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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2006 Media Releases
Mayor Coleen J. Seng and City Council members Dan Marvin and Jonathan Cook today released a proposal that they and Council member Ken Svoboda have each been discussing regarding local ordinances related to the State concealed weapons law that takes effect January 1, 2007. Earlier this week, the City Council removed from its agenda a proposal to ban the carrying of concealed weapons in the City of Lincoln.
Mayor Seng said she has had the Police and Law Departments preparing a companion proposal that would have been presented to the City Council next week prior to the previously scheduled public hearing on concealed weapons. The companion proposal addressed the types of crimes that would prevent a person from receiving a permit to possess a weapon or a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
"The State law on concealed weapons specified that those convicted of crimes of violence would not be eligible to receive a concealed carry permit, but it did not identify the specific crimes," said Mayor Seng. "This proposal is intended to clarify what types of violent crimes would prevent a person from being eligible. With the removal of the concealed weapons ban from the Council agenda, this companion legislation could now be viewed as an alternative by Council members. I am pleased that Council members Marvin, Cook, and Svoboda all are interested in this type of proposal."
In 2003. the City Council approved an ordinance that made it unlawful for anyone convicted of serious misdemeanor crimes to possess a firearm. The current ordinance prevents possession of a firearm in the City limits by persons convicted within the last ten years of any of the listed violent and serious misdemeanors. The 2003 ordinance was approved on a seven-to-zero vote by the City Council. Seng was one of the Council members voting for the measure. Current Council members who voted for the measure are Cook, Svoboda, Annette McRoy and Jon Camp. The new proposal would expand the list of serious crimes the City Council approved in 2003.
Police Chief Tom Casady supports the proposal. "I've been opposed to concealed handguns, but this ordinance addresses my most significant concern," he said. "It solves my most serious problem with the State's new concealed carry law – the loopholes for people convicted of some rather serious misdemeanor crimes. Compromise seems to be called for, and I hope the entire Council can support this."
The proposed additions to the list of serious crimes would include third-degree assault; domestic assault; assault and battery; menacing threats; violation of custody; contributing to the delinquency of a child; unlawful intrusion; first-degree criminal trespassing; public indecency; using a motor vehicle to avoid arrest; indecent exposure; violation of the State controlled substance act; unlawful use of toxic compounds; and second offense driving under the influence.
The ordinance adopted in 2003 included stalking; violation of a protection order; second-degree false imprisonment; impersonating a peace officer; third-degree sexual assault; first-degree criminal trespass; debauching a minor; resisting arrest; obstructing a peace officer; carrying a concealed weapon; criminal child enticement; unlawful discharge of firearms; introducing contraband or escape implements; obstructing government operations; unlawful possession of explosives, second degree; use of explosives without a permit; concealing the death of another person; criminal attempt when the crime attempted is a felony or any of the listed misdemeanors; and furnishing minors with firearms, ammunition or weapons.
"One of the major factors in our high quality of life is the low crime rate in our City, and keeping our community safe is always a high priority," said Mayor Seng.
Casady said adding the additional list of violent and serious offenses to the existing ordinance on firearm possession is needed because many people with serious criminal records have never been convicted of a felony and are lawfully able to possess a weapon. As of January 1, these same individuals would be able to legally carry concealed weapons if no action is taken.
"These are serious misdemeanors crimes, and I believe the community would agree a person convicted of domestic assault, other assaults, indecent exposure and drug possession should not be allowed to possess a gun in the City," Seng said.
Seng said she and the Council members would continue work on a joint proposal to introduce in the near future.
Under the new State law, Nebraskans will be able to obtain a permit for a fee of $100 after they complete firearms training and are cleared by a background check.


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120 Tavern
- Expired
- Marietta
- Music Venues, Sports Bars
Why eat lunch (or dinner) at your desk? This full-service restaurant, which also moonlights as rockin' music venue, has a kicked-back sports bar atmosphere. Lunchtime fireball shots probably aren't a good idea though.Attention citizens of Atlanta, this just in: "fusion" doesn't always mean Asian cuisine. (Gasp.) For 120 Tavern and Music Hall is a fusion joint, of sorts. Though the fare they serve isn't exactly what we'd dub exotic, this full-service restaurant is coupled nicely with a sports bar atmosphere (emphasis on that full bar) and a rockin' music venue. Here you'll find a plethora of lunch and dinner options, all homemade and, perhaps best of all, quick out of the kitchen. Yes, just on your lunch break you can find plenty of regular midday munchings like a solid Texas Club or burger. But they aren't just plain ol' hamburgers—these are more of the Southwestern Turkey and Andouille Sausage Burger (that's ground beef and andouille mixed with garlic and secret spices, served on a soft kaiser roll with caramelized onions) variety. Or, if you're here with some friends, nursing a $2.50 PBR or two, we suggest trying some meatloaf or steak and shrimp on for size. And by try, we mean, of course, devour with a wide, stupid grin.
Once you're through gracefully stuffing your face, mosey on over to whatever event is happening that night. Depending on the day of the week, it might be karaoke, a volleyball tournament or your favorite local blues group. In addition to providing rousing entertainment on the nightly, the 120 Tavern and Music Hall also runs the gamut between country, rock and blues shows—sometimes featuring rising locals and sometimes showcasing well-known favorites. And we hear tell that there are 100-ounce beer towers every now and again. Lunch, dinner or late-night—it's safe to say that you're in for a good time.
Menu Highlights:
Hangover Burger, $11
Wings, 10 for $10
Andouille Burger, $9
Southwestern Turkey Burger, $8
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Available in a 5mm stack height, the MicroStac mezzanine connector offers a high mis-mating tolerance of up to 0.7mm of side-to-side 'float' and ±4° of angular misalignment between the two connector halves and their respective printed circuit boards. This latitude allows multiple connectors to be placed between boards without concern of misalignment due to tolerance stack-up. This also provides design engineers with maximum flexibility to place the connectors where needed for the most efficient PCB routing. The contact design provides up to 1.5mm of wipe length, for use in applications requiring up to 6mm stack height. Guides molded into the connector body improve ease of mating.
For easy, error-free, board placement and processing, the MicroStac connector's body incorporates an integrated vacuum pickup point, as well as board locating pegs. Tape and reel packaging further enhances high-speed placement on the PCB. Instead of stamping and bending contacts for SMT termination, ERNI's leads are formed in the stamping die. This process provides guaranteed coplanarity of 0.1mm and virtually eliminates processing defects with a termination lead that's easily inspected. In addition, the contacts are designed to consume as much area as possible under the connector body, maximizing board retention for reliable service in almost any application.
MicroStac connectors are available in 6, 10, 12, 14, 50, and 54 positions with a 5mm stack height. Typical pricing starts at $.93 for a 6-position connector with a lead time of 8 weeks.
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No. 91,560
DAMIAN GARCIA and EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY,
When an insurer refuses to pay personal injury protection benefits to its insured, the insurer must provide reasonable proof to establish the insurer is not responsible for the payment of personal injury protection benefits or a good faith belief that a controversy existed concerning the right to the payments or the amount of the payments. If the insurer is not able to provide reasonable proof that the insurer is not responsible for the payment of benefits, the insurer is subject to interest penalties and attorney fees.
Appeal from Russell District Court; BARRY A. BENNINGTON, judge. Opinion filed September 17, 2004. Affirmed.
Timothy J. Finnerty and Troy T. Dinges, of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown and Enochs, Chartered, of Wichita, for appellant.
John Sherman, of Sherman, Hoffman & Hipp, LC, of Ellsworth, for appellee Eagle Insurance Company.
Before RULON, C.J., ELLIOTT, J., and WAHL, S.J.
RULON, C.J.: This is an action on an insurance contract to recover personal injury protection (PIP) benefits and to recover statutory prejudgment interest and attorney fees. Plaintiff Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company (Farmers), as servicing carrier for the Kansas Automobile Assigned Claims Plan (KAACP or the Plan), requested summary judgment against defendant Eagle Insurance Company (Eagle), seeking the district court's determination that Farmers was entitled to recover PIP benefits, prejudgment interest, and attorney fees. The court granted Farmers' motion for summary judgment in part, finding the Plan was entitled to recover PIP benefits but that the Plan was not entitled to recover prejudgment interest or attorney fees. Farmers, for the Plan, appeals from the district court's judgment denying its request for prejudgment interest and attorney fees. We affirm.
The parties stipulated to the underlying facts of the case.
On August 7, 2000, Damian Garcia was the driver of a 1994 Ford Aerostar minivan which was involved in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 70 in Russell County. The minivan contained 15 passengers. As a result of the accident, several of the passengers sustained serious bodily injuries, some of which resulted in death. At the time of the accident, Garcia was transporting illegal aliens from the Mexican border for a fee.
Eagle is a New York based company which insured the minivan under an assigned risk policy issued to Garcia in New York. The policy indicated that Eagle would provide PIP benefits to Garcia and his passengers in the event of an accident. Eagle denied coverage for Garcia and his passengers and did not pay PIP benefits under the policy. Farmers, acting on behalf of the KAACP, paid PIP benefits totaling $34,829.56 to several of Garcia's passengers under K.S.A. 40-3116(a).
On June 10, 2002, Farmers sent a letter to Eagle advising it that the Plan had a claim arising from the accident. On June 19, 2002, representatives from Farmers and Eagle engaged in a telephone conversation in which the Eagle representative requested a copy of the accident report. On June 24, 2002, Farmers sent Eagle a letter setting forth the payments made to the passengers of the minivan. The letter included, as an enclosure, a copy of the police report. Farmers sent another letter to Eagle on July 2, 2002, including a copy of the June 24, 2002, letter, and another copy of the police report. Eagle did not respond to the letters. On August 6, 2002, Farmers filed a petition seeking recovery of PIP benefits.
Eagle denied coverage and refused to reimburse Farmers for the PIP benefits, relying upon two exclusions in the policy. The liability section of the Eagle insurance policy contains the insuring agreement, as well as exclusions denying liability coverage. The insuring agreement states: "We have no duty to defend any suit or settle any claim for 'bodily injury' or 'property damage' not covered under this policy." One of the exclusions listed in the policy (A.5) provides that Eagle did not provide liability coverage "[f]or that person's liability arising out of the ownership or operation of a vehicle while it is being used as a public or livery conveyance. This exclusion (A.5.) does not apply to a share-the-expense car pool." Another exclusion in the policy states that the coverage does not apply to personal injury sustained by any person while committing an act which would constitute a felony.
The liability portion of the policy further contains a paragraph entitled "Out of State Coverage," which extends the insured's limits of liability to conform to the laws of another state. It states: "[I]f an auto accident to which this policy applies occurs in any state or province other than the one in which 'your covered auto' is principally garaged, we will interpret your policy for that accident to provide at least the minimum required amounts and types of coverage."
On October 13, 2003, the district court granted Farmers' motion for summary judgment in part and held that Farmers was entitled to recover PIP benefits; however, the court denied Farmers' request for prejudgment interest and attorney fees. The court held that Eagle had a good faith reason to believe Eagle was not responsible for the PIP benefits.
Farmers argues the district court erred when the court denied the award of prejudgment interest and attorney fees based upon its finding that Eagle had a good faith reason to believe that Eagle was not responsible for the payment of PIP benefits.
"Summary judgment is appropriate when the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admission on file, together with the affidavits, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The trial court is required to resolve all facts and inferences which may reasonably be drawn from the evidence in favor of the party against whom the ruling is sought. When opposing a motion for summary judgment, an adverse party must come forward with evidence to establish a dispute as to a material fact. In order to preclude summary judgment, the facts subject to the dispute must be material to the conclusive issues in the case. On appeal, we apply the same rules and where we find reasonable minds could differ as to the conclusions drawn from the evidence, summary judgment must be denied. [Citation omitted.]" Bracken v. Dixon Industries, Inc., 272 Kan. 1272, 1274-75, 38 P.3d 679 (2002).
Under the above standard, this court is required to resolve all facts and reasonably drawn inferences in favor of Eagle.
When an insurer refuses to pay PIP benefits to its insured, the insurer must provide "reasonable proof" to establish the insurer is not responsible for the payment of PIP benefits or a good faith belief that a controversy existed concerning the right to the payments or the amount of the payments. If the insurer is not able to provide reasonable proof that the insurer is not responsible for the payment of benefits, the insurer is subject to interest penalties and attorney fees. See DiBassie v. American Standard Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, 8 Kan. App. 2d 515, 522-23, 661 P.2d 812 (1983).
In the absence of a showing of reasonable proof that an insurer is not responsible for the payment of benefits, the insured is entitled to an interest penalty pursuant to K.S.A. 40-3110(b). "This court has recognized that the award of interest is 'a matter of judicial discretion subject to being overruled only when there is an abuse of discretion.' Crawford v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 245 Kan. 724, 737, 783 P.2d 900 (1989)." Miner v. Farm. Bur. Mut. Ins. Co., Inc., 17 Kan. App. 2d 598, 616, 841 P.2d 1093 (1992), rev. denied 252 Kan. 1092 (1993).
K.S.A. 40-3111(b) provides:
"An attorney is entitled to a reasonable fee for advising and representing a claimant in an action for personal injury protection benefits which are overdue. The attorney's fee shall be a charge against the insurer or self-insurer in addition to the benefits recovered, if the court finds that the insurer or self-insurer unreasonably refused to pay the claim or unreasonably delayed in making proper payment."
When construing K.S.A. 40-3111(b), the court may look to cases construing K.S.A. 40-256 wherein a claimant may recover attorney fees if the refusal to pay was "without just cause or excuse." DiBassie, 8 Kan. App. 2d at 522-23. Whether an insurance company delayed or refused payment without just cause or excuse, supporting an award of attorney fees, is a matter committed to the trial court's sound discretion. Miner, 17 Kan. App. 2d at 620.
The central issue before this court is whether the district court abused its discretion in ruling that Eagle had reasonable proof justifying a good faith belief that Eagle was not responsible for the payment of PIP benefits and in ruling that, as a result, Farmers was not entitled to prejudgment interest and attorney fees. A district court abuses its discretion only when no reasonable person would take the view adopted by the district court. Varney Business Services, Inc. v. Pottroff, 275 Kan. 20, 44, 59 P.3d 1003 (2002).
Here, the district court held that "[b]ecause of the provisions of the contract and the conflict of law provisions that must be resolved in order to decide this case, Eagle had a good faith reason to believe that it was not responsible for the payment of PIP benefits. Accordingly, the court finds that Eagle is not responsible for prejudgment interest, nor for attorney fees."
Farmers argues the district court was not required to resolve any contract provisions or conflict of laws provisions when finding that Eagle must pay PIP benefits; however, in the district court's memorandum decision, the conflict of laws issues was addressed and ruled on by the court. The court ruled that New York law applies to the construction of the insurance policy and further found that Kansas law applies to the extent the Kansas statutes require mandatory coverage.
The determination of whether the district court abused its discretion in ruling whether there was a good faith controversy before the court is a fact-driven analysis:
"Whether the refusal of an insurance company to pay is without just cause or excuse . . . is to be determined on the facts and circumstances of each case. The circumstances confronting the insurer when payment of loss is denied determines the question, and the circumstances are to be judged as they would appear to a reasonably prudent man having a duty to investigate in good faith and to determine the true facts of the controversy. Whether there was just cause to refuse payment, and therefore justification for denial of attorney fees, is in the trial court's sound discretion." DiBassie, 8 Kan. App. 2d 515, Syl. ¶ 8.
In refusing to pay a claim, an insurer has a duty to make a good faith investigation of the facts surrounding the claim. Brown v. Combined Ins. Co. of America, 226 Kan. 223, 227, 597 P.2d 1080 (1979). If there is a bona fide and reasonable factual ground for contesting an insured's claim, there is no failure to pay without just cause or excuse. Koch, Administratrix v. Prudential Ins. Co., 205 Kan. 561, 565, 470 P.2d 756 (1970).
Farmers relies upon Scott v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 18 Kan. App. 2d 93, 850 P.2d 262 (1992), to support its argument that Eagle had no reasonable proof for denial. In Scott, the trial court awarded attorney fees and interest to the injured plaintiff, Hazel Scott. State Farm argued it had reasonable proof that it was not responsible for Scott's PIP benefits after it had submitted the records of Scott's treatment to Intracorp for review. Intracorp was a firm hired to evaluate Scott's medical billing. Intracorp responded to State Farm's request with a letter stating that of the $7,832.71 in medical bills incurred by Scott, it recommended payment of only $1,019.40 based upon excessive and unnecessary treatment. Intracorp's reviewing physician never met or examined Scott and relied solely upon the records in making the recommendation. The trial court found State Farm's reviewing physician to be "somewhat unbelievable," and this court upheld the finding that the reviewing physician's opinion did not form a reasonable basis for denying PIP benefits. 18 Kan. App. 2d at 98.
Here, Eagle did not rely upon the testimony of a reviewing physician who failed to examine the injured plaintiff. Instead, Eagle relied upon language within the contract and the confusion regarding whether New York or Kansas law applied to its interpretation. Farmers' reliance on Scott is misplaced.
It is not necessary to go through a lengthy analysis of Kansas law regarding mandatory PIP benefits in order to resolve this case. A review of the record and the insurance policy reveals there were sections of the policy which needed to be interpreted and construed in order to determine whether Eagle was responsible for PIP benefits. In addition to the conflict of laws issues, there were questions whether the policy applied because Garcia was engaged in an illegal activity, i.e., transporting illegal aliens for a fee. While the exclusions would not apply to preclude the passengers from recovering PIP benefits applying Kansas law, the exclusions might apply under New York law. New York law and Kansas law have different statutes governing the exclusions of PIP benefits. Because there was a genuine controversy regarding whether one of the exclusions applied to the payment of PIP benefits, Eagle had reasonable proof that it was not responsible for the payment of benefits.
As previously noted, whether Eagle unreasonably refused to pay PIP benefits which would entitle Farmers to prejudgment interest and attorney fees under K.S.A. 40-3110(b) and K.S.A. 40-3111(b) was a decision within the district court's sound discretion. Eagle claims it relied upon the exclusions in the policy and the criminal conduct of Garcia and his passengers in denying the PIP benefits. There was a genuine question of whether Kansas or New York law applied. The district court found that Eagle's assertion was sufficient to show that Eagle's conduct was reasonable and in good faith at the time the benefits were denied. Under the standard of review utilized by this court, the district court's denial of attorney fees and interest will not be disturbed.


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A New York police officer who once saved the life of a baby girl more than two decades ago will attend her wedding Sunday in southwest suburban Palos Hills.
Joseph Barca, now a 45-year veteran and captain for the Yonkers Police Department, was on patrol more than 20 years ago when he received a call about a 2-month-old infant who had stopped breathing.
Less than a minute away, Barca raced to the scene where he began to perform CPR.
"I could tell the air was not reaching the baby's lungs, I rolled her over, gave her four good back blows, I was able to get a lot of mucus out of her throat," Barca said.
He then continued to perform CPR in the back seat of another squad car as they raced to the hospital.
"I could feel life coming back into the child," he said.
Shammah Hamideh survived the incident and she and Barca have shared a special bond ever since.
"Her father told me that he's her dad, he gave her life the first time, but I gave her life the second time," Barca said, noting the family has since dubbed him Hamideh's "American father."
The two have stayed in contact over the years through phone calls and emails, and Barca's family even sends her birthday and Christmas cards every year.
"They have never forgotten my birthday," Hamideh said. "Every year they send me a birthday card and a check and a Christmas card and a check. I don't even celebrate Christmas but it's the thought that counts."
Barca, who has three sons of his own, said he thinks of Hamideh as a daughter.
"It's almost like one of my own getting married," he said. "We have that special feeling, why it happened I don't know... It's just a strong bond."
Hamideh agrees.
"He's my hero," she said. "There's not much more I can say. He's my hero and he means so much to me."
Hamideh said Barca's actions that day have inspired her to begin a career in the healthcare field.
"The way he saved my life, I would love to give back to people that way," she said.
But Barca doesn't see himself as the hero Hamideh says he is.
"I'm just somebody who had a lot of good training, fell back on my training and did it," he said.
As for the Sunday ceremony, Barca said he anticipates being "misty-eyed," but is excited and grateful to be a part of it.


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The New Year will come with a market share showdown -- a high noon in the U.S. auto marketplace, but with new rules. Certainly not Gary Cooper's High Noon, not even Neo and Trinity's "Guns, lots of guns" rescue in The Matrix.
But a shootout all the same. And the risk-reward ratio is tempting enough to challenge the production-and-incentive discipline automakers have shown since the recovery started in mid-2009.
The reason is simple. Events kicked loose market share. Lots of it.
Let's review since mid-2008: cratered economies, fuel-price spikes, collapsing credit, automaker bankruptcies, brands dying, unintended acceleration and recall flaps, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods. What, no locusts?
And loose market share is easier and cheaper to conquest. Stop hand chiseling flakes off granite walls and shovel up the shards the cannonballs knocked off.
Consider the scale of the market share in play. Compare 2007, the last year of the Old Normal, with the first 11 months this year. Then contrast this year to date with the same period a year ago.
The net result: a whole lotta share shakin' going on.
Four of the Big 7 reversed momentum this year. General Motors lost 4.0 share points after 2007 but has recaptured 0.7 of a point this year. Its bankruptcy twin Chrysler Group dropped 3.5 share points from 2007 to 2010, but is up 1.3 points through November. American Honda gained a point between 2007 and last year but is down 1.5 share points since. Ford Motor Co. picked up 1.1 points by 2010, but with just the Ford and Lincoln brands this year has slipped 0.2 points.
And there are stark differences in the three players that have maintained their momentum. Toyota Motor Sales lost a point between 2007 and 2010 and then another 2.5 points this year. But Nissan North America and Hyundai-Kia Automotive are the biggest gainers. Over four years, Nissan grabbed 1.6 share points and the Koreans a staggering 4.2 share points.
Add up the four-year share losses of just four automakers and in a 12.7 million-unit market, that's a swing of more than 1.3 million car buyers.
And that understates what's in play, by Polk analyst Anthony Pratt's count. Don't forget that owners of newly orphaned brands -- Pontiac, Saturn, Mercury, Saab and Hummer -- are unaffiliated the next time they shop. And the under-30s "Peter Pan" generation that supposedly prefer smartphones to cars? Pratt says they simply can't yet afford cars on McJob salaries and are a huge future "at loose" bloc without car-brand preferences.
Let's call these groups the Peter Pan and the Orphans contingent.
Add it all up and there's a lot of unattached singles at the dance.
We'll see a lot of competition for these buyers next year. But in this post-High Noon environment, the gunplay will be silenced. Less cash on the hood and more subvented lease and financing deals. Fewer rebates but more advertising and dealer cash.
But the competition will be fierce. Automakers can't stand pat. Customer loyalty ain't what it used to be.


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hyenas24 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 78 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
Zeus Natural Nutrition
We are a family team of food producers, committed to giving our customers quality, organic nutritional supplements to help them with their fitness and wellbeing.
Since we have been into martial arts, we initially created a product specifically for the Mixed Martial Arts industry and those just starting out with generally getting and keeping fit.
These products include protein powder formulations and other relevant supplements.
We wish to take our formulations to the next level and project a more unified and professional image.
Our core taget market are those customers into martial arts either recreationally, semi-professional and professionally.
We are also targeting individuals of between 18 - 40 age braket who are just getting into training and general fitness and well being.
Demographic is mostly male, who want to look good (toned & cut) but not look as huge as a Mr. Olympia contestant.
We are looking for a logo to represent our sports nutrition company - Zeus Natural Nutrition.
We want our logo to show strength and energy, all the qualities that Zeus is portrayed as being in greek mythology.
We generally like the logo to be font based (lettering) but here are a few things to think about:
1. No Cartoons
2. Nothing too elegant - this is a fitness product so its not meant to be fancy.
3. The typeface should be clear, simple and bold. We want something that stands out.
Colours should be very earthy and not bright/neon. Design should be minimalistic and straight to the point
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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|2004-01-03, 22:21
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Sailor Stars ^^
I have to say I was fairly surprised when I saw "Sailor Stars" on the list of new Torrents on AnimeSuki's front page. I had completely forgotten that the last season of Sailor Moon wasn't licensed ^^;
I was really happy, though, that I would finally be able to see Sailor Stars. Along with probably a myriad of other people, my very first anime was Sailor Moon ^^ Unfortunately, I only had the dub to look at (before I found out about torrents) on Cartoon Network.
The Ami special was so cute ^^!! I've read about it but never seen it so that made me really happy.
I just wanted to say thank you so much!! ^^ I can now see the end of the first anime I started to watch.
What are other people's views on this? ^^
|2004-01-03, 22:33
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w00tage! S&M fans are the best!
I too became an anime fan from the bad dub. (Should I be proud of this?)
I wub Sailor Stars! I always thought stars was licensed too. Rather suprising it's not licensed. The only thing that bothers me is that it's lq svhs rips It would be interesting if a group would be willing to make digital versions using digital raws. (If they exist.)
Thank you VKLL!
|2004-01-04, 00:44
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Join Date: Jan 2004
|2004-01-04, 02:56
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
Yup, I'm another anime fan who started, for better or worse, with the Sailor Moon dubs. I was very surprised and thrilled to finally be able to see Sailor Stars! That being said a few quick comments...
1. This almost goes without saying, but watching this subbed with the original voices is *SO* much better than the English dubs.
2. The first 6 episodes of Sailor Stars are unbelievably tight - so well done! It could almost be strung together and made a movie. From episode 7 on, it gets episodic again, but I always loved the connected serious story arc episodes.
3. The cross-dressing is a bit odd, but (up to this point) it hasn't been overdone. Considering the other animes that have been brought over here since then, I'm not sure why this couldn't be licensed, if there were an interest, although it probably couldn't be marketed the same way the old Sailor Moon series were. That being said, though, there's probably not much interest at this point.
4. Watching this show again (even though its a new season to me) reminded me of one of the most crazy of the "laws of anime"... call it the amnesia effect: All it takes is a mask or a different outfit, and there is no way in the world two anime character can recognize each other for the longest while. At best they think they other person looks vaguely familiar, but they can *never* place them... It's so crazy and frustrating, but it does make for a good way to build and extend a plot...
Anyways, looking forward to seeing the rest of Sailor Stars!
|2004-01-04, 05:12
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Fushigi Mystery!! @_@
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada, eh?
Umm... it's not cross dressing when it comes to the Three Lights/Sailor Star Lights... they're women as senshi, but their secret identities as the Three Lights are men. In the manga that is different, and Naoko Takeuchi didn't really like that they did that in the anime.
Toei will also not let Sailor Stars be licensed. They won't let it because they feel that if it were, the image of Sailor Moon most people have would change.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
<Sarcasm>Don't you just love Toei</Sarcasm>
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Belldandy Fanboy
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Where Polar bears roam the streets
Age: 34
It´s nice to finally see the end of SM, but the whole crossdressing thing disturbs the hell out of me, it was bad enough when the first badguys in SuperS where a bunch of sexless crossdressing freaks.
but common, "Gentle Uterous" WTF is up with the name of that attack?
|2004-01-04, 10:17
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If you're looking for original Japanese DVDs... ummm nothing sticks out in my mind at this moment but if I find something I'll be sure to let you know?
|2004-01-04, 13:58
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Join Date: May 2003
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Are they really that scared of things or do they just want to avoid the stupidity and closed-mindedness of American parents?
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Fushigi Mystery!! @_@
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada, eh?
Also Fish Eye was always a man (all of the Amazon Trio were men). The dub turned him into a woman, much like it did with Zoicite. (Although that still didn't explain the ep in SuperS where you see Fish Eye without boobs when he didn't have a top on, the dub just basically ignored that plot point totally.)
Star Gentle Uterus is the name of Star Healer's attack yes. It's like that in the manga as well, I believe. Blame Naoko Takeuchi... ^_^
Also, there are no DVD's of Sailor Stars officially released anywhere in the world. There are only LD's for that series, and they've all gone out of print long ago. For R1 DVD's there's the box sets for the first series and R (which are both crappily done by ADV, due to the shitty masters they were forced to work with that the "japanese licensor" dumped on them. Everyone speculates that it's Toei, but of course contract non-disclosure makes it impossible for anyone to know who exactly ADV got the rights from. They have not said who gave them the shitty masters and Toei has said nothing on the subject.) There is also the individual DVD's from Pioneer (now Geneon) for Sailor Moon S and SuperS, and the 3 movies.
There is currently no license for the Make Up! Sailor Senshi special, Dreaming Moon special, Sailor Moon SuperS Special, or the Ami-chan no Hatsukoi theatrical special, and of course Sailor Moon Sailor Stars.
In R2 DVD there is only the movie boxset (which went out of print in a week), and the first series DVD's (the box for those has also gone out of print). They were originally supposed to have been more releases past the first series, but they stopped after they finished the first boxset. (According to their original release schedule, everything should have been out by now.) Toei has given no explanation for this other than "we'll release them when we're ready." So if you see any kind of DVD on sale for Sailor Stars, you should know that they're all bootlegs.
|2004-01-04, 17:13
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Also, if I'm not mistaken, wasn't the R1 release heavily edited to make it more "kid friendly"? If that is the case, isn't it Toei's own fault that people's image if Sailor Moon would change after seeing Sailor Stars? That isn't to say that Sailor Stars isn't a bit more edgy than the earlier series', but...
Anyways, I'm just glad to finally get a chance to see this series, subbed and unedited.
|2004-01-04, 19:38
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Fushigi Mystery!! @_@
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Canada, eh?
Yes, I believe they were women all the time in the manga. I don't own the manga for that part though, so don't take my word for it. I'm more anime fan than manga fan.
The dub that originally came out yes was edited quite a bit. The R1 sub only DVD's though are not (well except for the missing next ep previews). There are no cuts to the actual episode material in any of the subtitled DVD's available. I heard about something may have been done in the Sailor Moon R movie DVD, but I don't own that one (I have it on LD and R2 DVD so why would I need a R1? ^_^).
Sailor Stars has a lot of things that Toei feels strongly about (and Naoko Takeuchi). Who knows why they think the way they do.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: London
Age: 47
Something like that could explain why the Japanese DVD releases are being held up--it really doesn't make sense when Sailor Moon is still popular enough to support a rerelease/redoing of the manga and a new live action series. (I'd have thought that the rerelease of the manga implies that her problems with Kodansha have been cleared up, at least partially, but this post on AOD was very recent, and the rerelease has been coming out for a few months now.)
|2004-01-05, 01:53
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Baka Neko!
The quality of the video files are as good as they'll get, unfotunately. I encoded the files from VKLL's fansub DVDs, which he made using his SVHS masters, which were made from Laserdisc source.
Also, there are not any R2 Sailor Stars DVDs available, all that's out right now in region 2 is first season.
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- Laura Morrigan said...
OMG SANDMAN. Just sat there staring for a minute. Definitely need to get a Sandman tatt of my own, I read them at an older age then you but they really meant soooooo much to me. Been wanting one of my own but haven't the money and I really need to work out one of my own, not just steal everyone else's ideas.
Wow, Neil liked it! That is so amazing! It's actually pretty awesome cause I was looking at the posts on his page once and he hadn't just liked anything, only the things he really liked. And he is so inspiring. Ooooo!
I am sending you virtual hugs.
- June 5, 2013 at 7:40 PM
- Shybiker said...
Great ink! And how nice to get Neil's approval. Glad to see you back on the blog. I miss you when you're away.
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- Mimi Benrazek said...
awesome blog! you've got a new follower x
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Link: Cowboys Have A Solid QB Situation
In a post to Fox Sports Southwest, they look at which teams have the best and worst quarterback situations. Basically, they are looking at which teams not only have a solid starter, but also look at who would step in if that starter got injured.
They rank the Dallas Cowboys as the second best quarterback situation behind Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. It's a different way of looking at things.
It all begins with Tony Romo, who finally won a playoff game in his fourth year as the starter. He's quickly becoming one of the NFL's truly elite passers with 107 touchdowns over the last four seasons, and his yards per attempt average has dipped below eight only once in a season. His 63.4 career completion percentage is better than Tom Brady's, Brett Favre's, Ben Roethlisberger's, and Philip Rivers's. He could be even better in 2010 with Dallas's most impressive array of weapons since the Troy Aikman days.
Then there's backup Jon Kitna and his 115 career starts. Kitna has topped 3000 passing yards six times in his NFL days, and 4000 twice. You won't find many teams with a second-teamer who owns more TD passes than the four-year starter, but Romo has a couple of seasons to go before besting Kitna's mark of 152. That's 259 TD passes on this team if you're counting.
I think it's important to have a solid backup like Kitna on the team, and though you hope you never have to use him, it's nice to know he's there.


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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Craft: Paper Easter Eggs
Scrapbook paper - I recommend a paper that has a print on both sides.
Paper Slicer or Scissors
2 Small Brads - any style you like
Hole Punch - size 1/16"
Cut out 11 strips of paper 4" x 1/4". Punch holes on the top and bottom of paper strips.
*Optional - add string to brads to hang them on small branches for a centerpiece.
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- Michelle L. said...
Ooh, adorable and Easteriffic!!! Great adaptation.
- March 25, 2012 at 10:04 PM
- LimeRiot said...
What a cute and simple spring time decor idea!! I'm going to have to try this. Using brads always remind me of elementary school for some reason :).
- March 26, 2012 at 10:23 AM
- Zakka Life said...
Lime Riot,
I know what you mean. When I hear the word brads I think of the large brass brads for kid crafts. But now brads come in so many cute colors shapes and sizes. I even own some cloud shaped ones.
- March 26, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- Michele Pacey said...
Oh yes, they make gorgeous eggs. Pretty Jessica!
- March 26, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Marie {Make and Takes} said...
Love these. In fact I just saw giant ones at Target and was thinking how I could create them into mini ones. These are it, perfect!!! :)
- March 27, 2012 at 11:06 AM
- Emily said...
Made these on Friday with the kiddos. We just used a 12 x 12 piece of double sided cardstock and cut 1" strips. The kids had fun cutting paper and hole punching the ends.
Thanks for the easy, quick, fun idea.
- April 2, 2012 at 11:35 AM
I am going to make this as a gift to my Mom........ I think. I'm 10 and I know I can do it. :) <3
- April 2, 2012 at 2:14 PM
- Zakka Life said...
Thanks for letting me know. It's always nice to hear that these craft posts are being put to use.
- April 3, 2012 at 10:47 AM
- Genie Robinson said...
What a wonderful idea. I am going to make some tomorrow. You are just THE BEST! genie
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Community Tracking Study Physician Survey, 2000-2001: [United States] (ICPSR 3820)
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This study comprises the third round of the physician survey component of the Community Tracking Study (CTS). Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the CTS is a large-scale investigation of changes in the health care system and their effects on people. Central to the design of the CTS is its community focus. Sixty sites (51 metropolitan areas and 9 nonmetropolitan areas) were randomly selected to form the core of the CTS and to be representative of the nation as a whole. As in the first two rounds of the physician survey, COMMUNITY TRACKING STUDY PHYSICIAN SURVEY, 1996-1997: [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 2597) and COMMUNITY TRACKING STUDY PHYSICIAN SURVEY, 1998-1999: [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 3267), the third round was administered to physicians in the 60 CTS sites and to a supplemental national sample of physicians. The survey instrument collected information on physician supply and specialty distribution, practice arrangements and physician ownership of practices, physician time allocation, sources of practice revenue, level and determinants of physician compensation, provision of charity care, career satisfaction, physicians' perceptions of their ability to deliver care, effects of care management strategies, and various other aspects of physicians' practice of medicine. Part 3, the Site and County Crosswalk Data File, identifies the counties that constitute each CTS site. Part 4, Physician Survey Summary File, contains site-level estimates and standard errors for selected physician characteristics, e.g., the average age of physicians, the percentage of physicians who were either very or somewhat dissatisfied with their overall career in medicine, and the average percentage of patients with prescription coverage that included the use of a formulary.
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Don Mattingly, John Wooden and Bob Knight
For an IU grad like myself, it's been a cool week at Spring Training. On the first day of camp, Don Mattingly got asked about Bob Knight and spent a bunch of time talking about his respect for the Hoosiers' former coach.
Then today, the late John Wooden's name came up in the media session, as Donnie has read a lot of his books. Coach Wooden hailed from Martinsville, Indiana, which is near Bloomington.
Clearly those two are legends of the game, so it will be decades before Don could even potentially accomplish what they did as a manager/coach, but it's still pretty neat to hear so much talk about Indiana.
Tack on Evansville's Jamey Carroll and there's no shortage of ties to the Hoosier state around here. Among the most well known Dodgers born there are Gil Hodges, Carl Erskine and Tommy John in addition to more recent Dodgers Eric Stults and Cory Wade.
Why is this relevant? Well, it's not really. But hearing Donnie talk so much today about Wooden and Indiana made it somewhat noteworthy.
As for the only U.S. President from Indiana…well, that would be Benjamin Harrison, who was actually born in Ohio but spent most of his time in Indiana.
And with that, Happy President's Day…
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Wow, mentioning Stults and Wade in the same breath as Hodges and Erskine opens up a wider gap than any that I know in Indiana. While we're at it, could you give us the Dodger names for Delaware and Rhode Island? The Dakotas might be a lot of fun too.
Since the "IU grad like yourself" didn't mention it, I thought I would at least point out that John Wooden went on from Martinsville to attend college at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) where he became a three-time All American and the 1932 player of the year! 😉
Hail Purdue!
PS I had a chance to get to know Coach Wooden a little and he was as genuine in person as he always seems in interviews. In my eyes, one of the greatest men to ever grace us (regardless of his college affiliation). Donny Baseball would do well to follow his "preaching"! One other note… Coach also frequently said that baseball was always his first love.
Nice way of tying up all to Presidents's Day. I dont get it off but that is OK, I am getting ready to leave now and I know the traffic will be light.
I was remembering the Vin Scully and John Wooden event at the Nokia two years ago.
Although I can appreciate Coach Wooden's immeasurable talents, what he brought to the game, I would prefer to think baseball as opposed to basketball. They may be successful coaches, but it is an entirely different animal.
Too bad we do not have the great Rod Dedeaux around anymore for baseball comparisons.
I spent Presidents Day at one of the two presidential libraries in Southern California, the Ronald Reagan Library.
Uh-oh……..another one bites the dust?
Here's a niiiiiice, looooooong article on Clayton.
I just have one gripe about it. Wiseman says (more than once) stuff like this:
"For all his improvement and excellence, Kershaw had at least one start go awry every month of last season."
And this: "Kershaw is going to have to become even more consistently excellent, avoiding the short start where the runs suddenly pour across in bunches."
From baseball-reference:
4/13, 3 IP, 5 hits, 5 runs, 2 BBs
5/5, 1.1IP, 4 hits, 4 runs, 1 BB
7/18, 5 IP, 8 hits, 3 runs, 2 BBs
8/17, 4.1 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs, 4BBs
8/30, 2 IP, 4 hits, 6 runs, 3 BBs
Evidence of Clayton's weakness? No. Good thing guys like Weisman weren't around while Koufax was on the mound. These stats are Sandy's from 1966. The same season he went 27-9 with a 1.73 ERA. Twenty-seven complete games, 323 IP and 317 strikeouts. I'm sure you can look at any HOF pitcher in any season and cherry-pick a few bad outings.
Give the kid some slack. They all get whacked around from time to time. That's what they pay the hitters to do.
Good stuff Eric.
Can't be any worse than the hatchet job Simers does on Brox and Kemp. C'mon, the whold damn team sucked the second half of last year, not just those two. Why not pound on Ned putting together a crappy team? Oh wait, that's this year.
"enchantedbeaver" new name or……….?
NEVERMIND. Don't wanna know.
Altogether it's a nice article and very complimentary. Just an unrealistic demand is all.
Agree on Simers. Usually I really like what he has to say, but as you say, let's hear it about Ned and Honeydrip and Can't He (Conte) and Furcal and Blake and, and, and,…..
……and I'm glad he doesn't sit around and watch me work and write about it in the papers….
…….oh, and SELL THE TEAM YOU WORTHLESS SLIMEBALL!
Sell the team!!!
Hello All!!! Well said Dad/Eric!!! I like the new moniker Beav!!! SELL THE TEAM!!! GO DODGERS!!!!


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AP reports "PARIS, Texas – State police in full riot gear rushed a downtown street in this eastern Texas town Tuesday to break up a tense standoff between hundreds of black and white protesters who exchanged screams of "Black power!" and "White power!" A skinhead carrying a Nazi flag and a shirtless white man were arrested on a misdemeanor charge of suspicion of disorderly conduct before the protesters separated peacefully, Paris police spokesman Lt. Danny Huff said. There were no reports of injuries. The conflict began with a march through downtown by about 100 mostly black activists who were protesting the state's handling of the case of a black man who was run over and dragged by a vehicle. The demonstrators avoided a designated "protest zone" near the courthouse and marched to the town square to chants of "Black Power!" and "No Justice, no peace!"
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MACON, Ga. (Jan. 9, 2010) - Senior Siarre Evans (Griffin, Ga.) and junior point guard Tara Davis (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) weren't going to let their Lady Buccaneer teammates down on Saturday afternoon inside Mercer's University Center.
Evans and Davis came through with clutch shots in the second half and carried the Lady Bucs to an 81-60 victory over Mercer in Atlantic Sun Conference action.
Evans finished with her ninth double-double of the year, scoring a game-high 22 points and pulling down a career-best 20 rebounds. Evans' sensational effort was the best by any A-Sun competitor this season, as she was the first player in the league to post a 20-20 performance. In addition, Davis came off the bench - and despite nursing a sore back - the Murfreesboro, Tenn. native drained five of her six 3-point attempts en route to posting a career-high 19 points in 17 minutes of work.
The win capped off a season-long five-game road swing for the Lady Bucs, who improved to 6-7, 4-1 in A-Sun play. Mercer dropped to 7-8, 4-2 with the loss.
"We made some mistakes that let Mercer keep it close, but I think the 30-second timeout down the stretch is what we needed to regain our fire and intensity," said head coach Karen Kemp, whose Lady Bucs used a 22-6 run to close out the final 6 minutes, 35 minutes en route to capturing their second straight win. Tara didn't play a whole lot, but she made the most of those minutes when she was in there. She (Tara) is the one who gave us that big spark by knocking down some big three's, which let us extend our lead. Mercer is a good team, but I think the players had some revenge on their minds after they kept us from clinching a share of the regular season title last season. We finished the road swing out on a high note, so hopefully now we can carry this momentum home with us as we prepare for Stetson on Thursday."
The Lady Bucs opened the game with the hot hand from beyond the arc, as Evans and Tarita Gordon (Wichita, Kan.) connected on a pair of threes, before two more from Wiles gave the Lady Bucs a 12-5 lead at the 16:23 mark. From there, both teams buckled down on defense and Mercer cut the gap to two, 16-14, but ETSU responded with six unanswered points to regain a 22-14 lead following a pair of free throws from Iesha Robinson (Martinsburg, W. Va.) with 7 minutes, 33 seconds left before the break.
After a slow, defensive battle for the first 13 minutes the speed picked up and it favored ETSU. The Lady Bucs pushed their lead into double figures and led 30-19 after Robinson sank another free throw with 5:25 to play before intermission. ETSU would then carry a nine-point lead into the half, 37-28, as Mercer's Courtney Ford hit a jumper with three ticks remaining.
For the half, ETSU did a great job securing the basketball, as the Lady Bucs only turned the ball over a season-low four times in the opening 20 minutes. Unfortunately, missed lay-ups were ETSU's Achilles, with the Lady Bucs not coming through on 11 of them; while shooting 31.4 percent (11-35). Mercer was slightly better from the field - going 12-of-32 (37.5 percent) - but the Lady Bucs did a better job attacking and getting to the charity stripe. The Lady Bucs went to the line 12 more times than the Bears, and ended up 10-for-14 in the opening half. Mercer was 1-of-2.
Ford carried the momentum over to the second half as her three to begin the final 20 minutes cut the deficit to six, 37-31, but an Evans lay-up and three-pointer quickly pushed the Lady Buccaneer advantage back to 11, 42-31, with 18:52 left to play.
Mercer responded with a 6-0 run, making it a 42-37 contest; however, the Lady Bucs controlled the next 4 minutes, 20 seconds to regain an 11-point advantage, 50-39, following a running floater by Gordon with 11:55 showing on the clock.
Eventually ETSU would take a 13-point lead when Evans' third 3-pointer put the Lady Bucs ahead, 53-40, but once again Mercer challenged the Blue and Gold. The Bears pulled to within 53-45 - but a deep trey by Davis with less than 10 minutes remaining stopped the momentum - and gave the Lady Bucs 56-45 advantage.
Again Mercer would make one final charge at the Lady Bucs - pulling to within five, 59-54, but more three-pointers from Davis and Evans fueled the 22-6 run to capture the 21-point victory.
Once again the 3-point shot was kind to the Lady Bucs on Saturday, as ETSU knocked down a season-high 12 treys. The Lady Bucs finished 25-of-77 for the game (32.5 percent) and drained 50-percent from beyond the arc. In addition, the Lady Bucs did a solid job getting to the free throw line, with ETSU making eight more trips than the Bears. ETSU shot 82.6 percent (19-23) at the charity stripe, compared to Mercer going 8-for-15 (53.3 percent). The Lady Bucs also cut down on their mistakes - turning the ball over a season-low 12 times.
Gordon continued her strong play on Saturday. The Wichita, Kan. native finished with 14 points (5-of-5 at the free throw line), three assists and four steals in 31 minutes of work.
Mercer was led by Ford's 20 points; however, the Lady Bucs shut the senior guard down in the second half, as she only scored six points on 2-of-6 shooting.
The Lady Bucs finally return home for the first time in 2010 when ETSU hosts Stetson on Thursday evening. Tip is set for 4:45 p.m. inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
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The Survival Of Hawker Beechcraft
Hawker Beechcraft Friday announced progress in its plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, possibly completing the transition before March. The company's creditors have approved its proposed reorganization plan and banks have committed to underwrite $600 million in funds that will serve as exit financing. The company is headed to court on Jan. 31 and expects to seek approval for the exit from bankruptcy at that time. Hawker Beechcraft would then seek to focus on core productions like the King Air and T-6. Certain details could still derail the process.
The financing is subject to several terms, including completion of documentation and the approval of the court. JPMorgan and Credit Suisse have committed to the financing. If approved, it will consist of a term loan and revolving line of credit to repay claims and fund ongoing operations. According to Hawker Beechcraft CEO Robert Miller, successful approval of the company's Joint Plan of Reorganization will dramatically reduce the company's debt load. A new board of directors will be appointed by the company's new owners on the date of emergence.


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Pine Nut Blondies from 'Around the Southern Table'
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It'd be a shame to cook Southern food all week and skip dessert. Given many Southerners' propensity to add sugar to everything except cornbread, sweets play a huge role in most down-home cookbooks. Rebecca Lang's Around the Southern Table is no exception. There are baked, sugary treats in both the breakfast and the desserts chapters, bookending the savory entrees. And while pies and cakes are good examples of sweet Southern generosity, a hand-held blondie seemed like the perfect way to end a week of casual classics. Lang's blondies are no chocolate-chip laced confections, however. She turns the blondie elegant by adding a thin graham cracker crust and copious pine nuts for savory crunch.
Why I picked this recipe: Blondies are often too sweet for my taste, but the idea of adding subtly savory pine nuts to the dessert was too intriguing to pass up.
What worked: The brown sugar, butter, and pine nut combo is killer, and the graham cracker crust adds an importantly distinct textural contrast to the cakey blondies.
What didn't: Be sure the the butter-brown sugar mixture is not too hot when adding the eggs; you don't bits of scrambled egg in your blondies! I thought the (ultra-specific) 38-minute baking time was a little bit too long here. Start checking at 30 minutes.
Suggested tweaks: If you're not into pine nuts (or their price), you could sub in an equivalent amount of chopped walnuts or pecans. Lang calls for light brown sugar here, but dark would add particularly nice molasses notes to the blondies.
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EEOC Settles Bias Suits with ABC Pizza and Longhorn Steakhouse
MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced two settlements of employment discrimination lawsuits under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Tampa, Fla.-area restaurants for sexual harassment of teenaged former employees. The settlements against Pizza of Florida, Inc., doing business as ABC Pizza, and Rare Hospitality International, Inc., doing business as Longhorn Steakhouse, total $525,000 in monetary relief and include extensive remedial relief, such as company training, posting of notices, and monitoring provisions.
The EEOC's lawsuit against Pizza of Florida (Civil Action No.8:03cv567-T17MSS), charged the Tampa Bay area pizza chain with subjecting female employees to a sexually hostile working environment. The EEOC contends that the sexually harassing conduct, created by the restaurant's manager, was primarily directed towards two sisters who were ages 16 and 17 at the time they were employed with ABC Pizza. The conduct included inappropriate touching as well as egregious verbal comments. The $325,000 in monetary relief, includes a $100,000 fund to be distributed among other similarly situated female employees subjected to the sexually harassing conduct.
EEOC's settlement with Longhorn (Civil Action 8:02-CV-1770-T-30TBM) requires the company to pay Collen Falkowski and two other former similarly situated employees a total of $200,000 in monetary relief for harassment that they were subjected to at the hands of an assistant manager. Ms. Falkowski was 16-years old when she associated with Longhorn as part of a high school on-the-job training class requirement. The assistant manager subjected Ms. Falkowski and the two other similarly situated female employees to conduct ranging from inappropriate hip and lower back touches and breast grabbing to inappropriate verbal comments, the EEOC's lawsuit said.
Both of these cases were pending in United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and were settled via Consent Decrees. Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich presided over and approved the Consent Decree in the suit against Pizza of Florida on October 21, 2003, while Judge James S. Moody, Jr. presided over and entered the Consent Decree in the case against Longhorn on December 30th.
Federico Costales, Director of EEOC's Miami District Office, said, "We are pleased with these resolutions and are confident that the injunctive measures secured through the Consent Decrees will afford other Pizza of Florida and Longhorn employees the ability to work in an environment free of unlawful harassment."
The Consent Decrees require each of the companies to conduct annual training on Title VII with emphasis on sexual harassment. In addition, each company is required to post an 11x17 laminated poster which expresses the companies' commitment to complying with federal anti-discrimination laws enforced by the EEOC, and explains how an employee can obtain more information about their rights under Title VII or any other federal anti-discrimination law. The EEOC will monitor each company to ensure that any further complaints of sexual harassment are handled in accordance with federal law, and that all provisions of the Consent Decree are strictly followed.
Delner Franklin-Thomas, EEOC's Regional Attorney in Miami, said: "The facts of these cases were very compelling in that they involved egregious treatment of youth who in many instances were receiving their first introduction into the workforce. We are hopeful that these resolutions will send a message to employers in the restaurant industry, where many high school youth often seek employment, to set in place preventive measures that will ensure that employees do not have to endure the type of hostile environment the claimants in these cases were subjected to."
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The roaring comedy "Bringing Up Baby," starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant, will be the featured movie at this week's Downtown Movie Night at the Vanity Theater. The film will be presented this Saturday, January 13 at 7 p.m. There is no charge for admission.
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In this screwball comedy, heiress Susan (Katherine Hepburn) is determined to catch a stuffy paleontologist (Cary Grant) and uses her pet leopard, Baby, to help get his attention. The elements of this farce include a yappy terrier who steals and buries an irreplaceable fossilized bone, a pompous big game hunter, a rich old aunt, a jealous fiancée, and a case of mistaken identity involving a second, and vicious, leopard.
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Tombstone Tuesday - Vida Rucker King and Richard E. Rucker
Vida (Miller) Rucker King was the third oldest child of Colquitt and Amanda Miller.
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D: Oct. 19, 1977
Richard E. ("Buck) Rucker
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- ClaudiaJanuary 11, 2012
I don't have a lot of childhood memories of Aunt Vida and Uncle Buck. The home they had in Harris County, GA had at least 3 lakes on the property and they opened it up to the family in the name of the great art of fishing. LOLReplyDelete
In my young adult years, I remember visiting her in the hospital before she passed away. Her daughter, Katherine, was there.
I remember when Uncle Buck and Aunt Vida moved to Vernon for a few years. They would come down to the house and play dominoes with Grandma and Granddaddy. Apparently Uncle Buck was very competitve at this game. My Grandma was aggrivated because "Buck Rucker already knows what dominoes everybody has!"ReplyDelete
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Stuffed Eggplant with Lamb and Pine Nuts from the 'Jerusalem' Cookbook
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As any fan of Yotam Ottolenghi's previous book, Plenty, knows, the man is an expert when it comes to eggplant. In his and his partner Sami Tamimi's new book Jerusalem: A Cookbook, there are copious recipes for eggplant—stuffed, puréed, roasted, baked, and everything in between. In their Stuffed Eggplant with Lamb and Pine Nuts, they fill the silky, humble nightshade with a warmly spiced blend of gamey ground lamb, sweet onions, and a smattering of pine nuts. But instead of roasting the eggplants separately before topping with the mixture, Ottolenghi and Tamimi roast the whole shebang tightly covered in the oven, basting the eggplants with a tangy tamarind and cinnamon sauce to meld the elements into one rich and comforting dish.
Why I picked this recipe: Silky roasted eggplant plus rich, savory lamb equals a big win in my book.
What worked: The warm spices match perfectly to gamey ground lamb, and the pine nuts offer a welcome crunchy pop.
What didn't: My eggplants came out a little watery. Next time I'd score them before the initial roast to encourage more of their liquid to evaporate.
Suggested tweaks: You could easily swap in ground beef, turkey, or chicken (sticking with fattier blends) for the lamb if you'd like. I'd stay away from pork though.
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The UK Competition Commission went Kangaroo hunting Wednesday, issuing a preliminary report that may end up putting the kibosh on Internet video-on-demand service Project Kangaroo. Accessing all that sweet, sweet video content at one destination might sound like an epic victory for consumers, but the Commission worries that it would lead to a "substantial lessening of competition" when it comes to VOD services.
Kangaroo is a joint project of BBC Worldwide, ITV, and Channel 4. The three are forming a joint venture to display their own content and to aggregate material from third parties. Sound a bit like Hulu? Sure it does, although the individual "catch-up services" from each will not, apparently, go away once Kangaroo goes live, making Kangaroo in some ways like an online portal.
Such services are undeniably popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Hulu generated tremendous excitement this year in the US, while projects like the BBC iPlayer have exploded in the UK. According to BBC estimates, 15 percent of Internet traffic in the UK is now due solely to iPlayer (which is a whole other controversy), a service that offers one-week on-demand catch-up for those who missed a TV show at its original air time.
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Kangaroo was to provide access to this sort of material from all three networks along with archival material, making it the potentially perfect place to watch the only reality TV series in the world starring someone who has slept on an air mattress in my basement (Priest Idol was quite well done, if you can track it down). Most of the material on the site will be ad-funded, though Kangaroo also had plans to charge for some access.
Peter Freeman, chair of the Commission, has his doubts about the whole project. "We are concerned that a loss of rivalry between BBCW, ITV and C4C, who are normally regarded as close competitors, could restrict existing and future competition for VOD," he said today in a statement. "Whatever benefits viewers would gain from this rivalry would clearly be lost."
The Commission did not necessarily say "no," but prohibition does remain on the table. The Commission wants additional comments over the next several weeks on potential remedies it can use to keep the market competitive, and a final report is due next year.
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Saint-Nazaire is located at the mouth of the Loire river. It is your typical industrial town, born during of the nineteenth century around its shipyard and its deep water harbor. The local economy is heavily dependent upon the port – which includes a major refinery – the shipyard and the network of more or less independent contractors surrounding it. Needless to say, the city is greatly suffering from the ongoing crisis. The shipyard – owned by a Korean corporation – is literally begging the government for orders and has laid off most of its temporary workers. Small business are closing down in groves and the flow of money which had enabled the township to engage into a massive building program has suddenly dried up.
The chances of Saint-Nazaire recovering are slight, of course. The shipyard had specialized into ocean liners – the RMS Queen Mary 2 was built there – and there is little place for such monsters in a world of scarce resources. Moreover, as peak oil and peak energy force globalization into reverse, the demand for big ship is bound to decline. Most local businessmen are aware, if not of peak oil at least of the necessity to find another economic engine for the region. These days, they are betting on off-shore wind farm. It is doubtful, however, that the cash starved French economy will find the funds it necessary to build even the relatively modest amounts of investment needed for the – largely insufficient – existing project to go somewhere.
Add to this the fact that Saint-Nazaire is caught between the sea and a large coastal swamp, and it becomes obvious it is bound, on the long term, to become again the fishing village it was before the industrialization. In that perspective, the only decent policy is to cushion the decline by helping people to acquire new skills and by diversifying the economy to make it more resilient.
Of course, this is not a discourse locals are willing to hear. Most unions in their pre-demonstration speeches were clamoring for the nationalization of the shipyard. A few days before, a group of striking workers had prevented a just finished liner to leave the port, which jeopardized the signing of a vital contract. This kind of radicalization and scorched earth policy is becoming more and more common in France, and this bodes ill for the coming long descent.
The union men I demonstrated with were no radicals, and while there were a few leftist among us, they were far from being the majority. Most attending politicians belonged to the very tame Socialist Party or to the now quite fangless Communist Party. They had no intention to storm any Winter Palace.
The problem is that industrial workers were promised a future of continued betterment. During the growth years of the sixties and the seventies, when France changed from a predominantly rural nation to an industrial and urban one, they could expect their condition to get better and better with the years and their children to climb up the social ladder. This would not necessarily be easy – there were violent strikes in this time too – but at least, it was within the realm of the possible.
Unions, very much like the bulk of the population, are still trapped in this ideology of perpetual progress, yet cannot help noticing the continuous degradation of most people's living conditions. The result of this cognitive dissonance between the grandiose expectations of the ideology of progress and the bleak reality, is a curious combination of helplessness, despair and anger.
As the society more and more often fails to deliver the promises made during the growth years, the common people feels betrayed. Most often, this leads to cynicism and a steady retreat out of the public square toward family life – not necessarily a bad strategy, by the way. Among those involved in what one can call the "professional dissent" - in a country where unions are chronically short of activists (only 8% of French workers are unionized) - radicalization is pretty much inevitable.
While this anger is understandable, the result of this radicalization is likely to be more and more bitter and more and more violent labor conflict, which will hinder the transition toward some sustainability and make it far more costly than it ought to be.
At this point it is probably pretty much inevitable. There is no way to save large scale industries such as Saint-Nazaire's shipyard, and no way to prevent the loss of jobs. The only thing we can do is try to limit to consequences by developing self-reliance and increasing the domain of the domestic economy... without telling it, for it would mean admitting the inevitability of decline and the vacuity of the ideology of progress.
The fate of Saint-Nazaire will probably be the same as the one of many east-german towns. As the shipyard and the surrounding industries fail, the city will empty. Only old people and those who are too poor to leave will remain. Whole districts will have to be abandoned and when the sea will finally rush into the Briere swamp and turn the city into a near island most of its territory would have become fields and wood again, with the shipyard, the refinery and the German submarine base sunken ruins shrouded with mystery and legends.
The only question is : when will locals will accept, and begin to constructively adapt to the inevitable, instead clinging to a failing model, and sinking with it.


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