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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A Greenville woman has been accused of failure to dispose of three dead animals found hanging on her property.
Cheryl Lee Ross was cited Thursday morning after the cats or squirrels were found.
Greenville County spokesman Bob Mihalic says crews found the badly decomposed animals hanging on her property. Mihalic says the animals had been dead for more than 48 hours.
Ross was not charged with animal cruelty because she said she found the animals on the road and brought them on to her property.
She faces up to 30 days in jail or a fine of up to $1,000. It was not clear if she has an attorney.
Mihalic said if Ross does not remove the animals and properly dispose of them, she could face additional citations.
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Published April 24, 2013 in The Mexico Ledger
NORTH CALLAWAY: On Monday night on their home field, the North Callaway Thunderbirds handed South Callaway their first loss of the season with a 6-4 victory.
Both teams scored 4 runs in the second inning, then in the bottom of the third North Callaway added two more runs.
Sophomore Paul Zerr was the winning pitcher, pitching all seven innings. He also had a successful night at the plate, going 1-2 with a walk, 1RBI and 2 runs.
"Paul had a great game. He had one shaky inning, then pitched well after that. He also did well at the plate," remarked North Callaway Coach Kevin O'Neal.
Also on the defense, Zach McCowan was 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored, Jake Kee was 1-3 with 1 run scored; and Chance Kee was 1-3.
North Callaway increased its record to 7-5. South Callaway is now 8-1.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Central Florida coach Donnie Jones thought at times his team was controlling the game against No. 22 Memphis.
Then the Tigers turned up their defense, got out in transition and ran away from the Knights.
Joe Jackson had 21 points and 10 assists, four other Memphis players scored in double figures and the Tigers beat UCF 93-71 on Wednesday night for their 15th straight victory.
Memphis finished with 27 fast-break points, part of the 30 they scored off UCF's 18 turnovers. Memphis also recorded five blocks. The Tigers hit 20 of 31 shots for 64.5 percent in the second half.
"We mixed some things up, and I thought we controlled the tempo," Jones said, "but we can't give up 40-some points in transition off turnovers and blocks. That's what we talked about, and we weren't able to do the things we needed to in the second half."
Isaiah Sykes led the Knights (17-7, 7-3 Conference USA) with 17 points and six rebounds, but also committed nine turnovers. Daiquan Walker finished with 14 points, missing only one of his six shots. Tristan Spurlock had 11 points but Keith Clanton, UCF's leading scorer at 16 points per game, was limited to 10 on 3-of-10 shooting from the field.
The Knights were still within 57-49 when Kasey Wilson connected on a 3-pointer, but Memphis put the game away with a 21-1 spurt.
"They're a team that, when they get going, they're pretty difficult to change," Jones said. "We just have to find a way to chip away, but Memphis is good. They're very explosive and very talented."
Memphis entered the Top 25 this week for the first time since Nov. 19 and has ridden its winning streak to first place in the conference. UCF entered the game in second place tied with Southern Mississippi, two games behind the Tigers.
"We're just trying to play hard and beat every team in the conference," Jackson said. "That's the goal. Trying to prepare for them the right way and do the right things to win. That's all we try to do."
Jackson was 10 of 12 from the field, hitting his only 3-pointer. Geron Johnson had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Memphis (21-3, 10-0), while Adonis Thomas added 17 points. Chris Crawford and D.J. Stephens scored 10 points apiece, with Stephens hitting all four of his shots.
But few of the Tigers would even say they were making a statement with their dominance over UCF. Most said they were only interested in continuing the winning streak and, while aware of the ranking, they were not concentrating on it.
"It's a great accomplishment," Crawford said. "We worked hard to get there, and we're going do our best to stay there and keep winning."
Johnson noted that many don't think the Tigers have a quality win, and they are hindered by a reputation that Conference USA is a weak league.
"If they say we haven't beaten anybody, we haven't beaten anybody," Johnson said. "I go with politics, too. I don't mind if they take us out of the Top 25. You're going to see us in March. We'll make our name there."
Memphis put the game out of reach in the first 13 minutes of the second half, highlighted by a 21-1 run that featured 3-point shooting, strong defense and fast-break layups.
The 18 assists from Jackson and Johnson contributed to the Tigers handing out 28 assists on 38 field goals.
The Tigers took the first double-digit lead of the game in the early stages of the second half, opening with a 9-2 run. Near the 13-minute mark, Memphis began converting from outside the arc. Crawford connected on consecutive 3-pointers, and Johnson added a third to stretch the Memphis lead to 67-49 with 11:36 left.
The lead just kept growing, as Memphis eventually crafted a 21-1 run for a 78-50 lead with 8 minutes left.
A 3-pointer by Clanton stopped the rally, the first field goal from the Knights in about 6 minutes, but UCF never got close after the Memphis rally.
"We continue to play at a high level," Memphis coach Josh Pastner said. "To win 15 straight is not easy. It's not a birthright. It's not a birthright to continue to have 20-win seasons. It's not a birthright to continue to get double-digit victories in conference play.
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By Wayne Bartlett: David Haye seemed aloof and even bored today; at the final press conference ahead of this Saturday's clash with arch rival Dereck Chisora.
The infamous steel fence was in use once again at an engagement involving the pair, although to be honest it looked as though either man could have landed a hook directly around the obstruction when posing for the stare-down.
However, any trouble seemed unlikely at the Gilgamesh Restaurant and Bar in Camden Town, as Haye, 31, refused to even look at Chisora when the pair got into goading.
"Look at me David." Chisora taunted.
"I don't need to look at you; I'll look at you at the first bell. All you need to see is these (wiggling his fists)," Haye retorted. "These are all you'll be seeing on Saturday night."
Although press conferences and weigh-ins can give you possible insights into how a fight may unfold, they are never really an accurate indictor of what will unfold in the ring.
If they were, you'd have to say it was 28-year-old underdog Chisora who looked the more calm and collected this afternoon, despite Haye claiming his opponent's nerves were showing.
"He looked jittery and was stuttering a lot," observed the 25-2(23), former cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion. "He seemed a bit irritable and fidgety and the realisation may be coming to him now."
After disclosing he has sustained no injuries in preparation for the fight (although we've heard that somewhere before), the 'Hayemaker' spoke of his distancing himself from his unpredictable foe and how he sees the fight going.
"He'll probably try something, but I just want to keep away from him until the first bell. I've seen him do some real weird stuff and I don't want to be put in the position where I have to react.
"I'm hoping he comes with something new because if he comes with the same old same old he's getting blasted out in one or two rounds."
But, as with any fighter or any person for that matter, who promises the earth and fails to deliver, any claims were met with disdain by the 15-3(9) Chisora.
"I don't think the public will buy your nonsense no more. You're all hype," said Hampstead's former British and Commonwealth champion.
"Everything's going to be immaculate. I'm going to box this guy like a Rolls Royce. He (Haye) doesn't know what's coming to him."
With further goading after the microphones were turned and both men at the fence, a wager was made between the pair with the possible victim of a KO having to pay £20k to the other's favourite charity.
Like or loathe the fight, come Saturday night, I'm sure there'll be more than a few people wanting to find out if there have been any large charitable donations.
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Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we offer songs by local artists. Today's selection, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is "Western Haunts" by silOHs from the self-released, self-titled debut.
If you've ever wondered what would happen if you locked Neil Young in a studio with My Bloody Valentine, you just might get your answer from local singer/songwriter Jake Witt (The Uprights, Ex. Romance). SilOHs reunites Witt with long-time collaborator and Soda Farm Studios owner Jonas DeVarona (The Uprights, Ex Throw Me the Statue, Ex Romance) who are in turn joined by members of Sun Sirens. It originally started out as a solo project for Witt but after falling into the familiar territory of Soda Farm Studios with his long time cohort last summer, it evolved into a fully-fledged project as it became necessary for more musicians to help Witt layer his original folk tunes with shoegazey ambiance. SilOHs treads into the realms of folkadelica similar to fellow Seattle band The Duchess & The Duke, but with more of an alt-country flavor.
You can catch SilOHs at the Rendezvous this Sunday March 7th or live on KEXP at noon on March 29th. Check out their MySpace page for more details and dates.


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have acquired left-hander Kris Johnson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander Duke Welker in a swap of minor league pitchers.
Johnson went 0-2 with a 6.10 ERA in four appearances with the Pirates last season. He made one start for the Pirates and went 10-4 with a 2.39 ERA in 21 starts for Triple-A Indianapolis last year. He is a former first-round draft choice of the Boston Red Sox.
Welker never played for the Twins. On Oct. 5, he was the player to be named later to complete the trade that sent Justin Morneau from Minnesota to Pittsburgh. Welker went 3-4 with a 3.57 ERA and nine saves in 48 appearances for Indianapolis last season.
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Fashion designer Pria Kataaria Puri is set for a television debut with the "Born Stylish With Pria Kataaria Puri", show that will see Indian and international style icons like actress Deepika Padukone and designer Tom Ford sharing fashion tips and latest trends.
"I am really looking forward to the interesting proposition that come my way. I am doing my own show on TV and it's called 'Born Stylish With Pria Kataaria Puri' so I am really excited about that show," the designer told IANS on the sidelines of India Resortwear fashion Week 2013.
Pria, who created the wardrobe for the remake of 1973 film "Zanjeer", will make the formal announcement very soon.
"The show will see me interviewing international designers for 15 minutes and Indian style icons for 15 minutes. It will be an interesting show," she added.
From international designers like Tom Ford and Valentino to Indian trendsetters like Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Deepika, the show will have the best of style guides from around the world.
"It will be a style programme like 'Koffee With Karan'. We will have terms like 'divaliicious', so we have Deepika sharing her opinion on the word on our show. Then we will show Tom Ford, known for his 'divaliicious' designs," she said on the concept of the show.
Pria, who styled Priyanka Chopra for the "Zanjeer" remake, says the show will be informative and entertaining.
"This is the first time I am coming on TV. This has been going on for the last six months and I want this to be my platform before I take up other work," said the designer known for her sensuous and glamorous kaftans the world over.
India Resortwear Fashion Week 2013 started here Thursday with designers like Rocky S, Masaba Gupta and Shane and Falguni Peacock ready to woo fashionistas with their creations.


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DALLAS, TEXAS -- On Friday, Sept. 11, my electric power was either out or was very dim. It was on in part of the home and dim in the other part after going completely out the night before. I was very concerned that there was a loose connection somewhere or that wires were rubbing together so I called an electrician.
He came out and said that one wire coming from the meter (on the outside was normal but the other wire was not receiving enough power but fluctuating between 98 and 112. He told me that he could replace the two wires between the meter and the breaker box. He then told me that he would appreciate if I called TXU and ask them to come out. He would meet them here. I called TXU and a lady with a foreign accent took my call. I tried to explain to her what was needed but she could not understand me and I could not understand her. I asked to speak to her supervisor.
After about 5 minutes on hold, another lady took my call. She had a slight accent but at first I could understand her. After being put on hold by her for 3 times (her accent became heavier) I was told that Oncor would come out within 2 or 3 days. I said that would not be acceptable as my power was fluctuating and at times my freezer, refrigerator and other appliances would not have enough power to operate. At other times, the power was on but so low that it took 50 minutes to make a pot of coffee that usually takes about 15 minutes. I then asked to speak to her manager.
After about 5 minutes on hold, a man came on the phone. He informed me he was the manager and had talked with the lady that had talked to me. He had a very strong accent. He informed me that there was nothing that could be done but wait the 2 or 3 days for service from Oncor. I asked if he was local. He said no. I asked if he could tell me where he was located. He told me Guatemala. He asked me if that made a difference to me. I said only that he was the 3rd person that I had talked to and each one had a very strong accent.
He then told me that he was having a hard time understanding my accent. Then he told me that I could hang up and call again. I said no, I had been on the phone for about 45 minutes and if I called back I would only get someone else with an accent that I could not understand. He then hung up on me! What kind of customer service is that?!
I have had electricity with TXU for 40 years and as soon as I can get out of my contract, I will change my service. I WILL CHECK BEFORE I BUY MY SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY DO HAVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IF SO, WHERE IS IT?! I am not prejudiced but I feel that with a recession in progress in the US, with as many people out of jobs, we could and should open Customer Service up to those people here in the USA!
DALLAS, TEXAS -- I have TXU energy for 2 years. I have been fighting with them for a year now regarding a bill. They have been sending me a bill for an apt I have never lived in. I received a $1000.00 dollar bill (for an apt I never lived in) on top of my power bill for where I do live. I called and brought this issue to their attention. I wish I could speak to someone that spoke proper English instead of people from India. I could not understand a word the customer representative was saying and they couldn't understand me cause they obviously don't know English.
I explained the situation and got hung up on a few times in the process. I had to call back several times and each time I had to explain why I was calling and the person on the other end was just so confused and couldn't seem to understand my simple explanation. After I got through to the person on the other line and we seemed to be on the same page I was told that the situation would have to be investigated and could take up to 60 days. Are you kidding me??? Guess what I was also told I would continued to be billed for their billing error. What a joke!
So I asked for the fax number and told them I would fax over a letter for the bill I was disputing along with a copy of my lease to prove I have lived in the same complex for 2 yrs. and not for the address they were billing me for. A month later my power was turned off. I was furious! So I called and asked why my power was shut off because my bill was paid. They proceeded to tell me that I had a balance of over $900.00 dollars and I among late fees. Once again I had to explain that they had made a billing error and asked to look in the computer b/c I had sent a fax with a letter of dispute and proof of residency. Go figure there was no record of it.
So to get my power back on I had to pay a ridiculous reconnection fee. So I then again refaxed them the letter and lease. I thought OK they should get it this time if someone actually decides to do their job. So about a month later my power was shut off again. I called and battled with them for an hour. They turned my power on as a "courtesy." Oh how generous. Two weeks later my power was turned off again. So I called them and Went through the whole process again and had to pay another fee to get my power back on. I have since sent them a certified letter, so this time I will know when they get it.
Let's see if they actually try and help me out. I highly doubt it because they have horrible horrible customer service. I refuse to pay the charges they are saying I owe. I don't feel I need to pay them and won't b/c they made a billing error and want to make a quick buck. Since all of this I have switched power companies. I am very satisfied with stream energy and they are a hell of a lot cheaper than the rip off TXU. If you have TXU and you think you're getting a good deal you're completely wrong!
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- This is my story: I have been ill and have a lot of medical bills. I called TXU last month to arrange a payment. I paid $250 and only had $77 remaining. I immediately went online to my bank to make an electronic payment of $250. I was not feeling well when I talked to the representative and did not understand about the 24 hour rule of payment. I know my bank pays the next day and transfers the money.
Unfortunately, TXU said they did not receive the payment for 48 hours. I did not know this made the agreement null and void until someone showed up at my house to disconnect my service on the 20th. The man was kind enough to give me more time and did not turn off my service. I called and tried to explain what had happened and asking for understanding and re-instating the agreement but was denied and told it was my fault and it didn't matter if I had been ill. I paid the $77 with my dad's credit card.
Today I went online to pay my bill (I know I am three days late) but I am struggling with medical bills and medicine. I could not pay the bill unless I agreed to pay a $150 REconnection fee on my next bill. I called again and used the online chat. I told them I was never disconnected and asked them to waive the reconnect fee. I was told no and because the order was in the system to reconnect I had to pay it anyway. I asked them to check my usage to see that there was not interruption of service. I was told it did not matter.
I asked for compassion and was told no and to go call social services. Each time I talked to TXU, I ended up crying, shaking and feeling depressed and exhausted. They treat me like I am a child to be scolded and punished. And for what? A lousy $77 remaining balance.
This company has some very tricky ways of gathering the savings they say they offer you. I missed a scheduled payment, and suddenly there is 300.00 added to my account. I called and was informed that since I received a disconnection notice (though I explained it had been missed because of a sudden spinal fusion I had undergone) that they had a right to put a deposit on my account even though my electric was not disconnected. They claim that in some terms of agreement that we never have seen, if you are late more than twice in a year they have the right to put any amount they so desire as a deposit.
We were signed up by a representative at our door, we never were given anything by him such as a Terms of Agreement. In addition we never received the 250.00 sign on bonus, and were informed we could leave at any time. This all became a lie suddenly when we call their customer service line. There we met with attitude and insulting remarks form not one but two customer service individuals until we finally had to speak with a Supervisor to which we were put on hold for over 30 minutes by the representative who was rude.
As of today they will not remove this deposit and will hold us hostage by this sudden year contract when we had signed on because there was not contractual agreement of a year or more. They inform us that even if we leave they will not only charge us the deposit but also will tact on an early termination charge as well. No matter what is resolved we are leaving this company, because even though Reliant Energy maybe over priced at least we NEVER had this kind of underhandedness from them. Buyer beware of this wolf in sheep's clothing.
DALLAS, TEXAS -- TXU energy cost us hundreds of dollars by refusing to turn off the power to the rental home we moved from. While the house was vacant, the power was being turned on and used excessively by the landlord and his friends. TXU refused to shut off the power! Their customer service is HORRID. We spent over 5 hours total with different reps, who don't speak or understand English well because the customer service department isn't in the USA.
We were disconnected several times and always told power couldn't be turned off for weeks even though they could see our electricity was being stolen because our bill was doubling every few days. Finally when we told them we were calling 911 to report the theft and get city officials to intervene, they sent someone out immediately to shut off the meter. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY! They are terrible!
RICHMOND, TEXAS -- On November 24 I called to request a transfer of service on December 5, 2008 from my old address to my new address and to disconnect my service on December 16, 2008. On December 5th I went to my new address and there was power so I assumed that TXU activated the power meter and everything was connected. On December 16 I went to my old address to find power was disconnected now today December 22nd I have no power so I called TXU to see what is going on to ensure there is no power outage only to find that the original request to transfer service was not completed and that no one could not complete my service till December 23rd.
I recently paid my bill which reflect my billing address as my new address but I have no service with TXU cause of my request was not completed. Right now I am switching to Reliant energy cause I need a utility company that I can depend on, I actually didn't need service till December 17th but wanted to be sure to TXU had adequate time to complete the service. Today December 22nd the current temperature is now 41 degrees and there is no way I can keep my 8 month old son warm cause a technician can't come out till tomorrow cause of an error TXU has made which is beyond my control.
So I will dedicate my time to send this complaint out to different websites to warn current customers and also people who is shopping around for a new or different energy company about my horrible experience at TXU. DO NOT USE TXU!
TEXAS -- We have had TXU for several months and didn't have to pay a deposit cause we had good credit. Due to unfortunate circumstances I lost my job and was late twice on payments. NEVER was my services cut off. I recovered my bill this evening and almost passed out. My bill is $992.00 and due on the 22nd. I called and the lady I spoke with said it's a deposit for being late.
I informed her that we were never told of a deposit and in fact didn't have to pay a deposit. She said TXU can pick any amount if you are late 2 times in a year and make you pay it. I have no way of paying this outrageous bill and now have no options. Please someone explain how they can do this when there was nothing said about it upon signing up with them.
DALLAS, TEXAS -- June 2, 2009, I contacted TXU as I was preparing to switch to a provider with a lower rate of 10.5. At that time TXU offered to lower my rate to 13.9 and waive the cancellation fee. Provided I agreed to extend the length of my contract by two years. I agreed to those terms. They did not honor that agreement. They do NOT dispute the fact that they spoke with me on June 2 and that the representative offered me those terms. **, in the Corporate office of Priority Escalations(?) (would not give me either a last name nor an extension) stated that the representative was not authorized to offer me those terms. ** did locate the recording of the transaction.
BEWARE!!! TXU is using VERY deceptive techniques to LURE their customers into NOT switching then NOT honoring the terms offered simply by stating that the representative was not authorized. There are several neighbors who were made the very same offer the same week and these offers were not honored either!! In the meantime, I am forced to pay the higher rate for the previous month of June and until I am finally able to make the switch. I did switch today and will NEVER go back to TXU. My first and LAST experience with them!
BAYTOWN, TEXAS -- When TXU energy sales person knocked on my door, I was not interested in it at all. But, after she convinced me that I DO have a choice to switch to them even after I sign up. She basically told me that I will get bill before I completely switch from my current provider to TXU and can compare the bill. If I like it, just pay TXU bill and let the other alone. If I don't just cancel before the first bill due date. The truth is, I did NOT have a chance to compare bill from current provider to TXU before I can make up my mind. My service was already switched and I now have to pay penalty fee for breaking contract.
If I do want to go back to my previous provider even before TXU service starts, they told me that service may be interrupted for 2-3 days!! Who can live without power for 2 -3 days unless otherwise I have to? Those sales people mislead you and if you actually have a choice before you make up your mind. But, it's a lie!! I never get bill from them before service is switched. I should've known that their dirty lies are just to get commission from signing up for their service. They don't care! Even rate is better, I hate them for what they do to get customer into their service.
TEXAS -- I received a call from this company to lower my electric bill from reliant. I emailed the company to complain. Did not get an email response, so finally I called and waited for 15 minutes. The lady informed me she was the only one that handled e-mails. How big is this company? One employee. She was very understanding but I had a contract. I am writing with copies of my bills from reliant and TXU to show the public utilities commission.


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Detroit Beer: For Craft Beer Week, Celebrate With The Best Brews At Local Spots
Its a fact: some of the best beers in the world are made right in Michigan, a good thing to keep in mind during American Craft Beer Week.
Hunting down a local craft beer shouldn't be too hard. Fans of Bell's, a brewery on the west side of the state, rest easy knowing Oberon can be found in six-packs at liquor stores and on tap at many bars in the summer months. In fact, Bell's was the seventh-best selling craft beer maker in the country last year.
Earlier this week, the brewery opened a $20 million expansion of its production facility near Kalamazoo, according to MLive. The local expansion is one sign of craft beer's rising success on a national scale. There are now more than 1,000 new breweries in development nationwide.
There's all sorts of good beer news on the far side Michigan: Grand Rapids just tied Ashville, N.C., in a widespread online poll for the title of Beer City USA.
But you dont have to drive west, or to Asheville, to get great craft beer. There's plenty of breweries in Detroit and the metro area.
For this years American Craft Beer Week, celebrating small and independent beer producers, weve put together a gallery of some of our favorite local brews and the best places to drink them. If you're a beer beginner, take a second to read up on the different varieties and go out and try some beer -- for America, and Michigan!


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In Session's live coverage of the Jodi Arias trial begins January 7 on truTV from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
"No jury is going to convict me ... because I am innocent and you can mark my words on that. No jury is going to convict me."
That's what accused murderer Jodi Arias told "Inside Edition" in a jailhouse interview just three months after her ex-boyfriend's bloody corpse was found in his bathroom.
By many accounts, Jodi Arias is a pretty, well-spoken, smart young woman. She's also about to stand trial for shooting Travis Alexander in the face, stabbing him at least 29 times and slitting his throat from ear to ear.
At her trial, scheduled to begin in January, Arias' attorneys will argue she killed Alexander in self-defense, though they have not offered any details about how they'll try to convince the jury of that. In early statements to police, Arias said she wasn't with Alexander when he died. Later, after police matched a bloody handprint at the scene to her, Arias claimed she and Alexander had been attacked in a home invasion and the masked intruders killed him.
A jury will ultimately decide whether Alexander was the aggressor in the encounter that led to his death, or whether Arias is guilty of a cold-blooded murder deserving of the death penalty.
"I know this might sound creepy, but I hope to get to watch her die someday after she's on death row," Alexander's sister, Tanisha Sorenson, wrote in an email to HLNTV.com.
Read more: Victim's sister: Arias deserves death
The victim
Travis Alexander was a young guy with big dreams. He was active in the Mormon Church and well liked by his wide circle of friends.
In April, 2008, less than two months before he was killed, he wrote on his blog, "This Year will be the Best year of my life. This is the year that will eclipse all others. I will earn more, learn more, travel more, serve more, love more, give more and be more than all the other years of my life combined."
His friend Dave Hall says, "Travis was the type of guy to give you the shirt off his back, you know. He always opened his house to you if you ever needed, threw tons of parties, he was a clean-cut, good, wholesome guy and just a great, great friend. Today, he'd most likely be married, and he would have kids and what a great father he would make. And it just kills me to think that he's not here with us all because Jodi just couldn't let him go."
Sorenson says, "Travis was an amazing person and a great example for me. His death was so hard for me. We are the closest in age. After his death, I decided to become a better person and become active in our church."
Professionally, Travis Alexander was on the move up through the ranks of a pre-paid legal services company. He was a successful salesman and a motivational speaker.
He was at a Pre-Paid Legal Inc. convention when he caught the attention of Arias, a woman who would become his girlfriend and, later, his alleged killer.
Their story begins six years ago, in the fall of 2006. Alexander noticed Arias at the convention in Las Vegas and introduced himself. She was an aspiring photographer and they were both driven to succeed.
Alexander lived in Mesa, Arizona, at the time, and Arias lived five hours away in Palm Desert, California. But the distance didn't stop them from forging a romantic relationship. Arias says she and Alexander started dating in February 2007.
"He had grown to mean so much to me," Arias told CBS in a "48 Hours" interview. "You know we grew closer and closer and it was a natural progression. It was a serious relationship," Arias said in the jail cell interview. Alexander's friends say Arias began to make his world her own, even converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Despite their newly shared faith, which encourages abstinence before marriage, evidence shows they had a sexual relationship. There were steamy, provocative texts back and forth between Alexander and Arias. In the "48 Hours" interview, Arias said she and Alexander videotaped their sexual relations. During the trial, prosecutors are expected to show the jury racy photos of Alexander and Arias and provocative text messages between them.
Something was off
Arias told "48 Hours" she didn't think Alexander's friends were aware of the intensity of their relationship. "Nobody really knows what was going on behind closed bedroom doors except him and I."
Many of Alexander's friends have said they thought she came on too strong, too fast or that they thought there was something "off" about her.
Dave Hall is one of those friends. He met Alexander through work in 2002, and they became fast friends. Four years later, he met Arias at a company dinner, when she accompanied Alexander as his date. Dave says there was something strange, because Arias seemed to have no friends and never talked about her past.
"I thought 'Ah, there's an attractive girl.' But as the evening went on, I just thought … she might be eye candy on the outside, but she was just very mysterious and I didn't want to judge her at the beginning, but I just thought, her personality is not very… not very talkative. Very quiet, she just had a vibe about her that just was really mysterious and it wasn't until after we started hanging out numerous times and doing events together, that me along with everyone that knew Travis, just said, 'Dude, you can do a lot better. She might be good-looking, but this is not someone you want to be in a relationship with.'"
Hall says he witnessed Arias become possessive of Alexander as their tumultuous on-again, off-again two-year relationship developed. "If he talked about another girl or if he looked at another girl… she just had this evil smirk on her face that you could just tell she was the type of person that could smile while she slit your throat, you know. Pardon the pun there, in light of what's going on."
A jealous lover
At some point in 2007, Arias got suspicious that Alexander was seeing other people. She told "48 Hours" she saw text messages Alexander sent to another woman. She broke up with him, but then moved from her home in California to Mesa, where Alexander was still living. Sorenson says Alexander's tires were slashed while he was at another woman's house. He replaced the tires, and they were slashed again at a different location, which she says means somebody was following him around.
WATCH: What is Jodi Arias really like?
Soon after that, a woman Alexander was dating got an email from "John Doe" warning her that her behavior was sinful. It read, in part, "If you let him stay in your bed one more time or even sleep under the same roof as him, you will be giving the appearance of evil," the email read. "You are a daughter of God, and you have been a shameful example. Be thou clean, sin no more."
Arias moved back to California in early 2008, but said she and Alexander maintained a relationship. In the interview with "48 Hours," Arias said Alexander was going to visit her in May, but he postponed the trip. So she went on her own road trip in early June, stopping in Los Angeles to photograph her friend's baby. She had planned to head to Utah after that to visit Ryan Burns, who also worked at Pre-Paid Legal and is a Mormon.
Burns says, "We talked a lot on the phone, but we certainly weren't together or anything like that."
Another of Alexander's friends, Taylor Searle, tells In Session, that around the first week of June 2008, Alexander caught Arias hacking into his Facebook account and told her he wanted her out of his life. Searle says Alexander called him the next day and read the contents of an online chat between Alexander and Arias.
Searle says he asked Alexander, "Aren't you afraid she's going to hurt you?"
But as Arias told "48 Hours," her version of events is different. She said Alexander asked her to come to Arizona to visit him. So she abandoned her plan to see Burns in Utah and headed to Mesa to see Alexander instead.
The killing
In the same interview, Arias said she got to Alexander's house about 4 a.m. on June 4, 2008. She says they talked, went to sleep and woke up around 1 p.m. the next day. She says they had sex and took some explicit photos.
Police recovered the photos taken that day from the memory card of a digital camera found in Alexander's clothes dryer. Those photos are a timeline of Alexander's last hours alive.
At 1:40 p.m., a photo shows Arias posing for the camera nude on Alexander's bed.
At 5:22 p.m., a photo was taken, and deleted, showing Alexander naked in the shower.
At 5:30 p.m., there's another photo of Alexander.
Minutes later, he was dead.
Police say a photo time-stamped 5:32 p.m. shows Alexander's dead body on the bathroom floor.
That bathroom and those details are part of what haunt Dave Hall. He had stayed with Alexander shortly before he was murdered. "I was there in that house. I was staying for a whole week, there in the bedroom next door to where he was murdered. So when I watched the news broadcast, and I hear them talk about the description of the bloody palm print on the wall and in the shower and stuff -- I've been there. I've stood there, I've touched those walls, you know, I've been in that bathroom. It's like I've stood there, and it's really eerie to try to get these images out of my mind of my poor friend standing there and being shot, and then stabbed, and I visualize him fighting for his life and trying to get that knife away from Jodi."
On June 9, 2008, Alexander's roommates found his body and called 911. They immediately suspected Jodi Arias of killing him and told the operator about her. "He has an ex-girlfriend that has been bothering him and calling and [s]lashing tires and things like that … Her name is Jodi," said one of Alexander's roommates.
When police first contacted Arias, she told them she wasn't there when Alexander died. She said the last time she saw Alexander was in April 2008. She said they had dated for more than five months, but had broken up in June 2007 because they both had jealousy issues. After the breakup, they continued to have sex but kept it a secret. She told police she last spoke to Alexander on the phone June 3, 2008, between 8 and 9 p.m. while she was driving from her home in Yreka, California, to a conference in Salt Lake City.
Arias' behavior before Alexander died concerned Dave. He says his first thought after finding out Alexander was murdered was that Arias did it.
"Everyone was telling the detectives 'Jodi's involved.' Down in Arizona at the memorial for him, you know, Jodi showed up like this grieving widow, so sad that Travis is gone. And she's posting on Facebook, MySpace pictures and stuff of her and Travis, and how much she loved him, how much she'll miss him and stuff. It just all felt creepy because in the back of your mind you're going, 'I don't know how, but you're involved and I know it.'"
Later, Arias changed her story about the day Alexander died. She said she and Alexander were victims of a home invasion. In a jailhouse interview with "Inside Edition" in September 2008, she says a man and a woman, both wearing masks, burst into the house and attacked both of them. "I witnessed Travis being attacked by two other individuals." But she says she could not pick them out in a police line-up. "They came into his home and attacked us both."
She claims she fled, but was too terrified to call the police. When "Inside Edition" asked why she didn't immediately call the police, Arias said, "I'm not proud that I just left my friend there to be slaughtered at the hands of two other people, I'm not proud of that at all."
Now, as Arias' trial quickly approaches, she's given a third story about that day. On June 22, 2010, her defense attorneys filed a "notice of defenses" notifying the court that they intend to argue that Arias was a victim of domestic violence and was justified in using deadly force to defend herself against Alexander. HLN reached out to Arias' defense team for comment on the accusations and the defense strategy, but has not gotten a response.
Prosecutors aren't buying the domestic violence defense, and neither are a lot of other people.
Sorenson says, "I mean she really thought she wasn't going to get caught and messed up too many times. She thinks she can be that cunning and charming that she'll be able to have a jury believe her after all this, that she can play the self-defense card after all her previous stories didn't work out for her."
In a jailhouse news conference, Arias said she understands that she is facing some convincing evidence. "I need to be honest and the evidence is very compelling. But none of it proves that I committed a murder."
Warning signs
Hall says in hindsight, he saw the warning signs, but he didn't believe Arias was capable of murder. He saw Arias the day after Alexander's death, and thought her behavior was strange.
"Ryan [Burns] who lives real close to me, right here in Utah, she started hooking up with him, and so she drove straight from Travis' house up here to have a little make-out session with my buddy up here. Now, he's going to have to testify in court, so there's not a lot he can say to that, but she was up here for her booty call after butchering another human being, and the weird thing is, we were inviting her to go out four-wheeling with us the next day."
Burns confirms Arias did visit him, but he clarifies, "When he says hooking up, he is saying 'Utah Mormon hooking up,' hanging out, maybe going on a date. Maybe not the national understanding of hooking up and getting it on. We never had any sexual anything. That had nothing to do with it. She was coming to get to know me and to hang out."
Hall says part of what seemed so odd about Arias was the way she was dressed. "It's June and she had a long-sleeve shirt on and it's 100 degrees. She had a long-sleeve shirt on and she had bandages on her hand but her hair was completely different. She went from a blonde to a brunette. So, there were three major changes in her appearance. Now, the blonde to brunette, we're like. 'Wow. OK. That's dramatic.' But the long-sleeve shirt … I'm just sitting here thinking, 'Man, I am doing everything I can to cool down, I could never wear long sleeves.'"
Burns says he still finds it hard to imagine that Arias could have killed Alexander and then come to Utah to hang out with him and his friends the next day. "I don't see how she could have killed somebody and said it was self-defense and come and acted normal with me the whole day. There is obviously something wrong if she is saying a murder actually happened and then she spent an entire day hanging out with us and all of our friends after somebody had just been killed. I mean, whichever story she had gone with, the self-defense, the burglary, the 'I wasn't there.' I mean she's had so many stories now, no matter what it was, the way she acted … the only story that would have fit with that, if it was true, was that she was not there. Because the story that she's given now, saying she was defending herself or something horrible happened, I just don't see how she could have acted the way she did."
The trial
Arias has been in jail since her arrest on July 15, 2008, a little more than a month after Alexander was killed. Her trial has been delayed multiple times. Opening statements begin on Tuesday.
Sorenson says she's eager for the trial to start and she believes justice will help her sleep at night. "She has already dug her own grave, and I can't wait 'til her arrogant self is convicted for taking the life of Travis. That is when I will smile and have some kind of closure."


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Lindsay Piotti is currently in her 15th season as an assistant coach of the women's rowing team in 2018-19. The Shrewsbury, Mass. native is a 2004 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she was a four-year letterwinner for the women's rowing team.
Piotti was selected co-captain her senior year and led the Lightweight Eight team to a fifth-place overall finish at the IRA National Championship held in Camden, N.J., in June 2004. It was the first time in Rhode Island history that a Ram squad reached the finals. That same Lightweight Eight finished first in the ECAC Championships held in Worcester in May 2004.
Piotti earned a bachelor's degree in Communications Studies in May 2004. In 2005 and 2006 she attended USRowing coaching certification courses and is now a level 2 certified coach. In August of 2005, Piotti was co-director of the USRowing Master's Nationals Regatta held on Lake Quinsigamond; she has since continued to be co-director of the New England Championships Regatta, held in Worcester each May. Piotti also serves as part of the coaching staff for the WPI Rowing Camp and Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Rowing Camp each summer.


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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 26 Jan 2010
Came across two recent interesting stories about social media I thought I'd share.
How Social Media is Changing the 2010 Grammys: "... the Recording Academy has taken great strides to make this year's ceremony more interactive and fan-centric than ever before. ... The Academy has also embraced social media for the 2010 Grammys, big time."
This is a great article about how social media is changing the way an organisation connects with its' constituents and the biggest challenge faced - to actually decide embrace social media in the first place. Reminds me of some of the discussions we've had (and are still having) across our sector about what to do regarding social media. There are plenty of good lessons to learn from this posting.
The second, from Ross Dawson via Facebook, Australia is #1 globally in usage of social media, discusses recent research that shows that people in developed countries are spending 82% more time on social media and that Australia is number 1 globally in usage. Ross (and others) muse on the reasons for this in the next post on his blog.
Research we have conducted at the Australian Museum (reported here) shows that those who visit museums are more likely to have used social media that are two-way (such as commenting on blogs, writing reviews, etc) than those who don't. We are doing further research during January, asking what kinds of social media tools visitors to our College Street site have used in the previous six months. I'll post results on this blog when I get them.
As I have said many times before - we ignore these trends at our peril!
Here's another post on the nielsonwire blog. Interesting that this story made page 1 of mx - a free commuter newspaper with wide readership.


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Clean and classy, Orioles' spring home provides a blueprint for future refurb projects
The Baltimore Orioles changed the course of ballpark development at Camden Yards, and now they have done the same thing in Florida.
Two years after the Orioles moved their spring training operation to Sarasota from Fort Lauderdale, the team has put the finishing touches on $40 million in renovations to Ed Smith Stadium, the club's administration/clubhouse building next door and its minor league complex.
|The Orioles transformed a tired-looking ballpark …
In the process, the Orioles have established a model for what other Grapefruit League clubs can do to refurbish their parks, including the Minnesota Twins, a team working with Lee County officials to improve 21-year-old Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers (see story).
|… into a Grapefruit League gem.
Give credit for the masterful renovation to Janet Marie Smith, the developer for both Camden Yards and upgrades to Fenway Park, and now Ed Smith Stadium. Orioles executives John and Lou Angelos, sons of team Chairman and CEO Peter Angelos, also played key roles in the project.
■ Fenway takes flight in Florida.
Architect David Schwarz, part of a group that planned The Ballpark at Arlington as well as some museums and federal projects in Washington, D.C., designed the new stucco facade. It is a stunning re-creation of a spring training facility in the middle of a residential neighborhood.
Inside the park, fans will not see advertising clutter. The Orioles consolidated their sponsors, the hotels, restaurants and arts and attractions in Sarasota, and created "partner walls" on the main concourse for each
The sponsors have told the Orioles that the exposure in one dedicated space is an effective marketing tool.
"It draws more attention to them, and to these walls, than if they had just some little banner somewhere," said Laura Williams, the Orioles' director of Florida operations.
|Developer Janet Marie Smith met with local historians and studied the city's architecture to come up with the stadium's redesign.
The club expanded the park's pathways, adding an upper concourse to give their fans more space to move around. The left-field pavilion, a popular hangout featuring bistro-style tables and drink rails, gives fans a true feel for the Florida spring training experience.
The park has two air-conditioned rooms open to the public — Cafe 54 and the team store — for fans to escape the hot Florida sun. Cafe 54, a sit-down deli that added Chick-fil-A products this year, is a luxury not seen at many spring training facilities.
The Orioles' rebranding inside Ed Smith Stadium starts at the Home Plate Gate. Just past the turnstiles hangs the team's "championship chandelier" made of Louisville Slugger P72 bats, the model used by Baltimore hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr.
|The life-size bobblehead in the right-field corner is a popular attraction.
New this year are the finished interiors for the three World Series suites themed for the 1966, 1970 and 1983 championship teams. Each suite comes with 30 tickets and costs $1,200 to $1,500 a game depending on the opponent.
For Williams, a Baltimore native, the 1970 World Series suite and the large photograph of Brooks Robinson jumping for joy bring back memories of her childhood rooting for the home team. The suite enhancements bring extra color to what were mostly blank walls last season.
"We were so close to the wire last year [with completing the renovation] that we were renting furniture for the suites," Williams said. "Now fans that saw the park last year are seeing a new ballpark this year because so much of what we had last year was temporary."
Season-ticket holders at Ed Smith Stadium can upgrade their seats for about $20 to cover a buffet meal inside the Home Plate Suite. The homemade pies from Troyer's Dutch Heritage, a local restaurant, are a big hit with the natives and visitors from Baltimore, Williams said.
As part of the renovation, the bullpens were relocated from outside the outfield fences, giving fans the opportunity to see pitchers warming up. Getting close to the players is a key difference between spring training and the regular season, Williams said.
The left-field pavilion gives off such a great vibe that many season-ticket holders moved their seats there from behind home plate. The pavilion was revamped late in the design, tripled in size with a higher elevation, John Angelos said.
The pavilion and other parts of Ed Smith Stadium give fans more elbow room without sacrificing the building's intimate feel.
"Even in the midst of our sellout games with the Red Sox, Yankees and Phillies, the park is alive but you don't feel like someone is on top of you; fans can still walk freely through the park and enjoy it," Williams said.


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New Canadian RV, Campground Group Forms
May 17, 2013 by RVBusiness · 1 Comment
Three major players in the Canadian RV and camping industry have joined forces to create a new association: the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC).
According to a press release, CCRVC represents the RV Manufacturers Association, the RV Dealers Association and the campground owners associations from across Canada. The mission of this new organization is the betterment and support of the camping and RV industry in Canada.
A board has been elected and Executive Committee formed. The council has reviewed and approved bylaws as well as the initial budget. Maryse Catellier, who has more than 12 years of experience in the industry, was hired as full time president. Previously, she worked as Camping Quebec executive director.
The executive committee includes: Chairman Robert Trask from Camping in Ontario; Vice Chairman Roger Faulkner from the Canadian Recreation Vehicle Association (CRVA); and Secretary Treasurer Ian Moore from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA of Canada). Joss Penny, from the British Columbia Lodging and Campgrounds Association will sit on the executive committee as director at large.
Go RVing Canada will also be participating as a guest with the newly formed association, working to help promote the RV and camping lifestyle in Canada.
The Council will foster projects to enhance the camping experience for all communities across Canada.


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BAKER � Baker School�s football team puts its perfect record on the line Friday night when the 5-0 Gators travel to Panama City to play North Bay Haven Academy. Game time is 7 p.m.
BAKER � Baker School�s football team puts its perfect record on the line Friday night when the 5-0 Gators travel to Panama City to play North Bay Haven Academy.
Game time is 7 p.m.
The Buccaneers (2-2) are in their first season of varsity football. They beat Rocky Bayou Christian 28-20 and Freeport 48-39. Their two losses were to South Walton (47-20) and Wewahitchka 34-13.
North Bayis coached by Jared Hale, a former standout at Arnold High School, where he played for his father, James Hale.
Gator coach Matt Brunson expects to see Jared Hale use a lot of schemes his father used at Arnold.
"They (the Buccaneers) are very similar to Arnold when his (Jared Hale's) dad was there," Brunson said. "They are going to be somewhat in a spread look, but they use a tight end more often. They are in a shotgun zone and zone read.
"They've got a nice little offensive package. They have a very athletic quarterback and they have two or three skill guys."
With a five-man front, North Bay�s defense will be similar to Baker's.
The Gators are coming off an impressive 56-14 win over District 1-1A rival Freeport in which tailback D.J. Thomas ran for 221 yards and five touchdowns on just 12 carries. Thomas now has 968 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season.
Baker has rushed for 1,611 yards as a team. The Gators also have thrown for 560 yards to average 449 yards in total offense a game.
"We are more physical than a lot of people we play as a result of how we play and how we attack the line of scrimmage," Brunson said. "Our offensive guys (linemen) and our fullbacks play with very good pad level.
"Coach (Chip) Weems has been with me a long time and he does a good job of getting those guys' knees bent and braced in there so they can get movement. Brandon Engler isn't the biggest fullback, but he's a very aggressive football player. They knock some holes and then our tailbacks, D.J. Thomas and Richard Stroheker, do a good job of finishing runs."
Brunson isn't expecting a letdown after the big district win when the Gators go out of district play Friday night.
"Our guys really are hungry for victory and they want to win every one," he said. "Our guys have played well every Friday night and I expect that to continue.
"You just keep pounding, pounding, pounding (with the run) and eventually they start taking on water."
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at email@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.
What: Baker at North Bay Academy
When: 7 p.m. Friday


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Minnesota Twins Drop Cleveland Indians into Last Place, 6-4 [PHOTOS]
CLEVELAND -- Josh Willingham had four hits and four RBIs, Liam Hendriks finally got his first career win and the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 6-4 Wednesday night, dropping the Indians into last place in the AL Central.
Willingham belted a tiebreaking two-run homer off Zach McAllister (5-8) in the fifth inning, giving Minnesota a 4-2 lead. He also had three singles.
Hendriks (1-7) pitched six effective innings to get the win in his 18th career start. Glen Perkins worked the ninth for his 14th save.
Minnesota's Joe Mauer went 1 for 4 with a walk and had an RBI single taken away when the umpires reversed a call.
Cleveland shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera homered, but left in the seventh with a sore right wrist.
Mauer hit a sinking liner to left with Jamey Carroll on second base in the eighth. Vinny Rottino made a diving catch, but third base umpire Mike Muchlinski gave a safe sign as Carroll scored.
Indians manager Manny Acta argued with Muchlinski, a fill-in ump from the minors. The entire crew huddled for a moment and Muchlinski reversed his call, ending the inning and keeping the score at 6-2.
Jason Kipnis and Michael Brantley each singled in runs in the bottom half, but that was it for the Tribe.
Cleveland fell to 11-39 since July 26 and has dropped 11 of its last 13 at home. The Indians led the AL Central for 40 days and held a four-game advantage on May 17, but are 39-72 since.
Hendriks allowed two runs and two hits. The right-hander, who made four starts in 2011, was the fifth pitcher since 1920 to go winless in his first 17 starts, three shy of the record shared by Bill Caudill of the Chicago Cubs (1979-81) and Mike Mohler of Oakland (1993-97).
Cabrera put Cleveland ahead 1-0 with his 15th homer in the first. He later aggravated a wrist injury that caused him to miss four starts last week.
Mauer and Willingham had consecutive run-scoring singles in the third to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead.
Rottino hustled for the tying run in the bottom half. He walked, stole second and advanced to third on a groundout. He waited until shortstop Pedro Florimon fielded the ball hit by Shin-Soo Choo and threw to first, then took off and beat Justin Morneau's throw back across the diamond. Kipnis then singled Rottino home.
Chris Herrmann made it 5-2 with a run-scoring groundout in the fifth off Chris Seddon. Willingham added an RBI single in the sixth.
McAllister gave up four runs and eight hits over 4 1-3 innings and dropped to 0-4 in seven starts since beating Boston on Aug. 11. In 12 starts since defeating Tampa Bay on July 16, the right-hander is 1-7.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Second grade students do a classroom activity that simulates how seismic waves travel through solids and liquids in the Earth. View Video
Slow Flowing Solids Explain Tectonic Plate Movement View Video
On the Big Island of Hawaii, lava from volcanoes forms new rock. Physical and chemical processes contribute to the weathering of rock into sediment and soil. View Video
The solar system started to form when clouds of dust and gas collapsed, under the force of gravity, into a flat, spinning disk. View Video
The opening of the Atlantic Ocean between two tectonic plates at a spreading ridge separated the two continents. View Video
Spreading ridge volcanoes form in the deep sea where two plates are moving apart. View Video
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2013 Hyundai Elantra GT: Real-World Review
After a week with the 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT, I'm pretty certain that it's the single best compact car on the market today.
Since the Elantra's redesign in 2011, I've successfully talked four of my closest friends into buying one. It's just one of those cars that seems to fit all the needs of a young person today: It's stylish, efficient, surprisingly luxurious and packed with technology. Most importantly, though, it's loaded for $24,000. Sadly, I'm the only person in my circle who can really call himself a car guy, but I'm convinced that the Elantra is the perfect car for the budget-minded shopper who values options and fuel economy over driving dynamics. It's certainly well equipped, but I wouldn't necessarily call it fun.
Yes, the GT is equipped with the same fixin's as the Elantra sedan. Heated leather seats: check. Auto headlights and Bluetooth: check. Premium sound system with navigation and a backup camera: check. But the GT also comes with an optional panoramic sunroof, and the added sunlight makes the car feel more midsize than compact. Thanks to the versatility of the hatchback design, cargo capacity is increased from 14.8 cu-ft in the sedan (think three carry-on suitcases) to 23 cu-ft in the hatchback, or 51 cu-ft with the seats down. That's giant flat-screen television territory. Plus, it's EPA-rated at 27 mpg in the city and 37 mpg on the highway, and that's not shabby.
Even better is that this little car's suspension has been tuned for more spirited driving and nimble handling than the standard sedan. Add the options of comfort, neutral and sport steering modes and the GT isn't just an Elantra hatchback but a real delight on the road. The only thing really lacking here is more power, and I have my fingers crossed that the turbocharged engine of the Veloster Turbo will make its way into the Elantra GT.
At $18,395, the 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT's base price starts nearly $2,000 higher than the Elantra sedan, but it also comes standard with more options. Comparably equipped, the Elantra Limited and GT with style and technology packages are $24,070 and $25,270, respectively. In my opinion, the glass roof and added cargo space are worth the $1,200 upcharge.
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Poll: Americans Hopeful for a Better Year in 2014
A new poll shows that Americans are ready to ring in the new year with a sense of optimism for the year ahead.
The AP-Times Square New Year's Eve poll finds their ratings for the year gone by are less than glowing.
On the whole, Americans rate their own experience in 2013 more positively than negatively. But the poll shows that when asked to assess the year for the United States or the world at large, things turn sour.
All told, 32 percent say 2013 was a better year for them than 2012, while 20 percent say it was worse and 46 percent say the two years were really about the same.
Young people were more likely to see improvement in 2013.


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ALBANY, Ore. — Oregon's Willamette Valley supplies seed for a large percentage of what is becoming a dynamic Midwest cover crop market. But it will take increased yields and a good understanding of that market to meet future demands, according to an Oregon State University extension agent.
In a seed production meeting here Jan. 7, south Willamette Valley field crops extension agent Paul Marquardt told growers he doubts cover crop advocates can meet a professed goal of having 100 million acres in the Midwest planted to cover crops by 2025.
But, Marquardt said, even at half that acreage, it will be difficult for Willamette Valley growers to meet the demand.
"Bumping up yields through different management strategies and through breeding will be a key if we're going to produce quality seed for the cover crop market," Marquardt said.
"Understanding how Oregon seed production practices affect cover crop seed quality is essential as this market is increasing," Marquardt said, "and increasing Oregon seed yields also is going to be essential."
Marquardt is familiar with Midwest agriculture through studies at Purdue University, where he received a master's degree in entomology and a doctorate in weed science.
"Getting the right species out there, tweaking varieties that we are producing here in the Willamette Valley and working with the Midwest to get the right species and the right cover crops that they want in their fields is going to be key," Marquardt said.
To date, Willamette Valley growers produce seed of three of the top four cover crops in the Midwest, including brassicas, primarily radish; legumes, primarily clovers; and annual ryegrass.
"A lot of that seed is coming out of this valley," Marquardt said.
Midwest growers currently plant cover crops on 1.5 million to 2 million acres, Marquardt said, primarily to break up soil compaction. Other big reasons, according to a survey of about 700 growers, are erosion control, to add nutrients to the soil, increase soil moisture-holding capacity and suppress weeds.
The radish, clovers and annual ryegrass seed that Oregon sells into that market meets many of those needs, he said, further indicating that the market for Oregon-grown cover crop seeds isn't likely to dissipate.
Oregon growers in 2012 produced 284 million pounds of annual ryegrass seed, Marquardt said. The seed is used for turf, forage and erosion control, in addition to cover crops.
Growers also produced 12.8 million pounds of red clover seed, 7.6 million pounds of crimson clover seed and 3.3 million pounds of white clover seed. Clovers are used primarily for forage, in addition to cover crop usage.
Marquardt called the goal of expanding Midwest cover crop acreage to 100 million by 2025 "really lofty."
"Considering you're talking about 250 to 300 million acres of corn and soybean production in that area, to get to one-third of that, I don't see that happening in the next 10-plus years," Marquardt said. "I don't think we're going to get to that point."
"But even at 50 million acres, I don't think the Willamette Valley is going to be able to produce enough seed to accomplish this goal at our current levels of production," he said.


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Being that tennis has consumed a good 95% of my life, you can assume that means my family and friends eat, sleep and breathe almost as much tennis as I do on a daily basis (and I certainly make sure they get their daily dose of tennis). Even the members of my family that don't play tennis anymore still love the clothes and accessories that tennis players adorn from the hoodies to headbands to tops and capris, etc. And don't even get me started on the obsession from my brother-in-law-to-be with the sour candy from Sugarpova.
With that being said, although I am slacking slightly this year in my gift buying, there's a good chance most of my presents will be bought where? Where else but the Warehouse! So while I can't disclose too much on the specifics of my shopping cart because I know I have snoopers in my family…I can offer some pretty awesome stocking stuffers (I'm talking some seriously fun swag for under $20!) for you guys to contemplate for the tennis lovers in your life!


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The Athletics have announced the signing of righty Henderson Alvarez to a one-year deal.
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I watched the Candidate Forum Tuesday night and want to commend those who took part. It was a wonderful opportunity for everyone to "meet" their candidates. Thanks for making sure we're informed voters.
David Crum's letter about Bill Keefer was certainly nice. It brought home the fact that Augusta is truly going to miss Mr. Keefer. It's going to be hard to replace him.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The No. 59 Santa Clara men's tennis team continued its impressive roll on Thursday with its eighth straight win, defeating West Coast Conference rival San Francisco 5-2. The singles matches were completed Thursday after being suspended due to weather on Wednesday afternoon. Heading into play on Thursday, the Broncos already had a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point the day before. Freshman Jay Wong led the singles charge with a 6-3, 6-4 win in his first appearance at the No. 2 position and Bobby Rasmussen clinched the match at No. 4.
In doubles on Wednesday, the Broncos captured all three matches, led by Jan Macek and Rassmussen's 15th win of the year. Robert Gallman and Blane Shields remained unbeaten as a doubles combo with a win over Einar Hart and Mitch Del Rosario at No. 2.
Wong was again the catalyst in singles as he was first off the court after defeating Falko Huettenberger in straight sets. Wong has won eight straight singles matches and is now an unbelievable 23-6 on the season. Following a loss at No. 1 by Macek, the Broncos got two more wins from two of the rocks of their lineup. At No. 6 Tommy Hicks won his sixth straight match, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 over Greg Hom. Minutes later Rasmussen equaled Hicks' win streak with a 6-4, 6-1 win of his own to clinch the match for SCU. Gallman picked up the Broncos final win of the day, defeating Asaf Cohen 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) at No. 5.
The Broncos continue their three-match road trip on Sunday, March 11 when they face the Cal Poly Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. PT in San Luis Obispo. SCU has never won a road match against Cal Poly.
No. 59 Santa Clara def. San Francisco 5-2
Doubles: (Order of finish 2, 1, 3)
1. SCU Jan Macek/Bobby Rasmussen def. USF Matthew Berry/Asaf Cohen 8-6
2. SCU Robert Gallman/Blane Shields def. USF Einar Hart/Mitch Del Rosario 8-4
3. SCU Brian Brogan/Kevin McQuaid def. USF Rainer Nachbauer/Thong Tu 8-6
Singles: (Order of finish 2, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5)
1. USF Matthew Berry def. SCU Jan Macek 6-3, 6-4
2. SCU Jay Wong def USF Falko Huettenberger 6-3, 6-4
3. USF Thong Tu def. SCU Brian Brogan 6-3, 6-0
4. SCU Bobby Rasmussen def. USF Rainer Nachbauer 6-4, 6-1
5. SCU Robert Gallman def. USF Asaf Cohen 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
6. SCU Tommy Hicks def. USF Greg Hom 6-3, 6-3


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5 Ways to Organize by Color
If you're reading this blog, chances are you're a visual person. Maybe you "read" photographs more quickly and more easily than text, or you might prefer charts and graphs to written reports. People who think visually often organize their homes by color.
Color can be a great unifier, creating connections between various objects. It can also help to differentiate things, like using color-coding to keep your tax files separate from your personal files.
- In Emily and Meeko's home, yellow accessories create a sense of cohesiveness in the kitchen.
- Although they don't precisely color code their books, Matthew and Deb group the spines in similar colors and patterns to make a shelf look organized.
- Jennifer groups together a few different patterns that have similar colors running through them. The embroidery hoop frames and common palette make them read as one group.
- Laura is a professional organizer who color codes her closet. Grouping shoes, shirts, and coats by color makes them easier to locate.
- Kitty keeps her photos and small things organized inside colored boxes.
• Instant Decorating: Organizing Collections by Color
• Using Color to Organize Your Files
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This year we had the pleasure to get invited to Electric Picnic. We were given the Ignition tent for a few hours everyday where members from all the Irish hackerspaces: TOG, Milk Labs and ourselves 091 Labs held workshops.
Here are some of the pictures taken during those events.
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Police have not drawn a connection between the vandalism and the protest, which drew about two dozen people, but the events have been linked in media reports. Nextera was given permission to remove the nest by the province's Ministry of Natural Resources, after it was determined it had not yet been used for rearing chicks.
In a letter to the community, Nextera says the nest is now being safely stored. "The Summerhaven team will be consulting with the local First Nations, governmental authorities and other stakeholders to arrive at the best relocation site for the nest," the company said.
"We understand some may be concerned about the removal of the nest and we share that concern. However, after discussions with the experts, we believe that the action taken was absolutely in the best interest of the eagles, and would significantly reduce the risk of any harm coming to them."
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I am happy to announce haven't stepped in the hole again! Every single time I step out the door I remind my husband about it and for him not to step in it either; it is a doozy!
Today, when we woke up, it was storming and the trailer was rocking with the wind. I could see my husband's head going back and forth with the sway of the wind. I looked out at the lake. It had waves that looked more like the beach! White caps were everywhere! They sky behind the lake was a strange gray, a color I have seen just before a tornado. Somehow, I knew a tornado was not going to be part of my day. The wind was lulling me back to sleep, but church was quickly approaching and I had to rush to get ready.
Hubby made me pancakes and bacon while I got ready to leave. We went to church and drove back talking about where we would eat tonight. All of a sudden I thought just being in my jammies and writing a blog while hubby napped just sounded great! We decided, he would go into town for burgers.
Gracie is beside me with her new Christmas blanket and her toy rope. Gracie is my chihuahua. Suddenly, I just got a hankering to watch "Hondo", my favorite John Wayne movie. Last night hubby surprised me with my favorite Christmas movie "Silent Night" with Linda Hamilton.
You know what would make this day complete for me, Baby?
To watch "Hondo"!
It would?
Yep, it sure would!
Suddenly, my husband reaches down and pulls out the movie "Hondo" from the movies we have in the trailer! He thought of everything!! I feel like a queen, but better than that I feel loved and cherished! He thought of me and all I enjoyed and just to wish for it, he gave it.
I thank God for my husband! After 29 years of marriage, neither of us are the same physically or mentally, but thank God, we have grown in our love for each other and grown together and not apart. We have loved the changes! We have embraced them and in so doing embraced each other even tighter!
If you were looking for a "Lucy" incident, I hope you aren't disappointed! The day is not over…you just never know when one is going to pop up! Blessings, dear reader!! See you soon!


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STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 15, 2014�. Two outspoken House Republicans harshly criticized the leadership of their party on Thursday, calling for House Minority Leader Brad Jones to step aside and further exposing a rift within the ranks of the House GOP that cuts along ideological and institutional lines.
Nowhere has the divide between factions of elected Republicans been more acute in recent years than in the House where a small, but vocal group of mostly conservative lawmakers routinely bucks leadership of the outnumbered GOP caucus. The members often push into the public eye issues and concerns of importance to them that are not always deemed worth the fight for party leaders.
Rep. Jim Lyons, a conservative Andover Republican, laid bare the inter-party tension on Thursday in a radio interview on WRKO where he openly criticized Jones�s leadership. His feelings were echoed later in the day by Rep. Marc Lombardo, a Billerica Republican.
The critiques seemed to backstop rumblings among State House Republicans in recent months that Jones, who would likely have the votes to withstand a challenge today, could face competition next year depending on the results of the November election.
Jones�s style has often been to pick issues on which he�ll battle with Democrats, who outnumber Republicans in the House by more than five-to-one. By opting against trying to embarrass or challenge Democrats at every turn, Jones has calculated that Democrats may be more willing to work with him when he really wants to get something done.
"In my opinion we have to change the leadership within the Republican Party," Lyons said. "If we�re ever going to make any changes on Beacon Hill and in Massachusetts it is time to have Republicans who understand that our job is to go in there and protect the taxpayers and to fight as an opposition party and be unafraid to stand for the values that we stand for and when we have leadership that wants to bend and go along with the priorities of the Democrats we�re going to be nothing but a failure."
Lombardo, who often works closely with Lyons, told the News Service later in the day that he agreed with Lyons.
"I do. It�s been about 12 years that Leader Jones has led the Republican caucus and like anything after 12 years things become stale and it�s time for new blood," Lombardo said. "There are those who want the Republican Party to be a true opposition party and under this leadership the Republican Party is more an accessory to the Democratic Party."
Jones, in an interview with the News Service, said he believes Lyons is expressing a "distinctly minority view" among House Republicans and defended his approach of being selective when challenging Democratic leaders. He said he�s confident that he still has "strong support" within the caucus to remain on as leader, but will be prepared for a challenge in January, if he wins re-election.
"You don�t have to be a rocket scientist, and obviously Rep. Lyons isn�t, to realize that you need some support on the Democratic side of the aisle to get issues advanced, whether they�re policy or parochial. That�s just a mathematical reality, as much as I may not or he may not like it to be the case," Jones said.
Jones said he has an open-door-policy to work with members, but Lyons has never come to him to express a disagreement over something that�s been done or a decision that�s been made.
"That is his prerogative. That is his right. But quite frankly I think it�s disappointing and belies that this is a lot more about politics than it is anything else," Jones said. "It�s really unfortunate because I think the party has great number of opportunities this fall up and down the ticket and I think for those who want to continue down this path it�s nothing but a distraction to winning seats."
Lombardo said it was premature to speculate about who might be a good replacement for Jones, but said he would be unlikely to seek the post. Asked about Rep. Shaunna O�Connell, Lombardo said, "I�d certainly support someone like Shaunna O�Connell," but declined to say whether the two have talked about her running.
Lombardo said he supported Jones for leader in 2013 because the Reading Republican was the only option, not because he had a different opinion of his leadership.
The conversation on the radio about leadership of the party started when Lyons said he could not understand why GOP leaders allowed House Democrats to gavel through a bill on Wednesday on a voice vote to raise the minimum wage. The House had previously taken a roll call on the bill, but for procedural reasons needed to reapprove the bill in order to move the issue into a Democrat-controlled conference committee with the Senate.
Lyons said he raised the issue with House GOP leaders before the session, but was rebuffed, and he did not attempt to block the bill when it emerged for a vote on the floor. A source confirmed that Lyons raised the issue during a private caucus, but Jones was not present for the discussion.
"Why should we care that the Democrats have completely messed up the process on trying to get a vote on the minimum wage?" Lyons said on the radio. "We could have opposed the minimum wage on the procedural ground and try to at least prevent it from being put back into the conference committee, but we didn�t I cannot for the life of me understand why things like that go through."
Jones, who noted that the House did take a roll call vote on the bill in April, questioned why Lyons didn�t offer an amendment himself if it was of such great concern.
"If they felt that was the job, why didn�t they do their job?" Jones asked. He said many Republicans had reasons for not wanting another roll call vote, including the links that could be drawn between them and Mitt Romney who recently voiced support for a minimum wage increase.
Lyons said on the radio that his lack of confidence in Jones is nothing new. He said he voted against Jones for minority leader in January 2013, but a spokesman for the leader said Lyons abstained and was the only member of the caucus to do so.
Jones, first elected minority leader in 2002, last fended off a challenge to his leadership in 2009 when he eked out a victory over then Rep. Lewis Evangelidis, who is now the Worcester County sheriff. Evangelidis had support from seven members of the then 16-member caucus, including Karyn Polito, who is now a candidate for lieutenant governor.
Jones said he feels the latest rift in the caucus in "more visceral" than the last time around.
Lyons also resurfaced a fight from last summer when House Speaker Robert DeLeo began enforcing a new rule that only designated leaders of the Democrat or Republican Party during an informal session could have access to the "can" where bills expected to surface for votes are kept during the session.
Lyons criticized Jones for refusing to stand with members of his caucus who expressed concern about the policy and even shut down sessions in protest, and accused Jones of "attacking" him for voicing his opinions and telling the media that it was "a privilege" for members to sift through bills on the rostrum. Jones noted that since the dispute neither Lyons nor Lombardo regularly show up to informal sessions to review the bills on the agenda, calling the dust up "more about histrionics and theatrics than substance."
"It is obvious as someone who has been in there four years now that we need an opposition party that�s prepared to fight, prepared to take on the Democrat, prepared to promote our agenda. We don�t do that," Lyons told the show�s host Jeff Kuhner. "Everything is wait to see what the Democrats will do and then maybe sometimes fight them, maybe, and if not we just kind of try to make sure the trains run on time."
Rep. Viriato deMacedo, a Plymouth Republican and member of Jones�s inner circle, said he strongly disagreed with Lyons and Lombardo.
"I�ve served with Brad and I feel very confident Brad has a strong majority of the caucus believing he has done a good job," deMacedo told the News Service. "You have to be effective and you have to work to do that. We stand up all the time. The job isn�t just to say, �No,� or to say, �Black,� when they say, �White.�"
DeMacedo is running for state Senate this year, and won�t be around to support Jones if he does face a challenge, but said Lyons and Lombardo have failed to recognize that having the respect of the opposition doesn�t make one a bad leader.
"If you are constantly fighting everything, they�ll listen to nothing," deMacedo said, referring to Democratic leaders.
STATEHOUSE NEWS Reps call for change to GOP leadership