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After years of getting my hair cut in New York City, when visiting my sister, I've started going to a Capital Region-based stylist. I like her well-enough and she does the best I am sure you can do with super fine hair (re: I'm never going to look like I belong in a Pantene commercial, no matter how glorious the cut). There's just one problem: she talks – nonstop. And for me, someone who probably exceeds the average 7,000 words a day spoken by most females, that's saying something.
Now her talking is innocent enough. She's not rude or inappropriate or too inquisitive. In fact, she may believe her conversational style is a way of bonding with and relating to the customer (she'd try to find common ground, then run with it till she found the next thing we had in common). But I just want to sit there and have my locks snipped in silence. I tried given brief, albeit polite, answers and just nodding, but the talking didn't stop. It was 45 minutes of incessant talking.
I do realize this wouldn't bother some people, but I prefer beauty "treatments" (massage, manicures, haircuts) to be a time to relax, unwind, decompress- and that's best done quietly (there's a reason many local spas and salons have low lighting, waterfalls and mood music).
So now it's time for another cut, and I'd like to go back to this woman- I like the job she does and I like her. Do I 1. say nothing and just deal with her conversation for an hour or so? 2. take a book (although the head tilt needed to read may mess with the cut). 3. ask her if we could just relax (and, if so, how?)


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How do you display your minifigs?
Recently, I have started getting big into the collecitble series minifigs, and I now know I want to get all of them. But getting them isn't enough, because my son would die if they weren't on display.
So how do you display your minifigs? I've thought about just going the old baseplate fashion, but i'm not sure.
And how do you display your CSM?
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Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG -- A driver pulled over for keeping his high beams on behind a police cruiser was found to have an illegal switchblade and heroin in his SUV.
On Sunday Fitchburg police officer Tabitha Pepple wanted to inform the driver of a Suzuki X17 that was following her that his high beams are blinding other drivers. When she pulled over to let him pass she wrote in her report that his vehicle stopped behind her. After some time he eventually passed and was pulled over.
The driver, Jose Rosario, 54, of 15 South St., did not roll down the window when Pepple approached and saw through the window that he was sweating a considerable amount, despite the 30-degree weather. She sensed something was wrong and called for backup.
When Rosario did roll down the window, he acted strangely and declared he does not speak English. Rosario had a suspended license and past drug offenses. Police reported finding several baggies of heroin inside the vehicle, a cell phone, a switchblade and $305 in cash separated in different jacket pockets and held with rubber bands in a way often done by drug dealers.
Pepple noted that Rosario claimed to not speak English, but inconsistently understood some of the questions asked by police. She also noted his phone settings were in English.
Rosario was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court Monday and charged with driving with a suspended motor vehicle license, distribution of a Class A drug, possession of a Class A drug, carrying a dangerous weapon, failure to dim headlights and following a vehicle too closely.
He is being held on $2,500 bail. His next scheduled court appearance is Feb. 4.
Police: Leominster man beat woman with beer can
LEOMINSTER -- A Lincoln Street man was released on $1,000 bail after allegedly beating a woman with a beer can because she didn't want him drinking and driving about 1:21 a.m. Christmas.
Steven S. Farwell, 45, 43 Lincoln St., was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Farwell and the 43-year-old victim had been drinking at her home so she took his automobile keys when he wanted to leave, according to Leominster District Court records.
They argued over the keys and she tossed them to him.
The victim "stated that Mr. Farwell then struck her in the face several times with a beer can," a court document said.
The woman had a cut on her forehead and lip when police officer Ny Mao arrived, the court document said.


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CRYSTAL LAKE – Salon MACKK, 415 Congress Pkwy., Crystal Lake, is having a Miracles for Moose Cut-a-Thon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 11.
Suggested donations are $25 for hair cut, $12 hair extensions, and $10 polish changes. There will be raffles and prizes along with food and beverages.
All proceeds will benefit Miracles for Moose, a nonprofit organization founded to help recent Prairie Ridge High School graduate Anthony Mustari in his battle against leukemia.
Salon MACKK – owned by Melinda Thomas, Andie Smith, Chrissy Dehn, Karin Jackowiak and Kristin Shipley – participates in fundraisers throughout the year for breast cancer, Alzheimer's, and heart disease research; Children of Fallen Riders; and the Crystal Lake Food Pantry.
The salon opened in May 2009, and has expanded from its five owner/stylists to four additional stylists, a nail technician and two front desk personnel.
For information, call 815-477-7300, or visit www.salonmackk.com.


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10 New Years Resolutions You Should Break Immediately
A new year means a new set of stupid resolutions. What are you going to change in 2012? Less stress? More savings? Fewer calories? Greater sex? Oh, forget it.
Resolutions are the worst. Statistics say most fail, so who cares about keeping them anyway? Not you. This year, take the easy way out and resolve to do the stuff you can't wait to stop doing. Your proactive defeat will be so much more fun than the guilt trip or the shame!
Don't know where to start? Here are the ten best resolutions to break as soon as possible.


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I've seen numerous discussions about the new Google Apps for Blackberry as well as enhanced Gmail, and just want to throw out my 2-cents.
As a small-business owner (and what might be considered an OCD blackberry user), I've tried pretty much every alternative to using an Exchange/BES setup to get my email delivered with the speed I require for my business.
A number of years ago, I decided to stop hosting my own BES b/c the upgrade costs and hardware demands to make it stable (servers don't like lightning) were a huge PITA, so I started looking for outsourced hosting. I ended up going with themessagecenter.com and have been with them ever since.
I'm not going to be paid for mentioning them, have no financial interest in them, and am mentioning them strictly because I've never before seen technical support folks that are as responsive, friendly, and effective as these people.
If you're a small-business owner that doesn't want to deal w. hosting an exchange server (or paying for the software upgrades) but needs a very robust email platform, I'd suggest you check out TheMessageCenter (themessagecenter.com).
You can sync your blackberry using a google setup via the BIS and get close to Exchange functionality (assuming your domain host can use one of Gmails ports), but if you're looking to exactly replicate Exchange without paying the fees required to host your own Exchange/BES setup, I'd check out TMC. Extremely cost effective (I'm a one-man show and do everything I can to minimize costs). Extremely high-quality tech support (I'm talking real people...not script-readers). And extremely reliable.
Now I'll get off my pulpit. One more time for the record though, I'm not a "paid promoter", I just recently had a tech support issue that TMC was so helpful with, I felt it was about time that I mention them as a really good alternative to those contemplating switching from an in-house Exchange/BES setup to a google-apps alternative to save money.


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TORONTO (AP) - Radiohead has postponed part of its European tour after a stage collapse in Toronto killed the band's drum technician.
A statement posted on the British band's website Thursday says they are dealing with grief from the accident and practical considerations that have forced them to postpone shows in Italy, Germany and Switzerland scheduled through July 9.
Scott Johnson was killed Saturday when the stage came crashing down as the crew set up for a concert in Toronto's Downsview Park. Three other crew members were injured.
The band said the collapse destroyed its light show, which will take weeks to replace. It also caused serious damage to its backline, a term that refers to the amplifiers that typically sit at the back of the stage.
"Whilst we all are dealing with the grief and shock ensuing from this terrible accident, there are also many practical considerations to deal with," the band said.
The statement said new dates for the postponed shows will be announced June 27. The band said it plans to begin performing again on July 10 in Nimes, France.
The cause of the collapse is still under investigation. The Ontario Ministry of Labor has requested documents from four companies involved in the concert: Live Nation, the concert's organizer and promoter, Optex Staging and Services, Nasco Staffing Solutions and Ticker Tape Touring LLP, a company owned by Radiohead.
Toronto-based Optex Staging and Services Inc., is the company that built the stage.
London-based Ticker Tape Touring LLP is part of Radiohead's network of companies that manage the band's merchandise, tours, equipment, music distribution and publishing.
Vancouver-based Nasco Staffing Solutions supplies technical crews for concerts.


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Now that the PlayStation Network is back up and running, Sony has announced the details surrounding its promised 'Welcome Back' program for PSN and Qriocity in North America.
According to the announcement, the package "will be made available shortly after we have fully restored the service. More specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live."
For starters, all PlayStation Network users can select two free games from the following list. (The games can be claimed for thirty days after PSN functionality is fully restored, and will be owned 'forever,' once claimed.)
- PS3 Games (pick 2)
- Dead Nation
- inFAMOUS
- LittleBigPlanet
- Super Stardust HD
- Wipeout HD + Fury
PSP owners can also select two free PSP games from the following list. (The games can be claimed for thirty days after PSN functionality is fully restored, and will be owned 'forever,' once claimed.)
- PSP Games (pick 2)
- LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
- ModNation Racers
- Pursuit Force
- Killzone Liberation
Sony also detailed a handful of 'Welcome Back' goodies available to all PlayStation Network subscribers.
- For all PlayStation Network Subscribers
- A selection of "On Us" rental movie titles will be available to PlayStation Network customers over one weekend, where Video Service is available. Those titles will be announced soon.
- 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PlayStation Plus subscribers.
- Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional 60 days of free subscription.
- Existing Music Unlimited Premium Trial subscription members will receive an additional 30 days of free premium subscription.
- Additional 30 days + time lost for existing members of Music Unlimited Premium/Basic subscription free of charge for existing Premium/Basic members.
- To welcome users Home, PlayStation Home will be offering 100 free virtual items. Additional free content will be released soon, including the next addition to the Home Mansion personal space, and Ooblag's Alien Casino, an exclusive game.
"As a reminder, you will be able to access the above content shortly after services are fully restored," explains the announcement. "We are doing everything we can to make that happen as soon as possible."


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Safety, security affirmed at Ohio private prison
COLUMBUS (AP) — The owner of a lakeshore lock-up in Ohio that last year became the nation's first privately owned state prison says the facility been cleared for accreditation.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America said today that Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut received a 99 percent score from the American Correctional Association after a 72-hour review this week. The association did not immediately return a message today to confirm the finding.
The owner-operator was rebuked by state prison officials after a September audit uncovered dozens of safety, health and security concerns nine months after Ohio handed over the keys.
The state helped the company correct concerns in hopes the prison would pass national inspection.
A company spokesman said it was notified verbally the prison had met safety and security standards.
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Evacuation announcements were broadcast over speakers, posted on signs and tweeted on official Twitter account.
"ATTENTION: Serious weather is about to hit Grant Park. ALL festival goers must evacuate IMMEDIATELY. Head to our 3 evacuation locations NOW," the official Lollapalooza Twitter account tweeted about the same time.
Thunder and lightning accompanied the rains that poured down shortly after everyone was evacuated. The skies finally cleared around 5:30 p.m. and officials worked with the city to reopen Grant Park for Lollapalooza.
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text: One of the world's ten most populated cities, Mexico City is like any city of this size: huge, and vastly varied. Food establishments range from hole-in-the-wall to four-star refinement, and from French to Japanese to contemporary American. Don't worry – there's still some darn good tacos. There are, of course, a number of things that make Mexico City distinctly Mexican, too. In the same day, you can explore the ruins of the Indian city of Tlatelolco and then catch a modern ballet performance downtown, and the parties and parades that take place on the Day of the Dead and Independence Day are like none you've seen before. The Catholic Church is an as essential part of historical and modern Mexican life, as exhibited in massive elaborate cathedrals (such as the Baroque Metropolitan Cathedral) and dozens of unique chapels around town. Mexico City also has quite the vibrant art scene, exhibited in the museums and performance spaces open and opening up around town – and in its flourishing street art. There are plenty of examples of more classic regional art here, too. The Mexican national treasures of Diego Rivera, Luis Barragan, Frida Kahlo, and many more are carefully preserved and displayed in various museums and government buildings.


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Parents' Club
The Carleton Football Parents' Club is a very active and vital part of the Carleton football program. There is a great emphasis put on welcoming our incoming freshman and their families. This starts the process of everyone getting acquainted and working together to support Carleton Football.
Some things that the Parents' Club will be organizing and leading:
- Dinner for players, coaches, and families on Report Day
- Lunch after final scrimmage vs. Wisconsin River Falls
- Name tags for parents including son's name and number
- Pre-game meals for parents and families at minimal cost at all home games
- Reserved area for parents and families to sit at home games
- Senior Dinner before last game of season
- End of Season Banquet
Again this year, everyone will have the opportunity to purchase Carleton football apparel to show your support for our Carleton Knights. Samples and order forms will be available on Report Day.
Communications involving the Parents' Club is done primarily via e-mail. If you don't have access to e-mail, please let us know and we will notify you by another means. Parents' information including e-mail addresses and cell phone numbers will be obtained on Report Day.
There will also be a kick-off meeting for the Parents' Club on Report Day to give everyone a good idea of all the things we do. There will be many opportunities for everyone to get involved and help support Carleton Knights Football!
We look forward to an exciting 2014 season. Go Knights!!!
Contact Jon Reppe at email@example.com with any questions.


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Patti Smith has been one of my faves since a roommate back in the 70s once forced me (kicking and screaming) to listen to Radio Ethiopia, for which I'm now eternally grateful. Raw, immediate, surreal… yet truly real. Soon after, I discovered her first album – Horses – and I was hooked.
Patti actually created much of the groundwork for New York's CBGB's scene of the 70s, inspiring bands like Television, The Ramones, and Talking Heads. "Like her hero Jim Morrison she wrote absurd verses more fit for a diary than a rock 'n' roll record, but could also follow them with lines that genuinely terrified." (Chris Dahlen, Pitchfork) Lovingly dubbed "Poet Laureate of Punk" by NPR, Patti layered her cutting poetry with a killer band to create a blend that continues to inspire fans and artists alike.
As I was rummaging through the library's collection the other day, I was happy to find a copy of the Legacy Edition of Horses, the 2005 reissue of her seminal 1975 album that was named by Rolling Stone as one of the top 50 rock albums of all time. Expanded to two full discs, the 30th anniversary edition includes the original album as produced by John Cale, that's been newly remastered by Greg Calbi with amazing results. The set includes a bonus track, Patti's gutsy remake of My Generation (originally released as a B-side) and… a bonus live performance of Horses, recorded in its entirety at London's Meltdown Festival in 2005. "These things, these relics, are alive in the fists of memory. We search for them in close-up as we search for our own hands in a dream." (Patti Smith)
Just for fun, here's an amazingly clean video from 1976 – the title track from Horses, leading into another classic remake, a cover of Hendrix' Hey Joe from the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test. As the commercial says… "priceless." Enjoy.
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With BioShock Infinite about to conclude its final story, series creator Ken Levine made the shocking announcement that developer Irrational Games will be restructuring significantly. Levine and a select few others will take new roles within parent organization Take-Two, while the remainder of Irrational's staff will be laid off.
"I am winding down Irrational Games as you know it," Levine said in the announcement. "I'll be starting a smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor at Take-Two. That is going to mean parting ways with all but about fifteen members of the Irrational team. There's no great way to lay people off, and our first concern is to make sure that the people who are leaving have as much support as we can give them during this transition."
He explained, "While I'm deeply proud of what we've accomplished together, my passion has turned to making a different kind of game than we've done before. To meet the challenge ahead, I need to refocus my energy on a smaller team with a flatter structure and a more direct relationship with gamers."
Levine plans to transition to an unspecified new role that involves "narrative-driven games for the core gamer that are highly replayable." He adds that any new projects will be exclusively downloadable. It is unclear if the new venture will continue with the Irrational Games banner. He noted that 2K will take the reins of the BioShock universe, so this may not be the end for the series.
He added that other Take-Two will try to help affected members land new jobs, whether elsewhere within 2K or with other developers, for whom it plans to hold a recruiting day.


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In this age of Facebook, Blogging, Spam, Telephone Marketing, Sarcastic Humour, where anyone of any educational stature can fill the airwaves with whatever might enter their heads at any moment - does chivalry deserve a come back?
Where is the integrity of old gone? In the days when knights were knights and, well ....
What ever happened to this:
When examining medieval literature, chivalry can be classified into three basic but overlapping areas:
These three areas obviously overlap quite frequently in chivalry, and are often indistinguishable.
Different weight given to different areas produced different strands of chivalry:
Upon my honor,
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Harley - interesting history - I feel very romantic thinking about it...... which I don't suppose was your point though... it does make sense though that we need some sort of code to prevent war - the hunter gatherers had the erratic retaliation - http://www.wattpad.com/143828-my-ishmael-daniel-quinn?p=35 - the french had chivalry - we've now got the UN conventions -
Can't I have:
Upon my honor,
It's up to you. I could pick apart some of those points, but in the end it's your decision.
Harley - go on pick - I'm curious...
I would do if I had the time.
Unfortunately, I don't at the moment.
Harley - fair enough :)
Nope, not in my book. When the very first sentence you quote says "Duties to countrymen and fellow Christians", well, my beloved ancestors, no less beloved because they were practicing Jews, were stolen from, unfairly taxed, prohibited from certain livelihoods, forced to live in ghettos, periodically raped and murdered, and finally expelled, simply for being Jews, from such virtuously chivalric countries as England, France, Spain and Germany (or, more accurately, the various German states).
This so-called "chivalry" was merely a refined version of the same old primitive ingroup/outgroup tribalism that has infected, and continues to infect so much of our world. It's nice to look at the pretty surface, but underneath, they were no better than any who came before or after them.
Or, as my ex-husband once said "At least Hitler built the autobahns!"
Natalie - LOL - well I'm finding the opposite - I'm finding that after years of thrashing about and saying just whatever I pleased - I'm craving some guidance re moral behaviour or character development.
Well, I think there is plenty of guidance for moral behavior and development of good character. People have been writing about it for millennia, in every culture that had writing, and passing it down orally in cultures that didn't. A more pressing question for me is, what is the definition of moral? It varies from culture to culture -- as you saw, chivalrics only considered duties to countrymen and fellow Christians, which meant that they didn't give a damn about massacring innocent Jews and Muslims during the Crusades.
To me, moral means not doing harm if I can prevent it or refrain from it (and saying hurtful things to other people comes under that definition), and careful guardianship of the world as we inherited it. So, for example, if you cut down a tree, plant another one, or if you take fish out of the rivers and seas, make sure they are replaced. Getting our population down would be moral, because we are currently on an unsustainable course. Not doing to others that which would be distasteful to you would be moral, so I would never proselytize for anything, although I would answer questions that were sincerely asked.
I could go on and on, but to me, morality mostly needs ME to think through what I do and decide what the consequences are, and at least avoid those negative consequences that I CAN foresee and avoid. Being imperfect, I make mistakes, and I certainly appreciate the input of peace-lovers, and humanists, but not blood-thirsty chivalrics, no matter how romantic they may seem on the surface!
Natalie - I think I've been watching too much Merlin - and getting sucked into the romantic views of knights in shinning armour - not a bad thing perhaps, so long as I am aware of it as a romantic notion and maintain my ability to be open to rational thinking on the matter....
I think we all need role models and ideals to look up to for inspiration - sure, in reality the knights of old didn't share the morals that are appropriate today - but to be honest I think it must be hard to maintain moral values - even as you speak of them. When am I going to get time to organise planting trees and repopulating water ways with marine life - I could add it to my list of things to do.
Although, I would say also that any moral values are hard to live up to if you take them to the limit. This is what I had trouble with before - growing up and as a young adult I aimed to take moral values to the limit and found that I was greatly lacking, which then led me to let go of moral values in favour of just getting on with life, overlooking transgressions in moral values - and feeling at first guilty, then developed an un-caring attitude towards moral values that I used to aim for - when I found them unattainable.
Now I'm realising that introducing some moral values into my life - at a level that is attainable is worth while for myself and will benefit both my own well being and that of those around me - but I think these days we are brought up in a world that wants us to care about and save the whole world - which can lead to judgmental competition and / or abandoning those ideals.
As you can see, I'm still oscillating and not settled on what I believe is possible or a direction.
Alice, thanks for the background. Personally, I'm not at all unhappy with the way I was raised, and I retain most of the moral values I was raised on.
But I will share with you what I'M working on at the moment, which is how utterly small and powerless I am. And learning to be content with what I CAN do, and letting go of what I can't. For example, the pictures of the skeletal children in the Horn of Africa just break my heart, but there is no way I can feed them all. So I look for non-religious charities to whom I can make a donation. On my income, it's not a large donation, but I was raised with the concept that to save one life is to save the world. I take that to mean, do what you can. I am NOT taking it to the limit, because I CAN'T. I know that I cannot save the world, and if I try, then I am only going to drive myself crazy, and then I will be of no use to anyone.
Another example is that I am volunteering for Obama a few hours a week. Say what you will about him, he's still GALAXIES better than the Republican nutcases, and since I don't want to be governed by theocrats and gazillionaires, I'm doing what I can to prevent it. It doesn't amount to much, all by myself, but there are lots of others working too, and when we work together, we can accomplish something.
I guess what I'm saying is that you have to find a balance. By emotional nature, I'm a hopeless idealist and utopianist, but I have enough of a thinking brain to know that it doesn't work that way, and that I have to protect myself along with doing what I can. I'm simply not going to save the world all by myself, but if we work together, we really CAN accomplish something. So I do what I can, and then, when it's time to quit, I go home and think of something else. Utopia would be nice, but it ain't gonna happen in MY lifetime! :-)
Natalie - I agree - moderation in all things perhaps - is something to go with... I am historically an extremist I think..... moderation wouldn't go amiss in my out look. I joined the Australian Greens last election and did some putting out of leaflets - I like their social justice policies as I believe them to be more humane. I haven't been following the Obama thing - but I'm glad that a non white person has been elected to the white house. We have an atheist women here, which I'm also glad of - with the progress that makes to equality.
Moderation and wide variety in morals / ethics / values / eating.... :)
How chivalrous were these Holy Knights in the crusades? They were barbarous.
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City Clerk Erica Jones confirmed Monday morning that a petition was filed Friday afternoon to challenge a Charter Ordinance passed October 10, 2013.
City Clerk Erica Jones confirmed Monday morning that a petition was filed Friday afternoon to challenge a Charter Ordinance passed October 10, 2013.
The charter ordinance passed 6-2 with then City Councilor Mike Wallace absent, Sue Jones and Matt Malone voting no and Mayor Kristey Williams being allowed to vote because of the nature of the issue.
The amendment did not take any action but it would allow the governing body to raise the Augusta Guest Tax beyond five percent and would allow for the funds it raises to be used for purposes other than merely tourism and promotion of events that promote hotel traffic.
The amendment would allow the council to consider allowing a provision to return the guest tax to a developer of a new hotel in the city for management and construction costs.
That provision was cited by Jones as to why she opposed the measure in October. Malone said he wanted a concrete plan before voting yet on an amendment to the city's charter.
However the other six on the board voted yes to keep the prospect of bringing in a new hotel alive.
Without the amendment, it would be impossible for the city council to even consider some of the concessions the Raju Sheth and the local investment group promoting the new hotel are requesting.
"This is a no harm step," Mayor Williams said of the October vote. She pointed out that approving the amendment did not change the hotel tax rate or how it would be spent, it merely allowed that latitude if the governing body chose to in the future.
After the County Election board certifies the petition, the city would be forced to pay for an election to determine whether to keep the charter ordinance amendment. The petition required signatures from 10 percent of the voters in the most recent municipal election.


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IF your kitchen is more of a culinary nightmare than the heart of your home, The Courier and Realistic Kitchens are here to help.
We are giving one lucky person a kitchen renovation up to the value of $20,000.
The prize includes a kitchen renovation up to the maximum value of $20,000 supplied by Malcolm Alexander's Realistic Kitchens including taps and sinkware, door selection from Polytec, hardware and fittings from Hettich Australia, benchtops and splashbacks by Laminex and a range of Modena appliances.
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SPARKS, NV - Northern Nevada Medical Center's emergency room Doctor Lisa Nelson says the patient load here has doubled in the last two months.
Since Thanksgiving, she says, most of the patients have been coming in with flu symptoms.
"Always have fevers and extreme body aches. I mean they are sick people, coughing up a lot of phlegm, and they just feel terrible. People describe it as I feel like I've been run over by a truck," says Dr. Nelson.
Nelson says if the patient comes within 72 hours of the symptoms--and they test positive for influenza--she will prescribe an anti-viral called Tamiflu to lessen the symptoms of flu.
But if the patient has an underlying medical condition like high blood pressure, kidney, heart or lung disease, the flu can be deadly.
And what's unusual this year: those who are dying of a confirmed case of influenza are not the very young or old, but young to middle-aged adults--patients between the ages of 18 and 64.
"This flu season we've had seven deaths, and lab-confirmed cases. 7 of these cases were laboratory-confirmed and they also were confirmed to be H1N1 strain. And it's the dominate strain we are seeing this year," says County Epidemiologist Dr. Randal Todd.
But there are other aspects to this flu season that Dr. Todd and others are taking note of.
Nationwide 48% of adults hospitalized for influenza are obese--typically that number is more like 25%.
Also of note: typically 4% of pregnant women are hospitalized; this year it's 22%.
Health experts say if you want to avoid an emergency room visit with the flu, avoid the disease by washing your hands, covering your mouth when you cough, and if you are sick, call in to work.
And yes, the flu shot is still available.
In California, 45 people have died so far this flu season.
That number includes 2 babies.
The state's department of public health is looking into 50 additional deaths.
California typically tracks flu-related deaths among people 65 and younger.


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Tcl provides a portable scripting environment for Unix, Windows, and Macintosh that supports string processing and pattern matching, native file system access, shell-like control over other programs, TCP/IP networking, timers, and event-driven I/O. Tcl has traditional programming constructs like variables, loops, procedures, namespaces, error handling, script packages, and dynamic loading of DLLs. Tk provides portable GUIs on UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh. A powerful widget set and the concise scripting interface to Tk make it a breeze to develop sophisticated user interfaces.
This is a PHP class that attempts to validate a given e-mail address at four levels: matching the address against a RFC compliant regular expression; checking whitelists and blacklists of domains with typing mistakes, disposable email addresses, and temporary and fake domains; verifying the existence of the destination SMTP server by verifying the respective DNS MX record; and connecting to that server to see if the given address is accepted as a valid recipient. The class also features a debugging output option that lets you see the remote SMTP server connection and data exchange dialog to see the real cause why an apparently valid address may not be accepting messages.
Usermin is a Web interface that can be used by any user on a UNIX system to easily perform tasks like reading mail, setting up SSH, or configuring mail forwarding. It can be thought of as a simplified version of Webmin designed for use by normal users rather than system administrators.
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LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, today announced that it has appointed Konatus to extend LDRA's reach into Brazil for safety-, mission- and security-critical markets. With more than 12 years focused on preventive and predictive maintenance, system integration, industrial automation, risk analysis and avionics certification, Konatus is well-positioned to apply LDRA's engineering expertise to customer sales in the local languages.
"The demand for certified systems has increased as a way to mitigate risk and to ensure the highest levels of software quality across many industries," confirmed Ian Hennell, Operations Director of LDRA. "How to implement such stringent requirements into the software development cycle is not easy. Having local experts who can guide implementation in the language of developers removes communication obstacles so that automated solutions that reduce labor-intensive manual methods are better explained and implemented. It takes customers one step closer to producing error-free code."
With customers in oil and gas exploration and refinement, industrial control, medical, aerospace and automotive industries, Konatus will extend LDRA's standards and certification expertise across the software development lifecycle. Beginning with a focus on requirements traceability, Konatus looks forward to integrating quality code processes early in the development cycle to ensure customers can deliver application code that is more reliable, maintainable and certifiable in less time and for less cost.
In approaching safety-critical projects, Konatus applies data analysis and risk evaluation to provide accurate guidance in the initial stages of selecting and implementing best-of-breed tools. The LDRA tool suite―which includes automated tools that cover the entire development lifecycle from requirements engineering through code compliance; static and dynamic analysis through target testing and verification―supports the end-to-end software testing that can save companies significant time and money in product development, maintenance and time to market. All Konatus sales are complemented by strong technical support, in-depth technology courses and training and consultancy services.
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LDRA's leading certification technology, developed over nearly 40 years of helping clients achieve certification readiness, provides a suite of tools fine-tuned to the needs of safety-critical markets. From requirements traceability to analysis, unit testing and validation, the LDRA tool suite supports certification objectives at all levels of design assurance. Widely-used certification templates and checklists establish standard-specific processes that allow applicants to meet management, development and verification objectives.
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Clay is the favorite to win the Three Rivers Athletic Conference title with (front, from left) Richie Screptock, Jarred Gray, Jared Davis, and (back) Nick Stencel, Damon Dominique, Carmelo Amenta, Brian Henneman, Eddie Silva, Devin Dominique, and Robert Rank.
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With five conference champions returning from a team that won its fourth straight team title and finished fifth among Ohio's Division I teams, Clay is the odds-on favorite to repeat its Three Rivers Athletic Conference wrestling championship.
The Eagles have sustained some significant losses to graduation, including four of their six state placers.
Gone are 285-pound state runner-up Garrett Gray, as well as fifth-place finishers Mike Screptock (126), Jacob Conine (132), and Angelo Amenta (138).
But the cupboard is hardly bare for second-year head coach Ralph Cubberly, who has 30 letter winners included in his 56-wrestler program, which will again sport two full varsity lineups (Gold and Green squads).
"As long as we can stay healthy and get our athletes into the correct weight classes, I believe that this team has the capability to compete with some of the top teams in the state," Cubberly said. "This is a very hard-working group of athletes who are goal-oriented, as a team and individually."
The Eagles will be paced by their three returning state qualifiers — senior Jarred Gray (220), junior Jared Davis (113), and sophomore Richie Screptock (126). Davis and Screptock each placed seventh at state last season.
Along with Richie Screptock (42-7 record) and Jarred Gray (30-7), who won conference crowns at 113 and 200, respectively, Clay's other returning TRAC champions are senior twin brother Damon Dominique (152) and Devin Dominique (170), who won at 152 and 160, and senior Eddie Silva (195), who won at 170.
Damon Dominique was 28-12 last season, brother Devin was 22-10, and Silva was 32-6.
Also returning to Clay's top varsity lineup are seniors Brian Henneman (138), Carmelo Amenta (182), and Robert Rank (285), who were each TRAC runners-up last winter, and junior Nick Stencel (160).
Some top lineup newcomers for the Eagles are juniors Gavin Nelson (132) and Aaron Henneman (160), and freshman Matt Stencel (182).
If Clay does have any serious challenger for the TRAC team crown, it may be Central Catholic, which was runner-up in the first TRAC tournament last February. The Eagles posted 237.5 points in that tourney, Central had 160, third-place Whitmer 117, and fourth-place Findlay 102.
Clay's prior three titles came in the City League, which was vacated by Clay, Central, St. Francis de Sales, St. John's Jesuit, and Whitmer after the 2010-11 school year, and which no longer has wrestling at its six remaining Toledo Public Schools.
Central Catholic and second-year coach Antonio Guerra placed 15th in the Division II state tournament last year, and return two state placers from that team in junior Alex Mossing (138), who was third, and sophomore Nate Hagan (126), who was seventh.
Hagan is Central's lone returing TRAC champion. Conference runners-up who are back are Alex Mossing, senior Matt Pool (113), who was also a state qualifier, and sophomore Josh Mossing (120). Another district qualifier a year ago was senior Shawn Murrey (170).
Guerra's top newcomers are the freshman trio of Josh Portillo (106), Richard Jackson (145), and Josh Venia (106).
"It's definitely been a slow start to the season for us, not having the football players on the mat because of their state championship run," Guerra said. "I'm not looking for too much early in the season. After the first of the year I'm looking to have a full team that is full-go by then.
"If all the pieces to the puzzle fall into place, I think we'll have a strong lineup from 106 to 285. I absolutely think we have a shot at a TRAC title."
Fremont Ross and ninth-year coach Mike Mezinger may not crack the top two in the TRAC, but appears capable of making a climb from fifth to third in the conference this season.
Twelve of the 31 wrestlers in the Little Giants' program lettered last season, including seven district qualifiers. One of those was junior Trey Grine (145), who was the team's top TRAC placer with a second-place finish at 138 last season.
The other district qualifiers back for Ross are seniors Trevor Brown (182), Eddie Chavez (195) and Jalil Dolton (285), juniors Bailey Mezinger (120) and Peyton Geary (152), and sophomore Jordan Weissinger (138).
"We've got a lot of experience coming back," coach Mezinger said. "We did not have a good TRAC tournament last year, but we should be a lot better this year. We're really focusing on improving at districts.
"Our goal is to have four state qualifiers. The key will be having some of our younger guys step up."
Findlay and ninth-year coach Ben Kirian shouldn't lose much ground in the TRAC tourney standings this year, but may not have the personnel in place to make much of a climb either.
The Trojans have 26 wrestlers, including nine letter winners from last season. Heading that list of returnees are five district qualifiers — seniors Taylor Opp (170, 13-2 start this year) and Kory Knox (285), junior Ian Sillette (195, 10-2 start), and sophomores Justin Joliff (120, 13-2) and Jimmy Staschiak (132, 10-5).
Findlay's other lineup returnees include seniors Matt Stockard (152, 11-4 start) and Tony Kalani (160, 11-4), and juniors Michael Kalani (132) and Marcus Molina (285). They are bolstered by three varsity newcomers — senior Tyler Harris (220) and freshmen Christian Sanchez (126) and Justin Eyerly (126).
"Our team has a number of good individuals who could have memorable seasons this year," Kirian said. "I feel that we can get at least two kids down to state. Our only real drawback is the extremely low [program] numbers that we are faced with at this point."
Whitmer has 35 wrestlers out for sixth-year coach Joshua Adams, including 10 returning letter winners.
Leading the way should be senior Dinny Moore (120), who was a district qualifiers last season, and junior Jacob Lapoint (195), who was a TRAC champion at 182 last February.
Other letter winners back include seniors Jad Rihan (132), Tommy Barnett (170), Nate Streeter (182), and Marquise Moore (285), juniors James Wingate (126) and Logan Cluckey (145), and sophomore Justin Lutz (113). Two new additions expected to perform well are junior Conner Jacobs (152) and sophomore Zac Sa (132).
"This is a very motivated team that's working hard at achieving our goal to challenge for a top finish in the TRAC," Adams said. "Finishing third the last two years is leaving us ready to take it further.
"We are confident that our hard work will pay off in the postseason. The key to our success will be our seniors."
St. Francis and second-year coach Charles Dooley look to improve on last season's seventh-place TRAC finish with 26 wrestlers in the program, including eight returning letter winners.
This group includes five district qualifiers, led by junior state qualifier Michael Irvine (120), who won 39 matches. Irvine begins this season out with an injury with no current timetable for his return.
Other district qualifiers are seniors Chris Schenk (138), Shelton Evans (182) and Sam Burns (285), and junior Zach Uram (195), who opened the season at 8-0. Junior Steven Welling (160) narrowly missed reaching districts, and another experienced wrestler is sophomore Kade Kanderski.
The promising newcomers are freshmen Kyle McGibbeny (113), Alex Shubert (145-152), and Hayden Brown (160).
"We definitely think we can have a strong and positive season," Dooley said. "We just have to avoid injuries and mental distraction. We need to have strong performances from all the district qualifiers from last year, and from some of our newcomers."
St. John's and second-year coach Charlie Schoen look to improve on a sixth-place TRAC finish with 35 wrestlers, including seven returning letter winners.
Back to lead the Titans are seniors A.J. Rush (120, 17-12 record last season), Michael Reese (145), Andrew Bostdorff (170) and Peter Krull (220, 24-17), juniors Peter Nichols (126, 29-12) and Michael Farrar (132), and sophomore Andrew Jewell (182, 12-10). Krull and Jewell were each district qualifiers a year ago.
The biggest loss to graduation is last season's TRAC 195-pound champion Ted Schoen.
"Our team this year is very young with half our lineup made up of freshmen and sophomores," coach Schoen said. "This Titan squad is a hard-working, cohesive group building for the future."
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Microsoft has released a beta SDK for Windows, allowing Windows developers to officially make use of the XBox Kinect hardware. From their own press release: "The Kinect for Windows SDK, which works with Windows 7, includes drivers, rich APIs for Raw Sensor Streams, natural user interfaces, installer documents and resource materials. The SDK provides Kinect capabilities to developers building applications with C++, C# or Visual Basic using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010."
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1. If you salute with 3 fingers, Windows asks if you want to reboot
2. If you "salute" with 1 finger, Clippy asks if you meant "Thank You!"
3. If you face away from the computer, and bend forwards, Windows asks if you are ready for the "Window Genuine Validation Test".
4. Imitating Jerry Seinfeld - no effect on Windows.
5. Standing perfectly still and expressionless - Windows says, "Hello Melissa!"


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"The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) is universally recognized as a leader in the field of early music. Since its founding in 1980 by leading practitioners of early music performance in the United States and abroad, BEMF has promoted early music through biennial Festivals featuring newly revived baroque operatic masterpieces, concerts by the world's leading soloists and ensembles, scholarly symposia, performance masterclasses, and fringe concerts by emerging artists. Through its programs, BEMF has earned its place as the nation's premier presenting organization for conservators and performers of music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods and has secured Boston's reputation as "America's early music capital" (Richard Dyer, Boston Globe.)"
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2 sisters killed in central Ohio crash
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TON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two sisters have been killed in a head-on crash in central Ohio.
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office says 65-year-old Mary Harris and 53-year-old Carole Johnson were dead at the scene after Harris' Ford Fusion collided with a pickup truck at an intersection Monday morning near Washington Court House, southwest of Columbus.
The 20-year-old driver of the Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck and a 1-year-old child strapped into a car seat in the truck were injured and taken to a hospital. They were expected to survive.
Family members said Johnson had recently had a heart procedure and was unable to drive, so Harris was taking her to a doctor's appointment when she pulled into an intersection in front of the truck.
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I was at the Blue Gold game yesterday (got free tickets through work), so here's my take on the Post-Geno era:
1. The new uniforms look awesome:
2. The defense looked a lot better. They were closing on the ball a lot quicker after catches and limiting yardage.
3. As for the offense, Paul Millard looks like the starter going forward. I like Ford Childress in terms of potential, but Millard seemed to have a better control of the offense. The running game may be a strength (Garrison and Buie returning), plus Wendell Smallwood who looked pretty good, but given Holgorsen's system may not be utilized very much.
4. Jordan (Squirt) Thompson will likely receive the bulk of the catches going forward. He isn't as explosive as Tavon, but is the best option. Kevin White, a Juco receiver, is one to keep an eye on. He is 6'4 and moved pretty good on a TD reception from Millard.
The offense is taking a step back but with Will Clark and Karl Joseph coming back the defense will likely need to step it up. The early season game in Oklahoma could be a statement for how this season is going to be, IMO. Anywhere from 9-3 or 7-5 would be possible. I see this team making it to a bowl game, just not sure which one.


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<super nazi>Actually...hats off is typically intoned as a command, as in, [Take your] hats off to Bob for his wonderful accomplishment!</super nazi>
This expression isn't intended to passively describe a situation, it's intended to encourage action...specifically, figurative recognition, and that makes the use of the possessive apostrophe incorrect. Not that I much care, it's just you guys were talking about it and I couldn't bear to sit by and see misinformation abound.
Hat's off to Google!
<grammar nazi>Who is Hat and why is he going to Google?</grammar nazi>
You don't end being a Grammar Nazi ("</grammar nazi>"), you just learn to bite your tongue.
Or possibly you change your politics, or stop eating the gram flour [wikipedia.org].
Or you move out of Denmark [wikipedia.org].
I don't know, I don't think an asteroid can rise up from the ocean and slam into the Earth again.
Google continues to crank out new services, products, APIs, tools, and more. It's really quite staggering, but they do have the cash and brains to do it. But the investments they make are huge. I'm talking about money, time and brainpower.
Working within the geospatial domain (a blend of GIS, remote sensing, GPS, virtual globes, webmapping and much more) and running a website about it, clearly the "newcomers" (mainly Google, Microsoft and Yahoo) with what has been often called neogeography [wikipedia.org] are making serious inroads in traditional GIS software providers such as ESRI [esri.com]. (rejoice
The thing is, neogeography *is* useful and efficient for many tasks. Not everybody needs "a real" powerfu
If you had seen the movie that we're lampooning, you would know that the last two lines of the introductory text are ever happened.
Survey Point 1, Sea Level
Survey Point 2, Sea Level
Survey Point 3, Sea Level
Survey Point 4, Sea Level
Survey Point 5, Sea level
Instead of the Google Truck, there'd be a Google submarine taking pictures and some sort of slimy fish would probably sue them for taking pictures of it's backreef.
I'm looking forward to Google Oceans. Sounds interesting.
If they start driving a photo truck over mine I will sue them. Either that or build a toll booth. Whatever seems more profitable.
Bring on the Google Oceans maps!
Logic is a pretty flower that smells bad.


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The following was collected at the Bureau County Courthouse:
Traffic court
Barking dog — Craig S. Parsons, 41, of Spring Valley.
Disregarding official traffic control device — Rigoberto Mejia, 20, of DePue.
Driver's license expired more than a year — Ernestine McGuire, 49, of Princeton.
Driving on revoked license — Erica L. Serbin, 27, of Princeton.
Driving on suspended license — Holly M. Hernandez, 31, of Spring Valley.
Driving under the influence of alcohol — Sherri L. Lukosus, 47, of Spring Valley.
Electronic communication device — Jeffrey P. Jacobowski, 27, of Ladd.
Failure to reduce speed — Jason R. Merriman, 35, of DePue.
Illegal transportation of alcohol (passenger) — Justine A. Longville, 25, of Tiskilwa.
Not driving on right side of road — Johnny J. Jarrel, 50, of Princeton.
Operate uninsured motor vehicle — Steven R. Salsman, 31, of Tiskilwa.
Property maintenance code — Jerry L. Faletti,. 28, of Spring Valley; James A. Nagel, 62, of Spring Valley; Michael Venegas, 85, of Spring Valley,
Seat belt required (driver) — Kelsey F. Burden, 19, of DePue; John S. Desalvo, 57, of Dover; Timothy P. O'Connor, 23, of Ladd; Ezequiel Sandoval, 18, of DePue.
Seat belt required (passenger) — A 17-year-old female of DePue.
Speeding (11-14) — Rigoberto Mejia, 20, of DePue.
Speeding (15-20) — Michael Gilmore, 60, of Princeton.
Truancy — A 17-year-old male of Spring Valley.


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We love driving events, and given the name of our magazine, that tidbit of truth shouldn't come as a surprise. After all, it's hard to argue that a Camaro is a "performer" if it spends its life posed under a tree or shined up on some fairground's asphalt. Now, to us the performance part doesn't have to be hanging it all out at some road racetrack, or even an innocuous autocross course; it can be as simple as a spirited drive through the countryside. The point is, we like our Camaros to be in motion, and with all the driving-based events popping up, it seems like we're in the majority.
One such event was a fifth-gen cruise hosted by the guys at Camaro5.com. We heard about it at the last minute and decided to go check it out. To our surprise, over 120 new Camaros had made their way to Stillen Performance in Costa Mesa, California. These were our kind of people, and after chatting it up with website moderator Guillermo Garcia Jr., an idea started to coagulate in our craniums.
A few weeks later our intrepid Editor, Nick Licata, called Guillermo to see if he was up for combining forces and putting together a weekend event. It really wasn't surprising that he jumped at the idea and what came together was a plan to have a cruise, but we would twist it up by making the Super Chevy Show in Chandler, Arizona, the destination. This way, the relaxing cruise could be tempered by some track action at the Firebird Raceway dragstrip and autocross track.
What evolved was dubbed the Duel in the Desert: a points-based competition with the final scores accumulated from the fastest times on the dragstrip and autocross. We also gave bonus points for those who participated in the cruise and awarded a few more points based on a show 'n' shine competition. We didn't want to have just fifth-gens, so the competition was broken into two classes: one for the newest generation of Camaros and a separate class for first- through fourth-gens. It was more work than we expected, but thanks to the hard work of Camaro Performers magazine Associate Publisher Joe Rode, Ryan Haas of the Super Chevy Shows, and all the folks at Firebird Raceway, we were able to line up the ducks and kick off our inaugural event in smooth fashion.
We also received great support from our advertisers who kicked in everything from raffle prizes to goodie bag stuffers and big-ticket items to the event winners. The fine folks at Spectre Performance in Ontario, California, offered to host our kickoff spot and supplied trophies, while the fine staff at Baer Brakes in Phoenix, Arizona, volunteered to be the finish line of our cruise through the desert.
In the end, the event went off with nary a hitch, and going by comments of many participants afterwards, everyone had a blast, which was the main goal.
We have a bunch of ideas on how to make next year's event bigger and badder. And rest assured, there will be a next one.
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Spectre Performance www.spectreperformance.com
JBA Headers www.jbaheaders.com
Equipe Watches www.equipewatches.com
Classic Industries www.classicindustries.com
Optima Batteries www.optimabatteries.com
Fatman Fabrications www.fatmanfab.com
Royal Purple www.royalpurple.com
Eddie Motorsports www.eddiemotorsports.com
Advanced Clutch Technology www.advancedclutch.com
Chris Alston Chassisworks www.cachassisworks.com
GM Performance Parts www.gmperformanceparts.com
Vintage Air www.vintageair.com
Boze Forged Wheels www.bozeforged.com
Ground Up Restorations www.ss396.com
Super Chevy Shows www.superchevyshow.com
Firebird Raceway www.firebirdraceway.com


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LAVAL, QC, – Once again this year, on December 24 and 31, the Société de transport de Laval (STL) is offering free rides on all its buses. In this way, it wants to thank its transit users for their loyalty and to play an active role in efforts to prevent drinking and driving.
But one gift leads to another! In fact, on these two free days, the STL is encouraging its riders to make a donation aboard the bus. Proceeds will be forwarded to the Boomerang Committee and will be used to distribute breakfast snacks to needy children in Laval.
At the STL, we put our heart into everything!
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A management letter that accompanied the Spencer-East Brookfield School District 2012 audit released on Monday lists 14 areas in which funds could be better managed.
Daniel Haynes, an auditor from Scanlon & Associates LLC, said the district has "an excellent payroll administrator" but the School Committee doesn't review a detailed accounting of the payroll before signing off.
In his report, he suggested a "detailed transaction journal and payroll summary totals" be provided to those who sign off before payroll is distributed.
Also of concern was the district's dwindling excess and deficiency account, which can be used for emergencies and unforeseen expenses.
The account had $463,093 available in the fiscal year 2010 budget but by 2012 that number had dropped to $83,221, not enough to fall back on. The 2012 budget was created by then-Superintendent Ralph Hicks and implemented by the then-new Superintendent Reza Namin.
Part of the problem resulted from when Mr. Namin used $600,000 to balance the fiscal year 2013 budget.
The management letter also states that the district needs to hire a business manager to restructure control.
Mr. Namin, who recently resigned amidst a storm of controversy, had taken over the functions of the business manager after cutting that post.
The auditor also suggested implementing control policies and procedures to "provide reasonable assurance that internal control is adequate and serves to prevent, deter, and detect misstatements due to fraud."
The report indicated that 10 high school activity funds accounts were running a deficit that added up to $22,885. Such accounts at the elementary and middle schools have no district-maintained general ledger.
The auditor recommended the School Committee should be vote to establish the accounts and designate their use exclusively for student-related activities, safeguard receipts and make disbursements only with proper authorization.
School Committee members said they will spend some time looking over the report and they hope to meet with Mr. Haynes again, possibly on April 3, to discuss his recommendations and accept the report.
The school is facing a budget shortfall in the current fiscal year which could be as much as $2 million — which they plan to borrow and pay back over a decade. There is also a plan in place to ask voters to approve an override to fund the school budget.
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Here's the difference between summer movies and fall movies. Summer movies are Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Fall movies are Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and directed by Steven Spielberg.
Oh, it's not all biopics and freeing the slaves. There are still a few vampires around; indeed, one of them has just had a baby. But as the weather and the films both get cooler, you're more likely to see Oscar winners than monster fantasies.
Here, in chronological order, are the Top 10 movies to look forward to this autumn.
What it is: In the 23rd James Bond film, Daniel Craig returns (as the buffest Bond ever) from apparent death to save M (Judi Dench), who has been deposed by an error from her past: she apparently lost a flash drive that identified every British agent embedded in terrorist groups.
The buzz: Javier Bardem ramps up the intrigue as a blond villain — Bardem (No Country For Old Men) specializes in villains with unusual hair — and Ben Wishaw debuts as the new, too-young-for-words Q.
Prognosis: Nobody does it better, and this time Bond has director Sam Mendes to guide him through the car chases. (Nov. 9)
What it is: This sci-fi thriller stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln) as an assassin in an age when his targets can be sent back in time to be killed. Things get tricky when his future self (Bruce Willis) is sent back.
The buzz: It's the opening movie of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which can be a mixed blessing (see Score: A Hockey Musical, et al), but its combination of retro design and futuristic elements make it look like a bohemian thriller.
Prognosis: It has the potential to be a cool classic in the mould of The Matrix. (Sept. 28)
Cloud Atlas
What it is: Hard to say, really. It's based on David Mitchell's "unfilmable" 2004 novel that told six interconnected stories from the 19th Century South Pacific to the apocalyptic future, each tale narrated by someone from the next one, until it goes back in time to close the loop on all of them. The cast, many of them in multiple roles, includes Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon and more.
The buzz: It was shot in Germany for $100 million, and it carries the hopes of a nation for the first German blockbuster. Directors Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) and Andy and Lana Wachowski (The Matrix, basically, when Lana was Larry) have gone online to explain how the hallucinogenic complexities were a hard sell to the studios. No kidding. In the trailer, Lana makes her public debut as a woman.
Prognosis: A-plus for ambition. (Oct. 26)
What it is: Just in time for the American presidential election comes this biopic from Steven Spielberg about the 16th president of the United States who led the North to victory in the Civil War. That's Daniel Day-Lewis (replacing Liam Neeson, who thought he was too old) in the stovepipe hat.
The buzz: The movie, based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's monumental biography Team of Rivals, concentrates on the political fight to abolish slavery. Its prestige is shored up by a supporting cast that includes Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tim Blake Nelson, and Jackie Earle Haley.
Prognosis: Fourscore and seven million dollars. (Nov. 9 in Toronto; expands Nov. 16)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
What it is: The much-anticipated final chapter of the Twilight trilogy (drawn out, like the Harry Potter films, with a two-part conclusion) in which vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and his wife Bella (Kirsten Stewart) must protect their baby from charges that it is a vampire.
The buzz: 1) Taylor Lautner, as Jacob Black, will take off his shirt. 2) It may be your final chance to see Pattinson and Stewart together.
Prognosis: Ka-ching! (Nov. 16)
Based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel — winner of the Man Booker prize— this fantasy concerns a young Indian boy who is coming to Canada when his boat sinks. He's cast adrift in the Pacific Ocean in the company of a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a hungry Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
The buzz: Director Ang Lee can be an off-and-on filmmaker (Hulk, followed by Brokeback Mountain), and the long trailer for Life of Pi has an almost-true look that, like Hulk's long leaps, strains the bounds of magic realism. Adding to the fable-like aspects, Tobey Maguire plays a character named Yann Martel.
Prognosis: An art house hit. (Nov. 21)
Peter Jackson's long-awaited fantasy film — a prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy — concerns a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins and his quest to find a treasure. The film features many of the Ring's actors reprising their roles, including Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Elijah Wood as Frodo, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, Orlando Bloom as Legolas and Andy ("my precious") Serkis as Gollum.
The buzz: J.R.R. Tolkien wrote it in 1937 as a 200-page children's book, but the film has been expanded to three parts (it will include more hobbit lore from an appendix to one of the Rings books, The Return of the King), exciting much debate in the blogosphere, a land as dark and imposing as Mordor. Epic or cash grab? Also watch for the controversial "high-frame rate" — the 3-D film will be projected at 48 frames per second in some theatres.
Prognosis: Jackson did a great job on the Rings trilogy. We trust him with Bilbo. (Dec. 14)
A movie version of the musical adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel about ex-convict Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) — jailed for stealing a loaf of bread — who is relentlessly hounded by a policeman named Javert (Russell Crowe) even as he tries to rescue oppressed single mother Fantine (Anne Hathaway).
The buzz: The extraordinary score is filled with anthemic songs that demand good voices. Jackman is a Broadway veteran, Crowe is a rock musician as well as an actor (his group is called The Ordinary Fear of God), and anyone who saw the Oscars last year knows Hathaway is a surprisingly accomplished singer. Eat your heart out, Susan Boyle.
Prognosis: We dreamed a dream. (Dec. 14)
Django Unchained
What it is: Another slave-based drama, this one from Quentin Tarantino. Christoph Waltz stars as Dr. King Schultz, a German dentist-turned-bounty hunter ("is it safe?") who buys a freed slave named Django (Jamie Foxx), trains him, and then helps him rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from plantation owner Leonardo DiCaprio.
The buzz: The movie was inspired by the violent spaghetti Western Django — also about a man rescuing a woman — whose star, Franco Nero, has a cameo. Tarantino calls the movie a "Southern."
Prognosis: Should do for American history what Inglourious Basterds did for our understanding of the Second World War. (Dec. 25)
The Master
What it is: A fictionalized version of the founding of Scientology, this Paul Thomas Anderson film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as an L. Ron Hubbard-like figure who founds a religion in the years after the Second World War, and Joaquin Phoenix as a drifter who becomes his assistant and later has doubts about his beliefs.
The buzz: A long-awaited film — it's been in development for 12 years — has drawn raves wherever it was screened (including the Venice film festival). Although the producers are denying its connections to Scientology, the parallels extend to the fact that the hero, like Hubbard, has a wife named Mary Sue and both founded their religion on a boat in 1952. Anderson, who directed Tom Cruise in Magnolia, apparently showed him the film: Cruise had "issues" with it.
The prognosis: The talk of the town. (TBA).


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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said today that he will renew his push for tougher gun laws in Massachusetts in the aftermath of the massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.
Patrick said he spoke today to House and Senate leaders about acting on legislation he has introduced, which would, among other changes, forbid buyers from purchasing more than one gun a month.
The bill has languished in the Legislature for at least two years, but the governor said he wants lawmakers to take it up when they return to formal sessions on Beacon Hill next month.
"I expect and hope there will be more support in the coming session than we've had in the past, and it's a shame that it takes a tragedy like Newtown for that to happen," Patrick told reporters after his weekly meeting with Senate President Therese Murray and House Speaker Robert DeLeo.
Patrick said he also wants Congress to enact a federal assault weapons ban, similar to the one in Massachusetts.
"No matter what we do at the state level – and we should do all we can – we are still a nation, and not a confederacy of states, and we have free movement among the states," Patrick said. "So this is a national issue and there is some need for a national response."
Patrick administration officials say the Bushmaster .223-caliber rifle that the Connecticut shooter allegedly used cannot be legally purchased in Massachusetts because it is prohibited under the state's assault weapons ban.
But Patrick says there are other state-level measures that need to be taken to ensure firearms do not fall into the wrong hands. The one-gun-a-month restriction is intended to stop "straw buyers" who purchase a large number of guns and then sell them illegally on the black market, Patrick administration officials say.
In addition to enacting that limit, the governor's bill would enroll Massachusetts in a national mental health registry for firearm background checks, and impose registration requirements for firearm purchases at gun shows.
Patrick has introduced the bill since at least 2010, but it has never made it to his desk. The governor expressed hope that the Newtown massacre would spur a fresh look at the measure.
"I hope the gun lobby will join us in this discussion, because I think everybody believes – a lot of us do – that there must be some kind of balance that can be struck between the interests of sportsmen and hunters and the need to keep automatic weapons and large magazines, with all these rounds and the kind of ammunition that was used in Newtown, off the streets," Patrick said.


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Six years after its initial planning, the reconstruction of Bridge Hill will begin this week.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced the restructuring of KY 22 between Veterans Memorial Parkway and Abbott Lane, nicknamed the Bridge Hill project, will begin this week after a bid was awarded and easement payments completed.
Already an issue statewide, Oldham County could possibly become the next county to pass a so-called right to work ordinance, following six other counties' lead.
The issue involves whether workers should be forced to pay union fees, if they are unionized where they work, whether they join a union or not. Currently, workers at a unionized workplace all pay union fees, because the unions collectively bargain for all employees.
The Oldham County Environmental Authority, the Oldham County Fiscal Court and others celebrated the beginning of construction of the South Oldham Regional Facility last week in a groundbreaking ceremony in Crestwood.
The facility is OCEA's third regional wastewater treatment facility. The construction of the state-of-the-art facility is the culmination of a regionalization plan the authority has been implementing since 2010, according to Vicki Miller, community relations manager for OCEA, which is operated by Veolia.
The Oldham County Fiscal Court is set to consider changes to its alarm ordinance in roughly a month.
Currently, the ordinance gives homeowners a three strikes policy on false alarms before receiving a citation and fine from the county code enforcement board. But those strikes only count during a calendar year, resetting each Jan. 1.
With Oldham County Police and the Oldham County Sheriff's Office still fielding more than 800 false alarm runs a year, OCPD Chief Greg Smith is petitioning the Fiscal Court for a change in the ordinance.
By TOM BARR
LOUISVILLE -- While a luxury car might be preferred, a consulting firm looking at possible sewer facilities in a tri-county area has recommended something similar to what is now being driven.
Strand Associates Inc. made its recommendation to members of the Salt River Regional Wastewater work group last week.
A handful of Oldham County magistrates will add economic development to their focus for the upcoming term.
At the last Fiscal Court meeting, County Judge-Executive David Voegele announced the formation of a new committee focusing on economic development in Oldham County.
The Economic Development Committee will work with the Oldham Chamber and Economic Development to bring new employment and economic opportunity to the county, Voegele said.
The Oldham Chamber and Economic Development will bring together business leaders and legislators to ensure better economic conditions in Oldham County later this month.
On Jan. 22, the Oldham Chamber will host a legislative preview panel to discuss important legislative issues impacting business throughout the Commonwealth.
"One of the most important things a Chamber can do is represent its businesses on important public policy issues," Deana Epperly Karem, Executive Director of Oldham Chamber and Economic Development, said.
It happened on Jan. 5, with very little fanfare.
Those involved showed up between 15 and 30 minutes early, but there were no parties, no special recognition, nothing to note the occasion. To be honest, several of those involved didn't even realize what happened.
But at 6:31 p.m. on Jan. 5, the La Grange City Council became the first, and only, legislative body in Oldham County populated by a majority of women.
By tom barr
Coming up with a regional sewage treatment plan could be a very costly situation.
But, on the other hand, it might be just as costly to do nothing.
The second in a series of public meetings on the Salt River Watershed sewer work group was held recently in Louisville. The few who attended listened as engineers with Strand and Associates outlined some of the options and the costs.
Bullitt, Jefferson and Oldham counties have the only agencies that are part of the work group.
With a new mayor and four new members of the council, things are likely to start slow when it comes to new legislation in La Grange, Mayor Joe Davenport said.
The new council met for the first time Monday night, with Davenport, who spent 20 years as a councilman, in the mayor's seat this time. Joining Davenport were first-time council members Shannon Pottie, Ann Zimlich, Stephanie Chalfant and Trey Kamer, as well as former mayor Bill Lammlein, who is now a councilman.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Intel Corp. INTC, -0.21% saw its shares go on a little roller coaster late Thursday afternoon, as the chip giant's fourth-quarter earnings results appeared to slip out a few minutes early. The stock closed up 2.6%, with a spike in trades in the final minutes as headlines began to move on the company's results. Earnings beat analysts' expectations despite a sharp decline, while revenue was in line with brokers' predictions. The mid-point of the company's revenue forecast for the first quarter was $12.7 billion, slightly below the Wall Street consensus target of $12.9 billion, which weighed on the stock in the after-hours session, which saw the shares down about 1.2% at last check.
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If the rumours are to be believed, the PS4 (or Orbis) is reportedly going to ditch Sony's trend for custom hardware – the PS2′s Emotion Engine or PS3′s Cell processor, for example – and be powered by off the shelf PC parts.
The alleged specs are an AMD A8 3850 processor and AMD Radeon HD 7670 graphics card. If those specs really are true, it's a big shock. The HD 7670 is actually identical to the year-old HD 6670, a mid-range PC graphics card from AMD that can be picked up for under £100.
The AMD A8 3850 processor belongs to AMD's 'Llano' range, designed to handle both the usual CPU tasks and deal with graphics – it's aimed at those who want to save the pennies and go without a graphics card. Iceland sucks.
As you'd expect then, it's priced low – available at a pinch over £100, and it's raw operating speeds aren't that impressive. It runs at 2.9 GHz across four cores – for reference, the PS3′s six-year-old processor runs at 3.2 GHz across essentially four of its availible 6 cores.
The Llano processors are good at what they do – offer a cheap 'all in one' graphics and CPU solution to those on a budget, but when we're talking about the next generation of consoles it seems odd for a chip like the A8 3850 to be in the picture at all.
Right now, a top-end PC is likely to feature a processor like Intel's recently released Core i7 2700K. It costs £250, and it's hella fast. To find out how the PS4′s alleged processor performs against a high end CPU like the i7 2700K, we need to 'benchmark' it. Cinebench R11.5 is a number-crunching program that forces CPUs to render high-res images. The quicker a CPU can render the image, the more powerful it is and the higher the Benchmark score is.
Cinebench R11.5 scores:
Our homemade 'PS4′ (AMD A8 3850) 3.42
High end PC – (Intel i7 2700K) 7.02
So the high end PC recorded a much bigger score, rendering the image almost twice as fast as our PS4. It doesn't smack of 'next gen,' the reported hardware powering the Orbis. But what exactly is it capable of when running PC games at max graphical settings and 720p resolution? We found out, by building our own 'PS4′ using the aforementioned CPU and graphics card:


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Neighborhood Kitchens
4 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Cambodian delicacies at Simply Khmer in Lowell.
Rough Cut: Woodworking With Tommy Mac 4:30 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Making a steam-bent lounge chair.
This Old House Hour 5 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Renovation of a 19th-century Victorian-era home in Cambridge.
Only a Game 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) Outrage over the Great Yahoo Fantasy Football Outage.
Mountain Stage 2 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Ben Taylor and the Trishas.
Boston Symphony Orchestra 7 p.m. Classical New England (99.5) Soprano Dawn Upshaw is the soloist in "Sibelius's Luonnotar," conducted by Thomas Adés.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 8 p.m. (TCM) Ellen Burstyn's Oscar turn as a young widow seeking happiness. PG (1974)
The Bourne Supremacy 8 p.m. (TNT) Amnesiac CIA op Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is framed and out for revenge. PG-13 (2004)
The Color Purple 8 p.m. (USA) Portrait of a victimized Southern black woman (Whoopi Goldberg). PG-13 (1985)
Fastest 8 p.m., 10 p.m., midnight (ESPNC) Profiling motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi as he attempts to claim his 10th world title. NR (2012)
Fright Night 8 p.m. (SHO2) A suburban teen (Anton Yelchin) seeks the help of a Las Vegas magician in order to kill a vampire. R (2011)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' 8 p.m. (VH1) So-so saga loosely based on the life of rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who stars. R (2005)
Ghostbusters 8 p.m. (ENCR) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis as paranormal exterminators. PG (1984)
He's Just Not That Into You 8 p.m. (E) A group of interconnected 20-and-30somethings in Baltimore chase true love. Ben Affleck. PG-13 (2009)
Holiday High School Reunion 8 p.m. (LIFE) A single woman attends her high-school reunion. NR (2012)
Idiocracy 8 p.m., 11:30 p.m. (IFC) Unevolved comedy about a soldier (Luke Wilson) involved in a futuristic experiment. R (2006)
The Italian Job 8 p.m. (FLIX) A thief (Mark Wahlberg) tries to reclaim gold that was taken from him in this flat remake. PG-13 (2003)
The Three Musketeers 8 p.m. (SHO) D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) joins the Three Musketeers in their epic fight against Cardinal Richelieu. PG-13 (2011)
Toy Story 3 8 p.m. (DISN) Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) and the rest of the toys escape from a day care. G (2010)
XXX 8 p.m. (38) Spies recruit an extreme-sports enthusiast. Adrenaline-charged action flick. Vin Diesel. PG-13 (2002)
Holes 8:30 p.m. (WAM) Author Louis Sachar adapted his entertaining fable about a detention camp for kids. Shia LaBeouf. PG (2003)
John Carter 9 p.m. (STARZ) Civil War soldier John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is mysteriously transported to Mars. PG-13 (2012)
Resident Evil: Afterlife 9 p.m. (SYFY) Five years after the zombie outbreak, Alice (Milla Jovovich) searches for survivors in Los Angeles. R (2010)
A Walk in the Clouds 9 p.m. (44) A GI falls for a pregnant student while posing as her husband. Keanu Reeves. PG-13 (1995)
Bedazzled 10 p.m. (TCM) Peter Cook and Dudley Moore star in this modern variation on the Faust theme. NR (1967)
The Christmas Consultant
10 p.m. (LIFE) A workaholic mother hires a consultant to help get her family through the hectic holiday season. NR (2012)
Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade 10 p.m. (HALMRK) A woman who is planning a Thanksgiving parade in Chicago clashes with a consultant. NR (2012)
Mission: Impossible III 10 p.m. (TNT) Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) battles a ruthless arms dealer. Action-packed. PG-13 (2006)
Predators 10 p.m. (FX) Mercenary Royce (Adrien Brody) and a group of killers are hunted by Predators on an alien planet. R (2010)
Red State 10 p.m. (SHO2) Three teens are kidnapped by a maniacal fundamentalist preacher (Michael Parks). R (2011)
State and Main 10 p.m. (SUND) An obnoxious film crew invades a New England town. Winning satire. Alec Baldwin. R (2000)
The Switch 10 p.m. (SHO) A child's paternity is questioned when his mother (Jennifer Aniston) meets an old friend. PG-13 (2010)


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Jill returns, Billy and Jack argue, and Sharon is discovered.
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Chelsea and Chloe enter the cottage. Chelsea recalls that everything was covered in sheets before - it feels like someone has been there. Sharon slips out. They find a lipgloss. Chelsea wonders what Adam knows about the 'squatter'.
At the Abbott house, Jack confronts Billy about lying - he sent Victoria to Miami and betrayed him. Billy realizes Jack set him up. Jack confirms he fed him false information to test him. They bicker. Jack is incensed to learn that Victor knew Billy was spying. He fires Billy. Billy hollers that he never wanted to be part of his stupid war. Billy hopes Vikki gets Newman back. "It might be the only thing that saves you from you."
At Crimson Lights, Michael wishes to Lauren that Paul's case could be dismissed like Phyllis'. Heather appears and requests a leave of absence to go with Christine and clear her dad. She says she'll understand if Michael fires her. Michael admits to Lauren he understands Heather's position.
Christine tells Paul at the Club that she believes the video of Ricky murdering Rachel exists and she'll find it. Heather arrives and tells Paul and Christine that she's going with her. Michael and Lauren arrive and endorse the plan - Heather's job will be waiting. Nearby, Genevieve asks Tucker to help her find Colin. Ronan appears. Gen tells Ronan to find Colin and he'll find the answers to his case. He says there was a body found. Gen insists she's being framed. Ronan warns her not to leave the Club. Gen reconvenes with Tucker who says he can't afford to rumble with the law right now - or her psycho ex. Gen pleads. He refuses, but returns later with a big wad of cash and tells her to go and not look back. They share a heartfelt goodbye. In the dining room, Paul admits to Lauren that he's falling for Chris again.
Adam takes the CEO seat at Newman. Phyllis enters and mocks him. They trade barbs before Adam suggests they make peace. Jack appears. He says Billy is no longer part of the company and Adam will act as CEO during his absence. Phyllis gasps. Adam says the company's in good hands. Adam steps out to take a call and Jack explains his decision to Phyllis. Outside the door, Adam asks Sharon why she's calling from the main house. She says Chelsea's in the cottage. Adam rejoins Phyllis and Jack, who warns them not to tell anyone about his surgery. Phyllis says she'll be at the hospital later. Adam asks Phyllis what it would take to convince her he wants what's best for Newman. She blurts, "Quit!"
Phyllis spots Billy, who's just called Vikki and left a message filling her in about Jack, in Crimson Lights and asks what he did to get fired. He says he betrayed his brother. She pleads with him, "I cannot work with Adam." Billy is stunned to hear that Jack's having surgery.
Adam arrives at home. He asks Chloe if they found anyone to buy him out yet. She responds sarcastically and leaves. Adam tells Chelsea he's acting CEO. Peeved, she asks who the woman is using their cottage. Adam sighs that he can't tell her. Chelsea storms out saying she'll find out for herself.
Jack isn't happy to see Billy enter his hospital room. Billy complains about Jack keeping his surgery from the family. Jack angrily tells him to leave. Billy apologizes again and tries to stay, but Jack orders him out. Phyllis arrives and Billy asks her to be there for Jack. Phyllis goes in and reassures Jack. Billy calls Vikki to say Jack's having surgery and he hopes she's coming home.
In the Club, Ronan grills Tucker on Genevieve's whereabouts. Tucker plays dumb. The door revolves and Jill appears. Tucker grins. "Look who's back."
As Victoria leaves her hotel room, someone clamps a gloved hand over her mouth.
Sharon is pacing in the cottage. Chelsea enters. They stare at each other.
Genoa City Spoilers for Next Week on The Young and the Restless:
Chelsea tells Adam his sweet little mistress was trying to defend his honor - too bad he doesn't have any.
Nick tells Avery he didn't mean to pry. She says she wants him to pry.
Victoria yanks on the door in a dark concrete room.
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