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NEW YORK -Tessile Inc. will debut four new hand-quilted designs for the February mini-market in addition to various table linen patterns, tree skirts and accessories.
"We're doing it for quilts because we see it as an expanding line of Christmas looks," Lapp said. "Table linens and [related product] have been a Christmas item for years. We're looking to get involved in both areas."
Two of the quilt designs will be Tessile designs, while two will be part of the company's licensed Mount Vernon line.
Dancing Snowflakes is blue and cream colored cotton velvet with cotton backing and polyester fill, said Marjorie Card, fashion director for Tessile. "It's a big, graphic traditional patchwork quilt," she said.
Holly Day features rows of holly and berries in stripes running across the body of the quilt. It is also 100 percent cotton with cotton fill.
Of the two additions to the Mount Vernon Collection, neither are specifically Christmas quilts, Card said, but are being introduced with Tessile's other Christmas products.
Delaware Crossing, like some of its predecessors from the Mount Vernon Collection, is a reproduction of an older quilt from George Washington's ancestral home in Mount Vernon, VA. The design features red flowers with green leaves in the center with a border of green vine and red flowers.
Liberty, the second of the new designs, is a patchwork and applique that depicts reproductions of revolutionary flags in red, white and blue.
"Both of the Mount Vernon quilts, like the ones we introduced earlier, are complicated and need lots of research," Card said, adding that the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association (MVLA), which owns the Mount Vernon license, helps research the designs.
Both of the Mount Vernon quilts are 100 percent cotton with cotton fill and cotton backing.
The Mount Vernon Collection license is the first license granted for bed linens by the MVLA. Portions of the sales go to restore and maintain the Mount Vernon estate.
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SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down on Thursday a half-century-old criminal code provision that made it illegal to promise to marry a woman in return for sex.
The court said the code violated women's constitutional right to sexual freedom and the state must refrain from interfering in such personal matters.
The plaintiffs, two men who brought the appeal against criminal convictions, argued that premarital sex should be a personal and moral issue and not subject to prosecution.
The criminal code provides for up to two years in jail or 5 million won ($4,300) in fines for "anyone who engages in illicit intercourse with womenfolk who does not otherwise habitually engage in lewd conduct with the pretence of marrying her."
Some rights groups have said the 56-year-old provision aimed at protecting women is anachronistic and views women as inferior.
The same court upheld a provision in the criminal code last year that made extramarital sex illegal, saying it was not excessive punishment because the society still viewed such conduct as improper.
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I was trying to upload my new avatar, but it kept crapping out on me. So I tried attaching it in a thread, just to see what the problem was. I figured I'd stash the thread in a rarely-read forum.
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Fifty years ago, on November 13, 1965, the SS YARMOUTH CASTLE, an ocean liner and cruise ship that plied the waters between Miami and the Bahamas, caught fire and was lost in a spectacularly tragic disaster that almost no one remembers today.
The YARMOUTH CASTLE had departed Miami for Nassau on November 12, 1965, with 376 passengers and 176 crewmen aboard, a total of 552 people. The ship was due to arrive in Nassau the next day.
Shortly before 1:00 a.m. on November 13, a mattress stored too close to a lighting circuit in a storage room, Room 610, caught fire. The room was filled with mattresses and paint cans, which fed the flames. Two ships and four Coast Guard planes eventually arrived on the scene to try to do what they could. Four hours after the fire began; the flames were so hot that the YARMOUTH CASTLE's hull was glowing red and the sea boiling around it. At 6AM the boilers blew up, the ship turned over and sank. A total of 90 people died. Most of their bodies were never recovered.
The Congressional Quarterly credits the YARMOUTH CASTLE disaster for spurring changes in a number of maritime laws. Now, all passenger ships must meet upgraded safety standards. Ships registered in other countries, as the YARMOUTH CASTLE was, must meet international safety standards to operate in the United States.
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Read Proverbs 14:1-35. What does it say about the fool? The fool speaks proudly (Prov. 14:3). The first depiction of the fool deals with his proud speech. The image of the rod associated with the fool's lips implies his eventual punishment. His proud words have resulted in a blow on his lips, an outcome that … [Click to read more …]
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Read for This Week's Study: Proverbs 14:1-35; Dan. 7:25; Mark 12:30-31; Prov. 15:3; Isa. 5:20; Proverbs 15:1-33; Matt. 20:26–28. Memory Text: There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death(Proverbs 14:12, NKJV). As Paul had said: We see through a glass, darkly (1 Cor. 13:12). We see … [Click to read more …]
Heather Ueeck grew up in Delta Junction, a small town at the end of the Alaska Highway. As a child, Heather loved going to camp every summer, and kept a record of her experiences, listing her daily activities. Early on she wrote, And of course we had to do worship, and that was dumb. But … [Click to read more …]
Further Study: It is not enough to make a profession of faith in Christ and have our names registered on the church roll. . . . Whatever our profession, it amounts to nothing unless Christ is revealed in works of righteousness. — Ellen G. White, Christ's Object Lessons, p. 312, 313. The greatest deception of … [Click to read more …]
The contrast could not have been greater. On one side stood revered religious leaders whose very presence enlisted admiration. In their regal robes denoting their exalted position, they represented the height of spiritual achievement. Known as sticklers for adherence to the minutest rules of the law, they now appeared in stark contrast to the One that … [Click to read more …]
As we have seen in Proverbs, so much of the instruction and teaching given has been presented by contrasting two types of people. The wise person does this, the fool does that. The godly man does that, the wicked man does this. Of course, in reality, there's often a bit of wisdom and foolishness in … [Click to read more …]
You can view a discussion of the current lesson in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. (Adobe Flash Player version.) A Youtube version of this week's lesson at Hope Sabbath School is below. You can download the video, the MP3 audio, and the lesson outline from the HopeTV Sabbath School Site. … [Click to read more …]
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Machining components for final assemblies that might weigh 16,800,000 pounds and extend the length of one and a half football fields involves challenges unlike those faced at typical shops. Rather than complicated geometry or other production issues, the greatest difficulties often involve setup and change-over between operations—the actual moving and positioning of these monstrous workpieces. That's the case at Bucyrus International, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of earth-moving equipment for miners that extract coal, minerals and oil from the Earth's surface.
With GibbsCAM software, the company has reduced downtime spent readjusting the huge workpieces by cutting back on the number of required machining operations. Additionally, the software's simulation feature helps prevent damage to the costly parts, while its reporting functions enable the shop to estimate machining time and component costs.
With the exception of a three-year period from 1942 to 1945, when 60 percent of its production went to the war effort, Bucyrus has been dedicated to manufacturing shovels, draglines and drills since its founding in 1880. With 80 percent of sales outside the United States, the company's growth and longevity are said to be a result of its success in surface mining and its acquisition of competitors during the past 75 years. One such acquisition, the purchase of German mining equipment company DBT GmbH in 2007, extended the company's reach into underground mining and increased its payroll to 6,000 employees.
The South Milwaukee facility has served as the company's headquarters since 1893 and houses nearly 1,400 employees. This total includes seven programmers who support more than 25 CNC machine tools in a shop that makes components and spare parts for nearly all the equipment Bucyrus and its acquisitions have ever manufactured. While the shop has an assortment of mid-sized to large HMCs, VMCs and lathes, the CNCs that accommodate the largest parts are a pair of identical Ingersoll Innse Aries 3 horizontal boring mills. These massive machines have 130-hp spindle motors; X-axis travels of 670 inches and Y-axis travels of 216 inches; Z and W axes; and dozens of toolholders, automatic toolchangers and tool magazines.
Bucyrus uses SolidWorks for modeling parts and Cadra for some 2D drawings. Programmers import SolidWorks models and Cadra geometry into GibbsCAM to generate NC code. "Sometimes, we have to work from drawings made in the 1920s to make parts for customers using old machines," says Jim Koehler, machine shop programming supervisor. "I don't recall ever turning down a customer who needed a part." In cases such as these when a CAD model is not available, programmers create the geometry in GibbsCAM.
The majority of the parts are geometrically simple and machined in 2.5 axes. However, Mr. Koehler says simple geometry does not imply easy work for his department. In addition to finding ways to reduce downtime spent setting up workpieces, programmers are charged with generating accurate machining-time estimates that serve various other departments.
One example of how GibbsCAM has helped the shop achieve these goals and more involves the production of a truck frame and boom for one of the company's electric mining shovels. Designed to operate 24/7, these shovels are driven by 2,600-hp hoist motors and 700-hp crowd motors, weigh more than 1,400 tons, have 67-foot-long booms and can move 120 tons of earth in one pass. The operator's cab sits three stories high. "These machines are so large that in my 10 years at Bucyrus, I have never seen one assembled here," Mr. Koehler says. "They are assembled at the mine site from subassemblies."
The truck frame and boom represent two of the largest machined components of the shovel assembly. The truck frame sits atop the machine's crawlers (tracks) to support the revolving frame, which is separated from the truck frame by a set of gears and a huge bearing system. The boom serves as the shovel connection point and supports the pulley system and cable.
Mr. Koehler says machining the steel truck frame can take several days. "The part sits on floor plates, separate from the boring bar," he explains. "We don't use a rotary table as we do on smaller, floor-plated machines because of the required size, so we flip the part to machine it."
Flipping the part, however, is no easy task. The rectangular frame weighs 200,000 pounds and measures more than 30 feet long, 15 feet deep and 8 feet high. Two cranes use welded lifting lugs to lift and move the frame. The machine operator and a utility man place angle plates and set up blocks to index and level the part. Thanks to GibbsCAM's support for right-angle heads, the shop has reduced the machining process from five operations to three. Spending less time adjusting the part for different operations saves nearly 12 hours of machine-idle time for each truck frame.
Using GibbsCAM to drive right-angle heads has also saved time on the boom. The boom, which connects the pulley system, cable and shovel, is more than 12 feet wide and nearly 70 feet long. While it doesn't require a great deal of machining, the part's vertical setup creates difficulties. The shop uses right-angle attachments to cut the whole part, although the component is so long it must be flipped once during the process. Still, the company realized time and manpower savings comparable to those it achieved on the truck frame.
The company also relies heavily on GibbsCAM's Cut Part Rendering feature to verify tool paths before machining. Verification is important because Bucyrus shovels are often assembled thousands of miles away, and damaging the components would be costly. "Programmers are very confident that their program is good when they see the toolpath rendering," Mr. Koehler says. "We ensure we're machining only what we want and how we want before the program goes to the floor."
GibbsCAM assists the shop with estimating, too. The software's Reporter plug-in automatically generates a generic operations report. Bucyrus requires more, however, and uses a custom report developed by Mr. Koehler. Programmers extract all available information from the software into an Excel spreadsheet. Mr. Koehler says "We use it to create our complete tooling sheets, setup sheets and process sheets. Operation by operation, it shows how long it takes to make a component."
The programmers have customized functions for all 28 of the shop's machine tools. After creating or changing a program, they run it through the Reporter plug-in to generate setup, tooling and process sheets that perfectly match program output. Then, they update the routing system to reflect accurate setup and run times. The data is used to determine manufacturing lead time and component costs. "It works great," Mr. Koehler says. "This information is critical, and we obtain it straight from GibbsCAM without the need for additional operations or time studies on the floor."


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Russell T. Davies, a native of Wales, had initially dreamt of becoming a full-time comic book artist before studying English literature at Oxford University. Upon graduating from the prestigious university, Davies began working with the BBC's children's department in the late 1980s; he wrote episodes for the family series "Dark Season," "Century Falls," and the children's variety program "On the Waterfront." He switched to more adult-themed television shows in the mid-1990s, creating the series "Revelations," and contributed to the BAFTA Award-winning "Children's Ward" before writing and producing his breakthrough work, "Queer as Folk" in 1999, based on his own experiences as a homosexual living in contemporary Manchester, England. At the time, "Queer as Folk" became his most prolific work and allowed him to pursue more challenging work in television in the 2000s. Davies continued to write and produce series like "Bob & Rose" and the TV mini-series "Casanova" before serving as both executive producer and head writer on the revival of "Doctor Who" in 2005. Davies was able to turn "Doctor Who" into one of England's most popular television programs; it also earned him a Writers Guild Award in 2007 and the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series in 2006. The show's success helped create two spin-offs: "Torchwood" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures" in the late-2000s and early 2010s with Davies serving as writer and producer on both works.


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High scores from antivirus test labs. Powerful, intelligent firewall. Safe Run feature protects system from questionable programs and websites. New, simplified main window. File Advisor exposes program details from Kaspersky's database.
So-so scores in PCMag's hands-on antivirus tests. Utterly failed to remove one particular threat. Antiphishing can't beat IE. Spam filter missed much spam. Configuration required for social network monitoring caused problems for all secure sites.
Bottom Line
The independent labs love Kaspersky's antivirus protection, but it fared poorly in PCMag's hands-on tests. Its firewall is impressive, and the Safe Run sandboxing feature protects the system from questionable files and Web sites, but the antispam and antiphishing features failed to impress. Choose this suite if its strong points align with your needs.
Safe Run Sandbox
Safe Run lets you visit questionable Web sites or run unknown programs without risk. When you invoke Safe Run for Applications, Kaspersky creates an alternate desktop whose file system and Registry is isolated from the physical computer. You can switch back and forth between the Safe Run desktop and the real desktop. Any changes made in the Safe Run desktop are retained between Safe Run sessions, but they don't have any effect on the real desktop.
Use Safe Run to check out any programs that you don't trust 100 percent. If the program causes a problem, or if you just don't like it, you can wipe it out by clearing the Safe Run desktop. If it seems fine, install it on the real desktop.
avast! Internet Security 6.0 ($69.99 direct for three licenses, 3.5 stars) includes a similar sandbox feature and will even automatically offer to run borderline programs in the sandbox.
Safe Run for Websites offers similar protection for Web browsing. A glowing green border identifies a browser window running in this mode. The ForceField feature in ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2012 ($79.95 direct for three licenses, 4 stars) offers similar functionality, identified by a glowing white border.
The SafeZone browser included with avast! doesn't merely use a border. When active, it replaces the entire desktop, just as SafeCentral 2.6 ($39.95 direct, 4 stars) does.
Any system changes made by the protected browser or by any add-on, plug-in, or browser-launched program will vanish when you shut down Safe Run for Websites. With this feature turned on you can visit any Web site without worrying about malicious Web exploits.
Parental Control
The parental control system is effectively unchanged since Kaspersky's 2011 suite. It remains more complete than what most suites offer.
Parents can configure it separately for each Windows account and set it to block websites matching any of 14 categories. To categorize sites it uses both a database of known sites and real-time analysis of sites not seen before. Parents can also define a weekly schedule for when the child is allowed to use the Internet, the computer, or any specific program, with an optional daily cap.
Kaspersky monitors popular instant messaging services at the protocol level, so it can catch conversations that go through third-party clients. It records both sides of the conversation and optionally blocks sending specified keywords or personal information. Parents can block any contact found in the report, or block all contacts that aren't whitelisted.
Social Network Control
A Facebook protocol change has reduced the effectiveness of Kaspersky's social network tracking. These days Facebook uses secure (HTTPS) connections. In order to track those connections you must use advanced settings to enable scanning of encrypted connections. Enabling this feature requires that you install a Web certificate from Kaspersky.
I tried it; it was a nightmare. Firefox rejected every HTTPS Web site as untrusted, requiring me to go through the process of defining an exception. Even then, some sites (Facebook among them) just didn't work because Firefox rejected images and other content elements. I managed to connect with Facebook using Internet Explorer, but once again got a big warning that required me to define an exception.
Kaspersky tech support came through at the last minute with an explanation. If you enable scanning of encrypted connections, you must go through the certificate installation process on each and every Windows account. Otherwise you'll get the alarming symptoms I encountered. Since the whole point of turning on this feature was to monitor secure Facebook traffic in another Windows account (the child's) I see this as a problem, especially for less-experienced users.
Once I had logged in to Facebook and opened the Message feature, Kaspersky did capture the names of visible contacts. I then had the option to block messaging with these contacts. ZoneAlarm SocialGuard ($19.99 direct for five licenses, 4 stars) offers full-scale Facebook security monitoring. SafetyWeb ($100 direct, 4 stars) gathers publicly available information so parents can help their kids make things private. Either of those functions seems more valuable to me than simply blocking contact with specific Facebook friends.
Moderate Performance Hit
To check a suite's effect on system performance, I time a number of scripts before and after installing the suite. I run each script many times and average the results. Kaspersky's impact on system performance was relatively small.
The file move/copy test took 15 percent longer with Kaspersky installed, and the zip/unzip test took 12 percent longer. That's still not bad. The average suite adds 22 percent to the time required for the zip/unzip test.
Kaspersky's Web-based protection checks for dangerous sites and has the ability to mark up search results as well. Even so, a script that fully loads 100 Web sites took just 12 percent longer with Kaspersky installed, well below the suite average of 30 percent.
You'll see "Protected by Kaspersky" at Windows's Welcome screen, but its protection actually kicks in well before that point. System boot time rose by 15 percent with Kaspersky installed, a little higher than average. K7 Ultimate Security 11.0 ($69.96 direct for three licenses, 2.5 stars) and Norton 360 Version 5.0 ($79.99 direct for three licenses, 4.5 stars) had no measurable effect on boot time. For details on how I measure security suite performance see How We Test Security Suites for Performance.
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Kaspersky's spam filter took a long time to process messages. Normal people check mail all the time, so even Kaspersky's slow processing might not be noticed. Do expect a slow first mail download when you come back from vacation.
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Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 has a bold new look, and it makes good use of the huge Kaspersky Security Network database. The independent labs rate its antivirus protection at or near the top. Its firewall is smart enough that it rarely needs to ask the user for advice.
The suit's Safe Run feature virtualizes application activity or browser activity, allowing the user to safely investigate programs or Web sites that might not be safe. And the parental control system is more complete than what most suites offer.
On the other hand, the antivirus attained just average scores in my own tests and completely failed to remove one persistent threat. What seemed like a logical setting completely disabled the spam filter. And the parental control system's method for tracking secure social networking sites caused problems for all secure sites.
If Kaspersky Internet Security 2012's strong points align with your needs, it can be a good choice. If not, look elsewhere. Norton Internet Security 2011 ($69.99 direct for three licenses, 4.5 stars), PCMag's Editors Choice for security suites, is reliable, and it recently aced performance tests by AV-Comparatives.org.
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For this first time ever, the NFL is having Thursday night games every week. When I initially heard this, I thought it was great. Another night to watch football! Another night to gamble (click here) on NFL spreads!
But it's a couple weeks into the season now and I'm starting to realize Thursday Night Football might not be that great of a thing after all. At least not for me. Here are a few reasons why…
Too Much of a Time Commitment
As a married man, getting my wife to leave me alone on a Sunday afternoon to watch football is challenging. Ignoring her again on Monday can cause some fights. Now, the NFL is asking me commit to another night of football. Trying to watch football three nights of week, while also mixing in baseball pennant races, and still making time for my wife at the same time is damn-near impossible.
I like my wife. I enjoy spending time with her but I also like watching football. So I always feel conflicted. There are some men who have wives who enjoy watching football. I am not one of those men. My wife could not be any less interested. Luckily, she knows how much I love football and doesn't give me much crap on Sunday when I spend the afternoon watching football instead of going to Bed Bath & Beyond with her. Pulling that off three times in a week isn't so easy.
I really can't blame her for getting annoyed. Imagine if the roles were reversed. If she subjected me to three nights of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, I think I'd go crazy. One night is more than enough!
On top of all that, we don't even have any kids yet. Once we have a family, there's no way I'll be able to regularly watch these games.
Fantasy Football Becomes More Frustrating
Family obligations aren't the only reason I'm not a fan of Thursday Night Football. TNF really complicates the management of a fantasy football team. Key fantasy players who get banged up the week prior, might still be able to play Sunday, but because of the quick turnaround, a lot of times these guys are forced to sit. That leaves me to play guys like Mike Tolbert or David Wilson on Thursday night.
Then there's the opposite situation. You have a player who is a late scratch on Sunday. You go to put in his backup until you realize your backup already played on Thursday. Now you either have to drop someone you don't want to drop or settle for a goose egg in one position.
People Forget to Make Their Survivor Picks
Survivor leagues are always a fun, inexpensive way to make football even more exciting. I've been doing it for years and I've developed a routine. I wait until the end of the week and then decide on my pick on Saturday or Sunday morning when I have as much information as possible. Now a lot online leagues force people to make the pick by Thursday night, three days before most games are even played. Many people forget to make the pick by Thursday altogether and lose before they even pick a team.
I get why the NFL does this. It's another opportunity for football-crazed fans like myself to watch a game—which means more advertisers and more money. It's really a no-brainer for the NFL. But if it were up to me, I'd keep it to Sunday and Monday night.
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Despite signing a host of high-profile forwards, Sydney FC's attack will be down to bare bones for their inaugural FFA Cup match on Tuesday night as coach Graham Arnold refuses to take any fitness gambles before the start of the A-League season.
The Sky Blues will likely be without four of their potential starting strikers when they face Melbourne City in Ballarat. Marquee Marc Janko has been ruled out due to fitness concerns alongside fellow signings Alex Brosque and Shane Smeltz, while Bernie Ibini is unlikely to feature just 48 hours after playing for the A-League All Stars.
Serbian midfielder Milos Dimitrijevic is another in doubt for the clash after tweaking his quad muscle during training. The absences give youngsters Corey Gameiro and Chris Naumoff the responsibility of hitting the target against the newly rebranded A-League club.
Despite entering the knock-out competition with a first round clash against a top-tier opponent, Arnold is unwilling to risk players who are not at full fitness and is prepared to test the depth of his squad in a cut-throat situation.
"Because of the timing, I won't be taking any risks at all with players so we've got a number of players that are out for tomorrow's game," Arnold said. "The list is quite high. In the front line, Janko, Brosque, Smeltz. I've got to see how Bernie Ibini pulled up after last night, I thought he was only going to play 45 [minutes] but he ended up playing 70. It's a question of whether I take a risk of playing a player 48 hours after the game last night when he's not 100 per cent fit physically, so those guys are out."
With no video analysis of Melbourne City available, Sydney are preparing for the unknown in their FFA Cup debut as City spent the bulk of their pre-season away from Australia. David Villa is yet to arrive but City have included marquee signing Robert Koren in their squad alongside former Republic of Ireland international Damien Duff, who has been marked as their danger man by Arnold. Sydney's inability to study their opponent has forced Arnold to approach the match as another pre-season game with an emphasis on the start of the A-League season in early October.
"To be honest we've got no footage of Melbourne City this year because of a couple of games they played were in the UK. Obviously they recruited a lot of players and OK, David Villa is not here yet but I believe Damien Duff is. [Melbourne City coach] John [Van't Schip] has recruited a lot of youngsters and he has said in the media that he wants to recruit more players," Arnold said. "We'll go down there like all pre-season games. It really has nothing to do with the opposition, it's all to do with us. We've made a lot of changes on and off the field and it's going to take time for us to gel."


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Kendal Warriors 64
KENDAL Warriors were close to being back to full strength for their away trip to fellow Cumbrians Carlisle and were determined to prove that their win earlier in the year was no fluke.
Kendal started off well, racing off into a 24-2 lead largely due to a strong defensive effort which led to a number of scoring opportunities for Matt Basedow, Phil Mason and some long range shots for Gareth France.
But Kendal couldn't maintain this level of performance and this allowed Carlisle to eat into their lead.
The introduction of Kon Arfanis, Mike Smith and Luke Garnett allowed some much-needed rest for the Kendal team, noticeably Gareth France, who had pulled his hamstring, and Kevin Mason, who was increasingly on the receiving end of what was becoming a more and more physical game.
Kendal eventually managed to settle and maintained their advantage at the end of half as they led 40-27.
As the third quarter started Kendal regained the momentum and while only scoring 13 points, which were largely due to Kevin Mason's battling offensive performance against a Carlisle defence that continued to physically punish him, Kendal's own defence kept their opponents down to just six points. This quarter was perhaps more poignant for the loss of Keith McInnes, who was brought crashing down injuring his knee and keeping him out for most of the rest of the game. This again unsettled the Warriors as McInnes was as usual putting in another consistent and dependable performance.
Carlisle gambled in the fourth quarter putting, on a full court pressure defence which initially paid off by forcing Kendal into some needless mistakes.
But Kendal soon learned to cope and saw the game through running out fairly comfortably winners 64-50.
Scorers: G France 18, K Mason 16, M Basedow 14, P Mason 10, K McInnes 4, M Smith 2, K Arfanis 0, L Garnett 0.


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A resolution reaffirming its long-standing opposition to sectarian practices in public schools was adopted here today at the closing session of a four-day convention conducted by the National Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, a group affiliated with Conservative Judaism. The 1,000 delegates to the parley elected S. David Rosenzweig, of Trenton, N. J., as president, succeeding Philip Goldstein, of Washington, who was chosen honorary president.
Contending that protection of religious freedom, as guaranteed in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, "includes not only freedom for religion but also, necessarily, freedom from religious indoctrination or control," the organization stated in its resolution that many religious bodies support Church-State separation in the public schools "because it is essential for the preservation of liberty and freedom of conscience for all."
Two other resolutions urged the United States and Canada to bring to the United Nations "for prompt consideration and action" the threat to Israel's security posed by the recent Middle East developments and by the Arab refugee problem. The general resolution on this subject pointed out that Egypt's development of weapons, with the help of German scientists, and its sponsorship of the new Arab Federation, constitute "chief weapons" against Israel.
In regard to the Arab refugee problem, the convention urged the U. S. and Canadian governments to "initiate promptly effective steps," within the United Nations, "to settle the problem in a manner in accord with Justice and with the realities of the situation." Another resolution hailed Israel's 15th anniversary, saluting the Jewish State for the manner in which it has "faced problems of greatest magnitude" while "beset on all sides by hostile nations."


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AUSTRALIA'S triumphant women's cricketers hope their latest world title win will foster more growth in the game at grassroots level, and believe the aim of becoming professional athletes is no longer an unrealistic dream.
The Southern Stars arrived home on Thursday and the Victorian-based contingent carried with it the 50-over World Cup won in India that complements the Twenty20 world title won in Sri Lanka four months ago.
Those twin achievements might give Jodie Fields' side bragging rights as the most successful of Australia's current sporting teams, but the group also left Mumbai buoyed by the big step women's cricket took in the past month.
The latest edition of the World Cup has been hailed as one of the most successful in terms of the standard of play, the increased profile through television coverage and social media and the emergence of the West Indies and Sri Lanka.
Those teams are not traditionally powerful in women's cricket, but Australia coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick said their improvement meant there was now a ''big argument'' for the world champions to play more matches to help strengthen the pool.
The scarcity of regular international fixtures has Fitzpatrick thinking it will be a ''little bit off'' before Australia's best women players can consider quitting day jobs to train and play full-time, like their colleagues on the subcontinent.
But she said the women's game was now a lot closer to turning professional than it was during her own 15-year international career as a fast bowler, when there was a constant struggle for recognition.
''We always argued back in the day, the era I played in, we always had a good product we just never got seen. This product is better and it's getting seen, so it can only help,'' she said.
Jess Cameron, Australia's player of the match in both Monday's win over the West Indies and in the Twenty20 final against England, juggles cricket commitments with full-time work, but would love the chance to make a career in sport.
''It's something any sportsperson would aspire to if they're not already professional,'' she said.
''Everything is going the right way, I guess, and Cricket Australia is really supporting the women's program.''
Lisa Sthalekar's retirement means the Southern Stars comprise a team of players in their 20s - although emerging star Holly Ferling is 17 - and Fitzpatrick said the younger players would appeal to the sport's next generation.
The participation rate of females in cricket is already growing, as Cricket Australia figures show it had 150,000 girls and women play with teams in 2011-12, a jump of 27 per cent on the previous summer.
''The exposure on telly is something that's going to draw them [girls to cricket] and the fact we had success across the whole group rather than looking to one or two players,'' Fitzpatrick said.
''We're talking about more names now so young girls have got people to aspire to. I think it's fantastic. We've got to not only make sure we attract these girls but make it exciting and retain them for a long time.''


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The Wall Street Journal today highlights the need for a new Architecture of Abundance with domestic oil production at its highest level in two decades. Advancements in technology and innovation have flipped the scales from energy scarcity to a new era of energy abundance. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) is working to ensure the proper infrastructure is in place to realize our newfound energy potential. In July, Upton wrote, "Instead of holding on to outmoded laws and regulations, we need to build the new Architecture of Abundance to create jobs, power our economy, and lower prices to consumers." As one analyst told The Wall Street Journal, the impact of abundant energy supplies on the economy is "one of the best things that has happened in our economy in the past 10 years. It is better than the iPad." We just need to ensure we have the right policies in place to fulfill our energy future.
Pipeline-Capacity Squeeze Reroutes Crude Oil
More U.S. oil is moving via truck, barge and train than at any point since 1981
August 26, 2013
More crude oil is moving around the U.S. on trucks, barges and trains than at any point since the government began keeping records in 1981, as the energy industry devises ways to get around a pipeline-capacity shortage to take petroleum from new wells to refineries.
The improvised approach is creating opportunities for transportation companies even as it strains roads and regulators. And it is a precursor to what may be a larger change: the construction of more than $40 billion in oil pipelines now under way or planned for the next few years, according to energy adviser Wood Mackenzie.
"We are in effect re-plumbing the country," says Curt Anastasio, chief executive of NuStar Energy LP, a pipeline company in San Antonio. Oil is "flowing in different directions and from new places."
U.S. oil production has reached its highest level in two decades, while imports have fallen dramatically. A system built to import oil and deliver it to coastal refineries has become ill-equipped to handle rising production in Texas, North Dakota and Canada's Alberta province.
"All of the pipes are pointed in the wrong direction," says Harold York, an oil researcher at Wood Mackenzie. "We are turning the last 70 years of oil-industry history in North America on its head, and we are turning it on its head in the next 10 to 15 years."
With oil prices persistently above $100 a barrel, companies drilling new wells don't want to forgo revenue while they wait years for new pipelines. That leaves them with trucks, trains and barges to move an increasing amount of crude. …
In the Eagle Ford, a large four-year-old South Texas oil field, production has grown to more than 500,000 barrels a day, from less than 1,000 in 2009, according to state statistics. Getting that torrent out of the sparsely populated region has required modifications to the oil-delivery system.
For example, last year NuStar reversed a 16-inch pipeline built to carry crude imported from Africa and Europe northward from the Port of Corpus Christi. Now, the pipeline flows south, taking delivery from hundreds of trucks that fill up at individual wells. Some of the 175,000 barrels a day moving through the pipe is loaded onto barges at Corpus Christi and towed toward refineries near Houston.
Earlier this year, Phillips 66 began putting some of this crude on ships for a 2,200-mile journey around Florida to its refinery in Linden, N.J. …
Steve Kean, president and chief operating officer of Kinder Morgan Inc., one of several interrelated companies that own or operate 82,000 miles of North American pipeline, says government agencies thoroughly vet new projects.
Falling imports, infrastructure investments and increased manufacturing are just some of the benefits of newly abundant energy supplies, he says. "This has got to be one of the best things that has happened in our economy in the past 10 years. It is better than the iPad."
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The popular "dolphin-safe" labels used to market tuna sold in the U.S. are illegal because they restrict too much trade, a World Trade Organization panel ruled Thursday in handing a partial victory to Mexico.
The WTO panel concluded the labels authorized by the U.S. Commerce Department "are more trade-restrictive than necessary to achieve a legitimate objective" of letting consumers know whether dolphins were accidentally harmed in tuna fishing.
It said the labels protect dolphins in U.S. waters but "only partially fulfill" that goal elsewhere. But the panel rejected Mexico's claim its tuna products are treated differently than those of the U.S. or other nations.
"The WTO ruling is a crushing blow to the label 'dolphin-safe' and opens the way for Mexican producers to enter the U.S. market without restrictions, as is their right," Mexican Economy Secretary Bruno Ferrari said.
U.S. officials could not immediately be reached for comment, but they can appeal Thursday's decision.
"Should the U.S. appeal, the final result would be released late in the first quarter of 2012," Ferrari said. "If such an appeal is again unfavorable and the country chooses not to abide by an adverse ruling, Mexico would have the right, under the rules of the organization, to impose trade retaliation."
Mexico's tuna industry in 2010 was 131,000 tons, with a value of 5.5 billion pesos ($426 million). Figures from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization show that Mexico is ranked No. 12 in world production of tuna.
Schools of tuna tend to gather and swim around some species of dolphins in ocean waters. Fishermen often have located underground clusters of tuna by tracking dolphins on the surface with speedboats and helicopters, then circling them with nets to get at the tuna underneath.
Tuna fishing is a multibillion-dollar global industry. In 1990, the U.S. adopted a law intended to protect dolphins by encouraging consumers to buy tuna products packaged as "dolphin-safe."
Mexico, which invested heavily in tuna fishing in the 1980s, argued the U.S. rules led the three major processors of tuna brands sold in the United States _ StarKist, Bumblebee and Chicken of the Sea _ to exclude its products.
Mexico brought the case in 2009, contending the U.S. labels on cans and pouches of tuna were illegal because they effectively excluded Mexican yellowfin tuna from the U.S. market and caused a third of the nation's tuna fleet to shut down.
The Latin American country claimed its tuna production complied with international standards on reducing the accidental capture of dolphins in commercial fishing nets, but said U.S. rules prohibited Mexico from using the "dolphin-safe" label needed to sell the product in the United States.
The WTO panel backed Mexico's argument that the U.S. labels on cans and pouches of tuna aren't necessarily the best way to keep consumers informed whether dolphins were hurt, and that a reliance on stricter fishing rules and other conservation approaches "does not seem to create greater risks to dolphins."
Advocacy group Public Citizen predicted a backlash against the WTO over a ruling that pits environmental issues versus trade.
Lori Wallach, who oversees the group's global trade monitoring program, said U.S. consumers rely on the labels to make smart choices and prohibiting them "is among the few things likely to unite Americans across the political spectrum."
Katherine Corcoran contributed to this report from Mexico City.
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Brooke vs. The Goonies
Brooke is 28 years old, lives in Atlanta and will never watch The Goonies. For many children of the 80s, Richard Donner's 1985 kiddie adventure flick is a cultural touchstone, its hidden-treasure fueled romp through secret caves and the mire of pre-adolescence still wildly beloved to this day. But she really couldn't care less.


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The two series are among a few of rookies which make it onto the list, which still includes such award-winning series as 'Modern Family', 'The Good Wife' and 'Boardwalk Empire'.
The race for the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards has officially begun with the announcement of its nominees on early Wednesday, December 14. Among the bunch, there are only a few of newbies which manage to put their actors/actresses in the run for the coveted titles.
In the Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series, for example, there is Jessica Lange of FX's new series "American Horror Story". She is pitted against Kathy Bates ("Harry's Law"), Glenn Close ("Damages"), Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife") and Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer").
"Game of Thrones", which has got warm reception during its first season, is nominated for the best ensemble in drama along with "Boardwalk Empire", "Breaking Bad", "Dexter" and "The Good Wife". Another new series which makes it onto the list is USA's "Suits". Its actor Patrick J. Adams lands on male star in drama series category alongside Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire"), Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights"), Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") and Michael C. Hall ("Dexter").
Leading in terms of number is "Modern Family" which gets 5 nods. It leads Sofia Vergara to snatch a nomination for best female actor in comedy for the second time. This year, she faces off her own co-star Julie Bowen as well as Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie"), Tina Fey ("30 Rock") and Betty White ("Hot in Cleveland").
Comedienne White also grabs another nomination through her role on TV movie "The Lost Valentine". Scoring 2 nods this year, the 89-year-old actress states, "This is incredible to be recognized by my fellow members of the Screen Actors Guild for two of my favorite projects." She praises her co-workers on both projects before adding, "Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
The 18th annual SAG Awards will hand out the kudos for the winners in both TV and movie field on Sunday, January 29. The prize-giving event will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS starting at 8 P.M. EST.
2012 SAG Award Nominations in TV:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
- Laurence Fishburne - "Thurgood"
- Paul Giamatti - "Too Big to Fail"
- Greg Kinnear - "The Kennedys"
- Guy Pearce - "Mildred Pierce"
- James Woods - "Too Big to Fail"
- Diane Lane - "Cinema Verite"
- Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
- Emily Watson - "Appropriate Adult"
- Betty White - "Hallmark Half of Fame: The Lost Valentine"
- Kate Winslet - "Mildred Pierce"
- Patrick J. Adams - "Suits"
- Steve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire"
- Kyle Chandler - "Friday Night Lights"
- Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
- Michael C. Hall - "Dexter"
- Kathy Bates - "Harry's Law"
- Glenn Close - "Damages"
- Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story"
- Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
- Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer"
- Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
- Ty Burrell - "Modern Family"
- Steve Carell - "The Office"
- Jon Cryer - "Two and a Half Men"
- Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family"
- Julie Bowen - "Modern Family"
- Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie"
- Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
- Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family"
- Betty White - "Hot in Cleveland"
- "30 Rock"
- "The Big Bang Theory"
- "Glee"
- "Modern Family"
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The Maslin kids and other victims of flight MH17 will be remembered by the Fremantle Dockers at tonight's match against Carlton at Patersons Stadium.
Players will wear black armbands during the game as a mark of respect for the 298 lives lost.
There will also be a video tribute on the big screens and a guard of honour formed by friends of Mo, Evie and Otis Maslin who were killed in the disaster.
The young Maslin kids were avid Dockers fans and members of the Fremantle Football Club.
Fremantle vice-captain Lee Spurr revealed on Fox Footy's AFL 360 last night that the club would honour the Maslins because of their long association with the club.
Dockers midfielder Michael Barlow told Radio 6PR the players were honoured to be part of the tribute to the Maslins and others that had lost their lives on MH17.
"To be able to make a little gesture like that tonight, knowing that they were keen Fremantle fans and members … it's the littlest thing we could do - to run out and pay tribute to them in that way," Barlow said.
"When we talked about it, Ross (Lyon) stood up and said that it really does put life into perspective."
The club has asked those attending the match to take time to reflect on how the tragedy has affected the local community.
On Sunday, Scotch College, where Mo was a year seven student, will hold a service of celebration and thanksgiving for family and friends of the Maslins and the Norrises.
The siblings' grandfather Nick Norris also died in the crash.
- David Prestipino and AAP


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NEW BRAUNFELS - Rescue workers responded to an unusual incident in New Braunfels Wednesday night after a high school student climbed up a stadium light pole and refused to come down.
Officials said the student was 125 feet up in the air when they arrived. They had to wait about four hours for a ladder that would reach high enough to bring the student to safety.
After another two hours of negotiations, the 16-year-old student finally came down.
Police said the boy was dehydrated but not seriously hurt. He was taken to a hospital for examination.
The school did not say why the student climbed the light police or if he would face disciplinary action.
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India's Dhruv medium twin has reportedly impressed state oil corporation ONGC, which manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) says has a pressing need for a medium-class helicopter, for use in its offshore operations. Early last month the helicopter demonstrated Performance Class I criteria with 14 passengers on board, at all stages of a sector from Juhu, Mumbai, to Bombay High South Field, 80 miles off the coast. Temperatures at this time of year in India can climb as high at 104 degrees F.
First civil deliveries of the Dhruv are imminent, according to an HAL spokesman in Bangalore. The first of two helicopters for the regional government of Jharkhand is ready, with the second due for completion later this year. As it turns out, a reported order for 20 civil airframes, from Mumbai-based offshore operator Azal Aviation, never advanced beyond a memorandum of understanding. However, the spokesman told AIN that a recent change of management at Azal might present new opportunities.


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Whether you have been naughty or nice you have equal chances of winning this Mayfield Legacy. We've teamed up with Framus to give you a chance to put this Vintage Sunburst under the tree and make some great music. The Legacy is a semi hollowbody with laminated Mahogany top and back, solid Mahogany sides, a Mahogany neck with Rosewood fingerboard, and 22 frets featuring IFT (Invisible Fretwork Technology), and PLEK fretwork. It features a pair of Seymour Duncan Vintage Soapbar SP90 pickups, faithful recreations of the original P90, wound with plain enamel wire on the same Leesona winder that wound the 1950s versions for authentic vintage tone. The Mayfield Legacy also features fluorescent side dots, Sperzel Trim-Lok machine heads, a Graph Tech Black Tusq low friction nut, Tone Pros Tune-O-Matic bridge, and Cleartone Strings gauged .010" – .046". In the IFT system, the fret slots are not cut across the entire fingerboard. Instead, two millimeters of wood remain on each side, resulting in a 'U' profile which increases neck stability against twisting and improves the transfer of vibrations into the instrument. The system also prevents fret ends from extending beyond the edge of the fingerboard and impeding player comfort.
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WINDERMERE, Fla. - Orange County deputies said they have identified the two teens found dead in connection to officer Robert German's death.
Deputies said Brandon Goode and Alexandria Hollinghurst, both 18 years old from Davenport, were the pair found dead in the bushes.
The shooting happened at around 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the area of Conroy Windermere Road and Horizon Circle.
Windermere Police Chief David Ogden said Officer Robert "Robbie" German, 31, was checking with two individuals walking down the road when he called for officer backup.
"Orange County Sheriff's Office and Orlando Police Department responded," Ogden said. "When officers arrived on scene they found Officer German had been shot and they did a rescue on Officer German."
Four Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies, one Orlando police officer and one Ocoee police officer were part of the tactical rescue German.
German was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center by authorities, where he died.
"Our condolences to the family of Officer Robert German," Ogden said. "Our hearts and thoughts and prayers go out to the family."
Goode and Hollinghurst were found dead across street from the shooting scene at 9350 Conroy/Windermere Road. They are considered suspicious individuals, deputies said.
"It appears they likely committed suicide," said Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings.
Deputies said they don't believe there are any other suspects in the shooting.
The Sheriff's Office is conducting conduct the investigation into the officer's death.
German had been with the force for five years and had just returned from being on light duty while recovering from surgery. Ogden said German was one of the best officers on the force.


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Whether it's twists, locks, an afro, or curls more and more women are wearing natural hair styles. One local group is holding an event to celebrate, embrace and support the natural hair movement.
On May 18, 2014, Simply Natural Organicals presents the 3rd Annual North Florida Simply Natural Hair, Beauty and Wellness Expo. It's an event organizers say embraces the "grassroots" concept of uniting a community under one roof to celebrate, embrace and support the natural hair community.
Organizers say the expo will consist of natural hair, beauty and wellness workshops on product knowledge, natural hair care and maintenance, live natural hair demonstrations, a Nubian themed fashion show as well as self-empowerment, beauty and wellness workshops. It will also feature live performances by artists in the North Florida and surrounding areas, and a barber/stylist showcase. Organizers say visitors can also shop with local entrepreneurs and national vendors that will be displaying various products, jewelry, accessories and other items.
The 3rd Annual North Florida Simply Natural Hair, Beauty and Wellness Expo will be held on Sunday, May 18th, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Jacksonville Marriott at 4670 Salisbury Road, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Tickets are 10 dollars in advance and 20 dollars at the door.
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Beijing, Oct 1 (IANS) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic moved into the China Open second round Tuesday with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic.
Defending champion Djokovic was never troubled by World No. 46 Rosol, who just won 11 points in the one-sided first set.
"I needed to be very fresh from the start and try to bring that intensity, positive intensity to the court, and that's what happened," Djokovic was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
"I didn't want to underestimate my opponent, knowing that he had a few big wins in his career and he has a big serve."
The 26-year-old Serbian next faces Spain's Fernando Verdasco, the world no. 31, who saw off Indian qualifier Somdev Devvarman 7-6 (6), 6-3 Tuesday.


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Come Together is the third and final installment of The Cityscape Series after Come Undone and Come Alive.
With a single decision, Olivia Germaine's fantasy has become a reality. Now she is faced with two commitments: one she must make and one she must break. But in order to accept a love she never thought possible, Olivia will have to let go of the broken past that defines her - and of deeply-rooted fears that could ruin everything.
Everything is what David Dylan wants to give her, and it's what he wants in return. He must prove to Olivia that despite his playboy ways, he's worth leaving behind the stable future her husband can offer her. David is a man who always gets what he wants...but this time, he may be fighting for something unattainable.
Can Olivia escape the past that threatens to consume her? And can David break through to her before it does?
©2013 Jessica Hawkins (P)2015 Jessica Hawkins
"Awesome book"
Wow, the three books that make up this story are all brilliant and this last one is so well written. The narrator is brilliant and I will certainly buy more from this author
"Long and brining"
I really enjoyed this series until the final installment. The story dragged out longer than it needed. The characters seemed much more immature from the previous two books. I found myself resenting Olivia and her constant back-and-forth. The only redeeming quality of this book was Andi Arndt and her superb narration.
"Jessica Hawkins slays it again!"
Yes and I do! I listen to the whole series regularly. Something about it is so intriguing and flawed and sexy and utterly perfect - words can't describe it.
Jessica Hawkin's brilliant mind and ability to weave a story so flawlessly!
ALL of it!
Following your heart isn't always the easiest thing to do.
Read everything ever written by Jessica Hawkins - you'll forever love her. She's brilliant.
"4.5 stars"
Loved this series and this was a great ending to it- staying true to each of the characters. Thought provoking, entertaining, eye opening, great sex and ultimately one hell of a series.

Would love to get Gretchen and Brian's story.
True to character and played all the emotions perfectly
One glance. One chance encounter. One life changing whirlwind.
"Nice Ending to The Series"
The first and second book were are a little slow at some points but I did highly enjoy this series.
"Why do you have to end!"
In book 3 we now know who she picks. This book was just amazing and so truthful for fiction. This is not your ordinary HEA romance book, people are hurt, friendships will be tested, and some friendships will even end, it is sad but that is life. But at the End Liv did what was best for her.
I don't want to give to many of the details out, as i don't want to spoil it for you. But if you like books that are real, powerful and raw this is series is for you! Trust me you don't want to miss it.
The only thing I'm upset with is that i seems the author set it up to have a spin off with Liv's BFF but at the end you will see that sadly i just don't think it will happen.
"David the Dick"
In the first 2 books, I didn't particularly like either Olivia or David. In book 3, David the Dick showed his true colors.
In the first 4 hours, David slaps, bites, restrains, and bullies Olivia into an subtly abusive relationship complete with expensive gifts. David insists on controlling every part of her life, even when the stupid girl can go to the bathroom.
Olivia, desperate for affection and attention, is tricked into believing that violent, degrading sex is romantic and erotic. How stupid and pathetic! Truly strong and mature men don't get sexually excited by hurting their partners.
I gave up about half way through Coming Together, when I stopped hoping that either David or Olivia would develop into interesting people. The author is obviously very talented; if only she would write stronger female characters and less violent & dominating males.
"Loved LOVED loved this series"
I'm sad that it's done but this series was incredible! It's definitely going in my favorites!
I really hope the author adds to this series!! The mix of fantasy and reality draws you in and leaves you wanting to know what lays a head in the characters future.
"Pure Romance!"
Narration - Andi Arndt - Fabulous
I really enjoyed this book but there were also parts that I disliked.
Finally, we get Liv and David together, but there is still an awful lot of waffling on Olivia's part.
Bill is a total Wanker in this one. He's obviously distraught at the loss of Liv to the point of lying to her to try to turn her against David. Then he's calling her names, man handling her, etc... So, I could understand that behavior, because he's obviously distraught, but what bothered me is that Liv was listening to him. Letting it poison her thoughts and causing her to waffle even more.
David is still a dream boat, but he really got a little over the top with his Mr. Bossy pants routine. He's still extremely romantic and I adore how much he loves Liv, but there's protective and possessive and there's just being a dick. He was almost in the dick camp in this book.
Finally, there was almost too much sex in this book for me. There's some really hot scenes in this book, some really romantic scenes, and then just some gratuitous scenes - because we just have to have some of that sex act in here. It didn't stop my listening, but I did tune out a bit on a few of them.
With that said, I still have to give a big thumbs up to this series. Overall, it's romantic and sexy and I'm feeling a big book hangover right now. I think I could just listen to a recording of Andi saying sweet nothing in David's voice. *sigh* Oh and Liv! For gods sake! Give that man a baby!
"Unpredictable Ending!"
This is the third book in the Cityscape Series. If you have not read both of the previous books, PLEASE STOP reading my review. My review MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. This is your LAST WARNING, stop reading unless you want to be annoyed!
The cliffhanger ending in Come Alive (book number two in Cityscape Series) has been decided early on in Come Together. Now begins the hard work and consequences for Olivia and her decisions.
What is to become of her many relationships, with her husband, David, her friends and coworkers? Will they just judge Olivia's actions and if so, does Olivia care?
While the end was a different outcome than I expected, it (including the epilogue) wrap this series up in a neat little bow without any leaving the listener to wonder about any of the characters. I appreciate a definitive end to a trilogy, a book or a series.
I have read some reviewers who did not like the main characters, to them I ask, "Why did you even bother with book number three?" The characters evolve from innocence – for the lack of a better word – in book one. Their true colors are revealed by the end of book two.
Several complain about the relationships styles, calling the male partner (I'm not telling you who that is) as dominant and Olivia as submissive. There are other, rather obvious, facts that are brought to light rather early in the series. If you don't like the style of book, don't purchase it, the huge genre of erotic/contemporary romance runs the gamut.
The summary provides an accurate description of the book, read it.
The performance by Andi Ardnt is perfection. I do not know how she can make her voice soft, breathy and feminine and with the same set of pipes sound husky as needed for the male characters. She is a talented voice actor.
Jessica Hawkins grabbed my attention with book number one. As soon as I finished it I settled in for the long wait for book number two – which my friend pointed out about a week later was already out! I was fortunate to have some inside info relating to the date that the third book would drop and was very happy that from start to finish there was only about a one month waiting period. Perfect!
Notes: Mature themes and situations, strong language and definitely for the 18-year-old plus listener. Stars overall 5, performance 4, story 3.5–4.
*I did this receive this in exchange for my review but have no reservations about recommending it to those who like a spicy, edgy, romantic trilogy that is deeper than much of the flow that passes for romance these days.
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POLICE say they are taking steps to address the problem of speeding cars along a country lane in Bradshaw — but will not be able to enforce the speed limit in the near future.
More than 300 people signed a petition calling on officers to review the speed limit in Bradshaw Road after numerous accidents and complaints along the 40mph stretch.
Neighbourhood roads policing manager Heath Pemberton, of Greater Manchester Police, said the force was aware of the issues and would calculate how many cars were speeding over a week-long period.
He said: "The police take speeding very seriously but this particular location is largely unsuitable at present to carry out enforcement due to there being double white lines on the road.
"This, therefore, makes it unsafe to park a speed enforcement vehicle.
"However we are in the process of surveying specific areas on the road to assess whether we will be able to carry out future enforcement.
"We have also recently purchased new speed equipment which will allow us to carry out speed enforcement without the use of a vehicle and the equipment will be in use shortly.
"In the interim, we will assess the vehicle speeds at the location by installing a counter over a week period. This will capture vehicle speed data and we can then consider enforcement at this location."
Grandfather-of-three and Bradshaw Road resident Roy Adams welcomed the step but said more needed to be done before someone was seriously injured or killed.
The 68-year-old retired building site manager said: "It's a step in the right direction, but some of it is hokum.
"There are three different places along the road where they can park off-road and see what they need to see.
"My concern is for the elderly and the children around here. Someone has to be killed before they will do anything about it, and that is totally wrong."


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"Small Is Beautiful"
In a January 1, 2009 article in Hindustan Times, Booz & Company Partner Vikas Sehgal advised India's auto industry to look at the long-term effects of the current recession and invest in research & development. "This is the time when we should be investing heavily in research and development and preparing ourselves for the new world order that will emerge from the debris of this recession," said Sehgal. "India's auto industry has a very good chance of emerging as a front runner in the post-2012 scenario, but the preparation for that has to start now." According to the newspaper, the nation's car manufacturers are already taking that advice: By the end of the first quarter of 2009, the Tatas' Rs 1-lakh car or Nano is expected to hit the roads. Meantime, General Motors already employs 1,600 engineers at its Bangalore headquarters, while Maruti Suzuki is doubling its engineering staff to 1,000 by 2011. And Hyundai, which has already made India its export hub, is ramping up its workforce from 250 to 800 people at its R&D center in Hyderabad. (Sehgal also discussed R&D needs in the auto industry with the Press Trust of India Limited in a December 24, 2008 article)


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Meet Sara Jocham, assistant superintendent of special education at Capistrano Unified School District
Jocham, who started her career as a speech pathologist, worked as an administrator in Long Beach Unified School District and oversaw the East San Gabriel Valley Special Education Local Plan Areas for the Los Angeles County Office of Education.
Jocham has an 11-year-old daughter with autism, and she brings her personal and professional experience to bear in her roles on two state special education advisory boards.
Q. What are the two boards on which you serve, and what is your role on each?
A. The first is the Advisory Commission for Special Education. I was appointed by the State Board of Education. It's a 15-member advisory commission and we present information to the Legislature, to the governor, to the state board in terms of best policies and practices for special education. There are governor's appointees, state board appointees, legislator's appointees. And a certain number are appointed as parents; I applied as a parent.
Q. Why did you apply?
A. I love my job. I love special education. I want to use my 20-plus years of experience in special education and help make changes statewide. As a parent, I see how things are different on that side of the table. It seemed like there were times when even with all of my knowledge and all of my expertise and with an Individualized Education Program team who knew who I was and what my job was, that it was still a challenge to get a proper IEP for my child.
Q. And you're looking at IEPs in your role on the commission?
A. I'm on its quality support and services subcommittee. We just started looking at what other states are doing in shifting their IEPs towards being more student-centered or strength-based – those IEPs look at what are the student's strengths versus their areas of deficit. Right now, the IEP's goals are written in areas that the child has a deficit, such as if they're behind in reading or if they're behind in math.
Q. How do you think that change would be received by parents?
A. It's really going to depend on what we find out. There are people who are comfortable with the status quo, but there are also many people who I talk to that say the yearly IEP meeting is sad. It's hard because it basically tells them how far behind their child is. The way I understand strength-based, the focus is on what they've done and how to keep them moving forward rather than say, "They are still two years behind," or, "They are not able to do these things like they're peers."
Q. What's the second advisory board?
A. The other is relatively new: It's the Statewide Special Education Taskforce. This is a private commission, and the funding for it came from the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. They had people from all over the state apply; they were looking for people who have different areas of expertise. We're looking at all areas of special education, and they've broken us up into subcommittees: teacher preparation and credentialing, assessments, early education and funding – that's the one I'm on. At the California Special Education Local Plan Areas, I'm the chair of the finance committee, so it was a natural fit. We're looking at how we need to plan our budgets for students with special education with the new Local Control Funding Formula.
Q. How has special education funding changed under the new formula?
A. It hasn't at this point. On the Local Control Accountability Plan template, every question asks about students with special needs and students with disabilities. (The plans are required by the state under the new funding formula, and call on school districts to set student achievement goals and to explain how, and with how much money, they will meet those goals.) What that means for us is ensuring the district doesn't say, "They're special education, their (special) money is over there." There are special funding sources for special education. We get federal money called Local Educational Agency grants and state money under AB 602 (the state law that dictates the funding structure for special education). Throughout California, 35 to 40 percent of special education funding comes from districts' general funds, so that means the special money we get isn't enough to serve our kids. We have to explain that special education students are district kids first. They deserve access to whatever that base funding is, and because they're special education, we're going to layer on top of that the special funding.
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I see many tutorials for creating Themes/Icons etc., and they seem to all be for the iPhone and I am just wondering if this process works the same for the iPod touch?? I have downloaded Paintnet because many say it is just as good as Photoshop, and I have Gimp and WinSCP already downloaded to my Vista. So my question is this, can I use what I have to create my own Themes/Icons etc. for my iPod touch? I want to get started on this, but I feel that the tutorials are not made for newbies and not to be rude they are not specific enough in what you need completely. Like if there is a tutorial for newbies on how to create Themes/Icons etc. for their iPod touches, and to start from the beginning. So if you can state exactly what they would need to begin with (like what programs to use or download) then what you would need to convert the Themes/Icons/Wallpaper/Docks to png format and then to WinSCP to transfer to the iPod touch. Not saying that the tutorials are not good or informative but they are not easy to follow for newbies, so not to step on feet but can someone create a step by step easy to read on how to create Themes/Icons etc. for newbies. I do have one member interested, but if someone could join him on this that would be great. I just want to get started and also once I get the hang of it, I can than share them with others like many do on here.
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 17 points to 12,505.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 1.50 points to 1,349.80. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 2.50 points to 2,519.50.
A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were lower today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index dropped 0.24%, London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.57%, French CAC 40 Index gained 0.02% and German DAX 30 index dropped 0.61%.
Asian markets ended mostly lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gaining 2.20%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 0.77% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropping 0.24%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.24% and India's Sensex dropped 0.88%.
Broker Recommendation Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Roper Industries (NYSE: ROP) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for Roper Industries has been raised from $112 to $130.
Roper Industries shares gained 0.64% to close at $107.69 yesterday.
Breaking news
- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) today announced an agreement to acquire Contego Cartons, a leading food and consumer product packaging company based in the United Kingdom. To read the full news, click here.
- JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO) today announced that it will change the ratio of its American Depositary Shares to ordinary shares from one (1) ADS representing one (1) ordinary share to one ADS representing five (5) ordinary shares, effective on December 10, 2012. To read the full news, click here.
- Acacia Research (NASDAQ: ACTG) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized a program for repurchases of shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. To read the full news, click here.
- InterOil (NYSE: IOC) is pleased to have been notified by the Prime Minister Hon. Peter O'Neill that the National Executive Council (NEC) of Papua New Guinea has approved InterOil's LNG development project in the Gulf Province. To read the full news, click here.
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STERLING -- Dianne F. Pertee, age 69, of 13764 Kauffman Ave., Sterling, passed away, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at Medina Hospital following a long illness and was surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Services will be Tuesday, 11 a.m. at Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, 2284 Benden Dr., Wooster, with Glenn Hawkins, minister of Massillon Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery in Sterling.
Visitation will be this evening from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the Rittman Church Of Christ, 130 N. Main St., Rittman.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.custerglenn.com.
She was born on Aug. 2, 1943, in Marion to Harry P. "Puffy" and Sarah "Luella" (Beckwith) Lutz and has been a Sterling resident for all of her life.
She married Troy J. "TJ" Pertee Sr. at Puffy and Luella's residence in Sterling on Jan. 30, 1960. He survives.
She was co-owner along with her husband, operating the Pertee Monument Co. in Wooster for the last 28 years.
She was a member of the Rittman Church of Christ; enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing and most of all, spending time with her family and numerous friends throughout the years.
In addition to her loving husband, she is survived by two sons, Troy J. (Valerie) Pertee Jr. of Massillon and Jimmer (Denise) Pertee of Sterling; six grandchildren, Nichole (David) Guthrie, Elizabeth, Erica and Will Rivera, Jennifer (Philip) Wigal and Matthew Pertee; six great-grandchildren, Adriana, Gabriella, Lincoln, Ethan and Gracelynn Diane; a sister-in-law, Gail Lutz, of Renovo, Pa. and her lifelong best friend and daily caregiver, Marylou.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Harry Richard "Dick" Lutz.
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Take Two Tylenol For Your Existential Crisis And Call Me In The Morning
In what might be the most wonderful study about existential angst to ever be performed, researchers at the University of British Columbia discovered that the same pill that helps soothe your stress headache may help mitigate the sense of doom you feel when confronting the meaning of life. That's heavy. Let that sink in. Tylenol may be the antidote to the human condition. My inner Goth is doing the pain dance right now. If only I had known about the magic of Tylenol from the age 14 to 30. Maybe things would have been easier. But enough about me. Back to the experiment, the methodology of which was straight out of a Kubrick film.
The researchers divided participants into two groups. Some members of the first group were given Tylenol and others a placebo. Then they were asked to talk about what happens to their bodies after they die. Next, they were asked to hypothetically determine the amount of bail to set for a prostitute. In both instances, those who took the Tylenol felt less anxiety when discussing such macabre topics. OH. It gets even more maudlin. The second group was made to watch a "surreal, confusing" film by David Lynch (yes, please!) . Then they were asked to determine punishment for people inciting a riot. Again, the Tylenol users fared better in these existentially complex situations.
"The new finding is that, if participants had taken Tylenol, this effect (of people who are unsettled or uneasy making harsher judgments) disappeared entirely and they looked just like the control group that hadn't talked about their death or watched the unpleasant (film) clip," the head researcher said.
First of all, I'm going out to buy a huge ass bottle of Tylenol. Secondly, I'd like to meet the person who thought up this experiment because he or she is clearly the kind of genius who I need to be friends with. Lastly, I'd like to throw a weekly existentialism party where I set up these sort of morally and spiritually complex situations and see how people react. Like, I'll make everyone read Kierkegaard and then ask them to watch people on YouTube taking the Condom Challenge. There will be wine and a big bowl of Tylenol on my coffee table. You would come to my existential party, right? Wait. Don't answer that question until you've popped a Tylenol. [The Star]


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