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This might be the "most romantic Valentine's Day" for you—but this is really really "the worst Valentines" for the South African model as well as modeling industry.
The 30-year beautiful former FHM model Reeva Steenkamp was really excited to celebrate Valentine's Day 2013 but she did not know that 2012's Valentines was his last romantic day of her life.
This is really sad news that Reeva, who modelled for firms including FHM, Toyota, Clover and Italian brand Zui, has been shot dead by his boyfriend Paralympian Oscar Pistorius.
She wrote just hourse before the Valentine's Day Countdown, "What do you have up your sleeve for your love tomorrow? It should be a day of love for everyone." Some South African media outlets said Reeva was mistaken for an intruder.
South African police have said that Reeva was shot in the head, the chest and the arm at around 4am this morning. According to the latest updates from several news sources that Reeva was found dead with four gunshot wounds to the head and upper body by the Paralympian at his mansion.
Oscar Pistorius, a Paralympic runner who blazed new terrain by competing in last summer's Olympics, has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting in Pretoria. Police say neighbours heard screaming and shouting around the time of the shooting, and that they had been called to investigate incidents of a domestic nature at the same house in the past.
Reeva Steenkamp, who has appeared in many beauty and fashion ads, was graduated with law degree then became face of Avon. She began dating with South African athlete in November.
Police spokeswoman Denise Beukes said while telling details about the incident, "She was hit by four shots. It's a 9mm pistol. It is a licensed firearm. There are witnesses and they have been interviewed this morning. We are talking about neighbours and people that heard things earlier in the evening and when the shooting took place."


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Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe
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Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe is a 1909 painting which is considered to be the masterwork of E. Irving Couse.
The painting was purchased for the United States national art collection by the well-known art collector William T. Evans and is now displayed in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The painting measures 78 1/4 x 36 3/8 in. (198.6 x 92.4 cm.)[1]
Elk-foot, whose anglicized name was Jerry Mirabal, began posing for Couse in 1907 and was one of the painter's favorite subjects because of his "physical beauty and ideal features."[2]
The painting seems inaccurate, however. A coup stick would be carried by North Americans, but not by the Taos tribe. The blanket Elk-Foot wears is from England, and his moccasins were from Couse's studio, and weren't used during the Taos period.
- ↑ Couse, Eanger Irving. "Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe". Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ The Couse Foundation (1991). Eanger Irving Couse. The Albuquerque Museum, NM: The Albuquerque Museum. p. 132.


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Mobile Technology for Older Adults: Protector, Motivator or Threat?
New technologies offer an opportunity to improve the wellbeing and independence of older adults, but many of the potential benefits, have not yet been realised. Some technologies suggest a lifestyle of constant monitoring, controlling and nudging - transformations that could be perceived as threatening. To better understand older adult perceptions and attitudes to adoption of such systems, we describe a 3 week field trial of an application and view the results through the lens of protection motivation theory. Our participants identified a number of threats including not being able to live independently, fear of getting lost, being stigmatised and lack of privacy. Usability, accessibility, reliability, costs and usefulness all negatively impacted coping appraisal that would result in non-adoption, despite their stated intention to adopt the technology in the future.
KeywordsOlder adults Service design Behaviour theories
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Day 1
I don't even know where to begin.
I suppose I should start at the beginning. I downloaded the Snooki book tonight. The iTunes store quit on me three times while trying to download "A Shore Thing". A part of me wondered if that was a bad sign. An omen of things to come or a guardian angel desperately trying to get my attention. A part of my mind whispered at me to turn back now. The same part that tells me chili fries are bad for you and that the cute meth-head girl at the taco place who is missing a tooth might not be all that cute. I left that part of my mind to whisper its warnings in vain and downloaded anyway.
The book now in my possession, I went to the first page, steeled myself, and began the literary odyssey.
Immediately, I regret this decision. The first three pages introduce me to plucky young Gia Spumanti, Snooki's literary alter-ego as she struggles against vicious humidity of Seaside Heights New Jersey, wrestling with her stubbornly uncooperative "pouf". Thanks to the built in dictionary feature of iBooks, I discovered that a "pouf" is actually a bouffant hair-do, and originally evolved from a French term for a head-dress. Three pages of coiffure induced conflict later, and poor Gia is unable to get her "pouf"adequately high enough to attract the guido juiiceheads in the club, despite prodigious use of aqua net and butterfly clips (given the charming nom de guerre of "tramp clamps"). Has this poor girl never seen that infomercial for the Bump-it, which will give a young lady a ready made wall of hair?
I could go on to introduce Gia's cousin Bella, who is a spot on doppelgänger for Snooki's "Jersey Shore" co-star J-Woww, who is sharing the shore house with Gia this summer, but I have just realized that I now have a working knowledge of Jersey hair techniques, and apparently more familiarity with the Bump-it product than the author, and that thought has left me sickened and cold.
What have I agreed to do to myself?


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Würzburg to Rothenburg ob der Tauber
23 August 2016
Did the night watchman tour with about 50 other people. Very funny, great storyteller!
Splurged a bit in our last night and ate at Zur Höll = Hell House, the Trip Advisor #1 restaurant in Rothenburg. The food was delicious, especially the apple strudel.
Climbed to the top of the tower at the city hall- what a view!
Today was a no biking day so we spent it walking around Rothenburg. I had been there on a high school trip in 1982 and remembered absolutely loving it but didn't remember anybody the sights!! Loads of tourists - first time we heard English being spoken for a few days.
22 August 2016
Our hotel website describes it as being located in a "quirky neighbourhood": being at the crossroads of a major route to the highway with a car dealership on one corner and a Subway shop on another is not exactly what I call "quirky"... We had the room under the eaves which was very spacious and yes, quirky, but the traffic noise is crazy!!
Climbed up a very long steep hill to Rothenburg - they certainly saved the best bit of the route for last! Had dinner at the hotel with an unusual starter : broth with "noodles" made out of strips of savoury crepes. Had salmon for a main dish too; nice to have something other than pork!
We had another frustrating search for lunch but it ended better this time in a lovely gasthaus on the deck in the sunshine. Doug loved his schweizershnitzel and I got croquettes because they made me think of Kathy C....
The cycle route was through dozens of orchards- we saw apples, pears and plums up close and vineyards in the hillsides
Stopped in Rottingem for a break
Left the hotel for our last day of cycling and the sky looked a bit dark. It cleared up quickly though and the first village we stopped in was so pretty: Walkersheim.
21 August 2016
The hotel seemed to be more a converted apartment block than anything else but Doug managed to find the bar and brought a small bottle of champagne back to the room.
Rode through dozens of apple orchards to arrive in Bad Mergentheim. Found our hotel on the very outskirts of the town and decided to skip the meal on offer and walk the 2.5km into town to explore and eat. Doug found a fabulous Greek restaurant on Trip Advisor - Poseidon- so we ate there. So much food!! Walked back through the KurPark - full of interesting art and gardens.
Stopped to eat our sandwiches in Tauberbischofsheim. Sat in the market square to eat them then went and had a drink at the Kloistercafe. The town wedding chapel/registry seems to be there- at least that's what the sign said!
Rode through a series of little villages - not a soul about except other cyclists! Waldenhausen seemed to have Pretezels in their coat of arms. Lovely little church in Bronnach.
Left the hotel at 09:30 as I spent a few minutes searching for my gloves which disappeared. Weather was quite a bit cooler than yesterday but still sunny. Quite windy!
20 August 2016
Walked out of the restaurant to get a photo of the hotel and the tower next door then headed up to bed. Hopefully the rain that started in the afternoon will go through during the night..
Dinner tonight was at the Italian restaurant adjacent to the hotel. That's where the similarity to the previous night ended - we had a really yummy meal and a very nice bottle of Montepulciano.
Stopped at a lovely little cafe for a glass of wine and met some French ladies who introduced us to a dessert speciality: deep-fried balls of crepe batter!
We arrived at our hotel in Wertheim at 14:30 but our bags hadn't been delivered yet so we went out for a walk around the town and up to the burg - castle ruins above the town. So after 47km of riding we climbed the equivalent to 50 flights of stairs. Crazy!!🙄
We started to get hungry at noon but none of the villages we rode through seemed to have open restaurants- very odd!! We stopped at the first one we saw & it turned out to be an American diner!! They had schnitzel on the menu though so we ordered it.
I particularly liked Holzkirchen- beautifully laid out and very quiet
We rode out of Würzburg and through a series of very pretty villages - almost all if it on bike paths
Day one of our ride started at 08:45 with beautiful weather and thanks to Doug's efforts the night before, bikes were ready to go!!
19 August 2016
Really pretty town!
Guess that 4:00 AM start was a bit much...
Apparently the area is known for its wines - vineyards were everywhere
What a great town - wine bar on the bridge!
And of corse stopped for a drink..
Went for a walk around town
10 minutes from the train station and we got to the hotel Amberger - lovely!!
Flew to Munich then caught a train to Würzburg. The advice from the travel arrangers was that we wouldn't need to worry about reserving seats - they were so wrong!! The train was packed but we managed to get seats together.


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Samsung Gear: A Long Time Coming
72andSunny Spot Features Wearable Tech as an 'Evolution' of Classic T.V. Gadgetry
Published on Oct 07, 2013
Editor's Pick
Inspector Gadget predicted not only Apple's Siri, but he also foresaw the Samsung Galaxy Gear, the tech giant's foray into the world of wearable technology. To promote the new device, a pair of spots from 72andSunny makes a nostalgic play, tapping into smartwatches from pop culture's past to whet consumers' appetite for a piece of tech that's finally arrived. The first spot, directed by Furlined's Stuart Parr, reads almost like a lux jewelry lineup, displaying against a black backdrop a lineup of hi-tech wristbands from classic television shows, from "Knight Rider," to "The Jetsons" to "Star Trek," accompanied by related sound clips
A second spot produced out of Epoch cuts together clips of characters such as Captain Kirk, Penny from "Inspector Gadget" and Maxwell Smart from "Get Smart" connecting to others' through their wrists, showing that after all these years, it's Samsung that has finally made reality what was once a longstanding piece of pop culture fiction.
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Before I share my views, let me ask you a question: Do you believe employees or contractors should drink at business functions? Let me add one more element to that question: Do you believe employees or contractors should drink when their bosses or top management are also attending the event?
I was at a business function recently where the alcohol flowed freely. I mean the alcohol was free to all participants. I wasn't drinking alcohol so I believe that gave me an interesting perspective as I watched the evening and the business meeting progress.
1. The beginning of the evening was professional. It was fun to mingle with one another and make intelligent polite conversation.
2. As the glasses were filled a second and third time, the noise volume began to rise and the conversations became a bit more exaggerated.
3. By the end of the function, extreme emotions of "love" and sadness were expressed and the speech of some participants began to slur.
4. During the entire evening I observed that the owners of company and most of the top management either had no alcohol or seemed to nurse one drink all evening. I also saw the owners and management making mental notes of those employees who consumed too much of the free alcohol.
5. A few employees actually became ill from the alcohol.
I'm not judging alcohol consumption nor am I condemning alcohol in general. I do believe that good common sense and moderation are the keys to mixing alcohol with business.
A business function is business, whether there is alcohol or not. There is a certain standard of professionalism that must be maintained while you are representing your company and yourself as a business person. Trust me when I say, the bosses were watching each employee and making mental notes. I saw some of the top managers actually roll their eyes a few times as the voices became louder and the language more colorful.
Whether it is the boss, a coworker or a customer, during a business function you are being judged as to your competence and dependability as business professional. Attendees at these functions are making mental notes and unconsciously or consciously determining your professional fate.
To me, the key to mixing alcohol and business is balancing self-control, common sense and moderation. Business is business and I've seen many times how alcohol and business don't and shouldn't mix. Please, share your thoughts and opinions.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad beat defending champions Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a low scoring match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowlers bundled MI out for just 87 runs and successfully defended a small total of 118 runs and registered their overall fourth win and second against Mumbai Indians of this IPL season. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians suffered their fifth defeat in six games of IPL 2018.
SRH is ranked third with eight points and MI is ranked seventh with two points in the points table.
All the stats and facts from the twenty-third match of IPL 2018 between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai -
1 - This was Sunrisers Hyderabad's first ever win at the Wankhede Stadium against Mumbai Indians, before this, they had lost all the three matches.
2 - Shakib Al Hasan is the second player to complete the double of 4000 runs and 300 wickets in T20 format after Dwayne Bravo.
Dwayne Bravo - 5607 runs and 417 wickets.
Shakib al Hasan - 4069 runs and 300 wickets.
3 - This was the third instance when both the teams bowled out in an IPL match.
Both teams bowled out in an IPL match -
DC (157) vs RR (159) at Nagpur, 2010
KKR (131) vs RCB (49) at Kolkata, 2017
MI (87) vs SRH (118) at Mumbai, 2018
11 - Rashid Khan conceded only 11 runs in his four overs spell - the most economical spell for him in the Indian Premier League.
22 - Mumbai Indians scored 22 runs in powerplay - the lowest powerplay score of this IPL season.
Lowest Powerplay scores in IPL 2018 -
22 - MI vs SRH at Mumbai
27 - CSK vs SRH at Hyderabad
28 - DD vs RCB at Bangalore
87 - This is the joint lowest total for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League history.
Lowest total for Mumbai Indians in the IPL -
87 vs SRH at Mumbai, 2018
87 vs KXIP at Mohali, 2011
92 vs DD at Mumbai, 2012
92 vs RR at Jaipur, 2013
92 vs SRH at Visakhapatnam, 2016
118 - The lowest total defended by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL - the previous lowest was 119/8 against Pune Warriors India at Pune in 2013.
300 - Shakib Al Hasan became the first left arm and overall fifth bowler to take 300 wickets in T20 format after Dwayne Bravo (417), Lasith Malinga (348), Sunil Narine (325) and Shahid Afridi (300).
3028 - Runs scored by Yusuf Pathan in the IPL, he became the 13th player to score 3000 runs in the Indian Premier League.


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Michael P. Mogul Appointed New CEO of DJO
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DJO Global, Inc. ("DJO" or the "Company"), a leading provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today announced that its Board of Directors has named Michael P. Mogul as the Company's new chief executive officer, effective June 13, 2011. Mr. Mogul will succeed Les Cross, DJO's current President and CEO, who will assume the role of Chairman.
Mr. Mogul most recently served as Stryker Corporation's Group President, Orthopaedics, a business providing in excess of $3.5 billion of Reconstructive and Trauma implants worldwide.
"I am extremely pleased that Mike is joining DJO," said Les Cross, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Mike's global sales and marketing experience combined with his proven track record of successfully accelerating revenue growth will help take DJO to the next level of performance. We are very pleased to have attracted such a well qualified leader with a strong culture of achievement and I am confident Mike will strengthen DJO's global market position. I look forward to working with him to grow and build the company."
"I am honored to join the talented leadership team at DJO and looking forward to helping them grow the company in new and existing markets," said Mr. Mogul. "DJO has a proud history of innovation, world class customer service and a terrific corporate culture, which make it an exciting platform on which to build."
Mr. Mogul brings 22 years of sales and marketing experience in orthopedics to DJO Global from Stryker Corporation. Most recently, since 2005, Mr. Mogul has been instrumental in rebuilding and driving strong and sustained performance in Stryker's Orthopaedics business, which is its largest segment.
About DJO Global
DJO Global is a leading global developer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality medical devices and services that provide solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management. The Company's products address the continuum of patient care from injury prevention to rehabilitation after surgery, injury or from degenerative disease, enabling people to regain or maintain their natural motion. Its products are used by orthopedic specialists, spine surgeons, primary care physicians, pain management specialists, physical therapists, podiatrists, chiropractors, athletic trainers and other healthcare professionals. In addition, many of the Company's medical devices and related accessories are used by athletes and patients for injury prevention and at-home physical therapy treatment. The Company's product lines include rigid and soft orthopedic bracing, hot and cold therapy, bone growth stimulators, vascular therapy systems and compression garments, electrical stimulators used for pain management and physical therapy products. The Company's surgical division offers a comprehensive suite of reconstructive joint products for the hip, knee and shoulder. DJO Global's products are marketed under a portfolio of brands including Aircast®, Chattanooga, CMF™, Compex®, DonJoy®, Dr. Comfort, Empi®, ProCare® and DJO® Surgical. For additional information on the Company, please visit www.DJOglobal.com.


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Examining Fairness Perceptions of Financial Resource Allocations in U.S. Olympic Sport
Publication Title
Journal of Sport Management
Publication Date
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Sports management, Olympic sport, sports finance
Business | Sports Management
The purpose of this study was to measure U.S. National Governing Body (NGB) administrators' perceptions of fairness of financial resource allocation within the U.S. Olympic Movement. This study extends previous research on distributive justice in the sport industry by examining a new setting and controlling for the potential moderating effect of procedural justice. Presidents and executive directors responded to a survey containing three resource allocation scenarios. Study participants most often identified need to be competitively successful as the most fair distribution principle, but believed equity based on medals won was the most likely to be used. Results also indicated significant differences in the perceived fairness of distribution principles based on the budget size of the NGB, the membership size of the NGB, and the NGB's success in the Olympic Games. These results have implications for the evolving priorities of NGBs, how these priorities are being addressed, and possible reactions to resource distribution decisions.
Recommended Citation
Dittmore, Stephen W.; Mahony, Daniel F.; Andrew, Damon P.S.; and Hums, Mary A. (2009). Examining Fairness Perceptions of Financial Resource Allocations in U.S. Olympic Sport. Journal of Sport Management 23(4), 429-456. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.kent.edu/flapubs/16


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Still sooo damn sick…
Why..why why..
I have the brutelest cold, it's been nearly a week. I never get sick and when I do it lasts a couple of days, this is very long lasting for me, and not getting much better, just lingering. Sinuses are congested, chest is congested, lymph nodes ache, just coughing and coughing and blowing and blowing. My nose and throat are raw from all the coughing and blowing, they just burn. I have been thought 2.5 packs of cough drops, and I have not had a good nights sleep in 3 nights now, I am EXAUSTED and grumpy.
Did I mention I am coughing so hard I am..barfing..peeing when I don't want to, getting stiches in my abs and cervix.
ENOUGH cold, go away now.
You know, I blame the damn flu shot..I have only had 2 in my life and the last time I got one I got every cold and infection that passed through town that year..No more damn flu shots. I would not have even gotten one if it were not for the damn H1N1 scare. I mean I was pregnant with Evan during cold season and didn't get this sick, I got a minor cold and it passed, as the rest of my colds do.
Posted on January 10, 2010, in Uncategorized and tagged cold and flu season, miserable me, sick in pregnancy. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
I had the worst cold/flu of my life right when I gave birth…at 37 weeks, I coughed so hard I broke my bag of water while sitting on the toilet (seriously, for real), and then WHILE GIVING BIRTH I was coughing and coughing and wanted to die of the cold I had, then AFTER I gave birth and I had vaginal tearing, I was still coughing harder than I ever had (I had to cross my legs every time I coughed). I had that cold for at least three more weeks after giving birth. It was the worst thing ever. I pray you will get well before delivering. 🙂
Oh God, that sounds just awful. Oy!
i'm sorry you feel so crummy 😦
Thanks. I am so done with this. Blah!
feel better soon!!!!
Trying everything I can to ensure that..it just isne't happening soon enough for me..growl.
I got sick like three weeks ago and I still have sinus congestion and a cough. It only really bugs me at night, too, and I've been snoring so much that Dan and I has been sleeping in the living room. (I don't usually snore.) It is so freaking annoying and here we are about to have our babies any time now. Why can't we catch a break? **hugs** I hope you are feeling better real soon.
Enough already. Gah!
Arg. Enough, it's not cool.
I haven't even been out of the house..however, the friends I was around did all have bronchitis and colds..so I guess that is were I caught it.


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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Operation Mockingbird, CIA Media Control Program
5 comments:
- Scorpio said...
The audience will note that Senator Frank Church died of a fast acting cancer shortly after these hearings were held.
- March 7, 2018 at 2:07 PM
- Erik Paul said...
"In the need to develop a capacity to know what potential enemies are doing, the United States government has perfected a technological capability that enables us to monitor the messages that go through the air. These messages are between ships at sea, they could be between units, military units in the field. We have a very extensive capability of intercepting messages wherever they may be in the airwaves. Now, that is necessary and important to the United States as we look abroad at enemies or potential enemies.
We must know, at the same time, that capability at any time could be turned around on the American people, and no American would have any privacy left such is the capability to monitor everything—telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn't matter. There would be no place to hide.
If this government ever became a tyranny, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back because the most careful effort to combine together in resistance to the government, no matter how privately it was done, is within the reach of the government to know. Such is the capability of this technology.
Now why is this investigation important? I'll tell you why: because I don't want to see this country ever go across the bridge. I know the capacity that is there to make tyranny total in America, and we must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return."
Frank Church 1975
- March 7, 2018 at 6:23 PM
- Amanda said...
Thanks Scorpio. Never heard that before. Makes perfect sense. Lots of good guys get those fast acting cancers. Pretty sure that's what happened to Dave McGowan after he did this show with Caravan to Midnight on the Boston Marathon hoax https://www.bitchute.com/video/vnkButpq2Wza/
- March 7, 2018 at 11:07 PM
- zapoper said...
I'm pretty sure that's what they did to the jew Aaron Russo and many others too.
Fast acting cancer seems to be everywhere now.
- March 8, 2018 at 12:28 AM
- WWS said...
Dr. Pierce !!
- March 8, 2018 at 8:05 PM


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William & Mary removes Darren Sharper from Tribe Hall of Fame
William & Mary removes Sharper from Hall of Fame
William & Mary has removed former Tribe and NFL safety Darren Sharper from the school's Hall of Fame.
Athletic director Terry Driscoll said the move was made after Sharper's recent guilty plea on one of numerous rape charges he faces. Sharper eventually pleaded guilty or no contest to raping or attempting to rape nine women in four states.
The former safety for the Tribe was enshrined in 2008. He ended a 14-year NFL career in 2011. He was working as an NFL network analyst when women began telling police in several cities similar stories of blacking out while drinking with him and waking up groggy to find they had been sexually abused.
William & Mary says he shared space on a plaque with other members of his hall class.
▪ Baltimore Colts tight end Jim Mutscheller, who caught a 6-yard pass from Johnny Unitas to set up the overtime touchdown that won the 1958 NFL championship game, has died. He was 85.
He died Friday of kidney failure at St. Joseph's Hospital in Towson, according to Ruck Funeral Home.
Mutscheller played for the Colts from 1954-61 and made the Pro Bowl in 1957. His most memorable play was the sideline catch to the 1-yard line against the New York Giants, with Mutscheller's block on the next snap helping clear the way for Alan Ameche to barrel into the end zone for the title.
Mutscheller caught five passes in the 1959 NFL title game as the Colts beat the Giants to repeat as champions.
Mutscheller, a 6-1, 198-pound native of Beaver Falls, Pa., also played at Notre Dame under coach Frank Leahy on the 1949 national championship team. He set a school record in 1950 with 35 pass receptions.
▪ All-Pro fullback John Kuhn is headed back to the Green Bay Packers.
Kuhn's agent, Kevin Gold, said the veteran signed a one-year deal with Green Bay on Monday for the minimum salary of $870,000. The contract includes a workout and Pro Bowl bonuses.
Lions dispute offer sheet: The Detroit Lions have disputed Tampa Bay's offer sheet to restricted free agent defensive end George Johnson.
The person confirmed Detroit's objection on condition of anonymity Monday because the NFL is not commenting on the matter. Johnson, 27, is coming off a productive season as a backup for the Lions. He had six sacks, the third-most on the team.
According to the collective bargaining agreement, a dispute over an offer sheet is to be resolved by an arbitrator, who identifies what terms would have to be matched by the player's current team.
▪ When the Denver Broncos reported for offseason workouts, minus franchised receiver Demaryius Thomas, who's skipping team activities while awaiting a new contract, new coach Gary Kubiak's message was familiar to the Broncos: Super Bowl or bust.
▪ The Indianapolis Colts put outside linebacker Aaron Morgan, 26, on the reserve-retired list. A shoulder injury forced Morgan to miss all of last season. The team did not say why Morgan was retiring. Morgan was originally signed to a futures contract on Dec. 31, 2013, after spending three seasons in Jacksonville and Tampa Bay. In 18 career games, he had eight career tackles – two on special teams.
▪ Free agent cornerback Zack Bowman signed with the Miami Dolphins, who are trying to fill the starting spot opposite Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes.
Bowman is a seven-year veteran who started seven games for the Bears in 2013 and five games for the Giants last year. A fifth-round pick by the Bears in 2008, he has 28 starts and 12 interceptions.
The Dolphins need to replace starting cornerback Cortland Finnegan, who retired. Veterans Jamar Taylor and Will Davis are also expected to compete for the job.
College Basketball
▪ East Carolina junior guard Terry Whisnant, a former Cherryville High star, has opted to skip his senior season and pursue a professional career, coach Jeff Lebo announced Monday.
Last season, Whisnant averaged 12.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game as one of only two players to start all 33 games. Whisnant ranked among the top 10 in The American Athletic Conference in 3-point field goals made (2.3/4th), 3-point field goal percentage (.370/9th) and free throw percentage (.764/9th).
▪ Joni Crenshaw, 36, was introduced as Andy Landers' successor with the Lady Bulldogs. Landers retired in March after Georgia was not invited to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years.
▪ Kentucky's John Calipari, Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Michigan's John Beilein are among college basketball coaches who will participate in a round of golf at Oakland Hills Country Club on June 1 to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
Oakland University coach Greg Kampe is organizing the event, which also will include Roy Williams, Sean Miller, Steve Alford, Rick Barnes, Bob Huggins and Josh Pastner.
Hole-in-one: Ken Dunnett was playing with Brenda Curtis and Ian Walsh at Springfield Golf Club in Fort Mill on Sunday when he aced the 132-yard, par-3 No. 13. It was Dunnett's first hole-in-one.
Olympic Sports
Whistleblower hotline: The International Olympic Committee has set up a hotline for whistleblowers to report match-fixing and other corruption.
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Business challenge
NSEIT Ltd. in India depends on its information systems to operate effectively. How can NSEIT ensure that these vital systems are always available?
NSEIT relies on email, instant messaging, mobile capabilities from IBM Collaboration Solutions to deliver fast and effective helpdesk, maintenance and procurement services for NSEIT operations.
5business units collaborate on a central platform
Enablesrapid resolution of IT issues
Meetsstringent service-level agreements
Business challenge story
Delivering on time, every time
Today, information systems are a key enabler of every financial services offering. As well as driving core systems for algorithmic trading, IT supports the line of business applications that ensure day-to-day operations run smoothly.
For companies such as NSEIT Ltd.—a leading information services provider headquartered in Mumbai, India—meeting the stringent service-level agreements (SLAs) of financial services businesses can be a tough challenge.
Mr. Nandkumar, Project Manager at NSEIT Ltd., takes up the story: "Since the National Stock Exchange [NSE] in India was founded in 1992, it has quickly grown into one of the largest exchanges in the world by daily turnover and number of trades for equities and derivatives. As NSE grew, its need for information systems grew with it—and in 1999, the internal IT organization was spun off into an independent services business called NSEIT.
"Today, we offer IT support services to our parent company, and to other global businesses in the financial services space. Because we work in a time-sensitive industry where IT is mission-critical, any unplanned downtime can have substantial costs for our clients—and as a result, we must meet demanding SLAs.
"Achieving this goal depends on clear, effective communication—both between our clients and our service desks, and between different departments inside NSEIT. For large organizations such as ours who serve even larger clients, the challenge is to shape a transparent way of working that encourages collaboration and enables maximum efficiency."
" When you serve clients with stringent SLAs, strong collaboration is vital. Thanks to our IBM solutions, we keep our most demanding clients satisfied. "
— Mr. Nandkumar, Project Manager, NSEIT Ltd.
Transformation story
Building a platform for effective collaboration
Since 2002, NSEIT has relied on IBM Collaboration Solutions to deliver email, calendaring services and more.
"One of the things that impressed us most about the IBM solution was its versatility," recalls Mr. Nandkumar. "In addition to providing a highly secure email service, IBM Notes® offered us the ability to use IBM Domino® Designer to develop our own custom applications—enabling us to automate and support core business processes such as ticket management for our helpdesk."
He continues: "Better still, of all the solutions we considered IBM Notes was by far the most cost-effective. As a young company, we were keen to contain our capital spend—and the IBM solution enabled us to build the collaboration capabilities we needed quickly and with minimal business risk."
NSEIT has continued to build on its IBM solutions—and today the solutions are a crucial aspect of its service delivery infrastructure. Today, the company uses IBM Notes and IBM Domino with IBM Notes Traveler and IBM Sametime® to help its employees and clients stay connected.
"Our use cases for the IBM solutions have evolved over the years," explains recalls Mr. Nandkumar. "Around 60 percent of our usage of Notes and Domino is for pure collaboration activities, and the remaining 40 percent is for applications built on the Domino platform. Over the years, our in-house team has augmented our IBM Notes and Domino environment with many of the capabilities of an enterprise-class ERP system—enabling us to standardize our processes across the business."
NSEIT's IBM solutions enable it to serve demanding clients effectively—ensuring it can meet tough SLAs.
"We deliver IBM Notes and Domino to five business units within NSEIT," says Mr. Nandkumar. "For employees at NSEIT who work in the same departments but in separate locations to their colleagues, IBM Sametime is especially valuable because it enables them to have quick conversations as if they were sitting one desk apart.
"Similarly, our management team benefit particularly from the Traveler app on their mobiles, as it enables them to keep on top of their emails even when they are out of the office attending meetings or visiting our clients."
Mr. Nandkumar adds: "We have worked closely with IBM for many years, and in all that time we have never found their support to be anything other than helpful and responsive. We see IBM as a trusted partner, and their product development roadmap continues to align with our long-term vision for collaboration."
Results story
Satisfying the most stringent client requirements
With IBM Collaboration Solutions at the heart of its business processes, NSEIT ensures that it can serve clients effectively.
"As the number of employees and workstations in NSEIT grew over the years, we wanted to ensure that we were investigating issues, solving them and closing the tickets within our SLA windows," explains Mr. Nandkumar. "Using IBM Notes, we developed an application that automates the process from end to end. If a user at NSEIT experiences an IT issue, they can open up the Notes application, fill out the details of the problem, and submit all the details to NSEIT at the touch of a button.
"Once submitted, the application automatically opens a ticket with our helpdesk and creates a work order for one of our engineers to go on site to investigate the issue. If for any reason a call is not attended, the system offers three levels of escalation to ensure that the work is completed in a timely manner. And because the histories of all of our tickets—open and closed—are managed on a centralized system, it's simple to deliver granular service-level information to satisfy our auditors."
IBM solutions are also helping NSEIT to automate paper-based processes—helping it to improve operational efficiency.
"In the past, we utilized paper-based approval processes for a number of activities, which meant that our personnel would have to submit a request in writing to their manager before taking an action," comments Mr. Nandkumar. "As well as being time-consuming, the paper-based process increased the risk of important documents getting lost in the shuffle, introducing delays and degrading our efficiency.
"Thanks to IBM Notes, we were able to create a digital workflow for the approval process. Not only does the new way of working accelerate processes that require management-level approval, it also reduces our dependence on paper—helping us to shrink our operational costs."
Based on its years of positive experiences with IBM Collaboration Solutions, NSEIT is already planning for the future.
"The bigger a company grows, the more difficult it can be to cultivate a lively environment for discussion and innovation," says Mr. Nandkumar. "Our employee directory enables our people to locate and connect with peers from any part of the organization—helping them to find the right skills to drive projects and initiatives.
"Looking to the future, we are interested in building on our success with IBM Notes and Domino by creating a social business network in the cloud, powered by IBM Connections Cloud S1. In addition to shrinking our costs by reducing the need for on-premises compute, storage and networking resources, the cloud will give us access to cutting-edge cognitive capabilities via IBM Verse™. By using analytics to surface the most relevant information to each employee, we see that the solution could help us to work even more effectively."
He concludes: "When you serve clients with stringent SLAs, strong collaboration is vital. Thanks to our IBM solutions, we keep our most demanding clients satisfied."
About NSEIT Ltd. (100% subsidiary of National Stock Exchange of India)
Headquartered in Mumbai, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) is India's leading stock exchange, incorporated in 1992 by leading institutions to provide a modern, fully automated screen-based trading system with national reach. NSE uses state-of-the-art information technology to provide an efficient and transparent trading, clearing and settlement mechanism. Founded in 1999, NSEIT Ltd. is an independent wholly owned subsidiary of NSE, delivering managed services, cloud, mobility and analytics solutions to financial services organizations around the world.
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Rappahannock River Property Donated Back to American Indian Tribe
A piece of land near the Rappahannock River has been returned to its original owners, the Rappahannock Tribe, thanks to a U.S. Senator and the Chesapeake Conservancy.
Retired U.S. Senator John Warner, a Virginia Republican, and his daughter, Ms. Virginia Warner, worked with the Conservancy to donate nearly an acre of land on Carters Wharf Road in Warsaw, Virginia. The land is located near the public boat landing at Fones Cliffs along the Rappahannock River. It will become a staging area for the Rappahannock Tribe's Return to the River program, an effort to get the tribe's youth involved in their ancestral traditions, including water-related activities like canoeing, fishing, and camping. The Conservancy also donated a canoe to the tribe.
The Warners officially transferred the ancestral land in a formal presentation that included a ceremonial blessing from Rappahannock Tribe Chief G. Anne Richardson and tribal music.
"This land donation is deeply meaningful for our Return to the River program and will have far reaching impacts for our tribe for generations to come," Chief Richardson said."
"The tribe once again has a stake in the land where they lived for hundreds of years before Captain John Smith sailed up the river in 1608," added Joel Dunn, Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO.
The Tribe was forcibly moved from the banks of the Rappahannock in the 17th century, according to research by St. Mary's College of Maryland. Now, the Rappahannock Tribal Center is located at Indian Neck in King and Queen County, Virginia.


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Nagashima Spaland
Nagashima Spaland would have been the one single reason for a coaster enthusiast to visit Japan, and it would have been one coaster in particular that would attract us there. That coaster is Steel Dragon, which when it debuted in the Year of the Dragon, 2000 (hence its name) was the tallest longest and most visually imposing coaster in the world. In 2003 a wheel fell off and struck a person walking under the ride and it has been closed ever since, and there was no way we were going to be riding it.
Gutted! This is also the last picture I took of the coaster that day, imposing or not!
Nagashima Spaland opened in 1966 and was formed after WWII when the remnants of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were put together on a new site. Actually that's not true at all, I made it up. The city was formed by a group of warrior monks opposed to the rule of the Samurai. Over time a series of fortresses and heavy defences were erected to keep them out. Fortunately for us the monks have all died (admittedly this happened hundreds of years ago) and instead of big high walls there were open gates welcoming us in.
There were however other big high structures, such as the giant pirate ship that I didn't get to ride at Toshimaen and was hoping to ride here. When I got to it, it was closed. Arrrrggghhh!!! I'm not going to get to ride this after all. Crap! This was more upsetting than the coaster not running.
First ride today was on Jet Coaster which sounds pretty exciting until you realise that "Jet Coaster" is Japanese for "Roller Coaster". So we would be riding a ride called "Roller Coaster", which doesn't sound that exciting after all!
The ride was actually a lot of fun even with passengers reluctant to put their hands up in the air fully!
The parks tower ride was alright but unlike most parks where these are typically the tallest structure in the park, this was dwarfed by other rides around it. There were 3 towers, but only one was running. I'm guessing one would shoot you up, one would shoot you down and the other would shoot you up and down. There used to be a fourth tower where they would just shoot you but due to it's unpopularity they got rid of it.
Once again the park was empty making it possible to get around the park with the limited time that we had. The concept of an ERS is pretty much unheard of in Japan, in fact the idea of wanting to repeat ride is pretty rare too. So for a trip with very little exclusive riding time it was great that the attendance in the park had been so low.
As with the Giant Pirate Ship, Toshimaen had a shuttle loop coaster, which we didn't get to ride. At Nagashima however this was running and pretty good it was too.
As you can see we didn't even have a full car here; I think the train was a quarter full but still a lot of fun.
Third coaster of the day was The Looping Star coaster. I've ridden 2 of these before; one in Margate, which was my first coaster, and another at Budapest last year, which was actually the same coaster relocated. So depending on how anal you are this would be my third or second coaster of this type.
The coaster was super smooth, not bad for a ride that was reaching 25 years of age. Once again being a German ride Tim took delight in proclaiming how good his nation's engineering was.
This turned out to be the best coaster in the park, even with plenty of other coasters in the park to challenge it.
I'd first ridden one of these first-generation drop towers at Magic Mountain in the early 1990s and I remember, very vaguely due to the concussion it gave me that it wasn't all that exciting. When I revisited the park in 1992 I rode it again and quickly realised why I had hated it the first time. So I was a bit hesitant in riding this one, but gave it a go just to see if Magic Mountain had a bad one. They didn't, this one was smashed my head just as badly.
The park does have mirror-image mouse coasters, which are a lot of fun as two cars head towards each other then hairpin turn away at the last second. However on the day we were there one half was not running so the effect was lost unless you strapped a mirror 10ft in front of the car and pulled it towards you at the right time.
Even with it running at 50% it was still quite an enjoyable ride. We couldn't complain about the left-hand side not running, because you would think if there was one coaster that we'd be miffed at not riding it would be the 300ft steel monster behind it (which you can't see because I was making sure that coaster remained out of every shot I took in the park).
Don't look at that red track in the background and instead focus on the girls riding the mouse coaster. The girl's vest reads "I love rock", not anything else in case you thought this was another example of the true meaning of a phrase being lost in the translation. It makes perfect sense when you read it carefully.
Unlike this T-Shirt which doesn't make any sense whatsoever. "Ease long fatigue with this. Glimpse. One know how to spend the people enjoy. This time no more furious". Exactly! Couldn't agree more.
This is the park's water splash ride, which was superbly soaking and definitely refreshing after the disappointing splash at Parc Espana's log flume ride, proof that they do do wet wet rides in Japan! Very few locals were brave enough to ride without a poncho. I'm not aware of any of the group who did wear one. Proof that we're the complete opposite of the East perhaps?
White Cyclone is the big wooden coaster in the park, big being an understatement. When this park says they're going to build a big ride you know they're going to mean it! Clearly they don't have any height legislation around here.
The coaster looked like a lot of fun, certainly the people on it were seemingly well into it. Unlike a lot of the other coasters in the park this was running nearly full trains, which I took to be a sign of how good and popular this ride was.
The park wasn't just full of coasters, there were plenty of other thrill rides to absorb the queues that just weren't happening. In Japan, the coasters might not work but the shuttles do!
This was just a normal chair swing but the unbalanced loading tipped it to make it a waveswinger. That's what happens when you put 4 people on the same side! The downside to having an empty park.
So it was off to ride the White Cyclone ride and we did have a slight queue to join and wait in. As it turns out the reason why there was a queue and why it was running with nearly full trains was that there was just one train in operation.
The ride was a lot of fun but different in style to the last two wooden coasters at Tobu Zoo and Nara Dreamland. It was more in-line with the other big white coaster at Yomiuriland, which coincidentally was called White-something. There was an older vibe to this ride which I prefer over to the modern air-time machines.
However this one was pretty rough, which I don't like in my coasters. The one at Yomiuriland was the preferred ride, but on looks, this one was easily the most impressive. I did some research on the internet to find out just how much wood was used in the construction of this ride; the answer is "a lot" apparently, and I'm not in any position to question that.
From a distance it looked like everyone was enjoying the ride. Up close as it came back into the station it was more obvious that people were in two minds about it. The ride can handle three trains and after we'd ridden it they put on a second, which apparently ran a lot better, although I didn't get to try it out. Too much other stuff to ride.
This is Ultra-Twister, a very weird looking ride indeed, where instead of running on tracks, the coaster runs inside them. I had seen pictures of this before but didn't realise that for starters it had a vertical lift hill.
Then a near vertical lift drop into the first section of the ride. Quite a rough drop from what I recall.
The ride is in two sections, the top path takes you out to a piece of switch track which drops you into the twisting section on the lower part where you return backwards back to the station.
This picture is from the station and does show the rails that twist the car around but doesn't show the car.
This picture isn't from the station but does show the rails that twist the car around and does show the car.
This picture is from the station but doesn't show the rails that twist the car around but does show the car.
This picture isn't from the station and doesn't show the rails that twist the car around and doesn't show the car. (OK Enough already! Get back to sensibility)
The park has more conventional coasters like the corkscrew. I believe that somewhere out there, with all the corkscrew coasters in the world, there has to be one that runs smoothly. Add this one to the other list of ones that run badly.
I remember riding in the front and having my ear smashed in through some of the inversions, just one ear mind. So like when you attack a drunk mate and shave one eyebrow off so he has no choice but to shave the other one of himself, I had to spend a few minutes punching the uninjured ear so that the balance was re-aligned.
It's obligatory shot through the corkscrew wasn't quite as clear as some of the other parks I had taken pictures of.
The park does have rides for the kiddies, although I wouldn't say Nagashima Spaland was a children's park by any stretch. This ride is a coaster by any squeeze though as we experienced trying to get in it to ride. Having walked a lap of the park I thought it would be a good time to give the huge wheel a go.
Here's the big splash making a big splash so I guess its alright to refer to it as a big splash. Ah crap I was trying so hard but that infernal red coaster managed to sneak into the shot.
Here's the Looping Star and it's more obvious from up here how curvy and twisting this coaster is. It doesn't look the same from ground level.
At one end of the park is a huge water park, which had admittedly pulled a lot of people away from the main park. It did look pretty busy in there, and I'm not going to complain about the people not being in the park, although if you've read all the pages so far you'll think I go on about it too much.
The first half of the White Cyclone coaster. It was way too big to fit all of it in shot.
The second half of the White Cyclone coaster. It was way too big to fit all of it in shot.
The bit in the middle of the White Cyclone coaster that sits between the two halves. It was way too big to fit all of it in shot. If you're questioning how half + half + another bit being too big then that's how big the coaster was! White Cyclone, it defies fractions.
The most intense ride in the park however was the Giant Frisbee, where you sit facing outwards and whilst rotating, swing in a pendulum manner. The ride produced plenty of G-Forces and brought about a rush of blood of to the head, and when they were done handing out Coldplay CDs I went on for another go. Tim however wasn't up to it and went for a wander. Tim has a weakness!!!!!!
Ultra Twister and the Corkscrew. The kiddy coaster is hidden in the trees behind that ride. We weren't staying at the hotels next to the park unfortunately. I'm sure there would have been some great views out of the hotel windows here.
More pictures of White Cyclone trying my damnest to show how big this ride is. This wasn't a good attempt.
Nor does this but it does show the first drop quite well!
Good coasters have helixes, but this has good helixes but isn't that good so go figure.
This is the same helix in the second half of the ride and whilst I haven't captured the energy of the train as it goes around the helix, I have shown lots of wood, for all your wood lovers out there.
The giant frisbee in front of the giant wheel in front of the giant wooden coaster and with the giant ship and the giant not running coaster you have to think whether the plans that the park use are using the wrong scale.
OH MY GOD!!! The pirate boat is running. Wooohooo!! Just to show the height difference between the original and the giant version I got both in shot. It makes me wonder if a normal-sized pirate ship has the same effect on little people as a giant pirate ship on normal people!
As it turns out the pirate ships were undergoing testing but would be open within the hour. Unlike normal pirate boat rides, they don't run this on a regular cycle but at four intervals in the hour. We were due to leave the park soon so there was only going to be a single opportunity to ride it and we would be cutting it fine even if we did.
This is the park's haunted walkthrough and it was really really tame, so a couple of us took it upon ourselves to hide within the attraction and scare other people walking through it. I actually managed to freak some locals by standing on a rope bridge facing away from them and refusing to move. Quite a lot of fun really! Having killed some time in there it was time to run back to the ship.
I couldn't wait to ride this thing and those of us that waited were prepared to be late back to the coach to ride it. One of the trip organisers, who had to leave to ensure people were back in time, didn't get to ride this.
I won this monkey in one of the park's games and it was only fair that he got to ride with me.
So how was the ride?
Pretty damn awesome but it's so big that a lot of the effect is lost. The ship is so large that your peripheral vision is taken up with the other rows on the boat. Can't fault the height though. I'm not a big fan of small ships but I am a HUGE fan of these! I want one in the UK.
Even the monkey liked it!
Nagashima Spaland is a great park but literally overshadowed by the big red machine that isn't running. Seeing that monster of a coaster and not being able to ride it does taint the day a little bit. The parks does have plenty of other rides however, I managed to miss some of them. This had been the first proper thrill park on the trip, tailored to adrenaline junkies rather than families, and was more to my liking than the Disney parks in that aspect. There was little or no theming here however which degrades the experience a little.


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Beacon Senior Day!
Senior Day at the Fair
By Kevin K. VanGundy, BEACON Senior News
BEACON Senior News has some great events planned this year at the Mesa County Fair that are fun and free for our valley's seniors.
Join us at the Mesa County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, July 25, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. for an opportunity to win $1,000 and other valuable prizes.
There is no admission charge to the fair this year, so after you make your way through the main entrance, turn left and head to the BEACON tent for live entertainment and free activities.
BEACON Bingo!
That's right—there's no cost to play in these two sessions of bingo, and you can win $1,000 cash and other prizes! The first session, sponsored by Aging and Disability Resources for Colorado (ADRC), will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and the second session, sponsored by Hilltop Commons, will be from 1:30-3 p.m. Both sessions will be called by Grand Junction Senior Recreation Center volunteers. Arrive early to the Elam Construction Stage in the Mahindra Arena to get your lucky seat and card. Bingo seating is conveniently located in the covered arena next to the beer garden, which will be open.
Rock Painting
Have you seen the pretty, painted river rocks popping up around town? You may have seen some with intricate designs or inspirational messages in parks, hiking trails, restaurant parking lots and various spots downtown. Spread some joy and express your creativity by painting your own rock in the BEACON tent for free. Rocks, paint, and supplies will be provided.
We have crafters from Craft & More on Main coming providing the materials and teaching you how to make DIY items in the BEACON tent.
Stallion Meet and Greet
Bring your camera! The Lipizzaner Stallions is one of the fair's most popular shows. Sure, these regal stallions look great on stage, but you'll be in awe when you see them up close and in person. The meet and greet will take place from 12:30-1:30 p.m. outside the BEACON tent.
Senior Lunch Special
We've made special arrangements with several of the fair's food trucks to offer a $5 Senior Lunch Special for those age 55 and older.
Special thanks to this year's fair sponsors for making it free, and a big thank you to the Mesa County Fair board for allowing the BEACON to host this special event for our community's seniors.


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HAZELWOOD, MO.—Carl Gunnarsson saw a familiar face visiting the St. Louis Blues at their suburban practice facility, which was tucked into a quiet corner of a quiet outlet mall. He asked about the Blue Jays, whose matinee playoff game was unfolding on the dressing room television, and he asked about the traffic back in Toronto.
"Are they still doing the Gardiner?" he asked. "What's the deal there? Are they going to tear it down?"
The 28-year-old defenceman spent the first five seasons of his NHL career with the Maple Leafs, and had thus become acquainted with the notion of things being torn down in Toronto. In many ways, the hockey franchise is defined by its failure to win a Stanley Cup since 1967, which is the longest active drought in the league.
What is sometimes forgotten, though, is that Toronto is merely tied for the longest drought. The Blues have not won the NHL title since joining the league in 1967, but Gunnarsson, who was shipped to St. Louis in a trade last year, said history does not burden his new team as readily as it did his old team.
"If you're coming into the club, you can't really take that burden — that's a tough one, since '67," he said "But that's the way it is, right? It's the culture, it's the fans, it's everything around it. It's tough to escape it."
And in St. Louis?
"I don't think anyone feels like that," Gunnarsson said. "It's different, even though it's the same year."
The NHL doubled in size with expansion in 1967, adding six new teams. The Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, California Seals, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins joined the Blues.
The Flyers were the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, in 1974, followed by the Penguins (1991), the North Stars (in 1999, after merging with the Seals and moving to Dallas) and the Kings (2012).
The Blues have made three appearances in the finals, but none since 1970.
Forward Alexander Steen is in his eighth season with the Blues, but was once a prospect in Toronto, having been taken 24th overall in the 2002 draft. He used to live in Woodbridge.
"Both places are extremely passionate about their teams," he said, "but it's a different feel or vibe here, I guess you would say"
There is not as much media coverage of the Blues, he said, but there is also a different feeling players get from being out in public.
"I honestly don't even know how to explain it," Steen said. "It's not the same hysteria, I guess. You almost have a small town feel here, even though it's a big city."
"There's frustration," said Blues coach Ken Hitchcock, "but I think the frustration is lost windows of opportunity."
The Blues finished first in the Central Division last year with a 109-point regular season, but they fell in six games to the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the playoffs. It was the team's second straight first-round exit.
St. Louis opened the new season with a 3-1 win at home over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, holding heralded rookie Connor McDavid without a point in his NHL debut. Around the city the next morning, most of the attention had shifted back to the baseball playoffs.
"In Toronto, it was always like, 'Alright, how do we get to the playoffs?'" Gunnarsson said. "This team has that kind of confidence that, 'if we play our way, we know that we've got a good enough team to always be in the playoffs."


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In Search of Being
In Search of Being
The Fourth Way to Consciousness
G. I. Gurdjieff
One hundred years ago in Russia, G.I. Gurdjieff began introducing a spiritual teaching of man's conscious evolution—a way of gnosis or "knowledge of Being" passed on from remote antiquity. Gurdjieff's early talks in Europe were published in the form of chronological fragments preserved by his close followers P. D. Ouspensky and Jeanne de Salzmann. Now these teachings are presented as a comprehensive whole in Gurdjieff's own direct words.
Gurdjieff respected traditional religious practices, which he regarded as falling into three general categories or "ways:" the Way of the Fakir, related to mastery of the physical body; the Way of the Monk, based on faith and feeling; and the Way of the Yogi, which focuses on development of the mind.
He presented his teaching as a "Fourth Way" that integrates these three aspects into a single path of self-knowledge. The principles are laid out as a way of knowing and experiencing an awakened level of Being to be verified for oneself.
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JOHN ROBERT COLOMBO reviews IN SEARCH OF BEING
Every so often there comes along a book for which I find myself completely unprepared. One such book was In Search of the Miraculous which asked questions I could not answer and which still asks questions I cannot answer, and that was half a century ago. Another such book is The Reality of Being, subtitled "The Fourth Way of Gurdjieff," based on notes and annotations of Jeanne de Salzmann. That book appeared only two years ago and it has already acquired something of a following. Its appearance too was unheralded.
The present book is yet another surprise. It is called In Search of Being, the subtitle is "The Fourth Way to Consciousness," and the author is given as G.I. Gurdjieff. Another book by Gurdjieff? (I recall with relish the clever cartoon that shows a hand-written notice posted on the signboard on the lawn of a parish church. Here are the words on that notice: "Important, If True.") Later in this review I will look into the question of authenticity of this publication and its text. Right now I want to describe the volume that is resting on my desk, for it is an uncommonly handsome piece of bookmanship, as well as something of a surprise!
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Wade Kernot
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"Nourabad" The Pearl Fishers
West Australian Opera
"Kernot is an imposing presence and brings gravity and dignity to the role of Nourabad."
William Yeoman, The West Australian, October 2016
"Figaro" The Marriage of Figaro
NBR New Zealand Opera
"Wade Kernot's Figaro was nice mixture of the quick thinking and naïve, singing with a commendable natural ease. His "Bravo signor padrone" where he sings about the Counts designs on his future wife was sung with a mixture of agitation, bitterness and thoughtfulness which hints at the upper class / lower class divide which is at the core of the opera."
National Business Review June 2010
The Lindberg flight and Seven deadly sins
Opera de Lyon IFANZ 2008
"Wade Kernot delivers a star turn as a malevolent spirit who assails Lindbergh from below, encouraging him to give in to sleep. Kernot gives a suitably seductive performance, his warm voice round and resonant and with lots of character, with the requisite Weillian "bite" ...
Theaterview 2008
"Sarastro" The Magic Flute
"Sarastro was an imposing figure. Wade Kernot's velvety bass commanded attention as it ought.
He shows enormous potential in this role to which he gave great gravitas."
Opera Opera Magazine December 2006
"Don Alfonso" Così fan tutte
"Don Alfonso is a pivotal character who can become a tiresome meddler. But Wade Kernot, at only 25, gave a remarkably assured performance. He is a genuine Bass who uses his voice skilfully to create mood. There was always a twinkle in his eye, making the final resolution somewhat more believable than is frequently the case. His Soave trio with the two women was delicately shaded and was a beguiling moment."
Opera Opera Magazine December 2005
As a founding member of Opera Factory, Wade Kernot performed roles in Orpheus in the Underworld, Cheryomushki and A Christmas Carol. In 2003, he joined the NBR New Zealand Opera for productions of Boris Godounov and Tosca. He also performed the role of the Speaker and Sarastro in productions of Die Zauberflöte and was a PwC Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artist at the NBR New Zealand Opera. Wade was awarded the 2008 Patricia Pratt Scholarship in Music Performance, and was a semi-finalist representing NZ in both the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and the Neue Stimmen, in Germany, as well as a runner-up in the Lexus Song Quest.
From 2010-2015 Wade held a full-time principal position at Theater St Gallen, Switzerland, where his roles included Monterone (Rigoletto), the Forester (The Cunning Little Vixen), Osmin (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Zuniga (Carmen), Père Laurent (Roméo et Juliette), Gubetta (Lucrezia Borgia), Jacopo Loredano (I due Foscari), Wotan/Wanderer (Siegfried) in concert, Truffaldino (Ariadne auf Naxos), Il Pedone di Schnals (La Wally), Commendatore (Don Giovanni), Melisso (Alcina), Méphistophélès (La Damnation de Faust), Sarastro, Sprecher, Erster Priester and Zweiter Geharnischter (Die Zauberflöte), Sam (Un Ballo in Maschera), the main bass roles in Purcell's The Fairy Queen, Frank (Die Fledermaus) Comte des Grieux (Manon), 1st Nazarene (Salome), and Handwerkbursche (Wozzeck). Wade has also sung Pogner and the role of Nachtwächter (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) at the Tirolean Festspiele in Erl.
This year, Wade's engagements include his debuts with State Opera of South Australia as Zuniga (Carmen), and with Pinchgut Opera as Nettuno, Tempo and Antinoo (Il Ritorno d'Ulisse), a concert with Aorangi Symphony Orchestra to perform Verdi Requiem, and a return to Napier Civic Choir for Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
In other recent seasons, Wade has performed Zuniga in Carmen and Sarastro in The Magic Flute for New Zealand Opera; Angelotti (Tosca), Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Arthur (The Riders), and Nourabad (The Pearl Fishers) for West Australian Opera; Mother in Seven Deadly Sins (Kurt Weill) at Sydney Conservatorium, and Fred in a new work Brass Poppies, by Ross Harris, (libretto by Vincent O'Sullivan), for New Zealand Festival in both Wellington and Auckland. Upcoming engagements include the role of Masetto (Don Giovanni) for West Australian Opera, Verdi Requiem in Napier, New Zealand, Lorenzo (I Capuleti ei Montecchi) in Auckland and An Australian War Requiem (Bowen) in Sydney.
Other engagements have included the bass role in Stravinsky's Pulcinella for the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, Germany; the bass roles in the IFANZ/Opera de Lyon season of a Kurt Weill double bill; Colline (La Bohème), Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Marchese (La Traviata) and Sciarrone (Tosca) for New Zealand Opera; Ferrando (Il trovatore), Speaker (The Magic Flute) and Zuniga (Carmen) for Southern Opera, New Zealand.
Wade has appeared as a soloist in many concert performances with the New Zealand Symphony, and Vector Wellington and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestras, and held a principal position with the Australian Opera Studio in Perth, later graduating with honours. During his two-year contract, his performances included Truffaldino, the title role (Elijah), Crespel, Luther, and Coppelius (Les contes d'Hoffmann), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Colas (Bastien und Bastienne), Comte des Grieux and Sarastro. He then pursued further studies at the National Opera Studio in London and attended the Solti/Te Kanawa Accademia di Bel Canto and the Verbier Festival Opera Studio.
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Welcome to Highfield Rugby Football Club in Cork which is situated in the western suburbs of the city. It was founded in 1930 and named after two residential roadways which were built on the land where the team trained, namely Highfield Avenue and Highfield Avenue West. Following several moves to various locations in the same vicinity the club finally settled on its present location of Woodleigh Park and became the first club in Munster to own its own ground even though it was still a junior club at the time of purchase.
Since its beginning as a junior club the main ambition of the club was to attain senior status and, following huge success in minor and junior competitions, this was finally achieved in the 1952 - 53 season. Success on the playing fields at senior level came slower, of course. The club achievements from minor to senior ranks are outlined in a separate section of this website.
Off the field Highfield were intent on developing facilities on their grounds and in 1955 a new clubhouse was opened. More land was bought in the sixties and the complex now contains two playing pitches, a grassed training area, three all weather pitches which can accommodate five-a-side soccer or a training area for rugby during inclement weather. It also has a fine clubhouse containing three squash courts, a separate function hall with a fully fitted kitchen, two lounge bars, a gymnasium, an office and meeting rooms. There are six stand alone dressing rooms and showers and a club shop, all on 13 acres of land.
From a rugby viewpoint the club has a large membership and turns out five adult teams including one female team and has a thriving youth section (See the youth section for more details). The club has contributed greatly to the promotion and development of rugby and has provided players and administrators to both province and country.
Highfield R.F.C. is a family friendly club and if you are interested in playing rugby why not talk to any of our coaches or if you are interested in becoming a non-playing member why not come up to the club, have a look around and chat with some of our current members.


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what it is like to be part of a work environment.
It is very important that a students applies to undertake work experience in an organisation in which they have a genuine interest. This is a highly valuable opportunity to gather information to make a truly informed decision about possible future career paths. It is important that it is not wasted for the sake of convenience or lack of adequate planning and preparation.
Students are expected to secure their own work experience. While it may be useful to secure an introduction through parents/ guardians it very important that the student makes the contact with the company/ business themselves. Submit an appropriate covering letter with an accompanying C.V. Follow up application with an email and a telephone call. When a work experience placement is secured thank the company in writing reconfirming the details. Time, dates, insurance (provided by the school), schedule, Reconfirm these details two weeks and on the Friday prior to beginning work experience.
Before you go on your work experience:
• Learn as much as you can about the company
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(ii) The name of the contact person.
(iii) The hours of work.
(iv) Any special rules that apply to the company.
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Using this and any other information sourced fill in the appropriate sheets in the TY Journal.
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• Carry out all tasks to the best of your ability;
• Keep a daily record of the work you do. Prompt questions are in the TY Journal.


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A group of 68 bipartisan members of the US Congress headed by Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Indian-American US Congress member has insisted upon the US administration led by Donald Trump to take measures to prevent the incidents of hate crimes against the Indian-Americans and religious minorities in the US.
They have urged in a letter to John Kelly, the Homeland Security Secretary to take measures and utilize the resources of his department to fight against the root causes and the incidents of hate crimes, quotes the Indian Express.
The 68 member bipartisan group of the US Congress members was quoted in the letter as saying that the recent hike in the incidents of hate crimes as also the grave desecration at Jewish cemeteries and attacks on Indian-Americans is worrisome to all the US nationals.
The letter initiated by Raja Krishnamoorthi included amongst other signatories the Indian-American members of the US Congress Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, and Ro Khanna.
The letter further elaborated that the attacks motivated by racialism not only undermine the fundamental American exceptionalism but also the safety of the public as well. The US has stood as the guiding light of freedom from persecution, oppression, and tyranny for more than 200 years, added the letter.
The fundamental assurance in the US is that every individual irrespective of the religion and race can have the faith of being protected, preserved and defending of the rights by the federal government, elaborated the letter of the US Congress members.
The letter also urged the US Department of Homeland Security to utilize its complete powers in preventing hate crime attacks motivated by race in the future and fight against the roots of intolerance and hatred.
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Many Mexicans and Mexican Americans originally came to Minnesota as braceros. These migrant farm workers travelled through Texas and into other states to work planting, harvesting, and processing crops. Whole families would travel and work together through the entire season. Agricultural companies in Minnesota, especially sugar beet growers in northwestern Minnesota, began to recruit Mexicans and Mexican-Americans from Texas to work in their fields and factories in the late 1910s and 1920s. These companies found Mexican labor to be cheap, abundant and reliable.
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MC: My father was born in Arizona and grew up in Mexico. The story that I've heard is that my grandparents were sheepherders, and back then the borders were very open. So he grew up in Mexico and as a young man decided to come to el norte and came up here…ended up in Crystal City, Texas. And in Crystal City, Texas, he met Raul Rodriguez and David [unclear] and became friends with them and came up to Minnesota to work.
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