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Pushmataha WMA covers 19,247 acres of northern Pushmataha County in the southeastern part of Oklahoma. Located approximately five miles south of Clayton, Pushmataha WMA is on the western fringe of the Ouachita mountain range and is comprised of a mixture of oak/pine forest and oak/pine savannahs with steep slopes, shallow soils and rocky terrain.
In areas where the canopy has been released, all four major prairie grasses exist with numerous forbs and native legumes. There have been over 650 varieties of native plants identified on the area. Some of the native tree species you will encounter are shortleaf pine, post oak, red oak, black oak, hickory, elm, blackgum, sweetgum, rusty blackhaw, flowering dogwood, and hawthorne. You will also encounter high bush huckleberry, low bush huckleberry, different varieties of sumac, coralberry, poison ivy, green brier, blackberry and many others. The average annual precipitation for the area is about 52 inches.
WMA Driving Directions:
From Clayton: From the intersection of State Hwy 2 and U.S. Hwy 271, 1.8 miles south on U.S. Hwy 271 (look for 4x8 ft. WMA sign), ½ mile west on Game Refuge Road, sign at the "T" in the road directs WMA visitors to the south (left), 3 miles to headquarters.
Game Species of Interest:
Deer: White-tailed deer exist in good numbers but are heavily sought after.
Quail: Bobwhite quail are present in fair numbers.
Elk: A small encapsulated elk herd exists with permits offered through our controlled hunts program.
Turkey: Eastern wild turkeys are present in good numbers but are heavily sought after.
Rabbit: Cottontails are present but not usually in large numbers.
Furbearers: Coyote, bobcat, opossum, skunk and raccoon are available.
Dove: Occur for short periods of time during their annual migration.
Waterfowl: A few wood ducks and mallards may be found on the ponds and on Caney Creek.
Woodcock: Occur in relatively low numbers.
Squirrel: Fox and gray squirrels are usually present in good numbers.
Black Bears: Good population of Bears.
Nongame Species of Interest:
Bachman's Sparrow: Present on the WMA.
Brown Creeper: Present, but only in very low numbers.
Owls: Several species of owls may be observed on the area. The Screech owl is a
Eastern Wood Pewee: Is also a favorite of bird watching enthusiasts.
Reptiles and amphibians of Pushmataha WMA
Description of Fish and Wildlife Management Practices:
Timber stand improvements within the mixed oak/pine forest are progressing and maintained with an aggressive prescribed burning regime. Management efforts focus on producing native wildlife foods such as ragweed and sunflower and maintaining the woody structure height for a variety of wildlife species. In 1982 one of the longest running research projects regarding vegetation response to fire frequency was initiated and continues on the area today. Tours of the research area are available by appointment to interested landowners, organizations, agencies, clubs, associations, and other interested groups and individuals.
Camping and Facilities:
Two designated primitive camping areas are offered on the area, while both lodging and restaurants are available in Clayton. The Clayton Chamber of Commerce can be reached at (918) 569-4776. Clayton Lake State Park is located on the east side of the area, also other RV parks and hook-ups are available in the surrounding area.
Three shooting ranges are available to anyone who possesses a current hunting license. The rifle range offers 25, 50, 100 and 200 yard target frames. A pistol range is available as well as a place to set up a trap and do some trap shooting. No target shooting is allowed on the area except at the designated shooting ranges.
Fishing Opportunities:
Fishing opportunities exist at Sardis Lake on the north side of Clayton, Clayton Lake on the east side of Clayton, the Kiamichi river, Little river, Blackfork river and numerous mountain streams in the surrounding area. Wister lake is east of the area in Leflore county, Eufaula lake is northwest, Robbers Cave State Park has a wintertime trout fishing season north of Wilburton on Hwy. 2. Broken Bow lake is in McCurtain county, with good trout fishing opportunities on the Lower Mountain Fork River, Pine Creek lake is southeast of the area on Hwy. 3 & 7 and Hugo lake is south. All of these lakes offer good opportunities for black bass, crappie and catfish. The streams in the area are at times floatable with canoe in the spring and offer great opportunities for smallmouth bass and sunfish.
Pushmataha WMA Map - best general purpose map, pdf format (8.5x11)
Regulations: Seasons on public lands section of hunting regulations
Pushmataha WMA - Outdoor Oklahoma Magazine Article (May/June 2006)
For additional information and area attractions:
Kiamichi Country Tourism
PO Box 279, Dept KC03
Clayton 74536
(918) 569-4135
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
Post Office Box 52002
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2002
(800) 652-6552 or (405) 521-2409
Pushmataha County Chamber of Commerce
212 North High Antlers OK 74523
(580) 298-2488
Talihina Chamber of Commerce and Ouachita National Forest Interpretive Association
900 Second St, Suite 12, Dept 03,
Talihina, OK 74571
(918) 567-3434


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2015: Formula One race car driver Jules Bianchi, 25, dies in his hometown of Nice, France, 10 months after being injured in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi lost control of his vehicle in wet conditions during the Oct. 5, 2014, race and collided with a recovery vehicle. He suffered a brain injury and underwent emergency surgery before being placed in a medically induced coma. He remained comatose until his death. [ + - ]
2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shot down during its flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur by a ground-to-air missile over battle-torn eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. According to American and German intelligence sources, the plane was shot down by pro-Russian insurgents using a missile fired from the territory which they controlled. The crash was Malaysia Airlines' worst incident and its second of the year, after the disappearance of Flight 370 four months earlier. [ + - ]
2014: Actress and singer Elaine Stritch, best known for her work on Broadway, dies at the age of 89 in Birmingham, Michigan. Stritch's career began in the 1940s, spanning the stage, film and television. She was nominated for five Tony Awards and eight primetime Emmys over her long career. She did not win a Tony until her autobiographical one-woman show -- "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" -- won the 2002 special theatrical event Tony. Her 2002 performance also won an Emmy after it was made into an HBO show. Stritch was awarded two other acting Emmys, including one for a guest star role on "Law & Order" and one for playing Alec Baldwin's mother on "30 Rock," a recurring role she played from 2007 to 2012. [ + - ]
2011: Casey Anthony is released from jail in Orange County, Florida, 17 days after being cleared of murdering her daughter Caylee. [ + - ]
2009: Journalist Walter Cronkite, best known as anchorman for the "CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981, dies of cerebrovascular disease at age 92 in New York City. He was often cited as "the most trusted man in America." [ + - ]
2006: Author Mickey Spillane, best known for his best-selling crime novels featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer, dies of pancreatic carcinoma at age 88 in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. He's seen here in a 1974 guest appearance in an episode of the TV series "Columbo." [ + - ]
1998: A tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake destroys 10 villages in Papua New Guinea, killing an estimated 3,183, leaving 2,000 more unaccounted for and thousands more homeless. [ + - ]
1997: After 117 years, the Woolworth Corp. closes its last 400 stores. [ + - ]
1996: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, Paris-bound TWA Flight 800 explodes, killing all 230 on board. Here reconstruction crews reassemble the jet's fuselage. A four-year investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board eventually found that the probable cause of the accident was an explosion of flammable fuel/air vapors in a fuel tank, and, although it could not be determined with certainty, the most likely cause of the explosion was a short circuit. [ + - ]
1995: The Nasdaq composite stock index rises above 1,000 for the first time. [ + - ]
1989: The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber flies for the first time. [ + - ]
1981: A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200. At the time, it was the deadliest structural collapse in U.S. history, not to be surpassed until the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001. [ + - ]
1981: The Humber Bridge at Kingston-upon-Hull, England, is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. Upon its opening, the bridge became the longest single-span bridge in the world (1,542 yards), a record it would hold for 16 years. [ + - ]
1981: After 23 years with the name Datsun, executives of Nissan change the name of their cars to Nissan. [ + - ]
1976: Country music singer-songwriter Luke Bryan, whose hits include "Rain Is a Good Thing," "Someone Else Calling You Baby," "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)," "I Don't Want This Night to End" and "Drunk on You," is born in Leesburg, Georgia. [ + - ]
1975: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations. [ + - ]
1974: Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Jay "Dizzy" Dean, the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season, dies of a heart attack at age 64 in Reno, Nevada. A four-time All-Star who won a World Series title in 1934 with the St. Louis Cardinals, Dean also played for the Chicago Cubs during his 11-year career and also made a one-game comeback in 1947 for the publicity-starved St. Louis Browns. [ + - ]
1968: The Beatles' feature-length cartoon, "Yellow Submarine," premieres at the London Pavilion. Ringo Starr and George Harrison are seen here on July 8, 1968, with a "Blue Meanie," a character from the film. [ + - ]
1967: Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, who helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and was at the forefront of free jazz, dies of liver cancer at age 40 at Huntington Hospital on Long Island, New York. [ + - ]
1961: Hall of Fame baseball player Ty Cobb, widely credited with setting 90 Major League Baseball records during a 24-year career spent mostly with the Detroit Tigers, dies at age 74 in Atlanta, Georgia. He collected 4,189 hits in his career and still holds the record for career batting average at .366. [ + - ]
1959: Jazz singer Billie Holiday dies at age 44 in New York City from pulmonary edema and heart failure caused by cirrhosis of the liver. Some of her best known songs include "God Bless the Child," "Don't Explain," "Fine and Mellow" and "Lady Sings the Blues." [ + - ]
1959: Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller "North by Northwest," starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, premieres in Los Angeles. The movie was nominated for three Academy Awards and is considered one of Hitchcock's iconic films. [ + - ]
1955: Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California. [ + - ]
1952: Actor David Hasselhoff, best known for his TV work in "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch," is born in Baltimore, Maryland. [ + - ]
1944: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320. [ + - ]
1942: Connie Hawkins, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and New York City playground legend, is born in Brooklyn, New York. Hawkins, known by his nickname "The Hawk," played in the ABL and the ABA and for the Harlem Globetrotters before playing seven seasons in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks. He led the Pittsburgh Pipers to the ABA title in 1968, leading the league in scoring that year and winning both the ABA's regular-season and playoff MVP awards. He was also a four-time NBA All-Star. [ + - ]
1935: Actress and singer Diahann Carroll is born Carol Diahann Johnson in The Bronx, New York. She started out in the 1950s appearing in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts such as "Carmen Jones" and "Porgy and Bess" and starred in her own sitcom, "Julia," from 1968 to 1971, winning a Golden Globe and becoming one of the first black actors to earn an Emmy nomination. A breast cancer survivor and activist, she also is known for her stint on the 1980s primetime soap opera "Dynasty," creating the role of Dominique Deveraux. [ + - ]
1935: Actor Donald Sutherland, known for roles in movies such as "The Dirty Dozen," "M*A*S*H," "Klute," "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," "National Lampoon's Animal House," "Ordinary People" and "The Hunger Games," is born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. [ + - ]
1918: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, his family, their doctor and three of their servants are killed during the Russian Civil War by order of the Bolshevik government. At the end of the "February Revolution" of 1917, Nicholas had abdicated and gone into internal exile in Siberia. Rumors that members of the royal family, especially Grand Duchess Anastasia, had survived persist today, despite some skeletal remains later confirmed as belonging to Nicholas' son, Alexei, and one of daughters, being uncovered near Ekaterinburg, Russia, in 2007. [ + - ]
1918: The RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic, is sunk off Ireland by the German SM U-55. Five lives were lost in the sinking. [ + - ]
1917: The British royal family adopts the Windsor name. The family name was changed from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, due to the anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during World War I. [ + - ]
1917: Comedian/actress Phyllis Diller is born Phyllis Ada Driver in Lima, Ohio. Diller's career as a stand-up comic, which she started at age 37, skyrocketed in the 1960s, partly because of her many appearances with Bob Hope on his television specials, USO tours and three movies. She became a pop culture icon for her disparaging jokes about her looks, her cooking and her fictitious husband "Fang." She wore a blonde fright wig, held a long cigarette holder as a prop and laughed with a loud cackle. Diller died at age 95 on Aug. 20, 2012. [ + - ]
1902: Willis Haviland Carrier completes drawings for what came to be recognized as the world's first scientific air conditioning system. [ + - ]
1899: Actor James Cagney, known for movies such as "The Public Enemy," "Angels with Dirty Faces," "White Heat" and "Yankee Doodle Dandy," is born in New York City. Cagney won an Academy Award for "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and was also nominated for "Angels with Dirty Faces" and "Love Me or Leave Me." He died of a heart attack at age 86 on March 30, 1986. [ + - ]
1867: Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, becoming the first dental school in the U.S. [ + - ]
1856: The Great Train Wreck of 1856 in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, kills more than 60 people and injures more than 100, making it the deadliest railroad catastrophe in the world up to that time. [ + - ]
1790: Scottish philosopher and economics pioneer Adam Smith dies at age 67 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Smith is best known for his two classic works, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" and "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations," the latter of which is considered the first modern work of economics. [ + - ]
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Ryan Nelsen is to start work as the coach of Toronto FC on 1 February and will play his last game for QPR next week.
Last Updated: 22/01/13 11:50pm
The 35-year-old central defender was given his new job on 8 January and QPR fans have been waiting to hear when he will depart for Canada.
The New Zealand international, who moved to west London from Tottenham last summer, will make his final appearance for the Premier League's bottom side at home to Manchester City next Tuesday.
The news is a blow to QPR's hopes of retaining their Premier League status, with Nelsen having been one of their outstanding performers this season.
Upon learning Nelsen was to depart at some stage, QPR boss Harry Redknapp said: "The longer he's here, the better for us, because he's a fantastic player, a great person and a top professional.
"We need him around as long as we possibly can, so hopefully we can keep him for most of the season."
But after Saturday's 1-1 draw at West Ham, Redknapp said: "We're going to lose him unfortunately."
Toronto FC have never reached the Major League Soccer play-offs and finished with a franchise-worst 5-21-8 record last season.
They have already begun their pre-season training camp and their 2013 season kicks off at Vancouver on 2 March.
Wearing a Toronto tracksuit top, he said of his change in roles: "I just love it. It's where my head's been for a few years now. You love everything about football but playing I didn't really enjoy so much as coaching. When that was happening, I knew it was time."


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Obama's odds of winning re-election continue to fall on betting markets Intrade and Betfair. Many polls also show what increasingly looks like a dead heat (or even, in some cases, a Romney lead).
But NYT polling guru Nate Silver, remains confident of an Obama victory. In fact, despite a modest downtick yesterday, Silver thinks Obama's odds of winning have been increasing for the past two weeks.
Let's go to the data...
First, Nate Silver now gives Obama 68% chance of reelection. That's up from a post-first-debate low of ~60% three weeks ago.
On Intrade, meanwhile, Obama's odds have dropped to a startlingly low 54% from a high last month of 78%. As the second chart shows, these are Obama's lowest odds of getting reelected since June.
And, on Betfair, Obama's odds have dropped back to just over 60% from a high over 80% a few weeks ago.
In short, in everything but some of the national polls (namely, Gallup), Obama still has a lead. But it's narrowing rapidly.


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Reviews for the Kia Rondo
I posted the link to this review before, but I think the review has been removed from the website. So here it is in its entirety:
Kia Rondo is nimble in the city; interior is more appealing than exterior
Al Beeber
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Welland Tribune
In musical terms, a rondo is "a form of composition with a recurring theme" often found in the final movement of a sonata or concerto, according to a dictionary definition.
Why Kia chose to plaster that name onto its curious new crossover vehicle is perplexing.
Was Kia trying to suggest some type of theme is evident in its Rondo, which basically is an inexpensive small wagon capable of carrying seven passengers in models equipped with a third row?
If so, I'm at a loss to explain what that theme might be except value, because Kia is renowned for packing a lot of features into its cars at low prices.
If the theme is about value, then the Rondo lives up to it because for a price of $27,490, a buyer can get a fully-loaded Rondo EX-V6 that will seat seven on leather seats - heated up front, of course. It's an interesting vehicle. From a styling perspective, the Rondo is proof that beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. It's got some sporty cues, especially when viewed from the rear, but from the front, the Rondo is rather homely.
The interior is much more appealing with a comfortable and pleasantly designed cabin. Gauges are bright and legible, the dashboard has a sound system and heating controls that are intuitive to operate and the gearshift lever is angled from the dash perfectly for a driver's right hand.
Truth be told, the driver's seating position is superb. The leather-trimmed seats are supportive and have high backs, legroom is abundant and the height is minivan-like. The stubby centre console between the front seats is positioned superbly for resting and elbow and in front of it are two massive cupholders.
Kia clearly paid a lot of attention to driver comfort because the Rondo has the feel of a minivan in the cockpit. The only oddities are the triangular vent windows in front of the side mirrors in the A pillars. They're compact versions of those big honkers that were among the most noticeable design elements of the mid-1990s Chevrolet "Dustbuster" minivans.
The fully-loaded tester comes with an array of goodies from power everything to a sunroof. It also has auto-off headlights, dual heated side mirrors, steering wheel audio controls for the six-speaker sound system, automatic temperature control, eight-way power driver's seat and full-length side curtain airbags.
The tester also has 17-inch wheels and foglights.
Electronic stability control, traction control and electronic brake distribution are standard right across the Rondo line.
The middle seating row has a 60/40 split bench that will accommodate three in comfort while a 50/50 split seat is in back.
Middle and rear rows can quickly and easily be folded flat to create a humongous cargo area. While the headrests have to be removed from the middle seats, Kia does have slots for them, which is handy.
With more than 73 cubic feet of space behind the front seats, the Rondo could be a really good urban hauler. The cargo area is wide and the roof high so a pile of stuff could be loaded.
Even with the second row of seats in place, the Rondo has 31.7 cubic feet of cargo room which is plenty for hauling a family's luggage. And if more space is needed, the roof-mounted cargo racks can come in handy.
The middle row of seats offers plenty of legroom for adult passengers and they can be slid forward and aft to give more space to the rear riders.
The tester is powered by a 2.7-litre V6 engine cranking out 182 horsepower.
Fuel economy is only 24 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway. A 2.4-litre inline four comes with the LX, EX and EX Premium models. Fuel mileage with that 162 hp powerplant is marginally better at 26 mpg city/38 mpg highway.
In the urban jungle, the Rondo is nimble, quick, easy to manoeuvre and fun to drive. This is where its virtues really shine. People who need space for stuff could conceivably see it as a value-minded alternative to the traditional minivan.
On the highway, road and wind noise are intrusive and engine performance is completely underwhelming. The V6 always seems to be struggling even at cruising speed. When passing, drivers had better expect the Kia to argue loudly when the gas pedal is pressed because quick acceleration is not the Rondo's forte. I can't imagine what the four-banger would be like.
The car handles well though and has a smooth ride, but a lot more oomph and a lot less wind rush would probably make it way more appealing.
As it is, the Rondo certainly does have potential to make an impact with buyers. The price is certainly right and its roominess plus creature comforts are attractive. Just don't take it on the highway.0
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Here's a positive video review of the Rondo by a guy from AutoSpies.com appearing on Fox 6 in San Diego.0
bobw3 Posts: 2,992I would have been more impressed if the host would have climbed into the 3rd row and the lady into the 2nd row and they conducted the review from inside. Then you would have had a better idea of the interior space.0
A fairly even-handed review that ultimately recommends the Rondo.
There seems to be mainly two types of reviews for the Rondo. First, there are the reviews that just gush about the Rondo; second, there are the reviews that are non-enthusiastic about the Rondo's looks and performance, yet love its utility, size and value. This review belongs to the latter type:
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As you'll see, both reviews are somewhat off the beaten path.
I haven't seen the idiotic commercials for some time. I hope they lost the digital copy and didn't pay the ad agency responsible for the ads.0
doohickie Posts: 949Since the dealer is hanging onto my Elantra an extra day to fix the OCS sensor, they sprung for a rental car for me. I ended up with a Kia Rondo.... thought I would put my thoughts about it out there.
I think I would really like IF it didn't have steering that is too touchy, and WAY too much body lean! Good acceleration though, and it's got a shiftronic which is okay to play with when I'm bored.
If I were in the market for an affordable people mover (lots of room for 4 tall people; a fifth could squeeze into the middle of the back seat), this would get a look-see.
Ride is okay. No sports car, but handles well enough on the freeway. I'm not used to riding up as high as this is, but other than that it's a pretty car-like feel. When I was test-driving prior to buying the Elantra, I test drove the Vibe/Matrix and it kind of feels like that. The V6 has plenty of power for the vehicle. The dash materials and finishes, while kind of truck-like, are at least as good as, or probably a little better than, the Elantra in materials and quality.
The fit and finish on the Rondo is better than I recall in the Vibe and Matrix. The cargo area especially is nicely finished with a flat floor that hides multiple storage bins. Basically, you just don't see where corners have been cut; there are no obvious cheap areas. This is one area where the Rondo has a clear advantage over the Vibe/Matrix and the Caliber.
As I mentioned earlier, the downsides of the vehicle are the body roll and steering. The steering is light and twitchy; you definitely have to drive it with a light touch. It is more responsive than it should be for the force applied to the wheel. The body roll is kind of annoying but since I'm not a truck or SUV guy, I can't really comment on how it would compare to other models.
I kind of like the shifter. It is right at my right hand, just where it should be. In general I left it in Drive but would occasionally knock it over to the right and play with the shiftronic manual mode when I wanted to make sure I was in a good gear for traffic. Having a V6 though kind of makes that unnecessary since there is plenty of power even at lower rpms.
While quite a bit taller than the Elantra, the length and width are very close; it fits into the garage in the Elantra's spot. The only adjustment I had to make was to back it in just a little bit further than the Elantra goes.
I could see where they could have done better, but overall it's a pretty nice package.0
Kirstie_H Posts: 11,077A reporter seeks to talk with owners and serious shoppers of the 2007 or 2008 Kia Rondo who are also parents. If you are interested in commenting on your experience, please reply to [email protected] no later than Thursday, November 15, 2007 and include your city and state of residence as well as the age of your child/ren.
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A comparison of the Rondo and Mazda5 appears in this Canadian consumer magazine. The Mazda5 gets the nod over the Rondo, due mainly to concerns over Kia's reliability and poor resale value.0
Mazda5: Recalls
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conwelpic Ontario, CanadaPosts: 600However, only the six-cylinder EX Premium and Luxury models offer the third row of seats.
they didn't read their brochure very closely as it was available in the EX premium 4 cylinder for 2007, and now thats been explanded to the standard EX model for 2008. Its only the LX model that does not have an available 3rd seat.
It really bugs me when these people write an article and make statements that aren't accurate :mad:0
A positive review from About.com. It's another one of those "great utility and value, not so great performance and looks" reviews--in this case, the reviewer loved the space and versatility, but thought it wasn't much fun to drive.0
Okay, I have no idea why there's a review of the Rondo on a website all about Shanghai, but here it is:
2007 Kia Rondo Review - When Did These Things Get So Good?0
bgw Posts: 116"WAY too much body lean!"
That is completely the opposite to my experience. We have had our 2007 Rondo EX V6 Luxury 7-seater for over 2 months now and it handles as well or better than our 1998 Legacy AWD wagon, which we traded on the Rondo.
I feel that the Rondo is quite athletic and moves exceedingly well for a vehicle in it's class and it's size. A 2007 Caravan we test drove had lots of body lean, but not the Rondo. My family and I just got back from a 700 km (450 mile) trip a few minutes ago, loaded with luggage, and loved the Rondo's composure in the twisty bits.
Maybe the rental Rondo you drove had been hard-driven by prior customers?
Plus, the steering feel is practically perfect! Of all the cars I have ever owned, only the Rondo comes close to having perfect steering feel. My 91 Civic Si (bought new) comes close, but not quite. I have driven WRX's, 911's, even a 1969 Lotus, and have to say that not only is the Rondo's steering feel fantastic for it's class, it is fantastic, period.
Just my experience.0
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yes my place is using 56-interesting stat i saw over at scoresandodds-it says that the public is moving the line to the under in thsi game and that the public is 16-3 when moving the total in colorado games-which seems very sucessful,though not the reason i posted the game-bol gc-
The free pick here on Monday is on the Chicago Cubs.This is a good spot for the Cubs as they are off 2 home losses.They havent lost 3 in a row at home ths year as they won both times they lost the prior 2 games at home.They are 5-1 in the first game of a home series if off a loss, and 16-5 off 2 or 3 games in a row scoring 3 or less.Going for the Astros is righty Roy Oswalt,while he has pitched well over his last 3 starts he never pitches well in Wrigley. The only thing that keeps this from getting to the late phones is J.Marquis,he doesnt pitch well vs the astros.So ill just go with the Cubs as a free play.I do however have a nice super angle totals play available on Mondays card.That play is totally guaranteed contact at firstname.lastname@example.com or www.selectivesportssystems.com.
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First off i want to thank everyone for the kind e-mails regarding selectivesportssystems.com,and for all the positive feedback.Last year the NFL was a solid sucess picking up over 28 units on the year, and going 40-31 for +17 units on sides.For week 1 im going to use the same system that worked well last year.Its a system with a tremendous 45-6 record going back to 1995.The system has 2 plays on sunday, coupled with another side from a week1 15-1 system.I also have a solid bases play on the card.To get involved shoot me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or check out the site at selectivesportssystems.com.For a free play go over in the mets-phillies game with martinez and moyer listed bol gc-
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All the football i have goes after 3pm eastern but For those interested in bases today,consider the cards over the pirates.The cards sendy righty.Adam Wainwright to the hill,and he has pitched real well on the road so far this year with a 3.25 era.In his last 3 starts he has pitched to a 1.86 era.For the pirates its J.Karstens and his 0-4 home record and 6.05 era.In his last 3 starts he has been very hittable and has a whopping 9.49 era.But what makes the play pop is the cards record in game 2 of a series ,when off a loss in game 1.They are 20-3 in this spot this year,and are even beter on the road.Go with the cards here,and if the -160 scares you,look for some value on the run line,as most of those 20 game 2 wins have been one sided affairs.bol gc-
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Woodsorrel is usually easily recognizable, having sets of (usually) three heart-shaped leaves on each stem, looking very much like clover. They can be easily distinguished from clover by their flower; while clover has flower heads made up of many small pin-point blossoms, woodsorrel has more traditional, trumpet-shaped flowers, small and sometimes patterned or striped, but most often in a single solid color. They may come in white, pink, red, or yellow; yellow is particularly common in the 'weed' woodsorrels that appear in lawns and meadows.
Woodsorrel is also quite distinctive in taste, containing oxalic acid, the same chemical that gives true sorrel its distinctive taste. Generally all parts of the plant can be eaten, although most people limit themselves to the stems and leaves. Sorrel tends to be crisp and refreshing, with a light sour flavor that as a child I compared to lemon; others have compared it to rhubarb, while others simply call it 'tangy'. In parts of the US woodsorrel may be referred to a 'sours'. Many cultures around the world have added woodsorrel to salads, soups, desserts, teas, or eaten it plain. It is widely said to quench thirst, and various species have medicinal uses. A species commonly known as Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) was cultivated in the Andes for its tuberous roots, and has since been introduced to Europe and then New Zealand (It became quite popular in New Zealand, and is sometimes called the New Zealand Yam).
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Indoor Curling Rink in Naseby
Enjoy the world of curling in Central Otago and enjoy the countryside of a spectacular spot.
The description "open road" probably is best appreciated in Central Otago where the world around you looms stark and massive in both structure and design. The overused word "awesome" comes to mind providing the mental dimensions one finds traveling in this fabulous scenery. With a high sunshine count in the summer it is an area a traveler will discover a world of peaceful existence in award winning weather.
The old towns in the area provide historic significance unequalled in the settling of New Zealand based upon the frantic gold rush of the early days. Many have deteriorated into remnants of their former self while others have built upon the past glories and the re-created communities one can appreciate. Ranfurly took on the mantel of the Art Deco town and throws a wonderful party every year in celebration. St Bathans, off the beaten path, is one of our favourite places to stop at the pub.
Naseby is the place we make a point to return to every year as we pass through the South Island. The locals have created a welcome mat with the Naseby Hotel and the museum and historical areas rebuilt to full glory plus all the small and lovely homes in the area.
Two extremely significant situations that really provide a visitor should be aware of are the Gold Trail Cavalcade and the Bike Trail. The first year Paula and I had been in Ranfurly and were asked to attend the final day of the Cavalcade in Patearoa nearby.
I stood in utter awe at the end of the street as what appeared to me an opening from the past from where flowed this stream of early pioneers complete with period clothing either walking, on a horse, in wagons, large and small. My camera kept clicking.
The Otago Bike Trail is a must for those who are so inclined to pedal or walk through this stunning un-crowded country. This is an area too many people miss and is one of our favourites.
I would like to introduce you to something not found anywhere else in New Zealand. There was a TV advertisement some years past in New Zealand showing a group of hardy folks being told after several years it finally was cold enough to enjoy their sport and they all gathered on the ice for curling. Now there is no way we will be there in that weather and I have always been extremely disappointed to have missed it. Then we discovered in Naseby the Indoor Curling Rink! It is open for everyone to have a go either individually or as a group or as a spectator with an overhead viewing room complete with bar facilities and quite comfortable. Perhaps you can get there to watch the professionals. Curling has been a heritage sport in the area since the late 1870's but never all year round where we all can enjoy being a part of it as our choice of a top spot to visit.


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Two 44s met at home plate; an irresistible force and an immoveable object; a half-ton of humanity in violent collision.
Catcher Alex Orsini, No. 44 for Fisher College of Boston, Mass., was covered by protective gear.
Base runner Brandon Collins, No. 44 for the University of South Carolina Beaufort, slid head first into Orsini's shin guard.
The umpire called Collins safe, but he laid face down in the dirt, motionless for a moment, right hand still on home plate.
Collins was taken out of the game and wandered over to the trainer's table, red dirt and white chalk smeared on the chest of his Sand Sharks jersey.
Joe Winburn applied an adhesive bandage to a bloody finger and Collins went back to the USCB bench.
Winburn's next patient was Taylor Triplett of the USCB softball team. She needed an ice pack on a sore right shoulder.
With simultaneous baseball and softball double headers in progress at the Richard Gray Sports Complex in Hardeeville, a steady stream of Sand Sharks athletes made their way to Winburn's table throughout the afternoon.
"It gets pretty busy," he said.
Winburn is in charge of the sports medicine program at St. Joseph's/Candler in Savannah. The hospital has been providing athletic trainers to area colleges and high schools for more than 20 years.
"We have nine certified athletic trainers and on certified strength and conditioning trainer," he said.
Their duties go far beyond bandages and ice packs. St. Joe/Candler services include prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
USCB Athletic Director Ty Rietkovich said health care is an important aspect of a growing college sports program that now includes nine NAIA varsity teams.
"As we expand it's important to take care of our athletes," he said.
"As we recruit, we tell athletes — and their parents — that we offer the same level of care that a major university would," Rietkovich said. "The biggest concern of any parent, when they send their child off to college, is that they'll be taken care of."
Rietkovich has a long relationship with St. Joseph's Candler, dating back to his coaching days at South Effingham High School in Guyton, Ga.
"They've taken care of my athletes since 1989," he said.
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"The decision was made according to what was best for USCB. I wanted coverage from A to Z," Rietkovich said.
"As athletic director, I have to consider every athlete in every sport," he said. "Adding women's soccer opened up a whole new range of injuries."
St. Joseph's/Candler met all the bid specifications, Rietkovich said. "All the pieces of the puzzle were available in the Bluffton area and I needed them all to work together."
Dr. George Sutherland, a Bluffton orthopedic surgeon certified in sports medicine, is on call for USCB athletes and St. Joseph's/Candler satellite offices offer care from point of injury through rehabilitation.
"We basically split the cost," Winburn said. "There's a set fee for the year and St. Joseph's/Candler donates services."
Bluffton's growing population makes the area attractive to the hospital system and also allows for partnerships like the one with USCB, Winburn said. "We've just added some ancillary services (in Bluffton) in the last six months."
A training room on the USCB campus is "a work in progress," he said.
Meanwhile, Katie Rietkovich, the coach's daughter and Sand Sharks player, arrived at the trainer's table for a shoulder brace and Winburn's doubleheader day continued.


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An annual tradition here at Destination: Austin Family! Leftover Ancestors so delicious that I couldn't help going for another serving!
Thanksgiving Day
- You knew there would be a family Gathering, and it is inevitable that there would be some family Feuds as well as family Fight.
- And I also found a Bernard S. Turkey Day in the California Voter Registrations – that's a way to get into the holiday spirit, no?
- Do you think there would there be Turkeys in the US Census? But of course! But not as many Tom Turkeys as you might think – although in 1920 there is a Big Turkey in Todd, South Dakota and a Primo Turkey in Franklin, Illinois.
- There's a John Turkey Legs along with his wife Lydia Turkey Legs in Big Horn, Montana in 1920! And even a Wish Bone in the Washington State and Territorial Census in 1887. Well, who doesn't have a few turkeys in their own family tree, right?
- Side dishes are well represented this holiday season as well, with various Cranberrys although I can't verify that any were sauced. Casseroles are covered as well.
- There's a bumper crop of Potatoes and while some might be sweet, a Sweet Potato could not be found. Plenty of Yams, my favorites being Yostus Yam and Stray Yam. I would avoid Harry Yam however.
- In case you were wondering, there was no Mashed Potato but plenty of other people who are Mashed, including Mashed Carpenter, and Mashed Noggie. Another fave: Mashed Clampit, from North Carolina, of course. One note: scrolling down through the Masheds you come upon many listings for nuns, such as Sister M. Joseph, Sister M. Elise. Is there some order of the Masheds that I missed out on?
- Plenty of Stuffings and Stuffins with some Dressings as well. Also, you may call it Corn but some call it Maize. You'll find most of the Green Beans in the South but not living anywhere near a Casserole (see above). Anyone for Beets? Not sure if any of them went to Harvard.
- And finally, you just can't eat all these good dishes without gravy. I present Gravy Cooks – from the 1930 US Census, Phoenix, Arizona. In case you were wondering, yes, there are several that arrived by boat.
- For dessert there are the usual Pies but which do you prefer? If you aren't sure there is a Trial Pie and for those who've overeaten, a Minnie Pie or even a Zero Pie. There are also those who just want Cake.
- Eventually you have to deal with the Dishes as well as the Silver Ware – why she was bland, I know not except that may have been her maiden name. Wash the Glasses, even the ones that are Chip and gather up all the Napkins.
And if we're lucky and fortunate, we'll all be back to do it again next year! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
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Most people who have it love it, but some people are still questioning it. What do you think?
Most people who have it love it, but some people are still questioning it. What do you think?
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I'm opposed to it in favour of other, more thorough, less tactical uses of technology. I'm in favour of it compared with the previous system of nothing, though.
Needs a bit of re-jigging, but effectively we're getting closer to eliminating the shockers, which is the main thing for mine.
In favor, definitely!
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Yeah, could be better but it's a massive step from where we were two years ago, I like it. Except when used in favour of the opposition
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That third option was obscene and made me want to punch my monitor.
URDS needs to make better sense.
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Yes, I agree with using the technology, I have no qualms about overturning the umpire. However I remain unconvinced by allocating reviews to captains, as I don't think umpire's decisions should be a part of tactics. I also think that the current system is much too favourable to the batsman.
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Seem to remember it all beiong a bit murky on that front.
Those examples are from late 08, and I felt the referral system was a sham when employed in our series in the West Indies in 09. They seemed to tidy it up from there though, and although there were still some problems in SA, it's improved.
I think it is a great system. Soon teams will stop wasting it on 50/50 calls and only use it when the decision by the umpire is a true howler. The LBW review from the bowling of Harris was the worst I have ever seen.
Needs to be made mandatory for all Test series. It's a farce that some series have a completely different set of rulings. Can you imagine games being played without the third man for run-outs? I don't care what it costs, the ICC runs enough pointless tournaments to bank for a good idea.
UDRS is a pathetic, pathetic system considering the potential of the technology in use. It's one of the worst ways one could think of to use such brilliant technology which if used in a better fashion can come close to eliminating subjectivity in decisions completely from the game.
However, It's much better than human umpiring.
Read a quote the other day on Cricinfo which seemed to indicate that India's tour to SA wouldn't have UDRS, as India obviously aren't fans. I was under the impression that it was up to the home side to decide, though?
Clearly not much of a debate here and like most I would like to see it in every series. UDRS could be improved but it's better than what came before. Opponents of UDRS seem to basically be arguing that a 95% system is better than a 99% system because the latter isn't 100%.
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The health system at Augusta University is recognized as a pioneer in Patient- and Family-Centered Care by the American Hospital Association and the Institute for Family-Centered Care. Augusta University began practicing Patient and Family-Centered Care in 1993 when it involved patients and family members in the planning and architectural design of its Children's Hospital of Georgia. Since that time, numerous other efforts that reflect Patient- and Family-Centered Care have been initiated.
Patients' perspectives were incorporated in the redesign of several areas in the adult hospital, including the mammography area of Medical Center at Augusta University Breast Health Services, a PET/CT unit and a Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, as examples. The redesign of these units created warm and welcoming spaces to help increase patient comfort, privacy and convenience.
"Patient and Family-Centered Care asks us to empower patients and families so they are aware, knowledgeable and actively engaged in their own health care," said Pat Sodomka, former senior vice president of Patient- and Family-Centered Care at Augusta University. "What we've learned since we started this journey in 1993 is that when we involve patients and families, quality of care improves. It's really that simple."
Children's Hospital of Georgia was built utilizing a comprehensive Patient- and Family-Centered Care model. Since its opening in December 1998, the Children's Hospital of Georgia has consistently ranked in the top 10 percent of the Press Ganey national database for pediatric hospitals.
When Augusta University redesigned its Breast Health Center, the results were evident. Faculty, administration and front line employees embraced planning with experienced breast health patients and family members at the table. As a result, the Breast Health Center saw its patient satisfaction scores move from the 40th percentile (April 2003) to the top 10 percent of the Press Ganey national data base of test and treatment services (June 2006).
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That [Plainview] should adopt the mantle of preacher (i am the third revelation!) in his final triumph over Sunday, who has turned would-be entrepreneur, is certainly in keeping with Andersons dialectical screenwriting, in which seemingly antipodal figures reach a state of synthesis. But the finale feels less dangerous than diagrammatic; like Dodds burst into song at the eleventh hour of The Master, its only as moving as the solution to a formula can be. Both movies are much better in their establishing chapters, limning out their subjects individual psychologies through bold images that seem to spring naturally from their interior states.
I watched this amazing Vincente Minnelli movie recently. It's called The Cobweb. The opening moments focus on this anxious character played John Kerr. He's fleeing from a psychiatric clinic, and is seen desperately running across some fields for quite a while as the camera tries to keep up. I think this was done mostly in one take. Anyway, it reminded me of that shot of Freddie running near the beginning of The Master. I guess there's just something cinematic about characters running in a sustained shot. The 400 Blows is probably the most famous example. Still, the overall vibe of this scene from The Cobweb -- the sense of distress and the terrain -- just struck me as being very similar to that moment from The Master.At any rate, it's a really interesting film that reminded me of PTA in a few other ways, too. There's also a shot of a lake, near the end, that is in no way by the numbers, and that alone is worth the price of admission.
YES - I recently saw another Vincente Minnelli film called Some Came Running with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine that really evoked The Master for me in a number of striking ways - the blocking of many scenes, the color palette, the compositions - it felt like The Master if The Master had been shot in scope...
I need to watch more Vincente Minnelli movies.
There's another, subtler musical element in ''Punch-Drunk Love.'' Throughout the film, Mr. Sandler's Barry Egan wears a suit made of the most amazing deep blue material. ''It's from, well, I always loved 'The Bandwagon,' the Vincente Minnelli musical,'' Mr. Anderson said. ''And if you watch 'Singin' in the Rain,' too, it's sort of indicative of these movies that there's a fantastic rich blue suit in just about every one of them. Look next time and you ll see them.''So it's a little bit like a musical thing,'' Mr. Anderson said. ''It's an MGM suit.''


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Pair Battle the Odds at Noosa Tri
Two Australians fighting for their lives take on triathlon as a key part of their recovery.
By Lisa Pringle
Neither Jason Bowers nor Chris Yeates ever imagined they would be on the start line for the upcoming Noosa Triathlon.
Two years ago both faced life-threatening challenges to survive, let alone be part of the Noosa Multi Sport Festival. Bowers was diagnosed with the rare disease, Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the Plasma Cells). Medication, constant monitoring and a vital a change of lifestyle has meant that he now has a bright future.
"Given my age when I was diagnosed and, that at the time I was trying to start a family, you could definitely say it (cancer) changed my life," he says. "I am actually very happy knowing that I have cancer (most people would think I'm mad for thinking like this), but it's comforting to know who I am. It's allowed me to be more focused, driven and, above all, my wife and little girl now have a very fit and healthy husband and dad."
Bowers is excited about his first full triathlon at Noosa. The sport that has helped change his life, with fitness a key part of his long term recovery.
"I'll be a happy man just finishing and no doubt will be registering for Noosa 2014."
While there will be many huffing and puffing at the Noosa Triathlon, sucking in that air will mean a lot more to Yeates.
The 28-year-old used to struggle walking up a flight of stairs, let alone taking on a triathlon.
Last year that dream became a little more realistic when Yeates was the recipient of a double lung transplant. He needed the transplant after suffering from a condition which was a side effect from a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia.
"Before the operation I found myself gasping for breath when doing the simplest tasks like having a shower or getting dressed," he said. "It was like having a belt tied so tight around my chest that I could only barely breathe. My lung capacity, at that point, was less than 20 percent of normal."
Yeates now exercises three to five times a week and competes in a wide variety of sports.
"My life has gone from being so restricted in so many ways, to being virtually limitless again. It feels as though I have been given a new life," he says.
He does have to manage a significant amount of medication, but he is able to lead a much more normal life.
The idea to do the Noosa Triathlon as an individual came after completing the event in a team last year.
"We enjoyed it so much that we've all signed up for the full distance this year," he says. "I'd say it will be quite emotional for me if I finish."


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Dr. Partin's laboratories are focused on development and testing of new and existing methods for predicting the aggressiveness of prostate cancers so that rational treatment decisions can be made by both patients and physicians. The laboratories have investigated many new serum tests, some of which are soon to become available for the diagnosis of prostate cancer as well as basics science investigation of new proteins, which may help in detection, and staging of prostate cancer.
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Sundi D, Wang V, Pierorazio PM, Han M, Partin AW, Tran PT, Ross AE, Bivalacqua TJ. "Identification of men with the highest risk of early disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy." Prostate. 2014 Jan 22. doi: 10.1002/pros.22780.
Ball MW, Mullins JK, Epstein JI, Partin AW, Walsh PC. "Re: detailed analysis of patients with metastasis to the prostatic anterior fat pad lymph nodes: a multi-institutional study: I. Y. Kim, p. K. Modi, e. Sadimin, y.-S. Ha, j. H. Kim, d. Skarecky, d. Y. Cha, C. O. Wambi, y.-C. Ou, B. Yuh, s. Park, e. Llukani, d. M. Albala, T. Wilson, T. Ahlering, k. Badani, h. Ahn, d. I. Lee, m. May, w.-J. Kim and d. H. Lee j urol 2013;190:527-534." J Urol. 2014 Feb;191(2):559-61. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.07.103.
Sundi D, Wang VM, Pierorazio PM, Han M, Bivalacqua TJ, Ball MW, Antonarakis ES, Partin AW, Schaeffer EM, Ross AE. "Very-high-risk localized prostate cancer: definition and outcomes." Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2014 Mar;17(1):57-63. doi: 10.1038/pcan.2013.46.
Inoue LY, Trock BJ, Partin AW, Carter HB, Etzioni R. "Modeling grade progression in an active surveillance study." Stat Med. 2014 Mar 15;33(6):930-9. doi: 10.1002/sim.6003.
Loeb S, Assimos D, Chancellor MB, Nickel JC, Brawer MK, Kern AJ, Partin AW. "Best of the 2013 AUA Annual Meeting: Highlights From the 2013 American Urological Association Meeting, May 4-8, 2013, San Diego, CA." Rev Urol. 2013;15(2):72-81. Review.
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- Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons, 2005
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- Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award, 1996
- Clinical Research Third Prize, American Urological Association, 1995
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- First Prize, Mid-Atlantic AUA Clinical Research Award, Mid-Atlantic AUA, 1994
- First Prize, Johns Hopkins Young Investigators Award, Clinical, Johns Hopkins, 1993
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- Panel Chairman, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2000
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On April 11, Uponor was honored as the 2013 Manufacturer of the Year in the large-company category by the Manufacturers Alliance, an association providing peer-to-peer training, education and resources that allow Midwest manufacturing companies to continuously grow, improve and stay competitive.
The event began with Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland presenting a Certificate of Commendation from Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and a video from Senator Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] sending her congratulations and support to the manufacturing community. Last year, Klobuchar visited Uponor and took a tour of the manufacturing facility as part of her "Made in America" economic tour.
"We are honored to receive this recognition and award and are privileged to be part of the Manufacturers Alliance where we not only share our best practices, but where we also learn from others," said Uponor North America President Bill Gray.
Uponor is a relative newcomer to the Manufacturers Alliance's Manufacturer of the Year awards. In fact, last year was the first year the company was nominated and came in as runner-up.
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - One of the most important prosecution witnesses in George Zimmerman's murder trial has left the witness stand.
Rachel Jeantel testified Thursday for a second consecutive day about the last phone call she had with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in the moments before his deadly encounter with Zimmerman.
She is one of the prosecution's most important witnesses since she bolsters prosecutors' contention that Zimmerman was the aggressor in his confrontation with Martin.
Zimmerman is pleading not guilty to second-degree murder, claiming self-defense.
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George Zimmerman's defense attorney on Thursday challenged the credibility of a key prosecution witness' account of what she heard over the phone in the moments before the deadly exchange between the neighborhood watch volunteer and 17-year-old Trayvon Martin that left the Miami teen with a bullet in his chest.
The defense attorney challenged 19-year-old Rachel Jeantel about her claim that the encounter was racially charged and about her differing accounts of what she heard over the phone when Zimmerman and Martin first exchanged words. The often-testy exchanges between Jeantel and defense attorney Don West came a day after Jeantel admitted to lying about her age and lying about why she skipped Martin's funeral.
Jeantel was on the phone with Martin as he walked from a convenience store through the neighborhood where he was visiting, and she was the last person to speak with him before his encounter with Zimmerman on Feb. 26, 2012 at the Retreat at Twin Lakes townhome complex. Jeantel is one of the prosecution's most important witnesses because she bolsters the contention that Zimmerman was the aggressor.
Jeantel has given slightly differing versions about what she has heard in a deposition, in a letter to Martin's mother and in a recorded interview with an attorney for the Martin family. Among the differences cited by West:
- In some accounts, she said race was an issue but not in others.
- Jeantel testified Wednesday that her friend's last words were "Get off! Get off!" before Martin's phone went silent. But on Thursday, under cross-examination, she conceded that she hadn't mentioned that in her account of what happened to Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton. She had left out some details to spare Fulton's feelings, and also because neither Fulton nor the Martin family attorney asked her directly about them, Jeantel said.
- After Martin asks why he is being followed, Zimmermanresponds, "What are you doing around here?" in one account by Jeantel. In another account, according to West, she says Zimmerman said, "What are you talking about?"
Zimmerman, 29, could get life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. Zimmerman followed Martin in his truck and called a police dispatch number before he and the teen got into a fight.
Zimmerman has said he opened fire only after the teenager jumped him and began slamming his head against the concrete sidewalk. Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic and has denied the confrontation had anything to do with race, as Martin's family and their supporters have claimed.
Jeantel testified Thursday that she thought race was an issue because Martin told her he was being followed by a white man. She told jurors on Wednesday that Martin had described being followed by a "creepy-ass cracker."
"He was being followed," Jeantel said.
But West responded, "It was racial because Trayvon put race in this?"
The exchanges got testier as the day progressed.
When asked by West if she had previously told investigators that she heard what sounded like somebody being hit at the end of her call with Martin, Jeantel said, "Trayvon got hit."
"You don't know that? Do you? You don't know that Trayvon got hit," West answered angrily. "You don't know that Trayvon didn't at that moment take his fists and drive them into George Zimmerman's face."
Later in the morning, West accused Jeantel of not calling police after Martin's phone went dead because she thought it was a fight he had provoked.
"That's why you weren't worried. That's why you didn't do anything because Trayvon Martin started the fight and you knew that," West said.
"No sir!" Jeantel said. "I don't know what you're talking about."
At one point, West handed her a letter she had written with the help of a friend to Martin's mother explaining what happened. She looked at it but then said she couldn't read cursive handwriting.
Jeantel recounted to jurors on Wednesday how Martin told her he was being followed by a man as he walked through the Retreat at Twin Lakes townhome complex on his way back from a convenience store to the home of his father's fiancee.
She testified that Martin described the man following him as "a creepy-ass cracker" and that he thought he had evaded him. But she said Martin told her a short time later the man was still behind him, and she told him to run.
Martin said Zimmerman was behind him and she heard Martin ask: "What are you following me for?"
She then heard what sounded like Martin's phone earpiece dropping into wet grass, and she heard him say, "Get off! Get off!" The phone then went dead, she said.
During Wednesday's testimony, she bristled at West's questions, and at one point she urged West to move on to his next question: "You can go. You can go."
Jeantel's testimony was more subdued on Thursday, at least in the beginning, and West took note of her calmer demeanor. She answered many of West's questions by repeating "yes, sir," almost in a whisper.
"You feeling OK today? You seem different than yesterday," West said.
"I got some sleep," she answered.
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