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The trial of a man accused of murdering two soldiers in County Antrim four years ago has heard that crucial D.N.A. evidence in the case may have been "compromised" at the scene.
Brian Patrick Shivers (47) is accused of involvement in the Real I.R.A. attack on Massereene Barracks in which Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were killed.
Shivers, from Sperrin Mews in Magherafelt, denies murdering the soldiers on March 7, 2009 and also denies six counts of attempted murder and possession of two firearms.
[Source: Antrim Guardian]
The scourge of toxic waste dumping that plagues the south Armagh region has once again been met with anger and condemnation from local representatives, who are urging all involved agencies to tackle the issue "once and for all."
Their demands came just as H.M.R.C. officers removed more than one-and-a-half tons of toxic waste from a cattle farm in Cullyhanna, after the discovery of a diesel-laundering plant hidden behind a wall of hay bales. The illegal operation, which used slurry tankers to launder and transport the diesel, was capable of producing 1.8 million liters of illicit fuel, evading almost $1.8 million in taxes and duty a year.
Sinn Fein Councilor Colman Burns, speaking after visiting another diesel sludge dumping site in Mullaghduff, branded the discarding of toxic waste "a disgusting practice" and said it only served to feed the negative publicists who thrive on giving the border area a bad name.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
Farmers and contractors have been taking full advantage of any breaks in the weather in recent weeks, with plenty of ploughing and planting already done in southern counties, in particular.
However, further up the country, some areas with heavier soils need more time before they are ready for the plough.
I was in Carlow last week to meet with Diarmuid Claridge and Derek Delahunty of Lemken Ireland, and Ken Doyle of Templetouhy Farm Machinery, to see how they went about setting up a plough and tractor for optimal performance in the field.
[Source: Irish Independent]
Gardaí (police) have made a "huge" breakthrough in their investigation into the disappearance of Gerry Daly, and have upgraded the case to murder. On Monday morning, March 11, at 8 a.m., Gardaí in Bailieborough arrested a 47-year-old man – not 53, as incorrectly stated in national papers – at his home on suspicion of murder after a search of a property in the area.
The arrest occurred in the Bailieborough area and local detectives were "intensifying" their investigations in light of recent developments in the case.
It is not yet known whether Gardaí have recovered the body of Mr. Daly, who went missing from his home in June 2011, and Gardaí are remaining tight-lipped on the new evidence, which is apparently strong enough to now open a murder investigation.
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
More than 300 jobs will be created at three new Supervalu stores and extensions to 40 supermarkets around the country.
A total of 160 of the jobs will be created at three new stores in Celbridge in Kildare, Milltown Malbay in Clare, and another store whose location has not been revealed. The remaining jobs will be on offer at extensions to existing stores in the supermarket chain this year. Supervalu said the positions to be filled include general floor staff-members, cashiers, butchers, specialized fresh food staff-members, managerial staff-members and cooks.
[Source: Irish Independent]
Wizz Air, the Hungarian airline, is bringing its flights from Cork Airport to a close in the coming weeks.
The airline has been operating in Cork for the past six years after setting up camp in 2006.
Wizz Air will bring its final three services to a close after finishing other flights to Warsaw and Wroclaw in Poland and Vilnius in Lithuania in January.
The airline, which benefited from the immigration route between Poland and Ireland, is suffering as this trend is down by 40 percent since its peak in 2007.
[Source: Cork Independent]
A man who subjected his girlfriend to a "prolonged" and "horrendous" attack has been jailed for seven years.
Greg Deyzel Logue, whose address was given on court papers as Duddy's Court in the Waterside area of the city, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent, common assault, making a threat to kill and possession of a knife.
The 32-year-old also admitted a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on July 13, 2011.
Derry Crown Court heard that during the incident Logue hit the woman with a vodka bottle, punched, kicked and bit her.
He also smashed a television over her head, tied a clothesline around her neck, and threatened to push her downstairs.
[Source: Derry Journal]
A tugboat service is vital to tourism in Killybegs and south Donegal, a tourism official said last Tuesday.
Henry Coleman of Killybegs Tourism Information Centre was responding to news that the busy shipping port no longer has a tugboat service to safely pilot boats to the pier.
Sinbad Marine Services, Ltd. is a private company that had been operating two tugboats for many years without any government subvention. The company announced last Tuesday that it had hired out both vessels, which are also up for sale.
"Obviously, it's a bit of a blow," Mr. Coleman told the Democrat on hearing the news.
[Source: Donegal Democrat]
It has emerged that an ambulance took almost 30 minutes to arrive at the scene of a fatal road accident which claimed the life of a cyclist in Newry on Wednesday morning, March 6.
Despite the accident occurring less than two miles from Daisy Hill Hospital, the ambulance service confirmed that it took 21 minutes before a paramedic in a Rapid Response Vehicle attended, and a further eight minutes before an ambulance arrived.
A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (N.I.A.S.) said it regretted the delayed response time, citing that all available resources were already otherwise engaged.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
An extraordinary level of financial mismanagement and gross misspending at a public body has been revealed in a damning new report.
Staff-members at The Temple Bar Cultural Trust (T.B.C.T.) were handed salary top-ups, wage advances and bonuses without the knowledge of its board.
An audit, commissioned by Dublin City Council, even found that one employee used the body's credit card to pay their second home property tax.
[Source: Evening Herald]
A joint operation between Fermanagh P.S.N.I. and the N.I.E.A. (Northern Ireland Environment Agency) which started last Wednesday has found a quantity of controlled waste on land a few miles outside Enniskillen.
Shortly after 9 a.m., police and a number of officials from the N.I.E.A. arrived at the lands and police served the landowner with the appropriate search warrants. Moments later, the N.I.E.A. arrived with a large mechanical digger and began digging at a number of locations on the lands.
Inspector Roy Robinson, who led the early morning operation for the P.S.N.I., said they were assisting the N.I.E.A. and that the intention was to search three locations on the lands they had identified.
[Source: Fermanagh Herald]
New maps identifying areas in the city and county at risk of flooding are expected to be available by early next year.
The Office of Public Works is currently advancing a national flood risk assessment program called C.F.R.A.M., which is examining 300 locations.
The flood risk maps will be made available by next year, and the O.P.W. will then hold public consultation events to garner local advice and information.
A presentation on the project was delivered to Galway City councilors at their meeting last week.
[Source: Galway Bay FM]
A Kerry teenager pleaded guilty last Monday to dangerous driving causing the death of a 64-year-old mother-of-10 who had been on her way home from bingo in midsummer of 2011 in Castlemaine, County Kerry.
Gavin Foley (19) of Mounthenry, Firies, Killarney, was arraigned at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee shortly before lunchtime. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Patricia Clifford on June 21, 2011 at Brackhill, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry.
Mrs. Clifford's husband, Martin, was in court to attest to the fact that the family did not want the young man jailed, legal representatives of Mr. Foley told the court last Monday.
[Source: Irish Times]
Protesters will be back on Kildare's streets within the coming weeks as the dreaded property tax bills from revenue drop through the letterboxes of local householders.
A protest and information campaign is planned for Newbridge on Saturday, March 23, with further protests in the following weeks. A spokesperson for the south Kildare anti-household charges action group told the Kildare Nationalist last week that there was "real anger and a lot of fear" as people awaited the arrival of the bills.
Moreover, recent research shows that Kildare residents could wind up paying more than most in property tax. The survey, based on the government's own property price register, showed that average house prices in the county are $53,000 above the national average home price of $196,000. The highest prices would appear to be in areas like Maynooth, in the north of the county, where proximity to Dublin is a major factor.
[Source: Kildare Nationalist]
Tributes have been paid to the man whose body was found in the city on Thursday night, March 7. While Gardaí (police) are still trying to put together the last movements of Tony Barrett, whose death is being treated as suspicious, a former neighbor has paid tribute to the 42-year-old.
Labour Party councilor, Maurice Shortall, lived on the same estate in Castlecomer as the late Tony Barrett for 17 years. "During this period 1981 to 1998 the majority of the youngsters on Kilkenny Road, Castlecomer were in their formative years and I knew Tony Barrett as a bright, quiet and unassuming person," Clr. Shortall said.
"My abiding memory of Tony was watching him help his late dad, Jack, and mum, Mary, prepare firewood for sale in the local hinterland. Jack Barrett went to his eternal reward in 2002. Tony has lived away from home for a number of years. The community [is] rallying around Mary on the tragic loss of her only child and all our hearts go out to her," Clr. Shortall added.
[Source: Kilkenny People]
Laois' Alison Miller is backing a global campaign for girls' education fronted by Development Charity Plan Ireland.
Alison and her Triple Crown-winning teammates are supporting Plan Ireland's "Raise your Hand" campaign, which is striving to make girls' education an international priority.
Plan is attempting to collect four million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on our Facebook campaign page), and present them to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community to urge them to make girls' education a top priority.
[Source: Leinster Express]
Leitrim captain Emlyn Mulligan has called for a lengthy ban for an Offaly player he alleges spat blood in his face during an Allianz League Division 4 clash in Carrick-on-Shannon on Sunday, March 10.
Croke Park is awaiting the referee's report after Mulligan alleged on Twitter after the crucial encounter that Offaly's Peter Cunningham spat blood in his face.
The Leitrim captain, who declined to comment further on the incident when contacted by the Observer on Monday, March 11, tweeted after the game: "I've seen some dirty acts in Gaa but for a player covered in blood to spit blood on a fellow players face (mine) is disgraceful carry on," before adding "Fair play to the ref tho, he gave him a straight red for it and only right!! surely deserves more than a one match suspension #gaa#disgusting."
When contacted by the Observer, a spokesman for the Offaly G.A.A. County Board said that they were awaiting the referee's report and had no comment to make on the matter.
[Source: Leitrim Observer]
Over the past five years, independent filmmakers have been recording the oral histories of 32 grandmothers from across Ireland.
The filmmakers have now assembled a landmark film archive which can be viewed online.
Among the grandmothers who took part in the film was Peggy Mee, from County Limerick but currently living in Mitchelstown.
Filmed in beautiful high definition, this unique people's history shuns politicians, generals and businessmen in favor of a mother's perspective: the farmer's wife, the nursemaid or the seamstress.
[Source: Limerick Leader]
Residents in the Longford area have been advised to be cautious if approached by collectors calling door-to-door looking for charitable donations. The call was made by P.A.W.S. Animal Rescue, who was informed of bogus collectors claiming to be collecting money on their behalf.
"It's happened to us three times this week," said Gina Hetherington of P.A.W.S. "We were told by a girl who got in contact with us via Facebook, who said collectors were going around selling lines.
"There are young lads with I.D. cards and hi-vis jackets with our charity's name on them knocking on doors. We know for certain that they were calling to houses on Bannon Terrace in Longford Town."
[Source: Longford Leader]
Harvey Norman Ireland has announced that it will close its furniture and bedding clearance outlet in Dundalk Retail Park as of Monday, June 17. The remaining staff-members at the outlet were informed of the company's decision on Friday evening, March 8.
Up to 13 jobs may be affected by the closure, though the company claims that "some portion of the affected employees can be redeployed within the [organization] which has 12 full format stores around Ireland, employing more than 700 staff between its store network, technical and customer services and headquarters function."
A statement from the company also stated: "Harvey Norman has already begun the statutory process of consulting with the affected Outlet team on alternatives to the redundancies and a generously enhanced ex-gratia package."
[Source: Dundalk Democrat]
Despite heroic efforts by island neighbors, a 62-year old man tragically died in a house fire on Clare Island late on Sunday night, March 10.
Mr. Jim Biggs, a part-time resident of the Clew Bay outpost, is understood to have died from smoke inhalation as he slept in his bedroom in the family cottage at Lecarrow. The alarm was raised after a young islander, who was passing by, noticed flames. The Mayo News understands that he rushed to his nearby house for a fire extinguisher and then, with the help of others, broke in a bedroom window where they found Mr. Biggs in bed and removed him from the burning house.
Two resident island nurses also attended the scene, as well as island Order of Malta personnel, and attempts to revive him were continued until the arrival of a doctor, by R.N.L.I. boat, from Achill. Locals believe the fire started in the main room of the house, which was extensively damaged.
[Source: The Mayo News]
A large quantity of cash was discovered at two locations that were searched as part of Operation Loft, which included County Meath. A quantity of business records and computers were also seized and will be now subject to forensic examination by the Criminal Assets Bureau.
Gardaí (police) describe the find as a significant laundry, with initial analysis indicating that it has a capability of laundering several hundreds of thousands of liters of diesel. This would result in a potential throughput of 10 million liters per annum and a consequential loss to the exchequer of $7.1million. In excess of 40,000 liters of what is believed to be laundered fuel was found on the site as well as over 150 bags of a product known as Bleaching Earth.
[Source: Meath Chronicle]
Police and customs officers from Northern Ireland have taken part in a major cross-border operation against fuel laundering and organized crime.
Searches were carried out in 10 Irish counties.
The operation was led by the Irish Republic's Criminal Assets Bureau and was aimed a south Armagh/north Louth criminal gang with republican links.
A laundering plant in Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan, had the capacity to launder 10 million liters per year.
Irish customs said that was a potential loss to the exchequer of $7.1 million.
[Source: BBC News]
Tullamore Community Arts Centre, Ltd. and A2 Architects have announced that the prequalification process for the construction tender is about to be published and expressions of interested from contractors is being invited.
It is anticipated that by the time the tender documents are issued, returned and evaluated that a contractor will be in place by the summer, with a view to breaking ground this autumn.
This represents significant progress since planning permission was granted, as much time was spent in looking at and testing different materials and finishes to ensure that the construction tender meet the requirements of both the design and budget.
[Source: Offaly Express]
Boyle Garda (Police) Station will no longer be open to members of the public on a 24/7 basis in the future.
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has confirmed that following the amalgamation of the Boyle Garda district with Castlerea, the station will only be open to the public during daylight hours.
The Minister told local T.D. Frank Feighan in the Dail on Thursday, March 7, that no date had been set for the proposed amalgamation, but that it was scheduled to happen "in the coming months this year."
[Source: Roscommon Herald]
Gardaí (police) were appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a crash in Sligo last Thursday morning.
The single-car collision took place at at Drimroe near Tubbercurry at about 3:40 a.m. The man, who is in his mid-20s, was taken to Sligo General Hospital for treatment.
The stretch of road was temporarily closed until an investigation by Garda forensic collision investigators was completed. Local diversions were in place.
[Source: Irish Times]
Nenagh priest Fr. Sean McDonagh has welcomed the election of Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio (76) as the new pope and bishop of Rome. He ascended to the throne of St. Peter last Wednesday, following a two-day conclave by the world's cardinals in the Vatican.
"I am delighted. He seems to be nice. He seems to be humble. Pope Francis seems to be concerned about the poor. He abandoned his palace in Buenos Aires and he takes public transport," said Fr. McDonagh, pointing out that the Pope had not taken the limousine outside the Vatican after his election, but had joined his fellow cardinals on the bus.
The Columbian priest said he liked the fact that Pope Francis had asked people to pray for him and had emphasized that he was Bishop of Rome as, Fr. McDonagh pointed out – the title of pope is honorific.
[Source: Tipperary Star]
Wreaths at the Moy Memorial have been damaged in a weekend attack.
Police received reports that the wreaths had been damaged on Saturday morning, March 9, at the War Memorial in the square. The War Memorial has been damaged on multiple occasions over the years.
The attack was condemned by Lord Morrow M.L.A., who branded the actions "shameful and deplorable."
"The desecration of wreaths laid at Moy War Memorial during the early hours of Saturday morning was nothing short of repugnant," he said.
[Source: Tyrone Courier]
Fishermen have trawled up an unusual catch in the sea off County Waterford in the form of a red scorpion fish.
The bright coral-colored creature, known for its needle-sharp dorsal spines, is more commonly found in the warmer waters of the Mediterranean.
It was caught in deep water near Dunmore East by the crew of the Eblana, a vessel which supplies ray and cod to Dublin chippers.
[Source: Irish Times]
The papal flag has been flying high over a Mullingar business premises since last Thursday morning – hoisted up for businessman Millie Walsh by his daughter's boyfriend, Argentine national Nahuel Colombo, and his father, Luis Robert Colombo.
Less than 24 hours after news broke that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio – one of their countrymen – has been selected as pope, Nahuel and Luis were over the moon with delight – a joy shared by Nahuel's girlfriend, Koreen Walsh.
"I'm so happy: I couldn't believe it," said Nahuel, who is originally from Ushuaia, in the south of Argentina.
[Source: Westmeath Examiner]
The friend of a man accused of the Nicola Furlong murder has been handed a three -year sentence for the sexual assault of her best friend.
James Blackston (23), a companion of Nicola Furlong murder accused Richard Hinds, was sentenced to "three years with labor" in a Japanese court last Wednesday.
He will have 150 days deducted from the sentence for time already served in custody.
The conviction related to three separate sexual assaults – two on Nicola's friend on the night she died and one on a separate woman some weeks previous.
[Source: Wexford Echo]
Ireland said goodbye to the last of the bitter frosts on Wednesday night, but there was little consolation in the days after, forecasters said.
There were minor snowfalls in several areas of the country on March 13, the worst in County Donegal, where Gardaí (police) dealt with a number of minor traffic accidents.
Snow also fell in Wicklow and Wexford, and falls from previous days continued to lie in many other counties as temperatures remained below zero. Co. Sligo was the coldest place that day, with temperatures falling to 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
[Source: Irish Independent]


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Lisa Congdon's Wintry Wonderland
My Norwegian grandma told me once that when she dreams, she dreams she's in "the North" — always in winter, always in the North. Lisa Congdon's lovely snowy paintings give me the tiniest glimpse of what that might be like…
1. Beautiful handsewn cloths hanging out to dry, and an impossibly fluffy Arctic fox. Don't steal our pillowcases, foxy! This painting is also available as an archival print.
2. Really, Lisa makes the best deer. Her Norwegian reindeer painting is my favorite.
3. This Folk Forest print is probably the least my style of her winter works, but I wanted to show you because it's so sweet. Like someone yarnbombed (knitbombed?) an entire forest!
4. These last two have the advantage of combining icy blue with red, one of my favorite color combinations. I can't get over how amazing the sun is in her Iceberg signed print. Fantastic. There's also another, different iceberg, available as a painting.
5. The Arctic Camper painting makes me shiver just to look at it, but I'll assume it's warm and toasty inside. I really like the horizon in this one.
There are lots more great wintry works by Lisa, mostly on her fine art website. I especially like the Sami paintings, as I've mentioned my love of Sami imagery. Happy winter!
(Images: All works by Lisa Congdon)

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Korea and Japan, two colourful Asian countries, and with a huge variety of aviation subjects. With some airshows going on in a narrow timeframe a nice round-trip was worked out that should hopefully bring some images from these two Air Forces back. Time to start...
Where? Korea / Japan
When? October 2011
The Yin and Yang are represented by the red and blue taegeuk in the centre of South Korea's national flag, representing a "continuous movement within infinity, the two merging as one", at least according to Wikipedia. Or heaven and earth by the blue and red colour. To many it is of course also a sign of (mental) balance and calmness, but looking at the omni-present tensions with its neighbour North Korea the reality is different. It is thus more than obvious that the Korean military is very restricted and secretive, so more or less the only chance to see some RoKAF (Republic of Korea Air Force) aircraft is the bi-annual ADEX exposition at Seoul.
The ADEX (Aerospace and Defence Exhibition) takes place at the Sinchonri (K-16) Air Base East of Seoul and serves mainly as a showcase for the local defence industry.
The most part of the photos from the Seoul Airshow can be found HERE, this is only a short summary to show the extent and variety of aircraft seen there:
Whereas the show at Seoul offered a quite open access to RoKAF hardware, the situation in the rest of country is very different.
Mainly flying imported and locally licence-build (K)F-16s and (K)F-5s the RoKAF employs a huge variety of aircraft, many of which could be seen at the Seoul and Osan airshows. Furthermore the trusted F-4 Phantom II is still in service, flown as the F-4E in the air-air and air-ground role as well as still some RF-4C as a reconnaissance asset. These latter ones however are to be put out of service in 2012 and to be replaced by Recce-pod equipped F-16s.
Nonetheless, the view in the sky every once a while reveals some nice sights:
Being in that part of Asia Japan is not far to go and so there was a small detour planned around that trip to Korea. Before that however a short stop was done at Seoul's International Incheon airport, which offers a very nice visitors deck on the East side of the airfield. A little bit elevated there is an excellent view of the airport and nice light in the evening. Unfortunately the sun was hidden behind clouds that day:
Finding a convenient flight from Seoul to Tokyo was no problem and after a short hop I arrived in Japan.
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Frankie Lymon, Teenager
By: Legacy Staff
6 years ago
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers came by their name honestly, as one of the first great teen pop groups. Before New Edition and Tiffany and New Kids on the Block, before Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys and Hanson, before Justin Bieber and One Direction and Selena Gomez, Frankie Lymon and his bandmates put the "teen" in teenybopper.
Lymon was just 12 years old when he joined his first singing group, The Premiers. They quickly began writing their own songs, and by the time Lymon was 13 they had scored a 1956 hit single (under their new name, The Teenagers), "Why Do Fools Fall in Love."
The group's career was short but successful, with more singles like "I Want You to Be My Girl" hitting the charts before their breakup in 1957.
Lymon went on as a solo artist, racking up a few hot singles like "Little Bitty Pretty One."
Just as Frankie Lymon found success young, he died young as well – he was just 25 when he overdosed on heroin. Today would have been his 70th birthday, though it's hard to imagine one of the original teenagers entering his eighth decade. All these years later, he's still influencing generations of teen pop stars.
Written by Linnea Crowther


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MORTON — The village has a new liquor license classification.
Trustees unanimously approved Monday the creation of a Class I license that allows the consumption of beer and wine and seating outside of an establishment that has a Class A-3 license for on-site consumption of beer and wine.
One Class I license is available. More can be added.
"This is overdue, and a conservative start," said Trustee Stephen Newhouse.
Mayor Ron Rainson said establishments with a Class I license will add ambiance and sophistication to the downtown area.
Among the license requirements are the outside area must be adjacent to the Class 3-A business and accessible from the interior; the area can be on a sidewalk if it doesn't impede pedestrians; and amplified sounds or music or live entertainment must end by 10 p.m. Annual license fee is $120.
Establishments that can sell hard liquor for on-site consumption aren't eligible for a Class I license.
Also Monday, trustees:
n Approved changes in no-parking restrictions including making the north side of East Washington Street a no-parking zone from South Fourth Avenue to South Seventh Avenue.
There already was no parking on East Washington from South First Avenue to South Fourth.
Public Works Director Craig Loudermilk and Police Chief Craig Hilliard said the new restriction will improve the safety of two-way traffic on the narrow, 24-foot street.
But William Wagner, 611 E. Washington, who lives between South Fourth and South Seventh, said an unintended consequence of the move could be more traffic on the street.
n Approved a revision of the village's vicious dog ordinance so it mirrors state law.
Vicious dogs now are allowed out of their enclosure only for veterinary care, if there's an emergency or natural disaster that threatens the dog's life or to comply with a court order.
In all cases, the dog must be muzzled and on a leash no longer than six feet, and under the direct care of its owner or keeper.
n Approved an intergovernmental agreement developed by a committee of the Morton Economic Development Council that spells out requirements a business must meet to receive a property tax abatement for a construction or renovation project.
District 709 School Board and the Morton Public Libary Board also have approved the agreement. Morton Township, Morton Park District, Tazewell County and Illinois Central College boards must approve the agreement for it to be implemented.
Trustee Randy Belsley, who was on the committee that put together the agreement, said it has a conservative flavor because the five-year abatement schedule is 90 percent in the first year, 70 percent in the second year, and 50 percent in each of the final three years.
Steve Stein can be reached at 686-3114 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Read his Stein Time blog on pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @SpartanSteve.
Morton creates a Class I liquor license category
MORTON — The village has a new liquor license classification.


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Monday February 18, 2013
Whether straight, chunky, crinkly or wedges, we all love some delicious-tasting chips with a sprinkle of salt and a dash of vinegar from the chip shop.
They also taste great steaming hot from the oven, especially if they're one of Gordon Ramsay's own recipes.
Using garlic, rosemary and thyme, these oven-roasted traditional delights are not only bursting with flavour, but surprisingly healthy too.
Mark Chip Week, from February 18-24, with one of the Michelin-starred chef's recipes, or take American guru Martha Stewart's thin and crispy beet chips for a chip with a difference.
A quick and easy midweek meal that's sure to triumph with the whole family, chips are a long-standing British staple that perfectly compliment anything from meat to fish and pies.
Rustle up your own homecooked chips this week with one of our celebrity recipes.
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Jayco Rolling Out Redhawk 'C' For Open House
September 17, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Jayco Rolling Out Redhawk 'C' For Open House
Jayco Inc. will introduce to dealers the all-new, entry-level Redhawk Class C motorhome during this week's Elkhart County RV Open House at its campus in Middlebury, Ind.
The new Redhawk's floorplans range from 26 feet to 32 feet in length, providing a "high-quality motorhome in a compact style," according to a press release. Standard equipment includes a booth dinette with laminate top, three-burner range with range hood, 8-cubic-foot refrigerator and a microwave. Ample living space offers "elegant touches" such as Washington Glazed Maple cabinetry, pleated night shades throughout and brushed nickel cabinet hardware.
The 2013 Redhawk also features several available family-friendly components, including TV hookups with recept and coax, exterior storage compartments, in-dash radio and an electric slideout for more interior room.
Built to deliver power, the 2013 Redhawk's standard heavy-duty 6.8 liter Ford Triton V-10, 305-hp chassis includes a 130-amp alternator, 5,000 pound hitch, 55-gallon fuel tank and Hellwig helper springs. Redhawk's aerodynamic fiberglass front cap design reduces drag, helping to increase gas mileage. The front-end chassis design allows for increased airflow, increased GVWR and a revised suspension system to deliver solid handling.
Other notable features include 84-inch ceiling height, an electric entry step system, a chassis vibration isolation system and a large pass-through rear storage on select units. Other construction features include the Tuffshell vacuum-bonded laminated sidewalls with a welded aluminum frame core, tackless carpeting with padding throughout unit and rubber body mounts with Hellwig helper springs for a smooth ride.
The new Redhawk also comes with Jayco's Co-Pilot Warranty, offering the original purchaser a two-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.


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Dig This! UCL masters students at the Geffrye Museum
7 May 2013
Masters students from the UCL Institute of Archaeology are collaborating with the Geffrye Museum on an exciting project about gardening and happiness in the urban home.
Dig This! Gardening for Happiness and Well-Being! focuses on the interpretation of the Geffrye Museum gardens for visitors of all ages. A series of events will accompany the project including a garden exhibition, family workshops and a mobile phone tour guide.
Han Tau, one of 16 UCL masters students involved in the project, said: "Through these activities, we aim to establish the museum gardens as a centre of healthier, more conscious living within the urban context."
The next event
is on Saturday 11 May and will explore the theme of Lotions and Potions. Visitors
will be invited to create pampering products using herbs, flowers and plants
from the Geffrye gardens. Drop in to this free event between 10.30-12.30 and 14.00-16.00. Please see the events listing for more information.
The Museum and Site Interpretation course aims to foster a broad understanding of the general principles of effective communication with visitors to museums and heritage sites and encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning through the provision of supportive practical exercises and assessments.
This is the fourth year in which the Geffrye Museum has worked in partnership with Institute of Archaeology Masters students. These collaborations provide students with the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to real-life practice and gives them invaluable first-hand experience in the museum sector. Meanwhile, it helps the Geffrye Museum to engage with young people and encourage them to enjoy and learn from the museum's collections, buildings and gardens.
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About the Peace Portal
The Peace Portal is a free and open platform where every registered user can create online workspaces (communities) and share ideas using blogs.
The Portal wants to become a main tool in every conflict prevention practitioner work, by supporting:
- online projects
- events
- online dialogue and communication
- documents sharing and collaboration
- promotion of civil society organisations and their work
To use the Peace Portal is very simple: sign up for your free account and create your first community from the dashboard!
How can the Peace Portal support your work?
- Create a community to share your peace story, documents, reports, article and much more.
Publish your content online and connect with other peacebuilders using the Peace Portal Communities.
- Support your campaigns online, make them engaging, interactive, and cost efficient.
The Peace Portal can be used to create online working spaces. You can use it to quickly give an online dimension to your campaigns or public events: connect with your audience, get feedback, communicate online.
For example: 'Arts Competition People Building Peace' was a pilot project held on the Peace Portal where users could vote for their favourite illustrations representing peace, made by various school children in Western Balkans. The competition was organised by Nansen Dialogue Centres and GPPAC Western Balkans.
- Work together more efficiently with a custom community.
The Peace Portal offers the possibility to create your own customised online working space, in which members can communicate via discussion forums and blogs, can share documentation, pictures and videos, share events in a calendar, map content using the community Peace Map, edit documents together, and more. This is an ideal way to make collaboration with people and organisations working all over the world more efficient.
For example: GPPAC is using the GPPAC International Steering Group community to allows members from all over the world to communicate, collaborate, share and work on documents together with other GPPAC members. It mainly focuses on PME& Finance, Governance and logistical support of meeting.
Our Donors
The Peace Portal is an initiative of the GPPAC Foundation (Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict), supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and the City of The Hague. The Peace Portal has been developed in partnerships with other civil society organisations, inside and outside the Netherlands.
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Get Ready to Play Games at Work
Welcome to the world of "gamification"
There is a lot that business can learn from the gaming industry and the floodgates are about to open. Make sure you watch this amazing trend!
Being an avid gamer myself, I'm very excited about how gaming is moving from play into work. This fall, Cisco took our worldwide sales conference from an event where we used to fly 20,000 people into Vegas to hosting it online. This virtual environment was a great place for us to use video, web sharing, badges and quizzes to inspire, collaborate and teach.
In this video, I join Stanford University communications professor Byron Reeves and Mary Jo Kim, CEO of "Shufflebrain", to discuss this exciting new world of gaming. Here is the video.
"Mixing work and play"
I also want to share this week's Wall Street Journal piece about "mixing work and play." Can you really play on the job? The article describes what is happening in some large companies like IBM and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
Many of the same motivations and tactics used in your kid's Xbox game are being used in management training, data entry and just plain old brainstorming. Show up for a meeting on time or complete an assignment? You get a badge.
I also think Jane McGonigal, who directs game R&D at the Institute for the Future, had some great things to say at a TED talk recently. She discusses how gaming can solve some of the world's biggest problems. Worth the time to watch!
@kindlevixen: "TED: Gaming to make the world a better place http://t.co/wXziZJE"
Here is Jane's site if you want more information on what she is doing. Her book is visionary and worth the read.
Find out why games make us better and how they can change the world. Order your copy of the New York Times bestselling book Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World now. Get the book from an indie bookseller!
Looking for a book to get you thinking on gaming ideas for your own workplace? Byron Reeves' book "Total Engagement" is fantastic and gives you a lot of great ideas if you are implementing or designing a game for work. I learned a lot from reading it and from spending time with him.
I also want to share with you two of my blogs – written in 2009 – describing Cisco's experience with gaming and alternate reality. Now two years later, I'm happy to see other companies being so engaged in this new trend! As always, I'd love your feedback.
Cisco Gets Real with Alternate Reality Games: As I promised in my blog last week, here's a closer look at the alternate reality game (ARG) that was developed for the Cisco Global Sales Meeting. I give you a chance at the end of my blog to experience for yourself what it's like to play the game.
Gaming Your Virtual Event: Games and the inclusion of them during a virtual event has been a hot topic as of late. The main questions I see being asked is when do you include games and what types of game do you include to support a virtual event.
Always remember that rule number one about being a "Tech Nowist" is that you have to embrace change. Gaming will change business and this is a trend you need to start watching, learning and doing your own experiments in order to be able to leverage.
Enjoy …gaming is fun!
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NEW BEDFORD — Kat Guillotte scored 13 of her game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter to help lead New Bedford to a 44-43 win over Norwell at the Beardsworth-Gonsalves Gymnasium on Saturday.
NEW BEDFORD — Kat Guillotte scored 13 of her game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter to help lead New Bedford to a 44-43 win over Norwell at the Beardsworth-Gonsalves Gymnasium on Saturday.
Guillotte made two clutch free throws in the final seconds to seal the victory after getting fouled following a steal by Chandrea Grant.
Courtney Jenkins and Cassie White played key roles in New Bedford's tremendous defensive effort against a pair of Norwell six-footers in the paint. The Whalers fronted both players the whole game and their guards did a nice job rotating into the lane to help out and throw off the Clippers' rythym on offense.
WHAT IT MEANS: The win was the first of the season for the Whalers, who snapped a seven-game losing streak.
NEW BEDFORD COACH JASON BENNETT: "It was an all around solid performance from the entire team and it was great to see the kids get rewarded for their effort with the win. Norwell is a very good high school team who should do very well in the state tournament. We're hoping that beating them will be a confidence booster for our young team."
NEW BEDFORD STATS: Alyssa Kellick added 10 points and Grant finished with nine points in support of Guillotte, who drained four 3-pointers.
NOTES: The Whalers trailed 23-19 at halftime and 37-29 heading into the fourth quarter, where they outscored the Clippers 15-6 with some clutch play down the stretch in a tight game. ... New Bedford returns to action on Wednesday for a 6:30 p.m. game at Duxbury.
Walsh 1-7-9, Gunning 3-0-8, Plansky 1-0-2, Barcomb 2-1-5, Liuzzi 1-0-2, Diggins 6-4-17. Totals: 14-12-43.
New Bedford (1-7, 0-0 Big 3)
Kellick 3-4-10, Guillotte 7-2-20, Soares 1-1-3, Jenkins 1-0-2, Grant 4-1-9. Totals: 16-8-44.
Norwell 9 14 14 6 — 43
New Bedford 10 9 10 15 — 44
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Masterpiece Classic "Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2 - All The Things You Are" Harry, desiring to impress Beryl, and Johnny enter the world of boxing and, as their big fight draws closer, the boys are determined to reign victorious. Upstairs, as Lady Agnes and Sir Hallam drift further apart, she is reacquainted with someone who shows her an exciting world away from 165 Eaton Place. Meanwhile Sir Hallam makes a dangerous decision that will change his life. Part 4 of 6G
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New Tricks "Diamond Geezers" The murder of a police informant reawakens old wounds and threatens reputations of the members of UCOS. Standing in an effort to prove himself, compromises his own safety.G
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NASA has added two more milestones to Louisville-based Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems' Dream Chaser program, totaling $15 million additional dollars for its development.
SNC's Space Act Agreement under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative was amended last week, bringing the Dream Chaser program's value to $227.5 million.
"SNC is pleased to be awarded this new NASA investment and we will make valuable use of the additional $15 million in funding," said Mark Sirangelo, corporate vice president and head of SNC's Space Systems, in a news release. "The addition of these two funded milestones will allow our team to continue the advancement of the Dream Chaser Space System."
These optional milestones extend SNC's period of performance from May 2014 to August 2014, specifically funding the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the vehicle and extra testing on the reaction control system.
Sierra Nevada is one of three companies still receiving funding under the CCiCap initiative, which is designed to help U.S. companies develop spacecraft and rocket combinations capable of launching from U.S. soil. The Louisville company is the only one building a resusable, lifting body vehicle that can land on a runway.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants European countries to increase pressure on Israel to freeze West Bank settlement construction, Maariv reported.
Abbas left Monday on a trip to Germany, Belgium and Italy, the Hebrew daily said.
The trip comes amid reports from Palestinian sources that Israel is considering halting American-initiated peace talks and a pending prisoner release, Maariv said.
"Abbas and the Palestinian leadership hear the opinions in Israel that are talking about the possibility of freezing talks because of recent events and are preparing an alternative plan ... with the goal of winning international recognition for a Palestinian state," the report said.
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators have met several times in the American-sponsored talks, which have a goal of reaching a peace agreement in nine months.


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The FBI, Marion County Sheriff's Office and Melcher-Dallas Police Department are investigating a pair of ATM break-ins in Melcher-Dallas early Monday. According to Sheriff Ron Goemaat, two local businesses, Mason's Auto and D n S Grocery, were broken into around 3:20am Monday. The suspects took out the security cameras and proceeded to break into the ATMs stealing an unknown amount of money.
Stu Job, President of Iowa State Savings Bank who owns the ATM in D n S Grocery, says to his knowledge this is the first time in the more than 100 year history of the bank that it has been robbed.
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BEIRUT -- Amid dire warnings that funds are running low to care for victims of the Syrian conflict, the United Nations said Wednesday that donors had pledged about $1.5 billion to help war-battered Syrians, exceeding the U.N.'s target appeal.
"The situation in Syria is catastrophic and getting worse by the day," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a major donor conference in Kuwait.
The cash is meant to assist Syrian civilians during the next six months, but officials say much of it could be used up before then if the humanitarian scenario in the country continues to decline.
The donors' gathering in Kuwait came a day after the latest reported atrocity in Syria: the discovery of the bodies of dozens of men along a muddy canal in the northern city of Aleppo, all apparently victims of extrajudicial execution. As is usually the case in Syria, each side blamed the other for the mass killing.


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|System: PC*, PS3, Xbox 360
|Dev: Trapdoor
|Pub: Electronic Arts
|Release: March 13, 2012
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence
The controls are remarkably simple for such a clever game—you'll play most of the game with just your directional input (the arrow keys on PC) and the teleport button. Also, the graphics are a little primitive—let's just say it's obvious the game has indie roots, even though it's published by EA—but they're also clean, charming, and effective, and they're rarely so bad as to be distracting. Similarly, the sound isn't overly elaborate, with all of the scientists being voiced by the same actor and bare-bones sound effects.
(Note to PC gamers: If you get horrendous screen tearing at first, as I did, you'll want to force VSYNC on through your graphics card, because it's not included in the options menu. Why do so many developers fail to make this easier for us? I have no idea.)
If there's a flaw in Warp, it's that when the game is over, you're left wanting more—with more investment in the graphics and more levels, this title could easily have commanded several times the asking price of $10. Anyone who likes stealth, puzzle-solving, quirky humor, and a mixing of the childish and the gruesome will love Warp, and there's easily enough fuel left in this concept to power a sequel or two. What's more, this title introduces us to a promising new developer in Trapdoor—their next project, a platformer called Fez, is also coming out soon. All around, Warp is a success, and a fine example of what indie developers can accomplish when they aim high.
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Hello fellows,
I had a question that has been itching me and I have not been able to find an answer too.
Can anyone tell me relative time tables if someone is traveling at the speed of light.
For example: If I travel for 10 year in Light Speed, how many earth years would transpire in real time.
I suppose I can figure it out by doing the math right, but perhaps someone knows of an existing table
or a converter of some sorts. Any help would be appreciated, if not thanks for looking at the thread


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'It's a sight to see a bold man die!'
To-night we drink but a sorrowful cup . .
Hush! silence! and fill your glasses up.
Christ be with us! Hold out and say:
'Here's to the Boy that died this day!'
Wasn't he bold as the boldest here?
Red coat or black did he ever fear?
With the bite and the drop, too, ever free?
He died like a man. . . . I was there to see!
The gallows was black, our cheeks were white
All underneath in the morning light;
The bell ceased tolling swift as thought,
And out the murdered Boy was brought.
There he stood in the daylight dim,
With a Priest on either side of him;
Each Priest look'd white as he held his book,
But the man between had a brighter look!
Over the faces below his feet
His gray eye gleam'd so keen and fleet:
He saw us looking; he smiled his last . . .
He couldn't wave, he was pinioned fast.
This was more than one could bear,
For the lass who loved him was with us there;
She stood in the rain with her dripping shawl
Over her head, for to see it all.
But when she met the Boy's last look,
Her lips went white, she turned and shook;
She didn't scream, she didn't groan,
But down she dropt as dead as stone.
He saw the stir in the crowd beneath,
And I saw him tremble and set his teeth;
But the hangman came with a knavish grace
And drew the nightcap over his face.
Then I saw the Priests, who still stood near,
Pray faster and faster to hide their fear;
They closed their eyes, I closed mine too.
And the deed was over before I knew.
The crowd that stood all round of me
Gave one dark plunge like a troubled sea;
And I knew by that the deed was done,
And I opened my eyes and saw the sun.
The gallows was black, the sun was white,
There he hung, half hid from sight;
The sport was over, the talk grew loud,
And they sold their wares to the mighty crowd.
We walked away with our hearts full sore,
And we met a hawker before a door,
With a string of papers an arm's-length long,
A dying speech and a gallows song.
It bade all people of poor estate
Beware of O'Murtogh's evil fate;
It told how in old Ireland's name
He had done red murther and come to shame.
Never a word was sung or said
Of the murder'd mother, a ditch her bed,
Who died with her newborn babe that night,
While the blessed cabin was burning bright.
Nought was said of the years of pain,
The starving stomach, the madden'd brain,
The years of sorrow and want and toil,
And the murdering rent for the bit of soil.
Nought was said of the murther done
On man and woman and little one,
Of the bitter sorrow and daily smart
Till he put cold lead in the traitor's heart.
But many a word had the speech beside:
How he repented before he died;
How, brought to sense by the sad event,
He prayed for the Queen and the Parliament!
What did we do, and mighty quick,
But tickle that hawker's brains with a stick;
And to pieces small we tore his flam,
And left him quiet as any lamb!
Pass round your glasses! now lift them up!
Powers above, 'tis a bitter cup!
Christ be with us! Hold out and say:
'Here's to the Boy that died this day!'
Here's his health! — for bold he died;
Here's his health! — and it's drunk in pride:
The finest sight beneath the sky
Is to see how bravely a MAN can die.
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I am part of a pretty big money league that has owners scattered all over the country from work. Most of them in STL with a few in SoCal. I am the only one in the NW. Typically, over the years, I have been able to draft Seahawk players late and I always draft their defense, even of it is for a backup.
This year was different, guys were drafting Lynch in the first round, Edwards, Wilson, Baldwin all went before I drafted Rice late, someone even drafted Golden Tate. The defense was the second one gone before I could even think about a defense. I haven't had this kind of problem since SA was at his peak. I ended up drafting Turbin late because I figure he might see some time in lieu of Lynch, but wasn't sure I would actually have the chance to start him.
If anything, the Seahawks are getting a lot more attention than previous years. That may not translate to Seahawk wins, but it is proof to me that they are on the radar and folks are recognizing their talent or potential.
RW went in the 3rd round! A Rookie!
It seems that Seahawk fans aren't the only ones who are paying attention to the 2012 team.


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Roger Goodell Signs Massive 5-Year Extension
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is signing a contract extension to remain in his position through 2024. ESPN reports the five-year deal is expected pay Goodell about $40-million per year. Goodell has served as commissioner of the league since 2006, earning more than $200-million in that time.
Despite the big numbers, there is a chance the Goodell does not see all that money. The ESPN report says that "85 percent of the total potential compensation package is from bonuses, which would be subject to ownership approval and validation." The NFL has seen TV ratings and stadium attendance drop in the past few seasons as fans have become upset with players kneeling during the national anthem and the revelations about CTE and the toll the sport takes on players' health after they retire.
If Goodell is unable to right the ship and get fans to start tuning in, the owners could vote to deny him some of the bonus money.
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Can Washington agree on anything? Yes, the Nats
Other ballclubs may stake the claim to "America's team," but when it comes to the nation's political class, it's the Washington Nationals in a landslide.
On their way to Washington's first postseason baseball appearance since 1933, the Nationals last year won the affection of many politicians, policymakers and pundits. In a city where squabbling sides can't seem to agree on anything, the Nationals united the likes of Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Ben Bernanke, Charles Krauthammer and James Carville in common cause.
McConnell, the Republican Senate leader from Kentucky, is a self-described Nats "fanatic," who compared the team's crushing playoff loss last year to a death in the family.
"It affected me for days. It had a huge impact," he said. While fellow Republican Mitt Romney's loss in the presidential election was worse, McConnell added with a laugh, the Nats' defeat "was a close second."
"Mitch and I watch virtually every Nationals game," said Reid, the Senate Democratic leader from Nevada. "We don't watch them together, but we talk about it quite often."
Reid even credits their shared interest as fans with helping the parties get along a little better: "It's obvious it hasn't helped very much, but it's helped. Any time you have something that creates conversation, that's good. And that's created a lot of conversation."
Conversations between Reid and McConnell have taken a turn for the worse this year, and so have the Nats, who are under .500 and a long shot to make the playoffs after many experts predicted they'd be a World Series team this season.
A recent blowup between the two Senate leaders could as easily have taken place on the diamond. Prompted by Reid's threat to change the Senate's rules if Republicans continued to block votes on several of President Obama's presidential nominees, the row stopped just short of them going nose to nose like a manager and umpire over a questioned call.
"If we don't pull back from the brink here," McConnell said, "my friend the majority leader's going to be remembered as the worst leader of the Senate ever." Tempers cooled and with coaxing from other senators, the two sides reached an agreement for allowing votes to fill the several vacancies.
Carville, the Democratic political consultant and sometimes TV pundit, calls himself "deep, deep, deep, deep, deep way into the Nats," but he recognized the team isn't going to solve political gridlock in Washington.
"I think we can ascribe too much to baseball. Freud once said a cigar is just a cigar," he said with a laugh. "Maybe sometimes a baseball game is just a baseball game."
Still, you can add the Nationals to the shortlist of causes that members of both parties support in Washington, such as motherhood and the American flag.
Bob Stevenson, a Washington lobbyist and former Senate GOP leadership spokesman, said all political stripes and creatures are represented at Nationals Park: "Liberals, conservatives, tea party activists, socialists, progressives, independents, Democrats, Republicans, lobbyists, lawyers, reformers, New Dealers, Reaganites, Clintonistas, etc. -- and it's one of the few places you can witness them all pulling for the same team."
Washington lost two teams called the Senators in the 20th century -- first to Minnesota and then to Texas -- leaving the city devoid of baseball from 1972 to 2004. Bob Schieffer, CBS News' chief Washington correspondent, said that during that drought, Washingtonians wondered how the city could be the capital of the free world and not have a baseball team.
"We needed one, came to believe we deserved one, and saw it as a matter of credibility, maybe even national security -- how could Washington be Washington, an example to the world, without a ballclub?" said Schieffer, a Texas native who came to D.C. in 1969. "I actually heard people take that line, and they sounded like they believed it. I more or less believed it myself."
Now, members of the city's political establishment can often be seen at the local ballpark.
Last season, Vice President Joe Biden attended a Nationals game, as did House members, senators, Cabinet members, military leaders and Supreme Court justices. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is sometimes spotted at the stadium, eschewing his suit for jeans, a short-sleeve shirt and a worn-out red Nats cap. Before the 2012 season, he was one of the few experts -- albeit not a baseball one -- to accurately predict the team's success.
"This is the year. We're very optimistic," he told ABC News in March of last year.
Then, on the eve of the playoffs, Bernanke wrote a Wall Street Journal opinion piece holding the Nationals out as an example for Washington to follow. "People decry the absence of leadership in Washington these days. My response: Look no further than the home-team dugout at Nationals Park," Bernanke wrote.
President Barack Obama calls the Nationals his second-favorite team, after his hometown Chicago White Sox. In 2010, while marking the 100th anniversary of presidential first pitches in Washington, he took the mound in a Nationals jacket and a White Sox cap. Last year, at a campaign event the day after the Nats clinched a playoff berth, Obama congratulated the team for bringing postseason baseball back to Washington and predicted, incorrectly as it turned out, a Nationals-White Sox World Series.
When the Nationals hosted this city's first postseason baseball in 79 years, Major League Baseball scheduled the game for a weekday afternoon -- prompting many Washingtonians to play hooky, or at least leave the office early.
"For me, what stood out was the number of people who had clearly just bailed on work," recalled Fox News analyst Juan Williams, a season-ticket holder. "Because much like me, they had the baseball cap or a jacket or something, but you could see from the shoes and the pants they had taken off the suit jacket."
The next day's game coincided with the vice presidential debate between Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, so many politicians and pundits had a conflict. Krauthammer, a conservative columnist and Nats season-ticket holder, caught the beginning of the game but left in the fifth inning to get to Fox News for his television appearance that night. At the studio, he watched the Nats bring in Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning of a 1-1 game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
"Now I'm kind of a nervous Nellie when it comes to Clippard, 'cause I've been there for two of his meltdowns," Krauthammer recalled. So before he went on the air, the already miked Krauthammer said to no one in particular, "I think I'm going to be the first person on live television to have a heart attack on the air."
In Danville, Ky., the site of the vice presidential debate, Fox News host Bret Baier heard Krauthammer's comment in his earpiece during a commercial break, and asked, "Charles, are you all right?"
The Nats wound up winning on a ninth-inning home run by Jayson Werth, but lost the fifth-and-deciding game the next night after blowing a 6-0 lead.
Baseball has been a draw for Washington politicians for more than a century. Back in 1924, after the Senators won their first pennant, President Calvin Coolidge honored the team at an event near the White House. Coolidge mentioned a request he had received from Rep. John F. Miller of Washington state to call a special session of Congress that Saturday so lawmakers could sneak out and watch the first game of the World Series.
"Mr. Miller has such judgment and his sense of public psychology is so accurate that I do not need to say what party he represents," Coolidge said of his fellow Republican.


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A re-energized Mitt Romney took the stage at the first of three presidential debates last week, and outperformed and outshined President Obama.
Governor Romney stood toe to toe with the president on taxes, health care and deficit control, and deserves a lot of credit for what was obviously thoughtful and thorough preparation.
Even the pundits and the liberal news media were forced to admit that, hey, this guy Romney did OK. Many wouldn't actually admit defeat, but it was clear from the interviews the networks did with undecided voters that Romney articulated a plan that they could understand and presented himself as a candidate they would consider voting for.
Romney pointed out the failures of the president's first term while promising Americans a different country if he was elected. The president appeared flustered and had a hard time looking at Romney. On the other hand, Romney remained calm and determined.
Obama focused his attacks on what he has dubbed Romney's "trickle-down" tax plan. He described it as a "five-trillion-dollar budget buster," one that would give tax breaks to the rich and hold the middle class hostage.
Romney vehemently denied Obama's characterization of his plan, saying, "Mr. President, you're entitled to your own house and your own airplane, but not your own facts." Zinger!
Romney repeatedly defended his plan, saying that if elected, he would not pass any tax plan that added to the deficit, further explaining that he wants to lower rates and broaden the tax base by eliminating deductions. He promised not to reduce the share of taxes paid by the wealthy, and would lower tax rates for small businesses.
Romney wasn't afraid to take on the elephants in the administration, saying that while he, too, is in favor of green energy, he did not support the $90 billion in subsidies handed out, much of which has not gained any returns and ended up in losses, like Solyndra.
I stood up and cheered when Romney said that we must cut our dependence on foreign oil and increase drilling here in North America, and promised that a Romney administration would approve the Keystone Pipeline System from Canada. Bravo!


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Lady Gaga covers Harper's Bazaar magazine's May 2011 issue, on newsstands Tuesday (April 26).
Here's what the 25-year-old pop star had to share:
On plastic surgery: "I have never had plastic surgery, and there are many pop singers who have. I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification."
On being an artist: "I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me."
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NEW YORK (AP) — One person was fired from the New York City medical examiner's office and another was suspended after a review found that some DNA samples weren't sent to a state database.
The office announced the actions Thursday. It also said steps had been taken to ensure that proper procedures are followed and that an outside expert will be brought in to do a complete review of the lab's management.
The review, which was undertaken in the wake of an unrelated rape kit problem, found that 55 DNA samples had been uploaded to a local database only, when they should have been uploaded to a state database. The office said those 55 samples were out of 25,000 samples processed since 2000, when the system was put in place. It was unclear over what time frame the samples in question were improperly handled.
"All profiles must be uploaded and the failure is not acceptable for a world-class DNA lab that prides itself on accuracy and attention to detail," the lab said.
Of the 55 samples, one led to an investigative lead in connection to a 2006 burglary, while the other 54 didn't produce any new evidence, the office said.
The office said employees who knew of the problem didn't report it in a timely manner. The deputy director of quality assurance has been fired and the director suspended pending further review.
Other steps that have been taken include automatic uploading of all eligible DNA profiles, as well as requiring a supervisor to be in the evidence exam rooms at all times.
The review was undertaken after the office found errors made by a laboratory technician who was hired in 2001 and resigned in 2011. The medical examiner's office determined that the technician, who handled evidence in more than 800 sexual assault cases during her nine-year tenure, failed to detect existing biological evidence in at least two dozen instances.
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There\'s been no shortage of doom and gloom in the last few sessions.
Some MarketWatch columns have said stocks are screeching as they lose momentum, the party\'s over for tech and cash is best in the short term.
Strategists at Citi Private Bank have a more upbeat take. They argue that investors and the press have forgotten what it\'s like to experience intra-year tumbles for riskier assets after \"five quarters of exceptionally low market volatility.\"
\"Periodic \'counter-trend\' rallies and selloffs are the norm, rather than exception in markets,\" said Steven Weiting and Shawn Snyder of Citi Private Bank in a note Tuesday. \"Investors may forget that global shares suffered an intra-year correction of 24% within 2011 (-19% for U.S. shares) within the current, historic bull market recovery.\"
The accompanying chart shows the S&P 500\'s five-year advance, with its sharp drop in the middle of 2011 marked in red.
Weiting and Snyder also downplay the recent selling in biotech and Internet stocks, which many have described as momentum plays. Facebook has been down more than 20% from its peak, and the iShares Nasdaq Biotech ETF has endured a six-week losing streak.
\"Listening to recent press coverage of a \'growth tech\' collapse – as several U.S. tech issues have quickly sold off more than 20% – might leave listeners to think the entire U.S. equity universe has fallen similarly,\" the strategists wrote. But in fact, the S&P 500 is down just moderately from its record close on April 2.
The meltdown for IT and biotech has been compared to the dot-com bust in 2000, and for some stocks, the comparison seems like a good one, the Citi note says. However, the note suggests momentum does \"not represent the entirety of the fundamental positive case\" for stocks.
Money is just starting to move into U.S. stocks, according to Weiting and Snyder. \"While we believe corporate profits and shares will post far more moderate returns in the coming two years than the past two, end investor inflows into U.S. markets only began in earnest last year, reversing many years of decline,\" they said.
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Tennessee State placed four players in double figures to slip past the Lady Bucs (1-1). ETSU had come into the Gentry Center following a season-opening victory at preseason Ohio Valley Conference favorite Tennessee Tech on Friday.
Lakisha Clay led the Lady Tigers balanced scoring attack with 17 points while Quanecia Fletcher came off the bench to score 15 points and have six steals. Kendra Bailey had 12 points and game-high 11 rebounds. Leslie Dean rounded out the double figure scoring with 11 points for the Lady Tigers. TSU shot 23-59 (39 percent) from the floor and 15-22 (68 percent from the free throw line.
ETSU was led by sophomore guard Holly Moring's (Irmo, S.C.) 12 points. Junior guard B.J.Banjo (Baltimore, Md.) scored 11 and freshman guard Alisha Holmes (Orangeburg, S.C.) added 10 for the Lady Bucs. ETSU was 17-42 from the field (40.5 percent) and 15-28 from the free throw line (43.8 percent).
TSU took the lead for good at 53-51 on a Clay field goal with 1:54 remaining. The game featured 10 lead changes and nine ties.
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Santa Clara is proud to announce 19 student-athletes have been named to the 2009 West Coast Conference Fall All-Academic Team, including eight to the first team. The Santa Clara list was highlighted by WCC champion and All-American Stephanie Wilson (cross country) and WCC Defensive Player of the Year Jordan Angeli (women's soccer).
The following is a list of those from Santa Clara named to the WCC Fall All-Academic Team:
Men's Cross Country: Chris Sampson and Nguyen Le
Women's Cross Country: Stephanie Wilson
Men's Soccer: Eric Masch
Women's Soccer: Jordan Angeli, Kiki Bosio and Katherine Reyonolds
Volleyball: Lindsy Davigeadono and Dana Knudsen
The following is a list of those from Santa Clara named to the WCC Fall All-Academic Honorable Mention Team:
Men's Cross Country: John Laughlin, Chris Mosier, Matt Savage and Austin Jones
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The work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser is one of Austria's most significant contributions to art history in post-war modernism. In spite of his immense popularity, which the skilled networker and ambitious artist attained early in his career, the myth of the lone genius and eccentric outsider prevails to this day. In the exhibition Hundertwasser, Japan and the Avant-Garde the Belvedere has set out to rediscover the artist's early work. A thematic approach places Hundertwasser in the context of the avant-garde movement, aiming to counter this myth and reveal new ways of looking at his art as a whole. In doing so, the exhibition explores the artist's connections with Japan in the 1950s and his significance within the international avant-garde movement. For the first time in Vienna the show is bringing together masterpieces by Hundertwasser and works by Shinkichi Tajiri, Akira Kito, Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Pierre Alechinsky, Constant, Corneille, Sam Francis, and Mark Tobey. Another first is that these artists are being shown with Hundertwasser from the point of view of the Far Eastern influences on their work.
A Nonconformist Pioneer of the Avant-Garde
As revealed by the many documents that were researched for this exhibition, Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an adept networker and determined artist, who achieved high prices for his work on the international art market even in the mid-1950s. At the same time he was seen as a mysterious and misunderstood outsider as his attitude toward art and life, which he wanted to see closely linked, did not conform to traditional Western ways of thinking.
In the 1950s many artists approached their metier in an unprecedented way by defining the relationship between artist and viewer and work and world in a new and abstract manner. Far Eastern philosophers became a vital source of inspiration – the holistic view of art at the time often looked toward process-oriented ways of thinking from China and Japan. In addition, Zen Buddhism provided a welcome stimulus for many artists in North America and Europe. Hundertwasser was able to combine this age-old Far Eastern wisdom with Europe's scientific and analytical traditions of thought to interpret these in his own way for his art. His key work The Big Way from the Belvedere's collection is a classic example of the interplay between Far Eastern philosophy and Western abstract art.
The Cult around Art and around Life?The exhibition is divided into six themes – Architecture, Garden, Japan, The Line, Journey – Way – Process, and Freedom and Abstraction. Architecture addresses Hundertwasser's plea for individual creative freedom – everybody can, should and must build –, while Garden illustrates his early interest in Japanese garden culture and the ecological awareness this awakened in him. The Line focuses on how Hundertwasser introduced the vegetative spiral, embodying the processes of nature and life in his art, and Journey – Way – Process as well as Freedom and Abstraction demonstrate how the processes of painting, living, and reflection always coincided in his work and free thinking took precedence over art's formal criteria. For the first time the exhibition is uniting works by Hundertwasser with those of his companions and colleagues, who also found inspiration for their art by studying Far Eastern philosophy.
In autumn 2013, the exhibition Hundertwasser, Japan and the Avant-Garde will be on view at the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen near Amsterdam. The museum already made a name for itself in the 1990s, when it embarked on a scholarly analysis of the relationship between Japanese culture and abstraction in Western art. This show will now convey the subject to a wide international audience. This second presentation of the exhibition in the Netherlands is also the result of the research undertaken by the curators Harald Krejci and Axel Köhne, who primarily concentrated on thematic similarities between Hundertwasser's art and that of the Cobra artists Pierre Alechinsky, Constant, Corneille, and Shinkichi Tajiri. Some 50 principal works by Hundertwasser, some of which have rarely been presented in public, will be complemented by more than 30 works by international artists. www.cobra-museum.nl


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We want to thank everyone who submitted their photos to the 2011 Oregon International Air Show Photo Contest. This year, there were more than 260 fantastic entries. Here are the winners and semi-finalists.
The photos were judged by a panel of 8 judges consisting of Air Show staff, board members and volunteers. There where two rounds of judging. In the first round, judges were given 3 votes for both "In The Air" and "On The Ground" categories to select the semi-finalists. In the second round, each judge was given 2 votes for "In The Air" and "On The Ground" and 1 vote for "Best Overall". All information that could identify the photographer was removed in both rounds to ensure contest integrity. In each round the decisions were difficult and in many cases it was a single vote that made the difference. Photos were judged on their creativity, energy, emotion and how they capture the essence of the Air Show.
Category winners will receive a framed 11"x17" of their image and 2 VIP tickets with parking to the 2012 Oregon International Air Show.
Runner's up will receive a framed 11"x17" of their image.
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"Today Apple announced the MacBook Pro. It has quite a few changes compared to the previous PowerBook. For one, it uses an Intel Core Duo (formally known as Yonah) chip. This is a dual core processor and no, unlike what Steve Jobs stated, this does not have two processors. This will help a lot with responsiveness. I've been dreaming of a dual core laptop for quite a while. However, the realization of my dream coupled with the changes seen makes me cry", writes Unsanity. UPDATE: Windows XP won't run on the new Intel Macs because of EFI. Vista is supposed to work though.
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- 67% rayon, 28% cotton, 5% spandex
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- Rise: 6" (15 cm), inseam: 32" (81 cm), leg opening: 20" (51 cm)
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Authorities have now confirmed seven deaths in Arkansas after a severe storm
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LONDON (AP) - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron are vowing that military operations in Libya will continue until Moammar Gadhafi stops his attacks against civilians and surrenders power. At a news conference in London, Obama says there will be no "let up" in the pressure that NATO is applying. Cameron says he and Obama agree they need to turn up the heat on Libya.


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