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Children can follow the yellow brick road to Eureka this half-term holiday to help Dorothy and Toto find their way over the rainbow.
The Halifax children's museum is giving its young visitors the opportunity to meet iconic characters from The Wizard of Oz and take part in challenges and learn vital science tricks.
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, will be over at Eureka from Kansas from Sunday May 24 -Sunday June 1, seeking help from families to help them defeat the Wicked Witch of the West.
Children will learn to understand life in the Emerald City, how to create a tornado and a rainbow and even how to make a witch disappear.
Discovering all about life in Oz is free along with standard Eureka admission or a Eureka Annual Pass.
Admission for adults and children over 3 is £11.95, 1-2 year-olds are £4.95 and babies have free entry.
The museum is open from 10am-5pm throughout the week.
Parents looking for planned activities for their children during the May half term holiday could find entertainment for their children at Calderdale College's Inspire Sports & Fitness Centre in Halifax.
The centre will be running a May half-term Sports holiday club for boys and girls aged 7-12 years old between 9am-3.30pm from Tuesday 27 May - Friday May 30.
Youngsters will be able to choose from a rugby camp - £30, full week - £40 and single days at any camp - £12.
Lee Greenwood, Rugby League Coach at the College, said: "Boys and girls can enjoy four days of sports coaching at Calderdale College during May half term. Halifax RLFC 1st team coaching staff and players will be running a three day rugby skills camp on Wednesday 28th – Friday 30th May as well as individual day camps for cricket, netball and basketball."
On Tuesday May 27 there will be a football camp delivered by fully qualified coaches in association with FC Halifax Town and a judo camp delivered by the British School of Judo Excellence.
"If your child enjoys sport, this is a great opportunity for them to receive professional coaching, learn new skills and have loads of fun in a safe environment," said Lee.
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Here are the simple rules: one of the forgotten bookmarks posted here on the site was a photo of a casket. The first person to identify the college or university mentioned in that post gets the book. Please post your answers in the comments section so everyone can see that you were the winner. Thanks -
Giveaway, Part II
Today we are giving away this vintage copy of "The Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper. This volume of the Leatherstocking Tales was published by F.M. Lupton Co. in New York. No date, circa 1890s.
3 comments:
- Kay said...
Is Cornell an University?
I must say I have found the said post but am not sure of having actually found the University name :D
Oh well, it was a fun hunt nevertheless :)
- March 18, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Lashings & Lashings of Ginger Beer said...
even though i'm second :(
- March 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- unmoderated said...
You got it, Kay. I just sent you an email.
- March 18, 2009 at 12:36 PM
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bluecove-emu is additional module for BlueCove to simulate Bluetooth stack.
bluecove-emu is a pure Java implementation of JSR-82 without Bluetooth hardware. Fully tested using TCK JSR-82 TCK test results
bluecove-emu requires Java 5 Standard Edition and uses RMI for interprocess communication.
N.B. This is experimental module and have no monitoring GUI. Another module bluecove-emu-gui is in developement. Help us make it.
The diagram below shows the architecture used by this module
Start local bluetooth air simulator server
java -cp bluecove-2.1.1-SNAPSHOT.jar;bluecove-emu-2.1.1-SNAPSHOT.jar com.intel.bluetooth.emu.EmuServer
Start jsr-82 application that connects to air simulator server
java -Dbluecove.stack=emulator -cp bluecove-2.1.1-SNAPSHOT.jar;bluecove-emu-2.1.1-SNAPSHOT.jar;yourApp.jar org.your.app.Main
Start MIDP jsr-82 application that connects to air simulator server
java -Dbluecove.stack=emulator -cp microemulator.jar;bluecove-2.1.1-SNAPSHOT.jar;bluecove-emu-2.1.1-SNAPSHOT.jar org.microemu.app.Main btApp.jad
Emulator has been designed to be used during unit test to help in automation of tests for JSR-82 applications.
For unit tests air simulator server can be started as in process server. EmulatorTestsHelper.startInProcessServer()
Documentation for BlueCove API that enables the use of Multiple Adapters and Bluetooth Stacks in parallel in the same JVM can be found here.
Complete JUnit test example can be found here ExampleTest
System properties:
Emulator Configuration properties:
This is the resource file 'bluecove.emulator.properties' loaded by air simulator server. Defines devices address and names assignment. It also can define LocalDevice properties returned to the client application.


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Here is some weekend pigskin to chew on:
—How hot will it get for Texas?
You thought things couldn't get worse after the Longhorns got scorched by Oklahoma last week at the State Fair of Texas. Friday, though, came word that "Big Tex," the 52-foot icon statue that greets fair visitors, was burned in an electrical fire.
Mack Brown's britches are also warming as his defense has allowed 111 points in two consecutive defeats.
And now that arson squad is asked to put out Baylor's fire?
Baylor not only has two straight wins over Texas, the Bears arrive in Austin with an offense averaging 556 yards and 47 points a game.
Texas is 4-2, but beating Baylor might be imperative to Brown's long-term coaching goals.
"Baylor is capable of putting 50, 60 points on you any day," Texas defensive end Alex Okafor said.
It better not happen Saturday.
—Can Derek Dooley win a big game at Tennessee? The Vols' third-year coach is 0-13 against ranked opponents with No. 1 Alabama coming to Knoxville.


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MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) -- Over the past decade we've all seen the cost of living skyrocket.
Wisconsin lawmakers are now considering giving themselves more money to get to the capitol to represent us.
Republicans in the State Assembly are behind the new push to raise their per diem rate.
It hasn't been raised in 11 years.
WEAU 13 News spoke with local assembly members about the increase.
Right now they can get $88 per day for food and lodging while they're in Madison on legislative business.
"The argument is that we're hearing the cost of living has increased so we need to address it in terms of the per diem level," said democratic State Rep. Steve Doyle of Onalaska.
"It's something that should and could be looked at in the future," said republican State Rep. Kathy Bernier of Chippewa Falls.
Representatives are paid $49,900 a year and get reimbursed for gas.
But Bernier said she often spends her own money traveling to Madison and to attend functions outside the capitol.
"I think that a lot of my constituents think that being a member of the Wisconsin Women in Government would be a good thing. But any memberships with any professional organization are paid for out of my pocket so that could probably be looked at as well," Rep. Bernier said.
Some democrats feel republicans want the per diem increase as a way to pump up their salaries.
"There's a reason why we call it public service. And my feeling is we have to make a little bit of sacrifice to do our jobs. That's what we're elected for," Rep. Doyle said.
For the raise to happen it would have to be approved by a committee.
There wouldn't have to be any final approval from the full Assembly, Senate or Governor.
Both representatives WEAU talked to said giving themselves a raise may not bode well with voters.
"It's the perfectly wrong message at this time that we're asking everyone else to tighten their belts. It would be very hypocritical for us to say that we're exempt from that," Rep. Doyle said.
"We have probably more important irons in the fire, truthfully," Rep. Bernier said.
The Assembly is currently controlled by republicans so the increase would need support from GOP leadership to become a reality.
A message for incoming House Speaker Robin Vos was not returned.


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Most of us would probably agree that there are thousands of things we would rather be spending our time doing than cleaning cat urine. Don't forget that cleaning the stuff up will be much more pleasant than smelling it for years to come: Ask any cat owner that has had a cat relieve themselves on a carpet, article of furniture, hardwood flooring, etc. Once the smell seeps in, it can really seem impossible at times to get rid of it.
Tried & True Method
First and foremost for when you start cleaning cat urine: Soak up as much of it as you can with paper towels, wet/dry vacuum, etc. Don't let it soak in to the area any longer than is possible.
Next, generously sprinkle baking soda all over the affected area, then spray or pour some diluted vinegar on it (pure vinegar can be used, but not diluting it may discolor fabrics).
Use an old scrub brush or rag and thoroughly wipe the area.
Now sprinkle some more baking soda on and follow up with some hydrogen peroxide and a few drops of dish soap (or laundry detergent).
Scrub again and don't forget the "elbow grease." Follow up with a vacuuming.
Any areas that don't have fabric can be bleached. Bleach is actually the most effective home remedy for cleaning cat urine, but it will destroy clothes and carpets.
If all else fails, or you don't want to spend time using the method above: Look for commercial products with enzymes in them specifically designed to break down the smell of cat urine. Don't feel like you're alone in thinking that cat urine is one of the most offensive and hard to destroy smells that will grip your home: It is and can be quite embarrassing having a friend or neighbor point out the smell while you're having dinner or drinks.
Find out more on cleaning cat urine and read many interesting articles on pet health care.


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2010 Men's Soccer
Menno Soccer Classic
HARRISONBURG , Va. - The athletic departments of Bluffton University, Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College have announced a massive double tri-match between the three schools' soccer teams slated for Friday through Sunday, Sept. 10-12. The games, dubbed the Menno Soccer Classic, will be hosted by Christopher Dock Mennonite High School in Lansdale, Pa.
The format features both men's and women's teams from each Mennonite-based college in a six-game, three-day event. On Friday, Sept. 10, Eastern Mennonite and Bluffton (Oh.) take each other on, with the women playing at 5:30pm followed by the men at 8:00pm. The Beavers return to the pitch on Saturday, Sept. 11, against Goshen (In.) with games at 11:00am and 1:00pm. EMU then plays the Maple Leafs on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 1:00pm and 3:00pm.
Daily tickets prices are $5 for adults (ages 18 and older) and $3 for students (ages 6-18). Students with valid IDs from BU, EMU or GC will be admitted free.
All three schools will have admissions and alumni representatives in tents outside the stadium, giving both prospective and past students a chance to learn about the institutions, connect, and pick up free giveaway items. Christopher Dock will also be operating the school's concession stand. Live stats of all six matches at the Classic will be available online through the Eastern Mennonite athletic website.
Bluffton's men finished the 2009 season with a 4-12-1 record, while the Beaver women were 8-9. EMU's men were 7-7-5 and the Lady Royals closed at 7-11 for the Harrisonburg, Va., school. Both BU and EMU play in the NCAA Div. III. For the NAIA Goshen squads, the Maple Leafs were 12-7-1 on the men's side and 5-11-1 for the women.
For more information on the Menno Soccer Classic, visit any of the participating institution's athletic websites.
Menno Soccer Classic Schedule
All games at Christopher Dock High School in Lansdale, Pa.
Friday, September 10
5:30pm - Bluffton vs. Eastern Mennonite (women)
8:00pm - Bluffton vs. Eastern Mennonite (men)
Saturday, September 11
11:00am - Goshen vs. Bluffton (women)
1:00pm - Goshen vs. Bluffton (men)
Sunday, September 12
1:00pm - Eastern Mennonite vs. Goshen (women)
3:00pm - Eastern Mennonite vs. Goshen (men)


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From the Wires
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Insurance Risk Managers of Missouri, Inc.
By: PR Newswire
Jan. 4, 2013 12:00 PM
ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of Insurance Risk Managers of Missouri, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1996, Insurance Risk Managers of Missouri (IRM) is a retail insurance broker providing commercial property/casualty and risk management insurance services for their clients throughout the United States. They specialize in insurance coverage for the moving and storage industry including owner/operator segments. Patrick E. McAleenan, Novis D. Adkins and their associates will continue to operate in St. Louis under the direction of Mike Henthorn, head of Gallagher's South Central retail property/casualty brokerage operation.
"The IRM team is well-respected for their expertise and professionalism when providing coverage for their clients. Their focus on quality sales and client service will be a great fit with our culture," said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. "With an average of over 20 years of industry experience in their areas of specialization, IRM's team will be a wonderful addition to our niche expertise in the South Central region. We are pleased to welcome Pat, Novis and their colleagues to our growing Gallagher family of professionals."
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has operations in 18 countries and offers client-service capabilities in more than 110 countries around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.
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FARMINGTON, N.Y. (AP) - Funny Cide received a regal reception
and responded like a champion.
Four years removed from making a run at a Triple Crown, Funny
Cide returned to the winner's circle on Wednesday at a track far
removed from the majesty of Churchill Downs.
The 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner captured the 31st
running of the $100,000 Wadsworth Memorial Handicap at Finger Lakes
Gaming and Racetrack, driving past pace-setting Johnie Bye Night
down the stretch and pulling away by three lengths at the finish.
The 7-year-old Funny Cide had not won in six straight outings,
but the 1 1-8-mile test for 3-year-olds and up proved to his liking
as a near-record crowd of more than 12,000 cheered his every
stride. He covered the distance in 1 minute, 51.77 seconds despite
an uncharacteristic slow break from the gate.
"I don't think he cared for the surface," assistant trainer
Robin Smullen said. "But he still loves it. He's got dapples from
ear to tail. They don't look like that if they're not happy.
Hopefully, we can use this as a springboard and keep going. He's
healthy and he's happy, so let's have at it."
It was the first time a Derby winner had raced at Finger Lakes
since the track opened in 1962 and a rarity in this day and age. In
the past six decades, only two other Derby winners - Assault (1946)
and Tomy Lee (1959) - have raced at age 7.
With a light drizzle falling, Funny Cide trailed Johnie Bye
Night in fifth entering the first turn. Johnie Bye Night, who had
won four straight stakes races at this out-of-the-way track just
southeast of Rochester, continued to lead as the field of eight
sped along the backstretch.
Alan Garcia, who gave up several mounts at Belmont to ride Funny
Cide for the first time, gave the chestnut gelding the whip a
couple of times as they slowly moved up entering the stretch turn.
Garcia swung Funny Cide to the outside at the top of the stretch
and they easily sailed past Tiger Speech and Johnie Bye Night for
Funny Cide's 11th victory in 38 starts. The win boosted his career
earnings past $3.5 million.
"Funny Cide looks the other horse in the eye and says, 'Let's
go. I'm the old man. I'll show you how it's done," said Smullen,
who admitted she was a bundle of nerves after her mount's slow
start. "We'll figure out in discussions with (trainer) Barclay
(Tagg) what we think is next."
Funny Cide, running without blinkers for the first time in three
starts, had not won since taking the $200,000 Grade 3 Dominion Day
Stakes one year ago at Woodbine but was in the money in each of his
last two starts. He returned $4.00, $2.60, and $2.20. Johnie Bye
Night paid $3.20 and $3, and Tiger Speech paid $4.40 to show.
Funny Cide, who arrived at dawn, looked calm as he pranced
around the gazebo at the center of the paddock with hundreds of
fans straining their necks to get a glimpse of the workingman's
horse who won the first two legs of thoroughbred racing's Triple
"We just wanted him to put on a good show in front of the
hometown crowd," said Jack Knowlton, one of six former high school
buddies from Sackets Harbor, N.Y., who purchased Funny Cide for
$75,000 five years ago. "
As Funny Cide approached the winner's circle, a beaming Garcia
gently tapped his mount on the mane, then raised his left arm in
triumph as the horse's owners and close friends, who numbered
nearly 100, posed nearby for pictures.
"This is what everybody came to see," Knowlton said.
"Nobody's going home disappointed, except the owners of the other
seven horses."
"We may not still be on top, but it sure feels like it," said
J.P. Constance, another member of the Sackatoga Six.
The Finger Lakes attendance record is 13,066, set July 4, 1962.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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18. John Street
CEO, Pax8
Cloud computing can be complicated. Street and his management team at Pax8 are trying to change that. The Pax8 Command Console provides a way to manage multi-vendor cloud environments, provisioning multiple services from multiple vendors with single-platform billing and reporting. For solution providers it could be the tool they've needed to effectively resell cloud services bundled with their professional services and expertise.


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For the first time in 15 years Linda McCartney Foods has released an ad. It is beautifully psychedelic but not in a retro way. Hand drawn and 2D water color. It features Paul McCartney's "Heart Of The Country" from his excellent 1971 album Ram, with narration by Elvis Costello.
While the ad is pretty straightforward, it's a very sweet reminder of what Linda stood for, and is a testament to the woman as much as the brand.
Paul McCartney discussed the campaign as well.
Quoth Sir Paul:
Linda would also have loved the woodland setting and creative detail of the animation, which I think is just beautiful. It's got a classic, timeless feel, which is hopefully reflected by the new recording I did of my song Heart of the Country. The countryside is at the heart of this project, so it felt like the right fit. We were also lucky enough to get Elvis Costello to do the voiceover. He is an old family friend and someone who knew Linda well.
The ad will air from 28 January and will be on TV through February and March. Myself and the whole family are all really proud of it, and we think Linda would be too. Linda's values and ethos from 40 years ago are finally being adopted by many people. We are committed to supporting her vision and ensuring that we play a central role in shaping a healthy future for vegetarianism and meat-free living.
Client: Linda McCartney Foods
Agency: Hain Daniels Group
Writer/Creative Director: Simon Aboud
Music: "Heart of the Country" written + performed by Paul McCartney
Voice Over: Elvis Costello
Production Company: Passion Pictures NYC/ Strange Beast NYC
Director: Jordan Bruner
Creative Director Pete Candeland
Producer: Angela Foster
Exec Producer: Belinda Blacklock
Lead Designer: Kim Dulaney
Additional Designers: Jordan Bruner, Stephanie Davidson, Cat Johnston, Erin Althea, Stephanie Davidson, Gordon Waltho
Animation: Jordan Bruner, Lizzie Akana, Blake Patrick, Greg Lytle, Dennis Moran, Chris Cookson, Leah Shore
Lead Compositor/Editor: Lee Gingold
Compositor: Eric Epstein
CG Product Artist: Ed Manning
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Under-fire Ipswich manager Paul Jewell praised his players' spirit after they picked up a well-earned point in a 1-1 draw against high-flying Brighton at the Amex.
Daryl Murphy fired the lowly Tractor Boys into the lead in the first half, but Will Buckley struck from close range with 10 minutes to go to ensure the points were shared.
Town have now gone seven league games without a win but Jewell insists the togetherness in the squad will help to eventually turn the club's fortunes around, and said: "We're disappointed not to have got the three points after leading for so long but they are a good team and very difficult to stop. We frustrated them and kept our shape very well."
Copyright (c) PA Sport 2012, All Rights Reserved.
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The Skill Attack is the perfect individual volleyball training tool with a ball release point of over 5', not from floor level like other volleyball machines. This small agile unit can easily and quickly be rolled anywhere on the court or in your backyard or garage. It offers a full range of spins to deliver every type of drill including serves with either sharp downspins or breaking floaters; accurate and consistent soft sets with no spin at any angle and height; and digging drills from the same side of the net with power and accuracy. This unit will break down instantly for easy transportation, it will fit in the trunk of any car.
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EA seems to be opening a new studio titled "Victory Games" dedicated to strategy games like the Command & Conquer series, if an apparent website flub is any indication. Voodoo Extreme reports that a new Command & Conquer site went up announcing the studio and a new game, but was quickly pulled.
According to the report, the new site announced that the company had appointed Trion Worlds alum Jon Van Caneghem as the general manager of Victory. Caneghem revealed that the new game is a PC Command & Conquer, but couldn't share more details. He did say, however, that the studio's focus is to update "a lot of the core technology to create a stable base for future development," to assure a healthy future for the C&C series.
Develop reports that Victory Games is made up of three studio locations, in Los Angeles, Texas, and Shanghai, China.
The pulled site seems to imply a timing mistake, so EA could be readying an official announcement. We've inquired with EA and will update as more information becomes available.


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2010-11 (Senior): Elected captain by his teammates… Rowed in the 2V that won against Brown, Columbia and Penn… Rowed two-seat in the 1V that finished seventh at Eastern Sprints and stroked the 1V at Harvard-Yale and IRA's.
2009-10 (Junior): Rowed in the 1V that won the Olympic Axe, Blackwell Cup and Carnegie Cup.
2008-09 (Sophomore): Rowed six-seat in the varsity eight.
2006-07 (Freshman): Rowed six-seat in the 1F that finished fifth at Eastern Sprints.
National Team: Rowed bow seat of the world champion 2005 U.S. Junior National Team eight… Member of the 2010 U23 National Team.
Before Yale: Captain of the crew team senior year at St. Ignatius… Won three state titles, two national titles and the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.
Personal: Member of Jonathan Edwards College… Economics major… Goes by the nickname '3 Machine' for his basketball prowess... His father, Brian Johnson, rowed on the Harvard crew team.


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Is there any new update on Google's algorithm?
Not yet exact update from google, but here the link you can get idea about its panda refresh https://twitter.com/google/status/293780801001230336
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I am worried because 2 of my websites fall 5 pages on Google index.
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How Republicans Are Distorting the Gosnell Case to Push a Federal 20-Week Abortion Ban
Written by Tara Murtha forRH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post.
See all our coverage of HR 1797 here.
After apparently having exhausted the distortion and exploitation of the Kermit Gosnell case to push targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws through state legislatures, anti-choice lawmakers are twisting the facts of the case yet again to suit a new purpose.
This time, they are disingenuously claiming that rolling back the number of weeks after which it is illegal to have an abortion will "prevent more Gosnells." HR 1797, the bill that passed the U.S. House Tuesday, would ban abortion after 20 weeks post-fertilization, or 22 weeks' gestation. (Under Roe v. Wade, abortion is legal, with restrictions, until viability, which is considered to be approximately 24 weeks into pregnancy.)
HR 1797 is titled the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, even though scientific studies, and meta-analysis of said studies, have found no evidence of fetal pain until the third trimester. Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) proposed the legislation, despite the fact that a 20-week abortion ban passed in his state was recently ruled unconstitutional. Grounding the bill in faux science is no surprise, given Franks' role in founding the Arizona Family Research Institute, a group linked to the notorious Focus on the Family, a devoutly anti-choice (and anti-LGBTQ rights) organization that promotes an anti-science fringe agenda such as teaching "Creationism" and abstinence-only education. As a young politician, Franks reportedly donned a tie tack in the shape of fetal feet.
As the bill was furiously debated in the House Tuesday, hardly a minute went by without a mention of Gosnell. Gosnell, of course, is the infamous Philadelphia doctor recently convicted of the first-degree murder of three babies, voluntary manslaughter of a Bhutanese immigrant named Karnamaya Mongar, and 21 counts of abortion past the legal gestational date (24 weeks in Pennsylvania), among other charges.
"The trial of Kermit Gosnell exposed late abortions for what they really are: relocated infanticide," Franks in a statement about the bill.
His statement echoes anti-choice rhetoric surrounding the Gosnell case; if Gosnell's victims had been in a womb, they say, his actions would have been legal—or, as Kirstin Powers put it, it's "merely a matter of geography."
But it's not accurate.
Gosnell was convicted of involuntary manslaughter of Mongar and of first-degree murder of three babies, referred to as Babies A, C, and D in the grand jury report and throughout the trial. From the grand jury report, describing Baby A: "His 17-year old mother was almost 30 weeks pregnant." Baby C, according to the grand jury report, was "at least 28 weeks of gestational age." The grand jury did not know the exact gestational age of Baby D, though experts used a review of neonatology charts to conclude that the age was "consistent with viability." In other words, each of these were third trimester pregnancies.
Gosnell's "procedures" were illegal under current law. A 20-week post-fertilization ban would not make them any more illegal. If passed into law, HR 1797, or any other 20-week ban, would not prevent another Gosnell.
Meanwhile, abortions performed in weeks 20 through 24 are statistically rare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest abortion surveillance report, based on data from 2009, 91.7 percent of abortions were performed at or before 13 weeks gestation. Only 1.3 percent of abortions occurred at or after 21 weeks' gestation.


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Interesting little tidbit from the Reddit AMA session with Microsoft's Surface team. One Redditor wondered just how much disk space Windows RT takes up - in other words, if you buy the 32GB Surface RT tablet, how much space is left for your stuff? It turns out that while Windows 8 RT is considerably smaller than its Windows 7 x86 predecessor, it's still huge by mobile standards.
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RE[3]: Good reasons or bad excuses?
by zima on Wed 24th Oct 2012 02:02 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Good reasons or bad excuses?"
Standard webcam driers are often better performing, anyway ...while manufacturer-provided largely just give useless trinkets.
WRT printers - yay for artificial segmentation, I suppose (because, with present tech & its costs, it would be probably trivial to equip entire product line with Ethernet/WiFi/BT - and include a diagnostic & configuration webpage, like in routers)


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But when Lyman returns to the area this weekend, the canyon just north of Blanding could be anything but tranquil.
Lyman and others are planning a Saturday, May 10 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) ride up the canyon to protest a 2007 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision that closed an ATV route to motorized traffic.
BLM Utah State Director Juan Palma maintains that the route was illegally developed, and he says the closure was needed to protect the rich archaeological record that Ancestral Puebloans left behind.
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"We don't like it, and we're not inclined to let it happen," he said May 7.
The BLM previously fined two men who built a 7-mile long and 4-foot wide trail through the area, maintaining that they damaged Ancestral Puebloan artifacts and ruins.
Palma now fears that the planned ATV ride could further damage many of the canyon's archaeological resources, and he said in a statement that the BLM is prepared to take action against anyone who violates the closure.
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Lyman, for one, is not concerned about violating the agency's rules.
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"Emily (Davis) bailed us out because without her we don't have a pitcher at all. She's learning how to pitch in these games, which is a difficult task. But she doesn't get discouraged, and that's all I can ask."
St. Peter's jumped out to a six-run lead after the first half inning, and never looked back, scoring in every frame from there on out. The Guardians saw major contributions from power hitter Hayley Novia, who went 4 for 4 with 5 RBI, including two home runs on the day.
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Trialing 17-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth, Morgan Gelinas reached safely on a close play at first. Following the first out of the inning, Alexis Gibbons reached on a blooper to right field to put two runners on.
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The storybook slugger's professional career began in storybook fashion.
In Clint Frazier's first professional at-bat, he hit a home run.
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Lake County Captains fans will get the chance to judge for themselves. Frazier is expected to start the 2014 season with the Captains. He will be one of the younger players in the Midwest League, but if he adjusts to moving up two levels — skipping Mahoning Valley — as well as he transitioned from high school to the Arizona League last summer, Frazier should be one of the most watchable players on the Captains' roster.
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(NEW YORK) -- Skechers, the shoe company that last year was forced to pay millions of dollars for making "unfounded claims" about its line of shoes that promised to tone, is under fire again for its marketing of sneakers to kids.
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Skechers uses the tagline, "Get spoiled with Daddy's Money, ultra-cool shoes that will put you in the spotlight…" to sell the shoes.
"It teaches young girls that they can use their feminine wiles to get what they want, even from their own fathers," Ericka Souter from the popular parenting blog, Café Mom's TheStir.com, told ABC News.
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President Barack Obama will go for immigration reform and gun control this month, the White House tells the left-leaning Huffington Post. Obama's actions will reportedly be done "quickly."
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The outlet claims that it is "unclear what type of immigration policies the White House plans to push in January."
No details on what sort of gun control legislation the White House will seek were offered in the article.
As Politico reported last month, a "Gang of Eight," a conference of 8 senators from both parties, "has begun to meet to discuss immigration reform." But it is not at all clear what progress this group has made and what immigration laws it might propose.
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Since its debut as a coffeehouse at Pennsic XXXIII, Your Inner Vagabond has quickly become a highlight for many visitors, with its Middle Eastern ambiance, friendly atmosphere, and late hours. According to AJ and Andrew, the world-travelling couple behind YIV, the idea first emerged while they were merchanting during Pennsic XXXII in one of the bazaar spaces. They were set up as a lounge with their pillows and cushions, where they would brew mint tea for their guests. From that came the idea to expand into a full-service coffeehouse. Last year, they had to double in size because of popular demand.
Then the unexpected happened. On Mother's Day of this year, the garage behind Andrew's mother's house where all the coffeehouse equipment and décor was stored was engulfed in flames when a tenant's motorcycle caught fire.
Interestingly enough, according to AJ and Andrew, "it actually was a few days before we seriously considered not doing Pennsic. The thought just didn't occur to us at first." However, when they were unable to get into the garage to assess the damage for several days, they realized that it might not even be possible to replace everything in under three months. Luckily, when they were able to get into the ruins of the garage, they discovered that while only a few benches and some kitchen utensils survived from the coffeehouse itself, most of YIV's online merchandise (cushions and pillows) was on the other side of the garage and was salvageable.
When news of the fire was posted on AJ and Andrew's blog, the response was immediate. Over 1000 people visited their website the day after the news was posted, and the helpful and supportive e-mails flooded in. "Right away people wanted to help, and we quickly realized that, much as we hated to admit it, we needed the help," said AJ and Andrew.
They decided to offer gift certificates to help raise money, and the local SCAdian community donated replacement equipement and helped out during a mid-June building weekend. And last year's employees have helped them hire staff for this year. "Really, it's the emotional support that meant more to us than anything. Buying a Gift Certificate didn't just mean an influx of cash, it really showed us just how much people like YIV and that they believed in us enough to support our return," said the couple. They added that they did not feel that rebuilding only enough to "make do" was fair to their customers, so they have "bit the bullet" and invested in upgraded equipment where possible to last the Coffeehouse for many years. "We tried to be judicious and realistic, but also do it right."
If you've had a chance to stop by YIV at Pennsic this year, you've seen the results of several months of hard work. The atmosphere has returned, and the friendly service and good company seem to be there in abundance as well. Andrew noted on Friday that they had been quite pleased with the business, as well as the continuing expressions of support from the SCA community.
So, you can expect YIV to be a Pennsic fixture in years to come. As for AJ and Andrew, they hope to continue their vagabond lifestyle, perhaps with a visit to India. "Your Inner Vagabond doesn't really want to settle down just yet. There's still too big a world out there to not want to see more of it."
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We had Chris look through the 2010 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Draw and give us his picks for the Sweet Sixteen and onwards. He roots for the undervalued Sam Stosur and bets on the Williams sisters overcoming tough draws to face each other in the finals. He's also gunning for Venus to brush off last year's 7-6, 6-2 drubbing and take back the title.
(And poor darling Brit Laura Robson for drawing Jankovic in the first round.)
All the nitty gritty: Chris' 2010 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles picks for the final rounds, the first-round notables, and potential upsets — all after the cut…
Serena d Sharapova
Li d Radwanska
Azarenka d Pavlyuchenkova
Stosur d Rezai
Clijsters d Henin
Jankovic d Wickmayer
Bartoli d Shvedova
Venus d Peer
Serena d Li
Stosur d Azarenka
Clijsters d Jankovic (wavered on this one a few times)
Venus d Bartoli
Serena d Stosur
Venus d Clijsters
Venus d Serena
Interesting R1 Matches
Serena v Brito
Hantuchova v King
Kuznetsova v Amanmurandova (I went with Kuz but I know i'll feel stupid for not picking the upset in this one)
Benesova v Pavluchenkova
Azarenka v Lucic
Rezai v Rybarikova
Dulgheru v Date
Stosur v Kanepi
Sprem v Mattek
Wickmayer v Riske
Jankovic v Robson
Schiavone v Dushevina
Hercog v Shvedova
Peer v Ivanovic
Groenefeld v Safina
I don't really have any upsets in R1 except Date d 31 Dulgheru and Groenefeld d 20 Safina. I like Date's experience on grass over that of Dulgheru's and I think Safina will have troubles with Groenefeld's serve if its on. R2 upsets I have Hlavackova d 21 Zvonareva – I think Zvonareva's at the beginning of a freefall in her career; Molik d 22 Martinez Sanchez – hoping the serve here helps Molik out; Tanasugarn d 25 Safarova – this is probably stupid but I hate betting against Tanasugarn on grass, lol.
I think the biggest "early" upset will be 3 Wozniacki to 29 Pavlyuchenkova in R3. I think Wozniacki's recent injuries get the best of her.
I don't know why more people aren't betting on Stosur … she's been playing better than anyone else recently and it seems like her game (esp her serve) would be good on grass.
I think the sisters actually have tougher draws than most of the other top players
R1 v Brito
R2 v Petkovic (just lost in Hertogenbosch finals to Henin)
R3 v Tanasugarn, Safarova or Cibulkova
R16 v Sharapova, Hantuchova
QF v Li, Radwanska, Kuznetsova
R1 v Rios
R2 v Makarova (just won Eastbourne d Azarenka, Pennetta, Petrova, Kuznetsova, Stosur), Szavay
R3 v Kleybanova, Kudrayavtseva
R16 v Peer, Ivanovic, Safina
QF v Bartoli, Schiavone, Shvedova


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Shedding layers of clothes for summer is easy, but when it comes to shedding those unwanted winter wobbly bits there is no quick or easy solution.
Whether it is lemon detoxing, cookie crunching, Dukan dieting or other celebrity-endorsed rapid weight-loss schemes, the proof is in the pudding. If it comes back as quickly as you lost it, then chances are it's a gimmick.
We asked a psychologist and dietician, a personal trainer and a nutritionist about dieting success.
According to the experts, just like the hype surrounding fad diets, the success is often short-lived. There is no secret to achieving lasting results, but motivation, proper planning and hard work are key to slimming down.
The personal trainer
Health and wellness coach Kirsty Welsh trained Mel B to shift her baby weight and knows that results don't come from sitting on the couch:
"We are a society driven by body image and looking good, rather than feeling good. If it were the other way around, people would not be so focused on the quick-fix solution.
''I feel we psychologically link the word 'diet' to a short-term way of eating that will achieve results quickly, but is not necessarily healthy or sustainable. Short-term eating creates short-term weight loss and can really mess with our internal balance and healthy functioning, creating secondary healthy problems down the track.
''Exercise regularly. Change your routine. Include both cardio and strength training in your week and get outdoors. Try a boxing class and have fun with it. Eat clean and lean foods and drink plenty of water.
''I've often heard health professionals quote 70:30 as food-to-exercise importance for weight loss. As a general rule for the average Aussie, I'd agree. By eating healthy foods in smaller portions and exercising consistently, this is the best way to lose body fat and keep it off."
Kirsty's tip: "Really, it's about being healthy and happy to me. Just be consistent and enjoy a healthy, balanced lifestyle."
The nutritionist
Susie Burrell is one of Australia's leading nutritionists. She believes we need to be in tune with what we eat because it affects our physical, mental and emotional state and in the initial stages it is more important than exercise:
"What we know about diets is that they do not tend to work long-term, simply because human beings find it difficult to stick to a strict diet. We also know that it doesn't matter what type of diet people follow: low carb, low fat, high protein. They all work to the same extent if they are followed.
''There are some tricks which support quick weight loss but it needs to be said that these techniques are often only fluid loss, not fat, and that they should only be followed for one to two weeks at most. These include using a meal replacement shake or bar to replace 1-2 meals a day; swap a meal for a rich vegetable soup and eat 4-5 cups of salad or vegetables every day. Go off all caffeine drinks. Sleep 8-9 hours and no processed food and you will lose 2-3kg quickly and safely.
''The only dietary model I find that works and is sustainable long- term, is a reduced-carb, high-protein approach, which has been well researched and published by CSIRO in the Total Wellbeing Diet. Commit and accept that exercise and eating well is something most of us will have to do every day for the rest of our lives."
Susie's tip: My No. 1 trick is having a bowl of rich vegetable soup each day to get all your vegetables, keep regular, keep full and help prevent overeating when out at functions. Always carry a protein-rich snack with you so you are not left hungry and a victim of your food environment, and drop the all-or-nothing approach - if you eat too much, get straight back on track the next meal and do some extra exercise.
The psychologist
Psychologist and dietician Anita Cochrane is doing a PhD on a multicomponent multidisciplinary approach to obesity:
"Most people go on a diet to go off it. What is needed is a lifestyle change.
Set a realistic goal for your weight loss (0.35-0.5kg per week for women; 0.5-1 kg per week for men) and reinforce this with a range of complementary intentions that will support your weight loss targets - including physical activity, personal growth, and other lifestyle choices (for example, reducing alcohol, getting to bed earlier and spending fewer than two hours daily in front of a screen for leisure.)
''Identify the barriers to achieving these goals and use problem solving strategies to come up with logical, do-able and realistic solutions, making sure you include all the excuses you have used to justify self-sabotage in the past. Engage professionals who can provide expert advice and support in the areas of nutrition, psychology and exercise, and maintain an ongoing relationship with the person you know will help keep you on track.
Anita's tip: ''A combination of diet and exercise, as well as other biopsychosocial strategies. Don't make it about weight loss only. Make it about personal growth or healthy lifestyle changes so your weight-changes are in a bigger game plan."


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — The way TNT's Charles Barkley has talked about Dwyane Wade's game slipping lately, you have to wonder if he's still in the Miami Heat star's fave five.
LeBron James, on the other hand, doesn't appear to be interested in biting his tongue where Barkley or any of Wade's other critics are concerned. He aimed right at Barkley after the Heat's win over the Atlanta Hawks Monday night, suggesting that Barkley quiet down after Wade's back-to-back stellar efforts, which included what was arguably Wade's best game of the season (he made 11 of 13 shots from the field and finished with 26 points, four rebounds and four assists in 34 ultra-efficient minutes).
"It means Charles Barkley needs to shut up," James said. "I mean, the man [Wade] is shooting 80 percent from the floor the last couple of games. That's like, crazy, right? That's why he is who he is. Unbelievable."
LeBron's math is correct as Wade is right at 80 percent (20-for-25) over his last two games and 56.4 percent over his last five games (an rise over his season average of 50.6 percent). We'll probably have to wait until Thursday night for Barkley's rebuttal. But his comments that lit the flame didn't seem terribly over the top at the time, minutes after the Heat had absorbed a nasty 20-point home beating at the hands of the New York Knicks (minus an injured Carmelo Anthony).
Barkley said out loud what a lot of other people have been thinking watching the man formerly known as "Flash" struggle to regain his form after offseason knee surgery.
"He's starting to lose his athletic ability," Barkley said. "He's not the same guy. I got a look at him in person. He doesn't explode anymore and he's shooting a lot of fadeaway jumpers."
Barkley's initial verbal volley came a week earlier, the night the Heat had to survive the San Antonio Spurs' second unit at home for a 105-100 win after Gregg Popovich gave his big guns a night off and a flight home (earning the Spurs a $250,000 fine), when he dropped this nugget on the Inside The NBA set:
"The toughest thing for Dwyane Wade is understanding that he's starting to lose his talent and now he has to learn how to play below the basket," said Barkley, who worked as a color analyst on site in Miami during the broadcast. "The toughest thing when you're a great player or very athletic, when you can't jump over a building anymore, you have to learn how to play."
Barkley makes some good points. Wade isn't the player he once was, but who would be after all the years he spent not as "Flash" but "Crash," sacrificing life and limb to carry the Heat in good times and bad?
LeBron's point is also well taken. He's coming to the defense of his friend and teammate, a guy he's toiled alongside the past two-plus seasons and tasted the agony of defeat as well as championship glory.
Wade, all class in his reaction and response to all of this drama, has chosen to simply keep grinding away and stay out of the back and forth with Barkley.
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GENOA – One inadvertent hand slip paved the way for Rock Falls' Shasta Day to prove once again she's the fastest runner in the Big Northern Conference.
Day repeated as champion in the 100 and 200 at the conference meet that concluded Monday in Genoa. Inclement weather last Thursday caused a 4-day delay in the competition.
Day won the 100 in a time of 12.72 seconds, just ahead of teammate Dominique Sails, who took second in 12.85.
The tougher race for Day was expected to be the 200. She ran a time of 27.13 in the semifinals, fifth-best among eight finalists. The speediest semifinalist was Oregon's Cydney Long, who blazed to a time of 26.63 seconds.
In the finals, however, the starting gun was immediately followed by another gun blast, meaning someone had false-started. That someone was Long.
"Right when he said, 'Ready,' my hand kind of went forward, and I was like, 'Shoot,'" Long said. "I knew it right away."
Day was a bit bummed she didn't get to compete against a full field.
"Right when they stopped the race, everybody was like, 'OK, who was it?" Day said. "We all looked around, and it was like, 'Oh, it was the girl who ran a 26.' That happens."
Day is now hopeful she doesn't have a repeat of a year ago. She won the 100 and 200 in conference, but failed to advance to state in either event. She'll get a chance to redeem herself at the 2A Burlington Central Sectional on Friday.
"I think I got kind of a big head," Day said, "and then I was so nervous at the sectional that I could barely run. Hopefully I'll learn from that this year."
The Rockets finished third as a team with 68 points, behind Burlington Central and Byron, which tied with 84 apiece. The biggest downer for the Rockets was a dropped baton in the 800 relay, an event they are usually strong in.
"Overall, we were OK," Rock Falls coach Chris Lacy said. "There were spots we could have been better, but possibly could have been worse. Ironically, it was the kids who didn't end up scoring that were a lot better sometimes in some cases. We had a lot of PRs from kids you won't see in the scoresheet."
Third-place finishers for the Rockets were Michaela Bush in the long jump (15 feet, 2 1/2 inches); Mireya Arellano in the discus (34-0); and Dallas Clevenger in the 400 (1:00.15).
Rock Falls was also third in the 400 (51.27) and 3,200 (10:17.94) relays.
Oregon finished fifth as a team with 56 points. Leading the way for the Hawks was Shannon Cullen, who took the shot put with a throw of 38-3, 6 3/4 inches more than runner-up Kaitlyn Horn of Mendota.
"I'm just really excited about the competition tonight," Cullen said. "It was really good seeing some of the girls. Kaitlyn Horn is a really good competitor. It was good to win, and throw 38 like I usually do."
Long did take second in the 100 hurdles in 15.6, just behind champ Audrey Hooks of Rockford Christian, who won in 15.35.
Third-place finishers included Alexi Shaw in the discus (103-4) and the 800 relay team of Emylyn Wright, Whitney Long, Devyn Absher and Cydney Long (1:51.48).
The Hawks were also instrumental in determining a first-place tie between Burlington Central and Byron.
Entering the meet-ending 1,600 relay, Central held a 78-74 lead over Byron, meaning the Tigers had to finish two places ahead of the Rockets to grab a piece of the title.
Byron won the race in 4:13.32 to earn 10 points, while Oregon's Samantha Judge out-kicked a Central runner down the homestretch to take second place (and eight team points) in 4:29.04. Central took third (and six team points) with a time of 4:29.8.
By grabbing a piece of the team title, Central extended its streak to five consecutive Big Northern Conference titles, and nine of the last 10. The lone exception is by Byron, which won in 2008.
The lone meet record was in the high jump. Genoa-Kingston's Danielle Neisendorf and Central's Katie Trupp each cleared 5-4, equalling the mark set by Byron's Chloe Wild in 2009.


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Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and Avera McKennan Receive National Cancer Awareness Awards
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center have been recognized with two national awards for their programs on cancer awareness. The awards are part of the Cancer Awareness Advertising Awards Program, the nation's most elite competition recognizing the most talented marketing programs for outstanding excellence in advertising for cancer awareness.
The pink bus making its way around Sioux Falls won a Gold Award. The "BRAVEST WEAR PINK" bus wrap featuring firefighters and cancer survivors is seen by thousands as it travels the streets of Sioux Falls. The bus is special since it spreads the message in a highly recognized signature pink design.
The "REAL HEROES FIGHT" program won a Silver Award. The unique partnership of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and Avera Breast Center to raise breast cancer awareness featured a unique viewpoint that everyone can be a hero and that heroes can fight cancer together. This project also featured firefighters and cancer survivors together in the support of fighting cancer.
The awards were presented by Marketing Healthcare Today and Creative Images, Inc. an internationally recognized firm that has specialized in strategic health care marketing for more than 20 years.


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WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WIFR) -- Winnebago County leaders have started to unveil a new, state of the art emergency operations center aimed at connecting multiple agencies during an emergency.
Retired Rockford Fire District Chief, Jerry Wiltfang is taking on a new prospective when it comes to local emergencies. He remains at the center of every major response, only nowhere near the actual disaster.
"The whole goal of this room is to provide policy direction and resource access to commanders that may be out in the field," said Jerry Wiltfang.
Wiltfang designed and now manages Winnebago County's "Emergency Operations Center". It's a new $500,000 control room inside the jail, where multiple agencies will meet during a large scale disaster.
"With the old set up the place was set up in rows and those people worked in a silo now they are working in a group to solve the problem," Wiltfang said.
Three TV's will show a live feed of the disaster location, computers and hooks ups, along with phones are set at every table, with another communications room next door.
"If we have a real incident we want to pull all of the radio traffic so we put a police and fire dispatcher," said Wiltfang.
Wiltfang says the high tech center allows emergency responders from across the Stateline to work together, not only under pressure but under one roof.
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McHenry County College and the Friends of MCC Foundation recognized five notable alumni at the inaugural 2013 Distinguished Alumni Awards program in April in the Luecht Conference Center. The 2013 Distinguished Alumni are (from left): Andrew Zinke of Woodstock, undersheriff of McHenry County Sheriff's Office; Kimberly Keefe of Rockford, real estate broker for Re/Max Plaza in McHenry; Mary Beth Siddons of McHenry, president of ITE Food Equipment Group-Service, Ohio; and Matthew Lemke of Lakewood, owner of Summit Wealth Strategies in Crystal Lake; and Steve Rankins of McHenry, senior vice president of corporate lending at First Midwest Bank in McHenry. At far right is MCC President Vicky Smith.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. A local branch of a worldwide oil and gas service company will be closing its doors later this year.
Schlumberger offered all of its employees at its Grand Junction office the opportunity to transfer to other locations.
"Right now we're in the process of closing the Grand Junction facility," said Stephen Harris, Schlumberger communications manager for North America. "It services a dry natural gas basin and our customer activity in that area has decreased to a non-sustainable level."
There are about 50 people working at the office right now and the majority of them took up the transfer offers to work in places like Cheyenne and Rock Springs, WY and Williston, ND, Harris said.
"We have to move our employees to other basins, other areas that are active, where our customers are active," he said.
The Grand Junction Schlumberger office did transfer 70 of its employees to North Dakota in 2012 because of decreasing activity here in the Western Slope's Piceance Basin.
It will be three to six months before the branch officially closes.
Schlumberger provides technology and services to oil and gas companies in 80 countries. The Grand Junction office opened in 2003.


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Anthony Thomas scored 10 of his team-high 13 points in the final seven minutes, including a 3-pointer that broke a 47-all tie with 2:10 remaining, as Boise State held on to defeat Hawai'i 54-49 on Saturday night.
With Boise State ahead 42-41 and 7:13 left in the game, Thomas
hit a free throw and back-to-back layups to keep the Broncos up
with Hawaii, which was matching BSU in scoring to tie the game at
47 with 2:23 left.
Thomas then hit a 3-pointer and another field goal and forward
Paul Noonan added two free throws to seal the win for the Broncos
(11-3, 3-0 Western Athletic Conference).
Hawai'i (9-7, 1-3) was led by Roderick Fleming with a game-high
17 points while Petra Balocka added eight points and eight
Noonan was the only other scorer in double figures for the
Broncos with 10 points.
Hawai'i turned cold the end of the first half and eight minutes
to start the second, hitting only one field goal over 11:30
The Broncos led 33-23 at halftime, but went cold midway through
the second half, allowing the Rainbow Warriors to take their only
lead of the game 44-43 with 6:50 remaining on a 3-pointer by
That's when Thomas went on a tear with two successive layups, a
3-pointer, and another field goal to put Boise State in control of
the game.
Both teams shot poorly from the field. Boise State connected on
only 35 percent from the field and hit just 5-for-16 3-pointers
while Hawai'i hit only 33 percent of its field goals and just
3-for-10 from beyond the arch. Hawai'i also struggled from the free
throw lines, hitting 2-of-5 in the first half, but improving to
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A Kansas nursing home has been fined more than $185,000 by federal authorities amid allegations that residents were suffering from neglect and abuse.
The Wichita Eagle reports Victoria Falls Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation also is being fined an additional $1,000 per day until the facility is back in compliance.
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services informed the Andover nursing home of abuse allegations on March 26 after an inspector interviewed 27 of the facility's 63 residents. That inspection showed one resident suffered verbal and physical abuse from four staff members, and another was being abused by a fellow resident.
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid fined the nursing home $8,200 a day from March 26 to April 13 and $1,000 a day after that.
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In some cases, relationships fell apart soon after the new law went into effect. In other cases, Colorado provided an opportunity closer to home for gay couples looking to end relationships legally recognized in other states.
"You can't have one without the other. With the recognition of civil unions come the rights and responsibilities to the family, regardless of what happens to the relationship," said House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, an openly gay lawmaker and one of the authors of the civil union law.
The Colorado Judicial Department said cases are pending in Denver, Boulder, El Paso and Jefferson counties.
Colorado's civil union law recognizes same-sex relationships from the beginning through death, when rights of inheritance begin. It also carries provisions for the eventuality of a split.
Spousal maintenance, distribution of property and assets, child visitation and child support through dissolution are included in the law.
"Every relationship doesn't always last. It's important to have a process to resolve ending of a relationship, especially when kids are involved. Prior to civil unions, depending on the judge and the documents you had, there really wasn't a very orderly process.
Denver lawyer Tawni Cummings, who represents the petitioner in one of the state's pending dissolution cases, said her client and partner have been in a 32-year lesbian relationship and established a domestic partnership in 2008 in California. They moved to Colorado in 2011 before their relationship came to an end.
"I think (Colorado's civil union law) is really going to provide a lot of protection to people in relationships of this length," Cummings said. "You hear horror stories about people losing a lot of what they've spent a life together building."
Colorado law recognizes similar legal affirmations from other states, including gay marriage, as civil unions. Under that provision, Cummings' client is seeking to dissolve her California domestic partnership in a Colorado court.
Gay marriage is legal in 13 states and the District of Columbia, and six more states recognize some form of civil unions between same-sex couples. The laws governing dissolution of those relationships vary from state to state, and some require that the dissolution occur in the same state where legal recognition of a relationship was issued. Some require residency in the state for a period of months in order to legally end a recognized relationship.


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Food Allergies and Preferences Put Even the Best Chefs to the Test
Lately it seems as though you can't dine out (or in) with a group of friends without dining with someone who has food allergies — or strong food preferences. Be it an allergy to dairy, gluten, nuts, or seafood or a preference for raw foods or vegan cuisine, diners are testing the mettle of many chefs with extreme special requests. Janny Hu, of the San Francisco Chronicle, visits the issue, talking with chefs at Coi, La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, and Saison to find out how they handle multiple special requests — often from the same individual.
Find out if the diner is ALWAYS right, and let us know what you think about folks who make multiple special requests relating to ingredients. Should someone who is allergic to dairy and gluten expect to be accommodated at a pizza place? Should chefs be ready to prepare raw foods on a moment's notice? Weigh in here or over on Facebook.


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The annual bag sale of books at the Toledo Public Library is now underway.
A bag of books may be purchased for a donation with the funds used to purchase new materials.
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Health site names UCLA healthiest college
April 13—The website Greatist has released its ranking of the 23 healthiest schools, with the University of California, Los Angeles leading the pack.
The rankings were scored based on nominations from the site's readers through social media. The site also consulted survey results from College Prowler and The Princeton Review to choose the 25 schools from an original list of nearly 100. From there, the site scored each school individually on a 100-point scale that weighed food, fitness, health services and programming . The scale took into "account everything from accessibility to innovativeness and paid special attention to the quality of those services."
The top 10:
University of California, Los Angeles
Stanford University
University of North Dakota
Colby College
University of Georgia
Bowdoin College
University of Texas, Austin
St. Olaf College
United States Military Academy, West Point
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Hi After using the terminal to do a system update using the following commands.sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-getdist-upgrade I have no network configuration when starting the computer. I can get the network back by shutting down rebooting in safe mode and enable networking from the list. then click on resume normal re boot.
the error message reads: waiting for network config
waiting 60 more seconds for network config.
boot system without full configuration.
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Q I am curious if there would ever be a left-hand turn signal at the intersection Branciforte and Soquel avenues. It's a dangerous intersection for pedestrians and is difficult to get through. A similar situation exists in Watsonville at the exit from the Nob Hill parking lot onto Main Street. I'm sure the cost is prohibitive to make a change but ...
Joan Evans, Watsonville
A "We would like to rebuild that intersection to provide protected -- left turn green arrows -- on all the approaches and eliminate the split phasing for Soquel where one leg of Water Street alternates with the other," said Chris Schneiter, assistant director of the city's public works department.
Besides the lack of funding, Schneiter said "the difficulty" is that several parking spots would have to be removed because the buildings on three corners of the intersection sit on the edge of the sidewalks.
That said, don't count the project out. It could happen in "maybe 10 to 20 years," Schneiter said.
In regard to the getting a turn pocket at Nob Hill, Caltrans looked into the feasibility of adding an additional right turn lane there.
"A right-turn pocket can be added, but would have storage for only one vehicle," said Frank J. Boyle, transportation engineer for Caltrans District 5. "This stems from the fact that, while there is sufficient width at the crosswalk, there is insufficient width to carry the proposed right-turn lane back for any reasonable distance."
Since there is no room for additional vehicles in the proposed right-turn pocket, there's no sense in installing it, he said, noting that vehicles would still block right turning vehicles from accessing the turn pocket.
Without sufficient room for vehicles to be able to access the proposed right-turn pocket, he does not recommend adding the lane at this time.
Parents should lead by example
"Countless times, I see a family out bicycling with children wearing helmets but parents bareheaded. Do those parents think their heads are harder or that their children would do just fine if mom or dad were not around due to a serious head injury sustained while on that bicycle ride? As we hear every time we fly, 'Put your own oxygen mask on first and then assist others.' Seems apropos here, too."
Joyce Nicholson, Santa Cruz
Smart Start Jan. 31
The CHP is hosting its first Start Smart teen driver safety course of the year 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Santa Cruz Police Department's Community Room at 155 Center St. Teens and their families will learn about the traffic dangers facing young drivers and their passengers. The course is popular so register early. For information and to RSVP, call 831-662-0511.
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