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Vienna, Austria, 2013/01/30 - The brand new PRISMA European Capacity Platform, BPs Vice President for Shah Deniz, Al Cook, and Dr Jonathan Stern of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, were honoured at the annual European Gas Conference Awards at the Palais Coburg in Vienna.
During the awards ceremony on Wednesday evening, which was attended by leading experts from the European gas industry, PRISMA was named Project of the Year; Al Cook was named Executive of the Year, while Dr Jonathan Stern was honoured for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry. More than 300 industry leaders are gathered in the Austrian capital for the leading European gas event at a time when the industry faces significant opportunities and developments.
Project of the Year
On 1 January 2013, the PRISMA European Capacity Platform became the new brand for European gas capacity booking. Established by an alliance of nineteen network operators from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, the new joint capacity platform is described as a major step towards an integrated European gas market linking the gas markets of seven different countries in the core of Europe.
Receiving the award on behalf of PRISMA, Mr Harald Stindl, Joint Managing Director of the Austrian network operator Gas Connect Austria, said: we are very honoured to receive this award. PRIMSA proves that when European network operators work close together towards a joint goal and bundle their experience in the field of capacity booking platforms, the involved partners can succeed in implementing the NC CAM already two years ahead of its time. We believe that the new European platform PRISMA will be a major step towards an integrated European gas market.
Executive of the Year
Thank you for this award. I am very honoured to receive it, Al Cook, BPs Vice President, Shah Deniz Development said on receiving his award. As you know, the last two weeks have been a sad and difficult time for BP, and for all others involved in the tragic events at In Amenas, in Algeria. Cook added.
I hope that this award can be a reminder that through partnership between countries, companies and contractors we can take on projects that no one organisation could ever deliver. Through partnership we can bring benefit to all the stakeholders along this 4,000 kilometre development. And through partnership we can improve the energy security of Europe by bringing natural gas from the Caspian Sea to consumers here for the very first time, Cook said.
I hope that this award tonight can be a small reminder of the good we can do by working together for countries, for companies and for consumers alike, Cook concluded.
Outstanding Contribution
Dr Jonathan Stern of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies was honoured for being a neutral analyst, who takes into account all options and considerations, when analysing current energy topics, in Europe and in an international context. Additionally, he constantly contributes with his fruitful statements to discussions at energy events.
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Day 1: 29 January 2013: LNG Focus Day
Day 2-3: 30-31 January 2013: Conference days
Day 4: 1 February 2013: Post-conference master class
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DUBAI – In hiding, targeted by drone strikes and unable to land a blow in the West, al-Qaida's aging leaders are losing a power struggle with ultra-radical young militants in Iraq and Syria who see themselves as the true successors to Osama bin Laden.
The shadowy network that targeted the West and its Arab allies for almost a generation is increasingly seen as stale, tired and ineffectual on the hardcore jihadi social media forums and Twitter accounts that incubate potential militant recruits.
Western officials insist the network is still a top threat, in part because turmoil in Arab states gives it scope to organize: Its affiliates in Syria and Yemen include experienced guerrillas and expert bomb makers.
But many young Islamists who were of school age at the time of the Sept. 11 2001 attacks on the United States now look for inspiration not to al-Qaida, whose leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, is in his mid-60s, but to a Sunni Muslim group styling itself a caliphate.
Supporters of the so-called Islamic State admire its sectarian attacks on Shiites in Iraq and government forces in Syria, confident such violence is part of a broader war with the West advocated by bin Laden, killed by U.S. troops in 2011.
The generational divide opening up in radical Islamist ranks threatens to topple al-Qaida from its primacy in transnational militancy, a stunning loss of prestige for a group whose hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in New York's World Trade Center, Washington and Pennsylvania.
The Islamic State, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) until the June 29 declaration of the caliphate, has galvanized young followers by carving out swaths of territory in Iraq in a rapid advance last month.
U.S. intelligence agencies estimate around 7,000 of the 23,000 violent extremists operating in neighboring Syria are foreign fighters, mostly from Europe. Diplomats in the region say many of these foreigners are fighting for the Islamic State, which also deploys them Iraq.
Jihadi bastion
The group, whose leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calls himself a "Caliph" or head of state, fell out with al-Qaida in 2013 over its expansion into Syria, where his followers have carried out beheadings, crucifixions, and mass executions.
Saudi dissident Saad al-Faqih told Reuters that the declaration of a caliphate was not as important for the militants' prestige as the lightening military advance that preceded it, beginning with the capture of Mosul on June 10.
"The declaration is a very loud noise, but not as effective as the success in conquering vast areas of Iraq," he said.
"That conquest has had a huge psychological effect in the whole region," the exiled dissident said.
No al-Qaida affiliate has officially endorsed the Islamic State, and scholars sympathetic to al-Qaida have denounced it, pointing to what they see as ISIL's willingness to use violence in turf disputes with al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria.
But their disapproval is cold comfort for al-Qaida. The caliphate, analysts say, was declared with potential recruits in mind, not to win kudos from leading scholars.
For many, ISIL's creation of a jihadi bastion spanning western Iraq and eastern Syria, and the slick online presence that publicizes it, compare favorably with al-Qaida's failure for almost a decade to land a big attack in the West.
The contrast is not lost on Islamists such as Abdul Majeed al-Heetari, a Yemeni cleric who reproached al-Qaida in a message on his Twitter and Facebook pages on July 15.
Noting al-Qaida leaders were in hiding in Asia, he asked: "Who is worthier and stronger in the Shariah and worthy of obedience: a secret organization whose people and leadership are on the run, or a clear regime and a state that is empowered on the ground with people and reasons?"
'Fantasy world'
Raising the rhetorical temperature, he said al-Qaida sought an Islamic State in a "fantasy world," even as its leaders languished in "deserts, wastelands, mountaintops, and valleys."
Even among al-Qaida's closest friends in South Asia, sentiment appears mixed.
The Afghan Taliban, which gave bin Laden sanctuary in the 1990s, posted a message urging Muslims to avoid extremism and remain united, a message apparently aimed at the Islamic State.
Privately, some Taliban commanders told Reuters they did not want to anger al-Qaida, who they considered a longtime ally in the fight against NATO troops in the region.
But some Taliban commanders were enthusiastic about Islamic State. One militant in his thirties said "dozens of my colleagues from here are with them."
The buzz around the group is reflected not only by the flood of recruits it has attracted in Syria and Iraq.
It is also seen in a propaganda war waged online by scholars supporting and opposing the Islamic State.
Cole Bunzel, a doctoral student at Princeton University, wrote that Islamic State's most effective voice was a Bahraini cleric, Turki al-Bin'ali, who he said was just 29 years old.
He "represents the assured spirit of a younger generation of jihadis ready and willing to break with an established cadre of jihadi intellectuals and carve their own path."
Silence 'not wise'
High profile spats have highlighted the generational split. Bin Ali is a former follower of Abu Mohammed al-Maqdisi, a Jordanian scholar and influential jihadist thinker.
When the two men fell out over Maqdisi's denunciation of the Islamic state, Maqdisi suggested young ultra-radical scholars like Bin'Ali were disrespecting their elders.
"Take heed of seniority," Maqdisi warned the young preachers, accusing them of "wanting to stand upon the shoulders of our best and brightest and then discredit their intellects."
Earlier Bin'ali had attributed another elderly militant's criticism of the Islamic State to "confusion" likely caused by age.
Some counterterrorism officials worry that al-Qaida's affiliates may redouble efforts to stage a spectacular attack in the West to try to salvage their reputation.
But in the meantime, its propaganda efforts seem lackluster.
Al-Qaida long ago disowned al-Baghdadi, but its leader Zawahri has not commented on the new caliphate, instead posting nostalgic videos memorializing bin Laden.
Some Islamists are not impressed.
"The silence of the . . . leaders and their branches on the announcement of a new caliphate is not wise," said London-based Egyptian Islamic scholar Hani al-Sibai.
"Hinting and insinuation will not be of use . . . There needs to be a clear, comprehensive and prohibitive statement."


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Workers recently uncovered a Native American gravesite while grading land for Macon County's new multi-million dollar recreation complex.
County officials and members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians met Friday at the property to discuss what to do with the human remains.
"There are a lot of graves in this territory. As we come upon them, we have to deal with them on an individual basis," said Chief Michell Hicks for the EBCI.
The remains are situated where a ball field is planned.
Archaeologists believe the remains are those of a Cherokee and could date back to the 1400s.
It has been a long-standing policy of the EBCI to leave any cultural artifacts undisturbed.
"I think that is our responsibility," Hicks said.
While construction is already underway, officials must now decide what to do on the $3 million Parker Meadows Park project.
"But at the same time, we want to be respectful to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and their history," says Kevin Corbin, chair of Macon County Board of Commissioners.
The county is discussing a few different options including, relocating the ball field, dig the gravesite deeper or move it.
Officials say it's a tough decision and one that will have to be made soon if construction is to remain on-schedule.


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Pork lovers rejoice! According to Serious Eats, there is a ton, I mean a TON, of wild boars out there and we need to start eating them for a variety of reasons.
In a nutshell, wild pigs taste way better than commercially-raised pigs, and eating more of them could be better for our health and the environment. Here are the top reasons why you should start eating wild boars now.
Wild pigs are overpopulated and have been for 20 years.
"Most wild pigs found throughout America today are directly related to a combination of Eurasian wild boars and domesticated pigs that have escaped and become feral after spending a few generations in the wild."
They are sort of destroying the environment.
Their appetites are insatiable and have caused uprooting of our precious crops and destruction of grasslands. "A conservative estimate of the damage in Texas alone is $52 million annually with an additional $7 million needed to repair damage and control the population." Wowza.
Wild pigs are leaner and taste better than commercially-raised pork.
Animals that are allowed to forage taste better in general because they have more variety in their diets and they get to move their muscles more. This means their meat will have a deeper flavor than animals that are just fed grains.
Wild pigs aren't given hormone supplements or antibiotics.
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PESHAWAR, Dec 7: Representatives of civil society organisations at a seminar on Friday complained of flaws in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act (LGA) 2012 and regretted that the law had empowered bureaucracy instead of the people's elected representatives.
The seminar was organised by Civilians' Rights and Sustainable Development (CRSD) here at Peshawar Press Club.
Noted among the speakers were Shakeela Khan, Musrat Bibi, Arshad Haroon, Zar Ali, Idrees Kamal, Gul Afzal Shinwari, Jamshed Khan, Shafiq Gigyani, Waqas Ali, Waseyulla Khalil, Jamal Ahmad and Azhar Lashari.
According to them, all powers delegated to the district nazim in LG law in 2001 have been withdrawn under LGA, which has empowered bureaucracy and denied the people access to information.
The panelists said the provincial government deserved praise for being the first in the country to enforce the LGA 2012 but there were flaws in the Act, which had given the maximum of the powers had been given to bureaucracy instead of the people's elected representatives. One of them regretted the reduction in the number of the women's seats in union councils under the new law.
"We condemn the reduction of women representation and call for increase in the number of the women's seats in union councils," he said.
The panelist said the interim local government system, which was currently in place, had shrunk the space for the people to participate in public affairs and hold the government accountable.
He said with no people-led accountability spaces in place, the decisions pertaining to delivery of basic services were characterised by non-participatory, exclusionary, arbitrary and close processes and mechanisms.
He said the Local Government Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act 2012 was enacted in June 2012 in light of the 18th Amendment and a Supreme Court ruling, but the rules of business of the local government election in the province had yet to be announced.
The participants expressed concern over unnecessary delay in the holding of local government elections and putting in place a representative local government system under the LGA 2012 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
They said following the end of the last local government's tenure in 2009, a new interim local government system was established in all four provinces, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to them, the newfound local government system is largely controlled by bureaucracy.
A panelist said since the local governments largely deals with welfare and development of citizens, any legislation related to local governance should be brought under public scrutiny so that different sections of the society should contribute towards making the law responsive to the needs and wishes of the people at large.
He said the government should thoroughly review the local government laws to address the concerns of the civil society.
The participants said there should be a wider public debate over improvement in the new law, which in its current position was against the spirit of democracy and citizens' participation in the decision-making process.
They said the law should encourage the citizens' participation instead of empowering the citizens instead of increasing the power and authority of bureaucracy.
The participants said the language of LGA should be gender insensitive and that it should ensure the grant of political, administrative and financial powers to the local government.


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ADAM Collington thinks that his players are in need of a slight confidence boost after their disappointing 1-0 loss at Welton Rovers last weekend.
Jack Metcalf's penalty gave the hosts a narrow victory while Warminster Town finished with nine men after Tom Foord and keeper Carl Crabtree were both sent off, with Welton also missing a second spot-kick late on.
"We didn't deserve anything from the game because it wasn't a good performance," said Collington.
"I think that it's just individual decision-making that's killing us at the moment and that comes from people not having confidence in their own abilities.
"But we had a good start to the season and we've done a lot better than a lot of people thought we were going to.
"I'm not going to panic because all we do things together and we just need to get that little bit of confidence back."
Grant Gunning and Lewis Graham miss this weekend's clash.
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Mapping earmarks: Klobuchar's requests for 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every year Congressional lawmakers seek to insert spending requests in the annual appropriations bills. These earmarked dollars usually go to fund state-specific projects and endeavors.
But these requests, which have led to questionable projects like the infamous bridge to nowhere in Alaska, are not without controversy. In an effort add transparency to the process, representatives and senators were told by Congressional leaders to post their earmark requests on their websites this year.
This map shows a geographical layout of Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar's earmark requests for fiscal year 2010. You can click on any item to learn the size and purpose of that earmark.
Click here for an 800x550 pixel version of this map.
Since the U.S. Senate race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken was not resolved until June, Klobuchar was the only senator from Minnesota to make earmark requests this year.
MinnPost will be adding to this map with more information about requests from Minnesota's U.S. representative as well as another map of earmarks that have been approved.
A note about the map
The following earmark requests from Klobuchar were not included on the map because they involve multi-state requests or requests for states other than Minnesota:
Enhancing Barley Through Genomics: Minnesota Barley Growers Association on the behalf of Oregon State University; $800,000; Corvallis, Ore.
Lewis and Clark Regional Water System: $35 million; Luverne, Minn., and Sioux Falls, S.D.
Medical Education and Simulation Training: Gundersen Lutheran Health System; $500,000; Lacrosse, Wis.
Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; $35 million; Rock Island District in Illinois.
Upper Mississippi River Clean Water Act Initiative: Upper Mississippi River Basin Association; $200,000; Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Cynthia Dizikes covers Minnesota's congressional delegation and reports on issues and developments in Washington, D.C. She can be reached at cdizikes[at]minnpost[dot]com.
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"Enhancing Barley Through Genomics: Minnesota Barley Growers Association on the behalf of Oregon State University; $800,000; Corvallis, Ore."
So Senator Klobuchar is pushing genetic engineering. Wonderful! Just what the world needs!!!
Just happened to catch up on my MinnPost reading when I decided to check out what Senator Klobuchar is trying to do.
First, the article is great in telling us that the Senator is doing her Constitutional and mandated duties as well as "openly" showing us the diverse constituent requests for assistance. After taking the time to review all the requests [labeled 'earmarks'] that the Senator is trying to get funding for, I say "Bravo!" for her doing her job for Minnesotans.
Forget the politics and Bologna that many rabid histrionic pseudo-political pundits or naysayers may attach to these requests. This list shows the diversity of needs that need to be addressed by her office.
Granted, a couple of projects might be more scrutinized than others as to need et cetera but you can't deny Senator Klobuchar is doing her job for us all.


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"This inherited disease is common in Labrador Retrievers, but is also found in other breeds, including Curly-Coated and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Boykin Spaniels, German Wirehaired Pointers, Old English Sheepdogs, Cocker Spaniels and Pembroke Welsh Corgis."
This disease was seen in working dogs; American/Field bred Labs years ago but no one knew what it was.
It is now being seen in English/Bench bred Labs.
The dog will be working in the field or doing many retrieves and it suddenly (5-20 minutes of work) has a breakdown. The back end collapses and the dog will try to keep moving dragging the back legs.
The dog recuperates quickly with no side effects. Many people who don't know about this genetic disease think their dog is suffering from heat stroke, which can exhibit similar symptoms.
We now have a genetic test for Labradors which can be done thru the U of Minnesota.
If a dog is a "carrier" it must be bred to a "clear" dog to prevent pups from being "effected" by this disease.
The test can be done by blood draw or a cheek swab (both must be done by a vet) and the samples are sent into the U of MN for results. The cost from MN is only $65 on top of your vet charge for taking the sample by either means.
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Fake Lesbians, Fake News
The recent flap over the supposed beleaguered lesbian blogger in Syria turned out to be much to do about nothing and a hoax. Today a second fake lebsian blogger turned up who's also supposedly suffering in Syria. This one turns out to be a man. Now there is a fuss over all of this.
I hate to break it to people, but this sort of thing is not new. These fake personas began around 1980 when both Usenet and proto-BBS systems appeared. Without missing a beat, men were pretending to be girls, and old people were pretending to be young, and it just got worse from there.
Over the years, successful hoaxes (of which I have contributed my fair share on April Fool's Day) have blossomed. The rule of thumb for anyone using these online communication systems, which now include blogs and twitter, is simple: If you have not personally met the person, you have to assume that everything they say online is bullcrap.
It's not that hard, is it?
I'm more than a little amused by the fact that major news organizations, especially the ones on TV, never vet the people they quote, but instead they constantly quote random Twitter feeds as if the tweets are coming from a paid foreign correspondent. For example, for all they know, the person known as TehranJudy may be a twelve-year-old boy goofing around at home in Akron.
Then there are the obvious shills and stooges who are now all over Twitter and Facebook, claiming to be this or that to serve some unknown propaganda purpose. We already know that public relations agencies have fake accounts for various clients. Our own government has said over and over that it is using social media to affect public perception of government policies. What exactly does that mean other than open manipulation of public opinion?
There are more than a few reports, in fact, claiming that various government officials think it is okay to infiltrate social media with fake personas and cloud the issues with tweets, posts, and false assertions that are all designed to twist public thinking about an issue or policy.
While the Twitter-verse, as it likes to call itself, thinks it can unmask these sorts of frauds, I am not so sure. It looks as if the entire mechanism is fraught with memes and subtle propaganda that is whitewashed and buried by retweets and hashtags and fake confirmations by other phonies.
Before Twitter, hardly a week went by without some ludicrous hoax scampering around the email system or the blogosphere. Enter Twitter and the weekly hoax is attempted daily. These tend to play out in a variety of ways, including a lot of return fire targeting the suckers who bought into the BS. "Sorry, my bad" tends to be the wimpish finale. Then many of these hoaxes are revived and continue to it again and again.
The sources of the best hoaxes are seldom uncovered or revealed. Many are accidental, and many are overt. But the mechanism is easily deconstructed and can be implemented by a high schooler with a good idea. You have to ask yourself how easy would it be for a public relations professionala person trained to twist public opinionto accomplish even more than a high school kid goofing around.
If you maintain a highly skeptical attitude about all social media and the supposed news and observations that flow from these sources, you are probably safe. Using the rule of only believing people you actually know helps, but you can often run into another common problem: someone faking another person's persona.
A classic example of this was when David Pogue from the New York Times complained on a podcast about how I was unfair to him (on Twitter) regarding something he wrote about Apple or some such thing. He was going on and on about Dvorak this and Dvorak that. It turned out that it was some fake guy purporting to be me. I had never mentioned Pogue in a tweet, ever, but he was convinced I was blasting him.
When he was finally straightened out on the matter, he was apologetic and embarrassed. But here was a writer working for the New York Times, the paper of record, and this is how easily he was fooled by social media shenanigans. You really have to wonder why any news organization so easily buys into and believes what actually amounts to nothing more than the writing on a bathroom wall.
Organizations like CNN and most newspapers are now essentially re-tweeting supposed facts from people who are as likely to be in their mom's basement in Akron, as they are to be shaking their fists at the government in Syria. To make matters worse, these news sources also rely on Wikipedia for details.
It's pathetic.
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Feb. 12, 2014
2014 Game Notes | Baseball Quick Facts
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – It has been a busy and exciting offseason for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball team as the Hawks have put all the pieces together for a successful 2013-14 campaign. Despite the brutal string of bad weather this winter, Head Coach Pedro Swann is excited about the prospects of UMES improving on last season's eight win season. The Hawks will need their veteran core to help nurture a group of promising newcomers, where if meshed together, could see the Hawks take over the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's North Division.
"We are prepping this year to win the MEAC," said Swann. "That is the goal for this team. We know errors will happen, but I know the team will play solid defense. I am expecting the pitching to hold up as well. If we put it all together, the team is going to open some eyes. It is going to be a good run."
Let's take a look at the Hawks this year:
The 2014 season will see UMES roll out one of its most talented and experienced outfields in recent times. Despite the loss of UMES' all-time hits leader, Tre-von Johnson, the team returns seniors Stephen Bull (Millsboro, Del.) and Byron Campbell (Waldorf, Md.) Bull is set to take over in centerfield, while Campbell stays in right and junior Greg Turlik (Gaithersburg, Md.) will anchor leftfield.
"This is a great group," said Swann. "We have been preaching to our pitchers that with the outfield we have and size of our park to just challenge hitters. They have the speed and talent to go get the ball. Anything can get caught between them."
Campbell was last season's Most Valuable Player after he hit .291 with a team-best 18 extra-base hits. The right-handed hitter will hit third in the lineup. After spending the last two years in left, Bull moves to centerfield and will stay in the leadoff spot. The local product started 41 games in 2013 and hit .309 with 30 runs. He was named a 2014 College Sports Madness Preseason All-MEAC Second Team selection last week.
Turlik will be the new starter in leftfield, where he hopes to build off a successful two-year campaign at Montgomery College. The junior was named a 2013 NJCAA All-American after hitting .333 in 53 games with four homers and 39 RBI. He helped lead Montgomery to the NJCAA World Series in 2012 and 2013.
Freshman Brock Long (Middletown, Del.) and junior Tim Gray (Dover, Del.) add depth to the group. Long is a speedy outfielder that won back-to-back state championships at St. Mark's High School. He was named to the All-State baseball team in 2012. Gray looks to build off of an outstanding 2013 summer season, where he hit .304 with six doubles and 15 RBI in the Beach Collegiate Summer League with the Murrells Inlet Tide. His effort helped him named to the league's All-Star Team. Gray will also see time in the designated hitter's role as he had six hits and two RBI for UMES a year ago.
A year ago, UMES was very unsettled at three of its four infield spots. The options for the Hawks were two freshmen, one converted outfielder and a couple of reserves from the previous season. Mike Escanilla (Waldorf, Md.) won the shortstop spot, while Joshua James (Milford, Del.) claimed second base and Connor Breslin (Saylorsburg, Pa.) took third. Fast forward one year and the group is much more confident, polished and experienced.
"Last year was a big learning experience for our infield," said Swann. "We are expecting a lot more double plays this year and less errors. Escannila and Breslin have both improved a lot. They have more confidence and the experience has helped them."
Escanilla started all 53 games at shortstop last season and hit a .265 clip with a team-high 15 stolen bases and 12 RBI. He was named a 2014 College Sports Madness Preseason All-MEAC Second Team selection after recording 143 assists with a .921 field percentage in 2013. Breslin had 46 starts at the hot corner with five doubles and nine RBI.
James was named to the All-MEAC Second Team last season and is currently riding an 11-game non-conference hit streak. He made a solid conversion from outfield to infield in 2013 and carried a .302 on-base percentage in 52 starts.
Senior Jeffrey Fleetwood (Delmar, Del.) brings a powerful left-handed bat to the middle of the Hawks' lineup this year and is slated to be the opening day first baseman. He hit .266 last year with 24 RBI and looks to have fully regained his health following knee surgery in 2012. Fleetwood had a solid summer with the Winston-Salem Crushers after he hit a team-best four doubles.
Freshman Skylar Murray (Georgetown, Del.) will see extensive action at first base and in the outfield. He brings a sound glove at first base and the coaching staff is confident with inserting him in the Hawks' lineup. Junior Nick Cooper (Delmar, Del.) will be a reserve off the bench at first base, while sophomore Steffen Wilkens (Baltimore, Md.) and freshman Troy Anderson (Bridgeport, W.V.) could see time at third. Freshman Chris Adams (Brentwood, Md.) will give UMES an extra glove up the middle.
A new and revamped pitching staff has made its way to Princess Anne this season. The Hawks have brought in a new pitching coach in James Starling and improvements look to be made all around. The group is young as a whole, but will be thrown into the mix of things early to gain valuable experience for MEAC play.
"The pitching staff will be much better than last year," said Swann. "We are young, but a lot of guys got their feet wet last year. I like to consider us an experienced young team."
Leading the way this season will be sophomore J.P. Black (Elkton, Md.) and freshman Jesse Stinnett (Madison Heights, Va.). The pair will be the one-two punch for the Hawks in weekend contests and will be the first starters UMES rolls out against South Florida. Black had a 5.48 ERA a year ago in a team-high 61.2 innings. The sophomore had a team-high nine starts and picked up his first collegiate win with a complete-game, nine-inning, one run effort in a 4-1 win over George Washington.
"J.P. got better in every start that he had last year," said Swann. "He is not afraid to use his fastball and we had great reports on him this summer. We are going to count on him to do big things this year,"
Stinnett comes into the year as the No. 2, but may have one of the highest ceilings of any pitcher to don the maroon and gray in quite some time. The right-hander was electric this fall with a fastball/curveball combo that saw him carve up hitters for five strikeouts in two innings against Salem in October. He went 9-1 as a senior at Amherst County High School and was named All-Region III Pitcher of the Year in 2013.
"He is a frontline guy," said Swann. "What separates him is his ability to want the ball. That is unique for a freshman. Jesse has a good shot at being MEAC Rookie of the Year."
The Hawks will roll with junior Devin Repine (Salisbury, Md.) as their third starter after he moves from the closing role. Despite leading the Hawks with four saves and a 4.20 ERA in 2013, the Hawks feel good with moving him to the starter's role as they want to get him more innings. His big frame (6'9, 225) and high 80's fastball could pay dividends for UMES.
UMES has three players that will split time between the starting and relief role in sophomore left-hander Jordan Bone (Pittston, Pa.), freshman Philip Berry (Milford, Del.) and junior Chipper Smith (Florence, S.C.). Bone is the lone left-hander on the Hawks and will see action in a number of roles. Berry is coming off of a solid high school career in Delaware, while Smith was second on last season's squad in appearances (16) and innings (52.1).
Sophomore Will Turley (Greensboro, Md.) will convert to the closer role, while senior Bernard Parker (Waldorf, Md.), sophomore James DiBuo (Berlin, Md.), freshman Kameron Raison (Newark, Del.) and junior Michael Epps (Pottstown, Pa.) round out the bullpen. Parker had a team-high two wins in 13 appearances and Turley threw 54.1 innings with a 5.13 ERA.
Following the departure of Brandon Schott, UMES has a trio of players looking to seal the starting catcher's job this year. Schott was a 2013 Johnny Bench Award nominee and kept the pitching staff in check each of the past two seasons. Although he will be missed in Princess Anne, the Hawks are confident that their batch of catchers will be ready for the start of the year.
Freshman Justin Dattilo (Pittsburgh, Pa.) will start opening day for the Hawks after impressing the coaches this offseason. He was a Rawlings Preseason All-American as senior at North Alleghany High School and played with the Evoshield Canes. Dattilo is set to hit fifth for UMES.
Anderson will also see time at catcher this year. The West Virginia product was an All-State first-team selection a year ago and will see a split in action with Dattilo. Junior Dustin Aigner (Melfa, Va.) can also expect to see time as he is the most experienced of the three. Aigner hit .217 last year with five RBI and 13 hits in 19 starts. He had 13 assists and 55 putouts with a .986 fielding percentage in 2013.
"Dattilo and Anderson have great arms and will get better with playing experience," said Swann. "The group gets along well with the rest of the team and is working hard. I see Anderson also playing a little third base as well. The loss of Brandon hurts, but we are sure that between the three they can get the job done."
The Hawks are young this season and feature just four seniors, three of which are position players. The lineup offers a little bit of everything from speed at the top, to power in the middle and situational hitting at the back end. It is diverse in playing experience, but the veteran core should lead the way in helping several make the adjustment to college ball.
UMES will need its freshman to step up early and often this year as the Hawks look to improve on last season's record. The experienced gained by the infield last season is important and the group has impressed this offseason working together.
The biggest question mark is at the catching position, but Swann has been impressed with the hard work and adjustments made by his three catchers. Although Dattilo won the opening day job, he expects the others to see valuable action too.
The revamped pitching staff may be the second strongest unit on the team, behind the outfield core, with three solid starters and a good deal of depth in the bullpen. The team has a couple hybrids that can fit in a couple different roles and that could be valuable down the stretch.
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Cuttino Mobley racked up a season-high 31 points for the Clippers and Josh Childress scored 13 for the Hawks.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 (AP) -- After learning he was an NBA All-Star for the first time, Joe Johnson played like one.
Johnson scored six of his 27 points in the final 19 seconds and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-93 Wednesday night.
Johnson was picked by commissioner David Stern to replace Jason Kidd, who has a back injury. Johnson, who got the news on the team bus heading to Wednesday morning's shootaround, is Atlanta's first All-Star since Shareef Abdur-Rahim in 2002.
"It's my first All-Star game, so I'm definitely going to be excited and anxious to get out there and play,'' Johnson said.
The Hawks trailed 75-62 heading into the fourth quarter, but Johnson's short running jumper gave them a 92-90 lead with 19 seconds remaining, and he was 4-of-4 from the line afterward to keep them ahead.
"I thought we focused in the fourth quarter,'' he said. "Throughout this whole year, we have been bogged down with injuries and haven't had just one fit lineup.
"So it's been tough on us with our chemistry part, but we have started to come together later in the season.''
Josh Smith added 19 points and had 11 rebounds for Atlanta. Reserve Zaza Pachulia had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who have won six of their last seven road games.
Cuttino Mobley had a season-high 31 points for the Clippers, but strained his left groin and failed to score on the only two shots he took in the fourth quarter.
Chris Kaman had 20 points, 13 rebounds and blocked six shots for Los Angeles, but missed two critical shots in the waning seconds and had another blocked by Smith after Atlanta took the lead for good.
"We just let them back into the game,'' Kaman said. "It happens all the time, and after a while, you just ask yourself what you are going to do. We can't finish a game in our own building against a team that we are supposed to beat.''
The Clippers again were without Elton Brand, their leading scorer (20.7) and rebounder (9.2). He sat out his second consecutive game because of back spasms. The two-time All-Star forward now will have time to recover, since the All-Star Break is this weekend and the Clippers don't play again until next Tuesday.
"This was a horrible loss for us,'' Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. "We had a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter. We got beat too easily off the dribble. Some of our guys need to take these (All-Star Break days) off and get their heads straight defensively.''
Atlanta swept the season series 2-0 after the Clippers took both meetings in each of the three previous seasons.
Mobley, who missed just one of his nine shots from the floor in the first half, finished 12-of-18. He made all six of his shots - including four 3-pointers - and scored 16 of his 20 first-half points in the second quarter to help Los Angeles bounce back from a 26-19 deficit early in the period.
They led 45-43 at halftime.
Johnson had 12 points to top the Hawks' scoring in the first half.
Atlanta led 24-19 at the end of the first quarter, going 9-of-19 from the floor to the Clippers' 6-of-18. Los Angeles found the range in the second quarter, going 10-of-17 to the Hawks' 9-of-20.
Notes: Since it was Valentine's Day, the Clippers chose to wear red road jerseys and Atlanta wore white. The Clippers are 8-19 on the road this season. ... Dunleavy said before the game that he wasn't considering playing Brand, even if he offered. "It would be too risky,'' the Clippers coach said. "Besides, with the All-Star Break coming up, it just makes sense to get him right.''


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After denying they were recording a new album a few months ago, it seems the Strokes may have pulled a fast one.
Seattle radio station 107.7 The End claims to have received a brand spankin' new track, titled "All the Time," from the band's label, RCA Records, which may be included on the band's forthcoming untitled new record.
The station has apparently heard one other unnamed track, which they described as "more synth-driven." They go on to say that a full-length album, their fifth overall, will be released "later this year."
It will be the New York City outfit's first effort since 2011′s "Angles," which debuted at No. 4 in Canada and the U.S. charts.


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Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Craft Glass for Hop Heads
It is no secret that craft brewers and beer lovers have developed a taste for hoppy IPAs. The American-style IPA category has had more entries in the annual Great American Beer Festival than any other style in the last 10+ years. This week, craft brewers Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery announced that it has teamed up with Spiegelau USA, to develop a new style of glassware aimed at enhancing the characteristics of IPAs.
"I've been a longtime believer in the importance of using quality glassware to enhance the enjoyment of quality craft beer," says Dogfish Head Founder and President Sam Calagione.
"Hop-forward beers are close to our hearts, and we've had fun figuring out how to best highlight an IPA's nuances," says Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada's founder. "We imagine hopheads will enjoy giving the glass a try."The new glass features the following characteristics that the respective breweries, along with the glass producer believe will enhance the enjoyment of the style.
- Thin, round walls to maintain proper temperature longer.
- A slender, bowed shape to amplify hop aromas.
- Wave-like ridges to aerate beer on its way in and out of the glass.
- A wide mouth, allowing drinkers to comfortably nose the beer.
- A laser-etched logo on the bottom of the bowl to sustain carbonation and head.
For more information on the importance of glassware for craft beer enjoyment, check these resources on CraftBeer.com.
To read more on the new glass, read: "Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada debut new standard for IPA glassware" on the Dogfish Head blog.
Andy Sparhawk, the Brewers Association's Craft Beer Program Coordinator, is a Certified Cicerone® and BJCP Beer Judge. He lives in Arvada, Colorado where he is a homebrewer and avid craft beer enthusiast. On occasion, Andy is inspired to write on his experiences with craft beer, and if they are not too ridiculous, you might see the results here on CraftBeer.com.


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The criminal records of the State of California are maintained by the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. In order to view the page for criminal background checks, scroll down the home page and look under resources. Click the link for background checks to take you to that page, where you will find all the information you need for running different types of background checks. You can do the background search if this is required for your employment, licensing, or certification; or if you are going through foreign adoption, or you need the document for clearance when applying for a visa or for immigration purposes.
Different forms are used when requesting a background check for different purposes, so you are advised to download the correct form. For fingerprints, the state allows the submission of live scans, where the fingerprints are taken by authorized live scan operators and sent digitally to the department. The fees for live scans vary depending on the location, and you will be required to present recent photo identification to the live scan operator.
You can request your own criminal record through the Department of Justice, to ascertain the completeness and accuracy of your criminal record, as this is within your rights. The request should be done personally and no third party is allowed to make the request for you. The process for requesting your own criminal record is as follows:
Download the BCII 8016RR or the Live Scan Form and complete it. It is an online form that you can fill in and print out. In the Type of Application question, check the Record Review. It should also be stated in the Reason for Application line. Provide all the required personal information in the form and bring the form to any Live Scan site so you can have your fingerprints scanned or rolled. The fee for the criminal record request is $25 plus the cost of the fingerprinting services. You can go to a local police department or a sheriff's office, or to a public applicant Live Scan site available in several locations.
If you live out of state you can still request a copy of your criminal record by downloading and completing a BCII 8016RR form and a manual fingerprint card using form FD 258, which you can request by calling the Record Review Unit at (916) 227-3849. The fingerprint card should include your full name, date of your birth, gender, and your mailing address. Mail the forms and a personal check, certified check, or money order payable to the California Department of Justice:
California Department of Justice
Record Review Unit
P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA 94203-4170
Inaccurate criminal records can be challenged by completing the Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness or BCII 8706 form. This should be mailed to the address indicated in the form, along with your criminal history and the explanation as to why you claim that the criminal history is incomplete or inaccurate. You need to include proof to corroborate the claim.
Obtaining copies of California background checks and criminal records involves following the instructions below:
Step 1.
Download the California Background Check Request Form.
Step 2.
Fill out the form and and check of "Record Review" as the "Type of Application." Then, under "Reason for Application," write "Record Review."
Step 3.
Take your completed form with a $25 check to your local Live Scan site and have your fingerprints taken.
More information is available from the California Department of Justice through the contact information found below:
California Department of Justice
Record Review Unit
P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA 94203-4170
(916) 227-3849
If you would like more information about California arrest records, then your first stop would be the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Department provides an inmate's current location and CDC identification number to the public. However, it will not provide release date information.
To access California arrest records, follow the steps below:
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Call the Identification Unit of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at (916) 445-6713 between 8 AM and 5 PM Monday through Friday.
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Provide the operator with the full name and complete birthday of the inmate or the CDC identification number.
Step 3.
Requests for California arrest records can also be faxed to (916) 322-0500.
If you need additional assistance accessing California arrest records, then you can contact the office using the information below:
California Department of Corrections
Office of the Ombudsman
1515 S Street, Room 540 North
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 445-1773
How to Access California Criminal Records
The California Department of Justice maintains the criminal record database. To get a copy of your California criminal record, you'll need to fill out a form, get your fingerprints taken at an approved Live Scan site, and pay $25.
Legally Obtaining California Criminal Records
California restricts access of criminal records and background checks to criminal justice agencies and approved employers. Individuals are allowed access to their personal California criminal record, but only to review it for accuracy.
Rectifying Mistakes on a Criminal Record
If your California background check turns up any criminal records, you will receive with your results the Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness form in case you want to challenge any portion of your record. Fill out the form, provide any official supporting documentation, and mail back for review.


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Is what I'm experiencing normal or should I be concerned? Has anyone else experienced this?
It's hard to convince anyone that anything should be more exhausting than the first few days after birth, but you do sound beyond exhausted. I like that you are keeping contact with your doctor about this. Listen to what she says, she's probably right if they've done bloodwork and monitored you, but also, you have to stay in touch with your body, and if it just doesn't feel right, don't hesitate to keep your doctor in the loop, especially while your temperature is up.
My own memories are a blur--it was that bad. Hang in there!
"She is a mermaid, but approach her with caution. Her mind swims at a depth most would drown in."
My memory of the immediate post-surgery recovery is pretty blurry too. I remember that sometimes I just crashed. I'd be up and feel okay, and then I'd suddenly have to fall asleep right now. You did just have surgery, and not only does that leave you with a lot of healing to do, it hurts, and pain is exhausting.
That said, I don't love fevers, even low grade ones. I'm not a good judge of when to worry, but has your doctor given you any guidance about what symptoms she thinks would be cause for concern? I often feel very reassured by having a checklist for that.
After that, I want to know how fast the results from your bloodwork came back, and whether they're doing any kind of ongoing culture (sometimes infection doesn't show up on the first look). I also want to know whether you have adequate pain relief. I mostly got by on advil and tylenol post-partum, but I'm not completely sure it was a good idea. At this stage, it is totally reasonable to medicate around the clock, and reasonable to ask for stronger meds if you need them.
Hang in there, mama. Post-surgery with a brand new infant has to be the hardest thing you will ever do. Keep tabs on that fever. Don't let the doctor forget that it worries you.
"She is a mermaid, but approach her with caution. Her mind swims at a depth most would drown in."
I'd be hoping that tylenol and advil were helping with the pain. If you've got a low-grade fever despite them, I'm really not happy about the fever.
It's fair to call the doctor back and ask what WOULD be worrying.
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The opening moments of a corporate or organization meeting can make or break the event. You can engage your audience during those moments, providing attendees an energizing experience that sends their emotions rocketing and sweet victory is accomplished - everyone on your leadership team becomes a hero.
How do you put a "kick" into your meeting kickoff? Certainly, all the rules of corporate entertainment apply, like a captivating original theme graphic, creative staging and lighting and a well-written, entertaining program integrating PowerPoint and (depending on your budget), interactive games and live entertainment (actors, dancers, singers, stunt teams, musicians and mentalists).
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Senators urge agencies to halt livestock emissions regulations
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has asked three federal agencies to halt regulations on livestock emissions.
Hoeven pressed the Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency to not impose the policies that he said could cost cattle producers thousands of dollars.
"We need common-sense rules and regulations in this nation, not one-size-fits-all mandates that don't work in the real world," Hoeven said in a release. "Our farmers' and ranchers' livelihoods are dependent upon the land, and they have real stake in protecting the environment. Imposing costly and unnecessary regulations on livestock emission will not only hurt our livestock producers but American families and our economy."
The letter is in response to President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan "Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions," which asks the three agencies to develop a plan to reduce dairy sector methane greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020, according to the release. The mandates could cost medium-sized dairy farms up to $22,000 and medium-sized cattle farms up to $27,000.
An appropriations bill is preventing the EPA from regulation greenhouse gas emissions associated with livestock production, but it expires Oct. 1. Officials at the agencies are expected to come up with a plan in the following weeks.
The letter was signed by Hoeven and 15 other Republican senators.


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text: I'm tired of hearing a friend of mine that works at a Ford dealership tell me that he can "line up with me at a light in an 05 GT, launch, get to the next light, and have time to lite a cigarette and smoke it before I get there." I've got a 99 Cobra with a 10k miles engine, exhaust, and a filter. Now he may be able to beat me by a little, nothing like that of course, but stop being a **** a bout it. Ford will make as many GTs as they can. Now when the 07 Cobra comes out, we'll see who can lite the cigarette.


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Can everything be considered a data company now?
Last Friday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) deemed the ride-sharing service SideCar legal to operate in California. It was an anticlimactic reveal, because the company had been operating despite a cease and desist letter from the state.
The reason the clearance took so long, CEO Sunil Paul told AllThingsD, is because the company was in negotiations with the CPUC over two particular points: The commission cannot obtain driver and rider information without a subpoena, and SideCar will be considered an information service, and not a transportation service. (Competitors Lyft and Uber got clearance in January, and Paul said he doesn't know the terms of their agreements.)
The latter distinction is the more interesting of the two. Paul says the main differentiator between SideCar and competitors is that SideCar requires a user to input an end destination when booking a ride, which makes it more of a "ride-matching" service than a dispatch service.
About a month ago, I asked Paul about SideCar's competition with Lyft, given their similar services. He indicated back then as well that the business was not merely about dispatching cars. "It's a fundamental shift in transportation. This is not about taxis and limos," he said. "So there is plenty of room."
It's a fair argument to make, and may be applicable in this case. But with data at the helm of almost every new mobile-centric service, can every company, moving forward, insist it's a data company?
Paul says SideCar is in the business of ride-matching, because, according to the company's website, drivers pick up riders on the way to where they are going, but that doesn't seem to give the service enough credit for how robust it is. It makes it sound like the smartphone version of hitchhiking, and that's not realistically the case. At times, I've used the service and drivers have told me they were sitting at home and decided they wanted to go out and make some money. And I've had drivers who said they weren't familiar with the places I was headed. If drivers were on their ways to those places anyway, isn't it reasonable to assume they would know how to get to the general area?
I bring up none of this to deride the drivers or the company. (I don't mind saying I've had very good experiences every time I've used it.) Rather I bring it up to say that there is a difference here between Sidecar's service and those casual carpool programs where a commuter in San Francisco will pick up another commuter on foot before heading out of the city. Those are truly cases of "I was going there anyway." The company even positions itself as different from those programs on its website because SideCar is much safer.
For its part, SideCar is walking the walk by refusing to turn over driver and rider information unless hit with a subpoena. That reinforces the idea that the company is merely an information conduit, and not as involved in the rides themselves. But nonetheless, the distinction between information company, or dispatch company, or rental company, or entertainment company, or anything else, is an important one. Not necessarily for regulation systems – which some entrepreneurs will argue are broken – but for users.
If a user is getting into a car with a stranger, I think he'd want to know what particular things the company sees as its responsibilities. Those things are not semantics.
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Farmers and gamekeepers are being urged to record the birds on their land as part of the first annual Big Farmland Bird Count.
Run by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, the aim is to see how farmland bird species are faring and to highlight the conservation work being undertaken on farmland, such as supplementary feeding or growing wild bird seed crops, which currently goes unrecorded.
The count will take place between the February 1 and 7, with participants encouraged to spend about 30 minutes recording the species and number of birds seen on one particular area of the farm.
A pilot scheme last year took in more than 10,000 hectares across 30 farms nationally and recorded 69 species, from tree sparrows and yellowhammer to barn owls, kestrels and buzzards.
Farmers are able to choose their own location, but somewhere with a good view of around two hectares of the farm is recommended as ideal.
They will be asked to record the types of habitat and cropping on and adjacent to the count site.
Counting should ideally take place at first light, as this is when the birds are most active, but it is more important to simply take part.
Count sheets can be downloaded online via the Trust's website www.gwct.org.uk/ and then either emailed or posted back up until the end of February.
Those without access to a computer can call Morag Walker on 01425 651000.
Jim Egan, head of development and training at the Trust's Allerton Project, said: "Farmers and gamekeepers are vital in helping to ensure the future survival of many of our most cherished farmland bird species such as skylark, yellowhammer, corn buntings and wild grey partridges.
"They are responsible for managing the largest songbird habitat in this country on their land but frequently their efforts to reverse bird declines are largely unrecorded. We believe our Big Farmland Bird Count will help remedy this, particularly as our earlier pilot count showed such encouraging results. "


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Van Buren County's Ingram Philips has formally announced his Republican candidacy for Arkansas House District 68, campaigning in Van Buren and Pope counties.
"This is a critical time for our state and district," Ingram says. "The Washington administration is clearly grasping at straws. Scandals, severe economic and social distress, foolhardy policies and regulations, bloated bureaucracy, outright greed and corruption are all part of a slimy mess that flows to the states. At this crossroads in history, Arkansas' elected representatives must aggressively rally at our borders to protect our values and rights from a federalism running amok. I can help."
Further Philips said, "I hate labels. Yes, I am 'Conservative,' 'Constitutional,' 'Patriot,' 'Republican,' 'State/Individual Rights.' I am also the son of long lines of 'Democrat,' 'Traditional Southerner' and 'Anti-Federalist.' I descend from the same roots as our Founding Father, George Washington. Set aside those convenient labels. 'Citizen' — that is what I like best and it is District 68 citizens I hope to represent."
Van Buren County has not elected one of its residents as State Representative in many years. The present district boundary links Van Buren (minus Clinton and south to Faulkner) with larger-populated Pope County, home of term-limited Rep. Robert Dale.
The primary election is May 20 election. No other candidate has stepped forward from either county at this time.
Ingram is a former businessman. He served in the Army for 30 years. He heads a volunteer project known as Care Cap Connections, which provides scarves to women and girls bald from chemotherapy.
"I am an honest, hard-working citizen who would be proud to serve everyone," said Philips.
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Hotel in Lancaster seeks tax breaks from town IDA
The developer of an $11.5 million hotel in Lancaster is seeking $1.05 million in tax breaks from the town Industrial Development Agency for the project, which would be built on a section of Transit Road that has nine hotels within a quarter-mile.
Scott Enterprises of Erie, Pa., is planning to build a 108-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott at 6647 Transit Road, near the Thruway exit, and is requesting property, sales and mortgage-recording tax exemptions.
The Lancaster IDA follows the same policy on hotel tax breaks as the Erie County IDA, which grants them only if a hotel is part of a regional tourism attraction, the reuse of a long-vacant property or a development in an enhancement zone. But the interpretations of that policy are vastly different.
Lancaster officials say the new hotel merits assistance because of its connection to area tourism destinations.
"Why would we shy away from a project like this? said Lancaster Supervisor Dino J. Fudoli, who also is chairman of the town's IDA. "We're doing what we can to bring economic development into the town."
The Erie County IDA, on the other hand, has all but stopped granting tax breaks for standalone hotel projects, and county officials say they don't believe the proposed Lancaster hotel meets the definition of a tourism destination as included in IDA policy and state regulations.
"That's a loophole through which you could drive any hotel, of any size, and it makes a mockery of the state law," said Deputy County Executive Richard M. Tobe.
IDAs have received criticism for granting tax breaks to hotel projects, such as the renovation of the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga and the Hyatt Place Hotel in Snyder.
The Lancaster IDA will hold a hearing Tuesday on the tax breaks, which include $550,000 in sales exemptions; $358,729 for a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, agreement; and $114,600 in mortgage-recording tax exemptions, according to Paul R. Leone, an IDA consultant.
Scott Enterprises, which owns the Peek'N Peak resort in Clymer and a Staybridge Suites in Clarence, would build a 71,500-square-foot hotel and hire 45 people. Lancaster IDA officials estimate the project would provide community benefits of $10.7 million in direct and indirect economic impact.
Scott Enterprises bought the vacant, 3.6-acre parcel in 2011 under the name Scott's Buffalo Inn Inc.
The company, which owns nine hotels in its home market, wants to add to its holdings in the Buffalo area because of the strong performance of its Staybridge hotel here, said Chris N. Scott, a vice president and co-owner.
The hotel would be built in the middle of a quarter-mile stretch of Transit Road that already has a Salvatore's Grand Hotel, Clarion Hotel, Motel 6, Econo Lodge, Hospitality Inn, La Quinta Inn, Red Roof Inn, Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham and Salvatore's Garden Place Hotel.
Leone said Scott Enterprises officials analyzed the local hotel market and determined there is sufficient need for a hotel there, given the continued growth in travelers, primarily Canadians, who stay overnight here before flying out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport or shopping at local malls.
He said the Lancaster IDA adheres to the hotel tax-break policy used since 2012 by the Erie County IDA.
The Lancaster IDA received an opinion from its attorneys, the firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm, that the Scott Enterprises hotel would fit within that policy because of its link to the airport and the Walden Galleria, Leone said.
Fudoli said town officials believe the ever-expanding Russell's Steaks, Chops & More and Salvatore's Grand Hotel complex is an attraction in its own right. The hotel would be built next to that development, behind a Friendly's restaurant.
"It does meet all of the legal requirements of a tourist destination," Fudoli said.
Tobe, the deputy county executive, said he doesn't believe a standalone hotel counts as a major tourism destination.
The county IDA revised its hotel policy after its decision in March 2012 to grant $275,000 in tax breaks for a $5.5 million renovation project at the Millennium Hotel proved controversial.
Additionally, regulations included in last year's state budget restrict tax breaks granted to retail projects, unless the development meets one of three exceptions: It must be located in an economically distressed area, be part of a broader tourism project, or provide goods or services that aren't now available. Tobe said hotels fall under the state law because they are considered to be retail in nature.
Over the past several years, the Erie County IDA has approved tax breaks for multi-use projects that include hotels. Uniland Development Co.'s Delaware Avenue office and hotel project, the future headquarters of Delaware North Companies, received $10 million in tax breaks but the hotel portion did not receive tax breaks.
The county IDA did approve $37 million in tax breaks for the HarborCenter hotel and hockey complex, with IDA officials citing its transformational impact.
The Lancaster IDA will hold a public hearing on the Scott Enterprises request at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday in Town Hall, 21 Central Ave. If the tax breaks are approved, Scott Enterprises would look to begin work on the hotel site as soon as the next day, with a planned opening of late spring 2015.
Fudoli said he expects the tax breaks to be approved. Scott Enterprises' planning for the project counts on the tax breaks, Scott said. A rejection of the company's request would require reassessing the project's financials, he said, but "I think we'd move ahead even without it."
Also Tuesday, the Lancaster IDA is set to vote on tax breaks for a company, Innomotive Solutions Group, part of the Whiting Group of Canada, which plans to spend $5.5 million to acquire and renovate a site at 4304 Walden Ave. to establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility.
The company, which makes roll-away doors used on emergency vehicles, would employ 17 people in Lancaster, said Leone, the IDA consultant.
The IDA would approve $64,000 in sales tax breaks and a PILOT agreement whose value isn't known yet because it hinges on the assessed value of the property after the renovations are completed.
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Joey South Common
South Edmonton Common, 9911 19 Ave
780 465 1880
Food: 4 of 5 stars
Ambience: 3.5 of 5 stars
Service: 4 of 5 stars
Base price for two, $50. Fully loaded (without beverages) $80
I am pleasantly surprised.
A chain restaurant, with food that the most snobby diners would admit was pretty darned good. Food exceedingly value-priced for the quality delivered.
The Joey lineage actually gives an inkling as to what to expect at Joey South Common.
Bus Fuller started the now-extinct ham 'n' egg Fuller's chain in Edmonton many decades ago.
He then moved to the Earl's concept. Hands up, readers who remember the first Earl's on Jasper Avenue with all those plastic parrots.
Earl's went on to be a major franchising success. It may have been the first restaurant in town that bought trendy and hip to a mass audience. Earl's Tin Palace is still going strong after some 30 years!
Bus made sure every Earl's met exceedingly high standards for food quality. You know if you went to Earl's the food would be predictable, but fresh and good. Consistency made Earl's top of mind, and cute waitresses never hurt.
When the next generation (corporate head office having migrated to Vancouver) came along, one son stuck with Earl's, expanding and evolving the franchise. The other branched into a "new" concept, Joey Tomatoes, which is now Joey - really a clever way to offer something different but very similar in a steadily growing market.
At the same time, Joey is a chain. And chains in general give me the willies. But, hey, The Weekly Dish is expected to check out the width and depth of the entire Greater Edmonton dining scene.
A promising beginning. While we wait a few minutes, the obligatory young attractive hostess offers a complimentary glass of reasonably good wine.
We walk past the cavernous atmospheric lounge - Joey is as much a lounge as a dining experience - to a booth. The restaurant section is solid and reassuring, full of dark wood and faux Euro-stone, quite the contrast to the elegant but bauble-filled lounge.
I admit to insider trading. Just about everybody who frequents the four Joeys in town recommends the seared ahi tuna tacos with the accompanying lime-wasabi sauce as an appetizer.
They are delicious. Joey's doesn't scrimp on tuna quality and freshness, the outside seared, the inside warmed, the cute little crispy tacos a heaven of complimentary tastes and crunches.
My family was definitely in a fishy/veggie kind of mood, the other appetizer being two tempura prawn sushi cones, mains consisting of lobster ravioli, blackened basa, the beach salad and Chinatown shrimp lettuce wraps.
Seafood, to my mind, puts a chain to its ultimate test. It takes a truly terrible chef to mangle a chunk of premium beef. But it takes a really good kitchen to turn out fresh, quality seafood, given the margin for disaster lies within a minute or two of over-cooking.
Joey South Common passed the test with flying colours.
The blackened basa was one of the best fish dishes I've had in years, the spice blend quite perfect, the fish pan-seared to perfection, gently crisped golden brown on the outside, the inside cooked to that magical point where the fillet was tender, hot and moist. For $20, you won't find much better fish in this city.
The lobster ravioli was a little more corporate, the ravioli being cookie-cutter replicas of one another. But again, the interiors were lovely, the sweetness of the lobster so tasty on top of the lemon dill cream sauce.
Special praise again for the shrimp lettuce wraps. It's a do-it-yourselfer, the lettuce piled alongside a stiff-noodle shrimp mix meant to be spooned onto the lettuce, rolled and eaten. It's the quality of the lettuce that impressed. Was every leaf inspected, chilled to perfection, carefully piled, then sprinkled with dew drops for special effect?
The beach salad was tasty, but not extraordinary. Ditto the sushi cones. Dessert - molten lava chocolate souffle with ice cream - is a chocoholic must, as good a corporate sweet as it gets.
Topping off the excellent food and delivery was our very fine waiter Richard Smith - a hospitality veteran with a ton of personality who intuitively knew the degree of interaction each of his tables would enjoy.
Well done, Joey!
Graham Hicks
780 707 6379
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Heather Peters deviated from the norm in January when she opted out of a class action suit against Honda over the automobile maker's hybrid cars failing to meet consumers' expectations on gas mileage.
Honda owner takes company to small claims court
Rather than join a proposed class action suit against Honda over the gas mileage on its Civic Hybrid, one unhappy customer has decided to take the Japanese automobile maker to small claims court.
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AWKA- GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State has warned politicians against politics of self destruction, stressing that politics that negated due process and rule of law was a threat to the stability and safety of the society.
The governor, who spoke at Ekwulobia in Aguata local government area, at the conclusion of a tour of 21 local governments of the state, said what Anambra needed at present was for the people to re-order their thinking to be in line with what will be of benefit to the state.
He regretted that after his administration had built and equipped schools to bring qualitative education to the door steps of every child, some politicians still encouraged children to engage in vices by using them as thugs to achieve their political interest without considering the long term consequences on the children.
According to him, the tour of local government areas has enabled him to listen to the people, identify their problems and harness their input in government.
He declared that he would embark on such tour every three months to meet the people one-on-one, with a view to telling them what his government was doing in various areas and what the government had concluded plans to do as part of the measures to transform the state.


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Scientific Publications by FDA Staff
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Clin Cancer Res 2005 Sep 1;11(17):6333-41
Down-regulation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 expression using vector-based small interfering RNAs suppresses growth of human prostate tumor in vivo.
Gao L, Zhang L, Hu J, Li F, Shao Y, Zhao D, Kalvakolanu DV, Kopecko DJ, Zhao X, Xu DQ
Zhao XJ, US FDA, Ctr Biol Evaluat & Res, Lab Enter & Sexually Transmitted Dis, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA US FDA, Ctr Biol Evaluat & Res, Lab Enter & Sexually Transmitted Dis, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA Jilin Univ, Basic Sch Med, Dept Pathophysiol, Changchun 130021, Peoples R China Univ Maryland, Greenebaum Canc Ctr, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Program Mol Biol,Sch Med, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
PURPOSE: Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) is constitutively activated in a variety of cancers and it is a common feature of prostate cancer. Thus, Stat3 represents a promising molecular target for tumor therapy. We applied a DNA vector-based Stat3-specific RNA interference approach to block Stat3 signaling and to evaluate the biological consequences of Stat3 down-modulation on tumor growth using a mouse model. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: To investigate the therapeutic potential of blocking Stat3 in cancer cells, three small interfering RNAs (siRNA; Stat3-1, Stat3-2, and Stat3-3) specific for different target sites on Stat3 mRNA were designed and used with a DNA vector-based RNA interference approach expressing short hairpin RNAs to knockdown Stat3 expression in human prostate cancer cells in vitro as well as in vivo. RESULTS: Of the three equivalently expressed siRNAs, only Stat3-3 and Stat3-2, which target the region coding for the SH2 domain and the coiled-coil domain, respectively, strongly suppressed the expression of Stat3 in PC3 and LNCaP cells. The Stat3-1 siRNA, which targeted the DNA-binding domain, exerted no effect on Stat3 expression, indicating that the gene silencing efficiency of siRNA may be dependent on the local structure of Stat3 mRNA. The Stat3 siRNAs down-regulated the expression of Bcl-2 (an anti-apoptotic protein), and cyclin D1 and c-Myc (cell growth activators) in prostate cancer cells. Inhibition of Stat3 and its related genes was accompanied by growth suppression and induction of apoptosis in cancer cells in vitro and in tumors implanted in nude mice. CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that Stat3 signaling is a promising molecular target for prostate cancer therapy and that vector-based Stat3 siRNA may be useful as a therapeutic agent for treatment of prostate cancer.
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