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By Jessica Yadegaran
Parents say things all the time to bolster their kid's ego, avoid tantrums or keep everyone on schedule. There's nothing wrong with that -- or is there?
Turns out that many of the common, often benign-sounding parenting phrases actually can send the wrong message to children, experts say.
So we enlisted three specialists -- a psychologist, a pediatrician and a magazine editor -- to help us rephrase and redirect our intentions. Here are five common phrases and their more appropriate -- and effective -- alternatives.
"You're so smart"
Research shows that kids who are heavily praised take fewer risks, are less self-motivated and less likely to find the intrinsic joy in their activities, says Lucie Hemmen, a Santa Cruz psychologist who specializes in adolescents.
"Parents think they have to insert themselves into their child's activity by making a comment about everything," she says. "Well, they don't. You don't want kids to be dependent on praising and become externally focused rather than internally focused."
Instead of generalities, such as "Great job" or "You're smart," try to be specific, Hemmen says. Then, get lost. Example: "Wow, you're really on a roll with that painting. Tell me about the colors you're using.
"Don't make a mess"
Messes are an inherent part of the learning process, especially for the preschool and kindergarten set, explains Parents magazine senior editor David Sparrow, a father of two. "They simply don't learn in an organized way, so it's your job to limit what messes they do make," he says.
Sparrow means no playing with food at the dinner table, obviously, but as long as their mess is part of a creative project, just make sure your budding artist does it outside or on top of enough newspapers to protect your precious carpet.
"Let me help you"
If a child is struggling with opening a jar or tying his shoelaces, it's tempting to sweep in and do it for him. Tempting, but wrong.
"It is critical to teach our children problem-solving and frustration tolerance if we want them to compete in the global market," Hemmen says. "Employers talk about wanting people who are innovative and problem solvers and if parents can't tolerate watching their child work out problems, they might inadvertently rob the child of that exploration and critical skill development."
Instead, stay close but allow them to work through their challenges, encouraging different tactics. Try: "I can see you're trying to figure that out. Have you tried turning it this way?"
"No dessert unless you clean your plate"
This double-whammy is loaded with danger zones. First, the idea of eating everything on one's plate prevents children from recognizing when they're satiated. "Kids have totally forgotten that feeling of being satisfied," says June Tester, a pediatrician and childhood obesity expert with Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. "We must explain to them that we eat food because we're hungry, not because it is in front of us."
When it comes to dessert, flip the phrasing. Instead of making the sweet treat out to be this very special end-reward, say something like, "First we eat our meal, then we eat dessert," she says. Simple but very effective.
"I just want you to be happy"
This is an unrealistic message. "We want our kids to experience the full spectrum of emotions and know how to deal with them," Hemmen says. "No one is happy all the time, and kids who receive and believe this message feel as though they're failing when they are anything other than happy."
Instead, try talking to your child about specific emotions in the moment. For example, Hemmen says, consider taking this sort of tack: "It seems like you're struggling and feeling down. I feel down sometimes, too. Can I help you come up with some ideas of what might make you feel good? Journaling or going for a walk work for me."


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Leaving his mark
A lot of people have said nice things about Kevin Dillon, who leaves the Rhode Island Airport Corporation this month to assume a similar position of president and CEO of the newly created Connecticut Airport Authority.
There's no question Dillon leaves his mark here, although it seems to us the bigger part of what he has been able to accomplish is going unnoticed.
Dillon was handed the task of putting the airport's 20-year master plan on the runway more than four years ago. The plan, and in particular, that aspect of it calling for a runway extension, was mired in confusion, distrust and public dissention.
Dillon, who built a runway extension to the Manchester, N.H. airport when he was there, was touted as the man who could do the same thing for Green. And, yes, he was able to get Federal Aviation Administration approval to lengthen Green's main runway from 7,166 to 8,700 feet. Moreover, when the City Council challenged that decision, he worked with the council and its attorneys to come up with a memorandum of understanding that addresses key city concerns.
How did the "miracle worker," as some call him, make that agreement happen when the previous six years of airport expansion plans was such a mess?
First, Dillon scaled back earlier plans and killed such outrageously expensive and land-altering proposals as tunneling Main Avenue under the runway, or extending the tarmac to the north and extending Route 37 to replace Airport Road. Comparatively, Dillon's plan was a practical compromise.
Second, Dillon stayed on message and worked to get it out. He met with anyone and everybody who wanted to learn about and talk about the plan. He became the face of the plan, not the out-of-state consultants who, up until then, appeared to be running the show.
Dillon's strategy was transparent and consistent. Not only did community leaders, but also the public came to understand where he was coming from.
And Dillon learned Rhode Island ways, as he witnessed in the last six months, when the unions and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce coalesced to urge the council not to sacrifice the jobs and economic opportunities that came with a longer runway. He learned how to rally reinforcements.
No question, the recession, which is largely blamed for the decrease in air traffic at Green [it didn't hurt Dillon's cause to have fewer flights rattling Warwick homes], helped set the stage. Just about anything that spells "jobs" gets a thumbs-up these days.
So, what has gone virtually unnoticed?
Dillon recognized early in the game that one of his biggest obstacles would be the uncertainty faced by homeowners in the path of the runway and its larger noise shadow. These would be the people most directly affected, and the ones who could most impact elected leaders. Dillon put the soundproofing program on hold and used those funds to expand the voluntary acquisition program. Plain and simple, he bought out those who could have become his staunchest critics.
We don't know yet whether the feds will finance the longer runway, and at what level. Conceivably, a longer runway may not even get built but there's no question that Dillon has done what he set out to do. He's more of the politician than he professes to be, but perhaps that helps explain why he was successful.
We have to thank him for bringing clarity and reason to the process. And we surely must wish him well in his new post.

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[T]he Supreme Court divided 5-4 on Thursday in striking down voluntary integration plans in the public schools of Seattle and Louisville. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., wrote the majority opinion in the combined cases.MORE: From SCOTUSblog:
The Chief Justice, in his oral announcement of the ruling, insisted that the Court was remaining faithful to Brown v. Board of Education in barring public school districts from assigning students on the basis of race.AND: Here's the opinion. I won't be able to read this for a few hours, so please check out the other blogs or discuss the case in the comments. I think it is very important.
Justice Kennedy recited from his separate opinion, in which he declined to join the Roberts opinion as it discussed the lack of a compelling interest in race-based preferences. The Chief Justice's opinion notes that Seattle was never officially segregated by race, and that Louisville is no longer under a court order to desegregate its once-segregated system.


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WOW!!!!!! Post 59!!!! Damn! That guy is HOT!
WOW!!!!!! Post 59!!!! Damn! That guy is HOT!
Thos arent thongs, They're jockstraps.
<<< Me in a thong. I love wearing them when I play. They make me feel so sexy!
I love cum facials.
Wow I sure have been missing out on this thread, there is so much, so little to see!!! And the guy on the the #59 post OMG!!!
Right, matrix 1964! The bf and I have been into underwear for some time now. We love thongs. When replacements are needed, we season them well before playing in them. First, we wash them in hot water and dry them. Then they get a soaking in piss. After that we wear them under our ordinary briefs until they are sufficiently ripe, the strap against the shitter brown, the pouch yellow.
I love it when the bf squats over my face and shits, the strap still in place.
hot pics, although most are jock straps rather than thongs
Holding piss all day.
Love jockstraps and thongs. Got a few myself that i wear almost everyday. Pretty much dont wear boxers anymore.
When I see a beautiful young man wearing a thong, I see a penis being held captive in a fabric prison, begging to be free! I'd like to be in that billiard room in #1.
Real Men Wear JOCKSTRAPS.
Love those pix of you thijssie15! Seeing you in those shoes with that thong peeking out above your shorts is HOT! (Post #73)
I wish I were in his place !!!!
I wear a man thong most of the time now... I love it and its kinda fun when i get caught but i dont care im blessed with a nice bubble ass


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You've probably heard of the West Nile virus –- a rare but deadly infection transmitted by mosquitoes. But what about chikungunya and eastern equine encephalitis?
All three mosquito-borne diseases are here in the U.S. And depending on where you live, you might be at risk.
Read on to learn more about the viruses and find out whether mosquitoes in your state are carrying them. We'll also tell you how to protect yourself, since there are no vaccines or specific treatments for any of the three infections.
|West Nile Virus
What It Looks Like
Most people who contract the virus show no symptoms at all, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But one in five people infected will develop a fever, headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash, and one in 100 will experience brain swelling or meningitis, which can be deadly. Symptoms can take up to two weeks to appear and last "for weeks or months," according to the CDC.
Where It Is
Fourteen states have reported West Nile infections so far this year -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Another 13 have mosquitoes, birds and other animals carrying the virus, including Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming.
|Chikungunya Virus
What It Looks Like
Most people who contract the virus develop symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle and joint pain or a rash within a week of the offending mosquito bite, according to the CDC. They usually feel better in a week, but joint pain can persist for months, the agency said, adding that the infection is rarely fatal but sometimes disabling.
Where It Is
Thirty states plus Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have reported chikungunya infections so far this year, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. However, only two cases in the continental U.S. –- both in Florida –- were acquired locally. The rest were acquired outside the country, according to the CDC.
|Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
What It Looks Like
The virus, dubbed EEE, causes fever, chills and body aches within a week after the offending mosquito bite. Some people recover after two weeks, while others go on to develop an encephalitic form of the disease, which can cause headache, irritability, convulsions and coma, according to the CDC. Roughly a third of those infected die, the agency said, and many who survive are left with brain damage, personality disorders, seizures and paralysis.
Where It Is
Mosquitoes carrying EEE were recently detected in Massachusetts, according to the state's Department of Health. No human cases have been reported in 2014, but six Massachusetts residents died from the infection between 2004 and 2006, according to state data.
In the last 50 years, EEE infections have also been reported in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, according to the CDC.
|How to Protect Yourself
Since there are no vaccines or antiviral treatments for West Nile, chikungunya or EEE, the CDC recommends the following tips to prevent infections:


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Actually, this will be able to produce tissues to wipe the tears from our eyes when we see the price of these 3D printers.
Sounds like Electric Viagra!!
Can't beat that with a stick!
Just a few more inches is all I need
I know I can't be the only one to think of this movie when I heard this.
Leeloo Dallas Multipass.
Maybe it makes toilet tissue. Now if you get surprised to find no more rolls on the shelf, you can just print one for an emergency wipe!
Are you really going to buy, maintain and find room for a 3D printer in your bathroom for the one-in-a-million time you run out of arse-wiping material?
The folks at Kleenex must be worried. When people can print their own tissues at home, why would they buy a box of them in the store?
Dream on!
It took many, many decades to prefect a product that can survive the rigors of production, packaging, shipping, and stocking and only self-destruct in a cloud of lint when the end user pulls one out!
The party adjourned to a hot tub, yes. Fully clothed, I might add. -- IBM employee, testifying in California State Supreme Court


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Timothy E. Parker, manager of T. Rowe Price's New Era Fund for the past three years, will leave the the Baltimore-based money manager by the end of September, the company said.
Parker will be replaced as manager by Shawn T. Driscoll, an energy analyst with the fund.
"I had a wonderful 12 years here and learned a lot of things," said Parker, 38. "It's a good organization. Sometimes you need to part ways to pursue different challenges."
Parker said he doesn't have any firm plans at this point. Although, he added, if he remains in the industry, it would be at a smaller operation .
Parker will be the second Price money manager this year to leave the firm, which doesn't see much turnover. Kris H. Jenner led the Health Sciences Fund until his sudden resignation in February, taking with him two of the fund's key analysts. Jenner plans to launch a hedge fund in Baltimore that uses the same investment strategy of his old Price fund.


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A 71-year-old man suffered a serious eye injury after he was beaten by three men while cleaning up after South Elgin Riverfest early Sunday, officials said.
The three men were later arrested after they beat up and robbed another man in Elgin, Elgin Police Cmdr. Glenn Theriault said Tuesday.
Oscar E. Villagomez, 35, of the 100 block of Mallery Avenue, Elgin; Andres Sanchez, 17, of the 6000 block of Grace Street, Elgin; and Pedro Miranda, 18, of the 1200 block of Scott Avenue, Chicago Heights, were charged with felony robbery, according to court documents.
Miranda was in court Monday morning, where his bail was set at $25,000, according to court documents.
Sanchez and Villagomez were too intoxicated to be in court Monday morning, so they were in court Tuesday morning, Theriault said. Sanchez's bail was set at $25,000, while Villagomez's bail was set at $70,000, court documents show.
All three were being held Tuesday night in Kane County jail. They are next due in court Aug. 30.
The 71-year-old man was punched and kicked at about 6:15 a.m. at State and River streets, South Elgin police Sgt. Mike Flaningam said. The man walked across the bridge to the nearby fire station and was taken to the hospital. He was later discharged and is recovering at home, Flaningam said.
Police don't know what prompted the attack and are still investigating, he said, adding that no charges have been filed in connection to the South Elgin beating.
Shortly after leaving South Elgin, the men drove to Elgin and beat up and robbed a man of his cellphone at Festival Park, Theriault said. Police stopped the men in a car matching the description given by the second victim, and the stolen cellphone was recovered, according to a police report.
The investigation and interviews with the men determined they were involved in the South Elgin beating, Theriault said.
The man working in South Elgin suffered an eye injury to the extent it's uncertain if his vision will be permanently affected, according to a village employee.
The Elgin chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows has volunteered to help the 71-year-old man, said member David Martin. The chapter is based in South Elgin.
Martin said he learned of the beating a few hours after it happened as he was on his way to volunteer for Riverfest cleanup.
"Whatever he needs help with ... help with a ride, with the lawn mower," Martin said. "I put our lodge at his disposal."


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"Short line and regional railroads are a critical part of any economic recovery," says Railway Age Publisher Jonathan Chalon. "The business opportunities and obstacles may differ, but the entrepreneurial spirit of the two winners affects and assists their customers large and small, making efficient business possible with the most efficient surface mode-rail."
Burlington, Vt.-based Vermont Railway (VTR), part of Vermont Rail System, serves its namesake state and a portion of New York. But variable weather in 2011 pressed the railroad to the limits, as VTR endured very heavy snows during the winter, then resulting floods and washouts in the spring. Not yet content with its obstacle course, Mother Nature visited Tropical Storm Irene upon Vermont late last August, causing unprecedented washouts and damage to VTR bridges and right-of-way.
By arranging detours and transloads for customer freight, Vermont Railway kept customer traffic moving, while its rail infrastructure was largely and rapidly repaired within just three weeks. The short line's efforts extended beyond one mode: In conjunction with New England Central Railroad, Vermont Railways helped repair a key state roadway by moving 130,000 tons of rock during a 10-week period.
Amidst that effort, and with the state's Agency of Transportation, Vermont Railway's operations and maintenance-of-way forces successfully implemented a plan to better Amtrak's Ethan Allen service on the railroad's right-of-way, with the train notching a dramatic improvement in on-time performance in 2011.
"Short lines such as Vermont Railways offer tangible proof that the American work ethic is alive and well," says Railway Age Managing Editor Douglas John Bowen. That certainly includes sound and profitable business practices, but Vermont Railway also stands as testament to the idea of shared, proactive community involvement, in good times and in difficult moments-and Vermont certainly had its share of the latter in 2011."
Indianapolis, Ind.-based Indiana Railroad marked its 25th anniversary in 2011 by setting several records related to operating performance. It also invested a record $22 million in private capital for infrastructure and technology improvements, and received accolades for its employee wellness program, instituted in conjunction with Union Hospital of Terre Haute, Ind.
"The Indiana Rail Road has proven it is an industry leader in numerous categories, such as capital investment, technology, and marketing," says Railway Age Editor William C. Vantuono. "But frankly, it was the letters of recommendation from INRD's customers that made it clear to us that Indiana Rail Road was deserving of this honor."
Both Vermont Railway, the Short Line Railroad of the Year, and the Indiana Rail Road, the Regional Railroad of the Year, will be featured in Railway Age's April 2012 issue.
Railway Age is the transportation industry's oldest trade magazine, and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006. The monthly magazine is circulated at the management levels of North American freight and passenger railroads. Emphasis is placed on technology, operations, strategic planning, marketing, and other issues such as legislative and labor/management developments of interest to railway management, railway suppliers, and consultants.


text: Ashland songwriter and guitarist Gene Burnett will play his quirky and heartfelt songs at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Downtowne Coffee House, 200 Talent Ave. Talent. A t'ai chi instructor for 26 years, Burnett sees his music as an expression of the martial arts practice, which is the search for unforced balance. There is no cover charge.


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Christine Benz: Hi I'm Christine Benz for Morningstar.com.
Investors often behave in ways that run counter to their own interests. Carl Richards, a financial planner, a blogger for the New York Times, and a contributor to MorningstarAdvisor.com has written a new book that addresses this tendency, and it's called The Behavior Gap. He is joining me via Skype to talk about it today.
So Carl, the title of the book is The Behavior Gap, and you've got a sketch in the book that looks exactly at that, and that is the difference between the investment return and investor return. What are you focusing on there?
Carl Richards: It used to be that this was a hard concept for people to understand, and now Morningstar is providing that under their return metrics or performance metrics page of each mutual fund.
Years and years ago, there was a study done by a research firm called DALBAR. It has since been repeated by Morningstar with a ... different degree of results, but they all say the same thing, and that is, often we get confused between the return that investments earn, and the return that an Investor actually gets.
So let me give you an example; let's say you have a mutual fund that has a 10-year return, and I am just going to pick a number to make the math easy, 10%. Now that's the return that you would have gotten if you had put money in on day one, 10 years ago, and left it there for 10 years. You didn't add any money, you didn't take any money out. You didn't switch to the next hot mutual or the next hot mutual fund and make all these [trades]. You just put the money in and you left it there.
Well, we can then go look and see what the average investor in that exact fund, essentially, what their return was over that same time period, and ... at least all the studies I have seen, show that ... in most cases, the return that the actual investors earned was lower.
Of course there are expenses in there, and there are some other things, but most of that, at least my experience, and I am not an academic, but my experience has been, most of that is due to poor behavior.
We are notorious for, again, selling, getting out of this fund, buying a fund that made some list of 10 hot funds you should own now, only to sell it a couple of months later when it doesn't perform up to your expectations.
So that was the original behavior gap. Label that difference there between investment return and investor return, the behavior gap.
It has grown to mean, at least to me and what the book was about, was about any behavior that got in our way of positive financial results.
Benz: The fascinating thing is that this behavior gap, in terms of magnitude, can really swamp a lot of the things that we investors focus on.
So whether it's expense ratios, which are very important, or picking one large-cap blend fund versus another, these behavior gaps can be way more impactful, but people don't talk about them or think about them quite as much.
Richards: For sure. The epiphany for me earlier on in my career, probably like nine or 10 years ago was, "Wait a second--I could own a mediocre investment, and if I just behave correctly, I'll outperform 99% of my neighbors."
And I am making those numbers up, but the issue is that it's really, really important. And I remember seeing a Consumer Reports issue on mutual fund fees, and the whole thing was about how to save a quarter of a percent here or there on fees, which is really important. But there was one sentence in there that referenced either Morningstar's version of the study or DALBAR's version of the study that said, after you found your inexpensive mutual fund, realize that poor behavior could cause you to lose 1%, 2%, 3%. But it was one sentence out of a three-page report on how to save a quarter of a point on fees.
So I think, at least the way for me to view it is, we want to eke out every single thing we can in terms of saving on fees and taxes and making wise decisions. But once we do, we have got to behave correctly, or we are going to waste all that.


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Sunday, February 17, 2013 5:37 pm
Diggins leads Notre Dame women over Marquette
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Unfortunately her team was nowhere close to that as the Golden Eagles struggled shooting, were outrebounded and turned the ball over in a 87-49 loss to the Irish on Sunday.
"It was not one of our better games," she said. "We had a lot of great shots in the first half and we missed. Opportunities were there and we didn't finish it."
Marquette trailed by only 10 points late in the first half, but Notre Dame scored the last 9 points of the first half and the first 12 points of the second half to put the game away.
"We talked about rebounding and taking care of the ball and we didn't do either thing," Mitchell said. "You could see it took the air out of us. (Our players) were rattled. They didn't want to be in that kind of game."
Sarina Simmons scored 12 points and Arlesia Morse added 11 for Marquette (12-13, 4-8). The Golden Eagles have lost six of its last eight games.
Mitchell said the Golden Eagles have to quickly put the loss behind them and get ready to play St. John's on Wednesday.
"In this kind of situation, you find some good and keep preaching about getting better," she said. "We're already changing our focus to St. John's."
It was more of the same for Notre Dame (24-1, 12-0), which cruised to its 19th consecutive victory as Skylar Diggins scored 23 points and Natalie Achonwa added 17 points and 10 rebounds.
With her 23 points, Diggins passed Katryna Gaither on Notre Dame's all-time scoring list. She now has 2,131 points, trailing only current Irish assistant coach Beth (Morgan) Cunningham, who scored 2,322 points during her career.
Diggins' defensive rebound with 13:01 remaining in the first half also allowed her to become the first women's basketball player in Notre Dame history with 2,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in her career.
"I didn't even know about it until they told me," Diggins said. ""It is something I that is pretty cool. I can think about when I'm old and gray,"
Diggins said she is excited to try and pass her assistant coach and said both records will mean more after she leaves Notre Dame.
"All that matters is that we are winning," she said.
And winning the Irish are. The victory against Marquette was a school record 20 consecutive regular-season road win, including 16 straight in the conference. Notre Dame's lone loss of the season was to No. 1 Baylor 71-63 on Dec. 5.
The Irish led by 19 at halftime and put the game away early in the second half as Notre Dame scored the first 12 points of the half to grab a 46-15 lead when Diggins scored on a layup. Diggins was the key to the spurt as she scored six points, including a steal and breakway layup.


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Radach vs. Lopes to Replace Scrapped Walker vs. Carson Bout on Dec. 4 Strikeforce Card
(Radach and Lopes will step in with just nine days notice.)
With heavyweight Herschel Walker forced out of his planned December 4 Strikeforce bout with WEC veteran Scott Carson due to a deep cut he sustained training with Daniel Cormier on Friday, a light heavyweight scrap between usual middleweights Lucas Lopes and Benji Radach has been put together at the last minute to help fill in the dwindling Henderson vs. Babalu fight card.
Earlier in the week yet-to-be matched up Jesse Finney, who was originally slated to face Scott Smith before "Hands of Steel" was instead matched up with Strikeforce newcomer Paul Daley, was forced to bow out of the event due to an eye injury.
Sources close to the situation told CagePotato.com Thursday that Lopes (19-10), who is one of Finney's training partners and holds a win over UFC standout Thiago Alves, has agreed to face Radach on the card. Radach (20-5), whose record includes wins over Murilo Rua and Gerald Harris, hasn't fought since being knocked out by Smith last year, but he is a crafty veteran Lopes would regret taking lightly.
Another source we spoke to informed us that Strikeforce was unable to find a suitable opponent in time for Carson, so the 4-1 veteran whose return to MMA after a nine-year absence in June was spoiled by a first round knock out by Lorenz Larkin.


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Train mania for Schloder, friends
ST. MARYS – A train rumbles through a mountain tunnel, steam pumping and its whistle alerting the nearby town to its presence. While it's a familiar sight to many area residents, this isn't a real scene but a creation known simply as "Tom's Trains," a train-focused exhibit on a large platform at the home of Tom Schloder on East Eschbach Road in St. Marys. Last January, Schloder and area residents and friends Oscar Wendel, Chuck Fox, Mike Hanes, Steve Wendel, Rick Shade, Kenny "Hector" Wendel, Mike Schloder and Monte Parrish started building the train exhibit. Schloder, who had moved to St. Marys from the East Branch Dam area in 2005, had been wondering what to do about his trains and related equipment, all in storage at the time.


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ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Rockville police say five elementary school students were taken to the hospital after their school bus hit another vehicle.
Police say 45 students were on the bus when the accident occurred about 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Police spokesman Maj. Bob Rappoport says the five students complained of neck and back injuries and the injuries were not life threatening.
Rappoport says the driver of a Jeep struck by the bus has been cited for failing to yield the right of way when making a left turn in front of the bus at an intersection. The police spokesman says both drivers were also hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
Police say the accident occurred on Great Falls Road.
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A high school basketball standout from Bloomfield Hills waived his right to a preliminary exam Tuesday and will now head to Oakland County Circuit Court, where he faces two counts of second-degree home invasion.
Khalil Gracey, 17, is scheduled to appear April 2 in Circuit Judge Wendy Potts� courtroom. His co-defendants, Michael Pickens, 17, and Carrington Simons, 18, did not waive their preliminary exam and will appear in 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills April 1.
The teens, all from Bloomfield Hills, are accused of breaking into two homes in the area and stealing several thousand dollars worth of property. They were recently charged with two counts of second-degree home invasion, a possible 15-year felony upon conviction.
Gracey, a member of the Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks basketball team which was playing for a state championship last week, is freed on a $25,000 personal bond. Simons is also freed on $25,000 personal bond, but Pickens remains jailed on a bond of $250,000 cash, surety, or 10 percent.
After the Tuesday hearing, Gracey�s attorney, Pontiac-based Elbert Hatchett, said that he will push for Gracey to go through a state-run program, the Holmes Youthful Training Act for youthful first-time offenders that clears a criminal record upon completion.
�(Gracey) has been an exemplary young man all his life, a fine son to his parents, and an outstanding athlete,� said Hatchett, noting his client has received several scholarship offers from universities in Michigan and California. �When confronted by the police, told the absolute truth without remorse. That�s the way he was raised.
�He made an error in judgement that will affect him the rest of his life. Youngsters that age don�t have the wisdom of Solomon or the patience of Job. Nowadays, it�s important more than ever that kids keep their records clear of a felony, in order to get a job, or pursue the things they want to pursue in life.�
Chief Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor Paul Walton, who declined comment on the pending litigation, said that it�s ultimately up to the court to decide whether a defendant will be entered into the youth program, based on several factors � including background, victim input and more � gathered by the county probation department.
The first of the home invasions occurred Feb. 17 at home on the 500 block of Cambridge Way in Bloomfield Township, where the teens allegedly broke a window to enter the house and took more than $3,000 worth of property, including designer athletics shoes and high-end headphones.
The homeowner believed he was targeted due to the fact that he had posted on the social network Twitter, saying he was going to �be out of town for a few days,� police reported.
The teens are also accused of taking more shoes and cash on March 5 from a home on the 100 block of E. Hickory Grove in Bloomfield Hills. Authorities said the stolen property was recovered. Investigators accused Gracey of being the getaway driver in one of the incidents.
Gracey was suspended as the Black Hawks made their way to the Class A state final. The team told The Oakland Press Gracey was removed for �legal issues.�
The all-league forward was dismissed from the team prior to a March 18 state quarterfinal game and missed the team�s final three games.
He sat on the team bench during a semifinal win over Detroit U-D Jesuit and also on Saturday when Muskegon beat Bloomfield Hills in the Class A state final.
Bloomfield Hills administrators and head coach Duane Graves did not comment on Gracey�s status at the time.


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Topic: dreams
I've been dreaming about homes and transience a lot recently.
About a week ago I dreamt of moving onto a hillside into the open air. Karen and I moved all our furniture there and she created a precarious wall of furniture along the cliff edge - wardrobes, dressers and such - and then one-by-one, through this not-so-well-considered placement and the carelessness of movement along the ledge, all our items tumbled down the cliff, smashing and broken and lost forever.
A night or two later I dreamt of living in an extensive tent inside a long, low-ceilinged, arched, abandoned industrial tunnel-but-above-the-ground. The security on the tent openings was suitably inadequate and people I didn't know kept coming into the tent and wandering around, and I had to keep asking them to leave and continued my futile attempts to better secure the entries.
Then last night I dreamt of being in a hotel where it appeared I had been residing for the better part of a week in preparation for a journey I was going on. The travel had been planned, but I had ended up without the funds to cover my trip, and also without the funds to cover the $800+ hotel bill I had already racked up from my stay in the hotel I was checking out of. I hoped that I could persuade the owner to accept payment within 30 days rather than on leaving as he was a friend of my parents and knew I was "good for it", but was worried and thought to leave quietly without letting him know my intentions to pay him later (but as soon as I could). I tried to call my parents but because I'd officially checked out of the room the phone no longer worked. I was also very nervous about having to drive to get to the next place.
Waking from the anxiety of this dream, even after only 4.5 hours sleep and earlier than I've been waking lately, I was more than happy to get up and out of bed and on with the day.
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Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Reach Agreement on Merger Package for Recommendation to SAG and AFTRA National Boards of Directors
LOS ANGELES (January 16, 2012) -- The AFTRA and SAG Group for One Union (G1) met for nine days in Los Angeles to continue the process of creating a successor union to SAG and AFTRA. After productive discussions and reaching consensus, a Merger Package was approved by the G1 to send to the respective boards of AFTRA and SAG for approval. The SAG National Board of Directors will meet on Jan. 27 and 28 to review and vote on the package, which includes a Merger Agreement and Constitution. The AFTRA National Board of Directors will meet on Jan. 28 and, if needed, Jan. 29 to review and vote on the package.
Details of the proposed merger package will not be released prior to the AFTRA and SAG board meetings.
"What we have accomplished over the last year is tremendously gratifying. We are confident our members will agree that we have created something we can all be proud of – actors, singers, broadcasters, dancers, voiceover artists, background actors, stuntpersons and all entertainment and media professionals that will be represented by this new union. The consensus process allowed our G1 members to fully discuss, debate and reach agreement on critical provisions that form a strong foundation for a single union that will protect and strengthen the future for all our members," said SAG National President Ken Howard and AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon.
The G1 began its fifth round of talks on January 7 and concluded January 16. Meetings were held at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel and at AFTRA and SAG headquarters Los Angeles.
The SAG and AFTRA merger planning process and G1 meetings were facilitated by Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations Professor Susan J. Schurman and noted labor consultant Peter S. DiCicco using principles of interest-based problem solving and consensus decision making.
Timeline of the One Union Process
April 2010, AFTRA's top elected leaders published an open letter in AFTRA Magazine about their commitment to creating one media and entertainment union for all performers, recording artists and broadcast professionals.
July 2010, Presidents Howard and Reardon created the "Presidents' Forum for One Union" to facilitate focused and informal discussions between leaders of the two unions and their members to establish a common vision for a single, new national union.
November 2010, the first meeting of what would become the Listening Tour was conducted in New York City. The Presidents were able to speak directly with members about the benefits of a potential merger. The members were able to hear directly from the Presidents how the unions might approach preparation for a merger effort.
June 17-19, 2011 AFTRA and SAG convened the first formal face-to-face discussions between the SAG Merger Task Force and the AFTRA New Union Committee at the AFL-CIO's National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The two groups formally created the Group for One Union (G1) to facilitate the creation of a successor union to represent all of the members of SAG and AFTRA. The G1 established a series of workgroups to discuss six key areas that rank-and-file members identified as important during the AFTRA and SAG Presidents' Forum for One Union nationwide Listening Tour. The six workgroups established were:
1. Governance & Structure
2. Finance & Dues
3. Collective Bargaining
4. Pension, Health & Retirement
5. Operations & Staff
6. Member Education & Outreach
Following the initial meeting of the Group for One Union in June, the six G1 workgroups began a series of meetings to develop recommendations to be considered by the full Group for One Union. The workgroups meetings continued through 2011 and resulted in comprehensive proposals reviewed by the G1.
August 27-29 -- The weekend that Hurricane Irene struck the East Coast and New York City, the G1 met by video and teleconference for the second round of talks and received reports back from each of the six G1 workgroups on achievements to date.
Oct. 14 – 18 and Dec. 11 – 12, 2011, and January 7 – 16, 2012, the G1 met in Los Angeles and received status reports from its six workgroups. The workgroups will continue meeting to develop recommendations for consideration by the full G1. These recommendations formed the basis of the merger agreement, constitution and dues structure that each union's National Board has required for review by January 2012.


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text: Ferguson has brought CA's legacy software into the 21st century and is helping to make CA a cloud computing power. Ferguson, who joined CA in 2008 after working at Microsoft in the Office of the CTO, was the driving force behind CA Catalyst, a set of new software engines that modernize interfaces to CA products and integrated the products using Web service standards. Now he is taking charge of CA's technology future, architecting the software giant's cloud and virtualization strategies. Under his leadership, CA has already unveiled a deal to put CA's Agile Planner on Salesforce.com's Force.com platform to help accelerate cloud development. What's more, CA has joined industry leaders like Cisco, EMC and HP in a new ecosystem of cloud leaders aimed at accelerating cloud adoption.


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Thursday, February 23, 2006
Bald Buckeye Caption Contest
Send us your best. We'll put up our favorites later.
19 comments:
are you sure about this mr. cheney?
- February 23, 2006 11:48 AM
- IC said...
"The Upjohn Corporation reported record earnings earlier today following the surge in sales throughout Ohio of the new Rogaine 'Scarlet and Gray' Formula."
- February 23, 2006 12:12 PM
- Benny Friedman said...
"No, it's a simple procedure. They cut along the red line and insert a brain."
- February 23, 2006 12:20 PM
Buckeye fan demonstrates age old Ohio State blow job ritual.
- February 23, 2006 12:22 PM
And if I nod my head really quickly, I look like that dude from "Scream"!
- February 23, 2006 3:02 PM
hey, could you give me a hand and help me pop this whitehead?
- February 23, 2006 4:29 PM
- Yost said...
Gary Pinkston of Columbus, Ohio shows off after training his pigeon, Woody, to only shit inside the scarlet "O" on his head.
- February 23, 2006 4:38 PM
- Yost said...
You know...
I just noticed the guy in this caption contest is wearing an OSU #45 jersey. Just like the guy in the first "Buckeye Love" caption contest. You don't think...?
- February 23, 2006 4:47 PM
- IC said...
Interesting observation, Yost. If accurate, how about:
"Take notes, boys--a little bit of paint on your bald head and you too can be the Don Juan of the Horseshoe parking lot."
- February 23, 2006 5:10 PM
- Sean said...
"This isn't the only scarlet "O" painted on my body if you know what I'm saying."
- February 23, 2006 8:07 PM
- Yost said...
"My boss said it wasn't appropriate for work so I got this to cover up the 'Fuck Michigan!' tattoo."
- February 23, 2006 8:24 PM
I had ten block M's on my head, but Lllloyd looked at me upside down and said that he never gets that many wins.
- February 23, 2006 8:53 PM
"Boy do I miss the days when I used to bend chicks over in the passenger seat of my car on Saturday Mornings outside the Varsity Club,and Fuck them like they were Michigan."
- February 23, 2006 11:11 PM
- BamaGrad1985 said...
After giving it much thought, Vernon finally conjured a way to show his love and appreciation for his favorite store: Target.
- February 24, 2006 8:34 PM
notice how buckeye fans have never anything good to say
- February 24, 2006 9:51 PM
- Wholesome Goodness said...
The only thing I could think of was making some sort of joke out of "Dreidel dreidel dreidel", but the lingering effects of Dr. Bud have limited creativity.
Maybe someone else can take that and run.
- February 25, 2006 10:28 AM
- Yost said...
Ohhhh. I think I know where you're going. Let me try...
"Tom shows off his new Ohio State yarmulke tattoo."
- February 25, 2006 1:25 PM
- Wholesome Goodness said...
That's where I was heading, but being a little less PC, i.e.:
Shalom, my Hebroes. Looks like I found those extra denarii to keep the Ted Ginn Sr. talent pool pouring into the Promised land.
- February 25, 2006 11:15 PM
- Jeremie said...
Sorry Yost, but I think my boy WG schooled you there...
*smirking look from looser who couldn't even come up with his own creative caption and thus gets his kicks by kicking others...*
- February 26, 2006 1:32 AM


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Adelaide's 2012: January
Adelaide started 2012 with a flurry of post-Christmas action that included the world's best cyclists flying past, an ex-premier leaving politics and a local gang war escalating with the death of Giovanni Focarelli.
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It was subdued start to what would become a tumultuous month as we started 2012 with the positive story of a young man, Ben Howell, who was taking his new life by the horns and making the best of what he has after receiving an acquired brain injury from a motorcycle accident.
Concerns were raised by Family First MP Robert Brokenshire after he discovered the Women's and Children's Hospital had spent close to $1 million on security costs, in what he described as a "deep problem in society at the moment that needs a real focus put back on it."
The colour and action of the 2012 Tour Down Under with German sprint ace Andre Greipel enjoying his time in South Australia as Australian cyclist Simon Gerrans snatched the TDU2012 victory from Spaniard Alejandro Valverde on countback.
South Australia's infamous alternating carriageway, the Southern Expressway, was closed as work began on duplicating the road to create a permanent dual expressway.
The month ended with an eruption of violence in Adelaide's gang disputes as a fourth attempt was made on the life of then Comanchero motorcycle club president Vince Focarelli, as both he and his son Giovanni were believed to be involved in a shooting at Dry Creek.
Police were flagged down by Focarelli later that night in Prospect, where his son was pronounced dead at the scene.


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Demo Workers Hurt in St. Louis Stairwell Collapse
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Two demolition workers are hospitalized after a stairwell collapsed at the site of an apartment building fire in St. Louis.
The men were working Sunday when the collapse occurred. Tom McLain of the St. Louis Fire Department says the men were trapped for about 20 minutes but were conscious and talking after being pulled from the rubble by rescuers.
Their names were not released and their conditions were not available.
The building on Lindell Boulevard was damaged in a massive blaze on July 18, leaving 250 residents homeless.


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The producer, Saladini Pilastri, has been making organic wine since 1995 and this example, which includes the rare grape varieties of Passerina and Pecorino, is delightfully lemon oil and fennel scented, and is crisp, dry, intriguing and compelling. Argentina, Vina Delia Chardonnay 2008 This succulent Chardonnay is pure and unoaked, from near Chacras de Coria, a leafy suburb of Mendoza and close by the foothills of the Andes. The vineyards are well established and this wine, sourced by New Zealander Duncan Killiner, is a rewarding example of the potential quality to be found in both Argentina and this region. Red France, Alencades, Domaine de Ricardelle 2007 This is an intriguing blend of Carigan, Merlot and Marselan (the latter itself a recent crossing between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache). Produced on the Negre family's estate close to the shores of the Mediterranean, the wine is plump with damson and cassis fruit, with soft tannins and a generous appeal. Spain, Artadi Artazuri Garnacha 2007 Juan Carlos Lopez de Lacaille is one of the great names of the Spanish wine industry. He makes superlative wines with attention to detail through the entire wine making process, reflected in this, his Navarra property, by organic viticulture and a maturation regime which gives this juicy and hearty wine a generous six months in barrel. Australia, Inspired Company Shiraz/Cabernet 2008 Produced in the Murray Darling region in north-west Victoria, this is the product of a warm vintage, resulting in ripe, spicy flavours, enhanced by elements of both the Shiraz and Cabernet being aged in French oak. Winemaker John Pezzanti has crafted an exuberant wine, instantly appealing, but also with substance and personality.


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The ex. I got a body shot somewhere but most are deleted best I could do right now
Stupid duck lip picture all I could get
The ex. I got a body shot somewhere but most are deleted best I could do right now
Stupid duck lip picture all I could get
Stop holding off on better pics -__-
But your ex is cute.
I didn't read everyone else's advice but here is mine.
I am divorced with a 24 year old son with my first wife and remarried with a 5 year old with my second wife.
I do agree that your kid comes first. But that doesn't mean you have to be married to his mother. Nothing worse for a kid than having his parents hate each other and live together because of some foolish notion that it's best for him.
My ex and I tried to reconcile because we thought it was best for my son. But it just didn't work. We decided that what was really best for him was to have two parents who loved him and respected each other.
We get along great and actually drove up together to his college's parents weekend.
You need to make a decision based on how you feel. Sounds like you were a doosh and drove her off. It could mean that it could work out again now that you are sober.
Keep your kid in mind but be sure to look out for you best interest and ultimately that will be in his best interest too.
Good luck.
In terms of looks? Your current gal blows away the ex.
you're a Jets fan.....buttface slap'em.
One cleans and cooks. The other is lazy and wild.
Lets not make this a federal case here fellas. It's pretty obvious what the right decision is.
Your ex has potential. Plus you have a kid.
Tell your ex you want her to get a boob job. Go back to your ex, get some marriage counseling.
Your current gf would make a nice comare (goomah).
Best of both worlds.
I got to the 26. Or 23. So tally up these votes take into consideration everyones view. And make a decision. Then I gotta,burn,the thread


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Everyone affected by the Black Forest fire has tales to tell of unbelievable kindness and support during the worst of times. Here are a few tales of grit and unsung heroes.
Ted Robertson calls it a "frightening margin of time."
He was working downtown at his media management firm, RCN Group, on Tuesday when a friend called him about the smoke coming from the Black Forest. The plume wasn't very large, but something was going on.
The friend, Jeff Beauprez met Robertson and his wife, Teresa, at their home sometime after 2:30 p.m. Robertson's brother-in-law, Rob Urban, just happened to be passing their house and stopped to help, too. Together, they packed the couple's antique art pottery, family photos, paintings, important papers and Malcolm, their 14-year-old orange Tabby.
"Unbeknownst to us, the wind changed direction and was moving directly toward our neighborhood, Robertson said.
A highway patrolman showed up at the door about 3:30 p.m. and told them they had 10 minutes to get out.
"The plume was suddenly over our house and ashes were falling," Robertson said.
They left their home of 22 years and quickly headed north out of the treeline. They stopped by the side of the road and watched the fire race through their neighborhood.
"If we had lingered, we would not have gotten out," he said. "I've seen the house. Nothing is left but the chimney and a burned-out shell of our garden truck."
The one thing he didn't get before leaving was the name of the patrolman.
"I would love to know who he was so we could write and thank him. He put his own life at risk to tell us our lives were at risk."
Lauren Witt, who lives in the Pine Creek neighborhood, saw the smoke before it was reported on the news. It seemed to be near a barn where she keeps her horse, Willow.
She grabbed her kids - ages 12, 9, 7, and 1 - and arrived at the barn at Shoup and Milam roads, where she saw a young girl running across the field with a horse. She told them her yard was on fire.
Witt panicked, because she doesn't have a horse trailer, but trainer Larry Killiam, who runs Horsegate Ministries, had a double trailer and said he'd take both hoses.
"Sometimes horses don't load well together, but he put Willow in with the other horse," Witt said. "There was a lot of squealing but he got them in and took off. " He moved them to his own home east of Meridian Road, took apart his horse pen to create two for the horses, and gave them hay and water.
But later that evening, Killiam's neighborhood was evacuated. Once again, he loaded the two horses into the trailer and took them to Flying W Ranch, which was heavily damaged in the Waldo Canyon fire, but had corrals that were being opened to Black Forest fire evacuees.
In transporting Witt's horse and the other animal, Killiam had left his own horses in his pasture. When he returned home, trailers were lined up along the roads to help other horse owners. Someone else had taken his to Flying W.
"It gives me the chills how he was saving our horses while his were in danger, and someone else saved his, and how Flying W was paying it forward," Witt said.
A lot of people have been asking: How is Charlotte holding up?
Charlotte Figi is the 6-year-old featured last week in a Gazette story that chronicled how a special strain of medical marijuana had tamed the dozens of seizures she was having every day because of an incurable genetic disorder. But she still has many developmental problems, although the marijuana has restored her ability to walk, eat and even drink.
Charlotte and her family live in Black Forest, but weren't initially in a mandatory evacuation zone. Still, shortly after the fire broke out, the family voluntarily evacuated out of respiratory concerns for Charlotte, said her mom, Paige Figi.
They left with only the bare essentials, including oxygen and medications for Charlotte.
"Hotels are really full with reservations and we have had to move three times," Paige said. And she had to pay extra for the kids, even though they could sleep in one bed.
"It's been hard because Charlotte likes a steady routine," Paige said.
The hotel rooms didn't have refrigerators, so Paige had to fill an ice cooler around the clock to keep Charlotte's medicines cool. And eating out has been a challenge because of her food allergies.
"I want it to be fun for them. They like the pool, " Paige said.
Several of their pets were temporarily farmed out, including a gecko, Vexen, that became the Gazette newsroom mascot.
But Vexen left on Friday; the Figis were allowed back in their home.
Anyone have grass hay? The request went out Friday afternoon from the horse evacuation site at Norris-Penrose Event Center, temporary home to 100 displaced horses.
A generous donation of alfalfa hay had come in early on, but it turns out that a number of the evacuees are pasture horses who weren't used to grazing on alfalfa.
The plea went out on gazette.com, and the phone rang. A woman from Montana was driving to Black Forest because her trailer, with melted tires, was the only thing remaining on a friend's land. Maybe she could try to find some grass hay because Montana is green this spring.
Then Rob from Littleton called. Norris-Penrose was closed for the evening so he tried The Gazette. He has a home in Colorado Springs that he rents out, and he was coming down with a car hauler this weekend. Why bring it down empty? He put out a call to the Jefferson County riding group, The Westernaires. Grass hay is a rare commodity because of the drought and the fires, but they're all checking for bales of grass hay to pile onto his trailer for the trip to the Norris-Penrose horses. Rob's been put in touch with Julie Woods, who runs the command center at that site's Community Animal Response Team. Update to come.


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Blur has announced extensive plans to reissue the band's entire discography in an elaborate 21-disc box set on July 30. The expansive box set will also feature over five hours of previously unreleased material.
The upcoming set, entitled Blur 21, will feature expanded versions of all seven of their studio albums, four discs of rarities, three DVDs featuring previously unseen footage, a special 7-inch single and a book.
In addition to the CD box set, the expanded editions of Blur's albums will be sold individually as double-disc packages. The albums will also be reissued on vinyl without bonus tracks, and another box collecting the seven LPs will also hit stores.
The full track listing for the Blur 21 box set can be seen on the Blur website.
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A serial thief who went on a burglary spree, smashing his way through gyprock to snatch cigarettes and sliding on floors to avoid sensors, has been jailed for 4½ years.
Nathan Daniel Booth already had 118 criminal offences on his record - including 21 burglaries - before his crime wave between July and September last year.
In the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday Acting Chief Justice Richard Refshauge sentenced Booth, and imposed a 2½-year non-parole period.
Booth, a drug addict aged 33 who apparently suffers from a cognitive impairment after being hit by a train a decade ago, will be eligible for parole in March 2014.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to six burglaries and thefts, as well as two property damage offences.
He also asked the judge to take into account other charges, including traffic offences stemming from a police pursuit.
Booth's spree began in July last year when he broke into a Chisholm florist and smashed through the gyprock wall into the cigarette cabinet of a neighbouring business, stealing tobacco worth more than $4000.
The next month he wrecked a shopping centre information display after a fight with his partner, causing more than $1000 damage.
In August he also broke into a kiosk, slid along the floor to avoid motion sensors and made off with $6000 cash in bags.
The same month he pushed $1000 worth of items including cooking utensils out of Westfields Belconnen in a shopping trolley.
In September he struck a Tuggeranong Hyperdome loading dock three times in the same day, using trolleys to wheel away property worth more than $59,000.
Later that month he raided a Belconnen medical centre, stealing a safe full of medication.
And he pulled off another heist on the Belconnen Westfields mall, using ''a large amount of force'' to make off with a change machine.
He led police on a brief chase through Scullin on September 10, eventually dumping the car in a backyard. Booth also pleaded guilty to robbing a Scullin home on the same day, stealing jewellery and electronic goods.
The court heard Booth had struggled with substance abuse - using heroin, amphetamine, inhalants, cannabis and alcohol - for most of his life.
The authors of a pre-sentence report described Booth as at high risk of reoffending if he could not control his addiction.
Justice Refshauge said Booth's crimes revealed few mitigating circumstances, but were aggravated by the fact he was on a good-behaviour order at the time.
The judge said there was no doubt drug addiction could have a ''pernicious and tenacious hold'' on the community, but noted burglary was a serious offence.
He told Booth the sentence he imposed gave him the opportunity to join the Alexander Maconochie Centre's Solaris rehabilitation program.
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Court papers obtained by 11 News Tuesday, outline how a lucrative crime ring operated in Colorado Springs. The ring was busted Friday after authorities served warrants at two different locations in the Springs that morning.
Police confirmed they arrested five people Friday. Those people will be charged under the organized crime laws of Colorado, which is a felony charge. The charges come after a four-month investigation in which local police worked with stores like Home Depot, Safeway and the Colorado Retail Council.
Police say 'boost crews' around Colorado Springs and neighboring areas would bring their shoplifted goods to Clay Schaner, who was arrested today. Schaner operated Just Computers, a storefront on Platte Avenue, as a front for the crime ring.
Police say Schaner would then sell the items, mainly through eBay. They estimate he made close to $1.3 million selling these stolen goods. In fact, the court papers outline Schaner had a team of shoplifters who would steal a bunch of items, return them, and get a store credit on a gift card. Schaner would then reportedly buy those gift cards from the shoplifters at half price and then sell those cards on Ebay for 80% of the value. In one month, the ring reportedly made more than $88,000.
On Friday, 11 search warrants were executed, five warrants for financial records and additional warrants for web based service records. Clayton Schaner, Clinton Schaner, Caleb Butler, Tommie Bradley & James Driscoll were all arrested as a result.
Charges against those five include Colorado Organized Crime Control Act/Prohibited Activities, Money Laundering, Theft by Receiving, and Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender, Conspiracy and Theft Detection Devices.
Police say that they recovered tens of thousands of dollars in stolen property and they are currently compiling a full inventory in the hopes of returning the property to the rightful owners.
The investigation is ongoing and police expect to make more arrests of those involved in the crime ring. As of Tuesday night, the suspects arrested, remain in jail and the accused leader, Clay Schaner is being held without bond.
Friday afternoon police made more arrests at the storefront on Platte Avenue. Seven additional arrests were made, but police say those people are not immediately involved in the crime ring. They were arrested on a standing warrant at the business on Platte because of the owner's involvement with the ring.


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Athletic Outfitters, 409 Liberty St., in downtown Morris, has been under the auspices of its current owners for 25 years.
Eric and Karen Gronski purchased the existing business, called T & T Sporting Goods, on Feb. 29, 1988. They renamed it Athletic Outfitters and renovated the interior of the business. They remodeled the outside of the building in 1996 and 1997.
Previous to this, Eric was manager at the Sears Store located in Bedford Plaza in Morris for 12 years. Karen was an aerobics instructor for eight years for Morris Area Leisure Services (MALS) while their children were very young.
Eric Misener was Athletic Outfitters' first part-time employee and, in 2012, they hired his oldest daughter, Mallory. When Eric was working there in the early days, they did embroidering, screening and engraving, but retailing played a much bigger part. Now, during Mallory's work day, the other aspects of the business are king.
"The way you do business has to change and evolve as everything changes, affecting you," the Gronskis recognize. As a result, the embroidering, screening and engraving have taken the front seat, along with advertising specialties items for corporate customers.
Joyce Hutchings, who worked with Eric Gronski for 12 years at Sears, is their longest-serving employee, having been hired in 1989. She is the main engraver. Kati Vertrees has been their meticlulous embroiderer for 18 years.
And, of course, the Gronskis dogs have long been a part of the business — Max, an miniature schnauzer for 12 years, and Cooper, an English springer spaniel, for five years.
Heyday for Nike is one of the popular items customers like, and there is a waiting list to purchase Michael Jordan shoes.
Eric has been an active member of Morris Retail Association for 25 years, and is a former member of the retail committee of the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce and Industy.
He brings the "fussy gene" to the business over all details and orders — nothing goes out "kind of close."
He has definite opinions on men's clothing style and really doesn't sell anything he wouldn't personally wear.
The Gronskis have no retirement plans. In fact, the Gronskis say they enjoy living in this small-town community more now than they did 20 years ago.
They have enjoyed serving several of the same customers over and over during the past 25 years and still get excited for the Morris Redskins.
"Great people live here and come in to shop," they said.


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GUNTER, TX-Two Gunter Boy Scouts struck gold over the weekend when they found hundreds of dollars in cash while cleaning up the side of the highway.
But they didn't keep the prize.
Gunter Boy Scout, Ben Cole, spent last Saturday picking up trash along State Highway 289 with four others as part of a community service project.
"We're just picking up cups and cans and pieces of shredded tires," he said.
While filling up their bags with trash, Cole and fellow scout, Gage Davis, were surprised to find a digital camera wallet off the side of the road.
"Is there anything in it? Whose is it? How long has it been here? Is it empty? Is it worth anything or is it just trash?" Asked Davis.
The two boys went through the wallet hoping to find the ID of the owner. They also found a few bills that turned out to be $500 in cash.
"It's just a lot of money, I don't really know. I've never seen a $100 bill in my life so that's a once in a lifetime thing," said Cole.
Despite the all that cash in the wallet, without hesitation, Davis and Cole turned it in to Gunter Police.
"I think it's a great thing what they did. I really appreciate what they did and I think anyone can take a lesson from these young men who found this money and decided to do the right thing and turn it in," said Police Chief, Bryce Kennedy.
He said he's proud of the two boys' honest gesture. Both scouts said they're just doing the right thing.
"Because it's in the scout law, it says the scout is trustworthy and we want to live up to our scout law," said Davis.
"We just did the right thing, we lived up to the law," said Cole.
Kennedy said the owner is out of Lake Dallas and it's unknown how his wallet ended up in Gunter. He said they have sent a letter notifying the man that his wallet's been found.
Davis has a message for the owner.
"You're welcome for finding your wallet and I hope you use the money good," he said.


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Well, it's just a fact that, from an etiquette perspective, grownups shouldn't be eating corn or mashed potatoes with spoons. Jello could be eaten with a spoon, I suppose, since it's a dessert-type thing. To me, it seemed a little amusing that the OP was asking specifically about the etiquette of setting the table, while admitting to the etiquette violation of eating vegetables and potatoes with a spoon. But at a family meal you can certainly do as you please, of course.
obviously at your family table you can eat with your hands or eat with a spoon or whatever -- but eating things other than soup or other clearly 'spoon' foods with a spoon is considered gauche -- something only a child would do -- there is no place for a spoon in a normal dinner setting except for a soup spoon (but if grandpa likes to eat his corn and potatoes with a spoon -- well what the heck)
After reading this I have a question. Which is the worse faux pas: setting the table with too many utensils, or not having what your guests need available? I could see the second scenario happening quite a bit. I've noticed such a variety in how people eat that it could actually be difficult to tell what a person needs.
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A group of scientists led by Geoffrey Collins of Wheaton College in Massachusetts has produced the first global geologic map of Ganymede, Jupiter's seventh moon. The map combines the best images obtained during flybys conducted by NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft (1979) and Galileo orbiter (1995 to 2003) and is now published by the U. S. Geological Survey as a global map. It technically illustrates the varied geologic character of Ganymede's surface and is the first global geologic map of this icy outer-planet moon.
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