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On any given day, thousands of contests are created to promote goods and services of companies around the world. Someone has to win those contests. Why not let that person be you? In the last year, I've entered numerous contests in order to win fantastic prizes, including tee shirts, high-end backpacks, VIP concert tickets, gift cards, cash, and a $5,000 scholarship. The purpose of this post is not to gloat, but to assure the world that anyone can win with the right techniques and mindset. While most attribute my contest success to luck (and it is a big factor), I do have a method that I use to increase my chances of winning these contests. I've shared some tips below.Read More »
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Dear Uncertain College Student
I'd bet good money that we've all been asked the "What do you want to be when you grow up?" question at some point in our lives. I went through an awkward stage during my early teenage years when I responded to the question with, "I want to be an actuarial scientist." After I learned that actuaries essentially do statistics problems all-day, every day to determine life expectancy, I decided that the career path wasn't for me. My other childhood dreams—movie star, professional baseball player, professional Game Boy player—didn't seem practical. In short, as I "grew up" I knew that I would one day need a job, but I didn't know what the job would be. For college students there is a lot of pressure to know what you want to do in life and how you are going to make it happen. After all, you are paying thousands of dollars to study your interests full-time. The reality is that many students still don't know the answer to that question. If that is the case for you...Read More »


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Let's talk about beer. (Bet we've got your attention now, don't we?) Brewing beer in America is a long-standing tradition. Even George Washington did it. Small, family-owned breweries have a special place in our patriotic hearts. (And our extremely patriotic stomachs.) Beer lovers might be curious about the process of creating this most American of…
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text: Lasting over 10 or 15 years on Bourbon Street for anyone, business or band, is definitely a feat to celebrate, but 20 years? 20 Years calls for a party, cake & commemoration! That's just what we did at Tropical Isle we celebrated 20 fabulous years with Debi, Bryan & the rest of the band all weekend.


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NHL results, April 24
Published 11:16 pm, Thursday, April 24, 2014
Charlie Coyle scored his third goal of the series for Minnesota, and the Wild controlled the Colorado Avalanche for the second straight game in a 2-1 win Thursday that evened the best-of-seven Western Conference series at 2-2.
The Wild outshot the Avalanche 32-12, setting a franchise playoff record for fewest shots allowed. Colorado has been outshot 78-34 in the past two games, with Ryan O'Reilly getting its goal in that span.
Game 5 is Saturday in Denver.
Bruins 3, Red Wings 2:
Jarome Iginla scored with 6:28 left in overtime as Boston beat host Detroit to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference series. ... The Presidents' Trophy winners and defending East champions can clinch the series Saturday in Boston. ... Detroit took a 2-0 lead early in the second period, but Torey Krug scored midway through the second period and Milan Lucic tied it early in the third.
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Los Angeles' Anze Kopitar, Boston's Patrice Bergeron and Chicago's Jonathan Toews are finalists for the Selke Trophy, awarded to the best defensive forward in voting by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The winner will be announced June 24.


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"Everyone in this town
Is seeing somebody else
Everybody's tired of someone
Our eyes wander for help"
– Anberlin, "The Feel Good Drag"
Can lust truly satisfy the human spirit?
When I was a teenager, girls ran around my brain 99% of each waking hour. Did they know it? Heck no! I was too chicken to let a girl know what I thought about them! So, I decided to go with subliminal methods of communication: being an awesome athlete, standing up straight when other guys were slumping, smiling just right when a cute girl walked by, and wearing the right dosage of Curve when it was cool (it was the 90's). The ladies loved me…I told myself as I put on my Walkman and jammed out to Christian rock like a boss.
Behind the innocence of crushes and attraction, there was a twisted evil lurking behind thoughts and emotions: lust.
Lust is that thought that longs for the forbidden, for the dangerous, and for the thrill.
Sex sells. Pornography is consuming the minds of millions, sex trafficking is a horrendous evil in our world, and incidents of rape seems to be constantly increasing on college campuses. Lust has been eating our world apart, just as a parasite does to its host.
"There is no such thing as all the way with lust. Ultimately lust doesn't just want sex. It wants forbidden and it's willing to take you deeper and deeper into perversion if you indulge it's latest request." – Joshua Harris
If you're married, you're not immune to the sickness. Attractive people don't leave the scene once you say your vows. Flirtatious people will come along, even when they know that you're off the market. I mean, I wouldn't know anything about that personally, but it's what I hear from other guys…(cough)
Everybody's tired of someone…
If you've never gotten "tired" of someone, you must not have known them for long. Trust me, once you're around someone for extended periods of time, the mystery fades and love is required to become something much deeper than physical attraction. Am I still incredibly good looking to my wife? That isn't under debate. Duh! But, can she still get tired of me from time to time? Is it possible that another guy might catch her eye on occasion? Absolutely.
Lust takes that "attraction" further than just acknowledging that someone is attractive. Lust wants to own what isn't ours. Lust tells us that we deserve adventure, risk, and a life of danger.
Lust is a misplaced desire within our hearts to have complete satisfaction in God and healthy relationships with others. We have an emptiness and lust promises to fulfill that void, yet it fails every time.
I don't know your journey, but I do know the question of lust that runs within the human heart, begging to be unleashed like a wild animal. Instead of giving in, what if you began seeking wholeness in Christ? What if we began seeking relationships that are built on more than just mere attraction?
Listen closely: I believe that physical attraction is a healthy part of a romantic relationship when not driven by lust, but when it stops there, lust is often the bi-product.
Who do you want to be and what do you want for your future (or present) relationship with your spouse?
Love is larger than lust.
Beauty is deeper than the skin.
It's time to answer the question of lust: no, it won't satisfy you. Only true love from the God of Love will satisfy your soul. Then and only then can you love someone else with pure, uncontaminated love.


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11th Circuit Overturns Injunction Against NASCAR on Standing Question
The 11th Circuit handed NASCAR won a big victory in a high-stakes case involving the exclusivity of its sponsorship agreement with Nextel/Sprint over a claim by a race car driver that the use of the logo of AT&T Mobility (formally known as a Cingular Wireless) pursuant to an 2007 agreement and addendum.
The facts of the case demonstrate the difficulty when an umbrella organization like NASCAR consummates inclusive sponsorship agreements that may conflict with the terms of agreements signed by its participants, the racing teams. In 2001, AT&T became the primary sponsor of one of the racing teams, RCR, (known as the # 31 Car, driven by Jeff Burton). That agreement originally ran from 2001-2004, and the parties renewed this agreement to run from 2005-2007, and includes an exclusive right to negotiate a renewal beyond 2007. At the time of the agreement, the #31 Car featured the Cingular brand and logo as part of its paint scheme.
After many years, NASCAR and Winston (which was the primary sponsor for the NASCAR "Cup Series" parted ways. On June 17, 2003, NASCAR and Nextel Communications entered into the "Nextel Sponsorship Agreement," which provided that beginning with the 2004 Season, Nextel Communications would become the Official Series Sponsor of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. More recently, Nextel merged with Sprint Corporation and has changed its name to Sprint Nextel Corporation ("Sprint Nextel"). The Nextel Sponsorship Agreement granted exclusivity to Sprint Nextel as the "sole telecommunications company" sponsoring Cup Series races, and the firm paid dearly for this designation: about $ 700 million over a 10-year period.
There lies a problem. RCR had a pre-existing sponsorship agreement with a direct competitor of Sprint Nextel and has the Cingular image pasted on its car. Aware of this, NASCAR suggested, and the parties incorporated into the Nextel Sponsorship Agreement, narrow exceptions to Sprint Nextel's exclusivity, which included race teams that had pre-existing sponsorship agreements with Sprint Nextel's Competitors and which could be permitted to continue with those sponsorships according to certain terms and conditions. Cingular's deal with RCR was part of this exception.
In late 2006, AT&T merged with BellSouth. Cingular, which was a joint venture between the two before the merger, would be called "AT&T Mobility LLC." The Cingular name and logo would fade, replaced by the AT&T name and logo in its worldwide wireless activities. [Note: for a detailed history of the dispute, check out "Understanding the AT&T - NASCAR mess" by Chuck Wallace in Nascarinsider.com.
In preparation for the 2007 Cup season, Cingular (now AT&T Mobility) exercised its right in the sponsorship agreement with RCR to determine the name and logo on the 31 car, and submitted a new paint scheme featuring the AT&T name and logo. RCR submitted the new scheme to NASCAR, which rejected it. NASCAR claimed that it (and not RCR nor AT&T) held the right under the rules to make paint scheme decisions and that it was precluded by the exclusivity agreement with Nextel from allowing the AT&T name and logo. NASCAR told RCR and AT&T Mobility that the grandfather agreement did not allow a company name change. AT&T Mobility sued, seeking a preliminary injunction.
The trial court, in an opinion by federal judge Marvin Shoob, granted the injunction, concluding that there was a likelihood of success on the merits. The decision centered around the grandfather clause -- whether the rebranding into AT&T is within the rights conferred to the race car team under that agreement. AT&T argued that grandfather clause was not limited to the Cingular name and logo, since it referred to "the sponsor." Since just the name, not the sponsoring company changed, the court agreed. By not permitting the change, AT&T would lose brand value and would confuse the fans it wished to sell to. The court rejected NASCAR's argument that the clause gave it more discretion.
Like Judge Schoob, I did not read the grandfather clauses as preventing a renaming and rebranding. I felt that NASCAR and should have negotiated a more limited agreement with greater specifics. The fact that it only referred to a "sponsor" and not a particular company was a major factor. In his opinion, Judge Schoob noted that AT&T was not a party to the agreements, but rather an intended third party beneficiary. Honestly, I did not pay that much heed, thinking that there was little dispute that the classic intended third party beneficiary rule gave AT&T Mobility standing.
The 11th Circuit did not see it this way. The panel, in a unanimous opinion by Judge Fay, disagreed with the district court's conclusion , noting that under Georgia state law, a third party beneficiary need not be specifically named in the contract, but the parties' intention to benefit the third party must be evident from the face of the contract. Using a narrow intepretation, the court stated: "The RCR Agreement clearly did not require RCR to renew its sponsorship with Cingular. In fact, under the RCR Agreement, RCR was free to seek the sponsorship of any company not included within the narrow universe of Sprint Nextel Competitors. . . The Addendum to the RCR Agreement was intended to protect RCR from the potential harm caused by a sudden loss of sponsorship due to Sprint Nextel's exclusivity. Any benefit to Cingular (now AT&T Mobility) resulting from NASCAR's commitment to grant RCR the option to continue and renew its sponsorship agreement was merely incidental to NASCAR's intended purpose of preserving RCR's choice of sponsorship."
The court added, "we are unable to see how the parties could have intended these sponsorship guidelines to produce anything more than an incidental benefit to Cingular (now AT&T Mobility). Further, we are unable to conclude that in executing the RCR Agreement NASCAR promised to render any performance to Cingular. Georgia law is clear that there must be "a promise by the promisor to the promisee to render some performance to [the] third person, and it must appear that both the promisor and the promisee intended that the third person should be the beneficiary." It added: "The mere fact that RCR has opted to exercise its right to retain Cingular as its sponsor does not convert that option into a "legally protected right" for Cingular or AT&T Mobility under NASCAR's agreement with RCR."
But this is circular. The grandfather clause was made to protect the existing deal that RCR had with Cingular. It was clear that Cingular knew about the grandfather agreement. Cingular and then AT&T Mobility relied on it in their rebranding. To make an "option" in the way court does, it to trivialize a sponsorship agreement between a top-level company and a well-known racing team.
To my mind, Georgia's law on third party beneficiaries does not vary much with other states, but even if it is a bit more limited, I cannot see how AT&T Mobility could not be considered "intended."
RCR must take off the AT&T logo on its Car #31 as soon as possible. But the case is not over. A $100 million counterclaim by NASCAR against AT&T Mobility, still is scheduled to go to trial.
One last point: it is interesting that RCR was not a party to the case. Could it be that they were afraid to incur the wrath of NASCAR?
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This is a nice civ pro joinder hypothetical. You are right that RCR should have sued NASCAR, since (in the 11th Circuit's view), it is RCR's contractual rights that are in play and allegedly bring violated by NASCAR.
Good points Howard.
If AT&T was the intended beneficiary of NASCAR's agreement with RCR, wouldn't the grandfather clause require RCR to renew its sponsorship agreement with AT&T? Doesn't RCR's freedom to opt for a new sponsor eliminate any doubt that AT&T was an intended beneficiary under Georgia law?


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As mentioned earlier, I had the privilege of chatting with Maple Leafs' Director of Amateur Scouting, Dave Morrison this morning to glean some his insight for an upcoming piece in this year's edition of the Maple Leafs Annual. For that content, you'll just have to wait until September. However, I was given the go-ahead to pass along for your enjoyment some of the content that will not be used in the Annual. Bear in mind, the flow of the interview may appear a little off as these are excerpts pulled from various sections.
James Reimer really burst onto the NHL scene with a fantastic stretch of games as a rookie, but seemed to struggle a little bit toward the end there. Is conditioning one of those things James needs to work on in order to solidify himself as a true number one goaltender?
Morrison – You're right Alex, this was his first real extended stretch of games at the NHL level and that was a big challenge. He certainly proved himself at the AHL level, but the workload he shouldered there at the end… any goalie would start to feel the effects of that. That part of James' game and the process of him learning how to be THE guy are going to come with experience and maturity. He understands what he needs to do. The management staff as well… they're going to work with James as well to know when he's okay to play and when he may need a night off here and there.
After James Reimer was promoted to the big club, it was Ben Scrivens' turn to steal the show as a rookie goaltender with the Marlies, putting up some very impressive numbers. Should Jonas and James be looking over their shoulders a little bit at the NHL level?
Morrison – Haha, well any goalie should be always looking over their shoulders. The skaters should be too. There should always be an element of competition there at all times because it forces everyone to stay honest and continue to want to improve. We know Scrivens is a very good young goaltender and that he's chomping at the bit to see some NHL action. At some point, he will push for an NHL job and that could be as early as sometime next year, but I certainly expect James and Jonas to be prepared for that possibility and to work their butts off to keep their jobs. We're in a great situation with a bevy of good young goalies moving forward.
Jesse Blacker seemed to have quite the breakout offensive season in the OHL this year thanks to increased ice-time and responsibility. How does he compare to Stuart Percy and Jake Gardiner in terms of puckmoving ability and offensive upside?
Morrison – Oh boy, that's a tough question. Well Jesse's definitely a good one. All three of those guys are excellent puckmoving defensemen but each of them approaches the game with a bit of a different feel. Stuart's not as flashy as Jesse or Jake but his intelligence more than makes up for it as he possesses an excellent understanding of the game. That's not to take anything away from the other two, but Stuart just seems to incorporate it more into his game. Jesse and Jake on the other hand, are a little stronger on their feet in terms of agility and rushing ability. I suppose in the end, one of them will end up being the best of the group, but it's doesn't matter who. We're in a great situation to have three high upside defensemen who should all be able to contribute at the next level.
You traded up for your top selection of this year's draft, snagging power forward Tyler Biggs, a ferocious checker, with the 22nd pick of the first round. What were some of the skills you saw that really drew you to him? Word is you guys actually had Percy rated a little higher than Biggs, but you called a draft floor audible to make sure you got both. Tell us about that.
Morrison – Like you said, Tyler is a big, strong guy with a great physical element to his game. He's got the upside of a power forward because he can play with a hard hitting, nasty edge but he's also got the offensive skills to complement a scoring line. We love that he goes out there and gets his nose dirty in the corners. These types of players are very hard to find because teams just don't let them go.
We were sitting there at the draft table with picks 25 and 29 coming up and we knew there was no way we were going to get both where we were. So after trading up for the 22nd pick, I just had a feeling that Biggs was going to go before Percy within the next few picks. This is just one of those instincts you develop after years of experience and being on the floor for several drafts. It was something I discussed with my colleagues, who also shared the feeling. So we went ahead with our selection and just crossed our fingers, hoping that Percy would make it to 25. We really had no idea if it was all going to work out but we're very thankful that it did.
Let's switch gears a little bit and finish off with some draft related questions. There was talk this year of teams putting a lot more time and effort into the interview process, even meeting with players that were significantly out of their projected range. Was this simply a matter of the 2011 draft class being one where there was little difference between say picks 20 through 50, thus prompting the need to be prepared for any scenario?
Morrison – Absolutely Alex. That's one part of it. You always want to be prepared for anything, whether that's a player being unexpectedly available or trade options presenting themselves. The other aspect of it may simply just be the evolution of scouting as teams realize the importance of drafting well in the cap era. More time and money is being invested into the process and the teams that do so will reap the benefits later on down the road.
With the recent regime change in the management team of the city's baseball team (Blue Jays), current General Manager Alex Anthopoulos talked about a new approach to drafting where the organization sought out players with a 10% chance at developing into a star preferentially over players with a 50% chance of developing into an average player. What are your thoughts on such a drafting philosophy? Is it realistic to draft that way in hockey?
Morrison – That's an interesting question. My team and I are always trying to find that diamond in the rough… a true difference maker as it were. But like with baseball, it's important to keep in mind that there are different ways for a player to positively impact a team. Some organizations have gotten especially good at identifying those riskier, high upside guys. Over the years, our team has been targeting increasingly higher risk-reward type players, much more so than four or five years ago. It becomes a lot easier to do so when you manage to acquire depth through free agent signings like Tyler Bozak, Ben Scrivens and Jussi Rynnas. That frees you up to get a little more adventurous on the draft floor.
Let's say you've selected a couple of higher risk players in the early rounds. Do you seek to contrast those selections with some safer guarantees with defined roles in the later rounds? I would imagine it's quite important to ensure you leave the draft floor with at least a few NHL contributors?
Morrison –Maybe in the past we would do a little more of that. Now, we feel pretty confident taking high risk players because of all the homework we do to learn about a player, from a personal, medical and physical standpoint. A certain player may be further away from becoming an impact player but if we see that they have the right mentality and character to put in the work to get there, that makes us feel a lot better about a particular selection. Extensive homework is what gives us a better chance with these high upside risks.
When scouting a player, on average, how many games do you feel are required in order to make a proper assessment of that player's abilities?
Morrison – You see Alex, it honestly depends on the game. Sometimes it's one game… sometimes it's two games… sometimes it's six games. I read and receive a ton of reports everyday from all of our scouts and those are extremely important. If I were to go see a player, there could be any number of factors in play that could skew what I'm seeing. It could be a Sunday afternoon game for example where that player is tired after three games in two and half days, so perhaps I would consider coming back and watching him play on a Friday night.
One last question.There seems to be considerable hype building for the upcoming 2012 draft class. What's your early impression of that next crop of young players? Could it be realistically likened to the 2003 class where you see several all-star calibre players like Getzlaf, Perry, and Parise being selected in the late first round, or is that a little on the optimistic side?
Morrison – That's probably a little optimistic. I will say that the next group of players certainly looks very good and that throughout the course of this past year, the reviews on some of these underage players have been jumping off the page. However with any young player, a lot can change over the course of a year, so I like to stick with a wait and see approach before passing any final judgment.
Well, that's it from me. A big thank you from both MLHS and the Maple Leafs Annual for letting us interrupt you during your much deserved time off.
Morrison – My pleasure Alex. Anytime.


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An episode or two or three ago the guys at the Making It Podcast suggested that someone out there in the world make a compilation video of every time that Jimmy DiResta said "streets of New York" in his video celebrating 600,000 youtube subscribers.
I waited a little while before making the video because I assumed that later the same day that the episode was released the video would exist. It didn't, so I made it.
If for some reason you haven't already, be sure to check out Jimmy's YouTube Channel.
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I'm trying to install some web-blocking functions on both Internet Explorer and Mozilla, but can't seem to get what I want. I'm blocking IE through restricting the content directly on the Options tabs, and using Leechblock for Mozilla. So talk to me like I'm stupid ... what I want to do, simply, is block all .com domains, except for 2 or 3 specific sites. Why can't I figure out how to do this?
If nothing else needs internet access, you can set the DNS server setting (in your Network Settings - TCP/IP setup) to a dummy address, 127.0.0.1, and set the domains that you do want access to in the Wndows "Hosts" file. This way, the computer will never be able to look up the IP address of the domain name, unless it's specifically added to the Hosts file.
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Readers' Choice 2015 Winners: Community
Published 7:15 pm, Saturday, August 15, 2015
Gold: Hunt for Heroes
Hunt for Heroes, an annual hunting event for military men and women, is organized annually by Show of Support, a Midland-based nonprofit organization. The multi-day event brings military personnel and their spouses to Midland for shopping, hunting, a banquet and fellowship. The 12th annual event will take place November 19.
Show of Support, 2206 Garden City Highway, 886-461-4868, showofsupport.com
Silver: St. Ann's Family Fair
St. Ann's Catholic Church, 1906 Texas Ave., 432-682-6303, stannsfair.org
Bronze: Furr Ball
Midland Humane Coalition, 432-520-3134 x 7, midlandhumane.org
Gold: Fiddlesticks Farms
For family fun in the fall, Midlanders love Fiddlesticks Farms. Open Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 28 through Nov. 21, Fiddlesticks Farms includes a 15-acre cornfield maze, pumpkin blaster, bouncing pony corral, learning farm with milking demonstrations, pig and duck races, as well as the duck waterslide and Fiddlesticks Farms Country Store.
5610 E. County Road 120, 432-687-6293, fiddlesticksfarms.com
Silver: Chuck E. Cheese's
4703 W. Loop 250 N., 432-697-2322, chuckecheese.com
Bronze: Gatti's Pizza
614 W. Wadley Ave., 432-688-3977, gattispizzamidland.com
LARGE EMPLOYER — More than 100 employees
Gold: The Kent Companies
A West Texas staple since 1957, The Kent Companies is the inaugural winner of the Gold Award for Midland's large employer. "We're a fun company. We believe in working hard and treating every customer as a guest, but we treat our employees like family and like to enjoy ourselves while we work," said Meredith Bright, director of corporate communications and brand development. The Kent Companies is a family-owned business, led by Bill Kent, and employs more than 1,000 employees at more than 75 different businesses and at the North Big Spring Street corporate office in Midland. The most prominent Kent Companies entity, Kent Kwik Convenience Stores, has 40 locations throughout West Texas and beyond. The stores are paired exclusively with Texaco gasoline and many locations include other Kent Companies businesses such as KwikEats and Mr. Payroll. In addition to Kent Kwik, The Kent Companies portfolio includes 14 Avis Lube oil change stores, three Baskin Robbins ice cream shops, four Huddle House restaurants, two Rustic Café eateries and 14 Mr. Payroll check cashing businesses. The company opened its first Kent Carwash location in June at the northwest corner of Midkiff Road and Loop 250 in Midland.
2408 N. Big Spring St., 432-520-4000, thekentcompanies.com
Silver: Pioneer Natural Resources
3617 N. Big Spring St., 432-683-4768, pxd.com
Bronze: My Community Federal Credit Union
912 N. Midkiff Road, 4001 N. Big Spring St., 4400 Midland Drive, Suite 101, 432-688-8400, mycommunityfcu.com
SMALL EMPLOYER — Fewer than 100 employees
Gold: HNB Mortgage
The 25-member team at HNB Mortgage takes borrowers from application to loan closing and works hard to make the home buying process as uncomplicated as possible for clients. HNB provides FHA, VA, conventional and jumbo loans for homebuyers. HNB strives to treat every customer like a family member and that environment transitions well into the employee atmosphere.
2101 W. Wadley Ave., Suite 36, 432-683-0081, hnbmortgage.com
Silver: MTCU
1505 N. Midland Drive, 432-688-7300; 4717 N. Midkiff Road, 432-688-7300, mtcu.org
Bronze: Armstrong, Backus & Co., LLP
200 N. Loraine St., 432-682-6258, armstrongbackus.com
Gold: Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center
Since its fall 2011 opening gala with Rod Stewart in concert, the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center has become the Permian Basin's premiere event venue for concerts, theatre, comedy acts and additional artistic endeavors. The 1,800-seat Wagner Noel Theatre was designed and equipped with excellent acoustics, comfortable seating and top-notch theatre systems.
1310 N. FM 1788, 432-552-4430, wagnernoel.com
Silver: Midland County Horseshoe Arena
2514 Arena Trail, 432-682-1300, midlandhorseshoe.com
Bronze: La Hacienda Event Center
12600 Highway 191, 432-563-3737, haciendamidland.com
Gold: Cinergy Cinemas & Entertainment
Opened in October 2013, Cinergy Cinemas & Entertainment offers the opportunity for more than just movie viewing. With 11 auditoriums, more than 60 arcade games, a restaurant, laser tag, a ropes course and concessions area, Cinergy has something for the entire family. The theater's crown jewel, the Experience Perfection in Cinema (EPIC) auditorium includes a 68-by-38-foot screen and a "Voice of God" sound system.
1917 Liberty Drive, 432-689-8180, cinergycinemas.com/midland
Silver: Midland RockHounds
5514 Champions Drive, 432-520-2255, midlandrockhounds.org
Bronze: Big Sky Drive-In
6200 W. Highway 80, 432-617-3001, bigskytheatre.com
Gold: Green Tree Country Club
Green Tree Country Club offers a 27-hole golf course that is consistently ranked among the best conditioned and most enjoyable courses in West Texas. Amenities include a pro shop, fitness center, tennis courts, pool and an event venue for occasions ranging from an intimate dinner to large galas for several hundred people.
4900 Green Tree Blvd., 432-694-8413, greentreecc.com
Silver: Hogan Park Golf Course
3600 N. Fairgrounds Road, 432-685-7360, hoganparkgolf.com
Bronze: Midland Country Club
6101 N. Highway 349, 432-682-4378, midlandcc.com
Gold: Midland RockHounds
The 2014 Texas League Champions, there's fun for the whole family at Security Bank Ballpark each time the Midland RockHounds step up to the plate. Once again, the Oakland A's AA affiliate has hit a home run with readers and was named Midland's favorite sports team.
5514 Champions Drive, 432-520-2255
Silver: West Texas Drillers
208 S. Marienfeld St., Suite 108, 432-352-3621, wtdrillers.net
Bronze: Tall City Roller Betties
Gold: Museum of the Southwest
Rooted in Midland since 1965, the Museum of the Southwest features events, exhibitions and shows in the Turner Memorial Gallery, Durham Children's Museum and Blakemore Planetarium. The museum aims to inspire discovery, interaction and exploration of art, science, culture and history.
1705 W. Missouri Ave., 432-683-2882, museumsw.org
Silver: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
1500 W. Interstate 20, 432-683-4403, petroleummuseum.org
Bronze: George W. Bush Childhood Home
1412 W. Ohio Ave., 432-685-1112, bushchildhoodhome.org
Gold: The Blue Door
If you're looking for a safe, accessible place to sit down with your friends — even the four-legged ones — and savor a quality cocktail, The Blue Door should be your destination. With the motto "Quality libations. Zero pretense. Texas roots." the Blue Door is a one-of-a-kind destination for cocktails in West Texas. "If we can make it homemade, we make it. We don't have well liquors and everything we carry is something I would be willing to serve guests in my home," said co-owner Erica Mann, who is always adding new, seasonal libations to the menu. All of the lounge's house products are made in Texas and Mann encourages her customers consider their time at The Blue Door a learning experience. "It is our job to introduce patrons to new products and drinks. It is our job is to educate and make customers comfortable trying new things," Mann said.
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Silver: Buffalo Wild Wings
5107 W. Wadley Ave., 432-694-9400, buffalowildwings.com
Bronze: Rockin' Rodeo
4400 N. Big Spring St., Suite D-46, 432-682-0400, rockinrodeomidland.com
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Meals on Wheels, a program of Senior Link Midland, provides 500 homebound elderly and disabled Midlanders a meal each Monday through Friday. With 38 different delivery routes in Midland County, a large number of volunteer drivers make the daily deliveries possible, said Jody Sneed, Senior Link's executive director. Senior Link has a database of about 1,200 volunteers they call on each year to help prepare and deliver meals. "There is no financial requirement to receive the meals, it is just based on mobility," Sneed said. Meals on Wheels is just one of Senior Link's many services. The organization also provides homebound services, runs the two senior centers and administers the Senior Corp., RSVP, senior companions and foster grandparents programs.
3301 Sinclair Ave, 432-689-6693, seniorlinkmidland.org
Silver: Big Brothers Big Sisters
714 W. Louisiana Ave., 432-689-0195, bbbsmidland.org
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2104 W. Louisiana Ave., 432-683-0600, fbc-midland.org
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3309 N. Lamesa Road, 432-684-1141
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2001 Culver Drive, 432-694-1661, midlandchristianschool.org
Silver: St. Ann's School
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Date: Feb 19, 8:25 pm
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As positive as England were in an attacking sense against Italy in Manaus, Roy Hodgson's team were ultimately let down by a structural problem – and it is one which suggested a mistake was made in omitting Ashley Cole from the squad.
There is no doubt that England were very impressive going forward – they displayed pace, with lightning breaks on the counter, and resembled the attacking play of Liverpool in the final weeks of last season. But it was clear from an early stage in the game that England need a better balance between defence and attack, and defensive shortcomings were the reason they lost the game.
One central factor in those defensive issues was the selection of Wayne Rooney on the left of midfield.
There is much debate about Rooney's contribution in the final third, and it may yet lead to Hodgson having to consider leaving him out of the team, but his unfamiliarity with the left-sided role contributed hugely to the success Italy enjoyed down their right flank.
Wayne lacks the natural positional sense and defensive discipline required to play the left-sided role on the international stage and, while his effort and work-rate can never be questioned, he did not offer the protection that Leighton Baines needed at left-back. And this is where the absence of Cole exacerbates England's problems on the left side of the pitch.
Baines has enjoyed a fantastic season at Everton and he is clearly a top player, but he is inexperienced at international level and a novice when it comes to tournament football. But with Italy targeting his side of pitch on a consistent basis, England needed Baines to communicate with Rooney and urge him to offer more protection to prevent the Italians from bombarding that flank.
The question mark over Baines is whether he feels experienced and established enough to instruct Rooney where to position himself.
There would be no such issue with Cole, a man who has made 100 appearances for his country and performed at countless major tournaments.
I saw Cole play for Chelsea at Liverpool towards the end of last season and, although he did not play as often as he would have hoped for Chelsea under Jose Mourinho, he had not lost much of his pace, and his experience enabled him to produce an impressive performance.
International football is all about experience and the knowledge of performing at the top level, and Cole would have made a difference. But Hodgson chose to overlook Cole in favour of Luke Shaw, so he must now resolve the structural problem in his team with the options he has available.
But the reality is that there is no obvious solution. Unfortunately for Hodgson, Rooney is at the heart of the problem because he simply cannot play in the left-sided role at this level.
A change should have been made at half-time against Italy because they were dominating England's left flank in the first half, but because his team were enjoying success going forward, Hodgson did not alter the system. But Italy took advantage down the England left early in the second half to take the lead through Mario Balotelli and it was because Baines was caught out of position due to his anxiety over the lack of cover provided by Rooney.
I have always been a big admirer of Rooney, but England clearly need a better balance between defence and attack. To make improvements defensively, you have to make sacrifices further up the field and this makes Rooney vulnerable.
On the basis of the Italy game, you have to keep faith with Raheem Sterling because he produced a magnificent performance for such a young player. And with Daniel Sturridge scoring on a regular basis, it is impossible to consider leaving him out, even though he offers little in a defensive sense. When your centre-forward is scoring goals he has to play, regardless of the downsides to his game.
So you are faced with the prospect that Rooney might not make the starting line-up because England need to improve defensively and that left midfield position is the one which is causing Hodgson his biggest headache.
With Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain unavailable due to injury, it is a dilemma for Hodgson. I would not advocate playing Baines and Shaw in tandem down the left, so he may have to look at James Milner if Rooney becomes the fall guy.
But with England facing a different challenge against Uruguay in Sao Paulo on Thursday, Hodgson may be inclined to go with the same again. Although Uruguay will have Luis Suárez back, their poor defensive display against Costa Rica will give Hodgson and his players encouragement that their attacking approach will reap a dividend in a game that is now crucial to hopes of qualification.
England could put six past the Uruguayans if they defend as poorly on Thursday, but football rarely works like that and Hodgson must go into the game with a better-balanced team. When only two of your midfielders have a defensive outlook, you are leaving yourself exposed to being picked off in the manner that Andrea Pirlo was able to do in Manaus.
Uruguay do not have a Pirlo, so that is one thing in England's favour, but unless they find a way to defend as well as they attack, there are no guarantees that it will work out well for Hodgson and his team.
- Alan Smith: Why Rooney should be dropped
- Luis Suarez isn't world class, says Roy Hodgson
- Henry Winter: Rooney must be returned to central role
- Paul Hayward: England youngsters promise a great future
- Rooney: I could lose my place against Uruguay


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Wayne Stafford provides a specialist treatment that provides fast and permanent cure for all types of acute and chronic neuromusculoskeletal pain. A "fusion" of techniques drawn from the following modalities.
Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy Working with the skeletal, muscular and fascial systems of the body to release restrictions, restore mobility and ensure blood and lymphatic fluid flows freely and nourishes the tissues. Our treatment works on the principle that great movement is critical to pain free, unrestricted living. If the body is not optimally moving through both the gait cycle and day to day functional actions then joints and soft tissue will be compromised by an underworking and scrambled neurological system. Treatments such as Gait Analysis and Correction (with special attention to the joints of the feet), Osteopathic Techniques such as Muscle Energy Techniques, Strain-Counterstrain, Joint Manipulations\Mobilisations and Structual Integration Techniques are all utilised to follow our underlying principle of Mobility, Stability and Motor Control then Strength
Anatomy In Motion (AiM)Anatomy in Motion (AiM) Gait Therapy is a cutting-edge method of correcting postural problems, relieving pain, helping with injury-repair/rehabilitation, reducing the likelihood of future injury and improving physical performance. It requires very little equipment and is based around very different principles to most exercise therapies. For starters, the importance of the feet and the hips are not overlooked. It can be incredibly effective, incredibly quickly. See our mentor Mr. Gary Ward in an appearance on BBC-One's "Doctor in the House" and an introductory video to get you ready for treatment here "Anatomy in Motion Movement Exploration"
Proprioceptive - Deep Tendon Reflex (P-DTR) P-DTR addresses musculoskeletal problems by focusing on an important, but largely overlooked apparatus of the human body: the mechanoreceptor system. Think of the receptor system as "software" and bone, muscle, ligament and tendon as "hardware." As with computers, hardware problems are best addressed at the level of the hardware, but when the problem is at the level of the software, no amount of work on the hardware can fix the problem. Most everyone knows that muscles move the body and the brain moves the muscles. Fewer are familiar with the simple fact that it's the mechanoreceptor system (software) that provides the brain with the information it needs to tense and release muscles as needed for good functioning and pain-free living. Without accurate "uncorrupted" information from the mechanoreceptor system, the brain-muscle connection cannot function optimally. Breakdowns in this communication can result in chronically weak or chronically tensed muscles showing up as pain and/or difficulty with movement.
Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT)NeuroKinetic Therapy is a sophisticated assessment and treatment modality that addresses the causes of dysfunctional movement/coordination problems at their root in the motor control center in the cerebellum. The motor control center stores these patterns and directs their completion through the spinal cord and the muscles.
Functional Movement Screen (FMS) & Selective Funtional Movement Assessment (SFMA)Put simply, the FMS is a ranking and grading system that documents movement patterns that are key to normal function. By screening these patterns, the FMS readily identifies functional limitations and asymmetries. These are issues that can reduce the effects of functional training and physical conditioning and distort body awareness.
The FMS generates the Funtional Movement Screen Score, which is used to target problems and track progress. This scoring system is directly linked to the most beneficial corrective exercises to restore mechanically sound movement patterns. Exercise professionals monitor the FMS score to track progress and to identify those exercises that will be most effective to restore proper movement and buils strength in each individual.
The SFMA is a movement based diagnostic system, designed to clinically assess 7 fundamental movement patterns in those with known musculoskeletal pain. The assessment provides an efficient method to systematically find the cause of symptoms, not just the source, by logically breaking down dysfunctional patterns and diagnosing their root cause as either a mobility problem or a stability\motor control problem.
This systematic process allows clinicians to clearly match their intervention to the main problem of the patient. This model efficiently integrates the conceopts of altered motor control, the neurodevelopmental perspective and regional interdepenance into musculoskeletal practice.
Fascial ManipulationFascial Manipulation© is a manual therapy that has been developed by Luigi Stecco, an Italian physiotherapist from the north of Italy. This method has evolved over the last 35 years through study and practice in the treatment of a vast caseload of musculoskeletal problems. It focuses on the fascia, in particular the deep muscular fascia, including the epimysium and the retinacula and considers that the myofascial system is a three-dimensional continuum. This technique is highly effective in the managment of pain and dysfunction and presents a complete biomechanical model that assists in deciphering the role of fascia in musculoskeletal disorders.
Active Release TechniqueART is a patented, state of the art soft tissue system/movement based technique developed by Dr. P. Michael Leahy that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Active Release Technique is known throughout the world as "The Gold Standard in Soft Tissue Therapy"
MyotherapyBalancing the muscular system so that all the muscles of the body are the right length & tension when they are at rest & when they are working. Treatments include SLM Myotherapy, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Scar Tissue Treatment with Laser Acupuncture and Myofascial Dry Needling.
Tendon and Ligament Manipulation Putting tendons and ligaments back in place so they funtion optimally and without restriction. Techniques used are from Goltech Therapy, Lester Cox Tendon Manipulation and Hatchards Way Tendon Manipulation
Interested? Unsure if we can help you? Contact us.
See what Callan Mulvey, Paula Richards, Kasia Wrzesinski, Anna Kim and Michele Forgione have to say about their treatments with Wayne Stafford
See what Kay Ford has to say about her treatments with Wayne Stafford.
See what John Young has to say about his treatments with Wayne Stafford.
See what Darren O'Neill has to say about his treatments with Wayne Stafford.
Wayne Stafford has had a lifelong passion for boxing, martial arts and strength training. His early teenage years saw him and a mate sneaking off on their bikes after school (as their mothers did not approve) and heading off to a boxing gym several suburbs away. The knocks and bruises were explained away as wrestling injuries and bike falls.
This early experience and the "Bruce Lee Kung fu"phenomonon around the time led him into karate and the early days of kickboxing. From there it has been a continuing journey through the chinese, thai, russian and japanese martial arts (to this day he still trains 4 days a week) plus many years of strength training, bodybuilding, yoga practice and teaching. Wayne was also a long time Rugby Union player.
Along the journey to where he is today he has had careers in engineering, science, IT and teaching, finally finding his way to the health sciences and his love of all things anatomy. He realised that the solid grounding from his earlier careers made him more in tune to the body, it's inner workings and the injuries it sustains through sport and life experience. (As he has experienced most of them along the way)
Wayne provides specialised Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy and Myotherapy treatments drawing on his many years of training with such great and notable therapists such as Gary Ward and Chris Sritharan - Anatomy in Motion (Developed by Gary Ward), Carl Alexander - Proprioceptive - Deep Tendon Reflex P-DTR (Developed by Dr. Jose Palomar, Julie Ann Day, Dr. Carla Stecco and Dr. Luigi Stecco - Fascial Manipulation (Developed by Dr. Luigi Stecco), Dr. Kathy Dooley - Neurokinetic Therapy (Developed by David Weinstock), Dr. Kyle Kiesel - FMS and SFMA (Delevloped by Gray Cook and Lee Burton), Steve Lockhart - SLM Bodywork, Dr. James Murray and Jan Wanklyn - Active Release Technique (Developed by Dr. P. Michael Leahy), Dr. Paul Conneely - Advanced Musculoskeletal Training, Thomas Myers - Anatomy Trains, Lester Cox - Cox Tendon and Ligament Manipulation, Thomas Zudrell - Dorn Therapy, Paul Davies - Goltech and Charles and Vicki Tuchtan - Australian Institute.
Wayne believes that poor gait and movement patterns coupled with poor mobility and motor control will result in nerve entrapment, tight adherent muscles, tendons and fascia and is the cause of most pain and dis-ease states of the body.
Think about this, the effect of damaged or adherent muscles and fascia can be compared to a garden hose with a kink or bend in it. The normal flow of water is blocked and the garden is not watered sufficiently. When a similar disruption in muscle and soft tissue occurs, the normal functions of the circulatory, nervous, endocrine and lymphatic systems are diminished or blocked and the tissues and organs nourished by these systems are not properly fed.
Wayne's specialised treatment essentially "balances" the body by increasing mobility, correcting movement patterns, resetting muscles to the correct length and tension through the nervous system, releasing tight adhered fascia and putting tendons, ligaments and joints back where they should be which in turns reduces pain, improves movement patterns, enhances mobility and restores the natural flow of blood and lymphatic fluid.
Then your body is strengthened and lengthened so that all correct movement patterns are re-programmed and remembered.
If you are in pain and would like a treatment, feel free to contact us. We are waiting to help you and get your body moving again.
Wayne is often descibed as "the person who fixes the problems everyone else has given up on"


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Zanu-PF Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke (pictured left) appeared in court yesterday facing charges of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2010 and indecently assaulting her sister who was 15 years at the time.
It is the first case of its kind to be handled by a private prosecutor in Zimbabwe.
Kereke denied the allegations, saying the crimes he was accused of committing were politically motivated and meant to tarnish his image.
But private prosecutor Mr Charles Warara insisted Kereke committed the crime at his home where the girls, who happen to be his relatives, were staying.
Kereke rejected the allegations through his lawyer, Mr James Makiya, during trial at the Harare Magistrates' Court before Mr Noel Mupeiwa.
In his defence, Kereke argued that there were many anomalies in the allegations which showed that they were fabricated and the complainants were coached to lie against him.
"The delay in reporting the alleged offences and the inconsistencies in the complainant's statements exhibit fabrication and coaching," said Mr Makiya.
He argued that the allegations were unfounded and extortionist as the complainants wanted him to pay for their tuition. In her testimony before the court, the girl who was allegedly indecently assaulted insisted that Kereke committed the offence and that she had no reason to lie against him.
Mr Warara alleged that sometime in March 2010, the girl was at home when Kereke called her into the house.
The girl's aunt, who happens to be Kereke's wife, had allegedly gone to the shops to buy him some beer.
It is alleged that when the girl got into the house, Kereke grabbed her by the waist and pushed her onto the couch before fondling her breasts.
The girl allegedly screamed, but no one heard her.
On August 22, 2010, the younger girl was allegedly asked to baby sit by Kereke's wife. The court heard that she went to her aunt's bedroom where the baby was and Kereke followed her.
Allegations are that when the baby fell asleep the girl sat on the couch in the bedroom and Kereke allegedly started fondling her. It is further alleged that Kereke pointed a gun at the girl and threatened to shoot her if she did not comply with his orders. He then raped her once.
Both girls later narrated their ordeal to one of their aunts and Kereke was reported to the police.


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Lena Dunham slams Rihanna for smoking marijuana and dating `abusive` ex
Lena Dunham has hit out at Rihanna for not being a better role model to young girls, and her apparent reconciliation with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
During an interview on Alec Baldwin's Here's the Thing podcast on January 21, the creator and star of HBO's 'Girls' said that the Barbadian singer's behavior isn't something young fans should try to emulate.
"(Fame is) an amazing thing and it's a platform that you have to take seriously. Which is why sometimes, it's like. . . I used to be really into Rihanna, that pop star, and then it's like -- again, I don't want to ever throw stones from my glass house -- but I follow her on Instagram and I just think about how many little girls beyond what I could even comprehend are obsessed with Rihanna," Us magazine quoted her as saying.
The popstar has in fact become known for her daily Instagram and Twitter snaps - posing provocatively behind-the-scenes at photoshoots, on the road and at home and posting the images with vague messages about what she's up to at any given moment.
Lena then weighed in on her relationship with Brown, convicted of assaulting her while they were dating in 2009. The pair have been seen together several times in recent months, sparking rumours of a reconciliation.
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It would be a reunion that Miranda Lambert has A LOT to say about.
Four years after Chris Brown pummeled then-girlfriend Rihanna on the eve of the 2009 Grammy Awards, the singer wants to perform with his lady love at this year's event.
"Chris wants to perform with Rihanna at the Grammys to show the world they are back together," a source said of his dream duet. "He doesn't care what the haters say."
"He wants to give the viewers an over the top performance with Rihanna."
Many observers are appalled by the idea of Chris Brown and Rihanna back together, but the on/off, Instagram-loving duo clearly seems to not give a f--k.
"He wants the fans to know this is the real deal, and he is a changed man," the source adds. "If Rihanna can forgive him, the rest of the world should move on."
Producers "haven't signed off on having Chris and Rihanna perform together," a source revealed. "It's an extremely delicate situation and there is concern about the backlash."
But, admittedly, "it would also be ratings gold."
It's not clear what (let alone if) the two would perform. The twosome recorded a now-infamous duet, "Nobody's Business," for her latest album Unapologetic.
RiRi appears in ads for the February 10 show, one of which features her saying, "When a door closes, you have two choices: give up, or keep going. Let them shut you down, or prove them wrong."
"We all start somewhere; it's where you end up that counts."
Read into that however you might like, and tell us below: Should they perform at the Grammys? And do you like Chris Brown and Rihanna back together?


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I Got Locked In a Cupboard
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Evil GrandadI went into the cupboard under the stairs, which acts as a pantry sort of for us. I was reaching over to try and grab the bag of potatoes from the back when my Grandad walked past and shut the door on me. Leaving me in total darkness. What's worse is he leant against it for...
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Nov 26, '03 12:41:00PM • Contributed by: Fofer
I'm sure there's some UNIX-y explanation for this, but I was raised on Mac, and no explanation is going to be good enough. When I tell the Mac to search "Everywhere," I want it to search "Everywhere," and that means the Trash too!
In the meantime, here's a workaround. Press Command-Shift-G for the Go To Folder dialog and type "~/.Trash." This will take you to the invisible Trash folder. Then press Command-F to do a search and pull the pulldown to "Search in: Specific Places." You can then drag the proxy icon from the top center of the ".Trash" window (or directly from the Finder if you use column view mode) to the upper pane in the "Search in Specific places" window.
And of course, the next time you search, make sure both your hard drive and .Trash folder checkboxes selected.


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Beast Sports Nutrition is one of the new break out brands in the bodybuilding world. They have successfully released a line of quality muscle building supplements; one of the most popular being Creature creatine powder. This could be considered a premium creatine blend for two reasons:
1. It contains various forms of proven creatine
2. It uses name brand creatines within the blend
Similar to a few other supplement companies, Beast Sports has included Creapure brand and Creatine Manga-Power brand in their blend. Creapure is a premium pharmaceutical grade creatine monohydrate powder that is often used is creatine matrices and Creatine Magna-Power is a branded creatine magnesium chelate. Creatine magnesium chelate is a new form of creatine in which the creatine molecule is attached to a magnesium molecule. The desired effect is less bloating than other forms of creatine, particularly monohydrate.
The other forms of creatine in this blend include:
Creatine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AKG)- Creatine bonded to the alpha-ketoglutarate molecule, which in theory transports the creatine into the muscle fiber more efficiently
Creatine Anhydrous – Creatine minus the water molecule, which in theory makes it more pure and efficient than monohydrate
Vanadium Citrate – A metallic element and trace mineral that exists in the human body. Sometimes supplemented by bodybuilders to help restore muscle glycogen and make muscles harder.
In all this formula seems to be pretty cutting edge. It contains some of the latest discoveries in creatine while still including the tried and true classics. The question to you the buyer is "do you mind paying more for a blend of some of the newer stuff or are you happy saving your money and simply buying creatine monohydrate?"
We all know monohydrate is still the gold standard for creatine and probably always will be. Personally I would go with monohydrate every time but I know there are those "creatine junkies" out there that can't help themselves from buying the newest creatine the industry comes up with. So the real question here is "how effective is it"?
Based on 137 Bodybuilding.com reviews Creature Powder received a 9.4 making it one of the 50 most popular supplements on the entire site. I would say that this counts as evidence that it works quite well. It is not however conclusive evidence that it works any better than Optimum creatine monohydrate, which remains in the top spot for most popular creatine supplement on Bodybuilding.com.
The only point I have to mention here is that you can buy pure creatine monohydrate for less than one fifth the price of Creature. Pure Optimum brand creatine monohydrate sells for .09 per serving while Creature powder goes for .50 cents per serving. That's quite a difference. Still, Creature's price is in line with most other premium creatine blends.
The only flavor this supplement comes in is citrus. Most users commented on how good the taste of this powder is. A few others didn't seem to like it much, which is expected since taste is a matter of preference.
Side effects
One of the supposed advantages of creatine matrices like this one are that they cause fewer side effects than creatine monohydrate. The main side effects of monohydrate are bloating and water retention. Most reviews didn't mention any side effects. My guess is that some will experience mild side effects with a blend like this and most others won't experience any side effects at all.
If you're dying to try this new creatine blend then by all means give it a shot, you'll likely see some good results. If you however prefer to be economical and still see great results then you'll want to skip this and stick with creatine monohydrate.


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Winchester secures grant for water project
by Dennis Sharkey
The city of Winchester has secured a grant that will help pay for a major water line upgrade project.
City Clerk Pam Erhart said last week that the city secured a $500,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce for the project. The remainder of the project will be paid through a loan from USDA Rural Development. The loan could be as much as $600,000.
The city is currently accepting bids that are due early next month. Erhart said the city hopes to have a contractor chosen soon thereafter so the project can hit the ground running once the construction season begins this spring. The project should be completed this year.
The project will replace the majority of original water lines still left amongst the current system. The original lines were installed during the 1920s. In total about four miles of water line will be replaced.
Erhart said the construction will bring the lines out in front of the streets so that asphalt will not have to be torn up.
Residents will see minimal disruptions to service if any at all. If a disruption is to occur, Erhart said residents will be notified ahead of time.
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It always seems too early, until it's too late
Individuals facing serious life-threatening illness and approaching death deserve to be treated with dignity, respect and compassion and to receive care that is focused on the individual's choices for care. Families need and deserve to receive support. To achieve their goals, individuals need to plan ahead, know their choices, make sound decisions and share their wishes with their loved ones and health care professionals. Health Care Professionals need to be aware of the patient's goals of care and share existing medical evidence with patients to facilitate their decision-making.
Health Care Professionals should discuss choices of end of life care with their patients who have advanced progressive chronic illness, or terminally ill.
At the Tennessee End of Life Partnership (TELP), we aim to educate and empower patients, families, health care and other professionals to accomplish this goal.


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Spy net: Pietersen cops it from all sides
KEVIN Pietersen and his English teammates weren't short on motivation during their net session yesterday. As the flamboyant right-hander took strike on a sweltering Perth afternoon, the comments of Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath, speaking at a function in an adjacent marquee, boomed across the practice area.
Pietersen took strike as Ponting waxed lyrical about Australia's victories in Brisbane and Adelaide. And when McGrath told the gathering that he was "exactly where I want to be" in terms of fitness heading into the Perth Test, Pietersen was contending with a testing session from England academy bowlers Chris Tremlett and Jonathan Lewis.
It continued. Later in the session, at a time when Alec Stewart had commandeered the microphone, the England players were no doubt bemused to hear their former captain lament how Andrew Flintoff's men "didn't show up in Brisbane at all". Stewart then described Pietersen as a "genius" with the bat, but a touch dense in matters unrelated to cricket, at a time when the ex-South African was attempting to negate the attacking finger spin of Monty Panesar.
Presumably, Pietersen didn't need a reminder of the Brisbane massacre, nor the heartbreaker in Adelaide. The England players have had the better part of a week now to dwell on the combined results, and where they have left them in the series.
Should Australia emerge victorious in Perth, England will hand back the urn after just 15 months - the shortest tenure of any Ashes champions in the competition's 124-year history. And Pietersen, with the words of Ponting, McGrath and Stewart ringing in his ears after training, is determined to fend off the Australians' charge.
"I'm a really positive bloke and it was hard," Pietersen said of Adelaide. "I was in my bedroom that night thinking, 'How the heck could that happen? Am I dreaming? Was that for real?' But at the end of the day it was one of the little wars lost. It's just a case now of going out and being as positive as we can.
"If you guys had a look at our [training] session today, we mean business. This week is a huge, huge week for us. I don't want to be sitting here next week and talking about 3-0 down.
"I've always said that I don't think people realise how good a feat it was to beat Australia in England. You get a champion in a corner and they'll come back at you. These blokes are a champion team; the best Australian team they've had."
Pietersen declined to discuss the likely make-up of the England side, although it seems Panesar will finally break into it. Sajid Mahmood is the other thought to be pushing strongly for a spot, but after James Anderson's promising display in the two-day tour match against Western Australia, he may struggle to find a berth.
On a pleasing note for England, Andrew Flintoff bowled at near full pace in the nets yesterday. With his surgically repaired ankle heavily strapped, the England captain was in a fearsome mood, troubling several of his teammates with brisk bouncers.
"I'm hearing a lot of things about the ankle but I'll be able to bowl 20 overs a day in the Test, or however many overs I need to bowl," Flintoff told The Sun newspaper. "I didn't know what to think when I felt the ankle in Adelaide. I was hoping it was a bit of soreness that would go away and I was able to get the ball down at a good pace on the fifth evening."
Flintoff, meanwhile, defended the make-up of the England side in the Adelaide Test.
"I'm not going to talk about individual players but what I will say is that I was happy with the team for the second Test, before, during and after the match," he said. "I don't think selection was an issue in anyone's mind for four days. But, because of one or two poor hours, everyone is suddenly talking about these things."
And he denied there had been a falling-out between himself and fast bowler Steve Harmison, saying: "I don't know where that's come from. He's one of my best mates and nothing has changed."
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|Mr. Lenar
The service will focus on Michaelmas, the Feast of St. Michael and the Archangels.
St. Mary's prayer service is held every third Thursday of each month with Fr. Richard Tartaglia. The Catholic Church is located on 15 Myers Avenue, Denville, NJ. Fr. Martin Glynn is the head pastor of St. Mary's.
|St. Michael's Church - Photograph by Loci B. Lenar
Mr. Lenar says the following scripture appears to answer the question: "At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered." (Daniel 12:1)
Additional information about Mr. Lenar's testimony including photographs of the Statue of Archangel Michael can be seen on the following link: http://www.christian-miracles.com/signsofstmichael.htm
Mr. Lenar has shared his spiritual journey of faith several times as a guest on the Catholic program, Sacred Treasures, hosted by Kathie Duggan on Radio Maria. On May 7th of this year, Fr. Richard Tartaglia and Loci B. Lenar were both interviewed on Radio Maria regarding a cross of light that appeared on Mr. Lenar's residence during Lent and Good Friday. Fr. Tartaglia validated the sign by photographing the cross of light that was visible on Mr. Lenar's fence.
In 2008, Mr. Lenar founded and launched www.Christian-Miracles.com as a tool of evangelization in order to reach out with the gospels and publicize news of miracles. Since its inception, the site has grown globally with visitors coming from the
The website receives prayer requests on a regular bases, which are prayed for daily and on Monday mornings during Holy Hour Adoration including at the monthly prayer service held at St. Mary's Church with Fr. Richard Tartaglia. Prayer requests can be submitted to the following link:
For those interested in the topic of angels, please join Fr. Richard Tartaglia and Mr. Lenar at St. Mary's Catholic Church during its prayer service scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM.
For additional information, please visit www.Christian-Miracles.com.


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Space Junk Prevents Colonizing of the Moon
Space junk is one of the biggest threats we face in our quest to populate the moon. When the USSR launched a monkey into space in 1957 there was very little space junk floating around. Now there is currently an estimated 5,500 tons of debris orbiting our planet. Fortunately there are a lot of intelligent people working on solving this problem.
One group, from the University of Surrey, have created the CubeSail which is essentially a five by five meter sheet of plastic that slows down space junk and drags it into the earth's atmosphere where it bursts into flame, usually. A simple but effective cure for a the larger debris.
Another group, from Glasgow, have revealed designs for a cornhole vortex that attaches to the end of a rocket propelled wolf dick. Read more »


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Beef ban imposed in Gujarat ahead of 'Bakra Eid'
Maulana Mehboob-ur-Rehman Qasmi, a Muslim cleric, on Tuesday said the beef ban has been imposed in Gujarat because the festival of 'Bakra Eid' is coming
Ahmedabad: Maulana Mehboob-ur-Rehman Qasmi , a Muslim cleric, on Tuesday said the beef ban has been imposed in Gujarat because the festival of 'Bakra Eid' is coming. He also said, 'The government cannot force its ideology on the people of different sections.'
Yesterday, billboards with pictures of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and the Islamic symbol of the crescent moon and star came up in an Ahmedabad locality with a message from the Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board of the Gujarat government, quoting a verse it claims is from the Quran to back its case for the protection of the cow.
'People have democratic rights to choose whatever is feasible for them. The government should adopt the collective public opinion instead of forcing its opinion on the people,' Qasmi said.
He added, 'We see cow with respect and its milk is used in 'ghee' and medicines, so how it is bad for health.'
The Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board website says the Gauseva Ayog, created in 1999 and expanded as Gauseva and Gauchar Vikas Board in 2012, was "established for preservation, development and welfare of the cow and its progeny".
The Gauseve Vikas Board is under the aegis of the Agriculture and Cooperation Department, Gujarat government.


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Samuel Eto'o almost signed for Roma in the summer of 2009 – just weeks before he left Barcelona for Inter.
The Cameroon international was targeted by the Giallorossi once it became clear that the Spanish giants were prepared to sell the striker.
"It was 5 July 2009," agent Ernesto Bronzetti told the Corriere dello Sport. "Eto'o, his representative and myself all went to Bruno Conti's house.
"The striker wanted to play for Roma, but the problem was his salary. He asked for €7.5m a season, but Roma said that such a wage would unbalance the dressing room."
Less than a month later and Eto'o signed for the Nerazzurri in a swap deal which saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic move to the Nou Camp.
Eto'o won everything on offer with the Nerazzurri before he was sold last summer to Russian club Anzhi for a reported €25m.
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A woman who admitted involvement in a drug operation and in the murder of a St. Paul man will serve seven years in prison on the drug charge.
Ramsey County District Judge Gregg Johnson sentenced Maria Herlinda Luna on Wednesday, Nov. 28, giving her credit for 249 days she has served in jail.
In September 2011, Luna, 49, was in a car stopped by the State Patrol while officers were investigating a drug trafficking group. She and Santana Valdez were pulled over at Burns Avenue and Ruth Street in St. Paul.
Earlier that day, Valdez had sold $3,000 worth of cocaine to an undercover officer. The officer asked if Valdez could also get him 4 ounces of methamphetamine.
When Luna and Valdez were stopped, Luna had 4 ounces of methamphetamine in her pants, she admitted at her Sept. 18, 2012, plea hearing.
"This is a substantial amount of drugs," meeting the level of first-degree violation of controlled substance law, said prosecutor David Miller.
Luna apologized for her actions.
She is to be sentenced March 6 for aiding an offender. That conviction is in connection with the March 18 murder of Andrew Braun at his home in the 700 block of East Lawson Avenue in St. Paul.
According to Luna's testimony, Braun, 34, owed money for drugs.
Co-defendant Carlos Yobani Flores Amador, 38, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The other defendant, Valdez, 36, has pleaded not guilty in the murder and drug cases. His trial for both is scheduled to begin Feb. 11.
Emily Gurnon can be reached at 651-228-5522. Follow her at twitter.com/emilygurnon.


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Tomorrow is the anniversary of the patenting of the Cathode-Ray Tube (1938), President Cr4linton's impeachment (1998), It's a Wonderful Life premier (1946), Macau reverted back to Chinese control (1999), the Montgomery Bus Boycott ends (1956) and the death anniversary of Sacagawea (1812), she the interpreter that followed Lewis and Clark expedition, many accredit the success of the expeidition to her assistance.
The nicest holiday trend seems to be happening, and it's with a big box store. K-mart has seen a rash of anonymous people paying off lay-aways for the lower income. They are targeting lay-aways that have toys and children's clothing. These people pay off all but a few dollars or cents so the items remain on lay-away until the family is ready to finally pay the balance off. What a great surprise during this holiday season. This is happening all over the country and there seems to be no organized campaign to target K-mart in particular, but they seem to be the major recipient. A young father in Omaha, Nebraska was standing in line to pay off his lay-away when a woman approached and paid his balance. She then passed out fifty dollar bills to people standing in line. When asked why, she said "Just remember Ben", an apparent reference to her recently deceased husband. But this is happening all over.
There is an art exhibit at the Concept Art Gallery, 1031 S Braddock Avenue in Regent Square through January 15. Free admission and hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. until 5, Thursdays open until 8. Sunday hours are noon until 4. Felix de la Concha, born and educated in Spain was residing in New Hampshire when Fallingwater's Director, Lynda Waggoner approached him about doing a project for Fallingwater's 75 anniversary. Many artist can paint from photographs, which makes their job much easier that waiting there for the right light at the right time of day to work. The show covers both floors of the gallery. When you enter, it's like entering Fallingwater over the foot bridge crossing Bear Run. There's seven huge panels giving that initial view of the Kaufmann house as if you are actually at the Laural Highlands landmark. Upstairs, there's a 34 foot interior view of the Great Room in eight panels. In additon to de la Concha's artwork, there's also a collection of photographs of his endeavors over the year creating this presentation. More info at the gallery's web site, de la Concha's link or by calling 412.242.9200.
For those of you familiar with the Northside, the James Street Pub was an icon for jazz and good food for years. They closed, Legends of the Northshore did a short stint with the location. (Legend's is one of the best Italian restaurants in the city, this just was not a good fit for them). It then became Sassy Marie's, who did a real nice job with food and service, but they had some issues with actually running a restaurant. The next carnation was Serendipity. That was a short lived experiment, thankfully. It's newest version is the James Street Gastropub & Speakeasy, which opened last week. On my way out to do some errands I stopped for lunch and had a pleasant meal. The bartender was very accommodating and attentive. The menu was creative and the food was good. I met the new owners that were quite personal and seemed knowledgeable. I hear they had the independent restaurant MTR and even brought the chef. I wish them the best of luck. Their hours of operation aren't on their menu yet, nor on their web site. Their menu is on the web site. More info at 412.904.3335.
ELoop is making recycling akward items easier. They've teamed up with eight Guardian Storage facilities, Construction Junction and four others making recycling more convenient. They are taking electronics, batteries, old holiday lights even. More info at their web site or by calling 877.801.6057.
The Morgan Gallery has a show through the end of January where the artists use multiple mediums. Mark Abildgaard of Woodland, CA creates "crystal vessels" using a "lost-wax casting technique" that makes these vessels that appear to have come directly from nature. Alex Fekete, a native of Czechoslovakia, uses a technique of blown glass and then delicately sand blasting it's cold surface for the final effect. Richard Parrish, from Bozeman, Mont (the home of Greg Mortenson's Central Asia Institute, one of my favorite charities) creates carved, layered panels of kiln-formed glass that resemble topographic maps. The Amy Morgan's gallery is at 5833 Ellsworth Avenue in Shadeyside. More info at her web site or by calling 412.441.5200.
Apps are growing exponentially. Half of the adult population smart phone users have apps on their devices that do various things. But shopping apps are new and many adults aren't using them. This is the rear occurance where businesses are busting way ahead of the consumer in this, particularly the big retailers. Here is some examples: Amazon Price Check will scan the bar code on a product and then look in it's data base to see if the same item is available in there system for less (a little self serving) 🙂 They also have a wish list friends and family can view, pretty blatant "Buy me this." 🙂 Amazon has started giving discounts of up to five dollars if you go into a store, scan an item and then buy it from Amazon. Critics complain Amazon are using brick and mortar stores for their showroom. RedLaser is eBay's take on that as are Google Shopper. Key Ring is an app that scans and stores all your store loyalty programs, if you are one of those that use them That way you don't have carry all those plastic cards to get your rewards. Mall giant Simon Property Group has an app that if you let it track you through GPS, it will automatically alert you to the closest Simon's mall and what sales are going on in that mall. It used to cost up to $100,000 to develop an app when all this first started. Scott Hirsch, founder of appsbar of Deerfield Beach, FL has created a free app building software and has 50,000 users. You are going to see more and more large and small use of apps in the immediate and long term future. Watch out for The Parador Inn app, to be debuing in 2012. 🙂
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These days, I skip breakfast. This is shocking to my sister, who says, "How can you do that? It's one of the three most important meals!" But I just, oh, I just can't.
As it happened, the other day, we had to drive up to the North Shore to take care of some errands and see some folks. So by the time we got to the Old Orchard mall, it was late morning and I was good and hungry.
If you've been visiting us here for a while, you know we love little chef-driven, locavore places. We love nose-to-tail, we love simple honest food made from fresh local ingredients. We love clever pairings and inventive approaches. And we love intimate, casual ethnic-driven places and a simple honest coffee shop and a classic bistro.
But we don't always have the time to hunt for such honest joints, and seriously, that place might not necessarily be open for business before noon in Skokie.
A few months back, Atul Gawande, writing in the New Yorker, talked about the question of mass innovation in America. Dr. Gawande's focus was the health care sector and its grudging approach to innovation. To show us how stubborn that refusal is, and how swiftly quality, affordable innovation can find its way to the masses, he began with an example from the food service industry. Ingenious cooking techniques and on-trend dishes created in, say, an esoteric new 32-seat storefront spot in Brooklyn find their way pretty swiftly to big, mass-market restaurants all over the continent.
How does that happen? One pathway, Dr. Gawande said, is: The Cheesecake Factory. At The Cheesecake Factory, everything (except the cheesecake, which really does come from a cheesecake factory, in California) is made in house from scratch, especially impressive when you see the enormity of the menu—and know that, every six months, a new menu comes out. Managers regularly travel to California for intense training in making the new menu items and in teaching others to make them—teaching that then radiates through all local restaurants. Quality, cost control, innovation, training, development are watchwords. The result is that pretty much anyone can find something suitable and pleasant here. If you're a vegan, if you want a cocktail, if you want a snack, if you want fresh fish, if you need beef, if you are counting your calories, if you are the opposite of counting your calories, they've got something to suit you. The Cheesecake Factory serves more than 80 million people a year and I am pretty sure they mostly leave feeling really happy.
For Dr. Gawande, The Cheesecake Factory represents a potential model for speeding the sharing of innovative health care treatment. To us, it shows how a smart restaurant chain stays fresh and raises the level of dining for a broad audience. In doing so, it excites the palates of that audience, creating an appetite for more new ideas—and potential new customers, maybe, for that new little local spot.
BTW, what did I have? I chose from the "skinnylicious" menu—chicken tacos and an "escabeche "salad. How was it? Delicious! I was very happy to be having it. The tacos were delicious and the salad was so good, so fresh and lively, that I could have it with lunch every day. In fact, there was so much of even my "skinnylicious" lunch that I took part of it home for later.
On the way out, we noticed a bar, small and curving, with gleaming mahogany surfaces and stands of glassware and handsome bottles in ranks, and a couple sitting at the bar, having lunch and a glass of wine and chatting happily with the bartender. A pleasant bit of urban sophistication, an echo of similar scenes taking place in independent bars and wine bars and lounges all over the land, and a handsome feature I'm pretty sure The Cheesecake Factory did not offer five years ago.
Also, for the record, this isn't the first time we've eaten at The Cheesecake Factory, simply the most recent time. And it won't be the last.


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INSIDE THE LIONS: Golf Bonds Father and Son
Lions' All-Access features Connor Campbell as Lions head to Folino Invite on Sunday.
Feb. 16, 2013
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LOS ANGELES -- Lions' All-Access takes and inside look at freshman Connor Campbell as he and the LMU men's golf team head to the 2013 Folino Invitational hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Industry Hills Golf Club in the City of Industry.
Campbell is wrapping up his first season of college, and the Finance major is just trying to relax and half fun in a game his father, Chris, show him how to play. For more on the interview, watch on Lions' All-Access.
Campbell will be one of the five representing the Lions in the Folino Invitational starting with the first round on Sunday. Round two will be played on Monday with the final round on Tuesday. Also traveling for the Lions will be Tyler Torano, Bryan Bergna, Boris Stantchev and Eduardo Chavez.
The Lions are one of nine teams in this year's field. In addition to the host Titans and LMU, teams in this year's field include CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, Oakland, Sacramento State, UC Irvine and Utah State.
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