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More places offered at Churchill uni campus
Federation University Australia says a big increase in first-round offers for university places shows it has improved tertiary opportunities for students in Gippsland.
First-round offers were released on Friday, and the university says it offered about 40 per cent more places at the Churchill campus than the year before.
Federation University Australia was created when the University of Ballarat took over the Monash Gippsland campus and changed its name.
The university's Andrew Smith says the jump in offers shows the new institution makes tertiary courses more accessible.
"We've changed the way in which we evaluate student applications through VTAC [the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre]," he said.
"We changed the way that we run our admissions process and that's enabled us to make a lot more offers to local students than has been done in the past, which means there's going to be a lot more students on the Gippsland campus."
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MONTREAL – Lee Nguyen scored his fourth goal of the season just before the halftime break to temporarily pull the New England Revolution level, but it wasn't enough as the Revs suffered a 2-1 loss in their first-ever meeting with the expansion Montreal Impact on Wednesday night at Stade Saputo.
Nguyen's 44th-minute goal – which was originally credited as an own goal to Montreal goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts but was later changed – cancelled out Patrice Berner's opener from the penalty spot in the 28th minute. But Sanna Nyassi – twin brother of Revolution midfielder Sainey – scored a stunning goal in the 67th minute to hand the Impact the full three points.
The victory vaulted the Impact (7-12-3, 24 pts.) over the Revs (6-9-4, 22 pts.) in the Eastern Conference standings, although Montreal has played three more games than New England.
There were four changes to the Revolution lineup which suffered a 1-0 loss to Toronto FC last weekend at Gillette Stadium. Matt Reis returned between the pipes after a two-game absence, while Darrius Barnes earned his first start of the season at center back with both Stephen McCarthy (concussive-like symptoms) and Shalrie Joseph (back stiffness) sidelined. On the wings, Kelyn Rowe returned from suspension to take his place on the left side, while Ryan Guy made his first appearance since May 26 on the right.
Reis was active early upon his return to the lineup, making a pair of key saves in the opening six minutes. Marco Di Vaio's 30-yard free kick dipped past the wall but was pushed around the post by Reis, who was also up to the task to stop Nyassi's skipping 25-yard blast just moments later.
There was nothing Reis could do in the 28th minute, however, when Bernier finished from the penalty spot to give the Impact a 1-0 lead. Referee Fotis Bazakos pointed to the spot when Chris Tierney was adjudged to have fouled Nyassi as he streaked into the box, while Bernier was made to take the penalty three times before finally dispatching his effort into the right side as Reis dove the other way.
The Revs almost responded in the 36th minute when Tierney picked out Saer Sene with a long pass out of the back. Sene did well to settle, turn and fire from the top of the box, but his effort was saved by Ricketts at the near post.
Ricketts wasn't quite as fortunate in the 44th minute, however, as the Impact goalkeeper saw the ball rebound off the back of his leg and into his own net to level the score before halftime. Nguyen's venomous drive from distance was worthy of the resulting goal – the shot beat Ricketts cleanly – but it ultimately needed a touch from Ricketts' heel to bounce into the vacant net after the initial effort crashed off the face of the crossbar.
Montreal regained its lead in the 67th minute when Nyassi connected on a blistering full volley to register his third goal of the season. From the left wing Justin Mapp floated a teasing cross to the back post, where Nyassi took the ball out of the air and drilled a shot past Reis from eight yards out.
Searching for an equalizer the Revs made a pair of substitutions in the 79th minute, bringing on Fernando Cardenas and Sainey Nyassi to play on opposite wings, but the moves didn't result in the desired tying goal.
The Revs will continue their road trip at Livestrong Sporting Park on Saturday, July 21, when they'll take on Sporting Kansas City at 8:30 p.m. ET.
New England Revolution at Montreal Impact
July 18, 2012 – Stade Saputo (Montreal, Canada)
Montreal Impact 2, New England Revolution 1
Scoring Summary:
MTL – Patrice Bernier (penalty kick) 28
NE – Lee Nguyen (Kelyn Rowe) 44
MTL – Sanna Nyassi (Justin Mapp, Dennis Iapichino) 67
New England Revolution: Matt Reis, Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Darrius Barnes, Kevin Alston, Lee Nguyen, Benny Feilhaber, Clyde Simms © (Blake Brettschneider 65), Kelyn Rowe (Fernando Cardenas 79), Ryan Guy, Saer Sene (Sainey Nyassi 79)
Substitutes Not Used: Bobby Shuttleworth, Flo Lechner, Jose Moreno, Diego Fagundez
STATS: Shots 15, Shots on Target 3, Corner Kicks 9, Saves 0, Fouls 11, Offsides 1, Passes (percentage) 426 (83.1%), Possession 50.9%
Montreal Impact: Donovan Ricketts, Jeb Brovsky, Shavar Thomas, Hassoun Camara, Dennis Iapichino (Zarek Valentin 70), Justin Mapp (Collen Warner 80), Felipe, Patrice Bernier, Davy Arnaud ©, Marco Di Vaio (Eduardo Sebrango 90), Sanna Nyassi
Substitutes Not Used: Evan Bush,Lamar Neagle, Sinisa Ubiparapovic, Karl Ouimette
STATS: Shots 10, Shots on Target 2, Corner Kicks 9, Saves 2, Fouls 8, Offsides 2, Passes (percentage) 410 (82.2%), Possession 49.1%
* Note that all statistics are unofficial
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Lee Nguyen (caution) 39
Referee: Fotis Barakos
Assistant Referees: Phillippe Briere, George Gansner
Fourth Official: Mathier Bourdeau
Weather: Clear and 72 degrees
Attendance: 15,615
Team Records
New England Revolution: 6-9-4 (22 pts.)
Montreal Impact 7-12-3 (24 pts.)
- Tonight's match was the first-ever meeting between the two teams
- The clubs will play two more times this season: August 12 at Gillette Stadium and October 27 at Stade Saputo
- Montreal now leads the all-time series with New England, 1-0-0
- With the loss, the Revs fell to 1-7-1 on the road … the team is 0-5-1 in its last six road matches after winning at LA on March 31
- Tonight's loss was the team's first-ever loss to an expansion team in its first meeting of the season … entering tonight, the Revs were 5-0-4 in the first-ever meeting against an expansion team
- Overall, the Revs are now 10-10-6 against expansion teams in their inaugural seasons
- With the loss, the Revs are now 0-3-5 in games played in Canada … this includes an 0-2-4 mark against Toronto at BMO Field, an 0-0-1 mark at Empire Field (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) and now an 0-1-0 mark at Stade Saputo
- Tonight's loss, coupled with Saturday's loss at home against Toronto, gives the Revs back-to-back losses for the first time since April … that month, the Revs went 0-3 with losses at Dallas (1-0), against D.C. (2-1) and at New York (1-0)
- Tonight's match was the team's 10th one-goal game of the season … the Revs are now 2-8-0 in one-goal games this season
- Tonight marked the 10th time this season the Revs opponent had scored first in a match … the team is now 2-6-1 when its opponents score first
- Matt Reis returned to the lineup after sitting on the bench the last two matches
- Darrius Barnes earned his first start of the season tonight … his last appearance came on May 2 as a substitute against the Colorado Rapids, when he came on for Kevin Alston at right back
- Ryan Guy made his first appearance since May 26, when he started in the central midfield at D.C. United
- Newly-acquired forward Jerry Bengtson was unavailable for tonight's game after departing the club to join up with the Honduras Olympic Team … Honduras has three group matches scheduled at the London Games: Morocco (July 26), Spain (July 29) and Japan (Aug. 1)
- Clyde Simms served as the team's captain for the third-straight game … when he left the game in the 65h minute, Benny Feilhaber put on the armband for the remainder of the match
- Lee Nguyen's goal, originally credited as an own goal, was his fourth of the season and his second in the last three games
- Kelyn Rowe recorded his second assist of the season on Lee Nguyen's goal … it was his first assist since June 2 against Chicago
- Sainey Nyassi made his 2012 season debut tonight … he missed the first 15 games of the year with a severe right hamstring strain that he suffered in early February in a preseason scrimmage … he was activated off the Disabled List on June 27
- This was the second time that Sainey Nyassi and his identical twin brother, Sanna, were on the field against each other at the same time for their respective teams … the first time it happened was July 23, 2011, when the Revs played at Colorado and Sanna was a Rapid

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What a celebration cake! This recipe is worthy of birthdays, anniversaries, parties and other special occasions. It is extra-special because not only 'can' it be made ahead of time, it actually tastes better the second day. The cake itself is deep with vanilla, the icing dark and firm with the caramel that only comes from that special concoction of sugar, cream and butter.
How'd I do?
Even before making this gorgeous cake, I knew I'd try to set up the photo as seen in Food & Wine. Here's their inspiring shot!
"Honey, it's only a number," chided my eighty-something neighbor when I once hesitated to answer the dreaded "How old are you?" question. "Well good," I thought. "Then I pick 37!"
When it comes to age, I come from a family of liars. My cousin Lynda is now younger than her two grown sons. My clever cousin Barb is not 29, but 31. I liked her unusual choice so much that one year, I decided to turn 41 from 29 – but only after a party.
It's easy for liars to stay young, so long as the memory and math skills still work. Most people, normal people, turn a year older one birthday at a time. Me, every birthday, I recalculated the year of my birth. I lied about my age for so long, I had to think real hard to remember my real age.
When my nephews were young, they'd say, "Auntie Al, you can't be 35. You're older than our mom and she's 39!" I would calmly remind them of the year I was born and suggest they 'do the math'.
One year, the little guy, all serious, put a pencil to paper then professed to his older brother, "Mathew, she IS 35. Do the math!"
I quaked: my sweet, innocent and generous-hearted nephew Alex actually believed my lie. I hoped fervently that someday, perhaps at my funeral, he and his brother would laugh about their aunt's habit of lying about her age.
MAKE IT AN OCCASION No lying about this Caramel Cake, however. With three layers, a dramatic appearance and rich, groan-now-it's-so-good flavor, Best-Ever Caramel Cake shouts 'party'. I made it for my own birthday (which one? pick a number!) and oh my, we all scraped the last sweet crumbs from our plates.
MAKE IT AHEAD OF TIME Still, I know, the recipe is long, especially the icing. The one oh-so-important reason why I'm sharing the recipe is this: it not only can be made ahead of time, it tastes better the day after it's made. This makes it perfect for making the night before and taking to work, say; or making the day before, then carrying along to a potluck the next day; or you know, making it the day before your birthday, then relaxing with bonbons in a bubble bath on your birthday itself, knowing the cake is baked and beautiful.
The recipe for Best-Ever Caramel Cake is adapted from the September 2010 issue of Food & Wine, a fabulous issue from which I clipped more than a dozen recipes. But this cake, what Food & Wine and its developer, chef Ann Cashion of Johnny's Half Shell in Washington, DC call "Revelatory Caramel Cake", this cake called to me for days. It just insisted on being made!
SHOPPING LIST To make the recipe easier to follow, I have written it showing each ingredient in the quantity called for in each step. But several ingredients are repeated. To make the vanilla cake and the caramel icing, you'll need a total of:
- 4 egg whites
- 1-3/4 cups whole milk
- 4-1/2 cups sugar
- 2-1/2 sticks butter
- 1-1/4 cups cream
- 3 cups cake flour
- light corn syrup
- baking powder
- vanilla
- table salt
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT To make this Best-Ever Caramel Cake, you'll need:
- 3 round cake pans
- parchment paper & waxed paper
- 1 small bowl
- a whisk and a spatula
- an electric mixer, preferably a standing mixer since the icing requires a long stretch of mixing
- toothpicks
- cooling racks
- medium saucepan
- large heavy saucepan
- candy thermometer
- strainer
- cake plate
- knife or offset spatula
- squeeze bottle, optional
ABOUT THE CALORIES No doubt, this cake is an indulgence, a rarity in Kitchen Parade.
Some times I hesitate to even calculate the calories and Weight Watchers points. In my head, I write, "Some things we don't want to know" and imagine people grinning, or maybe, groaning, but everyone understanding that this is a big cake.
But the thing is, knowledge is power. When we bake, the calories add up fast and we're crazy to fool ourselves otherwise. This cake calls for so much butter, sugar and cream, at least we KNOW it's an indulgence. We also know it's a special-occasion cake. Is it worth the calories? That's for each one to decide.
But anyone who turns to recipes from Kitchen Parade is armed with the information needed to make an informed decision. That too is a rarity, just look at the baking blogs, the food magazines, the programs on food TV. How many of these provide nutrition information? I'm willing to bet, elsewhere, indulgences are commonplace, not the rarity they should be.
Time to serve: Cake tastes best the day after it's made
Serves 12 or 16 or even 20
Hands-on time: 45 minutes
Total time to make & cool: 2-1/2 hours
Preheat oven to 350F/175F. Butter three 8-inch cake pans. Cut three rounds of parchment for the pan bottoms. Butter the parchment and then flour the pans. Tap out the excess flour. If you have just one mixing bowl, you might want to whip the 3/4 cup of cream that's called for late in the cake recipe too.
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 4 large egg whites
- 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
In a bowl, gently whisk the milk, egg whites and vanilla until just combined.
- 3 cups cake flour, fluffed to aerate before measuring or 300g
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon table salt
In standing mixer, mix the cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt for a few seconds.
- 12 tablespoons butter, cut into tablespoons, warmed to room temperature
- 3/4 cup whole milk
Add the butter and milk to the flour mixture, blend at low speed til blended, then medium speed until smooth, about one minute. Beat in the milk-egg white mixture in three batches.
- 3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks in another bowl
With a spatula, stir in about a third of the whipped cream, then fold in the remaining whipped cream.
Divide the cake batter among the three pans, smoothing the tops. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, peel off the parchment, then invert onto a rack to cool completely.
Once cool, place five or six strips of waxed paper around the perimeter of a cake plate or cake stand, then place the bottom layer in the center, covering up about an inch of the waxed paper strips. (Why the waxed paper? To protect the plate from the Caramel Icing as it drips down the sides.)
Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Total time to mix and ice: 90 minutes
- 2-1/2 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1-1/2 cups whole milk
DISSOLVE THE SUGAR In a medium saucepan, stir together the sugar, corn syrup and milk, then cook over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Keep warm while continuing.
- 1/2 cup sugar
MAKE THE CARAMEL In a large, heavy saucepan (my four-quart Dutch oven worked perfectly, the caramel swells a lot as it cooks so be sure to use a large enough pan), sprinkle the sugar over the pan's bottom. Cook over moderate heat, swirling occasionally, until an amber caramel forms. (For more caramel flavor, let the caramel get quite dark, just be careful not to burn the sugar.) Carefully pour the warm milk mixture over the caramel (careful, it will sizzle). Cook over medium high, stirring, until the caramel dissolves (this will take awhile, just keep stirring, scraping up any caramel bits from the bottom of the pan). Now, this will be hard but STOP STIRRING and cook until caramel registers 235F (the soft-ball stage) on a candy thermometer, about 30 minutes. (During this time, the caramel should bubble fast and will swell to nearly fill the saucepan. If it doesn't, gradually increase the heat until it does.) Remove from the heat.
- 1 stick butter, softened to room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup cream
ADD RICHNESS & COOL Stir in the butter, vanilla and cream and stir until the butter melts. Strain the caramel into the bowl of the standing mixer, let cool 15 minutes.
- 1/4 cup cream
BEAT UNTIL CREAMY Beating the mixture at medium speed, slowly add the cream. Continue beating the mixture until light and creamy, about 15 minutes. Work quickly from this point on, the icing will begin to harden.
FINALLY! ICE THE CAKE (Visual learners, check out how to frost a cake for step-by-step photos.) Set one cake layer on a plate, pour enough icing over the layer to cover the top, leaving about a quarter inch around the perimeter for the icing to squeeze out. Top with the second layer, cover with icing. Add the final layer and pour the rest of the icing over the top, letting it run down the sides. Working quickly, use a knife or offset spatula to spread the icing gently around the sides. Check the sides carefully for complete coverage, patching later will be obvious. I used only about 2/3 of the icing, it was plenty.
If you like, transfer some icing to a squeeze bottle and squeeze out a design on cake's top. I used a V pattern for the outer ring, then a U pattern inside it, then dots in the center. Much to my surprise, from the top, it looked like a sunflower! Go crazy!
LET ICING SET Let the cake stand for 2 hours before to allow the icing to set. If serving the next day, refrigerate overnight but return to room temperature before serving.
Gorgeous Tone-on-Tone Icing (Simple to Do!)
If you like tone on tone, you'll love the looks of this cake after it's iced. The Food & Wine cake just smoothed the icing. I found that a little plain so got out a squeeze bottle and started squeezing. Turns out, from the top, the design looked just like a sunflower! Nice, since the the cake platter is a gift from my dear Auntie Gloria and has a sunflower design too!
If Age is Just a Number ...
What do you pick, your real age or something else? Let me know in the comments!
More Party Cakes!
Can You Tell? I Adore Festive Layer Cakes!
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Susan ~ Why thanks! The print version of the Food & Wine photo is fabulous, it's half of what "called" to me for so long, too bad it doesn't come across as well on their website. I'll tell you too, it's a hard cake to shoot, so 'flat' in color.)
Burnt Sugar Cake
¾ cups sugar
½ cup hot water
1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup shortening
3 eggs
2 ½ cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
Caramelize 3/4 sugar by browning it slowly in heavy skillet. Add hot water slowly, stirring until clear. Cool.
Cream 1 1/2 c sugar and shortening. Add eggs. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to sugar mixture alternately with vanilla and milk. Add caramelized sugar mixture. Bake in greased layer pans at 350˚ till tests done.
Burnt Sugar Frosting: Caramelize 3/4 c sugar; add 1/2 c hot water. Add 1 stick butter, 3/4 c milk, 1 t vanilla, and 2 c sugar. Cook over medium heat until soft ball stage. Remove from heat. Beat until dull; quickly frost cake.
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup milk
2 cups confectionary sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Melt butter in a medium saucepan and stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Stir in milk and boil again. Cool mixture. Remove from stovetop and mix in confectionary sugar gradually. Add vanilla and a few grains of salt.
Yield: It will make icing for one cake.
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2013 Mazda CX-9: New Car Review
Pros: Sporty handling; smooth ride; confident V6; usable third-row seat
Cons: Limited cargo room behind the third-row seat; so-so fuel economy; tow rating is a low 3,500 pounds
What's New: The 2013 Mazda CX-9 receives a new front fascia and revised rear styling, as well as new wheel designs. A 5.8-inch multi-information display (MID) is standard on all trims, and a new audio system offers HD and Pandora radio, USB and iPod control. There is also an updated Bluetooth program that can now display and read text messages, and reply with fixed phrases, all via voice command. Mazda's blind spot monitoring system is added to the Touring trim, while rear backup sensors are made standard on the Touring and Grand Touring.
In the 2013 CX-9, Mazda offers a family friendly vehicle that is both sporty and sophisticated. Far from the boring minivan model, the 7-passenger CX-9 gives off a racy vibe, enhanced this year by its new KODO show-car-inspired grille and front end. Unlike any minivan we've driven, the CX-9 is actually quite fun to drive, with excellent road manners, communicative steering and strong brakes. Some owners even compare it to more luxurious makes like the Audi Q7 and Mercedes-Benz GL--except the CX-9's $31,000 starting price undercuts both luxury makes by wide margins.
Beyond its sleek styling and firm suspension, the CX-9's popularity is bolstered by its reasonable price, extensive list of comfort and safety features and strong reputation for reliability and resale. Its sharply raked windshield, flowing side lines and low roofline give the CX-9 the appearance of a slightly oversized sport wagon. Add to the design an elegant set of 18- or 20-in wheels, tasteful chrome trim and the option of all-wheel drive and the CX-9's popularity becomes easy to understand. If the CX-9 has one shortfall, it might be the somewhat limited cargo space offered when the third-row seat is in use. But this is a problem that plagues many three-row SUVs, so we can't really ding Mazda for it.
Comfort & Utility
It goes without saying that most crossovers offer plenty of room and comfort for passengers in the front and middle rows. But it's that third-row seat that always seems to trip up the promise of 7-passenger comfort. Happily, this is not the case with the CX-9, which has a well-designed, split-folding third-row seat that can actually fit average-size adults--though we think kids are still the best candidates for the narrow perch. Accessing the third row is made easy by the sliding second-row seat and the long rear doors. The price of the third-row seat is diminished cargo space: just 17.2 cu ft. A cargo bay that modest may be fine for a small load of groceries or a few duffel bags, but if you're traveling with seven people, the only way to bring along their luggage is going to be a roof-mounted cargo carrier. When the third-row seat is not occupied, it folds flush into the floor to create a more accommodating 48.3 cu ft of space. Fold the second row flat and that number increases to 100.7 cu ft.
The CX-9's generous standard equipment includes power windows, locks and mirrors, front and rear air conditioning, 8-way power driver's seat, cruise control and a tilt wheel. The Touring version adds leather seating, heated side mirrors and front seats, Blind Spot Monitoring system with rear backup camera, driver's seat power lumbar and 4-way power passenger's seat. Moving into the Grand Touring adds HID headlamps, rain-sensing windshield wipers, 20-in wheels, a power liftgate and Mazda's Advanced keyless entry and start.
The CX-9's high-tech roster includes an available 10-speaker Bose Centerpoint surround sound audio system, voice-activated Tom-Tom navigation with Sirius traffic updates and standard Bluetooth hands-free cell phone connectivity with streaming audio capability. Also available is a backup camera with a 4.3-in screen concealed in the rearview mirror and Mazda's Blind Spot Monitoring system, which warns of vehicles traveling in the CX-9's blind spot. A power liftgate is optional on Touring and standard Grand Touring versions, as is Mazda's Advanced keyless smart entry and start system. For the kids, there is an available rear-seat DVD entertainment system, which routes sound through the Bose audio. Unfortunately, this roof-mounted option negates the ability to order the power sunroof, so you can have sun on your face or contented kids, but not both.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The 2013 Mazda CX-9 offers only one engine and transmission: a 3.7-liter V6 rated at 273 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission. This is one of the most refined and efficient V6 engines in this price segment. From its use of strong but lightweight aluminum heads to the impressive 10.3:1 compression ratio--helping to deliver power for accelerating and passing without the need for premium gasoline--the 3.7-liter is a model engine. Fuel economy for the front-wheel-drive CX-9 is rated at 17-mpg city and 24-mpg highway, with the AWD version earning a slightly lower 16/22 mpg.
Two-wheel-drive models are pulled by their front wheels, while the available AWD versions use Mazda's Active Torque Split to route power to the rear wheels, but only when needed. Under normal driving conditions, the AWD models revert to front-wheel drive, helping save on fuel and tire wear.
Mazda understands that occupants are the most important cargo its drivers will ever carry. Therefore, the automaker has equipped the CX-9 with a plethora of standard safety and assist features. Airbag protection is provided to the front and front side, while side curtain airbags cover all three rows. To help the driver maintain control in emergency maneuver situations, the CX-9 is equipped with electronic traction control, dynamic stability control (when skidding or fishtailing, this system helps keep the vehicle moving in the direction the driver originally intended) and roll stability control, which intervenes when an imminent rollover is detected to slow and stabilize the vehicle.
Driving Impressions
With four passengers on board, the CX-9 demonstrates strong acceleration and controlled handling. But if you push the occupant number to seven and add a bunch of cargo, the performance diminishes noticeably. The added weight seems to compact the rear suspension, taking away its ability to respond as quickly as when it's lightly burdened. To be fair, this is the case for any vehicle pushed to its weight limit, but it is worth mentioning here since the CX-9 is more likely to be carrying its maximum weight on a regular basis than something like a BMW 3 Series. Despite the CX-9's size and weight, it is still amazingly spry when rounding corners or darting through traffic. Credit the car's rigid frame, MacPherson strut front suspension and independent multi-link rear suspension for the sports-car-like ride and handling.
At highway speeds, the CX-9's interior remains quiet and free of rattles or road noise, and the ride is smooth and controlled. The big V6 hums along with little fuss or commotion, delivering its power in a smooth, linear fashion without hesitation or strain.
Other Cars to Consider
GMC Acadia - The Acadia may not be as sporty as the CX-9, but it offers more room for its third-row occupants and a much larger cargo area behind the third-row seat.
Honda Pilot - The Pilot is not as powerful as the CX-9, nor can it handle as well, but it does get slightly better fuel economy when equipped with the 5-speed automatic transmission and 2WD, and has a little more cargo space (18.0 cu ft) behind the third row of seats.
Ford Explorer - The Explorer offers more engine choices, and its 3.5-liter V6 has more power at 290 hp and better highway fuel economy at 17/25 mpg. It also has a higher tow rating (5,000 pounds versus the Mazda's 3,500 pounds) and the availability of a more sophisticated AWD system with variable settings. What's more, it offers Ford's SYNC information and entertainment system. However, you'll pay more for a comparably equipped Explorer, and you won't get as much maximum cargo volume.
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If you can live without rain-sensing wipers and HID headlamps, we'd say go for the front-wheel-drive Touring. This nicely equipped CX-9 starts just over $33,000, but it can be equipped with many of the Grand Touring's high-end options, such as the Bose audio system, a power rear liftgate and a power sunroof. Even with AWD, the Touring still starts well under $35,000.


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Police say a father and son, after spotting a man and woman riding the son's stolen motorcycle, chased the pair in a high-speed pursuit through several streets in the Flint on Wednesday.
FALL RIVER — Police say a father and son, after spotting a man and woman riding the son's stolen motorcycle, chased the pair in a high-speed pursuit through several streets in the Flint on Wednesday.
The chase ended, police allege, when the son, identified as Blake Cannon, 30, of 56 Saint Joseph St., pulled his Ford F-150 directly into the path of the oncoming motorcycle, which was unable to avoid the truck and went careening into a nearby parked car on Pleasant Street.
The two people on the motorcycle were ejected more than 70 feet in the air, and both suffered severe injuries that forced paramedics to transport them to Rhode Island Hospital, where they were listed in serious condition, according to court documents.
Meanwhile, Cannon and his father, Barry A. Cannon, 50, of 836 South St., Bridgewater, were both arraigned on Wednesday in Fall River District Court on charges that include negligent operation of a motor vehicle and assault with a dangerous weapon. Barry A. Cannon was released on personal recognizance while a judge set a $5,000 cash bail for Blake Cannon, according to court documents.
Defense attorney Patrick McDonald, who represents Blake Cannon, said the accident reconstruction will be an important part of the case, given that the motorcycle was allegedly seen speeding and weaving through local traffic at speeds exceeding 70 miles per hour.
McDonald also said there were no civilian eyewitnesses to the crash, and he said the charges are based on law enforcement's allegations. He said it was unclear how much the F-150 actually crossed the center line on Pleasant Street.
In his report, Fall River police Sgt. Jeffrey Richard said he was stopped at a red light just after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday when a motorcyclist pointed him toward the motor vehicle chase. Richard said he then saw a red and white Honda motorcycle speeding north on Quarry Street being pursued by a gray Toyota Rav-4.
As he followed the chase, Richard said the Rav-4 and motorcycle were both speeding and weaving in and out of traffic as they turned onto Pleasant Street, which at that time was busy with pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic.
During the chase, a witness later told police that a man was leaning out of the Rav-4's passenger-side window, waving a baseball bat and threatening the people on the motorcycle, according to police reports.
Richard also wrote in his report that the Ford F-150, which had been traveling west on Pleasant Street, entered the eastbound lane and crashed head-on into the motorcycle near Pizza Time Restaurant, 1539 Pleasant St.
The responding police officers later found the man and woman lying on the sidewalk, both unresponsive and suffering from several abrasions and apparent internal injuries. The man, 26, who did not wear a helmet, suffered a fractured pelvis, but he did not immediately require surgery. The woman, 27, who wore a helmet, suffered multiple pelvic fractures and internal bleeding that required surgery, according to police reports.
While at the hospital, police said they found 22 packets of heroin and drug paraphernalia belonging to the man, who will be summonsed to court to face possible charges of operating to endanger, negligent operation, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and possession of heroin, according to court documents.
Meanwhile, police allege that Blake Cannon, who had reported the motorcycle stolen, gave misleading statements about his intentions at the time of the crash. Cannon, who was also charged with misleading investigators, said that he had not been in contact with his father during the alleged chase, according to court documents.
However, Barry Cannon told police that he and his son had split up after seeing the motorcycle, and that they were in phone contact as Barry Cannon followed the motorcycle. Barry Cannon also said a St. Joseph Street resident had been in his vehicle's passenger seat leaning out the window with a baseball bat, which police later retrieved, according to court documents.
Barry Cannon was also charged with leaving the scene of personal injury because police say he left the accident scene to drop off his passenger at home before returning to the area.
Blake and Barry Cannon are both scheduled to return to court on Aug. 19 for pretrial hearings.


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SULI (Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship)
General information about the SULI application review and selection process can be found on the DOE website.
Program Description
- The DOE's SULI program encourages undergraduates from 2- and 4-year colleges to pursue STEM careers by providing research internships at one of 16 DOE National Laboratories.
- Applications solicited annually for three separate internship terms. Internships are 10 weeks during the Summer Term (May through August) or 16 weeks during the Fall (August through December) and Spring (January through May) Terms.
- Program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science's, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) in collaboration with the DOE National Laboratories.
SULI Benefits:
Fall / Spring
- $500/wk (16 wks) Stipend $8,000
- $4,800 Housing supplement
- Travel supplement if permanent address is at least 50 miles from the Lab.
- $500/wk (10 wks) Stipend $5,000
- $3,000 Housing supplement
- Travel supplement if permanent address is at least 50 miles from the Lab.
For more information, see the DOE website.
- Must be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduates at a 2- or 4-year accredited institution and also have completed at least one year as a matriculating undergraduate at the time of applying.
- Post Baccalaureates can participate up to a year after graduation. (the time period between receipt of an undergraduate degree and starting the term is less than one year).
- Applicants who will complete their undergraduate degree prior to starting their internship may apply as a "Graduating Senior", if
- the applicant has not yet started a program of graduate study and will not matriculate as a graduate student prior to completing the SULI term, and
- the time period between receipt of an undergraduate degree and starting the SULI term is less than one year. Community college students are eligible to apply.
- Must have an undergraduate cumulative minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all completed courses as a matriculating student.
- Must be 18 years or older at the time the internship begins.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of applying.
- Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent at the time of applying. Proof of an earned High School diploma or of passing all five GED tests required to achieve a Certificate of General Educational Development should be provided on the applicant's undergraduate transcripts.
- Applicants are limited to participation in SULI program to no more than two internships.
- Applicants can apply to the SULI program a maximum of three times.
- Must have current health insurance while participating in the program.
- Workforce Development & Education interns are not allowed to take classes while participating in the program.
Selection Process
- Scientists review applications and select a participant based on their needs.
- Please note that selection and placements start well ahead of the application deadline.
- Apply early to increase your chances of being selected.
Please note: it is Workforce Development & Education policy that interns of Lab relatives may not be placed in same division as Lab relative.
Key Dates Spring
- Program Dates:
8 Jan - 27 April 2018
- DOE Office of Science Key Dates: SULI
Key Dates Summer
- Program Dates:
4 Jun - 10 Aug 2018
- DOE Office of Science Key Dates: SULI
Key Dates Fall
- Program Dates:
27 Aug - 7 Dec 2018
- DOE Office of Science Key Dates: SULI
- Complete the full ten or sixteen week program (approx. 40 hrs/wk), with no time off from start to finish (excluding weekends and Lab holidays)
- Workforce Development & Education interns can not take classes (including online) while participating in the program.
- Complete entrance and exit surveys
- Make a poster presentation and submit a 6-8 page research project report on the outcome of SULI related research activities.
- Attend all scheduled events including lectures, tours and group activities.
- Complete all LBNL safety and procedural requirements
- Must behave in a responsible and professional manner.
- When acknowledging WDTS support, please use the following statement - "This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) under the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program."


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TRAILHOUND SMOKERSYear Started: 2010
Trailhound Smokers BBQ was started in March of 2010, we are a family team plus our mascot our Yellow Lab Cassy (Timm, Crystal, Scott, Chris, Christy). We competed on a custom built RK250 from East Texas Smoker. We have competed in six different states NV, AZ, UT, CA, NM & AR. We enjoy the family time and the good friends that come with BBQ and BBQ contests. We are a proud member of KCBS, NVBBQA & IMBBQA.
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Over the years we've profiled a number of wine storage solutions. Vin de Garde Cellar Systems, which I saw at ICFF this year, is a solution, created by design and wine enthusiast Billy Carpenter, which I loved not only for its simplicity but for its sculptural and beautiful design.
While Vin de Garde can also fabricate a traditional wine cellar, their modern cellar, based on a simple peg and board concept, is novel idea in wine storage. The aluminum rods can be placed in neat orderly rows to hold the wine bottles with their necks out or the rows of rods can be staggered to hold the wine bottles parallel to the wall. Chose square wooden dowels to hold the wine neck out if you prefer a more natural look. The panels can be ordered in wood, stainless, white, black or custom colored to match your walls.
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Please note: The Visitor Centre, Restaurant and Gift Shops are now open every day, except Christmas Day, 9.30am until 4.30pm.
The House, Museum and Gardens will re-open for visitors on Monday 1st April 2019.
Sandringham is the much-loved country retreat of Her Majesty The Queen, and has been the private home of four generations of British monarchs since 1862. The house, set in 24 hectares of stunning gardens, is perhaps the most famous stately home in Norfolk and is at the heart of the 8,000-hectare Sandringham Estate, 240 hectares of which make up the woodland and heath of the Country Park, open to the public free of charge every day of the year.
"Dear old Sandringham, the place I love better than anywhere in the world." (King George V)
The Estate is a thriving mixed landscape, including the tidal mudflats of the Wash, woodland and wetland, arable, livestock and fruit farms, and commercial and residential properties; it is managed to a high standard and sustainably with the aims always of being financially self-sufficient and of providing a place of enjoyment not only for The Royal Family but also for the many thousands of visitors who come to see the House, Museum and Gardens or just to enjoy the Country Park.
We hope that the pages on the left will give you some insight into the workings and aims of the Estate as a whole, as well as all the information you may need to plan your visit.
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Doesn't the new testament bible talk about aquarius/ganymede. So to me the new testament is no better then the old testament like many liberal fluffy loving xtians proclaim think. I'm trying to research negative things about the new testament any help would be great:) One thing I found out while researching human sacrifice within christianity is that their is some evidence that the bible was edited to change the fact that Isaac was actually sacrificed.
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I wonder if it's not just a way of bashing other people - bashing them with the morality stick. It seems to go - I make judgments about your moral values, then bash you with it.... how moral is that!
@Alice: "It is an American obsession, that hasn't come up in my 35 years of living in the UK and Australia - both countries don't really seem to give a crap about morals"
I think you're referring mainly to semantic differences, because everyone cares about morals, such as theft, fairness, crime, child care, warfare, etc. It's more a matter of how people discuss moral issues, whether they're explicit about it (such as with jerry Falwell's famous Moral Majority), and how they derive them.
"I saw a show somewhere the other day about babies who get upset when a soft toy doesn't share"
NY Times article: The Moral Life of Babies
The experiments were done by Paul Bloom of the Infant Cognition Center at Yale University.
"A growing body of evidence, though, suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life. With the help of well-designed experiments, you can see glimmers of moral thought, moral judgment and moral feeling even in the first year of life. Some sense of good and evil seems to be bred in the bone."
Thanks George.
The people that I hung out with when I was growing up - in the UK - seemed more interested in supporting each other than talking about how immoral people were.
They would gloss over all moral things in order to support each others' feelings. I realise that this is in itself a moral act - but I suppose they were more interested in being loyal and moral 'in group' than moralising - going around making judgmental comments about everyone else's moral values.
Stuart - what are your thoughts on the roughly 0.3% of vegans? They claim to be more ethical than the rest of us. Are they? What are ethics for anyway? Perhaps ethics and morals are only there as an evolutionary strategy for us to look after each other in a group for shared protection and hunting purposes - without which we would have been alone and died off.... for lack of protection and meat. Could it be that morals and ethics have got out of control in some and misguided away from our immediate group, extending into areas that are superfluous to our needs? I'm really curious about your thoughts on this, yourself being trained in evolution.... :)
Ok first of all. ALL Books in the Bible. (Pick your version) There are over 100 were dissected and picked apart as to shed the best light on Jesus and God.
Here is a small list of Biblical Versions
King James Version
New International Version
Revised Standard Version
The Living Bible
New Living Translation
World English Bible
New King James Version
New International Readers Editions
American Standard Version
New American Standard Version
Young's Literal Translation
Plain English Bible
New English Bible
Amplified Bible
Basic English Bible
Translator's NT
20th Century Bible
Modern King James Version
The Message
New Jerusalem Bible
Hebrew Names Version of World English Bible
Contemporary English Version
English Version for the Death
Good News Version
New Century Version
New Revised Standard Version
J. B. Phillips New Testament, modern English
thanks for everyone's help. I agree the story is mythical but many christians have told me that mass genocide is okay because the pagans allowed human sacrifice unlike the Jewish people. So I tried to research human sacrifice in the bible to prove this to be untrue. I will talk more about aquarius/ganymede later because I'm still researching this topic more. I agree with what george said about eternal hellfire and I think its important to realize how young children are hurt when they are told they must believe in christianity or they will go to hell. I agree with what natalie and Joseph said it's great to meet like minded people:) I'm sorry if its hard for me to word things right online. Thanks for all your comments I liked them all a lot:)
Like I said, just whip out Judges 11 on them, when they try that shit.
Also, they're reading Abraham and Isaac wrong. God stopped Abraham from killing his son, because he decided it wasn't necessary at this time. That doesn't change the underlying fact that Abraham realized that his god would ask for something like a human sacrifice. There's something in there that's been glossed over.
Please expand on that theory about the Bible being edited to change the facxt that Isaac was actually sacrificed.
As for the actual question, I think the answer is sure . . . that's not a bad way to go. Get your morals from a loving new testament Jesus, for the most part. But on the other had he is attributed with saying.
"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." Which is one problematic text.
In general the ethic of love and forgiveness is a good one, including love your enemy. But I was surprised how many christians went out of their way to try to love Osama Bin Laden after he was killed. I only have so much love and generosity to go around and I'm not going to waste it on a mass murderer.
Off topic: these adds don't seem very well targeted. One at the top of this page is advertising "Free information on online programs in bible study, chaplaincy, christian ministry, and more!"
As for Chaplaincy, and Ministry you should check out "The First Church of Atheism" You can be Ordained as an Atheism Priest! (Whatever that means) But it's good for a laugh, or to slap on to your Resume! LOL
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Richard Elliot friedman is one biblical scholar that wrote how Isaac/abraham was edited/fabricated. I'm trying to research all of this and find more information. I thank everyone for their awesome help. But not only do we have isaac but we also have numerous references to sacrifice of first born cute babies and jephthah innocent daughter. I just mention this because to me religion doesn't make us good. Modern day humanism is what makes America a much better place. It's great to be on a site with awesome freethinkers that help me and give me useful feedback thanks so much:)
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TAMPA, FL — The diet product and program market is in a turbulent stage, affected by the rising number of bariatric surgeries, the low-carbohydrate food trend, the ban on Ephedra and a higher consumption of diet soft drinks, according to a new report.
Marketdata, a market research firm that has tracked diet products and programs since 1989, released the findings of its biennial study, "The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market." This dynamic market has been turbulent since 2002 as several trends soar then decline in popularity. As American obesity rates climb so does its number of dieters. The country now has 71 million dieters and more weight loss programs and options than ever before.
Marketdata found that the whole market was growing two years ago, with no individual segments of the industry contracting. This was a rarity in the weight loss industry. However, this has all changed, and the market has reverted to its cyclical nature, with certain segments up while others suffer. The report revised the company's estimates for the total value of the market to account for weight-loss surgeries.
Bariatric surgeries reached record levels in 2004, representing a $3.5 billion market. However, on Jan. 1, 2005, several major insurers ceased covering these procedures (which average $25,000). Consequently, Marketdata expects the market to fall by 15 percent in 2005, as surgeons and hospitals sort out how to offer financing plans to consumers or get them to pay out of pocket. Growth should resume in 2006.
The report found that the low-carb food trend has peaked and is on the decline. As it wanes, more dieters are returning to structured programs such as Weight Watchers, LA Weight Loss, Jenny Craig and other chains. Marketdata estimated that weight loss center revenues would grow 11 percent to $2 billion. An estimated 7.1 million American dieters use such programs. Small local or regional chains of 10 to 50 centers are growing as well.
"The 2005 diet season will be one characterized by the highest level of dieter confusion and price sensitivity ever," said Marketdata Research Director John LaRosa. "People are waiting for 'the next big thing' in weight loss, as the low-carb craze fades. They may not find it in 2005, since no new 'magic pills' will make it to market this year. The prescription diet drug closest to market is Rimonabant, which should hit the U.S. market in 2006."
The government's ban on Ephedra, one of the main ingredients in OTC diet pills, had a major effect on this market with sales plummeting by 32 percent last year. However, with no new prescription pills to hit the market this year and with the African herb Hoodia Gordonii hot right now, Marketdata expects a substantial rebound and 16 percent growth. By 2008, this segment should grow 11.5 percent per year to $703 million.
Marketdata estimates that 20,500 registered dietitians are offering some form of weight loss program, via their practice or as consultants to health clubs, hospitals, etc. A typical customized, six-month plan will cost $802 on average, based on custom market research and phone surveys. Nutritionists also compete. Their holistic and less medically oriented plans average $643.


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Because its the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, you really can't get the word out too early regarding the potential for a traffic delay.
Today, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced it will conduct routine tide gate testing at the Interstate 64 HRBT on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 5 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.
The testing is part of a regular program that takes place every six months. Crews will first test to the eastbound gates and then the westbound gates. To keep the back up manageable, vehicles will be allowed to travel through the tunnel between closures.
Motorists should expect traffic delays up to 30 minutes in either direction during the stoppages, a VDOT statement said.
VDOT suggests motorists use the Interstate 664 Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel as an alternate route.
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Well I am off to San Diego, to go to Brianna Graham workshop.
I am so excited. Three days of shooting with a good friend and no kids. Yipee!
I can't wait to post the pictures we take. I will be back Monday so If you try calling
and the mailbox is full, just send an email, I will get back to you on Monday.
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see you soon!
Well I am off to San Diego, to go to Brianna Graham workshop.
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baby ryan
I love shooting for families that serve in the military, I feel so honored to be able to
take their pictures. Jim had to leave back to Iraq today, and I am so thankful for the great
men and women that serve our country. I do give discounts for military families.
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This was such a fun session. I love that they brought the things they love to do. what a great idea!
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People have been asking to look at some pictures taken at utah lake
so I wanted to post these to the blog.
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reid kids
This cute family came in from Nevada to go skiing and get their pictures done.
There were too many cute ones, I wanted to post them all.
charlie & henry
Well we photographed these cute kids after they waited almost 2hrs while their cousins got their pictures so they weren't in the best of moods, but at least we got a couple cute ones of them.
dornin kids
Well that cute little baby my neighbor adopted (mercedes) I had the opportunity to photograph her siblings, so she will always have pictures of them. Aren't they adorable!
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Requesting Copies of Microforms
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The star-packed lineup for The 46th Annual CMA Awards continues to grow with the announcement that co-host Brad Paisley,Luke Bryan, reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert and The Zac Brown Band have joined the lineup of performers for "Country Music's Biggest Night."
The CMA Awards, hosted for the fifth time by Paisley and Carrie Underwood, airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Thursday, Nov. 1 (8 to 11 p.m.), on ABC. Previously announced performers include Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Kelly Clarkson and Little Big Town.
Paisley is nominated for Entertainer of the Year. His nomination keeps him third on the list of artists with the most career nominations in CMA Awards history. He has been nominated every year since 2000, and has amassed 58 nominations.
Bryan is making his debut in the Male Vocalist category. He enters the elite list for the first time in 2012. He also picked up a second nomination for Album of the Year for "tailgates & tanlines," produced by Jeff Stevens and Mark Bright. Bryan was nominated for CMA New Artist of the Year in 2010 and 2011.
Lambert received four nominations, including a shared nomination with Blake Shelton for CMA Song of the Year for "Over You." She was also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year; Album of the Year for "Four the Record," produced by Frank Liddell, Chuck Ainlay and Glenn Worf; and Music Video of the Year for "Over You," directed by Trey Fanjoy.
The Zac Brown Band is a 12-time CMA Awards nominee with a 2012 Vocal Group of the Year nomination, their fourth consecutive nomination in the category. The band was named CMA New Artist of the Year in 2010.
Tickets for The CMA Awards went on sale to the public Sept. 29, and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster outlets; by calling 1-800-745-3000; or at the Bridgestone Arena Box Office, located at 501 Broadway (corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, Nashville). Ticket prices for the CMA Awards start at $110 for upper level seating.
Full 2012 CMA Awards details, including nominations and performers, are available at www.CMAawards.com, which also includes CMA Awards history, a searchable database of past CMA Awards nominees and winners, host information and much more. Fans can connect with CMA online at Facebook.com/CMA, Twitter.com/CountryMusic (#CMAawards), YouTube.come/CountryMusicAssoc and Pinterest.com/CMAworld.
The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by the 11,000 industry professional members of CMA, which was formed in 1958 as the first trade organization to promote an individual genre of music. The first "CMA Awards Banquet and Show" was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast on NBC television for the first time - making it the longest-running annual music awards program on network television. The awards aired on NBC through 1971 and on CBS from 1972 through 2005. The CMA Awards moved to ABC in 2006, where it will remain through 2021.


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Students must be four years old (for Pre-K) or five (for Kindergarten) as of Sept. 1, 2013.
A birth certificate, Social Security card, immunization record, parent driver's license, and proof of residency (electric or water bill) within the district are required to register.
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Using the product you make. At most workstations in the Gerstner shop, the company's toolchests are in daily use. Some are of recent manufacture, and some are decades old. All of them serve their purpose and function well.
The dream of starting a nice little business is common among woodworkers, and it isn't anything new. In 1906, Harry Gerstner followed his dream and established H. Gerstner & Sons in Dayton, Ohio.
It started the way many of these stories do. Harry worked as a patternmaker, made himself a nice tool chest, and sold one to an envious co-worker. Within a few months he left his job, and within a few years he was doing well enough to move out of his garage. In 1913 he built the structure that his company still occupies.
Harry developed a product that soon became the standard for machinists and tool-and-die makers. At the time, showing a prospective employer your tools was part of the job interview, and if you showed up with a Gerstner chest full of Starrett tools you made a great first impression. Often, that was enough to land a job.
Harry also developed a process for manufacturing that is a model of efficiency. Before anyone ever heard the term "work-cell," Gerstner employees were assembling chests and drawers using machines dedicated to performing one step in a complex process. The same basic methods are used today, and some of the equipment and work areas are nearly as old as the building itself.
As Senior Editor Glen D. Huey and I toured the building, we kept saying, "this is the way a woodshop should be." The ceilings are high, the floors are wood, and natural light fills the area from an abundance of windows. Despite the old-time atmosphere, there is an efficient dust-collection system and up-to-date spray booth for finishing.
While there are plenty of links to the past, the company has survived by adapting to changing times. Dental tool cabinets once represented one-third of sales, until OSHA regulations adopted in the 1970s required dental tools to be stored in containers that could be sterilized in an autoclave. Quartersawn white oak is a strong wood, but it won't hold up to that.
Changes in manufacturing have reduced the number of machinists, and the need for those remaining to keep a lot of hand tools. Today, the strongest market for these chests is among collectors. Not collectors of tools or tool chests, but collectors of anything small, such as pocket knives or arrowheads.
As with any object nicely made from solid wood, these tool chests are not cheap. When the company first started, the target price was a week's wages for a journeyman machinist. In 1906 in Dayton, Ohio, the work week was 60 hours long and paid 10 cents an hour. The price today is roughly the same in terms of wages; a week's pay for a machinist will buy you a very nice chest.
Today, Gerstner employs about a dozen men, cross-trained on the various operations that comprise the making of a solid box with sweet sliding drawers. Quartersawn white oak was once the dominant material, but cherry has become more popular in recent years. Chests are also made of walnut, maple and exotic woods.
The process starts with rough kiln-dried lumber, and the tool chests are made in batches of up to 50. Wood is selected, ripped and planed, then stacked on carts in the rough mill area. The carts are rolled to a machining and assembly area on the first floor. In this area, parts are cut to size and tongue-and-groove joints are milled.
Modern Methods, Vintage Tools
Making essentially the same product for a century leads to methods that work well and work efficiently. Each standard operation has a machine or workstation dedicated to that one task. Most of these are table-saw based, and many of the saws have been in the same place, performing the same task since before World War II.
There are also several machines that were custom made to perform one function. The machine in the photo at center left on this page is a good example. Four saw blades are mounted on a shaft behind a small sliding table. Drawer sides are cut to length, and a groove is cut in both ends in one quick step.
Tongue-and-groove joints are the main method of holding the cases and drawers together. The sides of the cases are made of three pieces of wood, with a cross-grain end forming the till and top of the box. The box top is part of the initial assembly, and is cut off to ensure grain match and fit.
Drawer fronts are grouped together for matching grain, and these groups are numbered and kept together throughout the manufacturing process. Each drawer is fit to a specific opening in a specific chest.
You can almost imagine being back in time to the 1920s or 1930s until you notice that all of the machinery is guarded to meet modern safety requirements. The other thing that snaps you back to the present day is the CNC router in the midst of the vintage machinery.
Drawer dividers and the box tops and bottoms are fit in stopped grooves milled in the sides of the cases. There is also a shallow groove for each drawer runner – a small piece of hard maple. The drawers are side hung; a groove in the drawer side fits neatly on the runner. We saw chests that were nearly 100 years old with perfectly functioning drawers. These grooves were once cut on pin routers with templates, but the CNC machine has added speed and accuracy to the process.
The cases are assembled at a bench near the CNC machine, and placed in specially made presses until the glue has dried. Drawers are also clamped in similar presses, saving time and eliminating the need to tighten many clamps repetitively.
When the assembled boxes are removed from the press, they are stacked on carts and are ready to be moved upstairs for fitting and finishing. How they get there brings us back to the historic nature of the building.


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mhyanke needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 179 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
LifeShare International
We are LifeShare International, a dot com that allows users to login and share their lives via the printed post and greeting cards. Think of shutterfly or flickr, but you can mail your uploaded images or a pre-designed greeting card to recipients.
The idea of LifeShare is to share your life's experiences or thoughts with the card. So someone could say thank you by going online and making a quick card that we print and mail for them. Another person could utilize LifeShare for sending a special birthday message or thinking of you note. The possibilities are endless as to how a user of LifeShare can impact lives with nice, thoughtful messages and pictures through actual printed greeting cards.
We also are planning on having a smart phone app where you can snap a pic, then share it to recipients via a postcard or greeting card. Everything is mailed next business day. Our domain name is http://www.mylifeshare.com. Thanks!
CEO-Moms who manage the household and it's memories and Baby Boomers who wish to share their legacies. We are also trying to break into the 25-40 year old business minded person who would utilize this as a keeping in touch mechanism for personal and business use.
We would like something that accentuates the name, LifeShare and tells the customer that mailing of greeting cards is involved somehow.....perhaps an image of postcards hitting a mailbox. Would like it to be contemporary and cool. We will also need a design with http://www.mylifeshare.com incorporated in it after the LifeShare logo is identified.
In terms of color, we must stay away from RED. We have been utilizing an earth color like green. We don't want our color to be too bold, however it needs to stand out.
We will be a leader in the printing and greeting card industry and need our logo to look like the industry leader as well.
LifeShare is written with no spaces and a capital L and S as seen here. It is not critical that International is in the LifeShare branding or logo, but the web address needs to flow with the logo when used together.
Looking forward to your creative ideas.
Thank you!
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The year that so many Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have been waiting for has now arrived, and it could be the most memorable year yet for the Blue and White.
76 days from now, head coach Teitur Thordarson and his side make their bow in Major League Soccer when they host Canadian arch-rivals Toronto FC at Empire Field. It is one of many dates that 'Caps supporters will have circled in their calendars in 2011.
Of course, preparations for Vancouver's inaugural MLS season have been ongoing for some time, with things having come more into focus in the past couple of months. With much still to do before the first game on March 19, this month will provide a couple of important events for Whitecaps FC.
On Thursday, January 13, the 2011 MLS SuperDraft will take place in Baltimore, Maryland. The 'Caps hold the first and eighth overall selections, as well as the first picks in the remaining two rounds.
Then on Monday, January 24, Thordarson's squad will reconvene for preseason training ahead of the new MLS season. Whitecaps FC will have two months to prepare, with Vancouver being one of 18 clubs to play a 34-match regular season campaign over the span of 32 weeks. Regular season action will begin on Tuesday, March 15, with 'MLS First Kick' week and conclude on Saturday, October 22. The 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs will then take place following the end of the regular season schedule.
'Caps fans will sure to note the big 'derby' contests this coming season, with the Cascadia Cup rivalry being renewed in MLS form with Seattle Sounders FC and 2011 MLS expansion cousins Portland Timbers. Many are expecting this Pacific Northwest rivalry to be one of the most passionate in the league for years to come.
Beyond the excitement of being an MLS club this year, Whitecaps FC will also look to claim the title of Canada's top club side in the fourth edition of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Toronto FC have won the title the past two years, while Montreal Impact won the inaugural championship in 2008. Newly-formed FC Edmonton will be newcomers to the competition in 2011.
This year's Nutrilite Canadian Championship winner will qualify as Canada's representative for the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League. Should Whitecaps FC win the Canadian Championship and make it through the Champions League's Preliminary Round stage, they will have the opportunity to face some of the top club sides in the CONCACAF region come the group stage later in the year.
A New Year always brings new hope and new aspirations. Whitecaps FC have a lot to be excited about in 2011!


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BREAKING NEWS — Possible tornado activity near Coolspring
COOLSPRING — Jefferson County 911 dispatched the Oliver Township Fire Company to its station around 3:05 p.m. Monday for possible tornado activity in the area.
The 911 center said lines and trees were down in the area of St. John's Road. Reports said a tornado did indeed touch down, although there were no reports from the 911 center confirming it.
Other reports said a tornado had also touched down near New Bethlehem prior to the call in Oliver Township. Those reports were also unconfirmed.
Jefferson County was placed under a severe thunderstorm warning until 3:45 p.m. Monday, and was among those placed under a severe storm watch until 10 p.m. Monday by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.


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It is hard to break a habit or say goodbye to old friends, but this is just what I am doing this week.
No, I am not talking about living and breathing creatures. After 28 years – shame on me – I am getting rid of my golf clubs and upgrading to a more modern set. I can hear it now from some of my friends thinking I have upgraded to wooden shafts, but I, too, can change to graphite.
To make this transition a legacy trail, I plan to donate my old friends (golf clubs) to the regional Junior Golf Foundation. As I do not endorse any particular brand of clubs, I can say for a fact that I have Dunlopped off these clubs to give to a junior member shorter in stature than myself.
Tournament play will heat up this weekend at Hillcrest Golf Club as the Advantage Alarm "Ryder Cup Format" event will arrive Saturday and Sunday. There is $500 in added purse and an entry fee of $35 per person.
There are four 9-hole formats: alternate shot, best ball, scramble and team total, which makes for a very interesting event. You can choose your own partner, provided the handicap spread is no greater than eight strokes between partners. There also is a skins game sidebar with an added $200 purse. Tee times will begin at 8 a.m. both days, and gross and net prizes will be awarded.
Dalton Ranch Golf Club will host a Member/Member tournament July 13-14.
The Choker
And speaking of Dalton Ranch, The Choker was held Saturday at DRGC, and 27 teams competed in this popular event.
1. Jim Foltz, Steve Foltz, Jim Bowen and Russ Smith, 131.
2. Pat Palmer, Hop Lee, Stewart Williams and Al Prendergast, 134.
3. Jon Kuchin, Mike Graves, Tony Lynn and Craig Davis, 135.
T4. Doug Sitter, Chuck Kuehn, Bob Hill and Jim Williams, 137.
T4. Mark Epstein, Bernie Welle, Mike Kane and Pat Lott, 137.
T6. Rick Rathjen, Dave Ganevsky, John Saer and Robert Riskin, 138.
T6. Aaron Sinberg, Jason Castles, Mike Balster and Rex Doyle, 138.
T8. Bob Ariano, Jim Hollingsworth, Andrew Medley and Joe Sposi, 140.
T8. Bob Barnhardt, Pete Guerra, Kurt Rohren and Brett Englund, 140.
T8. Andrew Dougherty, Jerry Dickenson, Cameron Bass and Cynthia Dougherty, 140.
A funny thing happened recently to the foursome of Gail Aalund, Kerri Smoak, Diane Smith and Amy Brunvand on their way to finishing hole No. 7 at Dalton Ranch: A black angus yearling ran across the fairway and the putting green; this sudden event did not, however, steer them in the wrong direction.
Ladies Day
Cha-Cha-Cha, June 26, at Dalton Ranch.
1. Amy Harlow, Dolly Turner, Marlene Gebhardt and Jeanne Busson, 123.
2. Lih Kinoshita, Nannine Reynolds, IIona Cofman and Cathy Gaskell, 126.
Hillcrest Women's Golf Association Ladies Day, medal play, June 25, at Hillcrest.
1. Patty Crigler, Jan Smith, Judy Berkholz and Shirley Crom, low gross, 18 holes.
1. Laurie Simmons and Sandy Hartnett, low gross, nine holes.
Dave Bray has been covering the local golf scene for 32 years. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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I'm running 4.1.2 on a Nexus S, and my Play Store keeps crashing instantly on launch. I've done several reboots, but no dice.
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Sports Briefs
The 2011 Poteau Pirate Football Banquet will be at 6 p.m. Friday at the Bob Lee Kidd Civic Center.Tickets cost $20 per person and can be purchased at Sanders and Sullivan Law Office (323 Dewey Avenue), Warehouse Willy's (300 Dewey Avenue), J-N-B Tire and Lube (2201 North Broadway) and First National Bank in Poteau.Remaining tickets will also be made available at the door Friday night. Seating is limited.Former Oklahoma Sooner quarterback Paul Thompson will be the keynote speaker.— — —The Poteau Chip-In Club will have a golf benefit at 11 a.m. Saturday at Choctaw Country Club.The entry fee for the four-person scramble is $25 per player.All proceeds raised will go to the Poteau High School golf teams.For additional questions or to sign up, call the Choctaw Country Club pro shop at (918) 647-3488.— — —There will be a basketball tournament for grades three through six Nov. 18-19 at the Spiro Gym.The entry fee is $125 per team with a three-game guarantee.For additional information or to enter, call (479) 651-8353.— — —The Boys and Girls Club of LeFlore County will have a basketball tournament for boys and girls in grades three through six Dec. 3-4 at the Pansy Kidd Middle School Gym.Cost to enter is $100 per team. Registration forms are available at the LCBGC office at 205 Dewey Avenue, Suite 6 in downtown Poteau.For additional information, call David Deaton at (918) 647-7136.— — —The Satchel Paige Travel Baseball Team is looking for youth baseball players between the ages of 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-19 years old that would like to be a part of our Phoenix Christmas Baseball Tournament Team Dec. 26-31 and/or the 2012 Summer Travel Baseball Team that will include trips to Cincinnati, Omaha, Neb., Orlando, Fla., and Puerto Rico.All interested players can call (773) 744-1040 or go online to www.whsn.org.


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Not to mention the Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC gives us more treasured moments with our favorite characters. It provides the perfect bonding experience, seeing as how squaddies can be invited to Shepard's new digs. Or, when Shepard's out on the town, the crew could be at locations and events can be triggered. The Garrus date is my new favorite social event in the series. Still, the moments with the team aren't the only great parts. Even characters who aren't present get development, as new Anderson information comes up thanks to excerpts from his biography conveniently placed around Shepard's new apartment.
The overall quality of Mass Effect 3 Citadel is just fantastic. The voice acting is top notch, the new areas are detailed and look fantastic, I dig the new music, and even the casino and arcade games are a decent way to kill some time. I did experience some texture issues, mainly where clothing didn't display properly for a moment. You know, the minor Mass Effect 3 hiccups we've seen before. They happen, but they're usually brief.
I'd say the Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC is the add-on to acquire. It's full of fun and feel-good moments. In fact, I'd say that it's so good that it makes up for the lack of a happy ending. Sure, the world's coming to an end, things look grim, and, depending on your choices, Shepard won't come out of this alive. But until that happens, we'll enjoy some fluff and plan a rocking party.
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An early morning accident Saturday near Coahoma claimed the life of one person and sent two others to the hospital. According to Howard County Sheriff Department Deputy Jimmy Mayes, the accident call came in around 3:45 a.m. Saturday. Debris from the wreckage forced officials to shut down the portion of the interstate at about 4 a.m. The accident occurred when a 1998 black mustang wrecked out near the Sand Springs exit. A tractor trailer traveling west hit the Mustang while it was disabled on the highway and shortly after, another semi came along and hit the first tractor trailer. One person died as a result of injuries suffered in the accident, while two others were transported to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries. As of 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the westbound lane of I-20 in the vicinity of the accident was still closed. The names of those involved in the accident had not been released at press time.Units with the Big Spring Police Department, Department of Public Safety, Howard County Sheriff's Office and Texas Department of Transportation, along with Big Spring Emergency Medical Service personnel, responded to the accident. Contact Staff Writer Amanda Moreno at 263-7331 ext. 234 or by e-mail at email@example.com


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President Barack Obama will make history Tuesday by bestowing a Medal of Honor on a second living serviceman for selfless gallantry beyond the call of duty during a 2009 battle with Taliban insurgents in the eastern Afghanistan valley of Ganjgal.
Former Army Capt. William Swenson is receiving the nation's highest military award for heroism a little more than two years after Obama decorated Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer in a pomp-filled White House ceremony. Swenson is the first living officer who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to be awarded the honor and the 13th recipient of the medal in the two foreign conflicts.
Swenson, 34, of Seattle was nominated for his role in extracting U.S. and Afghan forces who were trapped in an ambush by some 60 Taliban hiding on the ridgelines and in a village at the end of the U-shaped valley. He then returned repeatedly to the battlefield – including for a final run with Meyer, two other Marines and an Afghan translator – to recover American and Afghan casualties under fire.
What's extraordinary, however, is not only the two Medals of Honor and the slew of other decorations bestowed on American servicemen who fought at Gangjal, but also how the clash has been dogged by controversy from the moment it erupted on Sept. 8, 2009, to this very day.
The Army narrative of Swenson's deeds and sworn statements by American participants in the battle conflict with details of Meyer's 2012 memoir and the Marine Corps and White House versions of his actions prepared for his Sept. 15, 2011, award ceremony.
An ongoing investigation by a McClatchy reporter who survived the ambush also determined that crucial details of the official accounts and passages in the book, "Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War," were embellished, unsubstantiated or never happened.
The Marine Corps and the White House have defended their narratives of Meyer's actions as accurate.
"I wrote my book to the best of my recollection. I wrote it the best I could remember it. I never read the investigation. I've never read any narratives," Meyer said in a telephone interview Friday.
Swenson declined in an interview Sunday to be drawn into discussing the matter in any depth. But he said the Army account of his actions was rooted in statements given under oath by American servicemen who were there.
"I am not telling a story," he said. "This is a story being told by my fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who were on that battlefield that day and whose statements are captured in documents, legally binding, and that is the story that is being told."
He added that he saw Meyer perform brave acts and admired him "as a Marine."
Meyer, 25, of Columbia, Ky., paid tribute to Swenson's courage and said he was happy that Swenson was finally receiving the honor to which he was nominated nearly four years ago.
The battle and its aftermath have been tainted since the Taliban fired the first shots soon after sunrise as a column of Afghan troops and border police and their Marine and Army trainers made their way up a rocky wash on a goodwill mission to the village of Ganjgal in eastern Kunar province.
Tipped off in advance, the insurgents rained down waves of gun- and shell fire from the village and the surrounding slopes. Five Americans, nine Afghan troops and an Afghan translator lost their lives. Seventeen others, including Swenson and Meyer, were wounded. A nearby U.S. base withheld air support, effective artillery cover and a relief force for 90 minutes, despite repeated radio requests by Swenson and others, leading to career-ending reprimands for two Army officers.
Speaking later to military investigators, Swenson implicitly accused senior U.S. generals of getting American troops killed by imposing politically driven rules of engagement that emphasized the protection of civilians. The restrictive guidelines induced American officers to be overly cautious and second-guess troops on the battlefield, he asserted, according to a copy of his statement obtained by McClatchy.
"I understand the necessity of saving as many lives as I can," he said. "Unfortunately, this is combat. I can't be perfect, but I can do what I feel, what's right at the time. When I am being second-guessed by higher or somebody that's sitting in an air-conditioned TOC (tactical operations center), well, hell, why am I even out there? Let's just . . . sit back and play Nintendo."
From that unseemly beginning, the route to the White House for Swenson and Meyer diverged.
Meyer's Medal of Honor nomination – submitted two months after Swenson's was put in – sped through the approval process. It brought a book contract, high profile media appearances and celebrity that Meyer has used to help jobless veterans find work.
Swenson's life took a very different path.
His nomination file inexplicably vanished from every military computer system midway through the approval process in 2010.
The Army said Swenson's original nomination file was lost through bureaucratic bungling due to a high staff turnover at the U.S. headquarters in Kabul. An internal military investigation into what happened ended inconclusively, according to the findings, obtained by McClatchy, and the probe was ordered closed despite uncovering evidence of a possible improper bid to kill Swenson's award,.
The Defense Department Inspector General's Office is investigating the file's mishandling by Swenson's chain of command, which included retired Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan at the time.
Swenson, meanwhile, quit the Army in February 2011 and returned to his native Seattle. An intensely private man, he's lived quietly by the Puget Sound without a job, making forays into the snowy peaks of the nearby mountains, often sleeping in the open.
He spends considerable time in his backyard, scattering seed for chipmunks or hanging containers of sugar water for hummingbirds. Earlier this year, he spent days on ladders precariously suspended down a cliff face, clearing away vegetation for a path to the ocean's edge.
On Tuesday afternoon, Swenson will stand in the White House before hundreds of family members, close friends, other veterans of the battle and senior political and military officials as Obama awards him the nation's highest military honor.