IS and SHOULD BE conservative design-wise in my opinion. Nothing weird, although there is a place for that. The latest FT design accomplishes that for me inspite of some of its' shortcomings. If an Egyptian pyramid were destroyed and rebuilt, would we want a big cube to be built? No, we would want a pyramid. I know this is not a perfect example, but I think there are more suitable places in New York such as Midtown, more suitable for cutting edge design.
I know, I'm dull. Just my preference.
Agreed. From certain angles, especially as one moved to the north east / west and south east / west (where the openings between the two towers were not apparent), it appeared to be one huge wall and far too monolithic.Originally Posted by ZippyTheChimp


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Snakes are probably the most misunderstood and feared animals in the world. Most people encounter snakes in their yards and gardens, but snakes will occasionally enter buildings in search of food. Snakes do not cause damage to buildings or other property, they do not eat any human cultivated plant or crop foods, and they do not transmit any disease to humans. Of the ten species of snakes found in Montana only the Western Rattlesnake is poisonous.
Except for the fear that they cause, snakes play an important role in reducing rodent and invertebrate pests. Since non-poisonous snakes are completely harmless and very beneficial, control programs for them are not necessary. Learn to distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous snakes. Signs of snakes include shed skins, droppings, crawl markings in loose soil, and visual observations.
If you have a problem with snakes, the best advice is to just leave them alone. Considering that snakes eat mice, rats, insects, and other pests. They are a free source of rodent control for your home or property. Snakes are an important part of our local ecosystem, and we should respect all wildlife and give them their space.


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On Monday June 14, 2010 at approximately 2:04a.m. a house fire was reported at 315 S. Memorial Ave. Rockford, Illinois. Responding fire units determined that the home was vacant and was a total loss. A State of Illinois Fire Marshall determined that the fire was of a suspicious nature and responding Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputies located two young males in the area. Both of the subjects were found to be in possession of marijuana and were placed under arrest. Further investigation by Winnebago County Sheriff's Detectives led to charges of residential burglary and arson being lodged against them, after review with the Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office. Richard A. Schoon (19yrs old/DOB 8-9-90) has been lodged in the Winnebago County Jail. The second subject is a fifteen year old juvenile. He has been lodged at Detention. The charges against both subjects are merely accusations. They are presumed innocent, unless proven guilty in court. A photo of Schoon accompanies this release. A photo and the name of the juvenile will not be released..