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At this year's DICE Summit, attendees were treated to a panel featuring Hollywood director J.J. Abrams and Valve's Gabe Newell. During the talk, they discussed the possibility of Half-Life and Portal movies. While there obviously aren't any concrete plans or pre-production status of either, it still got us thinking about who we'd like to see in the lead roles of a Half-Life film. Here are our picks.
Gordon Freeman - Damian Lewis
Alyx Vance - Krisin Kreuk
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A wildly productive final two drives salvaged a 10-all tie for the West All-Stars Wednesday night in the 66th annual N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Football game.
After being dominated by the East defense for much of the night (compiling just 53 yards through the first 54 minutes of play), the West picked up its first points of the night via a 5-yard touchdown run Kenneth Purvis, then held the East's double-wing offense on fourth down at the West 20-yard-line.
Quarterback McKinley Brown of Pisgah scrambled around the pocket before finding open receivers and moving the ball to the East 14 with 4 seconds to play. That set up a 31-yard Luke Hayek field goal as time expired, sending the game to an even finish for just the second time. (The first tie, a scoreless one, came back in 1962.)
"We just didn't finish a couple of drives and gave them a chance," said East coach and Southern Nash coach Brian Foster. "But these kids did a great job A lot of them have never played anything like what we did on offense and they picked it right up."
The East ran a double-wing attack and the old style run-heavy approach worked well enough. But it was a pass that set up the series of plays that helped the East take a 10-point lead into the third quarter.
A play-action pass that got Hope Mills South View tight end Troy Cain wide open for a 25-yard gain (from Deon Lavender) set up Clayton product Nick Christiansen's second-quarter field goal from 31 yards out with 7:14 to play in the half.
Christiansen then took advantage of the West's kick return spacing on the ensuing kick off.
"I saw that they were really splitting their two deep return guys," the Miles College (Ala.) recruit said. "So I just tried to pop it up deep between them right down the middle."
Christiansen drove the kick to the 1-yard-line where the West's Phil Taylor fielded the ball. Great coverage led by Demetri Sheridan of Lumberton – the game's defensive MVP – kept Taylor pinned inside of the 5 and he lost control of the ball. The East's Dijon Kenan of Wallace-Rose Hill covered it at the 4-yard line.
On the next play, Richmond County back Diquon Cox darted in through the left side for the touchdown. Christiansen followed with the extra point for a 10-0 lead, just 10 seconds after the game was scoreless.
Cox was the game's offensive MVP with a game-high 82 yards rushing on 15 carries.
Western Harnett fullback Laron Gilchrist played a key role in the attack, helping blow open holes for Cox and the rest of the East runners. Two Cap Eight linemen – Chris Pendergraft of Leesville Road and Tyler Newhouse of Wake Forest – also helped spark the East offensive push.
The West offense tried to use speedy Raquan Jones of Eastern Guilford on deep pass patterns, but all three attempts to find a big play fell incomplete against a secondary that included Fuquay-Varina's Tyler Williams and Leesville Road's Malcolm Hitchcock.
Southeast Raleigh product David Onyiego, Panther Creek linebacker Matt Powell and East Chapel Hill defensive lineman Chris Pendergraft helped make sure the West's rushing attack never really got going. The West had just 87 yards rushing.
Powell was second on the East squad in tackles with seven, while Alston contributed two tackles and Onyiego and Williams were in on one.
Christiansen averaged 35.4 yards a punt and dropped two of those inside of the 20-yard-line.

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A&T Must Win Twice To Advance To The Title Game
Game: North Carolina A&T (20-35) at Delaware State Hornets (37-16-1)
When: Saturday, May 19 at approximately 3:30 PM
Where: Marty L. Miller Field, Norfolk Va.
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The Aggies advanced to take on Delaware State in an elimination game on Saturday afternoon in the MEAC Baseball Championship Tournament. The Aggies will need to win twice on Saturday in order to advance to Sunday's final. Once there, they have to win both games to capture their first MEAC crown since 2005. A&T has their offense running at a high level, having scored 32 runs on 29 hits in the last 13 innings at the plate. The Aggies have eliminated both Coppin State and Norfolk State through the use of the MEAC 10-run rule in back-to-back games. The Aggies will hope to continue to put pressure on opposing pitching staffs on Saturday, and help take the pressure off their own.
If the Aggies defeat Delaware State, they will play Maryland Eastern Shore in a match-up on Saturday evening to determine who advances to the championship game.
Offense in the 2012
The Aggies have seven batters hitting over .300 in the MEAC tournament. Left fielder Andre McKoy leads the way with a .750 average (6-for-8) with a double and six RBI in three games. Third baseman Luke Tendler leads the team with seven RBI in the tournament to date, while Kelvin Freeman has a pair of doubles and six RBI to his credit. The Aggies are hitting .381 as a team in the tournament with nine extra base hits, 35 runs, 31 RBI, 20 walks, 10 strikeouts and eight stolen bases.
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The Hornets were 22-2 in the MEAC this season. The Hornets had seven players earn all-conference honors, including the 2012 Player of the Year Ryan Haas and the 2012 MEAC Coach of the Year J.P. Blandin. Haas batted .361 with 21 doubles and 53 RBI in the regular season. He is the third DSU player to win Player of the Year in the last four seasons. The Hornets defeated Savannah State 10-8 in the first round. The Hornets lost to UMES 8-7 on Friday before eliminating N.C. Central 16-2 on Friday evening. DSU enters today's game batting .314 as a team. The Hornet pitching staff has a team ERA of 3.67 and an opposing batting average of .270.
Aggies vs. Hornets
The Aggies are 17-12 against Delaware State since 2004. The Aggies lost to the Hornets 3-2 in their last meeting, which was in the 2011 MEAC Tournament. The Aggies are 3-1 against Delaware State in Tournament since 2005. The Aggies will look to eliminate the Hornets from this year's tournament after being eliminated by DSU in 2011.


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While browsing Superdrug, I came across the Colour Effects wash in and wash out and I can't even begin to tell you how many times this has saved my 'life'. I couldn't tell you how many times I bought it too.
The idea is to wash your hair as normal, pop a bit of the conditioning colour on your hair, leave it to rest for 5 minutes and voila. In reality, it is not straight forward as that. My hair is so bleeming dark, I like to leave it on 15 minutes (this is something I always do with any type of hair colourant) while I go about ma' business in the bath. The product is super runny and before 15 minutes have elapsed, you look like you had a head injury and the red colourant is dripping all over your body.
The way I go round this is to apply this temporary conditioning colour and cover my head with 2 disposable shower caps immediately after. Bulk buying disposable caps is probably one of my best (and probably most boring) beauty investments in the whole of 2012. Don't even think of trying this hair colour and not having some sort of head gear at your disposal. You will only manage waiting for 5 minutes (if that) and you'll freak out in case the skin of your whole body gets stained in the process, which is probably something you don't want on the day of your special occasion.
The result is quite striking. If you have grey hair, you will still be able to see where they are, but they will look almost as highlights and will blend better with the rest of your hair. The bottle says that it contains enough product for 3 applications. I find that I just have enough product for 2 applications on my 20 inches hair. I love how it gives me enough colour to temporarily (2 shampoos) to cover the bits I am self conscious about but without the faff of a traditional hair colourant. You don't need to worry about gloves either and it won't stain neither nails or hands.
I easily could think of 2 brands which offer a wash in, wash out hair colourant with far superior quality: the legendary shaders and toners from Wella and another brand which used to be only sold at Tesco. Both of them seem to have been discontinued. Colour Effects from Superdrug are far from perfect. If I had to give it a mark, it'd just scrape a 5 out 10, due to its extremely runny texture. But it has saved my bacon so many times, it's a product that I've been buying again, again and again. It is definitely, for me, anyway, a case of 'confidence in a bottle' and that is priceless.
What: Superdrug Colour Effects Wash in Wash out. (6:4 rich red)
How much: £1.29
Where: Superdrug
Availability: even the small and dingy superdrugs have got it :)
It's Sunday and that means it's Blogging Date with Sirvinya. If you have a few minutes to spare, please do check Sirvinya's beauty blog. It's been a real challenge for me this week. To say that I have been feeling rusty, is an understatement. Thank you for reading xx


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Former Bear Lovie Smith became the 15th head coach since the NFL-AFL merger to be fired after completing a winning season.
Of the previous 14 occasions, the team that changed its coach had a winning record the next season just seven times, and reached the playoffs five times.
And only one finished with a better record under the new guy: the 2002 Buccaneers with Jon Gruden — whom Tampa Bay fired six years later after he had a winning season.
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|Fired after
|Following season, coach
|George Allen, Rams
|9-4-1 (missed playoffs) in 1970
|8-5-1 (missed playoffs), Tommy Prothro
|Charley Winner, Cardinals
|8-5-1 (missed playoffs) in 1970
|4-9-1 (missed playoffs), Bob Hollway
|Bum Phillips, Oilers
|11-5 (lost wild card) in 1980
|7-9 (missed playoffs), Ed Biles
|Leeman Bennett, Falcons
|5-4 (lost wild card) in 1982
|7-9 (missed playoffs), Dan Henning
|John Mackovic, Chiefs
|10-6 (lost wild card) in 1986
|4-11 (missed playoffs), Frank Gansz
|Marty Schottenheimer, Browns
|10-6 (lost in wild card) in 1988
|9-6-1 (lost AFC title game), Bud Carson
|Jerry Glanville, Oilers
|9-7 (lost wild card) in 1989
|9-7 (lost wild card), Jack Pardee
|Buddy Ryan, Eagles
|10-6 (lost wild card) in 1990
|10-6 (missed playoffs), Rich Kotite
|Art Shell, Raiders
|9-7 (missed playoffs) in 1994
|8-8 (missed playoffs), Mike White
|Tony Dungy, Buccaneers
|9-7 (lost wild card) in 2001
|12-4 (won Super Bowl), Jon Gruden
|Steve Mariucci, 49ers
|10-6 (lost divisional round) in 2002
|7-9 (missed playoffs), Dennis Erickson
|Marty Schottenheimer, Chargers
|14-2 (lost divisional round) in 2006
|11-5 (lost AFC title game), Norv Turner
|Jon Gruden, Buccaneers
|9-7 (missed playoffs) in 2008
|3-13 (missed playoffs), Raheem Morris
|Eric Mangini, Jets
|9-7 (missed playoffs) in 2008
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Work on Graystone Court progressing at full speed
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Construction on the Graystone Court apartments and tower has resumed full throttle after a short winter layoff.
"We stopped in November working on the outside and resumed construction on the towers with the onset of the warmer weather," said Jeff S. Long, developer and owner of Graystone Court Apartments.
Long said work crews have two more floors to construct on the apartment tower.
"We can't hang any drywall in the tower until we get the roof on it," Long said, adding that the roof should be in place within a month, and then the interior work will commence.
Over the winter, construction crews worked inside the former Mary A. Wilson Elementary School, which was purchased by Long from the school
district, he said.
Long said crews have worked at installing crown molding, creating rooms with drywall and kitchen cabinets throughout the former school building.
"Transforming classrooms into apartments wasn't difficult at all," he said. "Each classroom was converted into one-bedroom apartments. The school portion of the complex is nearly complete; we'll be wrapping up the painting and trim within the next three weeks."
Long said he has 35 to 40 workers at the construction site every day. Although the weather has been warm and sunny as of late, Long is not concerned about any upcoming April showers.
"If it does rain, we have plenty (of) work to keep the workers busy on the inside," he said.
Long said the weather won't be a factor for laying cement blocks anymore, as long as the temperature doesn't dip below freezing.
"I dislike adding anti-freeze to the concrete mixture, especially with a high-rise," Long said. "I worry that the concrete won't be stable enough with anti-freeze."
Long said the tower, when complete, will be eight stories high, with eight apartments on each floor and 18 garages to go with it.
He said all of the apartments will have their own washer and dryer.
The old school library will become a game room, and the multi-purpose room — minus the stage — will be the dining room with a full kitchen, Long said, adding that he expects the complex to be complete by July, with an open house to follow.
Appliances are included in all of the apartments,Long said, adding that about 20 apartments are pre-leased.
Anyone who rents an apartment now will be able to choose the color of carpeting, cabinets and wall colors, he said.
Long said when he holds Graystone's open house, most people won't be able to recognize that it had been an elementary school from the interior to the exterior.
For more information, call Graystone Court at 814-938-5474.


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Sociologist and Men's Studies Pioneer to Speak at UVM Feb. 12
- 01-31-2013
- By Jeffrey R. Wakefield
In 1950, most Americans had completed the transition from adolescence to adulthood by about age 21. Today, maturity is more likely to come at about age 30.
Sociologist Michael Kimmel will speak about this phenomenon, especially as it relates to men, and the reasons behind it at a free public lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 4 p.m. in the Sugar Maple Ballroom in the UVM Davis Center.
Kimmel's lecture will draw on his best-selling book, Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. Based on interviews with more than 400 young people across the country, the book offers a glimpse of why so many young men are adrift through their 20s and offers a road map towards a more conscious adulthood.
Kimmel, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University, is considered a pioneer and leading figure in the academic subfield of men's studies. He is the founder and editor of the academic journal Men and Masculinities and is a spokesperson for The National Organization For Men Against Sexism.
In addition to Guyland, Kimmel has written numerous books on gender and masculinities, including Men's Lives, and The Gendered Society, Manhood: a Cultural History. He also co-edited The Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities and Men and Masculinities: a Social, Cultural and Historical Encyclopedia, which was named "Best of Reference 2004" by the New York Public Library.
The lecture is sponsored by the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, the Center for Cultural Pluralism, the Center for Health and Wellbeing/Counseling and Psychiatry Services, Marsh Professor-at-Large Governor Madeleine Kunin, the Department of Political Science, the Department of Sociology, the Student Government Association, UVM College Undergraduates Not Tolerating Sexism and Women's and Gender Studies.


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Crikey! What an exciting month's its been for big boy Bashii, one of six Sumatran tigers at Australia Zoo, when none other than Santa Claus stopped by to deliver some early Christmas presents to the Tiger Temple. Earlier in the month, Bashii celebrated his fourth birthday with a visit from the "Fighting Tigers" of the Australian Royal Navy and although Santa will be busy on Christmas Eve delivering presents to homes all around the world, Christmas Day was celebrated a little early at Australia Zoo as he made a quick visit to deliver gifts that would make any cat happy, let alone an excited 115kg Sumatran tiger!
Australia Zoo's Head of Tigers and International Conservation Manager Giles Clark said the gifts from Santa didn't last long with Bashii. "From the moment Santa entered the Tiger Temple, Bashii was ready to pounce on the big bag of gifts that included milk treats and blow up Christmas trees and balls for the pool. Like any four year old, Bashii was pretty excited to see Santa and they didn't last very long," Giles said.
Australia Zoo is in the fight to save the critically endangered species and work continues with supporting the Flora and Fauna International tiger protection and conservation units (TPCUs) around Kerinci Seblat National Park in Sumatra.
You can make a difference to tiger conservation by sponsoring Australia Zoo's Sumatran Tiger Conservation Project or by adopting one of our awesome tigers.
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Have I told you how happy I am zucchini season is here?
If I have, I hope you're not sick of hearing it! It's early in the season and surely I will be professing my adoration again.
Did you know you can eat zucchini raw? Well, you can and it is delicious! In case you were wondering. The texture is kind of like cucumber and the flavor?
It really doesn't have any, so consider it a blank canvas and do all you can to add it.
To prepare this refreshing summer salad zucchini is thinly sliced into ribbons and left to marinate for a short time in a spicy lemon and olive oil dressing. This allows the zucchini to soften and soak up the zesty flavors of the marinade. The lemon juice kind of "cooks" the zucchini and it takes on a texture similar to a noodle.
The zucchini ribbons are then tossed with salty feta cheese and sweet, succulent corn kernels.
The flavor and texture combo is knock-your-socks-off good.
Not to mention it shouts out loud of summer!
Zucchini ribbons, feta cheese and corn tossed in a spicy lemon dressing.
- Add zucchini ribbons to a large mixing bowl. In a separate small bowl whisk chili pepper (or a few pinches of red pepper), olive oil, lemon juice and garlic together. Season well with salt and pepper. Toss with zucchini and refrigerate, covered, for an hour or longer.
- Add feta, corn and fresh herbs to zucchini. Toss and serve.
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If you only want to compare a few specific cameras, the original data on DxOMark's website should be perfectly adequate – although I still suggest browsing all the pictures in this article. However, if you want a deeper understanding of what the DxOMark scores really mean, if you care about tradeoffs in camera design or are wondering about major industry trends like "mirrorless" and small high quality cameras, this article might be of some use.
This article hopes to bridge the gap between scientific publications about camera sensor design (which are quite inaccessible for photographers) and consumer-oriented camera reviews. I have tried to maintain some degree of readability by including lots of diagrams, by mentioning examples, by moving details to endnotes and by adding some actual sample photos.


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More Than $143 Million Will Be Invested in 2014 in the Potomac Edison Area to Enhance and Maintain Electric System and Reliability
Company Increases Investment in Infrastructure Projects Designed to Help Reduce Number and Duration of Outages
Feb 27, 2014, 11:00 ET from FirstEnergy Corp.
WILLIAMSPORT, Md., Feb. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the durability and flexibility of its electric system, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) plans to invest more than $143 million in 2014 in service reliability infrastructure upgrades in its Potomac Edison service area. This represents about an $80 million increase compared to what the company invested in reliability infrastructure projects in western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia last year.
Major projects scheduled for this year include transmission enhancements, building new distribution circuits, replacing underground cables, and making system enhancements in high-growth areas experiencing new residential and commercial development.
"Many of the planned infrastructure projects are designed to enhance the reliable, day-to-day service we now provide our customers," said James A. Sears, Jr., FirstEnergy's president of Maryland Operations and vice president of Potomac Edison. "We also are taking steps to prepare our system for tomorrow's inevitable growth. Whether we are trimming trees, installing new equipment at substations or rebuilding older transmission and distribution facilities, our objective is to make a good system even better."
Of FirstEnergy's $143 million infrastructure investment in the region for 2014, about $42 million will be for transmission-related projects built and owned by Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, a FirstEnergy transmission affiliate.
Potomac Edison's 2014 enhancements are expected to have both localized and widespread system benefits to customers throughout the service area. Scheduled projects include:
- Rebuilding a 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line in Frederick County, Md., as part of a joint project with Dominion Power. Potomac Edison will invest $13 million for its part of the project which will enhance reliability of the regional electric grid.
- Investing more than $18 million to trim trees and control vegetation along 2,600 miles of distribution and high-voltage transmission lines to help reduce tree-related storm damage and lessen the duration of storm outages. Some areas scheduled for 2014 include Allegany, Berkeley, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties.
- Continuing improvements at the Doubs Substation in Frederick County, which includes a new control building and emergency generator, at a cost of more than $4 million. The work will enhance service reliability and ensure adequate capacity to accommodate load growth in the area for years to come.
- Upgrading equipment on about 90 distribution circuits throughout the service area at a cost of about $4.4 million. The enhancements – installing new wire, cable and fuses, as well as replacing aging equipment – are expected to enhance the electrical system and reliability for about 65,000 customers in Maryland and West Virginia.
- Replacing underground distribution cables with new equipment. Work totaling more than $4.5 million is planned in all areas of the service territory, with a focus in Frederick and Damascus, Md. Outages involving underground wires often take longer to restore than overhead outages.
- Installing new equipment at a cost of more than $2.5 million to increase capacity of the Davis Mill Substation in Montgomery County, Md., to accommodate accelerated growth in the Germantown and Clarksburg areas.
- Installing new equipment at the Corning Substation in Berkeley County, W. Va., to allow for load growth and help enhance reliability for existing customers in the Tabler and Inwood areas.
- Dividing a large distribution circuit in the South Martinsburg, W. Va., area to prepare for load expansion in this fast-growing area of new residential and commercial construction.
- Replacing equipment at the Urbana Substation to better protect existing high-voltage equipment and help reduce the risk of outages in the Urbana, Md., area.
- Completing systematic repairs and replacing equipment on a 138-kV regional transmission line spanning Hardy and Mineral counties, W. Va., to help enhance regional reliability.
- Replacing distribution lines, some dating from the 1930s, in the Sharpsburg area of Washington County, Md., to help reduce outage frequency and duration.
- Inspecting and proactively replacing distribution and sub-transmission utility poles in the Potomac Edison service area. Approximately 24,000 utility poles will be inspected in 2014, with about 300 expected to be replaced.
Potomac Edison serves about 250,000 customers in seven Maryland counties and 132,000 customers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Visit FirstEnergy on the web at www.firstenergycorp.com, and follow Potomac Edison on Twitter @PotomacEdison.
FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York.
Forward-Looking Statements: This news release includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements include declarations regarding management's intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "potential," "expect," "will," "intend," "believe," "estimate" and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially due to the speed and nature of increased competition in the electric utility industry, in general, and the retail sales market in particular; the impact of the regulatory process on the pending matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and in the various states in which we do business including, but not limited to, matters related to rates and pending rate cases; the uncertainties of various cost recovery and cost allocation issues resulting from American Transmission Systems, Incorporated's realignment into PJM Interconnection LLC; economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins; regulatory outcomes associated with storm restoration, including but not limited to Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Irene and the October snowstorm of 2011; changing energy, capacity and commodity market prices including, but not limited to, coal, natural gas and oil, and availability and their impact on retail margins; the continued ability of our regulated utilities to recover their costs; costs being higher than anticipated and the success of our policies to control costs and to mitigate low energy, capacity and market prices; other legislative and regulatory changes, and revised environmental requirements, including possible greenhouse gas emission, water discharge, water intake and coal combustion residual regulations, the potential impacts of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), and/or any laws, rules or regulations that ultimately replace CAIR, and the effects of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rules including our estimated costs of compliance; the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures that may arise in connection with any litigation, including New Source Review litigation or potential regulatory initiatives or rulemakings (including that such expenditures could result in our decision to deactivate or idle certain generating units); the uncertainties associated with the deactivation of certain older regulated and competitive fossil units including the impact on vendor commitments, and the timing thereof as they relate to, among other things, Reliability Must-Run arrangements and the reliability of the transmission grid; adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes with respect to our nuclear operations (including, but not limited to the revocation or non-renewal of necessary licenses, approvals or operating permits by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or as a result of the incident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant); issues arising from the indications of cracking in the shield building at Davis-Besse; the impact of future changes to the operational status or availability of our generating units; the risks and uncertainties associated with litigation, arbitration, mediation and like proceedings, including, but not limited to, any such proceedings related to vendor commitments; replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or not fully hedged; the ability to comply with applicable state and federal reliability standards and energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; changes in customers' demand for power, including but not limited to, changes resulting from the implementation of state and federal energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic and financial goals including, but not limited to, the successful implementation of our transmission plan, the ability to reduce costs and to successfully complete our announced financial plans designed to improve our credit metrics and strengthen our balance sheet, including but not limited to, the benefits from our announced dividend reduction and our proposed capital raising and debt reduction initiatives; our ability to improve electric commodity margins and the impact of, among other factors, the increased cost of fuel and fuel transportation on such margins; the ability to experience growth in the Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments and to continue to successfully implement our direct retail sales strategy in the Competitive Energy Services segment; changing market conditions that could affect the measurement of liabilities and the value of assets held in our Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts, pension trusts and other trust funds, and cause us and our subsidiaries to make additional contributions sooner, or in amounts that are larger than currently anticipated; the impact of changes to material accounting policies; the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our announced financial plan, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets affecting us and our subsidiaries; actions that may be taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect us and our subsidiaries' access to financing, increase the costs thereof, and increase requirements to post additional collateral to support outstanding commodity positions, letters of credit and other financial guarantees; changes in national and regional economic conditions affecting us, our subsidiaries and our major industrial and commercial customers, and other counterparties including fuel suppliers, with which we do business; issues concerning the stability of domestic and foreign financial institutions and counterparties with which we do business; the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and other similar factors. The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. FirstEnergy expressly disclaims any current intention to update, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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During an organizational meeting that took less than an hour, county commissioners elected veteran board member Charlie Messer as their chairman Monday and chose outgoing chair Tommy Thompson as their vice chairman.
During an organizational meeting that took less than an hour, county commissioners elected veteran board member Charlie Messer as their chairman Monday and chose outgoing chair Tommy Thompson as their vice chairman.
Prior to the election of officers, Chief District Court Judge Athena Brooks swore in Messer, who was re-elected in November to his fourth term representing the Fletcher/Hoopers Creek area, and new District 5 commissioner Grady Hawkins.
Asked by County Attorney Russ Burrell for nominations, Thompson suggested Messer and Hawkins gave the nod to Commissioner Larry Young. Young received two votes, while Messer received three. Thompson was nominated as vice chairman by Messer and won the post by a 5-0 vote.
"It's just an honor to serve again," said Messer in accepting the chairman's seat. "We're a team. We don't always agree, but we're a team. When we lay down at night, you've got five county commissioners and the staff and everyone working together to make Henderson County the best that it can be."
Hawkins, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and Vietnam-era command pilot, took the seat of retiring vice chairman Bill O'Connor. O'Connor was honored by his colleagues with a plaque thanking him for his service and by the county staff with a framed quotation from Teddy Roosevelt.
It's not Hawkins' first time serving on the Board of Commissioners, having represented the district in the late 1990s and early 2000s, chairing the board for four of those years.
"I look forward to working with my colleagues up here," Hawkins said. "We'll start our budget deliberations next month and I hope they'll join with me in suggesting that we depart by rolling our tax rate back to 50 cent on the hundred."
The current property tax rate in Henderson County is 51.36 cents per $100 valuation.
In an interview after the meeting, Hawkins said the county's most recent audit — which showed it raised $2.2 million more in revenues than predicted last fiscal year — indicates a tax cut could be achieved without affecting county services. He said the rate reduction would also help local businesses like General Electric create more jobs.
"People in our county are struggling and a tax rate cut helps everybody," Hawkins said. "We need to do that and try to spur our economy here and create jobs here."
Hawkins also recommended Monday that the board strike from its consent agenda a proclamation request from the county's Human Relations Council naming Dec. 10 as "Human Rights Day," as recognized by the United Nations 64 years ago. The move passed 4-0. Commissioner Mike Edney had to leave the meeting after new officers were elected.
"We have a perfect and succinct Declaration of Independence," Hawkins said. "We have a Constitution of the United States that very succinctly and clearly defines human rights. I can see no reason why we ought to water down those two documents with a proclamation from the United Nations. In fact, if we do anything, I would suggest that we contact the United Nations and ask them to adopt our Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence."
In other business, the commissioners:
• Presented a resolution of appreciation to outgoing Planning Director Anthony Starr, who will resign his position Dec. 13 to take a job as assistant executive director at Western Piedmont Council of Governments in Hickory.
"He's an absolutely wonderful resource and wealth of knowledge, information and ability and we're going to have a great loss here," said Thompson.
Starr said his six years with the county "have been the most fulfilling professional years I've had" in 20 years of public service.
• Approved $240,513 for four new deputy positions and four cruisers requested by Henderson County Sheriff Charlie McDonald. Two of the new deputies will work at the 1995 courthouse to enhance security there, one will work in the warrants section and the fourth will work in the Criminal Investigations Division. McDonald said the budget amendment approved by the board will bring the number of sworn officers to roughly 135, including jailers at the detention center.
• Awarded a $365,850 construction contract to T&K Utilities as the Cane Creek Water and Sewer District Board of Directors. Funded by a community block grant, the project will run water and sewer lines to Ferncliff Industrial Park, serving the Sierra Nevada brewery and any further industries that locate there.
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Caddo Herald-June 10, 1910
Dodd's Store Burgled
On Monday night unknown parties entered the Corner Drug Store stole sixteen trays of jewelry, $1,500 in cash and a few cigars. Mr. Dodd estimates his loss at several hundred dollars. Entrance to the building was gained by breaking a small hole in the glass door at the rear of the building and then breaking the padlock on the inside of the back door. Two or three parties claim to have seen a light in the drug store along between one and two o'clock at night and it is thought the theft was committed about that time. Up to this time no clue has been found whereby the guilty parties can be located. Five robberies have been committed in Caddo within the past twelve months, to begin with the robbery of the tailor shop of Tom Odil about a year ago, then the robbery of the Bass Co. , of the Ben Siegel Store, of Smith, Moore, Williams Co., and this robbery of Monday night. In all these cases between $2,000 and $2,500 worth of stuff was stolen, and in not one single instance has a clue been found whereby the guilty party can be run down. The thief who has been making these raids is no novice, but is an old and experienced hand at the business and he is evidently making it pay him pretty well. Herald believes that when the man is found who committed the Dodd robbery that the man who is guilty of all the other robberies mentioned will also be captured, for we believe that it is the same party who is guilty of all of these crimes. There is a striking similarity in the methods employed in each case.


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Dante Exum signs multi-million dollar endorsement deal prior to NBA draft
Dante Exum has landed a multi-million dollar endorsement deal before playing a single second in the NBA.
Exum, a 198cm tall 18-year-old who is expected to be a top-five pick in June's draft, is leading an Australian wave of sons of US imports in the NBL set to attract plenty of interest from ambitious NBA teams.
The former Australian schoolboy's contract - announced in the United States on Friday - is the latest step in the transformation of Exum into an international basketball superstar.
The deal comes without Exum playing for a US college team and just over two months before the NBA draft on June 26.
Exum's US-born father Cecil played on Michael Jordan's team at the University of Carolina in the early 1980s before moving to Australia to play with North Melbourne Giants, Melbourne Tigers and the Geelong Supercats.
Details of the deal were not disclosed publicly, but it is believed other leading shoe brands were chasing the signature of the former Australian Institute of Sport athlete.
The guard from Melbourne has also signed a lucrative trading card deal.
Ben Simmons, the 206cm, 17-year-old son of Melbourne Tigers legend Dave, was this week named the MaxPreps junior player of the year in the US after a standout season with top Florida high school Monteverde Academy.
He has committed to play for Louisiana State University.
On Thursday, west coast basketball college powerhouse UCLA announced 18-year-old, 206cm Australian power forward Jonah Bolden, son of former NBL high-flyer Bruce who played with South East Melbourne Magic and the West Sydney Razorbacks, had committed to play with the university.


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BALLARAT music lovers have two days left to vote for their favourite artists and songs as part of triple j's Hottest 100, 2012.
Three local bands feature on the voting list as well as bands with members who hail from Ballarat.
Triple j's 2009 Unearthed High winners Hunting Grounds have eight songs listed including Flaws, Star Shards, Clearly See, All Eyes and Kill My Friends.
Gold Fields' single Dark Again (Lights Out) also features on the list along with Twinsy's Water Bombs which was the third most-played track of 2012 on triple j.
Melbourne-based bands Saskwatch and Money for Rope, who have members originally from Ballarat, also made it to the list.
Triple j's Hottest 100 is labelled as the world's biggest musical democracy.
It allows listeners to have a say and vote for their favourite artists and tracks of the year.
The top 100 songs announced on Australia Day 2013.
Last year, Australia voted for Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know as the favourite song of 2011, with Angus and Julia Stone's Big Jet Plane taking out the title in 2010.
Triple j's voting list is available online, but voters are able to vote for any song released during 2012, regardless of whether it appears on the list.
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The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council will present The Hatch Academy Of Magic And Music in Soirée Enchantée, an evening of theatrical magic and classical music, on Tuesday, April 30, 7 p,m, at the JACC
The performance will feature magical and musical solos by Deceptionist Richard Hatch, his wife violinist Rosemary Hatch and their son pianist Jonathan Hatch, as well as ensemble pieces in which the magic and music complement one another. Audience participation will be an important element of performance with one or two youngsters onstage for many effects, helping to make the magic happen.
The Hatch Academy will also be at the Douglas Library on Saturday, April 27 at 3 p.m. for a special performance of "Taro-san the Fisherman and the Weeping Willow Tree," Richard Hatch's recently published bilingual (Japanese-English) book for children. In this illusion, Richard performs a classic Japanese feat known as "Nankin Tamasudare" in which 56 bamboo sticks, knotted into a mat joined by 108 pieces of string, are manipulated transformer-style to form various figures. Using this device, Richard tells his original tale of Taro-san, a young fisherman in old Japan who aspires to greatness in his profession, but fails until an old fisherman shares with him a critical secret of the craft. He will be accompanied by Rosemary Hatch playing a transcription of Michio Miyagi's Haru no Umi (Sea of Spring) for violin. The library event is free and open to the public, with a book signing to follow.
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The Morning Heresy 5/16/12: Tugging on My Kuiper Belt
May 16, 2012
Your daily digest of relevant news and links from Paul Fidalgo
Urgent new action alert: The House version of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act strips away crucial protections based on sexual orientation, religion, and nationality. We need you to take action right now to oppose this version of the bill, and to tell the House to take up the Senate version, which CFI supported.
There's a new issue of Free Inquiry out, and it's a big deal for two reasons.
- It features a new study showing just how much the U.S. loses in revenue thanks to taxpayer subsidization of religion. A mind-boggling sum.
- It has contributions from heavy-hitting scholars and writers to once-and-for-all answer the question, "No really, is America a Christian nation?" (I bet you'll never guess where our writers come down on this one!)
Press release on the new issue here
Guys and gals take note: The Women in Secularism conference is this weekend! It's not too late to register!
This is cool: Tom Flynn reveals, on the 112th anniversary of the publication of The Wizard of Oz, that the book is just busting with freethought:
Force yourself to think of The Wizard of Oz afresh. The pivotal characters -- Dorothy and the Witches of the East and West -- are women. The principal male characters include a fraudulent bumbler (the Wizard) and three sidekicks (Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion). And the book's climax concerns a mere farm girl who uses common sense and Toto's animal intuition to unmask a false god. Heady stuff for a Victorian children's book, much less for a studio movie of 1939.
Speaking of Tom, the Freethought Trail is bringing its history to your high-tech gadget. He posted to Facebook:
Attention, history buffs: the Freethought Trail is now smartphone friendly. The Council for Secular Humanism's celebration of the radical-reform history of west-central New York state (within about 100 miles of the Robert Ingersoll Birthplace Museum) now serves the complete web site to smartphones and is easily navigable on any iPhone or Android device.
Steven Novella takes on the Ghost Box, kind of a low-rent PKE meter
While, as I have noted, Jessica Ahlquist and family have nothing to do with the Woonsocket cross flap, WPRO radio reports that she does support its removal, which, I know, comes as a total surprise
Friendly Atheist's Mark Turner: Pentagon suspends Joint Forces Staff College anti-Islamic course that is really, really scary if you, say, live in Mecca or Medina
Blogger at Bad Catholic says Hemant Mehta has "beautiful and educated eyes." Um.
BuzzFlash looks at Obama's handling of the faith-based initiatives program:
While the new guidelines may help to clarify some key concerns, there is another elephant in the room for faith-based projects: are they actually achieving positive results? This question has haunted the faith-based initiative from its very inception. There is little, if any, evidence to suggest that faith-based organizations deliver services more effectively than government or secular agencies.
Explicit Atheist opines on how atheists and secularists can best frame their arguments in the face of prejudice:
So I think it is a mistake to only focus on the "important" policy issues and to avoid addressing the underlying thinking that constitute the prejudices against the non-religious. Furthermore, there is no way to do this effectively without confronting those prejudices and thus arousing them. But instead of being counter-productive, this is actually a necessary step to making progress over the longer term. It would be nice if we could dissolve, or even just attenuate, the prejudices while avoiding confronting the prejudices without the risk of arousing the prejudices. But tip-toeing around the tulips isn't a good approach here, it has little chance of being effective.
I love this. New owners of a psychic shop say the previous shop owners were fake psychics. But we're real psychics.
Rob Boston: Reno County Commission in Kansas will no longer open meetings with sectarian prayers
Mikel Hensley says the Women in Secularism conference (did I mention it's this weekend?) is an example of the movement heading in the right direction as far as making it more possible for women with child care responsibilities to take part
Fox News: New study on acupuncture suggests more and more people getting themselves poked for all sorts of reasons
More Than Men blog: Skeptics need to aspire to be more compassionate:
Smart people are good at rationalizing stupid things, and that's why Skeptics have to be doubly sure that they're living up to the standard they've set for themselves while still being good people.
NatGeo: Something's tugging on the Kuiper Belt, and it might be a new 9th planet
No, silly Canadians, that's not a UFO, it's a helicopter (Really, though? People thought that was a spaceship? Really?)
Okay smart guy, you say, if that's not a UFO, then what is THIS???
Wingnut E. Ray Moore: Public school turns kids atheist, and there should be more God in math class
And since today is kind of a light news day, enjoy this video of my two-year-old son Toby singing three versions of "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" in the bathtub. YOU'RE WELCOME.
Quote of the Day
Not much quotable in the news today, so I'm reaching back to a review I did of Richard Holmes' book The Age of Wonder, where I highlighted this bit about the power of science:
[Samuel Taylor] Coleridge was defending the intellectual discipline of science as a force for clarity and good. He then added one of his most inspired perceptions. He thought that science, as a human activity, 'being necessarily performed with the passion of Hope, it was poetical'. Science, like poetry, was not merely 'progressive'. It directed a particular kind of moral energy and imaginative longing into the future. It enshrined the implicit belief that mankind could achieve a better, happier world.
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"Riverside County is an excellent location for employers and businesses," said
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"With this brand new Metrolink line, Riverside County commuters will finally be one step closer to traffic relief, as the Perris Valley Line will take an estimated 4,000 cars off the road each day," said Rep. Mark Takano (D-41). "Investing in local infrastructure projects is one of the best stimulants for our economy, as they create jobs, increase efficiency and provide resources for generations to come."
The actual construction project is projected to create as many as 4,000 jobs during the two-year duration of the work and service is expected to begin by December
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Coming out of a two-year bowl ban, USC had national title hopes. Now the Trojans will have to climb out of a hole to get there.
A sold-out crowd at Stanford Stadium rushed the field, tossing streamers and jumping in a wild celebration at midfield with Stanford coach David Shaw and players caught in the middle of the mess. The Cardinal (3-0, 1-0) are 3-0 for the third straight season for the first time since 1970-72 and have their longest winning streak ever against USC.
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Disappointment and surprise. A recent arrest of a certified child care provider, leaves many in shock.
Those who certified her say there were no signs.
The Washington County Job and Family Services was contacted during the of Deidra Fouss's arrest. Social Work, Kelly Bauerbach, says when they showed up to the house to help with the children, Fouss was immediately handed papers revoking her certification.
"There were actually two parents involved in regards to the children and both parents were visibly upset that this had occurred and no, they didn't have any indication that there was a problem."
Bauerbach explains when she first received the initial phone call from authorities about what was happening, she was left in shock and disappoint. "There was nothing in regards to Dee's background or any of the inspections that we have done that would've indicated that there was an issue."
Bauerbach says this is the first time something like this has happened in the agency.
She explains Fouss was certified since 1999 and never once showed any suspicious signs and no parent ever complained. "We've really had no major situations in regard to 'Dee' providing care for any of the children. The parents and children actually really seem to like Dee. There were some minor things, like paper work and things that you have to stay on top of but there was never really any situation involving Dee that would've"
Fouss was a Type B provider, meaning she was certified to do child care in her home up to six children, no more than three can be under the age of two. "This allows a certified provider to child care for individuals that are eligible for subsidized child care."
Bauerbach says Fouss went through extensive background checks when she was certified. They also do at least two unannounced home visits a year where they search the home and as far as Fouss goes, there were no concerns.
She says there is no standard state requirement for drug testing.
A Washington County certified day care provider is now behind bars.
A child care giver allegedly caught selling drugs out of her home.
"In the investigation we found that sales were going on in this residence, while children were present," explains Washington County Sheriff, Larry Mincks.
Washington County Major Crimes Task Force Agents arrested Deidra Fouss Thursday Morning, December 13th, for trafficking drugs.
Agents say they bought 35 Vicodin pills from Deidra Fouss in late October. The buyer says at least three kids were in the house at the time.
"Our undercover operative went it and made the buy. There were children present at the time and they were some of the children she was taking care of, and they were there, that's why we decided to react whether rapidly and get a warrant because she is doing this with children."
Investigators do not believe Fouss was using while on the job and showed no signs that she was impaired. The Sheriff's Office says they did wait a little over a month because they had to gather more evidence and the kids did not appear to be in any immediate danger.
Parents never reported any suspicious activity.
Fouss is self employed but is a certified day care provider through the county.
"She was actually elligable to take care of children for families that were unable to afford the entire amount and then that amount was subsidized by the state, so that's why she had to have a certified child care certificate."
At the time of the arrest, agents say there were three children she was babysitting, plus her one of her own. Family and Job Services helped with the children.
"They have revoked her permit, effective today." Fouss now sits in the Washington County Jail with bond pending.
Fouss is charged with third degree felony of trafficking drugs.
A Washington County certified day care provider is now behind bars.
Washington County Major Crimes Task Force Agents arrested Deidra Fouss Thursday Morning, December 13th, for trafficking drugs. Children were in the house at the time.
Agents say they made a controlled buy of 35 Vicodin pills from Fouss in October. The confidential informant says there were at least three children in the house at the time.
Fouss is a self employed but is certified through the county.
At the time of the arrest, Agents say there were three children she was babysitting, plus her one of her own children. Family and Job Services helped with the children.
Fouss is now in the Washington County jail with bond pending.


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LOL @ Thunder...
My husband felt the same for years. It had something to do with his mother having 600 egg laying hens, and him getting the "fun" jobs- gathering the eggs and cleaning the chicken house! He NEVER wanted to see another chicken!
It took me about 10 years to convince him that it wouldn't kill him if I had a few birds. Now, he actually enjoys them. My permanent deep bedding system keeps the odor non-existent (REALLY), and there's none of that disgusting "dropping board" baloney, etc. He gets a kick out of watching the bantam hens with their chicks roaming around, and seeing how different some of them are.
We actually avoid free ranging (they do have a very large outdoor pen) most of the time, because that is when they can get to be a mess... getting into the calves grain feeders, pooping where you don't want it, etc.
But really, they are like almost any other livestock... if you give them enough room, they aren't any messier than anything else. Crowding them into a small pen... yep, they're a mess. But then, so are cows under the same circumstances.


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Marc Warren, 'The Good Wife'
This British actor is well-known across the pond for series like "Mutual Friends," the original "State of Play" miniseries and "Hustle," but now U.S. audiences can find out what the Brits already know when he burns up the screen as Kalinda's estranged husband -- good thing she didn't shoot him in the season finale. "The Good Wife" premieres Sunday, Sept. 30 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. -- Andrea Reiher, Zap2it
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We all know that it's the finer details that count, and that's why we captured a detailed look at Stella McCartney's fall / winter 2012 runway show at Paris fashion week (PFW).
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Prospect rankings primer
Last year's Angels list
The Top Ten
1. Taylor Lindsey
Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 6'0" 195 lbs.
Bats/Throws: L/R
Drafted/Acquired: 1st Round, 2010 draft, Desert Mountain HS (Scottsdale, AZ)
Previous Ranking: #5 (Org)
2013 Stats: .274/.339/.441 at Double-A Arkansas (134 games)
The Tools: 6 potential hit
What Happened in 2013: Lindsey took a step forward to the Texas League and took a step forward with the stick, impressing scouts with his ability to square the baseball to all fields.
Strengths: The hit tool could be plus; shows above-average bat speed; quick hands; can square velocity; can track off-speed; good gap pop; has athleticism to play a passable second base.
Weaknesses: Wide-base setup and leg movement can effect timing and balance; power potential is fringe-average at best; below-average run; below-average range; hands in the field are fringy; arm is average but not a weapon; has to hit.
Overall Future Potential: High 5; above-average player
Realistic Role: Low 5; second division player
Risk Factor/Injury History: Moderate risk; already achieved Double-A level
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: A much more interesting prospect in deeper leagues, Lindsey is one of the least exciting no. 1 prospects for fantasy that this series will feature. The batting average could be helpful, but the production everywhere else is likely to be middling at best. His best-case scenario is somewhere around Martin Prado for fantasy, which, while underrated, is not a star.
The Year Ahead: Lindsey is the top prospect in the Angels system, but I doubt he would sit atop the list for any other team in baseball. He has a really nice hit tool, and if you are one of those people who really, really believes in it—meaning you think he can develop into a .285-plus hitter at the major-league level—perhaps you can look beyond his other "average-at-best" attributes to see a first-division talent. I like the player and I think he will hit for a good average with some doubles power, but I don't see a lot of over-the-fence power coming and the overall profile is a bit one dimensional.
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This past winter, researchers attached high-tech GPS collars to more than 100 adult moose.
Biologists have begun collaring moose calves in the second phase of an ambitious study to determine why Minnesota's moose population is declining so rapidly.
This past winter, researchers attached high-tech GPS collars to more than 100 adult moose. They started putting collars on baby moose last week and are about halfway to their goal of 50, Minnesota Public Radio reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/18NIVxG ).
Soon after a female gives birth, wildlife handlers collar the newborn. said Glenn DelGiudice, a biologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
"Most of the time, they're able to just walk up to the calves, they're anywhere from ... maybe four- to five-days old. They're pretty stationary still; they don't move around much yet," he said. "They slip a GPS collar on them, ear tags, take a rectal temperature, a body weight, and maybe a hind foot length, to get an assessment of their development and condition, and they're pretty much done within about five minutes."
Three collared calves already have died, one shortly after being collared, and two after being abandoned by their mothers. In the adult study last winter, four died after being tranquilized and collared.
DelGiudice said the risks are worth it because there's a "very good chance" northeastern Minnesota's moose will be gone in 20 years or less if the state just lets nature take its course.
The collars allow researchers to track the calves and adult moose on computers. Researchers aim to quickly get to a dying animal to try to learn why they died.
"When that collar kicks into mortality mode, and that happens when the calf is not moving very much, it sends us a text message and an email," DelGiudice. "And then, very similar to the adult study, we can mobilize our team to go into the field and investigate and get that carcass, hopefully before it's scavenged or decomposed."
The moose population in northeastern Minnesota has declined by two-thirds since 2006, to an estimated 2,760 this past winter, according to the latest population survey. It's still unclear why. Scientists suspect some combination of higher temperatures, parasites, diseases, contact with deer and changes in habitat.
Ron Moen, a biologist at the University of Minnesota Duluth, said it's normal for about half of moose calves to die in their first year. But in the past six to eight years, between 60 and 80 percent have not survived their first winter, he said.
The calf study already has provided some surprises. DelGiudice said one female moved 3 to 4 kilometers away from its calf after it was handled and was gone for a couple days. He said they were sure it was abandonment. But the next morning, when he checked his computer, he found the mother back with the calf.
"And they've been together since and doing just fine, so you never know," he said. "We're learning things about their calving behavior and movements that most biologists in North America don't know, because they haven't had the technology."


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Pro Boat revolutionizes the RC powerboat industry with the 48-inch HyperSport™ Deep-V Gas RTR. Blasting through the waves comes easy as the HyperSport combines the powerful and reliable Zenoah™ G26M engine with a Pro Boat 2.4Ghz transmitter and MR200 receiver, both utilizing Spektrum 2.4Ghz technology. Keeping all that power stable on the water is a breeze as the offset anodized aluminum rudder with built-in water pickup provides unmatched stability. In addition to its performance features, the eye-catching trim scheme and hand-crafted fiberglass hull guarantees the HyperSport to stand out on the water.
The Hypersport's 2.4Ghz Spektrum powered radio system provides an unparalleled opportunity for RC boating enthusiasts to take advantage of 2.4GHz technology with two of the most respected brands in RC. Not only does this give you peace of mind knowing that you have the best in-class equipment, but you also get a high performance combination at a price point that won't break the bank.
Turbo Fueler Fuel Bottle, 500cc
Grease Gun with Marine Grease 5 oz
Pistol-Grip Transmitter Only 2.4
MR200 Marine 2.4GHz 2-Ch Sport Receiver
G26 Marine Engine (1.55 cu in)
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Prop Nut: 1/8 Hydro
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Not Just Any Carpet
Winter has arrived, maintenance is now a priority and so…a couple of buildings are getting new carpet.
Now, most of us think of carpet as a significant environmental pollutant—the manufacture, and the disposal of the old carpet—which makes sourcing, in line with SPL's core values like "Stewardship and "More with Less", a real challenge.
And often more costly.
And they are almost right!
While we have not yet discovered flying carpets (Aladdin, I would like to fly carbon neutal!) for people and goods to arrive at the Lodge—pun intended—there are great ways to make a noticeable difference, but I digress…
When Christine Clarke mentioned that one of the buildings was getting a carpet makeover and that InterfaceFLOR was supplying the carpet, I knew we would get something special, something everybody (Yes you too!) should consider for their home or business. (Disclaimer: I am not shilling or working for Interface!).
So what is this company about?
- Go here for a short history.
- For more on their drive to sustainability go here .
- And finally—this should get your attention—Interface's drive to Mission Zero in 2020.
- If you are digital child and you like TED talks, go here to hear from the Founder of Interface, Ray Anderson.
You can make the difference as a smarter consumer, as a child of parents making such decisions, and as someone whose business sense values the planet.
It does count!
Now, if we could just get Ray Anderson (with his philosophy of sustainability) and InterfaceFLOR to make flying carpets!


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The H2O XPRESS™ Model S Crankbait is designed for use in freshwater fishing to attract bass. Featuring 2 size 6 VMC treble hooks and 3-D glass eyes for a realistic look, the bait can dive from 2' to 4'.


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Pia Toscano Ponytail
Pia Toscano chose a high ponytail with a slightly poofed crown to give her a sleek but casual look on the red carpet.
Pia Toscano False Eyelashes
Pia Toscano's mile-high lashes had a sexy come-hither look, perfect for the red carpet.
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Pia Toscano rocked the deep plum lip while on the red carpet at the Lucky FABB West opening night cocktail party.
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September 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - In partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UNITAR gave Saudi Arabian diplomats the unique opportunity to gain in-depth understanding of Geneva's multilateral working environment.
Over a period of five days, UNITAR organized visits to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As human rights is one of the key topics in Geneva, participants were furthermore given the opportunity to attend a session of the 24th Human Rights Council Session.
In order to prepare participants for the visits, an introductory session on the UN System was organized on the first day of the course. On the same day, a guided tour of the Palais des Nations and a later visit to the League of Nations Museum deepened their understanding of the historical circumstances of the creation of the United Nations.
The objectives of the visits were to provide participants with an overview of the structure, mandate and governance of the organizations and to give them the opportunity to meet and exchange experiences with members of the organizations. The briefings were held in either English or Arabic and many of the speakers – senior staff selected by the international organizations – had experience in the Arabic-speaking world which made the visits very interesting for the group and fostered rich discussions.
At the end of the five-day course participants emphasized that visiting the different organizations was an important component of the course as it gave them a better understanding of the organizations' work and added to the information gained through the briefings. The group also highlighted that they considered the contacts they established with the different representatives of the organizations and among themselves as highly important.
Due to the success of this course on Geneva's multilateral working environment, UNITAR envisages to organize similar courses in the future.


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Villagio Italian Kitchen
Tucked away in a shopping center just off Clairmont and North Decatur, Villagio is quietly but expertly whipping up old-world Italian recipes with a keen eye toward fresh ingredients.We'll just come right out and say it: this cozy little hideout is giving the Decatur Square a run for its money. Tucked away in a shopping center just off Clairmont and North Decatur, Villagio is quietly but expertly whipping up old-world Italian recipes with a keen eye toward fresh ingredients. And here we were thinking that a night spent enjoying truffle fries, butternut squash and sage ravioli, and boutique wines required an hour-long wait and/or a black Amex.
Under the guidance (and classically trained hand) of their Executive Chef, Villagio is crafting the kind of rustic Italian fare one might happen upon after wandering the streets of Florence for a day: traditional, age-old recipes that dramatically surpass the realm of neverending pasta bowls, generic red sauce, and endless bread sticks. In addition to familiar classics like flatbread margherita pizza, lamb shanks and the like, Villagio also offers a little something you may not have encountered before: spiedini, an Italian take on kabobs that acts as a sort of delicious meal on a stick. Villagio's versions include tender morsels of lemon-rosemary salmon, harissa-marinated lamb and cumin-rubbed beef, skewered and chargrilled to juicy perfection. Pair one of those bad boys with a glass of vino from a boutique European vineyard, drink it in amidst Villagio's warm, intimate environs, and… well, you'll see why people like to use words like "hidden jewel" when talking about this place. We certainly do.
Menu Highlights:
Fritto Misto, $9
Margherita Pizza, $9
Chicken Saltimbocca Spiedini, $7
Harissa Marinated Lamb Spiedini, $9
Butternut Squash Ravioli, $14
Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday - Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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Terence McKenna (1946 – 2000) was an Irish-American researcher, philosopher, speaker, spiritual teacher and writer on many subjects; such as human consciousness, psychedelic drugs, the evolution of civilizations, the origin and the end of the universe, cybernetics, alchemy, and extraterrestrial beings.
Perhaps the most intriguing of Terence McKenna's fascinating theories and observations is his explanation for the origin of the human mind and human culture.
To summarize: McKenna theorizes that as the North African jungles receded toward the end of the most recent ice age, giving way to grasslands, a branch of our tree-dwelling primate ancestors left the branches and took up a life out in the open — following around herds of ungulates, nibbling what they could along the way.
Among the new items in their diet were psilocybin-containing mushrooms growing in the dung of these ungulate herds. The changes caused by the introduction of this drug to the primate diet were many — McKenna theorizes, for instance, that synesthesia (the blurring of boundaries between the senses) caused by psilocybin led to the development of spoken language: the ability to form pictures in another person's mind through the use of vocal sounds.


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Asylum seekers and workers at the Manus Island detention centre should be flown to Australia to give their evidence to the newly established Senate inquiry, a spokesman for Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister says.
Media adviser to Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, Daniel Korimbao, said Australia should pay for detainees to fly to Canberra to give witness accounts of the fatal violence to the parliamentary committee that was passed on Wednesday.
''I doubt if the PNG government would allow the Australian Senate to conduct an inquiry on PNG soil and jurisdiction,'' Mr Korimbao said. ''The better option would be to have the detainees, and any other person, flown to Canberra, where the inquiry is being held, to be interviewed there.''
The proposal came as a Senate report slammed the Coalition's ''severe secrecy'' on immigration and operational borders. The report, handed down on Thursday, recommended that the Australian Parliament consider changing its procedures, criticising the Abbott government's ''unwillingness to engage in a meaningful way''.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who initiated the inquiry into the Manus Island violence, said the detention centre had become a ''jurisdictional mess''.
''It is concerning that the Australian government is spending billions of dollars on a gulag in PNG and it should work to ensure that the Parliament can investigate what goes on there,'' she said.
''If the Abbott government genuinely wants to find out what really happened that night, it will do what it can to make sure the inquiry is able to visit Manus Island and take evidence from refugees and staff.''
But a spokesman for Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said it was a ''matter for the committee'' on whether asylum seekers could be flown to Australia, and who would foot the bill.
On Friday, Mr Morrison said Australia would not treat PNG as a ''colony'' with respect to the Manus Island inquiry.
''Australia just can't go around treating PNG as a colony demanding people turn up and walk around wherever they like,'' he told ABC radio.
''That's what Senator Hanson-Young and the Labor party seem to be saying.''
Refugee rights advocate Pamela Curr, from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, applauded the idea, saying it provided a safer option than having an inquiry on the island. ''It makes very good sense to do so,'' she said. ''From a practical point of view it places enormous pressure on PNG and the private contractors to keep the witnesses safe after they have given evidence.''
But mental health advocates disagreed, saying asylum seekers were likely to suffer enormous psychological distress.
''To give an account of what happened and then to go straight back to the very place where they have been attacked would cause strong psychological distress,'' said Professor Louise Newman, from Monash University.
The inquiry will take evidence in April, after the government's own independent inquiry has concluded, and is expected to call asylum seekers, staff from G4S - the company that has been running the centre - and the Salvation Army, Papua New Guinea police and Australian officials.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Mr Morrison also touched on a call by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay for Australia to review regional resettlement arrangements following the Manus Island violence and the need to uphold human rights.
He said he was reviewing arrangements, and took credit for the government's boat policy because it had stopped asylum seeker deaths at sea.
''(Ms Pillay) was also deeply distressed by the many boat deaths. The fact that we've been able to have that success is to the government's credit.''
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Sarah Whyte is a political reporter in the Canberra bureau, covering immigration, customs and the High Court. Previously, Sarah was the consumer affairs reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Despite the historically bad performance by the Red Sox and the Patriots' loss in Super Bowl XLVI, 2012 was an exciting year for Boston sports teams.
Three of the four major professional teams made playoff runs, and there were many moments to celebrate. Here's a look at the 10 best wins posted by Boston sports teams this year:
The Patriots embarrassed their division rivals in a nationally-televised Thanksgiving night game in New Jersey. After a scoreless first quarter, the Patriots exploded for 35 points in the second quarter when they capitalized on several Jets mistakes. The Jets had three straight possessions end in fumbles, which the Patriots turned into three touchdowns in the span of 52 seconds. Safety Steve Gregory scored a touchdown on a 32-yard fumble recovery, but also forced a fumble, recovered another and picked off Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. Tom Brady finished with 323 yards passing, three passing touchdowns and a rushing score as the Patriots moved within one win of clinching another AFC East title.
Jan. 14: Patriots 45, Broncos 10
New England rolled into the AFC Championship game after its first playoff win in almost four years. Tom Brady tied a postseason record with six touchdown passes, and the defense overmatched well-hyped Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow and the Denver offense. New England held Tebow to just nine completions and pressured him throughout the contest. Rob Gronkowski flourished for the Patriots with 10 catches for 145 yards and three touchdowns.
Dec. 10: Patriots 42, Texans 14
Houston entered the game with an NFL-best 11-1 record, but was quickly embarrassed by a Patriots team that overwhelmed it on offense and defense. Tom Brady improved to 13-4 all time on Monday Night Football with four touchdown passes, and sparked New England to a 28-0 lead by the third quarter. The Patriots prevented Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson from becoming a factor and held Defensive Player of the Year candidate J.J. Watt without a sack or a tackle for a loss. The win moved the Patriots one game back of Houston in the race for the top seed in the AFC.
March 4: Celtics 115, Knicks 111 (OT)
With Lin-sanity encircling the TD Garden as Jeremy Lin and the Knicks arrived in town, an embattled Rajon Rondo put on a game-changing performance in the Celtics' overtime victory over their division rival. Rondo scored 18 points and had 17 rebounds and 20 assists to lead the Celtics. Paul Pierce hit an improbable, leaning, contested 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left to force overtime. Then Rondo, days after a report emerged claiming the Celtics were looking to trade him, took control in overtime to seal the win.
Pushed to seven games by upstart Philadelphia in the second round of the playoffs, the Celtics held off a late push by the 76ers to move on to meet the Heat in the conference finals. Boston's lead shrank from 11 points to one in the fourth quarter, but Rajon Rondo (18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) clinched the victory with 9 points in a 1:45 span as the Celtics survived the final four-plus minutes without Paul Pierce, who fouled out with Boston holding a 3-point lead. The win made the Celtics 18-4 all time in Game 7s at home.
April 22: Bruins 4, Capitals 3 (OT)
Tyler Seguin helped the Bruins stave off elimination with two key plays, including the game-winning goal, in this Game 6 win on the road. Seguin broke up a Capitals attack in their zone in the third quarter and paved the way for an Andrew Ference goal on which he was awarded an assist. In overtime, Seguin out-foxed an ice-driven Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby with the game-winner that sent the Bruins home for Game 7.
The Celtics claimed their biggest win of the season to that point when Rajon Rondo scored 32 points and posted 10 rebounds and 15 assists in a 95-91 win over the Derrick Rose-less Bulls. The win was a statement that the Celtics, who struggled to a slow start in the new season, intended to be serious contenders in the East. The Bulls, considered one of the NBA's best defensive teams, locked down Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, so Rondo rose up and put the Celtics on his back.
The weren't many moments to remember for fans at Fenway Park this year, but the de facto goodbye party for Kevin Youkilis was one. Youkilis had two hits and an RBI, and was lifted after his seventh-inning triple when a deal to trade him to the White Sox neared. When infielder Nick Punto relieved him at third base, Red Sox fans roared to cheer Youkilis for his nine years of service to the team.
The Red Sox' futility had not yet kicked into full effect when Jarrod Saltalamacchia launched a walkoff home run to beat the Rays and even Boston's record at 23-23 in late May. The Red Sox trailed 2-1 when Saltalamacchia pinch-hit for Marlon Byrd and sent an 0-1 pitch over the Red Sox bullpen for the victory. "This is probably the best win of the year right here," David Ortiz said.
By the end of the Bruins' blowout win over Calgary, the local fans were chanting "We want 10." Nathan Horton and Patrice Bergeron scored two goals each, and seven different Bruins scored goals. The win came one day after a 6-1 victory over New Jersey and less than two weeks after the Bruins beat Florida 8-0. "It's pretty fun to watch, fun to be a part of," said Benoit Pouliot, who had three assists. "Our goalies are the main thing, keeping us in the game. We've backed them up and kept the momentum on our side."


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Trekstor Vibez MP3 Player
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Music, Portable Audio / Video
Trekstor has announced its new Vibez MP3 player, which will be out this November. The Vibez supports MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG and FLAC files, as well as WMA DRM (Digital Rights Management) 9 and 10 formats. It is available with 8-15 GB storage (that's 300 CD's or 4200 songs) and can also be upgraded by the use of an optional FM tuner card.
At a size of 105x50x18 mm, Vibez carries an MSRP of EUR 199 (~$254) for 8 GB or EUR 229.00 (~$293) for 15 GB and utilizes a Lithium ion rechargeable battery for up to 20 hours of non-stop Bjork.
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