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Should Kevin Love Stay or Leave Minnesota?
Kevin Love will be a free agent in the summer of 2015 if he declines a player option with Minnesota Timberwolves. For now it appears he likes playing at the Target Center.
Love said in an interview with GQ that he is comfortable playing for the Timberwolves:
"People think that is so far-fetched that I would stay in Minnesota. And I'm not (expletive) on the Lakers, but we have the better team, the better foundation. I'm having fun."
The Timberwolves are in prime position to nab a playoff start as the second half of the NBA season is beginning. Minnesota is 25-28 and six games behind the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
As for the those rumors, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks said they are interested in trading for the All-Star. Thursday is the deadline for NBA teams to strike a deal. For Love, would those teams be good landing spots?
The Lakers are 18-35, and tied for second worst record in the Western Conference. Los Angeles is old, too. Bryant is 35, and is coming off injury. Steve Nash is 40, Steve Blake is 33, and Pau Gasol is 33.
Los Angeles isn't financially set, either. Bryant is the highest-paid player in the NBA, and has two more years left on his contract he signed back in November. Meanwhile, Nash has one more year on his contract and is owed 9.7 million.
So, at 25, Love would likely be going into a situation where a window for a championship is closing. The only upsides for the Lakers is a possible lottery pick, and the ability to pair a young star with the Minnesota All-Star. Love is also a California native, which could persuade him to move back home.
The other team pursuing Love is Dallas, and the Mavericks are 32-23. Dallas is currently the eight seed currently. But they are old, just like the Lakers. Dirk Nowitzki is 35, Shawn Marion is 35, Vince Carter is 37, and Jose Calderon is 32. The only piece may be Monta Ellis and he is 28.
The last option is stay in Minnesota. Love could have a chance to get the Timberwolves back to the playoffs for the first time in nine years, and his team is youthful, and exciting to watch.
Minnesota's star forward and point guard Ricky Rubio are finally both healthy, and have built solid chemistry with the rest of their teammates, Nikola Pekovic, Corey Brewer, and Kevin Martin. (Pekovic missed Wednesday's game and Martin is out indefinitely currently).
It's all up to Love though, and it's sounding from his interview with GQ that Timberwolves fans can keep loving their star forward.


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PKRA News:
The PKRA Confirms First Ever Visit to Egypt
The PKRA is thrilled to announce one of the most exciting tour stops for the 2013 season, in El Gouna, Egypt. Located on the Red Sea and famed for its resort feel, El Gouna will host the PKRA in true Egyptian style. This announcement comes with an official confirmation and plans to make this a certain highlight of the year.
Members of the Professional Kite Riders Association remain incredibly excited for this first time ever event, and look forward to enjoying the favorable conditions and cultural delights that this region is known to provide. In fact, this resort area has long specialized in watersports, and has become a destination of choice for many kitesurfers across the world. Parasailing, windsurfing, and snorkeling have also become major tourist attractions of the area.
In the meantime, the PKRA continues to work on the schedule for the upcoming 2013 season. Many familiar tour stops will comprise yet another exciting year, while new and sensational places will also emerge on the schedule. With anticipation high as both the riders and the organization looks forward another banner season, the amazing competition to come will surely continue to motivate athletes during this training period leading up to a new year.

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Dell ( DELL) shares are moving lower in after-hours, as the PC maker missed Wall Street expectations. The Round Rock, TX.-based technology company earned 39 cents a share on a non-GAAP basis, on $13.7 billion during the quarter ending Sept. 30. Revenue fell 11% year-over-year, as desktop and mobility revenue decreased. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect Dell to earn 40 cents a share on $13.89 billion in revenue. "We are consistently executing our end-to-end solutions strategy for the benefit of our customers," said Dell CEO Michael Dell, in the press release. "In the quarter, we completed the acquisition of Quest Software which - along with other recent acquisitions like SonicWALL and Wyse - adds leading management, security, virtualization and cloud capabilities to our expanding portfolio of powerful solutions." Dell generated $1.3 billion in cash flow from operations during the quarter. As of the end of Sept. 30, Dell had $14.2 billion in cash and investments. Dell provided fourth-quarter guidance. It expects revenue to grow 2% to 5% sequentially, implying revenue between $13.97 billion and $14.38 billion. The company expects full-year non-GAAP earnings of at least $1.70 a share. Wall Street analysts polled by Thomson Reuters are looking for 40 cents a share on $14.48 billion in sales. Shares of Dell ended Thursday's session flat, closing at $9.58. The stock is moving higher in extended-hours trading, losing 0.63% to $9.50 according to Nasdaq.com. Interested in more on Dell? See TheStreet Ratings' report card for this stock. -- Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York >Contact by Email. Follow @Commodity_Bull
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VICTORY FOR BREMONT at HSBC GLOBAL CONNECTIONS AWARDS
Bremont Watch Company scoops HSBC Global Connections Regional Final Award
Bremont Watch Company has been announced as a winner of HSBC's South West and Wales Regional Global Connections initiative to find the UK's most innovative and forward-thinking companies. The company, along with Bristol's Pukka Herbs, was selected from six regional finalists.
The winners of the Global Connections initiative were announced at an awards dinner last night at Wales' Celtic Manor. This follows their return from an International Exchange visit to Singapore, which is considered one of the world's most dynamic markets for business growth opportunities.
Over 1,500 companies in the UK entered the Global Connections initiative which aims to support pioneering UK businesses that show inventive ambitions and want to share and expand their ideas on a global scale.


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December 1999 Photos - Elisabeth Partin
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Elisabeth's face.
Elisabeth spending some time in the laundry basket (check out her cute little foot!).
Elisabeth's bathtub mohawk.
Elisabeth and her grandpa (Susan's father Erich).
Elisabeth and her Oma.
Elisabeth in a very cute outfit with her papa.
Elisabeth on her tractor, looking cute, as always.
Elisabeth and her papa.
Elisabeth on Christmas morning, wearing an outfit made by her Grammy for Susan when she was a year old.
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A Superior Court judge listened to competing arguments for one hour Tuesday, then delayed action on the Town of Rocky Hill's request for a restraining order to prevent the transfer of state prison inmates and mental patients into a private nursing home at 60 West St.
"I'll get to it as soon as I can. I am not going to enter an order at this time," Judge Antonio C. Robaina said at the end of the Tuesday morning hearing, held in a small second-floor courtroom in the Superior Court building on Washington Street.
Town Attorney Morris B. Borea had asked for an immediate order to halt the 95-bed facility from opening. The order would remain in force until a trial could be held in the town's lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction against the property owner and the nursing home operator.
"At this point, the equities favor the town. We understand that they will do this right away if this is not granted today," Borea said.
Robaina didn't say when he will make his ruling, indicating he wanted to review the arguments raised by both sides.
Town officials maintain that the proposed facility is a thinly disguised prison where potentially dangerous felons will be kept under tight security. Allowing such a facility to open in a residential neighborhood would pose a safety risk to residents, unduly burden local emergency services and undermine local constitutional protections to regulate property, Borea argued.
Jonathan M. Starble, the attorney for iCare Management LLC and SecureCare Realty LLC — the nursing home operator and the property owner — argued that the court lacks legal authority to issue a restraining order before hearing the defendants' motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
That motion holds that the defendants, by acting as agents of the State of Connecticut, enjoy sovereign immunity, freeing them from suit and local interference.
"You can't put aside this motion to dismiss and grant a TRO," Starble argued.
The hearing highlighted arguments, detailed in lengthy briefs and supported by competing lists of exhibits, filed beforehand by the two sides. Disagreements over the facts of the dispute and applicable case law were pronounced, particularly about the nature of the proposed facility.
Is it a new type of correction facility, as the town claims, or a nursing home designed for patients who are not wanted elsewhere?
"This case was brought based on a lot of emotions and a lot of myths. My clients have no intention of operating a prison in Rocky Hill. Not only do they have no intention, they have no right to open a prison in Rocky Hill," Starble said.
"These are not going to be inmates and this is not going to be a prison," he said. "They are nursing home level of care people."
Beyond semantics, the two sides differ on whether the facility should be allowed to open under existing zoning restrictions.
The town claims that when the previous nursing home on the property closed in 2011, its permitted, nonconforming use ended. The previous owners conceded that the property was "functionally obsolete for its primary use as a nursing home," according to a town exhibit, and negotiated a reduction in the assessment from $5.9 to $1.9 million.
When SecureCare Realty purchased the property for $1.9 million in November, the conveyance was "subject to zoning restrictions," Borea said, and the proposed facility would be illegally nonconforming,
Starble countered, arguing his clients exercised "great diligence" in researching the property. The town zoning officer confirmed that the nonconforming use of the property remained valid, he said, "and my clients relied on that representation" before acquiring the property. The defense exhibits include an e-mail and letter from town zoning official Kim Ricci that the defendants' say confirm their zoning interpretation.
Although not a party to the lawsuit, the State of Connecticut is a major player in the dispute. Since 2011, the Malloy administration has been looking for a way to move very sick and terminally ill patients out of its facilities and into private nursing homes to reduce long-term care costs. Three state agencies, led by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, were involved in soliciting bids, selecting and negotiating with the vendor. A letter of agreement was sent in October, with a final contract between DMHAS and SecureCare Options LLC signed Jan. 30, 2013.
The state anticipates that the private facility, the first of its kind in the state, will qualify for $5.5 million annually in federal Medicaid reimbursements.
State officials have said they have 30 patients – including 20 from the Department of Correction, currently qualified for placement in the facility.


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TUCSON, Ariz. – The New England Revolution scored three unanswered second-half goals to erase a halftime deficit and claim a 3-1 win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Lee Nguyen – from the penalty spot – and Jerry Bengtson scored just six minutes apart early in the second half to put the Revolution in front, while training camp invitee Marko Jesic added an insurance strike in the late stages. Juninho had given the Red Bulls a halftime lead with an 11th-minute strike.
New England (1-1-0, 3 pts.) now sits in second place in the Desert Diamond Cup standings, behind Seattle Sounders FC (2-0-0, 6 pts.) but ahead of New York (0-1-1, 1 pt.) and Real Salt Lake (0-1-1, 1 pt.). The Revs would clinch a spot in the DDC championship match – which will be televised live next Saturday on NBC Sports Network – with a win over RSL in the final group match. A draw could also put the Revs through to the final provided the Red Bulls don't defeat the Sounders by three or more goals.
The Revs were without the suspended Sainey Nyassi – ejected from the previous game against Seattle – while Kevin Alston, Chad Barrett, Ryan Guy, Saer Sene and Chris Tierney were also unavailable because of either illness or injury.
Bengtson was active early and forced New York goalkeeper Luis Robles into a pair of saves in the sixth minute. Nguyen created the first chance after weaving inside from the right wing and dishing a clever pass, while Bengtson was alert to pounce on a loose ball 30 seconds later, but both shots were stopped by Robles.
Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis could do nothing to stop Juninho's 25-yard drive five minutes later, however, as the Red Bulls took an early lead. A deflected pass from the left wing found its way to the top of the box, where the Brazilian drilled a right-footed shot into the lower right corner.
Juninho went close to a second in the 26th minute after a well-worked Red Bulls move down the left, but his curling effort drifted inches wide of the far upper corner and New York carried a 1-0 lead into the break.
After beginning the second half with a largely unchanged side, the Revs turned the deficit into a lead within 15 minutes of the restart.
Nguyen first pulled New England level with a cheeky penalty kick in the 52nd minute. Referee Ricardo Salazar pointed to the spot when Donnie Smith's long-distance drive struck the hand of Jamison Olave inside the box and Nguyen stepped up to chip the spot-kick down the middle as Robles dove to his right.
It took the Revs just six more minutes to grab the lead as Bengtson scored the Revolution's first goal from the run of play in the 2013 preseason. Smith was again influential as he looped a left-footed cross into the box, while Bengtson ghosted in at the back post to guide a header across goal and into the far corner.
Jesic put the result beyond doubt in the 88th minute, finishing low past Ian Joyce after Juan Toja had played him into the right side of the box.
The Revs will close out Desert Diamond Cup group play on Wednesday, Feb. 20, when they'll take on Real Salt Lake at 7 p.m. ET.
2013 Desert Diamond Cup
New England Revolution vs. New York Red Bulls
February 16, 2013 – Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
New England Revolution 3, New York Red Bulls 1
Scoring Summary:
NYRB – Juninho (unassisted) 11
NE – Lee Nguyen (penalty) 52
NE – Jerry Bengtson (Donnie Smith) 58
NE – Marko Jesic (Juan Toja) 88
New York Red Bulls – Luis Robles (Ian Joyce 68), Kosuke Kimura (Brandon Barklage 67), Jamison Olave (Digao 67), Heath Pearce (Makrus Holgersson 64), Roy Miller (Connor Lade 64), Eric Alexander (Andrew Ribeiro 67), Tim Cahill (Rafhael Domingues^ 67), Josue Martinez (Lloyd Sam 67), Juninho (Michael Bustamante* 46), Fabian Espindola (Amando Moreno 67), Thierry Henry (Peguy Luyindula^ 67)
New England Revolution: Matt Reis, Darrius Barnes (Tyler Polak 64), Jose Goncalves, A.J. Soares (Stephen McCarthy 43), Andrew Farrell (Bilal Duckett 62), Donnie Smith* (Kelyn Rowe 62), Kalifa Cisse (Andy Dorman 64), Clyde Simms © (Scott Caldwell 46), Lee Nguyen (Juan Toja 64), Diego Fagundez (Matt Horth 64), Jerry Bengtson (Marko Jesic^ 64)
^ - Training camp invitee
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Misconduct Summary:
NYRB – Luis Robles (caution) 65
NE – Scott Caldwell (caution) 84
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A remarkable derby even by Manchester standards ended with City celebrating one of the biggest wins in the fixture's history and the humiliated ten-man Reds nursing their wounded pride.
City's joyous six-hit surpassed even the 5-1 triumph of 1989 to leave Roberto Mancini's rampant team five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League on an extraordinary afternoon.
United had never conceded so many at home in the competition, and it was hard not to see this as a watershed moment in the wavering balance of power at the pinnacle of the English game.
Mario Balotelli's double seemed to stun the champions, who tumbled to their first home defeat in 18 months as Sergio Aguero ensured victory with his tenth goal in nine games for City before Edin Dzeko (two) and David Silva piled on the agony.
Jonny Evans' dismissal with City 1-0 ahead and the whole second half to be played did the home side no favours, but there could be no argument that Mancini's side fully deserved their win.
Micah Richards' action-man performance brought himn the man of the match award, but such as Silva, James Milner and skipper Vincent Kompany excelled, as did Balotelli with a couple of crackers.
It was the first time in 20 home games that United had failed to win, but sometimes the stats do lie, and first-half figures would not have done justice to a battling City performance that both bemused and frustrated their hosts.
For while United enjoyed the bulk of the possession, it was City who overcame an admittedly tentative opening to make their presence felt and take the lead through Balotelli's strike.
Ashley Young threatened to do the Blues untold damage as the England winger initially tormented Richards, but as he got the measure of his opponent, so did City all across the pitch, and when Silva dazzled four opponents in the penalty area, the Blues' swagger returned.
Not enough to dominate the game yet, but certainly enough to wrench the opening goal from the tension of the game and put a gradually-acclimatising City in control, however flimsy their lead.
Silva, who pulled his weight with defensive tackles as well, showed that simple can be just as effective as magical with the straightforward pass that found Milner on the overlap.
Milner, so important in creating the midweek winner against Villarreal, responded with the perfect pull-back for the oncoming Balotelli to steer instantly into goal
The Italian's precision and the measured pace he put on the shot meant De Gea had no chance of getting across to the ball before it squeezed inside his left-hand post by a matter of inches.
His celebration - he lifted his shirt to reveal a T-shirt emblazoned with the enigmatic legend "Why Always Me? - earned him the inevitable yellow card from referee Mark Clattenburg, as if he cared.
Richards even had a cheeky 40-yard lob go well wide in the buoyant climate that goal created, but before half-time both Anderson and Wayne Rooney had chaances they blasted straight at Joe Hart.
The key moment of the second half arrived barely a minute into the restart, as Jonny Evans pulled Balotelli back on the edge of the area as he chased Sergio Aguero's first-time pass.
Referee Clattenburg had no hesitation in showing the defender a red card, leaving United a man down as well as a goal down, and they might have been two down within a few minutes.
Anderson bundled into Richards inside the penalty area and the raiding defender could not help but go down. Television replays suggested that Mr Clattenburg should have pointed to the spot.
But City now had a grip on the game, and after 59 minutes the same combination for the first goal struck again to give the Blues a two-goal lead and send the travelling army wild.
Silva fed Milner and this time the England midfielder, having a great game, crossed low to the far post where Balo steamed in to convert the chance.
It left City in the same position they achieved at Wembley in the Community Shield, only to be pipped 3-2, but this time there was to be no miraculous recovery for the ragged Reds.
Aguero made sure of that by snapping up the third goal with 20 minutes left, Balotelli's backheel to Milner followed by Richards' incisive cross for Aguero to slide past the exposed De Gea.
Darren Fletcher pulled one back for United after 80 minutes, a brilliant strike from the edge of the box to give Hart no chance, but City were far from finished with annoying the neighbours.
First substitute Edin Dzeko bundled in a fourth goal with his knee after Joleon Lescott pulled the ball back for him with Gareth Barry's header from a corner going wide.
Then with Old Trafford emptying, Silva slipped a fifth through the goalkeeper's legs and, seconds before the whistle, the Spaniard's sublime cushioned volley of a pass allowed Dzeko to blast goal No.6.


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Huntington Lake is located in Fresno County in the high Sierra National Forest just below the Alpine level, at 6,950 feet. The lake covers 1,435 acres and is 7 miles long and 1 mile wide and offers abundant year-round activities. Hiking, camping, cycling, horseback riding, backpacking, water sports, and sailing are popular during the summer. And when the snow starts falling in the Sierras, outdoor enthusiasts head to Huntington Lake for cross-country and downhill skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.
Upon first glance, you would never guess the beautiful mountain lake is in fact man-made. Before Huntington Lake was created, it was originally a basin used by the Western Mono Band of Indians during the summer and fall seasons. The original streambed that ran through the basin provided a plethora of natural resources for the natives. Deer and fish were plenty as well as the local berries and nuts, such as strawberries, gooseberries, elderberries, pine nuts and acorns.
In 1886 John Eastwood saw the plentiful water source and noticed the 4,500-foot drop in elevation from the basin to the San Joaquin Valley floor. He hoped to harness this natural element as a source of hydropower for Southern California. It wasn't until 1902 that Eastwood, working for Pacific Light and Power Company, selected Big Creek as the site for the hydroelectric project. Construction began in 1909 and continued until 1929 with a total of six dams, eight tunnels, three lakes (Huntington, Florence, and Shaver), five powerhouses and 248 miles of steel tower transmission lines. At the time, the "Big Creek Hydroelectric Project" was considered the second greatest engineering achievement, after the Panama Canal.
Huntington Lake was completed in 1913; it was named after Henry Edward Huntington who helpedfinance the Big Creek Project. Three of the project's six dams were used to create Huntington Lake. In 1919, raising the height of the three dams increased the lake's storage capacity. Today, Southern California Edison Company (SCE) operates the project's dams and controls the water levels of the lakes. SCE lowers the water level of Huntington Lake in the fall after the peak recreation season to prepare for snowmelt and spring rains.
Huntington Lake was made famous when a World War II B-24 Liberator with six men crashed into the lake in December of 1943. Due to loss of hydraulic power, the pilot needed to make an emergency landing during a severe snowstorm and mistook the frozen lake for a mountain meadow. Two of the six men survived. Remains of the plane are still at the bottom of the lake.
Huntington Lake continues to be a beautiful destination full of opportunities for recreation and relaxation. Whether you prefer rustic camping or a cottage near the lake, Huntington has both. The California Land Management operates seven public campgrounds, mainly around the north shore, offering tent and RV camping with drinking water, toilets, and swimming facilities. Resorts and private condo rentals offer alternatives for visitors who prefer less rustic accommodations. If you are looking for cool summer retreats during those hot summer months, come up to Huntington Lake where there is always something to do or just sit under a tree!
Huntington Lake: Statistics
Lake Type: Artificial Reservoir, Dammed Completion Year: 1913 Water Level Control: Southern California Edison Company Surface Area: 1,435 acres Shoreline Length: 14 miles Normal Elevation (above sea level): 6,950 ft Maximum Depth: 128 feet Water Volume: 89,166 acre-feet Catchment/Drainage Area: 81 sq.miles


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johanr necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 116 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
We are a startup management consultant group that helps global companies understand their online potential, create an online strategy and most of all execute it. Execellence is secured by an iterative process of improvements (test, learn, improve)
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The name Conversion is connected with one of the most important KPIs in this industry - Conversion rate [%]. The conversion rate tells you how many visitors to your site you really have transformed to paying customers.
Our clients are VPs in global companies often with a background in sales, marketing, communication, investor relations, and business development. They often understand that they have an online potential but cant define it nor make it happen.
We need a logo that is clear, simple and easy to consume. We need to make a professional impact but still dont what a stamp of "management consultants - just another heavy report that no one reads or act upon..."
We have a design idea that is presented in a PDF below. Before knowing of 99 designs I sketched a design idea.I thought you might have it as input. Feel free to use it or not.
Its based on the name in the middle and a tornado in the background with the end of an arrow - symbolizing the energy and the result we deliver though an iterative, wider and wider approach.
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- Symbol that marks energy, skills and progress
- Type the "Group" in smaller font "Conversion" is most important to communicate
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- Feeling of web 2.0 (modern, easy to read, intuitive)
- Basic colours (red, green, blue) are nice. Try get a feeling of 3D add lights, shadows, glow etc [if you think its suitable]
- Please add a "TM" sign
- Deliver the design in one black and white design and one full colour
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Crew midfielder Wil Trapp and the United States begin their 2013 U-20 World Cup Qualifying campaign against Haiti on Monday night in the CONCACAF U-20 Championships in Puebla, Mexico. The Homegrown product from Gahanna, Ohio has been a mainstay in Head Coach Tab Ramos' camp leading up to the tournament, and figures to be an influential figure in the United States' midfield.
The U.S. features in Group A of the 12-team tournament with Haiti and Costa Rica as the top four nations will advance to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey this summer.
Monday night's match against Haiti can be found on FOX Soccer Channel, and will be shown live at 6:30 p.m. ET.


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Our complex phenomenon, what are we going to do?
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Climate change is the biggest environmental and humanitarian hazard/crises of our time. We need to take collective actions to ensure the adoption of cleaner energy sources at home and abroad.
Climate change is affecting our economy, health and communities in different ways. If actions are not taken, the result can be disastrous to life and the environment as a whole. Carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants are collecting in the atmosphere on a daily basis, forming a thick covering and trapping the sun heat causing the planet to warm up. There is a great need to curb these emmissions and other air pollutants. Coal burning plants are the largest source of co2 pllution and so there is a need to enforce more serious laws requiring industries to cut down emissions, the use of modernized generators, and the use of cars that generate less emissions etc. Too many emmissions causes bad air, allergies, asthma, a lot of health hazards, and more heat waves. The challenge is to be sure this solutions are put into use. It is a complex phenomenon and it calls for concern.


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Missing Person Turns Out To Be Wanted Suspect
November 27th, 2012 by milwaukeepolice
On November 17 while on patrol, District 7 Police Officers Alan Brooks and Matthew Carsky saw some individuals loitering in an alley and conducted a field interview of them.
One of the individuals had been reported to police as a missing person. Through the interview of the other individuals Police Officers David Gabbard, Brooks and Carsky were able to develop information on the missing person as a potential actor in an armed robbery. Through questioning the group, officers recovered the weapon used in the robbery. The subject ultimately confessed and was arrested.
This is an example of the daily police work our officers are engaged in – they know who belongs in the neighborhood and who doesn't. And when they stop a group of people to talk and conduct a field interview, they never know how it all might turn out. Great work by these District 7 Officers!


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Since Superstorm Sandy soaked the East Coast, there's been a presidential election and a CIA sex scandal. So I can hardly blame you folks in California for forgetting that there are people like me who still have no heat or elevators in our buildings. I find it disturbingly easy to forget about such people myself as soon as I get a few blocks out of the blackout zone.
The former Sri Lankan ambassador to Cuba happened to be staying in our apartment when Sandy hit. My husband and I had arranged to stay uptown so that our old friend could enjoy a vacation in Lower Manhattan.
On the Monday Sandy was expected, Madame K — she's got one of those five-syllable Sri Lankan names — phoned to say the computer was making a strange sound. Then pop. Neither phone, nor Skype, nor cell, nor email now connected us. So we drove down to rescue our guest, taking suitcases so we could also rescue the stuff in our freezer. When we opened our apartment door, we found the ambassador in bed: "I didn't know where else to go once it got dark."
THEN AND NOW: Devastation from super storm Sandy
K wondered why no one from the building had come around to check on her storm preparations and make sure that a visitor had up-to-date evacuation information, the way they would have in Cuba.


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Friendster Deploys Google's OpenSocial API
Social networking site Friendster announced Tuesday that it has deployed the OpenSocial API as part of its developer platform.
The Friendster Developer Program launched in December 2007, about a month after the company announced it would support Google's OpenSocial initiative.
"With widespread support throughout the industry, OpenSocial has become a de facto standard for developers of social applications," David Jones, vice president of global marketing for Friendster, said in a statement. "OpenSocial makes it easier than ever for developers to build and distribute their applications across multiple destination sites like Friendster."
"Developers can spend less of their time on integrating and more of their time on building interesting, useful, fun, and/or compelling features," Jones said.
Friendster has deployed APIs from version 0.7 of the OpenSocial specification in order to allow integration with existing OpenSocial applications. The social networking site plans to support additional OpenSocial APIs in the coming months, including the new 0.8 APIs.
"Friendster's launch is another major milestone in the adoption and deployment of OpenSocial throughout the social web and around the world," David Glazer, director of engineering at Google, said in a statement. "We're particularly excited that OpenSocial is helping Friendster bring new social applications to users in Asia, and we look forward to seeing users embrace these apps."
Friendster is now the number one social networking site in Asia, with 55 million registered users, according to the company. It lags behind MySpace and Facebook in the U.S.
OpenSocial launched with the support of sites like Friendster, LinkedIn, and Google's Orkut. MySpace joined the effort shortly thereafter, and Yahoo followed suit in March.


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Name: MEElectronics Air-Fi AF32 Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Headphones with hidden microphone
What they are: High-fidelity stereo Bluetooth on-ear headphones with a hidden microphone from MEElectronics, a pioneer in affordable earphones. Three toggle switches on the right earphone control the power, Bluetooth pairing, phone calls, volume and music tracks. The headphones fold for travel and come with a carrying case, a USB charging cord that plugs into the 3.5 mm audio jack, and a cable for use with non-Bluetooth devices. AF32 is available in many color variations and is compatible with most Bluetooth phones and tablets, including iOS, Android and Windows systems.
The good: Sweet sound for less than $100. The on-ear design reduces noise around you without any noise-cancellation feature. Making a hands-free call is a snap. I tap the toggle switch on the right earphone and make a voice-activated call or ask Siri to call someone. Similarly, I can access my music without touching my iPhone. The folding feature makes the earphones compact to always fit inside my carry-on, even when I over-pack. On a train, I can use them in Bluetooth mode. On a plane, where Bluetooth devices are prohibited, I power them down and use the audio cable to listen to music. The audio jack also allows the headphones to work with non-Bluetooth devices such as my sixth-generation iPod Nano.
The bad: When used without the Bluetooth feature, you have to switch tracks or adjust the volume via your device rather than the headphones. I hope the next generation of the AF32 has a non-Bluetooth cable with a volume and track-changing switch, even if it raises the price a bit.
Cost: $99.99, but regularly on sale for $79.99
Available from: meelec.com, amazon.com, bestbuy.com and walmart.com


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BOSTON – When the Bruins win a big game, you can usually find Dennis Seidenberg in front of his stall after the dressing room opens with his chin in the air and his chest puffed out ready to answer questions as one of team's proud veteran leaders.
That pose is usually no different after a difficult defeat.
Tonight was a particularly hard one for Seidenberg to swallow, as it was the Bruins defenseman's giveaway in the neutral zone that directly led to Dustin Jeffrey's game-winning goal in overtime.
Pittsburgh won 3-2 at TD Garden and ended Boston's winning streak at seven games.
Seidenberg wasn't immediately available after the loss, but in the blink of an eye he appeared from the players' lounge and made his way to a central area of the room to answer for his error. It's easy, almost too easy, to hide from the masses in the Bruins' room. But that's not Seidenberg's style.
When it comes time to vote for the Bruins' most stand-up guy, Seidenberg should certainly poll high.
"I made a very nice pass to the wrong guy. … They battled back and I gave the puck away and got caught flat-footed and they scored. It's not fun," said Seidenberg with a mostly stoic but somewhat bitter look on his chiseled face.
"Well, [I] saw [Michael Ryder] right behind me got [ahead of me] and [Ryder] was turning to look at me and the other guy was still turning," he continued when asked to describe the game-losing play. "Right when I passed it, [Jeffrey] looked. I made a beautiful pass [to Jeffrey] … and just he caught it with speed and it was kind of the end of our shift and I got caught flat-footed, and he scored."
Seidenberg stayed available until every last question was answered. That's the type of character the Bruins need from one of their core players, and it's something they might've missed last spring in the playoffs. While everyone's attention is always focused on the absence of David Krejci – and he was definitely missed against Philadelphia – Seidenberg could've definitely helped the cause as well.
In a game that might as well have been a playoff game based on the physicality and intensity, Seidenberg was enjoying a bang-up night before his gaffe. He was credited with a game-high seven hits and four blocked shots during his 24:04 of ice time. He fired one shot on net and had two other shots blocked by Penguins players.
With Boston basically down to five defensemen – rookie Matt Bartkowski skated just 9:06 – and skating in their fifth game in eight nights, just three days removed from their return from a two-week road trip, the Bruins could be forgiven if their legs were worn down and their minds drained. Those factors could've all taken their toll on Seidenberg and fellow blueliner Johnny Boychuk, whose own miscue led to a Pittsburgh 2-on-1 and the first Penguins goal that tied the score at 1 in the second period.
While no one in the Boston room was taking the excuses that were hanging off the vine waiting to be picked, they weren't throwing the blame around either.
"Everybody's been there at least once in their career that they turn the puck over," said Boychuk about Seidenberg's play. "That's just the way it goes. I've done it before. It just so happened that we did get a point, so you can't really burn the guy. He played a good game. The guy did a good job picking the pass off. That stuff happens."
"It's a play, it's a mistake, things happen," forward Shawn Thornton noted. "He played unbelievable for us all night. Four-on-four, the guy read it right. It could've been anybody. He doesn't take any blame. There was a lot of stuff that happened before that that made that game the way it was. There's no fault on 44, that's for sure."
Seidenberg didn't want to be forgiven. He wanted the play back. He wanted to turn his teammates' efforts to tie the game and get it to the extra session into two points in the standings rather than one.
He made that quite clear by assuming the same posture while speaking after his flub that he flaunts after someone on the Bruins has just scored the winning goal or made a similar game-ending mistake.
By his actions, Seidenberg set the standard for accountability among the Bruins, which could contribute to their future success as much as his passing and shot-blocking.


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When my original catalytic converter clogged at 164k miles (oil clogging because of the turbo?), it was a bit difficult finding a CARB-compliant catalytic converter to replace it. My brother located this one from AutoAnything. Got a great discount when ordering. One of the gaskets was wrong, but that was a simple thing to fix. Most importantly, the car passed smog with no problem at all! Thanks!


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Super Talent Pico-E 8GB Review
As computers have aged, files have gotten larger, and people have come up with alternative ways to store data. Of course, there are still hard drives, which are nice, but are not very mobile. There are CD-Rs which are mobile, but can only be written to once in most cases. However, many people now use USB thumb drives. These little guys can carry huge amounts of data rivalling a double layer DVD, and even in some cases, a Blu-Ray disc.
Today, we will be looking at a certain USB thumb drive. It is the Super Talent Pico-E, which is an 8GB drive. This drive is very small and only has the "half USB" connector as I like to call it. It also has a shiny finish. Super Talent makes a lot of other drives though, including an eco-friendly one and one that can be dunked in a glass of water, which have been reviewed by OverclockersClub before. These drives will be compared to the Pico-E later in the review.
Closer Look:
The Super Talent Pico-E comes in a rather easy to open package, especially when compared to the blister packs that so many things come in these days. The front of the package has a nice picture with a guy using his laptop on the beach. It also showcases the product through the clear plastic cover. The back of the package gives a little tidbit about the product and a few legal things.
The drive itself is a shiny, thin box with the "half USB" connector on the end. The back of the device lists the capacity and the front says 'Super Talent'. There is also a slot in the end to allow the included keychain type attachment to be attached. Additionally there is a slide cover that covers the contacts when the device is not in use.


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This recently refurbished bungalow sleeping 4 has wonderful views overlooking the beautiful Championship South Course. Located close to the1st tee and the clubhouse makes this an ideal property for golfers. It is a short walk away from the hotel, tennis centre, bars, shops and restaurants. The community offers a large grass communal garden area which is ideal for young children to play on and a good size pool and sunbathing area. Guests at the property can enjoy free wi-fi and free Sky TV.
Entrance into large open plan Living/Dining area with comfortable sofas, TV with DVD player, music dock, plus table and chairs for four people.
Kitchen, galley style kitchen, fully equipped with hob and oven, fridge freezer and microwave. (Washing machine in bathroom).
Bedroom 1: Kingsize bed, built in mirrored wardrobes and en-suite bathroom. Air con/heating unit.
Bedroom 2: Twin beds, built in wardrobes and en-suite bathroom. Air con/heating unit.
The property includes a safe.
There is a terrace with patio furniture to the front of the property looking toward the golf course and Lions Head Mountain in the distance. A charcoal BBQ is provided.
Sports rights for 4 people. Communal pool and gardens. Designated parking area. Air-conditioning and pool towels are included.
Please note that in school holidays, including the whole of July and August, bookings must be for a minimum of 7 nights, starting on a Saturday


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Joerger interviews with Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One meeting down, one to go for Memphis coach Dave Joerger and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Joerger met with Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders about Minnesota's coaching vacancy on Thursday and is scheduled to meet with owner Glen Taylor at some point this weekend, a person with knowledge of the process told The Associated Press.
If Joerger makes a good impression with Taylor and the Timberwolves and Grizzlies can come to some sort of agreement on compensation for to get him out of his contract, all signs point to Joerger replacing the retired Rick Adelman back in his home state. The 40-year-old Joerger grew up in Staples, about 150 miles northeast of Minneapolis, and played collegiately at Division-II Minnesota State, Moorhead.
Joerger went 50-32 in his first season as an NBA head coach with the Grizzlies, leading an injury-plagued team back from a 10-15 start to the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoff field.
After the Grizzlies lost to Oklahoma City in seven games in the first round, owner Robert Pera made the surprising decision to fire two of his top executives, including the one most responsible for elevating Joerger from assistant to replace Lionel Hollins.
The disarray has led Joerger to look elsewhere, and the prospects of returning home to coach in front of family and friends, and work for a team president that he has known for two decades, has him ready to make the move. When Joerger was just starting to break into the coaching ranks, he attended Timberwolves practices run by Saunders, who coached the team from 1995-2005.
Joerger and Saunders hit it off before Joerger embarked on a coaching journey that took him through International Basketball Association, the CBA and the NBDL before landing on the Grizzlies' bench as an assistant. Joerger spent six years as an assistant before getting the chance to be he head coach.
Joerger's resume appeals to Saunders because he traveled a similar path early in his career, coaching in the CBA before joining the Timberwolves organization.
Saunders has been looking for a candidate with head coaching experience who is prepared to handle a potentially combustible situation with forward Kevin Love. The three-time All-Star can opt out of his contract after next season, which has raised the possibility of him being traded at some point this summer.
Joerger deftly navigated sticky situations in Memphis last season, especially during the team's poor start. He also showed some flexibility to change a few his offensive philosophies and return the grind-it-out style that the physical Grizzlies preferred, and the team took off.
In Minnesota, Joerger would take over a team that went 40-42 last season and missed the playoffs for the 10th straight year.
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Detectives with the Thomasville Police Department have made a second arrest in this past year's bank robbery of the Members Credit Union location.
Detectives with the Thomasville Police Department have made a second arrest in this past year's bank robbery of the Members Credit Union location.
Clarence D. Lee, 41, of 5365 Esther Lane, Charlotte, was taken into custody Tuesday night by the TPD. He joins Avery Lamar Clark, 24, of 4540 Mill Village Road, Raleigh, in being accused of taking more than $22,000 in cash from the Members Credit Union at 100 Lines St., according to court documents.
Clark, who was arrested this past month, and Lee each have been charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon. Lee was placed in the Davidson County Detention Center under a $100,000 secured bond on Tuesday. Clark remained in the detention center Wednesday morning under a $75,000 secured bond.
A TPD detective alleges Clark and Lee stole $22,731 by threatening a teller with a semi-automatic handgun, according to arrest warrants. The warrant for Clark's arrest was issued March 1 after an investigation by the TPD, and the warrant for Lee's arrest was issued April 15.
A call about the robbery at the Members Credit Union came in about 1:30 p.m. July 18.
A man entered the bank and displayed a semiautomatic handgun, according to the TPD. As he left with the cash, he got into a vehicle driven by another man.
Two tellers were inside the bank at the time of the robbery, police said. No shots were fired, and no one was injured. After the incident, police located a gold Buick Regal they believe the robbers used, but no suspects were found, according to emergency communications.
"The investigation is still ongoing, and we are looking at possibly making some (other) arrests," TPD Det. Sgt. Brad Saintsing said Wednesday morning. "Since this is an ongoing investigation, that's all I am at liberty to say."
Clark has a court date of May 28, and Lee has a court date on May 15.
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When Project Runway's season 11 debuts Thursday, Jan. 24 at 9 p.m. on Lifetime, it will include SoFlo's Katelyn Pankoke.
Oh sure she may live in Chicago now, but Pankoke is an around the way girl from Parkland
The fashion designer - who went to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School before graduating from Florida State University in Tallahassee - moved to The Windy City in 2011 to start her bridal collection she calls Elaya Vaughn.
Here's a profile based on a quick telephone interview:
ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini
DESIGN AESTHETIC: Ultra-femme – everything from Belle Epoque to the 1950s. Grace Kelley is her muse. "I'm all about designing artful femininity. That's really my design aesthetic. I like every kind of silhouette, which is why I can't commit to any time period. I can't only do hourglass or only do babydoll."
FAVORITE THRIFT/VINTAGE STORE IN SOFLO: "It's in Pompano. It's my favorite one. It's called Women in Distress. It's a spectacular charity first of all and they have the most amazing finds there. I still have amazing things I found there."
FAVORITE SOUTH FLORIDA HANGOUTS: "Have you ever been to Parkland? We have the Parkland Equestrian Center. That's about it. But I really like going to Deerfield Beach. That was the closest beach to us. And me and my girls would go to Boca Mall [Town Center at Boca Raton]. We would hang out there. I love movies, so I would go to the Regal Magnolia."
FAVORITE DESIGNERS: Alexander McQueen, Marchessa, Alberta Ferretti "They all have different styles. The thing with all of them is that they have simple silhouettes, but intricate details."
FAVORITE PROJECT RUNWAY JUDGE: "It has to be Zac Posen. Of course Michael Kors [couldn't be on the show this season due to a scheduling conflict] and I've wanted to meet him like forever, but I love Zac. I feel like we share a lot aesthetically."
DREAM CLIENT: Scarlett Johansson
FAVORITE COLORS TO WORK WITH: White, Green and Neutrals.
HIGH SCHOOL FASHION AWAKENING: "I had always loved fashion but I didn't know it was going to be career path for me until my senior year in high school. You know the fashion industry gets a bad reputation for being shallow and not caring. So I wanted to do something for a charity involving fashion. So basically I designed this dress for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. My mother had breast cancer and I saw her fight through it and I wanted to give back to that cause. So what I did was sell individual pink ribbons. I put the names of people or the names of the people's loved ones on these ribbons. There were like 500 of them and I hand sewed them on. It really was a statement about survival."
HOW SHE NAMED HER BRIDAL COMPANY: "It took me awhile to figure out my design name. I knew it wasn't going to be my name…it just doesn't have the flow to roll off the tongue. I called my mom and dad and asked them, 'Do we have any attractive names in the family?' It turned out I had a great aunt named Elaya on my dad's side…and my grandmother's maiden name was Vaughn. For awhile it was going to be Eva Simky or something like that. Me and my girls were watching Hitchcock movies...and we were on IMDB.com and Eva Simky was some random extra in one. That was universally shot down."
DESIGNING HER OWN BRIDAL GOWN: "My fiance is named Zach Aberman. We're childhood sweethearts. There are two things about me, that define me and that whole Gemini thing: I'm impatient, but more than anything I am decisive. I knew I wanted him and I made up my mind right away. I have proposed like five times. And he's more practical. He always said something like, 'We're too young' or 'Let's wait until we graduate.' Well finally he proposes. And now I'm so busy. With the wedding gown, there's so much pressure if you are a bridal designer. It's crazy. Do I give people what they want with something over the top or do I do me? If you look at what I wear, I'm pretty simple with my own clothes."
WHAT SHE WOULD DO IF NOT FASHION DESIGN: "I don't know where it comes from – maybe that other personality – but I have this criminology mind. I have some ideas and I'd like to put those to good use. I still read criminology books. I could really make a difference out there I think. You know how there are bounty hunters? I wish there was a bounty profiler. I would totally do that in my spare time."


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The first-of-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1), the USS Freedom, briefly lost and then regained power March 16 while en route to its first Asian deployment to Singapore, confirms Vice Adm. Richard Hunt, the director of Navy staff and the head of the special LCS Council of service admirals.
The power loss may have been due to water getting into the exhaust system of one of the ship's diesel engine generators, possibly creating a pressure difference, Hunt says. "It is my understanding that within 10-12 minutes it was back," he says. Hunt leads the council assembled by the Navy to make the Freedom's deployment — and the overall LCS program — a success.
Addressing historical power outages on the Freedom, Navy officials previously have said that such incidents are not that uncommon with naval vessels. However, Hunt says, with time and experience, such incidents should happen less often. "It will become more reliable," he says.
However, he adds, "Diesels are really reliable — they shouldn't go up and down."
Freedom documents and other Navy sources point to continuing reliability problems with the ship's diesel engines dating back about three years, leading some sources intimately familiar with the ship's operations to wonder if the Navy should consider replacing the engines with another model.
Indeed, a starboard diesel engine "burned out" earlier this decade, Navy sources say, and had to be replaced with an engine meant for the LCS-3 Forth Worth. The initial diesel engine from Freedom was overhauled, the sources say, and then put into LCS-3, another Freedom-class LCS.
But very shortly before Freedom deployed for Singapore March 1, the ship's diesel engine in the same starboard location — the same engine, in fact, that had been initially meant for LCS-3 — "burned out" again and was swapped with the engine that originally had been installed in the Freedom and then overhauled and put into the Fort Worth.
Hunt says the diesel engine history appears to warrant a review, but he adds there is not enough data to say whether a new engine model is needed. The problems may be rooted in something other than the engines, he says. For example, there could be issues with alignment or fittings between the engines and the ship.
"Generally we work our way through everything," Hunt says. "You need to get it located in the plant configuration within a particular hull and then figure out what the different environmental impacts are on it."
He notes, "If I have a piece of equipment fail twice, I want to start taking a look at things like alignment and how it's secured, and all that kind of stuff, more than the engine itself."


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Littlejohn, Sr.
PACOLET MILLS, SC-- Mr. Jerome R. Littlejohn, Sr., 64, of 19 Brown Street, passed on Friday, March 22, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a short illness.
A native of Spartanburg County, Mr. Littlejohn was the son of the Late Mr. Fred and Lillian Vanlue Littlejohn. He was a devoted member of Montgomery Baptist Church of Pacolet where he served on the Deacon Board, former choir member, church custodian, church bus driver, Sunday school teacher, and Chairperson of the Church Anniversary Committee. Mr. Littlejohn was retired from Spartanburg County School District Three where he worked as a custodian and in the Transportation Department. Mr. Littlejohn served in the United States Navy. He was a graduate of Benjamin E. Mays High School and graduate of Southern Wesleyan College.
Mr. Jerome R. Littlejohn leaves to cherish fond memories to his two daughters, Tarji Littlejohn of Spartanburg, SC, and Brandy Littlejohn of Pacolet Mills, SC; one son, Jerome R. Littlejohn, Jr. of Anderson, SC; two grandchildren reared in the home, Cheyanne Burris, and Malachi Littlejohn; and a host of other loving relatives and friends.
Funeral Services for Mr. Jerome R. Littlejohn, Sr. will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Montgomery Baptist Church at 3:00 pm by Reverend Maverick Scott with Pastor Sherome Gentry officiating. Burial will follow at church cemetery.
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It seems like forever since I have been able to post a picture of a cake. Probably because it has been forever since I have made one. I was nervous about this one. Mainly because I am less than a couple weeks from having a new baby. I didn't know if I would be able to make a cake that I would be happy with. No worries the birthday boy and this mama were very pleased with the results.
The cake is three round cakes that I carved just a bit to give it more snake like curves. The head and the tail were both fondant.
To get the snake skin texture I used one of those plastic orange bags that your oranges come in. Then I painted it using a little bit of clear vanilla and gel food coloring.
I thought he would never ask for anything other than a Thomas cake. The kids love catching snakes in the yard. He was excited to have a snake cake for his birthday.
6 years? He is getting so big. In just a month our oldest will be 8!! I remember when they were so much younger. I love that they are growing up and the kids they are, but it does make me sad too.


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LONG BEACH — The world's second-biggest shipping line is bolstering its presence at the Port of Long Beach with a major long-term leasing partnership that will double its stake in Long Beach, the head of the port announced Thursday.
Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s partnership with Total Terminal International in Pier T is considered a major win for the Port of Long Beach, which is facing stiff competition from ports in Los Angeles, Panama, Canada and Mexico.
"MSC already has an interest in Pier A, but this decision makes Long Beach the carrier's West Coast hub, ensuring it will move more cargo through our port," said Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle, who made the announcement at his annual State of the Port address Thursday at the Long Beach Convention Center.
The event was presented by the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and attended by more than 750 people.
Founded in 1970, MSC has been a partner in Long Beach since 2002. Last March, MSC brought its first megaship, the MSC Fabiola, to North America when it came to Long Beach.
The 1,200-foot-long ship carried more than 12,000 containers, larger than the industry standard 8,000-container ships. The arrival of the megaship signals a growing trend among companies that may use larger ships as a way to save money on fuel and travel time.
The port's ability to accommodate MSC's larger ships factored into the investment, said Stan Kablick, port operations manager of marine operations for MSC (USA) Inc.
"These megaships originally were designed for trade from Asia to Europe, but since we have the ability and infrastructure locally to handle the vessels, we've been utilizing them more," he said after the event.
The TTI partnership in Pier T gives MSC access to 5,000 feet of berthing space and more than 96,000 feet of rail track, Kablick said.
"It's one of the premiere pieces of real estate as far as ports are concerned," he said.
After the event, Lytle expanded on the significance of MSC's investment.
"They're a big company, they're well-run and they're aggressive in the world markets and now they've solidified their base of operations at the Port of Long Beach," he said.
Mayor Bob Foster was pleased with the announcement, which he said means more jobs and revenue.
"I think the best defense that we have for the competition that we face from the Panama Canal and Canada is to become much more efficient," Foster said after the event. "And the port's doing a good job putting in billions of dollars to be able to handle more cargo at greater speeds, and I think that's being recognized by Mediterranean Shipping Co."
The port is already seeing the benefit of increased business from MSC, which transferred its business from the Port of Los Angeles to Long Beach in late 2012.
Cargo numbers at the Port of Long Beach spiked 18.9 percent from December 2011 to last month, which saw record import cargo numbers for December.
Also boosting cargo numbers is major shipping line CMA CGM, which last month announced that it purchased an interest in Pier J. It is the French-based ocean carrier's first major investment in a West Coast port.
"Some of the biggest, most successful shipping lines in the world are giving Long Beach their vote of confidence," Lytle said.
Lytle also spoke of major infrastructure projects, including $1 billion in planned rail projects within the port, the replacement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge and the redevelopment of the Middle Harbor project, which fuses two aging terminals into one megaterminal.
Last April, the port inked a long-term lease agreement with Orient Overseas Container Line and its U.S. affiliate, Long Beach Container Terminal.
The port also is "putting the finishing touches" on a modernization project that brought new truck gates, more on-dock rail capacity and energy-efficient buildings at Pier G, home to "K" Line and International Transportation Service, Lytle said.
The port expects to finalize plans for a new terminal on Pier S, the last piece of large vacant land in the San Pedro port complex, Lytle said.
"To stay competitive and keep jobs here, we must continue to improve our facilities and make them the best in the world," he said.
The current projects at the port are expected to generate an additional 50,000 permanent jobs, he said.
"We are committed to ensuring that the hundreds of thousands of trade-related jobs that depend on our success stay right here in Southern California, and grow for future generations," Lytle said.
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Like many moms, I can't help thinking of summer in terms of fun with my family. I dream all winter about lazy days in the backyard and nights free of homework and projects. I want to see my girls blow bubbles and draw with chalk on the sidewalk. Which is why all the anecdotal and statistical information on what happens to kids academically over the break can seem so depressing. Virtually all kids will lose some hard-won math knowledge, and many will experience setbacks in reading. As a result, teachers will start the next school year reteaching the same material in the fall for a month or more. So how can summer-loving families reconcile these two seemingly separate camps—summer as fun and summer as academics? Here's how to get started.
In the Middle of Summer, Plan for Fall
Talk to your child's upcoming teacher about the curriculum ahead, recommends Harris Cooper, Ph.D., chair of the psychology and neuroscience department at Duke University, who has done extensive research on the summer academic slide. "If kids have heard the words they are going to hear or have some prior knowledge about the subject waiting in their brains, they will be more likely to make a lasting link," explains Judy Willis, M.D., a neurologist turned schoolteacher. Without this early introduction, it can take longer for the knowledge to stick.
Look for an astronomy program at a museum if you know stars are on the upcoming school-year schedule, go out to dinner at an ethnic restaurant if your child will be learning a foreign language, or plan a mini-vacation around a subject he'll be studying—say a trip to Boston if your kid will be tackling the Revolutionary War. Fractions on deck? Cook together and divide the servings. You can even introduce the concept of right angles and geometry by building something or just playing with blocks.
Don't Underestimate Fun and Games
Having fun is not the opposite of learning things. In fact, the two are intricately connected in the brain. "Learning is more memorable when the mood is positive," emphasizes Dr. Willis. Kids who are laughing and smiling are more likely to be learning in ways that last. That can mean playing charades using characters from books. Many popular board games reinforce language or math (think Monopoly, Battleship, Clue, Scrabble, Boggle, chess), as well as skills like making predictions, seeing patterns and using logic. You can also practice spelling and cursive with chalk and play word games in the car. Physical activities like a game of tag or a walk in the woods are also proven brain boosters.
Teach Balance
One of the biggest concerns for parents is the digital beast consuming ten-plus hours a day of our children's lives during the school year, according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation. But educators say it isn't just the technology that is the problem; it's how it's used. Milton Chen, Ph.D., a senior fellow at the George Lucas Educational Foundation (edutopia.org) encourages families to make a strategic plan for how technology will fit into each day. This might mean screen-free hours during certain time periods or a basket where cell phones or game devices are dropped (in the "off" position) during meals or at bedtime. In adopting these approaches, parents will do more than simply diversify their children's activities; they'll be teaching them how to strategize to make the best use of their time.
Make It Relevant
The biggest question of the school year—"Why is this important?"—can best be answered during the summer. If your child can finally understand the value of computation when he makes change at the store or calculates distance on a map, he'll have learned a far more meaningful and lasting mathematical lesson than simply memorizing his fours.
Encourage your child's interest in sports statistics as a way of collecting data and analyzing it, and don't shy away from having a kid use a calculator to do it. "Real-life mathematicians and scientists use calculators regularly," Chen notes.
Keep It Personal
As the parent, you are in the best position to understand what gaps are present in your child's learning. Your interest and participation in your child's reading or math activities can also make a real difference in the summer losses in these areas. "You don't want to hand your kid a printed math worksheet and walk away," says Matthew Boulay, interim CEO of the National Center for Summer Learning. "Instead, write down a math problem on a piece of paper and give it to your child to solve, and then have your child do the same for you." This personal approach, like cuddling with your child while you're reading, enhances learning in real ways. "The hidden secret about reading is that it's also about the relationship," Chen points out. "It's about sharing something with your child—and the same can be true of doing math together."
It is the conversations you have with your children as you all learn that are perhaps most important. "Listen to what they talk about, the things they say during the odd moments—those are the teachable moments, when they are curious and ready to learn," says Dr. Willis. When Dave Neal, a fifth-grade teacher in Big Sky, MT, evaluates each new crop of students in the fall, he says he sees the value of this kind of summer educational investment. "I can always tell the difference in students who have had thought-provoking conversations and spent time with their parents during the summer."
- Lesson #1: If science makes you think of dreary formulas and dusty beakers, think again! Kids can have crazy fun making things happen—blowing up soda volcanoes, mixing up goop—while learning about the natural world.
- Lesson #2: Just being outside near things green and growing can improve attention span, creativity, mood, even IQ!
- Lesson #3: You can toss the worksheets and flash cards: Summer learning is all about play.
- Lesson #4: Kids' brains absorb more information when they're having fun. Read on for 12 smart summer activities!
Build Skills through games
Ring Around the World
Look for an old tree stump with rings. Count them (use a magnifying glass if necessary), then calculate back to when the tree was the age of your child. Look up what was happening in the world at that time.
Builds skills in:
Science, History
Family Affairs
Interview relatives about family history, then plot dates on a timeline of world history printed from the Internet. What was happening when your relatives first came to the U.S., got married, had kids, and so forth?
Builds skills in:
History, Language Arts
Monlight Magic
Head outside on different nights to determine how much you can see by the light of the moon. Draw a chart of its different shapes, from full to a tiny crescent, and note what you can see without the need for a flashlight
Builds skills in:
Math, Science
Get in Shape
Create a "shape-scape." Draw a picture of nature or a neighborhood, then incorporate shapes into it—a tree's overarching shape may be a triangle, a lake an oval, a building a rectangle.
Builds skills in:
Math, Art
The Play's the Thing
An important reading-comprehension skill is being able to retell a story. To this end, after your child finishes a book he's read with you or alone, encourage him to put on a play that tells the story. Volunteer to take a part, and let your child direct.
Builds skills in:
Language Arts
Evaporation Detectives
Circle puddles on the cement with chalk after a storm, then check them throughout the day. Your child will see the puddles shrink before his eyes—a vivid image of how the water cycle works.
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Bowling For Fractions
Draw a line with chalk on the sidewalk. Measure out 1/4, 1/2, 1/6 and so forth—whatever fractions your child might reasonably know. Now place boxes or plastic bottles (whatever you can come up with that is easily knocked over) on the marks. The players name the fraction they are going to hit and then roll their ball for the pin they think sits on that fraction. Players get points for the correct fraction—and the hit.
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Bird's-Eye Viewing
Head out on a hunt for birds' nests in your neighborhood. Besides trees, look up near the roofs and corners of buildings, or below porches or decks. What kind of materials did the birds use? Look for twigs, paper towels, newspaper, string and mud.
Builds skills in:
Observation Scavenger Hunt
Before your next trip to the park or walk around the block, plan a scavenger hunt that requires specific observations. For example: Find a leaf that has been nibbled by an insect, a plant that has seeds you can pick, a flower that makes it easy for a bee to get the nectar (a flat face) or one that makes it more difficult (a tulip-shaped bloom).
Builds skills in:
Science, Language Arts
Measure Up!
Get out a set (or two) of measuring cups and spoons and bake a cake or some cookies to give your kids a clear picture of how many thirds make one cup, how many tablespoons fit in a quarter cup, and so on. Have a contest to see which spoon or measuring tool will fill a cup faster—but not make it overflow.
Builds skills in:
Speed Counting
Dump out a jar of colorful beads, buttons or candies, then race to sort and count them. This activity introduces the concept of multiplication (for instance, four groups of five things is the same as 4 × 5).
Builds skills in:
Inch by Inch
Bring a measuring tape on a walk and see who can find the tree with the biggest circumference, the sunflower with the largest face, the most impressive rock.
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Spider: The secret of Bryce Manor, gets back to basics. It reminds us what made apps so great in the first place, giving you a simple pick up and play game that you can enjoy for five minutes or for an hour.
It is also free right now on the App Store, which makes it a bit of a no-brainer to download. Still, if you are the sort who likes to protect space on their iPad, then read on to find out why you should download.
Spider: The secret of Bryce Manor
- Format
- iOS
- Price
- Free
- Where
- iTunes
So how does it work? Very simply really. You play a spider, who can either jump or crawl across terrain. He can also fix himself to the environment and then jump to another part of it, trailing a web behind. Make up a geometric shape and you will have constructed a web.
The game tasks you with catching flies and other insects on your web to stay alive. You can run out of silk, should you not manage to make a web in few enough jumps and moves. This ends the game. Each screen is like a small level you can zoom in and out on.
That really is pretty much all the game asks of you. But in its simplicity lies its brilliance. Levels become increasingly difficult to negotiate and are inhabited by larger numbers of insects. The game has a mystery storyline to keep driving you on, should its core gameplay be enough, but personally we found just plugging away as the spider more than entertaining enough.
Special mention needs to be given to the game's soundtrack and art design. It looks and sounds great, with storybook-style drawings and a sort of edgy ambient audio set-up, it's a feast for the eyes and ears. We say go for the HD version and stick it on your iPad or iPad mini: play's a touch better when you can see the spider on the bigger screen.


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It looks like Asus has another decent hit on their hands with the Padfone 2. According to supply chain sources, Asus may have sold more Padfone 2 units than Microsoft sold of the Surface RT, to the tune of nearly 1 Million units (for reference current estimates suggest MS sold less than 750,000 units of the Surface RT). Here's the full quote,
It will definitely be exciting to see what Asus unveils at the MWC later this month.Asustek Computer launched Padfone 2, a hybrid smartphone/tablet model, three months ago and nearly one million units have been sold globally, with shipments continuing, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Padfone features Qualcomm S4 1.5GHz quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch touch screen, a 13-megapixel rear camera, 16-hour battery life, 3G voice communications and a weight of 649g, the sources indicated.
Among PC vendors who have entered the smartphone market, Asustek and Lenovo have performed the best, the sources claimed. Asustek is expected to unveil an upgraded version of Padfone and other smartphone models with large screens at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona during February 25-28, the sources indicated.
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JOLIET – Workforce Services Division of Will County has announced the October schedule of its workshops for job seekers.
"Workforce Services has developed some wonderful workshops to aid our residents," Will County Executive Larry Walsh said. "These classes will give residents an edge when looking for and applying for jobs."
All workshops will be on the fourth floor of the JJC City Center Campus building at 214 N. Ottawa St., and are offered at no cost for Will County residents. Workshops last about an hour.
To reserve a seat, call 815-727-4444 and press "0" or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Participants will learn interviewing techniques at 10 a.m. Oct. 1 during Successful Interviewing. Learn how to prepare for a job interview, be confident and make a positive impression. Attendees may each schedule an individual, digitally recorded mock interview after completing the workshop.
For information about the Workforce Services Division of Will County, go to www.jobs4people.org.
Standout Resumes will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 10. Attendees will learn the basics of creating a competitive resume and may then schedule one-on-one resume reviews with WSD staff.
A session on job search skills, Master Your Job Search, will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 17.
Networking Your Way to a New Job will help job seekers learn how to develop relationships and contacts with relatives, friends and acquaintances that can assist with the job search. The class also includes the use of social media in networking. The workshop will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 23.
How to Complete Online Applications will cover the basics of submitting an online application that will help an applicant get noticed by a hiring manager. The workshop will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 29.
A LinkedIn Lab will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 18. Participants should already have a basic LinkedIn account. During the lab, they will review LinkedIn features and best practices for success in finding a job.
In addition, Career Café will meet at 10:30 a.m. each Tuesday in October. Career Café is a networking event designed to connect people looking for work. In addition to sharing tips with other job seekers and learning job search techniques, participants will hear from guest speakers sharing their hiring expertise.
WSD's computer lab will be open at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays and 2 p.m. Fridays. Walk-ins are welcome at computer labs.
For information about the Workforce Services Division of Will County, go to www.jobs4people.org. WSD is led by Administrative Manager Susan Flessner and is under the County Executive's office.


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February 21, 2013 09:00 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 21, 2013) - The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, will deliver remarks at "Fuelling the Future: Global Opportunities for LNG in BC." The Minister will highlight the opportunities and benefits of responsible resource development for Canadian jobs and long-term prosperity. He will also discuss why Canada is ideally positioned as a partner to fulfil growing global energy needs.
A brief media availability will follow the Minister's remarks.
Media are encouraged to register before Thursday, February 21, as the hosts advise that space is limited.
A media registration table will be set up outside the conference area on the second floor of the Vancouver Convention Centre. Follow signage toward the conference.
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A CYCLIST is in a critical condition after being knocked off his bike.
The crash, which involved a Suzuki Swift, happened in Preston Old Road, Blackburn, near the entrance to Witton Park as the 69-year-old cyclist headed towards the town centre.
Police said he suffered serious head injuries and was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital.
Specially trained officers were supporting the injured man's family yesterday. Police said they were not able to confirm whether or not he was wearing a helmet.
The driver stopped at the scene. No arrests have been made. Sgt John Jennings-Wharton said the circum-stances of the crash were not known.
Coun Michael Lee, of the Beardwood with Lammack ward, said: "The popularity of cycling has picked up a lot and there are lots more people out and about on bikes.
"I think drivers need to be more alert for cyclists, but equally sometimes cyclists need to be more alert to cars too. The problem is, if you are a cyclist, you invariably come off worse than the motorist.
"One of the problems is we never designed the roads for cars and cyclists to be together. If there is something that can be learned from this accident we will have a look at it."
Sgt Jennings-Wharton appealed for anybody with information which happened around 12.15pm on Sunday, to get in touch.
He said: "Witton Park was busy with people on Sunday enjoying the fine weather.
"Both the Suzuki Swift and the pedal cycle were travelling towards Blackburn town centre from the Pleasington area and I urge anyone who saw either the car or the pedal cyclist at that time in the area of the collision to contact police."
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John R. Bockstoce. Furs and Frontiers in the Far North: The Contest among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade. The Lamar Series in Western History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. 496 pp. $26.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-300-16799-3.
Reviewed by Alida Boorn
Published on H-AmIndian (April, 2011)
Commissioned by Patrick G. Bottiger (Florida Gulf Coast University)
The Nineteenth-Century Bering Strait Fur Trade Network, Native People, and Global Commerce
Over the years, historiography of the North American fur trade in such regions as the Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes, Mississippi Valley, Rocky Mountains, and Northwest Pacific Coast and its Native, French, British, and European American participants has increased. From Washington Irving to Richard White, historians have analyzed the diplomatic alliances and commercial activities built on exchanges of pelts for manufactured goods between Native and non-Native peoples. However, fur trade historiography has neglected the northern tier region of the nineteenth-century fur trade located in the Bering Strait. Native, Russian, British, European American, and Chinese people participated as suppliers and middlemen in fur trade ventures.
John R. Bockstoce remedies this oversight in his groundbreaking and meticulously researched book Furs and Frontiers in the Far North. Bockstoce's academic credentials provide him the expertise for this massive task. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford in 1974. Additionally, he has earned a number of other academic degrees; held professional museum positions; and in 2000, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Alaska for his decades of research in Alaska and the Bering Strait. Bockstoce has published a copious number of articles and books concerning subjects that include the Eskimos of northwest Alaska, whaling, trade in the Arctic, and relationships of Native peoples with Russians and Americans involved in struggles for control of the Bering Strait maritime fur trade.
In Furs and Frontiers in the Far North, Bockstoce asserts that it is significant that the Bering Strait was the center of a global trade network. He finds that at least fifty groups of Eskimo people acted as integral suppliers in the center of an impressive intercontinental maritime trade network. The network connected Great Britain, the United States, Russia, Hawaii, China, the Philippines, and Australia. Bockstoce describes Eskimo people's contact with Russians, Americans, and the British as contributing to a "vigorous foreign maritime trade" developed "alongside the existing intercontinental native trade, a foreign trade that the Americans had initiated, a trade that the Russians would expand in competition with the British, and a trade that the Americans would dominate in the second half of the nineteenth century" (p. 40).
Bockstoce explains that trade increased among the Bering Strait Natives as a result of growing availability of manufactured goods. He emphasizes the great value that the Bering Strait Eskimos gave to Chinese manufactured trade goods of glass beads and iron goods in exchange for walrus ivory and whale bone, as well as sea otter, beaver, caribou, reindeer, and other furs. Additionally, tobacco, liquor, and firearms were highly desired trade goods by Eskimos involved in the trade network. Bockstoce finds that Native people also acquired manufactured goods from scavenging shipwrecked vessels of foreign trading companies. Bockstoce notes that "the belief that the native peoples were grossly exploited by foreign fur traders has long been current; yet the natives of the Bering Strait region willingly participated in these exchanges, and on both sides of the exchanges the participants thought they were receiving a favorable reward" (p. xviii).
Unfortunately, Bockstoce neglects the Native peoples' perspective that could enable a deeper understanding of Native volition to participate in the fur trade and their feelings about resulting consequences proffered from cultural changes. Bockstoce allows American, British, and Russian diaries and trade company records to tell the story about the nineteenth-century Bering Strait fur trade. Although the Native perspective is missing, Bockstoce fills a void in the historiography of nineteenth-century fur trade literature. He provides detailed ethnographic descriptions of Eskimo hunting, trapping, and trading practices. Most important, Bockstoce illuminates a dynamic intercontinental trade network in which Native people were primary players.
: The Contest Among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade
Unfortunately, he neglects the Native peoples' perspective that could enable understanding of Native volition to participate in the fur trade and how they felt about resulting consequences proffered from cultural changes. Bockstoce allows American, British, and Russian diaries and trade company records to tell the story about the 19th - century Bering Strait fur trade.
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Now that real-time Web has become an invaluable source for breaking news (think Miracle on the Hudson, or the Fort Hood Massacre), it is tempting to defer to the wisdom of Twittering crowds to find out what is happening now.
The problem is that social media is also the perfect venue to blow almost anything out of proportion.
Case in point: If you were on Twitter early yesterday afternoon, you may have noticed a panicked buzz that Grand Central had been evacuated.
Rumors flew that:
- The 4/5/6 -- a subway line that runs through Grand Central Terminal -- had been rerouted.
- A SWAT team was on the subway platform.
- HAZMAT came to clean up a dirty bomb.
- A steam pipe erupted killing one, injuring 15 (a Tweet ripped directly from a 2007 Gothamist headline).
The Twittersphere was convinced something was wrong, but no major news organizations had reported anything on the incident and the MTA wasn't reporting any service delays around Grand Central.
With no news to source, bickering began over whether this was failure on the part of the news organizations, or yet another Twitter hoax. The only glimmer of evidence was a Tweet from 511 reporting police activity in Grand Central Station.
It wasn't until an hour after the initial Tweets that Tweeters saw any resolution -- Gothamist was able to confirm that Grand Central Station had been briefly evacuated after a "suspicious package incident" at 1:36 p.m. that was cleared by 2:11 p.m.
So something happened, but nothing that would rise to the level of being noted by even a local paper.
This happens regularly on Twitter -- a fake Twitter account announced the death of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry hours before he passed and celebrity death hoaxes were all too common over the summer.
These Twitter "facts" get recycled the same as gossip: A critical mass of Twitter users happily retweet the unsourced rumor in the hopes that someone, somewhere, will follow up on it.
The problem comes when truth gets in the way of the narrative. While the initial information -- that the 4/5/6 had been rerouted -- was correct, the tweets that revealed everything was fine became buried beneath a flurry of panicked retweets. A twitpic revealing a peaceful Grand Central was knocked out of the real-time Web by misinformation.
Which makes social media a lot like other types of mass media: Once a story is set in a certain direction, it takes on a life of its own.