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Nord Iron Mines Inc.: Zone Resources Loses Motion to Move Jurisdiction of Lawsuit from Quebec
By: Marketwired .
Jan. 25, 2013 12:57 PM
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/25/13 -- Nord Iron Mines Inc. (the "Company") announces it has successfully defended against a motion filed by defendants Zone Resources ("Zone") to move the jurisdiction of legal proceedings from Quebec to a British Columbia court room. Indeed, in her judgment, Justice Danielle Grenier held that the Superior Court of Quebec has "undoubtedly" jurisdiction to try the matter and that it was "not necessary to examine all criteria" which would have allowed the Court to defer its jurisdiction to the British Columbia courts as it "clearly appeared" from the Company's motion that the Quebec authorities were the only ones able to completely solve the matter. On September 19th 2012 Nord filed a statement of claim against Zone Resources, Marino Specogna, Ken C. Smith and Vendella Sonia, alleging inter alia, breach of contract and conspiracy surrounding a Mineral Claim Agreement dated July 24th, 2012. Nord's lawsuit relates to certain mineral claims located in the Labrador Trough, Quebec. Nord Iron Mines is seeking $3 million CAD in damages and/or a declaration of ownership from the Quebec Court. The proceedings will remain in the jurisdiction of the Quebec Superior Court, therefore all four defendants will need to defend themselves before such Court. Nord Iron Mines Inc. continues to assert ownership of the Labrador Trough iron ore claims and looks forward to the opportunity to have all the facts disclosed in open court.
To review Nord's claim and all other documents, please visit: www.nordironmines.com
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R. Bruce Duncan, President, CEO and Director
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2013 Buick Encore. Click image to enlarge
Review by Lesley Wimbush, photos by Lesley Wimbush and courtesy GM
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2013 Buick Encore
In their quest to attract an increasingly younger demographic, Buick has introduced a new compact premium crossover to the fold, offering utility combined with premium features to the urban buyer.
The 2013 Encore slots in size-wise under the mid-size GMC Terrain (Buick does not have a mid-size crossover of its own) and full-size Enclave. Built in Seoul, South Korea on GM's Global Small Crossover platform, it will be marketed in North America, Mexico and China.
Apparently, some 52 percent of vehicles sold here in Canada are either cars or small crossovers – a category that GM expects will grow 25 percent by 2017. Buick is hoping to grab a share of that burgeoning market with a utility vehicle for young urban professionals, or empty nesters looking to downsize without sacrificing their creature comforts. The Encore boasts a 5.1-metre turning radius and decent fuel economy, which makes it a more sensible choice for city driving than the typical urban utility behemoth.
Visually, the Encore resembles a shrunken Enclave, but stubbier. Softly rounded, with that enormous waterfall grille, it puts me in mind of a guinea pig grinning through chrome braces.
2013 Buick Encore. Click image to enlarge
There's no shortage of brightwork to complement that grille – and though all models ride on 18-inch rims – premium Encores boast chrome-clad wheels. Sheet metal surfaces are broken up by some interestingly sculpted character lines and culminate in a much more elegantly sculpted rear end than the squarish Terrain's. Adorning either side of the hood are Buick's signature portholes – and whether that's a good thing is entirely subjective.
Under that hood is the familiar Chevy Cruze sourced 1.4L turbocharged Ecotec inline-four, putting out 138 hp and 148 lb-ft of torque. It's mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. That's the single available powertrain, but the Encore can be had in either a standard front-wheel-drive, or optional all-wheel-drive configuration.
The Borg-Warner AWD system requires no driver engagement, it's available on demand. Automatically engaged at launch (when most needed during slippery weather) the system splits power evenly between the front and the rear. If no slippage is sensed, the magnetic clutch disengages over 5 km/h and the drivetrain reverts to FWD, thus conserving fuel.
The Encore is the fourth vehicle in the Buick lineup to feature a turbocharged four-cylinder – and the first non-hybrid Buick to boast fuel consumption ratings of 6.0 L/100 km highway, even lower than the Verano and Regal's best efforts, which in their most efficient configurations NRCan rates at 6.2. It does so by a number of measures, many of which we've seen before in the Cruze Eco. Low rolling resistance tires help overcome the effort expended to resist inertia, and electric power steering reduces, if only by a small amount, the engine power scavenged by a traditional belt-driven system. The Encore also features a high-efficiency alternator, idle speed reduction and deceleration fuel cut-off. Estimated NRCan fuel ratings are 8.2L/100 km city/6.0 highway/7.0 combined for the FWD and 8.8/6.7/7.9 for AWD equipped models.
Of course, Buick's claim to fame is its reputation for quiet opulence. Buick goes to great lengths to ensure that its "Quiet Tuning" provides a ride that's one step removed from a sensory deprivation chamber. It does this through a three-step process that reduces sounds at the source, blocks whatever it can from entering the cabin, and absorbing those sounds that inevitably make their way through. Subframes are tuned through MIG-welding and glue to reduce any vibration, and sound-deadening foam insulation is blown into hollow pockets in the body.
The Ecotec engine's integrated turbo produces very little whine, complemented by an ultra-quiet alternator and electric steering. Mirrors have been designed to resist wind noise and shake. But despite an acoustic laminated windshield, flat wipers and triple door seals – "noise inevitably will find a way to come inside" according to Harry Ng, Product Manager for the Encore. Any that does will be absorbed by several levels of acoustic insulation – or eliminated by the standard Active Noise Cancellation – which outputs counteractive sound waves through the stereo system.

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O's negotiating to add another bat from waiver wire
By Brittany Ghiroli / 8/29/2013 1:58 P.M. ET
BOSTON -- The Orioles are aggressively trying to add a hitter, with multiple waivers claims out and at least two that could potentially help bolster the club's lineup down the stretch. Baltimore was awarded the claim on Seattle's Michael Morse and Minnesota's Josh Willingham, and the O's are negotiating with those two clubs in hopes of working out a deal.
It's unknown if the Orioles would be willing to add both Morse and Willingham, although they have until Friday at noon ET to work that out, and both guys come with an injury history and suspect defense. Morse, whose claiming was first reported by CBSSports.com, started the season with a bang, but he has been derailed by injuries, first a broken finger and then a strained hamstring, as he has posted a .226/.283/.410 line with 13 homers over 76 games.
Willingham, after winning an American League Silver Slugger Award last year, has battled through a knee injury and hit .212/.343/.386 with 12 homers and 45 RBIs in 89 games. He missed 33 games after having arthroscopic knee surgery in early July.
The Orioles -- who have dropped the series to the Red Sox and lost their eighth consecutive one-run game on Wednesday night -- have gotten poor production all year out of the designated-hitter spot, and the organization has been proactive in trying to bolster that on the waiver wire. Multiple claims allows them some flexibility in negotiations, although Morse and Willingham have both seen their stock drop significantly and figure to command a relatively low asking price.
Willingham is owed $7 million for next season, while Morse will be a free agent. Clubs have the right to pull back the player and not trade him if they don't like the deal -- which Seattle has already reportedly done with Kendrys Morales -- although that means they're on the hook for him the rest of the year.
The Mariners need to open a spot on their 25-man roster before Friday night's game in Houston in order to activate right-hander Taijuan Walker, their top pitching prospect who is being called up from Triple-A. The Mariners are carrying an extra outfielder after activating Franklin Gutierrez off the disabled list on Monday when they designated pitcher Aaron Harang for assignment.


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So should I keep bathing in green tea?
For the last few years, we've read story after story about the potential benefits of green tea. And if you Google "benefits of green tea," there's no shortage of companies telling you why you should drink it and do plenty of other things with it. Which is why I'm actually soaking in a tub of the stuff as I write this. Pretty soon the green tea market will hit $1 billion annually. Crazy. Newsweek did an interesting bit last fall on how the craze got started. It's amazing how this Starbucks-led fad continues to grow despite the fact that the FDA keeps coming out with statements saying there's really not enough evidence to prove most of the health benefits. Another statement came out just this week rejecting a company's attempt to claim that green tea helps lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. But I've got good news. For a few years I've watched Mangesh survive on french fries and green tea. Well Mangesh is a pretty healthy guy. And we know french fries are only kind of good for you so it must be the green tea. I think I'll call the FDA today and suggest they check him out. Maybe I'll just wait for their report on Hulk Hogan's new drink.


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Symphony OS BETA 1 Preview 1: Symphony OS, among the latest Linux distributions receiving quite a bit of attention by the general public, has released their first BETA candidate (BETA 1 Preview 1) after a series of ALPHA releases. Rather than using GNOME, KDE, Fluxbox, or another one of the many desktop environments Symphony OS has created the Mezzo Desktop Environment to allow for a visually attractive and easy-to-use interface. In addition, this Knoppix-based distribution packs a punch when it comes to its standard set of packages and user friendly features.
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David O'Doherty was the recipient of the 2008 Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly The Perrier Award) at The Edinburgh Fringe. His latest book, 100 Facts About Sharks, co-written with Claudia O'Doherty and Mike Ahern was published by Random House, and his album We Are Not The Champions was released in May 2013. In February 2012 he became the first Irish comedian to record a Comedy Central TV Special in America.
David regularly appears on TV shows such as QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You.
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Remember when QWERTY keyboards were all the rage? Well, those times have long passed, but the newest batch of mid-range devices are trying to bring it back. There seems to be a growing need to keep these type of phones around, especially for those who can't let go the feel of a keypad underneath their fingertips when they get their text-on. T-Mobile is trying to fill that void with its latest budget-friendly handset, the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G.
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G review: Are phones with solid QWERTY keyboards still in?
- Legit five row QWERTY keyboard
- Responsive Swype typing
- Smooth performance
- Photo and video capturing is awful
- Too many pre-installed apps
- Dated hardware design
Don't expect to be wowed by the hardware on the Galaxy S Relay 4G, as it brings a typical but solid look you'd find on most Samsung handsets. The display on the Relay is average at best sporting a 4-inch WVGA 480x800 Super AMOLED Screen. On the inside, the phone boards a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal memory expandable to 32GB, DLNA, micro HDMI port, and a Near Field Communications (NFC) chip.
I didn't like the feel of the rubbery keys, as it felt a bit on the cheap side. I also found it really difficult to slide the phone open with one hand, this could be due to the phone being built close to the keys or just having poor build quality.
The handset's all plastic body is nice to hold, despite it being pretty thick compared to most phones out on the market today. When I carried the device around in my pocket it didn't feel uncomfortable (mind you, I was wearing skinny jeans). The design looks very similar to Samsung's first flagship Galaxy S, which makes the Relay come off a bit dated. An LED light is placed at the upper left corner for notifications, which I've always been a big fan of.
Furthermore, there's a large hardware Home key beneath the display, covered by a capacitive Options key and a Back button. The touchscreen isn't the highlight of this phone, as it's the design of the keyboard.
Where should I start? Lets just say that the software is usable, but it's disappointing at the same time. It's bloatware everywhere! The phone is flooded with pre-installed applications from T-Mobile and Samsung; both companies went crazy with the apps on this device. These apps include Dropbox, Evernote, Lookout Security, Slacker Radio, and TeleNav GPS Navigator. T-Mobile went hard on making its presence felt, with its own apps like Access T-Mobile, Game Base, MobileLife Organizer, T-Mobile Name ID, T-Mobile TV, and visual voicemail.
Of course, most of these pre-installed apps can't be uninstalled, so you're stuck with a bunch of stuff you didn't ask for or needed. However, once you get pass the bloat, there lies a few cool features brought in by the TouchWiz Nature UX experience.
With Nature UX, TouchWiz has come a long way. Samsung's custom user interface doesn't annoy me as much as it used to. The custom skin lays on top of Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, but still provides most of what you'll find in stock Android. Nature UX ushers in its own personal features such as S Beam and S Voice. Sparingly, the functionality isn't quite the same as Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III, but it's at least good enough for users.
When I dove deeper into the Relay 4G, I noticed there were some features you guys would like. For example, the phone has a decent email client and calendar that both carry the same TouchWiz flare. As for the virtual keyboard, the handset comes preloaded with Swype.
On one hand, the typing experience on the touchscreen was cramped due to the tightly compacted vertical and horizontal layout -- the text box was weirdly small when trying to type out messages. However, once you open the physical keyboard the text boxes magically expand. Besides the strange spacing issues, Swype was responsive and worked well.
Web Browser, Multimedia And Camera
Web Browser
Browsing the web is an okay experience, as pages don't load lightning fast, but still form at a reasonable speed. I have no idea what's powering the internet surfing on the Galaxy Relay 4G. That said, if the default browser isn't your thing just download Google Chrome -- it's way better anyway.
To no one surprise, music on the phone is ran by Samsung's TouchWiz music player. The functionality in the player doesn't pack the most powerful sound punch that you'll find in HTC's Beats Audio offerings, but its speaker outputs put out some average tones that don't strain at the loudest setting. Video playback is actually pleasant on the Super AMOLED display, especially when your watching movies, shows, or YouTube in 1920x1080 resolution.
The camera is a basic 5 megapixel shooter that struggles to offer powerful and colorful full featured images. When I took photos in the daytime it seemed to have trouble showing objects properly in shots taken with low light (shade areas), as the images come out grainy. Pictures taken in decent sunlight also looked dull and boring; it wasn't the kind of color pop you'll find in the high end Galaxy S line of phones. I didn't waste time taking shots in the night.
Other than that, the camera carries some decent tricks to get around its shortcomings. Shooting mode has an interesting concept to it because it features smile shot, which tells the camera to shoot the picture once a person smiles. Moreover, users will find a Carton option, which makes the picture look toon-ish, and lastly, the camera brings Panorama. In addition to 'shooting mode', there's an option that keeps built-in filters. As for video recording, it suffers from the same dullness -- but hey -- at least it records in 720p.
Call Quality And Battery Life
T-Mobile gets a lot of crap for not having the best of networks, but I found talking on the phone's HSPA+ service to be an enjoyable one. First, I have to preference that I live in an area where T-Mobile is relatively good, so my experience with calling is definitely a bit skewed. Signal strength was great, as I didn't experience any dropped calls or strange occurrences during my usage in the city of Hartford.
Battery life was average. I mean, consumers who purchase the phone should get at least a days use out of the 1800 mAh battery if used for just calls and text. However, if you are the type who loves to talk, text, and browse then multiple charges is necessary.
The Final Take
I know, to some of you out there who are fans of vanilla stock Android -- custom skins are the devil. That being said, the vast majority of phone users don't know the difference. TouchWiz Nature UX is something the average consumer will like on a mid-tier phone with a solid keyboard. A device like this hits the sweet spot for those strapped for cash, as it usually commands a price tag of around $100 to $150 on a two-year contract. If you're content with intrusive software modifications, and happen to be a sucker for phones carrying fantastic keyboards, then T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G is for you.
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My Yii is set up like this
the app folder hosts the yii application
however my url looks like : site[dot]com/app/site/index
How do I remove the 'app' portion from the URL.
I tried moving my .htaccess file to the webroot folder and it redirects but 'app' still shows up in the url
Here are the contents of /webroot/.htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / # need this for AMZN ELB or get a infinite redirect loop RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} !https RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} !^localhost$ RewriteRule (.*) %{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /app/index.php </IfModule>
I would be easy if I could just change my webroot to /webroot/app but I can't control that. Thanks for any help


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Scott Brown looked back at last November's results, realized how devastating his loss was to Elizabeth Warren and wisely decided against another run for US Senate.
Meanwhile, Massachusetts Democrats should thank Brown, his barn coat and pickup truck for teaching them an important lesson.
Taking any election for granted is a mistake and anyone who does deserves their fate. In 2010, Democrats believed there was no way to lose Ted Kennedy's seat to a little-known Republican state senator. Taking advantage of their arrogance and complacency, Brown shocked the Democratic establishment with a victory that turned him into a national GOP celebrity.
However, back home, his instant notoriety also turned Brown into the man Democrats vowed to unseat. And last November, they did. Elizabeth Warren, a consumer advocate with gravitas and a national profile of her own beat him by 8 percentage points. Star power was not Warren's only calling card. She deftly turned the race into a referendum on the national Republican agenda, and put Brown into the same box as the John Boehner/Mitch McConnell wing of the Republican Party, which has negligible appeal in Massachusetts.
Warren also benefited from a tremendous grassroots effort fueled by Democratic party activists who turned out women, minorities, labor, and young people in urban centers and liberal suburbs across the state. Brown was knocked over by a crushing wave of diehard liberalism. He chose not to go up against it again.
Brown's next move will be interesting. A recent poll indicated that Massachusetts Republicans prefer that he run for governor rather than senator.
With no obvious Democratic star available for the next gubernatorial race, it looks like the better bet for Brown. Divisive social issues that play in a US Senate contest could be easier to duck in a governor's race. Governor Deval Patrick's call for nearly $2 billion in new taxes puts fiscal issues in the spotlight, leaving an opening for a Republican candidate who runs against the dreaded, old Taxachusetts.
Voters know Brown and his likeability rating is still high. He has an easy way of connecting with ordinary people. That, plus a better media strategy, could make him a strong Republican candidate against a relatively weak Democratic field.
Whether he chooses to run again for any elective office, the Brown era that just ended will be remembered in Massachusetts. It fanned hope in Republicans that the right candidate with the right message could shift power away from an entrenched Democratic establishment. And at least for a moment, it instilled fear in Democrats that Massachusetts voters are finally growing weary of one-party rule.Joan Vennochi can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @Joan_Vennochi.


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Hamilton Remains a Bruinby Caryn Switaj / Boston Bruins
Raleigh, NC - The official word is in - Dougie Hamilton is a Boston Bruin.
Tonight, 19-year-old Hamilton will suit up in the spoked-B against the Hurricanes, and he will remain with the Bruins for the duration of the 2012-13 season. B's General Manager Peter Chiarelli officially announced the decision from the press box at Carolina's PNC Arena just before Boston hit the ice for warm-ups.
"I've informed Dougie Hamilton that he'll be with us for the duration of the year," said Chiarelli in his opening statement. "He was pretty happy to hear it, I'd suggested to him over the last few days that there was a real good chance to try and put his mind at ease."
"He'll be with us the remainder of the year."
Per NHL ruling, heading into the shortened 48-game season, underaged junior players could stay with their NHL teams for five games (without burning a year of their entry-level contracts) before clubs would have to make a decision whether to keep the youngsters or send them back down to their junior teams. In a regular 82-game schedule, the usual "junior rule" is set at 10 games.
In Hamilton's case, he could have been assigned to the Ontario Hockey League's Niagara IceDogs, the team that he played 32 games with during the work stoppage (and recorded 8-33=41 totals with a plus-24 rating).
"I think the decision is going to belong to upper management," Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien had told media following morning skate today at PNC Arena. "From our end of it, he's been extremely good. Better and better every game as he gains confidence. He's done a lot of great things."
"We really like his composure, and his vision of the game, and how he moves the puck. He's been extremely good for us."
The B's GM made that decision - and added that Hamilton's comfort and confidence on the ice did not make the choice too difficult, and he doesn't expect the defenseman to play any different now that he knows he's a Bruin.
"He has a lot of poise and he plays a very mature game," said Chiarelli. "I'm sure inside he felt relieved, but based on how I've seen him play, it wouldn't surprise me if his play doesn't go one way or the other because he's a real poised and mature player."
Hamilton played his first NHL game on January 19 at TD Garden, in a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers, before tallying his first career NHL assist - a helper on Brad Marchand's power-play goal - just two games later on January 23, in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Blueshirts. After that game, Coach Julien called Dougie's play "not good - outstanding."
"I don't know what more to say about this guy but I think his teammates are seeing the Dougie Hamilton that everybody's projecting," Coach Julien had said following the game.
The 6-foot-5, 199-pound defenseman then posted his the first multi-point game of his young career with two assists in a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders at TD Garden this past Saturday, earning himself First Star honors and a "Doug-ie, Doug-ie" chant from the Garden faithful.
"I think you guys are more surprised than I am," the B's 2011 ninth overall draft pick told the media scrum planted around him following the surreal night. "I think for me, I didn't have expectations, I just wanted to come in and do my best. I have gotten a lot of opportunities, and I'm playing with a lot of great players. It makes it a lot easier on me."
"I guess after the fifth game it is [the Bruins] decision. I am trying not to think about it really - I am just trying to play my best and enjoy myself."
The fifth game has arrived and Hamilton won't have to "try" and not think about it - he won't have it on his mind at all. After signing an entry-level contract with the Bruins on December 8, 2011, and skating three and a half seasons with Niagara, Hamilton is ready to make the jump to the pros.
"It's a dream come true for me," Hamilton had said prior to his first NHL game. "Just my first game, I just want to enjoy it as much as I can, just have it as a memory that I'll always look back on and remember."
Now, Hamilton will be able to put his first five games in the past - and only look forward, to remaining in Black & Gold.


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School lunch
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Editor's note: Do you need something to smile about? Every day, WND selects the best joke offered up by readers and contributors to its Laughlines forum and brings it to you as the WND Joke of the Day. Here is today's offering:
Hanging in the hallway at the high school are the basketball team pictures from the past 40 years. A player in the center of the front row in each picture holds a basketball identifying the year – "62-63," "63-64," "64-65," etc.
One day the principal spotted a freshman looking curiously at the photos.
Turning to him, the teen said, "Isn't it strange how the teams always lost by one point?"
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Thursday's opener gets underway at 1:10 p.m. Racing at the Big M will be conducted at 1:10 p.m. for the first seven cards (Oct. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9) before moving to a regular schedule of day cards on Mondays and Tuesdays, and night racing on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Dark days will be Sundays and Wednesdays plus Thursday, Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Day. All day cards will start at 1:10 p.m., with night racing getting underway at 7:00 p.m.
Admission on live racing days will be $1 for the Grandstand and $3 for the Clubhouse.
* Racing Dates: Thursday, October 1 through Saturday, December 5
* Post Times: Monday - Tuesday, 1:10 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, 7 p.m. Dark Wednesday and Sunday. Special 1:10 p.m. post time: Oct 1, 2, 3, 8, & 9.
* Admission: General admission - $1, Grandstand Reserved Seats - $1.50, Grandstand Box - $3, Raceworld Teletheater - $2 per session additional or $4 day/night additional, Clubhouse - $3, Clubhouse Teletheater - $2 additional, Pegasus - $5
* Parking: General parking - FREE; Clubhouse and Pegasus Valet - $10
* Simulcasting: Dark Sundays due to New York Giants/Jets home games (except Sunday, Oct. 4). Watch and wager at Monmouth Park, Favorites at Woodbridge, or via Internet or phone through New Jersey Account Wagering.
* Graded Stakes: Sat., Oct. 3, $125,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes Gr. III, 3yo and Up, One Mile & One Sixteenth (Turf); Sat., Oct. 10, $125,000 Violet Stakes Gr. III, F&M, 3yo & Up, One Mile & One Sixteenth (Turf); Fri., Oct. 16, $300,000 Meadowlands Cup Gr. II, 3yo and Up, One Mile & One Eighth; Fri., Nov. 6, $150,000 Pegasus Stakes Gr. III, 3yo, One Mile & One Eighth
* Meadowlands Racing Insider -- The weekly online broadcast hosted by Mike Curci features interviews with trainers and jockeys and handicapping insights into the weekend stakes. Click http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com/insider.asp.
* Live video streaming available for every racing program on http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com.
* Online Survival Handicapping Contest - http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com. Free online game, which runs the length of the meet, October 1 through December 5. Highest accumulated [mythical] bankroll wins the Grand Prize, an entry in the 2010 Horse Player World Sears at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
* Opening Day, Thursday, October 1 - Gates open 11 a.m. First race: 1:10 p.m.
* Grandstand Admission Pass Giveaway, Thursday, October 2 - All paid admissions receive a free Grandstand pass valid for the entire Thoroughbred meet. Gates open 11 a.m. First race: 1:10 p.m.
* DRF/NTRA Qualifier, Saturday, October 3 - Top three finishers earn entry into the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. Payouts to the Top 10. Download the brochure at http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com or call 201-842-5015 for more info.
* B Street Band Tailgate Party in the Park, Saturday, October 3 - Before the Bruce Springsteen concert at Giants Stadium, tailgate in Paddock Park with the premier Bruce cover band, The B Street Band. Music: Noon to 4 p.m. Live Thoroughbred Racing: 1:10 p.m. $1 general admission includes concert.
* Meadowlands Cup, Friday, October 16 - The 32nd running of the Grade II $300,000 Meadowlands Cup for 3-year-olds and up.
* Oktoberfest, Saturday, October 24 - $48 per person includes unlimited beer samplings, all-you-can-eat buffet, track admission, racing program, $5 betting voucher and handicapping seminar. (Excludes tax and gratuity).
* Halloween Party, presented by WDHA 101.5 FM, Saturday, October 31 - Costume party from 7 - 10 p.m. in Pegasus Restaurant, featuring complimentary appetizers, drink specials, Rock Band and Wii games. Prizes awarded for best costume, plus, partygoers can compete in a free handicapping tournament for cash and iPods. On the track, the annual Grey Ghost Handicap features a phantasmal field of all grey horses, while the wickedest fillies will fly in the Witches Brew Stakes.
* Breeders' Cup Simulcast, Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 - Catch $25 million in Breeders' Cup World Championships from Santa Anita Park. Special Pegasus/Terraces dining options; check http://www.meadowlandsracetrack.com for menus.
* Holiday Bash, Friday, December 4 - Celebrate the start of the holiday season with live music, food and drink specials, Rock Band and Wii Games, free handicapping contest and more in Pegasus Restaurant.


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Skip to comments.Romney's 'gifts' gaffe (ELECTION OVER - LIBERAL SWINE ATTACKS CONTINUE)
Posted on 11/18/2012 9:10:45 AM PST by Chi-townChief
Mitt Romney finally has it figured out. He knows why he lost. Guess what? It was all President Barack Obama's fault.
Of course, that's not exactly the way Romney puts it. He puts it in a way that sounds even more silly than that. Or perhaps, depending on your worldview, more tragic.
In a 20-minute afternoon conference call with his major donors and fundraisers eight days after Election Day, Romney blamed his loss on Obama's showering groups with what Romney called "gifts" to various groups of voters, "especially the African-American community, the Hispanic community and young people."
Zounds! As we used to say back in the day when most people received their news on newsprint, stop the presses!
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Since the liberal swine refuse to stand down after the election, why should the rest of us?? Now is the time for the liberals to gloat and oink but the time will soon arrive for Americans to regroup and counterattack.
The only way to hurt the communists in this country is to always tell the truth and hope the voters will believe you. That's getting tougher with each passing election. The voters WANT lies, mud, dirt and smears and won't settle for anything less. They don't want to hear the truth spoken because it might upset or "offend" them or somebody else.
This hits the statist hardest because they know deep down that they owe their source of power to those who are non productive at the expense of those who produce. Whenever this is pointed out or exposed, it must be shut down and
made to look ridiculous.. The worst part is the so called
conservatives who ran out immediately and didcredited these true facts.
Hell, there's still folks on FR taking swipes at Romney even though he's no longer a threat to their "principles". Why would you expect the lefties to behave any better?
I try to be reasonable, but I simply don't understand the left's perspective. It seems obvious that President Obama pandered to his constituents: homosexuals, minorities, single women, and Hispanics. He "evolved" on sodomy and forced the military to accept perversion, he mandated other people to pay for "free" birth control, aka abortions, for women, he imposed the DREAM Act by imperial decree, etc. How could any reasonable person come to the conclusion that this was anything other than gifts to his constituencies?
I don't think a day has gone by where I haven't been attacked by one liberal slob or another - one actually posted on Facebook, "F*** you" (w/o the *s) after it was announced 0bama was the winner; she also happens to collect for one of the local charities but I think I'm going to tell her to ask 0bama to pick up my tab this Christmas.
Somehow, this fool Page can although Clarence has always been a bit slow on the uptake.
Nothing new in communists America. It surprises me how long it will take before Americans realize they are controlled by communists Democrats.
The REAL reason why Obama won is VOTER FRAUD (ie: dead people voting, multiple votes per democrat, illegals voting and immigrants illegally voting in the US elections).
I predict that 2014 will be a continuation of the trend we've been seeing since after 2008 and we will win the Senate and keep control of the House*.
The GOP needs to learn how to fight.
If John Boehner remains speaker the trend we have enjoyed since after 2008 may disappear. He is as much a threat to the republicans winning and maintaining control as Obama and his voter fraud.
I, for one, do not fit in a party of pussies (my apologies, ladies - many of you have more balls than the GOP-e) and have already quit them.
Yet liberals constantly wonder aloud why any poor people vote Republican. "They're voting against their own best interests," is how they put it. We're not, but their way of seeing it clearly reveals that they think the only reasonable way to vote is selfishly. You vote for whoever will give you what you want, regardless of principle, regardless of long term effect, regardless of... well... anything, really.
We WILL lose more elections in near future if the very people you have just described maintain power in the republican party.
It was Romney's election to lose and he did. Obama's voter fraud played a lot into it and tipped the scales. I have no doubt about it.
Since 2008 the Conservatives have been blowing the democrat party away in elections because they offered a clear difference another option, another path. We can win again, but NOT if John Boehner as Speaker. He must go or the winning trend for us is OVER.
There's no room for 2 liberal parties. The dems are already established as the liberal wing. We're not going to get their votes.
If you want to win again and continue the post 2008 trend, Boehner needs to go.
VOTER FRAUD is what broke this trend in 2012. Thank God for Allen West!
We must always ALWAYS remember the leftists are NOT
magnanimous in victory, they are ever ready to double
down, to stomp on the face of the fallen.
"Picture a hobnailed boot stamping on someone's neck
Oh lord, protect us from further democrat Victories.
If socialism actually worked and didn't destroy people's lives or the economy, I'd be a socialist. I certainly believe in charity. But government wealth redistribution is not charity. It's theft. I guess it just depends on what a person believes. If someone offered me something I didn't earn that was taken from someone else, I'd refuse it. However, you can't deny that many people enjoy plundering their neighbors. The plunderers are also very diverse. They include everything from business owners trying use government to regulate their competition out of existence to single moms swiping EBT cards. It can't last, but I suppose it's good for some people while it lasts.
tet68: "We must always ALWAYS remember the leftists are NOT
magnanimous in victory, they are ever ready to double
down, to stomp on the face of the fallen."
Leftists are not moral. Never forget that, because immoral, rebellious people don't suddenly act with self control or sympathy. If, for example, you're a person who believes in stealing (because we're a rich country don't you know), killing (it's only an unviable tissue mass), or treating other people like pieces of meat to get your jollies off, you aren't likely to be magnanimous in victory.
In reality its all about greed, votes & power.
The left gotten as far as they have by controlling the language & occupying the moral high ground. The GOP can strip all of those advantages away by simply acknowleging the truth.
If they don't take the opportunity they are either too stupid and/or cowardly to exist, or they are in league with the statists.
Col West has opened the door.
We must fight election fraud.
It falls on We the People.
Silence is consent
Theres overwhelming evidence of fraud.- Here
MITT ROMNEY in 2012! @PlanetRomney #tcot The Competent Conservative: Elections Have Not Yet Been Certified. Heres What You Can Do: Here
Excerpt from Mitt Romney's reference:
These elections are NOT certified yet. The only way to get this investigated, much less recounted or overturned, is through the Secretary of State of each of the five key states: Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. EVEN IF YOU ARE IN ANOTHER STATE you can help. But it wont do any good to dilute our effort to challenge California or Michigan or other states. Until a major group gets involved to do more, here is the plan: Contact the Secretary of State of the state in question. See contact information below...
Read the rest- Here
SARAH PALIN speaks out on Twitter about massive Obama machine voter fraud:
>Sarah Palin @SarahPalinUSA Between suppression of the military vote and voter fraud, Obama stole another election. http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46302 DEMAND A RECOUNT! #VoterFraud
>Sarah Palin;@SarahPalinUSA People need to stop pointing fingers within the GOP and investigate the Dems' massive voter fraud and suppression of the military vote.
The website,'Barack Obama Vote Fraud 2012' is keeping a running account of cases of voter fraud and what to do about it:
(Astonishing list. Most prominent 'vote fraud site' on the net) > Visit the site- Here
Most of 'Obama Voter Fraud' activity is moving to FaceBook. 'Obama Voter Fraud Volunteers' Here
'Obama Voter Fraud' on FaceBook- Here
Sign their petition- over 99,000 and counting -cards, emails- Here
Another petition, The 'We The People' petition has 60,000 signatures and counting- Here
'American Thinker'- "..Election stolen." Here-
'WND' List of voter fraud reports Here
ATLAS SHRUGS- voter fraud, Somalian videos- Here
Hannity and Col Allan West slam voter fraud Nov 12- Here
Photo of SOMALIANS brought to Ohio voting stations by the busload, 95% of whom did not speak English, and told to vote for Obama, straight Dem ticket- Here
'Human Events', report pollwatcher eyewitness to busload of Somalians at Ohio poll, spoke no English, told to vote Obama Here
Must watch videos!
VIDEO-- Programmer Testifies About Rigging Elections With Vote Counting- Here
VIDEO- Illegal Aliens Caught Voting and Stealing Elections In Florida In Vast Numbers- Here
VIDEO- MICHAEL SAVAGE: How Obama fixed the 2012 election- Here
VIDEO- Massive voter fraud discovered in April- Here
VIDEO- Whistle blower speaks out about voter fraud- Here
We can not wait for 2014 and 2016 to regroup and figure out new strategies. By then it will be too late. The Marxist/Muslim usurper will have completed his planned distruction of America. That's what people fail to understand.
We must act NOW.
Start with the election. If we let the Rats get away with this massive voter fraud, we're no better than a bananna republic.
We must keep digging and pounding him every day, in every way we can- phony birth certificate, Benghazi, Fast and Furious, his hidden life, records....
We are FReepers. We must fight!
Those who shrug and accept this atrocity without a fight are not worthy to be called Freepers!
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The intermix ratio was the ratio in which matter and antimatter were combined. A warp core is the most familiar device in which the intermix ratio was essential.
Following its expedited launch during the V'ger incident, the warp core of the refitted USS Enterprise required new fuel equations to balance the intermix. The essential simulation of the flow sensors was bypassed resulting in an antimatter imbalance. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
In the 2364 Starfleet Academy entrance exam, one of the questions dealt with intermix ratios:
- "The matter and antimatter tanks on a Galaxy-class starship are nine-tenths depleted. Calculate the intermix ratio necessary to reach a starbase one hundred light years away at warp factor 8."
This was a trick question as there was only one ratio with matter/antimatter: 1:1. (TNG: "Coming of Age")
In the same year, after the Shuttlecraft 13 crashed on Vagra II, the USS Enterprise-D was rushed to have warp drive operational. In the start-up sequence, prior to powering up the engine core and injecting reactants, the matter-antimatter injectors were primed to a ratio of 25:1. Minimal warp speeds were recommended, however Captain Jean-Luc Picard ordered warp 8. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
In 2367, Doctor Leah Brahms was surprised that Geordi La Forge had changed the intermix ratio from Starfleet regulations. He explained that experience told him it needed to be a little lower to be more efficient. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")
Jadzia Dax ordered the intermix be manually set to 0.01, prior to the warp chamber initialization, on the USS Defiant after it had been damaged by a cascade virus. (DS9: "For the Uniform")


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When examining Jeff Fisher's head coaching career, it would be difficult to not pinpoint the late 1990s as one of his most successful eras. That time period, which included an AFC championship with Tennessee in 1999, also coincided with Gregg Williams' tenure as the Titans' defensive coordinator.
The Fisher-Williams connection has returned in 2014, following the Rams' announcement Friday of Williams' hiring as the team's defensive coordinator. The Rams became the fifth different team in which Williams has taken the helm defensively. He also served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001-2003.
"I am excited about coaching this defense," Williams said in a statement released following his hiring. "I would like to thank Jeff Fisher and the Rams organization for this opportunity and I am looking forward to getting to work and helping our defense become one of the best in football."
He takes over a Rams defensive unit that was ranked 15th overall in 2013, despite deploying the league's youngest defense. The unit also features one of the game's most dynamic defensive ends in
In Williams, the Rams gain a proven name among the game's most accomplished defensive coordinators. Williams' defenses have ranked in the NFL's top 10 six times, including the league's top-ranked unit in the last year he worked under Fisher, in 2000. Williams returned to Tennessee last year as a defensive assistant, and the dividends paid quickly. The Titans improved from being ranked 32nd overall in points per game to 16th in the category in a single season.
Fisher alluded to Williams' ability to elevate the performance of the Rams' defense in a statement released following the hiring.
"As I've stated before, I believe Gregg is an outstanding football coach and is capable of taking our defense to the next level," Fisher said.


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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, is making a comeback with the spring break crowd, according to statistics compiled by Kayak, an aggregator website that searches hundreds of websites.
"We looked at more than 1 billion searches and found Puerto Vallarta stood out as a trending destination," said Jessica Casano-Anonellis, Kayak spokesperson. "Compared to the weeks before and after the spring break season, the Mexican beach city's search share increased by 130%."
Besides Vallarta, the other top Mexican destinations for spring break travel this year are Cancun and San Jose del Cabo.
Other international hot spots are the Caribbean, Jamaica and Turks & Caicos, according to American Express booking data.
Domestically, travelers are heading to Hawaii and Florida for sunny beach vacations. Las Vegas also scored high on the list of top destinations.
Bookings are up significantly across the board in 2013, said Lesley Trudelle, American Express Travel spokesperson. "According to our booking data, there has been a 19.6% year-over-year increase in air bookings and a 27.7% year-over-year increase in hotel bookings"
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CCNY, NCAA® and National Association of Basketball Coaches celebrate 75 Years of March Madness® with tribute to winner of 1950 national championship
The following release is posted on behalf of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
New York, NY – February 1, 2013 – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) are celebrating 75 years of March Madness by commissioning one-of-a-kind paintings celebrating each of the national championship coaches who led their teams into history.
A painting honoring Nat Holman, coach of the 1950 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship-winning Beavers, will be unveiled at the February 2 home game against Hunter College. The game will be played in the Nat Holman Gymnasium on the City College campus. Tip-off will be at 5:30 p.m.
The original piece of art, designed and painted by world-renowned artist Opie Otterstad, is part of a collection of 75 individual paintings, one for each of the 75 national championships from 1939 through 2013. The piece honoring Nat Holman will be unveiled at the Nat Holman Gymnasium on February 2, and will be auctioned online the same day at http://www.cstv.com/ot/ncaa75/ncaa75-home.html?navSearchTerm=art&x=0&y=0.
Limited edition reproductions will also be made available for purchase via the same website on the same date. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will benefit the NABC Foundation, which supports TTRR (Ticket to Reading Rewards), the College Basketball Experience (CBE), and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
"We're pleased to celebrate the crowning achievements of the coaches who have guided their teams to championships over the past 75 years," said Jim Haney, executive director of the NABC. "This collection of artwork will serve as a unique and permanent reminder of these coaches' accomplishments on the court and their incredible contributions to the game of basketball."
"Nat Holman is one of the greatest coaches and teachers in the history of college basketball," said Dan Gavitt, NCAA vice president of men's basketball. "The NCAA and CCNY are eternally grateful for his impact on the lives of the student-athletes he coached and thrilled to honor Nat's place in the tradition of March Madness with this painting."
For complete information about the NCAA and programs celebrating 75 years of March Madness, visit www.ncaa.com/march-madness.
About The City College of New York
Since 1847 The City College of New York has provided low-cost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. Over 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture; The School of Education; The Grove School of Engineering, and The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. For additional information, visit www.ccny.cuny.edu.
About NCAA March Madness
March Madness is the one of the world's largest annual sporting events. Every March, 68 of the best college basketball teams and student athletes compete in a single-elimination tournament, all in a quest to be the Division I men's basketball champion. In its 75th year, March Madness is watched by more than XX millions of people from around the world. For more information, please visit: http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness.
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog Allen," the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at http://www.nabc.org/landing/index.


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SARASOTA, Fla. – Collaborating with Presidential Fellow Emily Knight, Bucknell professor Art Shapiro enjoyed his second win in three years at the Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest.
The contest, hosted by the Neural Correlate Society, was held at a May 12 event coinciding with the 2007 Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting in Sarasota, Fla.
Knight, a rising senior, was the only undergraduate participating in the contest and earned high praise from vision scientists for her presentation of "Swimmers, Eels and Other Gradient-Gradient Illusions."
Shapiro-Knight collaboration
Ultimately, however, the third place winner was another Shapiro-Knight collaboration, "Where Has All the Motion Gone?" It shows how blur can add motion to an illusion, which is interesting from a scientific standpoint because blur does not physically add information.
"You only have five minutes and you have to try to balance emphasizing the science with making an interesting and entertaining presentation," Shapiro said. "In this case, the crowd went with the science."
The members of the audience voted at the end by secret ballot, putting "Where Has All the Motion Gone?" in the top three, behind "The Leaning Tower Illusion" (Kingdom, Yoonessi, and Gheorghiu; McGill University, Canada) and "The Illusory Contoured Tilting Pyramid" (Guardini and Gamberini; University of Padova, Italy).
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Shapiro also served this year as co-organizer of a popular Vision Sciences Society event called "Demo Night" with Richard Brown of The Exploratorium and gave two presentations on his research for the main portion of the conference.
Shapiro and Knight were very pleased with the recognition. After taking first place in 2005 and third place this year, Shapiro joked that his kids told him, "I hope next year you get second."
The top 10 finalist illusions are now viewable online. More illusions can be seen at Shapiro's website.
Posted May 23, 2007
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What's in your blood?
Since then WWF has tested Members of the European Parliament, Ministers throughout Europe, doctors and scientists, celebrities and, in spring 2005, 3 generations of 13 European families.
The results of these tests showed that everyone tested was contaminated with a variety of industrial chemicals, including pesticides banned many years ago as well as chemicals in use today, no matter where they live.
Apart from raising awareness of the extent of chemical pollution in Europe, WWF believes that biomonitoring shows how essential a strong EU chemicals regulation is, as Europeans from all ages and backgrounds are exposed to persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic chemicals of which the long-term effects are largely unknown.
The findings also clearly contradict the chemical industry's insistence that their chemicals are under 'adequate control' (despite the fact that the vast majority of them have no safety data).


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Open-Source Hardware Hacker Ladyada Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year 56
ptorrone writes "Limor 'Ladyada' Fried of open-source hardware company Adafruit Industries was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Entrepreneur Magazine. From the article: 'Recognizable by her signature vivid-pink locks, Fried (or Ladyada, as she is known on the internet) is one of the dominant forces behind the maker movement--a legion of do-it-yourself-minded folks who create cool things by tweaking everyday technology. Last year New York City-based Adafruit did a booming $10 million trade in sales of DIY open-source electronic hardware kits.'"


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I looked out of the white lace-veiled window of the Forks Baptist Church at the guests emerging out of their car. Their faces were in complete awe of Alice's decorations. She wasn't exaggerating when she said that this would be the most extravagant wedding that Forks had ever seen. I saw Emmett and Jasper looking absolutely dashing in their tuxes. Well… Jasper looked dashing, Emmett looked like he was about to pull a "Bruce-Banner-going-hulk and bust the sleeves off at the seams. Emmett reached up to adjust his collar and just by barely touching it, he ripped his shirt a good three inches. "Oh no, where's Alice?" I asked out loud to no one. Right on cue, Alice appeared at Emmett's side with a needle and thread. In less than fifteen seconds the gash on Emmett's shirt disappeared. Alice had been running around at un-noticeable super human speed, making sure that everything went off without a hitch. I wasn't allowed to do anything without her "okay." I walked slowly across the bridal room towards the full body mirror. The satin dress felt too fluid and uncomfortable against my skin. When I turned to face my reflection in the mirror I stopped and gasped. Not only did I look different, I looked beautiful. Alice had been in charge of hair, choosing a romantic wispy updo with pearl and rosette bobby pins imbedded in various places. Rosalie had surprisingly volunteered for make-up duty and spent the entirety of the morning holding up different shades of powder, blush and lipsticks right next to my face. Finally, she decided that "a more natural look would be best." Wow, she was right. "Stunning," that was the only word I could think of to describe how I looked right now. I reached up to feel one of the rosette pins and right before I could put my finger on it, Alice appeared at the door. "Don't touch it!" she almost shouted. "GAH! Alice! Don't scare me like that! I'm nervous as it is, do you want me to have a heart attack?!" "Sorry! I had a vision that you messed with one of my strategically placed pins and your hair fell! But I saved the day again, so all is well. "For now…" "Bella, why do you keep thinking that something bad is going to happen? Relax! It's all going to be okay." "I know, I just have the feeling that something is going to go horribly wrong. With my luck, who knows! Maybe we should just call the whole thing off. I mean, I wouldn't want a meteor falling from the sky and hitting somebody in the head or, a coven of blood thirsty vampires coming and killing all my guests!" An annoyed growl was my only response to that statement. Alice actually growled at me! "Now I know you're just being a pessimist." She sauntered across the room to the sink, wet a towel, and turned to me. "Come here," she started. "You've got a scuff on your right shoe." "You're not serious are you? Come on! Who's going to notice it?" "Lauren," she said matter-of-factly. I had allowed Alice to invite Lauren because it was the polite thing to do, but I had regretted it ever since. "And since when do I give a flying fart what Lauren thinks?" "Oh, just be still! There, all done. Kay, now turn around and let me see." I did as I was told, careful not to step on the dress and careful not trip and kill myself in the three-inch satin heels that, apparently, I 'just had to have'. "Ah, a picture of perfection," Alice said smugly. Then Rosalie walked into the room holding our bouquets of purple lilacs, white roses and some kind of rare, pale blue flower, I wasn't quite sure what it was. Then Rosalie entered the room.
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CARPENTERSVIILLE – Firefighters from several area departments battled a blaze at Village Pizza and Pub on Route 25.
Firefighters were called to respond to a Mutual Aid Box Alarm just before 2 p.m. and fought the fire until roughly 3:30 p.m.
Kelly McClellen works at the restaurant and said she believes the fire was caused by a lightning strike earlier in the day.
"This morning I was here setting up for the day and I heard a big crack, and I checked the restaurant and I checked outside and everything seemed fine," McClellen said Thursday afternoon. "I'd say about an hour later we started smelling rubber burning … not even half an hour later it started smoking in the restaurant."
Carpentersville Police Chief Al Popp said that an investigation was ongoing, but with this morning's thunderstorms it is "entirely possible" lightning was the cause of the fire.
No one was injured in the blaze, and most of the damage was contained to the roof and the attic, Popp said.
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KLRU celebrated all our local winners on Saturday, May 7th at the Carver Public Library. Our winners read their stories to their family and friends, received prizes along with a certificate and snacked on refreshments. Congratulations winners!
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Claire Moore
Pease Elementary School
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"The Diamond Secret"
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Manor Elementary School
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"Princess Katie: The Race to the Dragon Castle!"
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Harish V. Kolli
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Plano ISD
"Thank You Teacher"
First Grade
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Gov. Bush took time out of his busy schedule to hear the concerns of a Florida A&M student. The conversation wasn't all about hashing out problems, it was chance to thank the governor for his support to the university
FAMU class president Torey Alston wanted to take a moment to thank the governor for keeping his financial commitment to FAMU, but he also used that time to address concerns of his fellow students.
Being a college student can be a roller coaster of emotions.
"You already have the stress of going to school trying to get good grades, so then you have the added on stress of the money, trying to make sure you have the money so you can be in class at the right time its frustrating."
Financial concerns are a hurdle shared by many students on FAMU's campus. Some co-eds are raising concern about the slow process of receiving financial aid.
"I have nothing against the school, I love it here, that is why I've gone through six months of trying to get re-admitted, financial aid. Classes together, etc, etc."
So, FAMU class president Torey Alston met with Gov. Bush Thursday to address those issues.
"He's definitely committed to the undertaking the different problems on the campuses and he also looks forward to working with university president Fred Gainous and administrative officials to try and get those problems fixed."
This meeting wasn't based only on fixing problems. It was also an opportunity for Alston to say thanks.
"I looked at their four or five year plan what the governor recommended to the school of FAMU and the monies the school actually received and if you look at the data, it's continued to increase."
While these students ride the ups and downs of college life. Alston says they can rest assured of one thing, their concerns are being considered. Alston invited Gov. Bush to be one of the first speakers for the schools distinguished lecture series. That's to go along with his demand for more one on one student interaction.
Alston said the Gov. Bush told him about FAMU's untapped potential saying he would like to see more African Americans involved with state government.


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German Social Survey (ALLBUS), 1998
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Zentralarchiv fuer Empirische Sozialforschung and Zentrum fuer Umfragen, Methoden und Analysen (ZUMA)
These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via German Social Survey (ALLBUS), 1998) directly for details on obtaining these resources.
The German Social Survey monitors social trends in Germany. The central topics of the 1998 survey were assessments of the economic health of individual households and the nation as a whole, recreation and lifestyle choices, and political opinions and activities. Respondents were asked to give their evaluations of the current state of the German economy and its prospects in the near future, as well as evaluations of their own households' current and prospective economic well-being. Included in the latter evaluation were respondents' fears of future unemployment. On another topic, respondents were asked to weigh the relative importance in their lives of family and children, work, free time and recreation, friends and acquaintances, religion and church affiliation, and politics and other forms of civic life. Questions probed for which activities occupied respondents' free time, and what their personal tastes were in entertainment and lifestyle. Specifically, respondents were queried as to the form of television reception they utilized (cable, satellite dish, etc.), the kinds of television shows that interested them (news, sports, cultural presentations, films, etc.), the frequency of newspaper reading, the sections of a newspaper that interested them most, and the number and titles of other periodicals they regularly read. Respondents were also asked to assess the credibility of various media sources, and to identify which ones were their primary sources for news and political discourse. Regarding political opinion and thought, questions focused on level of respondents' political activity (frequency of voting, party and candidate work, involvement in citizen initiatives and demonstrations, and the use of violence as a form of political expression), and the resulting perceptions of political influence or alienation. Opinions were solicited on the relative benefits and disadvantages of democratic forms of government versus nondemocratic forms, on national problems that demand government attention (inflation, environmental protection, peace and order, immigration, crime, unemployment, etc.) and their order of priority according to the Inglehart Post-Materialism Index, and on social inequalities and their causes. Special emphasis was given to the problems of German reunification. Respondents were asked whether more sacrifices were needed from former West Germans or whether more patience was needed from former East Germans to help ease reunification strains. They were also asked who had benefited most from reunification so far, Easterners or Westerners. In addition, opinions were solicited on the readiness of the East for democracy, the differences between Germans of both former states, and socialism as an idea. Basic demographic characteristics of respondents were also collected, such as age, gender, education, occupation, religion, national origin, trade union membership, personal and household income, household size and composition, and marital status.


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More than a premier holiday event, Festival of Trees is the annual fundraiser for Quad City Arts, a local not-for-profit arts agency. It takes more than 3,500 volunteers, 650 designers, 3,500 CenterStage entertainers, and 150 Sponsors to make Festival of Trees a time-honored and beloved Quad City tradition. Festival has a $2.5 million dollar economic impact on the community and is recognized as one of the top events of its kind in North America, raising over $4 million dollars in support of local arts over a 26 year period. More than 100,000 people experience Festival annually, making it one of the largest attractions in the Quad Cities. This fundraiser makes it possible for Quad City Arts to provide quality arts programming and support year round for the residents of six counties in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
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VARs Select The Top 10 Vendors In Support Satisfaction
Satisfying products lead to a sale, but satisfying service leads to long-term customer relationships.
As part of the 2010 Channel Champs survey, solution providers were asked to rate their vendors in terms of how well they work with channel partners.
One of those areas in which they were rated as part of the survey was support satisfaction, which included such factors as education and enablement, evaluation and demo equipment policies, general availability of technical training, and pre-sales and post-sales support.
Vendors of storage software and networking products must be doing something right for their partners, as between them they captured eight of the top 10 spots.


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September 10, 2011
Pocket Query Wish List
As great as PQ's are, there are a couple of nagging issues that drive me crazy, some of which may only pertain to a small percentage of people that geocache the way I do - using a non-wireless Garmin GPS device (GPSmap 60CSx), and an iPodTouch running the geocaching app.:
(1) The Search Radius
This is primarily an iPodTouch end user complaint. It's great that you can generate pocket queries containing up to 1,000 caches, which is the most I can load onto my Garmin device. But having a list of 1,000 caches in one pocket query set up for off-line use on my iPodTouch is a bit unwieldy. It takes forever to scroll through the whole list to pull up the info. for one specific cache.
That's why I like to break up my pocket queries into manageable amounts; say 500 caches each, or less. This is easy enough to do for caches along a route or bookmark PQ's. But it is impossible to do for a list of caches I haven't found within a 10 mile radius of my home - my most frequently used PQ. Coincidentally, there are typically right around 1,000 caches that I haven't found within that radius of my home.
What I would love to do is to be able to set up one PQ that lists all my not-found caches within a 5 mile radius (which I can do), and then a 2nd PQ that lists all of the not-found caches within a distance covering between 5 and 10 miles from my home. The current PQ search options do not allow for this:
(2) Why no United States?
The other thing that has always bothered me is why there isn't a United States option in the list of countries to search within?
This would come in very handy, for example, for those of us working on one of the many Jasmer Challenge caches, which requires that you log at least one cache that was placed in every month back to the start of Geocaching (May, 2000). I would love to generate a PQ showing me all the active caches in the United States that were placed in the year 2000, of which there are very few. The only way I can do that now is to create a separate PQ for each state, rather than one PQ for the entire US. Quite annoying.
Other than that, I can find very little to complain about when it comes to pocket queries, especially considering the alternative: loading caches into a GPSr one at a time.
Cache On!
3 comments:
- Mike said...
There is (was) a state \search. I'm headed out now so I don't have time to look for it. I have 8PQs set up to search all of Maryland, set up by date. 2000,-2001, 2002-2003, etc
- GeoJoe said...
Agreed - there is a State search. My gripe is that the United States is not one of the countries included in the Country search options. Therefore, I cannot generate just one pocket query containing all the caches hidden in the year 2000 in the United States. Instead, I'd have to create 50 different PQ's (one for each state) to get that information.
- GeoJoe said...
Mucho props to cacher "AndrewRJ" who pointed out to me that you can at least select multiple states into one pocket query using CTRL-select. Never knew that was an option. My blog readers are the smartest people I know!


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Energize Evansville Heads to Garvin Park This Month
The monthly "Fitness In the Park" events continue this month with a trip to Garvin Park. These events started back in May and are FREE and open to the public. The goal is to raise awareness about health and fitness, and to actually get you motivated to get out and get active.
Join us at Garvin Park on Saturday, August 18th from 8am-10am. In addition to fitness and physical activities, this month's event will also focus on healthy food and will feature a healthy cooking demonstration from personal chef, speaker and author Cheryl Mochau (pictured).
Check out the day's schedule:
- 8:00am – KidFit Program
- 8:30am – Zumba for beginners
- 9:00am – Advanced Zumba
- 9:30am – Yoga
There are more "Fitness In The Park" events scheduled each month for the rest of the year, including stops at Howell Park, Lloyd Pool, Swonder Ice Arena, and more! Keep listening and checking this site for more details.


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CEDAR HILL (CBSDFW.COM) – A teacher from Cedar Hill was arrested Thursday for allegedly having an improper relationship with a student. Shannon Parks was arrested at her Grand Prairie home.
On May 22, a Cedar Hill detective met with a 17-year-old Cedar Hill student who said he had gone to Parks' home in Grand Prairie and engaged in sexual intercourse.
Parks is being held on $50,000 bond at a Grand Prairie detention facility.
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text: Web design galleries are great places to find inspiration and gain an insight into the next big trend, but you'll often find that the same sites are featured time and time again. Browsing sites such as Dribbble where designers share their current works in progress is a great way to find some hidden gems before they hit the mainstream. As we all know live projects can often veer off in a different direction when the client gets their say, so it's great to appreciate some untouched designs presented exactly how the designer originally envisioned. This post rounds up over 30 brilliant full page web design concepts that aren't yet live on the web.


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Friday, March 16, 2007
The Bigger House?
Yet, no matter how big it is, it can't top the original "Big House," shown below during its dedication in 1927.
And contrary to popular opinion, no, this isn't the last time Michigan actually beat Ohio State (although it feels like it sometimes).
9 comments:
- MGOBLUE94 said...
At least back in 1927 the crowd stood on big plays and cheered. What has happened in the 80 years. I bet the crowd was louder than then anytime last season.
- March 16, 2007 8:05 AM
Michigan needs something new to get the crowd involved. I propose letting a live wolverine loose on the field during halftime.
- March 16, 2007 9:36 AM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
I would also like to point out that there were no KEYS jingling in the crowd.
- March 16, 2007 10:12 AM
- harry hasselhoff said...
The problem with the crowd is that many of the people who come to games in 2006 were also in attendance in 1927.
Also, I'm saddened to read that the Statue of Liberty will be moved into that stadium!
- March 16, 2007 10:16 AM
- Gobias said...
The traffic caused by the new stadium is insane so far. I'm not looking forward to driving to see The Rangers this season. At least the traffic beats the 2300 mile drive to A2.
- March 16, 2007 3:20 PM
Do you know if Jim Tressel is going to own the stadium in Arlington too?
- March 17, 2007 2:13 AM
- Andy said...
Was that Troy Smith running around against the 1927 Wolverine defense ? No. That Michigan D actually tacked that Ohio State QB.
The music was necessary to drown out the "down in front" screams from the people in the stadium.
- March 17, 2007 1:51 PM
- Out of Conference said...
Andy - from the looks of the defense speed on that play in 1927, I'd say 99 years later, the SEC speed comes from snowbirds moving to Florida from Michigan.
- March 19, 2007 3:59 PM
I'm having trouble finding the inflatable penis in the video, purchased from SRS (Safe Relations Speakeasy).
- March 20, 2007 11:57 AM


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SOURCE: Synergis Software
January 17, 2013 08:00 ET
Adept 2013's Ease of Use and Enhanced Performance Deliver the Best Possible PDM User Experience
Adept 2013's Ease of Use and Enhanced Performance Deliver the Best Possible PDM User Experience
QUAKERTOWN, PA--(Marketwire - Jan 17, 2013) - Synergis Software, developers of the SolidWorks Gold-Certified Adept product data management (PDM) system, today announced that it will showcase Adept 2013 PDM for the Enterprise at booth #800 during the SolidWorks World 2013 Conference, January 20-23, 2013. This is the 9th consecutive year that Synergis Software has participated in the SolidWorks World Conference.
As a Gold PDM Partner, Adept provides organizations with an easy, consistent, and secure way to access, manage, and share their SolidWorks product designs and related information across a workgroup or the enterprise. With the addition of over 20 new PDM features in the Adept integration with SolidWorks, users have easier, faster access to critical data management tools -- without leaving their 3D CAD environment. Adept 2013 also includes a significant upgrade to the world's best visualization tool, Oracle AutoVue 3D Professional, which is included with every Adept license. Other improvements include a more powerfully automated transmittal system and significant increases in performance.
"Our SolidWorks integration is constantly evolving, based on feedback from our clients," says Joe Gasper, product manager for Adept's CAD integrations. "Our SolidWorks clients depend on Adept to ensure their documents are secure; their revisions are maintained; and unauthorized access to critical data is eliminated. Adept is a leading solution for sharing product design documents across global sites and with larger audiences such as the shop floor, sales, and contractors."
Todd Cummings, Vice President of Research & Development and Chris Fabri, Director of Solutions Engineering will also present a client case study on global freight rail manufacturer Miller Felpax at the SolidWorks Certified Partner Theater, January 21, 2013 at 7:00pm EST.
About Synergis Software
Synergis Software develops, implements, and supports Adept product data management software solutions, which are used by more than 30,000 design and engineering professionals from small manufacturers to some of the world's largest corporations. Adept manages and controls the intellectual property and assets of the world's most competitive companies.
For more information, please contact Synergis Software at 800.836.5440 or visit www.SynergisSoftware.com.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Why The Hardball Times Sucks. Pt. 1
17 comments:
Wow, you're not terribly bright, are you?
- January 28, 2008 at 4:30 PM
you sure you're not intending to pick on firejoemorgan.com? either way, you're clearly displaying for all to see your complete lack of understanding of what objective, scientific research is... DeVry's a great school... guess you couldn't get in ;)
- January 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM
I'd waste one of my sodomy broom passes on you.
- January 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM
- January 28, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Dude- You are a loser. Why don't you go play with your wind chimes and finger tambourines. Leave the real writing to the pros at Hardball Times.
- January 28, 2008 at 5:57 PM
I read ya. Don't let the commenters get you down, anyone who calls someone "not terribly bright" after reading a blog post is...well, not open-minded anyway. I read this and see your points. Sabermetrics have deconstructed the game to a point at which its study no longer resembles a game.
But I think both camps here are missing the greater point: Studying sabermetrics is a hobby, and it pairs well with watching baseball, which is a different hobby altogether. And they don't have to be exclusive, so just let each be. Neither is the same as playing baseball - which is what Joe Morgan talks about in his commentary, and which is what most casual fans like to hear. Believe it or not, sabermetricians, not everyone is an engineering student like me who loves stats, and sabermetrics are not the game that became America's pastime.
- January 28, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Well put; glad someone finally said it.
Lot of fun and interesting stuff on THT, but certain articles are flat-out quantitative onanism
(See: "You, too can be a scout" and scroll about halfway down.)
Just cause I slept through precalc in High School doesn't mean I don't know baseball.
- January 28, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Wow. I'm pretty sure that unlike the rest of the blogs on blogger, this won't rapidly descend into the unread, pointless, and infrequently updated ramblings of someone without a point. JK. It will.
Unless, of course, you start really awesome discussions of whether baseball will ever produce facial hair as cool as Rod Beck's. In which case, I will become a huge fan of Cool Ball. Discussions of uniforms would also be cool. And stadiums! Which stadiums are rad? Which are gay (in the fifth grade sense of the term)?
- January 28, 2008 at 8:10 PM
I'd like to know which stadiums are gay in the experimental-college-freshman-first-time-away-from-the-family kind of way
- January 28, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Hi Poochie. It looks like you have something to say. Do you?
- January 29, 2008 at 8:18 AM
Don't EVEN try and bring a band like Dream Theater into this...both sabermetrics AND progressive metal are breaths of fresh air if you ask me
- January 29, 2008 at 11:29 AM
- stoeten said...
Look at all the anonymous pussies. Instantly blogroll'd.
This was fantastic.
- January 29, 2008 at 11:57 AM
- John Brattain said...
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- January 29, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- John Brattain said...
Look at all the anonymous pussies. Instantly blogroll'd.
This was fantastic.
Oh ... so now you like long posts? :-b...
This is a gross mischaracterization--I never went to DeVry.
Hey, any publicity is good publicity--unless you're Paris Hilton in which case it's just annoying.
Best Regards
- January 29, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Remember, kiddies...
If you're going to get into broom handle sodomy, hygiene is a must. Always use a condom. If you and your victim/partner should choose not to use a condom, make sure to use any given broom handle on only one person. Do not share broom handles! There is no effective way to sanitize a broom handle in between loveplowings.
- January 30, 2008 at 12:58 AM
- Jonathan said...
This is like putting down Einstein because what he says about relativity is just as unintelligible to you as your autistic brother.
- January 31, 2008 at 8:09 AM
it's 3 years later and i agree.
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There are few activities a gearhead loves more than that first spring drive in his classic car. Add in some spectacular scenery and you might just have one of the best days of the year. That is exactly what inspired Dave Hord and Warwick Patterson to host the first annual Spring Thaw Classic Car Adventure.
Unlike some of the other popular driving adventures, the Spring Thaw is a driving adventure, not a rally. Beginning in Squamish, BC, the route will take on some of Canada's most incredible driving roads. Couple the twisties, scenery and great food along the way and you have the makings of a magical journey.
The Adventure will happen May 1-3, 2009. To get all the details, visit the Spring Thaw web site and register to receive e-mail updates. You never know, you might even see us there!
Now we just need to find a classic car in BC that someone will let us borrow!


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The Wonderful 101 has gone through many iterations, most notably its shift away from starring Nintendo characters. Director Hideki Kamiya says the process has been constantly evolving, and that it wasn't even a very fun game yet when the team first debuted it.
Kamiya told Siliconera that a year ago, the game was still in a "trial-and-error process" and trying to find what really made the game tick.
"At the time, it wasn't at the level we wanted it to be," he explained. "It wasn't exactly fun, so to really get something greater out of the gameplay, we were working through that. So, at the time you could really call it a temporary state, where we were trying to show off overall concept and aesthetic and whatnot. From then, day-by-day, we've been going through this process of trial-and-error, where we build up elements or completely throw out other elements."
As an example, he cites the game's Unite Morphs, which has you draw shapes on the Wii U GamePad to summon special abilities. As of a year ago, the game only required you to press an icon on the screen, which he felt was too bland.
"That's an area that wasn't as fun, and by implementing this system of drawing the Unite Morphs--making decisions like that through development--we made progress in making the game more interesting. So, it's not as if we'd decided from the beginning what the featureset or fundamental gameplay would be. It's something that came together nicely as we went along."


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One Republican candidate for the state Senate wants to solve Michigan's economic problems by setting up a central state bank to smooth out the economic ups and downs.
Gene Taliercio, one of six Republicans and two Democrats seeking the 12th District state Senate seat, wants to establish the "Bank of Michigan."
Patterned after a state central bank in North Dakota, the institution would make loans to businesses and the state general fund, bankroll state education savings plans and engage in the sales and lease of land, among other activities.
"I'm not going to go into the state Senate without a game plan," said Taliercio Wednesday in a meeting with The Oakland Press editorial board.
Taliercio said he plans to announce a comprehensive business plan for the state next week.
Taliercio and the other candidates seeking the seat are in a wide open race because the current incumbent, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop of Rochester, is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to the Senate.
Besides Taliercio of Rochester Hills, other Republicans in the race are former state Rep. John Garfield of Rochester Hills, term-limited state Rep. James Marleau of Lake Orion, Stuart Bikson of Rochester, Copper Rizzo of Rochester Hills, and Kim Russell of Rochester.
Democrats seeking the seat are Ted Golden of Rochester and Casandra Ulbrich of Rochester Hills.
The winners of the Aug. 3 primary from both parties will run against each other in the November election.
The district represents Rochester Hills, Rochester, Pontiac, Auburn Hills, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Sylvan Lake, Clarkston, a portion of West Bloomfield Township, and Oakland, Orion, Independence, Oxford and Addison townships.
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A man is under arrest after he attempts to entice a Second Grade student near Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School. The incident happened as the student was walking to school Wednesday morning.
According to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office 29-Year-Old Kenneth McCann of Grand Junction approached the student and the arrest affidavit states McCann told him. "Your mother told me to come pick you up." McCann further tried to persuade the young boy by saying he had candy at his house.
The student reportedly ran away and told the Principal at the school about the incident. Later in the afternoon, the Sheriff's Office received a report that a man fitting the description of the suspect was in the area of Arlington Drive and Lexington Avenue.
McCann was taken into custody and later admitted to authorities that he wanted a child for himself and that is why he made the comments to the child.
Kenneth McCann is being held at the Mesa County Detention Facility for Criminal Attempt at Second Degree Kidnapping, a class 5 felony.


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'Oh snap!' moments from Castro-Patrick debate
Neither the mayor of San Antonio nor the Texas state senator spared any punches on Tuesday's televised debate on immigration policy. Dan Patrick, who is running to unseat Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, sparred with Julian Castro on topics like the DREAM Act, the guest worker program and border security.
By Compiled by John-Henry Perera
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HIGH POINT, N.C. – Four King College softball players were named to the Conference Carolinas All-Conference teams, including three to First Team honors, at Thursday night's tournament team banquet. Christina Melcher, Cora Milliken, and Fallon Thomas all earned First Team honors and Hannah Light earned a place on the Second Team.
Christina Melcher was named to the All-Conference First Team behind an incredible freshman season hitting .402 overall and an incredible .422 through 22 conference games this season. The Orlando, Fla. native led the team in batting average, runs scored (47), hits (66), total bases (95), and shared the team lead with nine stolen bases. On April 12, Melcher put together a perfect 9-for-9 day at the plate, scoring seven times and driving home five runs. She is currently riding a nine-game hit streak into the Conference Carolinas Tournament.
Cora Milliken was the second of three named to the All-Conference First Team and the second freshman to have done so. The Jacksonville, Fla. native locked down second base and created a strong middle infield with Christina Melcher, while also catching five games this season. Milliken hit .331 overall and .387 in conference play. Milliken has hit safely in her last 10 league games leading into the tournament. She had 10 multi-hit games this season, including a career-high three hits against Virginia Intermont (March 20) before posting a career-high three RBI later that week against Pfeiffer for the first of two times this season.
Fallon Thomas posted one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in program history en route to a place on the All-Conference First Team. The sophomore catcher hit .344 overall and finished with a team-high eight Hannah Light helped King turn their season around after home runs and 47 RBI. She also led the team in slugging percentage (.618), walks (29), and shared the lead in extra-base hits (19). She posted a career-high three hits in a single game four times this season and a personal best four RBI on March 26 at Pfeiffer University. She finished the season with a perfect fielding percentage and threw out 14-of-23 runners attempting to steal against her.
Hannah Light helped King turn their season around after returning to the diamond on March 17. She earned Second Team All-Conference honors after going 16-4 overall in the circle in 18 starts and 25 total appearances this season. Without Light in the lineup, the Lady Tornado were 6-9 but went 23-8 down the stretch upon her return. Light's 1.41 overall earned run average led the league while her league-only ERA (1.43) ranked fifth. Her strikeout-to-walk ratio was an incredible 57:3 as she amassed 114 total punchouts on the year and walked only six. She struck out a career 10 hitters twice just three days apart, doing so against Mount Olive (April 14) and in the regular season finale against St. Andrews (April 17). In her final three starts, Light struck out 29 batters and walked none in 20.0 innings pitched.
King is poised to begin its first run in the Conference Carolinas Tournament this weekend with an opening round matchup against No. 3 Queens University of Charlotte (28-22, 16-5) as the tournament's sixth seeded team. They will play at Coker College's Byerly Field in Hartsville, S.C. on Friday, April 20, at 10 a.m. Depending on the result of their game with the Royals, the Lady Tornado will play either at 2 or 4 p.m. that day.
Download the 2012 Conference Carolinas Softball Tournament bracket - click here
Visit the official 2012 Conference Carolinas Softball Tournament website - click here
Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each softball head coach of participating league institutions. Nominations are collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, and All-Conference Second Team. Awards were presented at the Conference Carolinas softball team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships hosted by Coker College at Byerly Park, in Hartsville S.C.
A complete list of postseason award winners is below.
Player of the Year:
Larissa Shannon, Erskine
Pitcher of the Year:
Chantel Dodge, Queens University of Charlotte
Freshman of the Year:
Ericka McCarson, Erskine
Coach of the Year:
Jaime Kylis-Higginbotham, Mount Olive College
Eastern Division Regular Season Champions
Mount Olive College
Western Division Regular Season Champions
North Greenville University
All-Conference First Team:
All-Conference Second Team:
Kirstyn Burleson- Limestone, 1st Base
Kirsten Patterson- Pfeiffer, 1st Base
Cora Milliken- King, 2nd Base
Carol-Anne Sherrill-Belmont Abbey, 2nd Base
Ericka McCarson- Erskine, 3rd Base
Kalie Smith- Mount Olive, 3rd Base
Christina Melcher- King, SS
Jennifer Jones- Mount Olive, SS
Megan Lathbury- Queens, DP
Bryant McLendon- Coker, DP
Larissa Shannon-Erskine, UT
Robbin Kennedy- Mount Olive, UT
Fallon Thomas -King, Catcher
Stacy Burr- Coker, Catcher
Ashlyn Hicks- Erskine, Catcher
Amber Faust- Belmont Abbey, Catcher
Jenna Guse- Limestone, Outfield
Whitney Britt- Queens, Outfield
Kayla Voorhees- Mount Olive, Outfield
Morgan Purcell-Erskine, Outfield
Sydney Weatherford- Coker, Outfield
Keeya Turner- Queens, Outfield
Chantel Dodge- Queens, Pitcher
Kelsey Spurrier-Erskine, Pitcher
Laurel Gregg-Lees-McRae, Pitcher
Lauren Smith- Mount Olive, Pitcher
Rachel Glazebrook- North Greenville, Pitcher
Hannah Light- King, Pitcher


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Google Made Me Do It — Is Interflora vs. M&S Missing the Point?
In the wake of the ruling between Interflora and Marks & Spender in the High Court of England and Wales, Alex explains the complexities of the case and what precedent may have been set for AdWords advertisers bidding on competitors' brand terms. ...Read Post


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