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If you've got an N-Gage you'll probably want to check out the free (as in no cost to you) game
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Viral outbreak sends Snakes slithering onto N-Gage game decks worldwide
3D revamp of world's most famous mobile game for free download
January 25, 2005 – From the dark winter depths of the Finnish wilderness, a viral outbreak has begun, with a new generation of Snakes coming to the N-Gage platform. Available for free download from http://www.snakesoutbreak.com starting today, this latest incarnation of the world's most famous mobile game will infect N-Gage game deck users with that familiar Snakes desire to see how long you can go. Multiplayer games will quickly turn into a slippery session with support for up to 4 players via Bluetooth wireless technology. Players can start their own viral outbreak by sharing their "infection†with other N-Gage owners; a full copy of Snakes can easily be transmitted by Bluetooth connection.
"Snakes is the most famous mobile game ever, so we thought it was entirely appropriate to bring a new generation to the N-Gage platform,†said Pasi Pölönen, Director, Game Publishing, Nokia. "The unique method of viral distribution via Bluetooth, plus the free download, means that practically every N-Gage owner can enjoy the addictive gameplay and upload their high scores to the N-Gage Arena.â€
Snakes takes players deep into the interstitial space that exists in between the atoms, electrons and quarks that form matter. This constant struggle between the elements provides the perfect backdrop for 42 levels of intense and sometimes mind-boggling action. Players must navigate each level, searching for power boosts, travel along power paths and stay alert to avoid obstacles. Some levels are double-sided, forcing players to play both sides.
Visit http://www.snakesoutbreak.com to download a copy of the game and check out a lot of other cool stuff. You can send free SMS or e-mail pranks to your friends, watch the Snakes 3D in action. Most of all, just have a laugh, since the website is absolutely hilarious.
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The 2009 season was one for the Blue Raider record books and one that will live in the memories of Blue Raider fans for decades to come. The season ended on a high note with a seventh straight victory by beating Southern Miss 42-32 in the New Orleans Bowl on Sunday night.
The 10 win season is the first in the FBS era, which provides a good jumping off point to showcase the 10 coolest things about this season (in no particular order).
DASHER'S SMASHING SEASON- Any lingering questions about Dwight Dasher's ability to lead a team were laid to rest this season. The junior quarterback had one of the most outstanding seasons in Blue Raider history. He became the first Blue Raider to pass for 2,000 yards and rush
for 1,000 yards in the same season and set single-season marks in total offense, touchdown passes, total plays, and rushing yards by a quarterback. He accounted for more than 70 percent of MT's total offense and 36 of the team's 47 offensive touchdowns. Over his final seven games, Dasher threw 15 touchdown passes and just six interceptions.
SCHOLARSHIPS NOT REQUIRED- MT's wide receiver unit got a big boost this year from a pair of walkons, sophomore Shane Blissard and freshman Harold Turner. The duo ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, on the team in receiving. Blissard and Turner combined for more than 500 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Turner's 15.9 yards per catch average was the highest of any player on the team with 10 or more receptions. MT also got outstanding special teams play from walkon Sherman Neal, who scored a touchdown against Florida Atlantic. In all, 10 walkons played for the Raiders this year.
DEFENSE BABY- Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz's unit was phenomenal in 2009. The Blue Raiders were disciplined yet nasty in setting a school record for sacks and leading the nation in tackles for loss. The defense finished the year ranked best in the Sun Belt.
SMOTHERING SECONDARY- What other unit in the country can boast a first team all-conference player that doesn't even start for the team? MT had that luxury in its secondary with cornerback Marcus Udell. Udell made seven interceptions in 2009 while backing up stalwarts Alex Suber and Rod Issac. The entire secondary was devastating. The defense intercepted 19 passes and allowed just 16 passing touchdowns. MT is one of only 26 teams this season to have more interceptions than touchdown passes allowed.
ANSWERING THE CALL- Head coach Rick Stockstill singled out linebacker Cam Robinson, defensive end Chris McCoy, and defensive tackle Brandon Perry way back in spring practice as three players that needed to step up their level of consistency. All three answered the challenge with staggering success. McCoy had one of the best defensive seasons in school history and was named co-defensive player of the year in the Sun Belt. Robinson led the team in tackles and was named 2nd team all-conference. Perry was very impressive in the middle of the line and received honorable mention all-conference recognition.
THE DRIVE- Standing 75 yards away from the endzone and trailing 31-29 with 1:30 remaining at Maryland, Dwight Dasher engineered the season's signature drive. Dasher completed four straight passes that covered 65 yards, ultimately setting up the game winning field goal by Alan Gendreau in a 32-31 Blue Raider victory. It was the second straight MT win over Maryland and the fifth win in school history against a team from a Big Six conference.
FILLING THE SHOES- When senior running back Phillip Tanner went down for the season in the second game of the year, it seemed like quarterback Dwight Dasher might have to shoulder the entire running game on his shoulders for the rest of 2009. Sophomore running back D.D. Kyles emerged to make sure that Dasher had plenty of help. Running behind an increasingly improving offensive line, Kyles ignited the Raider offense in the second half of the season. MT topped 200 rushing yards in four straight games against WKU, FIU, FAU, and ULL, with Kyles doing a lot of the damage. He finished the season with 857 yards and a 6.2 yards per carry average to lead the team.
REJECTED- Trying to punt or kick field goals against MT was a very dangerous practice this year. The Blue Raiders blocked eight kicks this season to better the previous best in the I-A era of five set in 2002. The Blue Raiders have blocked five field goals and three punts this season and the five blocked field goals are the most in the FBS era. Under Stockstill, the Raiders have now blocked 14 kicks (6 punts, 7 FGs, 1 PAT). The team now has 34 total blocks in the FBS era (14 FGs, 12 punts, 8 PATs).
BLACKOUT II- Fans poured into Floyd Stadium on September 12th to watch MT take on Memphis. Wearing black uniforms for the Blackout promotion, the Raiders hammered the Tigers 31-14 in front of a record crowd of 28,105. The game was the first win of the season and started a three game winning streak that ended up including the thrilling win over Maryland and a road smashing of North Texas.
THE ENDING- There couldn't have been a more perfect final chapter to the 2009 season. In many ways, the New Orleans Bowl win over Southern Miss was a microcosm of the season. MT faced adversity early with a 14-0 deficit, but stormed back with relentless precision to win the game going away. Reaching 10 wins is the most significant achievement of the current era of MT football. Doing so by beating a regionally recognized opponent like Southern Miss only makes it more meaningful.


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The Tim Tebow Bill, which would allow home-schoolers to participate in UIL athletics and other activities with their local public schools, passed in the Texas Senate by a 21-7 vote Thursday.
The bill would require public schools that participate in UIL to give home-schooled students in their attendance area the chance to participate if they meet eligibility requirements.
The bill will now be considered in the Texas House.
Senate Bill 929 by Ken Paxton of McKinney and Donna Campbell of New Braunfels is nicknamed after Tebow by supporters because he was a home-schooled student who played football for a public high school team in Florida.
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According to the Texas Home School Coalition, 27 other states already have passed similar versions of the bill.
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Charles Boney is expected to testify next week, the third week of Camm's third trial in the shooting deaths of his wife and two children.
Indiana University School of Law professor Fran Watson says "it all comes down to Boney."
Prosecutors maintain that tiny blood stains on Camm's clothing show he shot the victims, and say that Boney conspired with Camm.
Watson says defense lawyers can challenge Boney's credibility and argue that Boney's DNA was found on Camm's wife and daughter. They say Camm wasn't involved.
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Consumer brand Sony wants to sell its notebooks to large companies - a strategy which raised more than a few eyebrows when it was announced at its recent VIP Conference in Barcelona.
"We want to create a whole business solution around Vaio," explained Jonathan White, Sony product marketing manager.
Sony also used the conference to announce a bunch of new products and add-ons for existing products.
Figures from IT analyst, Gartner show that while the desktop market remains stagnant, there is still money to be made in portable PCs, a focus on notebooks makes sense. But for Sony, with a reputation for consumer products, attempting to take on business giants like Toshiba and IBM, seems like an uphill battle.
To tempt business managers to choose its portables over those of its more established rivals, Sony is offering several models with dual boot to Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000, plus one low-end notebook with XP Pro, rather than Home, preinstalled.
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Both the large screen and subnotebook models are costly at around £1,700, but for users who want a cheaper option there is the PCG-FX802IP, which will cost approximately £850, and now comes with XP Pro onboard.
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Despite these limitations, Sony believes that its reputation for high build quality and reliability will win it customers, according to White.
As far as other products are concerned the company is keen to focus on key technologies, including wireless LAN and Bluetooth. "Whether we like it or not we will be able to work 24 hours a day wherever we are, thanks to theses technologies," explained Taisuke Nakanishi, vice president of Sony Europe.
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Sony announced for Clie a games adaptor — PEGA-GC10 at £32 — and mini keyboard — PEGA-KB20 at £35 — both due out in October. For those who hanker after a full size keyboard for their Clie, White did hint that one may be in the pipeline.
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Friendship Centre Renos
The GPRC on-campus Friendship Centre has recently been renovated thanks to a generous donation of $4000 from ConocoPhillips Canada. Two representatives from the Head Office in Calgary recently visited the Friendship Centre to take a tour and view the renos. Their donation was matched by the Access to the Future Fund.
Left to Right are: Cleo Howe, External Affairs, ConocoPhillips; Kelly Gordon, Circle of Aboriginal Students Executive member and GPRC Bachelor of Education student; and Jason Veness, Aboriginal & Community Engagement Coordinator, ConocoPhillips. - Photo submitted by Joanne Ballance
It's Library Month!
The GPRC Library is hosting a contest to celebrate Library Month over the month of October. Participants are entered to win a 4th generation iPod shuffle just by tweeting or posting a message on Facebook! The best Tweet or Facebook post describing why you love the library will be the winner. The contest is open to all students, staff and faculty so get your tweets and posts in by "mentioning" @GPRCLibrary on Twitter or "Liking" Grande Prairie Regional College Library on Facebook. The Winner will be announced in early November. Go to https://www.gprc.ab.ca/library/contest.html to enter!
Scary Crow
GPRC Fine Arts students are participating again in this year's Scarecrow Festival, a fundraiser organized annually by the Sunrise Rotary Club and presented by the Grande Prairie Stompede Association. Various groups from the community enter their creation into the Festival and display them in local businesses and institutions for two weeks. All entries will be on display at the gala steak dinner on October 16 at Five-Mile Hall where they will be auctioned off, with proceeds going to Sunrise Rotary.
The Art Club of GPRC's Fine Arts Department built the speciman shown below which is currently on display in the Executive Suite. The title of the piece is fittingly "Scary Crow". Members of the Art Club are: Heather Gunson, President, Kristen Currie, Victoria Chapman, Carly James, Jessica Pigeau, Cole Clegg, Megan Baile, Willow Pfannmuller, and Caylah Lyons. (Special thanks to Tina Martel and Doug Wills for their help with this project).
In the photo are: Fine Arts Instructor, Tina Martel, Willow Pfannmuller, Heather Gunson, and Kristin Currie
Vodcast Shenanigans
Second-year medical students spent four weeks in Grande Prairie this fall as part of a pilot project which included lectures, tutoring by local physicians, and clinical practice. Several of their lectures were received via vodcasting from their UofA instructors. They added a little fun to one of their sessions! Shown here are James Van Camp, Michelle Ruhl and Kristina Kettenbach. - Photo submitted by videoconference specialist Paula McGregor.
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October 13
College & Community Speaker Series
Brian Mason
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Everyone Welcome
October 15 - 24
GPRC Homecoming 2010
October 15
Dala in Concert
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GPRC Open House
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United Way - GPRC Farmers Market
Bake & Craft Sale
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Theatre Concourse (Bernie's)
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2010 Innovation Awards Celebration Luncheon
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Grand Re-Opening of Fine Arts & PEAK Facilities
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Wolves Volleyball Home Opener
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United Way Garage Sale
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text: Things to do Saturday, April 20, 2013 By Staff reports April 19, 2013 Story Share Music"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR LIVE": 8 p.m. Adults $12. Rubber Soul benefit for American Heart Association. Alban Arts Center, 65 Olde Main Plaza, St. Albans. Call 304-721-8896.CHARLESTON GAY MEN'S CHOIR with special guests WOMANSONG: 7:30 p.m. Free. "Broadway Bound," a Broadway musical revue. VIP packages $25. Labelle Theater, 311 D St. 304-380-5779.KEN SIZEMORE: 7 p.m. Suggested donation $15. Classic folk of the '50s, '60s and '70s. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd. W. Call 304-345-5042.LARRY CORDLE AND LONESOME STANDARD: 7:30 p.m. Adults $15, seniors $12, children $5. Bluegrass. Mountaineer Opry House, Milton. Call 304-743-5749 or visit www.mountaineeropry.com.PEPPINO D'ASTINO with SPENCER ELLIOTT: 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso. Fine Arts Theater, West Virginia State University. Call 304-741-0925.DAVID DONATHAN AND THE MARSHALL UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR: 7 p.m. PipeSounds will host the concert. Donathan is organist and minister of music at Christ Church United Methodist, Charleston. He will accompany the choir in the Duruflé Requiem in the first half and give a solo concert in the second. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and free for children 5 and under. Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church, 2848 Putnam Ave., Hurricane. Call the church office at 304-562-5903 or visit www.pipesounds.org. Stage/theater"THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS": 8 p.m. Adults $16, students and children $10. Two sisters are determined to escape spinsterhood by hopping the next spaceship out of town, and they're not going to let the arrival of a snake charmer, Mormon bishop or a mysterious bird woman stand in their way. Presented by Kanawha Players. KP Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-343-7529 or visit www.kanawhaplayers.org.DanceDANCE: 7 to 10 p.m. Admission $8. Marmet Recreation Center, 8500 MacCorkle Ave. Call 304-949-9692. COUNTRY WESTERN DANCE: 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Music by Robert Triplett and his Starlight Band. Nitro Senior Center, 21st Street and Second Avenue, Nitro. Call 304-755-2385.DON GIBSON AND THE VELVETONES: 7 to 10 p.m. Cover $8. '50s and '60s classic rock. The Bidder Barn, 38981 Coal River Road, Whitesville. Call 304-415-3807.FilmWEST VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: "A Late Quartet," 5:30 p.m., followed by music from the Montclaire String Quartet; "A Royal Affair," 7:30 p.m.; "Beasts of the Southern Wild" at 9:55 p.m. "Miracle Boy" will screen in advance at 9:55 p.m., Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St. Tickets are $8 each or six for $30. Student tickets are $5. Visit www.wviff.org. KidsPAJANIMALS MEET AND GREET: 11 a.m. Free. Picnic Place Food Court, Charleston Town Center Mall. Call 304-345-9526.Etc.OSBRA EYE MEMORIAL WILDFLOWER WALKS: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration from 8:30 to 9 a.m. at the swimming pool area of Kanawha State Forest. The cost is $5 for adults and $2 for those under age 16. A variety of walks include focuses on wildflowers, medicinal/edible plants, trees, beginning and advanced birding, photography and more. Bring a camera and binoculars. Door prizes, a raffle and hot dog sale will also be featured. Presented by Kanawha State Forest Foundation. Call 304-558-3500.AARON DOBSON AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: 2 to 4 p.m. Autographs and photo ops with the standout Marshall wide receiver and NFL draft prospect are $25 each. Collectibles Etc., 900 Nitro Market Place, Cross Lanes. Call 304-776-0020.HEART OF APPALACHIA ROLLER DERBY VS. APPALACHIAN HELL BETTIES: 6 p.m. Adults $10, Ages 5 to 12 $5. Flat-track roller derby. Coonskin Armory. Call 304-206-8108. EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem. The 10th annual Music, Arts and Activism festival celebrating Earth Day. The free event features live music, a yoga class, a holistic fair and more. Call 304-425-6425 or visit www.earthdaywv.com.PLAY AUDITIONS: 1 to 4 p.m. Alban Arts Center will hold auditions for "The Princess of Rome, Ohio." Parts are available for one male and female teen, two women age 30 and three men age 30-40. The play, a dark comedy by West Virginia playwright Jonathan Joy, will be staged June 28-30 and July 5-7. 65 Olde Main St., St. Albans. Call 304-721-8896 or visit www.albanartscenter.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Good weather expected for Kanawha bands at Majorette Festival Bulletin Board: April 20, 2013 Previous Story Marshall faculty to vote on confidence in president Next Story


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Score 15,000 points in 30 seconds.
1 star: 15000 points
2 stars: 25000 points
3 stars: 40000 points
There are only 4 colors on this level, so making bigger better matches is easier. You have to grab the +5 bonuses to keep the time healthy, but it won't go past 30 seconds, so don't waste the. Make some headway into the sides to give you more room to work with as you slowly work into the locked pieces. Keep an eye on the clock and if you can break through the locked pieces and make it to the bottom, you should score enough points to pass this level. Note that if you have the Charm of Frozen Time here, you will probably get a ridiculously large score and once all the blocks are all gone, it will be hard to end the level as many of the powerup pieces shoot through and keep extending the clock. With the charm, 2 million points isn't hard.
Patricia Frederick's Tips for Candy Crush Level 252
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Source: Richmond County, NC Deed Book N, Pages 188- 189
Transcribed by Edith R.
Dated: June 10, 1827
Filed: Octr Term 1829
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This Indenture made this 10th day of June 1827 between Wm. P. Smith of the county of Richmond & State of North Carolina of the One part & George Northam of the Same County & State aforesaid, cetifeith? that the said Wm. P. Smith for & in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars & in further consideration of an understanding which was entered into
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between the Parties when they purchased the land of old Mrs. Northam &
Powel Northam, which this conveyance is now intended to conform to, have
bargained and sold; and by These presents doth grant, bargain, sell, enfeoff?
& convey to The aforesd George Northam, his Heirs & assigns forever,
all the Land lying on the West Side of Stealy's Branch which was Willd by
Geo Northam Senr to Powell Northam, and also all the land lying on the No
Side of a little branch which runs into the Stealy branch a little below
Elias Gardener's Spring all of which land was Willd by said George Northam
to his son Powell Northam & was conveyed by Powell Northam to Wm P Smith
by a Power of Attorney executed to John Massey of Logan County, Kentucky,
which said Land I convey and warrant from myself & my Heirs but not from
any other persons. In witness of which I have here placed my hand & seal
June 9th 1827 Wm P Smith (Seal)
Witness W. F. Leak
Richmond County. Octr Term 1829 The within was proved by Walter F. Leak ordered to be registered.
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The import statement make available one or all the classes in a package to the current source file. Keywords are basically reserved words which have specific meaning relevant to a compiler. Once a package in a java source file is imported then that class (source file) can use the classes available in the package without specifying the package name to which the class belongs.
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It looks like NY is limited to 7 rounds now. They have a year to sell their mags (out of state) that hold more than 7. Until that time they can only load 7 rounds into their existing mags. Boy am I glad the criminals also adhere to the mag limit rules. If they didn't, the NY citizens would be in trouble.
...Now the representatives are trying to introduce a provision so that LEOs, ex-LEOs & judges can carry more than 7 round mags. It seems like in their haste to pass something, they kind of left out a clause that exempted LEOs and the like from carrying more. The reps are saying that the police would be out gunned by the criminals if they don't fix this. So where does that leave the average law abiding armed citizen then? Out in the cold with only seven bullets in their gun trying to fight criminals who are armed with 30 round mags.
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A 50-year-old Aubrey area woman has died from the flu, becoming the seventh flu-related death in Denton County this season, according to the Denton County Health Department.
The woman had underlying medical conditions and had not had a flu shot, according to Health Director Bing Burton.
The woman's death this week comes as the flu season appears to be winding down in Denton County and across the nation. But it's been a rough year for flu in the county, Burton said.
"Fatalities this year are a little higher," he said. "The cases were a little bit less this year than last year but last year was a pretty significant outbreak."
Exact numbers for 2009 were not available, but the county reported two deaths in the 2010-2011 season, none in 2011-2012 and three in 2012-2013. Flu seasons typically run from October to as late as May.
Burton said officials were attributing this year's cases and deaths to an aggressive strain of the H1N1 influenza, known as swine flu.
"We have mentioned several times that the population impacted was more healthy adults this time than seniors," he said. "That certainly is unusual for influenza."
Burton said the exact number of flu cases in the county is not known, since reporting is voluntary for local hospitals unless it involves children. But he said the health department has administered about 6,000 flu shots this year, more doses than in previous years.
"We continue to encourage vaccination," Burton said.
He said officials are looking to compare the mortality rate among those who had flu shots and those who did not, but he said the data is not yet back.
Initial assessments indicate that the number of cases in patients who were not vaccinated was four times higher than those who were.
"Our primary role is to encourage vaccination," he said. "That is the best thing we can do. For the first time we have numbers that suggest that."
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New York -- The world's largest retailers have been scaling back their global expansion activities, particularly in Asia, and turning their attention inward by integrating operations and strengthening their store, Internet and mobile sales channels, according to a new report by Accenture.
The Accenture Globalization Index, which analyzes Planet Retail data for nearly 500 of the largest global retailers and examines their entry into new markets, reveals that retailers entered 17 markets in the October 16, 2012 -- January 15, 2013 quarter, down from 43 markets in the year-ago period. (New-market entries include the opening of a new retail format – physical store or website, launch of a new country-specific website, acquisition of a company in a target market, creation of a joint venture or launch of a franchise in a target market.)
Big retailers made five market entries in the United States in the July 15 – Oct. 15 quarter. Additionally, U.S. retailers launched the highest number of overseas expansions – 14 out of a global total of 43 —during the period, as well as in the Oct. 16 – Jan. 15 quarter, accounting for seven out of 17 expansions globally.
"It (the U.S. market) continues to be an extremely attractive established market for retailers to enter, either as a location for a flagship opening or as part of a larger market-entry strategy," said Chris Donnelly, global managing director of Accenture's Retail Practice.
Retailers were less focused on expansion into Brazil, Russia, and India in the first quarter. In fact, Brazil and Russia recorded just one new retail market entry each and India had no recorded retailer market entries. Market entries into Brazil did increase slightly, however, with three market entries recorded in the second quarter.
"These findings suggest that retailers are already eyeing the next big thing for international growth," said Donnelly. "Previously, Brazil, Russia and India were a greater focus for retailers seeking to expand into new markets. The experiences of the early retail entrants shed light on the challenges they faced and provided the next wave of entrants with more information about the risks and rewards."
Moves by retailers into the six key emerging Asia markets – China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand – fell significantly – from 13 out of the 43 new-market entries during the first quarter to just two in the second quarter. Accenture believes the drop indicates a retrenchment by retailers as they turned their attention from international expansion to multichannel reorganization.
"The operating model and supporting infrastructure required by retailers to meet their customers' expectations for a seamless experience across all available channels is both time- and capital- intensive," Donnelly explained. "These results suggest that retailers are focusing more on getting it right at home before exporting it internationally. Part of their effort to integrate the ecommerce experience into the main business may require a reorganization of the roles and responsibilities of the company's top management team, which may be reflected in the decline seen in international expansion as retailers turned their attention to strengthening their internal structure."
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Of the entries recorded between July and Oct., 13 were conducted through physical store openings and two through website launches.


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MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Relying on self-reported data to study disparities in physical activity can produce misleading information about population-wide trends, and surveillance should be revised to use more objective methods of data collection, according to research published online Feb. 10 in the American Journal of Public Health.
Sandra A. Ham, of the University of Chicago, and Barbara E. Ainsworth, Ph.D., of Arizona State University in Mesa, used the 2003 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey's accelerometry data and self-reported data from the Healthy People 2010 Midcourse Review to look at disparities in physical activity.
The accelerometry data revealed that Mexican-Americans were more active than their non-Hispanic black and white counterparts. The two types of data reflected differing results, with groups defined by race/ethnicity and educational attainment closer in terms of level of physical activity according to the accelerometry data than the self-reported data.
"Our findings are consistent with other studies of accelerometer data, with the Hispanic paradox, and with previously identified issues regarding self-report data on physical activity in surveillance systems," the authors write. "Our study has implications for public health practice because it increases our understanding of physical activity disparities, which may lead to better and more cost-effective interventions. We hope that findings such as ours will encourage reevaluation of physical activity surveillance methods that depend on self-report data."
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Shrewsbury/Northborough – Local police and fire departments will hold their annual Toys for Tots toy drives next month.
The Shrewsbury Police Department Patrolman's Local 426 is hosting the second annual "Fill the Wagon" to benefit the Toys for Tots program Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the police department headquarters, 106 Maple Ave.
New unwrapped toys will be collected and children will have the opportunity to climb in the back of the wagon to drop off toys, sit on a police motorcycle, and have a picture taken with Santa. Snacks and hot chocolate will be available.
The Northborough Fire Department, 11 Pierce St. (behind CVS), is again an official drop-off site for the USMC Reserve Toys for Tots collection program. Additional drop off sites are located at the Town Administrator's Office, Northborough Town Hall, 63 Main St., and the Northborough Public Library, 34 Main St.
New toys should be non-violent, unwrapped and in the original packaging for ages 1-16 years old. Toys can be dropped off during normal business hours at all locations through Tuesday, Dec. 17.


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Betty Camp and Susan LeRoy were unprepared to become caregivers, but that is what life required after a stroke incapacitated Camp's husband on his dominant left side, and vascular dementia limited LeRoy's sister.
"I was overwhelmed and unprepared," Camp said. "Here I was a home economist, and there he was with a feeding tube, a lot of medications that needed crushing, and an incapacitated left arm and leg. I needed knowledge."
"I needed help, any kind of help," recalled LeRoy, a 63-year-old Fortuna grandmother. She has been caring for her 62-year-old sister for the past 18 months, two-thirds of it from long distance.
Both were desperate for information and support when they saw a story in the newspaper about a Caregiver Training Series offered for free to family and informal care providers. The eight-hour series meets for two hours on four successive Thursdays and features four separate sessions -- 32 hours total -- over the course of a year.
"I called the same day I saw the announcement," LeRoy said. "I knew it was for me. I'm taking all of them. I'd have taken it even if I had to pay for it."
Sunnybrae's Camp and Fortuna's LeRoy finished part one in September. Part two begins Jan. 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the A1AA office at 434 Seventh St. in Eureka.
"The class taught me how to chart out Don's medications and give them to him correctly," Camp said. "And the thing that was most helpful was how to talk to a stroke victim, how to be kind and communicate in a way that he responded to. I didn't know how to talk to him. We'd taken so many trips together, traveled to Ashland every year, had so much in common -- including the books we read -- and all of a sudden, I couldn't talk to him."
Camp said she talked less and gave up many of the activities she did before because she was too busy trying to figure out what to do and how to do it.
"There was a lot of work involved and so many medications," she said. "Then there would be an accident or irritation. I had to get up in the middle of the night. I lost a lot of weight. I was deteriorating. I sort of felt bogged down, tired and inadequate."
LeRoy said the class helped her handle situations more effectively and find help.
"You hit a point where you get frustrated and angry," she said. "You don't mean to take it out on the person you are caregiving for, but you get sharp. I didn't get nasty, but I got exasperated and it showed."
Their stories have a familiar ring to anyone thrust into the role of caregiver for a friend or loved one.
"The constant responsibility, the lack of knowledge regarding community resources and the lack of adequate training all contribute to frustration and stress among family caregivers, many of whom are often unprepared for what is being asked of them," said Jeanie Ren, manager of Information and Assistance and Caregiver Services at A1AA.
"Stress threatens the health of the caregiver and, when mixed with other family dynamics, can also lead to unintended abuse or neglect of the person who needs the care."
"You have to take care of yourself before you can take care of someone else," LeRoy said.
Area 1 Agency on Aging offers the series to improve the quality of care and family caregiver competency, while at the same time reducing the level of caregiver stress. The series includes hands-on activities, professional presentations, educational videos and discussion.
"I liked the format and I liked the videos," Camp said. "It was the right amount of time and it was offered at a good time. I loved it."
Classes are free, but space is limited. Pre-registering by calling 442-3763 is required, and respite assistance is available to enable participants to attend classes.
Attendance in one four-week session is not a prerequisite for future segments, but participants are encouraged to attend all four classes in any period they choose to attend.
"We'd like the group to get to know each other," Ren said. "A big benefit of taking a class is finding out there are others out there who are doing what you are doing."
"It will be easy to slip right in," LeRoy said.
Ren said caregiver support and stress management is a part of every series, but each series also has different focus areas.
Part one concluded Sept. 19 after covering family caregiver support and stress management; communication skills and community resources; basic safety issues; and special challenges in family and informal caregiving.
Part 2 begins on Jan. 23, and will focus on how to observe and take vital signs; caring for chronic illnesses; infection control; helping someone safely with walking and transferring in or out of a bed or wheelchair; and fall prevention.
Part two will not include Camp. Her husband passed away on Oct. 22.
"I should have gone to a caregiver class much earlier. Much earlier," Camp said. "I encourage people to attend classes for caregivers, and the earlier the better."
For many years, A1AA offered a 42-hour course for paid caregivers and family caregivers, who are usually unpaid. That course is being revamped because of budget cuts. A1AA embraced the shorter Caregiver Series to better fill the unmet needs of family caregivers, Ren said.
"Most family members can't commit to the length, the homework, and the tests (in the 42-hour class), and so miss out on really valuable information that will make their lives easier," said Victoria Onstine, a registered nurse who had been teaching the short-term course for years.
Maggie Kraft, executive director of A1AA, said many families never hire anyone to help them. "They can't afford it, and even if they could, there aren't enough caregivers out there for everyone to hire," she said. "They need a short class they can take in bite-size pieces."
Part three starts March 13, and part four begins May 1.
Area 1 Agency on Aging commissioned Carol Harrison to write this article.


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Tennis state tournament: Team-first approach benefits Wakeland
FRISCO — It is one Wednesday tennis practice on one May afternoon, but the atmosphere feels like it fits Wakeland.
A Counting Crows song filters in from the nearby baseball field, the girls tennis players take the courts on one side of a tall fence and the boys on the other, and you hear the sound of guidance mixed with laughter.
At a relatively new school that already has sprouted a reputation as a winner, the tennis team has two opportunities to add to its collection of trophies. Doubles teams of Jordan Reed and Kyle Funk and Chase Plowman and Natalie Miller will compete at this week's UIL state championships with dreams of winning and the knowledge that what they already have is special.
"We always say, 'I don't care who you are, someone has a hand in your development,'" coach Steve Schkade said. "And I might be the No. 10 man, who knows. That's what's helped them to grow as a group."
To know why Wakeland is different from some other high school programs is to know the way high school tennis works. In high school, USTA competition matters for college recruiting. USTA competition matters for points and rankings. It can cause a rift on high school teams regarding schedules and tournaments.
It is something Wakeland has few problems with.
"It's good to know that everyone takes [high school tennis] seriously," Plowman said.
This year's atmosphere of camaraderie and winning traces back three years, to the second year of the program and the first year for Plowman, Reed and other seniors.
Reed was the No. 1 player on the team that season. He qualified for 3A state.
The privilege of his status instilled him with a sense of responsibility. The last three years, Reed has maintained his success while counseling his teammates.
"For one of the top players on the team to take an interest in the lower players," Schkade said, "that can't help but just rub off on them."
And now Wakeland has two doubles teams in the state tournament. Reed and Funk are back for the second straight year, confident that they can go much further than the first round as they did last year.
Plowman and Miller, a freshman, will play at state for the first time. Before she plays, Miller always likes to do the same thing, an activity that seems to fit Wakeland.
"I just like cheering for my teammates before every match," she said. "It gets me pumped up."
UIL state tennis
When: Monday-Tuesday
Where: Penick-Allison Tennis Center, UT-Austin; World of Tennis at Lakeway
5A area participants
Austin McCasin, Southlake Carroll
Andrew Korinek, Mansfield
Parker McGuiness, McKinney Boyd
Sanjay Goswami/Parker Cohen, Plano West
Kelley Anderson, Southlake Carroll
Eric Weygandt/Jayme Kravitz, Plano West
Mario Sandoval/Kelsey Grambeau, Garland Naaman Forest
4A area participants
Avery Schober, Highland Park
Kyle Funk/Jordan Reed, Frisco Wakeland
Jordan Hart/Matt Mattei, McKinney Boyd
Lindsey Bennett, Frisco Liberty
Hilary Hager, Frisco
Melanie Marlin/Kristen Adams, Highland Park
Sarah Cannon/Alin Piranian, Highland Park
Yuji Soda/Julianne Jackson, Richardson Pearce
Chase Plowman/Natalie Miller, Frisco Wakeland
Price Smith, Lovejoy
Zack Santagate, Argyle
Kenny Sweeney/Alex Brown, Lovejoy
Julia Lovegren, Kaufman
Maddie Schorlemmer, Argyle
Lacy Blake/Emma Welsh, Argyle
Anisha Srivastava/Samantha Wendt, Lovejoy
Sam Dominguez/Brittany Slatton, Kaufman
Jacqueline Nickell, Melissa
Emily Lobnitz, Sunnyvale
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A new round of shows were announced for the 2012-13 season at Central Kentucky Community Theatre in Springfield.
Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," put on by main stage performers, will show on Nov. 2-4, as well as Nov. 9-11.
"Peter Pan," by the Bluegrass Kids, will be on stage Dec. 7-9.
"Fiddler on the Roof," performed by the youth actors, will show Jan. 18-20 and Jan. 25-27.
"Harvey," performed by the main stage actors, is showing March 8-10 and March 15-17.
June 20
Farmers Market demonstrations
The Lebanon Farmers Market will have Juanita heron from the Marion County Extension Office presenting summer recipes today, Wednesday June 20, at the downtown pavilion. She will have samples featuring local produce. Market hours are 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday and Saturday and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday. All produce is locally grown.
Board meeting
Christina Marie 'Chrissy' Leake and James Carey Broyles of Lebanon announce the birth of an 8-pound, 2-ounce son, James Blade Broyles, born April 6, 2012, at Spring View Hospital, Lebanon.
Maternal grandparents are Jay Leake and Patty Wethington.
Paternal grandparents are Beth Murphy and Bill Broyles.
Great-grandparents are Marzon Pyles and the late Peggy Pyles and Alvin Leake and the late Helen Leake.
James Blade has two sisters, Dakota Broyles and Gabrielle Lyvers.
Brandon Scott Wright and Megan Ann Allen announce the birth of a 6-pound son, Kamren Gage Wright, born June 6, 2012, at Spring View Hospital, Lebanon.
Maternal grandfather is Petie Allen of Lebanon.
Paternal grandparents are Melissa Wright of Lebanon and Kelly Daugherty of Raywick.
Kamren Gage has one sister, Aaliyah Renee Bradshaw.
Monday, June 25: Baked pork chops, new potatoes w/cream sauce, buttered green peas, roll, fruit yogurt.
Tuesday, June 26: Brown bag.
Wednesday, June 27: Boneless baked chicken breast w/mustard sauce, stewed tomatoes, okra, cornbread, peach slices.
Thursday, June 28: Tuna salad, black bean and corn relish, mixed green salad, mandarin oranges, raisins.
Friday, June 29: Barbeque chicken, corn on the cob, marinated cucumbers, tomatoes and onions, roll, watermelon.
By Lottie Robey
Madison Grace Mattingly celebrated her 3rd birthday June 15, 2012. She is the daughter of Derick and Farrah Mattingly. Grandparents are Tom and Donna Bradshaw and Mark and Melissa Whitehouse. She has one sister, Brooklyn Diann and one brother, Cruz Alexander.
Riley Morris celebrated his 5th birthday June 18, 2012. He is the son of Ritchie and Paula Morris of Raywick.
Grandparents are Terry and Barb Battcher of Jessietown and Paul and Jeannie Morris of Raywick. Great-grandparents are Tommy and Helen Smith of Lebanon.
Riley has one sister, Michaela.
London Elizabeth Warren will celebrate her 3rd birthday July 8, 2012. She is the daughter of Marcus and Natalie Bradshaw Warren.
Grandparents are Joe and Millie Bradshaw of Lebanon and Deborah Warren of Dallas, Texas. Great-grandparents are Mary Dean Bradshaw of Lebanon and Gladys Green of Dallas, Texas.
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The Lebanon Enterprise is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Marion County and Lebanon, KY, and the surrounding area.


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A number of top secret guest appearances have been lined up for this week's episode, which wraps up the third season of the show starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin.
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The Porcelain hitmaker reveals, "I'm going to try to indirectly convey something. 30 Rock is possibly my favourite show on television. This Thursday is the 30 Rock season finale. Many musicians have cameos in the 30 Rock season finale.
"I can't name which musicians have cameos in the finale. If I had a cameo in the 30 Rock season finale I wouldn't really be allowed to announce it.
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4x4 vs. 4x2
gobean Posts: 8In reality us Arizonans know a bit about snow its not unheard of to go up north and play in the snow and back to the desert and go swimming. Snowblind and sunburn in the same day. (no pun intended on the snowblind)
Growing up, I always had a 4wd ('77 F-150 4wd, CJ-7, CJ-5, '73 Bronco). Needless to say, I played around with them alot in high school. Tested them to the limit. And had to call upon my 4wd friends to pull me out when I got stuck. That's how you learn the limits.
Now we have a whole new batch of pickup/SUV buyers that never had 4wd when they grew up. Never learned the limits. Now when I'm crawling around when I know the conditions require it, even with 4wd, those new guys are sitting in the snow bank, pissed because their 4wd must have failed.
The funniest thing I've ever seen is during the incredible freezing rain we get up here in Oregon. The wind can push parked cars across parking lots. You need to wear golf cleats to walk. There were 4wd pickups and SUVs every 100 yards piled up on the shoulder and center median. In those conditions, the ultimate vehicle (although you really shouldn't be driving at all, but you know humans, we always find a way to justify it) is a Subaru with studs.
We had our first snow that stuck up here in Anchorage earlier this week and it's snowing again now. It's a great time of the year if you have 4wd. I've heard input from several people who live in snow country and own 2wd pickups, but there is no way that they are safer. Even with studded tires and sand bags, the potential to fish tail is much greater. It's also just harder to push all of that weight than to pull and push it. The 2wd trucks up here have trouble getting out into traffic safely and they drive much slower on the roads, almost to the point of being dangerous to other commuters. It's not that it can't be done, but it certainly can't be done as safely.
With that said, I agree that you see alot of 4wd vehicles in the ditches. Experience and knowing your vehicles limitations are the key. Everyone should take their vehicles on empty rural side roads or large parking lots and just practice quick accelarations, fast turns, and braking on snow and ice. These are not things that you will necessarily want to do on crowded streets, but if you know what your vehicle can do, you have a much better chance of reacting in the right way and possibly avoiding an accident in an emergency situation if confronted with one, such as someone pulling out in front of you or sliding through an intersection.
There are a few keys to helping you avoid getting into accidents and staying out of the ditch with a 4wd:
First, remember that your vehicle doesn't stop any faster. You've got leave plenty of room in front of you, even if you're normally used to tailgating in the summer.
Second, you can't regain control any better if you lose control at hwy speeds, so you have to make very gradual lane changes on the hwy and you need to build speed gradually. The unforgivable sin at hwy speeds is breaking traction.
Third, when in doubt, take your foot off the gas and avoid hitting the brakes. If you lock the brakes (anti-lock brakes lock on ice), not only are you not stopping, you also have no control over the direction you are heading.
If you keep these things in mind, the chances of putting your 4wd in a ditch or getting in an accident are greatly reduced. If ypu've got a 2wd rear wheel drive truck, there are way too many winter driving precautions to list. It can be done and is done all the time, but like I said, it's a lot more dangerous to you and the other drivers on the road.
Two-wheel drive is more tricky but for the vast majority out there who can't justify the price; they have to be more careful. That doesn't mean that they are any more dangerous. I've seen more reckless driving from 4x4s than two wheel drivers.
"Magical thinking"....
to repost one of my periodic rants on this subject:.... (climbing on his soapbox and risking a serious nosebleed from the height)
we have a serious problem in this country with "magical thinking"....
Afraid of being constrained by bad weather? Buy an SUV/4WD, ignore the operating limitations of the vehicle, then drive it as if there was no bad weather, and be amazed and outraged when the vehicle wrecks as a result of "driver error". After all you paid GOOD MONEY so you WOULDN'T HAVE TO THINK about slowing down or controlling the vehicle in the bad driving conditions. You PAID for the MAGIC TALISMAN and it DIDN'T WORK! How DARE it!
Afraid of crime? Buy a gun! Which is of course just a tool. Don't bother to take shooting lessons or learn to use the tool safely and effectively. You paid GOOD MONEY for the MAGIC TALISMAN! When the criminal takes it away from you and you become another statistic?.... How DARE it!
Alternatively, blame all crime on the possession of the MAGIC TALISMAN (i.e. gun) by the wrong sorts of people (you know who THEY are....) just ban the MAGIC TALISMAN and the crime will magically disappear. And when it doesn't... find an excuse for restricting the possession of MAGIC TALISMAN's even further. After all YOUR SIMPLISTIC MAGICAL THINKING" couldn't be WRONG could it?....
Pant, pant, pant.... Climbing carefully down from the soap box, and wiping at the bloody nose...
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andy_jordan Posts: 765Brutus, couldn't agree with you more, great summary.
Rocles, fair point, idiots are idiots regardless of what they drive.
Meredith - wow, remind me not to upset you (again).
I really can't believe anyone actually argues that 2wd is just as safe as 4wd. Gee, I bet the army boys get their tanks and Hum-vees stuck during war games pretty often, maybe they should make them 2wd. An extreme example, but makes the point. If the two vehicles are driven the same way, I wonder which (4wd or 2wd) is going to be in more control? Because some people drive their 4wd trucks like idiots doesn't mean they arent safer than a 2wd.
When factoring the extra cost of the 4wd vs the 2wd, remember to factor in the extra cost of the second set of tires that you buy for the winter driving and, of course, the periodic replacement of those tires. On the other hand, I guess your summer tires last longer. You still have to pay to have them mounted and balanced twice a year. I run on All-Terrains year round.
The one factor that remains constant in 4wd and 2wd vehicles is the driver. When you see a 4wd in the ditch, do you suppose the driver would have been any less cocky in his 2wd? A ditch diver is a ditch diver.
With that said, even the safest driver can end up in a ditch. It happens in snow country. I've been fortunate to stay out of the ditches. The last time I went into a ditch in the snow was about 19 years ago, with my rear wheel drive 70 GTO. I was an inexperienced 17 year old with way too many horses under the hood and way too much confidence behind the wheel. How does the Bob Dylan song go? I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.....
4x4s are a nice luxury but ultimately the driver determines the relative safety of the vehicle. I've owned a 4x4 personally only for a few years. I grew up driving two-wheel drive cars/trucks and learned the ropes the hard way in winter. The good thing is that I'm still as cautious as I was even with the 4x4.
Drivers as a whole are getting worse regardless of safety features and conditions. It is entirely too easy to get a license let alone keeping it! It seems like technology can't catch up to the lowering standards of the drivers themselves.
My first 4wd was an AMC Eagle in 1987. I drove it for about a year and then went to a front wheel drive Mazda 626 before getting my 92 F-250 4x4. When I got my license at 16 up here in Alaska, the two vehicles I drove were a rear wheel drive Chevette and a GMC full size van, and eventually the GTO. I've had lots of experience with rear wheel drives in snow country, which is why I'm bias to 4wd or front wheel drive. A front wheel drive with good rubber (and preferably studs) gets along almost as a good as a 4wd.
scherf Posts: 8I have read with interest all of the 4x2 vs 4x4 discussion. I recently purchased a 2000 Ford Ranger 4x2. I've driven a front wheel drive car for as long as I can remember, and I am just curious as to how my truck will behave differently in the snow. How much weight should I put in the bed? Any suggestions you could give me would be appreciated--I would like to avoid being "that guy" stuck in a ditch. Thanks!
I'ld guess a couple hundred pounds of sand bags would be good. Depends on the truck. Extended cab trucks have more weight over the rear end than standard trucks, giving better balance. it makes a difference if the engine is large or small for the truck, a large engine will tip the weight forward. A canopy will help. put the weight toward the tailgate, the weight will be more effective than if its next to the cab, and you will need less. remember, you want enough weight to keep you from fishtailing when accellerating, but too much will really hurt your braking. If you are going to be using the box much during the winter, divide the weight up on both sides of the bed near the tailgate so you can easily move in an out. take a bunch of sand out to a big parking lot or other flat safe area on the first slippery day and do trial and error. Good Luck and Be Safe.
There is a huge difference in the snow between a 2wd and a 4wd. Your rear tires are pushing the truck. All of the weight is in the front. The rear tires will almost certainly spin when you are trying to push all that weight. The tendency is for the rear to fishtail to one side or the other.
In a front wheel drive vehicle, the weight of the engine and even your weight and your pasengers weight are putting downward pressure on the tires that are moving, so they are basically serving as your sandbags. Those weighted down front tires are pulling a very light rearend fairly effortlessly. There is no potential to fishtail because the rear is what fishtails and it is just being dragged along behind the truck. There is no engine power headed to the rear tires to cause them to spin.
I would definitely put a couple hundred pounds of sand bags in the back and see how it feels. If you don't live in snow country and only encounter snow a couple times per year, you likely have nothing to worry about. Just exercise extra caution. If you do live in snow country, you definitely want to get good snow tires, and preferably studs if your state allows them.
If you're sitting on an icy or snowy hill stopped at a traffic light with a rear wheel drive truck, it's always a possibility that the light rear of the truck won't be able to get enough traction to get the truck rolling. I've seen alot of people have to back down a hill, which can get hairy in traffic. If you find yourself unexpectedly in that situation, before you come to a stop, try to get the tires on one side of your vehicle (usually the passenger curbside over onto the side of the road where you might be able to get some traction in snow or dirt as opposed to ice only. When you start, don't gun it. You want to give it just a very little amount of gas and try to get the tires rolling without spinning them, if possible.
You won't end up in the ditch as long as you know what your vehicle can do. As I mentioned before, breaking traction on the hwy is the biggest culprit. Since you have so little weight in the back of a pickup, it doesn't take much of an acceleration to break traction and fishtail. You can fishtail on a side road at low speeds and stay in control. If you backend slips out from under you at 40+mph, you're likely SOL. It's just a matter of waiting until the vehicle stops, hopefully on the hwy, but in a worst case scenario, hopefully in a ditch as opposed to hitting another vehicle.
I've seen a few people get really lucky and do a 360 in the middle of the road and not hit anyone or go in the ditch. It doesn't happen often. On the other hand, just last winter, I saw someone hit the meridian ditch, do a complete rollover on the roof and land back on his wheels. Both people were seatbelts and walked away from it. The vehicle (a suburban) wasn't so lucky.
So on the hwy with a rear wheel vehicle, you need to be really cautious getting up to speed. Get in the right lane, and take your time getting up to speed. Lane changes need to be really gradual. We have had snow on the ground for a couple of weeks now. I was in 4wd the first couple days, but we haven't had any real snow lately 9just a light dusting), so I have been in 2wd. I exercise all of the things I just mentioned. I actually exercise all of those things in 4wd, although the confidence factor is much higher. I have ESOF (Electronic Shift on the Fly), so I occasionally shift into 4wd at an icy intersection if there is a lot of traffic.
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GAINESVILLE - Okay, so the Gators aren't looking all that great right now, but apparently that hasn't diminished what others think of their overall accomplishments this season.
Joakim Noah, Taurean Green and Al Horford were all named to the Division I All-District 6 first-team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Corey Brewer was a second team selection.
Also, Lee Humphrey was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America First Team, only the second Gator men's basketball player to ever do so. Humphrey joins former Gator Matt Bonner as the only other Florida men's basketball player to earn First Team honors. Humphrey also joins Bonner as the only other Gator to earn Academic All-America in multiple years of his career. He is one of only four men in Florida basketball history to earn Academic All-America honors, and in addition to Bonner, Mike Leatherwood was a third team honoree in 1969 and Andy Owens earned second team honors in 1970.
The reigning SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year, Humphrey has a 3.68 grade point average in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology. On the court, he leads the SEC in 3-point accuracy at 45.6 percent and is just 22 three-pointers shy of breaking the Florida career record in the category.


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Cape Fear shooting victim improves after surgery, still critical
Posted October 31, 2011
Fayetteville, N.C. — A 15-year-old girl who was shot in the neck last Monday remains in critical condition but is slowly improving after surgery on her esophagus.
A bullet from a .22-caliber rifle remains lodged in the neck of Catilyn Abercrombie, but she is now able to respond to her family and doctors, Cumberland County Sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Tanna said
Abercrombie was shot as she stood in a breezeway outside the cafeteria at Cape Fear High School near Fayetteville.
Two other Cape Fear students – Charles Underwood, 15, and Ta'Von McLaurin, 18 – are charged in the shooting, but investigators haven't commented on a motive.
They have said they don't believe Abercrombie was the target.
"We do have a theory about what happened, but we don't want to release any information about it," Tanna said. "We want to have the whole investigation completed before we release a reason as to why this happened."
Meanwhile, the high school has planned a barbecue plate benefit for Nov. 5, beginning at 11 a.m., at the school.
Plates are $7 each, and all proceeds will go to Abercrombie and her family.


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Lady Gaga nude in online video; Daft Punk may not have quit show; LeAnn Rimes show a go
-- Lady Gaga appears completely nude in a video of her practicing the Abramovic Method, based on exercises by performance artist Marina Abramovic. The video was made for a Kickstarter campaign for the Marina Abramovic Institute, and is supposed to heighten awareness. It seems peculiar she's naked, unless it's to heighten awareness she's a woman after the old rumor she's really a man gained traction following a court sealing legal documents this week to hide some undisclosed secret. We're not going to show you a naked Gaga on The Juice*, but you can always check out the Vimeo page here.
-- Stephen Colbert's epic takedown of Daft Punk and MTV on Tuesday's The Colbert Report with a performance of the French duo's Get Lucky may all have been planned from the very beginning. Billboard says MTV president Van Toffler may have been in on it and Robin Thicke's stand-in performance of Blurred Lines was actually recorded on July 31. For what it's worth, Colbert denied this conspiracy theory, also advanced by Pitchfork, but either way, it looks like the audience is the one who ended up being Daft Punk'd.
-- That reality show starring LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian is getting the greenlight after VH1 ordered six episodes, The Hollywood Reporter says. LeAnn & Eddie is being made by Gurney Productions, the same place behind Duck Dynasty, so this is sure to inexplicably become a hit.


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Not only is the world becoming a less peaceful place, but for the first time we know the staggering economic cost of violence – nearly US$10 trillion ($10.7 trillion).
The 2014 Global Peace Index has revealed the world spent US$9.8 trillion last year on either preventing violence, or dealing with its consequences. The figure is twice the value of global agriculture production and dwarfs all foreign aid spending.
The cost of conflict is more than 11 per cent of the entire world's GDP, and it is rising. The global cost of violence rose nearly 4 per cent – a US$179 billion increase – in the past year alone.
In Australia, the economic impact of violence is US$40 billion – or US$1760 a person – even though the country is ranked well down the list.
Overall, the index reveals peace around the world has deteriorated for seven of the past eight years, breaking with the trend in the decades after World War II.
The 10 most peaceful of 162 nations in this year's index are Iceland, Denmark, Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland, Finland, Canada, Japan, Belgium and Norway. Australia comes in at 15.
The least peaceful nations, from the bottom of the index, are Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, North Korea and Russia.
The index originated in 2005, when Australian businessman and philanthropist Steve Killelea was working on aid projects in the Congo and began pondering the nature of peace.
Which are the most and least peaceful countries? What factors make them more or less peaceful? And what is the cost of trying to instil peace in this troubled world?
Nearly a decade later, his Institute for Economics and Peace – working with the Economist Intelligence Unit, thinktanks and researchers around the world – has come up with the answers to these questions.
An increase in homicide, terrorism and internal conflict are the main drivers for the fall in global peace. Egypt and Ukraine dropped 31 and 30 places respectively.
This is the first year the peace index also included a report on the economic cost of conflict.
The countries spending the most, as a proportion of GDP, on preventing or dealing with violence are North Korea, Syria, Afghanistan, Liberia and South Sudan.
Violence consumed more than one-fifth of these countries' GDP. For Iceland and Bhutan, the cost amounted to less than 1 per cent of national GDP.
Australia's violence-related expenditure was 4 per cent of its GDP, placing it at 96 on the cost table. In the US, which ranks 18, it accounted for 10 per cent of GDP.
The calculations take into account the spending on "direct violence containment", which includes military, police, private security, jails, anti-terrorism, peacekeeping and some violent crime, notably homicide.
Costs related to car theft, arson, burglary, rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, trauma treatment, however, are not included. The costs related to injuries sustained in armed conflict are also not included.
"The costs themselves are highly conservative [because] there are lots of things we can't count," Mr Killelea said. "But it gives us the ability to be able to do a relative analysis of the cost-benefits of different actions, an idea of what changes in peace.
It is useful data for political leaders keen to better government spending.
Mr Killelea said that even modest improvements in peace could free up billions of dollars for more productive uses, such as business investments, infrastructure, education or healthcare.
The institute's work has moved from just pioneering the measurement of peace, to also calculating the economic cost of violence, defining and quantifying what creates and sustains peaceful societies, and developing a reliable country-risk analysis – a sort of red-alert system predicting changes in peacefulness.
The 2014 "risk list" includes Zambia, Haiti, Argentina, Chad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nepal, Burundi, Georgia, Liberia and Qatar. These are countries, Mr Killelea said, that "shouldn't be quite as peaceful as they are, due to the [lack of] strength of the attitudes, institutions and structures within their society".
The Sydney-based IT entrepreneur and philanthropist said this information was of particular interest to investors, as well as foreign aid policymakers.
The risk list is being released publicly for the first time, but researchers have tested the models using the past eight years of data in the Global Peace Index and have achieved a 90 per cent accuracy rate.
"The countries in the Arab Spring, they were on our watch list; Ukraine was on our watch list," Mr Killelea said. "We've got 10 countries which we've put on a watch list this year – one of the more fascinating ones was Qatar."
To be peaceful in the long-term, a country needs to have low-levels of corruption, a sound business environment, respect for others, high levels of education and healthcare, and equality.
"The presence of these structures within a society enables a society to be more resilient to any external shock," the institute's director Camilla Schippa said.
"So a country like Qatar doesn't seem to do so great on those. However, its peace at the moment is not bad – its levels of direct violence, of people being killed or fear of being killed, or involvement in conflict. But that's exactly what the model looks at; there are countries that have this discrepancy.
Sixteen countries, or more than 500 million people, live in countries with a substantial risk of becoming less peaceful over the next two years. This includes about 200 million people living on less than $2 a day, making them highly vulnerable if even small deteriorations in peace occur, the index report said.
The financial impact of a small to medium rise in violence was found to be greatest in South Korea (US$3.8 billion), Indonesia (US$3.7 billion) and Argentina (US$2 billion).
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Police: Man swallowed heroin before going to jail
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Police say a local heroin dealer swallowed most of his supply before heading to jail on Tuesday.
Several other people were also arrested in the Green District of Roseburg, charged with crimes involving meth, heroin and oxycodone, according to the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team.
Officials from DINT say that at about 10:30 a.m., they served a search warrant at a residence on Austin Road in the Green area southwest of Roseburg.
Authorities said their primary target of the investigation was Joshua Miller, 34, who had recently been convicted of selling heroin in the Dixonville area east of Roseburg and was on probation for that crime.
On Tuesday morning, officials say Miller was found along with seven others inside what police described as a "drug house" that DINT had raided multiple times in the past two years.
Miller was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Marion County, as well as for Probation Violation.
Authorities said that Miller had to be taken to the hospital after he swallowed most of the heroin he had on hand for sale.
Miller was lodged in the Douglas County Jail and cited for unlawful possession and delivery of heroin.
Authorities say that Nye Beamer, 22, was arrested on outstanding warrants out of Roseburg Municipal Court and was cited for unlawful possession of methamphetamine before being lodged in the Douglas County Jail.
Police say several other people were cited and released on various drug possession charges:
- Geoff Shorey, 22, of the Green District: Unlawful Possession of Heroin
- Amanda Murray, 29, of the Green District: Unlawful Possession of Heroin
- Jaime Fraley, 21, of Eugene: Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine
- Jess Gray, 21, of the Green District: Unlawful Possession of Oxycodone.
Police say additional charges are pending as the investigation continues.