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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A tax break aimed at jump-starting new tourist attractions in Georgia has yet to be given to a single project in the two years since it was passed, a problem that lawmakers are now trying to fix.
Passed by the Legislature in 2011, the Georgia Tourism Development Act offered a sweet deal for building new museums, water parks, convention hotels and other tourism magnets. Approved attractions would get to keep a portion of the sales taxes they collect for 10 years.
But the state never started taking applications. State agencies responsible for overseeing the program finally declared last fall that technical flaws in the law made it impossible to write the rules and regulations needed to make the tax break a reality. They said the Legislature would need to make changes to the incentive.
Rep. Ron Stephens, author of the 2011 tax break, has submitted a new version that was approved by a House committee last week and now awaits a vote by the full House.
Under the existing law, local governments would receive less sales tax revenue for things such as schools because some of the money would be kept by the attractions. State agencies warned that created a problem when dealing with penny sales taxes approved by voters, because the state has no legal authority to rebate that money. The revised bill instead ensures that local governments get their full share of sales taxes. Instead, cities and counties will have to offer other financial incentives.
"If we can get this thing in place, make the rules and regulations fit and get one or two projects under way, this could be the biggest economic development tool for tourism ever in Georgia," said Stephens, R-Savannah. "It is a massive, massive tool."
He said the revisions were recommended by the state Department of Revenue and Department of Community Affairs - two rulemaking agencies that balked at the original tax break. A spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal said the governor's office approved the proposed changes.
Some details of the tourism tax rebate that state agencies had previously singled out as too subjective remain in the new version. To qualify for the tax break, tourist attractions would still need to show they would draw 25 percent of their customers from outside of Georgia. And projects that would compete with existing attractions are to be denied the tax rebates.
Brian Williamson, the deputy commissioner who oversees economic development programs for the Department of Community Affairs, said the agency ultimately decided it could write rules that deal fairly with both those requirements.
The original law's requirement that the governor make the final decision on whether projects get the tax break also remains untouched in the new version. No other tax incentive in Georgia requires that.
Deal's spokesman, Brian Robinson, said the governor "backs the agencies' efforts to craft a more finely tuned law." But he stopped short of saying Deal endorses the bill, noting lawmakers could make more changes before sending it to the governor for his signature.
"We'll obviously have to wait to see what the final product is," Robinson said.
State lawmakers and local officials say there are already projects waiting to apply for the tax rebate as soon as it's available.
In Bartow County north of Atlanta, economic development officials are hoping the tax break will help fund development of a 1,200-acre sports and entertainment complex on Lake Alatoona. The LakePoint Sporting Community and Town Center project, which broke ground last November, will aim to lure sports tournaments for children's teams with dozens of fields for baseball, softball and soccer, and a giant indoor space for basketball, gymnastics and other sports. Hotels, restaurants and shopping will all be located on the site.
"It is a priority piece of legislation, in my opinion," said Melinda Lemmon, executive director of the Cartersville-Bartow County Department of Economic Development. "It's still very much an issue that we would like to see resolved for the benefit of the project."
The tourism tax break has also already been at the center of two controversies on the Georgia coast. In 2011, tea party activists in Savannah protested when developers said they planned to seek the tax refund for a proposed convention hotel near the city's downtown historic district, which is already packed with hotels and inns.
A policy adviser to the governor said in an email to Stephens, the law's author, that Deal would likely deny the tax break for that project because it would be unfair to competing hotels. Deal's office cited the law's no-competition language again last fall, when Robinson said the governor would also deny the tax break to a new convention hotel on Jekyll Island.
Developers of the Jekyll Island hotel had counted on being approved for the rebate to secure a $25 million bank loan. The Jekyll Island Authority, which manages the state-owned island, found an alternate source of financing to get the stalled hotel project moving again - but not before the construction delay caused a handful of convention groups to back out of plans to meet there in 2014.


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(23) Anonymous, February 15, 2008 4:01 PM
true...for gentiles too !
I have also watched the one for women only, and although his way of putting things is blunt, it is quite true, although more caracteristically true in the case of the one for men.
I would comment it is equally true for gentiles too. yes, we male, tend to act stupid in our dealing with women. and if we happen to be with a manipulatress, she will use our male ego against us. if she is a good woman, she would feel misunderstood, not listened to. yes, the best way to be might be a combimation of the best of male and female attributes ! that way, we know both side and don't act stupid with the other sex !
(22) Kelly Woo, February 8, 2008 1:23 AM
This was so funny.....
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It's an honor people in Belpre will never forget. People gathered to recognize Marie Gustke who is being honored for owning four businesses in the city for 66 years.
"I just enjoy being in business and the people of Belpre have been so kind and good to me that i didn't want to quit, but it's gotten to where I had to," says Gustke.
Gustke and her husband, Charles, opened their first business in Belpre, Gustke's store Company in September of 1946.
"He'd written his mother and said when I come home, I want to go into business. And so he was home for about a year and the W.D. Miller store was for sale and so he purchased that," she added.
Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce Member, Susie Ashley, wanted to make sure Gustke was honored for her contributions to the community.
"Marie Gutske is a person who went through with a sponge full of water and she sprinkled love and business and encouragement over the entire community," said Ashley.
The community also wanted to make sure Gustke was honored as they showed their support.
"Marie opening up the memory mall and preserving history. That's one thing I will never forget it's just the help preserve our local history," said Dana Fouss.
"Well when they started with the dry good store, why she would take her children with her, put them in the playpen," said Gustke's sister, Freeda McGrirr.
Belpre Mayor, Mike Lorentz, presented Gutske with a key to the city, but most importantly, continuing her legacy as an inspiration to future Belpre business owners.
"At first, you wonder whether it's going to go and as it starts right, people just keep coming, so it's a joy," says Gustke.
The Memory Mall and Belpre True Value were other businesses Gustke owned in Belpre.
At the mall, she held as many as 20 vendors with variety of items from furniture to knickknacks.


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Attorney General Lockyer Issues Statement on Assembly Action to Extend Megan's Law
(SACRAMENTO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today released this statement regarding the California Assembly's approval of AB 1313 by Assemblywoman Nicole Parra, D-Hanford:
"I am pleased that the California Assembly returned to Sacramento to unanimously extend Megan's Law and authorize university and college police to notify the public about sex offenders living, working and going to classes on campus.
"Since 1996, tens of thousands of Californians have used Megan's Law to better protect their families and children from sexual predators living in their neighborhoods. They must continue to have access to this vital information.
"I have made significant improvements to ensure the accuracy of the information on Megan's Law and to assist police and sheriffs in identifying those sexual predators who are violating the law by not registering with local law enforcement agencies.
"Less than 90,000 law enforcement officers are responsible for the safety of 35 million California residents. It is important to remember that Megan's law not only helps citizens obtain information about sex offenders living in their neighborhoods; it also enables citizens to help law enforcement by providing information on the whereabouts of sex offenders who have failed to register with local police and sheriffs.
During the California State Fair this summer, more than 7,500 fairgoers used the Megan's Law viewing booth staffed by volunteers from the Department of Justice. Their attention to Megan's Law resulted in close to 50 "hits," which occur when a viewer recognizes a sex registrant who poses a risk to the public, such as a sex offender coaching a children's soccer team, a rapist working as an apartment maintenance worker with unrestricted access to tenants' apartments, a neighbor who has failed to register with local police – even several carnival workers at the State Fair interacting with kids on the Midway.
"I have long supported expanding the information on Megan's Law, and have sponsored and supported legislation to put it on the Internet. The Internet will make this important family protection tool easier to use and more convenient for Californians."


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – There are life lessons everywhere.
Every football season brings about a new round of life lessons for growing 18-22 year-old men, and their coaches.
For the Tennessee football team, a team that has battled adversity week-in and week-out, the 2012 season has been full of those lessons.
"I think every year you go through life there are a ton of lessons whether you have success, or you don't have success," UT head coach Derek Dooley said. "It is just a matter of being able to see what the lessons are.
"Sometimes we get blinded by success we have and we don't see lessons in that and sometimes we get so consumed with failure that we don't see any lessons in that. Every day you live, there are lessons to be had on what shapes you as a man and what shapes you as a competitor."
If there is one work to describe the Vols this season, it is resilient.
Each week, the team has taken to the practice field in the same manner despite the outcome of the game, keeping its spirits high and its outlook positive for the following week.
Tight ends and special teams coach Charlie Coiner, who spent 10 years in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills before coming to Tennessee, feels as though the Vols have conducted themselves in an NFL-like manner this season.
"I think that football during the week is a routine business," Coiner said. "The thing I think about is you come to work [whether you are 10-0 or haven't won a game] and you know what, everybody does the same thing. How they've handled it on the field, I guess I'm not that surprised. That's what you do."
The Vols have battled adversity the entire 2012 season.
"Every week seems to be talking about overcoming when you don't get the results that you want," Dooley said. "Certainly this week there has been a little more to it given all of the other external clutter that is out there. It is more about keeping your focus on how you can play your best game for 60 minutes. That is all I am concerned about with our team right now, that they don't lose their focus on all of the things that they could be thinking about that is not going to help them play well."
The Vols have done a good job this season of keeping the "external clutter" out and focusing on football.
Coiner believes that everything that the Vols have been through this season has added up to a great life lesson.
"I've been through it multiple times, we're all going to have things like that happen to us," Coiner said. "If this is the worst thing that ever happens to anybody on our football team, then we've had a pretty easy life. Just like a lot of other things in football, it teaches them how not to listen to all of the stuff going on and try to focus on what you can control."
The Vols will look to control the ball this weekend against Vanderbilt and give their all, for 60 minutes, in Nashville.
Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray has been racking up some remarkable numbers over the last few games.
Including his school record for passing yards in a game (530 vs. Troy), Bray has thrown for 1,302 yards in the last three games. That equates to 434 yards per game to go along with 13 interceptions. His mentor, UT offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, confirms Bray is at the top of his game in recent weeks.
" I think he is playing as good as he has," said Chaney who also coaches the team's quarterbacks. "I would say that is accurate. He is playing good football right now. The last month he has been pretty solid. He is preparing correctly and he has been playing on ball."
Chaney credits Bray's work off the field for his success on the field.
"Tyler watches a lot of video," Chaney said. "He spends a lot of time studying his opponent, he is getting more professional when it comes to that. I think that is an important thing. It is hard to go out there and be ready to go out and play if you haven't watched a lot of video."
Bray is just like so many others who 'learn' how to watch tape as they gain more experience to understand what they are looking for in the film room.
"I think he has always liked to watch but I think now he is a little more conscious of what he is watching," Chaney said. "Kids when they are young, will turn on the tape to watch it but they aren't really sure of what they are watching. I think Tyler has a pretty good understanding today of what he needs to see."
Tennessee made a number of changes to its defense prior to last week's game against Missouri, including having defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri call the plays from the press box.
Those changes made a significant impact, most notably in the first half when the Vols allowed just 64 yards and kept the Tiger offense off the scoreboard. Part of that success came from Sunseri's comfort level from coaching from upstairs.
"I thought it was pretty good, I was very comfortable upstairs," Sunseri said. "You are able to see more, see exactly what they are doing and get the personnel in there. It was nice and clean and it was comfortable. It was where I have been.
"We were able to communicate, we were able to make the adjustments. We did some very good things early in the game. At the end of the game we didn't make some plays, but it was good."
Having Sunseri call the plays from the press box created some challenges for getting the call out to the players on the field, but the UT defensive coordinator was pleased with how that was handled.
"We were getting the calls in, they were executing it fast and it was good tempo," Sunseri said. "It was good tempo by everybody communicating. I thought Brandon Staley did a heck of a job of getting the calls from me and getting them in to the kids. The kids worked all last week on making sure everybody's eyes are on the signal caller and the kids executed it good, they did a nice job.
He was pretty happy with the results as well.
"I liked that we got three-and-outs, played with enthusiasm, ran to the football, we hustled, we made plays and that is the thing that I thought was very, very positive," Sunseri said. "The kids felt very, very comfortable and they were able to execute and some good things happened."
(On the amount of penalties on the offensive line)
"I think a lot of it was they stem and jump around a lot on their D-line, we worked a lot on that week but we didn't get it done. We had several penalties and several that weren't called, it was a point of emphasis going in and we didn't handle it very well. The stemming up front. Hopefully, we will get that better."
(On what makes Vanderbilt's defense so effective)
"I think they are similar to a lot of the defensives we have played already. They play hard, they have good scheme, and they are well coached. They are opportunistic. It seems like they are playing a lot of long fields and that is a good thing too for them. They are good, they are a solid team just like the other teams that we have been playing."
(On Vanderbilt's defense)
"I think they are a team that lines up in a sound front, sound coverage, their coaches put them in a great position to be successful. They do that. They understand who they are and their identity as far as schematically. They do a nice job with it. I have always been impressed with how Vanderbilt plays defense. I am today, again. I know they lost some kids from last year's team but you haven't noticed that very much. They play hard and they are a very good team."
(On scoring points)
"I think as a coordinator who have been in these games before when you move the ball down the field but you don't score points and you always wonder if that is going to come back to get you. And it did. We went flat in the second half, we couldn't get a lot of things going, we couldn't generate enough points to win the ball game. Sure I was concerned going in. I felt comfortable with moving up and down the field, we weren't generating points and that is our ultimate job. I wasn't comfortable with where we were at."
(On going into overtime)
"Coach tells us what we are going to do and we go do it. That is the way it goes. We go out and see if we can get something generated and if we made a few plays we were going to open it up and if we didn't we were comfortable where we were at."
(On what Missouri did to stop the run game)
"I think they brought blitzes in the run game on normal down and distances. We had some long fields, we weren't generating a lot of explosive runs which equates to no points, which we have talked about many times. They did a nice job of shutting down the run game with all their blitz package. We didn't do a nice job of handling that."
(On the players responding to the coaching rumors)
"I think our kids have responded like they always have. They went out and they have been preparing very well. That would be my only comment on that. Our kids have been out and practiced well all year long."
(On the second half against Missouri)
"We came out and gave up a play, just didn't fit that thing right, and we made the corrections and all that. As it kept on going and we had more plays I think we got a little fatigued, losing Curt [Maggitt] didn't help, and it cost us."
(On replacing Curt Maggitt)
"We are going to find somebody that can do it and make adjustments with some of the guys.You have to make some changes about who is playing what and what is going on, so they are going to have to identify and see what is going on."
(On Vanderbilt)
"Vanderbilt's offense is doing a great job. It is a pro-style spread attack. He's mixing it up. He's running the option, he's running the read, he's throwing bubbles, he's throwing intermediate routes, taking shots on deep-balling you, so he is doing a good job of mixing it up. He is always trying to stay ahead of the down and distance, so he's not putting these guys in bad situations and they've done a very good job of it. They are doing an excellent job of executing and have done a great job of competing and finding a way to win games."
(On how the team has handled speculation about Coach Dooley)
"I think they have done a great job of it. They've come out there and practiced and they are going out there and trying to get better. To me, practice has been as good as it was last week and it's just the execution that we have to take to the game."
(On his job)
"Nothing is going to change. We work right now for the University of Tennessee so we are going to work every single day. I've been here every morning at 5:30 a.m. and haven't left until 11 o'clock at night. That's what we do."
(On if the speculation has been a distraction to the players)
"I haven't noticed. I know this, kids have been in our meetings and have been bright-eyed, they've been going about their business and they are doing what they are supposed to do. That's what I have seen."


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The Buffalo Sabres have executed a major front-office changeover after announcing the dismissal of both the coach and the general manager on Wednesday morning.
The Sabres have had a terrible start to the National Hockey League season and currently sit bottom of the entire league with a record of 4-15-1.
Despite beating the Los Angeles Kings late on Tuesday night, the franchise decided to part ways with long standing general manager Darcy Regier and coach Ron Rolston.
Reiger was the fourth longest serving GM in the league but his duties will now be fulfilled by Sabres legend Pat LaFontaine - the president of team operations.
They have also re-hired former coach Ted Nolan as an interim coach as the Sabres search for a long-term replacement for Rolston.
"My goals for this organisation have not changed," Sabres owner Terry Pegula told reporters at the press conference. "I talked with Pat last week and he said I've never won a Stanley Cup but I can't think of a better place to win one."
Hockey hall of fame legend LaFontaine says Nolan will remain the team's coach for the rest of the season but has already drawn up a shortlist of candidates for the permanent position and confirmed that he will work with assistant GM Kevin Devine until a new GM is hired.
"I couldn't be more excited, couldn't be more proud to lead this franchise," LaFontaine finished.
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See Demi Lovato's Self Cover
Demi Lovato appears on the cover of the August issue of Self. It's her birthday month — she'll be 20 on Aug. 20 — and what a way to celebrate. The ish doesn't hit stands until next week but you can take a peek of the bright and sunny cover image of the singer and new 'X Factor' judge, since it has leaked.
The cover features a summery shot of Lovato, with sunkissed skin and her mega long and lightened-to-blonde beachy waves tumbling all around her face while she balances a big blue beach ball behind her head and shoulders. Even though her thick waves frame her face, she gives off a gorgeous smile, boasting lips with a whisper light hint of peachy pink gloss, too.
Did you notice how absolutely bangin' the 'Give Your Heart a Break' singer's body is, as well? She is poured into that lemon yellow, strapless and figure-hugging frock. Her booty is looking mighty fine as well.
Perhaps Lovatics should photobomb One Direction member Niall Horan's Facebook and Twitter with this image, since there have been so many rumors of a mutual crush between Demz and Niall. This shot could make his knees buckle.
Lovatics should tune into 'Good Morning America' tomorrow, when the teen will perform a three-song set as part of the breakfast TV program's summer concert series. Lovato will sing 'Give Your Heart a Break,' 'Skyscraper' and 'Unbroken.' A wonderful way to start the weekend, right?
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada wildlife officials say severe drought conditions prompted them to move up seasonal trout stocking of the Truckee River and other western Nevada waterways to the earliest time in 20 years.
Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy says they'll begin releasing the first of 35,000 trout into the Truckee River Thursday morning at Fisherman's Park just east of downtown Reno.
NDOW biologist Kim Tisdale says it's four to six weeks earlier than usual but is necessary to make sure there's still enough water in the river to support the fish before flows are expected to dwindle early this summer.
Tisdale says if they don't act now, they'll end up with a hatchery full of fish and nowhere to put them.


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BG: I manage a staff of 10 clerks. There is one clerk who has over 24 years working here at the DMV. I "inherited" her 3 years ago when the office she was assigned to was closed down. If it had been my choice, I would have preferred not to have her: she is extremely slow, does not keep up well with changes, and is difficult to work with, mostly because she really needs constant supervision and guidance to do anything. As an example, when she transferred here, I handed her an office key at 10 am, and she told me at 12:30 pm that she had lost it.** I am constantly arranging to have her passwords reset. Bottom line: she is a lot of work. End BG.Mollie is retiring as of New Years (yeah!), and she is worse than ever - more forgetful, more distracted, slower. Last night, the floor supervisor (Toni) and I were leaving when Mollie came back in. Her car wouldn't start, and she needed the address if where we are to call for a tow truck. We asked if she needed a jump, but she mumbled it was something else and wandered back outside. I felt very bad: this is Michigan, and it was cold outside. OTOH, Mollie has a key and an alarm code to wait inside until the tow truck came. Except, knowing Mollie, she probably doesn't know where either are. We asked if she was going to wait inside, but she said no, and went back out.I am so torn here, because Mollie is not a likeable person. She also constantly places herself in bad situations (she parks in the one spot in the lot that is not lit even though this means she walks farther than anyone; we also have to hide candy and sweets from her because she is diabetic, and will eat them until she is ill). I am just so tired of feeling that I should be taking care of her when she won't take care of herself.What I said last night was, "Well, if that is the decision you have made," and I left. She also lives less than a mile away. How do you politely deal with someone you don't like when you see them not taking care of themselves?**She found the key a week later -- in her shoe, where she had placed it for safekeeping. She finally remembered it was there when it caused a blister.
First, stop hiding the candy/sweets. Mollie is an adult diabetic. She knows she's not supposed to have sugar. It is her responsibility to take care of herself. If she wants to eat the candy until she's sick she's the one that will feel lousy afterward. Sorry, this is a big pet peeve of mine since I never ask people to refrain from sweets because of my diabetes.
Quote from: BeagleMommy on December 12, 2012, 02:53:42 PMFirst, stop hiding the candy/sweets. Mollie is an adult diabetic. She knows she's not supposed to have sugar. It is her responsibility to take care of herself. If she wants to eat the candy until she's sick she's the one that will feel lousy afterward. Sorry, this is a big pet peeve of mine since I never ask people to refrain from sweets because of my diabetes.They may hide the candy because she just eats too much and they don't get any.
If Molly had wanted help, Molly should have asked for help. There is a whole thread going on in the Coffee Break folder about giving PA people what they want - she didn't want to wait inside, she didn't ask for any more assistance beyond getting the address; the OP gave her the assistance she requested. I don't see what they did wrong here. Would it have been nice to do more? Sure, but my guess is that Molly has set it up where the OP has had to step in and fix her problems so many times, they are burnt out on doing it.
I have a different take on the situation as you present it....You say you have "inherited" her just 3 years ago and she is due to retire shortly? It is possible that she is showing early signs of Alzheimer's / dementia? Maybe that explains her speed and her forgetful mind.Her not being a "likeable" person should not have any bearing on your professional rapport with her. She may be more work, and less "fun" than the others, but she is a part of your team. I am personally surprised by your reaction to her car issues. An ounce of humanity, not to mention your role as her manager, might have offered to stay with her until the tow truck came. Maybe she was frazzled and just in need of someone to show some compassion? I'm sure she can sense that she is a nuisance to you and her team. She doesn't need you to hide the sweets, she needs you to be patient with her and show her some compassion.
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Opening of Rancilio Group Deutschland in Frankfurt
Rancilio Group Deutschland: from Weikersheim to Frankfurt for a wider-reaching, more incisive presence
Founded in 2002 in Weikersheim as the Germany-based subsidiary of the Swiss brand Egro, Rancilio Group Deutschland has also been handling sales of the Rancilio range in both Germany and Austria ever since 2008. Thanks to its network of expert specialist dealers, the company is able to dispatch finished products and spare parts from its in-house warehouse promptly and with unrivalled efficiency.
The main goal of the German subsidiary is to make the approach to our equipment simple and effective. The new offices in Neu-Isenburg located close to the international airport of Frankfurt am Main, one of the world's busiest hubs, opened in February. Home to a team of technical experts and professionals with precisely targeted action plans covering different business scenarios, this can only mean that the full range of products will be marketed with a top quality service and in total safety. This will in turn ensure that the Rancilio and Egro brands continue to expand and maintain their hallmarks of efficiency, quality and professional standards.
In order to keep riding the wave of innovation, anticipate the needs of users and spread the culture of coffee ever wider, what is needed is the ongoing commitment of those people who can make the difference, individuals who can bring their specialist skills and know-how to bear to maximise the performance of the whole team.
For Rancilio Group Deutschland, being close to customers and understanding their problems, a complete product range of unquestioned excellence, a first rate professional service and proven reliability are the keynotes for long-lasting success in both the present and future.
Rancilio Specialty goes on stage at the Milano Coffee Festival
The first edition of the event will be held at BASE Milano from 19 to 21 May.
Rancilio Group flies to Orlando in the US for the two-yearly McDonald's convention
For the occasion, we have interviewed Andrea Mascetti, Sales Director of Rancilio Group.
Rancilio Group will be in Singapore from 24 to 27 April for the new edition of "Food & Hotel Asia"
The presentation tour of the new fully automatic Egro Next machine continues.
Rancilio Group will be joining the exhibitors at Hostelcoe Alimentaria
Save the date with prominent international buyers in Barcelona from 16 to 19 April
Rancilio Group flies to Seattle for "Specialty Coffee Expo"
From 19 to 22 April, baristas and coffee lovers will get the chance to discover all the new features of Rancilio Specialty
Rancilio Group at the London Coffee Festival
Four days of festivities at Brick Lane to mark the debut of Rancilio Specialty.
Rancilio Group makes its debut at Hotelex Shanghai
Save the date from 26 to 29 March in China to discover the new Egro Next machine and all other Rancilio products.
The Rancilio Group arrives in Hamburg for Internorga and Gastro Vision
The Hanseatic city will host the main events of the Ho.re.ca sector from 9 to 13 March.
A trip to Tuscany for Tirreno CT
From 25-28 February, the "Coffee House" of Rancilio Group will be in Carrara for the food services and hospitality fair.
Rancilio Group awaits you in Stuttgart for Intergastra and Gastro Vision
Two events from 3 to 7 February for a record edition
The Rancilio Group names Davide Cavaglieri as the 2018 Italian Barista Champion.
The winner used a Rancilio Classe 11 Xcelsius coffee machine from the qualifications to his day of triumph at the finale.
Rancilio is official sponsor of the Italian Baristi Championship Cafeteria at SIGEP Rimini 2018
Rancilio Group will be one of the protagonists of SIGEP Rimini 2018, both as an exhibitor and in its role as official sponsor of the Italian Barista Championship Cafeteria (CIBC), acknowledged by the WCE (World Coffee Events) and promoted by the Speciality Coffee Association.
An opportunity to taste prized blends on the Rancilio Group stand at SIGEP Rimini 2018
From 20 to 24 January, Rancilio Group will be in Rimini for SIGEP 2018, the trade fair organized by the Italian Exhibition Group.
The Rancilio Group's European tour, from Horecava Amsterdam to the Vienna Coffee Festival
As we look forward to SIGEP Rimini, the first appointments of the year are Horecava in Amsterdam and the Vienna Coffee Festival.
The comeback of newsstands starts from Milan, with newspapers and quality coffee
Rancilio Group is one of the partners of Edicola 2.0 Bistrot, businessman Mimmo Lobello's new project that was presented to the public amidst the skyscrapers of the City Life district.
Rancilio Group at SIGEP Rimini 2018
Five days in the company of the most prestigious brands of the Made in Italy cachet, while enjoying the Finals of the Italian Baristas Championship and the return of the "Coffee House", Rancilio Group's convivial stand.
Rancilio presents the "Barista dell'anno" prize at Barawards 2017
The date is set for Monday 11 December at the Unicredit Pavilion in Milan for an exclusive event starring the champions of the catering and hospitality industry.
Guided visits to the Officina Rancilio 1926 during the "Settimana della Cultura d'Impresa"
Once again it is time for our annual appointment with Museimpresa, the Association promoted by Assolombarda and Confindustria.
Rancilio Group at Microsoft's Deutsche Partnerkonferenz
Microsoft brought together all its partners for the Deutsche Partnerkonferenz (DPK17) in Leipzig.
Rancilio Group exhibits at the International Café Show of Seoul in partnership with ENR Coffee
The new fully automatic Egro Next model was presented to the Asian market at the sixteenth edition of the Korean trade fair event.
IGEHO 2017 in Basel – from 18 to 22 November 2017
IGEHO is widely acclaimed as the most important international trade fair for the hospitality, food and catering industries, and the nursing home services in Switzerland. It is here that trade professionals gather to seek new input and let themselves be amazed and seduced. A place to celebrate and experience hospitality.
HOST Milan 2017
Rancilio Group will welcome visitors to its Coffee House
Rules for the Prize Competition "How to win a Rancilio Silvia machine in three moves"
Discover the Rules for the Latte Art Competition to win a personalized limited edition of Rancilio Silvia
Rancilio Group joins forces with Aleph Trade at the PIR Moscow 2017
Rancilio Group and Aleph Trade look forward to welcoming you to PIR in Moscow from 9 to 12 October 2017
Rancilio Group supports the "STEM Like a Lady" project
Rancilio Group has chosen to partner "STEM Like a Lady", the project promoted by the Gruppo Giovani Imprenditori di Confindustria Alto Milanese (North West Milan Industrial Young Entrepreneurs Confederation) to combat the Gender Gap in STEM professions.
Latte Art Competition "How to win a Rancilio Silvia machine in 3 moves"
The Latte Art competition organised by Rancilio Group in partnership with Pietro Vannelli
From Friday 20 to Sunday 22 October at HOST MILANO 2017
The Coffee House of Rancilio Group is waiting for you at HOST 2017
"Feeling at home". A special home. The quality coffee house brewed by our professional equipment, both of traditional and fully-automatic. Around this important topic we have developed our exhibition space rich of thematic and demo corners. An area projected to welcome our visitors and make them feel as an integral part of our presence at HOST Milan.
The second edition of "Umami Train the Trainers Camp" with the participation of Rancilio Group
The second edition of "Umami Train the Trainers Camp" has just drawn to a close. This is an outstanding event in the ambit of international training activities on coffee-related topics, through which Umami Area updates authorized trainers of the Specialty Coffee Association.
All set for the ANTONIETTO RANCILIO TROPHY 2017
Just a few hours to go before the start of the 2017 edition of the historical cycling race held in commemoration of Antonietto Rancilio, the entrepreneur who passed away in 1983 and, with his eponymous company and the support of brothers Nino and Romano, exported the espresso coffee culture worldwide.
A new partnership in the name of espresso coffee
Rancilio Group has recently joined the Fórum Cultural del Café, an association founded in 1997 with the aim of encouraging closer contacts among the protagonists of the supply chain to promote coffee culture on the Spanish market.
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For more than 20 years, the British songwriter Holly Golightly — yes, named for the heroine in Breakfast at Tiffany's — has been a lo-fi artist with a spare, stripped-down sound that hits you somewhere in the midsection.
The latest album by the singer-songwriter and her musical partner Lawyer Dave — collectively known as Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs — is called Sunday Run Me Over. Musically, the album has all the ingredients to be the soundtrack of a good old-fashioned religious revival. But when they sing, they come off like the disenchanted youths in the back of the tent, who bail on the revival to drink and curse by the river — not to mention write their own songs.
"I got really into '50s and '60s R&B a long time ago," Golightly says. "And I think through dissecting those — which essentially were gospel songs — I went backwards in my search. Rather than reaching for the sky, I guess I just sort of stripped it down and put my finger on what I liked about it. There's a formula to it that's meant and intended to make people feel like they know it before they've even heard it. There's something in that. And that's what good church music does, really — it's inclusive."
Holly Golightly and Lawyer Dave sat down with NPR's Rachel Martin to discuss how they collaborate, getting started in music, and why cover songs are a perverse pleasure.
For more than 20 years Holly Golightly has been a kind of Lo-Fi artist, offering up a spare, stripped-down sound that hits you somewhere in the midsection.
THE BROKEOFFS: (Singing) They say that (unintelligible)...
MARTIN: That's "They Say" from the latest effort by Holly Golightly and her musical partner Lawyer Dave - he goes by Lawyer Dave; we'll just call him Dave for the time being. Together, they are The Brokeoffs. And their new CD is called "Sunday Run Me Over." Holly and Dave join us now from member station WUGA in Athens, Georgia. Hello to you both.
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY: Hey.
LAWYER DAVE: Howdy.
MARTIN: So, I got to start out by saying listening to this album, it's kind of got all the ingredients that you might find on a good soundtrack for a kind of religious revival, except the two of you are like these disenchanted youths in the back of the tent who decide to bail on the whole thing and go out and drink and curse by the river and maybe write your own music.
GOLIGHTLY: Yeah, that's not too far from the truth.
DAVE: Pretty much right on.
GOLIGHTLY: It's pretty accurate.
MARTIN: Before we get too far into this, let's explain what that means to our listeners. Let's give a little listen to the first song on this CD. Here we go...
BROKEOFFS: (Singing) (unintelligible) goddamn holy roll, someday we'll meet on the (unintelligible) goddamn holy roll, yeah, yeah, (unintelligible) we ain't to slave no more...
MARTIN: Now, as someone who hosts a radio show that airs on Sundays, I got to say, you know, what do you have against this day? The album title is called "Sunday Run Me Over."
GOLIGHTLY: Oh, I love Sunday. There's nothing against the day at all.
MARTIN: Well, I mean, as we said, there is this very strong kind of revivalist sound to this musical quality. Dave, this was music that you grew up with?
DAVE: Oh, no, no. Quite the opposite, really. It's the kind of music that I wish they'd played in church. If they had, I'd probably still go. I don't really think of myself as being a horribly religious person but I certainly do like the music.
MARTIN: But, Holly, you, as we might discern from your accent, you were born in London, right?
GOLIGHTLY: Um-hum.
MARTIN: And you're really named after the character in "Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
GOLIGHTLY: Well, not. I mean, my mom was reading the book when she was pregnant. It's just the first thing she was thought of. You have to name a baby within six weeks, I think that was just what it was. It could have been - she could have been reading something else, I guess.
MARTIN: And when did you start singing?
GOLIGHTLY: I started doing backup singing with some friends who were in bands. And it just, you know, it's their fault.
GOLIGHTLY: Once I got into it and I realized that you didn't have to be that good, you just had to be really confident, so I just got on with it and I've carried on, really.
MARTIN: What's the collaboration like, Dave? Who - how did the roles...
GOLIGHTLY: He's the wrong person to ask. No.
DAVE: She has more ideas lyrically than I ever will 'cause she has a bigger vocabulary, I guess. But...
MARTIN: Is that true, Holly?
GOLIGHTLY: Very much so.
MARTIN: I mean, it is an obvious thing to say but you both have very distinct voices that reveal that you are from very different parts of the world. How is that to your advantage and disadvantage?
GOLIGHTLY: It makes me sound really smart, which I'm not. No, seriously. I think - I don't think my accent is quite so noticeable in song. And when I first started doing this and people were buying records before I had been on tour in the States at all, people were quite surprised that I wasn't American. And then I think then I completely exploited that fact. And so now when I sing, I don't know, you probably have to be listening really, really closely to know that I'm not from the States.
MARTIN: What enchanted you about this music? I mean, this is a particularly kind of American style of song.
GOLIGHTLY: I've got really into '50s and '60s R & B a long time ago, and I think through dissecting those, which essentially were gospel songs, everything sort of went back. I went backwards, you know, in my search rather than reaching for the sky. I think I sort of stripped it down to the thing that I put my finger on what I liked about it. There's a formula to it that's meant and intended to make people feel like they know it before they've even heard it. You know, there's something in that. And that's what good church music does really. It's inclusive.
MARTIN: Speaking of that kind of throwback sound, there's a cut on the album that's a little different than some of the other songs. This is your take on the Davis Sisters' 1953 country hit called "I Forgot More." Let's take a listen to that.
BROKEOFFS: (Singing) I forgot more than you'll ever know about him. You think you know the smile on his lips, the thrill at the touch of his fingertips. But I've forgotten more than you'll ever know about him...
MARTIN: So, Lawyer Dave, if I could turn to you, are you a practicing attorney?
DAVE: No, but I rarely lose an argument.
BROKEOFFS: (Singing) If you want me (unintelligible), if you have your (unintelligible) back for more...
MARTIN: So, speaking of that collaboration, can you kind of walk me through how that works in the writing process with a song like "Tank"? Does Holly write everything and then Dave comes in later and adds his two cents? How does this go down?
GOLIGHTLY: We have so many different ways of doing it that there isn't a standard trick to it really.
DAVE: Some are very easy to do and some are, I mean, you kind of spend a little more time with. Seems to me like the ones that happen in about five minutes are always my favorite ones.
GOLIGHTLY: The ones that we've sat down at the kitchen table and written together, you know, they are the ones that we've been happiest with a lot of the time.
MARTIN: There is another cover on this CD. And you've taken a bit of liberty with it. It's Wayne Rainey's gospel number from the 1960. It's called "We Need a Whole Lot Less Jesus and a Lot More Rock and Roll." Let's give this a listen.
BROKEOFFS: (Singing) You've seen it in the morning papers, hear it on the radio, crime is taking the nation, and we don't know how our world's gonna go. We need some rest, salvation, to come and take control, we need a whole lot less of Jesus and a lot more rock and roll...
MARTIN: So, setting aside that provocative lyric...
DAVE: We need to hire protection now.
MARTIN: ...I just wonder, you know, what's more fun for you, kind of your own creative process, writing your own music or taking an old song and making it your own?
GOLIGHTLY: Oh, I don't know. I mean, that was pretty fun. That was another thing that we did in about five minutes from (unintelligible) in front of the telly. I mean, we were watching TV. You know, it's a different kind of fun ruining somebody else's songs.
BROKEOFFS: (Singing) We need a whole lot less of Jesus and a lot more rock and roll.
MARTIN: The album is called "Sunday Run Me Over." Holly Golightly and Lawyer Dave spoke with us from Athens, Georgia. Thanks so much for talking with us, you two.
GOLIGHTLY: Oh, well, thank you for having us.
DAVE: Thank you.
BROKEOFFS: (Singing) Why don't you turn around, walk away. You are not welcome here, you cannot stay.
MARTIN: I'm Rachel Martin. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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One more thing. Pettine isn't only one in #Jets organization under close communication scrutiny. It's a common thing in Florham Park.
unfortunatley rex is loyal to all his players and coaches and will just tlet the season end and then let everything run its course.
if they fire pettine today rex knows his friend will never coach again. its the same scenario with sanchez rex is loyal to him sink or swim.
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RT @Brian_Bassett: Also, Pettine forced to use a specific phone for all purposes last year so team could monitor calls.
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Francessa says Pettine is leak. All I know is Pettine was internally SLAPPED last year for leaking stuff to press.
When the organization is in such disarray, the owner needs to hold the people at the top accountable and clean house. He should do everything in his power to bring in top quality replacements to build the franchise from the ground up.
If this is indeed true about an asst. coach being a mole, he should be made an example of, and quite publicly removed from the building. But it appears neither Rex, Tanny nor Woody have any balls whatsoever, so I wouldn't hold your breath.
You don't even need to look past this very thread. A special phone for your defensive coordinator to monitor his communications? Just think about that for a second. It's a terrible sign on multiple levels.
He's only partially right, McDaniels was involved in his own Spygate incident that again brought credence to the original Spygate!
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Montana Taylor 1929 – 1946 and the complete "Freddie" Shayne 1935-1946
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Well into the '60s, Arthur "Montana" Taylor and Henry "Freddie" Shayne, two Midwestern blues cum boogie pianists whose names were familiar from some "race" records, were rumoured to be still living around Cleveland and Chicago respectively. Paul Affeldt, editor of Jazz Report and producer of the Euphonic piano LP series, tried to locate them, obviously without success. Two decades earlier, architect and author Rudi Blesh was more fortunate and recorded Taylor and Shayne for his revivalist Circle label in Chicago. Two decades before that, both musicians had cut their first sides there for the one and only Mayo Williams (who was probably responsible for Shayne's 1935 session, too) after their recording potential had been spotted in St. Louis (Shayne, 1924) and Indianapolis (Taylor, 1929), two cities with strong piano traditions.
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PRINCETON — The Princeton Tigers and Rochelle Hubs were locked in a back and forth game that saw 18 lead changes and nine ties in a non-conference matchup Tuesday night at Prouty Gym.
Princeton had a 50-39 deficit with 6:38 left in the fourth quarter when their man-to man defense began to force turnovers and frustrate the Rochelle offense as they went on a 20-9 run to finish out regulation.
"We've had trouble closing out games," said Rochelle coach Tim Thompson. "We have a young team, and we tried to work the ball a lot but they forced turnovers, and they started to hit baskets."
With 2.2 seconds left on the clock, Princeton ran an inbounds play from the sideline and getting lost in the mix was 5-11 senior guard J.J. Vaccaro, who popped out on the baseline and drained the game tying 3-pointer as time expired knotting the game at 59-59 going into overtime.
"Vaccaro had been struggling on offense," said Princeton coach Jesse Brandt. "It was big for him to hit that shot in the corner."
Princeton's Garrett Duffin's 13 points in the fourth quarter weren't enough for the Tigers to outlast their former conference rival. The junior guard seemed as if nothing would stop him in the second half and overtime as 25 of his game high 37 points came in the second half and overtime.
The Tigers fell just short as Rochelle's Tyler Joyce banked his fifth three pointer of the game in with five seconds left in overtime to give Rochelle a 67-66 victory.
Duffin was 13 for 21 from the field for a 61.9 percent shooting performance.
"Duffin was sick and didn't practice yesterday so he didn't get the start tonight but when he got in he just took over the game. He made steals, made some other great plays and hit big shots," Brandt said, "He did a really great job."
Tyler Joyce added 21 points to lead the Hubs and Vaccaro added 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting for Princeton.
Princeton jumped out to an early 20-12 lead by 11 first quarter points by senior guard Vaccaro who seemed to be everywhere on the court making steals and scoring the first 5 points for Princeton.
Rochelle came out strong in the early going of the second quarter jumping to a 25-22 lead as they went on a 13-2 run that included three 3-pointers, two of which came from Rochelle leading scorer Joyce.
"He (Joyce) has an excellent shot and he's been doing well with 3-point shots, when he's open for a three we try to get him the ball," said Thompson.
The last four minutes of play in the first half saw Princeton and Rochelle trading buckets with Duffin stealing an inbounds pass and passing it to Vaccaro who put in an easy layup to round out first half scoring as Princeton led 31-30.
The game seemed up for grabs until the Hubs started to pull things together in the middle of the third as Joyce was fouled on a layup and made the one to take a 35-33 lead, a lead which they would build on until it was 39-50 at the 6:38 mark.
"Hopefully we use this game as motivation because Rochelle has a good program; Hopefully they come out in practice tomorrow and Thursday, we get better and are ready to go for the rest of the season," said Brandt.
Notes: The Kittens took the first of the two games with a score of 70-53, led by Jake Reinhardt's 27 points. Princeton will be in action again Friday at Orion.


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Could you maybe have told me this _before_ I had them yanked?
Your genetic datas was probably already overly corrupted from coke and coffee.
Coffee, maybe. The coke just gets snorted though, it never even touches my teeth.
Coke and coffee. How I love my Colombian exports!
Yeah, I just had mine taken out last week. Now I'm wondering if the dentist still has them and can I get them back?
I didn't want to part with it, I liked to have ALL my teeth. I guess now I appreciate those molars even more!
Oh, and I DID ask for that tooth back. It's in my bathroom now haha.
So you do still have all your teeth?
Hmmm, maybe I should start keeping my hair before I start balding...
i think they survived because the surrounding teeth would either be lost by the time they show up (thanks to no dental hygiene), or the person was already dead from other issues (iirc, the 60+ age of today is not one a human would have expected before the discovery of medicine).
You're probably still covered until you run out of teeth. Remember to brush and floss!
You're probably still covered until you run out of teeth. Remember to brush and floss!
Why? Now we can just grow new ones!
I can just see it now, rogue dentists abducting people to steal their teeth.
Pretty twisted, might make a good Futurama episode. (Perhaps Benders bolts, or nuts could be a target too)
Did you have them pulled before September 17th 2010? Because expecting your dentist to follow research that isn't in his field, hasn't been published yet, and likely wasn't even started by the time you had yours out, that's probably unrealistic.
Anyway, wisdom teeth probably aren't the only source of pluripotent stem cells. Work in mouse has shown that their whisker bulge carries neural crest stem cells, trials are underway to see if these cells can fix damaged spinal cords.
I never had wisdom teeth so I guess I am out of luck, too. Funny thing is that I never had any wisdom either, so go figure.
I never had wisdom teeth so I guess I am out of luck, too.
Hah! I'll bet you never had any-
Funny thing is that I never had any wisdom either, so go figure.
Aw crap!
They too have stem cells. I told me niece's mom to save her baby teeth, but of course she didn't listen and threw them in the trash. (sigh). She also claims she didn't know the sun would cause her skin to freckle & wrinkle and wish someone had warned her (which I did; as did many many government PSAs). I wonder why it is some people don't listen?
Anyway if you have kids save their teeth.
some biology 101 for you, the pulp of those teeth are dead without living tissue in them. The roots are dissolved by the body and the tissues inside die.
Embryo stem cell ban solution:
1) Grow babies
2) Take their teeth
3) Profit!
From TFA, it sounds as though any tooth will do, but you probably don't want to suck all the pulp out of the teeth that are still in your mouth. Wisdom teeth are usually taken out anyway, which is what makes them a convenient option.
If it's what it needs to grow me back a new heart, lung, kidney, liver or leg when I need one, I'd gladly give a tooth or two for it. And technically, if that works, maybe they can grow the tooth back afterward...
There was an article here about a year ago. It mentioned that very thing. They believe they will be able to cause you to grow specific teeth. The time frame mentioned was around the 10 year mark. It also required a Wisdom tooth as a basis.
Due to replication errors there is a possibility the new tooth may grow back EVIL!
A mini-tooth is better than no tooth at all.
Could I get some from my penis and/or testicles? I don't use them anyway.
At least, most people do. The root pulp cells being converted to stem cells are not unique to the wisdom teeth. I presume they are also present in other teeth; it's just that the third molars are usually extracted anyway (though some people do retain them, provided there's enough space in the dentition for them). If we're talking about choosing to treat a life-threatening disease versus keeping a tooth, I would think most people would choose the former--of course, we aren't quite at the point where such procedures are beyond the research stage (thanks to the religious nutcases).
I have never heard of any group, religious nut cases or otherwise, protesting adult stem cell research. Quite the opposite. One of the principal arguments made by those who oppose embryonic stem cell research is that the same or better treatments can be accomplished through adult stem cell research. In fact, virtually all therapeutic procedures that have so far been developed from stem cells have involved the use of adult stem cells.
I support embryonic stem cell research. But unless and until someone c
Being able to do the same thing with adult stem cells is not the issue. The issue is that we had to spend (are currently spending) a considerable amount of time figuring out how to reproduce pluripotent stem cells from adult tissue - and then figuring out what to do with them. Consider an alternate history of scientific advancement in which embryonic stem cells were used without as much restriction, treatments created to use them to combat major human illnesses, etc. At the same time (or even afterward, if
it's just that the third molars are usually extracted anyway (though some people do retain them, provided there's enough space in the dentition for them).
True that — it all depends on what available space there is. My teeth are so big, I had my lower wisdom teeth and all four second molars extracted as a kid. I only have 24 teeth!
On a side note, my upper wisdom teeth haven't grown yet and it's been practically ten years since I had my lower wisdom teeth extracted... Now, that's weird.
I don't know of any religion that is against ADULT stem cells or cord blood cells. The ones that are harvested from embryos, yes, but adult and cord cells are no problem.
You don't get that the argument is terminating a life to harvest embryonic cells, I take it?
So what do I do with them? Stem cells do what again? Something I need?
Will they reset my vent fibula, and regrow cartilage, so my ankle doesn't click and hurt?
Will they regrow hair on my head, so I can have it cut again instead of shaved?
Will they help me lose weight?
Will they heal my shoulder tendonitis?
Will they cure my vision [surveyophthalmol.com] problems?
I know, I know, stem cells are expected to cure cancer, autism, diabetes, whatever. Common stuff, not so much. That's the appeal. But the research is dragging on.
Dear Slashdot,
Please stop finding uses for these useless body parts. The day after my appendix was removed I see that they finally discovered a use for the human appendix, and yesterday I get my wisdom teeth pulled.
No more body parts removed for me.
They used wisdom teeth that had been frozen for three years after being removed from a 10-year-old girl.
It's nice to see people using wisdom to bite into the stem cell issue.
What you're telling us is that there's a source for stem cells that does not require the destruction of a human embryo?
This administration will not find that acceptable.
and break out with the human embryos being discarded from fertility labs already
lets quit pansying around and use the best tool for the job
In August 2008, it was revealed that scientists in Japan were able to successfully harvest stem cells from wisdom teeth.[19] This discovery is of great clinical importance, as wisdom tooth extractions are a relatively common type of oral surgery. Patients who have their wisdom teeth removed are currently able to opt to have stem cells from those teeth isolated and saved, in case they should ever need the cells."
Thus spake the master programmer: "When a program is being tested, it is too late to make design changes." -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"


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Rants on Cycling and on Life:
Photos of people and bicycles that pass in front of my camera
awesome! now i know what it's exactly called. just call a graphic sign shop and order it up. i bought some reflective sidewall tires - but this is ALOT better!
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ALPINE — The rain kept coming and coming.
The floods and the mud forced about 100 residents of an Alpine neighborhood to evacuate their homes for a few hours Saturday. Heavy rains also caused mudslides in American Fork Canyon and flooding in areas, particularly throughout Utah County.
The pounding rain even caused a two-hour delay of the BYU-Texas football game at Lavell Edwards Stadium while fans, who were told to leave their seats, huddled in their cars or anywhere that would keep them dry and safe from lightning.
The National Weather Service reported that 0.75 inches of rain fell in just 15 minutes at the Alpine burn scar. Flooding was also reported in areas of Provo, Orem and Payson, though no evacuations were ordered in those areas.
City officials issued the evacuation order, forcing many Alpine residents from their homes after heavy downpours turned roads into rivers. One family said that when the storm hit, water and mud immediately came rushing down the side of the mountain.
"It was like a black monster lava, it just came," said Alpine homeowner Vickie Reay.
Her son took cellphone video of water, mud and debris spilling over the wall in front of their home and into their yard.
"It was 100 feet wide and it just got bigger and bigger and just picked up more momentum," she said.
Reay's house on Box Elder Drive is directly in the path of the Quail Fire burn scar in Box Elder Canyon. This is the fourth time she's dealt with flooding since that fire burned more than 5,000 acres last summer.
"This is worse," Reay said. "It's getting worse every single time."
The inside of her home was spared, but fire officials said about 12 homes in Alpine were flooded. Authorities said three debris basins at the base of Box Elder Canyon were also overrun.
"When I came up here, probably about 6:15 or 6:30, the water was running down the street about a foot and a half deep so it's probably the worst I've ever seen," said Lone Peak Fire Battalion Chief Joseph McRae.
Volunteers worked for hours stacking sandbags to hold back water flows cascading down city streets, sending water and mud into basements and living rooms. Fortunately, no one was injured, though damage estimates could be significant.
The Utah County Sheriff's Office reported that state Route 92 was shut down at mile post 10 in American Fork Canyon due to road debris from mudslides. Crews worked deep into the night to clear the roadway. Officials said one vehicle was struck by a boulder. It was towed away. No injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, 150 people were stranded at the Timpanogos Visitors' Center during the closure.
Two hikers were also stranded in Draper's Corner Canyon. The women, both in their 30s, had gotten lost but were able to call for help before the battery in their mobile phone died.
Neighbors in a Payson neighborhood had to dig a ditch to try and drain water away from their flooded homes.
"Our neighbors just had huge puddles everywhere," said Payson resident Jodi Beck. "We had neighbors with buckets trying to bail them out. It had gone up and over into their window wells within about 20 minutes."
City crews with backhoes arrived to help, along with many neighbors and volunteers.
"It just kept raining and coming and didn't stop," Beck said.
Payson Mayor Rick Moore said the city's drains couldn't handle so much water that fell so quickly.
"The debris and everything else has come down and plugged off a lot of the storm drains. That funneled more water down this way," he said. "So when you stop the water coming one place, it makes it worse at another place."
Moore expects the storm caused thousands and thousands of dollars in damage to areas of his city. Hundreds of volunteers came to assist. About 6,000 sandbags were handed out.
In other storm-related news, about 2,500 people lost power for a time during the tumultuous weather — 1,124 in Salt Lake City and 1,399 in Orem.
The weather forecast for Sunday should be a little less aggressive, according to KSL meteorologist Lynae Miyer. She said warm temperatures early in the day on Saturday combined with storms coming up from southern Utah resulted in Saturday's heavy rains and strong winds of up 60 mph.
"It won't be as warm," Miyer said of Sunday. "Temperatures will stay cooler and it will (likely) be more of a rain event with a few thunderstorms mixed in. High around 83 degrees."
Contributing: Devon Dolan
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2012 Women's soccer
Bluffton 1, Rose-Hulman 1 (2 OT)
Rose-Hulman scores late goal to secure 1-1 tie with Beavers
September 29, 2012
By: Keisha Holtsberry, sports information assistant
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Bluffton University women's soccer team tied Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in double overtime on Saturday, Sept. 29. Both teams scored a goal in the 110-minute match. Bluffton University's record moved to 2-6-1 and 0-0-1 in the Heartland Conference. Rose-Hulman now stands at 5-4-2 and 0-0-1 in the HCAC.
Bluffton scored its goal at the 35:20 mark when freshman Laura Fish (Findlay/Liberty-Benton) put the ball in the back of the net for her team-best fifth tally of the season. The Beavers held onto that lead until late in the match when RHIT finally got on the scoreboard.
Rose-Hulman's goal came with just six minutes left. Haley O'Neil buried the equalizer with the assist coming from Katie DeMoss. Neither side was able to capitalize in the extra time as both teams settled for their first tie of the season.
Rose-Hulman fired one more shot (14-13) than the Beavers. The Engineers forced six more corner kicks than Bluffton (9-3). Bluffton was whistled for one more foul (8-7) than RHIT. The Beavers were led by junior Aimee Whitmer (Grand Rapids/Otsego) with four shots. Fish took three shots as well as scoring the Beavers' only goal. Junior keeper Maggie Armstrong (Vevay, Ind./Switzerland Cty.) collected six saves for the visitors.
The Beavers return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 2, when they host HCAC rival Mount St. Joseph. The contest with the Lions is slated to start at 4 p.m.