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First Day Of Spring Quotes, Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the birdies is? Spring has sprung, and right on schedule, Washington D.C.'s famous cherry blossom trees are in bloom, as if they knew today marked the official first day of spring. This year has been unseasonably warm for most of us in the country and those blossoms have felt it too: they are expected to be in full bloom by the end of this week.
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Using Pinterest to Develop Your Email Marketing Strategy
One of the latest additions to the already growing realm of social networking platforms is Pinterest. With its design-savvy layout and focus on images to represent content, one can spend hours on the social bookmarking website. It is because of the advent of this latest vice that many bloggers, marketers, and small business owners are now realizing how Pinterest can drive traffic more than any other site as long as your content is marketable. However, many brands find themselves grappling with the dilemma of how to make their Pinterest page marketable.
How marketable your brand's Pinterest is breaks down to a few basics: Who You Follow, What You Post, and How You Interact. None of these aspects are mutually-exclusive and will all collectively affect how successful your Pinterest marketing campaign will be. By tailoring who you follow to current and potential customers, you will always have access to what they are interested in, the content they are most likely to consume, and who are the trendsetters most likely to influence others. This will allow you to post, or "pin," content that will pique their interest the most and will more likely share with their followers. As with any other form of social networking, it is imperative that you do not rely on followers to lead the conversation – Constantly interact by re-pinning other content, liking pins that are relevant to your cause, and commenting on other pins. Pinning compelling photographs that link to interesting content will lead to more shares and growth in your number of followers, or reach.
Although Pinterest has some basic forms of analytics through shares, re-pins, likes, and comments, you can also track Pinterest via Google Analytics. One of the more compelling attributes to their site is the ability to plug in any website's name behind the URL pinterest.com/source/ to see what content has been shared on Pinterest from that page. For example, plug in http://pinterest.com/source/whatcounts.com/ to see what has been shared from our website.
Now that we have covered what Pinterest is and the basics of how to interact with followers, let's discuss what methods retail brands have used to successfully incorporate pinning in their email marketing campaign:
- One of the most obvious ways to incorporate Pinterest in your email campaign is to highlight popular products featured on your company's Pinterest page. This allows followers to easily re-pin your product for their future reference (think of it as a shopping list of sorts), as well as for their friends. A great example of this would be a recent campaign by the athletic shoe store Finish Line, highlighting their "most pinned shoes."
- You will notice at the bottom of the Finish Line email, they incorporated a quick blurb about a contest. This is another great way to promote an email campaign with possibly viral results. Using a contest to motivate recipients to share your product information via Pinterest, if done correctly, can generate immediate results as long as the prize is of worth to your audience. Other brands that have successfully incorporated Pinterest contests in their email campaign include: Sephora, Kiwi Crates, LuxeYard, OneStepAhead, and Garnet Hill.
- One of the joys of Pinterest is being able to see how other users utilize products creatively in day-to-day life, which motivates their followers to want to do the same. Not only does this concept bode well for tools, appliances, or novelties, but clothing, furniture, and other design-related items, as well. With the large amount of fashion and décor content that is frequently shared on Pinterest, brands such as The Limited, Handbags.com, and Ethan Allen have found success by directing potential customers to their idea boards via email. Using user-generated content from bloggers and designers, this gives potential customers inspiration to use their product creatively while garnering support and interaction from the online community.
- Lastly, the ultimate way to incorporate your company's Pinterest into your email marketing plan is to simply embed "Pin It" buttons into your email campaign. As opposed to trying to motivate the recipient to go to the Pinterest site to see what products your company has to offer and then decide if they want to re-pin the content, simply cut out the middle man. By using your email as an extension of your Pinterest board, you are more likely to influence your audience to re-pin the content immediately. This method works well regardless of the product as long as the content is appealing, such as with recipes on Tablespoon.com, or attractive, such as home furnishings from Ballard.
So, which option should you go with to develop your email marketing campaign? Really, it boils down to where your company's focus lies. Are you trying to reach the largest amount of people in the shortest amount of time? Perhaps a contest is in order for you. Is your goal to drive sales and increase email ROI? Embed "pin it" buttons directly into your email. Try these different methods to determine which will render the best results for your brand and your email marketing campaign. Good luck and happy pinning!
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Tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET, watch as Mega Dens host Anitra Mecadon and the team reunite with DIY Network's Chris Grundy to turn the old living room into a multipurpose family room with carefree vacation-home style. One wall? Clad top to bottom in a Brazilian hardwood so dense it doesn't even float and is simply stunning to look at.You don't want to miss this amazing family room flip tonight on DIY Network, as the Mega Dens team take over Blog Cabin 2014! Want a sneak peak? Here's a behind-the-scenes look on set at Mega Dens.
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All 16 Teams Set For Development Academy Finals Week in Carson, Calif.
- U-15/16 Teams Kick Off Finals Week July 10 and Crown Champion July 16
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 29, 2010) – Every group during Academy Playoffs came down to the final day, but all 16 teams across two age groups have been set for the 2010 Development Academy Finals Week that will take place from July 10-17 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
In Carson, the eight teams in each age group will be split into two groups, with the winners of each group advancing to the championship match. The U-15/16 championship will be played on July 16 and the U-17/18 championship game will be July 17. Second place teams will meet for a third place match, following down into a seventh place match between the two fourth place teams from each group.
In the U-15/16 age group, top-seeded Baltimore Bays Chelsea earned three wins in Greensboro to advance to Finals Week. They will be joined in Group 2 by 2009 runner-up Cal Odyssey, CASL FC Chelsea and Finals Week newcomers, Internationals.
Group 1 includes a pair of Chicago-area teams as both Sockers FC and the Chicago Fire will do battle in the early stage. They will be joined by another member of the Central Conference, Internationals and the lone member of the West Conference, DeAnza Force.
The U-17/18 age groups feature last year's U-15/16 champion Derby County Wolves, who are looking to repeat in 2010. They will be in Group 1 alongside Crossfire Premier, FC Dallas and CASL Chelsea FC Academy.
Group 2 for the older teams includes Real So Cal, the only representative of Southern California that will be at The Home Depot Center. Concorde Fire, Baltimore Bays Chelsea and Vardar round out the U-17/18 teams.
The Development Academy playoff system was created to add to the number of meaningful games for Academy athletes, further enhancing the player development process. Since its launch in the fall of 2007, the Academy has improved the training environment, provided relevant, high-level matches on a consistent basis, increased the level and efficiency of scouting for the national teams and provided players, coaches and referees with structured programming.


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An arts and science charter school is hoping to open in the city of Isanti in the fall.
During the Isanti City Council meeting March 18, the council approved a text amendment to allow for educational institutions within the B-2 General Business District as a conditional use.
Community Development Director Roxanne Achman explained as of January 2014, the Arts and Science Academy has received its funding and been issued a district number by the Minnesota Department of Education. The school is proposing to locate within the building at 903 Sixth Ave. Court NE, near Community Pride Bank.
Achman explained the permitting of educational institutions within the B-2 General Business District is neither fitting or unfitting with the Comprehensive Plan. She explained educational institutions tend to have an increased traffic flow, making it fitting for a commercial district. However, she added educational institutions do not help maintain a commercial atmosphere, as they are a destination versus a convenience stop.
Achman explained very little will be changing on the outside of the building, as most of the changes will be interior remodeling. She said the applicant, Carlo Galeazzi, is confident that traffic flow will not be an issue and that sufficient parking will be provided on site, and a cross-over agreement is in place with Community Pride Bank for overflow parking during events.
Galeazzi explained the charter school will open in the fall by serving kindergarten through sixth-grade for the 2014-15 school year, with seventh-grade added in 2015-16, and eighth-grade in 2016-17. He said the school will be able to serve a maximum of 240-250 students.
Isanti Mayor George Wimmer encouraged the council to approve the charter school as a conditional use so the council can review the use if there ends up being any concerns with parking, traffic, etc. Per council action, the school can only have a maximum of 260 students.
Background information provided in the council packet said the Arts and Science Academy will provide rigorous public education in science, math, technology, language arts and social studies, while integrating the visual and performing arts within each school day.
The Academy will be a free public charter school staffed with highly motivated individuals, and school leadership plans for it to work collaboratively with the District 911 Cambridge-Isanti School District. Two school buses will be used to drop off and pick up students on school days.
Students will also have an option to stay until 4 p.m. for an enrichment hour to receive extra homework help or for other enrichment activities. Students who stay until 4 p.m. will be need to be picked up by their parents.
More information on the Arts and Science Academy can be found at www.artscienceacademy.org or by emailing [email protected]


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Pennsylvania seeks $345M cut of Internet retail sales
Starting in the spring, Pennsylvania wants taxpayers to report their Internet purchases and pay a 6 percent tax if they didn't pay sales tax online.
The state wants to stake claim to part of an estimated $345 million it says it will miss out on this year because most Internet and catalog retailers with no presence in Pennsylvania don't collect sales tax.
The 6 percent "use tax," the same rate as the state sales tax, isn't a new levy.
Few Pennsylvania taxpayers know that they are required to pay use tax if their online, catalog or out-of-state purchases on taxable items weren't taxed at the point of sale. The tax applies to merchandise bought or shipped into Pennsylvania without sales tax being charged, merchandise then "used" in the state. The use tax isn't meant to target someone who paid sales tax in another state.
Until now, people were asked to report use tax on the PA-1 form, which individual taxpayers seldom use. But the PA-40 income tax form for the 2011 tax year will contain a use-tax line for filers to enter a figure, even zero.
"It's not something that a taxpayer can skip over," said Elizabeth Brassell, spokeswoman for the state Department of Revenue. With more than 6 million personal income tax forms filed annually in Pennsylvania, she conceded that enforcing collections will be tough.
Most clothing purchased online is exempt from Pennsylvania sales tax, Brassell said. But many types — such as formal apparel, fur, safety clothing and sports apparel — are subject to the use tax, as are computers and many other items.
Some taxpayers don't like the idea of being asked to report web purchases.
"I don't think that's right. The Internet is everywhere — it's the thing today," said Bill Mikos of McKeesport, who buys Harley-Davidson merchandise online. In a bad economy, Pennsylvania shouldn't go after people for more sales tax, he said.
"If tax wasn't charged where you bought something from, you shouldn't have to pay it," said William Chapman of Clairton.
The state plans to educate people about declaring Internet purchases. Taxpayers can use receipts from their web shopping to calculate tax payments, or estimate what they owe based on income. Pennsylvania collected $386 million in use tax in its 2010-11 fiscal year, nearly all from businesses, Brassell said.
Several states ask taxpayers to pony up use tax. New York added a use tax line to its income tax form in 2003; Ohio did so about five years ago.
"We believe it has increased voluntary reporting of use tax by consumers," said Ed Walsh, spokesman for New York's revenue department. That state logged about $7 million in voluntary collections before the change, and $35 million last year.
Based on results in other states, Pennsylvania could collect an additional $5 million to $6 million each year, Brassell said.
Gov. Tom Corbett's office is evaluating laws and court rulings that relate to collecting sales tax from online retailers, Brassell said.
Traditional store-based retailers and online or catalog sellers have battled over sales tax collection for years. The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1992 that an office supply retailer, Quill Corp., didn't have to collect sales tax on shipments to North Dakota customers because the company had no physical presence in that state.
That ruling set the standard nationwide. Retailers such as Best Buy and J.C. Penney, with stores and other operations in Pennsylvania, collect sales tax, but online and catalog sellers such as Amazon.com don't.
A House bill introduced last week would empower states to collect sales tax from online retailers outside their borders. The Senate is considering a similar bill.
As Internet sales continue to gain strength, "there has been this crescendo, or groundswell" of frustration from brick-and-mortar stores, said Dan Hayward, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Alliance for Main Street Fairness, a lobbying group. "They see a slow but steady eating into their revenues that create jobs on Main Street and allow them to keep their businesses open."
Collecting sales tax should be a states' rights issue, Hayward said.
Some states have pushed the issue. California tried to force Amazon.com and other retailers to collect sales tax, but later agreed to work toward a uniform federal law. If that effort fails, web retailers will start collecting California's 7.5 percent sales tax in September 2012.
Ohio, West Virginia and New Jersey are among 24 states in the 12-year-old Steamlined Sales Tax project that sets efficiency and technology standards to try to make tax collections from remote sellers easier.
The Direct Marketing Association supports Pennsylvania's effort to teach residents about use tax, said Ron Barnes, vice president for state affairs. The New York City-based trade organization wants simplified tax rules that can be applied nationwide, and he said neither the House nor Senate bills go far enough to ensure it.
Robert Strauss, a Carnegie Mellon University economics and public policy professor who testified before the state Senate Finance Committee about the Internet tax issue in May, said Pennsylvania's push for voluntary use tax reporting "will pick up some money."
But state officials still won't know how much consumers are buying. Internet shopping has been growing by about 5.5 percent a year, said Strauss, who estimated Pennsylvania could collect $240 million to $388 million more in sales and use tax in 2012 if all retailers charged the tax.
Paul Rudoy, managing partner at accounting firm Horovitz Rudoy & Roteman, said he'd be "surprised if there is significant participation" in the state's reporting request.
"But it doesn't hurt. It's appropriate for the commonwealth to try to get revenue in any area they can," he said.
Brassell said the state tried to boost use-tax collections from businesses by sending about 20,000 notices a month in recent years to entities whose tax returns and other data signal they might owe the tax.
Jim Ramsey of Latrobe received such a such a notice in August, even though he's retired and doesn't own a business.
"I haven't bought anything on the Internet," said Ramsey, 85. Even so, he thought about sending in a check for 60 cents but ended up returning the form, declaring zero use tax. "Who wants to pay it• Are they going to file suits against people?" he asked.
Tax action in other states
Ohio: Added use-tax line to standard income tax form about five years ago. A recent University of Cincinnati study said the state could collect $200 million a year through sales taxes on online purchases.
California: State officials plan to work with Amazon.com and other Internet retailers for a federal resolution on collecting sales tax. If that isn't accomplished, retailers have agreed to start collecting tax in September 2012.
Connecticut: Passed a law requiring online that retailers collect sales tax.
Tennessee: Amazon.com will be required to start collecting sales tax on Jan. 1, 2014, under an agreement with the state. Amazon recently opened two Tennessee distribution centers.
New York: Added use-tax line to its income tax form in 2003; collections increased


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The Virginia law, which can be read at this link states that an assault and battery is the unlawful touching of another "without Justification" So if you can prove that they were threatening and you were in fear because they said they had a gun, etc then it may be difficult for the Prosecution to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt.
As to a lawsuit, in VA there is what is called Contributory Negligence state. That means that while you/your parents can be sued any damages awarded are offset by the fact that these guys contributed to their own injuries. And so while they may be entitled to medical expenses, there would not be any Punitive damages awared
Would you say that an instagram picture that this drug dealer posted of his gun would be "proof"? And if I could not prove that I felt threatened, am I and my friends guilty of a felony?
Well, if the guy is in possession of the gun in the photo or if he says My gun or something of that nature. But there would need to be more evidence that it is actually hisIt appears by statute that it is a class 1 misdemeanor. But it could also be charged as a felony because of the injuries that occured. But again, the state would need to prove that the injuries were caused by you and when there is a melee as you describe it is difficult to prove who did what.
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TOP takes on bottom in Dorset League Division Two tomorrow as leaders Portland Red Triangle travel to Weymouth Seconds (1.30pm).
The sides may be at opposite ends of the table but their positions in the standings are somewhat misleading.
Hosts Weymouth are yet to play any cricket this season after their first fixture at Bournemouth Thirds last weekend was called off.
Meanwhile, Portland are one of only two teams to have completed two matches, and the second of those against Cerne Valley last Saturday ended in defeat.
After Matt Randell (66) and Chris Leake (51) had helped Triangle to 200-7, Cerne won the game in the final over with two wickets to spare following a fine knock of 89 by Neil Kellaway.
Portland skipper Scott Males said: "It was disappointing not to win but I am confid- ent that with a few improvements we will bounce back against local rivals Wey-mouth."
In Division Four, Portland Seconds, a point behind leaders Sturminster & Hinton, entertain Swanage Seconds at Reforne.
Captain Grant Neven is hopeful that his charges can produce another good all-round effort against strong opposition.
"We are full of confidence and champing at the bit to get out there and give it our all," he said. "We will not underestimate our opposition and know that we have to be at our best to gain victory."


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By Jon Swisher-Sports Director:
The class 2A 5th-ranked North Linn girls basketball team took the next step they had been waiting for last night, in their third regional final in three seasons. The Lynx locked up a spot in the 2A field next week at the 2014 girls basketball state tournament in Des Moines, as they cruised past Iowa Valley 67-34 with a crowd of 1,00o strong on-hand inside Clear Creek-Amana high school in Tiffin. The win gives the program their second state tourney berth in school history, the first since 1997. The Lynx started slow, trailing most of the 1st quarter and early in the 2nd but outscored the Tigers 20-7 in that 2nd quarter and never looked back. Tenth-year head coach Brian Wheatley said once the offense got going it was a credit to what their own defense was doing:
North Linn was led in scoring Junior all-state guard Nicole Miller who had a quiet 22 points after having 9 at halftime. Coach Wheatley was proud of the other girls for stepping up when Miller's shots weren't falling:
Three other players had double digits in points; Maddie Boer with 15, Libby falconer 13 and Morgan Boer added 11.
The senior, Falconer puts the feeling of reaching their goal of getting to state into words:
In the post-game show talking with Sports Director Jon Swisher, Coach Wheatley expressed his appreciation of the North Linn community and described how much the support means to his staff and girls:
Other listening area county teams in action on the girls side last night:
In 2A;
2nd-rated Cascade came back to beat Iowa City Regina 51-46 in Tipton, the Cougars earn the 2nd seed and will open up class 2A play at the tournament against Manson-Northwest Webster at 5pm next Monday.
In 1A;
At Independence
Janesville slipped past Midland of Wyoming 40-39
Class 4A girls teams take the court tonight, one more area team will try to punch their ticket to state as 8th-ranked 20-2Western Dubuque goes up against # 5 19-3 Waverly-Shell Rock in Independence. We'll have all the coverage from KMCH Sports live on KMCH and KMCH.com starting around 6:50pm with Bill Logan.
The boys basketball post season opened up last night for class 3A and 4A squads. The West Delaware Hawks had their season come to a close with a 67-51 loss to Western Dubuque. The Hawks finish at 6-16 and say goodbye to 7 seniors while the Bobcats move on with a mark of 17-5, they'll play top-ranked Dubuque Wahlert at Dubuque Senior Thursday night. The Eagles took down Independence last night 64-33
Also in CLASS 3A:
DeWitt Central 53 Anamosa 34 Marion 64 Center Point-Urbana 47
Tonight class 2A and 1A teams take the stage. We'll have 3 area teams covered from KMCH Sports. Starting on KMCH.com at 6:50pm with Sports Director Jon Swisher from Epworth for the class 2A district 8 final between highway 151 and River Valley Conference rivals, 15-8 Monticello and 19-3 10th-ranked Cascade. It's the third meeting between the two teams with the Cougars winning both of them by five points. Panther head coach Tim Lambert says his team has earned the right to battle Cascade one more time this season and they hope they can take advantage of the opportunity by playing well:
In class 1A; the 11-11 Maquoketa Valley Wildcats will play 15-7 Postville at Central Elkader starting around 8pm. Trevor Hunt will have the call live on KMCH and KMCH.com joined in progress after the Western Dubuque girls game.
Other 1A play;
Springville vs. Lisbon @ Springville
Easton Valley vs. Midland @ Springville


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South "O" Polish Sausage Burgers
South Omaha is a part of our city that came to be back in the 1800's thanks to an influx of Polish, Irish, Czech and Italian immigrants eager to make their livings in the growing meat packing industry of our area. The mouth-watering foods of these immigrants used to be an integral part of South "O" society, and while the immigrant population here has changed, a few meat markets remain that respect and honor the Omaha food traditions of days gone by. These markets are my favorite sources for authentic Polish sausages, something that I found makes great burgers.
Loaded with two kinds of Polish sausages and topped with a pepper, onion and kraut mixture, these burgers pay homage not only to my Polish heritage, but also to the great American immigrants that worked hard to make Nebraska what it is today. Enjoy!
Red Pepper Kraut:
1 Tablespoon Colavita extra virgin olive oil
3 Tablespoons tomato sauce
2 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and cut into strips
1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and cut into strips
1 medium white onion, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 (14 ounce) can or jar sweet Bavarian style sauerkraut with caraway seeds, well drained
Dilly Cheese Spread:
1 cup soft goat cheese
2 Tablespoons high quality mayonnaise
1/3 cup sour cream
2 Tablespoons minced fresh dill
1/4 cup finely chopped baby kosher dill pickles
1 (1 ounce) slice soft rye bread
1/2 pound smoked polish sausage, with casings removed
1 1/2 pounds fresh polish sausage, with casings removed and meat crumbled
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill rack
6 Kaiser rolls, split
Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
To make the red pepper kraut, in a medium bowl whisk together the olive oil and tomato sauce. Add the red pepper strips, green pepper strips and onion slices and toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and place in a large grill pan. Place on the grill rack and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are very tender, stirring frequently. Place in a medium, fire-proof saucepan along with the sauerkraut and stir to combine. Keep warm.
To make the dilly cheese spread, in a medium bowl combine the goat cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, fresh dill, and chopped pickles. Cover and refrigerate, but bring to room temperature before serving.
To make the patties, process the rye bread in the bowl of a food processor until fine crumbs are formed. Set aside. In the same bowl of the food processor, pulse the smoked polish sausage until finely chopped. In a large bowl gently combine the rye crumbs, the chopped smoked polish sausage, the fresh polish sausage and salt. Form into 6 patties sized to fit the rolls.
Brush the grill rack with the vegetable oil. Place the patties on the rack, cover, and cook, turning once, for 5 to 7 minutes on each side for medium doneness. During the last few minutes of patties cooking, place the rolls cut sides down on the outer edges of the grill rack to lightly toast.
To assemble the burgers, spread an equal amount of the dilly cheese spread onto the cut sides of the rolls. Onto each roll bottom place a cooked patty, an equal amount of the red pepper kraut and a roll top.
Makes 6 burgers
The fresh Polish sausage I use here is all pork. The smoked Polish sausage I use is a mixture of pork and beef, but an all pork variety would work as well. Both sausages should have a lot of garlic in them to make this burger taste perfect. (The sausages I use are loaded with garlic-- they are the best!)


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I am already spayed, housetrained, purebred, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
MEET UTA....(we needed a "U" name :) who is a stunning, tan/white with black tips, 2 yr old, 16 lb Lhasa, with the personality of an angel. Uta came to us via the Moreno Valley Shelter and when our volunteer went to take her to get spayed, the vet advised him she was pregnant and about to give birth. She was so matted, he couldn't tell she was with children!! Sadly, three of her puppies did not make it....but the three who did are amazing!! Tiny Leonardo is now available for adoption --his brother and sister have already been adopted! Uta is one of the most intelligent Lhasa we have ever had. She knew where her home was within a couple of days and would sit at the entrance when reached. She mastered the stairs in two days, potty trained in less than a week (but no guarantees at your house!) and is so affectionate, it is unbelievable. She gives lots of kisses, loves to stand on her hind legs and wave her paws to get your attention -- and when she bats those beautiful brown eyes and long eyelashes...who could say no to her? She is a wonderful mommy, and plays with her puppies nonstop! So, the best home for Uta would be one where there is another small dog for her to play with, kids over 8 yrs old would be welcomed, and a family who will absolutely adore her like we do! Uta is a special girl who should be treated like the princess she is. Might that be with you?
Our website is updated daily. Please do not apply for this dog unless your home fits the specified criteria. All of our dogs are spayed/neutered, microchipped, groomed, vet checked, dewormed, deflea'd and come with a leash, collar and ID tag!
If you are interested in adopting a pup from Lhasa Happy Homes, please complete the Adoption Application before calling. We want to give you the time you deserve, so please help us help you!! We will contact you once it has been reviewed.
Most every Sunday, unless we are doing a special event, we are at Century City Mall (10250 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90067 behind the Concierge Booth near Brooks Bros) from 12-4pm. You can see this, and many more, adorable pups at this weekly event! Please do call us if you are coming to see a particular dog to make sure he/she will be at adoptions (we do not bring sick dogs to our adoption events). Please bring a copy of your application and pictures of your home and yard if we have not done a home check! Most importantly, if you have a dog, make sure you bring him or her to do a compatibility match with the dog you are interested in adopting!!! And don't forget to check out our Events Calendar for more information on events we may be doing! See our home page for more details about our adoptions at Lhasa Happy Homes.
Thanks for thinking rescue and adoption....and for considering saving a life. It will be the best gift you ever give yourself or your family.
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Like many poly people, I'm attracted to many different types of people where we add value to each other lives. I am a LASS-a self created set of four words I devised and embrace. L stands for Love, A for And. Perhaps you can figure out what the two S's stand for? Actually, they can stand for several different words with varied meanings. Think I was influenced by Lenny Bruce and George Carlin regarding language and semantics.
I've had to put this in again because many aren't reading my profile. Unless you've put in your profile that you're polyamorous or poly curious or poly friendly or are in an open relationship or open to one or answer questions on here that indicate you are, I don't know whether you are so please be honest so we don't waste each others valuable time. If you are, then let's meet asap for coffee/tea and see if we have the chemistry to meet again. Will travel to meet well matched poly women especially in the southwest, SF Bay Area, SoCal, Phoenix area, Oregon/Washington, Gulf coast Florida, Philadelphia. Spiritual, Relationship Radical, polyamorous, polysexual, relationship oriented, high energy, intelligent, love deep conversations, music especially the blues(I am "The Blues Connector", "if you dig the blues, you won't have the blues"), eclectic, interesting, love to travel, looking for open relationships in the Denver metro area where we connect intellectually, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, love to joke, kid, self-deprecating humor, value true friendships From My Facebook Profile: Extrovert, high energy, intense, great knowledge of music,spiritual(new thought-science of mind) but open to absorbing more into my heart;intensely love american roots music
If you are a financially secure poly woman who has the resources and time to travel for poly events, blues music cruises and festivals, HAI workshops, see friends, explore, etc,
let's talk. I'm an experienced traveller and was a Tour Director/Manager and Tour Guide for a well known company.
I am Spiritual, polyamorous, and Intelligent
Attend a NVC(Non-Violent Communication) Practice Group every week
NOTICE...... I am devoted to expanding love & joy on our planet and believe that polyamory & polysexuality are a more workable alternative than what most of us were brought up to believe or have had modeled poorly. The truth is love is abundant but most of us manifest it as a scarce resource. And we hoard our sexuality as well. Especially with all the great relationship communication skills available to all of us.If this is what you believe or are open to, message me.
I'm not into many things that many poly people are into so if these are deal breakers for you I understand. I'm not bi or into heavy BDSM( kink,fetishes okay-I am a switch and open to exploring that with others), tattoos(although I've increasingly grown to like them on women). If you want to call me poly vanilla or vanilla poly, I'll own it! I am interested in sacred sexuality, cuddle parties, Non-Violent Communication & other communication paradigms,New thought Spirituality, blues music, interesting provocative conversations, collaboration. I am very much interested in expanding poly into the mainstream and being more aligned with other lifestyle communities(i.e, swinging). Although poly & other open relationships are my authentic way, I honor where others are at. Believe in each of us being aligned with our full well-being and honoring that.
Friends & Relationships of all types
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I'm not interested in high drama or negativity -- I operate from a sense of abundance, and part of my life-work is to help others find the joy that is our natural essence. I think others would say I'm an earth mother.
All that spirit is most definitely contained in an earthly body, and I'm beginning to shed the excess I've carried for years. I love long walks, and riding my new bicycle, and singing and dancing with friends. Last winter, my aerobic exercise was shoveling snow -- now, it's riding my bike to work!


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I wish I could travel more without having a show to work when I get wherever I'm going. (started saving for a vacation next year to Australia & New Zealand hopefully )
My most recent goal is to find someone to hang out with to help fill in the gaps between work. Someone who likes watching movies, listening to music, and is as happy out and about as they are doing nothing at home. It would also help if she rocked, even if only in her own mind :)
if you ask me, there are a few things I'd say im good at: writing/playing music, cooking for someone, over thinking things, coiling cables, listening, predicting the obvious, misspelling simple words, un coiling cables, reading people, doing nothing with someone and having a good time at it, recoiling cables, and many other things im sure, a couple of which I respectfully wont say here, all out in the open n stuff.
I really don't have a clue, maybe you can fill me in on this.....
I'm a huge movie buff, and have close to 1000 DVDs. I like all kinds of movies, mainly sci fi, fantasy, action, comedies. And I absolutely LOVE cheesy movies of all kinds. Ripping on a cheesy movie can be better than any comedy in my book.
Some of my favorites include: anything by Terry Gilliam (Tideland and 12 monkeys top that short list). Anything that creates, inhabits, and transports you to a new world, or a new way of seeing the world (avatar, star wars, legend, fifth element), I'm loving all the new comic book movies!! Anything that makes you question the human element of life or question the game of life itself, I love 'chic flicks' when I have someone in my arms to enjoy it with me. (date movie types and most Will Ferrell movies make my brain hurt) I love finding random new movies at pawn shops, they've led to some of my all time favorites (Vernon, Florida and Idiocracy are perfect examples). And last but not least, I love epic movies that pull your emotions out and force you into their world, laughs, tears and all (Forrest Gump, LOTR)
I work in music/entertainment so I get to see, hear, and meet artists and fans from all genres of the industry. My favorites are too numerous to list but I tend to lean toward rock, classics, or anything not pop 40. I also write and play music, mainly acoustic guitar n vocal stuff, but give me a distorted electric and I'll lose track of time.
'and these are a few of my favorite things'..... Sevendust!! Apocalyptica, Mozart, pantera, Eric Lee Beddingfield (ask me why), Metallica, Taylor Swift, slipknot, candlebox, another hero, This list could literally go on for days so let's try this, My current top 5 favorite albums of all time (in no order, as they change frequently): Skid Row-Slave to the Grind, Twisted Sister-Stay Hungry, Pink Floyd-The Final Cut, Sevendust-Southside Doublewide Live Acoustic from Athens, Ga, Alice in Chains-Jar of Flies or Unplugged.
2. Your touch
3. Milos tea (or juice, milk, water, no bubbles plz)
4. food (ham prefferably or something with maple syrup)
5. my iCrack and iCrack Touch
6. Your eyes and smile
love: *sigh*
Do I look like a troll?
Why my phones autoword thinks I need To retype every other word EVERY time I type anything.
Who put the Bam in the Bama Lang Ding Dong?
Will you be my valentine?!
Can bacon ever love you back?
I would like to own or play every musical instrument possible. I find that I cannot walk past a grand piano without stepping on the furthest right pedal, closing my eyes, and letting the white keys talk. (I don't much care for the way the black keys sound)
I forget what I'm doing sometimes when a redhead walks past me. (the same goes for a woman with an Aussie accent)
I love to write, but am scared to try to publish anything.
I love it when a woman comes after me and is not afraid to make the first move at anytime ;-)
I love an infectious smile. Even though this site is based on a match/friend/enemy kind of system, I feel that two people don't always have to be a perfect numeric match, that way we both have lots of new things to learn about in each other to occupy our time, this stops a purely sexual relationship from starting (and we all know relationships based purely on sex, no matter how good the sex or foreplay is ;), will not stand the test of time) . Numbers supposedly don't lie, but neither does that spark of instant attraction, whether it be due to the pictures, the profile itself, or just something inside that screams at you 'this person ROCKS!!'


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Shelby Lynne Music
February 7, 2012 by staff
Shelby Lynne Music, Shelby Lynne's songs always provide insights into her triumphs, tragedies, love and heartache, but the album "Revelation Road" is her most personal yet.
Making it even a more intimate statement and the ultimate in creative control, she not only produced the album but also played every instrument on it without a single note plucked by anyone else. She even sang all the harmonies.
To celebrate the album, released in November on Lynne's own independent label, Everso Records, she will perform solo acoustic with songs from "Revelation Road" and others at her debut show at Gruene Hall at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Like others on the album tour, it is billed as "An Evening With Shelby Lynne," with no opening act. She is looking forward to her debut at Gruene Hall being solo instead of with a full band.
"I enjoy it. It's really freeing. I'm on my own time, my own schedule," she said. "I wrote them this way and will perform them this way. The point in writing songs is you want people to hear them so it's really nice when they listen, especially in an acoustic setting – and I have the greatest audiences. They're so sweet, and they dig it."
The do-it-yourself idea came from her manager, said Lynne, who charted Nashville country hits in the 1990s before broadening her scope to the multiple musical styles of Americana and receiving critical acclaim – and a Grammy – with her 2000 album "I Am Shelby Lynne."
"I thought, why not? It's not that hard. Just go in and keep it simple," she said. "It really was fairly easy. I let the songs do the work. I used whatever instrumentation the song seemed it needed.
"I don't have the patience to learn any new instruments. I took what I know and just did it. I didn't put a lot of thought into it. If it sounded bad, I took it off. If it sounded soulful, I left it on. I just wanted a good feeling, emotional album."
She said that while songs on the album have no theme, they loosely followed the vision of the title track of "Revelation Road," a haunting tale of a conflicted search for redemption.
"That song has a lot of visionary landscapes for me. The rest just kind of folded in somewhere in that whole thing," she said. "Individually, the songs don't have anything to do with the other. But put them together and they go together."
Others, such as "I Want to Go Back" and "Toss It All Aside," reach into a broken heart with a pop/folk feel while "Even Angels" revisits the country scene of two decades ago.
"Heaven's Only Days Down the Road" jolts listeners with the harrowing tale of a man with no hope who knows only one way to keep his woman – with a bullet. It's an obvious but not overt song addressing her father killing her mother and then himself in front of 17-year-old Lynne and her younger sister, Allison Moorer-Earle.
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The first teaser trailer for David O. Russell's awards hopeful Joy has landed, showing Jennifer Lawrence as the titular businesswoman, striving to make her way in a cut-throat world. "We are deep in the edit," says Russell, snatching a few minutes away from the Los Angeles cutting room. "I can assure you that as always we seek to go into the human soul and surprise and shock and move everybody in ways that they don't expect. So that's what we're doing. That's what we pray we're doing."
"Listen to me, I'll tell you what's gonna come of you," says Diane Ladd, addressing a young Joy as the trailer opens. "You are going to grow up and be a strong, smart young woman. Go to school, meet a fine young man, have beautiful children of your own and you're gonna build wonderful things"
"She plays Mimi," says Russell. "Sometimes the grandmother is more the mother. The mother is oddly almost more of a child to the child. Her Grandmother is her rock, Diane Ladd is the rock."
Joy was originally reported as a biopic of Joy Mangano, creator of the Miracle Mop, and in the trailer we see Joy finding inspiration for her invention. But Russell drew on other figures, too. "This is not just based on one person. I based it on my own mother and her friends, who are a very fierce group of ladies. I also based it on Lillian Vernon, who started the first mail order catalogue that was very formidable in the '60s and '50s and was married to a Latin husband. Lillian Vernon ran a business near where I grew up. So for Jennifer I borrowed things from different women that I thought were very fierce."
As well as Lawrence, who worked with Russell in Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, Robert De Niro is also returning for the director. "He's Jennifer's father, who runs a truck and bus autobody garage. That's where her life begins. You've got Diane Ladd as this very strong, rise to meet anything woman. And you've got Carrie, the mother, by Virginia Madsen, who's kind of living in her own fantasy world in her room. A world caught up in soap operas."
"We have Jennifer surrounded by other formidable women: Isabella Rossellini is the fierce financier who is De Niro's girlfriend. She's a formidable banker and adversary. It's so fantastic to see her as she's been intense in all of her previous roles, whether it's Blue Velvet or whatever you like from her previous work."
"It's ambitious in the different voices that it has and there's four powerful women and three strong men: De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Edgar Ramirez."
"Jennifer would many a time say to me, 'My gosh, this is just so intense to be the person carrying the whole movie' - in her heart and her emotions, not by running and doing action. Like by doing it with her soul. She carried the movie. And I said to her many times, 'Any worthy endeavour will make you think you're gonna die or be killed at least nine times'. And that's the journey her character goes through."
Joy will open in America on Christmas Day and in the United Kingdom on January 1.


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Sports, Music, and Culture
Eastern Tyrol is a land of living traditions
People here are proud of their homeland and celebrate this fact with music and many festivals. The cultural calendar is especially diverse in Lienz. As a guest at Hotel Traube, you will find the town square a convenient starting point to enjoy various attractions.
In summer many concerts take place here. Wind ensembles in traditional costumes perform in the main square to the delight of locals and guests from all over the world.
In winter, the Advent market will fascinate you: colorful lights that illuminate the snow along with the aroma of cookies and spiced wine.
If you would like to sample regional products from Eastern Tyrol, then we suggest the town market in Lienz. The "fresh market" in the Messinggasse takes place every Friday (1:00 to 6:30 pm) and Saturday (8:30 am to 12:30 pm).
Sights and attractions around Hotel Traube
Palaces, museums, or natural wonders. The attractions in and around Lienz delight young and old visitors alike. A large selection of destinations awaits you. Of course, here at Hotel Traube we are always happy to provide you with additional information about the very best opportunities.
Marlies Eck Studio & Gallery
On the way to Schloss Bruck, in the house where Albin Egger grew up, you will find the studio and exhibition gallery of Lienz-based artist Marlies Eck, whose focus is on meditative paintings and, more recently, imaginative dolls.


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Recently I wrapped up the time I spent reviewing the Global Reporting Initiative's upcoming annual sustainability report.
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Microsoft's most recent corporate social responsibility report highlights its citizenship efforts on the environment, human rights and community work.
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STAFF at seven Blockbuster video rental stores in Oxfordshire are facing an uncertain future after it was confirmed administrators would be closing some outlets.
Administrators at Moorfields Corporate Recovery have taken over the business and will close 72 out of its 264 stores in the UK with the loss of 452 jobs.
But last night Moorfields spokesman Katie Smith could not confirm where the axe would fall. The seven shops are in Abingdon, Witney, Didcot, Bicester, Thame, Carterton and Wallingford.
Blockbuster went into administration for the first time in March and was bought by TS Operations, but it was unable to turn around its fortunes.
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SOMETIMES, even in defeat, the final siren offers salvation. Tears flow, heads hang low, but there is some solace from having risen so far, against all odds. The bushfire-scarred community of Kinglake has suffered far worse than this and is standing, still.
Nine days after February's Black Saturday fires, Kinglake's people met in the forward pocket of their blackened oval and contemplated bowing out this season.
Yesterday they gathered again to clap and cheer their despondent players for winning their way to the grand final of the Yarra Valley Mountain League - only to fall by a single goal in the final quarter.
''Be proud, stand tall,'' they called. ''Heads up, boys.'' It was their day, even in defeat.
Many supporters wore Kinglake green-and-gold T-shirts, bearing the slogan: ''Rising from the ashes.'' Others bore tattoos of a phoenix soaring from the flames. Among the crowd, several thousand strong at Woori Yallock, was Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who called the Lakers ''an inspiration to everyone in the local area and an inspiration to the country''.
Grief counsellors speak of closure, but this was, in some ways, sweet release. Club president and local policeman Cameron Caine thanked the players ''for the best ride in 2009''. They had reached the end of a long, hard haul. ''The footy club kept us going,'' he told The Sunday Age. ''Living in amongst it all day, every day, you need something else to think about and talk
about. The footy club has given us something to grasp on to … Everyone in Kinglake is sort of over the fires, I suppose. Now we can move on.''
On February 7, he helped save 50 people from danger by ferrying them to Kinglake's Memorial Oval. Grass and moss are now reclaiming the blackened scrub. Building frames are ever so slowly rising from the earth. Green shoots are sprouting in the trees but offer scant shelter on a windy day.
The wind whipped up the dust during yesterday's game. Kinglake, undisputed underdog against the fancied Olinda-Ferny Creek, was ahead at the last change only to fall moments before that final siren rang. The players sat on the ground, heads down, but circled close by their community.
They seemed weary of grief, tired of weeping, some seven months after the fires razed their town. When the tears came, they were hard graft. Eyes watered as local musician Ross Buchanan, who lost two children in the fires, sang the national anthem and demanded everyone join in. In place of a minute's silence, green-and-gold balloons were freed into the sky for each victim of Black Saturday - 42 among them for those lost in the Kinglake and Kinglake West fires.
But there was more good cheer than grief. Some supporters donned plastic buttocks in a dig at a local radio station for saying the Lakers were ''too old and their bums too big''.
And in the change rooms before the game, the rhythms of football took precedence over lingering loss. Players stretched and slapped on liniment.
Melbourne Football Club president Jim Stynes, discharged from hospital last week after more cancer treatment, told them: ''Whatever happens, we've been really proud of what you've been able to do.''
Senior coach Mick Nott then drew them close in a huddle and told them to close their eyes. ''No other club has had to deal with what we have this year,'' he said. ''It was a dream at the start of the season. Now we're here, we're here.''


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Willow's having a bad week. A dead body, a funeral and now she's being haunted by the star of it all, the dead queen of Ruth Throsby High herself, JoJo Grayson. Being dead hasn't made JoJo any nicer. She's still venomous and vacuous and, unfortunately, determined to stick around unless Willow finds out what happened. But the mysteries keep multiplying. There's a missing phone. An anonymous blackmailer. Dirty secrets that won't stay buried. And the blame is being cleverly pointed right at Willow. The only good thing? The gorgeous Seth Pentecost. He's got his own agenda but it looks like he's going to help Willow out. Could JoJo's death be what it takes to finally bring Seth into Willow's life?
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Asda President and CEO Andy Clarke today announced two new appointments to the retailer's executive team.
In a note to colleagues Andy confirmed that Ellie Doohan, Asda's general counsel, is to join the retailer's leadership team and Karen Hubbard, currently operations director for Asda's Supermarkets division, will take on a new role as executive director of store proposition.
Ellie has been Asda's general counsel and company secretary for the past four years. She is also chair of International Produce Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart responsible for sourcing fresh produce for Asda and other Walmart operations overseas.
Karen joined Asda in 2009 and has led the retailer's move to create a sizable division of smaller Asda stores which will number around 180 by the end of 2011. Karen has also led the transformation of Netto's UK stores into Asda Supermarkets – a programme which will complete on 14th November.
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ACI encourages its member airports to continuously improve operational and cost efficiency to moderate the cost of flying and to mitigate intensifying capacity shortfalls, but also to create sufficient rates of return enabling investment in additional capacity.
Airports are stable providers of infrastructure assets, even in the sometimes turbulent aviation industry. While airports and airlines are intrinsically linked and rely on one another to operate efficiently, they are based on different business models. Airlines are able to move quickly to respond to changes in traffic flows, by leasing or retiring capacity. Airports, on the other hand, must make long-term planning decisions to safeguard capacity sometimes 50 years into the future. From user charges regulations to non aeronautical revenues, ACI offers different training programmes in this area to support its members.
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From Lizzie:
'Regarding the Brits held captives (if one can call that captivity) in Iran? Am I the only one who finds this hilarious? The man was beyond terrified because his neck was flicked with an index finger?
'Batchelor said in an interview with the Daily Mirror that he found his capture "beyond terrifying."
'"They seemed to take particular pleasure in mocking me for being young," he said. "A guard kept flicking my neck with his index finger and thumb. I thought the worst."
'You think that was bad? Well, how about a hood, a waterboard, snarling dogs, simulated gay sex (oh yeah, I forgot, he IS a member of the British Navy) and never ending solitary confinement. What ever happened to Brits with a stiff upper lip! What a wuss.'


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Pollyanna Theatre to Present PETER AND THE PIPER, 8/12-20
Central Texas' most well-known children's theatre company, Pollyanna Theatre in Strategic Alliance with the Long Center, presents PETER AND THE PIPER by Holly Hepp Galvan July 12-20 at the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 West Riverside, Austin, TX 78704.
This production is best suited for children ages 5 and up. Filled with a modern-day meets fantasy feel to this theatrical world, PETER AND THE PIPER breathes new life into a tale many of us grew up with.
The play picks up the classic Pied Piper story at the moment when the Piper realizes he is not going to be paid for ridding Hamlin of their epic rat problem. Determined to make good on every word in the contract, The Piper plans to lure away Hamlin's children. But Peter doesn't like the Piper's music and is suspicious of this adult's motives. When no one will listen to his concerns, Peter begins to worry about how his friends all think he is "lame". When he discovers the one rat left behind from the Piper's first visit to Hamlin, Peter discovers the plan necessary to save the day.
Playwright Holly Hepp-Galvan turns this classic tale on its ear and redefines what it is in today's world to be "lame". It also asks the question, 'how can we tell who our real friends are?' While the Piper does not play a pipe, he uses fun raps and a hip hop beat.
Judy Matetzschk-Campbell, Ph.D., Founder and Artistic Director of Pollyanna Theatre says, "I am thrilled to once again be directing a play by Holly Hepp-Galvan. She beautifully weaves humor with thought-provoking dialogue and situations. One second her characters have us laughing, and in the same breath we find ourselves as an audience catching our breath and thinking deeply about dangerous behaviors. I think that the theatre can do that in a way that no other art form can."
The cast includes professional actors and designers including:
Toby Minor - The Piper
Aaron Alexander - Peter
Bethany Harbaugh - Mindy
Jason Marlett - Joe
Chelsea Hockaday - Julius The Rat
Set and Prop Design - Holly and Patrick Crowley
Lighting Design - Don W. Day
Costume Design - Rikki Davis
Sound Design & Company Stage Manager - Andrew Perry.
Pollyanna welcomes the return of Jason Marlett, one of Pollyanna's original company members and a familiar face to many of our patrons. He plays the role of Joe, a young man who believes The Piper is a real hero.
Season tickets are available now; patrons save 10% when tickets are purchased for three Pollyanna Theatre productions. See www.thelongcenter.org for details.
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North Melbourne finally recorded its first win of the season, but the match came at a potential cost with key forward Drew Petrie reported for a bump on Brisbane's Rohan Bewick ahead of the critical clash with Hawthorn on Sunday.
Petrie was leading out for the ball and cannoned heavily into the back of Bewick, who had dropped in front of him to mark. He was reported by the match day umpire but the contact appeared unavoidable with Petrie leading to the ball. It would not surprise if it was to be thrown out by the Match Review Panel on Monday.
Brisbane's Jack Redden was also reported for a crude high bump on Ben Cunnington when the North player was bending down gathering the ball.
Scott praised his side for finally playing four quarters in accounting for the hapless Lions by 63 points at Etihad Stadium, but admitted they now faced a daunting prospect against Hawthorn at the MCG.
"The review from the Sydney game highlighted a broad range of fundamental errors, which we had still a few tonight but a lot less," Scott said.
"I did make mention of the fact that people probably think we have had issues with third quarters. I don't see it that way personally, but the reality is in retrospect we have had poor third quarters in the opening month. That has been the result of some pretty fundamental mistakes.
"We just made sure that our organisation was really good. I was never in any doubt about our attack at the footy or abiliy on the contest, it was more about staying organised and not getting confused like we did last week in the third quarter.
"We had to stay in the moment and stay in the present and not get worried by those things. It sounds boring, but we had to fix up some fundamental errors of the game which were really killing us, but 80 or 90 per cent was really good and today 95 per cent was pretty good. What gives us confidence is our best is up there and can compete for periods of games with top four sides.
"I think we have played arguably the three premiership favourites in the first month and we have the fourth (Hawthorn) coming up next week."
Scott praised the third-quarter effort of Jack Ziebell and the defensive work all day of full-back Scott Thompson who beat veteran champion Jonathan Brown.
"Jack, by his own standards, has been a little bit disappointing in the first three weeks ... I thought Jack stepped his game up this week and stamped his authority on the game and I thought he was impressive," Scott said.
Ziebell said all players had adopted an attitude at the half-time break that they were tired of flagging in third quarters and wanted to remain focused on lifting their performance.
"I think each player had had enough and said, 'I want to play my role the whole time' and that is all we want. Even in that last quarter, blokes could have quite easily put the cue in the rack, but we showed we were not content. We made a focus to play for the four quarters," Ziebell said.
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Almost all Australian soldiers could be out of Afghanistan by the end of the year.
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If the Afghan government, International Security Assistance Force and Australia determine there is no role for a follow-on mission for Australian special forces beyond 2013, then Australia would only contribute military trainers and advisers, he said.
"If we come to the conclusion that there is no role for special forces in 2014 and no role for special forces in 2015, then special forces will come back like everyone else [at the end of the year]," Mr Smith said.
If 1000 regular soldiers were pulled out plus 300 special forces and 150 logistics specialists who went to Afghanistan to assist returning equipment, it would mean the bulk of Australian forces in Afghanistan would be home by the end of the year.
A further 800 Australian personnel are deployed in the broader Middle East supporting maritime and transport aircraft flights into Afghanistan.
Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul, who visited Canberra last week, said he could not see a combat role for Australian special forces beyond 2014, the deadline set by Afghan President
Mr Smith insisted that Australia would leave Oruzgan province in a much better state than when Australian and ISAF forces were first dispatched.
But he said Australia believed chances of a lasting peace would hinge on reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
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He said it had always been recognised that there would have to be a military support mission after 2014 for the fledgling Afghan forces, as well as aid and support from the international community.
"There will be another military mission from 2015 onwards . . . support and training for that force and the discussions on how to do that continue," General Hurley said.
"The international community is not walking out on Afghanistan."
A long-term critic of the war and defence analyst professor Hugh White said: "It is very hard to argue Afghan forces would be in any sort of shape to provide the level of security to maintain an effective society in Afghanistan''.
"Furthermore, Afghan troops will serve a government which is riven by corruption and has no essential legitimacy,'' Professor White said.
The International Crisis Group has warned the country is "plagued by factionalism and corruption" and has a fractured government which could collapse when foreign troops depart.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Australia's special forces would receive the "Battle of Honour" for outstanding service in the Shah Wali Kot offensive.
The five-day operation in mid-June 2010 inflicted heavy insurgent casualties and led to the capture of enemy weapons caches and improved security in northern Kandahar province.
Australia joined the US-led invasion to topple the Taliban in 2001. Thirty-nine Australian soldiers have been killed in the conflict.
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Asia Society Museum's Adriana Proser recounts the long, complex back story behind the upcoming exhibition Buddhist Art of Myanmar, which includes many works that have never been seen outside of the country before.
Fereshteh Daftari, co-curator of Asia Society Museum's Iran Modern exhibition, shares her insights into the inception, curation and themes of the art on view.
Charlie Rose recently interviewed Asia Society's Melissa Chiu, Suzanne DiMaggio and Tom Nagorski about Asia Society Museum's 'Iran Modern' exhibition, which opened September 6 to rave reviews.
New Asia Society Museum exhibition of Iranian art receives rave review from the New York Times' Holland Cotter.
Melissa Chiu and Tom Nagorski discuss the 1950s, 60s and 70s, an exhilarating period of time for Iranian art that ended with the 1979 revolution.
Art critic Holland Cotter calls major exhibition of 17th century Chinese paintings "compelling" and a "highlight of this year's Asia Week New York."
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Older adults who fall and fracture their hip have a 25 percent to 30 percent chance of dying after one year. Falls are the most common reason for nursing home placement.
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As we age, our bones become more fragile. Our reflexes are no longer lightening-quick. If you are over age 65, having four or more of these risk factors will increase your risk of falling by 80 percent.
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Have you ever felt momentarily dizzy? Many people have at one time or another. Dizziness, which is a sense of unsteadiness or unstable movement, is common. About 15 percent of the general population experience dizziness each year.
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Cleanup in the yard and the home is a necessary evil this time of the year. But if you're not careful, you could end up nursing a serious injury. Among the most-frequently seen injuries in the emergency department are those resulting from falls and eye injuries, says emergency department physician Thomas Waters, MD. Serious falls tend to happen when … Read More
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Forging through snow and ice and cold is challenging in the winter and can lead to physical peril. Find out what you can do to avoid injuries and health problems. Check out the following tips from Family Medicine doctor Michael Rabovsky, MD, Interim Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine in the Medicine Institute and Medical Director … Read More
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We often throw ourselves into our favorite outdoor activities without a thought. We all want to make the most of comfortable temperatures and milder weather. But skating through the park, running a wooded trail or conditioning for football season all carry a risk of ankle and wrist fractures. Even a misstep off a curb or a … Read More
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Girls all over America watched gymnast Gabby Douglas flip and spin across the Olympic mat a couple years ago, dreaming they might one day reach that level of elite gymnastics. But competitive gymnastics brings with it significant risk for injury, including strains and sprains as well as stress fractures to the back, wrists and ankles. … Read More


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Anyone else had problems with the DB pistols? While not a fan of 380, there are some places that these small pistols are the only option. I bought the DB 380 and it was unreliable to say the least and downright dangerous at worst.
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I'm not real familiar with them. What little I hear is seldom positive.
If I were in the market for a value priced polymer .380, I'd look at a Ruger LCP.
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Pia Toscano Looks Lovely Heading into 'Regis and Kelly' (PHOTOS)
Pia Toscano's abrupt elimination from American Idol might just be the best thing that's happened to her, as she's got the world on her side and landed on Live! With Regis and Kelly on Monday to discuss the whirlwind.
Pia looked confident and cute as she waltzed her way into the studios. Sporting a blue blouse and a black skirt, she made her way inside to chat with the hosts.
Toscano's elimination shocked the Idol-loving world last week, but since then, she's inked her own record deal and has gained the support of fans everywhere. She had been a favorite to go deep into the competition and possibly win it all. Watch a performance here:
Her fame has also made her a tabloid subject, as a reported romance between her and Dancing With the Stars pro Mark Ballas is reportedly in its early stages. Reality romance alert!