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Liners outgrowing Queens Wharf
Terminal in middle of $18m upgrade may need $10m ratepayer top-up to
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Auckland's Queens Wharf is too small for the new generation of bigger cruise ships and may need a $10 million top-up from ratepayers.
Ratepayers and Ports of Auckland are already spending $18.6 million to turn Shed 10 on Queens Wharf into a cruise ship terminal to replace Princes Wharf, which has acted as a temporary terminal for many years.
Waterfront Auckland and the ports company have commissioned the engineering consultancy firm Beca to look into bigger cruise ships, which are more than 300m long and carry more than 3000 passengers.
The Queen Mary 2 is 345m long and berths at Jellicoe Wharf at industrial Ports of Auckland when it visits the city.
Queens Wharf is limited to ships up to 290m. Ships up to 320m berth at Princes Wharf.
A source told the Herald Queens Wharf was not long enough or strong enough to take larger ships.
An upgrade could cost $5 million for strengthening, $3 million to build a mooring pile out from the wharf and $2 million for improved gangways, the source said.
Waterfront Auckland chief executive John Dalzell said the cruise industry had informed the council body of bigger ships coming more frequently to Auckland, but was under financial pressure from the council so decided there was not an immediate prospect of enough big ships to invest in the infrastructure.
When work started on the $16.8 million refurbishment of Shed 10 last year, Auckland Mayor Len Brown said he had given Waterfront Auckland a "tough task in bringing costs down on Queens Wharf and they have been up to the challenge".
Asked yesterday about a multi-million-dollar top-up by ratepayers, Mr Brown said: "Waterfront Auckland is now working with Ports of Auckland and the industry on the most cost-effective short and longer-term solutions to meet the needs of a small but growing number of bigger cruise ships visiting Auckland."
Last year's cruise season was estimated to be worth $114.9 million to the Auckland economy.
Cruise New Zealand chairman Craig Harris said the widening of the Panama Canal next year and increasing demand for cruises by China was leading to bigger ships of 3500 to 4000 passengers in the South Pacific.
Already, 15 per cent of cruise ship visits to Auckland this season were too big for Queens Wharf and the figure would keep growing, he said.
"Our problem is we are trying to create certainty for the cruise lines and it is hard because these guys are scheduling two, three years ahead.
"If we don't make decisions we are in danger of the cruise lines bypassing us," Mr Harris said.
Size matters
Which wharves can take which ships:
Queens Wharf
183m Costa Romantica
266m Dawn Princess
285m Oosterdam
290m Radiance of the Seas
266m Dawn Princess
285m Oosterdam
290m Radiance of the Seas
Princes Wharf
293m Carnival Spirit
294m Queen Victoria
311m Voyager of the Seas
314m Celebrity Solstice
294m Queen Victoria
311m Voyager of the Seas
314m Celebrity Solstice
Jellicoe Wharf
345m Queen Mary 2
Source: The New Zealand Herald.


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Cyber Monday is sooo 2005.
It's only three days away, but already some people are all ho-hum about it this year.
"Is there a Cyber Monday? No. Is there a Cyber Three Weeks? Yes," says Richard Feinberg, professor of consumer behavior and retail management at Purdue University in Indiana.
Or call it the Cyber Five — that is, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of combined sales — online and in stores, which together kick off the annual year-end shopping frenzy and spell either gloom or glory for retailers' books in 2012.
But Monday itself? True, it's billed as the "official" start of the online holiday shopping season. And as the marketing gurus tell it, come Monday, many Americans will roll into their offices, fire up their computers, open their e-mails and proceed to shop. About $2 billion worth of shopping just on that day, about 3 percent of the projected two-month holiday online sales haul.
But after a mere seven years, the "tradition," if you can call it that, of Cyber Monday might be waning in importance. Not exactly over or kaput, but definitely evolving in the face of a rapidly changing retail environment; increasingly savvy, deal-driven consumers with broadband, high-speed Internet access and a slew of shopping-friendly mobile devices in their pockets; and the rise of mighty social media networks.
These days, the argument goes, online shoppers don't need Cyber Monday anymore. Egged on by a gusher of e-mail deals that have been flooding their inboxes, consumers started buying days, even weeks ago, and will shop all the way up to Christmas, when some of the best deals will be available, albeit in more limited quantities.
"Cyber Monday is pass�," says Fiona Dias, chief strategy officer of ShopRunner.com, a shopping service that offers two-day shipping promises for online retail sites. "It's pass� because if (a retailer) plans to sell 1,000 widgets over a five-day period at 20 percent off, and they've sold out by Saturday, then you don't need to sell any more at 20 percent off by Monday."
The moral for the consumer: "If you're waiting until Monday to get a deal, it might not be the wisest strategy because retailers have moved on. Go look on Wednesday."
Marshal Cohen, lead retail analyst for the marketing analysis firm NPD Group, says that for some years, Cyber Monday was "more hype than reality" anyway. "I don't think it's over, but I do think its role is diminished," he says.
In fact, says Feinberg, the sharpest year-over-year spike in online Cyber Monday holiday sales was in 2010. "We saw a gigantic increase in Internet ordering on that Monday after Thanksgiving, but since then, only smaller increases," he says.
Fightin' words
Brick-and-mortar retailers are also undermining Cyber Monday, Cohen says, by jumping the gun on Black Friday. Many retailers opened their doors — and their deals — on Thanksgiving evening, or even as early as Wednesday.
"That means the spending power that Cyber Monday was going to have is dissipated, and the way online retailers will be competing with those new hours will create a dilution of Monday as well," Cohen says. "Cyber Monday is not gone completely, but it's certainly on the way to having significant challenges to maintain the level of intensity of recent years."
Well! Those are fightin' words to some.
"To say Cyber Monday is obsolete just sounds foolish," says Sucharita Mulpuru, a retail analyst at Forrester, a technology research firm. Forrester predicts that November and December will draw $68.4 billion in online revenue, a 15 percent increase over 2011. Cyber Monday is crucial to that, she says, and bigger than ever.
"It is the biggest shopping day of the year for Web retailers — it is huge."
Yes, the majority of all sales still remain offline. And yes, consumers can shop online any day. But Mulpuru says Cyber Monday is the day that online merchants launch their richest deals and discounts; consumers have been well trained in the past seven years to expect that, so they go looking for them. When? Monday at work.
"The Web in general is taking share from the rest of the retail world, and every day that is growing," she says. "For the near future, at least three to five years, (Cyber Monday sales) will absolutely at least pace the growth of e-commerce and, because the deals can be so compelling, even outpace."
Cyber Monday was first conceived by the National Retail Federation's digital arm, Shop.org, in 2005. At the time, digital retailing was much less common, and only a fraction of American households had broadband, high-speed Internet access — let alone smartphones and tablets. Instead, they had computers at work.
"We saw it as a wonderful way to help people adapt to online shopping at a time when it was still new and intimidating, to show that it's not so scary and you can get a great deal," says Vicki Cantrell, executive director of Shop.org.
Nowadays, of all households with computers, up to 90 percent have broadband high-speed access, according to a study by Leichtman Research Group. Still, Cantrell says there's another reason why Cyber Monday remains valid: free shipping, the No. 1 consumer concern about online shopping, she says.
"Cyber Monday is the big day for the start of offers for unconditional free shipping. It was 12 percent of all online transactions last year, and we're predicting it will go to 44 percent this year."
Deals, 365 days a year
Jonathan Ehrlich, co-founder and COO of Copious.com, a relatively new San Francisco-based social marketplace organized around members' personal interests, says Cyber Monday still has meaning, but it's been "blunted" by the emergence of a deal-driven culture that it helped encourage.
"You get deals every single day through your Facebook and Twitter streams, so the peak impact of Cyber Monday is not as great as five years ago, when so much was concentrated on this day and Black Friday," Ehrlich says. "Now it extends for 365 days a year."
The marketplace is "so noisy" with the onslaught of deal messages that consumers can't tell one retailer from another, or when a particular deal is valid, he says.
Best Buy, for instance, is getting widespread media coverage for its super-low prices on flat-screen TVs and laptops, but it's not clear to consumers whether they're supposed to stand in line at the door to the store on Friday morning or can sleep in and get the same deal later online.
Even now, the vast majority of online transactions happen during the week, not on the weekends or holidays, says Ehrlich. When consumers return to work after the Thanksgiving holidays, their work inboxes are overflowing. The natural inclination, if they haven't already gone to the mall, is to shop then and there.
"Cyber Monday (is best viewed) as a line of demarcation for the start of the 'great race' of the holiday shopping season," Ehrlich says. "In a world where everything is completely networked and connected, with an increased number of mobile devices in pockets, Cyber Monday becomes truly the kickoff point."
Social media has its say
Meanwhile, look for a significant uptick in ordering by mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, says Feinberg. "Let's call it Cyberphone Monday," he jokes.
And with social media — enabled by mobile devices — being all the rage, what role do Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter and the rest now play in our shopping culture? This, too, is debated. "A snore," says Dias. "Not that critical," says Mulpuru.
Yet it's clear from social media that most users, even if they're not actually shopping on Monday, are still using Cyber Monday as a catchall hook to hang all sorts of messages. On Twitter, innumerable users are including the hashtag #CyberMonday to talk about it, promote it and kvetch. Take a look at Pinterest's Cyber Monday boards, and see an eye-popping smorgasbord of CM-related deals, promotions, and user pins, referrals and recommendations.
"Never before have retailers and merchants of all shapes and sizes been able to actively engage with their user base, which allows for targeted messages and offers to niche audiences," says Ehrlich. "And it's free. The democratization of messaging and conversation is a huge boon to merchants."
Cohen predicts social media will become an increasingly important precursor to the purchase process. "It will be the communication vehicle to not only reach customers, but to tell gifters what the giftee wants, what deals are available and 'this is what I would love you to buy me,' " he says.
But there's no firm data to suggest how social media influences shopping, Feinberg says.
"We're in the infancy of social media and its influence," he says. "It is a blip right now, but it's going to be very significant in the future."
But there is data that shows digital shopping is growing by leaps compared with in-store shopping, Feinberg says. In-store retail sales this holiday season will probably go up about 5 percent, he says, but digital retailing will likely jump 15 percent-20 percent.
"We expect Internet to grow double digits," he says. "It's like a snowball: More people ordered last year, they'll order again. People are growing more confident and comfortable in Internet spending. They will order again."
Even so, digital sales remain only a fraction of overall holiday sales — just 8 percent last year, Feinberg says, despite all the growth.
"It might be 9 percent or 10 percent this year," he says. "Will it ever be 20 percent? I don't know. But when I talk to retailers, I tell them to consider the Internet to be your biggest store in your chain, and 10 percent is more than the largest store for any big retailer. It's not the biggest thing, but they have to pay attention to it."
Waiting for Cyber Monday? You don't have to
Cyber Monday is sooo 2005.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nike Inc. NKE, -0.10% reported late Thursday its fiscal second-quarter 2013 net profit fell 18% to $384 million from $469 million a year ago. Net income from continuing operations rose 9% to $521 million, or $1.14 a share, from $480 million, or $1.03 a share, a year ago. Revenue for the quarter ended Nov. 30 rose 7% to $5.96 billion from $5.55 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet, who typically cite net income from continued operations, expected the athletic shoes and apparel maker to earn $1 a share on $6.01 billion in revenue. The company said worldwide futures orders were up 6% for the quarter. Nike shares rose as much as 3.2% to $102.21 on the report in after-hours trade.
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Early on in the latest Indiana Jones installment, Dr. Jones survives the blast from a nuclear explosion by hiding in a lead-lined fridge. Oddly enough, this may be one of the more realistic stunts in the movie.
When we think of nuclear explosions, we tend to imagine a fireball that annihilates absolutely everything within a certain radius. But in fact it is possible for man-made objects to survive an atomic blast, relatively intact, in even the heart of the nuclear explosion. During a 1954 15-megaton atomic bomb test, two steel balls covered in graphite were hung from the bomb tower. Incredibly the balls survived—but were thrown a considerable distance from the bomb site. This led scientists, including the famed Freeman Dyson, to consider the possibility of using nuclear bombs to propel spacecraft through space.


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Charles Dahlgren
Sept. 14, 1940-March 23, 2008
Former Lake Park resident Charles A. Dahlgren, 67, of Northfield, Minn., died peacefully in the presence of his loving family on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008.
Born on a farm near Lake Park on Sept. 14, 19140, Charles went on to receive bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial engineering from North Dakota State University in Fargo. He enjoyed a successful business career including leadership positions at Cutler-Hammer, Sheldahl, North Star Concrete and his own business ventures.
Charles enjoyed the outdoors, sports, antique John Deere tractors and most of all, being with family at his lake place on Big Cormorant. His bear hugs will be dearly missed.
Surviving Charles are his wife of 44 years, Julie Ann (Bloemendaal) Dahlgren; daughter, Robyn (Charlie) Swenson; sons, Ed (Ruth) and Andrew (Kim) Dahlgren; seven grandchildren; brother, Lyle (Janet) Dahlgren; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation was scheduled from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 6 at the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 7110 France Ave. S., Edina, which has been handling arrangements for the family. No public services are planned.


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Apple today released the iPhone SDK 3.1 beta, which works with the upcoming 3.1 FW release. A list of the few fixes are available for developers, but its nothing major - just the 3.1 support really.
iPhone SDK 3.1 beta and iPhone OS 3.1 beta are now posted to the iPhone Dev Center. These versions are for development and testing only and should be installed on devices dedicated to iPhone OS 3.1 beta software development. Please read the iPhone OS Pre-Install Advisory and the iPhone SDK 3.1 beta release notes before downloading and installing.


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Junior Hockey
Georges Laraque, mystery spokesman step down from CHLPA
Georges Laraque stepped down as executive director of the fledgling CHLPA. (QMI Agency file photo)
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Georges Laraque is stepping down from the controversy-plagued union that's been trying to organize Canada's junior hockey players.
He wasn't alone.
The mystery spokesman for the union also quit Thursday night, as did the union's lawyers in Alberta and Quebec.
All that's left at this point, are questions.
Laraque, executive director of the Canadian Hockey League Players Association, said the union intends to suspend its organizing activities "and will pass it along to a professional union that can do a better job."
He insists its not accurate to say he has quit because "I might stay with next group if they want me. I will need to brief them for sure because there have been a lot of things done."
Laraque still plans to attend a certification vote with Cape Breton Screaming Eagles players Friday.
"Obviously the vote will be no because they are scared but by law I have to be there," he said, adding "we need a union with a bigger team to deal with three leagues in 1,400 players.
"My heart was in the right place," Laraque said, adding organizers will now search to "choose the right union to take it forward."
For the past 48 hours there's been furious speculation that Derek Clarke, who's handled media for the CHLPA, could be Randy Gumbley -- a former junior coach and team owner with a penchant for fraud.
Laraque announced his intentions late Thursday, but earlier spoke with QMI Agency about Clarke.
"I talked to him tonight and he said he and his wife had a fight about this and that he has decided to step away," Laraque said. "He said this isn't what he signed up for."
Clarke, he insisted, is a mild-mannered Montreal computer salesman with a wife and two kids -- not the former coach and fraud artist Gumbley.
While admitting Gumbley's brother Glenn is involved in the upstart union, Laraque identified Clarke from a Linkedin picture sent by QMI Agency.
"All I know is Derek Clarke exists, Randy is not part of it (the union) and Glenn is there too," insisted Laraque. "I am 100% sure of it."
Meanwhile, the Canadian Hockey League, which represents Canada's major junior ice hockey leagues, issued a security advisory to member teams Thursday warning them to avoid "Clarke/Gumbley."
"In light of these allegations against Derek Clarke/Mr. Gumbley, the CHL is conferring with our security legal staff to determine what if any actions are appropriate," the league said in an interview posted by TSN.
Confusion would be the best word to describe what has become a surreal story.
QMI Agency sources learned that lawyers representing the CHLPA in Alberta effectively cut ties with the union, withdrawing from a certification bid before the Alberta labour board. Lawyers representing the players association in Quebec were considering doing the same thing.
Peel Regional police -- who charged Gumbley with fraud in 2009 -- are monitoring matter but have not actively opened an investigation, a police source told QMI Agency.
Investigators have been ordered to check the status of court orders against Gumbley and review those orders and any conditions against him, the source said.
And Yahoo! Sports reported that a consultant working with the CHLPA had been in contact with a union representative named Glen Clarke.
"The phone number he provided to Yahoo! Sports for Glen Clarke, is the same Montreal-area phone number Derek Clarke has been giving out as his contact to members of the media," the website reported.
"The consultant said he had no contact with Derek Clarke and had never met either man in person."
TVA Sports in Montreal turned up union recruiting documents, a PowerPoint presentation, that had Randy Gumbley's name on it.
Many questions, but few answers.
Clarke himself, who has handled numerous media interviews for the CHLPA as the union has worked to organize players, didn't add any clarity to Yesterday's confusion.
Repeated calls to the number he normally uses were not returned.
TSN hockey insider Dave Naylor reported Thursday that he had interviewed Clarke over the telephone on three occasions and "it was a different Derek Clarke" the third time than it was the first two. Naylor interviewed Clarke in person Thursday in Montreal but Clarke refused to speak on camera.
For his part, Laraque insisted earlier yesterday that the CHL, which hired a private eye to check out Clarke, floated the association between Clarke and Gumbley to try "make the union look bad."
Stay tuned.


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WHILE 73,000 of the state's school leavers kicked back over Christmas after receiving their final results, more than 300 other students spent the break anxiously waiting.
The group who opted to study the International Baccalaureate diploma program instead of the Higher School Certificate can now collect their results.
Alice Knight, from SCECGS Redlands, did not mind having to hold on. ''It's almost a little bit better because you can go through Christmas blissfully unaware,'' she said.
The number of IB graduates has been increasing steadily across Australia over the past 20 years. Yet numbers are still relatively low in NSW, with only 340 IB diploma students in NSW and the ACT last year. Victoria, in comparison, had about half of Australia's 3000 IB graduates.
Antony Mayrhofer from the Association of Australasian IB Schools said that was due to the program's absence in NSW public schools.
''NSW is the only state or territory in Australia where the government doesn't allow [public] schools to offer [IB] programs,'' he said. ''Worldwide, the vast majority of schools running IB programs are government schools.''
Students who study the IB say it offers a more holistic curriculum than the HSC and is ideal university preparation.
Some hope it will improve their chances of studying overseas.
''The IB gives you so many opportunities overseas that the HSC, being more Australia-specific, can't,'' said Ms Knight, who hoped to study political science in France.
The IB diploma is offered to more than 120,000 students in more than 130 countries. An Asia-Pacific IB representative, Sebastien Barnard, said the qualification gave students a competitive edge when applying to international institutions.
The IB is also accepted by all universities in Australia and students can have their score, out of 45, converted to an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank equivalent.
Katriana Milne from Kambala said IB marks converted favourably to a high university entry rank.
''As long as you put in the effort, it's difficult to get a bad grade in the IB,'' the 18-year-old said. ''If you're an average student, you would probably end up with a much higher ATAR than you would in the HSC but you also have to put in a lot more work.''
The top IB score of 45 converts to the highest UAC rank of 99.95. An IB score of 33 converts to 90.55. A candidate with an IB score below 24 fails to receive a diploma.
But even IB advocates agree it is not for everyone.
IB students must study six subjects including English, a second language, maths, a science subject and a humanities subject. They must also complete a 4000-word research essay, study a subject called the theory of knowledge and undertake community service.
The director of career development at MLC School, Loretta Toole, said the program suited students whose strengths were more generalist rather than specialist. A student who struggled with maths or science, for example, might find the IB challenging.
''The strength of the HSC is its flexibility and the strength of the IB is its comprehensiveness,'' she said.


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I am working on a project where there is an almost impossible requirment.
The requirmwnt is to keep a silverlight and a flex webapps (iframes) alive.
By alive I mean that they will not get refreshed from page switch or any kind of change to the page.
I managed to do so by placing them outside the frame that gets the page switch, but it makes it so that when there is a scroll the iframe holding the flex / silverlight will go above other frame as we scorll up or down.
Z index does not help as the iframe is above the other frames and just relocates itself with Java script.
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Dont you dude me you dooder.
She & Him is awesome.
2) dude
3) I like this one; sparse instrumentation lets it get going.
"Time is hard to kill since I met you." Sounds like she gets it; very impressed.
Dont you dude me you dooder.
She & Him is awesome.
^ ^ just found out Robert Plant has recorded vocals for the new Primal Scream LP out in May. Track above is an absolute belter (especially love the bass work by their new female bassist), hopefully the LP is more of the same.
Great song w/purpose.
Great great debut album...
I won't quote you foolish because I don't want extra load time to occur; but that depeche mode song was fantastic!


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Art Event to Celebrate Creative Scholars, Release of Journal
Nov. 9, 2012
"Reattachment," an oil on canvas by Leonard Kogan, is featured in the latest edition of Reunion: The Dallas Review. The arts journal is edited solely by graduate students.
The School of Arts and Humanities will recognize students involved in the creative and performing arts with an art exhibit, dance performance and readings from the newest issue of a student-run literary journal.
The event is Friday, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Visual Arts Building.
The School will present the second volume of Reunion: The Dallas Review, a literary journal that prints short fiction, drama, visual art, poetry, translation work, non-fiction and interviews.
"The journal is edited solely by graduate students at the University, so we are excited to share the new edition with the community. We hope students, faculty and staff come and pick up a copy," said Donovan Hufnagle, a PhD candidate in aesthetic studies who serves as editor-in-chief of the journal.
Reunion aims to promote the work of talented writers and artists, both locally and beyond.
"We have a wide range of work in this year's issue – from surreal photography to translations of French and German poetry," added Hufnagle.
Adam Wallacavage's sculpture "Paris 3" is featured on the cover of the new edition of the Reunion.
Editors and contributors to the journal will read pieces selected for the new edition and Rebecca DeButts, an arts and performance major at UT Dallas, will perform a solo piece of contemporary dance.
In the mezzanine gallery of the Visual Arts Building, work from this year's Bryce Jordan Scholars will be on display. The Scholars will be formally recognized for their work in the arts at the event.
"The Bryce and Jonelle Jordan Scholarship for the Creative and Performing Arts recognizes those students who possess artistic talent and who excel in their courses. To apply for the award, students write an essay about the role of the arts in their education and the contributions they plan to make to the arts program at UT Dallas," said Dr. Shelley Lane, associate dean of undergraduate studies in the School of Arts and Humanities.
The annual award supports undergraduate students in music, theater, dance, creative writing, visual arts, and arts and technology. The 2012 recipients each receive up to $2,500.
The event is free and open to the public to attend.
Media Contact: Chaz Lilly, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2158, [email protected]
or the Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].


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Ryan Briscoe recorded his second consecutive podium finish More...
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Power enters the weekend with a 36-point lead in the series championship standings. More...
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Briscoe and Power combined to lead 84 of the 85 total laps and ran 1-2 at the front of the field for 82 laps overall. More...
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Power's runner-up effort was his sixth top-five result of the season. More...
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Power recorded a record setting lap of 1:05.6474 in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet. More...
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Submission + - Inside the Duqu worm's source code (techworld.com.au)
angry tapir writes: "Wrapped in the code the Duqu worm uses to infect computers is the message: "Copyright (c) 2003 Showtime Inc. All rights reserved. DexterRegularDexter." An analysis of the worm has also revealed that Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet and may even have been written by the same developers, may be four years old and that it generally tries to steal information on Wednesdays"


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Winter arrived in full force Thursday, closing area schools and blanketing though ground with a fresh coat of snow, just in time for the holiday weekend.
Winter arrived in full force Thursday, closing area schools and blanketing though ground with a fresh coat of snow, just in time for the holiday weekend.
"This is a pretty significant winter storm," said Brian Adam, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gaylord. "In the Cheboygan area, you're probably looking at snow fall totals around a foot."
Amazingly, Cheboygan will likely be on the light end as far as snowfall totals go. Higher elevations could see some jaw-dropping snow banks by the end of the day today.
"Terrain is going to play a pretty big part in this," Adam added. "Areas of higher terrain could be looking at as much as 16 inches of snow."
Along with the snow, heavy winds are expected to kick up throughout the day. The combination of wet snow and high wind gusts are an unfortunate combination for area power lines.
"This is the kind of weather we see with power outages," Adam said. "Especially if the winds are strong."
Downed power lines won't be the only danger over the next 24 hours. Road conditions will be downright treacherous is some areas, as sloppy snow freezes and creates a glazing of ice on roadways. This comes at the worst possible time. Christmas is only three days away, making this a prime weekend for holiday travel.
"It's going to be pretty nasty out there for a little while," explained Adam. "If people can hold out until Saturday, things should clear up."
Cheboygan County Road Commission Managing Director Mike Roper said instead of having had road crews stay late on Thursday, they were coming in early this morning, starting at 5 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. As a result, their shift would conclude two hours earlier, but Roper said they will work longer if necessary.
"It's costly, but it's also exciting," Roper said of the expected snowfall. "We are due for snow, especially with Christmas week coming up. I'm really glad it's coming, but I hope no one has trouble driving. We want to remind motorists to watch for the trucks out there and use caution."
The full road crew will be out today, and the five seasonal drivers who are typically on-call may also be working, Roper noted.
"We are expecting we will get another whack of (the storm) overnight (from Thursday to Friday)," Roper said.
Thursday had crews out applying some salt and blading the roads, due to the slushy, wet conditions. Salt is intended for paved roads to melt ice, especially at intersections or in curvy or hilly areas. Sand is used on gravel roads for traction.
The same conditions stifling drivers are forcing airports to cancel flights. Both the Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City and the Pellston Regional Airport are reporting flight cancelations due to the weather.
Though this first winter storm is being greeted with distain from some, many others are rejoicing at the prospects of winter recreation during the long holiday weekend. Skiers and snowmobilers should be able to hit the slopes and trails respectively in the coming days.
This is good news for Michigan tourism economy.
Michigan attracts between 2 and 2.4 million skiers each winter, according to Mickey MacWilliams, executive director for the Michigan Snowsports Industries Association. This and other winter travel accounts for nearly one-third of the $17.7 billion annually generated by Michigan's travel industry.


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PERU — St. Bede Academy junior James Peacock wrestled with more confidence this season for the Bruins. And it showed.
Peacock finished the season 23-8, winning in the regional at Rock Falls to move onto the sectional. He also won the Seneca Irish Invitational and finished second at the Polo and Amboy Triangular meets.
For those accomplishments, the 132-pounder from Princeton has been named as the 2012-13 BCR Wrestler of the Year.
He is the second Bruin in four years to earn BCR top honors, following Daniel Rucinski (2010).
The Oregon Sectional was particularly competitive.
"It was one of the harder ones. I think 10 out of the 12 state champions came out of the Oregon Sectional. It was tough for everybody," he said. "I was a little more confident (this year); I had some tough opponents. Last year we were at Byron, and I was the only one that went. This year we had three people at the sectional with me, Brendan Zimmerman and Adam Hunter," Peacock said.
"I can't say enough abouttheir work ethic. All of them from top to bottom. I'm blessed to have some great wrestlers, hard working wrestlers," first year head coach Sean Hobson said.
Peacock punched his ticket to sectional by placing third at the Rock Falls Regional with a quick pin 1 minute and 23 seconds into the match over Amboy freshman Ryon Richardson. He did not place at sectional, though he held a 7-6 lead late over Erie/Prophetstown's Josh Wheeler.
Peacock, who wrestled in the Tiger Town Tanglers youth program in Princeton, also said the final match of the Seneca was a close one.
Regarding Hobson, Peacock said, "We had a new coach this year. Coach Hobson. He ran the practices a little differently than our last coach. We learned more technique." He went on to say that he thought Hobson's focus on technique helped the team. He added he'd been improving and working hard over the course of the year.
Comparing his last two seasons Peacock said, "I made the sectionals both times, but I didn't really place. It was a better season than the last one though. I did better at tournaments. Our team did well too. We won our first tournament. At Amboy we took third overall."
Peacock has wrestled in the 132-pound weight class in both his sophomore and junior campaigns. Going into his senior year, he said, "I like where I am at right now. I just want to keep improving at the one weight class."
About maintaining his weight Peacock said, "Around Christmas time, it gets hard."
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Federal law enforcement officials on Monday arrested conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe and three other men for allegedly attempting to tamper with the phone system in Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's New Orleans office.
Also arrested was Robert Flanagan, 24, son of the acting US Attorney in western Louisiana, William Flanagan.
O'Keefe is the amateur documentarian who, along with Townhall.com columnist Hannah Giles posed as a couple planning to buy a house for use as a brothel and getting advice from a few ACORN employees, rather than being turned away.
The pair filmed their meetings at ACORN offices with a hidden camera, producing a video that brought to a fever pitch the long-simmering Republican war against ACORN. The video was trumpeted by Fox News and other right-wing news outlets, starting a stampede in the mainstream press and in Congress, where a majority of panicked Democrats joined the herd in approving legislation to strip ACORN of federal funds.
O'Keefe, Giles and others have since been sued by ACORN. The group claims one of the hidden camera videos was recorded in violation of Maryland state law, where one of the videos was filmed, which says the party being recorded must consent.
ACORN officials told Truthout that in addition to the lawsuit they have been trying to get law enforcement officials to prosecute O'Keefe, Giles and other defendants named in the civil suit for alleged violations of state wiretapping laws.
Now O'Keefe faces federal criminal charges for allegedly violating similar laws.
According to an affidavit filed Monay by FBI Special Agent Steven Rayes, O'Keefe, Flanagan and two other suspects, Stan Dai and Joseph Basel, also 24, "entered and attempted to gain entrance to the office and telephone system of United States Senator Mary Landrieu, located in the Hale Boggs Federal Building...for the purpose of interfering with the office's telephone system."
"The individuals did so by falsely and fraudulently representing that the were employees of a telephone company," the affidvait states. "Subsequent investigation determined that James O'Keefe and Stan Dai aided and abetted Flanagan and Basel in the execution of the plan."
The FBI charged the men with entering federal property under false pretenses with the intent of committing a felony, which the affidavit says they confessed to.
According to a report in The Times-Picayune, the four men appeared before a federal magistrate Tuesday wearing red prison garb. They were released on $10,000 bond. The Time-Picayune report said Dai was the editor-in-chief of the GW Patriot, an alternative conservative student newspaper, when he attended The George Washington University in 2006.
According to information Dai posted in September 2007 on the university's online alumni directory, he lived in Naperville, Ill., helped run a "Defense Dept. regional defense counterterrorism/irregular warfare program" and then became assistant director of the Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence at Trinity Washington University, which prepares undergraduates for careers in intelligence.
Marcy Wheeler noted in a post published on her blog that from January to April 2009, Robert Flanagan interned for Rep. Mary Fallin (R-Oklahoma). Fallin, Wheeler said, "is one of just 31 Representatives who co-sponsored a resolution honoring James O'Keefe and his ACORN-filming accomplice, Hannah Giles. (Fallin was joined on the resolution by such notables as Joe Barton, Louis Gohmert, Steve King, and Jean Schmidt.)"
When asked what motivated the men to launch a plot to tamper with the phone lines in the office of a sitting US senator, Flanagan's attorney, J. Garrison Jordan, told the Times-Picayune, "I think it was poor judgment. I don't think there was any intent or motive to commit a crime."
But according to the FBI affidavit, the plot was felonious and premeditated.
The affidavit says that around 11 am Monday Flanagan and Basel entered the Hale Boggs Federal Building dressed in blue denim pants, a blue workshirt, a light fluorescent green vest, a tool belt and carried white, construction-style hard hats and went to Landrieu's 10th floor office where O'Keefe had been waiting.
According to a Landrieu staffer identified in the affidavit as "Witness 1," O'Keefe said he "was waiting for someone to arrive."
"Witness 1 stated that upon entering Senator Landrieu's office, Flanagan and Basel represented to her that they were repair technicians from the telephone company and were there to fix problems with the telephone system," according to the affidavit. "Witness 1 further stated that when Flanagan and Basel entered the office O'Keefe positioned his cellular phone in his hand so as to record Flanagan and Basel.
"Basel requested to be given access to a telephone in the office, and Witness 1 allowed him access to the main telephone at the reception desk. Witness 1 observed Basel take the handset of the phone and manipulate it. Basel also tried to call the phone with a cellular phone in his possession. He stated that he could not get through. Soon thereafter, Flanagan used a cellular phone in his possession to call the phone that Basel held in his hand."
Flanagan and Basel then told Landrieu's staffer that they needed to do some repair work on the main telephone system and asked to be directed to the "telephone closet," located in the General Services Administration (GSA) office on the same floor.
Flanagan and Basel then spoke with a GSA employee and told this person they worked for the telephone company and needed to gain access to the telephone closet to perform repair work. When the GSA employee asked the men for identification the suspects said they left their credentials in their car.
They were arrested shortly thereafter. In a statement issued Tuesday evening, Landrieu said "this is a very unusual situation and somewhat unsettling for me and my staff.
"The individuals responsible have been charged with entering federal property under false pretenses for the purposes of committing a felony. I am as interested as everyone else about their motives and purpose, which I hope will become clear as the investigation moves forward."
In a statement sent to Truthout, ACORN chief executive Bertha Lewis said O'Keefe's arrest underscores that, in his "pursuit of his extremist agenda," he has a "total disregard for the law."
"From the day that O'Keefe's undercover 'sting' videos came out, ACORN leadership pledged accountability for its own staff while pointing out that the videos had been shot illegally and edited deceptively in order to undermine the work of an organization that has empowered working families for four decades," Lewis said.
"Unfortunately, during the rush to judge ACORN, both the media and Congress failed to question the methods, intent and accuracy of Mr. O'Keefe's videos," she added.
Since the videos first aired, independent probes conducted by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and another conducted by former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger cleared ACORN of wrongdoing.
In an exclusive on-camera interview with Truthout's Matt Renner last week, Lewis said O'Keefe "entrapped our gullible employees" and edited the videos in such a way that it appeared it was the employees who broke the law rather than the other way around.


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Watch Summer Arts Festival Preview: Mariachi High on PBS. See more from PBS Arts.
KLRU expands the scope and diversity of the arts on television with a special presentation of Mariachi High as part of the PBS Summer Arts Festival. This documentary showcases a year in the life of the champion mariachi ensemble at Zapata High School on the Rio Grande in South Texas. As they compete and perform with astonishing musical virtuosity, these teens, and the music they make, will inspire, surprise, and bring you to your feet. This documentary airs at 9 pm June 29 and 3 pm July 1 on KLRU (broadcast 18, cable 9).
Mariachi High is part of the PBS Summer Arts Festival and each week KLRU will present a local story to accompany the PBS program. Stay tuned after Mariachi High for Austin High's Ballet Folklórico project. Austin High's Ballet Folklórico is a for-credit dance program. While it may be just a class to some students, this dance program allows its participants to grow academically and socially through collaboration and leadership opportunities. These students proudly representing their art, culture and school in dozens of performances throughout the community each year. Here's just a little teaser about Ballet Folklórico
So You Think You Can Dance… Ballet Folklórico from KLRU Collective on Vimeo.
The Summer Arts Festival line-up, part of PBS' ongoing commitment to arts content on-air and online, features films that celebrate the contributions of independent filmmakers including a behind-the-scenes profile of actor/playwright John Leguizamo, a film that chronicles a year in the life of talented teenage Mariachi musicians, a look at priceless museum collections and a concert documentary profiling a world-renowned mezzo-soprano. The Festival explores international arts, including a historic concert by four Cuban music greats and a journey into Islamic art narrated by acclaimed actress Susan Sarandon. Slated to run for seven weeks, an additional program will be announced at a later date.


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METRO VANCOUVER - A wounded black bear has been shot dead this morning in a popular park in Port Coquitlam.
Conservation officer Chris Doyle says officers returned to the woods in Gates Park early Friday morning to search for the wounded bear after it was shot by a conservation officer Thursday night.
The adult bear was first spotted around 6:30 p.m. Thursday near residences on Gately Ave.
Doyle says when an officer went to search for the bear it lunged at him and he shot the bear. The bear did not die, but instead ran off. They made the decision to return at first light with tracking dogs. The bear was located early Friday morning and killed by conservation officers.
RCMP Sgt. Grant Wong says the bear chased several people Thursday before it was wounded in the large wooded park bordering the Coquitlam River, about 30 kilometres east of Vancouver.
Residents of a nearby Port Coquitlam subdivision were warned to keep doors closed and remain watchful for the wounded animal, while officers carrying shotguns patrolled the area.
An area of the park remains taped off while the carcass is removed.
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text: Ashland blues singer, songwriter and guitarist David Pinsky and harmonica player Phil Newton will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at RoxyAnn Winery, 3285 Hillcrest Road, Medford. The acoustic duo plays roots and blues and has been selected by the Rainy Day Blues Society to perform in January at the International Blues Challenge. There is a suggested donation of $5. See www.davidandphil.info for information.


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Diabetes is associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer, but only several years after diagnosis of diabetes.
A recent study asked participants to complete a questionnaire including information on diabetes at enrollment in 1992 and at follow-up in 1997 and 1999. The study authors documented 5,318 cases of incident prostate cancer through August 31, 2001, among 72,670 men.
The results of the study showed that diabetes was associated with a lower incidence of prostate cancer. However, this incidence varied significantly by the time of diagnosis. The risk of prostate cancer was slightly increased during the first three years after diagnosis of diabetes. It was reduced among men diagnosed four or more years before.
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Obama wraps up Latin trip with an eye back home; GOP argues for state flexibility
Obama wraps up Latin trip with an eye back home; GOP argues for state flexibility
May. 04, 2013
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — As he wraps up a trip to Mexico and Costa Rica, President Barack Obama is following up in his weekly media message, saying that deepening economic ties with the Americas means more jobs in the United States.
Boosted by reassuring jobs numbers, Obama is calling for greater trade and economic cooperation with the U.S.'s southern neighbors, arguing that economic prosperity is the best antidote to drug and gang violence and, by extension, to the illegal immigration that the U.S. is seeking to control.
For the Republicans North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says Washington needs to allow states more flexibility, independence and accountability and called on Obama to show more leadership.
He argued that Washington should learn from Republican governors on how to make government work efficiently.
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Game 12
No. 2 Duke vs. Albany
Thursday, Dec. 19 l 6:30 p.m.
Durham, N.C. l Cameron Indoor Stadium
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DURHAM, N.C. – Coming off its first loss of the season on Tuesday, the second-ranked Duke women's basketball team (10-1) will host Albany (8-1) on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The contest will be aired live on the Blue Devil Network via www.GoDuke.com. It will also be carried live on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network on www.GoDuke.com with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air.
All families from Durham Public Schools will be able to purchase a $4 ticket to the game. If anyone donates school supplies, they will be able to receive a $4 ticket to the Albany game or another game.
A Look at Albany…
Albany enters the contest with an 8-1 overall record and is coming off its first loss of the season, 74-53, against Quinnipiac. Shereesha Richards (23.0 points, 10.4 rebounds), Sarah Royals (13.7 points, 3.7 rebounds) and Megan Craig (10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds) lead the way for the Great Danes.
The squad is averaging 72.4 points a game and hitting 49.9 percent of its field goals.
Duke Vs. the America East…
Duke owns an all-time record of 4-1 against teams from the American East -- Albany (1-0), Hartford (0-1), Maine (2-0) and New Hampshire (1-0).
Coach P owns an all-time record of 47-15 against teams from the America East -- Albany (1-0), Hartford (15-4), Maine (2-0), New Hampshire (14-3) and Vermont (15-8).
Last Time We Met…
Freshmen Chelsea Gray and Tricia Liston both scored 15 points to lead Duke to an 83-48 win over Albany on Dec. 9, 2010.
Jasmine Thomas added 11 points for the Blue Devils, who never trailed. Duke shot a season-best 58.9 percent from the field and had a season-high 19 steals en route to its 37th consecutive home win in December.#GoDuke


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Balotelli, who made his first start in six matches against Wigan at the DW Stadium on Wednesday, endured a largely frustrating night but remained focused and gave City the lead with a 69th-minute strike. James Milner added the second three minutes later with a stunning effort to seal the 2-0 win for Roberto Mancini's side.
"Any striker's first league goal is going to be massive in a season. To be fair to Mario, he has not had loads of chances," Barry said.
"When you do get them, you need to score them. He has taken a chance with his start here. It could be good for Mario. Hopefully he can go on a run now.
"Mario is not going to lack in confidence if he misses two or three. He'll keep trying the same things.
"Hopefully his goal will give him a bit more confidence and he can improve from there."
Balotelli was dropped for the match against Tottenham earlier this month and was then kept out by a back injury. Speculation that the 22-year-old will leave Man City during January's transfer window has continued despite Mancini's denials that he is not looking to move him on. Barry believes Balotelli wants to stay at the Etihad Stadium and hopes the controversial striker will quickly start to add to his goal tally.
"I think he is happy," Barry said.
"If you see him day to day then you'd see no reason for him not to be.
"Obviously he has probably not played as much as he would have liked but he has kept his head as well as anyone else who isn't getting chances.
"He scored some massive goals last season and if he can repeat that this season it'll be good for us."
Barry is relieved that City are back to winning ways after successive draws against Chelsea and Real Madrid, although Wigan caused City plenty of problems and missed several chances to take the lead.
"I think at half-time we knew we had to step it up to get any sort of result," the midfielder said.
"The pitch made it quite tough, it was really heavy. Some of the passes in the first half went astray easily. We stepped it up a bit in the second half and deserved the win in the end.
"We looked solid in defence but didn't create too much. It is always important to get that first goal and it came at the right time."
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Meridian, Miss. UPDATE: Newscenter 11 has received a response from Chief Financial Officer of RCG Ventures, Brad Garner, about the hole.
"RCG Ventures is aware of the existing pothole (it is not a sinkhole) on the access road to our shopping center. Unfortunately, we do not own the property or road where the pothole exists; however, we have notified the appropriate owner and they have stated they are taking steps to fix the problem. We value our customers safety as they travel to and from our center and we will continue to take the appropriate actions to help remedy the problem.
RCG Ventures would appreciate you letting your viewers know that your report last night was in error. RCG Ventures DOES NOT own this road and is not responsible for the maintenance of the road. "
Driver, after driver, after driver, each found a way to avoid a 4 foot by 2 foot sinkhole that's about 6 inches deep on a well-traveled road between Meridian's two largest shopping centers: Meridian Crossroads and Bonita Lakes Mall. When the hole is visible, drivers either come to a crawl, or drive on the opposite side to avoid damage to their car. Jakeshia Moore, who drives this road every day, says she's seen people tear up their vehicles first-hand.
"She was in an SUV and she was going by while I was coming the opposite direction, and I tried to blow the horn to warn her so she wouldn't hit it, and before I knew it, she was down in there and on the side of the road trying to figure out what happened. It was not a happy sight."
After heavy rains, the section of road containing the hole is covered with water, making the potentially damaging hazard invisible, increasing the danger for those that don't know exactly where the hole is.
"You don't really see the hole there, so in no time at all you could have hit it, messed up your car, and then you're sitting there wondering what happened. As of yesterday, there was water completely covering the hole so you couldn't see it."
Based on concrete on one side of the hole, it appears that it's been repaired before, but the owner of Meridian Crossroads and the road, RCG Ventures out of Atlanta, did not respond to our request for comment. Drivers say something needs to be done, and soon.
"The people in Atlanta need to come and fix their road."


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By: Elizabeth Nickerson
February 3, 2013
Tallahassee, FL--Organizers of the Tallahassee Gun Show drew in record crowds, in fact, at times there were 500 people or more in line to buy a gun.
The Gun Show had to open doors, at 8 a.m., an hour Saturday morning to accommodate the large crowd.
"About 800 to 900 people in an hour, so we opened an hour earlier because of the long lines," said Victor Bean, a gun promoter.
"I think people are scared and I think they are afraid there is going to come a time where you can't buy guns," said Rhonda Bailey, a Gun Owner.
"We have a waiting list, we will take no new orders until June, this is the first of February," said George Pouliotte, a gun dealer. "People are almost in a panic type mode purchasing everything that they can."
Many gun owners say they are "panic buying or hoarding" as a result to the President's gun control proposal.
"What we feel is that all the gun legislation they're talking about wouldn't have done anything to stop all these mass shootings," said Bean.
The gun show is prepared for a big crowd again Sunday morning.
Barricades are already set up in anticipation for the long lines once again.


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Myrtle C. Nye
Myrtle C. Nye
Sept. 5, 1910-Jan. 25, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Myrtle C. Nye, 102, a resident of the area for more than 60 years, passed away at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in the Pilgrim Manor, Plymouth.
Myrtle Claire Nye was born, on her parents' kitchen table, in Inwood on Sept. 5, 1910 to Annon S. and Edna Florence Catherine (Anderson) Nye. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1928 and was a Beta Sigma Phi.
She worked for NIPSCO for 32 years in sales/bookkeeping before retiring in 1975. Myrtle also worked for Unique Bakery for 15 years. She was involved in the local 4-H for many years.
Myrtle loved animals, being outdoors, crocheting and being with her family. She even took a trip to Sweden to visit a cousin and tour their stock home, a trip she never forgot.
Surviving are her two nieces, Sandra Ruff of Plymouth and Linda (Kenneth) Caster of Monticello: a great-niece, Lana Caster, a great-nephew, Kit Caster, and a great-great nephew, Kyler Caster, all of Monticello.
Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Roy Nye, and an infant sister, Irene Elaine Nye.
Visitation on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 will be from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m in the funeral home
Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Humane Society, P.O. Box 22, Plymouth, IN 46563 or to the donor's choice.
Online condolence may be sent to the family at: www.johnson-danielson.com


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Registration and Title Bulletin - #021-13
Date: August 9, 2013
To: All County Tax Assessor-Collectors
Subject: License Plate Replacement Policy
To remind county offices about the appropriate time to collect the license plate replacement fee.
State law requires customers to pay for replacement license plates unless expressly exempted from payment of the fee. The license plate replacement fee for most passenger cars and trucks is $6. Vehicles designated as Antique, Antique Motorcycle, Classic, Machinery, Motorcycle, Military Vehicle, Military Motorcycle, Old Plate Classic, or Permit, pay a $5 replacement fee.
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Hi everyone. Thanks for the feedback. This is definitely a difficult case because I agree with all of you that LordL is habituated to his mother's behavior. He said to me, "Well the rest of the family just lies down and takes it when she does this stuff to them. I at least pushed back on her a lot." To him, this is progress, and I agree to an extent. But if you push back and *still* get steamrolled it teaches you that you need to change tactics. What is really hard is that because he sees this behavior as more normal than I do, he has trouble understanding my reaction and strong feelings about it. He said it felt like he was being put in the middle between me and his mother. I told him we're supposed to be on the same team, so there is not a "middle," and that he is my primary family now. I put priority on our relationship above that with my parents, siblings, etc. - his happiness is more important to me, and I expect my happiness to be more important than pleasing his mother. I don't think he quite sees that when he chooses his mother's way over what we agreed upon, he is not following that contract. At this point I am perfectly willing to call MIL myself and lay it all out on the line - NO SHOWER. Politely but firmly. In the past I have insisted all communication go through LordL but I am willing to make an exception - thoughts on whether this is a good or bad idea?Also, it is possible he could go alone, but it is 4 hours away so I would have to either stay home or make alternate plans with friends in that area (both are doable). If the situation continues to stall out that is what I plan on doing. I know it will hurt LordL a bit (he'd like me there because reacquainting with his relatives is a bit emotionally fraught for him), but honestly this situation hurts me too and if he can't admit that there is no way to please everyone, someone's going to get hurt - me, him, or MIL - and I have personally completely had it with being mistreated by MIL, so it's not going to be me.
At this point I am perfectly willing to call MIL myself and lay it all out on the line - NO SHOWER. Politely but firmly. In the past I have insisted all communication go through LordL but I am willing to make an exception - thoughts on whether this is a good or bad idea?
As hard as it is to put LordL in a difficult emotional position, he can't have it both ways. He can't ignore your needs/boundaries to placate his mother and then expect you to be there to support him while he visits relatives who make him nervous and protect him from the stress MIL causes.
So LordL and I talked things over again and I think we're much closer to being on the same page. He is going to call them and explain that we do not want the event to be about us, we don't want to be the guests of honor. They can send out invites to "the annual family reunion" and mention "at x o'clock there will be a toast in honor of Lady and Lord L's upcoming wedding." He will lay out that there will be no wedding themed decor, games, cakes, etc. He also agreed to stay in touch with them and reinforce these boundaries so they don't try to secretly make it a shower. If we suspect they are we will remind them that we will not attend a shower. If we show up and it is one, we will tell the other guests we are ill and leave. Because at that point I would actually be ill .
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By Jillian Rael, Library Director
In a previous edition, I had mentioned that the Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library will be joining forces with the Imagination Library for future events and programs. I want to take a minute to sing the praises of the Imagination Library and encourage anyone in the community with children under the age of five to register for participation. My son is just under four months old, and he is part of the Imagination Library, and last week we received his first book, The Little Engine That Could.
The Imagination Library is a great way to build your child's library, and it is absolutely free to anyone, no matter your income or circumstances. Here at the Library, we have a small station for the Imagination Library where people may sign up for services. Once you sign up, your child will receive a book in the mail every month until he or she is five years of age.
The Imagination Library board is also putting together a "Bags of Books" program that allows anyone in the community who expresses an immediate need for children's books to walk out of the Library with books in hand. On April 24, Crissy Haslam will be at the library to promote the Imagination Library and help sign children up for library cards.
I am excited to announce that our first Story Hour events will be held on Feb. 20. Children ages 3-6 are invited to come by at 10 a.m. and hear a story read by Miss Sue and participate in activities. On the same day at 3:30 p.m., kids ages 7-11 are welcome to come by after school for the first meeting of our Trailblazer's Club, which will include stories and activities. For this first day of stories, the topic will be U.S. Presidents in honor of President's Day. Miss Sue will have interesting stories to share and fun activities for all. There is no need to sign up or pre-register, just show up!
The following Wednesday (February 27) the story topics will center on Black History. There are many children's activities in the works, including our Summer Reading Program. This year features an underground theme and will feature local history, archaeology, geology and gardening to name a few. Everyone here at the library is excited to begin our programs and hopes the community will join in!


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Council gave final approval Tuesday evening to an agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation, allowing work to restore runway lighting at Neosho's Hugh Robinson Memorial Airport to move forward.
Council gave final approval Tuesday evening to an agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation, allowing work to restore runway lighting at Neosho's Hugh Robinson Memorial Airport to move forward.
The Neosho airport has been without runway lighting since May 22, 2011, when lightning struck the lighting.
Since that time, the airport runways have operated daylight to dusk, and the airport has been unable to allow any nighttime landings on the dark runways.
The project is being funded 90 percent by a MoDOT grant, with a 10 percent match from the city.
Council's approval Tuesday allowed an amendment to the original agreement, allowing the timeline of the project to be extended and the price of the project to increase.
The amendment increases funding to an amount not to exceed $316,635.
The amendment also extends the project time period to Dec. 31, 2013, though Neosho City Manager Troy Royer said the city expects the work to start this summer.
Royer said on Tuesday that council's final approval of the agreement allows the city to move forward with the project, though the city will wait until after the Celebrate Neosho event is held at the airport in late June to begin the project.
He said the city expects work to begin in July.
In November, council awarded a bid to Strukel Electric Inc, to perform the work, which includes replacing the medium intensity runway lighting system for runway 1-19, medium intensity taxiway lighting system for the mid-connecting taxiway, runway end identifier lights system, precision approach path indicator system, runway holding position signs and primary and supplementary wind-cones, as well as repainting the existing rotating beacon tower.
"It's been something we've been working on for the last couple of years," Royer said.
In November, Mayor Richard Davidson said the city had hit several roadblocks in the process of replacing the lighting system, the first soon after the damage was done, when the city learned that the airport was under-insured.
In other business, council members voted Tuesday to approve an agreement between the City of Neosho and Waste Corporation of America, which should result in slightly lower trash rates for Neosho residents.
The City of Neosho re-bid their trash service, and selected Waste Corporation of America, the current provider, in the May 7 council meeting.
The new agreement adjusts rates to $8.88 per household, per month for the first year of the contract, and $9.10 per household for the second year.
"This will serve the citizens of Neosho as a net reduction in waste disposal rates starting June 1," Davidson said.
The current household rate is $9.49 per month.
Meanwhile, senior citizens will be charged a discounted rate of $7.99 the first year and $8.19 for the second year.
The city entered into a five-year contract with WCA in June 2008, which expires at the end of this month.
The new contract is for a period of three years, with an automatic two-year renewal at that time.
Prices are expected to increase each year, as the contract states that on the second anniversary date of the agreement, and each anniversary thereafter, WCA reserves the right to implement a 2.5 percent rate increase for service.
Royer said the lowered trash rate is an example of how the city can benefit by going out for bid on existing services.
"I'm just glad that we've been getting into the practice the last year of trying to get stuff re-bid," Royer said. "This is just a perfect example to show that sometimes those costs can come down by making it competitively bid."
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I found this can in a wall in my house while remolding.its a boston coach oil can from the L. D. oil mix & naptha co. It looks like the lith tin ware co. Made this can. I have ben unable to find any info or eaven another can like it. both company's were from cleve. ohio. Any info / value would be great.


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A new case was just opened in the Bankruptcy Court. The case number and the debtor's name/adversary complaint plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) are: 16-51213- AW Liquidation, Inc. (f/k/a Associated Wholesalers v. Robert Half International Inc., d/b/a Accountemps.
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Christchurch visit to ShelterBox NZ by Duchess of Cornwall
Press Release – ShelterBox
Today's Christchurch visit by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall provides recognition of the New Zealand ShelterBox team's post-earthquake efforts and their disaster response contribution around the world.16 November 2012
Christchurch visit of ShelterBox President and Royal Patron recognises disaster response work
Today's Christchurch visit by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall provides recognition of the New Zealand ShelterBox team's post-earthquake efforts and their disaster response contribution around the world.
ShelterBox provides emergency accommodation and other survival essentials to disaster victims and was one of several volunteer organisations invited to meet the Duchess of Cornwall and HRH the Prince of Wales during a walkabout in central Christchurch today.
ShelterBox aid is delivered in pre-packaged kits – the 'ShelterBox' – that are designed to help an extended family to survive the aftermath of a disaster for at least six months. The kits contain a disaster relief tent for an extended family, stove, blankets and water filtration system, and other tools for survival.
The Duchess of Cornwall was first introduced to the work of ShelterBox during a visit with the Prince of Wales to Pakistan in 2006, where they saw the charity's work in the aftermath of the Kashmiri earthquake. Her Royal Highness was so impressed by ShelterBox's innovative relief concept that she agreed to become President of the charity to show her support for their work.
As President of ShelterBox, Her Royal Highness has a strong interest in the work of the charity, and visited the ShelterBox headquarters in Helston, Cornwall in 2010 to personally thank volunteers who had provided relief for people affected by the earthquake in Haiti, during which ShelterBox deployed some 28,000 boxes providing 'shelter, warmth and dignity' to more than 300,000 people.
"ShelterBox's strength and ability to respond quickly are a testament to the fantastic support and goodwill of its volunteers all around the world," says Her Royal Highness. "I am very proud to be the President of this wonderful charity, and I have every faith that ShelterBox will continue to move from strength to strength over the next decade."
Since its creation in 2000 when it sent a consignment of 143 boxes to earthquake victims in the Indian state of Gujarat, ShelterBox has established affiliates in 20 countries around the world, including New Zealand. More than a million people have now received 'shelter, warmth and dignity' from ShelterBox.
"We're delighted and honoured to host our President and Royal Patron in Christchurch today," says Michael Cahill, ShelterBox New Zealand's Communications Director. "This visit is a fantastic acknowledgement for ShelterBox and recognises the many millions of people who have been affected not only by the Christchurch earthquake, but also the people around the world who we have been able to help following natural or manmade disasters over the last decade."
ShelterBox is currently deploying its kits to assist in disaster relief in Syria, Iraq and Nigeria. "Nigeria recently experienced the worst flooding in 50 years with thousands of people having been displaced from their homes," says Cahill. "While some families have been able to return to their homes as water levels dropped others' homes have been completely washed away. The boxes that are provided to families will mean that they can relocate their ShelterBox tents near to the rivers and resume fishing, which is their source of income, as soon as possible."
1. ShelterBox is an International Disaster Aid Charity that provides humanitarian aid to families who have been made homeless or displaced through disasters.
2. ShelterBox was founded in 2000 and has affiliates in 21 countries around the world.
3. ShelterBox was founded by Rotarian Tom Henderson OBE.
4. ShelterBox is 'Rotary Project Partner' funded by public donations.
5. Every ShelterBox is individually numbered and donors who donate a ShelterBox are advised of their identification number when they are sent a receipt. The final destination of boxes can then be tracked on our website. To find out more, visit: www.shelterbox.org.nz
Since 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter, warmth and dignity following more than 175 disasters in nearly 80 countries. ShelterBox instantly responds to earthquake, floods, hurricane, cyclone, landslides, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each iconic green ShelterBox contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, stove, blankets and water filtration system, among other tools for survival.
ShelterBox is administered in New Zealand by The Rotary Club of Mosgiel Charitable Trust and is located in Mosgiel, Otago.
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I'm sure you're all familiar with Duck Tape, but did you know that Duck makes a variety of shelf and drawer liner products, as well? I had no idea, so I'm guessing many of you don't either.
I've used a peel and stick-style liner in cabinets before, but never one with such fun colors as these. Zebra stripes, shiny silver sparkles, and cute polka dots are just a few of the fun patterns you can pick up. They're almost too pretty to relegate to shelves that won't often be seen!
Which gave me this idea...
We're in the process of redoing the girls' room, and I was considering disposing of the turquoise side table pictured above. It was pretty inexpensive, and it's definitely seen better days -- the top has some scratches and some nail polish spots that just won't come off.
After giving it a second look though, I realized that the legs were in pretty good condition and only the top was damaged. Duck Peel & Stick Liner to the rescue!
I simply cut a piece slightly larger than the top of the table, and with my oldest daughter's assistance, I centered it and pressed it down on the tabletop. I then flipped the table over, and used an X-acto knife to trim off the excess liner from around the edge. Less than five minutes of work and the table looks almost brand new!
Duck also makes my favorite Easy Liner product. I used it to line all of my kitchen drawers when I did a massive kitchen organization back in January. I love that it keeps all of my utensils and knives from sliding around, especially in the larger drawers.
They also make another version called Smooth Top Easy Liner that has the same grippy bottom with a smooth, flat top, which I found is perfect in my kitchen cabinets. The previous owners seem to have had a penchant for putting their dishes away wet, so many of the cabinets have some unsightly bubbling and peeling on the veneer. This liner cuts to fit and is an inexpensive way to make my cabinets a little prettier.
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The Schwerin Literary Festival, now in its eighteenth year, is on from 1 October to 30 November 2013 and features a whole host of events celebrating culture and books. Well-known authors and talented newcomers will be presenting their latest works at readings and panel discussions before a diverse audience. But also classic works from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will be sure to capture the interest of many literature fans.
Our tip: combine a trip to the Literary Festival with a visit to the famous Schwerin Castle or a leisurely stroll around the historical lanes of the city.


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|2003-11-14, 21:30
|Link #81
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Age: 30
I think you can do it, I'm teaching myself japanese at the moment, I bought a great dictionary, multiple books with different perspectives on grammar which also teach the language(to help understand it better), as well as a book to teach me how to write the language correctly. Pronunciation I'm not bad at, but I do use tapes on occasion. As said before, it is easier to have learned some of other languages first, I myself have taken 2 years of italian, just started german(which I'm acing), and I've also been learning swedish. I find learning languages easy, seems to be just a knack I have. But then again, I enjoy studying languages in my spare time(I am extremely dedicated, and you need that to learn japanese). So if your truely dedicated, and have a cause, I myself am self teaching myself until college, since its 2 years away till then, and I'm going for my doctorate in japanese in order to become a professor, so that I can either teach japanese here, or go to japan and possibly teach english there. I think you can do it with dedication, but don't half ass it.
|2003-11-17, 23:23
|Link #82
Join Date: Nov 2003
uh yea... some of that is kinda BS. Especially the Holocaust thing. I believe the Romans were gone by the time Europe made contact with the Japanese.... so yea there wouldnt be a latin word for "japanese"
japanese isnt that hard, it may be because im korean and japanese language comes from korea, but still its a different language. And its not tat hard.
LEARN JAPANESE BOOKS/CDS/TAPES ARE NOT MEANT FOR U TO MASTER THE LANGUAGE! ITs so you can speak, write, and read in japan to get thru a normal day life in japan. By the way animes will not ask u "WRITE AN ESSAY ENTIRELY IN KANJI!" no no no, dont worry about MASTERING it, cuz u never will, ull never master english either.
As for me, couple of textbooks, cds, a dictionary, and anime will help me learn japanese. like i said before, japanese language has roots in korean language (yea damn japanese takes everything from korean! even their samurais!) Also if you think watching anime wont help, then ure also ignorant. I learned English from Rugrats and Rocko's Modern Life. Both shows have bad english in a way, but in the end, im a high school student taking college literature class. My mom also knows ppl who learned a foriegn language from subtitles... yea so watch like hell and get a book and ure on ur way. Ive taught myself english, and japanese cant be too much harder.
|2003-11-18, 02:06
|Link #83
tsubasa o sagashite
Besides, I think it's harder to learn proper speaking and pronunciation from a book. If the book is easy to read, then it can't describe the pronunciations well enough. If it describes the pronunciation well enough, then it would be hard to read. Just a note, people in anime don't necessarily speak "normally."
|2003-11-18, 02:53
|Link #84
Join Date: Nov 2003
pronounciation? i dont know for me i never found tat hard in any language except french. (then again im not too good with anything french except napoleon history)
well thats y i recommended a CD tat comes with ur book. most good books will come with a cd u can listen to.
i learned english without subtitles. So in my opinion i dont think itll be too hard with it.
besides if ure not gonna take something just cuz u think "its hard, i cant do it" wats the point of living you know? i never thought id be able to live in the US when i first came here, now i wouldnt leave.
most anime characters do speak normally. otherwise it may be hard for japanese ppl to understand them right? and even if it isnt "normally" isnt it ovbious even lil kids in japan understand them? I mean i understand british accent, eubonics, aussie accent, any accent actually, and lil kids talking, ppl with speech problems, someone who doesnt speak english too well I understand them well. Dont you?
|2003-11-18, 14:36
|Link #85
Inactive Member
I have 3 tables with all the Katakana, hiragana and one for both.
Really helpfull and they explain alot of things.
Start by trying to translate the names of items in an japanese game, then use www.amikai.com to translate them into english.
Not only will you learn new words, you will also be able to memorize the letters. When you have a good grip on those. Try translating more complicated stuff.
It really helps alot if you do this non stop.
Works for me.
|2003-11-18, 19:45
|Link #86
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Antwerp area, Belgium, Europa
Age: 42
I'm actually following japanese classes right now and I have to say it IS DAMN HARD.
The japanese use on average three times as much words as the english to say the same, the words mostly sound like gibberish and the sentence structure is completely messed up. And don't get me started on the kanji and kana's...
To be honest : if you really wanna learn japanese you should realise it will take you YEARS to be decent at it, also it's a language that requires DAILY study (just because it is so completely different). I personally admire (no worship) anyone who can learn that language oin his own, from my personal experience i have to say that the "jap for starters" books they sell are handy to use while taking some serious class but they cannot replace that class...
However I'd say if you really wanna learn it, give it a try, don't give up too soon: it's one of the hardest languages to master (or so our teacher keeps telling me) but I find it very rewarding.
Enough ranting, time to watch tsukihime
|2003-11-18, 20:53
|Link #87
Join Date: Nov 2003
btw saying "jap" is illegal. Even tho its a shorter way to say online, its illegal to say it.
|2003-11-18, 21:19
|Link #88
Just call me G
Anyways i'm considering learning japanese myself. I would have taken it in high school but they didn't offer it. And i vaguely recall anything that I may have learned in japanese school during the elementry years. HoweverI can't help but think about putting myself in the shoes of others. If I do commit to learning the language will I ever be ablet to kill that horrific American accent(probably not)? For me the desire lies mainly in my roots I guess(i'm a forth generation Japanese American) All of my living relatives all speak english(although one of my grandparents english is rather broken...). So naturally this is the only language I have been accustomed to. I think whatever inspires/motivates you to learn a language is great. No matter if you are facinated by the culture or want to be 5 months ahead of westerners in video games
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|2003-11-18, 21:37
|Link #89
Nothing More
Join Date: Mar 2003
Age: 38
I was recently directed to this site by a friend:
I don't know how good it is yet -- could be bad -- but it might be worth checking out ... it looks interesting at the very least
|2003-12-03, 23:07
|Link #90
Uber Coffee for da win!
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Middle of insanity
Need help learning Japanese
Well, I'm taken a big step here, but I've set my mind to learning Japanese. It's been something I've thought about for a while and I've decided to do it. I've always loved the language and I love eastern culture, especially Japanese culture, so I want to learn the language as well.
Can anyone give me any good books, guides, tips, etc on how best to start learning Japanese, aside from getting a tutor? I'm going to get a tutor definately, but I also want to at least start learning some of this on my own, but how to write it, pronounce it, spell it, meanings, aka the whole nine yards. Any advise is greatly wecome.
|2003-12-04, 01:07
|Link #91
tsubasa o sagashite
|2003-12-04, 03:08
|Link #93
She's a man, baby!!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Daly City, CA
Age: 33
May I introduce you to this nifty essay I stumbled upon. http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~thoureau/japanese.html
|2003-12-04, 03:41
|Link #95
Evangelist of the Kazoo
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: AnimeSuki Forums
I hope this website can help you, Lord Raiden. It's where I learned how to read and write katakana and hiragana:
Click Here
|2003-12-04, 05:17
|Link #96
The Man, The Legend......
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Redmond, WA
Age: 40
Check this site out, http://lrnj.com/ , it's a free RPG that teaches you Japanese. I played it for a while and it's pretty cool.
|2003-12-06, 04:51
|Link #98
How long did it take you to learn japanese !!
Well I am currently in the proccess of learning japanese and I would like to know how long it took you to actually learn the language. When I say exactly how long I mean, I would like to know how long it took you to have a acceptable grasp of the language.
|2003-12-06, 05:08
|Link #99
Oscar winning black actor
Join Date: Nov 2003
im still learning.
but, normally it takes 4 semesters (or 2 years) to become semi-fluent.
you wont become truely fluent until you go to japan and are surrounded by it 24 hours a day. there are so many little things that you can only pick up when you're actually living there, and not learning the langauge from a text book.
do you think you could learn to speak english like an american if you just learned it from a textbook or audio tapes?
I heard from study aboard students that within 3 months, something "clicks" in thier head. And almost like magic, thier ability to speak and understand increased 10 fold.
well, i should say the only way to become fluent is to go to japan.
you must take 2 more years of japanese classes.
The focus of the first 2 years is basically to learn all the grammer, syntax, schematic, etc.
while the next 2 years, they will teach you less grammer and focus more on actually using it. You will have to make speechs, hold conversations everyday in class, write compostions etc.
|2003-12-06, 06:49
|Link #100
tsubasa o sagashite
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