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ARLINGTON – Cowboys undrafted rookie safety Jeff Heath just might have earned a roster spot with his fumble-producing hit on Bengals rookie wide receiver Cobi Hamilton in the third quarter.
The hit accounted for one of the four takeaways notched by the defense.
"That's a big hit, the safety coming out of the high hole and delivering a blow like that," said Dallas cornerback Brandon Carr, who had a fumble recovery in the first half. "It's one of those pop plays that changes the momentum of the game and gives the ball back to us."
Heath, an alumnus of Saginaw Valley State, is battling second-year safety Matt Johnson for a roster spot. The oft-injured Johnson has been out since suffering a foot injury during the preseason opener Aug. 4. Because of injuries, the fourth-round pick has yet to play in a regular season game.
"We have a great competition within our secondary right now," Carr said. "We have a lot of guys stepping up each and every day, bringing their 'A' game, competing and dominating. We have a lot of good players right now, and it's interesting to see what is going to happen."
Heath wasn't the only Cowboys safety that forced a fumble in Saturday's 24-18 win over Cincinnati. Barry Church stripped the ball loose from receiver Marvin Jones in the first quarter at the Dallas 4-yard line and Carr recovered.
"On each of those turnovers, it's about the guys hustling – max effort, getting to the ball and trying to work the ball out," Carr said. "(Church) did everything we were shown in all our (film) cutups and everything we have been drilling so far. Guys hustled to the ball, and I was able to pick it up. Heath was able to do the same thing as well. It's all about getting the population to the ball, everyone swarming and trying to pick the ball up."


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One Man's Smear Campaign…
by Big Dog on Sep 1, 2008 at 00:30 Political
…Is Another Man's Modern Political Warfare
The left is in disarray after John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. The Obama campaign was ready to attack all the other people mentioned as potential mates but missed out on Palin because, like the other women in politics, the left dismissed her as unimportant.
This does not mean the smear campaign did not go out in full swing. The immediate response from the Obama campaign was a dismissal of her qualifications to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. The candidates were a bit more professional later in the day but their surrogates on the left were ready to take up arms. The Democratic Underground is circulating a rumor that Palin's fifth child, Trig, is not hers but her daughter's and that the father of the child is the girl's father. The story is unbelievable and unsubstantiated but that did not stop the left from admitting that it was false but that the rumors were a necessary part of modern political campaigns. This is from a post that has since been removed (quote thanks to Atlas Shrugs):
NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-30-08 10:26
122. What many here don't understand. It doesn't matter if it's true or not. RUMOR IS TRUTH.
The modern laws of media hype and political warfare have a useful tenet:
Repeat ANYTHING or raise false concern over ANYTHING and it is likely to be planted in the conscious/subconscious of many voters.
If people start to think that there might be something fishy with Palin's last kid (if hers), then that's FINE. One more doubt (whether tied to reality or not) is another hesitation at the ballot box.
GET WITH THE PROGRAM PEOPLE. The "rising above it" bullshit has served us so well in the past, hasn't it?
If you have problems with the story, then STFU and get out of the way of Dems who are engaged in MODERN POLITICAL WARFARE. Go tend your garden or some other pedestrian task, because the "concern trolls" are not helping shape the message. [bold emphasis mine]
It is important to repeat anything and raise FALSE concern. In other words, keep telling lies over and over until people believe them. To them it is important to shape the message even if the message is false. These are the same people who foam at the mouth every time someone mentions Obama and Muslim in the same sentence. When people called Obama a Muslim or showed him in Muslim garb (some of which were sent by the Clinton campaign) the same people did not call this modern political warfare. Instead, they called it a smear campaign.
Obama's reaction to the truthful ad (at the bottom of my sidebar) was to try to use the legal system to shut down free speech. He certainly did not call it modern political warfare. The discussions about Wright, Rezko and Ayers were never viewed as anything more than distractions and dirty politics manufactured by the Republicans (and Hillary's people in the primary). I never recall these same political warriors calling it modern political warfare.
The American people are well within their right to properly explore Sarah Palin to ensure she is worthy of the office of Vice President just as they have a right to ensure Obama is worthy of the Presidency. However, they deserve to have accurate and truthful information on which to base their opinions about the candidates.
The immediate attacks on Palin clearly demonstrate that the left is worried about her as part of the ticket. They have tried to find anything of substance that they can use to attack her and have come up empty handed so they are resorting to fabricating stories in order to further their agenda and ensure a win in November.
These people will do anything to win. They laugh at the misery of those along the Gulf Coast (particularly New Orleans) because they think the disaster will help them. These are truly pathetic people who should never be allowed in office.
Well moonbats, take your best shot because Sarahcuda is a force to be reckoned with and those who have underestimated her in the past were left scratching their heads trying to figure out how they lost.
Why is it that strong women threaten the Democrats?
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What if Philip and Michele Weis had a daughter before Sylvia who is far more rebellious? What if Fortis becomes a Minuteman in order to revenge to the system by timing out everyone who he thinks doesn't deserve them? What if Raymond Leon was not as cold as he is now?
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Raymond woke up to his nightmare again. He breathed out heavily and turned to his left. That side had been empty for a long time. His wife, Audrey had been timed out and was found in an alleyway in the ghetto. Someone cleared her clock, leaving Raymond to raise their son, Vincent alone. Raymond turned to his alarm clock – it was only 5.45 am. He was bound to get up anyway.
He got up and went to another room where his son, Vincent or Vinny was snoring soundly. Vincent time started two years ago and last year he had joined as a Timekeeper. Raymond, who had been working for 50 years, was the happiest man to see his son got what he wants. Raymond walked to the kitchen and started the coffee. Then, he heard footsteps coming to his way.
Vinny was rubbing his eyes, sleepily. Vincent Philip Leon was a chirpy man, unlike his father's cold demeanour. Both were lean and slender and had jet black hair, but Vinny had her mother's eyes who she had inherited from her father. Vinny was fond at chess and can be as reckless as Raymond when it comes to driving. Vincent also likes to eat A LOT, which sometimes made Raymond laugh because no matter how much Vinny ate, he will always remain fit, like Audrey.
"Want breakfast?", asked Raymond. Vinny knew his father only showed his soft side at home and at work, it was the 'Cold-Stoic-Serious' Timekeeper Raymond Leon and Vinny simply shook his head. "Nah, not that hungry right now", said Vinny. Raymond looked at his son oddly. "Not hungry? You're always hungry", said Raymond. Audrey died when Vinny was only 10 and ever since, Raymond has been doing double duties just to make sure Vinny has everything he needed and Vinny felt like it's time for him to look after himself even though everyone knew he sucked at it.
"I'll get breakfast later, dad. Too sleepy to eat", said Vinny as he hit his head at the counter table. Raymond put a cup of coffee in front of Vinny and said, "Come on, we got work to do". Vinny dunk in his coffee and got ready to go to work. The father and son hopped into the cruiser and headed for the Timekeeper HQ.
They were greeted by Jaeger and Kors at the office. As Vinny was typing his report, which he hated, his stomach was grumbling and Jaeger and Kors were trying their best to cover their sninckering because Timekeeper Raymod Leon might shoot them for that. Raymond noticed his son's face as he tried to cover his hunger. Raymond got up and said to his son, "Come on Timekeeper Leon". Vinny got up and followed his father.
They drove to a sandwich joint and Raymond went to get a sandwich for Vinny. "Next time, eat!", he said sternly. "Sorry sir", said Vinny, quietly. Vinny is always afraid of the 'Cold-Stoic-Serious' Timekeeper Raymond Leon. Everyone will expect him to be like his father and Vinny is trying his best to keep up. Then, they got dispatched to Dayton on a murder.
They drove silently to Dayton as Vinny munched in his sandwich quietly. "I'm sorry dad. I just don't want to trouble you anymore with myself", said Vinny quietly. Raymond silenced himself. When they reached the crime scene, Raymond said, "You're my son. It's my job to trouble myself with you even if you have grown up. As long as you live under my roof, you are my concern. Understand?". Vinny nodded and said, "Yes, father". "Good. Now, come on. We got work. Get the premium", said Raymond as he had asked the dispatch to wire his premium. After Raymond, Vinny had the dispatch wired his premium so he had more time. Vinny always thought that the time is very ridiculous, but this is life. Life that everyone had to endure whether they were from New Greenwich or Dayton.
Vinny saw Jaeger and Kors examined a man who was fished out of the river. "Henry Hamilton. Last time, people saw him he had a century in his clock", said Jaeger. "Well, around here they'll kill you for a week", said Raymond. Vinny examined the dead man and he thought what he could do with a century. "What I was thinking that he might've brought this on himself", said Jaeger.
"Interesting", said Raymond, "How long have you been keeping time, Jaeger?". Jaeger shrugged and said, "Five years". "Let me know what you think when you have been doing it for 50", said Raymond and that got Vinny to smirk at his father's remark. "It doesn't matter why he came here. What matter is that where were the 100 years that came with him", said Raymond.
Jaeger thought for a while and said, "Gotta be a witness". "Trust me, no one saw anything", said Raymond as he paced around with hands behind his back. Vinny scanned the areas for clues. "What would you like us to do sir?", asked Kors. "What we always do, follow the time", said Raymond as he walked back to his car. "Timekeeper Leon!", Vinny called his father, although it seemed awkward, but work and family has to be separated. Raymond walked over to his son and Vinny pointed a CCTV at the bridge. "Think that'll show us something?", said Vinny.
Raymond smiled proudly. "Good job, Timekeeper Leon. Kors! Jaeger! See if that camera recorded anything from the last 24 hours", said Raymond. "Yes, sir!", said Kors and Jaeger as they moved to their cruiser and left the crime scene. Vinny and Raymond went to their cruiser to head back to HQ. "Hey Ray!", a woman from across the bank called Raymond, "I'll give you 10 minutes for an hour". Vinny hated it when that woman talked to his father like that.
"When you wanna get out of the game, Layla? You gotta be pushing 60", said Raymond and Vinny was trying his best to hide his smug face. "Thanks for letting everyone know!", said Layla, clearly pissed off and walked away. Then, the father and son drove back to HQ.


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Legally speaking: Does no earnest money = no contract?
On February 16, 2016
By Peg Ritenour, OAR Vice President of Legal Services/Administration
The OAR Legal Assistance Hotline receives an array of real estate-related legal questions — including license law issues, disclosure, contract law, ethics and commission problems, among others. In an effort to help you work within the law, our "Legally Speaking" series spotlights some of the timely questions that are being asked by REALTORS. The following addresses whether failure to deposit earnest money results in a contract becoming void…
Q: I represent a seller who accepted an offer to purchase from a buyer 10 days ago. Under the terms of the purchase contract the buyer was to provide a $1,000 earnest money deposit within five days after acceptance. I just emailed the buyer's agent to confirm that the buyer has done that, and was informed that the buyer has not brought in the check yet. My seller is upset and has asked me if the contract is void because the buyer failed to bring in the earnest money within the five days required by contract. I know earnest money isn't required to have a binding contract but isn't the buyer in breach the contract? What should I tell my seller?
A: Real estate agents and brokers are often asked for legal opinions that involve an interpretation of a purchase contract and the obligations of the parties. And while REALTORS want to appear knowledgeable and to assist their client, the best thing to do in the situation described above is to explain to the seller that you are not an attorney and they should seek legal advice.
At first impression this may seem like a straightforward question. However before a legal determination can be made as to whether the seller can terminate the purchase contract due to the buyer's failure to deliver the earnest money deposit, several questions must be asked. First, did the purchase contract address the failure of the buyer to comply with the deadline? Does it state that this is a basis for the seller to terminate the contract?
Secondly, does the contract provide that time is of the essence? And does such language apply to the five day time period to provide the earnest money? Absent "time is of the essence" language, some courts do not consider such deadlines to be mandatory. Thus, if time wasn't of the essence and the buyer brought in the earnest money shortly after you talked to the buyer's agent, it is possible that a court may not consider the delay to be a breach of contract.
Another factor that could be relevant is whether the seller notified the buyer that he considered the failure to deliver the earnest money to constitute a material breach of the contract and how soon that was done. For example, if the seller found out the earnest money hadn't been deposited but did nothing for two weeks or only after receiving a better offer, a judge may find that the five day requirement was waived by the seller, especially if the earnest money had been deposited by that time. On the other hand, if time was of the essence and the seller notified the buyer that he considered this to be a breach of contract immediately upon learning that the deposit was not made, a judge may be much more inclined to enforce that provision.
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With the holidays coming up, we can all use some fresh new ideas for hostess gifts. I always like to keep a few small gifts on hand so that I have something when I need it. You never know when you'll get invited to a party or a get together and you need a last minute gift.
I have always enjoyed gift giving… And, I especially love putting gifts together. I like picking out a basket and filling it with lots of little goodies that I think my friends and family will love. It will probably also come as no surprise to you that I am especially fond of food-themed gifts – especially fair trade and organic food-themed gifts! So, I was really excited to receive a gift basket from Equal Exchange in the mail last week… Excited enough that I wanted to share the details with you.
You may already be familiar with Equal Exchange… They sell high quality fairly traded and organic teas, coffees, chocolates, and other goodies. Not only are their products delicious, but they support small farms and the environment. So, they are goodies that you can feel good about giving as gifts… That works for me!
I was lucky enough to receive the Good Morning Basket that contained tea, coffee, and some fabulous ginger snapdragon cookies (that also happened to be vegan!). I really enjoyed the flavor of the coffee, which tasted a lot like a coffee from Starbucks to me (which I think is a compliment). I am a huge molasses and ginger cookie fan, too, so I couldn't get enough of the cookies. Really… They were amazing. I'd buy them buy the case!
Not only was the food delicious, fairly traded, and organic, but it came packaged in a fairly traded basket. Can you believe it? The beautiful basket that the gifts came in was from Ten Thousand Villages. Like I said, it's a great gift that you can really feel good about.
Personalize It…
I was thrilled to receive the gift basket just the way it was. But, if you want to have a really nice personalized gift, here are a few of my ideas to jazz things up and add a few personal touches of your own!
- Pick out a fun coffee mug or tea cup to go with baskets that contain coffee or tea.
- Add a homemade touch with chocolate dipped stirring spoons or peppermint sticks to stir some extra flavor into beverages.
- Make homemade marshmallows to add to gift baskets that contain hot cocoa.
- Add some of your own homemade cookies or other baked goods to the basket.
- Consider making a small donation to a charitable organization (such as the Heifer Project or Share Our Strength) in your hostess's name and adding a personalized card to the gift basket.
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- 80 Fresh Clams (In shell)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup Light Beer
- 6 Cloves Garlic
- onion
- 8 Basil Leaves
- 1/2 cup Butter
- Wash and clean clams. Set aside.
- Finely dice onion and garlic and fresh basil. Set aside.
- Melt butter in dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft.
- Add water and beer and bring to boil.
- Add clams and basil and stir to combine all ingredients.
- Cover dutch oven and allow to steam for 8-10 minutes and until clams are open.
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Society generates no less than an absolute torrent of ideas, facts and their mixture, and ultimately, it impedes our
attempts to diagnose what is wrong and fix it before we let our castes develop the entire world in its mock image, guaranteeing that we run out of resources and collapse.
Often we become so dependent on our stream of data that missed are the issues staring ourselves in the face. Where the truth will set us free we prefer to work our way through an internal dialogue of studies, reports, propaganda and entertainment.
The only people for whom this is convenient are short-sighted individuals who care about personal profit at the expense of all other life, and therefore, are perfectly willing to sabotage the process of finding an answer because they have bestowed interests in crime which are only relevant while the disaster is ongoing.
Those who have lived to adolescence in the world are familiar with this behavior, as it will ultimately direct any life in infinite irreversible ways: life-saving drugs blocked by pharmaceutical companies, solutions obstructed by bureaucracy, smart ways of living obscured by those who make products for the neurotic, lax councils that refuse to find an answer for actions they could not foresee or in doing so would end their committee.
In attempts to understand we can see that civilizations moving forward without a plan, consume resources at a viral rate. The reaches of the forbidden zone, being roughly defined as the edge of an inhabitable land, are leading this process through their rhetoric, political influence, or simple economics, which includes the export of technology.
The Four Vitality
1. Environment
Ecocide, climate change , an exhaustion of arable open land, a loss of wild-stock, and fresh water. While there is an increase of awareness on this issue, no definitive plan to avoid Ragnarok has been suggested. Danger,..Danger.
2. Vanity
People, conditioned by the values of fascist society, become selfish. They are consumed with personal wealth and social importance, yet fight for freedoms which negate responsibility. Be that as it may, no arisen culture has come from this freedom, nor anything resembling a long-term plan, so it becomes clear that our inexperience is the source of our bad values regarding actual motivation to fix the situation. It is this condition that will always arise.
3. Genetics
While many object to even considering people in genetic terms, the fact of the matter is that our potential is limited by our innate abilities; reflect what we can learn. Genetics is more than knowledge, however; it includes general health, intelligence, beauty and something of disposition which reflects the values of our natural impulses. A people act morally for the whole, while inbred people act destructively. Our genetic decline has two major veins: first, automatons. Secondly, through flux, the sub-cultures who begin to exhibit an opposition to education, strength, beauty and character (in some cases breading into subsidiary examples of humanity), we have created who are vulgar and base who are often fit only for jobs and have no adhesion to culture.
4. Existentialism
Existential decline of which our daily experience is overcome by hours contemplating in an even swap for our mortality. People who believe their lives are in recession, experience existential terror. In the modern era, we spend a disproportionate amount of our time at jobs, commuting, shopping, dealing with red tape, paying bills and arguing with irrational people. This contributes to an overall sense of dread and a morbid paranoia. A fascination on the self at the expense of all else can become malign. Our vitality is correlated to this. As we see ourselves as a symbol within the social group as a whole, the consequence relates to our behavior.
A crowd will do what individuals will not, because as a mob they feel they are not individually accountable; the actions that are taken represent a consensus, and relate to a perceived shared self-interest, often of the form that defends a victim in a way designed to guarantee lack of accountability for all. Paupers like free things, scapegoats, quick solutions and executions. Present a gang with the question of how to limit our collective resource utilization so that we do not commit ecocide and you'll have confounded them, but ask a them to protect what they were told to respect and they'll enthusiastically kill whomever you indicate is responsible for threatening that way of life
Crowds tend to see the entire world through a keyhole. The question is not what is right to do for humankind and environment alike, but what the individual desires, as anything can be defined as such and the reality of quality escapes. Further analysis of its value renders them useless. Much as a crowd protects the individuals from responsibility, an ambiguous word shields their intentions and values systems from further critique. fascism thrives in such situations, as it is both respected and encouraged, yet has no check or balance on its power.
There is no right answer, only individual desires, and even more damagingly, they are not addressed according to individual, but take the form of one standard for every person.
Normal Average
Mortals have marginal IQ points, weight, skin tones, bone densities, facial structures, and like to eat, sleep, talk and play. However, if we have to set up a single standard for screening them, we find the majority on average has 3/5 possible IQ and stamina(if not less), has dark skin and dark eyes, heavy bone density and a primative facial structure. Only a small percentage of our population actually does not meet this description, but when we calculate our laws and regulations and even prices, we use discretion along these lines to define regulation. Disturbingly damaging evident truths in nature.
However, locusts love facts, and they love liberty, as these are vanities that protect inner desires of which they are secretly ashamed, usually taking the form of greed, envy, excess and fear. Needs for possessions cannot be criticized by a society who cannot criticize it. Any society with a single culture, or even clear goal, will sooner or later remove support, or begin to suspect your motives. History is a steady progress toward these types of protective systems that exploit our private but irrational defects.
For this reason the primary line of defense is the ego and its self-image counterpart. When this happens, suddenly truth is an endangered species.
Insult is injury as its presence is contrary to the will and morality of civilization. This means that suddenly we exist on another level from reality.
The value of information is determined primarily not by how correct it is, but how politically acceptable it is, causing all things which are true to be discarded. As we heartily tax reality, many things are entirely offset by disaster unforeseen.
This blockade of truth is what pushes us toward post modernism or away from trusting any version of the official truth.
This finality is different from the passive aggression of monarchs in which people literally care about nothing other than their individualistic comfort and wealth and social status, because it is a hyper-active apathy.
Hypothesis of these events are the result of our reversion to believe in nothing other than reality is the cultivation and proper assertion of what is natural and sane, or being dragged down into the land of illusion, pleasant social lies and blanket media
Ultimately, conflicts, waste, resources, colonization, and devastation are a part of life's cycle. knowing that these cataclysms bring clarity and vision, enables us to do whatever is required, no matter how many lives or lands are destroyed. The ability to see beyond ourselves, and to be ready for any sacrifice in order to do what is right - not what is popular, or ordained by morality or money or law or social factors. In this control there is a maturity, and while it narrows a silent age of patience, it will also be an era of heroes as we confront this maturation of humanity.


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Kingsmen have been involved in many overseas 'tours of duty' since the Second World War. Their recent service as the King's Regiment and later, as the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment in Iraq and Afghanistan has seen a substantial rise in casualty numbers.
This desert kit was used by John Earle in Iraq in 2004. John has been a member of the Territorial Army for more than 20 years and served as Operations Room watchkeeper during his six month tour based in Basra.
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Miss Teen USA 2012 is Logan West
Logan West, Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2012, was crowned Miss Teen USA 2012 during the 30th edition of the pageant held at the Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas on July 28th.
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– Winner: Miss Teen Connecticut USA 2012, Logan West.
– The first runner-up: Miss Teen West Virginia USA 2012, Elizabeth Sabatino
– The second runner-up: Miss Teen Michigan USA 2012, Courtney Pizzimenti
– The third runner-up: Miss Teen Oklahoma USA 2012, Jessica Morgan
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Show Me Whitetail: Hunting The Majestic Deer in Missouri The history of whitetail deer in Missouri demonstrates the influences mankind can have on wildlife. In earlier days, the whitetail was abundant in Missouri, especially in the more fertile and diverse habitats of northern Missouri. The immigration of European settlers to Missouri during the last half of the nineteenth century coincided with a rapid decline in the whitetail deer population. Unrestricted hunting and habitat destruction, like cutting, farming and grazing forest lands, created this decline.
Laws restricting the killing of deer were created in the late 1800s and early 1900s, but remained largely un-enforced. In 1925, the state's whitetail deer herd was estimated at about 400. Responding to this estimation, the Missouri Legislature announced deer season was closed, and made the first real effort to enforce it. Around this time, whitetail transported to Missouri from Michigan were released onto refuges in the Ozarks. In 1931, whitetail-hunting season reopened, but was not very successful, which indicated a low population, whether stable or declining. When the first Conservation Commission formed in 1937, however, efforts to bring back the whitetail started to triumph. The Commission closed deer-hunting season from 1938 to 1943, during which additional deer were brought in from Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and from existing refuges within the state. Enforcement by well trained agents brought down poaching significantly.By 1944, the Missouri deer population soared to 15,000, and Missouri held its first deer season since the recovery effort. Shortly thereafter, hunting was restricted to bucks to help deer populations grow. By 1951, a few doe harvests were initiated. The moral of this story should be obvious: Early management promoted population growth, which promoted people's interest in deer hunting. Recent management efforts have tried to define desirable population levels and design regulations to achieve these. The success of the program is because of Missourians' support of their natural resources and the adaptability of the whitetail deer to human-altered habitats.While many other states, for the purpose of hunting, whitetail are initially more appealing, but let's explore this further. When early outfitters first arrived to set up shop, the Missouri land still had a virtually untouched environment – unspoiled by massive hunts. Many outfitters' clients harvested whitetail bucks that were much bigger than in other regions of the U.S. More famous counties for outfitting, like Webb County, Texas and Pike County, Illinois, present wonderful opportunities to harvest big deer, but many professional hunters and outfitters know that Missouri most generally presented bigger bucks for harvest, due to lack of hunting pressure and no planning. The Missouri Deer Herd is an undisturbed herd that holds true dream bucks that have not been hunted correctly, allowing for a sportsman's paradise.


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In keeping with the theme of change, the Pantone Color Institute has picked mimosa, "a warm, engaging yellow" as the 2009 Color of the Year.
Forget about all those negative meanings of yellow, such as cowardly or sickly. Instead, think positive.
"The color yellow exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the sun, properties we as humans are naturally drawn to for reassurance," said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, which has been setting the standards of colors used in paints, inks, fabrics and other design elements for 45 years. "Mimosa also speaks to enlightenment, as it is a hue that sparks imagination and innovation."
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Ronald Reagan mentally unfit to be leader, claimed UK envoy
British diplomats warned that Ronald Reagan lacked the "mental vitality" to be an effective US President, say papers made public today under the 30-year rule.
Officials were not impressed by Reagan's "egregious errors" during his successful 1980 election campaign, such as suggesting America should respond to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by imposing a new blockade on Cuba.
The papers released by the National Archives show the British ambassador Sir Nicholas Henderson questioned whether the 69-year-old former Hollywood actor was really up to the job.
"Ronald Reagan believes there are simple (not to be confused with easy) answers to complex problems," he wrote.
"The main worry about him, however, is not just age but whether he possesses the mental vitality and political vision necessary to cope with the acute and changing problems, national and international, of governing this vast, and in some ways ungovernable, country."
But Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was to form a famously close political alliance with Reagan, was more optimistic.
One official noted: "She thought Mr Reagan would prove himself to be a man of peace. He would give a strong lead."
Elsewhere in the newly released files Mrs Thatcher angrily rounded on the Governor of the Bank of England, accusing him of |undermining her economic strategy.
The extraordinary account of her "stormy" showdown with Governor Gordon Richardson is contained in the papers.
The files also show how Thatcher's Conservative Government secretly considered charging patients for visiting their GP and scrapping inflation-linked rises for pensioners amid fears her controversial monetarist policies were heading for "failure".
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It is now our generation's task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity, until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country. Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for, and cherished, and always safe from harm.


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A SCOTTISH oil rig worker has survived a deadly helicopter crash in Africa, it has been reported.
Alastair McDonald was among the passengers heading to an oil field in Ghana when the helicopter came down, killing three people. One person, thought to be a Ghanaian national, remains missing.
The aircraft, a Black Hawk helicopter, crashed into the sea five kilometers away from the coastal town Takoradi last Thursday.
A number of Ghanaian nationals, a Frenchman and a Nigerian were also onboard the helicopter with 44-year-old McDonald, from Aberdeen.
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There are between 4,000 and 6,000 diagnosed genetic disorders. It is estimated that one in 25 children is affected by a genetic disorder and therefore 30,000 babies and children are newly diagnosed in the UK each year.
Some genetic disorders are apparent at birth while others are diagnosed at different stages throughout childhood, and sometimes into adulthood.
Here are just a few of them:
Down Syndrome
Down' syndrome is a genetic disorder that was named after John Langdon Down, the doctor who first recognised it as a distinct condition in 1866.
Down's syndrome affects a baby's normal physical development and causes moderate to severe learning difficulties. It is a lifelong condition that happens at conception when the cells first divide.
Children who are born with Down syndrome also have a higher chance of developing other conditions, some of which are life-threatening. For example: congenital heart disease, sight & hearing problems and Alzheimer's disease.
The cause or causes of Down syndrome are unclear, but the single chance of the condition occurring seems to be the age at which a woman gives birth. The older a woman is when she has a baby, the higher the risk of her baby having Down syndrome.
The outlook for Down syndrome can vary widely, depending on whether a child with the condition also develops any other serious health conditions. Children with Down syndrome are most vulnerable during the first year of their life but after the first year of life, the outlook improves dramatically. Due to advances in treatment, the average life expectancy for a person with Down syndrome is around 50-plus and many people live well into their 60's and 70's.
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED)
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia - also known as "Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and "Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome" - is one of about 150 types of ectodermal dysplasia in humans. Before birth, these disorders result in the abnormal development of structures including the skin, hair, nails, teeth, and sweat glands.
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is an extremely rare genetic condition, affecting around 7,000 people.
Sufferers have light and sparse scalp and body hair, a reduced ability to sweat and the congenital absence of teeth. These features become obvious during childhood.
As sufferers find it difficult to sweat the condition can cause hyperthermia unless the temperature of their environment is carefully controlled.
Physical growth and movement are unaffected by the condition. HED can be diagnosed after infancy on the basis of physical features. There are no 'cures' for the condition but symptoms can be managed. Parents of affected children do all they can to give their offspring as normal a life as possible. This, obviously, includes socialising with other children.
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic condition present from birth (congenital). In PKU, the body is unable to break down an amino acid called phenylalanine which then builds up in blood and in the brain.
Left untreated, high phenylalanine levels damage the body's central nervous system, the brain, and can cause severe learning difficulties.
PKU is treated by a restricted low protein diet which is extremely low in phenylalanine and supplemented with essential nutrients. The diet should continue for life but particularly when the child is growing. The aim is to keep the blood phenylalanine level within a specific target range.
PKU is a rare condition. It is estimated only 1 in every 12,000 babies born in England will have PKU. Both sexes are affected equally by PKU. The condition is slightly more common in white people, particularly those of Celtic descent (Scottish, Irish and Welsh). It is very rare in black people and those of Japanese descent.
Angelman Syndrome
Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic condition that affects approximately 1 in 25,000 people. It affects the nervous system, causing severe physical and intellectual disability, with symptoms becoming noticeable from early childhood.
In most cases of Angelman syndrome, the genetic abnormality responsible for the disorder happens by chance around the time of conception. This means the disorder is not usually inherited. There are, however, a few families where the condition is inherited and brothers and sisters may be affected.
Most children with Angelman syndrome are diagnosed between the ages of 18 months and 6 years, when the typical physical and behavioural symptoms are noticed. A blood test can be carried out to look for one of the genetic abnormalities that cause Angelman syndrome.
A child with Angelman syndrome will have the following signs and symptoms:
A child with Angelman syndrome will also display distinctive behaviours, these may include:
Many children with Angelman syndrome will have an abnormally small head by the age of two, and many will develop seizures around this age.
Many of the typical features of Angelman syndrome happen because the gene called UBE3A on chromosome number 15 is not functioning in the normal way.
With age, people with Angelman syndrome become less hyperactive and the sleeping problems tend to improve, although their frequent smiling persists. People with Angelman syndrome will have a near-normal life expectancy, but will need looking after throughout their lives.
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Local speakers earn Toastmasters awards
Three members of the Hastings StoryWeavers, a new Toastmasters group, recently won awards during the Toastmasters' speech contests. One is advancing in competition to the international contest in Thunder Bay, Canada.
Toastmasters International is a worldwide organization focused on helping people develop their communications and leadership skills. The organization is split into several districts comprising several small, local groups.
The Hastings club is called the Hastings StoryWeavers. Members gather at Tilden Community Center every Thursday at 6 p.m. to practice becoming better communicators. It's a new group, having organized just a few months ago, in July.
"Members of the community discovered the need to share stories within the community," explained Mark Laska, a member of the Hastings StoryWeavers. "In the past, stories share the history and traditions of a family. Today, it is a tool used to create effective business communications."
At the Area 83 Fall Speech Contest on Sept. 28, three Hastings StoryWeavers earned awards for their presentations. Deb Miller earned a second place in the Table Topics category, which encourages development of impromptu and/or extemporaneous speaking skills. Laska placed second in the Humorous Speech category. Glen De Guzman placed first in Humorous Speech in the metro division at the district level Oct. 5, earning him a chance to compete in the District 6 international contest, held at the annual Fall Conference Oct. 25 and 26 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. District 6, which includes the Hastings club, covers parts of Minnesota and Ontario.
Local intiative
The Hastings StoryWeavers are planning several events through which they can reach out to the Hastings community in 2014. Members are working on creating opportunities for job seekers, ESL professionals and youth groups.
Guests are welcome to visit the group and experience Toastmasters before becoming members.
For more information about Toastmasters and District 6, go to http://www.d6tm.org.


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September 5, 2014 - Industry News
Anheuser-Busch is converting its 66-tractor fleet in Houston from diesel to compressed natural gas to help it meet new sustainability goals.
Tags: Ryder System, CNG Conversions, CNG, Anheuser-Busch, Private Fleets, Natural Gas Vehicles, Texas, Alternative Fuels
August 29, 2014 - Industry News
Love's Travel Shops announced the opening of two new locations in Mossy Head, Florida, and Fort Stockton, Texas.
Tags: Florida, Texas, Love's Travel Stops, Truckstops, I-10
August 13, 2014 - Industry News
Vanguard Truck Centers has opened two new Mack dealerships in Texas. The dealerships are located in Victoria and El Campo.
Tags: Texas, Mack Trucks, Dealers, Volvo, Isuzu
July 31, 2014 - Industry News
Mack Trucks will open a new dealership in Cotulla, Texas, in late August. The new Valley Truck Centers' will feature 22 service bays and offer new and used vehicles, parts delivery and road service -- and Mack's largest dealer pylon sign.
Tags: Mack Trucks, Dealers, I-35, Texas
July 10, 2014 - Industry News
Clean Energy Fuels plans to double the compressed natural gas station capacity at Saddle Creek Transportation's natural gas station in Lakeland, Fla., and has opened two new locations in separate states.
Tags: Florida, Natural Gas, Texas, Clean Energy Fuels, Kentucky, Compressed Natural Gas, CNG Fueling Stations, CNG
May 19, 2014 - Industry News
Indiana and Alabama have added the Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service to 10 new locations while 12 more sites have been added in Texas, bringing the total number there to 18.
Tags: Texas, Alabama, Drivewyze, Indiana, Drivewyze PreClear, Weigh Stations
April 29, 2014 - Industry News
Drivewyze and the Texas Department of Public Safety announced that Texas has added Drivewyze PreClear bypass service to the state's six busiest commercial vehicle weigh stations.
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April 28, 2014 - Industry News
A 41-year-old Mississippi woman, seriously injured when her pick-up truck rolled over, after it was rear-ended by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer driver on a Texas interstate highway in 2011, was awarded $4.1 million by a Dallas, Texas jury.
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March 14, 2014 - Industry News
Love's Travel Stops opens a new travel stop in Andrews, Texas, on U.S. Highway 385 on Thursday, March 13. The Andrews location offers 48 truck parking spaces, a McDonald's restaurant, gourmet coffee, name-brand snacks, fresh fruit, gift merchandise and more.
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December 12, 2013 - Industry News
Trucking company Schneider National has shut down its San Antonio sand hauling operation, according to the San Antonio Business Journal.
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November 25, 2013 - Industry News
A program to bring in more truck traffic along one toll route has accomplished its goal of getting some traffic off Interstate 35 in Central Texas but is ending earlier than planned.
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November 21, 2013 - Industry News
The North Texas Tollway Authority will ban the vehicles of habitual violators from its roadways beginning in January 2014.
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November 5, 2013 - Industry News
A fatal accident in which a freight train struck a tractor-trailer hauling a parade float in Midland, Tex. last November was caused by the failure of both the city and the parade organizer to address the risks associated with routing a parade through an active grade crossing and it serves as a cautionary tale to any trucking operation that volunteers equipment or people for such events.
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October 8, 2013 - Industry News
AMP Americas has signed a deal with Dairy Farmers of America and Select Milk Producers, both national dairy cooperatives, to convert a portion of their trucks to compressed natural gas.
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October 7, 2013 - Industry News
The orange and white barrels are being rolled out big time in one part of Texas due a major Interstate expansion project.
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October 4, 2013 - Industry News
The Texas Department of Transportation is notifying top toll violators and giving them a deadline to pay their overdue tolls or be included on a list the agency will publish in the next two weeks
September 26, 2013 - Industry News
Con-way Freight announced a major expansion for central Texas and surrounding communities with plans to build a new, 48-door, 18,870-square-foot freight service center in the city of Robinson.
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August 28, 2013 - Industry News
Highly successful companies use distinct practices in building their workforces and offer more benefits to recruit and retain drivers when compared to all other trucking companies, according to new research in the 2013 Texas Trucking Industry Study.
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July 22, 2013 - Industry News
Five state legislatures voted this year to raise speed limits on some divided highways in their states. They're following the lead of Texas, which last year bumped the speed limit on one stretch to 85 mph, the highest in the nation.
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The Texas Department of Transportation has officially designated 67 miles of regional roadways in the Rio Grande Valley as part of the new Interstate 69 -- a corridor that ultimately will become a 1,600-mile-long highway stretching from Michigan to Texas.
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July 8, 2013 - Industry News
Epes Carriers Inc., of Greensboro, N.C., announced the merger of its two asset-based trucking subsidiaries, Epes Transport System of Greensboro, and Texas Star Express of Rockwall, Texas.
Tags: Texas, Epes, Mergers & Acquisitions
June 11, 2013 - Industry News
Texas Gov. Rick Perry expanded the Texas Congress' special session call to include transportation funding.
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June 5, 2013 - Industry News
Trucks in the Dallas-Forth Worth area in Texas are going to move over and get out of the left lane in certain places on certain highways.
June 3, 2013 - Industry News
The Texas Transportation Commission has added more than 100 miles of highway in southern and northeastern part of the Lone Star state to the Interstate 69 system.
Tags: Texas, I-69, Highways, Cross-Border Trucking, Canada, Mexico
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The North Central Texas Council of Governments is partnering with Cascade Sierra Solutions to open the region's first Freight Efficiency Outreach Center, designed to give the trucking industry education and programs to improve efficiency, save money and reduce its impact on regional air quality.
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On 29 September
2016, the Indian Army's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) announced
that India had conducted overnight pre-emptive 'surgical strikes' against terrorist
targets along its Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan. Immediately afterwards, Pakistan's
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif rebuffed the claims, stating that the Pakistan Army
faced unprovoked small arms firing from the Indian side, following which it
responded symmetrically, losing two of its soldiers. This sudden escalation of
tensions comes ten days after the terror attack in Uri, Jammu & Kashmir,
In light of the limited
details provided by the DGMO and the disjointed media narrative, it would be useful
to discuss the feasibility of a cross-LoC counter-insurgency operation for the Indian
armed forces.
Several media reports
claim that the targets were located 500 metres to 2 kilometres inside Pakistan
Occupied Kashmir (POK), in four sectors beyond the LoC. However, what is known
from the DGMO's statement is that the Indian Army hit specific militant
positions or 'launchpads' that were placed 'along' the LoC. Thus, it remains
unclear whether the Indian forces did in fact enter territory controlled by
Pakistan or simply fired from the back foot. If it was indeed a 'surgical
strike' then strategic cross-LoC force deployment becomes inevitable so as to
maintain precision, stealth, and overall strike efficacy.
A surgical strike
across the LoC by the Special Forces would demand both detailed planning and
substantial pre-assault surveillance and reconnaissance. The critical targets
and their immediate surroundings would have had to be pinpointed and assessed
before the operation. It would be essential to determine optimal points for
approach, a viable exit strategy, Pakistani military positions and locations of
other non-critical infrastructure. This would have to be done to ensure maximum
precision and stealth – especially in a non-conventional conflict theatre featuring
an obscure mix of state and sub-state aggressors.
Given the non-uniformity
and hostility of the terrain along the four sectors, reconnaissance for an
offensive operation becomes a challenging and time-consuming task. Ideally, such
a situation would warrant a strategic fusion of human intelligence (HUMINT),
communications intelligence (COMINT), electronic intelligence (ELINT), and
unmanned aerial reconnaissance. A surgical strike based on uncorroborated or
un-specific intelligence would make the operation vulnerable to easy detection
and subsequent retaliation by belligerents. Yet, the qualitative nature and
degree of India's intelligence-gathering approach remains unknown.
Some reports
suggest the use of helicopters and paratroopers in the operation – components
that further broaden the planning process. While usage of helicopters for
airdrop of paratroopers 'at' the LoC is a possibility, any offensive air
assault design inside POK would have had to factor in the Pakistan Army's air
defence capabilities. In this regard, the assumption that India would use
attack helicopters – most likely Mi-17s or Mi-35s – is improbable, even for
airdrops. These helicopters are very loud; nullifying the stealth advantage
crucial for a night-time surprise assault. But, if it did so, it could imply
that reconnaissance was strong enough to keep the close air support component of
the operation outside the range of Pakistan's air defence systems.
Additionally, the
scarce details provided by the DGMO indicate limited operational deployment (assuming
the surgical strike did happen). The categorical statement that the Indian Army
has no plans to carry out similar strikes in the near future implies that India
does not want any serious escalation of conflict across the border. The strike
was a one-time, highly specific counter-terrorist operation within India's
'strategic restraint' doctrine and is not intended to trigger a broader
mobilisation of troops on either side of the LoC. Simultaneously, it is aimed
at displaying India's capability to hit specific targets in and around the LoC
at will. Contrary to what many analysts have argued, this surgical strike does
not seem to fall within India's 'Cold Start' doctrine.
Despite numerous
comparisons being made to 2015's counter-insurgency operation across the
India-Myanmar border against NSCN (K)-led insurgents, the political and
strategic context of the India-Pakistan LoC remains distinctive. In Myanmar,
India had the support – or at least the assured neutrality – of the foreign
government. The hot pursuit operation was even reportedly based on intelligence
inputs provided by Myanmar's military. This is not the case in India's western
frontier, where New Delhi would have had to rely on unilateral intelligence covering
both militant and military positions inside POK. Furthermore, unlike POK, force
deployment is heavily limited in Myanmar's north-western sector, permitting a
more comprehensive assault design.
At this point, it
is difficult to determine the nature of targets India might have hit. The DGMO
said that along with the terrorists, Indian forces also inflicted "massive
casualties" to "those providing support" to primary terrorist targets. The details
of these secondary targets remain unclear. Moreover, despite the affirmative
statements made by both governments, the body count on either side is still
doubtful. Neither army would want to divulge details that could galvanise
public opinion and force either India or Pakistan into a war footing.
Thus, although the
public announcement of a covert surgical strike at the LoC by the Indian Army
is a significant development in itself, the scale of the operation remains
dubious. The most critical of all the sketchy details available in the public
domain is whether the Indian forces actually crossed the LoC – something New
Delhi has not claimed to have attempted in decades. The Indian government is
expected to divulge more details in the coming days, which would
correspondingly shape the future threat scenario along the volatile
India-Pakistan border in Kashmir and elsewhere.
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