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The whole of the German language can be broken down into several different structures. If you take any sentence from any German book or any utterance, you will see that it fits into one of these structures.
I remember one weekend, I was writing some lessons for the week ahead, when I suddenly realised this. I noticed that there are a certain number of structures in German, and that every sentence follows one of these structures. I spent the rest of the weekend working out all the structures, and I wrote them all down.
Every structure you learn gives you the ability to say a huge amount. Some structures are used more than others, but all the structures together make up the whole German language. Once you've learnt how a structure works, all you have to do is insert different words into the slots and you have a sentence.
This course introduces you to structure 1. I've limited each course to one structure so as not to overburden you. By looking at just one structure at a time, you can really get to grips with it and understand its usage. It will help to clarify the German language and make it more like a reflex rather than something you have to think about as is it were a maths equation.
Each structure can also help to propel you to fluency; if you can manipulate the structures at high speed, you can start to say anything you want without having to thing about how to say it.
This course contains plenty of practice opportunities for you to revise what you've learnt and it also contains some hints and tips on how best to learn and memorise the structures and the vocabulary that goes with them. You'll learn how to make questions out of structure 1, how to make statements and how to turn positive statements negative.
The Building Structures in German series is set out using the same learning techniques as the 3 Minute German courses. You can work through the course in three minute chunks, enabling anybody to learn German, no matter how little time you have.
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DANNY GRAHAM missed a glorious chance to fire Swansea to victory — against the
side he is set to join.
The striker had been kept on the bench by boss Michael Laudrup until the 75th
minute after being linked with a £5.5million move to the Black Cats.
But when Laudrup eventually relented and gave him his opportunity for a
sensational swansong for the Welsh club Graham was unable to deliver.
The Gateshead-born player, 27, heard a few boos when he was finally sent on
having admitted to being a Newcastle fan.
And he would not have endeared himself to the Mackems faithful had he stuck
home the chance from six yards after Michu had flicked on Jonathan de
Guzman's cross.
But Graham could not get the ball from under his feet quickly enough and was
denied by centre-back Titus Bramble's lunging block.
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill, though, will step up his bid for the player
today, realising he needs strike cover for 10-goal top scorer Steven
O'Neill said: "I am hopeful that we will be able to do something regarding
Graham. But until someone is signed and sealed then you can't always be
"There could be three or four players coming in over the next 48 hours, who
knows, but it is down to the clubs with who we have put bids in whether they
want to accept or not.
"As for the fans' reaction to Danny, he has reportedly said he is a Newcastle
fan so I think the reaction as things stand was quite natural."
The Swans dominated the game and should have had a penalty after a few minutes
when Sunderland skipper John O'Shea tripped Itay Shechter.
But despite their dominance, the visitors' best chances came in the last 10
First, Nathan Dyer side-footed wide after a one-two with Michu before Graham —
who had been applauded in the warm-up — saw his late chance of glory denied.
Laudrup said: "It was my decision, after all that's happened in the last few
days, not to play Danny from the beginning especially as one of the teams
mentioned as being in for him was Sunderland.
"I do not know what will happen to him now as there are still two days to go
and I do not know what we will be doing because things can happen.
"But I knew that when I did send him on then he would be professional which he
"And he had that great chance to get us the win which we deserved because we
dominated and I don't remember Sunderland having a direct chance.
"I've seen the replays now and I think it was a penalty but the referee only
has a couple of seconds to make his decision.
"But I'm delighted with our performance because all the talk beforehand was
about our League Cup win over Chelsea and the final with Bradford.
"The players focused on the job in hand and we are a very mature team now."
Graham, though, will surely be running out in the red-and-white stripes next
time with O'Neill clearly needing more strike options after missing a chance
to move into the top half of the table.
His side managed just one shot on target — and that was a first-half free-kick
from Seb Larsson from wide out on the left which had the hint of a cross
about it.
But Swans keeper Gerhard Tremmel realised it was heading for the goal and
punched clear.
O'Neill admitted: "We can't rely on Steven and we do need more options.
"We didn't create enough chances and I thought we'd be refreshed after a
weekend off. Our play was disappointing after having had two fantastic wins."
Ben Davies and Dyer both fired wide after the Swans' failed penalty shout
before Michu had an effort deflected for a corner by Craig Gardner.
Swansea centre-back Chico saw his shot tipped around the post by Simon
Mignolet as O'Neill's side found themselves penned in their area.
When they finally broke on 21 minutes Swans defender Dwight Tiendalli was
booked for a scything tackle on Adam Johnson which led to Larsson's
Their next chance came on 40 minutes when Gardner fired his free-kick high
into the stands.
The Sunderland midfielder sent another free-kick harmlessly wide after the
At the other end, De Guzman went closer with one that hit the top of
Mignolet's net before Ki Sung-Yeung's 30-yard drive was smothered by the
And with 10 minutes left, Michu pulled the ball back for Dyer who side-footed
SUNDERLAND: Mignolet 7, Gardner 5, Bramble 7, O'Shea 6, Colback 6,
Johnson 4, N'Diaye 5, Vaughan 4, Larsson 5, Sessegnon 4, Fletcher 5. Subs:
McClean (N'Diaye 66) 4, Wickham (Johnson 84) 4. Not used: Westwood,
Bardsley, Kilgallon, Mangane, Elmohamady. Booked: McClean.
SWANSEA: Tremmel 7, Tiendalli 7, Williams 7, Chico 8, Davies 5, Dyer 5,
De Guzman 5, Britton 6, Hernandez 5, Shechter 6, Michu 5. Subs: Ki
(Schechter 61) 4, Lamah (Hernandez 66) 4, Graham (Britton 75) 5. Not used:
Cornell, Bartley, Routledge, Rangel. Booked: Tiendalli, Britton.

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text: Ethel O. Williams Carter passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013.She was born Nov. 24, 1915, in Cannon County, Tenn. She attended public schools in Rutherford Counties and graduated from Kittrell High School. She was the second of nine children born to Lorenzo Dal Williams and W. Bernice McBroom. On April 8, 1939, she married James Harry Carter from Chattanooga. After their marriage, they lived briefly in Spindale, N.C., before returning to Chattanooga.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and one son, William R. Carter. She is survived by two sisters, Rachel Arnette, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Lois Stapleton, of Englewood, Fla.; and one brother, James C. Williams, of Readyville, Tenn.Mrs. Carter enjoyed talking of her experiences growing up on a farm in a large family. She loved watching sports of all types on television. She especially delighted in cooking for her extended family.She resided in East Ridge for about 50 years. She was a Christian and had been a member of Avondale Baptist Church and East Ridge Baptist Church.She is also survived by sons James H. Carter Jr. (Phyllis) and Kenneth D. Carter (Pattie), of Chattanooga; and daughter-in-law, Rosemary B. Carter of Sarasota, Fla. In addition she is survived by four grandchildren, Toni C. Westermeyer (Paul) of Great Falls, Mont.,Wesley A. Carter (Tonja) of Dayton, Ohio, Jo C. Ibasfalean (Bryan), of Bradenton, Fla.; and Christopher A. Carter (Mignon) of Cleveland, Tenn. She had six great-grandchildren, Jennifer W. Jablonski, of Great Falls, Mont., Ashley W. Shimic of Hawk Springs, Wyo., Emma and Tessa Carter, of Dayton, Ohio, and Kyle and Madison Ibasfalean, of Bradenton, Fla. She also had six great-great-grandchildren, Andrew Blackwell, Ethan Jablonski, and Ayden, Beaux, Parker and Owen Shimic.Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at Greenwood Cemetery with Dr. Bill Owens, officiating.Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family and view the memorial tribute.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations can be made to Ridgedale Baptist Church, Chattanooga, or to the Hematology Helping Hands Fund at Vanderbilt Medical Center, TVC 2665 2220 Pierce Ave. Nashville,TN 37232.A special thank you to Hospice of Chattanooga and a very special thank you to NHC of Chattanooga for the loving care that was given to Mrs. Carter.The family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Funeral Home 7454 East Brainerd Road.


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text: I have never been able to master the whip finish, free hand, tools or otherwise....there, I've said it. I keep trying once in awhile only to get frustrated, saying F-it, and going back to multiple half-hitches to finish my ties. Since I always dope with "hard as nails" or zap-it anyway, and rarely have thread start unwinding while in use, I suppose my method is good enough...but for some reason it still pisses me off I cannot master the whip finish. Anyone else suffer this disease...misery loves company


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"We try to flip on the switch too much. We think we can just turn it on. We've got to flip the switch on when the game starts. We can't feel like we can turn it on when our backs are against the wall and come back."
"Once we get that first goal, we seem to flip on the switch. That's why I like for this team to get early goals."
"He's the type of guy that can flip the switch probably better than anybody. He can be in here warming up with the guys and jackin' around and then he goes out there and crosses the line and, bang, he's all business and trying to win the drill. One minute he's putting ice cubes down a coach's back, and the next he's throwing a touchdown pass where he's totally focused on what he's doing."


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(NEW YORK) — When $20,000 disappeared from a small community bank near Birmingham, Ala., administrators knew they didn't have to look far for a suspect. It was an inside job. It almost always is.
Bank employees led investigators to a suspect, a woman identified only as "Sally," who had recently thrown a wedding that cost more than her salary, was married to a drug dealer who had many run-ins with the law, and had bad credit and a criminal history, according to Alton Sizemore Jr., the former FBI agent who investigated the case.
She even failed a polygraph "with flying colors," he said.
Sally was emboldened by the lack of bank controls and confident that her theft was too insignificant to keep the feds around for long.
"She was not the least bit intimidated by two Feds and proved the point by stealing another $20,000 the second day we were there," Sizemore said.
Investigators could not gather enough evidence for a sum they considered small, so within days, the FBI gave up.
The case is typical for how law enforcement agencies deal with internal bank theft, showing little interest in cases involving less than $100,000. The crimes cost banks millions of dollars a year in losses, often paid for by banks and their consumers.
"Committing fraud within a bank is much safer than robbing a bank. You don't have to worry about getting shot, you don't have a gun, and you're not going to be thrown in jail for commission of a crime with a weapon," Sizemore said.
Banks report any incidences of suspected fraud to FinCEN, the government-run Financial Crime Enforcement Network. Each year from 2001 to 2010, an average of 6,460 reports of suspected fraud are sent from banks to FinCEN.
In 2011, there were more than 5,500 reports of suspected embezzlement at banks. Of those cases, approximately 580 were investigated, and of those investigations, 429 cases — or 8 percent — ended with convictions, according to FBI data.
In other words, employees had a 92 percent chance of robbing a bank and getting away with it that year.
"I can tell you everyday there are (reports) coming in with a low dollar range that never get looked at, never get off the ground," said Keith Slotter, an FBI Special Agent in Charge of the San Diego Division. "If you have a fraud in there for $5,000 and with a quick check, you see the main suspect is not suspected of doing anything else, has no record, you don't do it."
In a survey by financial services research and consulting firm Aite Group last year, on average banks said internal fraud represents 4 percent of their total fraud losses. Conservative estimates for check, debit, and credit card fraud for U.S. institutions place that figure over $6 to $8 billion, meaning internal fraud is likely between $240 million and $300 million per year.
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John O'Shea has paid tribute to "unsung hero" Glenn Whelan as the midfielder prepares to win his 50th cap for the Republic of Ireland against Wales tonight.
The 29-year-old Stoke player will bring up his half-century at Cardiff City Stadium in a game which has been largely overshadowed by the focus on whether Gareth Bale would play for Wales, and whether he will leave Tottenham for Real Madrid.
Whelan, first capped back in 2008, may not possess the sort of star quality that the home side will be missing as Bale nurses a foot injury, but skipper O'Shea has described him as the sort of player his team-mates are delighted to have on their side.
Sunderland defender O'Shea said: "Glenn has been around the squad for a while and he has been doing his stuff for Stoke in the Premier League.
"His 50 caps has come around quick and he is one of the unsung heroes who gets glossed over, but the players appreciate him when we go into tough battles in European games.
"You know exactly what you get with Glenn, he is able to do more than mix it, he can produce brilliant moments passing and shooting.
"He is a valuable member of the squad, hopefully it will go well for him on Wednesday and there are many more caps to come."
Ireland will be looking to continue a good recent run of form when they face Chris Coleman's Dragons.
Giovanni Trapattoni's side have lost just once in 2013 - to World and European champions Spain - and face crunch World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Austria next month.
The Italian has painful memories of Wales having seen his Italy side lose 2-1 at a sold-out Millennium Stadium during qualification for Euro 2004, and has warned his side the game will be a friendly in name only.
"This is no friendly," he said.
"I know this country. I was here many years ago with Italy, as was their scorer that night, (Craig) Bellamy.
"We won in Italy but we lost over here and we know about this team, I have seen so many games and I know the Welsh players, they have a good mentality and they are international players.
"After this game we can reflect, and we will know from our attitude and personality whether we are ready to play against Sweden."


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Industry objects to forest drilling limits, but environmental groups call for more
An industry group says a proposal that would govern oil and gas development on the White River National Forest creates significant challenges for effective drilling there.
But a coalition of environmental groups would love to see further limitations on drilling on the forest via a moratorium on new leases.
The West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association says in a letter to the U.S. Forest Service that its proposed rules prohibiting or controlling surface uses, or limiting them through seasonal restrictions, appear to cover nearly all of the area that would be available for leasing under the plan.
"This creates significant challenges for reasonable development and access," the group says in its letter. It says the rules "effectively remove valuable natural gas resources from the national energy inventory."
A preliminary proposal by the Forest Service identifies 266,599 acres on the forest as available for oil and gas development. About 141,000 of those acres are roadless, and the agency is proposing barring surface use of those acres for oil and gas development.
However, 61,000 of those roadless acres already are leased, and many of those leases aren't bound by the surface restrictions, which would only be imposed if the leases expire and new ones are issued for those acres.
Altogether, about 130,000 acres in the forest already are leased. A letter to the Forest Service signed by 11 conservation groups says more than 90,000 of those acres have yet to be developed and that such development threatens other forest resources.
"The last thing the agency should do is compound the threat by issuing additional leases," the groups say.
The West Slope association contends the Forest Service may be misleading the public about how much of the gas beneath roadless acreage might be accessed by use of directional drilling from outside that acreage. Topographical, geographic and geological challenges within the forest in the southeastern part of the Piceance Basin "often prohibit what is technically possible" in other parts of the basin, the group said.
Glenn Adams, leasable forest staff officer and Rifle district ranger, said he understands the industry's worry about barring activity on roadless areas.
"I believe that's their biggest concern, and it's a valid concern, but it's also the way the land is designated," he said.
A 2001 national rule protects roadless areas from development, although it has been the subject of conflicting court rulings.
Adams said the opportunity to drill beneath roadless areas doesn't disappear under the forest proposal, but "just becomes a little more difficult."
He said the stipulations the Forest Service is seeking to impose to reduce the impacts of drilling are an improvement over its current oil and gas plan.
"We were pretty weak on that side of it in the past," he said.
The conservation groups say the government shouldn't lease minerals beneath the roadless areas. Already, trying to protect their surfaces from drilling is resulting in a lot of directional drilling around their fringes, and one result is wildlife migration corridors between roadless areas are disrupted, said Peter Hart, staff attorney for the Wilderness Workshop.
He credited the Forest Service for its general effort to better protect natural values while drilling in the region continues to expand.
"I don't think you can fault the Forest Service for trying to preserve some of these (values) in light of the boom we're seeing," he said.


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Treyarch and Activision have announced that Call of Duty: World at War Patch 1.6 will be released this week, meaning PC gamers can look forward to Map Pack 3 which console gamers have been enjoying, plus a host of bug fixes and tweaks.
Included in the patch:
- 3 new Multiplayer maps: Battery (mp_drum), Breach (mp_bgate), Revolution (mp_vodka)!
- New Nazi Zombie map: Der Riese (nazi_zombie_factory), an all-new Zombie map set in a secret - Nazi research facility featuring the Pack A Punch Machine, Teleporters, and many more undead hordes!
- Exploits pertaining to Demo playback.
- Favourites list now ignores filter settings.
- Fixed S&D round counting error when roundlimit is reached.
- New feature: in-game Add to Favourites.
- Friends list: green online indicator.
- Starting the game in Safe Mode will no longer toggle the "Soften Smoke Edges" graphic option.
- Fixed various crashes.
- Mods: Client will no longer join a modded Co-op server via Game Invite unless they have that mod loaded.
- Mods: Client running a mod will be asked to unload the mod if they attempt to join an unmodded server.
- Mods: All singleplayer levels can now be run with a mod loaded.
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Kane's sure Regina Dalton's up to no good. She's either out to grab his grandfather's money or a spy for the company that's trying to put him out of business. Kane (who everyone calls Sugar Kane, 'cause he's sweet as sin, with all the consequences) figures he'll have no trouble getting answers from Regina. But he's wrong.
She's not about to tell him the truth. Because her own family's in trouble and she'll do anything, and everything, to save it.
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Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA recently announced the next step to be taken regarding the Presidential Policy Directive on National Preparedness. That next step in FEMA's ongoing efforts to improve levels of preparedness against a wide range of threats and hazards, such as acts of terrorism, cyber-attacks, pandemics and catastrophic natural disasters, was to release a description of the National Preparedness System. FEMA recognizes that the nation will be most prepared for threats and hazards when we work together, and to that point the National Preparedness System has now outlined in … [Read more...]
Preparedness, Response and Resilience Task Force Report Released by HSPI
In response to the recent disasters in the U.S. and Japan and the release of Presidential Policy Directive-8: National Preparedness (PPD-8), the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) today released the Interim Report of its Preparedness, Response, and Resilience Task Force. While, the report urges policymakers in Washington to develop a shared—and actionable—vision of resilience, the report also includes information that would help organizations, communities and individuals to be better prepared for the unexpected. The Interim Report represents the first … [Read more...]
Is PPD-8 Re-Creating the Wheel in Terms of Preparedness Policy?
Earlier this month this website published a posting regarding the April 8th release of the Obama Administration's Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8), and if you are on a committee or team in your organization which is evaluating or in fact implementing a preparedness directive such as a PS-Prep program; a workforce resilience study, or a business continuity plan to meet supply chain requirements, then adding this PPD-8 as a reference reading resource might be a good idea. If you have already done that or perhaps already read this PPD-8 directive, we would be very interested in hearing … [Read more...]
Emergency Preparedness Plan (PPD-8) Issued by White House
Please join the Homeland Security Policy Institute for a discussion about Presidential Policy Directive - 8: National Preparedness, featuring Brian Kamoie, Senior Director for Preparedness Policy on the White House National Security Staff. President Barack Obama signed a new Presidential Policy Directive on National Preparedness last week and the Directive will be publicly released at this event. The new policy outlines the President's vision for strengthening the security and resilience of the United States through systematic preparation for threats to the security of the Nation, including … [Read more...]


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Obama budget letter was wrong on crucial facts
In defending President Obama, Ronald Entwistle's letter (Sept. 3), claimed "Speaker John Boehner would never allow a tax increase." The fact is the top marginal tax rate was 35 percent for 2012 and prior, but is now 39.6 percent for 2013 and beyond.
Entwistle wondered about the debt during Bush's tenure. From January 2001 to January 2009, the debt increased from $5.6 trillion to $10.6 trillion at an average increase of $600 billion per year. The January 2013 debt was $16.4 trillion, so the average yearly increase during Obama's presidency is about $1.5 trillion per year. Despite efforts by the House, President Obama increased the debt more in one term than Bush did in two.
Entwistle accused the Obama critic of being dishonest and suggested he go back to school to study political science. I think we need fewer people studying political science, and more people who know the facts.
Andy Lutz
Bombing Syria would produce nothing good
I am Chris Lapp, a 13 year old, writing about the proposed bombing of Syria and getting the United States involved in another war. I think we should just stay out of their civil war, as everyone stayed out of our civil war. If we got in Syria's civil war, it would just result in a different view of them, like the view of a smaller United States, not a view of Syria.
I also think that until we have solid proof that they used chemical warfare to kill the rebels, we should not even think about bombing them. Also, if we bombed them, we would be almost alone fighting the rest of the war on Syria, and then we would just have troops in three different places. Most everyone in my family believes that bombing Syria would be a very bad idea, as we would just kill many people who were not involved in the war.
My brother thinks we should just send a sniper to kill the leaders of Syria. I also think that, but then a new leader would just rise up to take the dead one's place. So what I think the United States should do is just lay off Syria, until they threaten something bigger, like, China, the United States, Europe or something of that size. On another topic, if we attacked Syria, we might have to fight the Russians, and no one wants to fight some of the most advanced people on earth.
Chris Lapp
Case for attack on Syria, at best, is very weak
How certain are we that chemical weapons are being used? Secretary Kerry seemed to cite evidence that could be anecdotal or manufactured. And are we being manipulated, perhaps by al-Qaida, to do their bidding?
Why, after years of Syrian civil war, are we now choosing the high road? We don't respond to 99.9 percent of the atrocities in the world, so why now to this? Why not to genocide in Africa, human rights violations in Asia and the drug war carnage in Central and South America?
What will happen to the collateral damage in Syria? What about all the women, children and other innocent civilians we kill during the strikes? And how will that be perceived in the world, especially the Arab world?
Secretary Kerry cited support from some Arab nations. How will they support us? Money to cover strike costs? Protection from or prevention of retaliatory strikes directed at U.S. citizens at home or abroad? I don't see a history of that help.
We don't need to begin this military action. I'm very sorry for the innocent Syrian people. But haven't we learned from wars from Vietnam onward that we don't always help those we fight to save? In considering all foreign military actions, we have to remind ourselves that we are there first to do no harm. If great harm to ourselves or Syrian nonperpetrators is a potential, we shouldn't engage in the fight.
Katherine Knabke
College sports about nothing but funding
I am writing in reaction to Jeff Faraudo's recent article regarding Cal Football and "tradition for sale." Outgoing UC Chancellor Bob Birgeneau recently expressed his concern about the escalating "arms race" in Division I college athletics. Birgeneau was justifiably concerned about the incredible amount of money needed to sustain intercollegiate athletic programs. It's hard to believe that it wasn't that many years ago that football and basketball coaches weren't making multimillion dollar salaries.
The fact is that college football and, to a lesser extent, men's basketball, finances all other intercollegiate sports. As a result, Division I schools are forced to do almost anything to generate and maintain the revenue from these two sports. I've wondered if someone offered Cal $1 million to play a football game at 2 a.m. if they wouldn't do it.
Division I college football is no longer about the students, the alumni, the fans, or even the so-called student athletes. It's about the money, and the athletic department will do almost anything to get it. Sadly, I say to my fellow Old Blues and traditionalists, this is your new reality. You better learn to deal with it.
John Hill
Obamacare sales pitch like Bay Bridge's
After 11 years and $6.4 billion (far above estimates) the new eastern half of the Bay Bridge is open. In 1936 the entire Bay bridge was completed in just three years and seven months for $78 million, or about $1.3 billion if adjusted to today's value.
Now we are embarking on Obamacare, and the government says it is going to save us money and provide better health care. Based upon public reaction thus far, it seems to me the American public has just been sold another bridge.
Joe Crosslin
How to increase BART unions' cost of striking
Daniel Borenstein's Aug. 23 column "Strike ban for transit workers sounds like a good idea, but …" makes many very good points. As a casual observer, there appears to be little incentive for compromise; binding arbitration would be a disaster for more reasons than I can state here; and the likelihood of banning unions from striking is slim to none.
There may be another way, though. In New York City, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority unions are subject to the Taylor law. It essentially says that if a union strikes, its members will be docked two days pay' for each day of the strike. In addition, I assume BART automatically deducts union dues through payroll deductions and passes those payments on to the unions. If that's true, create a law that relieves BART from that responsibility beginning the first day of a strike and continuing through the life of the next contract. The unions would still retain their right to strike but would have "skin in the game".
Jim Bono
Pleasanton former deputy inspector general, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority


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Countrywide Signs was born from the splitting up of the national estate agent sign board erection and management franchise 'Agency Signs'. In fact Countrywide Signs still own the 'Agency Signs' brand.
Three of the top 'Agency Signs' franchisees joined forces to take the remains of the company forwards. Tony, John and Martin invested in creating a new business 'Countrywide Signs'. The Directors created a transparent and ethical business structure where everyone benefits; the estate agent's, the property seller/buyer, the local Countrywide Signs franchisee and the national network as a whole. The directors invested in cutting edge technology, systemised the business to the highest level (ISO 9001 / British Franchise Association – Full Members) and quickly became the market leaders, a position they continue to hold today.
Countrywide Signs employ the most experienced and ethical advisors to retain their market leading position. Together they work hard continuously investing in improving the nationally managed systems and local service, supporting franchise owners and their teams. Countrywide Signs are committed to providing the best value for money sign board management service on the market, now and into the future.
Management Team
Countrywide Signs is a unique business in that the management team is made up of the company's most successful franchisees. Yes you read that correctly, the entire management team is made up of the top performing franchisees, each having built up their own highly successful local Countrywide Signs office.
This puts the business in a very strong position. The motivation of the Board of Directors is to focus on improving the business for a common goal to remain the market leading estate agent signboard erection and management company.
Now meet the team:
|Tony Williams
Managing Director
|An impressive background with 12 years as Managing Director of his own security company as well as 18+ years as a Countrywide Signs Franchisee and now Managing Director with a total of over 24 Years in Franchising. Tony is well equipped to lead the team building and supporting the Countrywide Signs Network.
|Martin Attwood
As a Countrywide Signs Director Martin's role is to drive the development of the national network, supporting our franchise owners and their local Countrywide Signs businesses.
Before joining the Management Team, Martin was one of Countrywide Signs most successful Franchise Owners with 16 years experience running his own territory.
Angela Attwood BSc (Hons)
|This new post has been created to enhance communications with the franchise owner network via Newsletters, Franchise Manual updates and User Guides plus raising the Countrywide Signs profile with the general public and Estate Agents for the benefit of all in Countrywide Signs. Angela is a highly dedicated and skilled IT specialist with a Bsc (Hons) Degree and brings a wealth of experience built up over the last 16 years helping to run the Countrywide Signs Newmarket territory.
Sue Wakefield
|A vast wealth of experience in overall Office Management/Event Organisation and Marketing over 36 years within diverse industries, to include 26 years in the City of London within the financial sector (banks/investment companies); training as a Dispensing Optician prior to moving to the Newmarket area, joining Countrywide Signs 5 years ago, with progression to becoming Head Office Franchise Manager.
Countrywide Signs main competitive advantage is the exceptionally high standards that the entire business operates too. Certified standards include ISO 9001 and Full Membership of the British Franchise Association, both of which require deep and thorough regular examination to achieve and maintain.
The business was structured from the beginning to operate to ISO 9001 quality standards. This attitude towards lean systemisation combined with the industry's leading online estate agent sign board management system and automated accounting systems has led to an incredibly efficient company.
You are assured of exceptional service too. The nature of a franchise is that all Countrywide Signs local operators are in-turn business owners, a concept that creates passion at a local level. When this is harnessed to such an efficient business system the levels of service and cost reductions received at a local level are unbeatable.
Contact our National Sales Manager Simon Smith to discuss your requirements and request a quote.
We won't be beaten on price on any directly comparable service.
Countrywide Signs has an established Master Franchise covering the Republic of Ireland. Please select the link below to view the Countrywide Signs Irish Website.
John Lynch - Master Franchise Owner
"I would say to anyone thinking of becoming a franchise owner this is a fantastic business which gives you time to enjoy life. If you are already a franchise owner and looking at further options becoming a master takes everything to the next level."
John Lynch, Countrywide Signs Master Franchise Owner for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, is working to secure the companies market leading status by landing national contracts to drive the network forwards.
Sign board erecting is potentially one of the most libellous activities an estate agent is involved with. If you do not use a professional fully insured sign board erection company you are leaving your company wide open should a problem arise from one of your signboards.
At the end of the day erecting a wooden post with a colourful plastic sail to a private property, often alongside a public right of way could be seen as a lawyer's meal ticket!
Countrywide Signs take all that worry away. Fully insured Countrywide Signs take full responsibility for the management of your sign boards and any resulting legal action.
Copies of documentation are available on request.
Other legal information
Countrywide Signs Limited is a company incorporated in England and Wales under Registration Number 3594528 whose registered office address is at 74 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DR. The main contact address for Countrtwide Signs Limited is Administration Office, PO Box 163, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9ZR.
Environmental Policy
At Countrywide Signs we take our responsibility towards minimising our impact upon the environment seriously. Sign boards are made of correx plastic which is non-biodegradable and has a life span of approximately 500 years. Currently around 85% of the millions of boards used each year end up in landfill sites across the country.
To vastly reduce the number of signs ending up in landfill Countrywide Signs has formed a unique partnership with Estate Agency Recycling Ltd, which provides a nationwide collection and recycling service for sign boards. At Countrywide Signs we believe that this is a significant step forward and are proud to be leading the way for the rest of the sign board industry.
Tony Williams of Countrywide Signs says: "Countrywide Signs intends to lead the field in environmental waste and responsibility to legislation, there is no other board erecting company making such a commitment at present."


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Geek Shot: A Stormtrooper Walks Through Australia
Geek Shot: A Stormtrooper Walks Through Australia
We usually see stormtroopers making their way through the galaxy via spacecraft, not donning sneakers and hitting the road on foot. But stormtrooper Jacob French is a special breed, walking over 2,400 miles from Perth to Sydney for a good cause: he's raising money for the Starlight Foundation, a charity that helps bring joy to ill and hospitalized children. He's not the only one, though. Jacob is a member of Vader's First 501st Legion, a collective of Star Wars costume enthusiasts whose mission is to assist and donate to charitable causes. A mission that would melt even the coldest of Vader hearts. Check out more images of Jacob in full stormtrooper garb below!
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Chris Jacobs slugged a three-run home run in the second inning to give Rancho Cucamonga a 3-1 lead and the Quakes never looked back, downing visiting Inland Empire 5-2 in a key California League game on Wednesday at LoanMart Field.
The home run by Jacobs, his 25th of the season, came after Jeremy Rathjen singled and Aaron Miller walked.
The Quakes (63-72 overall, 31-34 second half) led 3-2 but got a pair of insurance runs in the sixth on run-scoring doubles by Tyler Ogle and James Baldwin.
The Sixers (57-78, 32-33) got both their runs via the long ball, a home run by Sherman Johnson in the first and one in the sixth by Dennis Raben. It was the 13th of the season by Johnson and the 29th for Raben.
Quakes starter Tom Windle (12-8, 4.26 ERA) went six innings, allowing four hits and two runs with nine strikeouts. Craig Stem went the ninth to earn his second save.
Sixers starter Raymond Hanson went six, surrendering 10 hits and all five runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.
Rancho racked up 11 hits, led by Rathjen, Jacobs, Ogle and Dillon Moyer with two each.
The Sixers managed just seven, two of those by Mark Shannon.
It was a big win for the Quakes as the three teams ahead of them in the standings all lost.
There are five games left in the regular season and Inland Empire is just one game behind Lancaster, but the Sixers need to win the half to get into the playoffs.
The Quakes are two games out first for the division title but are tied with High Desert for the final wild-card berth with Lake Elsinore having secured the first. If the Sixers were to win the half, that would eliminate the Quakes from that second wild card.
The teams play again tonight at 7:05. Clint Sharp (3-3, 7.63 ERA) will be on the mound for the Sixers, with Chris Anderson (7-7, 4.51 ERA) going for the Quakes.


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- Prevention of preterm birth by progestational agents: what are the molecular mechanisms?Christopher Nold
Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 208:223.e1-7. 2013..We hypothesize that treatment with these agents may prevent PTB by altering molecular pathways involved in uterine contractility or cervical remodeling...
- Inflammation promotes a cytokine response and disrupts the cervical epithelial barrier: a possible mechanism of premature cervical remodeling and preterm birthChristopher Nold
Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women s Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:208.e1-7. 2012..An inflammatory challenge disrupts the cervical epithelial barrier and promotes cervical remodeling...


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Riga, Rigas Rajons, Russia, 2013/10/31 - TeamLab, an online office for small and medium business reveals a new version including long-awaited features: Gantt Chart and email integration with CRM - TeamLab.com.
TeamLab Office has announced the new version with a major addition aimed to meet the requests of the key audiences: project and sales managers.
The main release update will be of much interest to project managers, as it represents the most in-demand tool for tasks and events scheduling - Gantt Chart. Team leaders are now enabled to get a visualized picture of project progress, plan and analyse collaborative activities. TeamLab Gantt Chart shows tasks dependencies, thus managers are immediately notified of every shift and able to coordinate work according to the deadlines.
Sales people will benefit from close integration between TeamLab email aggregator and crm system. From now on it's possible to import email conversation threads and send messages to the client directly from the his profile page. An essential detail has been added: every customer contact is now assigned to a certain employee, so the project manager can see the responsibility area of every sales person.
According to Alexandra Petrova, Head of Marketing, the company's roadmap includes partners program release, document editors major updates and TeamLab PM for Android.
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Hajin Bae's Day and Night IllustrationsFebruary 24, 2014
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Hajin Bae aka Soulist-Aurora is a Korean illustrator, graphic designer and art director. Hajin says of her work "This is all my gift for you. They are started from my life: Eternal happiness. They are mine but 'inspiration' can be yours. So go ahead and take it if you want. :)" Hajin says her works are styled to depict either day or night, and most of her images fit into one category or the other. The "day" images are sharper and more sophisticated and the "night" images are quieter and use lots of deep blues and lemon yellows to reflect the glow of night.


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Cluster Head Node Overnight Temperature
Using the Temperature sensors on the Motherboard
The command sensors-detect was used to setup the sensors, then the command sensors was used in a script the output of which was then piped to the cut command to extract the wanted data board temperature was redirected to a data file temp.txt along with a comma to delimit the data. Data collection was performed every 5 minutes this was run in an infinite loop overnight. The data file temp.txt was imported into a spreadsheet as a csv comma separated variable file.
The Cheap and nasty Script used
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AEROSMITH is the subject of a new episode of the A&E series "Biography" airing Thursday night (June 4) at 10:00 p.m. ET on the cable channel. According to Boston.com, the band's Svengali-like former manager Tim Collins consents to an interview for the first time since he and AEROSMITH had their bitter break-up in 1996. "I've never done an interview like this, but time heals all wounds," the reclusive Collins told Boston.com. "They said Steven (Tyler) wasn't going to participate and had squelched a lot of people. I just think they're America's greatest rock band, and I wanted to set the record straight. I was only supposed to do 30 minutes, but I let them keep me on tape for 4.5 hours." Collins said his participation in the rock doc even prompted AEROSMITH guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford to talk. Others interviewed include AEROSMITH biographer Stephen Davis, Rolling Stone's Anthony DeCurtis and David Wild, and former Boston Globe critic Steve Morse.AEROSMITH is seriously considering playing one of its classic albums in its entirety on the band's upcoming tour with ZZ TOP, according to VH1 Classic Radio. Joe Perry said, "Well, let's just say we're closer to it than ever before. I'm not sure which record it would be, but we've kind of narrowed it down. I bet we'll end up doing it but we won't know until we're in the actual rehearsal studio." Asked which album he'd like to play, Perry replied, "I think 'Toys In The Attic' would be fun. We do a lot of songs off the first four records anyway. We've jammed on 'Uncle Salty' onstage a few times. I don't know. The later records with more songs on them, they would take up too much time in the set. We need to leave some room for some of the other standards." "Toys In The Attic", AEROSMITH's third album, was released in 1975 and is one of their most successful efforts. It includes the classic singles "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion", as well as "Adam's Apple", "Big Ten-Inch Record", "Round And Round", "Uncle Salty" and the title track.
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text: Circle April 28 on your calendar. That's the NFL draft, and unless something strange happens, David Carr will be traded around that time. Texans GM Rick Smith's toughest job will be creating a market for Carr. I'm guessing he's going to have to settle for a fifth-round draft pick, but it only takes one motivated buyer to drive the price up. As for who is going to replace Carr, I think it'll be Jake Plummer. Problem is, there is a market for him. The Texans probably are going to end up paying more than they'd like to pay.


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HCP's Learning Center features a Digital Darkroom that is outfitted with 8 iMac workstations and used for many of the classes and workshops offered throughout the year.
Digital Darkroom Amenities
8 Apple Intel Dual Core iMacs with the Adobe Creative Cloud (PhotoShop, Lightroom, InDesign, Muse), Photoshop Elements and Microsoft Office
3 Epson Photo R2400 printers with K3 Ultrachrome inks (prints up to 13 in x 19 in)
1 Canon IPF 8300 Printer (prints up to 44" wide)
1 Epson 7600 Printer (prints up to 24" wide)
1 Epson V700 scanner
- Scans both Prints (up to 8.5 in x 11.7in) and Film (35mm, 120, 4x5, & 8x10 slides and negatives)
1 Microtek Scanmaker 9800 XL (For scanning large format prints)
1 Nikon CoolScan 35mm film scanner
1 Nikon Super CoolScan 8000 medium format film scanner
- Scans 35mm and 120 film
Becoming a Digital Darkroom User
HCP Members can gain access to the Digital Darkroom for personal use outside of classrooms for an additional fee.
Digital Darkroom Users are required to have a working knowledge of any equipment you may use. HCP staff can answer questions and help troubleshoot but we are not able to give indepth instruction on how to use equipment. We offer a variety classes and private lessons to hone your scanning and printing skills, and we will be happy to help you find one to suit your needs.
HCP's computers do not retain files saved on the desktop so it is important for you to bring your own type of external device for file storage.
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After purchasing your access to the Digital Darkoom as a user, you need to schedule an Orientation session that will familiarize you with the equipment and setup of the space. This orientation is mandatory prior to use the Darkroom, but it is not required for taking workshops in the Digital Darkroom. Orientations are available from Monday to Friday, from 11am to 5pm. To schedule your orientation, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 713.529.4755 ext.16.
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Jonny Wilkinson will return for England after more than three years when they open their RBS Six Nations campaign at home to Scotland on Saturday, writes Huw Richards.
Wilkinson starts at outside-half in a team dramatically reshaped by new coach Brian Ashton. Only four starters survive from the 15 whose 25-14 loss to South Africa in November doomed predecessor Andy Robinson. Among them Josh Lewsey moves from full-back to wing while Martin Corry's survival at number eight may owe something to an untimely injury for Bristol's Dan Ward-Smith, who had a scan on his knee yesterday.
Recalling Wilkinson is a calculated risk. He has played only one match, as a replacement for Newcastle at Leicester on Saturday, since returning from the most recent of the extraordinary succession of injuries that has cost him 30 caps since his drop-goal won the World Cup for England in November 2003.
But for most of that time England had an admirable deputy in Charlie Hodgson, not in Wilkinson's class as a kicker, but with added range as an attacker. With the Sale man injured in his turn, the choice is between Wilkinson and gifted novices. The cheering for Wilkinson at Leicester, rarely visitor-friendly, showed the depth of English yearning for his safe return.
It is a measure of Wilkinson's celebrity that his return will command headlines ahead of a debut at centre for Andrew Farrell - in League at least as distinguished a player as Wilkinson is in Union, and almost as freakishly injury-prone. Farrell, whose last international was at prop against the Australian rugby league team, will line up in the same three-quarter line as his longtime Wigan and Great Britain colleague Jason Robinson, back after coming out of international retirement, and the recalled Mike Tindall. Iain Balshaw is at full-back. Harry Ellis returns at scrum-half, while Magnus Lund has won the battle to balance England's back-row as the specialist openside alongside Corry and Joe Worsley. Perhaps the least anticipated selection is Leicester's Lewis Deacon at lock, while the unluckiest exclusion is Wasps lock Tom Palmer, once more benched while Danny Grewcock starts. Skipper Phil Vickery and Perry Freshwater will be front-row team-mates three weeks after scrummaging against each other in a Heineken Cup tie, while George Chuter starts at hooker following the ruling out of Steve Thompson with a neck injury. Vickery, Tindall and Corry will all be winning their 50th caps.
* FOOTBALL Premiership leaders Manchester United will host rivals Reading, and champions Chelsea will be at home to either Norwich City or Blackpool in the FA Cup fifth round.
Monday's draw gave Bolton added incentive to beat Arsenal in their fourth-round replay on February 14, with the winner to host Blackburn.
The other all-Premier League tie will be a London derby, with Fulham hosting Tottenham Hotspur.
The draw was kind to Middlesbrough, who first have to settle a home replay against Bristol City on February 13, with a tie awaiting at home to West Bromwich Albion.
Watford will similarly be favourites against Ipswich Town, as will Manchester City for their local north-west trip to Preston North End. At least one Championship club will reach the quarter-finals after Plymouth Argyle were drawn against Derby County. The ties will be played on the weekend of February 17-18.
Meanwhile, Alex McLeish has been confirmed as Scotland's new manager, signing a contract to take charge of the national team until 2010, when the next World Cup will be played in South Africa.
Walter Smith unexpectedly resigned as national coach earlier this month to take charge of Rangers, McLeish's former club.
The immediate task for the former international is to maintain Scotland's winning momentum.
McLeish, 48, ruled out making any major changes to the squad ahead of the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Georgia and Italy at the end of March, when Scotland will attempt to remain at the top of Group B.
Feyenoord have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne against their exclusion from the Uefa Cup. The CAS ruling - due by February 9 - will be watched by Tottenham, who had been granted a bye to the last 16 after being pitched against Feyenoord prior to their exclusion.
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will welcome captain George Boateng back from suspension for tonight's tough Barclays Premiership trip to Portsmouth.
Striker Caleb Folan goes straight into the Wigan squad for the clash at Reading following his £500,000 move from Chesterfield last week.
Liverpool could have midfielders Mohamed Sissoko and Bolo Zenden back in their squad for the trip to West Ham.
In transfer news, Championship leaders Derby signed the Blackburn defender James McEveley for an initial fee of £600,000. Sunderland completed the signing of Stern John from Coventry on a 2½-year deal. Reading signed Australian midfielder Oliver Bozanic on a 2½-year contract.
Newcastle United were last night working to tie up their loan swoop for United States defender Oguchi Onyewu after he arrived on Tyneside for a medical.
United have given the green light to coach Nigel Pearson to work with the England Under-21 squad.
* SAILING Peter Gilmour, the Australian match racing specialist, will coach America's Cup defending champions Alinghi, sailing with them over the next few months off Valencia, Spain, to sharpen their performance before the contest starts on June 23, writes Simon Greaves .
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It's rather appropriate that Emmett Kelly Jr. owned a Crosley. Crosleys were always clownish cars, but more than that, over the years they became a downtrodden sort of car, neglected and disrespected by many who came across them, and that was exactly the sort of clown persona that Kelly inven ... Read more
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Moe's Southwest Grill of the Triangle and the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education have teamed up on a couple of programs to emphasize healthy eating.
Moe's and Poe On-The-Go began in June, but continues weekly through Oct. 1. The program moves to a new Moe's location each week. Poe's health educators lead the program, which focuses on the fresh ingredients used at Moe's and how it can be easy to eat healthy.
Tuesdays also happen to be Moe's Kids Eat Free night so you can score a free educational activity and a free kids meal (with purchase of an entree of $5 or more, of course) that night.
Here's the schedule. All of the programs are from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and take place at Moe's.
- Sept. 3 at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham
- Sept. 10 at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh
- Sept. 17 at Cary Arboretum in Cary
- Sept. 24 at Patterson Place in Durham
- Oct. 1 at North Hills in Raleigh
On Oct. 1 at the North Hills event, Moe's and Poe also will announce the winners of its joint garden project, which will give grants to elementary schools to help children learn where food comes from and healthy eating habits. Finalists for the grants will be revealed on Moe's Triangle Facebook page this week.
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"I joined Dr. Reid's study because I thought that even if I couldn't be helped, I might be able to help someone else."
Heartburn is one health issue that over 100 million Americans know firsthand. But for almost 2 million people, heartburn, a condition caused by stomach-acid reflux, can mean chronic disease with sometimes-deadly consequences.
Plagued by chronic heartburn and an ulcer at the base of his esophagus, the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach, Jim Moell sought medical help. He found Dr. Brian Reid, a Fred Hutch researcher studying Barrett's esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition caused by chronic acid reflux. Reid's group uses genetic technology to save high-risk Barrett's patients like Moell from cancer of the esophagus, an increasingly common, deadly form of cancer.
Under Reid's study, regular examination of the cells in Moell's esophagus during the next few years eventually revealed that his condition had developed into early stage cancer. Moell had surgery in 1987 to remove part of his esophagus and has been cancer-free ever since.
"I joined Dr. Reid's study because I thought that even if I couldn't be helped, I might be able to help someone else," Moell said.
Since 1983 more than 800 volunteers have participated in the Seattle Barrett's Esophagus Program. Their participation allowed Reid and colleagues at the Hutch and the University of Washington to demonstrate the success of a highly sensitive, DNA-based method for predicting a patient's risk of esophageal cancer. The technique involves periodically analyzing cells from the lining of the esophagus to check for genetic changes that indicate the earliest stages of cancer. This screening method has already saved many lives, boosting survival rates for esophageal cancer from 4 percent to over 80 percent, and it may be extended to early detection of other types of cancer.
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Hi all,
For Christmas this year I am thinking of making a pound cake and covering it with white fondant and making Christmas decorations.This may be a rather dumb questions however I have never made pound cake before and my question that I would like to ask is what is a good center for the cake, is a simple buttercream ok? Should i give it a flavour or a colouring, if so what is the best you would advise for the taste of a pound cake. If I flavoured the pound cake with cinnamon would that be ok? Does anyone have any good recipes?
All advice would be greatly appreciated :D
The only pound cakes I've ever made or bought have been completely monolithic in nature, baked in either a loaf pan or a Bundt mold. And usually served either completely naked, or lightly dusted with powdered sugar.
It's the nature of a pound cake not to need frostings or fillings. That's why it's become my go-to cake for my father's birthday (he never did care for frosting, even before he became mildly type-2 diabetic). And a plain pound cake is neutral enough in flavor that it can probably tolerate almost any kind of frosting, filling, or (within reason) batter addition.
I go with the BC mix (ACH also offers a pound cake mix under their "Dromedary" brand), baked in a (relatively) cheap (Calphalon, I think) Bundt mold.
Although a Bundt mold, unless it's really, really plain, might be too complex a surface to easily cover the cake in a rolled fondant (other Bundt cakes are, after all, usually frosted with a poured drip glaze).
"POUND CAKE?" (swings large mallet at innocent loaf cake) "I guess it DOES!"
-- L. Gallagher, from a "Sledge-O-Matic" routine
I use several pound cakes as a regular layer cake. The top gets that wonderful crunchy top, but it has to be cut off in order to work well with filing/layers. I like to use a vanilla bean SMBC or a whipped ganache buttercream--nothing too sweet. I've put fresh, honeyed strawberries as a center filling as well. When baking larger diameters I make sure to use a heating core and for smaller ones a flower nail in the center --this is when not using a tube pan.
When cooking pound cake in say a regular 10 inch pan that is not a bundt pan how long would you cook it and at what degrees? I know what to do with bundt pans but have not tried it in regular layer pans? Anybody know? When I got married 35 years ago the person who made my wedding cake made all pound cake and it was very good with the butter cream frosting. I was not into making cakes back then so I never asked her about baking them. I guess each to his own taste as some do not like frosting that much.
I really couldn't say as a general rule, but i bake at 350 and for a 10" with a heating core, 2" pan, and bake even strips, i would start checking at 30 mins. I usually bake by smell and toothpick, with a couple of different size pans in there, so i don't keep up on time per size.


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Triple treat for 60th anniversary
Made to Move, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Orchestra Wellington
St James Theatre, Wellington, February 27-March 24
Three world premieres in one night is a splendid marker for the Royal New Zealand Ballet's 60th anniversary.
The company, in outstanding form, deliver a night of spirited dancing in entertaining, thought provoking and beautiful works.
Choreographer/set designer Javier de Frutos' Anatomy of a Passing Cloud is a stunningly clever, multi-layered work that on the surface is an evocation of the Pacific in all its vigour and beauty, yet beneath, perhaps all is not well in paradise.
Using a hybrid style of dance - a fusion of classical ballet, contemporary and Polynesian movements - he also mixes a reading from Genesis in Maori, traditional Cook Island drums, chants and songs and the harmonies of the Yandall Sisters with aplomb. We smile, but we also think.
In an outstanding cast - including Lucy Balfour, Tonia Looker, Antonia Hewitt and Loughlan Prior - Abigail Boyle and Dinitri Kleioris are exceptional.
Their passionate duet resonates well beyond the reef. And yes it is subversive - but in what it leaves unsaid.
In Of Days, expatriate choreographer Andrew Simmons has created moments in the lives of people like us with such simplicity and clarity.
The back-projected words were unnecessary.
The company are a superb ensemble culminating in a sublime pas de deux by Brendan Bradshaw and Antonia Hewitt.
The music of Arnalds, O'Halloran and Einaudi was movingly played and sensitively conducted by Nigel Gaynor.
More champagne than beer, Ethan Stiefel's Bier Halle is bubbly, amusing and soon goes to one's head.
This delightful production set to the waltzes of Johann and Joseph Strauss is Stiefel's first original ballet.
It augurs well for his future choreographies.
Set in a Bavarian beer hall - with a stunning set and costumes by Allan Lees - lederhosen, laughter and loveliness abound.
As the lovers, Gillian Murphy and Qi Huan sparkle with virtuosity and give the work great heart.
Murphy tosses off waltzing en pointe and multiple pirouettes with effortless flair and Qi Huan partners her with delicacy and finesse.
Paul Matthews is an amusing Nerd, Kohei Iwamoto a flirty Cuckoo, Dimitri Kleioris and Jacob Chown are dashing and daring Studs and the whole company shines.
The evening is enhanced by Jason Morphett's apt and atmospheric lighting and the Orchestra Wellington outdo themselves with brio and elan.
Made to Move:
Wellington - St James Theatre
27 February - 2 March 2013
Napier - Napier Municipal Theatre
5 March 2013
Auckland - ASB Theatre
8 - 10 March 2013
Takapuna - Bruce Mason Centre
13 - 14 March 2013
Palmerston North - Regent on Broadway
17 March 2013
Dunedin - Regent Theatre
20 March 2013
Ashburton - Ashburton Trust Event Centre
23 - 24 March 2013
The Dominion Post


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Marmon Mok Architecture celebrates 60 years
Updated 12:10 pm, Wednesday, May 21, 2014
SAN ANTONIO — Stephen Souter is looking out the window of his 16th-floor offices in One Riverwalk Place, pointing out some of the exterior features of one of his firm's most visible current projects, the adjacent Tobin Center for the Performing Arts: a $203 million rebuild of the historic Municipal Auditorium that promises to change the face of San Antonio's performing arts.
"I think we kept the character of the old building, the history of the building, and gave it a new life," Souter, managing partner of Marmon Mok Architecture since 1986, said of the Tobin Center, a technological marvel that retains its 1920s façade.
The center, which will be home to the San Antonio Symphony, is flexible enough in its various configurations to host opera, rock concerts and galas.
A few blocks away, another Marmon Mok project is taking shape. The firm is integral to the partnership transforming the Convention Center into one of the top facilities of its kind in the country, a $325 million expansion that Mayor Julián Castro has deemed "fantastically important" to the city's efforts to lure conventions.


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BREAKING NEWS: Search On For Solo Teen Sailor
A search is on for Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old teen sailor trying to solo circumnavigate the globe.
June 10, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: A search-and-rescue effort is underway for Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old sailor trying to become the youngest to solo circumnavigate the globe. According to stories in multiple news outlets, the teenager's EPIRB beacon was triggered at about 6 AM this morning.
Sunderland had reportedly been suffering engine problems this morning while in the Indian Ocean.
Stay tuned for more details from my fellow BoaterMouth sailing bloggers Kimball Livingston and Charles Doane.


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The 51st Daytona 500 | 3:30 p.m. today, Daytona International Speedway | TV: Ch. 13
Tony Stewart had seen enough drivers struggle taking on the label "driver-owner" to know this wasn't going to be easy. Michael Waltrip, Ricky Rudd, Mark Martin, even his idol, A.J. Foyt, could have told him there would be days like this. But Stewart's blissful veneer cracked like the sheet metal on his No. 14 Chevrolet on Saturday, when a blown tire cued a two-car wreck that totaled the cars he and Ryan Newman were to use today in the Daytona 500. Newman's wreck put him in his third car of Speedweeks, one of which had qualified third. Stewart would have started fifth but now goes to the back of the field with Newman.
"I'm ticked right now. I'm not happy, I'm not cordial, I'm not nice," he said. He called one reporter a "rocket scientist," another an "idiot." He lambasted Goodyear for its product.
"Don't get them anywhere near me," he said. "Don't bring them anywhere close; don't let them come close. I don't want anything to do with them."
Another lesson learned. Yet another example that no matter his experience or accomplishments, no matter the alliances with powerful Hendrick Motorsports, Stewart will not truly know how well he handles this compounding of duties until he handles days like Saturday.
"I've been pretty patient so far, I thought," the two-time series champion said in January when asked if the driver or the owner would become impatient first. "I think the adrenaline still comes from the driver."
Stewart, 37, can be a driver when he flips down his visor, but when the helmet comes off, the worries of an organization can rush down upon him. Perhaps that will never be more acute than in today's Daytona 500, a race that has bedeviled him in 10 previous attempts.
Waltrip, a two-time 500 winner, brought that pressure to his first 500 as an owner, in 2006, when his team was the flagship of Toyota's first-year Sprint Cup program. He spoke of the joy of watching a dream move from a backyard shop to NASCAR's grandest stage until the week was spoiled when inspectors found an illegal substance in the intake manifold of his No. 55. Stigmatized as a cheater, heavily sanctioned by NASCAR, Waltrip purged several employees who were implicated, but he and his top executives maintain their innocence and ignorance about what happened.
"The owner part was obviously very hard to get my arms around, to understand it and learn how to be effective at ownership," Waltrip said. "It's not the owner or the driver, it's the supporting cast around you that helps you … be successful."
Stewart's team is as solid as can be for a fixer-upper. He hired former Richard Childress Racing executive Bobby Hutchens as competition director, pinched Daytona 500-winning crew chief Darian Grubb from Hendrick, and Tony Gibson from DEI as Newman's crew chief. In Grubb, Stewart also got a perfect liaison with Hendrick, from whom Stewart leases motors and has a chassis development deal. Hendrick and Stewart-Haas also share a great deal of information. Hendrick calls him every day, Stewart said, to ask what he needs.
"It's one of those variables on the list you don't even worry about," he said.
Kevin Harvick, who owns a team in the Nationwide and truck series, seemed amused last month that Stewart "was still in the fun stage."
"When it'll really hit is when you get that first penalty from a crew chief or you're not running good and you have to take that first step from a (research and development) standpoint to get your cars more competitive," he said.
Stewart's unplanned ascent to ownership was rose-scented at the start. Gene Haas, incarcerated for federal income tax evasion, broached the idea to Stewart two years ago and formalized the deal last summer, giving Stewart a half-stake in the team, ostensibly parlaying his power to improve the team's performance and ability to attract sponsors.
The front-office aspects have worked smashingly, with defending 500 winner Newman leaving Penske Racing to join him last summer and large sponsors including Office Depot, the Army and Burger King leaving other teams to come aboard.
Stewart's third-place run in the nonpoints Bud Shootout perpetuated the joy ride. Newman's blown engine in practice and wreck when David Reutimann bumped him in Thursday's 150-mile qualifying races were inconvenient. But the Saturday crash was clearly agitating for Stewart.
"We were actually talking about how the cars were running before that," he said. "It's just a rough day."
There will be days like these.


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Casale Romano Resort, Motta Camastra
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 11 smoke-free apartments
- Near the beach
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Sauna
- Limo/town car service
- In-room childcare
- Terrace
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Air conditioning
- Free WiFi and free parking
Feel at home
- Playground on site
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Kitchen
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private bathroom
What's around
- Gole Alcantara Botanical and Geological Park (10-minute walk)
- Gurne dell'Alcantara. Francavilla di Sicilia (2.6 mi / 4.2 km)
- Church of San Paolo (3.3 mi / 5.3 km)
- Church of SS. Annunziata (3.3 mi / 5.4 km)
- Capuchin Monastery (3.4 mi / 5.4 km)
- Matrice Church (3.6 mi / 5.8 km)
- Antiquarium di Francavilla di Sicilia (3.6 mi / 5.9 km)
- Piazza Matrice (3.6 mi / 5.9 km)
- Church of San Francesco (3.7 mi / 6 km)
- Francavilla di Sicilia Castle Ruins (3.7 mi / 6 km)
- Norman Castle of Calatabiano (5.4 mi / 8.8 km)
Casale Romano Resort, Motta Camastra
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $78
- Triple Room
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 11 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 1 floor
- Check-in time 2 PM-9 PM
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets allowed (dogs only) *
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply *
- 1 per room (up to 10 kg)
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Barbecue grills
- Outdoor pool
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Spa tub
- Sauna
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 2008
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Terrace
- Television in common areas
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Down comforter
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Premium bedding
- In-room massage available
- Yard
- Individually decorated
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Bidet
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Kitchen
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Access via exterior corridors
Also popular with travelers from the USA
Special features
The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 7 years old are not allowed in the spa.
DiningOnsite venue - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in seafood and serves light fare only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered. Reservations are required.
On Site
- Sauna
- Spa tub
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Mountain biking on site
- Playground on site
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
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- Casale Romano Motta Camastra
- Casale Romano Resort
- Casale Romano Resort Motta Camastra
- Casale Romano Sicily, Italy - Motta Camastra
- Casale Romano Sicily Italy - Motta Camastra
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport.
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
Guests under 7 years old are not allowed in the spa.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
Cash deposit: EUR 50 per stay
Optional extras
Kitchen/kitchenette use costs EUR 10 per night
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 30 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 8 for adults and EUR 4 for children (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per stay (maximum EUR 15 per stay), plus a one-time cleaning fee of EUR 20
Dial-up Internet access is available in guestrooms for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Welcome to E-Books Directory
This page lists freely downloadable books.
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Disequilibrium Dynamics: A Theoretical Analysis of Inflation and Unemployment
by Katsuhito Iwai - Yale University Press , 1981
The current crisis in economics compels certain of its basic assumptions to be reexamined. The focus of this book is the central assumption of the orthodox theory that prices and wages are determined by the law of demand and supply.
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Central Banks, Inflation Targeting and Employment Creation
by Gerald Epstein - International Labour Organization , 2007
Argues that monetary policy should be expanded to consider employment creation along with inflation control where unemployment and underemployment are a cause for concern. Discusses a range of policy options that can be used to pursue this goal.
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What You Should Know About Inflation
by Henry Hazlitt - D. Van Nostrand Company , 1965
The book's title 'What You Should Know About Inflation' only hints at the extent of the issues that Hazlitt addresses. He presents the Austrian theory of money in the clearest possible terms, and contrasts it with the government management.
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Price Stability: Why Is It Important for You?
by Dieter Gerdesmeier - European Central Bank, , 2009
The Treaty establishing the EU has given the Eurosystem the mandate to maintain price stability. This is a book on the importance of price stability, how it can be best achieved and how price stability supports sustainable economic growth in the EU.
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The Inflation Crisis, and How to Resolve It
by Henry Hazlitt - Arlington House , 1978
The author attempted to analyze thoroughly and in depth nearly a score of major problems raised by inflation and chronic fallacies that are in large part responsible for its continuance. Henry Hazlitt is the author of numerous books in economics.
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Bucs place Tim Crowder on injured reserve, promote Ahmad Black
Bucs defensive end Tim Crowder's concussion symptoms apparently aren't subsiding quickly.
The Bucs placed the veteran on injured reserve today, ending his season after he sustained a concussion against the Panthers last Sunday. The Bucs replaced him on the 53-man roster by promoting rookie safety Ahmad Black from the practice squad.
Black, a fifth-round pick from Florida, was slowed by an ankle injury in the preseason and was unable to land a spot on the team's final roster. He has been on the practice squad ever since but now might get a chance to see some action.
The Bucs could be without backup safety Larry Asante (hamstring) on Sunday, possibly giving Black a chance to be activated on gameday.


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Impacts of the recession on the legal industry
Expert Ed Winslow provides insight into how the legal industry is moving towards segmentation in a post-recession world
Large law firms seeing growth in corporate, real estate and tax practice areas
There could be better times ahead for larger law firms in the United States during the post-recession period.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges lays off employees, cuts partner pay
Though the dust from the shocking bankruptcy of Dewey & LeBoeuf has pretty much settled at this point, the legal industry is far from stable, as demonstrated by a hefty round of layoffs announced today at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
In-house counsel who embrace change become active business advocates
4 ways Corporate America is different in the post-Great Recession era
DOJ revives FIRREA law in Standard & Poor's lawsuit
An often-ignored financial reform law is getting its moment in the spotlight, thanks to a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit against Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P).
Law firms saw revenue growth in 2012
Despite all odds, 2012 proved to be a profitable year for Big Law.
Survey predicts reduction in law firm partners
A recent survey from Wells Fargo Private Bank found that 15 percent of U.S. law firms plan to reduce their number of partners in the first quarter of 2013.
Judge dismisses suits against John Marshall, Kent
The scoreboard isn't looking so good for law school graduates who are waging war against their alma maters.
Easy steps to keep unethical behavior at bay
As the economy improves, some employees will do anything to get ahead
Citigroup will pay $590 million in settlement related to financial crisis
Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay $590 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit that accused it of hiding billions of dollars in subprime mortgage debt.


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Evo Conference 2012 – Here I Come!!!
I'm heading to EVO!!!
And by EVO I do not mean Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Besides, that's EVOO.
But I digress… EVO.
The first year I went to Evo in 2010 I road tripped (15 HOURS each way y'all!!!) with Maya (Memetales).
I love that woman.
I'm serious.
This year, I will be road tripping with my family.
*insert MUCH different experience here*
I love them too.
To be clear…
Aaaanywho… At Evo 2010 I rode my first zipline ever, and got a good peek at how well Laurie copes in life and death situations…
Oh that Laurie! I luh her…
In 2011 I got to share about how to ignite your inner sparkle as one of the Ignite Keynote speakers…
photo cred: the AMAZING Justin Hackworth
Aaaaand in 2011 I RODE THR ZIPLINE AGAIN…
AND A GONDOLA. TWICE. This is the first time as part of my role as vlogging workshop leader:
I am so excited for this, my third year at Evo.
Each year I have left Evo with experiences that have added to not only my professional growth, but personal growth.
This year will be a wittle different —- >I get to experience the conference environment with my family.
But I kind-of feel the people I have come to know and adore from Evo have become a family in a way.
*insert sappy music here*
But seriously. I can't wait to learn a little more, hug a bunch of necks and most likely jump into a pool with my clothes on.
And it seems my daring doesn't end at ziplines and gondolas… word on the street is I will be taking my camera and nerves up in a hot air balloon… and I am beside myself.
What does that even mean?
To be beside oneself?
Well, if it IS possible to be beside oneself, then I am someone who could do it… having at least one extra personality and all.
But I digress.
And I can't forget Lu! I met Lucrecer for the first time at Evo 10.
We knew each other all of a few hours before our room-mateness required us to share a bed.
We have roomed together at other conferences at least 4 times since.
Lu will be one of the several AWESOME Ignite Keynotes this year, and I can't wait to hoot and holler for my sister from anotha mista.
I kind of feel like I am beside myself with excitement once again!
Never miss a thing! Get JOTS latest adventures via email or in your blog reader. Are you on Facebook? Oh goodie, I'm there too! And Pinterest. And Twitter… and jennyonthespot on Instagram!
9 Responses to "Evo Conference 2012 – Here I Come!!!"
Oh,Jenny!! I can not wait to see you and the family. I can not wait!!
I'm getting so excited about EVO '12 and meeting you and all the presenters, bloggers and newbies! I'm a newbie that's an olbie…63's not too old to start blogging, right? Anywhose, I really am looking forward to meeting everyone at EVO… I'm so new at blogging, I'm just reaching blogpuberty!
Please hug Lu for me. I'm so excited for her and SOOOOO want to see her rock the Ignite stage. I expect video.
I will super squishy miss you. Hope you have a great time.
'Member when we rode the lift and made videos of each other talking and whatnots?
Jenny, I need to get to know you better. What a fun recap of your evo experiences. I can't wait to see what you come up with this year. Here is to another great year. See you soon! xoxo
GAH. Another bloody conference I cannot make it to because I am here. In Brit land. And, what the HELL, my kids are still in school. *sigh*
I'm SOOOO jealous.
Where is this one at? I wonder if any will ever make it to Michigan?? or Ohio?? That would be awesomesauce!! Cuz then I might be able to come?!?!?! 🙂
Seriously. I wish I was going just to see you. Again.
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Partial Source: Pwinsider
Don West is reportedly leaving TNA due to the fact that he was offered a spot as the General Manager of the North American Hockey League's Wenatchee Wild out of Wenatchee, Washington. West will be involved in all aspects of the Wild and got a great offer that he could not have reasonably turned down.
There is no reported heat on West for leaving and he is said to be going out on good terms. He will finish up with TNA this month.
ORIGINAL: Several TNA sources say that Don West has given the company notice that he will be leaving soon. West has been with the organization since its inception. He first worked as an announcer before moving on to be the head of TNA merchandise in the summer of 2009.
When he started, he had no experience in the wrestling business when the company launched in June 2002. West and Mike Tenay were the company's announce team. West was also used as The Amazing Red's manager. West was replaced by Taz in the announcer's position in August 2011. West then went on the road full-time with autograph signings and doing "Don West Deals" at the shows. West would mention deals inside the ring and at the merchandise table.
West, who used to work for Shop at Home (and was even parodied once by Will Ferrell on Saturday Night Live), used his pitching style for the ShopTNA.com website and TNA live eventss. Several people within TNA say that it will be "near impossible" to replace West's skills in the merchandise aspect. West will now focus on his website, Wild West Deals (WildWestDeals.com).


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KARACHI: The national conference of different political parties organised by the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Saturday declared May12 Carnage of 2007 as the national tragedy and demanded the judiciary to take culprits to the task who massacred the innocent people.
It also demanded the government for compensating the loss of human lives that took place five years ago.
Organised by the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) at a local hotel in Karachi, the national conference further demanded lodging of FIR against former President Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf and other government and political officials allegedly responsible for the bloodshed.
A resolution unanimously passed by the conference urged for probing the May 12 massacre by a tribunal headed by a judge of Supreme Court and also that the nation should be apprised of the results.
Like the May 12 carnage, the judicial probe should also be conducted into the tragic incidents of 12 Rabi-ul-Awal, May 12, 2006, October 18, 2007, April 09, 2008, Aashura bomb blast and Bolton Market incident so that the assailants could be brought to justice, it demanded.
The national conference, through the resolution, urged for an end to appointments in Sindh police on political grounds and reorganising the police force on professional basis for taking effective actions against killers, extortionists and other lawbreakers.
The conference called for immediate action against the terrorists and other criminals nominated in FIRs of all the cases of targeted killings and extortion.
A large number of political and religious leaders across the country attended and addressed the conference presided over by JI chief Syed Munawar Hassan.
Prominent among them were former foreign minister and Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, provincial chief of the PTI Nadir Akmal Leghari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Raja Zafarul Haque, Senator Mushahdullah Khan, Syed Ghaus Ali Shah and Salim Zia.
While, Syed Jalal Mahmood Shah of Sindh United Party, Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo of National Party of Balochistan, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, Syed Alam Shah of HariTehrik, Kunwar Quttubuddin of PML-F, Mahmoodul Hassan, president Karachi Bar Association, Senator Shahi Syed of ANP, Owais Noorani of JUP, Muhammad Hussain Mahnati and Maulana Asadullah Bhutto of JI, QamarBhatti, representatives of Sunni Tehrik, Tehrik-i-Islami, Awami Muslim League, small traders organisation, Rickshaw Owners Association and others also participated the conference.
The political and religious leaders criticised the government and said the killers of innocent people on May 12 were not arrested because they are sharing the power under the government's reconciliation policy.
Lawyers observed "black day"
Meanwhile, the legal fraternity observed a 'black day' across the country to condemn May 12, 2007, incident.
Lawyers associations hoisted black flags at the premises of their respective bars offices, as well as held meetings to pay tributes to the victims of May 12 violence.
A protest rally led by lawyers leaders was also taken out at M.A. Jinnah road in Karachi against the killing of innocent people including lawyers and political workers on that fateful day.
Different bar associations held protest meeting at their respective bars and demanded arrest of culprits involved in the killing of innocent people in the metropolis on May 12, 2007.
The lawyers of Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana and other cities of the province also observed 'black day' and boycotted the courts proceedings on the call of their respective bar associations.


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Firefighter Honored For Saving Driver Of Cement Mixer Whose Truck Was Stuck In Creek
It played out like a Hollywood movie, with a driver dangling upside-down, trapped and desperate while rushing water filled his vehicle.
At the last possible moment, a hero swooped in to save the day.
On Wednesday, firefighter and flight medic Barry Wright was honored by the Licking County Red Cross for his heroic actions on July 11, 2011.
"So, the water, it was like a creek, and it was coming at him, and it would come up, go around the truck, and come up and go all the way around the front of the truck and fill up the cab," said Wright on Wednesday.
The man behind the wheel of the cement truck, Jamey Hall, said he was using a dismantled ink pen as an underwater breathing tube when Wright used his strength to rip open the driver's side door.
For the next hour and a half, Wright held the driver's head out of the water while crews worked to set him free.
Wright received the Fire/Rescue Hero award on Wednesday.
For the first time since the crash, Wright and Hall were reunited.
Hall held back tears as he embraced the man who came to his rescue with moments to spare.
"It stayed in there long enough that I stopped trying to reach out for something to pull myself up, and I thought, 'Well, this is it,'" Hall said.
A team of 30 to 40 firefighters eventually cut Hall free. A medical helicopter lifted him to a hospital, where doctors saved his leg.
On Wednesday, Hall walked with a cane as part of his long path to recovery.
"You're alive, you're alive, that's the main thing," Wright said to Hall.
Both men said they knew the story could have ended tragically. Hall said he was happy he lived to say "Thank You."
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