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LDF applauded today's vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee to report favorably the nomination of Debo Adegbile to be the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
"We are one step closer to the confirmation of an exceptionally talented leader for the Civil Rights Division," said Leslie Proll [1], Director of LDF's Washington Office. "Debo's personal background, his vast litigation experience and his passion for civil rights make him a superb choice for this important position. We look forward to his speedy confirmation by the full Senate," Proll added.
Adegbile held several leadership roles with LDF before becoming senior counsel to Chairman Patrick Leahy. He spearheaded and supervised litigation on a range of civil rights issues involving education, employment, voting and criminal justice. During his tenure at LDF, he argued two cases before the Supreme Court in defense of the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act -- Shelby County v. Holder [2] and Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder [3].
Known as a consensus builder in both his litigation and advocacy, Adegbile commands support from all corners of the law. He is backed by state attorneys general, prosecutors, Supreme Court lawyers, a bipartisan group of members of the bar, and dozens of civil rights organizations whose communities he will be charged with protecting as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Officials from the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement attended today's Senate Judiciary Committee vote in demonstration of their strong support for Adegbile.
Today, Debo Adegbile, nominated to become the next Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights division, presented testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The following is a statement from Sherrilyn Ifill [4], President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Update 01/09/2014: Click here [5] for a link to LDF's statement regarding representing Mumia Abu-Jamal
"With poise, humor and straightforward answers, Debo Adegbile, deftly managed his presentation to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to become the next Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights division.
Leaders from major civil rights organizations and unions attended the hearing in a powerful show of support for Adegbile's nomination. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) described Debo Adegbile's journey from instances of homelessness as a child to today's confirmation hearing as "a remarkable example of the American dream." Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) praised "LDF and other civil rights organizations" that "serve a critical role in our justice system."
During the hearing, Adegbile spoke about his work at LDF defending the civil rights of every American. "We can and must do more to protect civil rights. I've seen the impact that enforcing civil rights can have on real peoples' lives," Adegbile said during his testimony. "If confirmed as Assistant Attorney General, the people I will be serving are the people of the United States of America," Adegbile added.
As Senators mangled the pronunciation of his name, Adegbile joked with good nature, assigning "partial credit" to those Senators who made the effort to pronounce his last name correctly. Adegbile is the son of a Nigerian father and an Irish mother. He was raised in New York City.
With his family and friends (including some from grade school) arrayed behind him, Adegbile described his commitment to civil rights, reminding the Committee, "you cannot have too much justice."
Adegbile is eminently qualified to be the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. He served as Litigation Director and Acting Director-Counsel at LDF. He defended and argued twice in the Supreme Court in defense of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. For years, Debo Adegbile has worked tirelessly to defend the American promise of equality for all of its citizens.
This is the fourth time that a former LDF lawyer has been nominated to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. It is expected that a vote and confirmation for Mr. Adegbile will take place in the coming weeks."
"I am very pleased that President Obama has nominated Debo Adegbile to be the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Our country needs someone like Debo with significant experience in voting rights to protect the deeply held American value that each person has the right to a voice in our democracy. Debo has worked tirelessly to ensure that our nation lives up to its promise of equality for all Americans," said Sherrilyn Ifill [4], President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), the leading civil rights law firm in America and a separate entity from the NAACP.
"He is highly respected as one of the Nation's leading civil rights attorneys," continued Ifill. "Debo has precisely the type of broad civil rights experience that is required at this pivotal moment in our country."
Mr. Adegbile held various positions at LDF during a ten-year period (2003-2013), including Acting President and Director-Counsel, Director of Litigation and Special Counsel. Mr. Adegbile contributed to LDF's work on education, economic justice and criminal justice, and his legal work on voting rights brought him to the center of two of the most important recent civil rights cases in a generation.
While at LDF, Mr. Adegbile twice defended the Voting Rights Act before the Supreme Court (Shelby County v. Holder [2], Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder [3]). He also represented evacuees from Hurricane Katrina in the first post-Katrina federal voting rights lawsuit.
"I deeply admire and respect Debo's considerable legal acumen, his tireless work ethic, and his commitment to practicing law at the highest levels with professionalism and integrity. Debo possesses an unwavering commitment to advancing equality for all Americans," said Ryan P. Haygood [6], Director of LDF's Political Participation Group, who worked with Mr. Adegbile for nearly a decade.
"Debo is an example of what can be possible for every child in America when we open the doors of opportunity. As a child, Debo and his single mother fought grinding poverty and homelessness in New York City. Debo later financed his college and law school education with scholarships, employment and loans, and ultimately twice argued in the United States Supreme Court. These experiences have influenced his commitment to protect the rights of the most vulnerable among us, and our nation will benefit from his service," continued Haygood.
[1] http://www.naacpldf.org/leslie-m-proll
[2] http://www.naacpldf.org/case/shelby-county-alabama-v-holder
[3] http://www.naacpldf.org/case/northwest-austin-municipal-utility-district-no-1-v-holder
[4] http://www.naacpldf.org/sherrilyn-ifill
[5] http://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/statement-sherrilyn-ifill-regarding-representing-mumia-abu-jamal
[6] http://www.naacpldf.org/ryan-p-haygood
[7] http://www.aapd.com/resources/press-room/press-releases/statement-of-support-for.html
[8] http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/113thCongressExecutiveNominations/upload/011614-SCOTUS-Bar-Adegbile.pdf
[9] http://www.naacpldf.org/files/our-work/Debo%20Adegbile%20nomination%20statement%20from%20NEA.pdf
[10] http://www.naacpldf.org/files/our-work/2014%2003%2004%20%20Debo%20Adegbile%20Letter%20of%20Support%20from%2084%20Orgs.pdf
[11] http://www.naacpldf.org/files/our-work/Debo%20Adegbile%20-%20Statement%20of%20Support%20From%20National%20Organization%20of%20Black%20Law%20Enforcement%20Executives.pdf
[12] http://www.naacpldf.org/files/our-work/Debo%20Adegbile%20-%20Statement%20of%20Support%20From%20American%20Bar%20Association%20President.pdf
[13] http://www.naacpldf.org/files/our-work/Debo%20Adegbile%20-%20Statement%20of%20LDF%20President%20and%20Director-Counsel%20Sherrilyn%20Ifill%20on%20Representation%20of%20Mumia%20Abu-Jamal.pdf
[14] http://www.naacpldf.org/files/our-work/LDF%20Applauds%20Testimony%20of%20Debo%20Adegbile%20to%20Senate%20Judiciary%20Committee.pdf
[15] http://www.naacpldf.org/files/our-work/NAACP%20Legal%20Defense%20Fund%20Alumnus%20Nominated%20to%20Become%20Government%E2%80%99s%20Top%20Civil%20Rights%20Lawyer.pdf
[16] http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq_ed_board/Adegbile-nomination-isnt-about-Abu-Jamal-.html
[17] http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/02/10/3268871/nauseating-campaign-punish-civil-rights-lawyer-helped-save-man-execution/
[18] http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-civil-rights-division-justice-department-ade-20140206,0,6456435.story#axzz2tgwxwO2A
[19] http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/civil-rights-nominee-can-lead-doj-forward-on-women-s-rights
[20] http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/perspectives/why-debo-adegbile-should-be-america-s-top-civil-rights-attorney-20140205
[21] http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obama-pick-targeted-where-others-were-spared
[22] http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202640408245?slreturn=20140105113222
[23] http://mediamatters.org/research/2014/01/27/myths-and-facts-about-doj-civil-rights-nominee/197627
[24] http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/11/18/2954271/debo/
[25] http://twitter.com/home?status=Currently reading http://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/naacp-legal-defense-educational-fund-praises-judiciary-committee-vote-adegbile-nominat
[26] http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/naacp-legal-defense-educational-fund-praises-judiciary-committee-vote-adegbile-nominat
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[29] http://www.naacpldf.org/printmail/press-release/naacp-legal-defense-educational-fund-praises-judiciary-committee-vote-adegbile-nominat
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Dear WesKindly refrain from:I'm slavering...I'm drooling.....my monkey bone...etcYour prose is filled with this imagery but unhappily you're a goutered bald headed man walking with a cane so it quickly distracts from the subject at hand. With all due respect, I don't want your sexual imagery involved with my choices regarding stereo equipment...the system and the music
Holy Sapphire
Dynaudio actually had a "production prototype" of its $16,500 Sapphire 30 30th anniversary loudspeaker at CEDIA, seen here photographed by Kal Rubinson. All of the drivers are "Evidence-grade," Michael Manoussellis told us. The drivers are Dynaudio's 1.1" (28mm) soft-dome tweeter, 5.5" (15cm) MSP-cone midrange, and two 8" MSP-cone woofers. The cabinet is faceted, hence the jewel reference. It's pretty dramatic looking. Now we're slavering to hear it.
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OMAHA, Neb. ( TheStreet) -- One of the many side effects of Warren Buffett's planned acquisition of Burlington Northern ( BNI) is the rampant market chatter about Berkshire Hathaway's ( BRK.B) likely addition to the S&P 500 Index. Should short-term traders be getting ready for a profit opportunity as a result of this impending index event? Berkshire Hathaway announced this week that it will hold
a Jan. 20 shareholder vote on a 50-1 stock split in its B shares. If approved as expected, the level of share would bring Buffett's investment company into compliance with a major S&P 500 requirement which it has never been able to previously satisfy: sufficient trading volume. Being added to the S&P 500 is a historical achievement over which Warren Buffett has voiced previous ambivalence, if not outright reluctance. Still, many index mavens are expecting the S&P 500 inclusion to be a fait accompli once the stock split is executed. If so, are Berkshire Hathaway's shares trading too low when analyzed in relation to the likely price bump it will receive from S&P inclusion? At least one -- of the select group of analysts who cover the company, and academics who have studied the S&P 500 Inclusion Effect -- thinks the answer to this question is 'yes.' Eric Lin, an assistant professor of finance at California State University and co-author with John Kensinger of University of North Texas of a soon-to-be-published research paper on the S&P 500 price bump, said short-term traders, in particular, will see an opportunity to profit from Berkshire Hathaway's the S&P 500 inclusion.
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Scandal season finale: Kerry Washington says 'you are not ready'
(WJLA) - Kerry Washington has a message for the devoted fans of Scandal - if you think you're prepared for Thursday's season finale, think again.
Washington, the George Washington University graduate who stars as Olivia Pope in the show, tweeted late Wednesday night that "you are not ready" for what's to come.
West coast #Gladiators 24 hrs from now you will be watching the winter finale of @ScandalABC - this is your #warning: YOU ARE NOT READY.— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) December 12, 2013
In a subsequent tweet, Washington said that viewers will be FLOORED - emphasis hers.
Bellamy Young, the actress who plays First Lady Mellie Grant, also says that "memorable words" will be exchanged between Pope's love interests - Fitz and Jake.
You can watch Thursday's season finale at 10 p.m. on ABC7.
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" To be the best Petroleum Industry Service and General Construction provider by offering a complete range of solutions and technical support for our clients both locally and globally. "
"To provide exceptional value for our customers by ensuring superior quality, cost efficiency and on time delivery of work hand in hand with our commitment to the health and safety of all. We do this with the assurance of ethical business practices, a desire to continuously improve our performance and safety records, and the achievement of responsible financial returns for our shareholders. "


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Forget Xbox One's multimedia capabilities – Microsoft's new message is that games are very much the focus.
In fact, new Xbox boss Phil Spencer has promised that the platform holder will unveil an unprecedented selection of content at E3 this June.
He told Polygon that Xbox will have "the best lineup of content in a long time" at the show, adding: "We're early on in the console generation, and obviously Sony's having a great launch.
"Console gaming is doing incredibly well right now. Six months ago, everybody wondered if console gaming was dead... but this is a long, multi-year generation and my fundamental belief is that great games create the best platforms.
"I see the conversation focusing more on the games: what new IP we are investing in, what's going on in Japan, what are we doing with Halo. It's my job to make sure the best content shows up there – maybe a mix of things we're bringing back from the past, like Killer Instinct, which was very successful, as well as new IPs, like Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive and other things we haven't announced yet.
"As the conversation with the customers today centres around the content that we have, that's the majority of my focus. And we're talking to developers about the next thing they want to be doing on Xbox."


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Looking to build a better body and have fun?
Check out Koru Fitness, 14007 St. Francis Blvd., Ramsey.
The new gym, which opened earlier this month, features six exclusive Les Mills programs from New Zealand.
"Les Mills programs transcend all other programs," said Koru owner Nicole Kutches.
There are other great programs, but Kutches said she chose the Les Mills programs for what they do for her mind and how they make her feel.
"They are fun and easy to do," said the 37-year-old mother of two.
"I don't feel like I am working out. Yet before I know it, I have burned 700 calories, dripping sweat like crazy and smiling the entire time without looking at the clock."
Like Koru, some of the Les Mills programs are new to the area.
As an instructor at the Andover and Emma B. Howe YMCAs, Kutches was introduced to Les Mills Body Pump, a group fitness weight lifting program 12 years ago.
During Body Pump, each person does about 800 reps using free weights and a barbell, said Kutches, who has 20 years of experience in the fitness field and is a certified Les Mills instructor.
Although Kutches and her husband, Peter, had mulled over what they could do with a now defunct gym in Ramsey, "it was not until two years ago that fire got lit in my mind," Kutches said.
She had been laid off from her day job as a production manager in 2008 and the YMCA decided a couple of years ago not to bring in any more Les Mills programs, she said.
"I wanted more," Kutches said.
Body Combat, Body Attack, GRIT and Sh'bam are fabulous programs, she said.
The programs give gym members a choice of a sports-inspired workout, one that mixes martial arts or one that is dance-based.
The choreographed high-intensity programs are tested and proven to be effective and safe, Kutches said.
They are also designed so people of all fitness levels can do them, she said.
Kutches said she hand-picked her instructors for their skills in helping newcomers be successful in class as well as working with more advanced students.
The instructors live, eat and breathe Les Mills programs and are geared to getting members started, motivating them and pushing them at the right time, Kutches said.
About 85 percent of the people coming to Koru are trying something new and they should be prepared to have fun, she said.
"Les Mills is all about being brave and changing the world," Kutches said.
It is brave to try something new and when people come into Koru, they should be prepared to have a fun journey, she said.
The symbol of Koru Fitness is the koru, an unfurling silver fern frond common in Maori tribal art.
"I picked the name of the gym because of what the koru symbol stands for – new life, strength, peace and growth," Kutches said.
"Everybody starts somewhere. It is being brave enough to take the first step and come in."
Since Koru Fitness opened the first week of January, 140 members have joined.
Ramsey is the right place for Koru Fitness, Kutches said.
There are few group fitness options in the city, with the closest a 20-minute drive away in Andover, she said.
But don't expect to find a full-fledged gym.
Koru only offers group fitness, Kutches said.
"We are only open when classes are offered," she said.
There are no locker rooms, only changing rooms, Kutches said.
Kutches encourages people to visit the Koru website, http://korufitnessmn.com, to sign up for the classes.
Some of the classes are limited based on equipment, she said.
Body Pump is limited to 20 and the Body Step is limited to 39.
The Body Flow, a combination of yoga, Tai Chi and pilates, has only 17 floor mats and people are encouraged to bring their own mats.
People are also encouraged to bring their own towels, Kutches said.
Koru offers classes Monday through Saturday.
But that could change to include Sunday at some point in the future, Kutches said.
To get people started, Koru offers a new member special for five classes for $15 or 10 for $25.
But it has to be used within 30 days or it does not get the member closer to his/her fitness goal, Kutches said.
Tammy Sakry is at [email protected]


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It all began when Paul "Mac" Langston identified a need for an aeromedical helicopter program in the Florida panhandle. Langston was literally born into aviation, since his dad was a Quincy, Fla.-based cropduster for tobacco and cotton farmers from Florida to Louisiana.
In August 1982 he picked up a litter-equipped Bell 206 JetRanger and hired ex-military pilots to fly for Life Flight, his newly formed business at Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional Airport (TLH). The operation quickly expanded to include fixed-wing aircraft for transporting critical-need patients and organs in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
By the mid-1980s the aeromedical transport company had grown to about 15 aircraft. Langston also ventured into air charter, and by the end of the decade he started eyeing his home base at TLH for the next business expansion.
Looking to improve services at the airport and foster economic development in the Florida capital city, Langston sought to establish a full-service FBO at TLH. In late 1991 he won a 35-year contract to provide Tallahassee with its first full-service flight support operation.
Since then, the company left the aeromedical and air charter segments to focus solely on the FBO side of the business. And today, the FBO–Flightline Tallahassee–remains the center of everything at Flightline Group; it's not only the company's headquarters but is also the anchor for continued expansion.
Flightline TLH is a truly full-service facility, offering line service, aircraft sales, part sales, flight training and aircraft maintenance. The company's terminal building houses pilot and passenger lounges, conference rooms, pilot supply and gift shop, flight-training center and various Flightline Group offices. A private bathroom with shower and a quiet room for pilots are available, and Flightline also has crew cars and Hertz rental vehicles on site.
The FBO pumps about 1.5 million gallons of fuel for general aviation and military customers per year at Tallahassee. Flightline also pumps fuel for the airlines serving the airport, adding even more to this total. Late last year the company signed with The Hiller Group for supply of its Chevron-branded aviation fuel, as well as fueling equipment.
According to the FAA, TLH airport sees almost 13,000 local general aviation operations, about 38,000 general aviation itinerant operations and about 15,400 military operations annually. In total, TLH logs about 275 operations a day, with 38 percent being transient general aviation, 29 percent air taxi, 15 percent military, 13 percent local general aviation and 4 percent airline operations.
The Flightline Tallahassee complex includes more than 100 hangars of varying size and shape and just as many tenants. It also has another 30 or so tie-down tenants.
In October, Langston's son, Cody, took over the reins of the FBO, leading a team of approximately 30 employees who are responsible for facilities management, aviation fuel, and line and customer services for airline, general aviation and military customers.
More Than Just an FBO
For parent company Flightline Group, the whole is greater than the sum of its many parts: Flightline Tallahassee, Flightline Development, Flightline Okaloosa, SouthEast Piper, Piper Parts Plus (P3), HondaJet East and HondaJet Southeast.
Flightline Group, which is managed day-to-day by president and COO Daniel Langston (Mac's brother), employs more than 80 people at its FBO and headquarters facility in Tallahassee; fueling operation at Eglin AFB in Okaloosa County, Fla.; Piper aircraft sales dealerships in Vero Beach, Fla. and Atlanta; and Piper parts distributor P3 in Memphis, Tenn. It will further ramp up employment when it opens its HondaJet aircraft dealerships in Tallahassee and in the Northeast in early 2010.
While FBO Flightline Tallahassee is the anchor site for most of its expansion, it is the Flightline Development division that is doing all of the heavy lifting and planning for this growth. These days, the development group is busy, to say the least.
Flightline Group is in expansion mode, having recently broken ground on a new 26,000-sq-ft regional maintenance facility for piston singles, turboprops and very light jets. According to Flightline, the facility, slated for completion this fall, is the largest general aviation development and construction project yet undertaken at TLH.
The commencement of work on the $4 million maintenance facility marked the launch of the company's long-term plan, which includes an additional development investment of approximately $20 million by Flightline Group and its city and airport partners over the next four years. The completed development plan includes a DayJet training facility, the sales and service facility for HondaJet Southeast, expanded on-airport business facilities and a business-class hotel.
The DayJet training center will be just one of the tenants at Compass Pointe, the old airline terminal building at Tallahassee that Flightline is transforming into a multi-use aviation facility. This phase should be finished in the next three years.
Since the company has been selected as the HondaJet Southeast dealer, it is also building a customer-centric, state-of-the-art dealership facility at TLH to sell and service the Honda twinjets when they start entering service in 2010. Bob Van Riper, who has been with Flightline since 1998 in executive roles covering FBO management, business development and aircraft sales, was appointed in October to lead the HondaJet Southeast sales efforts based in Tallahassee.
If that wasn't enough, Flightline also has plans to construct a hotel adjacent to the HondaJet Southeast dealership, though plans for this are a little more fluid since a timeline has yet to be solidified. According to the company, there are no hotels within five miles of the airport to support Flightline and other businesses on or near the airport, which is why the aviation company is taking the unusual step of entering the hotel business.
But the company's investment won't be limited to TLH; in the fall Flightline was awarded the HondaJet Northeast dealership and it is currently scouting a location within 150 miles of New York City for this new facility. While it has yet to select a site, Langston told AIN that he prefers to base the facility at a capital city, likely putting Albany, N.Y.; Trenton, N.J.; Hartford, Conn.; Dover, Del.; and Harrisburg, Pa. as front runners.


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Patty Sheehan & Friends Legends Tour made an exciting announcement last night at the Hidden Valley Country Club in Reno, Nevada.
The Legends Tour, an official senior tour of the LPGA, is scheduled to make a stop in Reno June 3-6, 2011 at the Hidden Valley Country Club, and it will include a Pro-Am on Monday, June 6. Players include Reno's own Patty Sheehan, Nancy Lopez, Pat Bradley, Rosie Jones, Kristi Albers and many others who have elevated the game of golf for women.
Three Reno Tahoe charities have been selected as beneficiaries of the tournament; The First Tee of Northern Nevada, Step 2, and the Committee to Aid Abused Women (CAAW).
Patty Sheehan, UNR Graduate and World Golf Hall of Fame member with 35 LPGA wins, was the featured speaker at last night's reception. Below are just a few photos from the event. Reno Tahoe can't wait for June to arrive!


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Tue 24 Jun 2008 in Snoqualmie:
Just off Highway 2 near Gold Bar, and darn close ... hey, wait a minute. This geohash is 1.965 miles west of the previous one in the same graticule!
No Zeke's this time. I drove to Sultan then south on the the access road, up to this point. As Indiana Jones said, "We walk from here".
Walked (and jogged - I was a little past 4:00) roughy a mile down a road also used by many horses. I got close to the spot, then had to go cross country. Brambles, thorns, and stickers weren't going to stop me this time, and no kids to worry about.
Overall, a very pretty scene. On the way back out, I saw more horses and took a better picture of the gate. Once I got back to the car, I staunched the major bleeding and drove to my baseball game. Success!


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Leinster book final date
Munster's Magners League title defence came to a disappointing end as
Jamie Heaslip led Leinster's charge into May 29's grand final with a 16-6 victory.
Rob Kearney scored the only try of a typically pulsating interprovincial derby at the RDS, but man-of-the-match Heaslip was the player the table toppers turned to time and again.
The Ireland and Lions number eight was in scintillating form in defence and attack, his best moment being a searing 60-metre break that almost saw him outpace Keith Earls.
Collectively, Leinster were at a different level as the second half wore on, scoring 13 telling points in a 15-minute spell coming up to the hour mark.
Jonathan Sexton, back from a fractured jaw, converted Kearney's try and kicked three penalties in all as Michael Cheika's men set up a Dublin decider against the Ospreys.
Stand-in captain Ronan O'Gara picked off a penalty and a drop goal for a valiant Munster side that kept fighting right until the end, but they were continually frustrated by Leinster's superior defence.


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Marion is a rural community with a rich tradition of independent thinking and independent business. Farmers State Bank has been a part of that rural, independent culture since 1904.
Our Parker location opened in December of 1989. Parker is the county seat of Turner County and home to the Turner County Fair.
The Bridgewater location was purchased in June of 1997 and provides service to customers in Hutchinson, McCook, and Hanson Counties.
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Hello! I'm Raza Panjwani, an attorney at Public Knowledge, and this is my personal website. You can also find me on LinkedIn and Twitter.
I am a technology tinkerer, an oxford comma advocate, and an avid fan of the New York Mets.
I like to take photos, and before I went to law school, I studied architecture and history.
You can find some things I've done or am doing on the Projects page.


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Benicia High baseball coach Jim Bowles hit a milestone on Friday as the longtime head coach won his 300th career game for the Panthers in their 11-3 win over Northgate of Walnut Creek.
Benicia led 5-2 in the fourth and then added on three runs in the fifth and sixth innings to get the win.
Fred Williams was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs to lead the way. Nate Palmer had a double and three RBIs and Hutcheson had a triple and two RBIs. Dickerson had a double.
Ryan Galiza went six innings, allowing four hits and three runs. He struck out two and walked one.
On Saturday, the Panthers beat Northgate again, 7-5. Anthony Fellman was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs for the Panthers (21-4). Fellman also picked up the win in relief, going 3 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and one run. He struck out four.
Jason Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a double and Hudson Bishop had two RBIs.
Benicia hosts American Canyon on Tuesday. With a win, Benicia will win the SCAC title outright. The Panthers have already locked up the league's No. 1 seed for the playoffs.


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If you are looking for a unique way to view fall's vibrant color show, but you can't stomach zip lining over a forest or flying high in a hot air balloon, then consider a more relaxing alternative—-sailing.
Seasonal sailings are red-hot this time of year, especially along the East Coast. The Connecticut River is home to a slew of cruise companies offering fall foliage voyages on New England's longest river. The popular waterway flows from the northern tip of New Hampshire to the Long Island Sound; forms the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and passes through the center of Massachusetts, making it one of the most accessible rivers to navigate while taking in stunning views of brilliant fall foliage.
If you are planning a trip to Connecticut during the month of October, be sure to check out the Hartford Belle. The riverboat holds 49 passengers and features snacks and a full bar. The open seating policy allows you to take in unprecedented views of wildlife, including herons, eagles and hawks, making merry in the colorful leaves.
Another fall foliage sailing option is the Hudson River. The 315-mile waterway boasts a scenic shoreline dotted with charming towns, historic monuments and breathtaking forests that burst into fiery reds and oranges during the month of October. The river flows north to south past Albany, and forms the border between New York City and New Jersey. In addition, to the urban scenery you will be treated to views of the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains.
There are dozens of cruise companies that offer fall foliage tours of the Hudson River, though one of the most popular is Hudson River Cruises. The company has been around for more than two decades and features family-friendly itineraries, including sailings which take passengers by million-dollar mansions, historic lighthouses, sleepy villages and local vineyards framed by vibrant fall foliage.
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The rising incidence of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity, an ageing population and the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmia, heart failure and atrial fibrillation, have expanded the patient pool for cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices in both Europe and the United States.
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited ("Dr. Reddy's"), together with its subsidiaries, announces the intended public offer to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of OctoPlus N.V.
The Custom Pharmaceutical Services (CPS) business of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. recently announced expansion in the areas of activated mPEG manufacturing and in the development and manufacture of NCE (New Chemical Entities) APIs for use in pre-clinical through to commercial development at its manufacturing facility in Mirfield, UK.
ICON plc, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, and Korea National Enterprise for Clinical Trials (KoNECT) recently announced they have signed a partnership agreement that aims to advance the clinical trials industry in South Korea.
Jubilant HollisterStier, a subsidiary of Jubilant Life Sciences, announced recently that its Contract Manufacturing & Services division has launched an analytical services unit that will provide laboratory method development and related analytical testing as part of its integrated service offerings.
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Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global contract research organization (CRO), announced that Drs. Dieter Seitz-Tutter and Alexandra Adams have joined Chiltern, bringing their extensive expertise in clinical research to serve our clients' needs and to strengthen our Global Clinical Development service.
Xcelience, a leader in early drug development, has expanded clinical trial supplies manufacturing and packaging capabilities to include four new pieces of equipment and a new fully-automated packaging line.
SSCI Inc., A Division of Aptuit, will be offering "Pharmaceutical Solids: Essential Knowledge and Advanced Concepts," a two-day Pharmaceutical Solids Short Course for drug development scientists and related professionals.
Stuart Needleman, President and Chief Operating Officer, Aptuit LLC, expressed appreciation to guests and presenters who participated in the second annual Science Day Event at The Aptuit Center for Drug Discovery & Development in Verona, Italy on May 16, 2012. "Once again, we were able to share a lively exchange of ideas in response to the insightful presentations delivered by distinguished members of the industry and academia," he said.


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The bestNot a fan of their foundation makeup, but Bare Minerals turned out a pretty good mascara! I got it as part of a sample gift basket and immediately went out and got it on my own! It separates, lengthens and voluminizes better than any mascara I've ever used. Better than any drugstore and any high end brands I've tried. I like the side of the wand with the longer bristles, it does well with thinner and sparser lashes. A+ — 9 years, 8 months agoModernDayWriter | 205 reviews
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Q: I couldn't be happier for Nick Howell–as I recall, he wasn't really highly recruited, and I always thought we brought him in because of his dad, but those were really amazing stats he had in the game, and the thought occurs to me that maybe he was going up against a real 4th stringer or something.
Anyway, my question is–has he ever shown anything like this in practice before, and, if so, why wasn't he starting ahead of Butch? [Iknow PC said he is now].
Thanx, and thanx for all your work on the forums.
A: Nick Howell's been in the mix for playing time over the past couple years but then has tailed off or been leapfrogged in practices, in the view of the coaches. It's a less dramatic version of what's happened to Thomas Herring over the years. Howell also was hurt last season. During training camp, he got off to a strong start, then was overtaken by Butch Lewis. He did have a great game so it will be interesting to see how he plays this week.
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"It was a gentleman, or rather a Russian gentleman of a certain type, no longer young, qui frisait la cinquantaine, as the French say, with a rather long, thick, dark hair, only just streaked with grey, and a small clipped, pointed beard. He was wearing a sort of brown coat, evidently cut by a good tailor, but rather threadbare, made about three years before and quite out of fashion now, in a style that had not been worn for two years by well-to-do men about town. His linen and his long scarf-like cravat were all such as were worn by smart gentlemen, but on closer inspection his linen was rather dirty and the wide scarf very threadbare. The visitor's check trousers were of an excellent cut, but again were a little too light in colour and a little to tight, such, in fact, as were no longer worn, and the same was true of his white fluffy felt hat, which was certainly not in season. In short, he gave the impression of a well-bred gentleman who was rather hard up."
[F. Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov]
the demon in checkered pants was composed at a fevered pitch between 31 March and 5 April 1997. It is primarily a monothematic exploration of nine harmonic fields derived from frequency modulation (FM) calculations [Pi = c ± (m * i)] from the notes middle C, F# below middle C, and the C below middle C. From these harmonic fields are derived eight modes, ranging between five and eleven pitches, which accommodate transformations of the principle theme. The FM generated harmonic fields appear at points of structural significance and come to the foreground during the slow middle section of the piece. Furthermore, certain chords of historical significance (the Tristan chord, Scriabin's Mystic chord, the chord from Schönberg's Op. 16, #3, and the Hendrix chord) are associated with these various FM generated harmonic fields and are present throughout the work.
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The intensity is gradually ratcheting up as MLS preseason training continues at a variety of locations around the world. Catch all the other news and updates from MLS training camps below. And for the entire February preseason schedule, click here.
BOFO OPENS PRESEASON ACCOUNT: Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista got on the board for the first time this preseason, scoring on an 11th-minute free kick to give Chivas USA a 1-0 victory Thursday over Real Salt Lake.
11' GOAL! Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista scores via free kick to give #ChivasUSA the lead over #RSL
— Chivas USA (@cdchivasusa) February 13, 2014
The victory in the closed-door scrimmage is another positive sign for the Rojiblancos as they look to rebound from a dismal 2013 season. Chivas USA are now unbeaten in three preseason matches, having played the LA Galaxy to a 2-2 draw on Feb. 5 and beaten USL PDL side Orange County Blues 2-0 on Monday.
Real Salt Lake posted some photos to their Instagram account from the game:
GRAFER (AND, HOPEFULLY, HIS PANTS) RETURN TO MLS: Former Colorado Rapids and MetroStars goalkeeper Paul Grafer was announced on Thursday as Chivas USA's new goalkeeper coach. The 39-year-old Grafer served in the same role with the US Under-17 national team for the past five years, including working with new Chivas USA boss Wilmer Cabrera.
Grafer is best known among MLS fans for inspiring the website GrafersPants.com, named after his distinguishing goalkeeping pants. Will Grafer still go with pants in the Southern California weather? Only time will tell.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: If you're in the United States at the moment, chances are you've seen some snow recently. One New York Red Bull got more than he bargained for when he looked outside:
My front door.Most snow I have ever seen and its only just starting. Looks like a day for chilling and Movies. #OMG pic.twitter.com/kGwnNqnxGV
— Tim Cahill (@Tim_Cahill) February 13, 2014
To the north, Toronto FC's Dwayne De Rosario ventured outside with HIS family:
QUEBEC NATIVE BERNIER TO CAPTAIN IMPACT IN 2014: The Montreal Impact announced Thursday that midfielder Patrice Bernier – a native of Brossard, Quebec, and a Canadian international – will captain the team in 2014. Bernier had been vice captain to Davy Arnaud during the Impact's first two seasons in MLS. Arnaud was traded to D.C. United in December.
Bernier has produced eight assists in each of his first two MLS seasons and is a perfect 10-for-10 on penalty kicks, adding three goals from the run of play.
Veterans Marco Di Vaio, Matteo Ferrari and Troy Perkins were named vice captains.
BIG CROWD EXPECTED FOR GALAXY-EARTHQUAKES PRESEASON GAME: Most games at this stage of preseason are played before crowds measured in the hundreds, but the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes will find a larger audience when they meet at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, Calif., according to this video report from KFSN in Fresno. More than 8,000 tickets have already been sold to Saturday's Central California Cup match, with capacity listed at 12,500 for the AAA baseball stadium.
LA may be more used to the attention; they drew 12,447 fans to their preseason opener against Armenian club FC Shirak. Meanwhile, the Galaxy's newly-minted USL PRO team, LA Galaxy II, will take on the PDL's Fresno Fuego on Thursday night.
ROBLES WHISTLED FOR TIME-WASTING: If it's a new season, there are probably new rules. Or at least new areas of emphasis. One showed up in last night's friendly between the Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls, as Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles was whistled for time-wasting by referee Chris Penso. Jack McInerney converted the resulting indirect free kick for Philadelphia's only goal in a 2-1 loss.
According to SoccerWire.com, whether Robles had received a warning prior to the call was a matter of some debate, but both New York head coach Mike Petke and Philadelphia coach John Hackworth said they expect a crackdown on slow goalkeepers this year. "As a coach, I would rather them start calling it in preseason so we can get used to that kind of thing," Hackworth said.
DRAFT PICK BAIDEN POSTS PICTURE WITH CONTRACT: Former UCSB midfielder Fifi Baiden has impressed Columbus Crew teammates and coaches alike this preseason, especially in fitness drills. All signs point to the defensive midfielder who came through the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana joining the Crew roster this season. And by all signs, we mean his Twitter account:
Officially signed my first professional contract with the Crew#Happy for the opportunity!! pic.twitter.com/Jefs2a5XHl
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SEATTLE CONGRATULATE ACADEMY SIGNEES: The Sounders welcomed some of their top Academy players to training this week, honoring the 12 players who signed national letters of intent this week:


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Gamm Board Appoints David M. Wax as Managing Director
The board of directors of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) has announced the appointment of David M. Wax as managing director of the theater, effective November 30, 2012.
Wax had been serving as the theater's acting executive director since last June when then-Executive Director Yvonne Seggerman began a six-month sabbatical. When Seggerman informed the board of her decision to resign rather than return as scheduled in January 2013, they considered their options in seeking a permanent successor.
Board President Sam Babbitt explains, "When David indicated that he was willing to continue in a full-time capacity, he gave The Gamm an incredible opportunity to move forward with a seasoned executive familiar with the inner workings of the institution and attuned to the specific opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. With his previous tenure as a Gamm board president coupled with his vast experience helming successful arts institutions, David's selection is one of the easiest decisions we have ever made."
Artistic Director Tony Estrella concurs, "We are very fortunate to bring on a managing director of David's caliber. He offers not only enthusiasm and an effective vision moving forward, but his knowledge of and commitment to both the organization and the Rhode Isalnd arts community makes for as smooth a transition as I and the staff could wish for. I look forward to partnering with David for many seasons to come and together leading The Gamm to new heights."
Says Wax, "While I had no intention of once again taking on a full-time administrative position, when the board approached me about becoming managing director for The Gamm, I could not resist. I have been extremely enthusiastic about the work of The Gamm since coming to Rhode Island, and that enthusiasm has grown as The Gamm has grown artistically. I am excited at the prospect of working with Tony, with the highly capable staff that I have gotten to know over the past several months, and with the committed members of the board. I look forward to building on the excellent work and achievement of the The Gamm under Yvonne's direction and to contributing to the bright future of this extraordinary theatrical company."


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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper named 53 of his state's tallest mountains, known as the 14ers, after players from the AFC Champion Denver Broncos in advance of Sunday's Super Bowl.
The mountains will officially take the new names for just one day - Super Bowl Sunday.
In a release, Hickenlooper found links between many of the mountains and their new Broncos counterparts. The state's tallest peak, Mount Elbert, will be named after star quarterback Peyton Manning. Mount Massive will be named after 6-foot-3 inch, 335 pound defensive tackle Terrance Knighton.
Hickenlooper also found some more tenuous links between players and their respective mountains, naming Castle Peak after defensive back Duke Ihenacho, "because only a duke could vanquish a castle-like offense." The towering Collegiate Peaks will each be named after one of the Broncos equally intimidating offensive linemen. The full list of mountains and their corresponding players can be found here.
The Broncos will take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday. The Broncos last Super Bowl appearance - and their last win - was in 1998.


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Most people don't know this, but my dear bride, the saintly Susan, and I share our lives and home with a set of fraternal twins who are about 2 years old intellectually, despite the fact they are chronologically about 9.
The cats came into our world when we stopped by the animal shelter "just to look at kittens."
After about an hour, we walked out of the shelter with a pair of wildly dissimilar littermate kittens, a calico female named Koi, and a robust, orange male cat we named Kola.
Over the years of our cat-human cohabitation, Susan and I have become convinced that cats develop a level of intellect, maturity and disposition similar to that of a 2-year-old human child.
I can hear people groan across the land, but give me a chance.
Koi demonstrates this better than her brother, who is sweet, but ah ... er ... well, slow.
In our old house, there was a windowless hallway. The darkness apparently bothered Koi. She obviously observed the resident two-legs in the house could make the light come on by flipping a switch on the wall. She began turning on the lights herself by leaping into the air and flipping the switch. I saw her do this many times.
The light switch trick showed she had developed the capacity to do "if-then" thinking. She later proved she could learn from experiments that had a negative side.
One day we had a candle burning as a decoration on the kitchen table. Koi bounded onto the table to investigate this bright thing that moved.
After observing the flame intently for several seconds, she reached out her paw and slapped the flame, putting it out.
She spent the rest of the day licking her singed paw. I don't know how she defined the incident in her walnut-size brain, but she has never since touched or even approached a candle.
Koi has also shown a 2-year-old's capacity to be willful.
One evening, the little beast climbed up the front of the bureau in my room. I found her with her paw stuck into the drawer as far as she could possibly reach. I shooed the cat away from the bureau and out of the bedroom.
About an hour later, I was sitting in front of the TV when Koi appeared. She was carrying something in her mouth and meowing up a storm. She walked up to me and spat out a little fabric holster that I use to carry a small flashlight. The holster was in the drawer in which I found her digging. She wanted me to know she could get the things she wanted. If I like it or not.
She also seemed to be able to tell if the resident people in the house didn't love her.
My daughter Becca was on the "I hate cats" side of the world. She and her family came to live with us for a few months while her husband, Jonathan, worked to finish his doctor of physical therapy degree. Becca was never abusive to the cats, either one, but she was also not the least bit warm and inviting to the felines.
Somehow Koi knew Becca was not her friend and responded with a burst of feline hostility. Every time Koi discovered something of Becca's — her coat, her purse, her shoes — the cat would anoint it with a significant blast of eau de kitty.
Neither punishment, nor banishment, nor another technique we could imagine worked in the slightest.
As a matter of self-preservation, Becca consciously decided to think positive thoughts about the cat and even stroke her calico fur occasionally. The anointings of eau de feline ended.
The only problem with cats reaching the intellectual status of a 2-year-old is they never outgrow it. Our two kitties are nice 2-year-olds. Thank heaven!
Roger H. Aylworth is a staff writer with the Enterprise-Record. His column appears every Sunday and he can be reached at 896-7762 or @RogerAylworth on Twitter.


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Ronnie watched Katia in CBB house
Katia Ivanova has revealed that her ex
Ronnie Wood got in touch within hours of her leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house.
"Ronnie told me he thought I was great. He said he's been staying watching me in the house all hours," she told the Daily Star.
"He said he was really proud of me for being myself and that he really misses me. There's still a strong connection there, but that chapter is over."
The 21-year-old also confessed her feelings for Jonas Altberg, and said their brief romance in the house was more than just a fling.
"I really do fancy Jonas and want him; I watched him saying he was falling in love with me and it was so sweet, I just wanted to go back in – I think he's the one," she told the newspaper.
Katia – who said he was too "clingy" and too "clean-cut" – revealed they "struggled" with their feelings, and added: "I knew I was starting to fall for Jonas."


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4:50pm Monday 6th September 2010
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4:50pm Monday 6th September 2010
By Adam Leitch
Things never stay the same for all that long in football.
One moment you're a hero, the next a villain.
One minute you're on top of the world, the next picking yourself off the floor.
One day you feel you can take on the world, the next you can barely imagine how things will ever get any better.
If you need a perfect example, look at Saints.
Take the long term picture first – wind back seven or eight years and you would never have dreamed the club would be playing Rochdale in a league fixture, let alone losing 2-0 to them at St Mary's.
The fall from grace is underlined by the fact the Rochdale chairman did media interviews in the tunnel after the game, such was the almost unbelievable nature of his club's victory.
In the medium term, who would have believed around 15 months ago that the club would be saved from extinction by a billionaire and given a fresh start?
Even when that became a reality, after an understandably ropy start to the season that saw the ten point deduction take an age to wipe out, who would have thought that Alan Pardew would guide Saints to one place outside the play-offs and some silverware at Wembley?
In the shorter term, think back to just before the end of last season.
Optimism was as rife as it's ever been.
The summer was a good chance to recharge the batteries for what most believed would be a rare treat at Saints – a promotion charge where a club, so divided over the past five or ten years, would be united and tasting success.
So wind on to now and you find a football club floundering.
First, fans were up in arms over season ticket prices and the scrapping of the instalment plan.
There has also been the hugely negative national media coverage as a result of a ban on photographers.
Then, just a few games into the season, Pardew is sacked and the team, within five days, is losing home games to Swindon and Rochdale by an aggregate of 5-0.
The trick in football is not to avoid problems along the way – that is impossible.
Instead, it's to try and make as few self-inflicted mistakes as possible.
Sadly, the recent ones have been of that nature.
And as much as we keep hearing that it shouldn't effect the team, it quite clearly has.
Not everything was perfect under Pardew, but to go from battering Bristol Rovers 4-0 away from home to two awful defeats is evidence so clear it's a bit embarrassing to hear anybody suggest it hasn't had an impact.
People can say footballers are professionals paid to do their job, no matter what the circumstances.
But instability doesn't help, being knocked by sections of the media doesn't help, being a victim of scorn in some parts of the football world doesn't help.
But remember, it can all change so quickly.
When the new manager surely comes in this week, it could all switch around again.
The charge could be on, the gap – already appearing as it did last year, only this time not as a result of a points deduction – bridged in double quick time, and all the problems will be packed up in a box and put away.
But Saints need a swift appointment of a new manager.
And it has to be a good one – and somebody who has experience of this level and is a strong person, experienced, able to get a grip of the situation.
Saints were in clear need of such a person against Rochdale.
They were a bit rudderless, a bit listless, a bit lifeless.
Everything felt flat all around the ground, including on the pitch.
The pattern of the game was along the lines of so many others at St Mary's – away team defends deep, is organised, doesn't give much away.
Saints have lots of possession, especially across the back, and are set the challenge of breaking down their opponents.
They created a few chances and on another day the result could have been different.
But make no mistake, Rochdale deserved their win, as hard as it is to accept for everybody connected with Saints.
In the first half Saints saw David Connolly volley wide and Jason Puncheon force Josh Lillis into a good save.
But they were hit with a suckerpunch in first half injury time when they over-committed pushing forward and were caught by a swift counter attack.
Gary Jones carried the ball most of the length of the pitch before feeding it to his left wheree Chris O'Grady produced a low first time finish that went under Kelvin Davis.
The second period had a similar tempo – lots of Saints possession but a lack of cutting edge.
Morgan Schneiderlin fired wide before Puncheon somehow put a half volley from inside the six yard box over the bar.
After Arron Martin's sliced clearance had fallen just past the far post of his own goal and Jose Fonte's shot had deflected off of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and gone narrowly over, Rochdale bagged a second Some slack Saints play saw striker Anthony Elding receive the ball on the edge of the area, he laid it back into the path of Jones who unleashed an absolute screamer that flew past Davis diving to his right.
Inevitably, the chants for Pardew started up and the mood wasn't helped by the substitution of Oxalde-Chamberlain who had played well.
The fans let their feelings be known but, to be fair to Dean Wilkins, he is only trying to do what he thinks is best.
This situation is not of his making.
Taking off Oxlade-Chamberlain seemed an odd decision, but would have been justified had the two systems Saints reverted to in the last 15 minutes not been such a disjointed mess.
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Archive - Sep 2011 - Story
September 28th
Crew Continues Research, Controllers Coordinate Reboost
The Expedition 29 crew aboard the International Space Station continued a variety of research, connected with a Japanese kid's television show and sifted through the leftovers of previous crews to make sure nothing they need or want is thrown away when the Progress 42 cargo ship departs in late October.
Commander Mike Fossum conducted a test session with the ongoing SPHERES experiment in the Kibo laboratory. Consisting of micro-satellites the size of basketballs, the experiment tests formation flying and automated rendezvous techniques using control algorithms.
September 26th
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO Retires From NASA After 36 Years
After an illustrious 36 year career with NASA, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, has retired from the agency.
Crew Practices Cabin Pressure Leak Procedures
The three-member Expedition 29 crew conducted a training exercise Friday in the unlikely event the International Space Station experienced a cabin pressure leak. The crew would stop all activity, place systems in a safe posture, locate and isolate the point of depressurization and if necessary enter a docked Soyuz spacecraft and evacuate the station. The simulated emergency takes place every 2.5 months ensuring the crew is familiar with emergency equipment and procedures.
Meanwhile, ongoing international research and systems maintenance continue to dominate the crew's daily schedule.
ARISS Status September 26, 2011
Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. First ARISS Contact for Louisiana
3. ARISS International Team Teleconference Held
4. Astronaut Training Status
5. EE Times - ARISSat Blog
6. World Radio Magazine Covers ARISSat-1
7. AMSAT Covers ARISS
8. Amateur Radio Newsline on ISS Crew, Former ARISS Chairman
1. Upcoming School Contact
September 20th
Expedition 29 Begins First Full Week
The first full week of the Expedition 29 crew's mission aboard the orbiting International Space Station began Monday with science and maintenance activities.
September 19th
ARISS Status September 19, 2011
Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. ARISS Contact Featured at Researchers' Night Event
3. ARISSat Used as Teaching Tool, Covered in Local Newspaper
4. Astronaut Training Status
5. EE Times - ARISSat Blog
1. Upcoming School Contact
September 16th
Expedition 28 Crew Lands Safely
Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Ron Garan landed their Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft in Kazakhstan a few seconds before midnight EDT Friday, with an official landing time of 11:59:39 p.m. Thursday. Russian recovery teams were on hand to help the crew exit the Soyuz vehicle and adjust to gravity after 164 days in space.
The trio launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in April and spent 162 days living and working aboard the International Space Station.
September 15th
Crew Members Prepare for Return Home
Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko handed over station command duties to Flight Engineer Mike Fossum. Fossum will command Expedition 29. The traditional Change of Command Ceremony took place at 5:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
Borisenko along with Flight Engineers Ron Garan and Alexander Samokutyaev will end their mission when they undock Thursday at 8:38 p.m. They will land in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft at 12 a.m. Friday (10 a.m. Kazakhstan time).
September 12th
ARISS Status September 12, 2011
Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Kobe Science Museum Contact Successful
3. Pine Tree Middle School Students Radio Mike Fossum
4. U.S. Schools Selected for ARISS Contacts
5. ARISS Member Gives ARISSat Interview
6. Amateur Radio Newsline on ISS Crew
7. Astronaut Training Status
8. ARRL Article on ISS Astronauts
1. Upcoming School Contact
September 7th
Station Captures Views of Hurricanes, Wildfires
Kicking off a busy workweek Tuesday after a three-day Labor Day weekend aboard the orbiting International Space Station, the Expedition 28 crew conducted research, captured dramatic images of Hurricane Katia and wildfires in Texas and prepared for the return home of three crew members.


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By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com
Today we have a horrifically special Valentine's Day announcement for you. Horror writer/director Drew Daywalt (Bedfellows, Death Valley, Camera Obscura) will be directing the horror feature film THE HURTING MAN which is based on his own script. The movie will unveil a story which was ripped from one of Daywalt's most terrifying childhood fears.
The Hurting Man begins production this fall and Larry Fessenden is attached as Executive Producer.
Daywalt, Fleischman & Fessenden are not commenting on cast members yet, but promise that something amazing (including some big genre names) is in store for horror fans as well as everyone else interested in the art of storytelling.
While little else is known about the project at this point, we have been informed from sources close to the project that the terrifying boogeyman in this film will inspire iconic Halloween costumes for years to come.
Check out the full details from the official announcement below.
Update: The Drew Daywalt camp has kindly released the official THE HURTING MAN poster to replace the teaser poster we posted earlier. So, for your enjoyment, take a look at a larger version below the details.
From The Press Release:
Horror writer/director Drew Daywalt (CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS, DEATH VALLEY, BEDFELLOWS) has just inked a deal with producer Eric B. Fleischman of EBF Productions (RITUAL, TWO-BIT WALTZ) to direct the horror feature
THE HURTING MAN, based on Daywalt's script. Indie horror luminary Larry Fessenden (Habit, The Last Winter) is attached as Executive Producer.
THE HURTING MAN follows the story of a police officer who tragically finds his family murdered after a failed 911 call and now must work to save their souls from a demonic boogieman haunting his childhood home.
"I wrote this script and kept it close to my chest," says Daywalt, " because this one was written from my own worst terrors, both as a parent of small children, and also tapping into my own childhood fears of a hideously costumed boogieman. This one's going to scare the hell out of everyone. I promise. I can say that because it really scares me, and I'm letting my fear guide me on this one."
Says Fessenden, "There's a certain kind of genuinely terrifying old-school-campfire scare that Daywalt gets right in his Fear Factory gems and I can't wait to see him nail those chills in a long form film."
Film goes into production this fall.
You can find out more about THE HURTING MAN, which goes into production this fall, on the film's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/THEHURTINGMAN
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