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Locale Magazine: Lunch Punch
Starting from Scratch presents Lunch Punch
August 2013| Locale Magazine
With long, lingering summers here in San Diego, getting outside and taking advantage of our uncharacteristically beautiful fall weather is non-negotiable. And what better way to enjoy a sunny summer outing than with a perfectly packed picnic. But, coming up with ideas for packing that picnic or back-to-school lunchbox can be akin to sorting through your emails on a Monday morning: it can be kind of overwhelming. Frightening images of Lunchables and soggy sandwiches come to mind, but wait! There should be a way to make packed lunches into delicious, luxurious meals, suitable to take on the go? We wanted to find out how to make lunch at your desk more exciting, so we sat down with the head chefs from five of the best restaurants in San Diego and asked the question: what would you put in your perfect lunchbox?

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Red Bull Barge Spin is a five-day journey on a floating BMX park with Red Bull's incredible BMX riders. Starting in Fort Lauderdale on December 11, the barge will float down the Atlantic to Miami until December 15th.
The barge will start at the Winterfest Boat Parade on December 11th, 6:30 p.m.
December 12 - Two Georges @ The Cove, Deerfield 12:00 p.m.
December 12 - Two Georges, Boynton Beach 6:00 p.m.
December 13 - Deck 84, Delray Beach 4:00 p.m.
December 13 - Brian Piccolo Park, Pembroke Pines 7:45 p.m.
December 14 - Finnegans, Miami 6:00 p.m.
December 15 - Hard Rock, Bayfront Park and American Airlines Arena 5:00 p.m.
Riders include Kevin Robinson, Anthony Napolitan, Corey Martinez, Edwin De la Rosa, Terry Adams, Daniel Dhers, Drew Bezanson and Craig Mast.


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Elsevier CEO profiled in Information Today
Editor-in-Chief Barbara Brynko interviews Ron Mobed for leading information services publication
By Tom Reller Posted on 1 March 2013
Barbara Brynko is a well-known and respected journalist in the STM publishing industry, and her publication, Information Today, has been a leading source of information for librarians and other information professionals since 1984. In fact, she probably knows a lot more about Elsevier's history than many of our employees do. She's met and covered dozens of our senior managers and product leaders.
[caption id="attachment_19159" width="169" align="alignright"] Ron Mobed[/caption]In this in-depth interview with our CEO, Ron Mobed, Barbara covers everything from Ron's background as a petroleum engineer ("his foray into processing data from the offshore oil rigs turned out to be the start of a lifelong understanding of information systems and the value of creating workable solutions for customers") to his challenges today ("With research information getting more complex, more digital, and more interconnected, new domain skills are needed in computational linguistics, taxonomies, ontologies and information technology to handle the sheer volume of Big Data.").
Barbara also asked Ron about open access, to which he replied:
In the end, as long as an information solution is sufficiently important to the people who use it, then there is going to be value in that information solution. The business model for who pays and how becomes secondary.
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More Bath & Body Works Holiday 2013 Candles
More, wonderful Bath & Body Works Holiday 2013 Candles have arrived! Twisted Peppermint, Red Velvet Cupcake, Party Dress, Black Tie, and MANY others…! And they are on sale for 2 for $22 what more could a girl want?
Time for a haul!
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Blend of buttercream, mint and a touch of caramel
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Peppermint with notes of vanilla and sugary musk.
Bath & Body Works Winter Candy Apple Candle
Candied apples and spiced orange zest, with a touch of winter musk.
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Creamy blend of vanilla bean, rich cocoa, and sweet cream with a touch of caramel and brown sugar.
These are online now at bathandbodyworks.com and should be launching in store shortly (or your store may already have them)! They are on sale at the moment for 2 for $22!
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10/24/13 11:08 Christina:
Just saw these on the website this morning! I think I need Red Velvet Cake, and I LOVE the new confetti packaging!
10/24/13 11:39 Tennyoceres:
Damnyous B&BW! I just bought some triple wick candles (your fall 2013 candles are a HUGE hit) and you turn around and give me THIS?! I clearly need a bigger kitchen, apartment or something to justify all of my candle purchases (one for every room).
I like B&BW candles. It scents a room without that weird waxy top note.
10/24/13 13:39 Shelby:
I don't like super sweet smells. Looking forward to Peach Bellini, Spiced Apple Toddy and Party Dress.
10/24/13 15:16 Maddie:
Spiced Apple Toddy and Peach Bellini are two of my favorite B&BW candles ever!
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I agree with Tenny about needing more space. I love the autumn and winter candles at BBW the most. The new packaging is elegant.
10/25/13 0:29 Kadie Lee:
I definitely need Black Tie, Party Dress and Champagne Toast!
10/25/13 2:05 Olivia Frescura:
hmmm I think I need Black Tie & Champagne Toast!
10/25/13 3:24 meme:
Party dress smells a lot like the new fragrance launch, Forever Midnight. Cinnamon Caramel Swirl is DELICIOUS, and I don't even like cinnamon most of the time! And a candle closet is a must.
10/25/13 17:18 Joanna:
Running over to their site right now…addicted to their candles.
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49ers placed ILB Nick Moody (hand) on injured reserve with designation for return.
Jay Cutler (hamstring) is active for Week 4 against the Raiders.
DeMarco Murray (hamstring) is active for Week 4 against the Redskins.
Arian Foster is officially active for Week 4 against the Falcons.
The Colts will start Matt Hasselbeck Sunday against Jacksonville.
Bilal Powell left the Jets' Week 4 game against the Dolphins with a groin injury and is questionable to return.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports DeMarco Murray (hamstring) is expected to play Sunday at Washington.
The Houston Chronicle's Aaron Wilson reports Arian Foster (groin) is not expected to handle a full workload Sunday in Atlanta.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bears are "optimistic" Jay Cutler (hamstring) will start Week 4 against the Raiders.
According to CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora, the Bears are open to trading Matt Forte.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Andrew Luck (shoulder) is out for Week 4 against the Jaguars.
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As Naples becomes player on pro golf tours, what does it mean for Southwest Florida?
NAPLES - Ten years ago, Naples had three professional tour golf events. Next year, even with the economy struggling and affecting the area's once-booming real estate market, it will do so again.
Perhaps proof more than anything of Naples' standing as the golf capital of the world.
"It's great to see (the LPGA coming back to Naples). We need to start coming back to Florida, but that'll be great. It's a perfect fit for CME. I remember the crowds being great there (for the Memorial). That'll be a bonus, too."
— Meg Mallon, 1999 Naples LPGA Memorial champion, one of her 18 career victories
"It will be great. I have a good memory of that place."
— Sophie Gustafson, 2001 Subaru Memorial of Naples champion, one of her five career victories
In late 2012/early 2013, the LPGA's CME Group Titleholders (which is in effect its tour championship), the Franklin Templeton Shootout, Greg Norman's unofficial PGA Tour event, and the Champions Tour's ACE Group Classic, which will celebrate its 25th year in February, all will be played in Naples.
And two of them will be at the same venue. The Titleholders will be on the Eagle Course, and the ACE will take place on the Talon Course at TwinEagles Club.
What does this mean for Southwest Florida?
"Naples is one of our favorite places to visit and has been a great home for golf for many years," said retired LPGA superstar Annika Sorenstam, who has played in LPGA Tour events here, been the only female to play in the Shootout and also been involved with the Naples Winter Wine Festival.
"The Champions Tour has been so well-received here by Southwest Florida, with the LPGA Tour, it's going to be the same," longtime Champions Tour player Andy Bean said.
"The support in the community and having the financial (support) and the volunteers to come out and support it is wonderful for this area," said PGA Tour golfer George McNeill of Fort Myers.
Can an area that supports charity golf event after charity golf event without being the home to large corporations support three professional golf tournaments well enough?
"Obviously, it's good for the market and the people who live here because you're bringing the best of all three tours," said Jeff Kleiber, senior vice president of Global Events for Octagon Golf, which manages both the CME Group Titleholders (after this week's event) and the ACE Group Classic. "Does it present some challenges? Absolutely."
1961-63 — Naples Pro-Am, Naples Beach Hotel & GC
1974-76 — Naples-Lely Classic/Sarah Coventry Classic, Lely CC
1993-94 — World Championship of Women's Golf, Naples National GC
1999-01 — Naples LPGA Memorial/Subaru Memorial, The Strand
Nov. 12-18 — CME Group Titleholders, TwinEagles Club
Nov. 2013 — CME Group Titleholders, TwinEagles Club
Champions Tour
1988-90 — Aetna Challenge, Pelican Bay
1991-92 — Aetna Challenge, Vineyards
1993 — Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Challenge, Vineyards
1994-95 — IntelliNet Challenge, Vineyards
1996 — Greater Naples IntelliNet Challenge, Classics at Lely Resort
1997-98 — LG Championship, Bay Colony
1999 — ACE Group Classic, Bay Colony
2000-01 — ACE Group Classic, Pelican Marsh
2002-06 — ACE Group Classic, TwinEagles
2007-08 — ACE Group Classic, Quail West
2009 — ACE Group Classic, TPC Treviso Bay
2010-11 — ACE Group Classic, The Quarry
Feb. 13-19, 2012 — ACE Group Classic, TwinEagles
* Feb. 11-17, 2013 — ACE Group Classic, TwinEagles
* dates are tentative
PGA Tour
2001 — Franklin Templeton Shootout, Tiburón GC
2002 — Franklin Templeton Shootout, Tiburón GC
2003 — Franklin Templeton Shootout, Tiburón GC
2004 — Franklin Templeton Shootout, Tiburón GC
2005 — Franklin Templeton Shootout, Tiburón GC
2006 — Merrill Lynch Shootout, Tiburón GC
2007 — Merrill Lynch Shootout, Tiburón GC
2008 — Merrill Lynch Shootout, Tiburón GC
2009 — Shark Shootout, Tiburón GC
2010 — Shark Shootout, Tiburón GC
Dec. 7-11, 2011 — Franklin Templeton Shootout, Tiburón GC
Dec. 5-9, 2012 — Franklin Templeton Shootout, Tiburón GC
This isn't anything new. Professional golf has been coming to Naples since 1961, when the LPGA's Naples Pro-Am was played at Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club. After the LPGA came and left twice — the latter in 1976 — 12 years later, the Champions Tour, the professional men's tour for players age 50 and older, arrived at the Club Pelican Bay.
And while it has nearly left, had seven different title sponsors and been played at nine different venues, the event has been a mainstay, and been heavily supported, topping 100,000 fans for the week the past few years.
In 2001, Greg Norman announced he was bringing the Franklin Templeton Shootout — known to many as the Shark Shootout — to Tiburón Golf Club. Unlike the Champions Tour event, it has been played at the same place every year, and will be back there again this year from Dec. 7-11.
Naples came the closest to what will start to experience a year from now in 2001, when the LPGA's Subaru Memorial — the most recent LPGA Tour event to be in Naples — was played in January, the ACE Group classic was held in February, and the Shootout was played in mid-November.
By the summer, the LPGA Tour event, which had been supported well attendance-wise, was put on a one-year hiatus because of difficulties finding a course, and the disappearance of two other Florida tournaments on that tour. Months later, Subaru was allowed out of its title sponsorship, and in June 2002, the tournament was dropped entirely.
In 1998, Naples had three professional golf events, keep in mind that is counting the Dodge Celebrity Invitational, which featured current and former professional athletes and entertainers playing as professionals.
There's no secret why the LPGA's CME Group Titleholders is here. It's CEO Terry Duffy. The Naples resident began bringing a group of LPGA Tour players to the company's Global Financial Leadership Conference in 2008.
From there, CME Group (the Chicago Mercantile Exchange) became the sponsor of the 2009 Solheim Cup — women's golf's Ryder Cup equivalent — in Chicago, then was named title sponsor of the Titleholders last March.
Moving the Titleholders, which finishes Sunday at Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, to Naples just made sense.
"This was a natural fit for us down here," Duffy said.
Sorenstam played in the inaugural Naples LPGA Memorial in 1999, and has been back for CME Group's Pro-Am during its GFLC, and also for the Winter Wine Festival in Naples.
"I think for CME Group it makes a lot of sense since they have their annual business conference down there every year," she said. "Tying in the LPGA event with their meetings will be a win-win for everyone involved."
"I have some buddies that live there. They've been scouting out the golf course for me. I hear it's a beautiful golf course."
— Brittany Lincicome, LPGA Tour player who has five wins, including two this year, in six seasons
"Looking forward to going back there. I love when they have a tournament in Florida, period, because it's where I live. It's been a while since I've been over there (to Naples)."
— Karrie Webb, LPGA Tour player with 37 career victories, including two this year
"To have the LPGA come out, it's awesome. They did really well here back in the day when it was called the Subaru."
— Mark Lye, former PGA Tour and Champions Tour player, current Golf Channel analyst
Morgan Pressel, who played in a U.S. Women's Open local qualifier in Naples as a 14-year-old, is now an LPGA Tour veteran and one of the top players. She's also played in the CME Group's pro-am at Tiburón the past few years.
"I think CME learned a lot about the LPGA Tour in the few years that they did that, and realized what a great experience it was for their customers, and decided to make a bigger impact on the LPGA Tour, and we're very grateful for that," Pressel said this week at the CME Group Titleholders in Orlando. "I think it's awesome (to move the tournament to Naples). Naples is that type of community. ... It's been a long time since we've been there. I think people are really excited about that. I know that I am."
What increases the possibility of success of the three events is the fact that the three title sponsors use the tournaments to entertain their clients on a worldwide basis.
"The great thing about all three events is we all have incredible out-of-town sponsors who have a passion for this area, a passion for bringing their customers to this area, so each of our dependence upon the local corporate market is not as great if you didn't have ACE and CME and Franklin Templeton," Kleiber said.
What also helps is that each of the events is unique in its own way. The Shootout has 12 two-person teams of top tour pros playing three different formats. The Titleholders will have nearly 70 of the LPGA Tour's top players competing over four days with no cut. And The ACE Group Classic will have names golf fans who have grown up with showing that they can still more than play.
"You have a limited crossover in between the fields, which is important," Shootout tournament director Taylor Ives said.
That being said, the Shootout may appear to be the tournament that could be affected the most by the existence of the other two events.
The 2012 Titleholders will end on Nov. 18, just 17 days before the first of the Shootout's two pro-am days on Dec. 5. And Octagon will be managing the Titleholders and the ACE Group Classic sandwiched around it. The Shootout also spent the summer trying to secure a title sponsor before Franklin Templeton — which served that role prior to Merrill Lynch — announced in August it would return for 2011 and 2012.
Still, Ives wants to have the same type of welcome the Shootout was shown when it moved to Naples in 2001.
"When we were the new event in town, we were supported by local corporations and volunteers — many are still involved to this day," Ives said. "... The last 10 years, and really 10-plus years is proof that Southwest Florida can support two significant events in a year. The golf enthusiasts in this area are plentiful. You'd have to assume that a third event will be supported just as well as the first two.
"Time will tell what the impact on the individual events will be, but based on the history in this market, you'd have to believe that three events will be successful."
All three events will give out a total of $6.1 million in prize money (led by the Shootout's $3 million) based on their current purses. But money goes to more than just the golfers.
The CME Group Titleholders and ACE Group Classic are both on the Golf Channel, while the Franklin Templeton Shootout has one round on the Golf Channel and two on NBC.
"It certainly does help us all the way around to get that additional type of exposure," said Jack Wert, executive director of the Naples/Marco Island/Everglades Convention and Tourism Bureau. "We're certainly excited that it does highlight golf in our area. That's always been a draw to people."
"Golf in the Naples area, to me, is the best place in the world to be playing golf, if you're from a cold climate."
— Chip Beck, Champions Tour player who plays out of Grey Oaks
"I think there's enough golfers (who live here) that it can certainly support (three events). Golf is big here."
— Kris Tschetter, a 20-year player on the LPGA Tour
"It can't be overstated," Ives said. "The economic impact that each of these events brings to the area is significant."
How much? No one knows for sure.
"We are comfortable stating that it's in the millions," Ives said of the Shootout.
Wert said that there have been informal studies on economic impact in the past, and for the first time last year, the tourism bureau spent money on television spots during the Shootout. "It's a little hard to measure (the impact), because it's only one weekend," Wert said.
Still, for a property like the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, the shots of its signature towers as a backdrop on No. 18 means TV viewers get an image of perhaps where they'd like to stay in a possible Southwest Florida visit. Palm trees, the beach, the weather while others are freezing — many of the things that brought the people who live here or own property here in the first place — are magnets.
And the host properties also get thousands of spectators getting to experience their amenities firsthand.
Plus, all three make donations to multiple charities. The Shootout's main charity is CureSearch, the National Childhood Cancer Foundation, while the host charity for next year's ACE Group Classic is the First Tee of Naples/Collier — although both make donations to additional charities, and the Titleholders will do something similar.
"It shows me that people feel like this is a valid place to raise money, and a valid place of interest for golf," said Mark Lye, a former PGA Tour and Champions Tour player who helped bring in 25 tour pros for the Immokalee Foundation Charity Classic last Monday.
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On Tuesday evening, the Borger Lady Bulldogs rallied from a two games to none deficit, to the Amarillo Highland Park Lady Hornets, winning two straight games and forcing a deciding game five.
Unfortunately, a fantastic comeback fell short for Borger as Highland Park used a 5-1 run in game five to give them the cushion they needed for the win to take the match 17-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-6, 9-15.
After spending a lot of time on the road in tournament play the past three weeks, the Frank Phillips College Lady Plainsmen open WJCAC play tonight on the road against Midland College.
Despite the team having new coaches and a completely new roster from the 2010 season, the Lady Plainsmen have come together leading to success on the court by holding a 7-5 record.
Funeral services for Judy Seger, 73, of Sanford, will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Minton Memorial Chapel with Rev. Justin Unwin, Pastor of 1st Assembly of God in Fritch officiating.
Interment will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Judy died Sunday in Amarillo.
She had lived in Sanford for the past 20 years and married Roy Seger Jan. 17, 1969, in Borger. Judy loved her family, fishing and quilting.
Maxine Johnson, 91, of Bridgeport passed away Thursday, September 9, 2011 in Bridgeport. Services were held at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport and Westlawn Memorial Park in Borger.
The Borger Police Department and Hutchinson County Crime Stoppers are needing the help of the community in solving an aggravated robbery that occurred last Friday.
On Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, a female victim, who was not identified, was at a garage sale in the 300 block of North Harvey Street.
As she was getting ready to leave, she was approached by a black male identified as wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes.
The first meeting of the 2011-2012 year for Hutchinson County Retired School Personnel Association will be Thursday, September 15, 2011, at Frank Phillips College. Lunch will be available for those attending at 11:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. The program features Four Price, State Representative for the counties of Sherman, Moore, Potter, and Carson. The program will be in the gallery room at 12:30 P.M. The public is invited to attend and learn Representative Price's impressions of the recent legislative session.
Hutchinson County has a new Republican County Chairman.
Mary Kay Phelan has been approved to serve as the new chairman for Hutchinson County and her duties are beginning effective immediately.
Meryl Barnett, who has served as county chairman for the past 30 years, initially chose Conny Moore to take his place. Moore served in the position for two years. However, due to some health issues within his family, Barnett allowed him to step down and he took the role back over temporarily.


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Wentworth Tech vs. Roger Williams
April 25, 2006
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|Joe Marcel
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|Nick Lambros
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|Thomas Zygmant
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|Ryan Mcgovern
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|Russ Peterson
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|Rich Hamaty
|11 (0.647)
|Current Record
|Wentworth Tech
|go to Wentworth Tech page
|Tony Macdonald
|(1, 2)
|Joe Paratore
|(1, 1)
|Dave Plescia
|(2, 0)
|Sean Benner
|(1, 0)
|Dave Hurley
|(1, 0)
|Bobby Hensley
|22 (0.815)
|Current Record
|Roger Williams
|go to Roger Williams page
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|BOSTON, Mass. � For the second season in a row, Roger Williams defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology to advance to the semifinal round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference Men�s Lacrosse Tournament. While last year�s double-overtime win was clearly more dramatic for the Hawks, this year they had to withstand being a man down for the final 13 seconds, as well as great hustle to be awarded possession with one second left to secure the win.
The two teams traded goals in the early going, as the Leopards would score first when junior midfielder Nick Lambros (Forestdale, Mass.) found classmate Tim Lunt (Salem, Mass.), who fired a shot into the back of the net 1:15 into the contest. Less than two minutes later, Roger Williams would tie the game on an unassisted goal from junior midfielder Dave Plescia (Old Tappan, N.J.). Later in the period, Wentworth senior midfielder Joe Marcel (Levittown, N.Y.) put Wentworth ahead 2-1, but with 5:16 left, junior midfielder Tony MacDonald (Hudson, Mass.) pulled the game even again.
Plescia scored the only goal of the second period, as he tallied an extra-man goal, assisted by freshman attackman Joe Paratore ( Deer Park, N.Y.), with 11:01 left in the period.
Trailing 3-2 entering the third period, Marcel scored 1:41 into the stanza to tie the game, yet again. Freshman Thomas Zygmant (Southport, Conn.) gave Wentworth a 4-3 lead with 7:13 left. However, the lead would be short-lived as MacDonald would find freshman attackman Dave Hurley (Hanover, Mass.) a scant eight seconds later. MacDonald would get his second assist on the contest with 3:15 left in the period, when he fed Paratore to give the Hawks a 5-4 lead.
Freshman midfielder Sean Benner (Ardmore, Pa.) scored what would stand as the game-winner, when he scored an unassisted tally with 10:02 left in the final quarter to give Roger Williams a 6-4 lead. However, Wentworth pulled within one when senior attackman Ryan McGovern (Marstons Mills, Mass.) took a feed from classmate Russ Peterson (Bennington, Vt.) and scored a man-up goal with 9:23 left.
The Hawks would have two chances later in the period to put some distance between themselves and the hosts, but a stingy defense caused two turnovers. However, the Leopard offense could not control the ball in the offensive zone, failing to get the equalizer.
With 13 seconds left, a personal foul was called on the Hawks in their own zone, giving Wentworth possession and an extra man. The Leopards were able to move the ball to get off a good shot, but it was wide left. Sophomore goalie Bobby Hensley (Simsbury, Conn.) sprinted toward the end line, and was the closest to the ball, giving Roger Williams possession with one second left, and dashing Wentworth�s hopes of tying the game.
Hensley made 22 saves for the Hawks, who improved to 7-7-1 and travel to top-seeded Endicott Thursday afternoon for a semifinal contest. Leopard senior Rich Hamaty (Hingham, Mass.) made 11 saves for the Leopards, who see their season come to an end with a 5-8 record.


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By: GRANDMANAN , 11:51 AM GMT on January 23, 2013
To suggest the weather is in a deep freeze is an understatement. Currently overcast, westerly wind 20-25KPH has the -18C seem more like -25C. As sun enters the domain sea smoke appears, about to hide the Ross Island shore as the vapour reaches higher by the moment. Remainder of the week, cold, however slight moderation beginning on Friday.
Quiet on the water, too cold to attlempt to work, great opportunity to get equipment in the woods to harvest some trees.
Rob writing exams, of course no problems, will have to wait and see. Not a lot of conversation about the process, just advised not too worry, he certainly has no qualms about his being successful.
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As summer draws to a close in the Northern Hemisphere, it's a perfect time to stock up on the last of the season's berries, whether you aim to eat them all in one sitting or to freeze a few pints for the colder months. It's also a perfect time to fantasize about some of the world's rarer and more unusual berry species!
While some berries (like strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries) are common on supermarket shelves around the world, there are many other berries that, while edible, are not so well-known. If you're lucky, you might find a few of these berry types at a local farmers' market. However, many of them are difficult to cultivate and can only be gathered wild, while others are famed in their home territory but nowhere else.
(For the sake of this article, we're going to use the layman's definition of "berry"—a small roundish juicy fruit—instead of the technical botanical definition. Did you know that, botanically speaking, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries are not berries—while bananas and pumpkins technically are berries? This is a great fact to mention during awkward lulls in conversation, if you want people to look askance at you.)
Read on to learn more. Have you sampled any of these uncommon fruits, or would you like to? Tell us in the comments!
1. Chokeberry (Aronia) — above
Chokeberries grow throughout eastern North America. They are not often eaten raw because of their mouth-drying astringency, but may be made into delicious wine, jam, syrup, or juice. They're also very high in antioxidants.
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When I see a commercial make a claim about a problem, and the solution to that problem just happens to be "Buy our new product!".....yes, I would say that the proposed solution tends to make me view the claim about the problem more skeptically. That seems totally rational to me.
I don't see why this would be any different. If it sounds like someone is pushing the need for tighter (or looser) gun regulations, it's reasonable to question if they've cherry-picked their statistics about the problem to support their case.
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While salutes to the 50th anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show continue to roll out, the Grascals are paying tribute with a bluegrass spin on a new CD.
Released this month on Saguaro Road Records/Time Life, Dance 'Til Your Stockings Are Hot and Ravelin' revisits songs that were featured on the sitcom with down-home characters and values.
The endearing show, which aired from Oct. 3, 1960, through April 1, 1968, continues in syndication across the country.
"Our band feels there was no better sitcom ever," said Terry Smith, vocalist and bass player for the Grammy-nominated group. "Any time we can be affiliated with The Andy Griffith Show, we'll sure jump at the chance."
All fans of the show, band members even quote dialogue back and forth on the tour bus.
One of the many pearls of wisdom comes from Andy Taylor (Griffith, who turned 85 on June 1): "When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he's getting might really be fear. So I don't carry a gun because I don't want the people of Mayberry to fear a gun. I'd rather they respect me."
The title of the seven-song EP comes from the line that Briscoe Darling (Denver Pyle), patriarch of a musically inclined hillbilly family, said before launching into a tune.
The Darlings played some of the album's songs on the show, including the gospel classic Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, in the "Mountain Wedding" episode. That was when Barney Fife (Don Knotts) dresses up like Darling's daughter Charlene to prevent her from getting married to neighbor Ernest T. Bass.
With tunes such as Dooley, Boil Them Cabbage Down and Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer), the album also includes a new song, Boy, Giraffes Are Selfish The title comes from one of Fife's famous lines in one of the most popular episodes, "Dogs, Dogs, Dogs," in which Opie (Ron Howard) almost persuades his father to let him keep a stray when a pack of dogs invades the courthouse.
Other tributes to the show's 50th anniversary include a DVD boxed set, The Andy Griffith Show 50th Anniversary: Best of Mayberry, and assorted collectibles.
The Grascals formed in 2004 when its members, six bluegrass musicians who had been performing about two decades, all found themselves between gigs.
The other members of the band are Terry Eldredge, vocals and guitar; Jamie Johnson, vocals; Danny Roberts, vocals and mandolin; Jeremy Abshire, fiddle; and Kristin Scott Benson, banjo.
"The joke is we formed a band because we were all unemployed, and there is a little truth in that," Smith said.
Dolly Parton learned they were recording an album and asked to hear what they had so far. About three weeks later, they were part of her band, and the Grascals were opening for her.
"That opened a lot of doors for us," Smith said.
The Grascals went on to release five albums and win numerous accolades, including two awards as entertainer of the year from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America.
In January, they released The Grascals & Friends in conjunction with Cracker Barrel. A collection of 13 classic country songs with a bluegrass twist such as White Lightning and Folsom Prison Blues, it features guest artists such as Parton, Brad Paisley, Joe Nichols, the Oak Ridge Boys and Tom T. Hall.
"We didn't over-produce it. We let it breathe its own life, and it has a heart and soul," Smith said. "We wanted it to be a true duet album instead of being a backup band for these artists.
"I think we pulled it off. It really is like the Grascals and friends, and the friends did a wonderful job.
As for The Andy Griffith Show, Smith not only likes the music but also the meaning.
"The show always had a message. It usually taught a good lesson on top of being entertaining," he said. "It's still relevant today because it's real, from real life. And Andy did not allow one-liners on the show. He wanted the characters to be funny as opposed to the other way around.
"Like bluegrass and country music, the show is right from the heart."


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Like a souffle, but less temperamental, this pudding can be served either straight from the oven or at room temperature. If you can't find fresh corn, frozen kernels work just fine.
- For Bell Pepper Mixture:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 1/4-pound piece smoked ham, such as Black Forest, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- For Egg Mixture:
- 1 cup fresh (from about 2 ears) or frozen corn kernels
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 pound Monterey jack cheese, grated (about 1 cup)
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 x 12-inch baking dish or another shallow baking dish of about the same size. In a medium nonstick frying pan, melt the butter over moderately low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the bell peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until the peppers are tender, about 5 minutes more. Stir in the ham, salt and black pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, combine the corn and half-and-half in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Add the eggs, sugar and cayenne. Blend thoroughly.
Spoon the bell-pepper mixture into the prepared baking dish and then sprinkle the Monterey jack over the top. Pour the egg mixture over all. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pudding comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
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Omit the ham for a meatless version, or replace it with crumbled cooked chorizo for a spicier pudding.
Look for a gentle and fruity merlot from Chile. These wines have the wonderful soft texture and ripe-berry flavors one expects from merlot, along with somewhat earthy undertones that will marry nicely with the corn.
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687 calories; 43g total fat; 471mg cholesterol; 2097mg sodium; 22g carbohydrates; 3g fiber; 53g protein
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Stay tuned for up and coming baseball video tips that give tips on hitting high velocity fastballs.
Its just a simple fact of the game, the higher level you play at, the harder the pitchers throw on a consistent basis. A lot of hitters get weeded out early on because they never quite were able to make adjustments to the higher velocities.
In Division 1 and affiliate ball, you better believe that each team has at least three guys who were born with a fast arm and the god given ability to know how to throw hard.
A young player may look at higher velocities and think they will never be able hit that increased velocity of a fastball. I remember when I was 14; I thought that 88 mph was just way to fast!
Now it looks like how 80mph looked like my freshman year in high school.
It's mostly about getting adjusted to it.
Just like lifting weights. When you have just started lifting weights a certain weight may be heavier, but as you continue to put in the repetitions and develop stronger muscles, the weight gets lighter. Its the same with hitting increased velocity. It takes repetitions for your eyes to get adjusted to the pitches. 85mph may seem fast but after seeing 88 to 90; 85 seems slower right?
I remember when I first saw 90 plus on a daily basis. I was afraid that I would never get used to it. After facing 2009s first pick overall, Stephen Strasburg, who topped out at 101 miles an hour that day, the next week I couldn't tell the difference between 93 and 86-87. I just saw the ball differently.
Hitting higher velocities calls for a few things to be done:
1) Know how to use your eyes
2) Staying short to the ball
3) Get your foot down in time
4) Have a rhythm
5) Start your rhythm earlier than normal
6) Be aggressive
Another way I would prepare myself to hitting a guy who knew how to throw hard is while on deck I would time his delivery. I would calculate how long his pitching mechanics took him to throw the ball. Once I would calibrate that. I would just start my rhythm a little bit earlier.
Hitting high velocities is all about timing.
To put it simple with the above things in mind, it simply takes enough reps of seeing high velocity to get used to it but there are a few drills to mimic higher velocity.
While taking front toss; have a friend move the screen a little bit closer. This will give you less time to react. You can also ask him to increase the speed moving his arm at a higher speed.
Watch a televised game. Watch the rhythm of the professional hitters. Try to mimic the same rhythm. Chances are there hitting a 90 plus mile an hour fastball. Notice how they get their foot down.
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Yorkshire Film Societies
About the Yorkshire Group and BFFS
The screening of feature films in the UK is not limited to cinemas belonging to the major circuits. There is a thriving sector of non-commercial providers bringing a wide variety of programming, often specialised in nature, to local communities which would otherwise be underserved by the commercial operators. This sector is often referred to as community cinema. Members of local communities are often more involved in the programming of such cinemas than their commercial counterparts. Screenings of films in this sector are in venues such as village halls, mixed arts venues independent cinemas and the like and are often run as film societies.
The Yorkshire Group of Film Societies is a Regional Group of the British Federation of Film Societies (BFFS). The BFFS represents and supports an affiliated 'chain' of more than 480 'occasional cinemas' throughout the UK, run by volunteers, which accounted for some 375,000 admissions in 2009/10 and screened over 739 different titles (compared to 503 releases in UK cinemas).
The film society movement in the UK is now over 80 years old and the BFFS to which it gave rise, remains dedicated to maintaining the movement's long and honourable tradition in providing access to independent cultural cinema and in the case of many rural communities the only access to cinema.
Film societies are run by enthusiasts who have a love of cinema and who work to share their enjoyment and experiences with others. They show a wide range of films, which often cannot be, seen anywhere else in the area: the best of cinema from all around the world.
There are many Film Societies in Yorkshire and details of their programmes are shown in this brochure. They are all open to the general public.
Why not start a film society?
To set up a Film Society all you need are a few likeminded people, a suitable venue, access to projection equipment and a lot of enthusiasm.
Information can be obtained from the British Federation of Film Societies, Registered Office: Unit 315, The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX, UK. Tel. 0114 2210314
Your contacts for help and advice from the Yorkshire Group of Film Societies:
The Chair, Alex Leggat
The Secretary, Richard Fort
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At about 7:30 p.m., police went to the 600 block of Loffler Circle after a woman called and said she was babysitting the boy when his mother, grandmother and another woman forced their way into her home and took the child, according to Palm Bay police spokesperson Yvonne Martinez.
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Black Friday deals in the US launch next month, now that it's October, and America's popular shopping "holiday" will break new records in 2015, according to financial analysts.
Even with the shaky economy, there's a reason Black Friday sales in the US will increase: tech toys like the Sphero's Star Wars BB-8 drone, Apple's iPhone 6S and iPad Pro, and Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets are going to sell in droves.
Here's another reason: the same applies to video game deals, as recent Xbox One and PS4 price drops are going to sell out, with the best console bundles always going early. Skylanders: SuperChargers, Disney Infinity and Fallout 4 are expect to help break those Black Friday sales records in 2015, too.
These are the sort of Black Friday gifts what will drive deal-seeking shoppers to stores and online during Cyber Monday. And, thankfully, they'll make you forget all about the lackluster Amazon Prime Day.
You won't be disappointed if you're a bargain hunter - and you won't be alone. On Black Friday a year ago, websites crashed, sales records were smashed and shoppers ravenously scooped up deals on tech, video games and clothing in what was in many countries was the biggest weekend of online shopping in history.
Adobe crunched the numbers and reported that on Black Friday in the US last year consumers spent a record-breaking $2.4 billion - up an extraordinary 24% on the previous year.
Walmart-owned ASDA stores moved 8,000 TVs before breakfast and made 130 sales every second throughout the day, while GAME's website was selling PS4 and Xbox One consoles to British gamers at a rate of 3,600 per hour.
It was an international spending frenzy the like of which the internet had never seen before. Black Friday in 2015 is only going to get bigger and start sooner. The countdown is on for the unofficial November 1 launch.
What happened on Black Friday last year?
The numbers were so big that websites fell over like Victorian ladies on a hot day, with HP, Best Buy, Currys, Tesco, Argos, Boots and Game's websites all requiring smelling salts.
Online retailers in the US slowed to a crawl, as deal-happy consumers sucked up all of the bandwidth and Amazon Lighting Deals vanished or expired before their eyes.
The chaos isn't over, either. Black Friday 2015 is now less than three months away and it promises to dwarf last year's stats in almost every way. Online retailers are already planning for it.
You're much safer online...
Of course, Black Friday is not by any means a phenomenon that's confined to the virtual realm than physically waiting in line in front of stores.
It was conceived originally as a unit mover for high street retailers, a way for stores to shift a lot of stock at a time when most people in the US have time off work for Thanksgiving.
And while Black Friday chaos online led to websites crashing, bedlam on the highstreet tends to be a lot more troublesome.
Last year, fighting broke out in many stores across the US, with police being called to national retail chains. From Best Buy, to Walmart, we see almost the same security camera footage every year at the stroke of midnight.
It's not unheard of for bargain hunters to pepper spray each other in an attempt to get the best deals in the US.
Clearly - it's much safer to stay at home and pick up your deals on the internet, and that's what the majority of people did on Black Friday 2014.
To give you an idea of just how busy the sites were, John Lewis and Currys - two of the UK's biggest retail websites - both saw their web traffic triple compared to Black Friday 2013. Meanwhile, TechRadar's own Black Friday pages attracted more than 1.6 million page views.
So it's no exaggeration to say that the pre-Christmas retail landscape was changed forever on November 28 last year. Retailers knew Black Friday 2014 was going to be big, but it actually ended up being far bigger than they ever imagined.
So what lessons have they learnt, and what can we as consumers expect from Black Friday 2015?
Lessons from the past
Some retailers were like ducks on Black Friday last year: they may have appeared calm, but under the water their little legs were going like crazy.
Some stores totally panicked, as Patrick O'Brien of retail analysts Verdict Retail told TechRadar:
"Some retailers like Amazon planned promotions well in advance, but others were sucked in when they saw the scale of Black Friday and realised that without promotions, they would lose out on footfall or website hits in a key spending weekend."
The upshot? Those retailers cut prices even though they hadn't originally planned to.
"Those retailers ended up losing margin as they typically went for a percentage cut across numerous or even all lines, rather than having planned promotions that they could have organised with the help of their suppliers," O'Brien says.
Winners and losers of Black Friday 2014
Not everybody was hurt, though. Some firms used Black Friday as cover. "The weather meant that clothing retailers had a lot of stock left to shift, so they used the cover of Black Friday to mark down stock."
And others had deals in place with their suppliers to deliver apparent bargains, with stock bought in especially for Black Friday.
You can see the Black Friday winners and losers in ComScore's UK figures for November 2014. The big winners were mainly large electrical, digital and entertainment retailers, with Amazon, Argos and Tesco at numbers 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
In America, meanwhile, we're seeing an interesting shift: the Black Friday money is moving to Thanksgiving instead.
According to IBM, Black Friday sales were 63.5% higher than Thanksgiving Day sales - but last year they were 70%. For US consumers, Black Friday is increasingly becoming a shopping weekend that starts on Thanksgiving and ends on Cyber Monday
Indeed, Cyber Monday is bigger than them all for US customers - last year's Cyber Monday was the US's biggest online shopping day ever.
Where does all the money come from?
One of the most interesting questions about Black Friday is whether it created new demand or just brought forward people's Christmas shopping by a few weeks.
The answer appears to be the latter - Verdict Retail found "no evidence that it stimulated demand" - and some retailers' panicky discounting was tantamount to shooting themselves in the foot.
Essentially, the Black Friday frenzy moved a lot of stock, but that stock was less profitable than usual.
AO.com founder and chief executive John Roberts used the firm's annual report to note that Black Friday "did not produce incremental sales, but condensed sales into a shorter time period", while GAME issued a profits warning because its heavy discounting on games and consoles had a negative effect on its bottom line.
In the US, IBM reported that while overall sales were up, the average order value was down across both Black Friday and Thanksgiving.
That might explain why John Lewis boss Andy Street has poured cold water on the idea of Black Friday, telling the BBC that "We've got to ask if it's right to concentrate trade so much in that one period… I don't think we can put the genie back in the bottle but do we need to stoke that fire any more? I personally hope not."
Street predicts that Black Friday 2015 will still see lots of deals around electronics and computing, but says he hopes that fashion brands and other kinds of retail would be "more confident holding their price."
As Patrick O'Brien points out, though, John Lewis's "never knowingly undersold" guarantee means that if rivals go crazy on Black Friday 2015, "it cannot opt out!"
Rubbish for retailers, excellent for everyone else
If you take a step back, Black Friday should really be called Foolish Friday. Slashing profit margins during the busiest shopping period of the year for no good reason doesn't make much sense, not least because it gives retailers less room to manoeuvre if sales closer to Christmas need some extra oomph.
But as John Lewis's Andy Street said, the genie's out of the bottle - so if retailers don't take part, they'll see their rivals get all the business.
And that's why Black Friday 2015 is likely to be another step up in terms hype and excitement.
Expect even more commercials leading up to Black Friday, bigger headline promotions and even more chaos.
"Black Friday is here to stay," Patrick O'Brien says, "but it will be a lot different in 2015. Retailers are planning for it."
You can be sure that retailers are already talking to their suppliers about the kinds of promotions they can support, and that the deals we see this year will be what Verdict describes as "geared toward gaining footfall and upsetting to full price goods rather than across the board percentage discounts."
What deals can we expect this year?
It's impossible to know for sure which products will receive the biggest discounts this year, but we can certainly make some predictions based on what we saw in 2014.
One of the hottest products on Black Friday last year was the iPad mini and that will likely be the case again in 2015. In fact we'll likely see some highly attractive deals on many Apple products, partly because they're so popular but also because there is room for manoeuvre in their prices.
Last year in the US we saw the Macbook Pro and 21.5-inch iMacs selling for $900 a pop, with Macbook Airs available for $780. In the UK the iPad mini was going for under £150 practically everywhere.
It's worth retailers offering us these headline products with big discounts because they expect that we'll buy more than one item once we're on their site.
It's a safe bet also that Black Friday 2015 will see the cheapest-ever PS4 and Xbox One deals as well as some irresistible bundles. If you fancy buying your kids a console this Christmas, wait until November 27.
We saw many amazing deals on TVs last year so if you're interested in buying a 4K TV in time for Christmas, again you'd be wise to wait for the Black Friday deals madness to begin.
Last year in the we also saw amazing soundbar deals, DualShock 4 game controllers for under half price, Google Chromecast for under $23/£18, huge savings on iPhones, amazing deals on cameras of all shapes and sizes from all the biggest brands, headphones, fitness bands, speakers.
You get the picture. Expect more of the same...


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Zachary Quinto, best known for playing Spock in the J.J. Abrams' Star Trek franchise, as well as Sylar in NBC's Heroes, has come out as gay in a recent interview with New York magazine.
Quinto's sexuality has been a topic of discussion over the past few years, as he had been outspoken on gay rights issues, but chose not to confirm or deny rumors so as "not to feed the rumor mill with either substantiation or dismissal." His sudden change of heart in part stemmed from the suicide of bullied gay teen Jamey Rodemeyer.
However, don't think that because Quinto came out for a cause he's an idealist. He further conveyed to New York, "…as a citizen of this country, I feel deeply unsettled that people are rising up in movements against each other. It feels like we're missing the mark. … The bottom line is we're all f—ed, and we're all in this together."
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For many small businesses, though, Windows 98 was - and still is - a workhorse operating system. And for many of those entrepreneurs it� won't be easy to replace because the business has integrated its processes around hardware and software specifically designed for Windows 98. For large corporate users, Windows 98 is long gone. But one in five consumers still use Windows 98, according to Gartner Inc., and based on my observations that's about right for small businesses too.
This probably won't force or encourage "legacy" customers to switch, and likely they will instead turn to in-house or contracted support more. Newer software is supporting 9x less and less, so eventually a switch will be needed. But as a tech, I still often see aging DOS and AS/400 systems in use, so likely 98 will stick around for a long time yet.


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Last year, Nintendo brought over its Picross e series to the 3DS eShop, releasing the first three titles in the e series thus far. Now it's confirmed via the official Nintendo site that Picross e4 will head to the 3DS eShop on May 1.
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The 4th game in the Picross e series! Now with big 20×15 puzzles! With Micross and Mega Picross modes! The 4th game in the Picross e series, with a Navigation Feature! As fans requested, new 20×15 puzzles have been added. Micross and Mega Picross modes are also included, with 150+ new puzzles! Tutorials and rule options let newcomers to the series start playing with ease. With save data from previous games, you can also play additional Special Puzzles. Picross is a "Picture Crossword Puzzle Game" where numbers act as hints to complete images. The rules are simple and easy to grasp. Anyone can do it!
The Picross titles have been priced at $5.99 each though no price is listed yet for Picross e4. If you're a fan of puzzle games and haven't played any Picross games at all, now is the best time to do so.
Puzzles consist of a crossword-like grid where each column and row includes a number, revealing how many tiles need to be marked in that given row or column. Once a puzzle is solved, the game reveals a hidden image from those marked tiles.
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April 2, 2014
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Tafari gets love on billboard
Having an album or single on any Billboard chart is the dream of many Jamaican acts.
Dancehall artiste/rapper, Tafari, son of reggae veteran Big Youth, debuted at number 17 on Billboard's Reggae album chart last week with his debut album, Rud3 Lov3.
Obviously excited about the latest turn of events, Tafari remains humbled about the achievement.
"I feel successful. It is a milestone for me and a permanent stamp of achievement," Tafari noted in a media release.
Tafari has been building a steady fan base stateside, hence reception towards the album wasn't surprising.
"Given the demographic and reach of the targeted marketing done by Rud3 Music, we are pleased with the results so far," said Tafari.
The album, Rud3 Lov3, was released on March 18 through Tafari's Rud3 Music and distributed by VP Records.
It features production work from the Rud3 Music label, Noah Mason, as well as Grammy-winning producers Jermaine Reid and Jason Gilbert, Kamron Houff and Dennis Blaze.
Reid shares production credits on Buju Banton's Grammy-winning album, Before the Dawn. Gilbert picked up a Grammy in 2011 for his production on rapper Eminem's album, Recovery.
Rud3 Lov3 contains 11 tracks. It features collaborations with Tafari's father, veteran dancehall deejay Big Youth, his brother Isat, Ce'Cile and R&B singer/producer Jimmy Cozier.
Former Brick and Lace member Nyla is featured on the single I Want You (remix). The accompanying video for the track hit number one on CVM TV's Hit List countdown a few weeks ago.
The follow up single is All She Wants is Love.
Rud3 Lov3 peaked at number three on the iTunes reggae chart.
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Kim Kardashian Flirts With Kanye West
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Though she's currently dating NBA star Kris Humphries, when Kim Kardashian filmed her E! reality series, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, last summer, she was single and ready to mingle -- with Kanye West!
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On the show's Sunday night premiere, viewers got a glimpse into the 30-year-old's fun, flirty bond with rapper West, 33.
"Kim is single now and she is the most boy crazy girl I've ever seen. She just loves to flirt," sis Kourtney, 31, says after West makes a surprise visit to the pair's DASH boutique in NYC's SoHo neighborhood. (See a clip above)
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And after her giggly flirt-fest with West, Kim tells UsMagazine.com there will be much more of her romantic exploits chronicled on the show.
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8-year-old dies, 13-year-old injured in crash
ALBANY, Ore. -- A deadly rollover crash had southbound Interstate 5 north of Albany closed for about three hours Sunday night, the Oregon Department of Transportation said.
State police said that a 2000 Dodge Durango carrying six people crashed and rolled several times, coming to rest on it's side near milepost 234 at around 7 p.m. Sunday.
An 8-year-old boy was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.
Troopers say the boy's 13-year-old brother was seriously injured and transported by ambulance first to Albany General Hospital and then transferred to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis.
Authorities have not released the names of the people involved in the fatal crash at this point, but say the 53-year old male driver, a 37-year old female passenger and two other juvenile-age passengers were injured but not taken to the hospital.
Officials say a tire malfunction may have led to the crash, but the investigation is continuing.
Both north and southbound lanes were blocked for around an hour, with vehicles skirting the crash on the shoulder of the roadway.


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OK, that's enough. Strap in your feet, pop in your earbuds, slide on your goggles and hop up onto your snowboard – it's time to get to the bottom of the mountain.
Snowboarding in Anchorage is a winter must for locals and visitors, and there are outdoor outings for all levels, from beginning boarders and easy riders to backcountry legends and Olympic medalists.
There's an urban ski and snowboard area that's a short drive from downtown and perfect for beginners and those looking for quick rides and great views of Anchorage. There's a steeper ski and snowboard area even higher up into the mountains of Chugach State Park above Anchorage, which is steep, cheap and full of family fun.
Then there's the big mountain resort life on Mount Alyeska in Girdwood. It's a place you can learn to board or push your skills to the limits, ride new trails all day or squeeze in a few runs between socializing with speed demons, bunny hillers and terrain park pros. At all times, Girdwood offers Anchorage's alpine adventures and landscapes at their best.
For the most talented and ambitious snowboarders, there's a backcountry bounty of tall peaks, deep powder and once-in-a-lifetime rides in the Chugach Mountains surrounding Anchorage. Here, the snowboarding is so epic it might appear like it's straight out of a Warren Miller film … well, it is. Miller's teams and other ski and snowboard film crews often shoot footage in the Chugach Mountains. Make your own memory with area backcountry guides who will happily get you there by snowcat or helicopter and keep you safe.
You can also hike into the mountains around the Anchorage area for your own backcountry experience. Local riders gladly trade hours of hiking for minutes of backcountry boarding bliss, and sometimes that's the best way to find a little quiet time for you and your board. But if you go into the backcountry, always do your homework on snow conditions and avalanche dangers, and dress properly.
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The Collective agreement at Laurentian University allows for faculty members to be absent from work due to sickness for up to six months. Members on paid sick leave must provide the university with a doctor's certificate stating that they cannot work and providing a return date. The employer has the right to request more detailed information, but only if members request accommodation for a disability or if they exceed the predicted return date. The University also has the right to request an independent medical assessment by a physician of its choosing.
When the University received, from a number of members, medical certificates which provided very vague return dates (such as "time indefinite" or "until further notice") it sent out letters requesting the following information:
A number of members filed grievances and the Union brought forward a policy grievance, which is the subject of this case. The Union argued that the employer was essentially asking its members for a second medical certificate outside the circumstances prescribed by the collective agreement. The University argued that they were justified in asking for supplementary information because it was exercising rights and responsibilities that extended beyond the sick leave clauses into other clauses (such as management rights, discrimination and health and safety clauses).
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Mike MacIntyre is entering his third season as head coach at the University of Colorado.� He was named the 25th head football coach in the school's history on December 10, 2012, after leading San Jose State to its first 10-win season in 25 years.
MacIntyre, 50, is 6-18 in two seasons at Colorado, but that doesn't reflect the strides the program has made, especially offense, as his second Buffalo team set over 100 offensive records and started to close the gap in talent and performance with their Pac-12 brethren despite a 2-10 record in 2014.
In his first year in Boulder (2013), he guided the Buffaloes to a 4-8 record, matching the number of wins in the program for the previous two seasons. �There was measured improvement across the board, as evidenced by the team improving in 29 major statistical categories despite playing the nation's seventh toughest schedule, which included five 10-win teams.
With a 41-27 win over Colorado State in the '13 season opener, he became just the second head coach since 1932 at Colorado to win his first game, joining Rick Neuheisel in 1995 as the only pair to do so among the 15 different men to lead the program in that time frame.�
He also had to face the daunting task of rallying his team after a devastating flood hit Boulder, forcing the cancellation of a game, which led to two consecutive bye weeks after the Buffs started out 2-0.
The team improved in 29 major statistical categories, in most cases rather dramatically, and set a record for the fewest fumbles in a season with just 14 while reducing penalties dramatically (ending the season with just 10 over the final four games, a 50-year program low).� �His second CU team broke that fumbles mark with just 12.
He coached San Jose State to a 10-2 record in 2012, with a final regular season ranking of No. 24 in the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls as well as in the final BCS Standings.� The Spartans earned a berth in the Military Bowl where it defeated Bowling Green, 29-20, and finished No. 21 in the national polls (the win, per NCAA policy, is not credited to him since he did not coach SJSU in the bowl).
For his accomplishments at San Jose, he was the recipient of the 2012 Fellowship of Christian Athletes National Coach of the Year.� The award is presented to a coach who exemplifies Christian principles and who is involved in the FCA, in addition to success and performance of that coach's team.
He assumed the SJSU position in December 2009, compiling a 16-21 record with the Spartans; he took over a team that had gone 2-10 in 2009, but began instilling a different culture despite a 1-12 record his first season in San Jose.� His second Spartan team went 5-7, but closed the year with thrilling wins over Navy and Fresno State.� His SJSU teams thus won 12 of his last 14 games there.�
San Jose State's most impressive wins in his final year there came over San Diego State, Navy, BYU and Louisiana Tech, teams that otherwise combined to go 30-12 in 2012.� Tech in particular was an offensive powerhouse (led the nation in scoring, second in total offense and fourth in passing), but their coaches felt MacIntyre and his staff put together the best plan to disrupt its high-octane offense of any of its opponents, including Texas A&M.�� The only losses were to Stanford (20-17 in the season opener, as the Cardinal won on a fourth quarter field goal) and to Utah State.
The 2012 season under MacIntyre is one of the best in San Jose State's nearly 120-year football history.� In recording their first 10-win season since 1987, the Spartans did it with a highly-productive offense that scored 423 points, a defense that ranked among the national leaders in many statistical categories and reliable special teams.
His third Spartan team saw a school-record 16 SJSU players earn All-Western Athletic Conference honors, which came in a year that 36 school and conference records either were tied or broken.
MacIntyre's San Jose State teams performed in the classroom as well. In 2011, the school had a record number of Academic All-WAC team members � 13 � while defensive end Travis Johnson became the Spartans' first player in 30 years to get Academic All-America recognition.
In addition, San Jose State's Academic Progress Rate (APR) score was 981, second best in the WAC.
Before his 2010 head coaching debut, MacIntyre instituted a comprehensive recruiting plan and initiated a "Summer Bridge" program for his first recruiting class to provide his newcomers a smooth transition into life as a college football player (he installed the same program at Colorado). �Facing five nationally-ranked teams early in the season, the Spartans rebuilt themselves repeatedly, and were positioned late for victory in four of their final five games before finishing with a 1-12 record.�
Under MacIntyre, the 2011 Spartans produced the fourth-best turnaround in their football history with a 4�-game improvement, exhibiting resiliency and resourcefulness to find a winning way: four of the team's five wins came in the game's final minute. �The opportunistic Spartans were the co-national leaders with 20 fumble recoveries, tied for fourth in turnovers gained (33), were disciplined as the second least penalized team in the Football Bowl Subdivision and ranked in the top 25 in passing offense (23rd) for the first time in eight years.
After the season, San Jose State was so pleased with the direction of the program that they extended MacIntyre's contract through 2017.
A veteran coach of 23 seasons, MacIntyre arrived at San Jose State after two years as the defensive coordinator at Duke University, where he was reunited with head coach David Cutcliffe from earlier in his coaching days.� Those Blue Devil defenses were among Duke's best statistically over a 20-year span, and in 2009, Duke's five wins were the most in a season by the Blue Devils since 1994. �The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) named him its 2009 FBS Assistant Coach of the Year.
Prior to returning to college ball, MacIntyre spent five seasons in the National Football League with the New York Jets (2007) and Dallas Cowboys (2003-06) coaching defensive backs. �Working for legendary coach Bill Parcells, the Cowboys returned to the NFL playoffs in 2003 and again in 2006 after missing out on postseason competition during the 2000 through 2002 seasons.
MacIntyre has coached on both sides of the ball, spending four years at Ole Miss (1999-2002) where he started as the wide receivers coach for two seasons and the defensive secondary coach in his final two years. The Rebels posted a 29-19 record in that time with bowl appearances in the 1999 and 2002 Independence Bowls and the 2000 Music City Bowl. The 2001 Rebels ranked fifth nationally in pass defense, allowing just 161.3 yards per game.
At Mississippi, among his recruits were two high profile student-athletes that one could sign to letters-of-intent, quarterback Eli Manning and linebacker Patrick Willis.� And along his coaching trail, he has mentored many current and former NFL players including recently retired former Dallas and Cincinnati safety Roy Williams, a five-time Pro Bowl player.� At Dallas, he also tutored Terrence Newman, the former Kansas State cornerback who longtime CU fans certainly remember.
He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia, working two years (1990-91) in that capacity.� He then coached one year as the defensive coordinator at Davidson (1992), four years at Tennessee Martin (1993-96) and two seasons at Temple (1997-98); while with the Owls, he coached under former CU assistant coach Ron Dickerson and then Bobby Wallace, and in '98 helped coach Temple to a 28-24 upset of No. 14 Virginia Tech.� He then joined Cutcliffe's staff at Ole Miss the following season.�
A 1989 graduate of Georgia Tech, he lettered twice (1987-88) at free safety and punt returner for legendary head coach Bobby Ross. �Prior to becoming a Yellow Jacket, MacIntyre played two seasons (1984-85) at Vanderbilt for his father, George, the head coach of the Commodores from 1979-85. �The elder MacIntyre was the national coach of the year in 1982 when Vandy beat Alabama on its way to an 8-4 record.
MacIntyre earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management from Georgia Tech and his master's in Education with an emphasis on Sports Management from Georgia in 1991.
He originally agreed to a five-year deal with an annual salary of $2 million plus incentives (January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017); in February 2014, CU's Board of Regents approved a one-year extension through the end of 2018.
He was born George Michael MacIntyre on March 14, 1965, in Miami, Fla., and is married to the former Trisha Rowan; the couple has three children, Jennifer, Jay and Jonston; Jay is a redshirt freshman wide receiver on the CU football team.� As previously stated, he is very active with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as well as being an AFCA/Jason Foundation Ambassador, assisting the organization in spreading awareness of the problem of youth suicide.


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|Career / 11:08 AM - Friday January 29, 2010
Im a salary employee...so why do I have to fill out hourly time off???
Anytime I go to the dentist, or have to take a couple hours off for whatever reason, I either have to take vacation/sick time or I have to make up those hours. Is this legal?
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No, its not legal. If they count your time, hours by hours then you are an "hourly" employee and MUST be paid for time and a half for any extra hours you are required to work.
- Response by greenwind, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 56-65, Construction
In my state, it is. I would go to the website of the labor board for your state and check just to make sure. My VP never made me do that, though. She knew I would make up the hours, well, because I was a hard worker and because, after all, the work STILL has to get done!
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If you aren't putting in the required hours for your salary, yes you do...
- Response by juandontbeg, A Career Man, Male, 36-45, Self-Employed
It's pretty standard, yes.
- Response by trawna, A Career Woman, Female, 46-55, Toronto, Consulting
well, salary is based upon hours still, so... It's still a pain.
- Response by geester, A Creative, Male, 56-65, Celebrity
When you are Salaried, it doesn't mean you don't have a set amount of sick or VAC time. No matter what, you always have to account for time off. You have to account for it so that it's known when you reach the limit and anytime taken over the limit, will come out of your pay. Salaried only means you have a flat rate pay that's not based on how many hours you work. But it doesn't affect time off.
- Response by thottienc, A Career Woman, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?
Companies have to keep their books in order, especially if they bill clients on an hourly consulting basis.
- Response by trawna, A Career Woman, Female, 46-55, Toronto, Consulting
it always works to the advantage of the company.
- Response by kungfudewd, A Career Man, Male, 36-45, Who Cares?
If it's in your contract, I would assume you do.
- Response by hands, A Creative, Male, 46-55, Hong Kong, Who Cares?
Yes. You still have to complete a request for time off. Salary means you are exempt from overtime pay. It also means that if your company were to reduce your hours, they would still have to pay your full salary. It does NOT mean that you can voluntarily work fewer hours (dr appt or any other reason) and still receive a full salary without using sick or vacation time.
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