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A New Philadelphia woman pleaded guilty in Judge Elizabeth Lehigh Thomakos' courtroom on Monday to several counts of drug trafficking.
A New Philadelphia woman pleaded guilty in Judge Elizabeth Lehigh Thomakos' courtroom on Monday to several counts of drug trafficking.
Ashley Johnson, 23, pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking in drugs and one count of permitting drug abuse, all felonies of the fifth degree in one case. She also entered a guilty plea to two counts of trafficking drugs and two counts of possession of drugs and forfeiture specification in the second indictment against her.
Johnson had been involved in the trafficking of cocaine alongside Pedro Ramos Lopez, a 35-year-old undocumented immigrant, who has gone by numerous aliases, including William Lozada and Sanza E. Thompson.
Lopez pleaded no contest to several charges of trafficking and possessing cocaine last week, and was sentenced to six years in prison by Thomakos.
The two were arrested in June following an investigation by the Multi-County Law Enforcement Against Drugs Task Force. Officers confiscated almost two ounces of powder cocaine, nearly a pound of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, several dozen prescription pills and nearly $1,600 in cash.
They also seized an Air Soft pistol that closely resembled a .45-caliber Colt handgun.
Tuscarawas County Assistant Prosecutor Mike Ernest said Johnson wasn't as deeply involved in the drug trafficking ring and didn't have as extensive of a criminal background.
"We are recommending 24 months in prison for the first case, and the second case, we are recommending 36 months in prison," he said. "They would be run concurrent."
He said final sentencing was up to the judge and would take place toward the end of December.
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2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty - Project Plain Jane - Part IPosted in Project Vehicles on August 6, 2004
Meet Jane. As you can see, she isn't real pretty. But as your mom might have said, though she's kind of plain, she's got a great personality. Actually, she's got multiple personalities, or will have. She'll be a tow rig, a camper, a four-wheeler and a part time daily driver. So we'll focus on the things we did to change the performance of the truck.
This particular Plain Jane is a 2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty with a Power Stroke diesel. Jane started life with exactly one option on her window sticker-the diesel engine. She is as plain as they come: a white regular cab with rubber floor mats and wind-up windows. But along with her winning personality, she's got a great build: a six-speed manual transmission plugs in behind the Power Stroke and feeds a lever-controlled NP271 transfer case. Axles are a Dana 50 up front (with hubs) and a Ford 10.25 in the rear. Stock gearing is 3.73 with open diffs.
Jane has many shoes to fill. The truck's main use is for towing a 9,000-pound (when loaded) enclosed trailer filled with a Jeep or a race car. On these tow trips she needs to be comfortable enough to live in, yet still be compact enough to perform as a daily driver when needed.
Obviously, Jane's got to have 'wheeling ability. She must be capable of 'wheeling into, and out of, some nasty places, and suitable for traveling in Baja. In this case, having a terrific tow truck is more important than building an all-conquering 'wheeler so the truck won't become an all-out flex-mobile. A high-clearance, good riding but stable suspension is needed for Jane's mission in life. Aggressive tires and lockers will make up for any lack of flex in the rough stuff.
The first thing on our must-modify list was the stock suspension. We figured we should add a lift system, the better to fit bigger wheels and tires. Fabtech Motorsport's five-inch suspension kit was chosen to get Jane up and level. Fabtech Motorsports is a Southern California company that has been around for 15 years. Until recently, the company's main focus has been on off-road racing and 2WD pre-runner-type trucks. Today, the company is incorporating its racing lessons and technology into bolt-on suspension systems for 4x2 and 4x4 trucks. Using computer-aided design and CNC equipment, the company's engineers are cranking out some state-of-the-art suspension systems.
The Fabtech leaf-spring pack for the Ford Super Duty, for instance, is a good example of this. Ten leaves make up the front springs, compared to half that many used in most other suspension lifts available for the Super Duty. Fabtech claims that by using thinner leaves and more of them, its engineers can build a spring pack that is more flexible, offers more articulation, and a smoother highway ride, yet still retains its load-handling capability. This philosophy, along with features like a military-wrapped main leaf for strength, nylon anti-friction pads between each leaf, floating leaf clamps for articulation and vulcanized rubber bushings instead of squeaky polyurethane, lead us to choosing the Fabtech product for pumping up Jane. Before-and-after testing has revealed some mixed results. Check it out.
When driven quickly on curvy paved roads, the stock Ford exhibited a lot of understeer. The soft, two-leaf front springs allowed for a lot of body lean and push in fast corners. The new Fabtech springs took care of that problem. The truck handles mountain roads at a faster clip with much more stability and aplomb now. This new-found stability also improved handling with a load, especially when towing the trailer. The ride, which was pretty good stock, is as good as before once the front shocks got sorted out. It's reassuring, when hitting a big bump, to picture those thick spring packs taking the hit instead of the stock two-leaf setup.
The most noticeable off-pavement improvement is in the hillclimb, which has a 38 percent grade. Wearing stock wheels and tires, the Ford failed to surmount the hill at a First gear crawl, or in Second or Third gear low range. The truck experienced lots of axle chatter, wheelhop, and suspension bottoming in the faster gears. In high-range Second gear, the truck stalled just short of the top. In granny/high-range it finally got over the top, but with much fuss. Momentum definitely played a part in its success.
A return attempt at climbing the hill with the modified truck, which also sported its new bigger tires, was like night and day. The truck crawled up hill in low-range/granny with zero throttle input. It behaved like a tractor, exhibiting no axle hop or chatter, and only slight tire spin as the new Super Swamper TSLs searched for traction on the steep hill. It was a huge improvement.
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Fabtech's claim that it builds a more flexible spring, and that it offers more articulation, proved inconclusive in our tests-at least when compared to the stock springs. Results from forklift tests revealed that the truck does not flex as well as it did stock. But since Jane isn't supposed to be a flex-monster, this isn't a big problem. Ford's live-axle design still articulates far better than an independent setup would, so Jane's 'wheeling ability is not limited by this. Overall, the Fabtech suspension's performance is a great improvement over stock and meets all our requirements for Project Plain Jane.
Installing a lift on a Ford Super Duty is a simple task compared to accomplishing the same job on some other new trucks. This is due to the Super Duty's old-fashioned leaf-spring suspension design. The installation, for instance, took about three hours and was accomplished without any fitment problems. The kit consists of the new front spring packs, along with a drop pitman arm, a drop track-bar bracket, longer antiroll-bar links, longer front bumpstops, and new U-bolts. For the rear, Fabtech offers a choice between rear blocks, ride stiffening add-a-leafs, or whole spring packs. Since Jane's rear springs were new, and they already provided a stiff enough ride when unladen, replacement springs and add-a-leafs were ruled out. The blocks got the nod. Fortunately, Fabtech's lift blocks are a springwrap-friendly one-inch tall. If more carrying capacity is required, then the add-a-leafs or air bags will be installed.
The Super Duty comes from the factory with a pretty serious rake, which the Fabtech kit modifies. With stock tires and the 5-inch Fabtech suspension installed, Jane measured 451/48 inches higher at the front fenders, 3 inches higher at the door handles and one inch higher at the rear fenders. The fact that the truck doesn't measure an honest five inches is possibly due to the 12,000-pound Warn winch mounted to the front end. (This winch, and its semi-hidden bumper mount, will be covered in another installment.) Despite the missing 31/48 inch of lift, the factory rake is gone, and the truck sits level.
New, longer shocks are included in the suspension kit, but we went a step further and installed Fabtech's dual front shock hoop kit. Whoops-bad idea! Equipped with the lift and dual shocks, the Ford's ride is extremely harsh and the thick leaf packs are to blame. This miserable ride was endured for several weeks before one shock was removed from each side as an experiment. The difference was astounding. The ride went back to as good as stock, with no ill side effects. A call to Fabtech confirmed that we had installed the right shocks and that they have received no other complaints about this. They also mentioned that they are about to release a new shock hoop kit, designed to fit rebuildable shocks like Racerunners, Foxes, Bilsteins, etc. This might be advisable for certain applications. For Jane, we're pretty happy with a single, regular shock at each front corner.
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Once Jane sat 451/48 inches higher than stock, it was time to fill her commodious wheelwells with some more functional rubber then the stock 265/75R16 skinnies. These were replaced with a set of 36x12.50R16 Interco Super Swamper TSL radials. These tires were chosen for Jane based on experiences with a set of 38-inch TSL radials which lasted 53,000 miles on the 6,800-pound "IFS No More" Chevy (Four Wheeler, March and April '97, April '98). Despite their super-aggressive tread pattern, which is unmatched when the going gets tough, these tires have proven themselves to handle, balance, and last as well as many less aggressive tires. The downside is the noise they generate, which is pretty noticeable in the new Ford, despite the diesel. It's the price you pay for traction.
The OE take-off tires were rated load-range E. Each one could carry 3,415 pounds at 80 psi. The Intercos are load-range C, rated at 2,650 pounds at a cushy 35 psi. For Jane's applications, this rating is sufficient, while the cushier ride and traction comes from a flotation tire. When dealing with a 1-ton truck and the loads they are capable of carrying (campers, fifth wheels, etc.), watch your tire load ratings when changing to a flotation-type tire.
To attach the new Intercos to the truck, Stockton Wheel produced some custom-built 16x10 steel wheels. New Ford Super Duties come with a metric 8 on 170mm bolt pattern. Traditional 611/42 on 8-inch bolt pattern wheels will not fit. All the aftermarket wheels currently available are shiny aluminum with fancy styled centers. Stockton's plain black, industrial-strength look is more in keeping with Plain Jane's demeanor. Each wheel weighs 41 pounds, mostly due to the 11/42-inch-thick, flat-plate center. Valve stems are placed inboard, away from pesky rocks, and powder-coat paint will keep them looking good for the life of the truck. The stock Ford center caps still clip to the stock lug nuts.
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The Intercos balanced very well on the Stockton rims, but when they were mounted on the truck, it shook all over the place. New Fords also have hub-centric wheels. This means the wheel is centered with the axle centerline via its hub hole, not via the lug-nut holes. Ford OE wheels have a very tight tolerance between the hub and the center hole. When the center holes of the Stockton wheels were measured, they were found to be plus-or-minus 60 thousandths (of an inch) oversize. This allows the tire/wheel to be off-center from the axle centerline, big time. With a 36-inch tire, that's a big shake. By shimming the wheels with a feeler gauge before tightening the lug nuts, the wheels can be centered and the ride is smooth. But doing so is a real pain. A cure may be to machine the lug-nut holes to take conical nuts so the wheels center via the lug nuts.
With the addition of the Fabtech suspension, Interco TSLs, and Stockton wheels, Jane's needs for improvements in these areas have been satisfied. To date, 10,000 trouble-free miles have been logged on her with these products installed. Next step in our program to enhance Plain Jane's personality: 4.30:1 ring-and-pinions, along with ARB Air Lockers and a Warn winch. So stay tuned. We'll tell you how it works out.
Plain Jane - Part 2
Plain Jane - Part 3
Plain Jane - Part 4

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With the summer transfer window just around the corner, speculation is already rife with plenty of players linked with moves to various different clubs.
In England, bright young talent comes at a premium, meaning Premier League sides have been forced to part with vast amounts of money to clinch what they perceived to be the next big star of the future.
However, as UEFA's Financial Fair Play model hovers precariously over clubs all around Europe, it's time to turn attention to the pool of exciting players currently plying their respective trades outside of the top-flight.
GiveMeFootball identifies five of the best Premier League transfer targets in the lower reaches of English football...
Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra)
Fresh from the Railwaymen's League Two play-off final victory over Cheltenham on Sunday, the 18-year-old forward's reputation continues to grow almost by the day.
With 15 league goals in his first full season with Crewe's first-team, Powell has already attracted interest from Manchester United, and is almost certain to move on to pastures new this summer. His weekend goal at Wembley showed just a glimpse of the class and natural ability that the England U18 international possesses.
Crewe assistant manager, Neil Baker, believes Powell could turn out to be the club's greatest ever academy product, which is particularly impressive when you consider the calibre of players that have been nurtured there.
Powell's reputation was further strengthened at Crewe's end-of-season awards when he collected every accolade including Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)
The 19-year-old winger has already attracted interest from a host of Premier League clubs, and was the subject of a £7million offer from Bolton Wanderers during the January transfer window.
Crystal Palace quickly knocked back the Trotters' attempts to sign the promising England U21 international, but will struggle to fight off the advances of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, who have all been monitoring Zaha's progress.
A return of nine goals in the Championship this season shows that there is still room for improvement, but his natural pace and skill with the ball proves the tricky youngster has plenty of potential.
Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace)
Another product fresh off the Selhurst Park production line, the 21-year-old defender is a little further in his development as one of England's brightest young talents.
The only problem for Crystal Palace is that Clyne is out of contract this summer, and so is free to talk to clubs over a prospective move.
Newcastle and Manchester United have both been credited with an interest in the talented full-back, but will be put off by his current club's determination to demand £5million at a tribunal.
Palace have already moved to replace Clyne after signing Portsmouth's Joel Ward, 22, on a four-year deal yesterday afternoon.
Jordan Rhodes (Huddersfield)
The 22-year-old is one of the most sought after striker's outside the Premier League following his record-breaking 40-goal season with League One play-off final winners Huddersfield Town.
Fulham, Everton and Aston Villa have all been linked with Rhodes, who could command a figure of up to £8million, particularly after Simon Grayson's Terriers confirmed their place in next season's second tier after their penalty shoot-out victory over Sheffield United.
The Scotland U21 international is also a reported target for SPL champions Celtic, having netted an impressive five hat-tricks in 2011-12, in addition to his five-goal haul in the 6-0 thrashing of Wycombe Wanderers in January.
Nathan Redmond (Birmingham City)
The 18-year-old midfielder has surpassed all expectations - including his own - in his breakthrough season for Birmingham in 2011-12, making 37 first-team appearances for Chris Hughton's side.
Redmond came back from the U17 World Cup last summer in fine fettle, and carried his form into the domestic campaign at St Andrews, scoring seven goals, which is an impressive return from midfield.
Having experienced European football during the Blues Europa League campaign, thanks to last season's Carling Cup final success, the talented youngster is hungry for more, and could well make the step up to the Premier League ahead of the new campaign.
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THUMBS UP to the Fall River summer school graduates, who received their high school diplomas last week. The 36 students from the Resiliency Preparatory School, B.M.C. Durfee High School and Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School spent the summer completing the extra credits needed to graduate.
THUMBS UP to the Fall River summer school graduates, who received their high school diplomas last week. The 36 students from the Resiliency Preparatory School, B.M.C. Durfee High School and Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School spent the summer completing the extra credits needed to graduate. As the graduation speakers indicated, although the students took a little longer to complete their higher education, they should be applauded for persevering. It's better late than never, and these students now have every opportunity open to them as they continue their educational journeys and begin their careers.
THUMBS UP to Principal Robert Silveria of Swansea's Case Junior High School, who has been named the 2015 Edmund K. Fanning Middle School Principal of the Year by the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association. The award was appropriately presented by Case High School Principal Brian McCann, who received the Principal of the Year award in 2011. It's the first time two administrators from the same town have received the awards in such a short time span. It's clear that Swansea's schools are in good hands, with two stellar principals at the helm.
THUMBS UP to the first responders who participated in training exercises last week at the old Somerset Berkley Regional High School. The closure of the old school building presented a rare opportunity for firefighters and the Massachusetts State Police STOP team to train in an actual school building, before the circa-1936 building is demolished. It seems only appropriate that in its final days, the old Somerset High School continued its educational mission. The training missions conducted last week better prepared first responders for dangerous situations, and that invaluable training could end up saving lives.
THUMBS UP to Herald News reporter and columnist Marc Munroe Dion and the other good sports who "played dead" Monday, to bring history to life at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast. Dion, portraying the corpse of the slain Andrew Borden, was among those actors — most of them from the Pear Essential Players — involved in the annual CSI-style re-enactment of the Borden murders in recognition of the anniversary of the day 122 years ago last week when Lizzie Borden allegedly killed her mother and father with multiple whacks of an ax, an incident for which Lizzie was acquitted, but continues to capture the world's intrigue and imagination as it has since 1892.
THUMBS UP to all of our readers who participated in the naming contest for the Fall River Public Library's new Russian tortoise mascot. There was a flood of ideas that came in over the past few weeks. When it was narrowed down to the top four — Sheldon, Benjamin, Ivan and Booker — a steady stream of votes came in to The Herald News and the library. The voting ended on Saturday. Watch for the winner to be announced this week, and thanks for participating.


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The war on the Eastern Front continues with this 4th DLC release
Epsom, UK, January 31st, 2012 – Slitherine (www.slitherine.com), Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), The Lordz Games Studio (www.thelordzgamesstudio.com), and Flashback Games are thrilled to release Panzer Corps Grand Campaign '42, the fourth DLC installment to the highly successful Panzer Corps series. Now players can take their battle-seasoned troops into intense urban combat in Stalingrad along with several other famous Eastern Front battles!
If you haven't already, check out what all the buzz is about and download the playable demo of Panzer Corps! See why critics have praised this smash hit as "…nothing short of brilliant."
About Grand Campaign '42
Poland, Norway, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece. All of these nations have fallen under occupation, and it was assumed that Russia would quickly join their ranks. Not only has the Russia Bear survived the invasion of 1941, but its winter offensive is still in full swing! Take command of your forces once again in the latest installment of the Grand Campaign as you repel Soviet offensives and begin the fateful advance between the Don and Donets towards Stalingrad!
This DLC features 15 all new scenarios, a sprawling urban combat environment of Stalingrad, new campaign features, unique objectives such as escorting train convoys and smashing enemy reinforcements as they attempt to cross the Volga River, and the capacity to save your core force for use in future campaigns!
The Grand Campaign's are a series of expansions for Panzer Corps and require Panzer Corps. Each campaign can be started with the core force from the previous Grand Campaign, so you can continue all Grand Campaign expansions carrying over all the core forces that completed the previous ones. Alternatively players can start with a preset core force and play each campaign on its own, or jump in to the Grand Campaign at any year.
Grand Campaign '42 requires the original Panzer Corps to play.
Get more information on Panzer Corps from its official on the Slitherine site or on the Matrix Games site. More information on Grand Campaign '42 is available from both Slitherine and Matrix Games as well.


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Last weekend I was cleaning out my closets and quickly created a pile of t-shirts that I didn't need. Over the years I've collected my fair share of wearable memorabilia from college events, walk-a-thons, and vacations.
Before I brought the clothes to the Salvation Army, I wondered if there was anything crafty that I could do with the shirts.
Inspired by Genuine Dog Gear's Jersey Tugmaster, I decided that I'd try my hand at making a tug toy for my pups. I picked out a blue t-shirt that I hadn't worn in years and started by cutting it into strips.
The width you cut depends on how thick you want the tug toy to be. My dogs like thinner tugs, so I cut the strips about 2 inches wide. I took six strips and doubled them up to make three strands. Then I bunched them together, tied a knot at the end, braided the middle, and tied another knot at the other end.
The toy actually came out better than I thought. And since I had extra material left, I decided to try another version with a handle. This time I cut longer strands and didn't double up. As I got to the end, I made a loop and wove the unbraided end into the braided section and tied a couple knots to secure the handle.
Tug toys aren't cheap, and because I bring them with me to agility trials and to class, I'm always misplacing them. Or if I'm not careful, my pup Nemo finds them and makes the tug toy into a chew toy. This craft is an easy way to reuse old t-shirts while making an affordable toy for the dogs.
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Three out-of-state companies have submitted bids to run the state women's prison in North Las Vegas, where inmates last month complained about the way the current company manages operations.
The state Purchasing Division got proposals from Civigenics Inc. of Marlborough, Mass.; Cornell Cos. of Houston, Texas; and Management and Training Corp. of Centerville, Utah.
Purchasing Officer Kim Perondi said Tuesday a five-member team of state officials will evaluate the proposals and discuss them May 14.
Corrections Corp. of America, which built and has operated the 500-inmate Southern Nevada Women's Facility since 1997, is not renewing its contract. The contract expires Oct. 1.
The purchasing division offered three options when it asked for bids from private companies. The companies were asked to bid to run the entire facility, to run just the prison or to run just the medical programs.
Perondi said the bids have to be studied to see what the three companies are seeking. Bid prices are confidential until a contract is awarded.
The state Department of Corrections will have a chance to analyze the bids and compare them with what it would cost the state to run the prison. Corrections Director Jackie Crawford already has said she wants to compete with the private companies.
The 215 women inmates who signed an April 4 petition complaining about Corrections Corp. of America and sent it to Gov. Kenny Guinn, the Legislature and the Department of Corrections want the state to take over operations of the prison.


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Operation Safe Holidays Makes Stop in Macon | News
After losing her brother Caleb to a texting-while-driving accident in 2009, college student Alex Sorohan is spending part of her Thanksgiving break on the road, trying to keep other families from suffering the same kind of heartbreak.
"So, I think that definitely spreading the message, educating anyone you know, just doing it for someone you love is going to make a difference."
Sorohan was part of a statewide helicopter tour called Operation Safe Holidays, touring press conferences in 5 cities across Georgia in one day -- Albany, Columbus, Macon, Savannah, and Augusta, all with the goal of reducing the the number of highway fatalities around the holidays.
"We believe that with the help of the public, by slowing down, buckling their seatbelts, doing the right thing, we can save some lives in Georgia," says Harris Blackwood, who serves as the Director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
Since 2005, the number of motor vehicle deaths in Georgia has dropped from over 1,700 that year to around 1,000 so far in 2012. Although they are not currently on track to go over 2011's number, they are concerned about a increase in the last month of the year.
Officials say with the economy beginning to turn around, and with gas prices lower, more motorists are going back on the roadways, and that might mear more accidents.
They say the biggest things motorists can do are entirely preventable -- not drinking and driving, wearing seatbelts, and not speeding, all of which they say are common factors in accidents.


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A former senior Bay of Plenty teacher has admitted paying $240 to twice watch two teenagers have sex - one of whom was a 16-year-old girl.
Andrew Ray Loader - a former teacher at Otumoetai College - pleaded guilty to a charge laid under the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 in Tauranga District Court yesterday.
The plea followed weeks of secrecy surrounding the name of the school Loader was employed by at the time the offending took place.
Until now, a court suppression order has barred the Bay of Plenty Times from identifying the college - but the order lapsed after school authorities abandoned lodging an appeal against Judge Robert Wolff's decision to allow publication.
Loader, 49, pleaded guilty to entering a contract for commercial sexual services with a person aged under 18 after an earlier charge, of receiving commercial sexual services from a 16-year-old teenager, was withdrawn by police.
The offences occurred on two separate occasions in November, 2012.
The police summary of facts reveals that between October 27 and November 3 Loader communicated with a 19-year-old male on the social networking website, Facebook.
Loader and the male teenager were known to each other, as the 19-year-old was a former Otumoetai College student.
The 16-year-old girl was not a current or former student of the college.
An agreement was reached that Loader would pay $120 to watch the male teenager and the 16-year-old girl, who he had been told was 17, have sexual intercourse.
This occurred twice and Loader paid a total of $240 after withdrawing the cash from an ATM.
Judge Peter Rollo convicted Loader of the charge and remanded him on bail pending sentencing on March 15.
While on bail Loader, is barred from associating with the other parties to the sex services contract.
Outside court Loader declined to comment.
He resigned from the school by mutual agreement and the matter is also being investigated by the New Zealand Teachers' Council.
Otumoetai College principal Dave Randell said when the news first broke he and other teaching staff were shocked.
"Andrew was a popular teacher who worked at the school for nine years and he was also involved in the Young Enterprise programme at the school ...
"There was total dismay among the staff, we just couldn't believe it," he said.
Mr Randell said Loader's "unbecoming conduct" was very disappointing. However, he added, the public could have complete confidence the school had taken the appropriate disciplinary action.


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First Team All-Ivy selection ... two-time Ivy League Player of the Week ... one of three players to appear in all 93 sets ... ranked second on the team and 13th in the Ivy League with 2.35 kills per set ... led Brown attackers with .284 hitting percentage ... finished third on the squad with 51 blocks ... logged 11 matches with double-digit kills, including four straight contests highlighted by a career-high 20 kills versus Harvard on Oct. 5.
2012 | Stats
Competed in 54 sets for the Bears as a junior … ranked third in the team with 103 kills, averaging 1.91 kills per set … posted a .142 attack percentage to go along with 29 blocks and 26 digs … recorded a season-high 13 kills against Holy Cross (8/31/12) … had a season-high five blocks against Harvard (11/10/13).
2011: Played in every match as a sopohomore, starting 22 ... one of the main options for the Bears near the net and in the back row ... second on the team with 188 kills and 20 service aces ... third on the team in total blocks (38), block assists (33) and blocks solos (five) ... fifth on the team with 138 digs.
2010: Appeared in 21 matches in her rookie campaign, playing 97 sets ... sixth on the squad with 96 kills and third with a 2.04 kills per set average ... hit a .164 clip over 274 attacks, which was fifth on the team ... sixth on the team with 18 total blocks, two solo, and fifth with a 0.43 blocks per set average ... chipped in 19 digs, two assists and two service aces.


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Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:17 pm
Lawsuits contribute to big UBS loss in Q4
By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press
The bank, based in Zurich, attributed the loss mainly to "net charges for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters as well as net restructuring charges and an own credit loss." In contrast, UBS made a net profit of 323 million francs in the fourth quarter of 2011 despite a $2 billion rogue trading scandal.
UBS ended the full year 2012 with a loss of more than 2.5 billion francs, compared with a profit of 4.1 billion francs for 2011.
The bank also announced Tuesday that it is to buy back approximately 5 billion francs of its own bonds in an attempt to reduce its funding costs.
Sergio Ermotti, who was appointed CEO in November in the wake of a major trading scandal, said the bank nonetheless "made decisive progress in executing our strategy last year and started 2013 in a strong position."
"Our financial strength, our attractive and unique business mix and our enviable global client franchise give us a competitive advantage," he said in a statement Tuesday. "This allows us to restore client confidence while we execute our strategy and address challenges of the past."
UBS is one of the world's largest managers of private wealth assets and is on the list of the 29 "global systemically important banks" that the Bank for International Settlements, the central bank for central banks, considers too big to fail.
The reputations of UBS and the wider global banking sector were battered last year by an industry-wide investigation into alleged manipulations of the benchmark Libor interest rate, short for London interbank offered rate. In December, UBS agreed to pay some $1.5 billion in fines to international regulators. In admitting to fraud in its Japanese unit, UBS became the second bank, after Britain's Barclays PLC, to settle over the rate-rigging scandal.
UBS has also seen its reputation bruised by a London trial into a multibillion-dollar trading scandal and ongoing tax evasion probes. In September 2011, the bank announced more than $2 billion in losses and blamed a 32-year-old rogue trader, Kweku Adoboli, at its London office for Britain's biggest-ever fraud at a bank. Britain's financial regulator fined UBS, saying its internal controls were inadequate. Adoboli has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Shares in UBS swung modestly lower after the release of the earnings report but ended up 0.06 percent at 15.63 francs ($17.14) by the close of Tuesday in Zurich.


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Is there a global lottery in your future with the potential of a billion dollar plus jackpot? GTECH CEO Jaymin Patel believes there is and he joins us to discuss the future of lotteries and gaming and the exciting potential of the rapidly growing online gaming industry. Jaymin Patel is considered one of the industry's top leaders and shapers. GTECH is a major global player in gaming technology, lottery management and services, doing business in more than 50 nations. The overall global gambling industry already accounts for a staggering $ 335 billion per year and the GTECH CEO foresees that doubling in the years ahead.
Visit the Website: http://www.ceoglobalforesight.com
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2007-08 Men's Basketball
Bluffton 87, Hiram 70
Beavers finish with 18-2 jag for 87-70 victory over Hiram College
November 28, 2007
By: Brandy Bidlack, sports information assistant
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's basketball team defeated Hiram College in an intense battle against the Terriers by a final score of 87-70 on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. The Beavers upped their record to 3-2 in the 2007-2008 season while Hiram fell to 0-4.
The Beavers took an early 8-0 lead in the first few minutes of action with one bucket each from P.J. Juenger (Loveland/Archbishop Moeller) and Zack Kraus (Findlay/Findlay) and four points from junior Nick Wilson (Continental/Continental).
Hiram responded with four points before Bluffton added two more points following a jumper by Zack Kraus. By the 13:18 mark, Bluffton had jumped ahead of Hiram with a score of 18-9. One three-pointer and two Hiram jump shots created a seven-point run before the Beavers answered with a Justin Rufenacht (Wauseon/Pettisville) layup.
The Terriers took the lead at the 9:57 mark thanks to a three-pointer by Hiram's Mike Staley. Zack Kraus responded with two points for the Beavers, only to be countered by a jumper from Terrier Jason Hebeisen. The score teetered back-and-forth between the two teams over the next five and a half minutes.
With 4:37 to go in the opening half, the Beavers tied the score at 33 following a trifecta from Nate Overmyer (Payne, Wayne Trace). Justin Rufenacht, Zack Kraus, and freshman Ben Shindeldecker (Ohio City/Crestview) hit from in close late in the half as the Beavers went to the break on top, 39-38.
A turnover and steal led to a Hiram three-pointer from Ian Pfouts early in the second stanza. Bluffton fell behind 52-47 at the 15-minute mark. Another Overmyer triple at the 11:28 mark put the Beavers on top once again, 56-54.
The Beavers increased their lead with layups from Justin Rufenacht and P.J. Juenger, along with a three-pointer from Aaron Taylor (Antwerp/Antwerp) and two long-range Nate Overmyer bombs. The Terriers clawed their way back within one point as the clock ticked down to six minutes, but the Beavers proved to be too much.
Over the last six and a half minutes of the game, the Beavers went on an 18-2 jag as Colt Cunningham (Powell/Worthington Christian) went 5-for-6 at the charity stripe to give Bluffton the win by a final score of 87-70.
Overmyer led the Beavers with a career-high 22 points on the night, including six hoops from outside the arc, and he also led the team with three steals. Colt Cunningham dished out a career-high six assists while P.J. Juenger and Josh Eichar added seven rebounds each for Bluffton. Zack Kraus chipped in with 14 points. Juenger and Cunningham dropped in 13 points apiece and Wilson added 11 points
Bluffton hit over 85 percent from the charity stripe (12-14) compared to a 4-of-9 (44.4 percent) night for Hiram. Bluffton pulled down six more rebounds (41-35) than Hiram as the Beavers picked up the victory over the Terriers. The home team drained 11-of-21 three-pointers for an outstanding 52.4 percent. Bluffton finished the night 32-for-67 from the field (47.8 percent).
Mike Staley contributed 23 points for Hiram, including three triples. Chris Roberts chipped in 13 points and Nick Russo added 11 for the Terriers.
The Beavers return to action on Saturday, December 1, when they travel to Franklin College for the Heartland Conference opener. The contest is slated to start at 3 p.m.


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It began with an overgrown suburban field.
Gov. Pat Quinn was 10 years old then, his now 93-year-old mother Eileen recalls. The area across the street from the family's Hinsdale home today Robbins Park was filled with overgrown brush.
"Pat was the leader of the boys in the neighborhood," she said. "He organized them together, and they cleared the whole area and made a ballfield."
It was right around that time that the Quinns, some of the few Irish Catholic Democrats in heavily Republican DuPage County, saw one of their own, John F. Kennedy, make a bid for the presidency.
Quinn's father, Patrick, a Navy veteran and Catholic Cemeteries manager, took his three boys Pat (III), Tom and John to a Kennedy rally at a Democratic office in nearby Westmont, purchasing the 5-cent buttons the family still has to this day. Something stuck with young Pat Quinn that day. Years later, the suburban boy made a name for himself as a community organizer and agitator of the powerful political machine.
Last week, precisely 50 years from the time Kennedy won Illinois by 8,000 votes, Quinn appointed after the January 2009 impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich narrowly defeated Republican state Sen. Bill Brady by half a percentage point margin to be elected governor of Illinois.
It hasn't been a smooth ride for the rumpled and intensely guarded gadfly turned governor.
There have been successes over the past 21 months pension and campaign finance reforms, a major capital bill, and the retention of key businesses, like Navistar in Lisle.
But there also have been embarrassments the secret early release of prisoners last December; dealings with an uncooperative General Assembly that refused to pass a balanced budget; and an eyebrow-raising no-layoff deal with AFSCME around the time the union announced it would be endorsing him.
Experts say this is finally the time when Quinn could effectively move ahead on his oft-repeated vows to help rid Illinois of corruption and get the bankrupt state back on his feet.
Quinn has a choice to use the lessons he's learned from the close election and use them to sharpen his tactics, or "take this election as some vindication that the way he's been doing things is OK," said University of Illinois Springfield Political Science Professor Kent Redfield.
Quinn "is incredibly honest but he also tends to be a very true believer kind of person. And that the ends justify the means. This is a second chance."
The gadfly
After working briefly for Democratic Gov. Dan Walker, Quinn in 1975 formed the Coalition for Political Honesty out of his messy Oak Park apartment.
"The family, we all jumped on board whether we wanted to or not," said youngest brother John, a longtime history teacher and basketball coach at Fenwick High School in Oak Park. "I was 14 years old, and he had me out there handing out pamphlets."
Quinn, who shuns the term "gadfly," calls himself the "number one autograph seeker" in the state, putting forward countless referendums, pushing for term limits and the Cutback Amendment, which reduced the number of House lawmakers by a third.
Following lawmakers' 1978 vote to raise their own salaries by $8,000, Quinn organized a protest, encouraging residents to send tea bags to Gov. Jim Thompson, reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party. He helped form the Citizens Utility Board, which to this day fights against electric and phone rate increases.
Quinn was a Democrat who sneered at politics as usual. And in turn, members of the legislature greeted him with boos as he looked on from the House's gallery one afternoon. Speaker Michael Madigan deemed him a "disgrace" to his Irish heritage.
Learning from his student days at Georgetown University in the 1960s, Quinn "is really a 60s era activist. That mentality was very confrontational," John Quinn said. "I think as time went on, he matured, he got into 1980s and 90s, started looking at path of electoral office he'd like to occupy."
From the Coalition, Quinn launched a political career that started with election to the Cook County Board of Tax Appeals in 1982 after a major scandal landed numerous staffers in prison. After working in Chicago Mayor Harold Washington's revenue department, Quinn was elected to state treasurer 1990
He lost a 1994 bid for secretary of state to George Ryan, and several more runs for office before narrowly winning the lieutenant governor's race and joining Rod Blagojevich's ticket in 2002. As a lieutenant governor, he was supportive of Blagojevich through his re-election in 2006, though it was clear Blagojevich rarely if ever sought out Quinn for help or to work together on state projects. Shortly after, however, a rift developed between the two. By the time of Blagojevich's December 2008 impeachment, the pair hadn't spoken in months.
Accidental governor
Quinn was sworn in to the state's top office on Jan. 29, 2009, his mother and sons Patrick IV and David at his side.
At the time, former Gov. Jim Edgar said Quinn would be an improvement over Blagojevich.
Looking back at Quinn's tenure Thursday, Edgar agreed with his earlier assessment.
"I think people think the governor's honest," he said. "That is a huge accomplishment compared to what we went through. People like him, he's very sincere. It was a very important attribute for the governor to have."
Edgar, who led the state from 1991 to 1999, was the last governor, Quinn aside, who has not been charged with a felony for wrongdoing while serving the state of Illinois. Edgar's tenure was followed by Republican George Ryan, now in prison for corruption.
Still, the past 21 months have been trying, at best for Quinn.
Saddled with a $13 billion deficit, Illinois' bond rating has continued to plummet, meaning it is saddled with higher interest payments when it borrows money. The state is millions of dollars behind in payments to schools and social service agencies.
This summer, the legislature balked at Quinn's plan for an income tax increase, and, after failing to agree on what to cut, shuttled this year's budget to his desk. With just 21 months in office, it was near impossible to handpick a new staff, Redfield points out, as no one was assured of being employed more than half a term.
"There's no doubt he came in a terrible, awkward situation. Besides the financial mess, he came in from an impeached governor, then he had an election coming up," Edgar said.
Quinn, reflecting on his time in office, says he's "done some hard things I'm proud of," the capital bill, campaign finance and ethics reform, among them.
He says he has "no apologies" about the AFSCME deal, saying that "it will save the taxpayers money." He also doesn't see it as a contradiction of his younger self.
"I've always been a supporter of unions," Quinn said.
He also noted that he's had difficult dealings with the General Assembly, which was "reluctant to do anything" in the midst of an election cycle.
"I thought there would be a moment of time where we could do hard things for the state," he said. "It's been clear that all the politicians wanted to be politicians. I intensely courted Republicans and Democrats and Madigan. They were hesitant to do anything real hard."
David Morrison, deputy director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, says Quinn's entire tenure has been marked by a focus _ by lawmakers and Quinn himself _ on the next election. Quinn wasn't afraid to pitch ideas the General Assembly didn't agree with, but when they rejected him, most of the time, he "just grumbled about it."
While Quinn considers his relationship with Madigan healed to some extent, he calls the powerful House Speaker and Democratic Party chair "still recalcitrant on a lot of things I think he should be for. The biggest one was school funding. We had a moment there last year where I thought we could invest more state money in the schools, and roll back property taxes, I couldn't get him to go for it. But I think that will happen. you just have to be persistent."
Quinn, throughout his campaign, has said he has the "fortitude" to deal with the state's budget crisis.
He has called for a 1 percentage point income tax increase in order to invest in education _ but when asked where he will cut, Quinn has no specifics, yet. Instead, he points to legislation sponsored by Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Democrat from Park Ridge, called "budgeting for outcomes" that would require an analysis of spending in every area of the state's budget.
In his own right
Now elected in his own right, Quinn's success is dependent on several factors, Redfield says.
"He's got to be able to put together a team to not only make policy but also to run state government. He has to present a vision and a focus. Frankly those are the things that if he would have done more of that over the last 21 months, he would have been not in as much trouble as he was going into this election."
Quinn says he plans to tell lawmakers that "we have a mandate to do hard things," to work to strengthen the middle class economy, schools and health care.
He plans to work for ethics reform and citizen initiatives, working so voters can enact laws by petition and referendum, bypassing the legislature.
Edgar says Quinn needs to use the conviction and energy he first found as a young community activist.
"He's the governor. He takes a position, he needs to stick with it. I've found you've got to almost be stubborn. You have to use the bully pulpit. He knows the bully pulpit."


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WESTWOOD — The distance from the heart of West Roxbury to the center of this quiet town is only 6 miles. But according to a real-estate pitch sent to homeowners in that Boston neighborhood, the separation is much greater than a short drive.
"Did your child not get into the school of their choice?" asked a recent mailing from a Coldwell Banker agent. "Every school is a GREAT choice in WESTWOOD!"
The agent who made the pitch, a mother of four school-age children who moved here from West Roxbury, said she timed the mailing to coincide with the angst-ridden lottery that assigns pupils to Boston schools.
"I know that's a big concern," said Stephanie Giroux. "A lot of the people who live in the West Roxbury and Roslindale area are getting notices about what kind of school their children got into."
But what Coldwell Banker sees as a plucky pitch, others see as a ploy that plays on the anxieties of Boston families who agonize over where their children will attend school.
"It was an example of someone who was, on some level, taking advantage," said Steve Poftak, a Roslindale resident with children in the Boston schools who received the postcard. "I've gone through [the lottery], and I'm one of the lucky ones. I certainly know other people who have perhaps not been as fortunate as I am and have moved out."
About 200 postcards, mailed recently to carefully selected homes in West Roxbury and Roslindale, urge families there to pull up stakes and move to Westwood, a town of 14,618 people that is the 20th wealthiest in the state.
"Location, Location, Location," reads the mailing. "Education, Education, Education."
A photo of a two-story, lushly landscaped Colonial adorns the hand-addressed postcards. "Call me so I can help you make the best decision for your family," Giroux wrote.
Boston school officials said they could not recall another real-estate pitch that specifically used the city's school-assignment anxiety as a reason to decamp for the suburbs.
"I have never seen one like this before," said Lee McGuire, spokesman for the Boston schools.
Although Boston has approved a new assignment process designed to place more children close to home, that system will not take effect until the 2014-15 school year. As a result, the K-8 assignment notices that went out last month were opened with a familiar sense of trepidation.
The Boston public schools do not release names and addresses of its applicants, so Giroux did some digging. Some of her targets were people she knew, some surfaced by word of mouth, and others were added by visual clues such as swing sets in the yard, said Aglaia Pikounis, a Coldwell Banker spokeswoman.
Giroux said she can relate to school-lottery anxiety.
"I lived in West Roxbury, and I had four very young children, and so my main objective in getting into a good town was a good school system," Giroux said. "Even though I enjoyed living in the city, I couldn't afford to send my children to private school and set money aside for college."
Erica Rice, the Coldwell Banker branch manager in Westwood, said the agency typically sees a surge in interest at this time of year from young families in West Roxbury and Roslindale.
"We know we have an excellent school system," Rice said. "This was just an agent who has customers looking in Westwood for that very reason, and she knew that this was good target marketing. I thought it was creative."
Westwood's reputation for good schools is a source of deep local pride. Last year, the US Department of Education granted Westwood High School a "national blue ribbon," bestowed on the top 38 high schools in the nation.
"Our MCAS scores are always among the top in the Commonwealth," said John Antonucci, the superintendent of a school system with 3,200 students. "We place a very high premium on recruiting and retaining the best teachers and administrators."
That emphasis pays off, said Victor Servello, 36, who owns a small restaurant in Westwood's sleepy downtown.
"There's a lot of young families moving here," said Servello, who was raised in the town. "It's all the schools. They're certainly not moving here for the downtown area or the amenities."
But to Poftak, who is executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, the sales strategy underscores the obstacles that Boston's schools face as they strive to improve quality and attract families. "People hope the new assignment system will add some more predictability to the process and allay some fears," he said.
McGuire, the Boston schools spokesman, said parents have more reason now than they did 10 years ago to keep their children in the city. The graduation rate of 65.9 percent is a record, he said. The city's projected enrollment of 58,271 next year will be an eight-year high, and internal surveys show that 94 percent of parents are happy with their schools, he added.
"We're not experts in real estate, but we do think that having better schools will attract more families," McGuire said.
Giroux, the real-estate agent, dismissed the notion that she was trying to sell homes by exploiting the anxieties of young city dwellers. The pitch, she said, is a simple one: "It's moving to a good town that has great public schools."Brian MacQuarrie can be reached at email@example.com.


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LAHAINA - The 500-foot California Maritime Academy Training Ship Golden Bear recently visited Lahaina amid the second leg of a two-month voyage from her home in Vallejo, CA.
The more than 300 Cal Maritime students on board are in the process of attaining a four-year degree. The students run the ship from stem to stern while overseen by licensed deck officers and engineers.
As part of the specialized curriculum, students take courses while underway and perform ship maintenance at sea and in port as part of their academy training.
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The Training Ship Golden Bear (TSGB) serves as the primary training platform on which cadets apply technological skills introduced in the classroom and leadership skills acquired from their work assignments and responsibilities with the Corps of Cadets at California Maritime Academy.
With strong ties to Lahaina Yacht Club, 2013 TS Golden Bear tours were orchestrated by the Navy League of the United States/Maui Council and LYC.
Forty individuals were afforded this three-hour educational opportunity on board the ship. Each walked away equipped to spark interest in the program among young people, and with a greater appreciation for the excellent maritime training and preparation the young people undertake with pride.
Hawaii is second only to Washington State in the number of non-California students it sends to Cal Maritime each year.
From Lahaina, the ship continues to Cabo San Lucas, Seattle and Portland before heading back to her home port on July 12.
To follow along on the ship's two-month journey, visit www.cma-virtualftv.org.


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Coker College head men's soccer coach Paul Leese and company had have two successful seasons in a row, as the team advanced to the Conference Finals in both of Leese's years at the helm. And this season the club is poised to make a run deeper into the post-season.
"We have made it to the final for the past two years," Leese said, "by the nature of that success, the players now feel that reaching the final is the goal they strive for every year."
For some, Conference is only the tip of the iceberg. "We'd love to win Nationals," said junior Noah Lascell, "but we have to take it one step at a time." The first step would be advancing out of Conference play into Regionals and then beyond.
The team finished with a record of 7-7-5 last season. The Cobras look to add more offensive success for the upcoming season with the help of last season's points leader and Second Team All-Conference performer, Rommel Fondin returning for his junior season. On the defensive side, junior goalkeeper James Sweeney returns after posting six clean sheets last year.
A road trip to Florida will open up the Cobras' season as they head to play Florida Tech in Melbourne on September 3, then Rollins in Winter Park on September 5. Both teams will provide a good challenge for Coker to start their 2011 campaign.


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When to Get Divorced
I think I have fallen out of love with my husband. We don't share many of the same interests, and we don't even keep the same "waking hours." I feel lonely and am ready to find someone else. What do you suggest?
The Aish Rabbi Replies:
Let's take one step back and ask: What is the Jewish understanding of marriage?
The act of marriage is more than just a man and woman sharing a house, or having a joint bank account, or raising children together. Marriage actually binds two souls together to create one complete soul. As the Torah says, a married couple "becomes one flesh" (Genesis 2:24).
"One flesh" means that the commitment of marriage is like the commitment one has to his hand. As one rabbi explained:
What is my commitment to my hand? I "am" my hand! I wouldn't reconsider my commitment to my hand if it were broken, ugly, scarred, or if I met someone with nicer hands. I'd reconsider my commitment to my hand only if it had gangrene and was killing me.
The commitment of marriage is until it's killing you.
The alarming rate of divorce means there is a fundamental problem in how many people approach marriage and relationships. As Rabbi Avram Rothman observes, the media has geared people to become a society of "takers." "You deserve a break today," "Just do it," and other catchy slogans entice people to take what they want, do what they want, and think only of themselves. If there is one overriding factor causing the many failed and troubled marriages, it is that we have learned to be "takers."
When two people are focused on taking, they are pulling in opposite directions. It's a constant tug of war to see how much the other person "can satisfy me." By contrast, the Jewish idea of marriage is to be a "giver." In this way, the dynamic between husband and wife is a loving, caring flow in both directions. (Interestingly, one way that Jewish law facilitates this is through the Ketubah wedding contract, where the man commits to providing his wife's needs – food, clothes, intimacy, etc.)
Of course, there are times when marriages fall into a destructive cycle of abuse, and in these situations, divorce is appropriate. Even more, divorce is a mitzvah – a chance to try again, to find happiness.
In reality, however, this is often not why most people get divorced. They usually just get tired of each other. The excitement goes out of the relationship, or "we don't laugh like we used to." If someone told you they were amputating their hand because "the fun has gone out of it," you'd think they were crazy.
It is for this reason that prior to facilitating a Get, a Jewish court (Beit Din) will sometimes encourage the couple to seek reconciliation. In fact, one of the reasons the Jewish divorce process involves so many technicalities is to avoid a situation where people get divorced without having fully explored the options.
Throughout history, Jews have sought an ideal standard for family life that is captured in the term Shalom Bayit – literally, "peace in the home." When marital harmony exists, God's presence dwells in the home. When marital harmony is absent, and divorce becomes the only option, it is an undeniable tragedy. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 22a) says that when a divorce occurs, the Temple altar – the symbol of Jewish unity and holiness – metaphorically "weeps," as if to mourn the loss of this failed union.
According to the Gaon of Vilna, the Hebrew letters gimmel and tet (spelling "Get") do not otherwise appear together in any word – symbolizing the disharmony which precipitates divorce.


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Years ago, as I was nearing my own high school graduation, a friend of my mother's sent me one of those tiny gift books filled with sentimental quotes.
You know the type: They have clouds or soft-focus trees on the cover, italic printing and pastel colors.
The card that accompanied the book made a longer-lasting impression than the book itself.
Along with the pre-printed message offering hope for the future, the friend had written a message and called graduation "a bittersweet time."
I didn't grasp the meaning immediately, but in the intervening years I always think about that word — bittersweet.
One of the word's definitions is something "producing or expressing a mixture of pain and pleasure."
Many students find a special bond with their classmates in the final days leading to graduation. They're united, the class is "together" and finally works as a single unit.
Then they realize that in a few short days or hours, they'll scatter to the four winds. They'll never have quite the same relationship with their classmates.
Some will stay in town and see each other frequently. Others will move away to college, the military or work.
Time will pass and they'll grow apart.
I wish the best to our graduating seniors and hope you will find happiness and peace in the life that will come after your own bittersweet moment.
Dee Camp is a reporter at The Chronicle. She can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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(What would my blog be like if I chose commenters I liked and gave them access to the front page? Now, it might be really good. But it would be an altogether different blog.)
Let's see what 10 things Jack came up with:
9) ... So, is the argument that Jesus didn't have a d*ck?" -- Cenk UygurOkay, I cut most of the quote, because it was just dumb meandering about a chocolate Jesus and why are people so uptight about it. It reads like a transcript of a high schooler's late-night YouTube. I'll just turn on the camera and see what comes out. Presumably, "Cenk Uygur" is the name or pen name of the person doing the typing. Who cares?
I switch to skimming:
... sallykohnWho are they? What's going on over there on Daily Kos? As I said, I don't read it anymore.
... Archangel M
... rainmanjr
... slw0606
... GreyHawk
... bluedogtxn
... Granny Doc
1) "... A man's killing list is a very personal matter. It should be between him and those persistent voices in his head. So to sum up, I don't like our troops, I don't like what they're doing, I don't like their fat, whining families, and yet, I support them. Thank God I live in a free country. Thank You." -- AWhitneyBrown
UPDATE: I'm criticized in the comments — and on other blogs — for failing to understand the Kos website. If that's your criticism, my criticism of you is that you've failed to understand this post. My point is that the site has become cluttered and uninviting to someone who isn't into cozying up inside the group. I don't want to figure it out. I saw Jack's post, and my response to it is that I have no idea whether the writers he picked out are ones who are supposed to count or not. And I don't know whether AWhitneyBrown is the person who used to be on "Saturday Night Live" or someone appropriating his name.


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Friday, September 19, 2008
Now this is how the day should start...
"Mom, is that white hair I see on your head?"
I reply with a sigh in my voice,
"Probably. It's from the stress, sweetie. It's a busy time for me now, so I haven't had a chance to colour it. And Mommy's getting old."
He puts his hand through my hair, lifts it through his fingers and says,
"Wow, there's quite a bit..." with wonder on his face.
But then he smiles at me and says,
"It's actually silver, Mommy. Silver is WAY cool."
My boy, my heart.
19 comments:
- Xbox4NappyRash said...
and yet if his father said it you would knee him in the groin...
- 11:20 am
- Miss said...
Because the hubby should know better X.
When our kids tell us stuff like that, its adorable.
- 12:12 pm
- Badness Jones said...
- 12:31 pm
- Immoral Matriarch said...
*lol* @ XBox.
- 12:52 pm
- Anna-b-bonkers said...
And funny how it is only OK and cute from a kid!
- 5:50 pm
- OHmommy said...
Oh Karen. Silver IS awesome, what a sweet boy.
- 10:23 pm
- Ed (zoesdad) said...
Yeah, I'd have gotten the knee.
- 10:47 pm
- Karen said...
Kids are so brutally honest. I've never thought of it as WAY COOL before.
- 12:15 am
- April said...
Wish my kids were that sweet. They make fun of me for my silvers!
- 2:09 am
- louann said...
Sweet little boy!
- 2:47 am
- imbeingheldhostage said...
That's it, buy the kid whatever car he wants...
I stopped coloring my hair (my hair got old WAY before me) and I am really enjoying it.
- 3:42 am
- Laski Gal said...
Woo hoo! I've got lots of silver (or dare I say platinum . . . ) hair myself!!!
We should start a club . . .
- 4:38 pm
- Melissa said...
That is a sweet thing to say. :) Smart boy.
- 5:03 pm
- C said...
Awwwwwww! Too sweet! :)
- 9:54 am
- Colleen said...
Awww...must keep that in mind when my boy starts to notice the grey!
- 1:55 pm
- Sandy C. said...
Silver? That is precious! :)
- 12:29 am
- Kat said...
Hello, gorgeous. Its been a while.
Gotta love that boy.
- 3:33 pm
- gmcountrymama said...
My husband once asked if I had been painting after noticing white in my hair. I laughed because he is almost all gray!
- 1:39 pm
- disa said...
- 7:44 am


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We are still in 2013, of course, but here I am going to name my best XI of the decade so far. Some stars are impossible to leave out, but many other big names have missed the cut.
Formation : 4-4-2
Goalkeeper : Iker Casillas
He may be currently struggling in Madrid, but no-one can forget the phenomenal saves 'Saint Iker' made over the years. Since the start of the decade, the Spaniard has used his super-fast reflexes and his commanding presence between the posts to win the La Liga title with Real and both the World Cup and European Championships with the Spanish national team.
Right-back: Daniel Alves
The tireless wing-back is capable of marauding down the flank and surprisingly resilient defence. The Brazilian is an important pillar of the Barcelona's recent success and is the most dangerous right-back of the last few years.
Centre-back: Nemanja Vidic
When we make it to the year 2018, Vidic will probably not be in this XI, possibly having his place taken by Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos. However, the Serbian's assertive, no-nonsense defending style - along with his balance and positioning skills - makes him my top choice.
Centre-back: Thiago Silva
For many, Silva is the best defender in the world today. Known for his confident tackling, reading of the game and his strong mentality, the Brazilian defender has put it a number of stunning performances for AC Milan and PSG over the past few years.
Left-back: Philipp Lahm
What a combination of tireless runner and leader this guy is. The German is the current Bayern Munich captain, a wing-back with both defending and attacking skills and a true leading presence on the pitch.
Defensive-midfield: Xabi Alonso
The Basque-born midfielder is a fine example of a modern, deep-lying playmaker. Alonso holds a very important role in the Real Madrid side, playing incredibly accurate long balls, taking set-pieces and calming the midfield when necessary.
Centre-midfield: Andres Iniesta
It's hard to imagine the success of Barcelona without Iniesta's contribution. His agility, passing ability and ball control makes Iniesta able to play in all of the midfield positions.
Right-midfield: Franck Ribery
The most important player in the current Bayern Munich squad, the Frenchman is a true winner at heart. Known for his speed and dribbling ability, Ribery led the Munich side to the 2013 Champions League trophy.
Left-midfield: Cristiano Ronaldo
Like him or not, the Portuguese star is one the most prolific goalscorers ever and probably the most athletic footballer of-all time. Ronaldo is an icon at Real Madrid, the player that has either the first or last word of every attack they make.
Centre-forward: Lionel Messi
The 27-year-old is widely considered as the best footballer in the world right now. With countless individual honours, the Argentine is an unstoppable record-breaker and probably the most important contributor in Barcelona's history.
Centre-forward: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
It's sad that Ibrahimovic is rather more famous for his extraordinary personality more than his excessive football talent. He is genuinely unstoppable and mentally hard as a rock. Strong and agile, he plays well with his back to goal and boasts some of the best finishing.
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Discussion in 'The Howard Stern Show' started by FCCstandards, Dec 5, 2012.
The boys busting Robin for all her laughing lately and weird sounds.
Poor Robin. I actually feel bad about that. Admittedly, she is acting weird but I think she is all doped up on Oxy or Vicodin or something. And it was really uncomfortable this morning when she basically called Quentin Tarantino, one of the most powerful directors in Hollywood, ugly. Gave me the douche chills.
I know it's none of our business, but come one, tell us what the hell is going on.
Agreed. At this point it is ridiculous to continue to ignore (the proverbial??) elephant in the room. I think Howard is reluctant to do so because after you divulge that information, her sickness will hijack the show until she is well or until she dies. The whole show will be about her illness indefinitely.
I hope the increased laughing is due to increased pain and despair
Don't be such a soft touch. She's obviously feeling no pain so there's no need for pity, heheh.
She's not feeling pain but I think she's dying. I don't know how many people survive grapefruit-sized tumors in their bladder, which has probably been replaced by a piss-bag. I was just always struck by how lost she was, always trying to find meaning in life by going to this seminar or that one, getting coffee shot up her ass, drinking this green drink or this red one that Dr. Roni gave her....it's sad. Now she is dying....
She was extra annoying with that fuckin laugh today.
And to who ever the faggot was that neg repped me to a whole nother level for having dish.... Youre a fuckin retard.
it's the disrespectful ridiculous secrecy the show has evolved into when no one is left to call bullshit
i lol'd
She ain't the only one lost in this world, and she has lots of money and no family to take care of, which makes it easier. Plus she really hasn't worked hard in at least 10 years.
I noticed that too..it went beyond good natured comical ribbing..
it was mean
Hmmmmmmmmmmm....just a coincidence that I've been posting SEVERAL ROBIN THREADS on this topic????? Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....
let's see,,,,,they all DENY DENY DENY they go on these HS messageboards and READ OUR THREADS AND POSTS!! Riiiiiiiiiight!
Howard says he HATES THE SFN.....Riiiiiiiiiiiiight..years ago he USED TO LOVE THE SFN!! used to beging the show saying "I WAS ON THE SFN...I READ THIS OR THAT ON THE SFN"....now it's the WRAP UP SHOW shoved down our throats....
I've asked the question...WTF IS WITH ALL THIS INSANE CRAZY NEW LAUGHING ???? ALL I HEAR IS ROBIN"S NEW AND IMPROVED CRAZY (EVIL SOUNDING) LAUGHING AT EVERYTHING ANYONE SAYS!!
Can't even HEAR Howard or the Guest....OR GEORGE Takei...I THINK HE GAVE UP TRYING TO TALK SO FRED JUST PLAYS GT SOUND BYTES!
I asked the question...WHAT MEDS are the Dr's PRESCRIBING TO ROBIN??? what pain killers is she on?
or anti-depressents????
Is she loopy from all the DRUGS?????
I KNOW SHE SAID SHE talked to OPRAH yesterday???? OPRAH???
Did Oprah offer her a JOB?? is that why Robin sounds sooooooooCRAZY???
Can't even LISTEN TO THE SHOW or replays....her LAUGH is just INSUFFERABLE!!!
and once again this morning.....the usual SOUND MIC PROBLEMS....Howard asking "WHAT IS WRONG WITH ROBINS MIC?????"
just TURN IT OFF!! TURN HER MIC OFF PLEASE!
Howard can do the news ...he's doing a LIVE PLUG every 2 mins anyway so he's RUINED Robin news for me! all I hear are COMMERCIALS!
Let him talk to shuli or Fred in the morning.....so we can HEAR HIM instead of Robin's INSANE CRAZY NEW LAUGH!!!!!
Retire from Radio PLEASE Robin!! Make that decision over Xmas break PLEASE!!!!
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Robin is high as a kite...


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! Alison meets the contestants on a football field, where they see lifesize cardboard cutouts of themselves with holes cut in the center of their stomachs. It's a little morbid, actually. I was disappointed to hear that they'd be throwing footballs, not pies, into the center of the targets to take each other out of the competition. But wait, there's more!
Clay Mathews comes out of the Biggest Loser breakaway banner, followed by Tony Gonzalez, and Drew Brees. The contestants will be playing against these pros, who will be shooting from the 5, 10, and 15 yard lines respectively. The player with the highest percentage of weight loss this week is going to the Superbowl! Antone is glad he'll at least have one opportunity to go, which reminds me that former professional football player Antone could probably win this football thing.
For whatever reason, Drew Brees takes Johnny out, and Mike, who is a football coach, takes Drew out. Good job, Mike! Jessica takes Tony Gonzalez out, and Clay Matthews takes Becky out because she happened to be wearing a Bears jersey. Then Clay goes after Jessica, who takes him out. Well, it was fun, pros!
So Antone is not doing well at this football challenge at all, but Mike (the coach) is totally killing it. Then it's just down to the red team, the young people. The youngsters are forced to turn against each other on the 3 yard line. Jessica and Ramon are out, then Courtney takes Patrick out, leaving just Vinny. Vinny doesn't really
like he's trying that hard, and Courtney wins the whole thing. $5,000!
The professional football players leave the stadium, and pick up their huge checks on the way out.
Bob checks in on Antone, back at the ranch, to make sure he doesn't feel like a loser in front of the modern NFL players. It's been a real emotional rollercoaster for Antone, and it doesn't show any sign of letting up this week.
"What happened?" Bob asks Antone, followed by, "what made you feel like you had to eat double what everyone else was eating?" Apparently it was fighting for food when he was younger, and that primitive instinct stayed with him long after he made enough money to buy five pizzas for every meal. It's a good thing my dog doesn't make money or drive, because he'd have the same problem. Bob has chosen Antone as his "pet project" this season, probably because the ex-football players usually do really well in the finale.
Jennifer's knee is all busted up, and she's getting ready to see Dr. Huizenga, who will undoubtedly ruin her life. He tells her she can put her full weight on it and walk again, which isn't a total Huizenga.
Team locker rooms in the gym! It's time for another challenge. It's football-related again, and it will be split up into four quarters. The team has to burn as many calories as possible, just like real football players! They're playing for a spa day, which might get the women more interested in this whole football theme. (Hey, that's a stereotype! Women can like football and men can like the spa. For the record.)
Dolvett places everyone in his team on their best machines, and I sort of forgot Anna was here? Bob focused on Jennifer, to prove everyone wrong. There are no time-outs in this quarter, and at the end of the first, the black and red teams are neck and neck as usual. The teams dig deeper and push harder for the second quarter. Anna says the contestants need to push through the pain and realize what they're capable of, which might mean she's fed up with losing everything all the time.
For half-time in the locker rooms, the teams sit down and learn their calorie burn. It's clearly still a contest between the black team and the red team. The black team has the lead, so it's time for Bob to give them a pep talk in the locker room. Get out there and burn those calories! Break!
"Just go out there and ... ah, who cares," Anna keeps herself from saying to the blue team. It's okay, there's usually only two teams in real football, too. The black team keeps their lead after the third quarter. Mean Dolvett could rip the red team's heads off one by one if he wanted to, so maybe that's motivation to keep it going in the fourth quarter. How are they calculating the calories burned? Ah well, we can worry about that never.
After the final quarter, the black team still beat the red team, so they're going to the spa and Joe gets to feel even better about himself. Oh, scratch that, they are NOT going to the spa! Bob "respectfully declines" the prize on their behalf. This is football week, not mud wrap week!
The red team gets along really well at this point. They are laughing it up and talking about how they don't want to vote anyone off, which means they might lose this week. That's just how cruel and unrelenting NFL Week is.
For the Last Chance Workout, Bob takes the black team to meet Shawne Merriman, who was just poundin' the ol' tire with a hammer for fun when they met up with him. Shawne has Antone push the sled, which is that thing you see football guys run into when they're training in movies and stuff. Antone is having a really important week. As a thank you, Shawne did the "lights out" dance for two seconds.
Anna brought in Eric Dickerson, who is an older football player (50). Anna says she has added new circuit exercises designed to shock their bodies. I don't know what any of that means, but it sounds dangerous. Eric and Anna challenge the blue team to "get pissed off," which they should be. Becky explains the whole circuit thing, and it seems like the red team might be in trouble this week.
But the red team gets young and vibrant Tim Tebow. I hope he knows how to work them out for weight loss, otherwise their loss is on his shoulders. Entirely. Patrick sounds optimistic, and Vinny wants to drop below the 400 pound mark and win the Superbowl tickets. Hopefully Tim Tebow was inspiring enough!
This is a big week for Vinny, too, because he's opening up to Dolvett about getting whipped with an extension cord when he was younger. Vinny! I hope the red team wins this weigh-in and Vinny gets those Superbowl tickets. Dolvett does, too.
Everyone is going into the NFL Week weigh-in feeling very confident. Will the Superbowl tickets go to Antone, Mike, or Vinny? It seems like they're the main contenders.
The red team is up first, and Courtney lost 7 pounds. Vinny is up next, and he dropped below 400 pounds, losing 10. Courtney's weight loss percentage is higher, though, so I don't think he's getting those tickets. Ramon lost 7, Patrick lost 11. Finally, Jessica lost 11 pounds, besting Patrick for the Superbowl tickets.
The black team weighs in next, starting with Antone. He lost 16 pounds, getting the black team off to a great start. Sunny lost 10 pounds, Joe lost 17, putting him ahead of Jessica for the tickets. Aw man, I don't like Joe! I want Mike to win the tickets. Jennifer lost 16 pounds, and the black team is just crushing it this week. Joe and Jennifer tied for the highest percentage of weight loss, but Joe beat her out by a one-thousandth of a percent. Rrrrrgh. John lost 18, so they're safe again.
The blue team weighs in last, starting with Bonnie, who can barely go up the stairs. She lost 7 pounds, though, reinforcing my worry for the red team.
"Get off the couch and start doing something, no matter how old you are!" Bonnie tells us. Oh man, I feel convicted. Maybe I can make myself feel better by making fun of Anna's blue eyeshadow? No, it just doesn't feel the same.
Becky lost 9 pounds, and the last person to weigh in is Mike. Come on, Mike, beat Joe out for those tickets! He needs to have lost more than 6 pounds to save what's left of the blue team. Of course, Mike crushes it, losing 17 pounds. Anna bursts into tears and Eric Dickerson earned his wings. The red team is in trouble, and Mike's going to the Superbowl.
The only person safe on the red team is Jessica. So it will probably be Courtney, winner of the $5,000 this week? They all sit in the deliberation room and cry. I like it when everyone gets along, and I hate when nice people get voted out. It will be between Patrick and Courtney. Patrick should stay because he's going to be really good looking later on in the game!
"Put my name down tonight," Patrick tells his team.
"No! NO!" Ramon cries, burying his face in his hands. Why couldn't it be the black team? Ramon and Vinny don't want to write anyone's name down, so are they just going to rebel and put Ali in a fat suit and ship her away? What's going to happen?!
Courtney votes for Patrick, Patrick votes for Courtney, Jessica voted for Patrick. Going against Patrick's pleas, Vinny voted for Courtney, who looked completely betrayed. Ramon has the final vote, and he voted for Patrick out of respect. NOOOOOOO!! I hope Patrick comes back to win that marathon.
So far, Patrick has lost 91 pounds and has grown closer to his wife. He's taking the agility test to become a police officer again and ... he did it! I hope he's training for the marathon, too.
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Wow...just wow
With all the outgoing and nothing coming back, it is obvious to me that they r hanging Rex out and he will take the full brunt of a 4-5 win season this year. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even finish the year.
Wow...just wow
It is starting to appear that Woody was hell-bent on not paying two head coaching salaries this season. That, and not his reported infatuation with Rex seems like the driving force behind his retention.
Also seems like Woody is treating this as a lost/sunk/transition year.
Anyone?Or he go off and rule the universe from beyond the grave.
Or check into a psycho ward, which ever comes first, huh?
I think Rex should get a little lead way with the little talent this roster will have next year but that wont happen. Everyone hates Rex and i really dont understand why. Where is the sure upgrade from him? If he leaves i bet our defense will go into the tank. I hope for a miracle he has a decent season and is able to save his job so we can load for next year and make a run with him as coach.
Ah, the over-reactionary post based on activity from one friggin day of free agency...a JI staple.
I agree that this is the most likely outcome but they will get Rex some kids to work with, he already has some kids on the roster and he has a chance to see what he can get done during a period when we are seriously rebuilding and digging out from under the mess that the last GM bequeathed to his successor. The QB play will be no worse than last year and the defense has a chance to be younger and more athletic.
Not a high probability of a good outcome but not zero either. I also think that part of the deal in this kind of transition is that it can tend to increase the length of the honeymoon period afforded to the new GM. Especially if it is clear, as it is in this case, that retaining Rex was a decision from ownership.
If there is some good coaching candidate knocking down jets door I would understand switch in 14. But to just bring in a izdik yes man with little experience, switch can really hurt the team.. Doubt new coach will carry the D the way Rex does, so figure a average to bellow D. If Marty m can be a decent OC for the jets, would be first time in over a decade, having Rex stay is best for jets..
2 starting DL's gone, 3 starting LB's gone, Revis and Landry probably gone. And maybe even Bell.
Thats 7, maybe 8 out of 11 starters likely gone. Rex is the defense, never got to involved in the offense. If 7 or 8 new starters on the defensive side of the ball doesn't spell adios, then Rex must have pics of Woody doing somethjing un-natural.
BTW, curious why this was moved to the dump, seems to be attracting some interest.
I think it's just the opposite. I think Rex is here to stay. I don't think he's a lame duck coach at all. Regardless of the upcoming season. I think Rex will get at least the 2014 season. If the 2014 season is a disaster, then he will be gone but if the team is headed in the right direction in 2014, then he stays beyond that. I for one am tired of the coaching turnstile here as a longtime Jets fan. Stability at the head coaching position would be nice for a chnge. Rex is learning on the fly and will be solid. If not for us, then someone else. Patience as fans is what we need as hard as that is with our history. Every year on here everybody is screaming sign this beast, sign that beast, hire this coach, hire that coach. So how has that worked out for us?
This thread didn't deserved to be dumped!
Rex should've been shipped out with all these players and Tanny so we could have started totally fresh. But we aren't attractive yet.
But if we somehow are drafting #1-#2 overall next year we become a really attractive landing spot for a HC.
Gruden? Maybe Gruden or another solid offensive minded coach would like to start over with Manzel or Bridgewater.