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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Lots of finger-pointing after Medicaid expansion defeatBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
November 23. 2013 9:22PM
WHERE TO NOW?: After months of study, press conferences, news releases, and negotiations, lawmakers finally voted last week not to expand Medicaid eligibility and add about 49,000 low-income adults to the program that provides health insurance to children, parents, the elderly and disabled.
Over the last 10 months, much has been said about the millions of dollars that state health-care providers would lose, helping the working poor, shifting risk to private insurers and protecting taxpayers, but when the dust settled, lawmakers were where they were in June when expansion was a sticking point to settling the state budgets.
The Senate in both instances voted on party lines to kill Medicaid expansion, which is what expansion supporters had hoped to avoid the second time around.
Afterwards, there was plenty of finger-pointing and blame. Gov. Maggie Hassan and House Speaker Terie Norelli said Senate Republicans dropped the ball for the working poor, while Senate Republicans blamed Hassan for politicizing the issue.
Medicaid expansion and the related Affordable Care Act have been highly partisan issues for some time, although some states with Republican governors have approved expansion, states with large populations of uninsured poor like New Jersey, Arizona and Ohio.
But not in New Hampshire where Republican former House Speaker William O'Brien did everything in his power to prevent expansion both last year and last week during the House debate.
With the change to Democratic majority in the House in the last election, the House now backs expansion along with Hassan, but the 13-member Republican Senate majority has used its advantage to block it.
That was supposed to change with a study commission this summer and fall proposed by former Senate President Peter Bragdon who led the charge in the Senate against expansion.
When Bragdon resigned as president and Chuck Morse took over, expansion supporters were optimistic that if they could make the numbers work in the budget, the new president would not oppose them.
The study commission issued its report, which largely became the House bill, while Morse called it a good framework to begin discussions.
That is where it stood as the three sides negotiated behind closed doors.
About three weeks ago, Morse and Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley held an off-the-record meeting with State House reporters to outline their plan. They said the biggest sticking point with Hassan and the House was the timeline that required all newly eligible Medicaid recipients to transfer to private insurance within a year.
Between then and last Thursday, the Senate never really moved off their plan while the House and governor did make some significant concessions leaving one major issue: the timeline.
Hassan and Norelli said the change to private insurance could not be done within a year: number one, because federal officials would not approve it with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield the only carrier in the state exchange; and two, insurance companies need more than a year to do their due diligence to decide if they want to offer policies on the exchange. More carriers on the exchange not only is a federal requirement, it also creates competition that in theory drops the price for consumers.
The other issue is whether private insurance can be cost neutral with standard Medicaid services that pay providers 54 cents on the dollar, much less than private insurers.
But that issue never really moved front and center as Morse and the Republicans refused to budge on the one-year limit on the bridge year to private insurance, although they were willing to delay expansion until federal approval was granted.
Hassan's strategy in the 10 days leading up to the vote was to hold press conferences in the senate districts of Republicans thought to be more favorable to expansion such as Sens. Nancy Stiles of Hampton, Bob Odell of Lempster, Jeanie Forrester of Meredith and David Boutin of Hooksett.
The press conferences were intended to bring local pressure on the senators to pick them off and convince them to go along with the House's plan.
The problem with that strategy is Republican senators did not want to go against Morse on the first major issue of his presidency. The additional pressure poisoned the well and drove Republicans more tightly together.
At the same time the Libertarian wing of the Republican Party threatened Republican senators who voted for expansion with primaries next year.
All this turned up the heat prior to Thursday's session.
Posturing aside, Hassan, Norelli and Morse all said they want to continue talking to come up with a New Hampshire solution to address the poor's difficulty finding access to health care.
Given the ill will, negotiators might want to take a little time off, enjoy their turkey, and then try to hammer out a compromise that could be handled quickly once lawmakers return to Concord in January.
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BENEFITS: By all accounts, Thursday's special session was long and tedious for everyone, particularly in the House where the Republican strategy was to challenge the speaker's rulings, and anything else they could, call for reconsideration on previous votes and deal with 28 amendments that had no chance of ever passing.
O'Brien led the charge, challenging his predecessor at every turn as the House spent well over an hour on procedural maneuvering before ever taking up an amendment.
As the raucous session dragged on, several Democrats quietly lamented the fact that O'Brien would not be running again, noting, "He's the best fundraiser we've ever had."
Minutes after it became clear the Senate would not pass expansion, the Senate Democratic Caucus sent out a fund-raising email asking for support.
The letter charged that Senate Republicans turned their backs on tens of thousands of New Hampshire families. "We came so close in 2012 - out of 711,000 votes cast across the state, we were only 611 votes short of Democrats regaining the majority. Let's fight back and put an end to the senseless Koch Brothers fueled Tea Party obstruction. Help us today with a contribution so we can finish the job in 2014 and take back the Senate," the letter read.
And finally, all lawmakers benefited from the special session. Each earned $3 for attending and they received mileage payments.
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UP THE ANTE: Much of the sales pitch last session for approving Senate Bill 152, to allow one casino along the state's southern border, was Massachusetts had approved casino gambling and was a breath away from opening casinos on our doorstep, taking New Hampshire's revenue and sending back problem gamblers.
So far the push for casino gambling in the Bay State has hit a few road blocks, mostly from communities that said through the ballot box they don't want them within their borders.
East Boston voted against a resort casino proposed for Suffolk Downs, and other communities - West Springfield, Milford and Palmer - voted against similar proposals.
Background checks on proposed operators have also narrowed the field by eliminating several proposals.
Sen. Lou D'Allesandro of Manchester, prime sponsor of SB 152, which was approved by the Senate, had the backing of Hassan, but killed in the House last session - said the uncertainty in Massachusetts "enhances us dramatically."
He noted Salem, the home of Rockingham Park and one of the proposed sites, voted 80 percent in favor of accepting a casino. Other communities have voted in favor as well, he said.
"People in New Hampshire know if we do it," D'Allesandro said, "we will do it right and we will do it well just as we did with the lottery 50 years ago."
D'Allesandro will introduce a similar bill next session. Other plans are also expected.
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GETTING RID OF PAPER: Anyone who has ever attended an Executive Council meeting knows there is lots of paper.
Each of the five councilors has at least one bin of paper with the backup information for each item on the council's agenda. With generally more than 100 items every two weeks, that is a lot of paper to recycle or throw away.
On the Friday before Wednesday council meetings, state troopers deliver the bins to the councilors who than have the weekend and into the next week to peruse items.
Councilors in the past have talked about turning the paper documents into electronic ones, but little has been done, although former Gov. Craig Benson used a laptop instead of the usual binder to go through the council's agenda at the meetings.
Second District Councilor Colin Van Ostern of Concord stopped by the press room after the council's meeting Wednesday to report he no longer receives the council item information from a state trooper and instead accesses the information online before and during the meeting.
"No more paper," he said.
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Digitized Danish Records Online - Arkivalieronline
Denmark Digitized Danish Records Online
- 1 About the Website
- 1.1 Accessing the Digitized Church Records
- 1.2 Accessing the Digitized Census Records
- 1.3 Accessing the Digitized Probate Records
- 1.4 Accessing the Digitized Civil Records
- 1.5 Accessing the Digitized Fire Insurance Records
- 1.6 Accessing the Digitized Court Records
- 1.7 Tips
About the Website
In the fall of 2002, the Danish State Archives with the support of the Ministry of Culture, began to digitize the Danish Lutheran State Church Parish Records and the National Censuses. Today, a variety of other records can be found on the website including probate records, civil marriages, fire insurance, and court records.The images have been scanned from microfilm, microfiche, and original sources. The digital images are available for free through Arkivalieronline on the internet at: [http://www.sa.dk/ao/].
Please note that you might not be able to view records using Google Chrome browser. Use another browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox.
The archives chose to use Java (Sun Microsystems) as the viewer for accessing the digital images. You can download Java for free at: [http://www.java.com/en/].
Announcement: On 19. February 2013, a new version of the website will be released. You will still find the website at www.sa.dk/ao. It was first announced that Java would not be necessary to use the new version of the website; however, it will not be until later this spring that the use of Java with the website will be removed.
You can learn about the project and how to use the website by clicking on "English" from the home page. The homepage itself and all the screens within the website can only be used in Danish.
Accessing the Digitized Church Records
Some of the first records to be digitized on the website are the Lutheran church records. Each parish has records digitzed from the earliest records up to the 20th century (dates vary depending on the parish). To access the church records, follow these 5 simple steps:
1. Go to the homepage at: [http://www.sa.dk/ao/].
2. Click on "Kirkebøger" (Translation: Churchbooks).
3. Click on "Søg i kirkebøger" (Translation: Search in the churchbooks).
4. Choose the desired "Amt" (Translation: County) from the drop down menu.
5. Choose the desired "Sogn" (Translation: Parish) from the drop down menu.
After choosing the parish you will see a table listing the available records with the associated span of years for the desired parish. The "Tabeloversigt" (Translation: Key to abbreviations) is listed as:
• F Fødte - Birth and Christenings
• K Konfirmerede – Confirmations
• V Viede – Marriages
• D Døde - Death and Burials
• J Jævnførelser - General Index
• A Afgangslister - Moving out record
• T Tilgangslister - Moving In record
The table's column headings are:
• Sogn – Parish
• Herred – District
• Amt – County
• Tekt – Text
• Fra – Beginning
• Til – Ending
Searching the Images
1. Click on the name of the parish found under the column "Tekst" for the years you need. You will see a notice that Java is running (you might have to click "run" for it to open).
2. The next screen appears as a big blank screen with a column of red dots followed by the word "Opslag" and a number. The Opslag number is a post reference to the image from the microfilm. When you click on a specific Opslag the image downloads to your computer which then appears on your screen. From here you can scroll through each image just as you would on a microfilm. You can zoom the image in and out by changing the number by the '%' symbol. You can save the image to your computer. When finished, close the window.
Most of the time multiple types of records will appear within a single image file. Navigating through a single opslag is easier when you understand the order the records will follow:
- Typically, the births will be listed first.
- After this will come confirmations,
- then marriages,
- Moving ins and outs
- deaths,
- and finally the general index.
It is also helpful to recognize that most of the time, the males and females were recorded in separate books. Therefore, when searching birth or death records, the males will be listed first for the entire time period indicated, then the females will be listed.
|To learn more about the Danish Parishes see article: Denmark: The Parish (Sogn)
Accessing the Digitized Census Records
Accessing the Digitized Probate Records
Accessing the Digitized Civil Records
civil marriages
Accessing the Digitized Fire Insurance Records
fire insurance
Accessing the Digitized Court Records
court records
- You can save and print the digital images simply by first pushing the 'Save Image' button in the top lefthand corner of the screen, then opening the image in your image viewer (Microsoft Image viewer, IfranView, etc.), and finally pushing print. It is adviseable to save the images as '.tif' files.
- There are very detailed instructions (in english) for using Arkivalieronline at: Utilis.dk
- High speed internet is recommended for optimum performance.
- You may run into problems with the viewer depending on your operating system.
- They do not enhance the digital images from the microfilm. If the microfilming was poor, it carries over to the digital image.


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Are you one of the early birds that are dinged level 90? With honor gear not yet available and arenas being closed it may be a little hard to find things to do as a PvP player. Today I'll make a short list of things you could do and work on before the arena season begins.
World Bosses - Sha of Anger and Galleon
Getting some early gear will put you at an advantage early on the season. This can be particularly important, as competition tends to be the hottest in the beginning and end of every season. Sha of Anger is Mists of Pandaria new Baradin Hold boss, having a chance to give you PvP loot once a week. Sha of Anger is a world boss located in the Kun-lai Summit.
MMO-Champion has a really awesome page on Sha of Anger, with the abilities and loot tables and everything like that. Make sure you check it out:
There's also the boss Galleon, a world boss who drops high item level PvE gear. Getting a full set of PvP gear may take some time, and high ilvl PvE gear will be a good advantage early on.
Training your professions to 550 will be necessary for you to take advantage of the perks it gives. Training your professions early is usually the best because even though materials to level it may be expensive you can earn money from it easily. For example, I leveled Blacksmith to 600 and learned to make the Contender's Revenant PvP pieces. I've made over 50,000 gold from just making around 50 pieces of gear and then separately putting them on the auction house. Easy gold in a very short amount of time!
Getting Early PvP Gear
You can get a full set ilvl 450 PvP armor from crafting: Most pieces cost around 1000 gold at the moment, but it is much cheaper if you make them yourselves or ask a friend to do so. The materials for plate armor usually costs around 100 gold. Meaning a whole set of 8 armor pieces would cost around 800 gold only!
Capping Conquest Points
Once you hit level 90 you're able to cap your weekly Conquest Points. The cap from random battlegrounds is 1350 points, and it seems you can no longer trade in Valor Points for Conquest Points. Get those Conquest Points for early Malevolent gear
Black Market Auction House
Got a lot of gold to spare? Maybe you should check out the Black Market Auction House, which has a chance to auction out gear that you could use.
If you've discovered some trick or tip on how to get ahead in these early stages of the expansion, share them in the comments below!


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- "Gnomes are rather more threatening than the inert and somewhat tedious Horklump. These little pests are endemic to even the most well-tended garden – like my own, for example, which stretches to eight, well-manicured acres."
- —Gilderoy Lockhart, Marauding with Monsters.[src]
Gilderoy Lockhart owned an eight acre-long garden which he allegedly kept very well-tended. Lockhart seemed very proud of his garden, terming suburban yards to be squares of "scrub and turf" compared to his and writing that his neighbour's was by far smaller and less cared for.
In Marauding with Monsters, Lockhart wrote about his previous experiences of dealing with Horklumps and Gnomes. He also claimed that the occasional Gnome can be found even in his garden.[1] The veracity of these events is doubtful, given Lockhart's theft of other people's achievements.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PS2 version


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She say she like my car, forgis ride
Seen me with tha stars now she wanna know me now
Unh-unh cause I told her now I'm actin' phony now
Buck buck for nigga think it's macaroni time
She say she like my car and she like how my forgis ride
She seen me with them stars now she wanna know me now
Unh-unh cause I'm Tony now I'm actin' phony now
Buck buck for a nigga think its macaroni time
Couple bucks for these bitches, let me slap them on they ass
Tough luck for these niggas think they next I'm on they ass
So what I walk in court smelling like packs? I got them bands
Glo boys that's what almighty Sosa got them sayin'
[Verse - Chief Keef]
She wanna be a Glory girl but she don't like my Glory guys
I know this bitch a thot she wanna meet my momma now
But unh-unh I gotta QP of Earth rolling, let's get high
Light it up I guarantee that she will touch the sky
He say he gettin' money but I know that's a lie
I see 1s and 5s in your bankroll right now
But unh-unh you ain't flexin' boy you need some exercise
You cuttin' up you need some GBE lessons now
I hear these niggas flexin' sayin' they know the Glory gang
How you know us if we don't know your name?
Unh-unh just bought a pint I'm leanin right now
Dumb fuck just popped a flat, I'm beamin' right now
Unh-unh I feel like catchin' a homi right now
No love - I see a opp I'm droppin' him right now
She let me fuck then I'm droppin her' right now
I'mma hop up in my 'rari top, I'm dropping it right now
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Champaign, IL — Runners are very concerned with healthy lifestyles and often claim that the main reason they run is to stay in shape and stay healthy (according to Running USA's National Runner Survey). But runners typically do not incorporate yoga into their routines. According to Christine Felstead, creator of the Yoga for Runners training program, runners have a tremendous amount to gain from adding yoga to their fitness regimen. Incorporating meditation, just one aspect of yoga, into a runner's regime can have a huge benefit, as according to Felstead, "It may change your relationship with running and provide a completely new outlook on it. It can also heighten the mental benefits of running while eliminating the stress-inducing aspects of it."
In her forthcoming book, Yoga for Runners (Human Kinetics, October 2013), Felstead describes how yoga benefits runners, including the following three benefits of meditation.
"Practicing mindfulness helps cultivate a broader awareness of experience," Felstead stresses. "When runners are mindful, they can recognize experience, pain, suffering, happiness, and pleasures as part of an interdependent system that includes mind, body, and environment."
Yoga for Runners introduces 98 yoga poses and 10 sequences to instruct readers on improving strength, flexibility, endurance, breathing, mental sharpness, and overall running performance. For more information on Yoga for Runners or other yoga resources, visit www.HumanKinetics.com.
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San Joaquin County existing home sales fell sharply in January in what real estate experts said is a typical seasonal slowdown accentuated by a lack of homes for sale. Median prices were flat.
San Joaquin County existing home sales fell sharply in January in what real estate experts said is a typical seasonal slowdown accentuated by a lack of homes for sale. Median prices were flat.
The California Association of Realtors said Thursday that January sales were off 27 percent in the county compared to December and down 18.5 percent compared to January 2012.
That compares with a 6 percent month-over-month sales decline statewide and a 4 percent year-over-year decline.
"The extreme shortage of homes for sale continues to hinder California's housing market, as demonstrated by the nearly two months' supply drop compared with last year," CAR President Don Faught said.
The number of homes for sale countywide dropped again in January, falling 2.6 percent to 795. In January 2012, there were 1,550 homes on the market, according to figures compiled by Trendgraphix.com.
There is about a 2.8-month supply of homes available for sale in the county. Six to seven months is considered normal.
The median sales price slipped 1 percent in January to $182,430, but that was 14 percent higher than the January 2012 median.
The statewide median existing home fell 8.1 percent from December's $366,930 median price to $337,040 in January. January's price was up 24.1 percent from a revised $271,490 recorded in January 2012, marking the 11th consecutive month of annual price increases and the seventh consecutive month of double-digit annual gains.
"The drop in the median price from December to January is in line with the seasonal pattern that we've observed in recent years, when the sales share of lower-priced homes usually increases at the start of the year," said Leslie Appleton-Young, CAR's vice president and chief economist.
"For example, homes priced under $200,000 made up 28 percent of sales in January, up from 25 percent in December. Conversely, homes priced $500,000 and higher made up nearly 24 percent of sales in January, down from nearly 28 percent in December."
Homes in San Joaquin County continued to move off the market quickly in January, staying available only about 22 days before being sold. Twelve months earlier, homes for sale stayed on the market an average of 46 days.
Statewide, homes stayed on the market an average of about 37 days in January compared with about 60 days a year earlier.
Nationally, sales of previously occupied homes rose in January to the second-highest level in three years.
The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales rose 0.4 percent in January compared with December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.92 million. That was the second-highest sales pace since November 2009, when a temporary home buyer tax credit had temporarily boosted sales. The median price for a home sold in January was $173,600, an increase of 12.3 percent from a year ago.
Analysts say purchases would be higher if more homes were available. The supply of homes for sale dropped to nearly an eight-year low in January.


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For those who prefer to take in a theater show during the holidays, plenty of productions are running in multiple cities. Annual classics like Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Radio City Christmas Spectacular®, and The Nutcracker open in cities all around the United States during November. Broadway, too, has its share of shows. Family-favorite comedies Elf and A Christmas Story are playing at the Hirschfeld and Lunt-Fontanne theaters starting November 7 and 9, respectively.
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We weren't actually allowed to touch this limited edition Leica M9-P today – it's the only 'Edition Hermes' in the UK out of a grand total of 300 in the world. And obviously we look like the kind of people to drop, drown or gun down expensive gadgets.
But we were given a quick demo of the camera's main 'style' features, after salivating over the beautifully shot Making Of video, and since we couldn't take snaps with it, Leica kindly let us take plenty of photos of this £18,000 digital rangefinder.
The regular M9-P sells for just shy of £6,000 so why all the extra pounds for this one? That would be the special silver-chrome design and Veau Swift (whatever that is) calfskin leather supplied by French fashion house Hermes.
This has been wrapped around the camera's body and used for the shoulder strap that Leica's throwing in for free with the set.
In essense this is the M9-P in a new frock but designer Walter de'Silva (whose day job includes working on Bugattis and Bentleys) was really allowed to go to town with tweaking the looks of this special edition. He's made the top and base plates all minimalist with new shutter speed dial, multi-function dial and shutter release.
There's no hotshoe up top and none of the swirly Leica writing that you'll see on the rest of the M series – the USB slot and frame selector lever have also been axed from the front and sides. You do get a dedicated serial number though and a limited edition number, just so you know you're part of the Leica/Hermes club.
The lens has also been redesigned to match the camera's body– this is the silver-anodised Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens that comes with the standard set available in May.
If you really want to push the boat out, there's a three lens set out in June that's limited to only 100 sets in the world – giving you 28mm, 50mm and 90mm options as well as a Hermes camera bag. But at £36,000 a pop you might have to sell that boat, and everything else you own.
Not that we think anyone has got this far still thinking they can afford a Leica M9-P Edition Hermes but if you're interested in the camera's specs, look no further than the M9-P's credentials. There's an 18MP sensor on board, 2.5in LCD display with sapphire crystal, scratch-resistant covering round the back and compatibility with most M series Leica lenses.
Drop us a line if you get one.
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- Matthew E. Jurek
- Loyola Marymount University
- Biology Major
- Class of 2013
- Upper Division Courses:
- Biology: Plant Physiology, Molecular Biology, Biology of Mammals, Island Biology, Issues in Biotechnology, General Microbiology, General Microbiology Lab, Field Methods Lab, Endocrinology, Biomathematical Modeling
- Chemistry: Biochemistry
- Math: None
- Computer Science: None
Career Goals
- Medical School
- Clinical Research
- Eventually supplement knowledge of science with study of business and work in the ever-expanding field of biotechnology
Interests in Biology
- My favorite aspect of biology is the never-ending opportunity for discovery. I've always been interested in how things work. One of my largest "how things work" questions has to relate to myself. As in, how do humans work? Obviously biology is not the only means for studying this question, but I would argue it provides the largest channel for answering such question. I also like change as I am easily bored. The study of biology never ceases to amaze me as no two days are the same.
Interests in Mathematics
- Math also helps to answer how things work. My favorite aspect of math is problem-solving. Working through problems develops problem-solving skills which can then be applied to many other areas of study. Problem solving is a large part of chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry for example. Math also appears in labs via microbiology techniques. Learning how to problem solve is crucial to all the sciences and life in general.
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- At this point, my concern lies with the math side of the course. I've taken biology courses every semester, but this is not true for math. I think it may take some time for all the calculus skills to come back to me.
- As far as further information for the instructors, I took an art course last semester in which we used wiki. However, that class utilized basic applications so I'm excited to dive deeper into wikispaces and the construction of a site like this.


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BEIRUT (AP) — Heavy government shelling of rebel positions near the Syrian capital killed 16 people on Saturday, activists said, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lobbied European allies to back Washington's proposed military action against the ruling regime.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the mortar and artillery fire on the Moldokhiya agricultural area south of Damascus killed 14 rebels. A child and another civilian also died in the shelling, it added.
The group also reported heavy fighting between rebels and troops loyal to President Bashar Assad around the Christian village of Maaloula northeast of Damascus. The rebel advance into the area this week was reportedly spearheaded by al-Qaida-linked fighters, exacerbating fears among Syrians and religious minorities in particular that Islamic extremists are playing an increasingly important role in the rebellion.
Fighters from the Western-backed Free Syrian Army also have participated in battles around Maaloula, destroying two government checkpoints near the town earlier this week, according to a statement by the main opposition coalition on Friday.
The fighting comes as President Barack Obama's administration pressed ahead with efforts to win congressional backing and international support for military strikes against Syria over an alleged chemical attack in August outside Damascus. The U.S. says Assad's forces fired rockets loaded with the nerve agent sarin on rebel-held areas near the capital before dawn on Aug. 21, killing at least 1,429 people. Other estimates put the death toll from the attack at more than 500.
Obama, back in Washington after a trip to Europe that included a two-day visit to Russia to attend a Group of 20 summit, will intensify his efforts to sell a skeptical Congress and a war-weary American public on a military strike against Syria.
A passionate debate is already underway in Congress and the administration's lobbying campaign culminates Tuesday, the evening before a critical vote on the possible Syria action is expected in the Senate. Obama will address the nation from the White House that night to make his case for military action.
In Lithuania, Kerry met with European leaders, who have been skeptical about whether any military action against Assad's regime can be effective.
In a joint statement Saturday, European foreign ministers agreed with the U.S. that the Aug. 21 alleged chemical attack appears to have been the work of the Syrian regime. But, they added, any potential military attack against Syria should wait for a U.N. inspectors' report.
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said that the available intelligence "seems to indicate strong evidence that the Syrian regime is responsible for the attack."
The report from the U.N. inspectors, who collected evidence in the suburbs hit by the Aug. 21 attack, is expected later this month, although some European officials are asking the U.N. to speed up the probe or issue an interim report.
Later Saturday in Paris, Kerry pressed the administration's case further, saying "this is not the time to be silent spectators to slaughter."
France, which firmly backs the Syrian rebels and has strategic and historic interests in the region, had been ready to take military action last week but held off after Obama declared he would seek the backing of Congress first.
The prospect of a U.S.-led strike against Syria has raised concerns of potential retaliation from the Assad regime or its allies. On Friday, the State Department ordered nonessential U.S. diplomats to leave Lebanon over security concerns and urged private American citizens to depart as well.
The Shiite militant group Hezbollah, an Assad ally that has sent fighters into Syria, is based in Lebanon.
On Saturday, dozens of people protested outside the U.S. Embassy against military strikes on Syria. Some of the demonstrators carried placards reading "No War," and "Hands off Syria."
Syrian officials have been trying to capitalize on reluctance in Europe and the U.S., and both the government and state media accuse Obama of "supporting terrorism."
"Any US aggression against Syria has no explanation other than (that it's) supporting terrorism," Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said in an interview with state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV broadcast late Friday. He challenged the international community to present evidence that Syria had used sarin, and said military action against his country would be "dangerous and might affect America's friends and the entire world."
At the Vatican, an estimated 70,000 people answered Pope Francis' call for a four-hour Syria peace vigil late Saturday, joining Christians as well as non-Christians in similar vigils around the world.
The turnout in St. Peter's Square was believed to be one of the largest rallies in the West against proposed U.S.-led military action.
Francis spent most of the vigil in silent prayer, but during his speech he issued a heartfelt plea for peace : "This evening, I ask the Lord that we Christians, and our brothers and sisters of other religions and every man and woman of good will, cry out forcefully: Violence and war are never the way to peace!"
Associated Press writers Deb Riechmann and Raf Casert in Vilnius, Lithuania, Josh Lederman in Washington, Nicole Winfield in Vatican City and Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria, contributed to this report.


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AMERICUS, Ga. – On the night honoring the Georgia Southwestern Lady Hurricanes' five seniors, it seemed only poetic that a senior would steal the show. Senior guard Terra Branch would lead her team in scoring, bank in a 25-foot heave to send the game to overtime, set a new career high in assists and join the exclusive 1,000 point club all in the same night. Branch's farewell performance in front of the home crowd slipped GSW past the Georgia College Lady Bobcats 91-85 in overtime Wednesday evening.
Branch, the Athens native, would score 24 points while shooting 4-5 from beyond the arc. She would also reset her career high in assists (8) for the second time this month. The senior guard would spearhead the GSW scoring attack alongside fellow 20-point scorer Adrian Randall.
Randall tallied 21 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked three shots in her 28 minutes off the bench. It marked the second consecutive game that the junior forward registered 16 rebounds as she had a career night with 27 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks against North Georgia just three days earlier.
Georgia College got three outstanding performances from Enisha Donley, Shanteona Keys and Krysta Lewis who all scored at least 20 points Wednesday evening. The trio combined to score all but 13 of the Lady Bobcats' 85 points for the game.
The first of the game's memorable moments came with 6:13 left to play in the first half when Terra Branch hit a three-pointer to give her career points 1,000, 1,001 and 1,002. She became only the second player in the NCAA Division II era to score 1,000 career points in a GSW uniform.
The visitors opened the game on a torrid shooting pace as they would lead for all but 1:41 of the first half. Their lead would be as large as six points before going into halftime up just one point. Georgia Southwestern shot a very respectably in the first half converting 53.3 % from the field, 36.4% from beyond the arc and 80.0% from the free throw line. Yet their porous defense would allow GCSU to shoot even better in all three aspects as the Lady Bobcats shot 62.5% from the field, 83.3% from three-point range and 85.7% from the charity stripe.
While the aforementioned trio of scorers for Georgia College would all score ten points or more in the half, Terra Branch would lead all scorers in the first half with 14 of her 24 points.
The second half continued the back-and-forth battle as no team lead by more than four points throughout the first 13 minutes of the second half. With 6:50 left to play, GCSU's Krysta Lewis would bury her fourth three-pointer of the game to give the visitors the 70-64 lead. GSW would take the lead back four minutes later, but would surrender it right back with 90 seconds to play.
Enter Terra Branch.
After Shanteona Keys split a pair of free throws to give the Lady Bobcats a three-point lead with four seconds remaining, Terra Branch would bank in a 25 foot two-handed heave as time expired to send the game into overtime.
The Lady Hurricanes would double up the Lady Bobcats in the extra frame by a score of 12-6 to capture the 91-85 victory on Senior Night. It also marked the last time seniors Jessica Jones, Samantha Smith, Tania Walters, Jessica Bivins and Terra Branch would play inside the Storm Dome on the campus of Georgia Southwestern University.
The victory pushes the Georgia Southwestern record to 18-7 (10-6 PBC) on the season. It also sets-up a pivotal game at Columbus State in the season finale as the winner would clinch second place in the PBC West Division and earn the fourth seed for the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. Tip-off in Columbus will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 25th.


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Looking at my memory card itself, It shows that all of the files are there and in the right directories that I put into ScummVM. There's 8 megabytes left on the card too, so I'm pretty sure I've got enough memory for anything that ScummVM has to save to my card. Please help!!!
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I have, actually.
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SAO PAULO (AP) — The number of Brazilians getting divorces is at a record high.
That's according to the South American nation's IBGE statistics agency.
The agency says Monday that more than 350,000 divorces occurred in 2011. That's up 46 percent from just the year before.
The reason is because Congress enacted a law that makes it quicker and easier to get a divorce in the most populous Catholic nation on earth.
Before, Brazilians had to be separated with a judge's approval for a year before they could seek a divorce. Now, there is no need for unhappy couples to wait.
The statistics agency says that prompted the record high in divorces, which have been tracked in Brazil since 1984.


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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Panhandle National Forest say more than 4,800 acres will be set alight in prescribed burn projects starting soon.
Forest Public Affairs Officer Jason Kirchner told the Coeur d'Alene Press (http://bit.ly/17RlCB0 ) that hunters and campers should check the forest's website before heading into the forest in the five northernmost counties of Idaho.
The Forest Service uses prescribed burns to reduce dead and downed trees and to selectively thin understory trees in dense forested stands. The agency says fire can stimulate fire resistant plant species, enhance forage for animals and reduce the risk of large uncontrolled fires.
Once burn dates or date ranges are set, the information will be posted on the U.S. Forest Service website as well as on signs along access roads, near trailheads and trail junctions.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Supreme Court has canceled an execution for one death row inmate and scheduled a different man to be put to death next month.
The court on Thursday canceled the Sept. 10 execution of Leon Taylor, who was convicted in the 1994 killing of gas station attendant Robert Newton in Independence.
Instead, the high court scheduled a Sept. 10 execution for Earl Ringo Jr. Ringo was convicted of the 1998 double slaying of Columbia restaurant manager JoAnna Baysinger and delivery driver Dennis Poyser.
The court did not say why it rescinded the execution order for Taylor. But its decision came three days after Taylor's attorneys filed court documents indicating they would not have enough time to work on his case before the execution.
Taylor, 56, was convicted of killing Newton, a Blue Springs resident, in April 1994 at a Phillips 66 station on Missouri 291. He had robbed the station of about $400 and had taken Newton and Newton's 8-year-old stepdaughter to a back room, where he shot Newton in the forehead. Then he fired at the girl, but his gun jammed.
The girl testified at Taylor's trial, as did Taylor's half-sister and half-brother, who also had been in on the robbery and who reached plea deals with prosecutors.
A Jackson County jury convicted Taylor of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree assault and three counts of armed criminal action but deadlocked on whether to sentence him to die. The judge imposed the death sentence. Taylor was later granted a new penalty phase of his trial and was again sentenced to death.


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The R&D credit: There are better stimuliEDITORIAL
January 26. 2013 10:20PM
The state's effort to stimulate economic growth this year will begin with the expansion of the research and development tax credit. If it ends there, do not expect much stimulation. That expansion is unlikely to produce the broad impact so many politicians of both parties suggest that it will.
The state offers manufacturers a research and development tax credit of up to $50,000 per business. Funds for the credit are capped at $1 million a year, and the credit expires in 2015. Making the credit permanent and raising the cap to $2 million have such broad bipartisan support that a bill to do both, the very first bill filed in the state Senate this year, has 21 Senate cosponsors. There are only 24 senators.
Gov. Maggie Hassan has been visiting manufacturers in the state to promote SB 1. "The doubling of the research-and-development tax credit, and its permanent extension, will send a strong signal to existing New Hampshire businesses and prospective businesses that the State of New Hampshire will continue to work with them to encourage innovation and invest in our economic future," she said in a statement earlier this month.
But as far as tax policy goes, making an extra $1 million available in $50,000 chunks to businesses that employ about 10 percent of private sector workers is hardly a robust recovery plan. According to state data, there were 631,100 private-sector employees in New Hampshire as of December. Only 66,200 worked in manufacturing.
Legislators could do far more good for the economy if they lowered the business profits tax for everyone. Another change with widespread positive effect would be to let businesses "carry forward" their operating losses for 20 years and "carry back" those losses for three. Most states allow businesses to deduct net operating losses for up to 20 years and even do so for a few years' worth of previous tax returns. New Hampshire allows losses to be carried forward for only 10 years and allows no carry back. The state also caps the carry-forward deduction at $1 million, whereas most states have no cap.
These changes would provide a much more widespread economic stiumulus than expanding the R&D tax credit. Gov. Hassan should push for them.


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Republican Lawmakers Back Mortgage-Fee Increases
Three Republican lawmakers on Wednesday defended mortgage-fee increases announced by the Federal Housing Finance Agency last month that were later suspended by the agency's new director.
Rep. Scott Garrett (R., N.J.) and two colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee, Reps. Randy Neugebauer of Texas and John Campbell and California, urged the new director, Mel Watt, in a letter Wednesday to allow the fee increases to move ahead.
In December, the FHFA said it would raise certain loan fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charge to lenders, which are in turn passed along to borrowers in the form of higher mortgage rates. The fees would rise sharply for certain loans to borrowers without large down payments or pristine credit scores as part of an effort to reduce the footprint of Fannie and Freddie. The mortgage giants are controlled by the FHFA.


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The recent partial shutdown of the federal government exposed the deep chasm that exists between Democrats and Republicans (and, more pointedly, Republicans and Republicans).
But the levels of fractiousness in Congress have nothing on the Wyeth family, whose own liberal and conservative members have even more explosive relationships fueled by the high-octane power that only deep emotional involvement and long-held, soon-to-be-exposed secrets can provide.
The family's dysfunction takes center stage in "Other Desert Cities," an emotionally charged comedy by Jon Robin Baitz that will be the first presented by the Thalian Association in Wilmington's Red Barn Studio. It opens Friday.
The Red Barn, of course, was started by Golden-Globe- and Tony-winning actress Linda Lavin and her husband, Steve Bakunas, when the couple lived in Wilmington, where Lavin resided for more than 15 years before moving last year. The choice of play is a tribute of sorts to Lavin, who originated the role of Silda – the wisecracking, fresh-out-of-rehab liberal – Off-Broadway in 2011. Lavin and Bakunas have donated the theater to the Thalian Association for the next three years, allowing the company a site to build sets, hold classes for its children's theater and host a summer season of plays.
Tom Briggs, the Thalian Association's artistic director and director of "Other Desert Cities," said the company jumped at the chance to take over the space. "If they had charged exorbitant rent, it wouldn't have happened. But it was through their generosity that it did."
The Thalian Association, which will continue to produce a season in Thalian Hall, raised more than $22,000 for renovations to the six-year-old theater, installing new lighting and sound equipment and giving the whole place a fresh coat of paint, among other changes.
Just as importantly, Briggs recruited a powerhouse cast to play the Wyeth family. Joe Gallison (Dr. Neil Curtis of "Days of Our Lives") is the family patriarch, Lyman, a politically influential Reagan Republican. Elizabeth Becka of the Insight School of Acting plays his wife, Polly, who used to co-write movie comedies with her sister, Silda, played by longtime Wilmington actress and director Suellen Yates.
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"The play is incredibly timely," Briggs said. "The family is really a microcosm for the rift we have in America between the left and the right. It has become so extreme, how can we compromise?"
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Wayne walked out of a television interview after being questioned about the Black Lives Matter movement and whether he supports it, angrily telling an interviewer he's not a "politician."
Linsey Davis of ABC News was following up on Wayne's comments to Fox Sports in September when he said there's "no such thing as racism." Davis' interview was broadcast on Tuesday's "Nightline."
Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, stood by the comment. When asked about his thoughts on Black Lives Matter, he said it "sounds weird," apparently referring to the name.
"It's not a name, it's not 'whatever, whatever,' it's somebody got shot by police for a (messed) up reason," he said, using an expletive. He described himself as a "young, black, rich" man, which he says shows America understands that black lives do matter.
He added: "My life matter, especially to my b------."
Wayne also doesn't see any connection between him and the Black Lives Matter movement.
"I don't feel connected to a damn thing that ain't got nothing to do with me," he said.
The 34-year-old rapper angrily told Davis he isn't a "politician" while taking his microphone off after ending the interview.
Wayne is promoting a new biography detailing his eight-month stint in New York's Rikers Island prison in 2010 following a weapons conviction.


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Still one of the world's most famous groups, despite the passing of frontman Jerry Garcia in 1995, it's only natural that there be tribute acts in their honor, including Ocean Beach favorite Electric Waste Band. Now comes Alley Cat Street, a new offshoot of this combo; — this time dedicated to Garcia's solo work.
Alley Cat Street debuted Dec. 7 at Winston's Beach Club, where it will continue to play regular gigs. The group is made up of keyboardist Paul Bell, guitarist Andy Braunstein, drummer D.J. Bonin and bassist Andrew Lantz.
Bell said Winston's is the obvious choice when it comes to a home base.
"It was a no-brainer," said Bell. "I played 16 years of straight Monday nights there. The 'dead-head' scene is thriving in OB."
Bell said he originally left Electric Waste Band for a change of pace, though he didn't go too far.
"After spending over 16 years playing in the Electric Waste Band, I had a feeling it was time to move on," he said. "I will always love Jerry Garcia's musical sensibilities and will crave that style, so I knew I would be able to assemble these cats and have a good ol' time playing with what, to me, are brand-new sets of music."
Garcia fans will be happy to know that Alley Cat Street does, indeed, stick to Garcia's solo work.
"For now, we are making an effort to not play Grateful Dead songs," Bell said. "Jerry Garcia Band [JGB]would only play one or two songs that were also in a typical Dead show. The song 'Deal,' for instance."
For Bell, the most exciting thing about Alley Cat Street is the different genres that can show up within a single show.
"JGB lists would include Jimmy Cliff one minute, then Irving Berlin, some Chuck Berry, some Motown, some funk, gospel," said Bell. "A lot of these tunes are songs my dad would know and love."
On the other hand, the no-Dead-songs rule is not set in stone.
"I sang over 95 tunes with Electric Waste Band, and if someone throws some dough in our [tip jar], I will oblige them with their Dead request, sure," he laughed.
With two decades of playing Garcia's music, it's clear that Garcia has been a huge influence on Bell.
"I saw him with the Grateful Dead over 50 times and with Jerry Garcia Band another 20 or so," Bell said. "He made me realize any song is fair game, and a good piece of music is a good piece of music. He had such a playful style. I used to be a very rigid piano player growing up, only able to play what was written in front of me.
"After discovering the Dead, and particularly Jerry, it opened up the possibility of my entire instrument to be utilized at any given time," he said. "He taught me improvisation and musical exploration and to embrace the almost out-of-control sensation of improvising with others."
He cites "Run For The Roses" as a favorite song.
"It's up there for me. I never get sick of that one," Bell said, noting that Garcia's guitar technique is a crucial element of his own work. Its appeal is part of the reason Bell still loves Garcia's music after all these decades.
"He played with such a slippery type of style, like a snake slithering through a wood pile, his lines would float in such a way it would to cause one's mind to wander. He could put you in a trance on a good night," he said.


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NEW YORK (AP) — A South Korean university's lawsuit claiming Yale University damaged its reputation and cost it tens of millions of dollars by wrongly confirming that an art history professor it hired had earned a doctorate at the Ivy League school was rejected Thursday by a federal appeals court.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan sided with a lower court judge in Connecticut who had dismissed the 2008 lawsuit last year by the Buddhist-affiliated Dongguk University, a school that has produced Nobel Prize-winning authors and poets. A three-judge panel of the appeals court concluded that Dongguk had failed to show there was actual malice on the part of Yale because there was no evidence that school administrators were aware that statements Yale had made were inaccurate.
The prominent South Korean school's lawsuit had asserted claims for defamation, negligence and reckless conduct, saying it was "publicly humiliated and deeply shamed in the eyes of the Korean publication." The school claimed it lost more than $50 million in government grants, alumni donations and other damages.
It cited Yale's response to its request to confirm the degree for Jeong ah Shin. Shin had applied for a position at Dongguk in August 2005 and submitted a document to Dongguk on Yale University letterhead purportedly certifying a doctorate degree in art history. Dongguk hired her on Sept. 1, 2005. Days later, it sent a letter to the New Haven, Conn., school to verify the degree and received a faxed letter from an administrator confirming the certification's authenticity.
The controversy erupted two years later when Dongguk discovered that Shin may have plagiarized her dissertation and emailed an inquiry to a Yale librarian, who said Yale had no record of Shin's dissertation, the appeals court said. Other administrators confirmed she had never obtained the degree, and Shin resigned from Dongguk in June 2007.
The controversy worsened after media reports arose that said Shin had had an affair with former presidential aide Byeon Yang-kyoon. He was accused of using his influence to get Shin hired by Dongguk and to cover up the fraud. He was forced to step down as an aide to then-President Roh Moo-hyun because of the scandal.
The lawsuit sought to hold Yale accountable for having confirmed the existence of the doctorate degree, only to later claim through administrators that the confirmation was bogus and had never occurred. In late 2007, Yale acknowledged it had confirmed existence of the degree but said its staff had done so after mistakenly relying on the letterhead and signature on the certification letter and failing to recognize it was fabricated.
Messages for comment from both sides were not immediately returned.


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Few things are as intertwined with the image of Texas as the cowboy. Whether driving the long, dusty trail or riding a bucking bronco, cowboys epitomize the rugged, independent spirit of the Lone Star State. I decided to spend a day in the self-proclaimed "Cowboy Capital of the World" to capture some of that enchanting spirit for myself.
10:00 a.m. To learn about this North-Central Texas town, I headed to the Stephenville Historical House Museum, which features a dozen, 19th-Century structures packed with artifacts and history. From the beautiful "Chapel on the Bosque" to the quaint ranch house of pioneer John Tarleton, the museum offers a glimpse into the founding of Stephenville. Ask about the creepy story surrounding the reconstructed log cabin of "Old Man Snow," an Erath County farmer. Let's just say I made an important "note to self" to never roast marshmallows on Old Man Snow's hearth.
11:15 a.m. Inspired to see the present-day results of John Tarleton's work, I explored Tarleton State University. Founded in 1899, the university and its world-class agriculture programs have grown exponentially in recent years. Walking among the impressive red-brick buildings certainly worked up my appetite for some college-size grub.
12:00 p.m. I followed the crowds of students and professors across the street to Beans and Franks. For generations, coffee and hot dogs have been
staples of the college diet, but this local spot combines them into a single dining experience. I ordered a "Cool Bean" iced coffee and a "Big Nasty" dog, a plump jalapeño sausage topped with chili, cheese, onions, sliced jalapeños, and cayenne pepper. As delicious as the dog was, I was glad to have my iced drink on hand to ease the burn.
1:15 p.m. Beyond its pride in the Tarleton Texans, Stephenville is also very proud of its "Cowboy Capital" title. To chat with real-deal cowboys, I headed to Chick Elms Grand Entry, a rodeo and Western shop founded by rodeo rider G.K. Lewal-len in 1956. The walls were cluttered with autographed photos of rodeo competitors who have ridden around the world. I found Chick (pictured above) in the back chatting with customers about bustin' broncos and ridin' bulls. He explained that Stephenville has more world-champion rodeo riders per capita than any other town in the world. While he looked much better in cowboy gear than I did, I was still eager to learn more.
2:30 p.m. Next I drove downtown to the Cowboy Walk of Fame, which pays tribute to the local men and women who have made an impact on the sport of rodeo, from world champions like Ty Murray and Harry Tompkins, to local legends like Chick Elms. Though I don't know much about rodeo, I recognized many of the names engraved in brass plates on the sidewalk.
3:30 p.m. I went to Lone Star Arena on the outskirts of town. Almost every weekend and multiple times each week, cowboys and cowgirls fill this stadium to compete in rodeo events, from bull rid-
ing to team roping. I walked in to watch
women's barrel racing and saw 100-pound riders with complete control of 1,000-pound horses as they maneuvered hairpin turns and breakout sprints.
6:30 p.m. Though I can't ride an angry bull or drive a herd on the open trail, I can do one thing well with a cow—eat it. To partake in this Texas tradition, I headed to Jake & Dorothy's Cafe, which has been turning out its signature chicken-fried steaks and waffle fries since 1948. I grabbed a well-worn seat at the counter and savored every bite of crispy-yet-tender beef as it melted in my mouth.
Some may think cowboys are a thing of the past. But after my day trip, I can confidently say that they're indeed alive and well in Stephenville. So, whether you follow my footsteps or forge your own path, I hope to see you on the road.
Contact the Stephenville Chamber of Commerce at 254/965-5313.
Chet Garner is the host of The Daytripper™ travel show on PBS.


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Olympics Trademark Law Insanity: Officials Can Enter Homes, Issue $10,000 Fines
from the please,-make-it-stop dept
Just as ridiculous in my opinion, is the charge that the VPD will enter homes to confiscate signage.Okay... but that still does say that they could get a warrant to enter people's homes for marketing signage. Why, exactly, should that be allowed? On personal property, if someone puts up a "guerilla marketing" sign, shouldn't that be their right?
Once again, I would ask that those speaking on our behalf, regardless of your motives, please stop, or at least ask us.
The additional powers that the City has obtained are intended to control unauthorized marketing.
If normal processes, such as a warning, ticket or summons, do not convince a person to abide by a by-law, in extreme circumstances, a warrant to enter premises can be obtained.
We have been assured by City license inspectors that they will be focusing on "guerrilla marketing" efforts that are prominent, and near official venues.
They will not be focusing on signage that is a political or personal statement.
The VPD has no intention of entering the home of any Vancouver resident for a sign issue during the Games. We are not the sign police.


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Monday Morning Mirth
What have we here?
Well, in the miasma that is the culinary world
over here @Chez Chic
it could only be one thing…
the Food Pyramid
That's right, All Cookies All the Time. NOTHING but nothing gets one through the challenges of life like those little crispy disks. Especially these crispy disks.
They are Girl Scout Cookies. The highest food form of all.
And, as always, it's the story behind the story that intrigues and confounds.
For these boxes (10 to begin with), all came from the same Scout. And that scout was not a Girl.
THAT Scout was the girl scout's Dad – a co-worker who I adore and from who I was more than thrilled to buy 10 boxes of Do-si-dos (Peanut Butter Cremes -say it loud say it proud PEANUT BUTTER)!
What happened next was just a Froid of the most magnificent sort.
Now Citizens of Chez Chic love nothing more than a good Cultural Froid. That way, when we're caught staring at our fellow man, we can take the High Road and claim to be just doing our job, m'amm, just being an anthropologist and recording those human perks for all time's sake.
No sooner had I bought the cookies from my friend, than I observed Notices going up all over the workplace, advertising cookies from several parties. These handbills varied from type-to-type. Some were just photocopied blah [OOF girl in uniform]; others High Ink Jet Art [full color portrait of girl in First Communion Dress]!
The most amazing thing was that they were all authored by a Dad! The Cookie Sale had become A SPORT! And apparently, that throwdown was a success because as I watched the cookie forms FILL with orders, I just got outta the way [and was secretly glad I got my Do-si-dos before they ran OUT!]


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Assuming Emanny is gone. Would you trade up to 8 to get Jarvis? I have a major man crush on him this year and every mock I look at or attempt myself I dont see us getting a star player at 17. Heres the delio..
Our 1st,3rd,(pats)3rd,5th or 1st,2nd
Buffalos 1st aka JARVIS MUTHA ... JONES
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1.. I never like trading up normally, but it worked for us with Troy and Tone and who would want a 2nd or 3rd over those two.
2.. I think 8 is where wee would ened to go. I could see the jets grabbing Jones at 9. It will be a little pay back for the Revis year.


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Contact: Margaret, 888-735-3448, ext. 251; Georgette Forney, 412-398-7885; both with Silent No More Awareness Campaign
STATEN ISLAND, NY., May. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- Leaders of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign (SNMAC), the world's largest network of individuals harmed by abortion, responded today to Planned Parenthood's new Mother's Day appeal and urged post-abortive women to seek healing.
"Just when it seemed Planned Parenthood's Mother's Day fundraising letters couldn't get more hypocritical, this year they've brought in a children's author to say we should honor mothers by donating to the nation's largest abortion business," said Janet Morana, co-founder of SNMAC. "Honoring mothers by giving money to Planned Parenthood, though, is like honoring our troops by sending care packages to al-Qaeda. It makes no sense and it's highly offensive."
"Planned Parenthood and the abortion lobby told us that terminating our children's lives would solve our problems, but that lie has turned Mother's Day into a time of anguish and regret for far too many," said Georgette Forney, another co-founder of SNMAC. "This Mother's Day, the voices of Silent No More want women to find healing and healing begins with the truth."
"Acknowledging a mother's pain and regret is a critical step in her restoration from abortion," said Fr. Frank Pavone, Pastoral Director of SNMAC. "The Silent No More campaign understands this and connects post-abortive women with resources that not only help them cope with their feelings of loss, but also to become emotionally and spiritually whole again. I urge everyone who has been impacted by abortion to visit Iregretmyabortion.org to share their regret and begin the healing process.
Since the launching of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign in 2003, 2,859 women and men have shared their testimonies publicly at over 466 gatherings in 44 states and eight countries where more than 68,000 spectators have heard the truth about abortion's negative aftereffects. More than 6,200 people are registered to be Silent No More. Raising awareness about the hurtful aftermath of abortion and the help that is available to cope with the pain are two of the Campaign's goals.
The Silent No More Awareness Campaign is a joint project of Anglicans for Life and Priests for Life. For more information, please visit our website:


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The Mankato MoonDogs Baseball Club, a member of the Northwoods League, is pleased to announce the commitment of pitchers Cody Hamlin, Paul Mittura and Jon Perrin for the 2013 MoonDogs season.
The Mankato MoonDogs Baseball Club, a member of the Northwoods League, is pleased to announce the commitment of pitchers Cody Hamlin, Paul Mittura and Jon Perrin for the 2013 MoonDogs season.
Hamlin, a 6-foot-3-inch, 187-pound freshman from Western Nevada is playing in his first season with the Wildcats after redshirting in 2012. Through eight starts this spring Hamlin is leading the team with a 5-1 record, while also posting a team best, 1.38 ERA and 46 strikeouts.
"Cody is coming to us this summer from a great Junior College," said MoonDogs Field Manager Mike Orchard. "He has a big strike zone and knows how to utilize his defense in order to get us a lot of outs."
Mittura, a 6-foot-2-inch, 205-pound junior from Middle Tennessee State is in his 3rd year with the Blue Raiders. As a sophomore in 2012, Mittura posted a 4-1 record while leading the team with a 1.92 ERA. In 16.2 innings of work so far this spring, the Clarksville, Tenn. native is also leading the team with a 1.62 ERA, while striking out 14 batters and collecting six saves.
"Paul is a back end reliever who has shown the ability to pitch in tight situations," said Orchard. "He should see a lot of appearances for us this summer late in the games and shutting them down to get the save."
Perrin, a 6-foot-4-inch, 198-pound sophomore from Oklahoma State University saw limited action in his freshman campaign with the Cowboys, appearing in 6.2 innings while striking out six batters. In his second year, Perrin has taken the mound more this spring appearing in 23.1 innings thus far, while striking out 21 and is tied for second on the team with three wins.
"Jon comes from a good baseball program in Oklahoma State, playing under some great coaches," said Orchard. "He has a good combination of pitches and should be one of our top rotation guys this summer for the MoonDogs."


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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched its Safety Pays, Falls Cost campaign April 26, 2012.
The nationwide information and media campaign was created to prevent construction-related falls and is designed to urge contractors, particularly small residential contractors, to provide their workers with fall-protection training and equipment.
The campaign was developed in partnership with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and NIOSH's National Occupational Research Agenda program. Through the campaign, OSHA and NIOSH work with trade associations, labor unions, employers, universities, community and faith-based organizations, and consulates to provide employers and workers with education and training regarding common-sense fall-prevention equipment and strategies that save lives.
For more information about OSHA's Safety Pays, Falls Cost campaign, click here.
This Web exclusive information is a supplement to Solar safety.


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With small waves and North to West winds, Gwithian has been amazing with all the beaches around St Ives bay offering up amazing kite conditions.
In the southerly winds we have been having, Marazion has been perfect, although some waves last week have stirred up a bit of weed making for some line tangles and the students learning about the importance of staying away from weed and cleaning your lines after your kitesurf session. The beach have now been cleaned by Cornwall Council who use the weed to fertilize the farms around Penzance.
With great winds forecast again all this week and the beaches pretty empty, there has been no better time to learn to kitesurf in Cornwall, so make the most of this summer and get in touch today to book in your extreme adventure with Pasty Adventures, West Cornwalls only British Kite Surfing Association recognised school.
We also pride ourselves on offering the best value kitesurf instruction in the UK concentrating on giving intimate instruction to the students. To do this we recommend 1:1 instruction so that you can learn at your own pace. We also offer the 'Learn with a friend' option for all of our kitesurf courses as kitesurfing is a really socialable sport and great to learn with your mates. 2:1 is the biggest class size we run, unlike most other schools who operate on a 4:1 basis. We believe this is unfair as you spend a lot of time hanging around and we want you to learn quickly, while having an amazing time and feeling like you are getting amazing value. Kitesurfing is an expensive sport to learn but we feel it is worth every penny and want you to feel this right from your first lesson!
We can also sort you out with some great deals on new equipment thanks to local shop Westcountry Watersports in Truro and our sponsors North Kiteboarding so there has been no better time to get into the Worlds fastest growing extreme sport.


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Medsphere VW Bus and Cerner Semi Picture at HIMSS
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
So many good things to post about and so little time. This one I couldn't wait any longer. I first saw this on Fred Trotter's blog, but the picture's been making the rounds. I got his permission to post it here.
I can't think of a better image to portray the difference between Big EHR vendors (I call them jabba the hut EHR) and small/open source EHR vendors. Check it out.


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Auditions for "The Music Man" will be held May 15 and 16 in the RVHS choir room.
This summer the Redwood Area Theatre will be preforming its 20th annual musical, the well-known production "The Music Man", and there's a place in River City for you. The story features fast-talking traveling salesman "Professor" Harold Hill arriving in River City, Iowa, a town hesitant to let strangers in -- especially ones trying to sell something. Hill's con: selling band instruments, uniforms, and the idea of starting a boys band to keep local youth out of trouble in dens of sin such as pool halls. Marian Paroo, local librarian and part-time piano teacher, is not so easily convinced, and sets out to prove Harold is a fraud. Will Harold escape River City free of tar and feathers? Will the boys band succeed? Enjoy this delightful piece of Americana that includes such memorable songs as Ya Got Trouble, Seventy-Six Trombones, The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl, Lida Rose, Marian the Librarian, Pick-a-Little, and Til There Was You. "The Music Man" will be directed by Josh Johnson, BA in Theater Arts at SMSU, returning after his successful work on "Into the Woods" last year. The 2014 performance dates are Thursday, July 17, Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, July 20 at 2 p.m. in the Estebo Performing Arts Center in the Redwood Valley High School in Redwood Falls. Auditions for "The Music Man" are set for Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m., in the Redwood Valley High School choir room. If you're not comfortable going onstage, R.A.T. can use your skills in many other ways. A few hours on tasks like constructing sets or sewing costumes will always be helpful. If you can hold a hammer or paintbrush, sew a button, or show audience members to their seats, there's a place on "The Music Man" for you. The Redwood Area Theatre is actually putting on two shows this summer. In addition to "The Music Man", the Childrens Theatre will feature a play for students from second through eighth grade. Rehearsals are set for June 9-13 from 9 a.m. until noon, for a 7 p.m. June 13 performance in the Estebo Performing Arts Center in Redwood Falls. It's not to late to sign your children up for the performance. On May 15, the participants of the Childrens Theatre production will meet director Jessa Roberts for a run-through. If you haven't signed up for the Children Theatre yet, you can still sign up then at the Redwood Valley High School at that point.


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Afraid at Dartmouth: A stalker and a gun banEDITORIAL
August 10. 2014 9:49PM
At Dartmouth College, a young woman fears for her life. Junior Taylor Woolrich, 20, has a stalker. In San Diego, where she is from, he has tormented her for four years, she said. She wants to carry a gun in case he finds her on campus, which he has threatened to do. The college will not let her.
Woolrich made international news last week when she told her story during a Students for Concealed Carry conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. When police arrested the man she has identified as her stalker, they say they found a "rape kit" in his vehicle. Woolrich says the college refuses to let her carry a handgun for her own protection. She has called campus security for an escort so often that she says they have told her to call only after 9 p.m., as if stalkers keep evening business hours.
"What if today is the day he finds out I live in a gun-free zone?" she said at the event last week. "I'm constantly wondering, 'What if?' because I have no way to protect myself."
After Newtown, President Obama ordered a massive federal study of gun violence in America. When it was released, he ignored it in part because it concluded that studies "have found consistently lower injury rates among gun-using crime victims compared with victims who used other self-protective strategies." That is, armed crime victims suffer fewer and less severe injuries than unarmed crime victims.
It is understandable that college administrators want to keep guns off campus. But gun bans don't do that. Nor do they keep students safe from rape, assault, or worse. If Dartmouth will not let Woolrich arm herself, the least it could do is provide her with an escort.