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YARMOUTH, Maine — The animal shelter already had too many large dogs, and Kai was the odd dog out.
"She was a stray wandering the streets of Bloomington, Indiana," recalled Heather Paul, coordinator of State Farm Insurance's arson dog program. "Kai was set to be euthanized."
But in her time at the Indiana shelter, workers noticed Kai had a talent for finding one particular ball no matter where it was hidden, and a representative there contacted State Farm as a last-ditch effort to find the dog a place in the world.
Now, Kai is a valued accelerant detection dog for the San Antonio Fire Department in Texas, where she and handler Justin Davis have investigated more than 200 fire cases over four years together.
Kai is in the running for the American Humane Society's annual Hero Dog Award this year and, this week in Yarmouth, joined 17 other dogs from around North America for three days of yearly recertification work under the State Farm program.
Like hundreds of other dogs, Kai's path from the brink of death to a career in law enforcement started in Maine.
When it launched its national arson dog program in 1993, Paul said, State Farm identified the Maine Department of Public Safety's dog training efforts as the country's "premier program."
"We're up to 350 teams in the U.S. and Canada, and all of them train here in Maine," said Paul. "Without Maine, we would not have this program."
State Farm picks up the entire $25,000 cost of recruiting dogs and training them alongside their human fire investigator handlers for any departments that file successful applications to take part, Paul said.
The dogs come from shelters, rescue groups or, occasionally, other service dog programs. They're paired with their humans during an initial four-week course — offered twice each year — run by former Maine State Police official Paul Gallagher in Alfred.
Like dogs in other law enforcement jobs, the accelerant sniffers create lifelong bonds with their handlers and live as family pets when they're not on the clock and after their 5- to 10-year careers are over.
But unlike in the police and military, where the majority of working dogs are German shepherds, fire investigators have found the sociable and eager-to-please retrievers to make the best arson dogs.
Maine State Fire Marshal Joseph Thomas told reporters during a demonstration on Tuesday morning that Labrador retrievers' fur is ideal for shedding water — which is often left soaking the scenes after firefighters hosed down the flames — and their paws are tough enough to walk over debris.
In Maine, senior investigator Daniel Young of the fire marshal's office handles the state's only State Farm-sponsored dog, Shasta. A second dog sponsored by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is stationed in the northern part of the state, Thomas said.
So how are fire investigating dogs better than fire investigating humans?
"I can smell gasoline, but she can smell it a lot better and in a lot smaller quantities," Thomas said. "She can find it in dirt and she can find it in debris."
Maine-trained dogs like Shasta and Kai are brought to fire scenes all over the continent to determine whether accelerants were used to help light structure fires, a review that could rule out a case of arson as much as prove it.
"It's a hard crime to solve," said State Farm's Paul. "The evidence burns up at a fire scene, so if we have a tool like a dog who can quickly and efficiently determine whether an accelerant was used, it saves taxpayer dollars and increases law enforcement's chances of a successful prosecution."
In Yarmouth, the dog-and-handler teams took turns searching a charred training structure, where organizers hid three drops of gasoline in each of several locations through winding hallways and around pieces of old furniture.
"It's [a spot of gasoline] less than your fingernail," explained Gallagher. "They're very proficient. There's been nothing so far that's been able to duplicate their noses."


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THEY might not have become The Next Star, but there's no question Moises and Mimoza Duot are among their community's new generation of musical stars.
The Winnipeg siblings were finalists -- in separate seasons, two years apart -- on the YTV reality/competition series The Next Star. Neither ended up winning the title, but each took lessons from the experience that have helped shape the ongoing pursuit of their musical dreams.
Since being on the show in 2008, older brother Moises has expanded his interest in music beyond playing and singing, learning the basics of the production end of the recording process, as well. And since her Top 6 finish in the 2010 season, younger sister Mimoza has landed a deal with a Toronto-based management company, shot a video for her song Love featuring an appearance by Canuck rapper Kardinal Offishall, and has begun work on an album project with the production company Gimme More Music and producer Tyson Kuteyi.
These are, it is clear, just natural steps in a musical evolution that has lasted most of their admittedly short lifetimes.
"Ever since I was very little, I have loved music," says Mimoza, a 15-year-old student at Sisler High School. "And so has my brother (Moises, who turned 18 this week, will graduate from St. Paul's High School this June). We really just grew up with it, and our parents have inspired us to keep it going. They've been very supportive, so, yeah, we love music."
The young Duots, along with parents Moises Sr. and Mimi, are like so many families in Winnipeg's culturally rich Filipino community in that music -- singing, performing and even competing -- is deeply ingrained in the fabric of their lives.
Moises Sr. has always been a singer (as well as a guitar and ukulele player), even when he was a member of the Philippine Army before emigrating to Canada in 1987 (he met his wife Mimi in Winnipeg in 1988 and they married in 1992). Mimi listened to cassettes of Céline Dion and Bon Jovi on her Sony Walkman while she was pregnant with each of her children. When the young ones couldn't sleep, Moises Sr. would turn on the karaoke machine and croon his babies into slumber.
"There's sort of a coincidence there," teenage Moises explains. "The songs that our mother used to listen to on her Walkman back in the day were the songs we sang when we won our first competitions."
Mimoza found her voice very early in life, singing in angelic tones as soon as she could speak. At age six, she was a finalist in the local Asian Idol contest. By the time she was 13, she won the junior division of Pinoy Got Talent and landed in The Next Star's final half-dozen.
Moises, however, was a bit shy as a child; he didn't discover singing until he was 10. Two years later, however, he won the junior category of Tuklas Talino, the annual talent-search competition in Winnipeg's Filipino community (Mimoza, then nine, was a finalist), and a year later he auditioned for the YTV show's first season.
"Winning that (Tuklas Talino) competition really sparked my confidence," he recalls. "I thought to myself, 'Yeah, I can do this.' And everything went from there."
Along the way, there have also been countless opportunities to perform live at weddings, birthday parties, family gatherings and special events; as youngsters, Moises and Mimoza also occasionally served as the opening act for Filipino musicians whose tours stopped in Winnipeg.
For the teens, growing up musical has been made more interesting by the fact they've also grown up in the age of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They've been posting homemade videos of their musical performances -- seamless duets, of the sort that can only be produced by the layering of sibling voices -- online for several years and have developed quite a fan following.
"YouTube is wonderful, because it's one of the best things you can have nowadays to showcase your talent as an artist," explains Moises, who cites Bruno Mars as his greatest musical inspiration. "We have relatives in the Philippines who can't see us sing in front of them, so we posted videos to let them see us from there. The great thing about YouTube is that people can watch you in the comfort of their own home, even if they're miles and miles away overseas. That's sort of what inspired us to start posting (videos online)."
Of course, posting a musical performance on YouTube can produce other results, as evidenced by what happened to another young Filipino singer, Maria Aragon, last year when her rendition of Lady Gaga's Born This Way became a global Internet sensation (nearing 50 million views at last count).
"It's really cool to see someone from the same city break out like that," says Mimoza, whose own musical idol is Céline Dion. "It's interesting to see how it can happen that way -- I guess Perez Hilton saw it, and he sent it to Lady Gaga, and then everything happened."
Moises adds Aragon's sudden success reinforces the notion that a lot of what happens in the music business is a result of being in the right place at the right time.
"It's all about making the right connections," he says. "Being lucky is a huge factor -- if this person sees it, he can show it to other people who are connected with major labels."
For Mimoza, it seems, The Next Star may turn out to have been both the right place and the right time.
"After The Next Star, the music producer from the show wanted to work with me because he knew there was more that I could do," she says. "Going into the recording studio and writing and co-writing with my manager and my music producers was really fun, and it's a great experience because I'm really growing and becoming an artist. It takes time and a lot of work, but it's happening."
For the parents of the two young stars in waiting, there's still the very important matter of balancing dreams and opportunities against the practicalities of adolescent life.
"We always have family meetings, and we talk to them about balancing their education and their music," says Mimi. "Education is always first, I say to them -- wherever they go or wherever their careers take them, at least they will know how to stand up for themselves.
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The term "microaggression" was originally coined by Pierce in the 1970s in terms of racial microaggression [1]. "The chief vehicle for proracist behaviors are microaggressions. These are subtle, stunning, often automatic, and non-verbal exchanges which are 'put-downs' of blacks by offenders"[2].
Davis defined microaggressions as "stunning, automatic acts of disregard that stem from unconscious attitudes of white superiority and constitute a verification of black inferiority[3]. Furthermore Davis states that microaggression is enabled because "cognitive habit, history, and culture left [it] unable to hear the range of relevant voices and grapple with what reasonably might be said in the voice of discrimination's victims"[4].
The common currently cited definition of microaggression is put forth by Sue, D. W., Capodilupo, C. M., Torino, Bucceri, J. M., Holder, A. M. B., Nadal, K. L. & Esquilin (2007). Sue et al. report that "Microaggressions are brief and commonplace daily behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color[5]. Sue et al. (2007) went on to expand on the term microaggression by introducing three distinct forms of microaggression in the context of racial microaggression by referring to "microassault," "microinsult," and "microinvalidation"[6]:
- Microassault is defined as "an explicit racial derogation characterized primarily by verbal or nonverbal attack meant to hurt the intended victim through name-calling, avoidant behavior, or purposeful discriminatory actions"[7].
- Microinsults are defined as "characterized by communications that convey rudeness and insensitivity and demean a person's racial heritage or identity"[8].
- Microinvalidation is "characterized by communications that exclude, negate, or nullify the psychological thoughts, feelings, or experiential reality of a person of color[9]. Other marginalized groups experience microaggression.
Microaggression may be perpetuated on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, and ability status[10].
Supporters of the theory argue that racial microaggressions are reported to be common,[11][12][13][14] including among people who think of themselves as being fair and nonracist,[15][16][17] and who have received multicultural training.[18]
Microaggressions can take a number of different forms,[19] for example, questioning the existence of racial-cultural issues, making stereotypic assumptions, and cultural insensitivity.[19][20] Some other types of microaggressions that have been identified[19] include Colorblindness (e.g., "I don't think of you as Black. You are just a normal person"), Denial of personal bias (e.g., "I'm not homophobic; I even have gay friends."), and Minimization of racial-cultural issues (e.g., "Just because you feel alone in this group doesn't mean that there's a racial issue involved."). "Colorblindness" in particular has been associated with higher levels of racism[21] and lower levels of empathy.[22]
Recent studies show that a wide variety of people report experiencing racial microaggressions. These include Latino American,[23] African American,Cite error: Invalid
<ref> tag. Tag has more than one name associated with reference.[24][25] and Asian American[26] people. Racial microaggressions are experienced even by professionals.[27] Focus group based research with African American students at universities have revealed that racial microaggressions exist in both academic and social spaces in the collegiate environment.[28] College students report that they experience racial microaggressions in their relationships with their college counselors,[29] in classrooms,[30] and in other training relationships.[31]
People have expressed several ways in which they feel harmed when they receive racial microaggressions. For example, people may feel demeaned by implied messages[32] such as, "You do not belong," "You are abnormal," "You are intellectually inferior," "You cannot be trusted," and "You are all the same." Recipients of these messages have also reported feeling other negative consequences,[32] including powerlessness, invisibility, pressure to comply, loss of integrity, and pressure to represent one's group.
Some strategies have been identified that help in the difficult classroom discussions that are sometimes triggered by microaggressions.[23] For example, students report that they do not want to be looked to as experts on race-related topics, and that they feel hindered in discussions in which others are overly worried about being perceived as being racist.
Microaggressions may play a role in unfairness in the legal system as they can influence the decisions of juries.[33]
Other subtle types of oppression include institutional oppression and subtle decision-making biases.
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- ↑ Pierce, C. M., Carew, J. V., Pierce-Gonzalez & Wills, D. (1977). An Expert in racism: TV commercials. Education and Urban Society, 10(1), 61- 87.
- ↑ Pierce, C. M., Carew, J. V., Pierce-Gonzalez & Wills, D. (1977). An Expert in racism: TV commercials. Education and Urban Society, 10(1), 65
- ↑ Davis, P. C. (1989). Law as microaggression. The Yale Law Journal, 98(8). 1559-1577
- ↑ Davis, P. C. (1989). Law as microaggression. The Yale Law Journal, 98(8). 1576)
- ↑ Sue, D. W. Capodilupo, C. M., Torino, G. C., Bucceri, J. M., Holder, M. B., Nadal, K. L. & Esquilin, M. (2007). Racial microaggression in everyday life: Implications for clinical practice. American Psychologist, 62(4), 27
- ↑ Sue et al., 2007, 274
- ↑ Sue et al., 2007, 274
- ↑ Sue et al., 2007, 274
- ↑ Sue et al., 2007, 274
- ↑ Sue et al., 2007, 274
- ↑ Feagin, J. R., & Sikes, M. P. (1994). Living with racism: The Black middle-class experience. Boston: Beacon Press.
- ↑ Sellers, R. M., & Shelton, J. N. (2003). The role of racial identity in perceived racial discrimination. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 1070–1092.
- ↑ Swim, J. K., Cohen, L. L., & Hyers, L. L. (1998). Experiencing everyday prejudice and discrimination. In J. K. Swim & C. Stangor (Eds.), Prejudice: The target's perspective (pp. 37–60). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
- ↑ Williams, D. R., Neighbors, H. W., & Jackson, J. S. (2003). Racial/ethnic discrimination and health: Findings from community studies. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 200–208.
- ↑ Dovidio, J. F., & Gaertner, S. L. (Eds.). (1986). Prejudice, discrimination, and racism. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
- ↑ Jones, J. M. (1997). Prejudice and racism (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: McGraw-Hill.
- ↑ Whaley, A. (1998). Racism in the provision of mental health services: A social– cognitive analysis. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 68, 47–57.
- ↑ Gushue, G. V. (2004). Race, color-blind racial attitudes, and judgments about mental health: A shifting standards perspective. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51, 398–407.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Constantine, M.G. (2007). Racial microaggressions against African American clients in cross-racial counseling relationships. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 54, 1-16.
- ↑ Perceptions of Racial Microaggressions among Black Supervisees in Cross-Racial Dyads Constantine, Madonna G.; Sue, Derald Wing. Journal Counseling Psychology, v54 n2 p142-153 Apr 2007
- ↑ Neville, H. A., Lilly, R. L., Duran, G., Lee, R. M., & Browne, L. (2000). Construction and initial validation of the Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS). Journal of Counseling Psychology, 47, 59–70.
- ↑ Burkard, A. W., & Knox, S. (2004). Effect of therapist color-blindness on empathy and attributions in cross-cultural counseling. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51, 387–397.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Sue, D., Lin, A.I., Torino, G.C. Capodilupo, C.M., & Rivera, D.P. (2009). Racial microaggressions and difficult dialogues on race in the classroom. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15, 183-190.
- ↑ Constantine, M., & Sue, D. (2007). Perceptions of racial microaggressions among black supervisees in cross-racial dyads. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54,142-153.
- ↑ Constantine, M., Smith, L. Redington, R.M. & Owens, D. (2008). Racial microaggressions against black counseling and counseling psychology faculty: A central challenge in the multicultural counseling movement. Journal of Counseling and Development, 86, 348-355.
- ↑ Sue, D., Bucceri, J., Lin, A.I., Nadal, K.L., & Torino, G.C. (2009). Racial microaggressions and the Asian American Experience. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 1, 88-101.
- ↑ Constantine, M., Smith, L. Redington, R.M. & Owens, D. (2008). Racial microaggressions against black counseling and counseling psychology faculty: A central challenge in the multicultural counseling movement. Journal of Counseling and Development, 86, 348-35 5.
- ↑ Solorzano, D. (1998). "Critical Race Theory, Racial and Gender Microaggressions, and the Experiences of Chicana and Chicano Scholars." International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education 11, 121-136; Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate: The Experiences of African American College Students Daniel Solorzano, Miguel Ceja, Tara Yosso The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 69, No. 1/2, Knocking at Freedom's Door: Race, Equity, and Affirmative Action in U.S. Higher Education (Winter - Spring, 2000), pp. 60-73; Yosso, T., Ceja, M., Smith, W. & Solorzano, D. (2009). "Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate For Latina/o Undergraduates." Harvard Educational Review, 79, 659-690.
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- ↑ Constantine, M., & Sue, D. (2007). Perceptions of racial microaggressions among black supervisees in cross-racial dyads. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54,142-153.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Sue, D., Capodilupo, C.M., & Holder, A.M.B. (2008). Racial microaggressions in the life experience of black Americans. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39, 329-336.
- ↑ Law As Microaggression Peggy C. Davis The Yale Law Journal, Vol. 98, No. 8, Symposium: Popular Legal Culture (Jun., 1989), pp. 1559-1577
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"I am deeply saddened by the tragic events at Virginia Tech, and my prayers are with the families who lost their children and those that were injured," said Connolly. "As we move forward, we will grieve as a community, and we will heal as a community. Ultimately, I believe that love and compassion are stronger than violence."
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Hugs, smiling, and interactive Twitter accounts, don't mean winning baseball. Until this community understands that we are cursed to relive the madness.
No Franchise for TJ
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NFL.com's Adam Schefter reports that T.J. Houshmandzadeh will not get the Bengals' franchise tag this offseason.
Schefter says Cincinnati will instead try to sign Housh to an extension before his contract expires in late February. The Bengals have tried doing this previously, but couldn't get Houshmandzadeh to come to terms. If Housh hits the 2009 market, there won't be a better free agent wideout available.
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I honestly feel the Bengals wont make any type of moves this off season, I can see them just letting TJ walk.
This is disheartening, to say the least. TJ is probably my favorite receiver just based on efficiency. He doesn't have an interest in re-signing here and I could hardly say that I blame him. Franchising him would be the only way to keep him around one more year.
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
1.He is in for a big payday.
2.He is going to be the top receiver on the market.
3.All signs regarding an extension have pretty much been non-existant.
If TJ wanted to stay in Cincinnati, he would have already signed a contract extension by now. My guess is he already has one foot out the door.
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
Bengals will have the 6th pick in the draft. Lions, Chiefs, Rams, Browns and Seahawks finished with worse records.
If I had to guess this early:
1.Detroit-Matt Stafford(QB-Georgia)
2.St Louis-Michael Oher(OT-Ole Miss)
3.Kansas City-Andre Smith(OT-Alabama)
4.Cleveland-Beanie Wells(RB-Ohio St)
5.Seattle-Michael Crabtree(WR-Texas Tech)
6.Cincinnati-Rey Maulagala(LB-USC)
For those who will criticize Beanie to the Browns, he will be the first back taken, and if Marty Schottenheimer is hired as coach, he will want a Martyball type of back.
Maybe flip Oher and Smith and Bradford could end up passing up Stafford, but all in all I think this is a very likely outcome.
I would be pleased with Maualuga.
Adding him to the defense as well as an easier schedule and health and this team could be 8-8 or better next year.
draft ABB (Anybody But Beanie)
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Since I can generally see one game, and at times parts of two games, I try to see a game that will educate me on our Hall County public school football teams.
We see great high school football every week during the regular season. The teams we see play here in Gainesville and Hall County can compare with any teams anywhere in the country.
We still have two fine Hall County teams in the contest which determines Georgia's state champions, and I have profiled those two teams and their Friday night opponents.
Thanksgiving is no day for cynicism. It's a time to be with loved ones and reflect on the good things in life.
Two mighty fine and very successful groups of Hall County football players have won in the first round and move into the second round of the state playoffs. I have listed both, as well as each team's two second round opponents and the two Hall teams which lost in Round 1, in the order of their power rating.
When it's all over at the end of the season, it's the players who determine the power ratings. I use a simple mathematical formula to give you a feeling for the relative strength of our local high school teams as the season progresses. When coaching in the NFL, we had a statistician who correlated each of the 132 measurable stats with points scored and points allowed.
Can you believe we are about to enter into the last week of the high school football regular season? It wasn't long ago these tough, battle-hardened players were practicing twice a day in 90 degree plus weather to toughen up their bodies and minds for America's game. Hall County has one team with eight wins, three teams with seven wins and two others with winning records. As most of you know, football is a uniquely American game, it represents the toughness, aggressiveness and play-by-the-rules approach which uniquely represents the values we live by.
Five out of the seven Hall County public school football teams have a winning record, and some of their toughest contests are when they play each other. A case could be made that we might have a four-way tie for first in the power ratings, or at least a three-way tie.
The power rating is a ratio of points scored vs. points allowed. Example: Team A beats team B 21-7, therefore team A has a power rating of three, since team A scored three points to every one point scored by team B. The power rating, like many statistical concepts, is more valid each week as more games are played.
At the end of six weeks a good argument could be made for four different teams that they could have Hall County's best football team in 2012. In the next four weeks the great will separate themselves from the very good. That's why Hall County football attracts large crowds and Friday nights during the fall are so exciting.
Words like "inspiration," "determination" and "amazing" can be thrown around pretty haphazardly in the world of sports, where superlatives are part of the everyday language.
At one time in my life I was the national recruiter at Ohio State University. I saw high school football from all over the country; from Southern California, Texas, Florida, up the East Coast and into the Midwest. Seldom did I ever see high school players who were better coached fundamentally than you and I see at any of the Hall County football games on Friday night. My wife Betsy and I are both big high school fans and it's great for us to see such high quality high school football.
West Hall coach Tony Lotti has a three-year plan. It ends with the long-suffering Spartans competing for playoff spots, region championships and more. It's audacious in its scope and Lotti is absolutely sincere in its implementation.
At the end of Week 3 Gainesville and North Hall look like Hall County's best two high school football teams. Because of region changes we are not going to see this rivalry decided on the field by the players and coaches. Assuming, as in previous years, these are the two best, it's a shame for the players, coaches and fans.
Gainesville coach Bruce Miller will be the first to tell you how big last week's win over Buford was.
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Kumar (100) and Akash Shah (11) shared an opening stand of 50 runs as Canada looked to set a solid target in the rain reduced match. Two quick wickets pegged Canada back to 62-2 before Kumar and Kyle Edgehill (36) shared a 78 run 3rd wicket stand to stabalize the batting before Rayyan Pathan (42* in 24 balls) battered the Scotland bowling to carry Canada over the 200 mark.
Kumar reached his century with 3 balls to go as Pathan's onslaught carried Canada to 212.
Despite the massive total, Scotland were not intimidated and set about the chase positively. Jobanjot Sidhu (4-39) was the pick of Canada's bowlers but Scotland's batsmen continued to score quickly, passing 100 in 15 overs. Aman Bailwal (63) led the late overs charge but fell in the 34th over as the last 4 wickets tumbled for 23 runs in 4 overs. Scotland moved to 206 before Peter Legget holed out to Aklas Umar to end the game.
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HOUSTON - Deputies are hoping surveillance video will help them arrest two men who robbed a northwest Harris County adult novelty shop.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said the men targeted the Naughty N' Nice novelty store on Highway 6 at West Little York about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The men apparently were not aware that their every move was being caught on camera, deputies said.
The store's owner, Andy Inglet, wants to find the men.
"(One of the men) was wearing a shirt that said 'work sucks' and it had a picture of Beavis and Butthead on it," he said.
Surveillance video shows two men looking at scales that a store employee pulled out and put on the counter, but they had no intentions on paying, deputies said.
"They walked in and wanted to see some of the digital equipment that we have. The girl was showing it to them and when she turned her back, they grabbed the merchandise and ran out the door," Inglet said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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Low-Carb Slow Cooker Mushroom Lover's Pot Roast (all phases)
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Leftover Corned Beef Low-Carb Reuben Bake (all phases, but an occasional treat for South Beach Diet due to the amount of fat)
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Spicy Green Chile Mexican Casserole with Ground Beef, Black Beans, and Tomatoes (all phases)
Spicy Ground Beef with Baharat Seasoning, Mint, and Cilantro (Meat mixture is phase one, but phase 2 or 3 if served over couscous as shown; this would be good served over vegetables for phase one.)
Ground Beef Gyro Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Tzatziki and Tomatoes (all phases)
Baked Swedish Meatballs (all phases)
Balsamic and Onion Pot Roast (Crockpot, all phases)
Beef Stew with Dried Mushrooms (all phases)
Carol's Completely Fabulous Steak Marinade and Grilled Tri-Tip Recipe (all phases)
Crockpot Recipe for Pot Roast with Sweet and Sour Tomato Sauce (all phases)
Crockpot Recipe for Southwestern Pot Roast (all phases)
Cuban Flank Steak (all phases)
Eating Steak on the South Beach Diet and Kalyn's Take on Montreal Steak Seasoning (all phases)
Greek Meatballs (all phases)
Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Chimichurri Sauce (all phases)
Grilled Tri-Tip Steak with Chimol Salsa (all phases)
Grilled Zucchini and Sausage Kabobs (all phases)
Hamburger Kebabs (all phases)
Hungarian Pot Roast with Sour Cream-Paprika Gravy (crockpot, all phases)
Kubideh: Grilled Ground Meat with Mediterranean Spices (all phases)
Leftover Roast Beef Italian Stew (all phases)
Marinated Beef Kabobs (all phases)
Marinated Flank Steak (aka London Broil) (all phases)
Meat, Tomato, and Mozzarella Stuffed Zuchini Cups (all phases)
Mediterranean Beef Stew with Rosemary (Crockpot or stovetop, all phases)
Pan-Grilled Steak with Olive Sauce (all phases, choose steak with less than 10% fat for South Beach Diet)
Quick Sriracha-Beef Lettuce Wraps (all phases)
South Beach Phase One Meatloaf with Tomatoes, Fennel, and Flax Seed Meal (all phases)
Spicy Sauteed Chickpeas with Beef and Cilantro (all phases)
Steak and Mushroom Kabobs (all phases)
Savory Low Carb Marinade for Beef (all phases)
Phase One Recipes for Pork
Instant Pot (or Slow Cooker) Low-Carb Green Chile Pork Taco Bowl (all phases)
Slow Cooker Pork Sirloin Tip Roast with Balsamic Vinegar, Rosemary, and Red Onion (all phases)
Slow Cooker Bavarian Pork Sirloin Tip Roast with Sour Cream Gravy (all phases)
Slow Cooker Pork Sirloin Roast with Spicy Peanut Sauce (all phases)
Ham and Cauliflower Casserole au Gratin (all phases)
Grilled Pork Chops with Asian Black Bean-Garlic Marinade (all phases)
Asian Lettuce Wraps with Pork, Napa Cabbage, and Red Bell Pepper (all phases)
"Breaded" Pork Chops with Mustard Cream Sauce (all phases)
Chile Mustard Pork Kabobs (all phases)
Creole-Seasoned and Pan-Fried Pork Cutlets with Tomato and Red Bell Pepper Salsa (all phases)
Greek-Seasoned Grilled Pork Chops with Lemon and Oregano (all phases)
Grilled Ginger Soy Pork Chops (all phases)
Grilled Lime and Chipotle Pork Chops (all phases)
Grilled Pork Chops with Lemon, Garlic, and Sage (all phases)
Grilled Pork Chops with Soy Sauce, Cumin, Lime, and Oregano (all phases)
Grilled Pork Kabobs with Spicy Peanut Butter, Sesame, and Soy Sauce Marinade (all phases)
Kalyn's Souvlaki (all phases)
Pork Adobo (Phillipines Style Pork) (all phases)
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Pork Roast with Sage or Rosemary Herb Rub (all phases)
Pork with Paprika, Mushrooms, and Sour Cream (all phases)
Rotisserie Pork Roast with Rosemary, Garlic, and Balsamic Vinegar (all phases)
Crockpot Salsa Pork Chops with Cumin, Garlic, and Lime (all phases)
Savory Low Carb Marinade for Pork (all phases)
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Low-Sugar Barbecue Sauce (all phases)
Phase One Recipes for Lamb
Lamb Curry with Cauliflower and Double Cilantro (all phases)
Lamb Shish Kabobs with Wheat Pita and Tzatziki Sauce (all phases without pita)
Lamb Souvlaki, Grilled Lamb Cubes Cooked Greek Style (all phases)
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About 10 years ago, I did consulting work at a company that was in the awkward stage between a small business and a midsize enterprise. The company needed to upgrade its data center and add servers to accommodate new clients' data -- in the cheapest way possible.
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The "data center" was a 20-by-30-foot space in the middle of the building that used to be a conference room. There was no raised floor or dedicated HVAC unit. It had a metal shelf in the middle with 12 desktop PCs running Windows NT 4.0 and a snake's den of extension cords running every which direction from the two power outlets in the room. One 20-amp circuit ran the whole show.
My manager put together a proposal that would help the company jump to the next level, prioritizing so that the owner, "Jim," could get an idea of changes that would meet current needs and help reach long-term goals.
Jim liked our ideas, but strongly disagreed with my manager about some of the recommended immediate changes, such as environmental upgrades: "The room has worked just fine until now. I just need more computing power, not HVAC, an electrical upgrade, or a raised floor."
Because my manager disagreed, Jim felt like we were trying to squeeze more money out of him. My manager backed down from his recommendations and went with Jim's pared-down plan. We would put in a rack, three fast new servers, a SCSI-attached storage array, and a UPS. Over the next few months, we would migrate everything over to the new servers and decommission the old ones.
Two weeks later, the equipment was delivered and we arrived onsite to set it all up. Six hours, three paper cuts, and a pile of cardboard boxes later, everything was racked and ready to roll.
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We started hitting power buttons, and for 10 glorious seconds the new equipment roared to life. Then the lights dimmed with an angry buzz and the whole data center went dark -- the circuit was overloaded. We unplugged the new servers, popped the breaker back on, and powered the old servers back up.


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After the halftime period, both squads fought for victory, yet it was the Spartans who claimed the 70-55 win. The lead never changed hands in the second half.
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JlHADJOE - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkWait, so the Auto-OC actually beat your manual OC results? Impressive!
The table says Auto-OC managed to get 47/47/46/46/45/45 stable where your manual OC maxed out at 45, and it also got 45x100 stable at less volts and lower temps than manual. Reply
Razorbak86 - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkThe PovRay score for the 45x100 manual OC was higher, the voltage was lower, and the OCCT temp was lower. I'd say the 4.5GHz manual OC beat the Auto-OC hands down. Reply
JlHADJOE - Monday, January 06, 2014 - linkAuto OC: 45x100, 1.400V BIOS, 1.408V load, 77C
Manual OC: 45x100, 1.425V BIOS, 1.440V load, 80C
Slightly higher Povray is probably just variance, or down to something other than the CPU (perhaps XMP timings). I'd say the Auto-OC was better. Reply
IanCutress - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkFor the manual OC I only adjust the voltage, CPU multiplier and the CPU load line calibration, which is pretty much what most users will do when manually overclocking unless told otherwise (or there's another setting you must adjust). It's clear the Auto-OC does a bit more under the hood (VCCSA/VSSIO voltages most likely) - at the expense of a higher voltage (to catch more processors). In my test, I also only focus on all cores the same speed, and the stress test attacks all cores, rather than single cores that might be higher turboed. There is scope to go playing around with all the settings, which is what the ROG forums are there to do for users who have only one motherboard every couple of years to organise :) Reply
jasonelmore - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkI've found that disabling the C States of power saving features such as speed step has drastically improved my max overclock on the Rampage IV Extereme BE Reply
Samus - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - link$500!? yeooow. Reply
Gen-An - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkIan,
Have you seen any noticeable difference in memory OC using the Black Edition vs the original RIVE with the same CPU and RAM? People on various forums are saying the BE is more optimized for IB-E and memory OC, but I haven't been able to find anything definitive to support that statement. Reply
jigglywiggly - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkwhy's the first picture skewed lol?
great review as always ;D Reply
IanCutress - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkI haven't stressed the RIVE with Ivy-E and high (2800+) memory yet, although this motherboard was designed with Ivy Bridge-E as the focus after ASUS finished the Maximus VI range. So if there are optimisations for Ivy-E above the RIVE that are more than just BIOS, the RIVBE should have them. So while I don't have any data, I expect that would be the case. Now whether faster memory is actually useful for a given workload is a different matter... Reply
Gen-An - Wednesday, January 08, 2014 - linkJust interested for the OC fun factor, 24/7 I run DDR3-2400 C9. Reply
Origin64 - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkThats some tasty pasta, my friend! Reply
bcg27 - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkAfter reading the article about smart phone audio analysis using the Audio Precision audio analyzer I was hoping to see some mobo audio results as well. Any chance of that happening? Reply
IanCutress - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkTop of page 5 for some basic audio tests using the board itself. I unfortunately do not have any AP hardware to do tests here. We're all scattered around the world, no big office to all draw on the same equipment. Reply
AssBall - Sunday, January 05, 2014 - linkThe Gisele Blumchen of ivy bridge boards. So sexy. So out of my league. I struggle to justify Asus Deluxe series, which mind you are excellent. This is so over the top though. Reply
cactusdog - Monday, January 06, 2014 - linkNice board but not for me. Intel should be shot for not upgrading the chipset. They expect you pay $1,000 for CPU and motherboard but the features are worse than 2 year old mainstream chipset.
I always get the high end but sandy-e/ivy-e was a big letdown. Hopefully, Haswell-e will make the high end worthwhile again. Reply
fluxtatic - Monday, January 06, 2014 - linkAs regards the comment about this board missing Thunderbolt - is it just me, or has TB support fallen off a cliff? I honestly can't remember the last motherboard review I saw where it was mentioned the board had TB ports. Reply
Sabresiberian - Monday, January 06, 2014 - linkTYVM for adding sound analysis to your testing. :) Reply
toyotabedzrock - Tuesday, January 07, 2014 - linkDare I ask what AliWangWang is? On page 2 there is a list of processes for setting up network priority. Reply
doggghouse - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkI had to look it up... it's a chat program used for Taobao, which is sort of like eBay in China. Reply
sparkyuiop - Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - linkI bought 2 x AMD R9290 graphics cards for this but they don't clear the raised SATA ports or the north bridge chipset heatsink. Bummer!
Don't try and mount the board in the corsair cases that have a rounded corner on the motherboard mounting panel, it don't go in! You can put 3 x double stand-offs at the SATA end 3 x single stand-offs at the I/O end and miss out screwing the middle fixings so as to slant the board but that's a bit shit when spending out the money for this hardware. So that's what I did! Reply
ReneGQ - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkI recently purchased an Asus Motherboard and the problems started from day 1. The drivers update never works, the same for AI Suite III (there´s a lot of updates for this model in Asus webpage). After 2 months I still can´t install BitDefender cause a clock watchdog error.
Asus technical support is the worst, mails comes and goes with no solution.
I will not recommend this brand to anyone. The brand has a very good Marketing but the product and the service are very disappointment. Reply


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Is there any info on 44065? Are they planning on repairing it any time soon? When exactly did it go down and what caused it? The thing survived Sandy if I'm not mistaken, yet it broke from something recently? lol. One day I thought the forecast looked off and checked and realized I was reading data from a different buoy. I had been looking at the wrong buoy for probably a week.
Anyway, any update on it?


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Assume that there is no air resistance to slow the bucket down.
HintThink about why the cork would float to the surface of the water when the bucket is not falling.
AnswerThe cork will stay at the bottom of the bucket and not float up at all during the fall, since the cork, the bucket and the water all fall at the same acceleration g (neglecting air resistance as all good physics questions do). The buoyant force of the water does not push the cork upward in this case since in free fall the buoyant force is zero. In other words, a cork only floats up when the water around it is heavier and pushes it up. In free fall the water is weightless, as is the cork and bucket, so there is no force to push the cork to the top of the bucket.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 27/3/2013 (1608 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Winnipeg Jets' marketing slogan -- Fuelled by Passion -- is a white lie. Sure, the community is passionate about its reborn NHL hockey team, but the players are actually fuelled by chicken, salmon, steak, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, broccoli and asparagus.
And a variety of other scrumptious -- and energy-producing -- menu items that Chef Roger Wilton from Centerplate and his team prepare for the team every game day.
It starts with porridge before the morning skate, then a healthy lunch of vegetables, fish and chicken, a mid-afternoon snack of nuts, fruits and eggs and finally a late-afternoon buffet that includes steak, chicken, salmon, whole wheat pasta and some very specific vegetables.
"All the vegetables are green on game day -- no carrots, no corn," Wilton said. "It's an array that covers everybody's needs on game days."
The Jets' spread also includes a full salad bar, some organic items and gluten-free bread.
At the beginning of the season, the team's chef meets with trainers and nutritionists to come up with a menu. The rules are simple -- no fried foods, no butter, no oils (except for olive oil) and everything is baked.
Wilton said Andrew Ladd is a frequent provider of feedback and the captain is also the reason why the Jets import coconut water from Chicago for the players to drink.
Defencemen Zach Bogosian and Grant Clitsome are big fans of the meal preparation, too.
"It's awesome," Clitsome said. "When I played in Columbus, we didn't have that at home. Guys just went out on their own, I think that's the case for a lot of teams.
"To be able to come to the rink and have your routine, take your time and have a meal makes things a lot easier."
Clitsome's usual pregame spread is a plate of salad, a lot of vegetables, rice, chicken with rosée sauce and coconut water.
Bogosian said professional athletes need to take care of their bodies and having professional chefs feed them takes the guesswork out of it.
His pregame meal is usually chicken noodle soup, spaghetti with meat sauce and alfredo sauce and a piece of chicken with hot sauce on it.
He admits that the soft hands he often displays on the ice are nowhere to be found in the kitchen.
"If we didn't have our meals, I'd probably be eating grilled cheese sandwiches or some Easy Mac. As a young guy who's not a very good cook, I take full advantage of what we have at the rink," he said.
There's even a postgame meal that can often include -- gasp! -- the occasional piece of pizza and ice cream.
"Sometimes we get our hands slapped a little bit," the chef admitted with a laugh. "The players will ask, 'Can you make sure we get some meatballs tonight?' "


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This article was published 20/2/2013 (1640 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Organic food isn't just for hippies and tree-huggers anymore.
Major grocers, such as Canada Safeway, Real Canadian Superstore, and Sobeys, have been not only expanding their organic-food sections but also posting more competitive prices. It's apparent this one-time niche area is now a billion-dollar industry.
Not to be outdone by the industry giants, Vita Health Fresh Market has opened its biggest store in its 77-year history. The 6,700-square-foot outlet in Westwood is more than 50 per cent bigger than its typical location.
"We've had a tonne of success as we've gone into the grocery side of the business. We feel customers are looking for a more well-rounded shopping experience," said Matt Holtmann, president of Winnipeg-based Vita Health.
"We had a hole in the west end of the city. Our customers had been asking for something closer. The closest store would have been in Tuxedo. We knew we had customers coming from there already, but the distance they had to travel was too far," Holtmann said.
The new location will enable Vita Health to have a larger array of offerings, including a deli counter featuring healthy sliced sandwich meats such as summer sausage and roast beef. It will also have a selection of prepared meals, including salads and wraps.
For those who are curious what the organic movement is all about, here's a quick snapshot -- an independent certifying agency ensures any food product meets the criteria to be considered organic.
For example, farmland has to be free of artificial pesticides and fertilizers for five years. (Some organic fertilizers are permitted to combat crop disease.)
Meat products need to be free of growth hormones and antibiotics and the animals must have been given organic feed.
Holtmann said it's important to realize the difference between organic and "natural" food, which hasn't been subject to any certification process.
The biggest driver of Vita Health's business is people with young families, he said.
"That gets people thinking about what they're putting in their bodies and looking for more natural alternatives," he said.
Sobeys launched its Compliments Organics brand in 2006, and its registered dietitians ensure every item meets the nutritional criteria for organic food. Its product line includes everything from bananas and beans to chicken burgers and granola.
Keri Scobie, Edmonton-based communications manager for Sobeys West, said organic products are a growing part of Sobeys business.
"We're looking to see how we can serve the population better for healthier food choices and what our organic offering can look like. Research shows that Canadians and consumers are interested in healthier and better products. It's a priority area for us," she said.
The Westwood store brings Vita Health's total to seven stores in Winnipeg. Other outlets are in Garden City, St. Vital, Osborne Village, Tuxedo Park and North Kildonan, plus a no-frills organic store, Eat It.ca, in the West End.
Economies of scale lower organic price
As the organic sector matures, the economies of scale improve and the prices fall. Organic apples, for example, might only cost about 10 per cent more than non-organic. Eggs, another well-developed organic item, typically cost 15 per cent higher. Milk, on the other hand, because there are only four organic farms in Manitoba and one creamery, can be twice as expensive.
-- source: Vita Health
Related video: Jets Jim Slater lives the organic lifestyle


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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance.
Assumption College is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex. Assumption provides many resources to students, faculty and staff to address concerns relating to discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes sexual misconduct.
If at any point during your experience here you feel as though you are subject to discrimination, please come to us and tell us.
The Title IX Coordinator, oversees and provides leadership for the activities of the Title IX deputies, the administrators who carry out investigations, compliance-related responsibilities and reporting. She also oversees education and training campus-wide on sex discrimination and sexual misconduct.
Title IX Associate Responsibilities
Assumption College has appointed associates to resolve complaints and address issues of gender-based discrimination and sexual misconduct within the college. All associates meet with the Title IX Coordinator to coordinate efforts. Their responsibilities include:
- Notify the Title IX Coordinator of incidents, including sex discrimination and sexual misconduct
- Assist in developing an efficient and effective College response to each complaint; and
- Where appropriate, assist with investigations of particular situations.
The Title IX Associates are as follows:
Robin Pellegrino, Director of Human Resources at 508-767-7599;
Michael Rubino, General Counsel at 508-767-7156;
Christine Lowthert, Associate Director, Athletics Compliance at 508-767-7086 or
Robert Ravenelle, Dean of Students, at 508-767-7325
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Coordinators can also file a police report with the Department of Public Safety 508-767-7225.
Conversations with the Title IX Coordinator and associatess are kept as confidential as possible, but information about incidents of sexual misconduct must be shared with relevant administrators if the College needs to take action for reasons of community safety. In all cases, the wishes of the person initiating the conversation are given full consideration.


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10 Jul 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events , Nature , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
The names Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh, Greg Malone and many of the original Codco crew are now synonymous with well known Newfoundland comedy. In 1973 they were just getting started in Toronto when they were distressed by the stereotypes that Ontarians felt applied to all Newfoundlanders. So they fought back with the play "Cod on a Stick" which pokes fun at Torontonians and Newfoundlanders alike.
6 Jul 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Food & Dining , Hiking & Walking and Gros Morne National Park
We recently returned from a 1-night get away that saw us sampling great food and accommodations as well as hiking on one of our favourite trails in the southern part of Gros Morne National Park. Since Gros Morne Park is so large, many people opt to see just the north side or the south side with Bonne Bay acting as a geographical dividing line.
3 Jul 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Fishing , Nature , Parks , Top Destinations , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
Theatre Newfoundland Labrador (TNL) is back in Cow Head and they are performing several new plays for the summer 2012 season. We recently saw "The Fly Fisher's Companion" and would recommend this play to anyone since although it deals with salmon fishing, its main theme is the changing face of friendship. The play follows Wes (played by Michael Chaisson) and Don (performed by John Dartt) as they gear up to go salmon fishing from a cabin they built together many years ago.
27 Jun 2012 by Guest Blogger in Food & Dining , Lighthouses and Cultural Experiences
Not since the lighthouse keeper and his family sat for meals in the kitchen, has anyone eaten in the cosy rooms of the Cape Spear Lighthouse… but this summer you can!
22 Jun 2012 by Janice Goudie in Nature , Trip Planning and Outdoor Adventure
Join Jennifer Murphy on a trip of a lifetime down the mighty Exploits River in Central Newfoundland.
5 Jun 2012 by Janice Goudie in Food & Dining , Hiking & Walking , Trip Planning and Terra Nova
We headed out towards the Eastport Peninsula just past noon. Bordering Terra Nova National Park, the drive out towards the small communities is very scenic! Lush forests and glimps of the bay areas greeted us along the coast line of the peninsula.
29 May 2012 by Guest Blogger in Hiking & Walking and Nature
From May 19 to 21, two hikers from Paris, France braved chilly nightime temperatures and colder patches of snow and ice to make a rare spring trek of the Blow-Me-Down Mountain Trail. Fabien Mignot and Loris Pennacchioli took a break from their studies in Montreal to visit Western Newfoundland - formerly a part of the French Shore of Newfoundland - and hike sections of the IATNL.
24 May 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
This is a big year for Theatre Newfoundland Labrador's "Tempting Providence" as it celebrates 10 years of performances around the world. "Tempting Providence" tells the story of Myra Bennett, a dedicated nurse who practiced on the Northern Peninsula. I recently got a chance to speak to Gaylene Buckle, Theatre Newfoundland Labrador's general manager. "When we developed this play we purposively created it so that it could be performed in a variety of "stages" around the province, from church basements to school gyms.
15 May 2012 by Clare-Marie Grigg in Birdwatching , Hiking & Walking , Nature , Trip Planning and Entertainment
This is the exact time of year when you might want to start planning your visit to Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve. Not that later in the summer isn't a good time… or even early fall, but it's over the next month or two that the perfect storm might just appear.
14 May 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Hiking & Walking and Nature
The Humber Valley Hikers has started its 2012 hiking season with a fine hike to Cedar Cove near Little Port in the Bay of Islands. Judie Gushue is an avid hiker and coordinator of the Humber Valley Hikers. She lives in Corner Brook and we chatted to her while walking the 1.8 km (1 way trail) to Cedar Cove on Sunday, May 13. "I am pleased that we had 16 hikers out for our first hike of the season" said Judie.
25 Apr 2012 by Guest Blogger in Food & Dining , Culture and Top Destinations
In Beulah Oake you'll see the spirit of real Newfoundland…strong, fun-loving and determined. There has never been a loaf of 'store-bought' bread on her table. She bakes it all — no mean feat for a woman who is managing an inn on her own in her mid-70′s...
13 Apr 2012 by Janice Goudie in Boat Tours , Icebergs and Top Destinations
We meet people every day. Some who change our lives forever, some we can't remember five minutes after being introduced, and some we don't realize are famous in their own right until afterward.
10 Apr 2012 by Janice Goudie in Food & Dining and Trip Planning
There's a very important tip you need to know if you're planning a trip to Newfoundland and Labrador. It's so important, that not knowing this tidbit of information can add an element of surprise to your dining experience while on the island. This important piece of info is simply this...
24 Mar 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events and Skiing & Snowboarding
We had enjoyed dog sledding with Les Skis Doux in Wiltondale earlier in March (see our post dated March 4, 2012) and were keen to head out again with Elaine and her dogs. For Snow West 2012 they had arranged to be at the base of Marble Mountain and this is an ideal place to get a feeling of dog sledding.
23 Mar 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events , Skiing & Snowboarding , Entertainment and Gros Morne National Park
On Friday, March 23, 2012 we decided to head to the Ocean View Hotel in Rocky Harbour in Gros
Morne National Park to see executive chef, Steve Watson, do his magic with a block of ice and watch him in the kitchen preparing Newfoundland mussels. This event is part of Snow West 2012 which is running in various locations in Western Newfoundland from March 21-24, 2012.
21 Mar 2012 by Clare-Marie Grigg in Culture , History and Entertainment
Newfoundland and Labrador has an enduring Irish culture, which is why we go all out celebrating St. Patrick's day, but some of our Irish history is really quite mysterious, stretching back thousands of years...
16 Mar 2012 by Janice Goudie in Festivals & Events , Culture and History
There's one place I've always wanted to visit on St. Patrick's Day. Not because I expect to find a jolly little leprechaun with a bountiful pot of gold, but because it's the closest you can get to Ireland right here in Newfoundland and Labrador.
15 Mar 2012 by Clare-Marie Grigg in Culture , Entertainment and Art Galleries
The Rooms' Junkosphere exhibit, brainchild of artist and dancer/choreographer Nicola Hawkins, is a commentary on how we create, process and throw away all the junk from our accumulated lives - and the impact it has on our fragile environment.
14 Mar 2012 by Janice Goudie in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events and Snowmobiling
Newfoundland and Labradorians are known for their heaping food servings and boy did we eat this past weekend...
14 Mar 2012 by Guest Blogger in Diving , Festivals & Events , Icebergs , Culture , History and Entertainment
It's not often that mere mortals can afford to stay in the same luxurious lodgings where royalty once slept. And when those accommodations also boast intriguing links to the ocean liner Titanic, the chances seem remote indeed.


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Yang Tabbed to the Big South Women's Tennis All-Academic Team
Liberty women's tennis sophomore Brittany Yang was named to the Big South Conference's All-Academic team on Wednesday evening in Rock Hill, S.C., at the conference's annual year-end awards banquet. The 2013 Big South Women's Tennis Championship kicked off today with a pair of matches at the Winthrop Memorial Courts. The No. 4 seeded Lady Flames open the championship tomorrow versus No. 5 seed Coastal Carolina at 10 a.m.
This is the first Big South all-academic award for Yang. The Newnan, Ga. native produced a strong season on the court for the Lady Flames and also off the court in the classroom. Yang holds a 4.0 GPA as a graphic design major.
On the court, Yang and doubles partner Jessie Boda produced an outstanding season for Liberty head coach Jeff Maren. Yang and Boda posted a team-best doubles mark of 13-6, including a 7-2 record in Big South contests. The Lady Flames' duo finished tied for first in the conference among No. 2 pairs with their 13 victories.
In singles play, Yang tallied seven wins on the season. The sophomore notched a season-high winning streak of three matches from March 27-April 2. She delivered the clinching point in Liberty's 4-3 win at James Madison on April 2. Yang earned the first Big South Women's Tennis Player of the Week honor for the 2013 season on Jan. 29.
Erica White of Gardner-Webb was named the conference's player of the year, while Libby Scott of Coastal Carolina took home the freshman of the year award. Winthrop claimed the Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year award, with Giovanna Portioli garnering the honor. Eagles' head coach Cid Carvalho was tabbed the coach of the year after leading his team to the Big South regular-season championship and a perfect 9-0 ledger in conference clashes.
2013 Big South Conference Women's Tennis Award Winners
All-Academic Team
Lourdes Ros, Campbell
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Jenny Lunde, Gardner-Webb
Yvonne Hubler, Charleston Southern
Lindsay Krause, Presbyterian College
Brittany Yang, Liberty
Marta Pinyol, Longwood
Dominique De Wit, Coastal Carolina
Taylor Newman, Radford
Women's Tennis Flight Winners
No. 1 singles – Erica White, Gardner-Webb
No. 2 singles – Alice Garcia, Winthrop
No. 3 singles – Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Ericka Rivero, UNC Asheville
No. 4 singles – Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
No. 5 singles – Alia Nour, Charleston Southern
No. 6 singles – Tijana Uzelac, Winthrop
No. 1 doubles – Yasmine Alkema/Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
No. 2 doubles – Yvonne Hubler/Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
No. 3 doubles – Caitlin Cridland/Ekin Gunaysu, Winthrop
Dominique De Wit/Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
All-Conference Singles
Erica White, Gardner-Webb
Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
Marketa Placha, Campbell
Alice Garcia, Winthrop
Yvonne Hubler, Charleston Southern
Yasmine Alkema, Winthrop
Andressa Garcia, Winthrop
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
All-Conference Doubles
Erica White/Jenny Lunde, Gardner-Webb
Yvonne Hubler/Alexandra Walters, Charleston Southern
Alia Nour/Angelica Sidorenko, Charleston Southern
Karolina Chernaya/Tamara Stanic, Campbell
Player of the Year
Erica White, Gardner-Webb
Freshman of the Year
Libby Scott, Coastal Carolina
Scholar Athlete of the Year
Giovanna Portioli, Winthrop
Coach of the Year
Cid Carvalho, Winthrop


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Vivian was last seen on May 1, 1961 in Houston, Texas.
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Arizonans can now celebrate Arizona's five "C's" with two more — commemorative coins. Developed and produced by the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission, centennial medallions are now available for purchase on the Centennial Commission's website.
The Arizona Historical Advisory Commission (AHAC) was organized to create awareness and promote observance of Arizona's Centennial at the local and state level in 2005. As a part of their responsibilities, the commission was tasked to develop and issue commemorative medallions.
The gold, silver and copper medallions are two-sided disks have the text "Arizona centennial medallion – February 14, 1912 – 2012," cast on one side and the state seal struck on the other.
The price of the medallions will vary as the cost gold, silver and copper fluctuates. The gold medallion, is currently valued at $3,128 while the silver and copper medallions are $65 and $5 respectively. Visit the Centennial Commission's online store at www.az100years.org for more information.
Proceeds from the sale of centennial medallions shall be deposited in a separate account of the state library fund and used by AHAC to fund Centennial Legacy Projects and activities. Upon completion of the projects remaining funds shall be deposited in the state general fund.


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Report: Woman held at gunpoint in her car; man arrested
Published: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 7:59 p.m.
A man was arrested after a High Springs woman was held at gunpoint in her car in Alachua Sunday afternoon, police reported.
The 44-year-old woman was sitting outside the Alachua Branch Library in her parked Dodge Durango at 14913 NW 140th St. when she was approached by a man later identified by police as Donald Mac Brown, 36, of Conyers, Ga.
According to Alachua police, Brown spoke to the woman through the locked passenger side door. Brown told the woman he needed to talk to her and pulled the handle of the door as he spoke, according to police.
Brown then dove head first into the open passenger side window, according to reports. The woman started the engine of her car and tried to roll up her windows.
Brown pointed a loaded .38-caliber revolver at her, struck her in the face with the barrel and told her to drive, according to reports.
The woman began screaming and Brown covered her mouth with his hand, according to reports. The victim told police that Brown put his hand around her neck.
The woman put the vehicle in drive and lurched over a concrete car stop. She escaped from the car and ran toward the fire station. As she ran, she told a bystander to call law enforcement. The woman was not injured.
Alachua police tracked the suspect with K-9 units and caught up to Brown about 100 yards away at the Alachua Chevron at 15000 NW U.S. 441.
Brown ran away, and threw his gun behind the gas station, according to reports. Police chased Brown into a heavily wooded area and caught him about 75 yards away.
Brown will face charges of attempted kidnapping, armed burglary, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest without violence.
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