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Business groups against Ballot Question 2, a proposed constitutional amendment to raise New Jersey's minimum wage, took to the Seaside Heights boardwalk this morning to announce the launching of a statewide campaign opposing the measure.
It's the latest attempt to rally opposition to the measure, which not only would increase minimum wage by $1, to $8.25, but also tie future increases to the consumer price index, which is of a particular concern to the business community.
Tom Bracken, president and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, knows business groups have an uphill fight – but it's one he insists is worth fighting until the Nov. 5 vote.
"Ballot Question 2 would have a chilling effect on economic growth, especially in the wake of superstorm Sandy," he said. "It would cause already cautious employers to cut jobs and reduce hours."
Bracken added that despite recently passed business incentives, companies thinking of relocating to the state might think twice "when they see the level of government intrusion into the private sector that this amendment represents."
Joe Olivo, a Moorestown business owner and chair of the National Federation of Independent Business New Jersey's leadership council, said that the hike would drive up the costs for employers and in turn, hurt the people the amendment is designed to help.
"The people who will suffer first and worst if Question 2 passes are the employees who need the jobs that we provide," Olivo said.
Seaside Park business owner Bobby Stewart, whose retro arcade on Funtown Pier was destroyed in the recent boardwalk fire, attempted to provide a firsthand account as to why the proposed hike would be bad for small businesses.
"We've had two bad hits this year," Stewart said. "We had Sandy, we had the fire. This amendment would be the third bad hit. It would just devastate us."
Meanwhile, those in support of raising the minimum wage are also stepping up their efforts as November approaches.
Gordon MacInnes, president of Trenton think tank New Jersey Policy Perspective, said that despite the claims of the chamber and the NFIB, history shows minimum wage increases do not lead to job losses or reduced opportunities for workers.
"The business lobby's arguments against giving New Jersey's low-wage workers a leg up with a modest increase in the minimum wage just aren't supported by facts or history," MacInnes said. "The sky won't fall, jobs won't be lost and the economy won't collapse if we treat workers who are struggling to get by in this high-cost state with respect."
Corinne Horowitz, a business representative from the New Jersey Main Street Alliance, agrees. She adds that local businesses stand to gain if people have more money in their pockets.
"Real small business owners across New Jersey support raising the minimum wage," Horowitz said. "Business owners who work shoulder-to-shoulder with their employees know them and care about them and they also know that $7.25 isn't enough to live on in New Jersey."


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The Gamecocks hit the field with their star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who couldn't face higher expectations after an offseason that saw talk of sitting out his junior season to protect his NFL draft stock.
COLUMBIA — During a drill at South Carolina's first practice of the spring, fellow defensive lineman and former South Pointe teammate Gerald Dixon inadvertently grazed star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney's face.
Clowney didn't storm off the practice field. Instead, he and Dixon shared a couple of laughs as he finished off practice.
After an eventful offseason filled with controversy about whether or not Clowney should sit out the upcoming season and train for the 2014 NFL draft, perhaps the best player in college football and his USC teammates hit the practice field on Tuesday afternoon at the Proving Grounds.
Carolina defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward said the topic of Clowney potentially sitting out a season to avoid injury and protect his draft stock was never discussed.
"He loves competing. He loves playing with his teammates, and he knows he's got a lot of goals that he still wants to reach here. There was never any issue of him not playing," Ward said.
Ward did have a meeting with the rising junior and his parents this offseason, but the discussion was focused on what Clowney needs to do to become a better player.
Ward said the No. 1 thing he needs from his star is constant effort, something Clowney has struggled with at times during the past two years.
"If I could get him to play 100 percent every time, he might be unstoppable. If you want to be the No. 1 player picked in the draft you've got to play hard. He understands that," Ward said. "It's not that he takes (plays) off. If he wants to make a play it's obvious he's shown he can do that. I want him to make a play every time. I want him to give me that effort."
Ward said in addition to effort, Clowney has to handle the fame that he's going to receive this season.
His hit during the Outback Bowl on Michigan running back Vincent Smith is still being shown on ESPN and will likely continue to be shown leading up to the upcoming season.
He's also being mentioned as a potential Heisman candidate after finishing sixth last year.
"He understands that there are going to be a lot of people that want to get close to him. We're going to try to keep it as normal as possible. We will try to stretch it a little bit to limit what he does because there's going to be a lot of people who want him to do things," Ward said. "He understands that this is a big year coming for him performance wise, academically and athletically. He's done a good job the last two or three weeks of handling the situation and we hope he continues the way he's going."

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Pending approval of a final implementation plan, a controversial interstate energy expansion project got the green light from state and federal regulatory officials to construct nearly 7 miles of natural gas pipeline through central New Jersey.
The $341 million Northeast Supply Link project is designed to expand the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co.'s existing underground pipeline infrastructure to transport natural gas produced by Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale fields to northeastern markets. The project is expected to deliver gas to Princeton and New York by November 2013, with construction scheduled to begin this spring, according to a spokeswoman for the project's owner, Tulsa-based natural gas transporter Williams Partners LP.
According to the firm's website, the Transco gas pipeline already extends 25 miles between Roseland and Rutherford, and the expansion project will install a new 6.7-mile loop of pipes 42 inches in diameter through Hunterdon County.
But that proposed Stanton loop has met fierce criticism from the state's environmental groups since Williams first filed an application for the project in December with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which approved it last Friday.
"How many gas pipeline expansion projects do we need across the state as the gas drillers are announcing they are decreasing production?" Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club, said in a statement. "These projects are all speculative and driven by the supply side. Pennsylvania gets the money, New York gets the gas and we get the pipe."
The less contentious piece of the project — which involves constructing a new 25,000-horsepower compressor facility in Essex County — is slated to begin this month, as the proposed site was unscathed by Hurricane Sandy, the spokeswoman said.
Frank Ferazzi, vice president and general manager of Williams Partners' gas pipeline business, said in a statement the company "appreciates the FERC's thorough review of this project, and we look forward to providing our customers with additional access to clean energy."
As a whole, the Transco system currently includes 10,200 miles of pipes, which transport natural gas to markets throughout the Northeast and Southeast. The expansion will increase the current system's daily capacity by 3 percent.


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Oscar/Tony Award-Winning Joel Grey, Composer/Lyricist Stephen Schwartz, Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray), Jason Alexander, Scheduled to Appear Live & Via Video March 23rd at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts for SHOWSEARCH (www.lafestival.org), the Festival of New American Musicals' National Search for Best 10-Minute Musical Written by 16-25-Year-Olds
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles based Festival of New American Musicals was formed specifically to cultivate new American musicals and nurture America's musical youth. SHOWSEARCH, the Festival's nation-wide search for the best ten minute musical written by 16-to-25-year-olds, will take place March 23rd in Los Angeles at the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, in cooperation with the LAUSD.
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SHOWSEARCH will present the Top Six Musicals, which will be judged based on originality, musicality, lyric writing and storytelling. Anticipated judges include Oscar and Tony award-winning actor Joel Grey, Marissa Jaret Winokur (actress, Hairspray), Chris Herzberger (Executive of Live Theatricals at Universal Pictures), Dr. Steven McCarthy (Arts Coordinator, LAUSD), and Courtney Harper (Artistic Associate and Outreach & Education Manager, Pasadena Playhouse). The event is being filmed and documented by award-winning documentary producer-director, Alex Rotaru.
The Top Six Finalists for the 16-18 year-old category are: Garrison Hall and Alexa Russo of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (California) for their entry TODAY'S THE DAY; Alex Smith and Daniel Farenbach of Las Vegas Academy of the Arts (Nevada) and Danya Smith and Amanda Baschnagel previously of Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and currently at Boise State University (Idaho), for JOHNNY THE PAPERBOY; and Alex Karukas of Thousand Oaks High School (California) for OCCUPY! THE MUSICAL.
In the 19-25 age group the finalists are: Bob Kelly and Kelly Pomeroy of St. Olaf College (Minnesota) for their entry, NORA, I ADORE YA; Jacob Tischler and Benjamin Viertel of Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh, PA) for INEXPERIENCED LOVE; and, finally, Oliver Houser of Hunter College (New York) and James Zebooker of the University of Massachussets for PRE-SCHOOL.
Sheri Henderson, Assistant Principal of Instruction and Curriculum Administrator for the Theater Academy and Grand Avenue Partnership Contact for Theater and Dance at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, said, "This is a wonderful opportunity to share the exceptional high school environment R.C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts provides, as well as to showcase some of the young talent destined to surprise, delight, and move America's theatergoing audiences in future years."
Producer Hunter Bird noted, "Kids who want to create—who decide that instead of starting their rock band they're going to write their musical—those kids have nowhere to go. With SHOWSEARCH we're opening the door for them for the first time."
Co-Executive Producers Bob Klein, Marcia Seligson & Linda Shusett added: "American musical theatre today is back in the mainstream of our popular culture. We're working to keep it there by creating opportunities to find and support the next generation of composers, lyricists and book writers, as well as audiences."
SHOWSEARCH Mentors include: Jeff Marx (Avenue Q), David Zippel (City of Angels), John Bucchino (Catered Affair), Michelle Brourman (Dangerous Beauty), David Shire (Starting Here, Starting Now), and Ryan Scott Oliver (Darling, Jasper in Deadland, Mrs. Sharp).
The SHOWSEARCH "New Faces" Participants will include Eric Millegan (www.ericmillegan.net) who, in addition to his critically acclaimed starring and recurring role on the hit television series Bones has performed in Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway and Michael Scott Allen (www.michaelscottallen.com) will who attended the same theater conservatory as SHOWSEARCH supporter Jason Alexander, and appears in the upcoming features Dark Freed and The Wine of Summer.
Darren Criss of Glee and Broadway fame said, "I'd like to congratulate all the SHOWSEARCH Finalists. I wish all the finalists the best of luck as they perform their productions live in Los Angeles at the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts on March 23rd." (See Darren's video shout out to contestants at: http://youtu.be/B1rjW7a9P8w.)
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Sometimes, it takes a child to lead the way. And that's true when it comes to the students in Stone Middle School's National Junior Honor Society (NJHS).
"In Fairfax County, one out of six children is hungry."
— Jennie Bush, WFCM Community Outreach manager
After school on Oct. 24, they participated in a Help the Homeless Walk to help Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) aid local families in need. Traveling through the neighborhoods surrounding Stone, they carried signs bearing statistics about hunger and homelessness in Fairfax County.
Sure, the students each received an hour of community-service points for their efforts. But more than that, they not only learned about serious problems close to home, but did something about them. By the end of that day, the 136 students participating donated 209 pounds of food for WFCM'S food pantry, as well as $3,180.
"I so appreciate the NJHS students' support," said Jennie Bush, WFCM's Community Outreach manager. "It was an overwhelming turnout and raised so much funding for WFCM; we're very grateful. And we're running very low on food right now, before the Boy Scout food drive on Nov. 9, so this food is very much needed and appreciated by our clients."
Mostly eighth-graders did the walk, each paying a $20 registration fee. And Catherine Burke, Stone's NJHS club sponsor, was proud of their efforts. "I'm absolutely thrilled that so many students decided to dedicate their time and money to help such a great cause," she said. "A lot of them are really passionate about it."
Burke said they "went the extra mile" by making a 15-foot-wide banner so people in the community would recognize them and learn why they were walking. Written in large, purple letters on the white banner were the words, "Why I Walk." And all around them, the students wrote things such as, "to make a change," "to help others" and "to help people in need." Burke wrote, "I walk because our small steps can make a big impact."
Before leaving on their walk, the students gathered in Stone's cafeteria where Bush shared with them some sobering statistics about hunger and homelessness in the local community. She began by explaining how people end up that way in Fairfax County — one of the richest counties in the U.S.
"It's very expensive to live here," she said. "Most of our clients have jobs, but don't make enough to pay their rent and all their bills. There are 1,350 homeless people in the county and 33 percent are children. And many who've lost their homes live with friends or relatives, so they're not counted in the 1,350 and become the invisible homeless."
Others, said Bush, stay in their cars, in tents, in the woods or in a shelter. But, she added, "Most shelters are booked to capacity, so they can only stay for 45 days."
In Fairfax County, she said, 69,000 residents are at risk of hunger and 47,000 students are in their schools' free-and-reduced-price lunch program. "Ninety percent of WFCM's clients live below the poverty level," said Bush. "Single moms are at the highest risk of becoming homeless and one out of six children is hungry."
That's why WFCM's thrift store and food pantry are crucial to the area's poor. Being able to shop there allows them to stretch what little money they have as far as possible. And since the public may also shop at the thrift store, the money earned there goes into WFCM's client-services program.
"Last year we helped 580 families with over $144,000 in financial assistance," said Bush. "This included gas cards, paying bills, giving them budget training and helping them get to doctors' appointments."
She said the community helped WFCM provide almost 2,000 backpacks this September to students at 23 local schools — but even that amount didn't cover all the need. So anything residents can do to help is greatly appreciated.
Bush said students at Stone, as well as those at other schools, can donate food and outgrown clothes to WFCM and fundraise with events such as their walk. "You can also volunteer your time Nov. 9 sorting food," she told them. "Thank you so much for your support of WFCM and our efforts to reduce homelessness and hunger in our community."


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AC/DC to continue, vow band members
AC/DC have vowed to carry on making music, but confirmed ill guitarist Malcolm Young is "taking a break" from the line-up.
News of Scottish-born Malcolm's ill health emerged earlier this week, prompting speculation the Australian-based heavy rock giants were to call it a day.
One of Young's friends, Choirboys frontman Mark Gable, said in a radio interview that the 61-year-old musician was too ill to play live and unlikely to record again.
The group confirmed they would continue in a message posted on their website but there has been no confirmation of the nature of his illness.
It read: " After 40 years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health. Malcolm would like to thank the group's diehard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support.
"In light of this news, AC/DC asks that Malcolm and his family's privacy be respected during this time. The band will continue to make music."
The band has previously survived the death of its singer when Bon Scott died in 1980 after a night of heavy drinking in London, to be replaced by Brian Johnson, who has remained as vocalist ever since.
Malcolm, who emigrated from Scotland to Australia at the age of 10 with his family, formed AC/DC in 1973 with his younger brother Angus, who has famously dressed as a schoolboy onstage for many years.
The band has been a huge draw on the rock circuit for decades, creating anthems such as Highway To Hell and Back In Black although they have tended to have album rather than single success. Their songs were used as the soundtrack for the movie Iron Man 2.
AC/DC's albums have been few and far between in recent years and their most recent release, 2008 chart-topper Black Ice, was only their third album since 1990.
Singer Brian spoke briefly yesterday but was unable to give any guarantees about what would happen although he said they planned to meet up to rehearse.
He said: "I wouldn't like to say anything either way about the future."
He added in an interview with Telegraph.co.uk: "It's all up in the air at the moment."


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Enerflex Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results and Announces an Increased Quarterly Dividend
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 12, 2012) - Enerflex Ltd. (TSX:EFX) ("Enerflex" or "the Company"), a leading supplier of products and services to the global energy industry, today reported its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
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|Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 have been prepared on a carve-out basis. Enerflex became an independently operated and listed company on June 1, 2011.
|Operating income and Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") are non-GAAP measures that do not have standardized meanings and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.
Enerflex reported improved results from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2012, compared to the same period last year. Revenues were higher in the Southern U.S. and South America, and International segments. Net earnings from continuing operations improved by $3.9 million (22.9%) or $0.05 cents per share as a result of the increased revenues and corresponding higher gross margins, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses. The European Service and Combined Heat and Power ("CHP") business has been reported as a discontinued operation since the third quarter of 2011. During the third quarter of 2011, a total impairment of $52.0 million was recorded.
The Company recorded bookings for Engineered Systems of $143.4 million during the quarter, which was $171.2 million lower than the comparable period last year and $123.5 million lower than the second quarter of 2012. This decrease in bookings during the third quarter of 2012, compared to the same period last year, was primarily due to decreased activity in the Canada and Northern U.S. and the Southern U.S. and South America segments. Weak natural gas prices and lower natural gas liquids prices ("NGL") negatively impacted activity levels by gas producers in the liquids rich shale resources in the U.S. and unconventional resource basins in Canada. Increased activity in the International segment resulted in an increase in bookings during the third quarter of 2012 when compared to 2011. Backlog has decreased to $775.4 million, which represents a decrease of $57.8 million (6.9%) over the prior year. Sequentially, the backlog decreased by $145.8 million from June 30, 2012.
"Enerflex reported strong third quarter and year to date results largely due to higher 2012 opening backlog for Engineered Systems and strong results from the International Service business," said J. Blair Goertzen, Enerflex's President and Chief Executive Officer. "While the Company has experienced a reduction in activity levels in North America during the third quarter of 2012 in response to the weak natural gas prices, inquiry levels have picked up to begin the fourth quarter in the liquids rich shale resources in the U.S. In addition, with increased bookings in Australia, and the Middle East and North Africa regions, combined with strong backlog levels and a strong balance sheet, the Company is well positioned for the remainder of 2012 and into 2013."
Third Quarter Highlights
In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, Enerflex:
Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2012:
Financial Results
Enerflex's $87.4 million or 31.0% period-over-period increase in revenue to $369.7 million in the third quarter of 2012 was a result of increased revenue in the Southern U.S. and South America and International segments, partially offset by decreased revenues in the Canada and Northern U.S. segment. Revenues increased as a result of higher opening backlog for Engineered Systems and stronger Service revenues in the International segment. Southern U.S. and South America segment revenues increased $61.2 million compared to the same period of last year, while Canada and Northern U.S. revenues decreased by $14.1 million. The International segment increased revenues by $40.2 million compared to the third quarter of 2011.
During the first nine months of 2012, the Company generated $1,080.1 million in revenue as compared to $843.3 million in the same period of 2011. The increased revenues in all of Enerflex's segments were a result of higher opening backlog for the Engineered Systems product line and stronger Service revenues in the International segment. Canada and Northern U.S. revenues increased by $19.5 million, International segment revenues increased by $92.2 million, and Southern U.S. and South America revenues increased by $125.0 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011.
Gross margin of $67.3 million represented an increase of 25.6% over the third quarter of 2011 primarily due to strong gross margin performance in the Southern U.S. and South America, and International segments. This was partially offset by lower gross margin performance in the Canada and Northern U.S. segment as a result of a decrease in Engineered Systems and Rental revenues, and lower overhead absorption on Engineered Systems jobs.
Gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $195.6 million or 18.1% of revenue as compared to $157.3 million or 18.6% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $38.3 million. Contributing to the gross margin increase over the first nine months of 2012 was the continuing strong Engineered Systems gross margin performance in all segments, partially offset by lower overhead absorption, cost overruns and warranty claims on certain projects in Casper, Wyoming. In addition, during the first nine months of 2011, gross margin included $16.5 million with respect to approved variation claims and the completion of a project on more favorable terms than originally anticipated in the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA") region.
Backlog at September 30, 2012 was $775.4 million compared to $833.2 million at September 30, 2011, a 6.9% decrease over the comparable period. This decrease was a result of lower activity in the Western Canadian Sedimentary resource basins as a result of continuing weakness in natural gas prices, and as a result of slowing activity in the liquids rich shale resources in the Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Permian and Woodford basins. This was partially offset by an increase in the International segment as a result of increased activity in Australia related to coal seam gas exploration and gas storage projects, and increased activity in the MENA region related to gas production for domestic use. As compared to June 30, 2012, backlog at September 30, 2012 decreased by $145.8 million or 15.8%.
Update on Discontinued Operations
As noted in previous public disclosures, Enerflex would consider a sale, partial sale, exit or combination thereof of the European Service and CHP business. Enerflex conducted a process to sell this business as a 'turn-key' operation to third parties. This process was unsuccessful as offers received were not considered fair and reasonable, resulting in the termination of the sale process. Enerflex is now pursuing alternatives involving a partial sale and wind up of the Service and CHP business between now and the end of 2012. The process is subject to and shall be conducted in compliance with Dutch information and consultation rules.
Quarterly Results Material
Enerflex's consolidated financial statements as at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, and the accompanying management's discussion and analysis, will be available on the Enerflex website at www.enerflex.com under the Investors section or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
Enerflex will host a conference call for analysts and investors on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST) to discuss the Company's 2012 third quarter results. The call will be hosted by Mr. J. Blair Goertzen, President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. D. James Harbilas, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Enerflex Ltd.
If you wish to participate in this conference call please call, 1.800.766.6630 or 1.416.695.6616. Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. No passcode is required. The live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the Enerflex website at www.enerflex.com under the Investors section on November 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST). Approximately one hour after the call, a recording of the event will be available on the Company's website.
A replay of the teleconference will be available one hour after the conclusion of the call until midnight, November 20, 2012. Please call 1.800.408.3053 or 1.905.694.9451 and enter passcode 9053421.
About Enerflex
Enerflex Ltd. is a single source supplier of products and services to the global oil and gas production industry. Enerflex provides natural gas compression and oil and gas processing equipment for sale or lease, refrigeration systems and power generation equipment, and a comprehensive package of field maintenance and contracting capabilities. Through the Company's ability to provide these products and services in an integrated manner, or as stand-alone offerings, Enerflex offers its customers a unique value proposition.
Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, Enerflex has approximately 3,200 employees worldwide. Enerflex, its subsidiaries, interests in affiliates and joint ventures operate in Canada, the United States, Argentina, Colombia, Australia, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, Indonesia and Singapore. Enerflex's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "EFX". For more information about Enerflex, go to www.enerflex.com.
Advisory Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
To provide Enerflex shareholders and potential investors with information regarding Enerflex, including management's assessment of future plans, Enerflex has included in this news release certain statements and information that are forward-looking statements or information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, and which are collectively referred to in this advisory as "forward-looking statements." Information included in this news release that is not a statement of historical fact may be forward-looking information. When used in this document, words such as "plans", "expects", "will", "may" and similar expressions are intended to identify statements containing forward-looking information. In developing the forward-looking information in this news release, we have made certain assumptions with respect to general economic and industry growth rates, commodity prices, currency exchange and interest rates, competitive intensity and shareholder, regulatory and TSX approvals. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the future circumstances, outcomes or results anticipated in or implied by such forward-looking statements will occur or that plans, intentions or expectations upon which the forward-looking statements are based will occur.
Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause or contribute to Enerflex achieving actual results that are materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the impact of general economic conditions; industry conditions, including the adoption of new environmental, taxation and other laws and regulations and changes in how they are interpreted and enforced; volatility of oil and gas prices; oil and gas product supply and demand; risks inherent in the ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet current and future obligations, including future dividends to shareholders of the Company; increased competition; the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management; labour unrest; political unrest; fluctuations in foreign exchange or interest rates; stock market volatility; opportunities available to or pursued by the Company, the reliability of Toromont's historical financial information as an indicator of Enerflex's historical or future results; potential tax liabilities if the requirements of the tax-deferred spinoff rules are not met; the effect of Enerflex's rights plan on any potential change of control transaction; obtaining financing; and other factors, many of which are beyond its control.
The foregoing list of factors and risks is not exhaustive. For an augmented discussion of the risk factors and uncertainties that affect or may affect Enerflex, the reader is directed to the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Enerflex's most recently filed Annual Information Form, as well as Enerflex's other publicly filed disclosure documents, available on www.sedar.com. The reader is cautioned that these factors and risks are difficult to predict and that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonably accurate at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect. Readers are cautioned that the actual results achieved will vary from the information provided in this press release and that such variations may be material. Consequently, Enerflex does not represent that actual results achieved will be the same in whole, or in part, as those set out in the forward-looking information.
Furthermore, the statements containing forward-looking information that are included in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and Enerflex does not undertake any obligation, except as required by applicable securities legislation, to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.


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Back in 1969, when Secretary of State Clinton was writing her senior thesis at Wellesley on Chicago community organizer Saul Alinsky, she must have come across this line on page 9 of Alinksy's book "Rules for Radicals":
"Revolution by the Have-Nots has a way of inducing a moral revelation among the Haves."
Thursday, Secretary Clinton delivered what the New York Times called a "scalding critique" to Arab leaders at a conference in Qatar.
"The region's foundations are sinking into the sand," Clinton said, calling for "political reforms that will create the space young people are demanding, to participate in public affairs and have a meaningful role in the decisions that shape their lives." Those who would "prey on desperation and poverty are already out there," Clinton warned, "appealing for allegiance and competing for influence."
As Secretary Clinton made her remarks, the Times noted, "unrest in Tunisia that threatened its government while serving to buttress her arguments" was among the events that "echoed loudly in the background."
Friday, Tunisian president Ben Ali has reportedly fled the country and the Tunisian prime minister says he is now in charge.
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Brenna began swimming at age 5 for her summer swim league and started club the same year. Overcoming her idiosyncrasies of going in circles and forgetting that elbows must be bent in order to pull against the water, she has become a competitive backstroker and IMer. She has finished top 8 her freshman and sophomore years at the Ivy League Championships in the 100 and 200 back. Last year she was also top 8 in the 200 IM. Her proudest moment was dropping ten seconds in the 400 IM at the Wisconsin State Championships to win the event. Later at the same meet, she won the 200 IM along with the High Point trophy. Brenna is also the Crazy Eights Champion in a series with her brother, but was humiliated by the same in poker. As an economics major with a heavy concentration in math, she looks forward to taking a class on Game Theory to rectify this situation.


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American Society for Deaf Children
3820 Hartzdale Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Mission: The ASDC supports and educates families of deaf and hard of hearing children and advocates for high quality programs and services.
Core values:
- Communication Access We believe deaf or hard-of-hearing children are entitled to full communication access in their home, school, and community. We also believe that language development, respect for the Deaf, and access to deaf and hard-of-hearing role models are important to assure optimal intellectual, social, and emotional development.
- Child We believe there should be access to identification and intervention by qualified providers, family involvement, and educational opportunities equal to those provided for hearing child ren. The goal should be to provide children what they need in order to become self-supporting and fulfilled adults.
- Parent We affirm that parents have the right and responsibility to be primary decision-makers and advocates. For this role, parents need education, access to information, and support.
Services: This is primarily a support and information group, but some services are offered free of charge.
First Year Free: Through the generous sponsorship of an anonymous donor, families of newly identified deaf and hard of hearing children may join ASDC for a year at no cost through First Year Free. First Year Free families receive all the benefits of ASDC membership, including The Endeavor, parent information and referral line, Lending Library, and more. If you are the parent of a newly identified deaf or hard of hearing child and wish to receive information about enrolling in First Year Free, please call ASDC at 800/942-ASDC.
Eligibility: age, income
Lending Library: There is a free lending library of videos and books on deafness, education and related subjects. For a complete list of available materials, go to http://www.deafchildren.org/resources/16_Lending%20Library%2011-06.pdf
There are links to different camps, which may or may not offer camperships. However, there is the annual 2008 Summer Academy in Computing for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students at the University of Washington.
The University of Washington announces it's 2008 Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing.
The 2008 Summer Academy seeks to find the top 10 deaf and hard of hearing students, 18 and over, who excel in and enjoy math, science and/or computing (students 16 and 17 years of age who have exhibited exceptional scholastic achievement in math, science and/or computing may be considered for admission under specific conditions and waivers). This is a challenging academic program from which participants will receive college credit.
The Summer Academy is designed to introduce computing to deaf and hard of hearing students considering computer science, computer engineering, information science, information systems or information technology as a career, either in industry or academia. Admission is very competitive, based on an assessment of academic ability and enthusiasm to participate in an intensive learning experience in all things computing.
The program is fully funded by the National Science Foundation, tuition, room and board, and transportation will be provided at no cost to selected applicants. This is truly an exciting opportunity.
The application deadline is February 29, 2008.
For more information visit their website at www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/dhh/academy. The website includes a brochure, program information and an online application form.
Blogs and Listservs: These tools for parent communication are also free.


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Over a twenty-five year period have taught grades 4-12 inclusive. Five years teaching exclusively Business Education classes. Last twenty years teaching various Junior and High School subjects. Have also participated in school wide evaluations. Currently retired from teaching and enjoying re-developing and sharing my years of collected educational materials.
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Glad for sentence
Am glad to read that Dr. Fields got 23 years in prison for what he did to those 12 women ("Fields gets 23 years," Sept. 22). I hope he rots in prison and never sees the light of day while he's sitting in prison for what he did to those 12 women; they didn't deserve what that doctor did to them.
A doctor is supposed to care for his patients while he's putting them under for an operation or procedure that they need to have done, not to take advantage of them in that situation. That is so wrong.
Dr. Fields is a monster and I am glad he's in a place now where he can't hurt another woman again.
Pam Smiley
Hood River
Knowing Walden
Re: Stephen Curley's letter (Sept. 22) — it's apparent he was trying in vain to make Congressman Walden seem to be uncaring, greedy, insensitive, shady and evil. I know better.
I worked for Paul Walden, then Greg Walden, from 1963 to 2006 at KODL and KIHR radio station up-close and personal. I have never in all my life known anyone who could match or live up to Paul Walden and Greg Walden's outstanding honesty, kindness, loyalty, good humor and, always, unwavering patriotism.
And, Mr. Curley: You asked how does Greg like working for Romney (I call him "Catcher's Mitt" for short)? He likes it a lot. Romney gave $4 million to charity in 2011. He is someone to look up to. Obama gave 1 percent; Biden .0013 percent.
Greg Walden, like Mitt Romney, is doing what he believes in his heart is his ultimate best to make this country the greatest place in the world for all Americans.
Bill Davis
Hood River
How to vote
If you:
Believe you are not bright enough to know what your children should eat and need the government to mandate it for you — vote Obama.
Believe others should work and pay higher taxes to support you because you just don't feel like getting a job — vote Obama.
Think assaults on Christians' right of religious freedom is justified — vote Obama.
Think the individual's right to bear arms is a terrible thing — vote Obama.
Think attempts to silence dissent and free speech are good things (just ask CNN) — vote Obama.
Believe the Constitution of the United States is obsolete and needs to be ignored — vote Obama
Think fetal life is not sacred and that live birth abortion is OK — vote Obama.
Believe it is more important for the sitting president to go to Vegas and campaign than pay attention when an ambassador is murdered and thugs attack American embassies in the Middle East — vote Obama (and if you actually believe the film caused it, well, some people do believe everything they are told).
Think states shouldn't have rights — vote Obama.
Have no desire for personal freedom and would much prefer the government tell you what you can do and when you can do it — vote Obama.
Think the use of drones to spy on Americans is perfectly all right — vote Obama.
Believe that mandated health insurance means the same as healthcare — vote Obama.
Believe that cutting $500 billion from Medicare was a jolly good idea — vote Obama.
Believe that George Washington and the founding fathers got it wrong — vote Obama.
Carolyn Hattrup
Mt. Hood
Vote for Romney
I'm not a Republican, however, I won't be voting for Obama. If you're feeling "duped," it's OK to hop off the bandwagon. This race has been reduced to nothing more than a high school popularity contest.
I've tried to respectfully understand continued support for this president — despite his economic failures and record. Look around you: small businesses closing, hiring freezes, food/gas prices skyrocketing, and health insurance rates higher than ever. How is this a success?
People who still support him aren't dependent on the economy; they're dependent on the government; which they must feel can't fail. Some vote "D" no matter what; some along union lines; some are single-issue voters; or, some are afraid of public perception.
At the Democratic National Convention, they couldn't tout accomplishments; instead, they rah-rah'ed the "War on Women." Free birth control and abortion are not our biggest problems. The main "War on Women" is on our pocketbooks, and Romney wants you to have a job and lower taxes, so you can buy your own $10/month birth control. As far as abortions, Romney's not for banning them, and Obama supports third-term abortions. Some vote on this singular issue.
Are you for Barack because he's "cool"? As chaos erupted in the Middle East, he went to Vegas, did a radio show called "Pimp with a Limp," and the headline was about him brewing beer in the White House.
Romney's not "hip," but we need a serious CEO, not a "Celebrity in Chief." Somehow, it's evolved if you're a Republican or conservative, you're "nuts," a "radical," "non-compassionate" and "intolerant." What?
It's time for this divisiveness to stop; we have enough hatred in the world. Don't jump off the cliff with your friends, union, church, or especially, your political party. Local and state races deserve the same non-partisan consideration.
Lastly, your vote is your business. You don't need to don a bumper sticker or post a lawn sign. This November, close the curtain, and vote quietly and privately. And if you stop me in the grocery store and say, "Shhhh, Hey, I voted for Romney," your secret's safe with me!
Kris Wilhelm
Hood River
Don't let money buy your vote
My wife is a progressive Democrat who just happens to have a summer birthday. Lo and behold, she received a birthday card from her current State House District 52 Representative, who is "not" a progressive Democrat. We have also received a number of flyers in the mail along with being polled over the phone as to who we are currently supporting in this race and why.
This is the game of current-day politics. Collect a lot of money (some of it being from out of state) and then flood the voter with mailings, phone calls and polls. How will this annoying and expensive cycle be broken?
Just look at Peter Nordbye's campaign. He is only accepting money from individuals living in House District 52 and has put a limit on these individual donations. His campaign is dedicated to providing equal and fair representation to all the constituents of House District 52.
Also, just imagine if most of the dollars being spent on trying to get folks elected were redirected to fully funding our schools, assisting in providing environment for job creation and providing assistance to those in need.
Peter's campaign is counting on volunteers going door to door, or you may run into Peter at some public gathering; but really, the voter needs to put forth a little effort and go to Peter's web page to see how he will support and represent you.
You will not be getting any fliers from him or any birthday cards, but please don't let these things "buy" your vote. Take a few minutes and check Peter out at www.NeighborsForNordbye.com. Let's show that our votes are not for sale and that we can see thru all the money and elect Peter Nordbye for House District 52 Representative.
Dennis Ghelfi
Unfair tactics
Regarding Naitos' ultimatum to the people of Hood River to pay for landscaping around their hotel or else they will pursue taking over the boat basin, I have to admit it is pretty ingenious. Of course, since the basin is a navigable waterway they would never have been legally allowed to put in the cable park so in actuality it is a pretty empty threat.
Still, I've got to hand it to Naito. They're pretty clever at figuring out ways to sell the public on handing over precious public resources or using public funds to improve the hotel's profitability. When they stop trying to shake down the public, we'll stop complaining.
In contrast to Naito's business model, the vacation rental businesses throughout the county ask nothing of the taxpayers and simply rely on peaceful voluntary exchanges. In fact, instead of demanding money from the taxpayers the vacation rental operators pay a 9 percent tax to the county.
Taxpayers are told to support the new Naito plan because it will result in higher property values. However, recently County Administrator David Meriwether told radio interviewer Mark Bailey that a problem with vacation rentals is that they increase property values.
Why does the county go out of its way to support Naito, yet does everything it can to shut down vacation rentals? Are political connections being used to eliminate competition?
Mark Kaplan
President, Gorge Freedom
White Salmon, Wash.
English for sheriff
After a 15-year ordeal our family finally has resolution, thanks to Matt English!
I know that Matt genuinely cares about the residents in his community, because when many people said their hands were tied, Matt went the extra distance to make sure we got the help we needed. Matt showed a sincere desire to make sure that my family and I were safe from a threat that crossed many state lines. And he worked on creating a case for us, until we got the outcome we were striving for.
From day one, Matt worked diligently, networking, researching, compiling strong case information and educating the people along the way that weren't familiar with the problems we were facing. He stayed on board with us and saw things through until our final day in court when we were granted a life time protection order.
Today my family is resting assured, knowing that we have the law on our side, to help keep us safe. We are thankful for Matt's strong work ethic, commitment and devotion. We vote for Matt English for sheriff!
Julie Waldman
Hood River
Vote for English
It is an honor and privilege to write this letter in support of Deputy Matt English for Sheriff of Hood River County.
As a community partner, I have had the opportunity to work closely with Matt for several years ensuring the safety of children in Hood River. I have found Matt to be fair, consistent, dependable, meticulous, proactive, honest, selfless, motivated, intelligent, insightful and creative. This is not an all-inclusive list!
Matt possesses the rare combination of being both detail-oriented and having the ability to see "the big picture." His untiring and unrelenting work ethic is a true inspiration to professionals and community members alike.
Having relatives in law enforcement who have worked all facets of the field, from patrol to administration, I know the struggles officers have in meeting the duties with which they are tasked. The expectations are ever-increasing, while the resources are seemingly always diminishing.
I've stood in awe of Matt's business prowess and technological savvy. He has skills to ensure the department stays in step with the latest technology and will not make promises for increased resources unless he knows he can make the promise a reality.
I've also heard of administrators who either "pass-the-buck" or act only as a figurehead. There is nothing passive about Matt. Matt would not ask anything of anyone he could not or would not do himself. This is just one aspect of Matt's character which speaks volumes about his integrity.
There is nothing marginal about Matt's abilities — he goes above and beyond.
Audra Ostling
The Dalles
Polls are skewed
Those paying attention to the pre-election poll results should remember one thing about this election: white Republicans in many states have passed new laws that make it easier for them to turn away Hispanic and Black voters or anyone else who looks differently than they do — old, white and well-off. This isn't taken into account in the polling. They don't ask, "Are you Hispanic?" and then add, "Well, we can't count you in the pool because you may not be allowed to vote."
So the Fox Propaganda Network is correct — the polls are skewed. They reflect a voter base where all citizens are allowed — and encouraged — to vote. Not the smaller, carefully selected voter base that will be permitted in the actual election.
Dave Fowler
Many reasons
In response to the letter of Sept. 29 by former councilwoman Tiffany Pruitt: There are many reasons the fire/EMS volunteers would not respond to calls after Jeff Zerfing's appointment as acting chief by the former council. However well-intentioned, the council was informed that he did not have the certifications needed to act in the position of fire chief and also had a "vote of no confidence" against him from a vote of the volunteers.
All this was conveyed to the previous council, but they refused to listen; why, perhaps, in some cases personal vendettas of their own. Many of the volunteers have families, making safety of paramount importance. So responding under someone not qualified to lead was not a prudent option afforded to them.
When and why would a person's qualifications be based on how long one has lived in a town? Will that be a criteria for the national election? It makes no sense.
Chief Wells has spent months trying to rebuild the department and has given valuable advice to the community and the appointed task force members. We are moving in a positive direction.
Cascade Locks needs a paid, qualified chief with the experience and training necessary to handle situations that may occur. If some members of the former council would have taken the time to really know the volunteers and actually set foot in the building and interact with them occasionally, they would have seen what was coming and understood the need to make the changes necessary to operate as a team.
This community needs to grow if it is to survive. Putting the fire department back into what worked 20 or 30 years ago, or even returning to the chaos created prior to the recall, is not the way to achieve that goal.
Let's move forward and give the department the respect they so deserve and make our fire department something the community can be proud of!
Barry and Martha LaMont
Cascade Locks
Headline misleads
A letter to the editor in the Sept. 29 issue of the Hood River News contained a headline that caught my eye. It read "Johnson's voting record." The headline is misleading and I would like to explain why.
In the 2010 election the voters of Oregon sent an even number of Republicans and Democrats to the Oregon House. This was an unprecedented division of power. The House approved some special rules to try to provide for co-governance in this special situation.
One of them regarded the process for moving bills out of committee. In order for a bill to pass out of committee and brought to the floor for a vote it had to have the support of both the Republican and Democrat co-chair. This situation generally worked very well during the 2011 session and also ensured that the majority of the legislation considered in the House had broad bipartisan support.
There was also a mechanism in place for removing a bill from committee and directly to the floor for a vote if a member believed strongly in a piece of legislation. In this case a petition could be filed with the clerk's office requesting this action. The petition would need to have 31 signatures of House members in order for this to occur and this legislative tactic was attempted on only a few occasions.
At the beginning of the 2011 session our Republican caucus discussed how we would conduct ourselves in an effort to help preserve the fragile spirit of bipartisanship that existed in the House. One caucus policy was that our members would not participate in the petition methodology for moving bills to the floor for a vote. It was our belief that the prospect of members consistently attempting to go around the committee co-chairs would have created a highly partisan atmosphere that would have hurt the Legislature's ability to function well.
SB 695 regarding BPA products came to a House committee. It did not have the support of both cochairs to move it to the floor for a vote. A petition was filed to move the bill out of committee and to the floor. The petition received less than 30 signatures. My signature could not have brought the bill out of committee. And I never had the opportunity to cast a vote on the bill.
Thank you for allowing me to clarify this issue.
Mark Johnson
Representative, House District 52
Hood River
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Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer hopes the formula that enabled Killer Graces to win the $402,000 Grade I Hollywood Starlet Saturday works again with Rousing Sermon in the $750,000-guaranteed CashCall Futurity next Saturday
at Hollywood Park.
Killer Graces finished second in the Sharp Cat Stakes in her prep for the Starlet November 13 and Rousing Sermon similarly finished second in the Real Quiet Stakes, the prep for the Futurity November 12.
"Awesome," said Dan Ward, assistant to Hollendorfer, Sunday morning after Rousing Sermon worked six furlongs in 1:12.20 with jockey Joe Talamo.
"He used to be a slow workhorse but he worked by himself today in 1:12 and one.
"His numbers have gone up with each race," said Ward of the California-bred colt who has recorded two firsts, one second and two thirds in five starts. "He's training better now that he knows what he has to do. There will be some luck involved in a big field, but he will be running in the stretch, that's for sure."
Hollendorfer seeks to become the first trainer to win the Starlet and Futurity in the same year. A full field of 14 is probable in the Grade I test at 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track. Hollendorfer won the 1988 Futurity with King Glorious.
Two other Futurity probables also worked on Cushion Track Sunday, both five furlongs. Empire Way was timed in 1:01 for trainer Mike Harrington while Kentucky invader Cozzetti was clocked in 1:02.60 breezing.
Cozzetti, who was flown west from Churchill Downs Tuesday by trainer Dale Romans, worked under exercise rider Faustino Aguilar. "I think he's a special horse, and this is the last chance for a 2-year-old to run in a big race," said Romans by phone from Kentucky of the decision to ship the colt off a five-length maiden score in the mud at Churchill Downs in his third start November 16.
Romans said he will arrive here Thursday to apply the final touches to the gray/roan son of Cozzene out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Lemon Drop Cello.
Harrington was happy with the work by Empire Way. "He went nice," said Harrington after the drill under John Cisneros. Harrington said a jockey selection was pending for the colt, who finished sixth in the Hollywood Prevue Stakes following an impressive maiden score.
Five-time Futurity winner Bob Baffert said as many as four colts—Liaison, Drill, Sky Kingdom and So Brilliant—are under consideration for the race and worked three of them Sunday at Santa Anita. Real Quiet winner Liasion and recent maiden winner Sky Kingdom each worked six furlongs in a bullet 1:11.80 while Del Mar Futurity winner Drill drilled five panels in 1:00. Jockeys Rafael Bejarano, Martin Garcia and Garrett Gomez have calls in the race with Baffert.
Brother Francis, runner-up in the Hollywood Prevue, worked five furlongs in 1:02 at Santa Anita Sunday for trainer Jim Cassidy. Victor Espinoza has the call back.
Owner J. Paul Reddam, whose CashCall company sponsors the race, said that Corey Nakatani will ride recent acquisition Handsome Mike and that Hector Berrios has the call on Basmati, owned by his wife Zillah. Both colts are trained by Doug O'Neill. Nakatani won the race last year aboard Comma to the Top.
Peter Miller, who trained Comma to the Top, seeks a repeat with Majestic City, winner of the Hollywood Juvenile Championship. Ramon Dominguez will ride the colt, unbeaten in three starts on this surface.
Trainer Paddy Gallagher said that French import Desormais was adapting well to his new surroundings after clearing quarantine Friday and going to the track the past two mornings. David Flores has the Futurity call on the colt, who broke his maiden at Marseilles on November 15 in his third start.
Owner-breeder Myung Kwon Cho gave the green light to Groovin' Solo after a five-furlong work in 1:02 here Friday. Alonso Quinonez will ride the maiden.
Lucky Chappy, fourth-place finisher in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, is scheduled to be flown here Wednesday from Maryland by trainer Graham Motion and be stabled with Gary Mandella in Barn 53 North.
Lucky Chappy breezed five furlongs in 1:03 at Fair Hill, Md., Saturday and will be ridden by Joel Rosario.
Trainer John Sadler was considering supplementing Stoney Fleece, winner of the Generous Stakes on turf November 27, to the Futurity.
With six days remaining in the Hollywood Park Autumn Meet, Joel Rosario and Rafael Bejarano are continuing an ongoing theme: a battle for leading jockey honors.
Rosario holds a 26-25 lead as the pair strive for supremacy on the Southern California circuit. During the past five years, one or the other has won every stop on the major circuit.
Bejarano holds a 10-9 lead during that time but Rosario has won nine of the last 13, including the last five Hollywood Park meets. The last jockey as dominant at the Inglewood track was Chris McCarron, who won nine in a row from 1980 to 1984.
The trainer race also appears to be another tight one with Bob Baffert and Mike Mitchell entering Sunday tied atop the standings with 13 wins. Baffert edged Mitchell to win his first Hollywood Park Spring/Summer crown this year and has won the Autumn title twice. Mitchell has won six titles at Hollywood Park, including the Autumn Meet twice.
Weemissfrankie, who finished fourth as the favorite in the $402,000 Hollywood Starlet Saturday, suffered a condylar fracture to her right front leg and was scheduled to undergo surgery Sunday, according to trainer Peter Eurton.
Weemissfrankie stumbled at the start of the 1 1/16-mile race from post one under Rafael Bejarano. "It probably happened when she went to her nose at the start, and probably got worse during the race," said Eurton. "It didn't get really bad until she got back to the barn."
Eurton said the filly was scheduled to be vanned to Los Alamitos Sunday morning and be operated on by Wayne McIlwraith, a renowned surgeon.
"She only got beat 2 ¾ lengths on three legs," said Eurton, marveling at the courage of the filly, who was seeking to become only the second to sweep the Del Mar Debutante, Oak Leaf Stakes and Starlet.
The mood was much different in the Jerry Hollendorfer stable, celebrating the upset victory by Killer Graces in the Starlet. "She was very happy," said assistant Dan Ward. "She was just dragging the guy around this morning."
Killer Graces, giving Hollendorfer his second Starlet win in three years, is expected to return at Santa Anita this winter.
Jose Miranda, assistant to trainer Ron McAnally, said that Starlet runner-up Charm the Maker also returned in good shape.
FINISH LINES—Martin Pedroza has taken a call on Real Good Deal Stakes winner Chiloquin in the $80,000-added On Trust Handicap for California-breds at 7 ½ furlongs next Sunday, closing day of the Autumn Meet. Joe Talamo will ride Pirates Bounty Stakes winner Mensa Heat in the same race. Blue Jay Attack, one of three Marty Jones trainees nominated to the race, worked four furlongs in 53.60 on turf Sunday…Hollywood Derby winner Ultimate Eagle breezed five furlongs on Cushion Track in 59.80 Sunday for trainer Mike Pender …Trainer Eoin Harty was elated with a maiden victory by Out of Bounds in a maiden race for 2-year-olds Saturday and predicts a bright future for the well-bred Darley Stable homebred colt. "He's the best of my 2-year-olds and is coming around nicely at the right time," said Harty. "The further, the better." Out Of Bounds rallied from just off the pace in his second start under Rafael Bejarano to win in 1:23.17 for seven furlongs. The handsome colt is by Discreet Cat out of the Unbridled's Song mare Unbridled Elaine, a Breeders' Cup Distaff winner.
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Nuke's comment to a previous thread made me realize that I am starting to assume that everyone is up on the WoW lingo and so lets help out a bit.
Gear in WoW comes from three main sources.
Crafting: Someone makes the stuff
Drop: You kill a dude and after decimating you something useful is left behind (where do murlocks keep their gold?)
Badges – Tokens – Honor: If the encounter did not give you a new shiny, it most likely gave you a token! WOOT (Quests, Arena and BG can also give you such things)
Gear in WoW becomes outdated every time there is a major patch. When harder content is released, all other gear currently hard to get its automatically easier to obtain. Since I have been playing WoW there are ways to obtain gear if you grind. Many pieces that are meant for PvP can be used in PvE while you get a drop or grind some more… but it applies mostly to DPS classes, and to some extent healers. Tanks are probably the hardest to gear since there are no really good PvP tanking… but that can be debated.
Right now tier 10 is what the top tier set is. The t9 set is very simple to get since all the dungeons now give you Emblems of Triumph. This set is not purchased in Dalaran, is actually sold right outside of the ToC area. There are also several pieces in between t10 and t9 that come from killing mobs in the new dungeons. If you get a toon to 80, farming the new instances every day will allow you to get geared in a quick fashion, probably the quickest that the game has allowed. Also, the Emblems are downgradable, so if there is trinket or back that might be from a lower tier set (sold in Dalaran above the portal room), you can downgrade your badges and purchase it.
This is the main reason that most raiding guilds will laugh at someone with even a set of blues for their raids. It has become pretty easy to purple yourself out in days instead of weeks like in previous iterations. I believe that it used to take even months to get just a piece in the original WoW raiding, and most people did not even get to wear purples. BC made it weeks to see a purple, and months to get a complete set… I would say about 75% of the people did not get to even see a full set, but most got at least some purples. In Wotlk getting a purple is just a matter of entering a heroic dungeon, and in days with the right grinding you can have a full set of tiered gear.
Getting items crafted is very expensive. You can sometimes get them from the auction house, but it will most likely cost you over 1K gold for any current gear. Again, since pieces will become outdated, it is likely that you can get something crafted from the previous set at a lower price. Patterns to make the best stuff come from the latest content, so it is unlikely that you will be crafting your own pieces unless you are already raiding the latest content. I would not steer you away if you have a lot of gold, but for most people this is not the route to go. Specially if you plan on actually raiding because a drop most likely will replace something that you got a week ago for 3K gold.
Drops is the best way to gear up. You have to create a list of where you can get the best gear from. Raids will obviously get you the best, but dungeons can also gear you up quite a bit and get you ready to raid. Be efficient about your time and run your toon through dungeons you actually need, unless you are still looking for tier pieces where I would suggest you get as many emblems as quickly as possible.
Once you get the gear, then you go for enchants and gems… but that is for another post and another day 🙂


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The DLB recently sat down with Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli to discuss his TV show The River, amongst other things. This is part two of our discussion:
Have you had any problems with censors yet?
You always deal with the standards & practices, and you have to negotiate with them, how many times can you use a bleeped version of seven word, but it important for us to create a sense of realism so we wanted the characters to be able to curse as they naturally would just the way the intended so we would bleep it out.
And we never really meant to go for too much gore anyways, so that was never our intention so we didn't experience too many problems with that.


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Seib & Wessel: Last Rites for Bipartisanship?
After a brief post-election warming, Republicans and Democrats are back to showing little inclination to work across the aisle, say WSJ's Damian Paletta and Jerry Seib. The one exception is immigration, where both sides have something to gain.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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I ... to the minutes to go back to sequesters starting point and you forget about the de tails of that large that ... it ... didn't feel to me this week that the environment was sort of back to where was right around the election which ... everybody's now retreating again to their corners and um ... that the conversation becomes sterile and ... polarization the reality of polarization sources sink and maybe maybe I was naive and thought that it would be different ... but it didn't feel very different absolutely right and actually we saw Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson the kind of budget Hawks came out this week ... with a kind of a thing of ... all cents and three porno ... and the reason they did that this is because if you are the ones going back to their corners ... and is going back to their own talking points again then there were deftly a situation were talking about ... taxes no taxes ... entitlement cuts known comic cuts is your fault knows your friends when I see that's really when Danny this week it was just like well we're going to agree disagree he was like door to spend a week saying his future ... departure from ... what was having a gang of four six or eight or something like ... messing around the corner trying to do some there's nobody now now I get the full effect the immigration debate agreement with the one where seem like there's potential ... for the IV manages to view my view is that that's the one area that still seems walled off ... yes they both have things to gain from a Santa hat on and everybody else I mean on all the other issues it seems like they basically just decided we have more to gain ... from retreating and it seems it's just so interesting to watch that sort of attitude follow an election and expect that non election year ... that sort of a repeat of two thousand twelve now and two thousand thirteen is really interested to see what I think that to happen on immigration is that the election and Republicans problems with Hispanic voters made ... the politics lineup with the economic integration if you talk to people who think about ... immigration is an economic issue ... the pluses of integration usually don't outweigh the minuses in any ... rational ... serve balance sheet that the calculation ... though so it's true but the politics from the wrong place will now I think the politics and economics have lined up when integration that changes things I don't think ... that subject of artists and animation so much ... the person that of the ... party really don't trust each other here ... when I think one of the Union on immigration are no huge and I ... think one of the consequences of the fiscal cliff ... resolution to the beginning of the year with a good dumping of spending and raise taxes ... is it ... they all came away ... angry delegates ... painter Ed Harry Reid like I got burned ... on sale so ... instead of building trust so they could go to the extent that ... the Jews like this like a schoolyard fight to teach a broken up we had a couple months off ... another edited Brendan Rifleman different and the reason I guess I was a little more optimistic side after the election ... there would be more of a feeling that well when I couldn't agree more and agree to disagree rather than trying to win each argument and I don't think that's what Paul Ryan tell this was to use them to be when we did that and be with them but that's the lesson of this we estimate that roughly one reason to have a glimmer of hope that there's going to be some sort of how many years ... you know the White has been reported but you can get attacked by the public the to do with the public and the ever important wanted this to be some sort of process and ... that they're going to try to debate things in a kind of a ... congressional Washington manner and ... the weather not to get a job in today who knows the Bakken Adidas ... in a last minute hair on fire type ... negotiation slow the process is a boring word of action in Washington could do with the process and go back to the weight ... Gregor order of business and ... agree on where you can agree on disagree on you disagree on and then move ... on from yes yes ... and and this nomination that I simply don't need them well nobody the nomination for sing and get totally caught up in a way that I mean ... you know I think that friends and recommend what the conventional wisdom on when when the initial set of national string nominations came out was that ... cable was gonna have a hard time that Brennan was gonna ... bring an end and the nominee for C I a I was going it was gonna go through fairly odd fairly snow play and I in in to some degree because people can get a lightning rod in my ... how much how much that euro contain Congress really channel at once and you can actually learn the lesson ... and Dom and and so now we're seeing Brennan get really come down to what he's he's pulled from from all sides because ... the Republicans are still using this is an opportunity to hammer the administration um in God see and ... I'm number of bed the Democrats and some of Republicans Lake a lake ... Grandpa all higher are very concerned about oversight of the drone program instead they keep asking for these legal memos and there's an enormous castle just over executive privilege and things like that between the White House and Congress just on the Pentagon


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