text:
Head coach of Leicester City Claudio Ranieri said he would be happy if his compatriot Antonio Conte will lead the London Chelsea in the Premier League league title. After the 21 th round of the blue in the lead in the standings of the Premier League table. Last year was the champion of England Lester.
"As a former trainer of Chelsea and a fan of Italy, I hope that Conte will win the title. He proved that the Italian school coaches as strong as ever", - said Ranieri.
Head coach of Leicester City Claudio Ranieri said he would be happy if his compatriot Antonio Conte will lead the London Chelsea in the Premier League league title. After the 21 th round of the blue in the lead in the standings of the Premier League table. Last year was the champion of England Lester.
Ranieri: I hope that Conte will win the title
Head coach of Leicester City Claudio Ranieri said he would be happy if his compatriot Antonio Conte will lead the London Chelsea in the Premier League league title. After the 21 th round of the blue in the lead in the standings of the Premier League table. Last year was the champion of England Lester.
Lebels: Chelsea, Claudio Ranieri, Conte, Football, News, Premier League
Klopp: I knew that Mkhitarian wants to play for Manchester United
Liverpool's head coach Juergen Klopp commented transition midfielder Henrik Mkhitaryan in MU. Klopp has worked with Mkhitaryan at BV Borussia Dortmund.
"Yes, I have worked with Mkhitaryan, and when you worked with a player, you already know its capabilities. In such cases, I want to learn something new about other players. I knew that he wants to go to Manchester United. In such cases, you know all the strengths and weaknesses of the player. Not that it's boring, just you know everything about them, but while they develop and improve? Where's the next step, where they develop?
We could try to sign many players. But first we must understand very, exactly whatwe need," said Klopp.
Zidane: Morata is not for sale
Head coach of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane said that the Madrid's Club is not going to let Alvaro Morata, despite interest by English teams. The most serious interest to Morata showed Chelsea, with which Real Madrid met in the framework of the international Champions Cup.
"Morata belongs to Madrid. We are delighted that he has returned to his native home. It should stay here."
Zidane also commented on the situation with another striker of Real Jese.
"Jese have been negotiations with PSG. I can't tell you more because I don't know anything more, but that's why he hasn't played with Chelsea. However, no formal agreements yet", - said Zidane.
Lebels: Alvaro Morata, Football, Jesé Rodríguez, News, Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane
Cristiano Ronaldo: I will not go to dinner with Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema
Footballer of Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo shared his opinion about the importance of internal relations for the overall team score.
"What I can say in response to the assertion that the friendship off the pitch, as in the case of Lionel Messi, Neimar and Luis Suarez, has a special meaning? My answer is an example. When I played for Manchester United, I was not a friend of Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes, but we had an amazing team that won the Champions League. I will not go to dinner with Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, but it is not so important. What matters is what you do on the football field" - said Ronaldo.
Lebels: Cristiano Ronaldo, Football, Manchester United, News, Real Madrid
David Luiz: The victory is the victory
Defender of PSG David Luiz shared his opinion about the match with Chelsea (2:1) in the framework of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League.
"The victory is the victory. It gives us an advantage. But the Chelsea a great team. We gave all the game, but could do more. But we controlled the ball, and most importantly - we managed to win," - said Luiz.
Lebels: Champions League, Chelsea, David Luiz, Football, News, PSG
Big Love: Gareth Bale and Emma Rhys Jones
Gareth Bale and Emma's long history of love: they met as teenagers, since the football club Real Madrid is dedicated to her hearts, which depicts the hands after the goals scored. Couple brings daughter Alba Violet. Gareth - one of the most secretive players, he does not admit to himself and his family the paparazzi and journalists, so the press is very little scandals associated with the name of the player.
Gareth Bale, in addition to being one of the best players on the team Real Madrid and Wales, even to the same excellent family man. Family oriented Bale is so good, that does not admit on a gun shot to his girls no annoying photographers or journalists. But we unveil the veil of secrecy, and introduce you to the family of Gareth Bale.
Gareth Bale married. And for a long time and seriously. Her name is - Emma Rhys Jones. And Gareth's love for his wife is so great that he even invented and patented the so-called «man-made heart» which Bale again demonstrates each and devotes Emma after each goal scored.
By the way, Gareth argued for the right to patent man-made heart with Justin Bieber, and got to the heart still recognized him. The matter went to court, which in Bale Bieber won. Intellectual Property Office has registered the rights to Bale's logo. Now Gareth demonstrates his «man-made heart» and dedicates it to his wife with a clear conscience.
The love story of Bale and Rhys Jones began when they were teenagers. Ever since Gareth strongly and passionately in love with his wife. In 2012, in October, the couple had a daughter who was named Alba Violet.
Lebels: Big Love, Emma Rhys Jones, Football, Football Fans, Gareth Bale, News, Personal Life
Manchester United willing to offer for Aubameyang 90 million Euros
Striker of Borussia Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the sphere of interest of Manchester United. At the end of the season the English club is ready to pay for a 26-year-old footballer 70 million pounds (90 million Euros).
Manchester United is considering an Aubameyang along with Robert Lewandowski (Bavaria), Neymar (FC Barcelona) and Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), but the acquisition of striker is considered more likely.
It is noted that this week, during a meeting with shareholders, the vice-president of MU Ed Woodward has announced that in the treasury of the club formed a reserve fund in the amount of 120 million pounds, which will be used to buy star players.
Recall that in last year Aubameyang was named the best player in Africa.
Big Love: Neymar Jr. and Carolina Dantas
Wife of Neymar - the last stage in the life of a footballer in?
As it is known, the Brazilian striker Neymar (who now plays in the FC Barcelona), very early became a father - he was then 19 years old. Baby's mother was younger, Carolina Dantas (which at that time was 17). Neymar is not only a talented footballer, but also a young father, he was very much family oriented. But soon young couples became not able to maintain their relationships, and even a child could not keep them together. But the son of Neimar become a real source of joy and infinite love, joy and happiness. His name is David Lucca. Pretty baby with blonde curls. Neymar is very fond of David, and spends a lot of time with the child. Also footballer likes sharing jointphotos with his son on his Instagram account.
Inspired by the example of his older teammate, Lionel Messi, who worships in his child, Neymar also began seriously care about fatherhood. Of course, Neymar's son attends football matches eminent Pope, he has a form of children's football, FC Barcelona, Neymar loves to show off with the baby in front of reporters.
This is awesome- because Neymar is doing everything for being a good father.
Neymar, like another man, was in such a situation to marry. Neymar's wife Caroline has done it before him- a mother of his child. However, marital happiness did not last long: after a while Neymar having an affair with another girlfriend, and Neimar's wife remained in splendid isolation to bring up his son. After Neymar has had many new girlfriends, sexier one another.
What kind of relationship does Neymar have with his wife now?
If it was not a common child, Neymar and Caroline would hardly have met or communicated. Moreover, it is unknown in general, they wouldn't be married. But Neymar is very fond of his son, David, Luke, and therefore constantly forced to communicate with his ex-wife.
Neymar and his wife for the sake of the child's support and good relationships do not hold a grudge against each other.
Lebels: Barcelona, Big Love, Brazil, Carolina Dantas, David Lucca, Football, Love Story, News, Neymar
Zidane: Cristiano - the best player in the world
Head coach of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane told who considers the best player in the world.
«Messi or Cristiano? Cristiano - the best player in the world. About him say a lot, but he has a good heart, he's a good man. Messi - his opponent, and the rivalry - this is good for football. That's what people want to see in football.
I never thought that I would become a coach. When you finish playing, you think only about your family. I liked being on the field. I have nothing else, and did not know how. Feelings on the bench completely different. Now I'm at a different pressure now everything is decided by the players.
Now I better understand his former coaches. They always blame defeats. The main thing - to convey his words to the players. I have an incredible team, and I'm glad that I got it. We want to win every game - this is the goal of Real Madrid, » - said Zidane.
Lebels: Cristiano Ronaldo, Football, Messi, News, Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane
Lewandowski in the 5th time in a row was the player of the year in Poland (Video)
Forward of Bavaria Robert Lewandowski was the best player in Poland in 2015.
Thus, the 27-year-old forward of the Polish national team for the fifth time in a row as the best player in the country.
This season, Lewandowski scored 19 goals in 19 matches of Bundesliga.
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
Von Ehrics: Two Foot Stomp
Von Ehrics newest CD, Two Foot Stomp, is an up and down ride filled with Punkabilly drive and an authentically Texas flavor. Songs like the first single, "Lord I Pray" are new, refreshing, and fun while other like "Rock and Roll" fall a little flat in energy and creativity. The album is an overall success in authenticity, with a real feeling that you could stumble across the Von Ehrics playing around town in Denton, the funky college town music hub of North Texas where Two Foot Stomp was recorded. The album is also successful in screaming "if you think this is good, our live shows are 100 times better". I am convinced, and definitely will be buying a ticket next time these boys roll through Colorado.
"Lord I Pray", the album's first single, is also it's height of creativity, combining gospel, thrashy rock guitar, and a hyperactive drum set. "Lord I Pray" is soulful and cynical at the same time. The single is a satirical reflection on consumerism, but avoids a "preachy" feel for a rather funny one as lead singer Robert Jason Vandergrift prays for material good while being back up by a full gospel choir.
"Down the Road Tonight" also shines on the album. The song is reminiscent of REM's "It's the End of the World as We Know It". That is, if the whole world existed in Texas. You could probably take the lyrics and make them into a scavenger hunt in downtown Austin. Overall it's super fun.
"Goodbye/The Ride" is a fun, biting little break up song. Vandergrift sings in sweet and slow ballad voice, which we soon learn is totally ironic:
"It's a beautiful night,
the stars are all bright
I've got the moon on my left
and my girl on my right
things are changing tonight
she can kiss my ass goodbye"
then the speedy drummer kicks and one gets a feel of how the guys really feel. I always love a fun break up song.
The guitar lines are a great highlight throughout the album. Just listening to the things Gabe Aguilar (drums) and Clayton Mills (guitar) make up is one of the best parts of the album.
The Not-so-Great:
"Rock and Roll" is a halfhearted cry for what else, rock and roll. I'm not really that convinced, based on this song that the band believes in the spirit of rock 'n' roll. The Von Ehrics take lyrics that belong in a song like Joan Jett's "I Love Rock N Roll" and play them with the enthusiasm of Neil Young's "Hey Hey, My My".
It sounds like the guys wanted a Beastie Boys' "You Got to Fight for Your Right to Party", but were just kind of tired or hung over or something that day.
"Downtown" is another one of the tunes that is missing the party soul. Maybe the song is much better live, at the actual party. Though the song is low energy, guitarist Clayton Mills picks it up with an exciting solo.
"Texas" (When I Die) is the albums only successful anthem, but it really gets the job done. It's not a call to rock out or party hard, as the boys attempted in other songs, but an anthem for Texas; the state that encompasses of both of the previous. "Texas" succeeds where some of the other attempts on the album failed in my opinion because Texas is very unique to the Von Ehrics. You can hear conviction in their voice as they sing "when I die, let me go to Texas".
"Texas" is the true call of Two Foot Stomp , and really ties the album together as its last track. Two Foot Stomp is a call to this: party, rebel, dance around, stomp your feet, and do it all in Texas. I am totally in support of it!
- Log in to post comments

subset: commoncrawl


text:
A good Samaritan from Vacaville was struck and killed by a car early Thursday while trying to help free a woman from her overturned vehicle on Interstate 80 in Dixon, the California Highway Patrol said.
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 36-year-old Spencer Myers, who stopped in the center divide around 4:54 a.m. near the accident scene just west of Dixon Avenue, said CHP Sgt. Phil Grant.
"The good Samaritan becomes the story," he said. "It's really a tragedy. Without that, it would have just been an accident with minor-to-moderate injuries."
According to Grant, moments earlier, Maria Lopez, a 44-year-old Fairfield resident, had been driving east in the second lane from the left at approximately 70 to 75 mph when, for unknown reasons, she lost control of her 2004 Toyota Camry. The car overturned and stopped in the fast lane.
Myers rushed to the vehicle and began working to free Lopez, who was wearing her seat belt and had suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, Grant said. As he continued working to free her, a 2002 Dodge Stratus driven by Golden Pryor, 32, of Fairfield, slammed into the overturned Camry, also striking Myers, who was thrown into the center divider.
The impact ejected Lopez from her vehicle, causing her to suffer serious injuries, Grant said. Her car landed on its roof, blocking the fast lane.
"People need to stay strapped in their vehicle, or, if you can get to safety, do it quickly," he said.
"We're not going to prevent anybody from doing a good deed," but it's vitally important to remain aware of your surroundings, Grant said. That can mean the difference between life and death, he added.
Both left lanes were shut down for about 90 minutes while emergency personnel worked to care for the injured and launch their investigation into what caused the crash. Traffic was allowed to continue moving past the accident, using the slow lane and right-hand shoulder. An air ambulance was requested and the freeway was completely closed for about 10 minutes to allow the REACH helicopter to land and take Myers to University of California, Davis, Medical Center in Sacramento, where he died of his injuries.
Lopez was taken by ambulance to UC Davis Medical Center and is expected to survive, Grant said.
"This is one that doesn't need to happen," said Grant, noting that still, "It happens all too often."
Pryor complained of pain and was released to seek his own medical care.
No arrests have been made and the accident remains under investigation.
Follow Staff Writer Catherine Bowen at Twitter.com/cbowen4.


text:
I HAVE been at odds trying to rationalise, or otherwise put a value to the recent ultimatum given President Goodluck Jonathan by a group known as Northern Elders Forum (NEF). The group, long-discredited by its often parochial stance on national issues, insists the President must produce the abducted Chibok girls and bring an end to the Boko Haram insurgency by the end of October 2014, or be deemed unfit to seek re-election in 2015.
My first impulse was to dismiss the so-called ultimatum as not worth the paper it is written on; but I hesitated for the reason that the fallacies implied in the NEF statement must be challenged and the issues put in their proper perspectives.
The NEF does not always comment on issues except when their narrow interests are concerned; then they are at their adversarial best. Their sudden burst over the Chibok girls' abduction, the nation's security challenge and the manner they are linking them with Jonathan's re-election should arouse interest.
No doubt, the Chibok girls' abduction stirs patriotic Nigerians to sympathy, and it is one issue in which Jonathan has spoken and acted with so much passion. He continues to reiterate that his government will do everything within its powers to ensure their safe release as well as resolve the nation's other lingering security challenges. Evidently, he has kept to that assurance, working strenuously in collaboration with international assistance, to return the country to normalcy. However, implicit in the NEF statement is that Jonathan has not done enough on the Chibok girls. The falsehood should not be allowed to stand.
While I agree that the lingering terrorist attacks and other related security challenges in the country pose a major threat to the 2015 elections and the survival of Nigeria as a nation, I disagree that the solution resides with one man, however high the office he holds. When the forum lamented that the insurgents have taken over some parts of the North-East, who really do they blame?
They must face the truth: the Frankenstein's monster they created or helped nurture has unfortunately turned against them and cannot be potent as a tool of blackmail against President Jonathan? To send Nigeria's President on what is ordinarily a fool's errand is therefore preposterous. An ultimatum is no less idiotic than the unwillingness by prominent leaders of the region to genuinely seek a resolution of the problem. It speaks volumes of their so-called love for their homeland and gives credence to rumours that they are hand-in-gloves with the opposition which, in an effort to discredit the President as the 2015 election draws near, has been linked with the dastardly act.
Yes, it does appear that some 'Elders' are complicit, acting as quislings to the national cause. The last time the NEF issued a statement on the nation's security situation, it was to disparage the Nigerian military and their campaign to halt the advance of the dreaded terrorist gang, Boko Haram, into the North East.
In defending the terrorists, the stormy petrel of the NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, had accused the military of genocide and threatened to drag then Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika, to the World Court. Ironically, in less than a year later, the same NEF has made restoration of peace to the North East its condition for the nation's Commander-In-Chief to exercise his constitutional right to stand for re-election. The connection between one man's right and what is ordinarily a common national problem, cannot be more curious and revealing.
Also, the claim that the NEF was speaking for the entire North, cannot be more laughable; so is the waspish basis on which they are threatening to decide for all of us come October. Of course, the group which has over the years been manipulated by a certain clique in the North West, cannot be speaking for the whole North, especially those other areas of the old region that have borne the brunt of their selfish activities.
It is obvious from the 2011 elections that the vast majority of Northerners do not share their negative views of Goodluck Jonathan. They must be either ignorant or oblivious of the reality of the present political configuration in the North which forms the nationalistic support base for the President. The scenario being masterminded to weaken the president and portray him as incompetent and therefore unfit for re-election is therefore untenable.
There is, however, a bright side to the statement signed by two members of NEF, Mr. Solomon Dalung and Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed: if Jonathan does not resolve the Chibok crisis, he will forfeit his right (emphasis mine) to ask for our mandate beyond 2015. For the first time, after several surreptitious efforts to make it impossible for him to even put himself forward for re-election, the group now admits that Jonathan reserves the right to ask for our mandate beyond 2015. That is interesting; you cannot forfeit what you are not entitled to. It is an interesting step forward.
Like the Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati said in response to the stance of those misguided elders, it is delusional for anybody or group of persons to pretend they are in a position to give the President of Nigeria an ultimatum.
It is even more delusional to assume they can make choices for the larger majority of Northerners. The NEF should rather direct their frustration at the terrorists killing and maiming their kith and kin, and in supporting the President's efforts at curtailing their nefarious activities. To seek to exploit the unfortunate incidence for political gains is most irrational.
As an African proverb says, it is a foolish man that chases after rats running away from his burning house. Why the respected Alhaji Maitama Sule continues to be associated with such regional bigotry, in the twilight of his life, still rankles but it is a matter for another day.
Mr Femi Ayelabowo resides in Ibadan.


text:
Article Preview
Massachusetts Aggies Champions.
WASINGTON, March 27. -- Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass., for the second consecutive year has won the intercollegiate rifle shooting championship of the United States, having defeated all teams in the Eastern League and the State University of Iowa, winner of the Western League championship.
March 28, 1912
View the full article in TimesMachine.
Subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view 129 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared.
Or, download a high-resolution PDF of the individual article.
* Does not include NYT Now or Premium Crosswords subscribers.
Already a subscriber? Log in to view this article »


text:
Senator Griffo's Weekly Column #3: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Jr. often witnessed the worst of the human condition, yet still saw reason to be optimistic.
Dr. King lived with honorable purpose, in a way that ensured his teachings about peace, faith and service would endure long after his death.
Many of us will pause from work to honor Dr. King, who would have turned 85 last week.
In times of great turmoil and tension, Dr. King's call for passive disobedience rose above the rest. He rejected, as extreme, the belief that African Americans could only achieve equality through violent means. Dr. King urged his brethren to win hearts and minds through nonviolent measures, and remained steadfast in that philosophy even when facing great societal pressure.
Dr. King faced imprisonment, beatings and death threats, but refused to succumb to the cynicism and hopelessness that had waylaid many would-be leaders before him.
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality," he once said.
Dr. King recognized that the African Americans' push for self-respect and true equality couldn't be accomplished if selfishness and inaction won out.
"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people," he said. "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
In promoting the whole over the individual, Dr. King became perhaps history's great advocate for public service, saying, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
Many of Dr. King's disciples hear that call – and heed it – to this day. The Martin Luther King Day of Service coincides with the national holiday.
It would be easy to share Dr. King's optimism toward humanity for one day. He challenges us, however, to embody these ideals of service over self for a lifetime.
"Whatever your life's work is, do it well," he once said. "A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead and the unborn could do it no better."


text:
NewswireToday - /newswire/ -
Labège, Haute-Garonne, France, 2014/08/28 - VideoDubber, Microsoft & Acapela Group collaborate to deliver Text-to-Speech technologies to the global broadcast market - Acapela-Group.com.
VideoDubber Ltd, a technology leader in the field of automated dubbing, announced today the upcoming launch of a new breakthrough dubbing service that uses Acapela Groups TTS technology in order to regenerate voice over and dubbing for movies and TV programs. The service will be unveiled during IBC 2014.
VideoDubber enables broadcasters and content creators to automatically dub their movies, TV programs, news and sport broadcasts to over 30 languages. The service is based on a Microsoft SAPI Text-To-Speech (TTS) technology that was originally used for computer accessibility and Telco IVR (Interactive Voice Response) applications. The automated service utilizes speech synthesis to meet the TV and broadcasting markets needs that until now relied solely on manual dubbing services.
About Acapela Group
Acapela Group (acapela-group.com) invents speech solutions that bring content to life through giving it a voice in up to 30 languages. More than 60 resounding synthetic, yet natural sounding voices as well as new, authentic American and British childrens voices are ready to vocalize written content into a pleasant audio result. Acapela Groups repertoire includes producing a wide-ranging library of voices including voices that have: accents or specific dialect attributes, singing or storytelling ability, different moods and emphasis, voices for all ages and all languages and recognizable characters or celebrities. Each audio selection is authentic sounding, unique and original, presenting a distinct personality that perfectly matches different contexts. More than just simple vocalization of texts, Acapela Group aims to add a subtle layer of intelligence and significantly enrich audio dimension by offering more meaning and intent to each voice.
Written by / Agency / Source: Acapela Group
Availability: All Regions (Including Int'l)
Traffic Booster: [/] Quick Newswire Today Visibility Checker
Distribution / Indexing: [+] / [Company listed above is a registered member of our network. Content made possible by PRZOOM / PRTODAY indexing services]


text:
Skip to main content
Search the history of over 305 billion
web pages
on the Internet.
Search the Wayback Machine
All Texts
This Just In
Smithsonian Libraries
Lincoln Collection
Additional Collections
eBooks & Texts
American Libraries
Canadian Libraries
Universal Library
Community Texts
Project Gutenberg
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Children's Library
Open Library
arXiv.org Bulk Content
All Video
This Just In
Prelinger Archives
Democracy Now!
Occupy Wall Street
TV NSA Clip Library
TV News
Animation & Cartoons
Arts & Music
Community Video
Computers & Technology
Cultural & Academic Films
Ephemeral Films
Understanding 9/11
News & Public Affairs
Spirituality & Religion
Sports Videos
Videogame Videos
Youth Media
All Audio
This Just In
Grateful Dead
Old Time Radio
78 RPMs and Cylinder Recordings
Live Music Archive
Audio Books & Poetry
Community Audio
Computers & Technology
Music, Arts & Culture
News & Public Affairs
Non-English Audio
Librivox Free Audiobook
Radio Programs
Spirituality & Religion
All Software
This Just In
Old School Emulation
MS-DOS Games
Historical Software
Classic PC Games
Software Library
Internet Arcade
Community Software
CD-ROM Software
Software Sites
Tucows Software Library
Shareware CD-ROMs
Console Living Room
Vintage Software
DOOM Level CD
ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
Atari 2600
Magnavox Odyssey 2
All Image
This Just In
Flickr Commons
Occupy Wall Street Flickr
Cover Art
USGS Maps
Metropolitan Museum
NASA Images
Solar System Collection
Ames Research Center
Brooklyn Museum
Toggle navigation
KPIX 5 News Early Edition
CBS March 18, 2013 5:00am-6:00am PDT
5:00 am
west side. it began with shots fired and they found at least one gunshot wound. homicide detectives were there gathering evidence in what is vallejo's 6th homicide of the year and actually the third this month. they have a solid witness this month but police are not tell us who it is. they are trying to notify his family and from vallejo police until the sergeant has more for us we will bring you the latest alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. people were concerned about the dark smoke rising and it started 2:30 in sacramento county and it was put out by 7:00 last night. firefighters let it burn itself out and plus it was hard to get
5:01 am
to and at first, air quality district said it was a prescribed burn and later he changed it to an actual vegetation fire. the burns are allowed to control marsh debris and to improve the area for wildlife. this isn't press sufficient burn period runs through april 15th and it must be deemed necessary by the department of fish and wildlife. janine de la vega is in san jose to tells you how the companies are responding, good morning. >> reporter: well, they have a very diverse population and they say the workforce for tech giants do not. they had a tough time getting them to give up all their information and they are asking 20 of the most influential
5:02 am
stuff about their employees. only 20 responded even after they find and the companies included cisco and ebay, they show women are underrepresented especially in rolls. some say -- roles, and women are graduating in fewer technical degrees. they show how difficult it is to gain information with tech companies because they refuse to give up their equality opportunity -- equal opportunity data. back out here live here in downtown san jose, as traffic picks up we plan on asking people what they think of this new study. in san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news.
5:03 am
>> the official process will be held tomorrow. >> but yesterday, people gathered to hear what he had to say and he had some off the can you have remarks -- off the cuff remarks instead of reading from a prepared speech. vice-president vice-president joseph biden will be heading up the u.s. delegation for pope frances and nancy pelosi is working there along with bay area congresswoman anna. later they will meet with many in italy. and the political action conference, it's just about a
5:04 am
half our from now and the political chairman intends to rebrand itself a peeling and trying to attract more minority voters. today a postal service is holding more in san francisco and they will meet with thousand while using the direct shipping industry. many say the postal service should not have to network but it is one way to stay in touch some of their biggest customers. >> if they just stayed in washington they would not get the feel of what the mailers want out of the industry because the men say it should
5:05 am
not be happening. >> they are cutting services including saturday mail delivery. you are watching the roads? >> yes, 08 westbound coming in from vacaville fairfield all the way from he berkeley to oakland and that looks good, of course we watch, it affect is the entire eastbound commute. it starts off right through downtown and getting up into the silicone valley. well, i am mostly clear and it is on the way for tuesday and wednesday morning and afternoon and one system is in and out and we can't get everything established as far as a witnesser pattern. everything has been locked in for the longest time. highs today 60s and 70s and
5:06 am
inland temperatures will be mild to warm. we will have more on the way to increasing clouds and holding into wednesday morning. this is our forecast and by tuesday afternoon it starts to move. a quarter of an inch is starting to move and there is not much rain. 40s and 50s, novato had rain last time and some of these increasing clouds will filter in. it will be a cool morning for some, 660s to antioch. 68 los gatos, looks good for thursday and temperatures are back to a dry pattern and lows will be on the cool side. 5:08, we do have information in a police
5:07 am
shooting in the american canyon. the victim was angelo but his sister tells us he lived with a friend. police shot and killed him during a pursuit and he picked up a stolen truck and he was shot during that standoff in open fire. he is scheduled for a preliminary hearing. he -- he sent a letter saying he was attained sniper who hunted him down. they may decide this week to require all licensed cab
5:08 am
drivers to transmit their exact location. that will be used to track 1,700 cabs in the city and that could give cabs a leg up on many other things. that information would make it easier to connect with cabs. many are using mass transit and it is compared to a year all. >> they are saying the faster travel times and free wi-fi could explain why there is an increase in riders. the 20 hybrid buses carry more than 4600 passengers every day. >> time now 510 for oakland police but it comes with a crash.
5:09 am
plus a plane crashes right into a neighborhood in indiana and they will have it. right now is a good time to drive on interstate 880 and we will tell you more about the morning commute as we get closer to 6:00. girl: ok. dad: you look so pretty. ♪ i'm overprotective. that's why i got a
. love. it's what makes a
, a
5:10 am
5:11 am
5:12 am
. >> welcome back, two people are dead after their plane crashed in a neighborhood. two other passengers were hurt and the plane was flying from tulsa oklahoma when it hit three homes and became lodged into one of them. >> we heard something and then a boom and then it got real quiet. >> they had mechanical problems and the jet crash forced several people to be evacuated. bobby jindal had a close call when traveling home from his son's soccer turn. he made an illegal turn in front of the car bobby jindal was driving in. a state trooper was following behind in another suv as part of the security detail crashed and that trooper was treated
5:13 am
for minor injuries and the governor was not hurt. they are taking a new approach to the future. the republican national communities have more on what they plan to do next. jacqueline has more on a prefer view, gabling lynn? >> reporter: they are calling it an autopsy -- jacqueline? >> they are looking into what went wrong including a road map for how they can win 2016. >> reporter: the chairman is expected to propose shortening the primary calendar holding an earlier convention and they supported democrats last year. they will spend $10 million to spend hundreds of travelers and the workers will rebuild the
5:14 am
republican credibility. >> going to swearing in ceremonies and being part of the community on an ongoing basis... >> reporter: he said it is a big day and we are looking forward to growing the gop. he will be speaking in about 15 minutes. reporting live in washington, ktvu channel 2 morning news. more than 100 witnesses are expected to attend the start of a federal trial which begins the practice of stopping, questioning and frisking people. the class action says they violate the rights of minorities. william has supported stop and frisk policies and others in the police department. a new federal grant would
5:15 am
boost staffing levels. they are required to -- required to patrol alameda county and they have a $67 million grant to hire sheriff's deputies for a crime suppression area. the oakland city council is expected to ask them for money for additional police academies and they want to double the sheriff's patrols. >> sal, we are looking at the toll plaza, how is it going, sal? well, so far so good here westbound at the toll plaza, no major problems getting into the city, san matt matt and dumbarton -- san matteo and dumbarton is looking good. after you get to 101, it is a
5:16 am
nice looking drive and we are off to a nice start, here is steve. >> somebody is yelling at me in the student yes. and i said do you think it will be a affected by the rain and i said not. westerly breeze and bundle up tomorrow and it is creepy cooling along and some tapped in and we night have a decent system and we will get more rain out of tuesday and wednesday. cloudy with rain developing 30s and 40s and now back to 37 but
5:17 am
some 40s for other areas including walnut creek. we will start off with sunshine in the morning, and there is a little bit of patchy fog, some low-to-mid 70s inland and 60s closer to the coast, we still have a component of the northerly rain and that's something, we will take whatever it takes, temperatures are warming backup. and they are warming back up after they agreed to a 13 billion-dollar bail for cyprus. because of a time, they are bank deposits helping to funds the bailout and that las citizens -- that has citizens worried and it sent the market
5:18 am
down in asia overnight. it is a affecting our stocks as well and future for the do you a drops on friday. they are looking a hid to the fact this they are running for mayor and they didn't go well for can't debts. -- for can't debts. >> that means you can do it. he brought out the america's cup race in san francisco. now i is being asked to do something else and it involves his checkbook. copper thieves are costing bay area thieves tens of thousands a month and some are finding a way to find back. also you can wake up with ktvu channel 2 morning news
5:19 am
every work, get the top stories every week day morning 6:00 a.m. get your morning call by texting the word wake up.
5:20 am
5:21 am
. welcome back, the suspect was caught on surveillance cameras and investigators say
5:22 am
he robbed a bank on march 5th, handed the teller a demand note and got way with cash. he is described 25 years old, 6- foot two inches tall and weighing up to 300 pounds and he was wearing a pittsburgh pirates hat at the time. they are fighting back against copper thieves with new technology. thieves may have stolen from light poles and in the past few years they may make hundreds of dollars at recycling centers but it costs thousands to repair the damage. they are tracking where it came from and they can tell an online tracking area will get paid. the petition is on causes.com and it tells larry,
5:23 am
do not leave the city holding the bill. fundraising is expected to fall short of the millions needed to put on the yacht race. it petition is pulling through and only 1,300 people have signed it so far. thezy wants to we move several for bicyclists and they plan to meet to voice their concerns and some are are aring changes and the changes would not go into effect until 2015. 5:05 is the time, sal, are you keeping an eye on traffic? >> yes, getting up to highway
5:24 am
17 with no major problems on your way to mission end boulevard. and westbound 5080 is getting -- 580 is getting busier coming off the pass. let's go to steve. increasing clouds, cloudy with rain developing tuesday and we will hold onto that wednesday. there is our system, tuesday afternoon and evening, highs $60 and 70s and cooler by the coast, pam. out of florida, classes have been canceled at a major university and we will tell you that is where it was found inside. we will tell you who police
5:25 am
are looking for, stay tuned.
5:26 am
5:27 am
. well, good morning to you, it is monday march 18th, i am dave clark. 5:30 is the time and steve said we may get rain tomorrow. >> i think we will tomorrow, unfortunately not too much but we will tackle that tuesday. it is still a little cooler by the coast and mild to warm with 70s, here is sal. good morning, northbound 101 as you drive to the 880 splits, no major problems and morning commute looks good as you drive to the high-rise. let's go back to the desk. a st. patrick's' day party in the east bay, outside the sports bar in alameda, here is new details on the fight that
5:28 am
happened overnight. tara? >> reporter: this turned sour and right around crowing time -- closing time a fight started and you can see the area cordoned off and right now they are waiting for crews to come and clean up the crime scene where you can still see blood on the sidewalk. two people had a heated argument and somebody pulled a knife and slashed the victim's throat. the victim was rushed to the hospital and his condition is unknown. the suspects took off in a dark colored sedan eastbound towards broadway and unfortunately we don't have anymore details but if you spot them alameda police
5:29 am
will be interviewing the bartender to get a better idea of who they are looking for and at this point the forensic aspect is complete and police say no weapon was recovered. i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. developing news coming out of florida this morning. all classes are canceled until noontime at the university of central florida. 500 students evacuated from a dorm building. somebody call 911 and appeared to be a self inflicted gunshot. he also found an assault weapon an explosion sufficients near his -- explosives near his body and we will bring you more details on his body.
5:30 am
an a 14-year-old marcus both died on friday at mary'sville race park when warming up and chase hit them both. the father of mark cass said his -- marcus said his son was a great young man. >> all of his coaches and friends will tell he was the first to help somebody or give somebody a hand. >> marcus had been playing since he was 5:00 and his father said, he lost control of the he was not hurt. the county sheriff's office and chp are investigating. now the other person who was killed in that crash, they owned cars that were scheduled to race friday. his brother said dale caught
5:31 am
the racing bug early in his life and he takes comfort inn knowing his brother died doing something he loved. he leaves behind a wife and two grown children. and even during peak hours. the san francisco symphony is canceling because of that continuing musician strike. they say the musicians turned down resuming performances during a cooling off period. the four performances have been cancel ised since they went on strike since wednesday and still negotiations are in
5:32 am
order. janine de la vega is in the area to tell us about the two who were underrepresented. >> reporter: a lot of people use this for their commute to work and we wanted to gauge people's interest and ask their reports on a new cnn money report in the lack of companies. we asked some of the most influence shawl ones and five companies responded even after responding to a company information request. they showed women and ethnic minorities are underrepresented especially in dominant tech roles. one woman we spoke to this
5:33 am
morning said she was not surprised. >> i work where it has a bunch of start ups and it is all male. very few companies have females and i just wish there were more females. >> reporter: some say women are graduating with technical degrees and they are showing how difficult it is to get into tech companies because they refuse to give up theiree wall opportunity -- equal opportunity data. as the day goes on, we plan on getting in on what their take is. president barack obama will visit and they are getting
5:34 am
ready since 2009. secretary of state jim h. cary will -- accompany the president and political analysts say they have fence mening to do with israelis and palestinians if he hopes to restore the peace process. and they will nominate an assistant attorney general at the labor department today. perez has been in charge of the civil rights division since 2009 and he will be the first latino nominated for his second term cabinet, she returned home to los angeles. many people from all over the world are attending the world baseball classic. no dancing pants. trying to talk basketball,
5:35 am
puerto rico played them and they move on to the finals. tonight the netherlands will play and the winner will play tomorrow night. you may want to take your credit cards to pay for parking. remember the parking prices went up in that area earlier this month. special prices near at&t parkings they can run as high as 7 bucks an hour. >> it is crazy. you just put in a quarter, sal, and nothing ever moves, it's okay, i have a minute now. >> they are trying to encourage you to take public transit. we are looking at public transit now and let's look at what we have on westbound 880
5:36 am
and traffic is looking good no major problems on 880 westbound and also on the bay bridge, no major problems coming into san francisco. it is a nice looking drive. let's go to steve. we have patchy low clouds, sunny and high clouds will be increasing throughout the day, rain developing, maybe a quarter to three quarters of an inch and there is not a lot of dynamics with it. we also have baseball tonight and the game tonight will not be an issue. we may have to deal with some rain tomorrow and we will dive
5:37 am
into that one. low coming in mid-latitude and we could sure use a lot more but it looks like one and done. it is a locked in pattern and our for cast model system weakens considerably. you can see this system coming in and heaviest rain will be to the north. 30s to 40s to near 50s on the lows. and temperatures here will rebound fast except near the -- except near the coast. a cool morning for some, mild afternoon for inland. 60s closer to the coast and
5:38 am
then it clears out and we will be chilly and then warming up. a couple of basketball teams are bunching their tickets to the big day. we have the details for their schedule for the ncaa tournament. and ten years after the invasion to iraq, they are still blakeing the -- plaguing the people. we have more on traffic straight ahead. stay tuned.
5:39 am
[ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread? here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner.
5:40 am
pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. . good morning, mostly clear, mid-70s. here is a look at some of the top stories we are
5:41 am
following at 5:43. police in vallejo are investigating the 6th homicide. they are investigating a homicide in a garage and this is the 7th homicide in a week they have responded to and the third one this month. police are investigating a stabbing at a bar. the man was reportedly stabbed in the next. he was rushed to hyland hospital and right now we don't know his condition. police are trying to find a suspect. >> critics say it is a bad use of the postal services money and saturday delivery is being cut back and most will be protesting outside of that
5:42 am
conference. the u.s. triggered the start of the war and the goal of the war was to risk them of weapons and no weapons of mass destruction were ever found. >> we are increasingly concerned about the political crisis going object between the shiasen the sunnies and this has to be revolved. and there are still major attacks. two have been found guilty of raping a classmate. the case that rocked the town of steubenville may be far from over. >> [inaudible] [ sobbing ] >> ma'lik richmond and trent mays broke down in tears after they -- and apologized after
5:43 am
being convicted of raping and murdering and raping a 16-year- old girl. they are looking into whether the school district and parents tried to okay every friday night, every saturday night across this country. and a grand jury will meet next month to consider interviews with coaches about the cover up allegations. and later today, santa clara supervisors are expected to plead guilty to perjury and misusing public money. he is accused of using campaign
5:44 am
and cher could you what was used for gambling. i could get up to a year in jail. police in panola released this sketch of a man who tried to kidnap a girl on her way home from school. they say he pulled the girl's wrist but she managed to break free and ran home. he is described as white, 6- foot tall, has slick back air and a goatee. he also has a piercing in his eyebrow. they are hosting the second and third round and call is the 12th seed of the east region. they are the 5th seeded team and they are 5 and 1 of all
5:45 am
time versus cal. [applauds] [applauds] >> oh, yeah, they are happy and cheering at the st. mary's basketball team and selected for the tournament yet, tomorrow night in vallejo. they will play the 6th seed on thursday. and the women's tournament, that happens today. stanford and cal are expected to get high seeds. the number 4 stanford seed packed the tournament tour a week ago on friday. 547 dash then i am going to hand it to a blank one, for somebody who knows nothing about
5:46 am
basketball. chances are they will win. >> usually there is a school i have never heard of in there too. >> right, it will be fun. good morning everyone, let's look at what we have now, we are off to a decent start on a monday and we don't have a lot going on, we wanted it to be nice slow and boring also the commute looks good for people who are trying to get out there early and metering lights are not on because they usually come on after 6:00. and looking at the peninsular, getting word of a crash on darting road near dublin and it is a noninjury crash and we'll see how this traffic was
5:47 am
moving. mostly cloud can did i okay with a westerly president. it looks good and it looks like we will get some rain with it on tuesday and increasing clouds 70s and we have a system with a westerly breeze and the system lingers into wednesday and it looks like it is out of here. 40s to almost 50s for some. antioch fairfield concord, san jose is in there, san rafael, book ends 44 and san francisco at the oakland airport. >> the winds show increasing clouds and we have mainly 40s as you saw, we will be on the cool side and we are not as warm, kind of a minor league
5:48 am
summertime pattern. then it brooks laich it is warming back up. and apple is about to boost its quarterly dividend and they are raising it to more than $40 a share and it would give a boost to investors who have seen their shares topple more than 3 5% since september. we know who is in the ncaa basketball tournament and most of them have reported and it is a better idea for so many fans and games because they are likely to keep watching and
5:49 am
seeing those commercial over and over on a witch hunt. >> he still has the best spot in the box office, halle berry did great and ended up second. the incredible wonder stone and jack the slayer, identity thief rounds out the top 5. why hackers in the city plus are plus it was not a storybook ended for those escaped inmates.
5:50 am
5:51 am
5:52 am
. all right, steve 10:95 it was a prison break and two escape pieces are back in -- two escaped prisoners are back in jail, they left cables from a helicopter for them to grab and they were taken back into custody. lindsay lohan is due to be
5:53 am
in court but she may have some trouble being there in time. it turns out she missed her flight from new york to los angeles, she was on it but she got off because it was not safe. now she is facing charges after they said she should be in court and said she does not understand california's laws. they are making government records more accessible and they are aimed at helping people find building permits and even abandoned homes. >> there is this perception that the underclass in oakland is not using the internet when
5:54 am
in fact they do. >> it is part of a international mall project code to make it more accessible. it will give fans a searches for empty seats and engulfs them -- and gives them options to upgrade their seats and this app has not been set yet. >> sal knows all about the morning commute, 208 and everything else -- 280 and everything else. >> i am the real person doing this for you and traffic is doing well on most commutes and we are getting busy as many commutes begin to change and as
5:55 am
you can see traffic looks good heading past the sunole grade and passed mission boulevard and heading to the peninsular from burlingame to palo alto, it is 5:59 let's go back to the desk. a grass fire is out but concerns remain. the important information we could find out today about the smoke from the fire. plus a knife attack it happened in alameda, what with they are saying about issues am. we have the cooler forecasted highs for some coming up.
5:56 am
5:57 am
. we are live in alameda where a st. patrick's day celebration turns violent and we will -- violent and we will tell you who police are looking for. somebody shot and killed an elderly man and we will tell you where that victim was found. what investigators may tell us about that smoke that
5:58 am
conversations most of contra costa county. and ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, thank you for joining us, this monday march 18th, i am pam cook. >> steve is back, glad to see you. does pam need to grab her crumbled la? >> -- her crumbled la? >> a -- her umbrella. here is more. northbound 101, approaching the 880 split and also the commute is moving along slowly at the toll plaza, let's go back to the desk.
5:59 am
a bar stabbing stemmed from a fight between two groups of men. here is more with tara moriarty where police say it all happened just hours ago. >> reporter: yes this st. patrick's' day celebration started around closing time and that's a physicians place where
TV News
Search only quotes
Search only political ads
Date - Most Recent
Date - Oldest
KPIX 5 News Early Edition
CBS March 18, 2013 5:00am-6:00am PDT
News News/Business. Frank Mallicoat and Michelle Griego. New.
San Francisco
Janine De La Vega
Tara Moriarty
Los Angeles
San Jose
Bobby Jindal
Vacaville Fairfield
Scanned in
San Francisco, CA, USA
Comcast Cable
Channel 109 (705 MHz)
Video Codec
Audio Cocec
Pixel width
Pixel height
Internet Archive
sound, color
Borrow a DVD of this show
Stream Only
In Collection
In Collection
Television Archive
In Collection
Television Archive News Search Service
Uploaded by
TV Archive
on 3/18/2013


text:
Sweat is your body's way of letting you cool off during a workout and slide home on your belly afterward. Get a running start with this Groupon.
Choose from Three Options
- $24 for 8 classes (a $63 value)
- $45 for 16 classes (a $111 value)
- $25 for one month of unlimited classes, valid for any classes on the schedule (a $70 value)
Latin-inspired Zumba dance classes set calories ablaze with an easy-to-follow dance routine. The studio hosts Zumba five days a week, as well as hip-hop dance classes, urban striptease aerobics, and Zumba toning, during which dancers carry weighted props to strengthen muscles. See the schedule.
Shake It Off Dance Fitness
The viewers of Evening Magazine had 131 choices for Western Washington's best fitness instructor of 2012, but Sheree James and her team at Shake It Off Dance Fitness came out on top. It's no surprise, considering the staff turns dance fitness into full-on festivals of fitness, spurring on rooms full of exercisers through Latin-inspired Zumba dance classes, as well as hip-hop and urban striptease aerobics. It's not all about cardio at Shake It Off, though; instructors also lead Hot Fusion, during which students shimmy and shake to '80s hip-hop music.


text:
Amtrak has gone through a bit of a credit-card rewards slump this past year. First, Chase axed its Amtrak rewards card in 2015. Then, near the end of 2015, Chase announced that it would no longer allow Ultimate Rewards transfers to Amtrak's Guest Rewards program.
But Bank of America picked up the mantle in 2016 and launched its own co-branded Amtrak rewards cards – the Amtrak Guest Rewards World MasterCard ($79 annual fee) and the Amtrak Guest Rewards Platinum MasterCard (no annual fee). The card is an improvement over the previous product and rewards those who commute or travel frequently with Amtrak.
Earning rewards
Both cards are offering a sign-up bonus right now. For the Amtrak Guest Rewards World MasterCard ($79 annual fee), you can get 20,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on the card in the first 90 days. For the Platinum MasterCard version ($0 annual fee), you get 12,000 bonus points after you spend $1,000 in the first 90 days.
Beyond that, you'll earn rewards as follows:
|Amtrak Guest Rewards World MasterCard ($79 annual fee)
|Amtrak Guest Rewards Platinum MasterCard
|Amtrak travel and onboard purchases
|3 points/$1
|2 points/$1
|Other travel purchases (airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, motels, inns, resorts, cruises, travel agencies)
|2 points/$1
|Other purchases
|1 point/$1
|1 point/$1
Note that you will also be earning the regularly rewarded points that come from being a member of Amtrak Guest Rewards — 2 points per dollar spent on tickets (with bonuses for Business and First-Class travel).
Our analysis:
We like travel rewards cards that allow you to earn rewards in categories other than the co-branded partner – and the World MasterCard version allows you to do just that. However, if you're playing the credit-card rewards game, you probably have another dedicated travel rewards card you're using for travel purchases.
If that's the case, the no-annual fee version of the card may be a better fit (especially if you're not going to use any of the other World MasterCard benefits, which we'll get to in a moment).
The Platinum version allows you to rack up points with Amtrak at a rate of just 1 fewer point per dollar than the World MasterCard. That means, with the no-annual-fee Platinum version, you don't have to fret about recouping an annual fee and can just use your rewards whenever it's convenient.
Redeeming rewards
Amtrak's rewards program gives the following redemption options:
Amtrak travel: You can reliably get 2 cents per point with this option, but your value varies, depending on the fare.
For example, say you're traveling from Chicago to New York. Here's the cash cost of one route:
And here's the cost in rewards:
If you book the Saver rate (worth $85), you're getting a value of 2.3 cents per point. If you book the room, your value goes up to 2.9 cents per point.
Gift certificates and points toward other travel: You can redeem for Hertz gift cards and cruise gift cards (for a value of nearly 1 cent per point to slightly more than 1 cent per point). You can also redeem for Starwood stays (starting at 10,000 points for one night at a Category 1 hotel).
Retailer, restaurant and movie theater gift cards: The redemption value varies but maxes out at 1 cent per point. For example, you can get a $100 Regal Entertainment Group gift card for 10,000 points (a 1-cent-per-point value) and a $50 Olive Garden gift card for 6,000 points (a 0.8-cents-per-point value) as of April 2016.
Our analysis: No surprise here — your best bet is to redeem for Amtrak travel, and a value of 2 cents per point is competitive among travel rewards cards. The other options fetch a smaller value. However, in other travel rewards programs, gift card redemption values =can be much lower (sometimes as low as half a cent per point). So, if you can't redeem for Amtrak tickets, you at least have other options.
Other benefits
The following benefits might make the World MasterCard version worth the annual fee:
|Amtrak Guest Rewards card benefits
|Amtrak Guest Rewards World MasterCard
|Amtrak Guest Rewards Platinum MasterCard
|Redemption bonus
|5 percent rebate when you redeem for Amtrak travel
|Elite status benefits
|1,000 Tier Qualifying Points toward status each time you reach $5,000 in eligible spending in a calendar year (up to 4,000 TQPs per year)
|Companion ticket
|Complimentary companion coupon upon account opening and annually after you renew your card membership. Blackout dates apply.
|A one-class upgrade upon account opening and annually after you renew your card membership. Not valid for sleeping card upgrades. Blackout dates apply.
|Lounge access
|Single-day ClubAcela pass, upon account opening. This gets you into lounges at stations that have them (including CubAcela, Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge or First Class lounges)
Our analysis: If you travel with Amtrak frequently, these perks could make the $79 annual fee worth it. In fact, the companion ticket alone could cancel out the annual fee, assuming the fare is more than $79.
The value of the upgrade and lounge perks are harder to quantify. The lounge pass is a one-time thing (you don't get it every year), but it could make a long transfer more comfortable (assuming the station has a lounge).
As for the annual upgrade perk, not all trains have business or first class. But, if you frequently use a route that offers the possibility of upgrades, it can help justify the annual fee. For example, upgrading from coach to business when traveling from Washington, D.C. to New York is worth $45 on a regional train. And upgrading from business to first on an Acela Express train is worth $123:
The bottom line
It's a shame that Amtrak is no longer an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner. If you don't use Amtrak for regular daily and business commutes (or don't live in an area well served by Amtrak), train travel probably isn't something you do that often. Having Amtrak in the Ultimate Rewards transfer family allowed you to transfer in UR points when you needed to – and use them for a variety of other travel programs in the meantime.
Now that UR transfers are no longer possible, the co-branded Amtrak card is a compelling option. However, getting any co-branded card requires committing to the associated program. Assuming Amtrak travel is in your future, which version of the card to get depends on your level of commitment:
- If you plan to take Amtrak for the occasional vacation or commute (as a back-up to flying), the no-annual-fee card is likely your best bet. You'd be hard pressed to use the benefits that justify the annual fee (especially considering Amtrak's blackout dates). Plus, if you put your travel spending on another travel card, the only other "advantage" of the World MasterCard is the 1 extra point you get per dollar on Amtrak purchases.
- If you are a hard-core Amtrak business commuter or spend your vacations traversing the country by rail, the annual-fee card may be worth it, especially if you don't travel alone; just one use of the companion pass can knock out the annual fee.
If you're looking for a more generalized, flexible rewards card that allows you to earn and redeem rewards on Amtrak (albeit at a lesser per-point value) and other travel purchases, consider one of the following travel rewards cards:


text:
Dinny Stearns Taylor
Dinny graduated from Connecticut College in 1968 with a B.A. in psychology. Soon after, she got married and moved to Boston to teach elementary school while pursuing her master's degree in education. In 1973, when her first child was nine months old, she and her family moved to Williamstown, Massachusetts, where her husband began teaching at Williams College. Apart from occasional short-term work, Dinny stayed home with her two children for the next ten years. "I had no overall plan for what life was going to look like, work or no work." However, recalling how she felt inspired by a computer programming class she took in college, she enrolled in some courses and explored the field by talking to local companies about their hiring needs and goals.
During her husband's sabbatical, the family moved temporarily to North Carolina, where Dinny landed her first programming job. Returning to Williamstown, she leveraged this experience into a full-time introductory programming analyst position at Williams. Dinny loved the work and the challenges it presented. "Four of us were working on this big project together and no one was stepping up to the plate to lead [it], so I stepped up. Motherhood is one of the best preparations for project management. You need skills in communication, organization, time management, and managing different personalities." This leadership experience led to more and more senior roles, and over time she found that her combination of technical and administrative management skills made her unique among her peers. "As openings came along, my administrative skills made me a clear candidate. Williams conducted searches for all these positions, but I was able to come out on top and get the job."
Only in hindsight did Dinny view the arc of her numerous programming jobs - dating back to 1983-as a full-fledged career. About the role her self-confidence played as she moved up in seniority, she commented, "My initial success increased my confidence as I was going along, and that enabled me to do more things. Once I was working, I realized I had these leadership skills as well as technical skills. When I began leading projects, I discovered a skill set I didn't even know I had." In August 2001, Dinny was appointed Chief Technology Officer of Williams College, having already served in that position in an interim capacity for nearly two years. As CTO, she oversees a team of 40 people across diverse technology initiatives on campus.
Relaunch Connection:
Key Job Search Strategy:


text:
The Eagle DVD
Starring Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Denis O'Hare, Tahar Rahim, Douglas Henshall, Jon Campling, Dakin Matthews, Paul Ritter, Ben O'Brien, Jamie Beamish
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Kevin Macdonald directs this lavish historical action adventure based on the children's novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth' by Rosemary Sutcliff.
Channing Tatum stars as Marcus Aquila, a young Roman soldier in 140 AD Roman-occupied England, who sets out to honour his father's memory by tracking down the long-missing Roman Ninth Legion in which his father once served.
Accompanied only by his British slave, Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus travels beyond Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia to confront its savage tribes and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.
- Format: DVD
- Region: 2
- Certification: (12)
- Catalogue number: 8280773
- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release date: 25/07/2011
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Colour: Colour
Free Home Delivery
on all orders
Pick up orders
from local bookshops
Also directed by Kevin Macdonald | View all


text:
Hi guys,
I am trying to create a function that displays random projects (image and text) on my About page if there is a testimonial assigned (filled out in CMS) to that project. I have the correct code for other similar functions i.e pulling the project to homepage if item is checked (in CMS) so I`m nearly there with this one.
In Page.php
public function SelectedAbout() {
return DataObject::get("PortfolioPage", "FILTER REQUIRED HERE", "RAND()", null, "");
In PortfolioPage.php
class PortfolioPage extends Page {
static $db = array(
'Url' => 'Text',
'ProjectInfo' => 'HTMLText',
'DisplayHomepage' => 'Boolean',
'Testimonial' => 'HTMLText'
Your help is appreciated.


text:
NewswireToday - /newswire/ -
San Jose, CA, United States, 2016/08/10 - Atlona Ships Eight-Output 4K/UHD Distribution Amplifier With Advanced Display Control and HDBaseT Range Up to 70 Meters Full Line of 4K/UHD DAs with HDBaseT Output, HDCP 2.2, PoE Now Available - Atlona.com.
Atlona, a leading manufacturer of connectivity solutions for AV systems, announced it is now shipping its eight-output 4K/UHD distribution amplifier that features HDMI-to-HDBaseT distribution of 4K/UHD @ 60 Hz/4:2:0 video, HDBaseT transmission up to 70 meters, HDCP 2.2 support, and Power over Ethernet (PoE). The AT-UHD-CAT-8 also provides EDID management and advanced display control functions through Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) for use with home TVs.
This new eight-channel DA manages long distance distribution of protected 4K/UHD content and enables full control of remote displays without a separate control system, said Joshua Castro, Atlona product manager. These features, and PoE to power remote HDBaseT receivers, greatly simplify installation and improve system reliability. Having CEC means the DAs remote control features will work with many of the latest digital TVs now available.
In addition to HDBaseT outputs, the new DA provides an HDMI output for signal pass-through and daisy-chaining, and it is equipped with one IR and RS-232 connection for the amp as well as one for each output channel. With todays announcement, Atlona is now shipping the complete line of 4K/UHD distribution amplifiers introduced earlier this year.
There are a lot of common applications for this product, including home video distribution, multi-screen classrooms or presentation rooms, retail showrooms, sports bars, and digital signage, to name a few, said Castro. We believe it will attract a lot of interest among dealers and integrators.
The AT-UHD-CAT-8, which is rack-mountable and fits in one full-width single RU space, has a suggested retail price of $2299.99.
About Atlona
Atlona (atlona.com) is a leading global provider of AV and IT distribution and connectivity solutions. In an ever-changing industry, the company has been designing and engineering innovative, award- winning products for a diverse range of residential and commercial AV and IT markets, including education, business, government, entertainment, and healthcare.
Atlonas products and services enable system designers, integrators, consultants, and installers worldwide to simplify installation, minimize maintenance and maximize the versatility of premier automated control solutions. Backed by an industry-exclusive 10-year warranty, Atlonas customer-driven products are designed and developed with the features, performance and reliability that leaders demand.
Written by / Agency / Source: Atlona Technologies
Availability: All Regions (Including Int'l)
Traffic Booster: [/] Quick Newswire Today Visibility Checker
Distribution / Indexing: [+] / [Company listed above is a registered member of our network. Content made possible by PRZOOM / PRTODAY indexing services]


text:
Gail (Manning) Battaglia got married and moved away from Vallejo. But she said she wanted to give the city a farewell gift.
She settled on a billboard with a message from a new nonprofit that seeks to spread positivity worldwide, starting in the Bay Area.
The billboard that went up about a week ago at Sonoma Boulevard and Kentucky Street, announces that "What has been does not limit what can be."
It will be there another two weeks, Inspiration Campaign founder Robert Bengtson, 44, of Tiburon said Thursday.
The former owner of the Vallejo Movement Center and Pilates Connection on Georgia Street, Battaglia said her divorce and subsequent remarriage necessitated a move to the Oakland Hills.
"While I no longer live in Vallejo I still have many friends there and very fond memories of my 18-plus years of living there," she said. "Vallejo is such a special place with so many wonderful and community-minded people. I've always felt welcomed and part of the community there."
Meeting Bengtson at a conference and learning of his campaign, Battaglia said she, "knew Vallejo needed to see this. And when I saw this message in particular, it seemed perfect."
A fine arts commercial freelance photographer, Bengtson said he wants "the people of Vallejo to know they were given this gift that came from a place of love from another person."
The Inspiration Campaign concept, which Bengtson said came to him when he saw a banner-pulling plane, "is a vision to use mass media to create new conversations in our communities with new, positive messages."
Mass media has mostly been used to get people to buy something, "by manipulating our insecurities and fears," the Pennsylvania native said. His campaign turns this "180 degrees around, by creating a new paradigm."
The first message ran in the Bay Guardian weekly as an ad which read, "The highest form of wisdom is kindness."
That was the pearl that received the most votes out of some 50 or 60 family and friends, said Bengtson, who has lived in the Bay Area since 1990.
The campaign's website, inspirationcampaign.com, has places for people to submit messages, and to vote for their favorites. Other messages that have been posted on buses and billboards around the Bay Area, include "Love First," "Kindness is Powerful," and "Big things have small beginnings."
"We keep our eyes open for universal, thought-provoking messages that activate the inner wisdom in all of us," he said.
Doug Gunderson of American Canyon and his companion, Phyllis, of Benicia, who declined to give her last name, said they'd not noticed the sign until it was pointed out to them. But they didn't assume it was a clever toothpaste or underwear ad.
"It's trying to make you optimistic. It's a glass-half-full kind of message," Phyllis said.
The hope, Bengston said, is nothing less than changing the world.
"New thoughts lead to new believes which lead to new actions and to new realities," he said.
Vallejo's is Bengston's 28th campaign and its 18th billboard, he said.
"But, it's the first one where an individual wanted to use the media as a gift to the community," Bengston said.
Battaglia picked her message from existing ones and paid for the billboard. Bengston charged her the campaign's $580 billboard cost, though she chose to offer more as a donation to the cause. It's a model Bengston said he plans to expand on.
"We've heard of people who were having a crappy day and they looked up and a bus drives by that tells them "You're amazing," which was just what they needed to improve their day," he said.
Bengston describes his new venture as "part social experiment, part democracy, part social activism and part creative force for positive change."
The question is whether people want positivity in the world enough to pay for it, and Bengston is betting that they do.
Contact staff writer Rachel Raskin-Zrihen at (707) 553-6824 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at Rachelvth.


text:
If you're a cattle rancher of a certain age, you remember them; great ads with Robert Mitchum's deep voice booming "Beef. It's What's for Dinner" while Aaron Copland's "Rodeo Hoedown" played in the background. Every time it played, meat eating Americans suddenly got the urge to eat a steak or grill a burger. It was all over radio and TV in 1992 and it set a new standard for checkoff dollar supported marketing. If there was such a thing as the Billboard Top 10 advertising hits of that era, "Beef" would have been #1 with a bullet.
But that was then and this is now. The checkoff is still at a dollar a head and the herd is as small as it has been since shortly after WWII. The big budget that backed that early marketing effort is long gone and the Cattlemen's Beef Board has to do a lot more with a lot less. When CBB announced a new beef ad campaign, I thought the financial constrictions might make it a pale comparison of the original. I posed a few questions about it to Cevin Jones and he suggested I might be surprised.
Cevin is one of the Checkoff volunteers who helped come up with the new campaign. He's a member of the Operating Committee, vice chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils, operates Intermountain Beef, a family owned custom feedlot, and has been involved with the beef industry his entire life. He grew up on his family feedlot and farming operation. He served as a Federation Region V vice president, as well as on boards of the NCBA and U.S. Meat Export Federation.
With a background like that, the old saying about penurious people comes to mind: "He throws around his nickles like manhole covers." I figured he would take that attitude toward the funds needed to make this new campaign a success. With a lot fewer dollars to spend, the old bank account better be as frugally spent as possible.
When he described how the money would be spent, I thought the tightest Scotsman would be proud. Forgive the often 'commercial' sound to his answers, he's justifiably proud of what the CBB folks have managed to accomplish with little more than a shoe string budget.
Q. The new ad that I saw placed that iconic phrase, "Beef. It's what's for Dinner" as a tag line at the bottom and uses "What's your dinner made of" as a headline. Although it's a nice play on one of the all time great ad campaigns in modern marketing history, a few people might ask if "What's for Dinner" has been demoted. What's the story behind this new creative approach?
A. "Beef. It's What's For Dinner" continues to be the primary campaign emphasis and is more prominently placed in this campaign than it has been in the past few years, primarily because it is such a well-recognized campaign tagline. The "What's your dinner made of?" prompt in the print ads is a way to engage the consumer in rethinking what's on their plate, and remind them that beef brings its great taste and 10 essential nutrients to the table.
It's important that the essential nutrient story come through loud and clear since research has shown that 45 percent of the target demographic said they would choose beef more often if they knew about how its nutrients compared to chicken. So overall, the new campaign helps set the record straight about beef's essential nutrients in an engaging and educational way.
Q. Who are you trying to reach with this new campaign? Will you be talking to singles? Established home makers? Young people? Minorities?
A. We expect to reach the next generation of beef eaters – the older millennial and Gen-Xer, aged 25 to 44 –who care about food and nutrition. We are directing our efforts toward those who are learning how to cook and prepare meals for their young families. The campaign will reach 75 percent of the "food and health involved" consumer target an average of seven times through the 2013 fiscal year.
Q. The original ads appeared in print and radio and TV. That was way back then; where will we see the new campaign today? Will you take advantage of social media?
A. We'll be making the most of social media. The campaign will appear across a range of digital platforms, such as tablet versions of traditional print magazines, online radio stations like Pandora; video websites like Hulu; social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube, and popular recipe websites such as AllRecipes.com.
The print ads will appear in national magazines such as Everyday with Rachael Ray, Cooking Light, Self, Shape, Men's Health, Weight Watchers, Women's Health, ESPN, Men's Journal, and US Weekly. State Beef Councils will extend the campaign through print, radio, digital, in-person promotions, sporting events, outdoor advertising and more.
Q. The dollars that can be put behind this campaign are a lot more constrained than they were when "Beef. It's What's for Dinner" debuted 21 years ago with $42 million behind it. What's the budget for this campaign and how will you measure its effectiveness?
A. The Fiscal Year checkoff consumer advertising budget is around $9.5 million. Effectiveness is measured through a comprehensive consumer market research effort. In particular, the checkoff measures how consumers think and feel about beef on a variety of attributes that represent key "drivers" for the beef – taste, nutrition, ease of use and more. Over time, we've found a strong uptick in the number of folks who feel better about beef – and these positive associations are critical to supporting beef sales, especially in light of increasing beef prices.
Q. What made those early ads so memorable were some great voices. Those of us of a certain age can still remember the booming voices of Robert Mitchum, James Garner and Sam Elliott. Tell me about this new guy, Garrett Hedlund. What does he think about stepping into the big boots of that hearty-voiced trio of legends? Can he 'cowboy up' and make people believe?
A. Garret said, "I grew up on my father's cattle operation, so I'm right at home as the new voice of beef." He was born in Roseau, MN and spent his early years on a cattle operation. When he was just 18 he landed a role in the epic film Troy playing opposite Brad Pitt. He went on to Friday Night Lights in 2004 and Tron Legacy. His latest roles include Country Strong, in which he plays a rising young country star opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and On the Road with Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen.
Q. There will be a series of ads as part of this campaign. What can you tell me about each of them?
A. Each ad asks the question "What's Your Dinner Made of?" and it's answered with bold copy highlighting the nutritional benefits of beef, along with food photography reminding the consumer that delicious can, and does, go right alongside nutritious. Each ad calls out an essential nutrient, like protein: "The Strip steak has lots of protein…and your appetite's attention." Another ad reminds you that a dinner with beef "has iron. The most lean, delicious and tender iron known to man."
The ads feature a wide array of ways to prepare beef – including dishes such as Bibimbap-Style Korean-Marinated Flank Steak, Braised Brisket Street-Style Tacos and Mediterranean Beef Meatball Kabobs. All these delicious and nutritious checkoff recipes can be found on the "Beef. It's What's For Dinner" website.
The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of Chuck Jolley, a veteran food industry journalist and columnist.


text:
GTA 5 Voted Least Favourite Christmas Game
According to date released by babies.co.uk, GTA 5 is the game that mum's least want to buy for their children this Christmas.
Killzone: Shadow Fall, Call of Duty: Ghosts and Dead Rising 3 also found themselves in the top five.
"It became apparent that our users were very scared of the level of realism found in a game like Grand Theft Auto V," said James Macfarlane, managing director of babies.co.uk.
"While it is hard to see a child relating with a zombie first person shooter, as is the case in some of the other games in the poll, parents are clearly concerned that a game which rewards murder, arson, torture and theft in the way that GTA V does, might make the same actions in real life more acceptable."
That'll be why the game's got an 18 rating. Nevertheless, we all know that some parents will still buy 18 rated games for their nippers.


text:
On Thursday, April 5, 2011 our very own Dr. Aaron Holtebeck was interviewed by Erik Bilstad on Milwaukee's AM620WTMJ radio regarding the hottest new piece of technology being developed today in the nation: Google Glasses. With this new device, people will use high tech eyeglasses as an interactive hands-free tool to do almost everything that a smartphone currently does, revolutionizing how we interact with the world around us.
The buzz about this new product is making news headlines around the world. Hear an expert ophthalmologist's opinion about the safety of these new devices.
Listen to the radio podcast: Click Here.
Watch the hot new YouTube video about Google Glasses: Click Here.


text:
3 Things to Make With…Coleslaw Mix
When you find a good deal at your grocery store, it's smart to stock up — but it can be a challenge to find new, tasty ways to use up all those good bargains. Each week, we bring you three original (often surprising!) recipes that feature the types of ingredients you're likely to find on sale. Better yet, Recipe.com will even show you whether the ingredient is on sale in your area (as well as any other ingredients for whatever recipes you choose)! Simply click on the recipe and look for this icon:
Devotees of those prepackaged mixed-green salads might do well to snap up a couple bags of coleslaw mix the next time you're in your produce section. Not only is it often ridiculously inexpensive (a recent sale at our local grocery store had 'em 10 for $10 … though we have to admit, we're at a loss as to what you'd do with 10 full bags of coleslaw mix), but it's surprisingly versatile as well. Where once we might have eyed a bag of coleslaw mix and thought, well, coleslaw, as these recipes show, coleslaw mix can add a welcome bit of texture to a broad range of dinners, from a hot and cheesy tuna melt to a warm, Thai-inspired steak salad. It sure beats shredding cabbage by hand.
1. Hot Tuna Hoagies
These hot tuna melts are hearty enough for dinner and easy, too — just 15 minutes is all it takes to make these toothsome sandwiches.
2. Thai Steak Salad
London broil is marinated in a flavorful Asian marinade then grilled, sliced and tossed with a warm Thai-inspired salad. It's a perfect dinner for warm spring nights.
3. Open-Faced Barbecue Tilapia Sandwiches
A simple dressing of lemon juice and mayonnaise tossed with coleslaw mix makes for an excellent accompaniment to grilled tilapia.
Create Your Own Personalized Shopping List and Find Money-Saving Specials with Recipe.com's Shopping List tool!
***Win Free Groceries for a Year!***
Dinner Tonight | Tags:
Cabbage, Coleslaw, Dinner, Fish and Seafood, Quick and Easy
8 Comments | Post Your Comment
8 Responses to "3 Things to Make With…Coleslaw Mix"
Hello!Others have voiced my confusion above, but it's wonderful sometimes to add to the melee. I have been signed up since the middle of January, but have three letters. They're terrific letters! But similarly, I'd like to know if this is just the process of the dust settling or if this is to be expected?Thanks!
It seems like good article, even so it just one side of your medal. Nice reading in any case, I always appreciated excellent brain teaser and solid amount of pleasant information.
I have noticed that credit restoration activity ought to be conducted with techniques. If not, you could find yourself endangering your rank. In order to realize your aspirations in fixing your credit rating you should confirm that from this moment in time you pay all within your monthly dues promptly in advance of their planned date. It is significant on the grounds that by not accomplishing that, all other steps that you will decide to try to improve your credit positioning will not be effective. Many thanks for expressing your ideas.
I make lime jello salad with one pk of jello one pk of cole slaw one cup of seedless grapes halved. wonderful with BBQ
Its also a great addition to tomato vegetable soup.
If I had lucked out with that many bags of shredded coleslaw mix, I'd have gotten out my quart jars and made Kimchi!
I like to use a package of rainbow slaw to make a fast stir-fry. It's a great short-cut instead of chopping veggies for an hour! just add an onion, maybe a bell pepper, and seasonings (soy, garlic, ginger etc.) and you're good to go. I usually add some tofu and serve over brown basmati rice.
we use it to make eggrolls


text:
EMCOR GroupOwners of EMCOR Group (NYSE: EME) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 6 cents per share. At a price of $41.84 as of 9:35 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 0.6%. The average volume for EMCOR Group has been 299,600 shares per day over the past 30 days. EMCOR Group has a market cap of $2.8 billion and is part of the materials & construction industry. Shares are up 19.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more. EMCOR Group, Inc. provides electrical and mechanical construction, and facilities services primarily to commercial, industrial, utility, and institutional customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.86. TheStreet Ratings rates EMCOR Group as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. You can view the full EMCOR Group Ratings Report now.
- See our top-yielding stocks list.


text:
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the UN Security Council had taken "strong action" after it unanimously passed a resolution tightening sanctions on North Korea.
The move comes in response to the country's latest nuclear test, conducted in September.
The highly technical resolution, which was negotiated mainly between the United States and China over 12 weeks, aims to close loopholes in the already tough sanctions passed in March.
It condemns the reclusive regime's fifth nuclear test and aims to prevent North Korea from developing nuclear weapons by further tightening measures to block funding and stop the procurement of parts and technology.
Samantha Power, US ambassador to the UN, called on all UN member states to adhere to the new sanctions, noting that the measures were only as meaningful as their implementation.
China, North Korea's main ally, "firmly opposes" the regime's nuclear tests, said Liu Jieyi, Chinese ambassador to the UN, while calling for a complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Liu said that North Korea's repeated nuclear and ballistic missile tests and continued military presence by "certain parties" – referring to US presence in South Korea – have lead to a vicious cycle.
The latest sanctions – the sixth round since 2006 – ban the sale of copper, nickel, silver and zinc by North Korea and further restrict its export of coal and iron by specifying that those sales can serve exclusively "livelihood purposes" of North Korean people.
The new measures on North Korea's coal trade alone is expected to decrease the country's trade revenue by one-fourth equalling $US700 million ($A947 million) annually.
The resolution also prohibits countries from buying statues and helicopters from North Korea.
North Korea is a major exporter of statues, including one of Congolese President Joseph Kabila that currently stands in Kinshasa and two of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, one of which the leader ordered for $US5 million to be put up after his death.
The new sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes on 11 additional individuals and require countries to freeze the assets of 10 entities.


text: Welcome to Animals for Awareness, a 501(C)3 non-profit organization, where our Mission is the protection of wild and exotic animals through education. With the assistance of our team of dedicated vets, interns and volunteers, we rescue, provide sanctuary to and rehabilitate animals, as well as educate both children and adults in the problems and pitfalls of owning wild and exotic animals. Both locations, St. Charles (Wildlife Director Vicki) and Palos Park (Executive Director Kim), hold USDA licenses and have well over 30 years each of experience caring for animals and educating the public. In addition, our St. Charles location is state and federally licensed to rehabilitate native Illinois species, including deer and raptors. Keeping up on licenses and permits to do this kind of work means unannounced inspections and mounds of paperwork. But it is our passion! RESCUE, REHABILITATE and EDUCATE!


text:
Although the band have not officially announced it, ShopRadioCast have launched a pre-order for Misser's new EP, Distancing. It succeeds 2012's break out debut LP, Every Day I Tell Myself I'm Going To Be A Better Person, also release on Rise Records. Below are the details copied from the site.
Track Listing:
1. Goddamn, Salad Days
2. Infared
3. Burn Out
4. Alone, Die
5. Slow It Down Write It Out
Release date:
May 28


text:
Oh dear......
I am on QLD, and that isnt a try.......
Originally Posted by rod_steel: Thurston has been the difference tonight
He's been good.
Just the usual garbage from NSW. Crucial errors at crucial times cost them big.
Big miss on Thurston that set up the second try.
Well boys i think we need to remember, if GI's was a try anythink can be a try and if QLD does it its legit but for anybody else its a penalty.
Should have known that the fix would have been in
NSW arent out of this.....
I am just sitting on my Qld bet, but if i was to have a 2nd half, i woul dtake NSW +9.5
Originally Posted by davopnz: no half time plays rostos?
Nah mate....If i was to bet though, i would take NSW +9.5....
I am just sitting on my QLD bet


text:
Hello My Name Is Rachel Ringer T-Shirt
Product Color:
Product information
The Ringer T-Shirt Hello My Name Is Rachel is our old-school favorite. Perfect for use in sports where you are bound to sweat and need wide range of movement. Short sleeves to let cool air in on those hot and sunny days. Also great for every day use and to show everyone your love for Hello My Name Is Rachel.
This product is made of the finest combed jersey which feels soothing against your skin. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping guarantees long life and a good fit. Rachel Ringer T-Shirt is available in 10 different color options. Bands on sleeves and neck made of reactive fabric, to avoid bleeding. Heather Grey: 80% Cotton/20% Polyester. Remaining Colors: 100% Cotton.
Sku: TK1HGBL00008851818183113FU0000000


text:
BBMP, take care of green parks!
Fed up are the citizens of Bangalore, witnessing withering plants and dry grass in the parks.
No one has any clue to where the tax amount collected by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is being used!
Also, there is no shortage of workers at BBMP for the improper maintenance of these parks. Green parks are very soon turning into barren land.
BBMP takes initiative of constructing a park spending lakhs and crore of rupees, however later on there will be hardly any BBMP worker coming in and watering the plants.
Bangalore is losing its glory and there is no one to preserve these green parks in the city! The withering plants and dull environment has made its visitors feel sick!
The residents of the city request BBMP to keep track of maintaining parks in the city at regular intervals.
Source: IBN Live
Bangalore, BBMP, BBMP Bangalore, BBMP Green parks, BBMP worker, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Citizens of Bangalore, Environment, Improper maintenance of parks, Preserve green parks, Residents of Bangalore, Rrore of rupees, Watering the plants, Withering plants


text:
|Sport, 1 pitch, 30'
|YDS: 5.10a French: 6a Ewbanks: 18 UIAA: VI+ ZA: 18 British: E1 5a [details]
|Jack Marshall, Sam Owings
|Page Views:
|Submitted By:
|C Miller on Jan 11, 2010
|Comments on Drugged and Driving
|Add Comment
|Show which comments —
By Chris Asencio
From: Hesperia, CA
Nov 15, 2011
|Real fun climb for the grade. Good holds the whole way, with only 1 or 2 power moves. Highly suggest this route.
By BAd
Feb 9, 2014
rating: 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|One of my favorites in the Cemetery. Don't miss it.
By Jack C. Beckley
From: arcadia ca
Nov 4, 2015
|Great route! Stay on the face until you reach the second bolt, and then transfer over the arete and climb the inside corner to the top! some amazing jugs at the top! there are there, even though you can not see them