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By Rick Nixon
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(Dec. 14, 2005)--Tickets remain on sale for the 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship to be held Dec. 15 and 17 at the Alamodome. To purchasing a two-day tournament pass, visit the Alamodome box office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., go to SALOC.org or ticketmaster.com, or call (210) 224-9600.
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- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
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The 2005 Championships will feature the No. 3 Washington Huskies facing the No. 15-seed Tennessee Volunteers on Dec. 15 at 6 p.m., while the other semifinal match features No. 1-seed Nebraska Cornhuskers and the unseeded Santa Clara Broncos at approximately 8 p.m., Dec. 15. Thursday's winners will play for the national championship at 5 p.m., Dec. 17.
The public is invited to attend the free open practices which will be conducted at the Alamodome on Friday, Dec. 16 with Washington working out from 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Tennessee on the court from 11:35 a.m. until 1:05 p.m.; Nebraska from 1:20 p.m. until 2:50 p.m.; and Santa Clara from 2:55 p.m. until 4:25 p.m.
"This is a great opportunity for volleyball players and fans from around the area to experience the best the sport has to offer," said UTSA Associate Athletic Director Elizabeth Dalton, who also is tournament manager for the Championships. "If you won't be able to purchase tickets for the event we hope that many people take advantage of the open practice sessions to get an up-close look at the players and coaches involved in this marquee event."


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Celebrate Rob Kaman's Birthday
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I'm not even sure if there is any other way to say this; Rob Kaman is one of the few living legends in the sport of kickboxing that deserves to be revered. Rob Kaman turns 51 years old today, and shows no signs of stopping as he is still training fighters to this day. Recently he has trained Jake Shields and Mark "Fightshark" Miller. Catch this highlight reel below, courtesy of Fight Game and make a toast to Mr. Lowkick.

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Can someone confirm this? Would the fruit be called yuki-yuki?
A quick search does shows there is a Kamakura festival with rooms made out of snow..
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I actually really like the idea of a snow-snow fruit (I think that would be yuki yuki no mi in Japanese, right?). In a way, it makes a good alternative to an actual water logia, like the ice fruit did. And hey, even cooler is that means we'd finally be introduced to our first female logia user in the series!
And as for snow being similar to ice..... I don't really see a problem with it, seeing as we already have different powers based off the same base element like ground (sand/diamond/magma). But then again, I actually recall James making an argument about that very element in a previous thread, as well.
Don't think so. We saw her in a clearly human body during a brief flashback some chapters back. And the fact that she seems to have a DF power unrelated to her harpy body means that she most likely got modified by Law (like Brownbeard's crew did).
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In case of a snow fruit, we would have to ask, where exactly there is the difference to the ice-fruit.
Though there is still another possibility: Since Cesar knows about how to get back a DF: What if Monet actually has the ice fruit, which originally belonged to Aokiji? She may just be using it differently.
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Snow-fruit could differ from ice-fruit in various ways. We have seen fire-fruit and lava-fruit too. Devil fruits seem not have any rule that prevents similar abilities existing, only thing matter is that theme changes, and these themes can be from nature as well as from technology.
Snow fruit could be about snow storms, snow walls and all type of snow as long it's under snow theme.
Ice theme is different, it can freeze things even though hardened snow could be seen as the same.
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Oh, and Monet being a mystical zoan could definitely work. After all, there's a well-known spirit in Japanese mythology known as the "Yuki-Onna" (Snow Woman) that's obviously associated with winter. It could easily be a classified as a human-type fruit (like Sengoku's Buddha power).
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^Fire is not Lava and Lava is not Fire. Lave can start fires but fires cannot create Lava. Snow, though, is nothing more than percipitated ice particles. They are not different themes, they are essentially the same (and considering the blizzards Aokiji has created, I am unclear why anyone is arguing that ice and snow is different).
At least as Logias. If Oda wanted to make Harpy a Snowwoman
Paramecia, then there might be some wiggle room. It would still be a little silly, bit it would make more sense than having an ice and snow logia.
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We know that he survived Akainu, but we can't say for sure that he is still alive.
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I'm hoping Vergo is an Iron type DF user.
It's reasonable to say he's just using tekkai/haki combo, prolly more so then an Iron DF user but his strength, toughness and stuff sticking to him could be explained via him being an iron type by having stuff gravitate towards him (rather then just as a result of his forgetfulness) due to him being a large mass of iron but tbh im not sure i got my concept right wen talking about gravitational pull etc but it would be cooler then hakki/tekkai imo.
I'm also rly interested in Law's plan now as well as Momosuke and what happened to him as at this point, those two things are still unclear and could be linked.
I'm not sure whether Oda will hav Law betray the SH yet or not, on one hand this would be the arc to do it in to set the tone for the NW but on the other hand it would make the SH seem too naive considering their 2 years of training and all that happened in the past.
Also the match ups seem like they're going to change again though I hope Zoro and co move on from the steel dragon, yes it would put Zoro above the samurai but it still doesn't show how he would cope vs NW adversaries since the dragon is some random fodder.
I'm also actually a little dissapointed that Sanji's leg broke, while I expect Vergo to be stronger then him I didn't expect Sanji to get injured like that so soon since he is part of the monster trio.
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Oral herpes is an infection of the lips, mouth, or gums due to the herpes simplex virus. It causes small, painful blisters commonly called cold sores or fever blisters. Oral herpes is also called herpes labialis.
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Oral herpes is a common infection of the mouth area. It is caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Most people in the United States are infected with this virus by age 20.
After the first infection, the virus goes to sleep (becomes dormant) in the nerve tissues in the face. Sometimes, the virus later "wakes up" (reactivates), causing cold sores.
Herpes virus type 2 (HSV-2) usually causes genital herpes. However, sometimes HSV-2 is spread to the mouth during oral sex, causing oral herpes.
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Symptoms may be mild or severe.
They usually appear within 1-3 weeks after you come into contact with the virus. They may last up to 3 weeks.
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Your health care provider can prescribe medicines to fight the virus. This is called antiviral medicine. It can help reduce pain and make your symptoms go away sooner. Medicines used to treat mouth sores include:
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Gibson said that while FM Global would expect to see clients reporting approximately 150 winter weather-related losses in a normal winter, "This year it's up around 900."
The key to mitigating exposures from an unusually harsh winter like this one is to plan, he said. "When it comes to winter, act as if it's going to get cold," Gibson said. "It comes from the top. The senior management has to buy into this as a need."
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Hillary and Obama Cry foul?!? What is that about?The attorney general had already made clear that the referendum was illegal, and he further announced that he would prosecute anyone involved in carrying it out. Yesterday, Mr. Zelaya was arrested by the military and is now in exile in Costa Rica.
It remains to be seen what Mr. Zelaya's next move will be. It's not surprising that chavistas throughout the region are claiming that he was victim of a military coup. They want to hide the fact that the military was acting on a court order to defend the rule of law and the constitution, and that the Congress asserted itself for that purpose, too.
Mrs. Clinton has piled on as well. Yesterday she accused Honduras of violating "the precepts of the Interamerican Democratic Charter" and said it "should be condemned by all." Fidel Castro did just that. Mr. Chávez pledged to overthrow the new government.
Honduras is fighting back by strictly following the constitution. The Honduran Congress met in emergency session yesterday and designated its president as the interim executive as stipulated in Honduran law. It also said that presidential elections set for November will go forward. The Supreme Court later said that the military acted on its orders. It also said that when Mr. Zelaya realized that he was going to be prosecuted for his illegal behavior, he agreed to an offer to resign in exchange for safe passage out of the country. Mr. Zelaya denies it.


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HTTP2 Expression of Interest: curl
For the readers of my blog, this is a copy of what I posted to the httpbis mailing list on July 12th 2012.
This is a response to the httpis call for expressions of interest
I am the project leader and maintainer of the curl project. We are the open source project that makes libcurl, the transfer library and curl the command line tool. It is among many things a client-side implementation of HTTP and HTTPS (and some dozen other application layer protocols). libcurl is very portable and there exist around 40 different bindings to libcurl for virtually all languages/enviornments imaginable. We estimate we might have upwards 500
million users or so. We're entirely voluntary driven without any paid developers or particular company backing.
HTTP/1.1 problems I'd like to see adressed
Pipelining – I can see how something that better deals with increasing bandwidths with stagnated RTT can improve the end users' experience. It is not easy to implement in a nice manner and provide in a library like ours.
Many connections – to avoid problems with pipelining and queueing on the connections, many connections are used and and it seems like a general waste that can be improved.
We've implemented HTTP/1.1 and we intend to continue to implement any and all widely deployed transport layer protocols for data transfers that appear on the Internet. This includes HTTP/2.0 and similar related protocols.
curl has not yet implemented SPDY support, but fully intends to do so. The current plan is to provide SPDY support with the help of spindly, a separate SPDY library project that I lead.
We've selected to support SPDY due to the momentum it has and the multiple existing implementaions that A) have multi-company backing and B) prove it to be a truly working concept. SPDY seems to address HTTP's pipelining and many-connections problems in a decent way that appears to work in reality too. I believe SPDY keeps enough HTTP paradigms to be easily upgraded to for most parties, and yet the ones who can't or won't can remain with HTTP/1.1 without too much pain. Also, while Spindly is not production-ready, it has still given me the sense that implementing a SPDY protocol engine is not rocket science and that the existing protocol specs are good.
By relying on external libs for protocol and implementation details, my hopes is that we should be able to add support for other potentially coming HTTP/2.0-ish protocols that gets deployed and used in the wild. In the curl project we're unfortunately rarely able to be very pro-active due to the nature of our contributors, which tends to make us follow the rest and implement and go with what others have already decided to go with.
I'm not aware of any competitors to SPDY that is deployed or used to any particular and notable extent on the public internet so therefore no other "HTTP/2.0 protocol" has been considered by us. The two biggest protocol details people will keep mention that speak against SPDY is SSL and the compression requirements, yet I like both of them. I intend to continue to participate in dicussions and technical arguments on the ietf-http-wg mailing list on HTTP details for as long as I have time and energy.
curl currently supports Basic, Digest, NTLM and Negotiate for both host and proxy.
Similar to the HTTP protocol, we intend to support any widely adopted authentication protocols. The HOBA, SCRAM and Mutual auth suggestions all seem perfectly doable and fine in my perspective.
However, if there's no proper logout mechanism provided for HTTP auth I don't forsee any particular desire from browser vendor or web site creators to use any of these just like they don't use the older ones either to any significant extent. And for automatic (non-browser) uses only, I'm not sure there's motivation enough to add new auth protocols to HTTP as at least historically we seem to rarely be able to pull anything through that isn't pushed for by at least one of the major browsers.
The "updated HTTP auth" work should be kept outside of the HTTP/2.0 work as far as possible and similar to how RFC2617 is separate from RFC2616 it should be this time around too. The auth mechnism should not be too tightly knit to the HTTP protocol.
The day we can clense connection-oriented authentications like NTLM from the HTTP world will be a happy day, as it's state awareness is a pain to deal with in a generic HTTP library and code.


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See, now that episode felt like a proper return. That episode wasn't perfect, but it was really good. I do miss the cartoon clips when the ship crashes though, and wonder if that's just Comedy Central trying to squeeze 10 more advertising seconds into their schedule.
I've been watching a lot of Late Late Show, so I also called Craig Ferguson as the boil (especially since he's the only fellow out there who still references Susan Boyle at all anymore ).


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MADISON - Clay "Butch" Thompson, age 75, of Madison, passed away on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg of cancer.
He was born on Jan. 23, 1938, in Madison, the son of Eugene and Mary (Kamrath) Thompson. On Oct. 14, 1961, Clay married Barbara Byrd in Rochelle, Ill. They celebrated 52 years of marriage earlier this week.
Clay graduated from Evansville High School in 1956 and went to work for his uncle's newspaper in Pardeeville. He was a linotype operator for many years. Clay was a professional in the printing field and subsequently worked for Impressions Inc., co-owned his own business, Randall Press, and finally worked for Madison Cutting Die.
He enjoyed the Milwaukee Brewers, old Chrysler Cars, and home-baked cookies. Clay was also very spiritually minded, trusting his Savior and walking a life pleasing to the Lord. He was involved in preaching and teaching for two years in Rockford, Ill., and many Bible studies and individual counsel.
Clay is survived by his wife, Barbara; two daughters, Carol (Paul) Bratland of Cottage Grove and Jeanette (Jerry) Kennedy of Burlington, Wis.; son, Jim Thompson of Cottage Grove; three grandchildren, Sam Bratland and Dave and Jessie Kennedy; and two nieces, Jennifer (Bill) Stone of Denver, Colo. and Jill Thompson of Decatur, Ga.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Mary Thompson; brother, John Thompson; sister-in-law, Sybil Thompson; and a nephew, J. Craig Thompson.
Funeral services will take place at DOOR CREEK CHURCH, 6602 Dominion Dr., Madison, at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, with the Rev. Cal Steiner presiding. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 and also at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday.
Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.


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Pick'n Save — S74 W17005 Janesville Rd
Muskego, WI Hours and Location
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Other Nearby Locations:
- Pick'n Save: Hales Corners — 4.5 miles
- Pick'n Save: New Berlin — 4.9 miles
- Pick'n Save: New Berlin — 5.7 miles
Other Food and Groceries Nearby:
- Trader Joe's: Brookfield — 9.3 miles
- Honey Baked Ham: Milwaukee — 10.0 miles
- Meijer: Oak Creek — 10.7 miles
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S74 W17005 Janesville Rd
Muskego, WI 53546Driving Directions
Other Nearby Locations:
- Pick'n Save: Hales Corners — 4.5 miles
- Pick'n Save: New Berlin — 4.9 miles
- Pick'n Save: New Berlin — 5.7 miles
Other Food and Groceries Nearby:
- Trader Joe's: Brookfield — 9.3 miles
- Honey Baked Ham: Milwaukee — 10.0 miles
- Meijer: Oak Creek — 10.7 miles
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Fresh Made Donuts
Each of our signature donuts are prepared fresh daily, using only the finest ingredients to ensure every last bite is memorable.
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Roundy's Select muffins are made with only the finest ingredients like juicy Maine wild blueberries, cultivated Michigan blueberries, Wisconsin cranberries, Freestone peaches from California, spicy Korintje cinnamon and banana puree from Ecuador.
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Our Roundy's Select Artisan breads are made with only the finest ingredients. Our breads are all natural with no preservatives and are fermented 12 to 18 hours to allow the flavor to slowly develop in our dough. For nutritional information, please click here .
Special Occasion Cakes
We start with a moist cake, frost it with your choice of icings and decorate it to perfection!
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Warm from the oven or dunked in cold milk, our cookies are sure to win your heart. Choose from a wide variety of flavors including double chocolate chip, snickerdoodle and white chocolate cherry chunk.
Whether you're looking for a bottle of wine to give as a gift, a specific flavor of vodka for a new martini recipe or your local craft beer, we have your needs covered.
Beers From Around the World
Travel the world as you select amongst our many choices of imported beer. Whether you are looking for a traditional Irish Stout, Dutch lager or Mexican golden lager, we will have your style and flavor craving covered.
Wines From Around the World
Wines can take on different characteristics due to the regions or climates that the grapes are grown in. Wines from specific regions tie-in best with cuisine from the same region.
Brew Local, Drink Local
Enjoy the breadth of variety of local and regional craft beers. With over 50 brands to choose from with multiple styles in each brand, beer lovers have an almost endless assortment to select from. Click here to find out more about our own exclusive Bricks & Barley craft beer!
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Pick 'n Save is proud to introduce our newest addition to our exclusive wine offerings: Cul-de-Sac. These are great values for every day only available at Pick 'n Save! Click here for more details .
North American Wines
The West Coast provides some of the best and most consistent growing conditions. These wines rival the quality of European regions such as Italy, France, Germany and Spain.
Build Your Own 6 Pack
How many different 6 packs can you create? Try a brand or style that is new to you. Make your own experimental 6 pack from the wide variety of craft and imported beer in our Build Your Own 6 pack section.
No matter how complicated your drink recipe, we have the ingredients covered. We have a wide selection of vodka, gin, rum, whiskey, brandy and tequila covering all of your mixing needs.
Fresh. Variety. Fast. You'll always find the freshest foods at the fairest prices at our deli! Choose from tasty salads, hearty handcrafted sandwiches, hot and ready-to-serve meals to go, fresh sliced deli meats and cheeses, pizzas, party trays and more. Whether you're shopping for lunch or dinner, picnics or parties – we've got you covered. View the Party Planner here ! View the Party Planner pricing here .
Lunchmeats and Slicing Cheese
Tired of the same old sandwich? Choose from our variety of lunchmeats and sliced cheeses to make your own. Sliced the way you like it.
Hot Foods
Stop by the deli for a fresh rotisserie chicken or meatloaf, fried chicken, ribs and more. Add creamy mashed potatoes or mac & cheese and dinner is served!
From creamy brie to hard shaving cheeses, fresh mozzarella to sharp cheddars, our specialty cheese selections are sure to satisfy. Choose from a variety of domestic and imported cheeses.
Fresh Salads
Enjoy our wide selection of salads, potato and pasta salads, crisp coleslaws and vegetable blends, seafood salads and more. All prepared with the freshest ingredients.
Does the cold weather have you down? Come in from the cold and warm up with one of our delicious soups or chili that will surely lift your spirits. Varieties change daily.
Party Service
If it's entertaining you're doing, talk to your local deli manager to order for all your party needs. Whether it's a fully prepared holiday meal for Thanksgiving or a small cheese tray, we are happy to fill your order. View the Party Planner here ! View the Party Planner pricing here .
Welcome to our Floral Market. For fresh flowers that indulge, surprise and delight, look to our Pick 'n Save Floral Market. Our commitment to you is to guarantee the freshest roses, bouquets, arrangements and plants. Throughout the year, we offer over 28 varieties of cut flowers in our European Flower Market allowing you to create your own bouquets. From gift ready plants to custom designed arrangements, we're your destination for holidays and life's everyday celebrations.
Premium Roses
Breathtaking roses unsurpassed in quality and consistency deliver brilliant colors, large blooms and high petal counts. You can always find the color to speak your sentiment.
European Flower Market
Today daisies, tomorrow Alstroemeria! Mix and match our flower bunches from around the world. Customize a selection to fit your mood. Treat yourself!
Just add water! Our exclusive bouquets are "grab and go" ready for all occasions or just to brighten your day.
Impress! Stylish designs created by our professional designers add color and warmth to your surroundings. No occasion is too large or small.
Grow! Perfect for the home, office or gift. Peruse our selection of gift ready blooming and foliage plants.
Corsages and Boutonnieres
As unique as you! Traditional and bold designs, as well as the latest trends in wearable flowers. Ask about our flower jewelry!
Gluten, which is a protein found in grains like wheat, barley, rye and spelt, is found in many food products and not always clearly listed as an ingredient. At Pick 'n Save we are committed to making shopping for gluten-free items easier for you. View the full list of gluten-free products at Pick 'n Save
Why Gluten Free?
An estimated 1 in 133 people have Celiac Disease and manage the disease with a gluten-free diet. Other individuals require gluten-free living due to wheat allergies and other digestive disorders.
Where is Gluten Found?
Wheat in all its forms Pasta, baked goods, bread and pizza crusts Some baking powders Most butter-fried foods Flour-thickened sauces, casseroles and gravies Canned soup and chili Cereal (both hot and cold) Salad dressings, barbecue sauce, soy sauce and other condiments Beer Candy (especially with nougat) Sausage, meatloaf and other dishes in which breadcrumbs are used Oats contaminated with gluten Other foods prepared in areas where gluten-containing flours or bread crumbs are used
Gluten-Free Products at Pick 'n Save
Click here for a list of products in our stores that contain no wheat, barley, rye, triticale or any triticum species such as spelt or kamut. Look for the gluten free icon on packaging for products in our Roundy's family of brands including Roundy's, Roundy's Select, Roundy's Fresh, Roundy's Organics, Roundy's Italian Classics and Clear Valu e items. This icon is being added to our packaging over time as new items are introduced.
Naturally Gluten-Free Foods
Fresh, unseasoned fruits & vegetables Plain, unseasoned meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, peas and beans Plain milk Naturally gluten free grains like amaranth, buckwheat, rice, corn, potato, tapioca, bean, sorghum, soy, arrowroot, quinoa, nut flours or wild rice
From entertaining to packing lunches, we have you covered with an incredible selection of items at competitive pricing. We offer you more ways to sensibly save with double manufacturer coupons on Wednesdays and Saturdays (up to $1.00 face value), Roundy's Own Brand, Club Packs, Fresh Perks Card and Box Tops for Education events.
Our yogurt section includes varieties of natural and organic yogurt, Greek yogurt, as well as your favorites from Yoplait, Dannon and Stonyfield.
Frozen Foods
From main courses to desserts and everything in between, you'll find it in our frozen foods department. We offer a large selection of items ranging from everyday items like vegetables, juices and microwaveable dinners to an ever-expanding selection of natural and organic foods and, of course, your favorite ice cream and pizza!
Locally Fresh
Roundy's milk, yogurt, sour cream, cheese, ice cream, orange juice and eggs are produced right here in Wisconsin to ensure you get the freshest tasting products.
Italian Center
In the mood for Italian tonight? Our Italian Center has what you need for your meal including Buitoni pasta and sauces, Italian cheeses and pizza crust.
Club Packs
You have the convenience of purchasing club pack items without the club membership fee — all in one location to save you time, gas and money! Available at select stores.
Pick 'n Save is your convenient location for all of your everyday health and beauty needs. Whether it's cough medicine or diapers, you'll find it here at Pick 'n Save.
Health Care
From thermometers and bandages to toothpaste and floss, Pick 'n Save has everything you need to keep your family healthy.
Beauty Care
From head to toe, Pick 'n Save has everything you need to look your best. You'll find a great selection of natural beauty products to help you achieve overall well-being, inside and out.
Follow this handy guide for information on the wide variety of vitamins we offer.
We offer fresh Black Angus USDA Choice Beef cut fresh daily by our skilled in-store butchers. Our fresh ground beef is simply the best available, made with certified cuts of steer blended cattle. Our fresh Roundy's pork is always juicy and tender in every bite. We have over 15 varieties of fresh items that are grill, skillet and oven ready prepared daily. Also available are four varieties of handmade 80% lean 1/2 lb pub burgers — made fresh every day.
Fresh Certified Ground Chuck
Our fresh certified ground chuck is the best available, made with certified cuts of steer blended cattle that will exceed your expectations every time.
Roundy's All Natural Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Our Roundy's all-natural boneless skinless chicken breast is 98% fat-free and trimmed to perfection. It has no added hormones or steroids, and contains no added ingredients.
Roundy's Fresh Pork
Our fresh Roundy's pork is always juicy and tender in every bite and cut in-store by our butchers. We offer over 40 varieties daily. Cooking fresh pork to 145° F, followed by a rest time of 3 minutes ensures mouth-watering results every time. Get recipe inspiraton here !
Black Angus USDA Choice Beef
Black Angus USDA Choice beef provides legendary flavor. Only 1 in 5 cattle qualify for this Choice Black Angus Program, and each cut is hand-selected to deliver exceptionally tender, juicy and rich beef flavor. Try it for yourself and discover the premium meat difference.
Fresh Regular and Flavored Pub Burgers
We grind our beef several times a day to provide you with the freshest beef patties. Our patties are hand made using 80% lean ground beef formed into 5/8 inch thick, 1/2 pound patties that eat like a steak burger. Many of our burgers use slow melting cheeses that ooze with flavor when served.
Oven, Pan or Grill Ready Fresh Meats / Value-Added Meats
You will find over 15 varieties of hand made specialty meats in our department that are ready for your oven, pan or grill. All of our products are made using all-natural ingredients and are produced daily in our stores to provide you with the freshest product possible.
Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon
Our salmon is brought in fresh and is naturally high in Omega 3 fatty acids. You can taste the fresh difference.
$4 and $6 Fresh Seafood Entrées
In a rush? Try one of our delicious $4 or $6 cook & serve entrées that we've prepared especially for you. Just place in a pre-heated oven at 350°F for 13 to 15 minutes using the convenient oven safe tray they are packaged in. Not available in all locations.
All Natural Fresh Rushing Waters Rainbow Trout
Rushing Waters Fisheries, Wisconsin's largest trout farm, lies nestled on 80 acres of pristine forest and valleys at the edge of the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest in Palmyra, Wisconsin. Artesian springs feed pure, clean water through the farms which produce the highest quality trout on the market. Organic farm practices (no chemicals or antibiotics) make Rushing Waters trout your best choice. The ultra-fresh trout are harvested by hand and are immediately processed and delivered to our stores in less than 24 hours.
Locally Harvested Fresh Whitefish
Our Whitefish is delivered fresh daily, harvested from the Great Lakes. You'll taste the freshness.
Roundy's Shrimp
Our Roundy's line of shrimp is the finest quality shrimp available - from our jumbo cooked tail-on shrimp to our cooked cocktail shrimp or our raw easy peel large shrimp. Roundy's cooked shrimp are cooked in the shell to give you the most brilliant red color and best texture available. No matter what shrimp you would like, we have made it simple for you to have restaurant quality shrimp right at home.
At Pick 'n Save Pharmacy, convenience is just one part of living up to your life. Our professional pharmacists will fill your prescriptions while you fill your cart and provide you with all the professional pharmacy services you've come to expect. To view our Privacy Practices (HIPAA) please click here .
Free Diabetes Medications
We now have FREE diabetes medications to offset the highs and lows of managing diabetes. See our pharmacist or click here for more details and a list of applicable medications.
Automatic Refills
With our Ready For You program your prescription refills are automatically refilled for you on your schedule. We'll even call you when they're done to remind you! Ask one of our pharmacy associates how you can take advantage of this time saving service.
We are your convenient source for flu shots this year. We can also provide vaccines for shingles, pneumonia, whooping cough and tetanus.
Pet Medications
Your Pick 'n Save Pharmacy is now your source for all pet medications, including those previously only available at the vet's office!
Blood Pressure Tracker
Click here to access your key to healthier blood pressure management.
Experience over 500 varieties of the freshest fruits and vegetables from around the corner to around the world. You will be sure to enjoy mouth watering and succulent fruit, crispy and crunchy vegetables including many unique and exotic items. We're committed to offering the best quality, best eating fruits and vegetables you've ever eaten. It's what we demand of ourselves and what you should expect from us.
Award-Winning Produce
We are pleased to announce that, in recognition of our efforts, we are one of only 12 grocery retailers in the nation to be awarded Produce for Better Health Foundation's (PBH) top honor of " Role Model Status " for the third consecutive year. We have eagerly partnered with PBH to support their mission, which is "to achieve increased daily consumption of fruits and vegetables for better health by leveraging private industry and public sector resources, motivating key consumer influencers, and promoting fruits and vegetables directly to consumers". PBH, a nonprofit organization, acts as a respected liaison between the industry and the public health community. Roundy's is proud to have earned this award and continues our commitment of educating consumers about the importance of produce and living healthy lifestyles and about the health benefits of filling half their plates with fruits and veggies.
What's in Season?
We know that now, more than ever before, you are looking for great variety, great value and outstanding quality in the foods you purchase for your family. We are as passionate as you are about the produce you put on your table; we work hard to provide you with the very best quality at the best value! Check in here to see what's in season!!
Organic Produce
All of our organic produce is USDA Certified and must meet the same strict quality standards as our conventional produce. We continuously strive to carry the most abundant variety of organics in each of our stores.
Choose Local
Pick 'n Save is committed to sourcing locally grown produce. Click here to meet the farmers that help bring fresh fruits and vegetables to your table.
Growing Connections
We're passionate about our relationships, with our vendors and our customers, and we're pleased to introduce you to our growers. Click here to meet the valued farmers who produce top quality fruits and vegetables for YOUR table! When you shop Pick 'n Save for your fresh produce, you are Growing Connections!
Fresh Cut Fruit and Vegetables
Our fresh cut fruit and cored pineapples are prepared fresh throughout the day in your favorite store. Our goal is to provide you with the best tasting, best quality product at the time you want it.
Own Brand
Our Roundy's potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, celery and precut microwaveable vegetables had to pass rigid product specifications before our chairman would put his name on it. When the label says Roundy's, you can always be assured you're purchasing the finest product available.
Salad Bar
Help yourself to our plentiful salad bar daily from 8am to 7pm. Select from a variety of fresh salad greens, fresh cut fruits, sweet desserts and a variety of your favorite salad toppings. Add a little spice to your life and try our signature fresh made salsas and guacamoles too! Find a list of stores with salad bars here !
In-Store Sampling & Demos
Stop for a sample and learn nutritional and product use information from knowledgeable staff. Intriguing items on display? Ask any clerk for a free sample and product information.
Roundy's brings superior quality, freshness, variety and value to you in our grocery store brands. Found in every aisle of our store, our brands offer the same or better quality as national brands – with up to 30% savings every day.... more
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Kristi Roberts will not be able to judge this weekend so the following changes have been submitted to AKC.
Qualifying judges are now Linda Noga and Hal Gierman.
Derby judges are now Linda Noga and Pat Kenny.
We appreciate Hal and Pat stepping in to help us and look forward to having Kristi judge for us in the future.


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JACKSON – Dr. David Parvin's new murder trial in Monroe Countyis back on track, although details are still pending.
Parvin, now 73, was sentenced to life in prison after his 2011 conviction for the 2007 shooting death of his 68-year-old wife, Joyce, at their home.
Today, the Mississippi Supreme Court rejected a state motion to re-hear its April decision to throw out his conviction and sent it back for re-trial.
The high court said, among other things, that controversial forensic pathologist Dr. Steven Hayne lacked the official expertise to tell the trial jury about how he thought the shooting occurred and other ballistics details.
Parvin is represented by James L. Robertson of Jackson, Tucker Carrington of Oxford, Jim Waide and Rachel Pierce Waide of Tupelo.
They have asked the circuit court in Monroe County to grant him bail while his new trial is prepared. That decision appeared to be on hold while the re-hearing motion was considered.
• Read Friday's Daily Journal for more details.


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This casserole can be made ahead, covered and refrigerated until ready to bake. Don't forget to add a few extra minutes to the bake time since it will be cold when it goes in the oven.
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text: Okay, so today I'm at work listening to the radio station called "the Loop" 97.9 WLUP here in Chicago. I'm building a bike, and after the morning D.J. ends his shift at 10, they have 10 songs in a row. The mid shift D.J., Erin Carmen, gives you three clues for the days category, and you have to guess what the item is, as well as give the three clues. Today's category was T.V. show, and the three clues were sitcom, Chicago, and Bundy. I had the answer, and I was debating on calling since the prize is a concert, on my Birthday. I decided to call in, and I was fumbling with my cell phone, kept passing by the pre set phone number for the station. I finally got it, and the phone immediately starts ringing. Then Erin picks up the phone, and I started trembling. I was the 15th caller, and I had to repeat the three clues, plus have the correct answer, which was "Married with Children". I won a pair of tickets to see "Kid Rock" at the Sears center in Hoffman estates. The concert just happens to be on my birthday, May 23rd. One prize winner this week, gets to go backstage and meet kid rock, and have their picture taken with him. Freaking awesome. I'm not a huge Kid Rock fan, but I will enjoy the show. (I hope)


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You've probably noticed some carnival games are hard to win. So we're exposing the secrets ways carnival workers are playing you with our hidden cameras, and go a step further — showing you exactly how they do it.
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Carnival games can offer big prizes that seem so easy to win. And sometimes, people do! But ever wonder why some games are just so hard?
We rolled our hidden cameras from Missisippi to Indiana, crashing carnivals and revealing the tricks behind some of the most popular games, from the shootout to milk bottles and the tub toss.
Our first stop was the basketball toss. It's one of the most popular games on the midway. Undercover, we watched kid after kid lose. Then I tried to play, and couldn't make a single shot. So we brought in a real athlete: Carly Thibault, a top college basketball shooter. If anyone can make a free throw, Carly can. But at the carnival, she made 13 tries, and not a single basket. "Two or three of them bounced around on the rim and popped right out," she said. In fact, we watched more than 100 tries. And only two customers made a basket.
"This game is — the way it's made, it's designed for the player to lose," said Bruce Walstad, an investigator who specializes in rigged carnival games. When most people go to the carnival they think they're shooting at a round hoop. But Walstad revealed that the hoops are often ovals. "Your chances of sinking the ball in that basket are slim to none," he told us. And, he said, it's no mistake. Believe it or not, some carnival rims are actually made — on purpose —smaller, and oval.
Richard Margittay, the author of two books on carnival games (carnivalcongames.com) told us we could buy the smaller carnival rims and steered us to a website where we bought one with ease.Story: Rossen Reports: Are air-conditioning repairers being competent and honest?
And there's another secret too: Balls are often overinflated, and so springy they bounce right off the rims. It happened to us almost every shot. So we went back to the carnival with our cameras out.
I introduced myself to a carnival worker, and told him that experts say some of these games are rigged.
"I don't know about that," he replied. "I know mine ain't.
He told us that just before we walked up, one boy won. The worker admitted his rims were oval. So we asked: Does that seem fair? "Not regulation goals," he replied. "Of course it seems fair. If the goals were open this big, guess what? Every person that shot would win."
Experts say some rims are so small, even if you made the perfect shot your odds are still low. "You'd probably have a half inch margin either way," Walstad told us.
Next, we turned to the simple tub toss. The carnival worker told us that what you can't see is a spring behind the tub that bounces the balls out.
I tried, but couldn't win. So to get me to play again, the worker showed me how to do it, making it look easy.
How does he do it? Experts Richard Margittay and Bruce Walstad say he cheats. Here's the trick: Before he plays, he puts three balls in. But he only takes two balls out for his shot, leaving one in the tub. Now, when he plays, there's a ball in there, cutting down on the bounciness. It's a perk you don't get when you play.
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The reasons that works, said Walstad, is that the ball in the tub deadens the shot ball so it can't fly out. "But when your money comes out to play and I give you the two balls to play, out comes that helpful deadening ball in there," he said. The result? "You lose every time."
The carnival worker told us his game isn't rigged, and the carnival director told us that none of them are.
"That's a thing of the past," the carnival general manager said. "We get very few complaints. We monitor our games, we background check our employees."Story: Rossen Reports: Do missing child posters really work?
We took a look at the old classic milk bottle game. Walstad set up a game for us, using three one-pound regulation milk bottles. "Bottom two are lined up perfectly," he said. I rolled, and knocked them all down. Then, I tried it out on the Indiana midway.
I lost. I wasn't the only loser — other customers couldn't win, either. Even the game operator himself couldn't knock them all over.
"If the game is set up fairly with both pins even, you can knock all three down," said Walstad. But if the carnival worker brings one of the pins forward — even by a half an inch — that front pin absorbs all of the ball's energy, and you don't win.
Of all the games we played, experts say shoot out the star is the trickiest. To try it, we brought in a former special forces sniper, who can hit a nickel-sized target with ease.
He flat-out lost the $5 game. So we asked the carnival worker: Is this game winnable? He pointed out several winners. But my buddy, I told him, is a special forces sniper — and he couldn't win. "I've had a lot of shooters come over here and can't beat this game," the worker said.
Experts say, the pellets are often too small for the gun. And the sights are off, causing ammo to fly all over the place.
When we pulled our cameras out, we asked the carnival worker if the sights on his guns were regulation. The guy running the shootout didn't want to talk anymore.
"When I see a small child standin' there handin' over their allowance money to play a game that I know they cannot win, that really angers me," said Walstad. "It's theft by deception, end of story."
In some cases rigged carnival games are illegal, but laws vary from state to state. And of course, there are games that are fair, that you can win. And experts say some carnivals are better than others. They advise you should play games where you're competing against other customers, where someone is guaranteed to win. And there are also games for little kids, where you win a prize every time.


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Congradulations must go out to The Little Rock School District For getting the word that they are now desegragated. I think.....
There has been millions of dollars spent and made on this desegration plot by our very own Federal Government. The laywers are the winners for the money they made and The Government can pat themselves on the back to another fine job their long reaching tenacles have made. The losers are the kids. See they wanted all schools to be, for the layman, 50-50. Im speaking racially. They said is was because schools way out there, small schools, were not getting as much federal funding as the big schools were. And some schools were doing better with grades.... the small schools.... go figure. Why coudln't they disperse some of the money the big schools received to the smaller ones, but that is to simple and does not make news.
Now we have kids that board buses at six, yes a.m., to drive 10-20 miles to another school when there is a school 2 blocks form their home. Then they don't get home sometimes until 7:30, yes p.m. Grades have gone down and dropouts have increased. Don't blaime them. That's 13 hours a day they have to go to school. No time to play, and run, ride bikes or just be kids.
Here is a great example of the fine leadership we have at one of our public schools.
I have a client who is an AP teacher of science and math. She and the four other AP teachers found out about a grant from Exxon/Mobil for science and math that was 75,000. Dang it boy. So for 18 months they worked tirelessly wiht the students on projects, (energy, robitics..scienc and math stuff) to get the grant. They WON! The school was notified and all ws good. Until the other teachers, English, history and the such, cried foul! They said that was not fair...true, there is no ferris wheel on school campus..sorry! So The admistration informed Exxon/Mobil that they were not going to be able to accept the grant.
Exxon/Mobil came and talked with the administration, probably to see what kind of crack heads would turn down 75,000 dollars. Anyway, deal was struck and the school would get the money. Yeah! Not so fast. They, The administration decides to go back on their word after the money was received and only GIVE THE KIDS WHO HAD THE LOWEST GRADES IN THE AP CLASSES 100 DOLLARS A PIECE. Now there are about 65 students in these courses so they get 6,500 dollars for math and science.. What happened to the rest...lunch tabels and new paint on the parking lot!
Total Crap. My client did inform me today that she won the Stephens award and will be getting 5,000 for her class. They cna't touch that!
Here's how it works in my world. I own a small business wtih 5 employees. They have a quota thta they have to meet each week and they are paid a commision on that quota. If they go over, they get extra commision. They can make all the money they want to, they jsut have to work for it!
Heck, I don't even take away form the one who makes the most to give it the one that has least...Is that still ok?
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Lately I have been working myself to death, over 12 hours or more at the shop everyday, working on several projects all at once, it is nutty.
Ok, this is what I have in store for you this week;
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KUALA LUMPUR: A desperate Goh Liu Ying went to Kelantan at the behest of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Tengku Mahaleel Tengku Ariff to seek help from a traditional healer to recover from a right knee injury.
For the 24-year-old Liu Ying, the traditional method is another option to consider before she makes a decision whether to go under the knife.
A surgery could put her out of action for about four to eight months and jeopardise her mixed doubles partnership with Chan Peng Soon. There are a number of major tournaments this year – the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 21-Aug 4, World Championships in Copenhagen from Aug 25-31 and Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, from Sept 28-Oct 5.


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Fall theater show restages the Trojan War
Posted November 6, 2008; 11:33 a.m.
"Troy: After and Before," the annual fall show sponsored by the Program in Theater and Dance in the Lewis Center for the Arts, will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15, and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 20-22, at the Berlind Theatre.
The production will feature two very different takes on the Trojan War: Aeschylus' "Agamemnon," as translated by the late Princeton scholar Robert Fagles, and Euripides' "Iphigenia at Aulis," as translated by senior Lucas Barron.
The performance is directed by Tim Vasen, a lecturer in theater and dance and the Lewis Center, whose previous work at the Berlind includes "Boris Godunov" and "The Playboy of the Western World."
The project originated in a theater and dance class last spring titled "Re: Staging the Greeks," which also was sponsored by the Program in Hellenic Studies. A group of 16 undergraduates read and performed works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes. During spring break, the class and its instructors -- Vasen and Michael Cadden, director of the Program in Theater and Dance -- visited ancient Greek theaters and worked with local theater professionals with a special interest in restaging Greek tragedy for contemporary audiences. Nine members of the class are part of the 16-member cast of "Troy: After and Before."
Ticket prices range from $10 to $15. They are available by calling the McCarter Theatre Center box office at (609) 258-ARTS, or by calling University Ticketing at (609) 258-9220 or visiting its website.


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EXE739 - Internationalising the Curriculum
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ContentThis unit deals with the proposition that all teachers are working within diverse and increasingly internationalised and globalised contexts worldwide. It begins with a theoretical and practical discussion of the implications of internationalisation and globalisation on education and pedagogy and curriculum. It looks at the impact these changes have had on crucial notions, particularly language culture, identity and difference and the implications of this for teaching and learning. Finally, the unit investigates the ways that we as educators might work within the different contexts in which we are concerned to provide viable and far thinking curricula for students in internationalising educational contexts in Australia and overseas.
AssessmentEssay: that explores the theoretical and practical implications of globalisation and internationalisation on educational contexts and its consequences for curriculum design in local/global educational contexts (2500 words, 50%)
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First he maliciously calls Romney a tax dodger ... and when that is proven unmitigatingly false ... he now says that Romney "sullies" Mormanism.
This from the man who cannot, or will not, get a budget passed in the Senate for three consecutive years; and who has benefited greatly financially from peddling his political influence.
Since he's announced his retirement after the end of his present term, he has plenty of "flexibility" to be as much of a misery as he wants to be.


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Reporting from ChildFund Uganda
An outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has claimed the lives of at least 16 people in Uganda since late July, now appears to be under control, according to the World Health Organization.
Although the epicenter of the outbreak is in the Kibaale district, more than 230 suspected cases have been identified and are being monitored by the Ministry of Health. Although the bulk of these cases are in Kibaale and surrounding districts, a few are reported in three districts where ChildFund has operations: Kiboga, Amuria and Kampala. To date, there are no Ebola cases involving children and families in ChildFund's program areas.
ChildFund Uganda, which has been monitoring the situation since the onset, mounted a response plan in Kiboga, which is closest to the epicenter. All other ChildFund programs are on alert, with preparedness plans in place, should the situation change.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a deadly disease caused by the Ebola virus first identified in Africa in the mid-1970s. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the incubation period for Ebola ranges from 2 to 21 days. The onset of illness is abrupt and is characterized by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. A rash, red eyes, hiccups and internal and external bleeding may be seen in some patients. Up to 90 percent of people who are infected with Ebola die from it, according to the National Institutes of Health.
ChildFund is collaborating with Uganda's Ministry of Health in all of its preparedness and response activities that include
Since the first cases were reported, Uganda's Ministry of Health has helped the Kiboga district set up a surveillance and response team to quickly identify and isolate cases of the disease. The Ministry of Health is also providing continuous medical education sessions on Ebola for the Kiboga hospital staff.
Although the outbreak appears to be now traced to its source and contained, ChildFund Uganda remains on alert.


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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Charles "Chuck" Young, 76, of Alexandria, Va., formerly of Sheffield, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at Inova Hospital in Alexandria.
He was born in Buda on March 7, 1936, to Guy and Lillian (Turner) Young. After the death of his mother, he and his brother were raised by their uncle and aunt, Ray and Effie Cunningham of Sheffield. Chuck graduated from Sheffield High School in 1955 and attended college for a year at Northern Montana State. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1958 and served in the Submarine Service until 1968, at which time he joined the U.S. Naval Maritime Intelligence, retiring in 1992.
He is survived by his brothers, Keith (Gene) Young of Sheffield, Marvin Cunningham of of Cascade, Mont., and Phil (Donna) Cunningham of Princeton; a sister, Maureen Turner of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a special friend, JoAnn Decker, and his goddaughter, Laura, of Alexandria, Va.; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, foster parents and a sister, Verleigh "Sis" Sperry-Wyatt.
Cremation has been accorded and inurnment of cremains will take place in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by the Everly-Wheatly Funeral Homes, Alexandria, Va. Condolences may be sent by signing the book at www.everlywheatleyfuneralhome.com.


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Joseph Nye writes on the delicate balancing act the Obama administration must perform in negotiations with changing governments in the Middle East.
According to a United States State Department official, the concept of "smart power" – the intelligent integration and networking of diplomacy, defense, development, and other tools of so-called "hard" and "soft" power – is at the heart of the Obama administration's foreign-policy vision. Currently, however, Obama's smart-power strategy is facing a stiff challenge from events in the Middle East.
If Obama fails to support the governments in Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, or Yemen, he may jeopardize important foreign-policy goals such as Middle East peace, a naval base in the Persian gulf, stability in oil markets, or cooperation against Al Qaeda terrorists. On the other hand, if he merely supports such governments, he will antagonize those countries' new information-empowered civil society, thus jeopardizing longer-term stability.
Balancing hard-power relations with governments with soft-power support for democracy is like walking a tightrope. The Obama administration has wobbled in this balancing act, but thus far it has not fallen off.


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The U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award is the highest honor awarded to soccer players in the United States. The Male and Female Athletes of the Year awards are the oldest and most prestigious awards of their kind, dating back to 1984 for the men and 1985 for the women, while the Young Male and Young Female awards were added in 1998.
Online votes registered at ussoccer.com count for 50% of the total votes, while the other 50% is represented by votes compiled from members of the national media and U.S. Soccer representatives, including National Team coaches and members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors. A player can only win the Young Athlete award once in his or her career.
Rush Soccer's own Lindsey Horan is one of five nominees for the Young Female Athlete of the Year! Please take 10 seconds and cast your vote by visiting this page and clicking next to Lindsey's name and then click vote! Literally it is a matter of seconds and you can vote multiple times so please do!
Voting is now open and winners are announced on November 26 so please get to work and help one of our own yet again break new ground!


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Ducks look to bring their own heat to Tempe
Posted on 23 Sep 2010 by Ryan Frank.
The Ducks are finally ready for the Pac-10 Season to begin. Oregon is coming off another big win after punishing Portland State 69-0 last Saturday at Autzen Stadium. Although the Vikings weren't exactly a worthy opponent, they were only on the schedule due to a change by Central Michigan. The Ducks are coming into Saturdays game in Tempe averaging an outstanding 63 Points a game and over 611 ya...


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Terry Bradshaw not impressed by Drew Brees' TD record
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Former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is not shy about ripping current quarterbacks.
In the past, Bradshaw has been critical of Ben Roethlisberger. On Thursday, Bradshaw turned his attention toward Drew Brees. Seems Bradshaw is not impressed that Brees now holds the NFL record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (48).
Im not into records, fellas, Bradshaw told WFAN radio in New York. Im just into winning football games. The Saints hadnt won a game this season. Im not into records, Im into winning Super Bowls. We lose sight of why we play. We play to win and to win championships, not break records.
Bradshaw, a longtime analyst for FOX, also felt it was inappropriate for New Orleans coach Sean Payton to attend Sunday nights record-breaking game in which the Saints defeated the Chargers.
Count Terry Bradshaw among those not impressed with Drew Brees surpassing Johnny Unitas' consecutive games with a touchdown record. (AP Photo)
I was a little upset that he (Brees) went to the NFL to get Payton back to watch him break a record, Bradshaw said. Im like, 'Are you kidding me? I never would have gone and asked. I thought it was disrespectful to the San Diego Chargers.
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G-Basketball: HP's road streak hits two
FRISCO - HP went on the road again Tuesday and scored another victory, this one coming against an athletic Fri...Read more
G-Cr. Country: Scots' depth takes state
ROUND ROCK - The depth up and down the roster on HP"s girls cross country team gave it top results all season ...Read more
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HP begins its postseason play Tuesday with high hopes of a return to the Region II-4A Tournament. The Scots (2...Read more
G-Cr. Country: Scots run away at 10-4A
HP opened its charge toward the UIL Championships on Thursday by winning the District 10-4A title at Wylie Hig...Read more
Volleyball: Regional playoff preview
The Scots have their bi-district playoff set, facing Frisco Liberty at 7 p.m. next Tuesday at Carrollton R.L. ...Read more
Volleyball: HP aces Wylie East in three
HP served notice to the rest of the regional field Tuesday night with one of its best performances of the seas...Read more
Volleyball: HP clinches 2nd playoff seed
ROCKWALL - HP had it on cruise control Tuesday night, and drove right through Rockwall on its way to the posts...Read more
G-Cr. Country: 2nd in 5A at Lewisville
HP tuned up for the postseason with another dominant run Saturday, taking second place in a 5A-based Rick Neil...Read more
Volleyball: Scots cruise past McKinney
HP can finally look ahead to the next game. Sure, the Scots had their upcoming match, make that rematch, again...Read more
Volleyball: Scots roll over Wylie, 3-1
HP moved to 8-1 in district play and one step closer to clinching a playoff spot with a 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 2...Read more
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HP opened up the second half of district play with another decisive win, earning its third consecutive sweep i...Read more
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Topics: "House District 7B Candidates" & "Minnesota Wolf Hunting Season"
Description: The withdrawal of Rep. Kerry Gauthier from the Minnesota House District 7B election due to a sex scandal has thrown the race wide open. Two write-in candidates have emerged, and the Republican hopeful whose name is on the ballot may have suddenly become the front-runner.
And for the first time, Minnesota will have a managed wolf hunting season, now that the wolf has been taken off the Federal endangered species list.
Guests: Travis Silvers, R-Candidate for District 7B; Erik Simonson, Write-In Candidate District 7B; Dan Stark, MN DNR Wolf Specialist


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http://us.cnn.com/2013/09/06/world/b...arebar_twitterMove over, Mauna Loa.
A group of scientists say they've found a volcano bigger than you.
Way bigger.
An underwater volcano dubbed Tamu Massif was found some 1,000 miles east of Japan, says William Sager, a professor at the University of Houston, who led a team of scientists in the discovery.
The volcano is about the size of the state of New Mexico and is among the largest in the solar system, Sager says.
Tamu Massif covers an area of about 120,000 square miles. In comparison, the largest active volcano on land, Hawaii's Mauna Loa, is about 2,000 square miles, Sager says.


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It's times like this I'd love to be able to doodle on webpages, but for the time being I'm stuck in Advogato with text only. Ah, well...
When you spend money, that money has a value to the economy which is more than what you spend. If you buy a shirt for $30, the shop owner uses that money to pay wages, buy groceries. So out of your $30 maybe $20 recirculates into the economy, and then that gets respent. Typically your $30 purchase is worth about $60 to the economy.
Imports are dead money. It's money that is getting taken out of the economy. When you buy an imported product in the supermarket, then a lot of what you pay is going to the importer, and from there going out of the country.
That's basic economics 101.
Now what happens when you buy computer software? Almost all of the computer software for sale worldwide is US produced, and has very high margins. That means when you spend $100 on Windows, $80 of that is probably going to leave the country. There is no multiplier feedback loop, where the money you spend goes towards improving your local economy, buying local products and generating local employment. It's dead money.
One of the things you get with free software is the freedom to choose your supplier. The sources are available, which means that a company supporting the product can sprout up anywhere. You don't need to go to the GNOME Foundation to get a GNOME desktop administered or supported, chances are there's some cocky college graduate living in your town who can do it for you, cheaper.
And this is where all the TCO arguments coming out of Redmond fall flat on their face. Let's say, for arguments sake, that installing and supporting GNOME is 20% more expensive overall for the first 5 years you use it. It's cheaper afterwards, but play along with me for a sec.
So when you spend $100M on Windows, $80M of that leaves the country. You get $20M working for the local economy. When you spend $120M supporting GNOME with local companies, $120M stays in the economy.
This isn't a question of percentage points, it's multiples we're talking about. $1 invested in free software by a government is an investment worth 5 or 6 times the equivalent investment in Windows.
You're spending more, but it's an investment in local industry, the local computer industry. It's an incentive for local graduates to stay in the country to earn a living, rather than moving to the US. It's a cheap way to kick-start your local knowledge economy.
When Jeff Waugh said we changed the rules, he's right. We've changed the way the world works. We've changed people's expectations. We've given people the freedom to choose.


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European stock markets were down in the week from 19th to 23d March 2012 (-3.5% Milan, London -1.9%, -2.3% Frankfurt, Paris -3.3%). Market sentiment was affected by the renewed fears of a weakening Chinese economy.
An increase in fuel prices operated by the government in Beijing (the second in the last 6 weeks) plus a warning on estimates of the auto market by Chinese producers' association (probably less than 5% growth), weighted on the Auto&Parts sector, which was down by 4.7% in Europe.
Pirelli closed the week at € 8.83 (-1.8%) with an average daily traded volumes of approximately 5 million. Goldman Sachs (Buy, € 14.3) and Citi (Buy, TP € 10.5 from € 8.5) renewed the positive view on the stock indicating Pirelli as one of the few companies in the sector with room for upside in spite of the recent rally. The consensus target price now stands at € 9.85 with 91% of coverage with positive recommendations.
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Guest Author - Heidi Shelton Jenck
What sounds do you hear in dog?
That is a simple, yet critical, question for children learning to read, write, and spell. Being able to identify the sounds in words, break sounds apart and blend them back together, and move sounds around in words is an important skill, and an early predictor for reading success. Children who can hear and manipulate sounds in words, then connect the sounds to letters, are often beginning to read and write simple words. Children who have difficulty learning to read often need instruction to improve their phonemic awareness skills.
How can you tell if a child has strong phonemic awareness skills? Start with the basics.
Identifying sounds in words is a good place to start. Phoneme identity is the ability to recognize common sounds in different words. For example, ask the child what sound is the same in bat, broom, and bed. The answer is the sound made by the letter b. If a child gives a different answer, model by doing the exercise a few times, then try asking again.
Blending sounds together to make a word is a little harder. Ask your child or student to listen to some sounds. Then, ask what word you are saying. I like to call this the Robot Game. For example, pretend to be a robot and say the sounds in the word dog. Leave a short space between saying each sound: /d/ /o/ /g/. See if the child can blend the sounds together in their mind, then tell you the word dog. I currently have a student who can identify all the letters and the sounds they make, but cannot blend sounds or letters into words. He needs more work in phoneme blending. His current strategy for reading simple books is to visually memorize whole words, which makes reading a tiring and frustrating activity.
Segmenting sounds is the opposite of blending. Good readers and spellers are able to break words into sounds. For example, ask a child, How many sounds do you hear in dog? If they have good segmenting skills they should be able to break the word apart into three sounds: /d/ /o/ /g/. Once a child can segment words, and knows which letters represent each sound, they can also spell simple words.
Blending and segmenting skills are part of the reading and writing process. Blending words is a strategy used to help children read unfamiliar words. Segmenting words into individual sounds helps children spell words they havent memorized.
Finally, check to see whether your child or student can manipulate sounds by adding and deleting sounds in words. For example, ask what would happen if you add the sound /f/ to the word or. Or, ask the opposite: what would happen if you took the sound /f/ off of the word for?
Children need to understand that letters have sounds, and words are made up of those sounds. Strong phonemic awareness skills are a critical building block for beginning readers and writers.


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I'm working on a couple of hacks right now. The first is a patch to Nautilus to allow file-deletion , moving of files to the trash, from the Music View. I found that with the various mp3's I download from napster or gnutella, I quite often end up with incompletes. With a Music View that allows you to delete files, you can easily hear if the song is complete or not and then optionally delete the file.
The other hack which I haven't started yet, but I want to soon, is an importer for gnome-cal calendar data into Evolution.
Unfortunately my extra time is limitted lately. Hopefully that will change soon.


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I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
Very cool, he's not major enough of a character for me to drop that much coin on, but it's nice to see they're doing more stuff like this. I'll have to be happy with the Hasbro version, which was alright for its time.
He's a major one for me...think he looks pretty awesome.
You're right...the Hasbro version is very good, actually one of their best...I still have it on display with the rest of my "Bossk" stuff....but seeing that gallery on the SS site with Bossk in some dynamic poses, well...I'm sold... can't wait!
I confess I nearly pulled the trigger on the preorder, knowing I could always kill the order later, but I don't like to do that too much. I think between Hasbro's version being so good, this being a lot of money, and the Tusken Raider shipping around that same time (this says Dec 12, Tusken has been pushed back to Nov 12), it's just not in the cards for me. Plus, the exclusive head doesn't do it for me at all, it's too extreme, so if I change my mind I can just get the regular version instead (although I try to always get SE usually). But overall it was a tough choice, I could have been swayed by almost anything, a 3rd set of hands even.
So, is the screaming head the only thing that's exclusive? I actually don't really care for that headsculpt too much, as JT said, it's too extreme. Maybe it wouldn't look so out of place if the body pose wasn't so static in contrast. Anyways, I might just wait to get the standard version. This is a major one for me though. It looks amazing!
I think what bugs me most about the head is the mouth opens too wide, and the teeth are way too detailed, it's like a horror piece rather than a Star Wars piece. They went too exaggerated when the look called for more restraint.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Looking at that exclusive head portrait, I immediately thought of this great Hasbro "Unleashed" figure:
....and that's the dynamic pose I'll attempt with the Sideshow figure utilizing that snarling portrait.
Is the snarl and the teeth over the top? You bet! But I like how it gives us some more alternatives for display. I also think that snarl might be a nod to the more "action-oriented" Trandoshans we've seen featured on the SW:CW show...
Either way, it's a welcome addition to the offering for this Bossk fan...
Can Sideshow's hips go that high? I haven't tried. You'll definitely need a stand to recreate that pose, I'm not even sure where Hasbro thought the figure's balance was supposed to be.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
160 bucks is a lot for a 2 minute scene. He looks great though. I quit buying sideshow do to the expanding cost, but I might have to make an exception.


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This is quite an interesting piece on Ike and the military-industrial complex.
Probably the only President in modern history who really understood how the military worked.
As president, Eisenhower kept a skeptical eye on those boys down at the Pentagon, as he called them. Eisenhower believed in what he called The Great Equation, the balance of security and economic needs. Eisenhower knew, from long experience, not the least as Supreme Allied Commander in World War II, that the military was skillful at getting politicians to pay for unnecessary weapons systems by exaggerating the threat.Ike was certainly not perfect, but we could use another President who had this kind of savvy about how the Pentagon works ... and could be respected by those at the Pentagon.When Defense Secretary Neil McElroy warned him in 1959 that further budget cuts would harm national security, Eisenhower replied, If you go to any military installation in the world where the American flag is flying and tell the commander that Ike says hell give him a gold star for his shoulder of he cuts the budget, therell be such a rush to cut costs that youll have to get out of the way.
Eisenhower would periodically sigh to his staff secretary, General Andrew Goodpaster, God help the nation when it has a president who doesnt know as much about the military as I do.
The warning was not idle. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were politicians who believed in compromise and half-way measures, which they translated into warfare with words like flexible response, surgical strikes, and gradual escalation. The result was Americas descent into the Vietnam War.
Eisenhower, who had run a total war in Europe, was an all-or-nothing man. He warned JFK and LBJ to go all-in or get out of Vietnam. They did not listen.


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God Bless PFC Jamie Harkness. The US Army's newest PFC, but still our neighbor's little girl!
Was always a Stillers fan since the days of Bradshaw, Franco, the Steel curtain, Lambert, et al, but this year I'm indebted to the Pack, so I'm laying a sawbuck on them.
Every Red Blooded American should jump in line to support the Green Bay Packers! The Packers defeated the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon thus earning them the opportunity to go to the Super Bowl . By doing so, they saved the Hard-Working, Red Blooded, Taxpaying Americans literally several million dollars of tax money. How you say? Simple... we were told that if the Chicago Bears had won that President Obama (and probably his family) would be attending the Super Bowl to cheer on his hometown team. Since the Bears lost...the President won't be attending. The money saved from not using Air Force 1, the limosines, all the additional security, and let's not forget Michelle Obama's entourage, is literally several million dollars! Therefore every American should cheer on the Green Bay Packers at the Super Bowl to show them our gratitude. Oh...and let's not forget to thank Chicago Bear's Quarterback Jay Cutler for his role in the Packer's success ! With that said...let's circulate this email to everyone we know so they can understand why they should cheer for America's team ...the Green Bay Packers!
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.